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Eight Good
Actors
Names of Those Whose
Work Entitles Them, to
Praise From the Critics.
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By PERCY HAMMOND.
New York, Jan. 14.
IK- I were to be naked to nominate
the men players whose work this
season entitles them to be called
Actors I should make the following
Hat:
Lionel Barrymore In "The Piker.”
George Arllss 1n 'Old English "
Richard Bennett In "They Knew
"Whal They Wanted."
Rudolph Schildkruut In "The Mon
grel."
O, P. Heggle In "Mlnlck."
Walter Huston in "Desire Under
the Elms."
Louis Wolheim and William Boyd
In "What Price Glory."
Alfred Lunt In "The Guardsman."
There ere •tunny effective exhibl
ttons of "personality" in town, but
tile foregoing stand out as actors
ml her than ns performers. They pro
mote their vocation from Its status
n - a mere knock lo something resem
bling an art. "Character actors"
Used to be the most unappreciated of
' those employed hv the muses. The
player who lost himself In his pari
peldom was permitted to wear the
dubious aureole of popularity. Now.
”1) seems, we enjoy unselfish acting,
phd the actors who think more of
their roles than they do of their own
^Individuality are regarded by Hie
Jliblic with considerable favor.
is Mr. Barrymore, as a tragic sneak
iViicf In "The Piker," is that and
ITSbthing else. It his job in represent
a mean little bank messenger In fa t it
Ated by a third-rate chorus girl (Mias
.^Irene Fenwick). Anxious to please
• her, he steals $5') front the hank In
fcrdef to purchase a ready-made suit
. 61 clothing with two pairs of pants.
Much to his dismay, he discovers that
• he has stolen not $5ft, but $50,non. He
, tries his best to live up to his achieve
ment, but his soul Is yellow and he
- cannot be anything but a piker. Mr.
. Barrymore pictures this pitiable in
jjject with uncompromising fidelity. It
Is a complete reproduction. 1 like to
think that I am hard to fool, but Mr.
Barrymore deceived me in "The
Piker," and made me believe that he
wns Bornie Kaplan, not Lionel Barry
more.
Miss Margaret Lawrence and Mr.
Beslie Howard engaged themselves
last week in a downy flirtation called
"Isabel." She was the pride of s
meek biologist; he a slim, handsome
and not ignoble sex-bandit. Although
they endeavored to he good, they
failed, and the play ended in a mid
night rendezvous In the garden by
the brookside. "Isabel,” being a. short
drama, Mr. Barrie's "Shall We .loin
the Ladles'” was added on to It. This
episode, described whimsically by the
Author as “the flrst act of a new
play," was an Interesting trick. The
sinister heart of a country house
party, searching for the murderer of
his brother, tortured his 12 gu»sts
with his suspicions. Each of them, at
the last dinner, seemed to betray his
guilt under the subtle probing of the
host. It was a somber bit of fooling,
but Its performance appeared to lack
the ingenuity necessary to the devel
opment of the idea.
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Balleff Is hack with his "Chauve
Souris," and the ingenuous cog
noscenti of this neighborhood i3
therefore enraptured. He seems to be
a more sophisticated middleman than
ha was two years ago. The sugce«
tlon of timidity with which he used
to superintend the naive proceedings
has disappeared, and now he is most
neighborly and at home. His Eng
llsh, too, has an added confidence. It
Is said that Mr. Balieff s acquaintance
with our speech is considerably closer
than he pretends it In he, and that
his contentions with It are feigned.
His letters to Morris Goat. at any
rate, are models of grammatical integ
rlty. Last week he abandoned some
of this amusing sham and was more
eloquent, more Intelligible and, I
thought, more humorous. Hie re
marks between the numbers contained
•ven quotations from Copernicus and
“Love's Labor Lost." The "Chauve
Souris" entertainment la red, green,
purple and Russian, and It Is mnrh
admired by those who like the better,
•lmpler and more foreign vaudeville
things.
^
, Would Like to Be
Big so She Could
Play Big Boles
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Nan Halperln, singing comednenne
whose rapid rise in vaudeville led her
to stardom In musical comedies and
ispectacular revues, is headlining at
the Orpheura theater this week.
"If I were only tall and stately,"
•lghs this diminutive headliner. "I
have the ambition, and the sincere
love of drama necessary to an aspir
ant to Shakespearean roles. T know
I could play tragedy, hut 1 am no
tiny that no one will give me an op
portunity. It has been the greatest
disappointment of my life th;il I nev
•r grew up to ftt my ambiltnne:
"I've had to suit my theatrical cs
ss—---;-—
rear to my atae. I took up child char
acter atudlea. and they have brought
me aucceaa in vaudeville and musical
comedy. But. aucceaa In juvenile and
other light rnle» haa only Increased
my deaire to act big dramatic role*!
