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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 19, 1919. 11 B "HITCHY" . TONIGHT ((TJ ITCHEY KOO," you know, J is a revue. Raymond Hitch cock originated it; and tiiere is a general suspicion that the name of the child of his brain gains its general flavor from the name of its father. At any rate it is one of those big musical revues of the year and one which is bound to please those who see it. The version this year is entirely apart from the form which was pre sented with tremendous success last season. Hitchcock follows the es tablished rule of revues in producing a new edition with each year and this is said to be quite above even the established standard. Hitchcock, of course, still per ambulates about the house with his customary nonchalance, dispersing airy persiflage about nothing at all, greeting his friends, and takes a few cracks at prohibition when he has nothing else to do. Other than act ing as host, principal comedian and counting up at the box office to say nothing of paying salaries, pacify ing women and settling squabbles between stars "Hitchy" hasn't a thing to do until tomorrow and he does it well. Kay Dooley heads' the feminine support this year. Miss Dooley is one of the family made famous by Johnny Dooley, to say nothing of other male members now playing in New York. Ray has quite run away with the feminine part of the ihow and is fast becoming a star in nusical comedy. "Hitchy Koo" will be presented at the Brandeis for three nights begin ling tonight. As famous- as Mary's Lamb is ''Mary's Ankle," the clever comedy. Sy May Tuliy, which will be pre sented at the Boyd, theater for an jngagement for four nights and two uatinccs, star.ting Sunday matinee, lanusry 19. This famous farce .-onicd'- -"cntly finished an engage nent r. ' ' '"C months at the Bijou liea'" -,,v York. The plot of .he t I.! with escapades if f- joverlshed young men, , one pretends that, he is ?oii'p tr marry a certain Mary Jana Smith in order, to get some much leeded wedding p-isents from his close relatives. i actual Mary Jane Smith appc .; i as the young man's patient, and learns of her part in the plan." It would not be fair to divulge the complications that fol low. One situation follows another in rapid succession and the play is embroidered with some of the fun niest dialogue heard on the metro politan stage in many months. The appearance of either William Faversham or Maxine 5Uiott, who will be seen in R. C. Carton's spark, ling comedy of "Lord and Lady Algy" at the Boyd theater Thurs day, Friday and Saturday nights and Saturday matinee, would be an event in the theater of . unusual interest, but the combination of these players promises one of the most enjoyable performances seen in Omaha in many seasons. Mr. Faversham and Miss Elliott will head a company of Such well-known players as Mary Compton, Robert Ayrton, Frederick Lloyd, Philip Leigh, Erville Alder son, Harvey Hays, Herbert Bel more. Maud Hosford, Emily Fitz roy, Eleanor Bennedict, Percy War am, Franklyn Fox, Frederick Ray mond and H. Jess Smith. Miss Elliott has returned to the American stage in this comedy, more beautiful than ever. Faversham's Algy is a part of the theatrical his-" tory of the Empire theater days. The second act of "Lord and Lady Algy" takes place at a fancy dress ball, which gives opportunities for some handsome costume effects. Miss Elliott wears some striking gowns, made of Lady Duff-Gordon (Lucille). It has been some time smce she appeared here. Faver sham last acted in 'Omaha in "The Hawk." Another of Langdon McCormack's spectacular melodramas is to head the Orpheum bill for the current week. This one is called "On the High Seas," and is as startling in its mechanical and lighting effects as was his "Forest Fire," recently presented here. In the fourth scene of the play United States ships are shown in action. The chief roles are played by Robert Holden and ben.net Johnstone. Walter C. Kelly, known as "The Virginia Judge," de scribes the happenings in a little Virginia court house. He achieves his effects quietly, vith.,a sureness which has never been attained bv other vaudeville celebrities. Ed Hanagan and Neely Edwards have fashioned for their own use an amusing skit called "Off and On." Their act shows