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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 28, 1919. LIGHT STUFF FOR NEW YEARS CASTLE AND CALL, by special arrangement with Selwyn & Company have placed "Fair ... and Warmer," the Avery Hopwood farce, which come, to the Boyd A t 1 A . 1 - . . " - ionium lor one weetc on tour. "Fair and Warmer" it a' simon ' pure farce, in which the author , takes the kipd of material he knows -best how to handle and puts i through all its paces. Two admi rable younj people, find that their respective man partners have . been leading lives more say than . creditable while the domestic mem-J hers of the family stayed meekly at . home. To retaliate, the upright pair decide on some wickedness of their own. Having no practice in lesser crime, they greatly overdo it and find that instead of revenging them selves, they .have merely let them selves in for infinitely more than their original troubl ... - Nothing more amusing than the scene in which the inexperienced f pair mix drinks and drink them in order to be able to st?y up all night has been turrud loose from the fac . He Mr. Hopwood's pen. Matinees ; will be given New Year's day and Saturday. a . "La La 'Lucille" the musical farce ti- i , : . t-.j . perous run at the Colonial, theater, Chicago, opens an engagement of one week at the Brandeis tonight. Jt contains many complications, a few; frights, some embraces and ac-"-. cusations which are, interrupted by ripples of ' melody and spasms of N dance. The book is by Fred Jack- son, who also wrote "The. Velvet . F h lir " nrknc A e t i in hVia A (Aim , weeks ago was Cut short by the coal famine. George Gersliwin's music is dainty, and the lvrics of Arthur J. ; Jackson and B. G. DcSilva contain ' many v'eas that are amusing. The cast is headed by Sam Hardy, as- K' listed by .Henrietta Brewster, J. -.( Clarence Harvey, Marjorie Bentley, ' John Lowe, Tom Collins and others. The chorus is noted as "the hand . somest gowned" of the reason. The matinees areannounced for New ! Year's Day and Saturday. Beginning Sunday night, January " 4, Charles Dillingham will offer Fred Stone,' America's greatest' en- tertainer, in his production of a mu sical extravaganza, "Jack o' Lan- tern," for an engagement of one - week at the Brandeis theater. "Jack o' Lantern" ran fora solid year at the Globe1 theater in New York and :, played long runs in Boston and Chi t eager and Philadelphia last season. Announcement is made by - the L T Z ' f iy vt A ti"x i. fess f v :4im ! rail ;wd ; ((AJ 1 -C:t d i . ...... 1 ' -'i 1 -Ss IPie mat mr, cianirey anu ins - i I Marjorie Is Not Care Free; She Has Ideals in Real Life; Also a Cure for Socialism DANCING! PRAIRIE PARK Twenty-ixlh and Ames Ave. TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND SATURDAYS Leap Year Dance, January 1 . By the Ben Hur Dancing 'Club Colfax 4023 ARJORIE BENTLEY, who will be seen here this wee at the Brandeis in "La La Lucille" as Victorine, the' cabaret dancer, is not the care-free girl off the stage that she appears behind the' footlights. The studious in stincts implanted during her college days have not deserted her. She still hearkens to those times when the thesis to be prepared was the most important part of the" daily curriculum. At school she was a member of a debating society whose specialties will be introduced by the Runaway Four, late of the "Head-Over-Heels" company and others. The usual New Year's eve watch meeting performance now an es tablished feature at the Gayety will start at 11:30 Wednesday night, halt an hour atter the termination of the regular performance starting at 8:30. The extra show will be given in its entirety by Jack Con way and the Liberty girls and just at midnieht. at the death of 1919, ! nM A tU U.'-tl. f 1O90 enmA nsir1 auu WIS Ulltll Ul lfeV, DV1U v stunts, typical of the occasion, will be presented in the Gayety's custom ary nifty manner. All will be out and over at 1:45 a. m., January 1, 1920, in ample time to catch "owl'' cars home. Ladies' matinee at 2:15 daily all week. Today's matinee and the holiday matinee New Year's day j will start at 3. v v The Temple Four, will provide one of the feature acts of the new bill opening at the Empress today. Their program embraces late songs and ballads as well as a list pf o'd time 'melodies. Another featured act will be that offered by Lorraine Evon, the charming violiniste, and her golden bird, the canary of almost human intelligence. The children have a real treat ahead. ,Gus Thal ero's circus, considered thepeediect animal act in vaudeville, wil provide the stellar act of the bill. Grace De Winters has acquired the art of ven triloquism, and in addition she of fers imitations oMamous artists. "A Prince There Was," by George M. Cohan, will be the offering at the Brandeis January 19 to 21. (ohpheom) Isolds. IZUstt management of the Boyd theater to the effect that the Walter