THE OMAHA 'SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 6, 1919
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SPY STUFF
IN THIS PLAY
A. ROMANCE woven around the
, spy system and how the band
was run down and brought
to justice bv the wonderful work
of a "master' detective is the theme
of "Three Faces East," which Cohan
& Harris will present for three
I'jghts tt the BranJeis theater com
mencing Wednesday, April 9, with a
matinee Thursday. It is a story of
secret service by Anthony Paul
Kelly, that whirls with excitement
and strange adventure in scenes
vivid and intense. It has to do with
the daring plot of a band of interna
tional spies and the innermost work
ings of that spider-web sys
tem, which provided such a menace
to our war activities, and data that
is used in its construction is more
or less authentic, in view of the fact
that it was obtained from high offi
cials in the secret service of the al
lied nations, and anticipating the
last big German offensive wrote his
play accordingly. Miss Lillian
Tucker will be seen in the leading
feminine role "Three Faces East,"
with Mr. Paul Everton presenting
the important male character. The
other people of the play are: David
Torrence, A. F. Davies, Arthur V.
' Gibson, Sydney Mather, N. St. Clair
Hales, Arthur Elliott, Leo Stark,
Florence LeClercq, Maude Leslie,
Rubi Trelease, J. M. Holicky, Ralph
Belmont, Guy Cunningham and Isa
bel Garrison.
An entertainment that is a mys
tery show that holds the audience in
mystification, amused and enter
tained sums up the Murdock show.
The man himself with his ready wit,
magnetism, and impromptu manner
is very interesting. Very recently
in a city where Murdock was play
ing, a big automobile dealer after
witnessing the Murdock perform
ance asked that he talk on
psychology and salesmanship at a
banquet planned for the sales force
of one of the largest automobile
dealers in the United States. For
the edification of the young men
Murdock revealed Tare bits of
psychology and wisdom. Murdock
claims nothing supernatural about
his work and states that his power
to answer sealed questions while
gazing into a crystal ball is not
clairvoyance, spiritualism, nor
hypnotism. Murdock brings with
him this vear some of the Orient's
most far famed dancers and in the
beautiful temple scene in the sec
ond act, De La Martele, presents
the dance of death with a huge
python snake. Murdock conies to
the Boyd today for one week. A
special ladies' only matinee will be
given on Thursday, at which time
no person under the age of 16 years
will be admitted. Other matinees
will be given today, Wednesday ands
Saturday.
"The Masque of Life," which
opens a three-day engagement at
the Brandeis theater today, intro
duces Pete Montebello, the Chim
panzee star. The story is that of a
prince who has fallen in love with
Evelyn, a circus girl, and plans to
elope with her, but is prevented by
the sudden death of the king and
his accession to the throne. He is
told that Evelyn and their child have
been drowned and marries a wom
an of royal blood. Evelyn joins a
traveling circus. Through all the
hardships she subsequently endures,
Pete, a trained chimpanzee, is her
devoted friend. Fete, realizing that
Evelyn is mourning for her child
who has died, determines to secure
one for her. So he climbs over the
palace wall, snatches the king's baby
from the royal crib and runs with
it to the top of a 360-foot chimney.
Evelyn tears the baby from Pete's
gra'sp and hurls the monkey to his
death. Later the circus catches on
fire and in the panic that ensues the
queen dies of shock. The king
gives up his crown and weds the
girl who has been so faithful and
devoted.
"Old Lady 31," will be at the
BoVd April 20 for four days, the
most unique comedy of recent
years. It has had a run of seven
months in New York and has just
completed 10 weeks at the Cort
theater, Chicago. It will be seen
here with the same cast.
