THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 5. 1919.
13 B
BUSY WEEK
AT THEATERS
P.1
IISKE O'HARA will be at the
Brandeis for an extra perform
ance of "Down Limerick Way,"
this evening, thus giving the many
who missed seeing him during the
early part of the week an opportune
fy to witness his delightful perform
ance. The plot of "Down Limerick
Way" concerns Sir Daniel Darragh,
a gallant young nobleman, who left a
legacy of a departed friend, a
beautiful young girl named Ellen.
The complications are of a novel
nature, and ample histrionic oppor
tunity is afforded to the splendid
supporting company of players.
."The Revelations of a Wife" is
now being presented in dramatic
form and will be offered at the Boyd
today matinee and week. The even
ing performance will be for every
body ovef the age of 16. It com
bines mystery, pathos and comedy,
nuking it a much sought for play
by t?ie tired public who have been
bored by pictures and similarity of
dramatic offerings. "Should a girl
tell her prospective husband her past
life?" is a very strong point unrav
elled in this play. It will show that
a child in the house is a great doc
tor for broken hearts, therefore it is
a 'very beneficial play as well as a
play of mystery. Daily matinees
will be given.
Types new and interesting come to
4t -Rranrlois fnr three rtavs. start
ing ' tomorrow;'" when Klaw & Er
lanaer and' Georere C. Tyler present
their new ' comedy, , "Tiilie," with-f
Patricia Cpllinge in the name part.
This fouY-act play is based upon
Mrs. Helen R. Martin's novel,
'Tiilie, a Mennonite Maid," and its
locale is one of the tiny villages not
tar- from Lancaster, Pa., the very
heart of the Mennonite country. It
fairly breathes the atmosphere with
which the descendants of the old
Dutch settlers are" surrounded.
Tillie's father. Jacob Getz. has
the local idea of paternal discipline.
exceptionally well developed, and so
the young girl approaches woman
hood heart-hungry and with a long
ing for:,', knowledge: Her- former
school teacher, an aunt and the vil
lage doctor are the only ones who
have shown her any affection. Two
love-affairs come into her life. . In
one; the only, son of a wealthy local
farmer tries to force himself upon
her, as: he j.belieyes that a "Punt2
always gets what he sets out for,"
and in the other there is a young
Harvard graduate, who is touched
by Tillie's aelf-sacrifice which ..he
learns when he comes to. the. vil
lage to teach the WilliaraiPenn
school. The production is in: entire
harmony with the atmosphere of the
play.f Miss Collinge is supported by
a company embracing such well
known players as John W. Ran
some, ; Robert Hudson, Maude
Granger, . Alfred Kappeler, Adolf
Link, Mildred Booth, Petra Folk-
Harry A. Fisher,' Abbott- Roland,
Dresser yalentine, Charles Burrows
and others. ...
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Equally popular in vaudeville and
th musical comedy, John Hyams and
Leila Mclntyre are to be the stellar
attraction this week at the Orpheum.
They are to appear in the model
playet, "Maybloom," by Fratvk.Stant
mers. Miss Mclntyre has- another
of her most charming roles. Among
her . songs she will include her
Quaker number. One of the fea
tured acts of the bill is to be that
of the Arnaut Brothers, musical
tumbling clown's. Whjle going
through their acrobatic routine they
play the violin. Still another fea
tured act of the show will be the
offering of William 1 Gibson and
Regins Connelli. They appear as
the joint stars of Aaron Hoffman's
matrimonial comedy, "The Honey
moon." Formerly Mr Gibson starred
in "The Lincoln Highwayman," and
' Miss Connelli was seen in "Moon
dovn," one of the successes of the
Washington Square players. Three
pianists and a vocalist appear in
"Pianoville." Each instrumentalist
plays an individual piano. George
B. - Reed sings to his own accom
paniment. Chris Richards, an ec
centric English comedian.
