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"The evolution of tlie clioni:
De Wolf Hopper, one of the stars
in the annual Winter (lanlen revue.
"The Passing Show of 1917," which is
coming to Omaha, "from the far off
happy days of 'l.ydia Thompson's
British Blondes.' bewitching Alice
Oates and 'The Black Crook' down to
the present hour, might well he in
quired into. The time is auspicious.
"Indeed, times have changed. Witli
the disappearance of the old-time bald
head and his place usurped by the
sometime sickly youth, there was a
sudden vanishing of the gargantuan
chorus lady and the never to be for
gotten Aniaronian march. When our
forefathers occupied the front rows,
unashamed, the chorus person was
not considered much of a charmer un
less she possessed limbs like barrels
and with a spear in hand waddled
about the stage. It was then that
bulk, not beauty, held sway.
"Fanny Louise Buckingham ears
ago was the idol of the hour. When
her huge mass of tlesli in rlcshlings
was strapped to a white horse in that
uuiMshii'. Monday and Ti's.t:iy i-omi-s Will,
lam S. Hurt :n ht liid'si l'nrnmoimt An
irafl pnxlurtlon, "Wolvi if (lie Hall," In
which the KtHr Is nh.nvn hi Urn rtisrsntor
of a rut I road ilcloctlvo wH clomis up
t lie worst hoUlup division of the road.
Lothrnp ConntMnce T.ilmdoi will W
featured Ht this theater today In h Seli i
pktuie "Scandal." It l proinlsed to u
one of the lust dramatic play that tliK
pleaalnx star ha appeared In. Monday and
Tuesday comes the William Kox special pro
duction "The Woinan and the Law," fea
turing Miriam Cooper. U Is based on the
le Satilles casa and was produced by Itnoul
Walsh. Frldav and Saturday cornea Dustm
Karnum In "The Spy."
Hamilton J una Caprice Is announced rh
I he featured player at this theater today
in tho William Fox play "Miss I!. B. A." It
Is a story laid In the south, tolling the ex
periences of a patriotic younit miss and her
Bivectheart In uncovering (lermnn nples. It
Is full of action and many surprising mo
ments. Monday Is Alice Brady In "Woinan
and Wife." Tuesday. Rex Ileach's "The
Auction Block." Wednesday and Thurs
day. "Woman and the Law." based on the
Ue Saulles Case."
Irene ftanltfitt jDopoi&ts plaice
From Russia
Another Blon de Won der
Comes from Czar'sGreat
School to Delight the
Americans by Dancing
popular
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cSzdie Sherman
At the ffiipresi
matinee on Wcdnes-
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sents "The Wanderer' at
the Boyd is a young woman
of striking and unusual per
sonality. He name is Fran
ceska Karmenova She is
the leader of the ballet and premier
dauseuse in the second act, which
shows the revelry of the worshiper
of Ishtar in a house of sin in Jeru
salem. She was born in Russia just
20 years ago. Her parents were fairly
well-to-do, and belonged to the cul
tured middle class of Russia. As early
as when she was only 6 years old,
Franccska gave such evidence of a
fondness for dancing that it was de
cided to make a ballet star of her. She
became a word to the Russian govern
ment which then maintained the Im
perial opera in Pctrograd. From then
until she was 18 she danced in the
Imperial ballet school. It was in this
way she came under the training of
Serge Diaghileff. When Otto Kahn
of the Metropolitan Opera company
imported the Imperial Russian ballet
a year ago, Franccska Karmenova
was one of the minor members of the
company. She made a tour of the
country as one of ihc supporting
members of the ballet under Nijinsky
and Adolf Bolm, and everywhere the
Ballet Russd appeared it was Fran
ccska Karmenova who was picked
out by the newspaper reporters for in
terview. Last .February Morris Gest
engaged her to dance in "The Wan
derer," and she scored such a tre
mendous hit that she lias been placed
under a long term contract.
It was said when "The Wanderer"
was first produced in New York that
many persons shared in its creation.
