THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 25. 1917.
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By HENRIETTA M. REES.
SOMETIMES like to think
the reasons for the great
success of some musicians
and the lesser success of
others is due to the how,
when, and where of music.
One must know how that
I eoes without saving, and that includes
4 all the technical equipment, the ability
! to do the things required by the com
positions one aspiros 10 rcpruuutc,
i and to do ihem well. One must know
i when. also, when to employ certain
I means for a certain end, and when td
use all of the number Ot things that
they know how foao, to make the re
production correct and true to the
composers' intentions. But where,
there is the difficulty. Just where to
apply certain things whe nyou want
an effect, just where to do the little
things which aad the finish to it all.
You study painting, artd you-know you
want a certain part dark green. You
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Omaha Theaters Have
Worth While Bills for
Edification of Patrons
of Thanksgiving Week
G
Y. "Canary Cottage" comes
to the Boyd as the Thanks
giving attraction, with mat
inees Thanksgiving'and Sat
urday Oliver Morosco's
latest "comedy with music"
is sure of hitting this city's-funny
bone, and the box office barometer
indicates thronged houses throughout
, the engagement. "Canary Cottage"
is by the same authors as "So Iong
Letty"; in fact, it 'may be considered
as the big sister of that other success.
Oliver Morosco and Elmer Harris
wrote the whimsical book, while the
20 big-song numbers, both lyrics
and music, were written by Earl Car
roll. "Class" is writen all over the
production. The, futuristic scenery
was, conceived by tlue noted artist,
Robert McQuinn.and executed by
the famous John Collctte. The cos
tumes, which are mtmcrousv novel,
r colorful -and chic, were designed. by
Madame Keller, who has a national
reputation in her line. The company
i an aggregation oftars, and it is
backed by the prettiest and most be
witching chorus of canarienhat ever
tnlled and fluttered ,on a Jocal stage.
Mae Bronte, plump and irresistibly
funny, has, the role of a "cook ladV"
. that allows her amble scone for her
. unique. funthaking jb'ilities. Qiarles
4iiKKlc was nevrr seen it uciicr au-
vantage than as the much loving and
- muchly loved Jerry Summcrhcld. Her
bert Corthell is a continuous scrcani
as a new sort of a musical comedy
souse. Corthell leads th laughter, but
is ably abetted by a cast that boasts of
such folks as Mae Bronte; 'Dorothy
Webb, Lilian Boardman, Grace Ells
worth, William, Kaughton,- James
. Dunn and the Ergotti Lilliputians. .
j'A Pair of. Queens." ;. bill which
the Brandeis flayers will present at
that theater for the first foim days
'of this week, beginning-with the mati
nee this afternoonj and with a. mid
week matinee , on the closing day,
Wednesday, is, a farce comedy deal
ing with the usual cause of domestic
trouble; a husband being out on a
lark, accompanied by his brother-in-law
and during the absence of his
wife. An overly -ambitious mafa works
oi a system, doing everything on
'schedule time, and thia causes many
complications, h. Tim two luen, sup
posedly at a board meeting, go out
for a little bite -to eat at lack's restau
rant, and there they meet two girls, a J
pair oi quccns.i une or these girl
- is i croox ana me otner in tue service
of the government. There is. a shoot
ing scrape at the next table and in
the excitement the lights are turned
: out the husband and brother-in-law
get away in a taxi, and the husband
. finds he has exchanged overcoats with
someone else. The cne he has taken
by mistake contains a wallet with
. $10,000, The man who was shot is iu
a serious, condition and the police are
working on the clue of the missing
.overcoat with the money in if.. The
chase brings them fo the apartment
occupied by Cranby, the husband, and
m which the scene of the play is laid.
, There are two ambitious plain clothes
. detectives, who, instead of figuring!
;oui me reai jnystery. onlvmake it
, the more complicated. The maid,
Marthy, played by Miss DeLand,
whose sweetheart is waiting,for he
across the street, furnishes the greater
part of the comedy. Miss Joy has
w? p?..of. the government --agent;
, Miss Hill that of the wife, and Miss
Davis that of ' the female crook.