Hast Amustment company will present Scandal, the' sensational comedy success, at that playhouse on Sun day for the week of January 4. At the Orpheum the first show of 1920 will be headed by Henry Santrey 'and his famous society jazz band. Patrons are reminded that on Wednesday " night, New Year's eve, there will. (be two per formances, the first starting at :30 and the second at 10:10, The show which opens with the matinee this afternoon is likely to convince peo- pie that Mr. Santrey and his in strumentalists are among the lead ers in acrobatic music. It is not often that a real vocalist lends him self to jazz; hence, Mr. Santrey, who comes heading his own hilari ous organization, should prove a decided novelty. A featured act of the bill is to be the comedy, "The Man Hunt," written by Harlan Thompson. The chief character is a girj who walks in her sleep, by Isolde Illian. Ben and. Hazel Maun appear in a collection of amusing antics called "Nonsensical Nonenti ties." Frank Marion and Dan Maley offer an Italian character skit called "Push 'Em Up." Capable as singers and dancers, Flo and Ollie Walters are', ".attractive vand exceptionally gifted. Van and Belle are expert boomerang throwers. "A Quiet Evening" is a pantomine comedy 'Wihoix. cLtzd Van i PRESENTS "TeTeet of ie Tip" Story of the Play ARSENE LUPIN (David Powell), the famous French master-crook, supposed by the world to be dead, is in reality living as a respectable gentleman in a suburban town in America. He is summoned by his old millionaire friend, Henry Forbes, who is obsessed by the idea that he is to be mur dered that evening. Forbes' mind has been poisoned by Doctor Varney, who is attend ing him, against his wife, Marie. Varney has warned him falsely that Marie is carrying on an affair with Gordon Savage, a friend of the family, and that the two plan to get rid of the old man for his money. Upon Varney's advice, Forbes changes his will so that Florence (Marguerite Courtot), the missing daughter of his dead sister, will inherit his fortune. Florence is now Var ney's ward, not knowing her relationship to Forbes. The doctor succeeds in getting her Installed as the millionaire's secretary. While Arson Lupin and his friend, Mazeroux, are guarding Forbes that night he is mysteriously murdered. Teeth marks on an apple in the room where he sat im plicated his wife, Marie, but Arsene thinks her innocent and determines to find ithe real murderer. He is aided by Florence and through her establishes the innocence of Gordon Savage, though Lupin at first suspects him. The ex-crook is himself hunted by Jabot, a famous French detective who has come over to America on the news that Arsene Lupin is there. Thus Lupin's task is made more severe. On the day that Forbes' will is to be read Lupin is arrested, but declares that the real murderer will appear at the hour the disposition of the inheritance is announced. Doctor Varney sends Florence to the lawyer's office to represent him, and she is seized by the police. However, she and Lupin escape and succeed in reaching the Forbes' house. Here Lupin finds Varney and evidence that he is the murderer. The two fight a battle, and the doctor attempts to blow up the house with dynamite. Lupin foils the effort and, ambushing Varney, hands him over the detectives. Thus the real criminal is discovered, and later Lupin finds that his sympathy with Florence's plight has ripened into love. Mack Sennett Comedy "TheSpeakEasy" Four Days Beginning Sunday, Dec. 28 offered by Billy Fern and two as sistants. Their offering is a com bination of fun and clever feats. As unusuai bright sayings from newspapers will be a screen feature in "Topics of the Day," and world events will be pictured in Kino grams , - The Gayety theater offers as its attraction for New .Year's week, Messrs. Drew and Campbell's "Lib erty Girls, an organziation whose musical farcial entertainments have for years been considered the height in extravagant ftrri. The company stars Jack Conway, supporting whom are James J. Collins, Vic Plant, Harold ' Boyd, Thomas Brien, James Oliver, Joseph Dunn O'Brien, James Oliver, Joseph Dunn, Miss Monica Redmond, Miss Helen Stuart and Pauline Harer.