'Before relating the story of this truly
great biblical drama which will start
at the Boyd tonight for one week,
with matinees Wednesday and Satur
day, it may be well to give credit to
those wdio participated m its produc
tion. They are William Elliott, 1-.
Ray Comstock, and Morns Gest. pro
ducers; Maurice V. Samuels, author;
David Belasco, stage director; Alexis
KoslofT, incidental dances; Ansclm
Goetzl, musical score; Stern of Pan;
scene painting and costuming.,- And
a large flock of real live sheep with
many donkeys and shepherd dogs con
tribute their share toward the realis
tic pastoral picture with which the
play opens. The gospel story of the
prodigal son forms the basis of
"The Wanderer."
After being smitten with wanderlust
and obtaining his portion from lus
father, the prodigal journeys to
Jerusalem, where he wastes his sub-ctanre-
in riotous living. Then fol
lows his repentance and a slow re
turn to his home, where hunger leads
him to fight with the dogs for a bone.
The first and lasts acts show the
home of the prodigal in the hills of
Hebron. This is depicted with the
care to detail that has always marked
the stagecraft of Belasco. Here the
' producers have indulged in a riot
of color and motion and the American
stage has never witnessed a more
generous display of the enticement of
unfortunate man.
The list of principals who were with
the original cast includes Nance
O'Neil, James O'Neill, Charles Dal
ton Frederick Lewis, Olga Newton,
Jean Robertson, Florence Auer,
Sydney Herbert. Lionel Braham, Ger
trude "Davis. Sydney Mather, Lang
d! West, Henry Duggan and many
scores of others. Franccska Karmen
ova leads the ballet. The regular
matinee on Saturday will be given and
Elaborately and tastefully mounted
and with a remarkable cast of stars
and hcadliners"Thc Passing Show of
117," direct from a record run of
seven months at the New York Win
ter Garden, conies to the Boyd theater
next Sunday for lour nights and Wed
nesday's matinee. In two acts and 20
swiftly paced scenes, "The Passing
Show of 1917" takes rank as the most
satisfying and spirited of recent mu
sical entertainments. The book and
lyrics arc by Harold Atteridge, who
performed likcservice for the 19 pre
ceding Winter garden productions.
The music is by Otto Motzman and
Sigmuud Romberg, the latter the
composer of "May time," and "Her
Soldier Boy," this season's and last
season's respective leading successes
of Broadway. The list of performers
includes De Wolf Hopper, Irene
Franklin and Burton Green, Charles
(Chic) Sale, Johnny Dooley, Mildred
F.laine. Henry Bergman, Rosic Quinii,
Emily Miles. 'Miller and Mack, George
Schiller. Helen C'arrington, Earl Hig
ley. Clarub' Allen. William Singer,
Grace llaH, Agnes . Hall, Betty
Tourainc. ;mi1 e Winter Garden's
beauty brigade.
If you care tj know how a subma
rine is operated jou have only to at
tend tiic O'pheiii i t'lL week, "Subma
rine F 7" shows the middle compart
ment of an American subsea fight
ing machine and is complete in every
detail, including each valve, tank,
throttle, register and dynamo. The
action of the drama, which will be the
headline feature at the Orphcum this
week, requires that the submarine
go into, action. The effect is thrilling.
Nor have the producers been content
to present a scenic achievement. The
stirring little play was written by
James MacQuccn, a dramatic story,
w Inch
first half of the week. The fifth
episode of the serial "The House of
Hate" wil be the photoplay attraction
for the first half. The bill for the
last half of the week is headed by
Ellis Nowlan and company, "The
Merry Monarchs of the Sawdust
Arena." The Wilson Sisters present
an offering they term "In a Little, Bit
of Everything that consists of sing
ing, dancing and inusic.
"Money or Your Life," the feature
attraction at the Empress for the first
half of the wdek. is billed as the
season's oddity. Every line is a
laugh and every climax a surprise
from the moment the lady and the
butler step out of their characters into
the 'characters of the story. Rector,
Weber and Talbert a trio of male
singers, present' a number that is
wholly devoted to the prcsentatien of
real snappy tunes. For the last half
of the week the bill Is headed by
Great Santell and company, Inter
national athletes who perform most
startling feats. Black and O'Donnell,
present a little skit which they call
"The Violiniste and the Boob."