Is love necessary to ahappy mar
riage? This is only one of the many
vitally interesting, queries that are
answered in the latest sex drama,
'The , Marriage Quastion,". which
comes to the Boyd today for four
days starting wifli matinee; other mat
: inees will be Tuesday and Wednesday.
The production is under the direction
ot Messrs. Rowland & Howard, and
comes here with the original cast that
has received favor. Me criticism in
other cities visited.
"His Brid'al Kiht? by Margaret
Mayb aad Lawrente Rising, with
music by Frederick V. Bowers, and
with Mr. Bowers himself in the stellar
, role, will be the attraction at the
Brandeis theater for three days be
ginning with a matineeThanksgiving
day, November 29. .
Proclaimed last season as the best
offering for lovers of laughs, lingerie
and the light fantajtic, -His Bridal
Night" has been converted from a
. farce comedy, into a musical comedy
and, since the music is by Mr. Bow
ers, one of the country' most suc
resiful comooieri oi cooulax tonzs.
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lovers .bf tuneful music may bc'addcd
to those who will be pleased. ,v "
fSartprial elegance may be expected
in any production with which Fred
Bowers is identified, and in this de
partment "His Brklal Night" will not
be disappointing, it is fresh ana new
from the New York studios. Besides
the Warren Twins, those in the cast
are Alma Ycjulin, prima donna; Harry
Lillford, who created a comedy part
in the original production; Sue Tal
madge, a comedienne with a prima
donna voice; Clarice Grey, Lucile
Blythe, Mazte Capper, Birdie Ross
and. of course, a beauty chrus of the
niftiest girlies ever coaxed from
Broadway,
Internationally famous as a nrima
ballerina, Mile. Albertina Rasch
comes os the stellar attraction this
week at tJie Orpheum. With a com
pany including ;the Russian dancer,
Constantin Kpbelcff, the offering is
to be Mile. Rasch's latest ballet cre
ation: She is making her first visit
to Omaha, but has achieved wide dis
tinction n Petrograd, Moscow, Paris,
London, Madrid an,d Rome. Present
ing an exclusive repertory of songs,
Anna Chandler will be one qf the spe
cial featurcV.of the bill. ; One of her
ong numbers is called "Breaking Into
stage. the eminent pianist, David Sa
pirsteip, will be 'another of the im
nortaiU attractions. The well-known
black-face comedian, Bert Swor, will
be one of the mirth providers of the
bill. This season he is- srfidmo be
funnier thaiv ever; George Rolland,
whose laughable perrormancc-.-m "Fix
hig the Furnace' js not ao for
gotten, has a new sketch 'tlfts year
le is now appearing; in "The Vac
uum Cleaner. The Six ) Musical
Nosses have an act said to be' one
of the most popular ever :tp come
overithe Orpheuni .circuit." Mangand
Snyder are athletes with air. act of
unfailing effectiveness. The coast of
Norway and a Danish training ship
will be shown in the motion pictures
of the Orpheum Travel Weekly.
. In presenting his new burfesaue
novelty, ;., "The Broadway Frolics,"
the attraction at the popular Gayety
theater this week, Jack Singer has
given to the lovers of burlesque a
show hat is even more pretentious
than his former production, 'IJello,
New York!" which set a uew pace
for burlesque and placed his name at
the very top of the list Of .producers.
A, remarkable cast makeshift-.;, show
especially effective. ; , lJon Hascall,
the comedian vho will be remem
bered for his excellent work in,'IHello,
New York!" heads the list of fun mak
ers, He is assisted by Wilbur Dobbs,
an eccentric comedian, can "Irwin
is the prima donna. Vera Ransdale
is the, ingenue and Bessie Baker is
the soubrette. Others in the, cast are
Mark Thompson, Jim Tenbrooke,
Bertha Delmonte, Jack Nichols, Rjph
Simmons and a chorus oi 25 beauti
ful girls. "The Broadway Frolics"
was staged under the personal super
vision Jack Singer. Today's mati
nee and the gala holiday matinee
Thanksgiving day will start at 3. It
will be. a bit of wisdom to reserve
your seats well in- advance for
Thanksgiving. Ladies' matinee daily
starting tomorrow '
For the first fotr, days of the week
the Empress bill Is headed by an ad
that is without exception the classiest
musical aggregation yet shown. "Five
Violin Girls" is the t,itleof -this act
and consists of a dainty quintet who
sing, dance and play. The' costumes
are novel, the girls pretty, petite and
pleasing and the entertainment most
delightfully interesting and' satisfac
tory. Nelson, Bann and De Monde
are presenting a comedy sketch, "The
Finish" farce, the scene being laid in
a lawyer's office. Gus Erdman, a
young man of breezy personality,
sings, pls the piano and tells stories.