the routine of a vaudeville song and dance team. Florence Merritt and Gaby Bride well are two pretty misses, who are heard in songs, foi the most part ex clusively their own. Officer Vokes and Don were formerly a feature of the Ziegfield Midnight Frolic. Dave Genaro and Ann Gold are present ing a miniature musical comedy call ed "Wanted, a Model." Reno is one of the newest pantomimic come dians. Once again the Allied War Keview will picture the activities of American and allied troops in Eu rope, and the films of the Orpheum Travel Weekly will show a journey across Canada. For the week of January 25 com edy will be the dominant element over at the Orpheum. .' Eddie Foy and The Younger Foys in their new act called "Sluniwhere in New York" will fill the headline place. Walter Brower, "The Jolly Jester," is regis tered for this same week as a spe cial feature card. The attraction at Boyd's for the week starting; Sunday night, Febru ary 9, will be William A. Brady's production of "The Man Who Came Back." The play was written by Jules Eckert Goodman from the popular story by John Fleming Wil son. There are five acts with the He nes laid in New York, San Trancico, Shanghai and Honolulu. The leading ro!e are taken bv Dor- " iy Bernard and Frank Morgan,' JS) ' Nx OFaytnotid : . t (soyo'j) ? l - - y ( i i . . ; i. u ' v y f J ' i A 'William tJavcvsJiam. WTr MAXWt etlfOTT iSOVO'S) and in the cast are Clifford Dempsey. Maud Campbell, Marguerite St. John, Paul V. Atherton. several of whom were in the original cast. "The Man Who Came Back" ran for two seasons at the Playhouse in New York and for 23 weeks' at the Princess in Chicago. Burlesque becomes more popular every year, and to Fred Irwin credit must be given 'for a generous share in the gobd work that has advanced burlesque to a satisfying and accept ed amusement for all the family. Fred Irwin's Big Show, the current week's booking at the Gayety, is fulfilling advance promises to typify the very best in this class of enjoy ment. Hilda Bertin, Virginia Irwin, Fran Marie Lloyd, Alfaretta Sy monds, Margaret Shane and Bertha Comins may be classed among the leaders of burlesque's favored femi ninity. Supported by a large chorus of singing and dancing girls, and six principal comedians and leading men, they will present "Let 'Em Off," an all-new musical farce writ ten and produced by Leo McDonald. Today's matinee will start at 3:00. Beginning tomorrow there will be a ladies' matinee daily all week, start ing at 2:15. . "The Sorority Girls," featuring Cal Dean and Marie Fey, headline the new show starting today at the Empress theater. Jessie and Dollie Millar will offer an artistic music, dancing and singing act, featuring a native New Zealand dance. Miss Jessie Millar will be remembered as the lady cornetist and also excels at' the piano and piano and accordiait. Johnson and Baker, lightning flashes of vaudeville, keep an audience in roars of laughter. Glenn andJen-. kins, "The Street Manicurists," have a singing and dancing act. The head line attraction for the last half of the week will be Daisy Dueas and Variety Four, a dainty comedienne and a quartet of good looking young men, wno sing and dance m aD- proved style. The Four Portia Sis ters have one of the most striking and distinctive offerings of this sea son. Funny things happen on the stage, and the audience doesn't always know the cause. Miss Madlaine Traverse, appearing in "The Danger Zone," at the Muse, Wednesday and Thursday, tells an interesting story of the days when she was leading woman m her father s company, traveling in the middle west. j They were putting on a play at a j summer resort, and .an old barn had peen converted into a theatre. Up I in tne ratters Hornets and wasps had j mauc ineir nomes, ana wnen tne house was crowded and the stage lights turned on, the insects were angry at being disturbed. At one of the most dramatic points in the story Miss Traverse's father, who was playing the lead, was bending over her and reciting some terrific lines as she crouched low in stage fear. She turned upon him in fine dramatic bravado, and was raising her hand to tell him "You shall not kill me," or "Devil, do your worst," when a wasp lighted upon her hand and stunc her. The audience was hanging on every word. iuis iraversev promptly iorgot her