juggles, tells stories and sings.. With
ner repertoire 01 original suugs,
which she sings in an original man
ner, Madge Maitland will be another
virtuoso' of the xylophone, Lamberti
has become a decided favorite in
vaudeville. Once again "Topics of
the Day," those, pointed sayings
culled from the daily papers, will be
a film feature, and also news events
will be pictured by Kinograms
Patrons of vaudeville will greatly
enjoy the La. Petite Cabaret Revue,
a .manikin musical comedy which
.headlines the show which opens at
the Empress today. ..With., special
scenery. and electrical , effects that
transform the stage into an ultras
.fashionable modern cafe, the mani
kin entertainers depict perfectly a
cabaret performance, introducing
such specialities as a.' "shimmy"
dance, the Russian ballet, death
march Of John Barleycorn and
others. " A singing quartet which
comes highly recommended is "The
Dixie Four.' Their repertoire in
cludes the late song hits and some
old favorites. Princess Kalama and
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John Ransome's StartWas as
End Man in Minstrel Show
Pair of Orpheum .
Stars Popular
With Omahans
OHN V. RANSOME, whose
T
J impersonation of the ignorinM Valley Minstrels, for which
nut kindly-hearted country
Tphysician, "Doc" Weaver, is one of
the joys of the performance of
"Tillie," the" comedy of Pennsyl
vania Dutch life coming to the
Brandeis theater, is an old comedian
of the musical shows.
His stage beginnings were most
interesting, inasmuch as "his first
"stuff" (that being vaudeville ver
nacular for "material" the same
meaning stories and patter) was
gamzation known as the Missouri
Gene"
Field did all the writing.
'After Mr. Ransome had enjoyed
a year of local popularity, a minstrel
company stranded in Kansas City,
and the advance agent, who was
cheery optimist, came on to St.
Joseph to see if he could interest
anyone in town to the extent of put
ting up sufficient money to pay the
railroad fares of the organization
into the latter town. He found a
man who agreed to do this for a
oercentase of the I oral reoint if
written for him by no less a celeb-1 "that Ransome boy" could be per
rity than Eugene Field, only at that j mitted to go on and play one Of the
particular time Field wasn't gen-f,ends and be featured in the billing,
erally recognized as a famous fel- j Young Ransome was persuaded,
low, . being merely general ..utility i and the show was given to two Ca
rnarvon the St. Joseph, Mo., Gazette. : pacity audiences.
St. Joe is Mr. Ransome's home, and ' That eited the vnunotr H
j he used to be, at the age of 16, the j left with the minstrels next day and
'principal end man in an amateur or- ' remained with them all season.
syncopation's scintilating little star,
will constitute two special feature
cards. For the week of October 19,
, the big headline attraction will be
j the soldier stars and original chorus
;ot the two big New York musical
'comedies, "You Know Me, Al," and
Let s Beat It." presenting "Puttinn
! It Over," a musical comedy. There
will also be two special features on
the program, Dolly Kay, syncopa-
i tion's clever exponent, and Long
lack Sam, noted Chinese sleight of
hand performer and comedian, and
his company of wonder workers.
"Mutt and Jeff" will be seen and
I heard. at the Brandeis next Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday. This
time they appear as seekers after
:, fame and fortune, their adventures
taking, place in the "Land of
Dreams." The action is punctuated
with latest song hits, ensembles,
dance features and novelties. , A
pretty and fascinating chorus, at
tired in captivating array has Mseen
engaged in conjunction with an ex
tremely competent cast.
"A Tailor-Made Man" will be pre
sented by Cohan and Harris at the
Brandeis for a return engagement of
four days, beginning Sunday, Octo
ber 12, with the usual matinee on
Wednesday. The play, by the lata
Harry James Smith, based on an
earlier work, "The Well-Fitting
Dress Suit," by Gabriel Dregley, was
the comedy hit of New York, where
it had a run of one solid year at the
Cohan and Harris theater. As an
American comedy of the present day
the design is neat, the fitting skillful,
the mode up to date and the mate
rial of the kind that wears well.