The Neil O'Brien Minstrels will
play their annual engagements at
the Brandeis, matinee and evening,
Saturday, April 12. Mr. O'Brien is
now making his seventh annual tour
at the head of his own company,
under the management of Mr. Oscar
F. Hodge.
The first part, which is of course
a distinctive feature of a minstrel
program, entails the services of eight
clever comedians with new songs
and jokes, 12 singers with up-to-date
ballads, and an orchestra of 16 ar
tists, under the direction of Musical
Director Frank Fuher. The second
part of the show will consist of new
feature acts. A song and dance,
conceived and staged by Neil
O'Brien, with the ensemble numbers
produced by Pete Detzel; a new
comedy sketch written by Mr.
O'Brien, in which he takes the lead
ing comedy role; Vaughn Comfort
and Johnnie King will appear in
their extremely clever impersona
tions. A finale of rare scenic beauty
has been conceived which enlists
the personnel of the entire company.
Charles Dillingham will present
his original Globe theater produc
tion of "Chin Chin" with its wealth
of scenery, properties and effect at
the Brandeis theater for three per
formances on Tuesday and Wed
nesday, April 29 and 30.
Known as "the blue streak of rag
time," Rae Samuels comes to the
Orpheum this week as one of the
headline attractions. A second
steller feature will be "White
Coupons," a musical allegory. The
facility and speed with which Miss
Samuels goes from comedy to
pathos and from burlesque fun mak
ing to seriousness in wholly aston
ishing. She is one of the best
known stars on the. Orpheum cir-
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Laugh and Grow Thin
Says Rae Samuels
RAE SAMUELS, who will
spread her sunshine and
laughter from the Orpheum
stage this week, is an ardent believer
in the reversed saying, "Laugh and
Grew Thin." A vaudeville headliner
herself, she finds entertainment by
attending vaudeville shows, and she
just loves to laugh, laugh out loud,
too. She says it's good exercise, and
just the thing to shape your desti
nies to the new lines decreed by
fashion. "If you want to grow thin,
laugh. That's my idea about it,"
says Miss Samuels. "A fat man is
too lazy to laugh. He just chuckles.
But if you laugh heartily, it's as
good exercise as dumb-bell exer
cise or swimming. Some girls think
that as a matter of refinement they
ought to restrain their laughter.
They should not. Be as honest with
your sense of humor as you are
with your own bankbook and when
you see something to laugh at,
laugh right out, and you will ex
ercise as many muscles as you do
when swimming, and there is noth
ing like this to give you the lines
fashion designers decreed as ultra
fashionable. It's exercise that re
duces and laughter is the best ex
ercise I know of. Certainly it is the
most pleasant."
cuit. For the most part her talents
have been given to vaudeville, al
though she was once a feature of
the Ziegfeld Follies, and again she
was conspicuous in the musical
comedy, "The Moulin Rouge."
"White Coupons," in which Barrett
Greenwood is to appear, was orig
inally a story by M. Monta Bell.
Emily Ann Wellman made the dra
matic version, but Henry I. Mar
shall is responsible for the music
and lyrics. Foster Ball will appear
once again in his amusing character
study, "Since the Days of '61." His
portrayal is that of a veteran of the
civil war. He is capably assisted in
his character study by Ford West.
The girls with the funny figures,
Buster Santos and Jacque Hays,
will appear in the amusing skit,
"The Health ,Hunters." The com
bined weight of these two young
women is 340. Miss Hays tips the
scales at 90, and her partner fur
nishes the rest of the tonnage. One
feature of the show will be John
Robinson's military elephants. Four
immense pachyderms weighing
some 15 tons in all, perform a mili
tary drama whfch is recognized as a
triumph of animal training. "Her
Boozem Friend" is an unctuous
farce to be presented by Mabel
Cameron and Alan Devitt Miss
Cameron humorously portrays a
Broadway show girl. Once again
important news events of the world
will be pictured by the film review,
Kinograms. Screen subjects of the
Orpheum Travel Weekly will be
different phases in the training of
police dogs.