lines in her pain and in her endeav or to shake off the wasp struck her father a smashing blow on the chin, which knocked him flat on the stage. The audience applauded vieorouslv nearly shook down the rafters. lhe father changed his lines to fit the action, and the curtain dronned on an audience still vigorously ap plauding. What did yrj hit me for, Mad iaine?" asked the father.. "Why, Daddy, a wasp stung me in the hand." the cirl renlierl "Well, that bit of business tnntf c i well I think we will have to do it ! every night. Bui next time please uun i mi so narci. Many big dramatic "punches due to accidents. The month of January will see six eleases by the LVvcrsal comuanv. Priscilla Dean's 'The Wildcat of V. J f.SmJS7 J-' ? ' t IS f (' K j . IU Vlw I . .; ,;'' . (orpheum) (QAVE.TY) 32 A IS Y DUG Stories Walter Kelly Doesn't Tell On the Stage ALTER C. KELLY, "The Virginia Judge, coming to ! ths -Ornheum. than whom there is no more versatile raconteur of negro, and other dialect stories, paid, a visit recently to the Harlem police court in New York and one case in particular attracted his at tention. "A darky came before the bar of justice in the role -of complainant," tells Kelly. "His head was neatly bound in a gauzy whiteness of first aid, and but for a brace of dark and indignant eyes, which flashed fijom the front of the medical bundle'and a pair of large and dark ears pro truding, he would have resembled a carefully moulded, bullet-shaped snowball. "Through a slit in the sanitary headgear the chocolate drop ex plained that he had been assaulted while at work in a certain Harlem cafe. At the time, he asserted, he was engaged in 'scolding the boss' about his small wages, ridiculing the class of persons who came to the cafe, and bragging of his own superiority over everybody in gen eral '"Well, who hit you?' asked the magistrate. " 'We-l-I,' " said the black boy, Paris" was the first and was followed by Violet Mersereau in "The Na ture Girl." "The Craving," with Francis Ford, is the third in line and then comes Harry Carey's new west ern, "Roped," from the story, J'A Matrimonial Cleanup," by Eugene B. Lewis. Carmel Meyers in "Who Will Marry Me" will be released also. Thurston Hall is playing op posite Miss Meyers. The screen version of "Home James,'' under the j title, "The Game's' Up," will star j Kutn Uittord and it is expected that frothy Phillips' "The Heart of Humanity" will also be issued Enid Bennett has completed work on "Partners Three," and is starting at once on her new story written by John Lynch, "Nemesis." 3b. Fort Omaha, Fort C:cok, Florence Field: Last downtown Hilary Dall Preceded by the funniest minstrel show you ever saw! . One ticket (75c, including war tax) admits to all. J Augmented orchestra for dancing. Auditorium, Jan. 25 AS - AfPfJSj 'I don' know jes' who all took a slam at me, but whut I know is dis. In dat store at dat time they wus erbout thuty-five men, an whut I do know is that I was walloped at leas' thuty five times. Yo honor, jes use yo own judgment,' " Kelly is also' collecting some new trench stories. He tells his latest one as follows: "A certain Lancashire battalion on the Cambrai front was trudging back from the trenches after being relieved in the small hours of the morning. Suddenly they were order ed to halt and dig a support trench right where they were. The battal ion obeyed immediately, of course, without a murmur, but after a mo ment, there came a voice from the darkness: 'In six days t' Lord made 'eaven an' earth, and then on t' sevent', Lancashire's coom and, dug it all opp again " rtn 11 10 Alfalfa. 'Butter, ''Co, Omaha Ka ns as Luxury in By WILLIAM (William Favershem, who appear at th Boyd theater three nights anil Saturday matinee, beginning Thursday, January S3. In "Lord and Lady Algy" with Maxine Klllott, has been hta own manager for 10 years, during which time ha hits -given to the American atage auch important productiona a Echugaray's "Tha World and Hla Wife," , Stephen Phillips' "Herotd," Edward Knodlauch'a "The Fawn" Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," "Othello." "Romeo and Juliet," Francis d 'rolsett's "The Hawk," and Bernard Shaw's "Uettinc Married" and "Misal liance.") AFTER studying the American public for 25 years there is one salient trait which strikes me in and