niH OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MARCH 7. 1915.
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QUIRE, farmer rot gentle
man farmer, but gentleman
and fanner; a real agricul
turist, with a deep and abiding
faith In the aoil, and equal
concern a to the things that come out of
it, and also keeper of a dairy.
Thafa him: he has been playing "Daddy
Long-Legs." and enjoying the trip, but
his heart has been back In Connecticut,
on a farm near Stamford, which Is a
really honest-to-goodnees farm and not
one of those make-believe places, where
buttermilk costs as much as champagne.
When Mr. Miller was. hunted up at the
. Brandeis. at the end of the second act,
and asked as to, plans and views and the
like concerning the theater, he called to
his dresser and had him produce a pack
age of photographs, not yet opened from
the mall.
"Here," he Bald, "I want to show you
some scenes frpm my newest play; I've
just got It staged, and I think It's going
to be the best I've done yet."
When the envelopehad been opened, the
first big photographs shown to the visitor
disclosed a group of beautiful and ap
parently happy Holsteln cows, standing
In a wonJerful barn. And while the
visitor was looking In admiration at the
ptcturesi Mr. MUler explained with ef
fervescing pride the scenario and situa
tions in the play.
'Here's the carves' barn," he said,
pointing out one of the very substantial
and modern looking buildings, "and here
Is the main barn," and another bulUling
was designated, "and this is tho horse
barn," and the third of the group was
located, "but you can't see the hay barn
on this picture; it's pea lU8t shows
there," and the peak was made plain,
and another photograph was picked up.
"Here's the' hay barn, . and the silo, and
you understand, we drive right imdor
there with our wagons," and a lot more
of the details of the stage-management
of a model dairy plant was made clear,
other buildings, houses, servants' quar
ters and the like were shown, and Mr.
Miller expressed some regret he did not
have a good picture of the old house he
has reserved for his own uses.
"It's back on top of the hill." he said,
"and it's two centuries old. I've kept it
just as It wan, and you'll nee what the
living room Is like when you see the thlrJ
act here. I modeled the setting for that
ait from that old living room, lust re
produced It, and some of the furniture
used in that scene is taken from the old
room."
It is with genuine enthusiasm that Mr.
Miller talks of his farm and his dairy.
Modern in every particular, with some
3f the most recent wrinkles for the clean
liness and comfort of the klne. It ranks
already at the top. "Men have worked
for years to bring their plants up to
score of 100 per cent," said Mr. Miller,
"i.ut I have started mine there." His
herd of Holstetns Is pure blood, and he
proposes to keep It that way. A irreat
meadow for the cows In summer, spacious
rest lots, where the cud of contentment
may be chewed a cork-floored cement
lrn for thent to shelter In, a vacuum
cleaner Instead of the ordinary comb and
brush to take the dust and dirt from their
hides, stalls partitioned off with white
enameled rails, a feed trouxh that U
thoroughly cleansed and sterilised after
every meal, and general provisions for
the most scrupulous cleanliness are tha
salient features of this palace for milch
cow a The milk Is handled In the most
approved fashion, and retails for 15 rents
a quart, and Mr. Miller finds sale for all
he can produce. He hasn't gone In very
strong for butter-making yet. although
he has a buttery equipped with sep
arator, churn and other machinery '
the latest device. And wandering around
In the barn lot is a flock of white hens,
-snaking Just as pretty a pioture as ever
l prosperous farmer gazed upon.
Henry Miller should worry over the fu
ture of the stage. B'gesh! .
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Od would like to be permitted to say
XzZtea Franklin -MfietfaM
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right here that Miss Renee Kelly is not
the only attractive girl in Mr. Miller'
present company; more winsome and at
tractive maids are seldom Been on the
stage than the Misses Tomllnson and
Morrlssey, who play the roles of Judy's
roommates at the girl's college, and any
one who has ever paid a visit to a soror
ity house or a girls" dormitory will recog
nize the realism they put into the scene.