Haddon and Norman complete this
bill with a character comedy singing
and talkingact.
"The Bird of, Paradise" comes' to
the Brandeis Thursday, December 6,
for three "nights and Saturday mati
nee. This play give promise of re
taining its popularity, due, perhaps, to
the jfact that "Oliver Morosco has
never sent,i out but one company of
the Richard Walton Tully play.
knowQiow to mix dark green and how
to apply it to the canvas, but dark
green in a picture isn't dark-green as
you paint a house with it You
have to know just where you want
to add tertain other colors jind Mend
ings of colors to make it Took really
dark green, and not just a dead green.
Just where to put certain touches in
iriusic when you are striving for a cer
tain effect to give it that effect, is the
hardest part of all of it. And if you
miss" these touches youf musifc i
flat and lacks resiliency. But when
you get them how clear the perspec
tive inHhe tonal picture, and how
well worth the while. And yet, a num
ber of times vvhen a person knows how
and when and where even, he takes
a mental vacation or something, -and
forgets to 'do it. One of the chief
values of practice is to, keep up' to
memory. . , :
In December the delegates of the
National Council of Women, repre
senting 7,000,000 members,, will hold
their cotrvention at Washington, D. C.
December 9 has been set apaft for
community music. At 4 p. m. or at
approximately that hour in every com
munity in the United States, an ef
fort is'-being made to have groups
of people singing the same songs with
unity of thought and purpose. Many
prominent people are in sympathy
with the movement. Hod. David
Jayne Hill, ex-ambassador to Ger
many, and chairman of the advisory
board of the American Defense so
ciety, said the directors of this sC-
ciciy considered it a great iaea ana
would help in every possible- way.
It is also planned to have the songs
flashed on the screens at the movies
on that Sunday, December 9, at
4 p. - m. There will be s songs
of the nation, songs from the
trenches, songs of' the people
(like the "Old Folks at Home"),
and one or two hymns. The idea of
this national community sing, origi
hated with Mrs David Allan Camp
bell, a former Nebraska woman, and
now editor of the Musical Monitor,
the official organ of the National Fed
eration of Musical clubs. Mrs. Camp
bell lived for many years m Lincoln,
where she was one of the organizers
of the matinee musical, and for some
time in Omaha, where she was known
as a contralto singer of prominence.
She is a sister-in-law of Mrs. G. W.
Hervey of . this citv. She is chair
man of the community music depart
ment of the National Council of Wo
men. The Musical Monitor has un-
il recently been published in Chicago,
ut has now moved to New York
City. ,,y j. , . k 1
Appoggiaturas.
Sioux City is having a series of con
certs, presented to the city by the
Woman's club and the civic music
committee. These are held in the
High School -auditorium.. Various
local artists are among those who
take part. -
Thomas, Whitney Surette, musician
and lecturer, will appear before the
Fine Arts society, December 8.
Another patriotic song, "Sammy,"
by Sweetland, Summer and Friedman
reached our office this week. '
Leo Feist, New York publisher,
paid George M. Cohan $25,000 for the
rights to his song, "Over There.This
is the highest price on record paid for
any piece of music.