out of season the lov of luxury. In these times this is even more evident in contrast to the war economies which are trying to force themselves on the people. And yet America, prodigal in its resources, is prodigal in luxury. In the theater I have found the public demands luxury, luxury, luxury. It is the catering to this desire that makes some of the most successful musical comedy productions. The Metropolitan Opera company the most expensive theatrical proposi tion in the world has reached its present pre-eminence chiefly through' the American demand for the finest to be had. It was this fact which decided me on the biggest gamble of my career as an actor-manager. After pro ducing Bernard Shaw's "Misal liance" I was once more convinced that the public must have some Carmel Learned a Little About Her Own Hair Carmel Myers has a new head of hair! Or new hair' on her head or Well, whatever it is the news paper reporter who first "broke it to the world" wasn't very accurate in his account it has its own and peculiar charm in Miss Myers' new Universal feature. "The Wild Girl." which Paul Powell is directing. As Minnie Lee,' Miss Myers is first a semi-savage on an island dis covered by Sir Walter Raleigh, but never touched by white man since that knight topographically "lost" his isle until -a preacher, a circus "prospector" and. a detective "re discovered" it. Then comes the transmorgrification of Minnie, as Byrne, the preacher, has re-christened her. She becomes more or less a civilized "lady." But, zounds! Carmel,' too, made a discovery. She found that hair, frizzled, con tracombed and subject to every known device to make her headdress a huge, savage-suggesting busTi. would not return to its normal state. She was doomed to proceed through the picture, . tamed in all but her hair which raises itself skyward in a million electric kinks. Some Cost. In "The Accursed Town," Dor othy Dalton has as members of her cast Tully Marshall, Thomas Hold ing, Joseph Swickhart. W Ml I Iff VIRTUOUS WIVES Your wife looks to you for protection after you are gone. Your intentions may be good, but it takes more .than good intentions to feed and cloth a widow and her children. Tha man who has $1000.00 insurance may think he is protecting his wife, as a matter of fact he ia only protecting the doctor and the undertaker The Woodmen of the World furnishes pro tection 'that ia paid in cash, 900,000 members, $48,000,000.00 assets, $1000 to $5000, no raise in rates when you are old. For all partculart phon or eall en COL C. L MATHER, Gty Manager rher: Office, Dougls! 4570. Office, 108 W.O. W. BU. Iom,Benwn,354g. Homa, 2704 N. 65th Ave. iinnliniiiiinnri'it't""t'JI""""ij,"1"-iiJ'lU"'"n MiltSF Over 3,000,00.0 Pounds Sold Last Year Sioux City Norfolk the Theatre FAVERSHAM. thing in the way of luxury, and this led me to my production of 'Lord and Lady Algy." The ex pense of getting together this cast would have stunned me five years ago. My friends advised me against it especially at this time when war economies are the chief topic of discussion, but I felt that the public wijl- always respond to the brilliant, the unusual and the luxurious things, and certainly my cast is something of a luxury. The salary list alone of "Lord an4 Lady Algy" would pay that of three av erage companies. For this reason it was necessary to limit our New York run and play only the chief cities in the country. The time has passed in the Ameri can theater when a makeshift com pany with a visiting star can pack the house. Today as' much atten tion and care must be paid to the slipper worn by an extra lady as to the details of the principal's cos tumes. This means that produc tions can no longer be thrown to gether from a storehouse, but that every play put on must represent the outlay of thousands of dollars before the curtain rises. The spirit is essentially American. It works both good and evil in the theater. It narrows down the number of productions that can be made in a season, but it has also done away with careless, slipshod, unprepared productions. It has increased the Inside Work in Postoffice to Be Shown in Local Movies An educational film, showing the inside work of the postoffice de partment, will be shown in various Omaha theaters during the coming week, under the auspices of the Na tional