Henry Miller will give another per
formance of "Daddy Long-Legs" at the
Brandeis theater tonight. It has been
many years since Mr. Miller has offered
to American audiences a play with so
tender an appeal to the heart, and it
is not surprising that patrons of the
Brandeis have requested an extra per
formance of the beautiful stage story.
"Daddy. Ixmg-Legs." Is well being de
fined as a comedy of buoyant youth.
No one Is too old or too blase to resist
the whimsicality, the tender sentiment,
the appealing charm of this twentieth
century version of Cinderella and Prtnoe
Oiarmlngi There is art audience In every
corner of the land for a tale so thor
oughly refreshing.
Mr. Miller has found in the title char
acter of "Daddy Long-Legs," Just the
sort of role In which his slncerest ad
mirers like to see him. His acting in
new romantlo comedy, has all the vigor
and force ho showed in many of his
greatest former successes, and II also
is characterised by a tenderness and
simplicity, that giv tremendous added
value to the inherent worth of Jean
Webster's remarkable play. His own
portrayal of "Daddy Lorg-Legs" hns'for
a setting really remarkable ensemble
work by the superb cast, which Is sup
porting him during his engagement here.
Everyone who has read "Daddy Long
Legs" will be interested in knowing how
Its author. Miss Jean Webster, adapted
her delightful story to the stage. Aside
from the tremendous success of the com
edy, the fact that Henry Mifler worked
with Miss Webster in the preparation of
the dramatisation is a eufficiant guaran
tee to people who know Mr. Miller's
methods that the story loses nothing of
its original charm in the stage version.
As a matter of fact, according to every
one who has read the bonk and seen
the play, the latter far surpasses ' the
original narrative.
For example, the very title of the
story was only hurriedly explained in
Judy Abbott's letters to her dear Daddy
Iong-Legs. In the comedy the audience
la given a very clear understanding (f
the mental processes that led up to the
selection of this nick-name for her bene
factor by the grateful little girl.
When Judy is told by her one friend
at the John drier home that a mysteri
ous benefactor has decided to send hor to
college, where she Is to have pretty
clothes and a liberal spending allowance,
the amazed girl begs to know something
about this unknown friend. She Is told
that she is never to see him and never to
know his name. There Is Just one thing,
however, which the kind-hearted woman
who tells her the good news can do, and
he does it
You cannot see Mm," she tells the
girl, "but If you will look out of the
window at the wall across the way you
can see his shadow cast by the search
lights of the automobile."
The girl looks and exclaims:
"My, what funny legs he has. And
that is my Daddy. The only Daddy I
ever had. I know what I'll rail him. I'll
call him my 'Daddy Long-Legs.' "
It is hardly necessary to add that.
coming as it does Immediately after the
patheMo opening scene In the John Oriar
home ,tUls little cipliode tugs at the
heart-strings of in audience. And the
gasp of delight that comes at the be
ginning of the next act is very genuine
when the audlenoe sees the former little
slave blossomed out Into a hapir col
lege girl, clothed In one ot the pretty
frocks she had never expected to own In
the long years she tolled as the drudge
of the John Drier home.
Two stellar feature scheduled (or this
week at the Orpheum are Emma Carus
and the distinguish Kreucb, actreea,
Mme. Yorska, who will appear In
the forceful one-act play called "Days
ot War." Yorska is making this bar
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first tour of the Orpheum circuit. Miss
Carus has starred In s- many musical
comedies that It would be difficult to
name them all. Phe is one of the few
comedians who can be relied upon to
compel laughter unfailingly. In aude
vllle she Is assisted by Carl Randall.
