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- t M4 B y. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE; APRIL 18, 1920. t Mirthful Applause Greets Twin 'Six in "Florbdora" Vr. By BURNS MANTLE. TEW YORK fSoecialX Corre j sponence.) In the oldtfays, ' Fifth averlue must have ben a dull i place. The parading ladies of 20 , years ago were modestly covered from ankles to throat line, and stu dents of feminine anatomy, we are old, were forced to haunt thewindy corners properly to compare liotes on contours and such. Probably ' the impression prevailing at tha time that all the shapely ladies m the world were on the stage, else why did those who were not go to such extreme pains to conceal the '.' proof preferring to sweep the pave ;ments with trailing rufSes . rather than reveal so jffuch as the filling o( their shoe, tops? ' .. , . . The contrast in styles twixt then i and; now was brought forcibly to , : wind last week by the Shuberts re - vival of "Florodora" at the Century ' (theater. In making the most of the famous sextet the producers, have in- itroduced not only a modern group of -"Tell Me, Pretty Maidens," short skirted 4and daintily hatted, but a ;secopd six wearing copies of the old " sextet's gowns, with long skirts and picture hats and an effect "of fullness 5 about' the knees that suggested lay . iers on -layers of petticoats to make protection doubly' sure. 1 . . . i '.The appearance of the old sextet .was greeted with howls of mirth ; from the cocky youngsters present j the night of the opening! but this f mirth was quickly followed by a , burst of applause from their elders, . . given, I suspect, as a rebuke to those s wW haVe :boldl accepted "the' free 1 , dora of the knees" as a proper fash- ion.' The trailing gown may have '.been cumbersome and a little ih- sanittry, the older ladiew seemed I to' be trying to say, but at least it d was warm. The frozen, petulla was '..not nearly so common when mother was a girl. - . i Aside from the - excitement- the ' sextet caused (there was also a trjird . section added to the number, coni 'posed of stage . chltdren who ;',. mimicked the nods and grimaces of i trie "older ' vamps most amusingly) i the "Florodora revival was with . out particular teature. The old i jokes- have been revamped and a few Twoa-Day Galls Another Singer I i Away From Grand Opera Work new songs interpolated. What has been put in, however, , is ar! im? provemeift on what has been taken OUt. ' , ; ' y , The cast selected is a particularly good one. Eleanor Painter is the new Dolores and, b,eTng one 'of the best modern prima donnas, she did much to add distinction to the re vival. Walter Woolf, a younsr bari tone new to principal - roles on Broadway, sang the familiar "In the Shades of the Sheltering Palms," to a succession of encores. Christie MacDonald is the -.: successor of Edna Wallace Hooper, scoring her best success with the song aboutj lacv1 and beorge Wassel has the Willie -Edouin part; tV Tweedle punch, the lomic phrenologist. The others' include' Margot Kelly of the red, red hair; John T. Murray, Nace Bonville and Harry Fenderr The revival has been elaborately set and costumed and promises to continue popularly well into the early ura rner. ' ' - ' - -All the Easter week entertain ments were, musical. The second of them, called "Lassie," has been made from the Scotch comedy. "Kit ty McKay," whichi-William Elliott produced a few "seasons ago in the hope that he had hit upon a' second "Bunty Pulinhe Strings."