"Any auggeatlon for 'growing exer
cl«ea' would be appreciated," con
eluded Miaa IJalperln.
Qeorge Crable
1 at MOON 1
J <yiTan}-fa]perin
^AT orpheum
(fean <McCou
at GAYETY
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JoecMarion
AT-EMPRESS
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Lillie !\an W'ill Be
Star on the Orpheum
Bill Once More
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\»n Ihilperin, whose song charac
' erisuitlona have made her famous
hoth in vaudeville and musical com
ply, tope the hill at the Orpheum
i)iie week. The dinilnuti\ e singing co
medienne has returned to vaudeville
ifter six years on Broadway, where
• he has been featured in such well
\ nnwn successes VJJttle Jesse
lames.” Make ]t Snappy” and the
, *«t edition of Zeigfeld's “Follies “
I vllhnugh comedy is her forte. Miss
i 1’ijperin Includes In her repertoire
everal serious song numbers which
• e dramatic gems of the finest qual
ity through her artistic Interprets tion.
.-he paints her song pirtprea with s
delightfully deft touch, portraying
feminine foibles with sympathetic un
• |erst a riding.
! John B. Hymer and companv pre
sent a fantastic comedy sketch in
four scenea, by Mr. Hymer, wlio In
author of many popular sketches,
comedy ia undoubtedly one of the
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mailt novel, that haa ever been pre
rented in vaudeville. Mr. Hymer in
recognised a* a character of fine abil
ily. The latent novelty In ultra-mod
arn ,1a 7.x fa presented by A l Tucker
and hi* Society orchestra. Bob Hall
in an extemporaneous singing come
dian with a keen aen*s of humor,
and lie never misses a chance to get
an extra laugh whenever the occa
sion presents itself. Murray and Alan
fall themselves ‘ Jesters of 3000 Years
Ago.” They present a clever reper
toire of topical songs *nd have a
style all their own in the singing of
a “nut” song. Sultan la a remarks
hie horse. Mias Kmnia JJndsey han
supervised hla education and he does
so many unususl thing* that at times
hi* work i* uncanny. T*e* Ohesxi are
French acrobats who perform feats
of strength that recognized “strong
men” could not do.
Gallagher and Shean
Ranked for Rrandei*
Middle of February
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Thoae "unique end extraordinary”
comedians, Mr. Gallagher end Mr.
Shean. famed the country over for
their famous comic ballad, now on
the first lap of tbelr tour around the
world ae itara of the Greenwich
Village Follies. will come to the
Brandeia theater for four daye Mart
lug Sunday, February J5.
A company of *0 dancer*, alnger*
and haffooner* are luorlaied with
Mr. Oallajrher and Sheen In thl* lat
e«t mimical revue, and the ehuer will
he presented here In the tame lavlah
and opulent atyle a* will dlatlnqufnb
lta run In all of the leading cillea
throughout It* continental tour.
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Comedy Cowboys
If ill Give Empress
Patrons the iMUgh
They are labeled on tho program
a* “The World * fJreateat Cowboy*.”
which m*v or may not be tho truth,
but at all event* .Toe Marlon and
Rudy Wlntner of the Kmprea* Play*
era are going to give thair admlrara
plenty of opportunity to laugh thla
week.
Tn the current mualoal play, “Th*
Coda of th* Wait," Jo* and Rudv
a re rnmedy cowpiinrhera. Rudy 1*
labalad "HAndaoma," and ha la any
thing but what tha title Implies As
for .In* ha Is Honest Parkins." an
old fallow who would rather lit lhan
eat.
Wilh thasa two fiinmskeri handling
tha principal comedy rolaa. aided and
abetted by their fallow players, there
era aura lo be more than tha avaiage
quota of laugh..
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Ilia World theaiar. Haven gills are in
troduced In Joale Flynn's apactacla,
"The Banquet of Hung and Dance.”
Featured on Lillian Young. Mildred
t'lawa, Mildred Bordeau. Claire Lloyd
and Ilia laiMair steppers, une of the
best Illusionist, upon I ha vaudeville
stage Carl Itossltii, muster magician
offers a series of startling novelties.
Una of ilie novelties Is a humorous
Interlude called "Changing a Hwede
Inin a Dane."
Green and Burned funsters from
the Southland presenting their ab
surdity "Two Hod Carriers." Frank
Monte and Nick Lyons Impersonate
two jolly Italians. The actls entitled
"A Letter from Italy." A little girl
wilh «t big voice Is Helen MoretM.I
who offers a aelecilon of aonga that
range from classical to ragtime. Wil
fred Dubois Is hilled as "The Jongleur
Distingue" and Is a past master In the
art of dexterity.