"Knight and Day." a the title of the
playlet to be presented by John R. Gor
don and his associate players. The
cketch has to do with the domestic dif
ficulties of two men named Knight and
Day. Clara Inge, known as tho Dixie
girl, has alternated between musical
comedy and vaudovillti and hua scored
effectively In both fields. In musical
comedy her must recent engagement was
with Blanche Ring. A song skit called
"The Stock Farm." Is to be contributed
by Hal and Frances, a young man and
woman of ability. Brown and Rocholle
term their act, "A Few Minutes of Fool
ishness." Eighteen snmemaults back
ward, Interspersed with double and triple
twisters are features of their comedy
acrobatics. From the London itiuhIo halls
come the dainty Knglish trio, novelty
singers and danoers. They were the
dancing, feature with Elsie Janls and
Montgomery and Htone In "The Lady and
the Slipper." Once again this' week the
Orpheum Travel Weekly will project In
teresting views In motion pictures of
strange countries and curious people.
Miss Mcllenry wlfl play at the Boyd
this wek. In a role In which she takes
great personal delight, that of the slavey
heroine In ' Isreal Zang will's play,
"Merely Mary Ann," the part In which
Eleanor Robson rose to fame. Miss Mo
Henry has played tho role many times
in other oltles, and says she finds In the
part Inspiration for her best work. It
is a touching story, full of pathos, but
with a rich vein of comedy all the way
underlying and ever and again break
ing through. Mr. Munnell will be Lance
lot, the young composer, who would not
abase his art to write tunes for popu
lar songs, even though he starved, and
Miss Dewar will have tha part of Mrs.
Leadbatter, the slave-driving landlady.
who has so much to do with the fate
of Lancelot and Mary Ann. The pro
duction is under tho direction of Mr.
Lindholm, who has placed the strength
of the company In the cast. For the
Tuesday night musical attraction, the
Will Heatherington String Trio has been
engaged. "Merely Mary Ann," will be
played first at tho matinee this after
noon, and will run all week, with the
regular matlntes.
'TiUie's Punctured Romance," a much
talked of picture is coming to the Bran
dels for an eight-day engagement com
Two Scenes at "Sky
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Vi i?ej Lo andfiroup cf3oms e)V J
)y at Uevry timer's Farm Jjfgf J
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Jk rh Inferior Yierf C
Hi i t H Henry 2TilersThlatia
mencing Sunday, Merck 14. Mlns Marie
Iresler plays the rat of TlUle. Pup
porting Miss nrrselor are Charley Ohapllo
and Msbcl Nnrmnnd known respectively
as ""The Man With tho Little MoitMarhe
and Ias.ity Trousers and Funny Walk"
and "Mable, the Queen of the Movies."
The comedy in Itself tells the story of an
unsophisticated country girl who "falls"
for the fickle courting of the city chap
and runs off to the city with him. Iter
awkwardnrse and Inexperience give rl.r
to hundreds of ludicrous and comical
situations, always worked up with the
support of th" Irrepressible Charley. Migj
Dressier plays the title pn't of "TlUle"
while Charley piny the city chap ami
Mable tho rart of the real sweetheart
of Charley or "The Other Woman." The
tnnnaKcnient of the Brandeis Intend to
give four performances dally ss follows
S (V, 3 .10, 7.V and OT.
"Billy Watson's Big Show" is the next
attraction hilled for appearance st the
tlayety commencing with a matinee this
afternoon with a company including such
artists ss Johnnie Jess, Lillian Frank
lyn, Ida Walling, Ruby Marion, Margaret
Newell (known as the "Kva Tanquny of
burlesque"). Kd Lalor, John West,
Charles MoOlnnls. and other stsrs. The
attraction also boasts of a large and
well drilled chorus whose members dis
play a wealth of costumes and add
materially to the success of the perform
ance by their clever singing and dancing.
The vehicles ueed for amusement pur
poses are "Krausemeyer In Japan" and
"Krausemeyrr's Christening," each filled
with clean comedy, song numbers of the
up-to-date typo and dancing ensembles
which are pleasing to the eye. The
feature of the terpslchorean display Is
the work of the French quadrille dancers,
who have made a pronounced hit wher
ever they have appeared. Ladles' matinee
daily all week.