. "Going Up," a musical comedy,
will be the attraction at the Bran
deis theater October 27, 28 and 29.
company in "Hawaiian Night's En
tertainment" play the steel guitar
and ukule'e and are possessed . of
Splendid singing voices. Clayton
and Lennie have a new and original
line,of patter to fit, the characters
they have expoited since their ad
vent in vaudeville.
A comedy that turn all the vet
eran rules of theaterdom topsy
turvy is "Seventeen,", the stage ver
sion' of the Booth TarkingtOn Willie
Baxter stories which Stuart Wal
ker will present at thi Boyd theater
next Sunday for one week, with
matinees Wednesday and' Sunday.
Usually the vampire of a play is
a sinuous, mauve-clad creature with
red, red lips and white, white cheeks
and; blue-black eyes. Behold! the
dangerous woman in "Seventeen"
she wears ginghams and talks baby
talk. When Miss Ruth Gordon, in
the xharacter of Lola Pratt, the
siren, murmurs "icle boy, don't oo
fordit . urns Lola," audiences to a
dances, ftnan vow eternal remembrance.
villains are almost ways tan,
bulky, heavy-browed men with for
midable mustaches. But in "Seven
teen" the person whom our hero
tries desperately to foil is ' an in
sidious young lady of 10 years a
near relative, in truth, such is the
cruel realism of the play, 'tis his
NEW SHOW TODAY
La Petit Cabrt Rviw
DIXIE FOUR '
PRINCESS KALAMA 4 CO.
CLAYTON tt LENNIE
Photoplay Attracttoa
Elinor Fair
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! Syj Mhmvl R,y
IfN "Tha Last
Oa) " Priaeass"
Hank Maaa Camay Path. Wxkly
Outbif Cbmtar. Ftaturt
own sister. This unnatural wretcli
repeatedly wrecks Willie's plays to
win, the woman of his heart by her .
bread and butter and apple sauce
remarks. Jane, as played by Lil
lian Ross, has a giggle as madden-,
ing as - any heavy man's sinister
"Ha, ha."
Whoever saw a hero witiiout an
acquiline nose, The manner of a
Hamlet? And who wasn't "immacu
lately' groomed"? The hero .in
"Seventeen," ' who is played . by
Gregory Kelly, sometimes forgets
to brush his hair and shine his
shoes. He encounters '.his lady love
on the street when he is carrying-
not a dapper cane, but his mother's
wash boiler. His voice hasn't the
tioble clarion heroic ring that usual
ly defies Jack Dalton, but is a
whimsjcal. combination of desire and
despair. And his nose well. i isn't
exactly that of a Greek god, is it?.
Perhaps that's what makes him a
hero after our own hearts.
The big 'New. York Winter Gar
den revue, ''The Passing Show of
1918," ..has had a record-breaking
run in Chicago. Running to within
two weeks of the usual run of .these
big shows' at the Palace music hall,
it moved to the Garrick, where it
added several prosperous weeks toJ
its Chicago engagement, i nis Dig
fun, girl and music show will be the
attraction at the Boyd theater for
one week, starting Sunday, Octo
ber 26. ; ' .
Thi week's offering at the Gayety
is Joe Hurtig's 1919-20 fashion play,
"The Gins of the U. S. A." This
offers as its principal feature Lew
Hilton, in a great big two-act com
edy with-ten scenes which serve to
introduce comedians, soubrettes,
special feature artists, operatic
songsters, dancing experts and prize
beauty, singing and dancing girls.
Manager Hurtig's experience in thjs
branch of theatricals have resulted
in this formation of an organization
Presenting, a performance of which
he may well feel proud. World
series base ball scores will be an
nounced from the stage on after
noons there 'are games. Today's
matinee starts at 3. Beginning to
morrow there will be a ladies' dime
matinee daily all week,, -
During October the Orpheum
management declares" its feature of
ferings will be such as to sustain
its promise of a pleasing standard
of excellence in- the season's offer
ings. For the week of October 12,
Marguenta Sylva, late star of the
Paris Grand .. Opera company and
the Chicago ; Grand. Opera- associa
tion-, will- be. -.the stellar attraction.
and La Bernicia, America's young
est prima ballerina, assisted by
Yvonne Verlaine and company of
classic dancers, and Marion Harris,
Matinae
Daily
2:15
Every
Night
8:15
WEEK STARTING SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5.
