SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1919.
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NEW LIFE
AT THEATERS
(fLT LADY 31." Rachel Cro
I I thers' "sunshine tcomedy,"
w with Effie Ellsler in the
stellar role, comes to Boyd's thea
ter for four days, starting tonight
and a matinee on Wednesday. Much
has been heard of this odd comedy
with its principal scenes set in an
old ladies' home. Extended runs
in eastern cities account for the
fact that the play has not reached
the west before, but it is said to be
well worth waiting for, for it comes
here with the original production
and the cast almost intact.
Aside from its unusual setting,
"Old Lady 31" is noted for its char
acter delineation. Many of the
characters are the inmates of the
'home; meager spinsters, complain
ing widows, jolly plump women,
aged flirts, gossipy old souls and
other types, an ensemble rarely
seen on the stage. It is not, how
ever, a play of old age. In fact, it
is just the opposite, for the spirit of
youth and hopefulness and faith
reigns supreme.
But the comedy is by no means
all fun. Abe and Angie are forced
out of their home through poor in
vestments. With just enough money
to pay Angie's admission to the old
ladies' home, Abe chooses the poor
house. When the time comes for
parting at the home, the inmates
take pity on Abe and vote him in.
Tf la Ah tha hntrifa OIH T.nriv 31.
No sooner does he step foot into the
institution than the fun starts. The
remaining acts furnish many a
hearty laugh with just an occasional
bit of pathos to Telieve the situation.
"Old Lady-31" is said to boast
the finest cast of character actors
on the stage today. Supporting Miss
Ellsler is Scott Cooper, May Galyer,
Vivia Ogden, Mrs. Felix Morris,
Maud Sinclair, Kate Jepsonr Hazel
Sexton, Irving .Mitchell, Louis
Fierce, Lottie Church, Eliaabeth Le
Roy, Mrs. Lettie Ford and Clara
Colman.
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Klaw & Erlanger's elaborate pro
duction of "The Riviera. Girl," one
of the musical comedy successes
of the last two years, will be the at
traction at the Brandeis the last half
of this week. '
TI.e book and lyrics have been
supplied by Bolton and Wodehouse.
Emmerich Kalman has composed
the score and Joseph Urban has
created for the piece some glipmses
of the Mediterranean, where the
scenes are laid and the gorgeous
costuming is thoroughly in tone
with his artistic handiwork. The
production has been supervised by
Herbert Gresham and Julian
Mitchell, the latter of whom has
given his deft skill to the dances
and ensembles. Around the most
diverting story are built a number
of legitimately funny complications
that crowd upon each other so fast
that the action fairly races through
the three acts. There is a quaint
young American - from Fishburg,
I1L, who finds himself in gay Monte
Carlo with his wife.( At the cafe
is a fair young singer with whom
a young aristocrat is smitten.
Knowing that his high-bred family
will never consent to his marriage
with a young woman of the stage
the youthful lover falls in with the
ingenious American's idea of
marrying her to an impecunious
count and then immediately hav
ing her divorced, so that with her
title he can marry her himself and
receive his father's blessing. The
man from Illinois is a great
schemer, but like all great schemers,
he sometimes overlooks a small de
tail that spoils it all. That is what
happens in this case.
The cast to be seen here includes
Miss Grace Walsh, J. Clarence
Harvey, Miss Sylvia de Frankie,
Henry Mowbray, W. Romaine,
Royden Keith, Nelson Riley. Miss
M.rjorie Bridger, Roy Cutter and
Frank Farrington, as well as a large
chorus of pretty and sprightly girls.