Feature films bearing the Imprint of
well known produceire and offered for the
first time in Omaha, make up the week's
lint of attractions nt the Hipp theater.
For today only. Manager Sohlank will
show Frohman films of Cyrus Townsond
Brady's political romance, "The Ring and
tho Man." It Is the story of a struggle
with corrupt political forces. The eminent
actor, Brut Mcltaot plays the' leading
role. Another Frohman fnasterpiooe, "A
Woman's Triumph," la offered for Mon
day and Tuesday. It Is an adaptation ef
Sir Walter Scott'g great novel. "The
Heart of Midlothian. " and Is acted by a
Famous Tlayer company. The clr
comedy success, "A Uentleman of leis
ure," will be shown Wednesday and
Thursday. It Is the initial movie starring
vehicle of Wallace Hddlnger, a favorite.
Broadway comedian. For Friday and
9atufT?ay the attraction will be "Rule CI."
a Paramount picture, made under Ca
fornia sunshine, with real railroad men
as actors. Although a spectacular thriller
and not "preachey," It Is nevertheless a
powerful rlcture lesson on how ths uso
of liquor threatens the human safety.
Ernst Wants Board
to Get Together
President C. J. Ernst of the Board of
Education bellevws In a get-together pol
icy for the board. Me has addressed to
each member a letter wherein he suggests
that the school district directors male a
a note of new Ideas for the benefit of the
school system.
The plan Is to hold a series of family
meetings and discuss these matters In
an Informal way.
Members of the Board of education
take exceptions to the statement of
Mayor Dahlman who referred to them as
"mossbacka"
Chromatic Dog Gets
License to Exist
"Red,
hound,"
white and blue Siberian seal
la ths unusual description of a
dog noted on the dog license records .of
the city clerk's office.
Carl Bchmldt, a pharmacist, took out
the license, ills dog bears the national
colors as Indicated.
MILLION ATTEND 'FRISCO
FAIRINTW0 WEEKS
SAN FRANCISCO. March 1-The total
attendance at the Panama-Pacific expo
sition for the first two weeks, ending last
night, was officially announced today as
t,03u.32fl, an approximate average of 74,000
a day. The largest single day To the
second weak was last Sunday, with sT.flon.
Tho first viek's attendance was 620.0UO;
the second, 410,000.
Meadows' Henry Miller's Connecticut Place
MRS.LEMON HEADS TEACHERS 1
Principal of Lothrop School Electfd
President of the Teachers' An
nuity Association.
THIRTY THOUSAND IN TREASURY
At in annual meeting held Ibis morn
ing Mrs. Nora U. len.on was elected
president of the Teachers' Annuity as
sociation of the public school.
Cither officers elected were: Mrs
Agnes M. Harrison, flr.-t vice president;
Ann K. Hutehlns, second he president.
ICmma WhtHtle. treasurer, Alice l
Orr, financial secretary, Msry 1. !.'d
wln, recording secretary.
The new directors aie Mrs im An
derson, Mary Walla o. llattie White.
Bessie Waterman. Ida Johnston. Helen
longdorf, Martha I'owell, Clara Mason.
Kmma IjonergRii, Kmma Whltmoro.
Tho treasurers refiori stu.ws a bal
ance of H2,S.'4i). The following financial
report was received:
RhKIl'Tf
Ami. In permanent fund
March. MM I
Ami in annuity fund
March, 1U XJ.00 I .
Bee. from fin. see. Msrch,
!14-l15 a.H.49
Total W..
DlSrtl HSK-MKNTS.
Transferred to perinamnt
Investment ll.MU.0tf
Transferred to retirement
fund I,n.?4
Salary of fin. seo
Salary of treas 4.1. (O
Surety bonds !"
Stationery U .32 W
Ami. In permanent fund I lKvi
Amt. In annuity fund.... 1M00 &M.M
AiBHlCTa.