Federation of Postoffice em ployes. The initial showing of the films will be made Monday at 1 p. m. at the Chamber of Commerce. C. J. Magill of the money order depart ment of the local postoffice will ad dress the business men and explain to them the work of the various de partments of the mail service. Mon day afternoon and evening the film will be shown in the Sun theater. Tuesday in the Muse theater and Wednesday in the Princess. The films were taken in Minneapolis. From Omaha they will be taken di rect to Chicago. i Cal Dean & Sorority Girls Glenn & Jenkin Jessie & Dollie Millar Lambertti Gladys Brockwell in ,' "Call of the Soul." City Hastings Made cost of production and more than ever it has made the theatrical call ing the most hazardous in the world. And yet in rare instances only has the public been asked to pay more for entertainment than in the past. Star casts are of !a necessity luxuries. The American public has never stinted itself on luxuries and now we see the necessities of life being cut, but the luxuries being untouched. I believe it was Rus kin who said that the world must yet come to a point where-it could live on the luxuries and dis pense with the necessities. . I do not consider the theater a luxury. It is true it has not yet obtained that state in this country where it is a necessity as is the. newspaper and the school a state it must and will reach but entertainment of some form is necessary and the theater remains the most popular form of entertainment. The theater suffers at various times from finan cial depression, but this is always a passing condition. As long as the theater offers par value it will not be neglected. AUDITORIUM, FRIDAY AND ASSISTING ARTISTS. Prices $1.00 to $2.50 Plua 10 War Tax. Seats Now on Sale at Auditorium Box Office BOX OFFICE OPEN ALL DAY TODAY -lMdW MrlMy ENGAGEMENT CLOSES TUESDAY NIGHT Price 50c, $1.00. $1 JO and $2.00. America's Best Laughing Show Second Famous Revue Funnier Than Ever RAYR10.KD - HlfflimiM:i!!Hliliimit:nlilffl " '.. ' s -- - I ; ' N ' l- ' - F 1 1 . -. . 4- - ;'i:!i::ii;!i;!s::;ii!:;:::iii::i;i!ii: iiiimiiiMiV!!!!':!!!!! in His NEW H5TC.1Y KOO-1910 ' Staged by NED WAYBURN Lines and Lyrics by Glen MacDonough Music by Raymond Hubbell Interpretations by Harold Orlob. CHORUS OF FORfY UNDER TWENTY. WEDNESDAY DOROTHY PHILLIPS mm A. H Wood's Famous Comedy Success - Lw By MAY TULLY. A Laugh Every Minute. Presented three months at the Bijou Theater, New York. First time here at popular prices. Sun. and Wed. Mats:, 25o50c; Nights, 50c-75c-$1.00 Greatest Co-Star Cast WILLI Af.1 ll m mi i mm AND A BRILLIANT COMPANY IN lonllLoili' A Sparkling Comedy by R. C. Carton Seats Selling Nights, $2.50 to 50c; Sat Mat, $2 to 50c z Day 3:15 Phone Douf. 494 815 SUPERIOR VAUDEVILLE Week Starting Sunday, January 19 "0.1 &z High Seas" A Spectacular Melodrama By George Mslroao, with Robert Bennett HOLDEN & JOHNSTONE MISSES FLORENCE MERRITT and GABY BRIDEWELL Bright Bit of Mirth and Melody Dave Ann GENARO A GOLD Miniature Musical Comedy "Wanted A Model" In Ed Fl gin in "Off Official Waekly Allied War Review Matin 10c. 25c and BOc. Nighta, 10c, 25c. Daily Mats, IS-ZS-EOi Evngs., 25-S0-15C-S1 Different From All Others. Fred Irwin's Big S!:ow BffiS&s A Bowl at Burlesque Punch in Tw Mix tures, "Cleopatra" a La Mode and Endless Other Nonssnss. 20 Pretty Choristers. LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS. IVELLIflGTGII CAFE C. F. RKIMER. Proprietor. $1 SPECIAL SUNDAY DINNER tl Oyster Cocktail . Green Olives SOUP Consomme Au Rlti Fillet of Trout, Hullandalss Sauce Kosst Turkey, Oyster Dressinir, Cubic t Sauce Roast Capon, Celery Dressing Koast Goose. Apple Dressing Potatoes I'arisienne Creamed Cauliflower Wax Deans Waliiorf Salsa English Plum PuiUlinir, Hard Sauee Ice Cream, Apple, Pumpkin or . Mines Pie Coffee or Milk EVE., JAN. 24, 8:15 SHARP TONIGHT AT 8:25 OMAHA GREI GREETS Richer Than Ever Bigger Than . Ever A National Necessity HITCCCOC IN "THE TALK OF THE TOWN" 4 Days, Starting TODAY atinoo w-t Ihm. Fri. u Ssi. Lights f. Mines Sdardsy The Extraordinary Event r.lAXINE i - 1 L-3 XhWzr C. Kelly The Virginian Judge OFFICER VOKES and DON The Inebriated Canine RENO Eccentric Pantomimic ' Comedian Neely Edvards and On." Orpheum Travel Weekly Boxes and Stalls, SOc and 75c. SOc. 75c and $1.00.