With one of the most formidable
casts ever promulgated for the pur
pose of , burlesque entertainment,
Peter S. Clark's famous "Oh, Girl"
company is holding the boards at
the Gayety for a week's engage
ment. The two act book, "Friendly
Rivals," is guaranteed to supply all
the laugh stimulant that an audi
ence with a craving for good com
edy could desire. Johnnie Jess is
cast in the role of Michael Casey, a
hotel proprietor who has political
aspirations. Danny Murphy enacts
the role of Anton Blitz, Casey's
rival. Blanche Rose gets much
comedy out of the eccentric char
acter of Elizabeth Smiffens. the
housekeeper. Others are Fannie
Vedder, Katherine Adelphie, Walter
Pearson, Vivian Lawrence, Bert
Lester Caprice and Jane Pearson.
As the name of the company sug
gests the girls of the organization
more than hold their own in sing
ing and dancing ability and with a
nautral knack for wearing the elab
orate and expensive costume crei-
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"The Rainbow Revue," a radiant
riot of song and dance, with a bevy
of beautiful girls, will be the stellar
attraction at the Empress theater
for the first half of the week. Anna
May Bell, Al Garbelle and Mar
guerite Evans, feature in the act.
Mabel Harper, an eccentric singing
and talking comedienne, has reper
toire of character and popular de
scriptive numbers, especially writ
ten for her. Miss Harper is assisted
by Elsie Weber, pianiste. Faber
and Taylor have a smart little com
edy skit entitled, "Going ; North;"
Mme. Thea and her dandies, in a
miniature musical revue, provide the
headline attraction for the last half
of the week. "Pinched" a new com
edy playlet by Whitney Collins, is
interpreted by Nesbet Scoville and
associated players. Don C. Alfonso
Zelaya, son of the ex-president of
Nicaragua, one of the greatest
pianists on the vaudeville stage lias
a marvelous repertoire of memor
ized numbers and gladly renders
any request from the audience.
Kean and Walsh have a brand new
comedy which they call "Between
the Acts."
Effie Ellsler, the featured player in
"Old Lady 31," coming to Boyd's
theater for four 'days, starting Sun
day night, April 20, was the original
heroine in "Hazel Kirke." However,
she does not want the distinction
of being the oldest player on the
American stage. "Theater goers
continually confuse me with my
mother, Mrs. John A. Ellsler," says
the star. "I have had a long career
on the stage, but I'm not as old as
some of them would like to have
me that is, not yet.
Ethel Barrymore's enthusiastic re
ception in R. C. Carton's comedy,
"The Off Chance," has been so
gratifying that her season has been
extended, and Charles Frohman has
booked her for the longest tour she
has ever made. Miss Barrymore
will play all the way across the con
tinent, visiting California and the
rest of the Pacific coast for the first
time since she was seen there in
1911, in "Alice-Sit-By-The-Fire."
Miss Barrymore will appear in Om
aha at the Brandeis theater for three
days, beginning Thursday, May 8.
All the world loves a good detec
tive story, whether it is told in book
form or visualized on the stage, and
in "Three Faces East," which comes
to the Brandeis theater for three
days, beginning Wednesday, April
9. Anthony Paul Kelly, its autl or,
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She's Off on Cats
Send an Elephant
Friscilla Dean, star of many
screen productions, does not like
cats. Ordinarily, whether Miss
Dean likes cats or not would be
a matter of little interest to any
one save Priscilla Dean. Recent
ly, however, admirers of the ac-.
tress in various sections of the
country seemingly have come
suddenly and strangely to the
conclusion that Miss Dean is fond
of cats. And for a fortnight,
Miss Dean has been the recip
ient of numerous presents of
cats.
They have come to her in all
varieties, all breeds, all colors, all
sizes. In a single day, four ar
rived. "Even if I liked cats," says
Miss Dean, "I'd not know what
to do with the animals. I've
found a home for the- Toms and
Tabbies thus far, but I've worn
out my welcome. I can place no
more. What started this singu
lar inrush of felines I don't
know. They come, here they
are that's all the information I
have. Talk about nightmares I
Why, I'm afraid to go to the
studio, I'm afraid to go home.