As a light comedian, who sings
and dances particularly well, Frank
Dobson has been chosen to fill the
leading role in the stellar attrac
tion this week at the Orpheum. The
act is the new musical tabeloid,
"The Sirens." With enough plot to
hold the thing together, the chief
elements are singing, dancing and
comedy. In the cast are fifteen peo
ple and Nat Harris is the musical di
rector. Dane Claudius and Lillian
Scarlet present what they call
"Song Memories," and with their
banjos they revive ballads of a for
' mer generation. Clayton Kennedy is
an eccentric comedian. His bur
lesque piano playing is one of the
most laughable features of the act
in, which he is capably assisted by
Mattie Rooney. "Show Me," the
sketch in which Walter Fener is to
appear, has many surprises. The
most thrilling act in vaudeville is
presented by the group of Indian
leopards. Dolores Vallecita enters
the cage of these beasts without be
ing armed with any weapon. In
the steel arena she plays with them
as if they were mere kittens. Ann
Gray is not merely gifted as a harp
ist, but is also charming. The three
Bennett sisters are muscular maids,
expert boxers, wrestlers and bag
punchers. News events of the world
will be pictures by Kinograms, and
the Orpheum Travel Weekly is
to show "A Honeymoon in Ber
muda." , , r $
Many look upon the girls as the
chief feature of the musical 'show
and if they- go to the Boyd to see
"I'm So Happy" with Frederick V.
Bowers next Sunday for four days
they will be more than pleased with
the flock of pretty girls who sur
round the talented star of this
sprightly musical farce. "I'm So
Happy" is not only a good laughing
show but it is a wonderful beauty
show with the most tuneful of
music thrown in for good measure.
Do you know what "Chin Chin"
means? That's the Chinese for
wishing you a "Happy New Year."
or any cheerful greeting, sanctified
by custom; is also used for drink
hearty, here's to you, in fact for
any salutation. So here is "Chin
Chin" for you and yours at the
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Born to Act and
: v , Dance Was Dobson
FRANK DOBSON, acrobatic
comedian in "The Sirens," at
the Orpheum today, comes by
his ability in the most natural man
ner. His mother was Minnie Wal
lace, who starred in the Alcazar
theatre, San Francisco, under the
direction of Joaquin Miller, while
his father was Charles C Dobson,
known as the world's greatest banjo
player. Young Dobson was born in
New York City, was scheduled for
a mercantile life, but joined the
chorus of the original New York
hippodrome production receiving $10
a week for his services: His restless
spirit was not satisfied, so he sought
and obtained a role in-melodrama
with "Young Buffalo" as star. Then
followed a season ' with - Charles
Blaney and more melodrama. All
this time he was making a reputa
tion as an unusual dancer, an ex
cellent interpreter of songs, and a
comedian1 of no mean ability. These
qualifications were sufficient to land
him in vaudeville where he soon
became a headliner and where he
was discovered by C. B. Maddock.
He is now, as he says, in his "first
and best love, musical comedy," and
so far in "The Sirens" has received
the universal praise of critics and
public.
Brandeis theater, Tuesday and
Wednesday, April 29 and 30.
This season's Mutt and Jeff which
is scheduled to appear at the Boyd
theater, May 1, 2, 3, and 4 for four
nights, finds the two out west. In
order to secure a gold mine, Jeff
must marry a widow, and for a
time is involved in trouble. How
ever, thanks to Mutt, everything is
righted. Gus Hill has surrounded
these two famous characters with
a company of talented musical
comedy artists. The musical num
bers are all new and consist of a
variety of catchy airs.
Thomaskefsky and his own excel
lent company of Yiddish actors will
appear at the Brandeis theater on
next Sunday and Monday, April
27 and 28.
Mail orders are being received by
the score at the Brandeis theater for
the engagement of Miss Ethel
Barrymore on May 8. 9 and 10 in
her new comedy by R. C. Carton,
"The Off Chance."