Next week among the several head
line stlrsrtlona la offered "Th»
Christmas Letter," a playlet whlrh
was awarded ftrai prize at the Lamb's
Gambol In New York city. The Wat
son Slaters. Fanny and Kitty, vaude
villa highest salaried aisier team, are
to appear at the World shortly.
r
Cowboy Drama and
Songs Take Time
of him press Players
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Empress Player* are offering «
musical comedy of the western type
called “The Code of the Wt*t,” writ
ten by Robert J. Hherman. Joe Ma
rion end Rudy Wintner ate billed as
“The World* Greatest Cowboy*.”
They portray two comedy role*, that
of “Handsome" and “Honest Per
kins." Whitey Holtman is an Kng
Huh man who seek* to marry the girl
who owns the Bar X ranch. Olga
B) •odka. Helen Burke Is 'Si*." an
awkward gfirl of the plain*. In the
role of Bud Parkin*, a cowboy with s
past, Bert Evan* is given better op
porMmitle* than be has had in recent j
week*. Numerous song numbers of
the western type will be introduced
during the action of the play. The
Chesterfield Four In harmony num
ber* have several surprise* Amateur*
are an added attraction Friday eve
ntng.
r' ~ . ..N
Charmed His Wav
Out of Hands of
V uratan Rebels
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Carl Rossini. Illusionist at the
World this week, has great faith In
In* magic. .Several year* ago when
Koaainl and hia company were play
ing in Yucatan he was the guest of
Governor Phlllipo Car Ho when one of
those revolutions for which the coun
try la famous broke out. The gov
ernor arranged for a boat to take
Koaainl and patty to Vera Crus and
thence to New Orleans, but the craft
wa* commandeered by the revolution
'at* and this avenue of escape cut off.
The rebels raptured ih» governor,
shooting him and hla cabinet. Bo*
Hnl put on a hold front, however, and
entertained the rebels with hia magi
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Parlawn It HI Dance
at ftrandeis Theater
Twice in February
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I’avlowa. alway* enrhnllnf, can'*
hack to New York raceoUjr to In
augurate what her uiHnHKera, S.
Hurok, Inc., alee *>ut »a her fHrewell
American tour. Mm*. Pavlowa. upon
her final tour of tlii* country, 1*
carrying wfiat well-known reviewer*
proclaim to he the largest ami mosl
artistic organisation Ihe famed dancer
has ever assembled, while her reper
toire Is supplemented by several new
and costly offerings, ami Hie com
pany Is replete with new personali
ties. Pavlowa's schedule brings her to
this city on February 11 for two per
formances, to he staged at the
Brandeis theater.
cal performance. This gave his as
sistants an opportunity to slip away.
Then for a grand finale the magician
execuied his "disappearing slum" anti
forgot to t nme hack. .Joining his as
sistants on the coast, the party were
fortunate In hailing a freighter ami
getting hack to the states.
Kuth Cross, author of "The Golden
Cocoon," one of the season s best
sellers, which Warner Brother* will
produce next season, has gone to
Texas where several scenes of her
new novel to be published by Harpers
early in 13.T., are located. The author
is putting the final touch to her
book, and ataies she will go on to
Hollywood to eee The Golden.
Cocoon" put into production in toe
spring.
Gorpeons Scenes ana
ISe n Fares Promised
at Gayety This IT eek
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Twrlv* novel nn.l g«n **©us *• e».. •
are promised In Beinsrd A la>rralii< *
• IlMppv Ko J.iHky" coining to the
da vet y (hi* afternoon at J. The**
Include one picturing the he*iilifu,
estate of a ls.ng Island mllllonalr*.
another a fallhfnl reproduction of tin
famous old Bowery of other da vs.
while a third Isken among the orl
ental aplendora of India, Is declared
to lie a hi a /.e >if beauty anil color. A
wonderful cast, mostly all newcontei*
to Columbia burlesque. Is headed by
Miss .lean McCoy and Kalph Walton,
who come front the vaudeville «-lr
cttlls for I hell first appearances lit
this field. Another vaudeville u*< »<
prominence In the 'company wifi a*
I he Turner brother*, who w ill enter
tain with song, dance, tumbling and
!comedy aerobatic*. Partially specify
Ing the principal* In Hie large coin
Ipany, there will he Willie McCabe.
I Sid I,on aloe. Utthert Armstrong and
i Nell Hilbert, Kntlly Keller and Kle t-,
i nor Van. Tuesday w ill he "surprise
I night," a new feature -nnsi.nIng wbn!
I|y of la tighter. Keep nn gileaalng
I w hat It Is—you will net know unless
toll are there. Kridav night Ihete
will he a jazr. dancing contest, coup es
front all nt Omaha's dance halls coin
lie: ing for • generous remuneration
Today's matinee starts at .1. Indies'
2.1 cent bargain matinee at 2:1.1 daily
all week.