- As it turned out he was . not that lucky, hut the little play ran for several months and was well liked. The musical version preserves tire-daintiness which was the charm of the play, and as the story is much bet ter than that furnished mbst musical comedies', MLassie" has been received with considerable enthusiasm. Molly Pearson, who was promi nent in the original cast, is again playing the wise little .Scotch wo man who' was intent upon rewriting he Bible that it might be a roerfe fit ting guide for earthly conduct, re lieving it of "those brazen tegats" and cleaning up the- affairs' of -the "Adamses" so that thejjoings on in the Garden of Eden might be the more easily explained to the young. Tessa Kosta,, a -charming prima donna,' is the Cinderella heroine who went to London and found. a prince.1 onlv to lose him temoorarilv. and Roland Bottornley . and Colin fng a ; sympathetic atmosphere J,for ! ? i:;J . it1. ' j us superior renuiiions. i nis moae of approach to, the1 interest of his audience reflects a. searching study of the qualifications necessary for success m this dimcult type at en tertainment. He regards' his' vau deville auditors quite as "worthy, of conquest as those ' who acclaimed him -fct the exacting Metropolitan opera house in Manhattan,' on tour with thex Chicago Opera company, under the Oscar Hammersteiri ban ner, or during his triumphant ap pearance at the foremost capitals of music on the continent. An Ameri can singer, American trained, he has brought. American methods' to-the exploitation of his art. His whole performatice is interlarded (with per tinent humorous comment. . The re sult is Something new in the field pf amusement. Which is one way of denning; vauevnie. , . r ' ' sue of the Wynn case and j the con tract was annulled by mutual agree ment. :) Then the comedian, decided to or ganize his own company and present an "Ed Wynn Carflival," which, if successful, would becom anannual revue; an entertainment to ' com pete -' with Raymond' Hitchcock's "Hitchy-koo," celebrations, . George Vhite's "Scandals," and to some ex-: i'ent. with Florenz Zieefeld's "Fol- ' ' " ' " " - --- m -- 1 ci i n ; WW !, artre. cfrit. . in i ''" ine pnuDeris x-assing FRESH evidence is constantly . being offered of the far-reaching range of vaudeville in the matter of entertainment. As no simi lar institution can, the two-a-day mirrors the ptiblic predilection re specting amusement values. Its pass ing whfms and caprices are gratified no less, quickly and conscientiously than its most serious preferences. Jit, musicaWevue, fashion show, Aovelty, gran'd opera all. are inter woven to form the warp, and woof of vaudeville. And every element that enters into the making of this fabric of fun represents the most painstaking care in selection. In Henri Scott, ' for instance, .late bass baritone of the Metropolitan Opera company in New York, who, is now making his initial tour of the Or pheum circuit, I there is united the ability to scale the heights pf! oper atic song with the. twin gift.bf creat- O'Moore sing , .the principal male roles agreeably. Hugo ' Felix wrote the score, which is splendidly in keeping with the atmosphere' of the play, and the quaintnesst'bf the costumes, .in the style-of the J60s, . provides many at-, tractive . stage, pictures. Catherine Chisholm Cjishing, who wrote "Kit ty McKay," has adapted .the book; iiuu jjruviucu mc lyuts. swinsr Ed Wynn. the comedian, was oneof the first V "walk out." Not oniy am ruwara wane, out, ne tooraa leading part in the curbstone Speech making, politely but insistently pre senting the actors' side of the pn troversy and giving -courage to man-f of the weaker brothers and sisters who were reluctant to giire up their jobs for a principle. Just before the strike Wynh had signed a long term contract with the Messrs.- Shu- bert, but after the strike they de cided that, in view' of some of the things he had said, or that they had heard he had said, theydid not care to have him working anywhere near them. So" they planned, it was de clared at'thls time, to be -even witk the .comedian by booking him. in all the one night "stand towns .between .New' York and San, Francisco; Wnen the strike was settled, however, the Equity representatives made an is- ''Bill, l&gy iyJ'iil . v Today! Cl IT. 1. , i..: u : .. ' o:iuw. xa lias ucctk L;iaj-iiiK "Carnival" out of town now 'for several weeks, Jhd when he brought it to the New Amsterdam theater last Monday, he Equity boys or ganized a reception committee, bought several hundred seats, and gave the 'comedian the reception of his life. . ' -' - The "Carnival" is a lively -entertainment of the familiar revue type. There is -an assortment of vaude ville specialties' of the bejtter grade sandwiched 'inbetween song num bers in which the' marching and jiggling chorus illustrates senti mental ballads. Wynn, however, is the best par of his own entertain ment and, as he is an alert jester and amusing and has a large follow ing, he is successful. " Mr. and Mrs. Coburn, who used to present campus dramas in col lege towns, favoring Shakespeare as an author and picking 'such other near-classics s "The Yellow Jack et ' and the. Mohere "repertoire, have .: . i 1 i.