Ruth Chatterton and Henry Miller
will appear at the Brandeis for three
performances during the last week
in May in "A Marriage of Conven
ience." "Going Up" will be the drawing
card at the Brandeis theater for
four nights during May. ,A large
and talented supporting cast of 60
anil a hwifl-hinor hpantv rhorti will
present this new musical comedy. v
Menlo Moore's latest musical
comedy, "Follies of Today," comes
to the Empress this first half, as the
stellar attraction. The Bunnin Sis
ters, Earl Mossman and Hal Sher
man feature as the principals in the
act, assisted by a well trained chorus
of pretty girls. Pauline Haggard,
former musical comedy co-star with
Ralph Whitehead, is doing a single
in vaudeville this year. Miss Hag
gard is a pianist of unquestioned
ability. Sensational feats of equili
brism and lifting are performed by
Reo and Helmar. The headline at
AUDITORIUM, TUESDAY
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RESERVED SEATS TODAY AT
Prices 75c, $1.00, $1.50 and
NOTE Owing to the popular
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traction for the last half of the week
will be given by Ellis Nowland and
company, a minature circus in
every detail, with all the attendant
thrills, the funriy clowns and the at
mosphere that only a real circus
can give. The Three Killarney Girls
introduce a singing number that in
cludes a repertoire, of Irish songs
with quite a few popular selections.
Singing, dancing, imitations, comedy
patter and banjo playing make up
the .act offered by Mitchell and
Mitch. Pete Curley and Joe Hall
will be seen in a satirical railway
episode.
Frank Finney has toed the mark
again this season with a fine ve
hicle in "Bits of Hits" which will be
presented all week at the Gayety
theater by "The ' Bostonian Bur
lesquers." . There is an able cast
which is headed by Frank Finney
and Phil Ott, a chorus of the pretti
est girls available, and there are a
large number of elaborately beau
tiful scenes. Ladies' matinee daily
all week, starting tomorrow. This
afternoon's matinee begins at 3
o'clock.
Florence Roberts comes to the
Orpheum for the week of April 27.
Miss Roberts made her first ap
pearance at the Baldwin theater,
San Francisco. She has appeared in
a number of Shakespearian roles.
She will also be remembered in
"Camille," "La Tosca," "Lady Isa
belle," and "Za Za" and such mod
ern plays as "Marie Rola, "The
Struggle Everlasting," "Sham,"
"Gloria," and "Diplomacy." For her
Orpheum tour Miss Roberts is pre
senting "The Woman Intervenes."
by J. Hartly Manners, the dramatist
who wrote "Peg O' My Heart" ant.
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In all the numerous heroines who
have delighted your eye and aroused
your sympathy upon the developing
screen of the ever-popular movies
there is none to compare with the
character study which Mabel Nor-
mand crowds into "Mickey." This
delightful creation which Mack Sen
nett directed with his finest comedy
touches and skill is now playing at
the Brandeis for a limited engage
ment of six days. There isn't much
to be said for Mickey except that
she is unique. When you first meet
her cousininsr her old squaw nurse
in a rough mining camp and making
life a burden tor her indulgent step
daddy, you fall in love with her and
that hold never leaves you until the
story is finished. She is Cinderella
and Mary Tudor rolled into one and
never upon the screen was a more
"OMAHA'S FUN CENTER."
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"Blti of Hlti." Tilt Spotton lindiy; DyntnH
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LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS.
NEW SHOW TODAY
FOLLIES OF TODAY
Musical Comedy
REIFF BROS A MURRAY; BAXLEY
& PORTER t PAULINE HAGCARD.
Photoplay Attrtettoa MAY
ALLISON In "THI ISLAND
OF INTRIGUE." Mack Son
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Feature. Path Wwkly.
EVENING, APRIL 22, 8:15
RUDOLPH
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BEATON'S OR AUDITORIUM
$2.00. Plus 10 War Tax.
demand, several hundred seats
xeaters
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V Skifarney Gii
delightful impersonation crowded
into an hour and a half of thrilling
entertainment She will hauat your
memory long after you have seen
her last happy smile fade from
view and you will want to see her
romps and pranks and youthful
freshness over and over again.