1 CLEAN “IT Twice Daily^
H Ladiei* Bairain Mat., 2:111 Wk. Days
Sm 2ND TREMENDOU* edition of
I Bernard A All A DDV
■ Lorraine's HAITl"
IfiO-LUCKY’
jB —with—
■ McCOY St WALTON
88 —and a—
H Be*uty Chorui RARIN’ lo On an Iha
JH Parmananl
8 TWIN RUN BOARDS
I t”. “Surprise Mite”?!
I feSgComU Laugh
■ JAZZ DANCE CONTEST
8 High-slapping local couple* from
Si Omaha danct hall*. $20 In taah price*.
■ Root lor your lavorllaa.
si Hundreds of $>c A M*c Aral* Nightly
§§ Today’s Baryain Mat. at S:M,
H laal laall Ul Always a I' t Hoiir
jgj Blf-CIty Show
Continuous Daily from 1 P. M. k
THIS 1
WEEK B
Ending 'll
THURSDAY U
Vaudeville Today
3:15 4:30 7:00
9:30 f
V.ikUvIIIc Weak Day*
3:30 7:00 9:15
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Nabraaka’a 635-Pound
Giant—Aaaiatad by
Maud A Eldrad Gourlay |
in a Scraaming Ona
Act Comady Playlat
^ Tiny Oswald"
VAUDEVILLE
in addition to a 5
7-Raal Moon Tbrillar
‘The Roughneck"
and a
Two Reel Moon Comedy
This Week—End* Friday
A Round-up of Girls,
Fun and Song, Given
a Superb Stage Pro
duction.
An Original Comedy
Drama of the Plains,
by Robert J. Sherman
| A Stampede
of Laughter
^ There’s more fun in this ”"|
sensational screen comedy
| “DARWIN
WAS RIGHT”
with the three human
monkeys.
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R» d* WtMlnrr ai
“I lanitaam*'*
TW« \ H El*
Wok _Friday
Another Superior Bill of Vaudeville and Photoplays
A Show Aa Good Aa tho Boat
Wo Havo Offorod Thia Sooaon
With Ya»tb aad Ability
latradaciag a Ca»t af 7 Clavar Girl*
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, Green Sc Burnett , ( Monte Sc Lyons , \
i j ^ "Th# Hod Carritri" ^ ^ "A Letter Freni Itely** ^ j
(Matter Magician
And Peer of All Illusionists
[* Helen Moretti "J Wilfred DuBois ,
"Slniini Slu" ^ ^ "Jen»teur L>ialia|us~ ^
Yen Will Laugh Leaf and Laud
at this Delightful Screen Feature
“In Love With Love”
Marguerite de la Motte—Allen Forreat
Coming World Events
HARMO-JAZZ FROLIC
Tan Kings ef Syncopation
WATSON SISTERS
Vaudeville's Highest Salaried Sister Teens
| ART LANDRY’S
- Victor Recording Orchestra
LEONA LA MARR
“The Girl With a Thousand Fyes“
One Day Only \JJ.J Feb 11
Mat. and N;*ht ” * CD. 11
S. HUROK (lac.) Preeeata
ANNA PAVLOWA
•THE INCOMPARABLE-' \
With Her |
BALLET RUSSE
SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Comini direct from London followinf
repeat'd triumph* at Covent Garden,
the Champ* Elyaeea. Pari*, and bant
ing notable addition*, both in produc
tions and artistic personnel.
Supported by
LAURENT NOVIKOFF
ALEXANDRE VOLININE
Premiere Deneeure
HILDA BUTSOVA
Premiere Cleeetaue
Andre M. PIANOWSKI
OLIVEROFF Ballet Maeter
MM 7.ALEWSKI. VAJINSKY
AND CORPS DE BALLET
THEODORE STIER. Candurtar
MAIL ORDERS NOW
1 Starting Next Saturday ||
MRS. WALLACE REID
1] IN A NEW AND ORIGINAL
Startling Cinema Revelation
|| of Indulgent Mothers and Pampered Youth ||
“Broken Laws”
All Omaha will be talking about this sensational
but true exposition of the "Jazzy" youth of today.
The recent San Francisco murder, the suicide^ holdups,
robberias, unrest, ate., in Omaha all apparently blamed an
“jacamania" is given a jolt for thought in Mr*. Reid's
earnest but frank performance.
Make Your Plans to See
This Show Now!
Admission Will Bo Popular
All Omaha Shall See and Marvel!
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jfs Late Star of Ziegfeld Follies" and IK
‘Little Jesse James" P
BOB HALL Km< MtnnneMi t hen |d^|
MURRAY & ALAN -J^it.us of s.wa vt tiis imp jM
MR. AL TUCKER J
Sg■M'■ SOCIETY ORCHESTRA |j
LES GHEZZI MISS LINDSEY aid SULTAN H
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