Another group of attractive and
complimentary press notices for Miss
France? Nash were received this week
from SliSs Evelyn Hopper. Miss N.-sli
played November 1 with the Boston
Symphony orchestra in. Boston. She
played the G minor concerto by Saii t
Saens, and won a vefy cordial reccp-
tion from both press and public. -
Victor Kuzda in a clever article in
Musical America points out the fact
that the many foreign artists who
reap huge fortunes in America and
send them to their fatherlands are not
taxed by the income tax bill, while the
resident artists, who not' only earn
their, money here but also spend it
here as well, are taxed. Speaking of
visiting violinists particularly, he mer
tions that not only are they not taxeu
but that outside of a very exceptional
appearance at a benefit which they did
not volunteer, they have given of their
own free will nothing in the way of
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OMAHA'S FUN CENTER.
Dally Mali., 13-25-BOc
Evantnc a, 2S-B0-7S-$I
SPECIAL THANKSulVINQ WEEK ATTRACTION
8. BROADWAY FROLICS.
Camaitny I A U U A C R A I I Wilbur, Dfbfci,
Include n H V M l l( jim rbrtok.
Jenn Irwin, Bartht Delmontfc Vtrt Riitidali. Win
YhnfflptoR, Btl Baker, tte., tie.
BEAUTY CHORUS OF JACK SINSER'S SINGERS
LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK . DAYS
033
itfWfO) 4 DAYS Starting Matinee Today
lmJmgr U lavr Popular Matinee Tuesday and Wednesday, 25c
ED. W. ROWLAND and LORIN J. HOWARD of far ..
Sacrata af tha
Ham '
Laid Sara
THE
Startllnt Eipot
f the ThlPji Wa
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T
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Q,U'ESTiOM
A Wondrous Play by Ralph T. KatUring and Lorin J. Howard
SMART, SNAPPY, AMUSING f .
Pricai: Sun. MatU 25c-50c. Tues., Wad. Mats., 25c. Nites, 25c. to 75c
; , , .
One Week,. Beginning Next Sunday, Buiby's Minstrel ' ''
EMPRESS GfltlDEfl SSl
EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT THE x .
BLACKSTONE ORCHESTRA (S',
. ' MISS JANE BELMONT Whirlwind Character ArtUt.
MISS ALMA HUNTLEY The Girl With the Wonderful Voice. t
Special Sunday Table d'Hote Liberty Dinner, $1.00
, WEEKLY LUNCHEON, 40c ; ' DINNER, 50c
.Cafeteria Service, Jl to 8. , At a Carte, 11a. m. to 12:30 p. m.
1 Continuous Musical 7 Large Orchestral Organ.
TUESDAY NIGHT THEATRICAL, THURSDAY AMATEUR.
WEEK STARTING SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25
... ....... ' ' ,i .
, The Celebrated Prima Ballerina Attoluta
flLBE5TIJA ElflSC
In Her Latest Ballet Creation
BERT SWOR
Blackface Comedian
GEORGE ROLLAND & CO.
"THE VACUUMCLEANER"
ANNA CHANDLER
"BREAKING INTO SOCIETY"
THE SIX NOSSES
In a 1917 Musical Review,
"In Harmony Land"
20th Century Wonder
MANG & SNYDER
( . Matter Athlete
DAVID SAPIRSTEIN,
. FOREMOST AMERICAN PIANIST '
ORPHEUM TRAVEL WEEKLY
Around the World With the Orph-:
eum Circuit a Motion Picture
Photographer. ' '
Price, Including U. S. Govern
ment War. Tax Matinee, 11c
to 55c Night, lie, 28c, 55c
' and 83c. '
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURES
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Second Church of Christ, Scientist, of Omaha, Neb.
. ' Announce Lecture oh
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE,.
GEORGE SHAW COOK, C. S. B.
' of Chicago
Friday evefiing, November 30, 1917, at eight o'clock. , First
Church edifice, 24th and St. Mary's Ave.
Friday, November 30,' 1917, AT NOON, 12:15 to 12:45
At Boyd' Theater, 17th and Harney St. '
ADMISSION FREE NO COLLECTION
Mr Cook is a member of tAe Board of Lectureship of tha
Mother Church, the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass.
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"Canary for Thanksgiving"
A Rare Thankif ivinf Trent Three Dajr Beginninf
Thursday Matinea at 3 P. M. NIrhta, 6:IS Saturday
Matinee, 2:15. , .. ' . . .