"Fit to Win," the United States
public health serivce film, will re
turn to the Boyd theater next Thurs
day to be shown there for men only
the latter part of this week. It will
be shown at the Orpheum on the
South Side and in Council Bluffs
during the first part of this week.
The story was written and pro-
duced by Lt E. H. Griffith of the
United States army, under the direc
tion of Surgeon General Gorgas, as
a part of the educational campaign
formulated by Lieutenant Colonel
William F. Snow. With astounding
DAILY
MATINEE
2:15
WEEK STARTING
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FRANK DOBSON
AND HIS
THIRTEEN SIRENS
Claudius & Scarlet
IN
SONG MEMORIES
Walter Fenner & Co.
IN
"SHOW ME"
Ann Gray
HARPIST
Kinograms.
Matinees, 10c to 75c; Nigtis, 10c to $1.00. Phono Doug. 494.
NEXT WEEK Shad Tarry Florae Roberts A Co., and Excellent BUI.
Effie Ellsler, An
BACK go the pages of fond mem
ory with the mention of Effie i
Ellsler t least, to the older
generation. Back to the day of
"Hazel Kirke," of Charles W.
Couldock and Steel Mackaye. For
Effie Ellsler was the original Harel
Kirke, and forty years ago "Hazel
Kirke" meant Effie Ellsler to thou
sands upon thousands of playgoers
stretching all the way from the old
Madison Square theater in New
York City clear across the continent
to California.
And now, after years of pleasant
retirement spent at her beautiful
home at Nutley, New Jersey, she is
back to her first love, the stage.
Call it what you will the lure, the
fascination, the charm of the foot
lights Effie Ellsler is back, delight
ing once again her old admirers and
making hosts of new ones. Unlike
the sad spectacle of a former favor
ite trying, but without success, to
regain her hold upon the ladder of
popularity, Effie Ellsler's return is
said to be almost a triumph. .As
"Angie" in Rachel Crothers' charm
ing comedy, "Old Lady 31," which
comes to the Boyd theater tonight,
Miss Ellsler returns to Omaha for
the first time in many years.
"Work the honest, conscientious
endeavor to accomplish something
Many Fair Ones Covet This Costume
BRIDES-TO-BE are sure to wax
wistfully covetous over the
"dream" of a bridal costume
worn by Miss Grace Walsh in the
first act of "The Riviera Girl," at
the Brandeis. The gown is of the
softest pink chiffon, over metallic
satin of the same shade. The bodice
is snugly fitted to the figure with a
long pointed waistline to the front
and back. This is outlined by nar
row, gold tissue ribbon, hanging
down in girdle effect, with tassels
of gold reaching the hem of the
skirt.
An overlay of solid rhinestones
encircles the. waistline, rising to a
point high at the "V" neck, both
at the front and back. Flesh chif
fon veils the shoulders and sup
ports a single strap of rhinestones.
The skirt is fult with a simulated
flounce from the knees down, ac
complished by rows of rhinestones
with a finely traced pattern of the
It Makes 'Em Strong,
The other day Ruth Roland,
George Larkin, two cameramen
and Director Paul Hurst work
ed in the cold water of an old
reservoir from 10 a. m. to 4 p.
m., with only an hour's relief
at noon. So cold was the wa
ter that hot coffee had to be
served between scenes to keep
the company from serious in
jury. The next day the company
went on location to the moun
tains and as the sun came up
warm and bright, Miss Roland
chirped joyfully:
"Isn't this glorious? My, but
we ought to be strong and
healthy working out in the open
as we do."
"We are," said Hurst, dryly,
"or we'd have been dead after
that six-hour bath yesterday."
clarity and singleness of purpose the
author graphically reveals the neces
sity of openly fighting the insidious
menace of venereal diseases which
seriously threatens the civilian popu
lation of the country as it threatened
our fighting forces.
The whole truth concerning the
social evil is made clear without
once detractine from the gripping
human interest story which carries
the message. Two millions of sol
diers and sailors who might have
fallen victims of the degrading in
fluence of the prostitution system
have thrilled at this story of five
We Have Ten Lady In
structors Waiting to Teach
Yon.