-- i i : i i. ii. noi ueen as iutKV as usual wmi incii iatast adventure in play producing. These interesting independents did wonderfully with their Chinese play, and later, when they fought thjs American rights' to lhe Better '01e," after all the wise men of Broadway had turned it down, they , . , . . , ... . . nmirri: msnx 3 i v, - I ,'W n - fl fORPHFUM) IK ; , ' ' ' v ;y -: .;:k j Critics Loudly Sco0 At Dadafist Artistry From Switzerland I.onon. April 17. Even London's ultra-ultra art circles and they can go pretty far fail to get the idea of the f'Dadaists." ' The' Dadists are ' holding forth over in Switzerland, whence come telegraphed accounts of their art exhibits. , . Dawn on Lake Ncucliatel, a post cubist impression, is thus de scribed by the correspondent of the jjuuy inau: Ihree large chunks of wood, one orange, one blue and one green. glued, on a background df multicoN , ored strines. In the corner were tbree-brass-'headed carpet tacks and four matches and a postage stamp gazed lovingly at two boot buttons and a piece -of embroidery in the foreground." ' v Of course, said a Dadist: "That is a beautiful oortrait in C' sharp minor." . An the correspondent avers tins , is what he saw: "Some triangular pieces of col ored paper with a few fragments of copper wire,N a cabbage stalk and several toothpicks; urouned here and there in artistic confusion." J Who in what is "Dada", anyway? London's advanced artists are ask- ing. piled ' up , a 'fortune of respectable size in a comparatively shott time. Their first offering this season, how ever, is a rather thin - little music play called. "Three Show.ers." To give it a touch of -novelty thev in troduce twin chroniclers to explain uie pioc oeiore eacn act, dui as it happens to be one of those plots that weakens under the least strain, the novelty does ' not help ''much. Anna Wheaton and a colored quar tet share the scattered handclaps among them. William Cary Dun can wrote the words and the Messrs. Creamer and Layton, the tunes. 'VOet Fuer V:. Jaefs Pickford flie tittle Shepherd of KiriMoin Come." From theTamou Novel"" byj John Fox Jr. F COURSE, you read the book! Million did and were un f V- tpeakaIy thrilled and touched by this wonderful aomance of the Kentucky mountains! Now you can see the living breathing characters of the great novel you can witness a picture so filled with adventure, Southern chivalry, and the big, wholesome outdoors that you will' vow you've never witnessed anything one-half so splendid! Also that sure cure for the bluet Clwlie Chaplin in " The tount ... ( r IT- &&y$y Kw 4 : it,- . . i r , WO headline attractions will be fea tured this week at the Orpheum. Of these stellar offerings one is to be a travesty on the old-time melodrama called 'For nty s saKe." xnomaa uuray win have the role ot the rube manager of Cy Splvlns' "opera house." Spivins is man ager, bill poster and property man. Much fun is occasioned by seelne him work the storm and other effects during: the lurid progress of the stage story. Another head-, line offering will be. contributed by the famous American bass-baritone, Henri Scott, who comes to vaudeville after hav ing made a name for himBelf with the Metropolitan Opera company and other famous operatic organizations. Hubert H. Kinney and Corinne are to ftffer s rouD of five widely different dances. ThBgrace and ease of their work give them their special distinction. "Freshy's Initiation," as presented by Kennedy and Hollis, is ansther featured act. In which a lot of humorous college pranks are related in song and story. Harry Jolson, "operatic blackface