In one place or the other, some
times in both, there'll be a crated
cat awaiting my arrival. And
well, I hate cats, the real felines
and the human species as well.
But I adore little elephants 1"
has woven a tale of the secret serv
ice that combines a tense drama,
romance and adventure, and a series
of thrilling episodes in a gripping
story of the spy system that will
hold your attention from first to
final curtain.
"The Unknown Love" has been
substituted for the title of "Stars of
Glory," Leonce .Perret's emotional
six-reel Pathe feature, starring
Dolores Cassinelli and E. K. Lin
coln. .The name was submitted to
a public contest..
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"Pantomime Is-the Father
of All Comedy," Says Elliot
THERE is probably no actor on
the American stage today so
proficient in the art of pan
tomimic acting as Arthur Elliot,
who plays one of the principal roles
in "Three Faces East" at the Bran
deis April 9, 10 and 11. Recently,
while advising a young aspirant for
stage honors as the most .essential
point in the success of ' comedy
work, Mr. Elliot made the following
interesting statements:
"To my mind, pantomime is the
father of all comedy it is more
than that it is father, mother and
the whole blamed family. Some of
the so-called 'high-brow' thespians
may slightingly refer to the gentle
pastime as 'mugging,' but take it
from me, it is the most essential
part of real comedy work.
"The ancient Greeks founders
of the theater realized its impor
tance. Pantomime was used by them
as a means of entertainment long
before the spoken drama came into
use. And it was pantomime that in
troduced the first religious play to
the public. Then let's take the lighter
entertainment of a little later date.
What spoken comedy has lived as
long as Columbine and Harlequin?
Just a few seasons ago, no less a
personage than Mr. Winthrop Ames
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squarely before the boy. The etory of how
he takes a grip upon himself and over
coming bit natural fear, tett out to tho
rescue of hit benefactor, It one of Ray's
best plecet of acting. Incidentally, he
wins the love of the niece of the leader
of the cattle rustlers and through him
they are brought to a realization of law
and order and settle down In peace beside
the men whose cattle they formerly stole.
The final part of the week there will be
presented Elsie Ferguson In "The Mar
riage Price." Mist Ferguson has a new
and delightful role In this photoplay, that
of a young society girl who Is Impover
ished when her father Is ruined, and after
he commits suicide she Is cast upon her
own resources for a livelihood. Of course.
It all turns out right In the end, but the
suspense is quite gripping before .Helen
Tremalne's ship steen In the harbor of
love and happiness.
Boulevard Nazlmova, appearing In
"Revelation," will be presented today at
the Boulevard, The story of "Revelation"
tells of how an artist's model of Paris
goes with an artist to a monastary to
pose for a picture, "The Madonna of the
Roses," and Is only admitted to the
monk's garden when she disguises herself
ns a boy. The Influence of the monks
leads the model to give up her way of
life and when she next meets the artist
It Is when she Is working as a Red Cross
nurse on the battlefields and finds him
wounded. It la a strong photodrama and
one In which the talent of Mme. Nazlmova
is shown to excellent advantage.
Hamilton Kathryn Barrymore In "The
House of Mirth." a successful photodrama
of a stage success will be the feature of
the Hamilton theater program today. Mon
day's program will present Margery Wil
son In "The Hand at the Window." one
of the best mystery dramas of the year.
There will also be shown Monday the
third Installment of Marie Walcamp's
stirring western serial "the Red Glove."
Constance Talmadgs, appearing in "Sauce
for the Goose" has a delightful comedy of
married life on Tuesday and Wednesday
there will be presented Sessue Hayakawa
In "A Heart In Pawn." William S. Hart
In "The Apostle of Vengeance," one of
the style of westerns that made Hart his
reputation will be shown on Thursday and
on Friday there will be offered as a spe
cial attraction Monroe Salisbury and Ruth
Clifford in "The Millionaire Pirate." The
final day of the week there will be shown
Baby Marie Osborne In "The Voice of
Destiny."