Sadie Sherman, character singing
comedienne and Kartclli, an equili
bristic wonder.
Bills of Current Week
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day for the remainder of the week comes
one of the season's best productions,
"Empty rockets." by rtuport Huahes. Prac
tically an all-star cast has been assembled
and a story will he unfolded that will hold
the interest throughout.
Rolilff Harold I.ockwood wil be featured
at this theater today in a Metro play. "The
Avenging Trail." a story In which the star
Is said to have a role that will be appreciat
ed by his maiy admirers. Monday comet
June Caprice ,n "Miss U. S. A.," a pleasing
story of a patriotic young miss and her
sweetheart who uncover a German plot,
Tuesday and Wednesday will be Porothy
Dalton In a Paramount play "Love Letters."
f.nind The beautiful grand opera linn-
lnnry, Llna Cavellerl. will be shown at this
theater today In a Paramount play, "Tho
Eternal Temptress." The story is a dra
matic one. A good comedy will also be
on the bill. Monday comes Gladys Hulettt
In "Crooked Romance," the story of a gin,
a crook and a baby. Tuesday- will he
Douglas Kalrbarks In his latest Artcraft
production, "A Modern Musketeer," which
the added attraction of having been photo
graphed in the Orand Canyon of the Colorado.
says I dear old delight, "Maeppa.' oud dad
dies down m the trout row euioyed
themselves as never before or since.
There was a whole lot to Mis Buck
ingham. And when he visited the
various hamlets ol the country, the
order to the manager was to provide
an ablebodied white horse, one able
to carrv the disrobed giantess up the
mountain path with safety. In those j
good old far off days everybody ad
mired a fat actress. j
"Yes, indeed, the dear old days of
the Kiraliy extravangazas have gone,
never to return. Any spear carrier
ill one of those delectable entertain
ments who could enter a stage door
without pushing in sideways was con
sidered unworthy of consideration.
"When a Kiralfy show was an
nounced, managers were wont to look
at the bracings under the stage. Then
it was that our dear old friend,
'Serpoletle,' in 'The Chimes of Nor
mandy' used to sing: 'Some are old.
and some are young, and some are not
yet twenty.' What she meant to say
was that some may be young, but it
was essential that all must be fat.
"The end of obesity and the spear
came. I believe, with the production
of Willard Spencer's 'Little Typhoon,'
in Philadelphia in late '70s. In this
musical comedy there was introduced
tor the fir s-t time what is technically
known as the 'moving,' otherwise
'dancing,' chorus. The song which first
introduced this moving chorus had as
its refrain: 'Heel and toe, away we
go, away we go.'
"Previous to that time the only
movement that the chorus made was
in the grand old Amazonian march
or the swinging in unison. With the
dancing chorus came the charming
young girl, able to sing and dance.
"Only the other day a manager
facetiously remarked that his 'drove of
dancing divinities' were the 'finest
singing chorus in the world from the
hips down; that they punctuated each
note with a kick and were able to
reach high C without straining a
tendon'!"
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The Biggest Dramatic Spectacle on Earth!
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a favorite in musical com
equally popular in vaudeville,
new character. "The Gay Old
he is still a good-natured, tip
raconteur. Known as the
"bouncing fellow. Stat) Stanley will
contribute a second featured act of
the bill. The work of Santi, the
dancer has been compared favorably
with that of tiic most famous pictorial
dancers. Though of English parent
age, she is a native of Egypt and
spent most of her childhood years
in India. Harry Holman in the com
edy. "Adam Killjoy,"- will be one
of the laughable features of the bill.
Despite the hazardous feats of the
Cycling Brunettes in their evolutions
awheel, grace is the feature of their
performance. F.Ida Morris is a singing
comedienne who has been a featured
member of the Winter Garden. The
Gcnette. an African cat, w ill be shown
in the films of the Orphcum Travel
Weekly, and another feature will be
French h6spitals in Iceland.