- "Manless Isle" written by Jack Conway, has something like a connected story with characters well drawn and diversified. Incidental to the show deliberations had to do with the se rious problems of civic life. ' There were no dissertations on the fancies and frills of femininity, nothing but serious matters were brought up for discussion. The society was rather peculiar in that while its members were girls in their advanced teens, none of them wtre of the kind that gave promise of developing into the short-haired class of orators so prevalent nowadays, who delight in discoursing on eugenics and the direful results of wearing this or that. All topics of that nature were banned. Anything pertaining to civic 1 or national government, or economics would receive the closest attention. , Miss Bentley says she does not agree wholly with the resolution in troduced into congress last week by the representative from California, who urged the teaching of bolshe vism in the schools, so that the chil dren may be acquainted with its hor rors and dangers. She. asserts by teaching it many seeds of discontent will be implanted that cannot be up rooted when the young mind devel ops. That is the wrong kind of teaching. The only way its dangers should be exposed to the tyro mind is by application of its methods. Miss Bentley says the doctor to controvert the action of poison gives poison. He does not give it in sac charine disguise; he uses the rectic method. So why not use socialistic methods to cure socialism?' As an illustration of the efficacy of the latter method, she narrates the ex perience of her teacher room-mate. This teacher is assigned to a school down on the lower East Side of New York City, where the pupils, are the offspring of foreigners who are socialists to the nth degree. These children live and breathe the atmosphere of socialism. They hear it while eating and they eagerly drink it in. They have all the fa- (Onntinurd on Page Eleven, Column Four). BOYID) TONIGHTS MmJ W U IZaS Matinee. New Yeer'e and Seturd.y Welcome Return Visit of the Great Comedy Success ,AVEHY HOPWOOtfe GALE OF LAUGHTER AH". mm U If LLUUU 7A rcnrvnr?ro) niWUiuiniiMiU W I Iflj-t Hill II 1 II L-lill U UJf UUUU UMMM RIBfcCnON Of SELWYN 6 CO. ONE YEAR NEW YORK r. i ju r ,.Li Ha , six; r MONTHS CHICAG6 A SURE-FIRE CURE FOR THE BLUES V THIS IS A ROAD SHOW " NOT A MOTION PICTURE ii i i i 1 X1- 1 EXCELLENT NEW YORK CAST THE COMEDY HIT OF THE AGE SEATS NOW TZ' One Week Commencing Next Sunday Nigt Matinee Wednesday and Saturday ' t WALTER HAST Presenti :E Cosmos Hamilton's Frank and Witty Comedy The Most Daring and Brilliant Play ' ; ; Ever Seen on the American Stage. After a Triumphant Run of 7 Solid Months in Chicago. OMAHA'S FUN CENTER" tf?jriltt7i Evnf .. 25-50-78e, $1 gXytCf Dally Mat. 15-25-SOc DREW and CAMPBELL'S XV$&? Liberty Girls BMr. Wehms JACK CONWAY The Runaway 4; Great Cait and Produc tion; Vampire Beauty Chorua. LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS NEW SHOW TODAY Si THALEROS CIRCUS Animal Circu TEMPLE FOUR Harmony Singing THE GOLDEN BIRO GRACE DE WINTERS Photoplay Attraction Wm. Fox prosanU ELINOR FAIR and l ALBERT RAY in " Tin Pan Alley Mack Swain Comedy Path Weakly Outing Cheater MATINEE DAILY 2:15 PHONE D0U0.494 THC BIST IN VAUDEVILLE EVERY NIGHT 8:15 Week Starting Sunday. Dec. 28fh e it inn A Happy Now i i HENRY SAHTREY Formerly Principal Baritone of the New York Hippodrome and Hit 10 People SOCIETY JAZZ BAND lOPeopb (Including Santrey) ' BEN & HAZEL MANN MARINO Sc. MALEY In Nonsensical Nonentities "Push 'Em Up" FLO & OLLIE WALTERS VAN & BELLE Two Sunbeams ' In Noah' Ark BILLY FERN & CO. In His Own Original Pantomimic Comedy "A Quiet Evening" "THE MAN HUNT" A Somnambulistic Comedy With Isolde Illian By Harlan Thompson TOPICS OF THE DAY KINOGRAMS X T ""R A RE17 YEAR'S EVE. December 2 PERFORMANCES 2 ONE AT 7:50 ONE AT 10:10 , 3 Matinees, 15c to 75c; Nights, 15c to $1 Patrons Pay, War Tax Hens haw Cafe SUNDAY DINNER Special $1.50 Per Person 11 A. M. fop P. M. Orchestra 6 to 8 c3 UJ33 2Si PL I III! 1 J43 HEATRE TONIGHT AND ALL NEW YEAR'S WEEK Jitx "ideas 3 'Att v 'Ann nap " Ls hi MS? - Retenr Scat Now tot NEW YEAR'S EVE. Matinee New Year'i nt Satnrdajr ; ; prices :. Ni(hUJ .MaW vNi Yaa, t xt 6' I'fool Beginning If bull January 4th Next Sunday, The Big Event of the Season Charles Dillingham Offers America's Greatest Entertainer Fr It OH 8 In An Incomparable Musical Extravaganza One Year in New York. ' Six Months in Chicago. E)D I fTC .-NIGHTS and SAT. MAT. Orchestra and four rows f H I V 4 Balcony, $3.00. Sth to 8th rows Balcony, $2.50. 9th to 12th rows Balcony, $2.00. Second ' Balcony. $1.00. WED. MATINEE, Orchestra and first four rows Balcony, $2.50. 5th to 8th rows, $2.00. 9th to 12th rows, $1.50. Second Balcony, $1.00. (War Tax 10 additional). Seats tomorrow 10 A; M. ;. Parties ordering by mail should include self -addressed and stamped envelope for return of tickets and avoid the long wait at the box office. Owing to the enormous demand, no seats can be laid away and no phone orders will be taken. NOTE: Company arrives by special train from St. Louis no late curtain next Sunday. . . : , - . , . , . - , A force of 20 men is required to work night and day for two weeks in order to prepare the stage for the final scene of this production. 1 Two Days Only January 11-12 'TURN ll RIGHT' Tuesday, Jan. 13 Zoellner Siring Quartette Jan. 14-15-16-17 Mr. George Arliss in "Jacques Duval" r January 19 to 21 "A Prince There IVas" Jan. 22-3-4 : "The Better 0!e" with DeWoif Hopper Jan. 25 to 28 "Fanchon & Marco Revue" January 29 to February 1 Trixle Friganza in " Poor Mama " ' -ft -.1