OUVERMOftOeSCd'S
GAY AND GlADSOMf
AOSJCAL HIT M A
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V CALsMODOSCO CCtST
Including HerWrt Cwthall, Charle Ruggle and BeanUful Flock of "Canariea"
in. tha Chonu. , ;
Night, SOc te $2; Popular Matinee Thankailvlng and Saturdiy, 2Se't, $l' OnV.
Today
Monday, '
Tueiday
and Wed.
3
IBFiVllir
Mat, ro"
HMIU WEDNESDAY
PRESENT
THE FARCE OF 1,000 LAUGHS
MATINEES
Today and 1
Wednesday
yvN: NIGHTS
NOTE Thia Attraction Playa Oliver Theater,
, Lincoln, Neb., Lat Three Day of Thi Week
: IMPORTANT NOTICE: .
During thee trying times and in the face of a rising price fdr every
thing, the managers of the Brandeis Players have decided Jo reduce the
price of admission to a joint where none need ask whether or not they
can afford this amusement; therefore beginning this afternoon and con
tinuing hereafter the prices for the Brandeis Players will be: i - -
MATINEES, 25c '- - NIGHTS, 15c to 50c
Doc. 2, 3, 4, 5 "THE LURE"
BRANDEI Q Thanksgiving Q Days TL.. fAU 9 A
Theater Attraction Ocom.l nU.,N0V.45f
3 o'Clock Matinee Thursday. Regular Matinee Saturday.
SMARTEST OF MUSICAL COMEDIES
PERRY-'U KELLY AND' ROBERT CAMPBELL PRESENT!
' FREDERICICV.VERS :4
557 the Musical 'r.Comeciy SucceJvzj
: IK
Evening 1
Lower
Floor.
$1.50
and $2.00.
Balcony,
50c, 75c
and $1.00.
Gallery,
25c.
SYMPHONY.
ORCHESTRA
Matinee,
Lower
Floor,
r$1.00
and $1.50.
Balcony,
25c, 50c
and 75c.
SEATS
NOW.
lWITH . THE WARREN TWINS
AND EXCEPTIONAL SUPPORTING CAST
1 -
Tha Cat Include Alma Voulin, Billy Wayne, Harry Lillrord, Clarice
yjrey, imrgam Awcn, piruie ivoii, jua laimage
. Succet . of . Siccee
, Rcl Croaa Matinea
FRIDAY, DEC. 7TH
hnfomhar ft T Q Oliver morosco's. iTUC DIDH HET DADAHICCM u''?"."h. I
avwwwaiiMi w m J W Succe..,of Succeue Wl f-timfal fc k.
Two Reejer To Be Shown Between Each
Vaudeville Show..
fJliml
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11
UUD
in "DOUBLE CROSSED"
Portraying the Character of a Bad Westers
- Outlaw. ' . .
CORINNE GRIFFITH
in "I WILL REPAY" reevls
Today, MON., TUES.
AND WEDNESDAY
5a.
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SELZWICKOPICTURES
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"A Municipal Report" '
NOTE Showa enlr at 11,
13:45 41S, 5:30 and 10 p. m. .
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7 :
Wm. S. Hart
NEXT :
WEEK
CLARA
KIMBALL,
YOUNG
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"MAGDA"
HEARST-PATHE NEWS REEL
TUURS., FRL, SAT.
With
ALMA
HANLON
John Hason
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"THE LIBERTINE"
A Strong , Gripping Story el Modem Lifa
Playing only atandard act, booked by the Western Vaudeville Man
agera' Association, in conjunction with the U. B. O. and Orpheura
Circuit of New York and the best and most expensive pictures ob
tainable on the market. -
VfOILOWGIRP.S
A Dainty Quintette Who Can Sing, Dance and Play
&os lEirdnain)
SONG JESTER'
JELSOn,BAUJ & DeMOUDE
COMEDY iiM TMIT ITIMieiL3f9
h SKETCH inifii rilMlOT ;
HADpON & NORMAN
' Character Comedy, Songs and Patter-
NEXT WEEK, DECEMBER CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG in "MAGQA"'
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