I'h is week ,".t the Gayr-ty theater
marks the engagement of Sam Howe's
big extravaganza presenting "A Wife
in l-.vcry J ort 1 lie snap ami go
which is always in evidence in the
sort of shows that this well-known
comedian heads is especially evident
in the current production.
This week's bill at the Brandcis
Hippodrome promises to furnish
plenty of entertainment and amuse
ment for young and old. Heading
the bill is the De Kock Troupe, a
quintette of male athletes who furnish
an exhibition of ground and lofty
tumbling and acrobatics that has no
competitors for originality and novelty
Great Westin and- company present
"Studies from Life." Great Westin
impersonates men of today. Presi
dent Wilson, President Poincare,
Joffre, and others. Victoria Four,
harmony" singing and imitations.
Adanac Trio, novelty musical act:
Hampton and Blake, "Two Pints of
Milk and a Bottle of Cream," and
Tally and Harty in a comedy concert
dc luxe complete the bill for the
Nun Alice Brady la at th Sun today and
tomorrow in ' The Trap." MI Brady ap
pears In the role or liorls Shaw, the daugh
ter of a fanatical flahcrinan. When the
young fiKhcr lad, who Is In love with her,
need her hrenme Interested In the stranner
he frames up a trap whereby It appar
that the Is hot only Indiscreet, but bad,
Doris' father casta her from her home. Or
cumstnnccs take Doria to the big city and
thero she experience a great many adven
tures, all of which (o to make ona of tho
moat pleasing and entertaining tort of pic
ture play. The production was atagea in a
dualnt fisher village, and tho acenea on the
seashore are among the most beautiful and
interesting ever seen on the screen. Mr.
and Mrs. Sidney Drew furnish the comedy
end of tho program, and the latest Sun
screen telegram completes It. On Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday Louise Glaum,
after a long absence, returns to the screen
In her first Paralla play entitled, "An Allen
Knemy." It is tho story of a young girl
brought up by the German government to
betray America, and her change of heart,
which finally discloses her as a true patriot.
On Friday mid Saturday Jlnrgarlta Fischer,
Omaha's own girl atar, aprears In "The
Primitive, Woman," wherein sha portrays a
wealthy younu society girl who pos&s as a
ranged mountain girl In order to ptlnlsh th
insolence of a college professor who Is avow
edly Indifferent to modern feminine charms
and engrossed solely in his research for
The Primitive. Woman." The latest Blllle
Rhodes comedy Is also featured on thl pro
gram. Dundee nustin Fsrnum will be at this
theater today In a William Fox special de.
luxe attraction. "North of Klfty-Tliree." It,
is a verlle drama of the north. A good
comedy will also be on the bill. Monday
comes Vivian Martin In a Paramount pic
ture. "The House of Hate," starring Pear
White and Antonio Moreno, will also be
presented.
FREE
Omaha Society of Fine Art
Exhibition of Paintings
By the French Artist
ALFRED PHILIPPE ROLL
Masonic Bdg., 19th and Douglas
Sun., April 14, 2 to 9 P. M.
Shows at 2sI5. 7:15 and 9:15
TODAY EXTRA SUPPER SHOW 5:15
ADANAC TRIO
Novelty Musical Act
HAMPTON & BLAKE
Two Pints of Milk and
Dottle of Cream
"western & CO.
Artiste In "Studio of Life"
VICTORIA FOUR
Harmony Singing and Imitations
TALLY & HARTY
Comedy Concert De Luxe
DE KOCK TROUPE
Equilibrist Extraordinary
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Pearl White and Antonio Moreno In
"The House of Hate"
PRICES Nights, 15c, 25c and 35c.
Daily Matinee, Except Sunday, 13c.
THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THE ORIENT IN THE TIME
KING SOLOMON IS REVEALED IN ALL ITS GRAN
DEUR IN THIS WONDERFUL PLAY.
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The Flock of 120 Real Sheep Come Down the Scenic
Runway 35 Feet High
The Gorgeous and Glittering Ballet of 60 Beautiful
Dancing Girl
The Dariling Scene of the Revel of the Idolaters in
the House ol Nadlne
The Riot of Color in the Wonderful Pictorial Repre
sentation of Jerusalem
The Gambling With False Dice for a King's Ransom.