First mortgages ,H).!rt.0rt
H.'. S. government bonds . .1
In bank VV.E '
Auditorium stock 161.00 i
Total
Iletlrement fund
.$3,iiv7 3i; ;
. 2.1W7.30 i
til 1 'J tfe; I
Total
Ak-Sar-Ben Parades
Beat the Mardi Gras,
Asserts Edson Rich I
I
' Unsxpected to his friends Edeon Rich,
general attorney for the I'nlon Paolflo In j
Nebraska, this morning returned from
the south greatly Improved In health. Mr. !
Rich proceeded directly to his offices in ;
the headquarters building and Immedl- i
alnly went to work at his desk.
While in the south Mr. Rich spent most
of his time at Pass Christian, making
frequent trips over to New Orleans. He .
was In New Orleans during tho Mardl
(Jras festivities, and speaking of them
said:
"It Is a great show, but the parades do
not Compare with the electrical parades
of the Ak-Kar-Den knights in Omaha.
Town there the night parades lack the
lighting features. The. floats are beauti
ful, but the only lighting Is from torches."
At Pass Christian Mr. Rich spent most
of his time fishing and rowing, but ac
cording to his own statement, as a fish
erman he was not successful, having
caught nothing but a hard-shelled crab.
NORMAL SCHOOL BURNS
LOSS IS HALF MILLION
WARMBNWBURO, Mo, March -The
Warrensburg State Normal school here
was destroyed by fire early today. All
buildings except the Dockory nymniuiiiioi
were burned. The loss Is estimated at
t&00,000.
With tho exception of the I'nlversity of
Missouri, the Warrensburg State Normal
school was the largest of the state edu
cational Institutions, having 2,000 students
enrolled. The main building was erected
In 1KT1 and from time to time additional
buldlngs have been constructed.
KU GEL'S SECRETARY RUNS
POLICE DEPARTMENT ALONE
In the absence of City CommlsHlonnr
A. C. Kugel, who Is In Minneapolis MIhs
Maud Davles, his secretary, Is acting
superintendent of the police department.
The police department seems to be
running along without a Jolt or Jar.
GRASTY JOINS ASSOCIATED
PRESS STAFF AT LONDON
NEW YORK, March ftCharlcs H.
Grasty, former controlling owner of the
Baltimore Sun and until recently vioe
president of the Associated I'ress, sailed
today on the steamer New York fpr
London, where ho will Join the Associ
ated Press staff as a war correspondent.
Ml SKMI!T.
Daily Mat.
2:15
Night
8:15
ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE
WfH-k. fstnrttnjf Sunday Mali nee. Mar, 1
EMMA CARUS
(l.alo SIht of "A Broadway
Honeymoon"!
Assisted I'v Carl Randall
In
Sons and Music and I'ance.
John R. Gordon &. Go. Clara Inge
In His Oun Playlet The nixie tilrl
"KnlKht A lav"
Hal&FranC8S Brown & Rochelle
Tn the Song fktt Foolishness
Tl WK mm- UI HM TI1AVKI. WKKKI.Y
Tha Dainty English Trio n:ZT," t
Novelty Ringers and Orpheum Circuit's Motion Picture
Dancers Photographers.
Prices Matiass, gallery, loo. Best Beats
Tights, lOo, a So,
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RRANDEIS THEATRE
CRAWFORD. PHILLEY If ZEHRUNG. Mgr .
TONIGHT Extra Time by Special Request
MR. HENRY MILLER
DADDY LONG-LEGS
This performance arranged In response to the many request re
calved from those, who, owing to the storm, were onable to attend,
yjtlOEB BOe to fa. 00 (all messrTed). '
8 Itoys, Com. Ban day, March 14
MAKlt DHtSiLEK
TILLIE'S
PUNCTURED
ROMANCE
TSs BIJC-MITX. XBTITObTB
COMEDT miOT
With OHARLII OHAI.Df and
MilBIi WOBMAWD.