JOHN LEILA
HYAMS & IVIclNTYRE
In a Modal Playlet
"MAYBLOOM"
By Frank Stammora
t "P-I-A-N-O-V-I-L-L-E"
Featuring
GEORGE E. REED A GIRLS
' CHRIS RICHARDS
. Tha Eccentric English Comedian
Arnaut Brothers
The Loving Birda
The International Star '
MADGE MAITLAND "LAMBERTI"
Introducing a repertoire of Origi- Xvlophonlet
sal Son ft, eung in an Individual Supremo
Manner- ,
WILLIAM L.
REGINA
Gibson & Connelli
la Aaron Hoffman' New Comedy
. "THE HONEYMOON"
KINOGRAMS
TOPICS OF THE DAY
NEXT WEEK MADAME MARGUERITA SYLVA
Price Night. 15c to $1.00. Matinee, 1 5c to 75c.
"Omaha Fun CeAer" '
tOif a dtyTTSi Dally Mat., 15-25-SOc
J53gf'C57 Evngs., 25-50-75C, $1
. Jot Hurtli'i Blue-Away Hit
'GIRLS . OF U S A " Mu.ieal
Ult1L THE Burlomia
Commanded by LEW (Shlmky. That'i I'm) HIL
TON, Thersa Ada mi. .Maurice Samuels, Tenny HiU
son. Will H. Murphy, Babe Levatta. John Bohl-
i. Hay Peck and tha Red, White and Blue
utv Chorus. World Series Senr AnnOHneed.
LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS
OMAHA AUDITORIUM ,
Chicago Grand Opera
! Presents
"Aida" aBoheme"
OCT. 20TH OCT. 21ST
Orchestra 60 Ballet-Chorus 60
PRICES: . ' ,
Single Seats: $5.00, $4.00,' $3.00, $2.00, $1.00.
Season Seats: $9.00, $7.00, $5.00, $3.00, $2.00.
War tax must be paid on full value of season tickets.
Mail orders should contain stamp for
Y return of tickets. ,
BOX OFFICE AT HOSPE'S
FEW tnusicalcomedy stars nave
a wider acquaintance in Omaha
than John Hyams and Leila
Mclntyre. . They are social, as well
as stage favorites in this city. Dur
ing their repeated engagements
here, both in musical attractions ana
n vaudevilte. their popularity has
steadily increased during the past
half dozen years'.
These stars who are to neaa me
Orpheum bill this week in a model
playlet called "Maybloom," have ap
peared in successive seasons in mus
ical comedy.
In the lighter class of entertain
ment, Hyams and Mclntyre have
made such a pleasing impression
that the return of these popular
stars in vaudeville will doubtless be
greatly appreciated by their many
admirers in this city
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St. Ives. Cornwall.j-A' woman's
dying thought for her husband, a
blinded and paralized ex-sailor, re
sulted in both losing their lives here.
The victims named Pollard, lived in
a cottage near the shore. When the
wife returned from a visit to the
beach she found "a lamp overturned
and the kitchen in flames. She
rushed upstairs . through s dense
smoke and dragged Jier husband to
a third story window. Before a lad
der could be brought - both were
overcome. The' bodies were found
with the wife clasping har husband.
Week Sun. Mat today
Daily Matinees for Ladiaa Onl
' 7
25 -50
SUNDAY MATINEE AND NIGHTS 60t, T5e. l. For All Over I Yeers
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AT THE MATINEE FOR LADIES ONLY
ALICE STERLING (A Woman With a Paat) WILL ADDRESS THE LADIES
- ON MARRIAGE. DIVORCE AND LOVE
THE SUBJECT BEING "THE DUEL OF SEXES
"LADIES MASTER THIS CODE" .