This Is
Not a
Motion
Picture
The Greatest All-Star Cast Ever Organized in the History
of the American Stage:
NANCE O'NEIL
FREDERICK LEWIS
JEAN ROBERTSON
SYDNEY MATHER
LANGDON WEST
CHILTON HAM FAULKNER
JAMES O'NEILL
LIONEL BRAHAM
FLORENCE AUSR
GERTRUDE DAVIS
STEPHEN WRIGHT
GEO. MOTIFOIRE
CHARLES DAI.TON
SYDNEY FERBF.RT
OLGA NEWTON
NATROMA THOMAS
HENRY IVJGGAN
CHARLES KLINE
MLLE. FRANCESKA KARMENOVA. OF IMPERIAL RUSSIAN BALLET
2 SEASONS IN N. Y. 3 MONTHS IN CHICAGO
3 MONTHS IN BOSTON
3 MONTHS IN PHILADELPHIA
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SAM HOWE H!? OWN .HOW BS.
A mualoal shower with sll the coKiri of rtlabnw
"A Wife In Every Port." Live hori is lelrited
race en Epaoni Downs track, London. Hsppy-uo-Lucky
Chorut.
LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS.
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Hhinodrome Viola Dans will be the feat-
I urctl player at this theater today In a Me
tro play, "Aladdin's Other Lamp." It Is a
atnry of a slavey who, finding a curious lamp
in the atlle, thinks that It Is the mysterious
Rvntleman'a other magic lamp. It is full of
enjnymfnt and clever situations. A comedy
will hlso lie on the bill. Monday oomes
Antonio Moreno in "The Anitel Factory, ' a
picture promised to please. Thursday comes
Douglas Fairbanks and Besse Love In a
Trlatftle picture, "The Good Dad Man."
Albambra ,V bis double bill of photoplays
will lit offered at this theater today. Texas
Uulnan, Trianele actress, will bo shown in
"Tho linn Woman," which she has a role
that will be enjoyed. Fatly Arhuckle Is
also on th bill In his latest two-reel laugh
producer. "A Small Town Hero." In which
Fatty is the hero of a desperate western
town. Mondsy and Tuesday comes Theda
lra in n Special production, "The Rose of
131. od," lall in revolutionary P.ussla.
Apollo A double bill will be offered at
this theater today. Ilitrry Moray will be
shown in a Greater Vltairraph photoplay.
"Tho Desired Woman." a picture full of
unusuul moments. Fatty Roscoe Arbuckle
will i'h be on the bill In one of his two-
reel paramount comedies. "Out West," In
which he Is said to be shown at his best.
Monday and Tuesday come Constance Tal-
madne in "Scandal. Wednesday and Thurs
dny is Julian Kltlnge In ''Tho Widow'
Might."
Ideal Alice Brady is announced as the
featured player st this theater today In a
Select picture. "The Knife." The story Is
of a doctor, who believes that all criminals
should be operated on to see if their manner
of life can not be chanired. Of course there
is a love theme running throughout. A
comedy will also be on the bill.
Suburban Tom Mix will be featured a
this theater today In the Willam Fox play
"Si Shooter Andy." It a brey story
In which the star la shown to advanage.
Jt Is full of love, daring and expert horse
Phone Doug. 494
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Week Starting Sunday, April 14
A Realistic and Sensational Production Entitled
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A Representation, Correct in Every Detail,
of a Real Submarine in Action.
Invented and Staged by Henri de Vries
The Girl With the Wonderful Arms I HARRY HOLMAN & CO.
SANTI in "Adam Killjoy"
In Dances of the Orient ' A New Comedy Playlet
Assisted by Alta Krom, Soprano by Stephen G. Champlin
HARRY GILFOIL
In His Famous Character "THE GAY OLD SPORT"
"CYCLING BRUNETTES" ELIDA MORRIS
Presenting Their Latest Novelty jne Lyr;c Lady
"Defying Gravity"
TAN STANLEY
The Bouncing Fellow, Assisted by His Relatives
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