NEW JAZZ
SHOE DANCE
We positively guarantee to
teach yon the One-Step. Fox
JTrot and Waltz in Three les
ions. Special Iiaani Tuesday ead
Thursday nights
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Phone Harney 6985
Benson 107
Mrs. Jack Conner's
School of Dancing
28th and Farnam Sts.
EVERY
NIGHT
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SUN. APRIL 20th
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Kennedy & Rooney
IN
"THE WIDOWED PAIR"
Dolores Vallecita
And Her Imperial Group of
Performing Indian Leopards
Three Bennett Sisters
Muscular Maids In '
Mit and Mat Maneuvers
Orpheum Travel Weekly.
Undimmed Star
that to my way of thinking, is the
finest recipe in the world to keep
one young," says Miss Ellsler. "Just
as our play points out age is merely
relative. We are only, as old, or as
young for that matter, at we choose
to feel and think." 1
Few are the actresses of the pres
ent generation whose careers have
been half so interesting as the stage
history of Miss Ellsler. She was a
favorite Juliet at the age of 14
(which,1 by the way, was the age
Shakespeare made his heroine) and
famous the country over as
the origipal . star in "Hazel
Kirke" before ,, she was out
of her teens. She was the daughter
of John A. Ellsler, one of the best
known managers of the old school,
and received her, early training in
her father's stock companies in
Cleveland and Pittsburgh. For many
years she was leading lady in the
companies of Frohmans. Just prior
to her retirement from the stage she
appeared in the all-star revival of
"The Merchant of Venice," playing
the role of Jessica. Nat Goodwin
was the Shvlock and Maxine Elliott
the Portia. Then, after a number of
years away from the footlights she
returned to play her present role of
"Angie" in ''pld Lady 31" one of
the finest "mother roles ever writ
ten.
stones through the center. There
are, of course, the inevitable pockets
made of the solid rhinestone , sur
face, which are crescent, shaped in
this case, one end attached to the
waistline in front. ' With ' this she
wears a coronet of rhinestones,, with
a long tulle veil, ' attached to it
around the sides and back; . Wits veil
hangs for one-quarter of a yard on
the floor and is gathered tightly to
gether at the end. .
She carries a novel bouquet effect
vhich,' instead of the conventional
lilies of' the valley;-, proves to be
a heart shape of blood-red stones
surrounded by a deep ruffle of silver
lace and hanging from this in the
fashion of tiny flower bunches is
rhinestone trimmed lace, to simu
late the flowers. '
There are several other stunning
"creations" among Miss Walsh's ar
ray of costumes, most Of them be
ing especially, attractive because of
their simplicity
young American soldiers face to face
Willi inc ug7 aiucuiiuv.
Charles Rav's next Dicture will
siva him a role in which he has to
do some nueilistic . work. The I
scenario writer has put him up
against a real hard fight and Charles
Ray, who is a conscientious worker
(nr thu rrifii. ha determined it
shall be a real fight He has en
gaged a sparring partner ana a ruD
ber and is now in the midst of a
nhvsiral culture training that would
do justice to' an aspirant for cham
pionship ring honors.
BOY
TONIGHT
And Monday, Tuesday, Wednes
day Nights, 50c to $2.00.
Popular Priced Matinee ti
Wednesday. Best Seats, 1
The Last Big Hit of the
Season.
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The Best Acting Com
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Also Matinee Wednesday
The Apostle of .
Happiness
Frederick V.
Bowers
I'm So Happy"
A Big Musical Farce in 3 Friend
ly Acts with an Accompaniment
of
BEAUTIFUL GIRLS.
Prices: 50c to $2.00. Popular
Mat. Wednesday, Best Stats, $1.
Mail Orders Now.
May 1-2-3-4 Mutt and Jeff.
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