Suburban Viola Dana Is dreased as a
boy in "Opportunity," in which she ap
pears at the Suburban today. It la one of
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revived the story of this pantomime
pair for the entertainment of the
patrons of his Little Theater in
New York.
"The value of pantomime in the!
conveyance of thought from actor
to audience has been demonstrated
most forcefully in the tours of Ris
tori, the elder Salvini and Madame
Bernhardt of this country. None of
these great artists could speak a
word of English, yet they conveyed
the' various emotions with - their
hands and eyes so intelligently that
American audiences could under
stand almost the entire plot of their
plays. '
"From the very beginning of my
stage career, the mirror played an
important part in my rehearsals.
For hours at a time I would stand
before a looking glass cultivating
the muscles of my face the same
as those of the rest of my body and
rehearsing the expression that ac
companied every line of dialogue.
To this day I still train my face,
noting carefully the effect of each
expression for all new parts, and I
think the public appreciates this for
they have been most generous in
their applause over bits of my work
in which there was not a spoken
word, it being entirely devoted to
pantomime." .
the best Comedy dramas which Hist Dana
hat completed. Monday and Tuesday
there will be presented Mary McLaren In
"Creaking Stairs," a stirring mystery
drama that Is full of thrills. On Tuesday-there
will also be shown Marie Wal
camp In episode No. 2 of "The Red
Glove" Rita Jollvet. appearing in "The
Masque of I.tfe," will be presented as a
special attraction for Wednesday and
Thursday and on Friday and Saturday,
there is to be shown Dust in Farnum in
one of his new seTles of western dramas,
"A Man in the Open." Friday there will
also be shown1 Pearl White In "The
Lightning Raider," episode No. 4, and on
Saturday In place of the serial there Is
to be presented a Mack Sennett comedy.
Grand Elsie Ferguson, appearing In
"Heart of the Wilds," will be the feature
of the program at the Grand today fol
lowed on Monday and Tuesday by Mary
Plckford't pleasing comedy drama of how
a whole regiment fell In lov with a
tarmer lass, "Johanna Enlists." Crelgh
ton Hale and Louise Huff will be pre
sented In "The Old Homestead" on Wed
nesday, a style of photoplay drama that
hfls made a great success everywhere.
There will also be shown nn Wednesday
the 13th episode of "The Lightning
Raider," with Pearl White In the leading
role. Thursday's program will present
Alice Brady in "The Better Half," a
strong melodramatic style of play and
one in which Mlsa Brady's talenta are
shown to a remarkable advantage. Fri
day's program will present Dorothy Gieh
In "Battling Jane." and one Saturday
there Is to be shown Dorothy Dalton In
"Vive La France," a love drama of the
world war and there will also be thown
a Mack Sennett comedy.
Apollo Charles Ray's characterization
of the country boy, "The String Bean,"
will be the feature at the Apollo today.
Ray Is at hts best in this style of photo
play and feels right at home In thlt
character. Monday and Tuesday there
will be presented Marguerite Clark In
"Out of a Clear Sky." "The Heart of
Wetona," starring Norma Talmage, will
bo presented Wednesday, a thrilling
story of an Indian girl. Miss Talmadge
was so successful In her portrayal of
the part of the Indian maiden that she
was made a princess of the tribe of In
diana who worked with her in the pic
ture. Orpheum South Side Olive Tell In
"Secret Strings" will be the feature photo
drama at the Orpheum today with a
Harold Lloyd comedy and the Pathe newt
completing the ploture program. There
will also be presented the regular Sunday
vaudeville program. Monday and Tues
day there comes Madge Kennedy in her
delightful comedy of love "Day Dreams"
and on Thursday and Friday there will
be shown Norma Talmage In one of the
most successful photodrams in which sbe
has ever appeared, "The Probation
Wife."
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