UFFDJUL -RU UDVnFUL
The ft rat five ladle aolvinf thla cipher putxle will receive two tickets each far
Monday matinee or night. It ie worked by a aimple code. Haa something to
do with tnJ1JyyAniwers mt Tc,et Ofllce Before 1 p. m.. October 6. i
Revelation is Now Running in The Omaha Bee. .
WEEK COMMENCING SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
SEAT SALE WEDNESDAY MAIL ORDERS NOW
Stuart Walkar Will Prsat
- BOOTH T ARLINGTON'S
A PLAY OF YOUTH AND LOVE AND SUMMERTIME
With GREGORY KELLY and Original Company
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PESEK
vs.
LONDOS
Wrestling
Match
Omaha
Auditorium
FRIDAY
EVENING,
October 10
Don't Miss It
Seats Now on Sale
(tonight!
extras I
The Popular Actor-
Singer
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i "Down
! Limerick Way"
! THURSDAY,
II rlday and Saturday
Saturday Matinee
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In His New Romantic
Comedy of Love and
Laughter , Which De
lighted Visitors to the
-Brandeis All Last Week.
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Hear Mr. O'Hara's New
Melody Song Hits.
Last Time Tonight
At 8:20. v '
Admission 25c, 50c,
75c, $1.00 and $1.50.
cfisie O'Jfava
BUD FISHER'S CARTOON
MUSICAL COMEDY
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BIGGER
FUNNIER
ALL NEW
A Tornado of Fun and Pretty Girls
MIRTII--S0I1G LAUGHTER
"Mutt and Jaffa . Dream" ia in three acU, with a plot permHtinf ef ia-"
numerable turprieea. feature, ilavaltie aad IrreaUtible hilarity, plausible actieal
aad the introduction of-especially written aone and ain(ia(, danciac enaerablee,
and ether bite calculated to place the author, Bud Fisher, in a atate of infec
tious calcination from start to finish. A splendid cast hes beets provided by
Manager Hill, and an array of youthful girls haa been selected for the chorus.
There are 20 of the latest song hits, vaudeville bits and side-splitting situa
tions. , All calculated to make an evening's entertainment one of merriment.
NIGHTS 25c to $1.00. SAT. MATINEE 25c, 50c, 75c.
TOMORROW NIGHT
KLAW & ERLANGER and GEO. C. TYLER Present
Tuesday and Wednesday
Wednesday Matinee
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LONDOS
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4 NIGHTS luday OCT. 12 W
BACK AGAIN ! YOU'LL LAUGH AGAIN !
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Direct From a Record Run of S Months at the Blacketene, Chicago.
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Patricia Collinge, the charming actress whs smashed all records at the
Btackstone Theater, Chlcego, lest season in this quaint comedy, will open a brief
engagement at the Braadeia tomorrow night.
, Mies Collinge's delightful embodiment of the title role in "Follyanna"
won her the right to a definite place among the atara and in "TilUe," tha Men
nonite Maid, aha has a role which should make en appeal to the large public
who loved her a the Clad Girl. -
The distinguished company seen with her in Chicago will appear in Omaha.
It Is headed by that finished comedien, John W. Rsnsone, of "Prince ef Pilaen"
fame, whose impersonation of a benignant old country physician is one of the
delights of the performance.
NIGHTS 8 0e to S2.M.
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WEDNESDAY MATINEE, 50c to $1 JO.
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OOHAN i. HARRIS PRESENT
THE TUNNIE5T AMERKWi
(OMEDy OF RECENT TEARS
IS
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SfHARRf JAMES SMITH;
ONE SOLID YEAR IN NEW YORK,;'
6 Months in Chicago. 1 6 Months in Phtladclphivt.
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PRICES Nights, SOc to $2.00. Wed. Mat, 25c to $1.5p!
SEAT SALE MONDAY, 10 A. M. ; I
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