Mats. Bally at and 3:30, all Beats
10xl Mights at 7:30 and tOO.
lOo and SOo.
hipp :
T H EATER
Doulss BOse
18th and Harny
AIi WATS TU BEST
SPECIAL TODAY ONLY
Daniel Troaman present
DRUCE McRAE
In Cyrus Townsend Bradj'g Famoug
rolitloal Bomanoe
"The Ring and the Man"
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
Another CTVchman Kastertneee
"A Woman's Triumph"
Adapted from Boott's Immortal Borel.
"TI1K HliAHT OK MIMiOTIlIAN"
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
Jesse In Z.asky Presents
The Tamons Comedy Kit
"A Gentleman of Leisure"
with wallacb BDsnroxm, a
Popular Broadway Punster.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
The Popular Thriller
"RULE G
99
Based on the Post BeUroad tory.
Iseplng John Barleycorn Off
Ths Train,"
Boyd
Omaha's Most
Popular Theater
Matinee Today All Week
The Succen of Succetae.
8antl
mantal Comady
EHiary Ann
One of the sweetest
stories ever told.
Mati. Wed., Thursday, Sat., 25c
Nights 25c, 50c
Tuesday Society Night
Will Hetherington's
Stringed Trio
Next Week SAMSON
Swedish Auditorium Tonight
MISS
ihga onto
The Cslsbrstsd Worwertan Soprano
of Convent Oardsn, Z.oudon, and
KCetropolltan Opsra Company
of Btw York.
ADMISSION 50c and 75c
"oiuii s ruv CXHTSB."
' Mat.. J 5-25 SOo.
1485-60.7a
lerely
A 4J Omllwlr I'unfh lluarantd
rnu. BILLY WAlSON'i -iow
lurv (took! for Mibaiil' Mark-! U-rH
M(frnt fniu what tu Uk hou. ' Kr..u -H-f
tn Jpu", 'id "KrouMuivyvr'a rhrliicn
lug' HMwity hor ff "llravt '
Ldis DUa UatlaM WnH Pays.
Tele
phone Doug.
494.
The Distinguished Actress
Mme. YORSKA
Protege of Snrali Bernhardt, In
a thrilling ooe-n-.f drama
"datb or WIS''
By Miiurltr Jnv snd clordon A.
Smith.
(siospt Batnrdar and Monday). ISo.
SOo and 76o.
Sun. Afternoon, March 14
4:00 P.M.
FRITZ KREISLER
VIOLINIST
MUCH aoo, 91.00, SUM and
93.00,
Sun., Mon Tues. and Wid. Only
ROYAL
hussar girls;
6
Musical Maldans
frem
Melody Land
6
COLTON & MILES
Dog" Bays
MORRIS & MEEKER
Po Ton Want to Bny a Door-list
ELSA MARIE & MISS HOWARD
The Grand Opera Pal
ALIAS JIMMY VALENTINE
(la B Parts)
With
ROBERT WARWICK
tarred
Complete Change o
Vaudeville Thursday
ADMISSION-
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Bsserred Bsats loo Extra
PIANO TUNING
ROBT. 0. BRANDON
Booommendod by Mary
Munchhoff, Millie Ryan,
Martin Bush, Jean Duf field,
Belle Robinson, Helen Sadi
lek and Max Landovr,
Webster 4332.
4618 North 28th Avenue.
Mow Open
At Carlton Hotel
15th and Howard Sis.
. Opposite Orpheum
Tempting appetizing
strictly home cooking and
service that leaves nothing
to be desired. Location is
very handy, too.
Arkin's Kouher style meals
are decidedly out of the ord
inary; prices are admittedly
popular, and once you get to
partaking of our meala you
will become a steady patron.
Have your next . meal at
"Arkin's" Hungarian Cafe.
When yoa tire of always-the-same
restaurant cooking
-try
ARKIN'S
HUNGARIAN STYLE
MVS
Hungarian