comedian," Is a tun-maker of clever attributes,, but Is even' more gifted as a vocalist. "Art Studies" will be pre sented by the famous poseuse, Maria Lo, reproducing with her plastic body the art forms of well-known masterpieces. Ken nedy and Nelson, "the speed boys," per- NEW SHOW TODAY SIX BELFORDS World's Greatest Rfsley Acrobats PEERLESS TRIO Eccentric Comedy Musicians - ANGEL & FULLER "Old as He Feels" N Comedy Singing and Talking THREE MUSICAL MAIDS Photoplay -Attraction Win, Fox Presents VIVIANRICH in x "WOULD YOU FORGIVE" -Mack Swain Comedy Martin Johnson Feature SCREEN STARS AT HOME AND AROUND THE STUDIO il Starb yeaS iSra Double I T 6mfttix: S. Thrills? Here's just one of a hundred! Mi leaps from i 4 , the back df a galloping; horse to a train traveling 30 miles an i v l hour, shocks the lock off the car door, rescues ljis sweetheart, m H action, splendid romance, breathless daring! - H O V . Also, ihal celebrated South Sea Kalaluhi's Hawaiians 1 1. ivp' . vivii .unj nao . uciiKiitcu. tiiuusaiiua . tiic . wuiiiiv uvci, i -- rJTW FT m n mm tH 1 J.l . ja. 1.. j t u -Ii is r :i. S! law ff f fl t I f every wiiere ueciare ik iu ue uie must, superu ittiracuon 01 lis m r-w jf fill 1 I 1 r "V r fV I . wfh - yif- ' i n his ' ' i v r W!mS0'f W:M'Mm ? I ' Creatlo vy ' - s. " -fe ; Jfi I - v. it. mJ N Vaudeville and burlesque 'TBills form an original gymnastic routine. Once again clever sayings from the newspapers wi.i be a film ft-nture- In 'Topics of the vay. news events are to be pictured by Sinograms. ANEW epoch in the line of gymnastic endeavor has been created by the Six nan ocjiuru?, at me impress Mils week, who have been prominently featured with both the Einpling and Bar num and Bailey circuses. - Eccentric com edy musicians are the Peerless Trio, who will offer one of the featured acts of the bill, playing a variety otstrlnged Instruments. Arthur Angel and Violet Fuller will offer a surprise under the billing of "Music and Chatter." The Three Harmony Maids, harmony slneers, have a 'program of diversified numbers especially selected for the entertainment of the patrons of vaudeville. EN WELCH will appear at the Oayety ineaier mis ween with his "Revue." Love Arbor," "Izzt at the Movies" and "IZ7.1 at the Cabaret" are the titles of the three pieces, and they are speedy, tuneful and prooerly aarnlshed with pretty girls,, elaborate scenery and electri cal effects. The cast contains Pat Kear ney, Dimple Dolly Morriasey, Frank; P. Murphy, Vic Capmore, Harry Morrissey, Frankie Martin, Nettie Hyde, Freda Flor ence and the famous Welch dancing girls. The choruji is sprightly and the girls can sing and dance, full of pep at all times. There are 20 musical numbers which bring forth 4i call for many quick changes of costume by the. chorus. The Welch time is always a big laugh time. Ladies' "OMAHA'S FUN CENTER" ' Daily Mat. I5-25-S0c Evngs. 2S-S0-7SC, l BEN WELCH Burlesque's and Vaudeville's Great est Entertainer tffs NEV REVUE SPECIAL: Fashion Parade of Famous Fespinine Movie Stars. LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS mam THURSDAY ' APRIL 22nd One Nite Only ' First Time in Ten Years Edwin A. Relkin Presents MR." BORIS THOMOSHEFSKY In the Greatest of All Comedies - "UPTOWN AND DOWNTOWN" Seats Selling; 75c, $1.00, $1.50 and $2.00 114 WEEK STARTING SUNDAY, APRIL 18 MATINEE DAILY 2:1; EVERY NIGHT 8:15 FOR PITY'S SAKE With THOMAS DURAY (A Travesty on the Old TimeMelodrama) . .HENRI SCOTT The Famous American Bass-Baritone Direct from Metropolitan Opera Company X I a X X ' HARRY JOLSON Operatic Blackface Comedian Specialty Artists of Quality HUBERT H. KINNEY & CORINNE In (a Brand New Dance Production . Tom Tucker at the Piano MARIA LO In Her New Artistic ' -"Art Studies" KENNEDY Y . k. NELSON The "Speed Boy The Original College Boya KENNEY & HOLLIS r "FRESHY'S 'lNITIATK5N" . TOPICS OF THE DAY K1NOGRAMS Nights, 15 to $1.00; Sundays and Holidays a few at $125; ices. 15i to 75c' (Pat ns Pay War Tix ) - 1 4- L Neighborhood -Homes 81 BIBBAV. Twenty-fourth and Ames Today. WILLIAM FAR.N'UM In "A TALE OF TWO CITIES," Pathe Keview and comedy. To morrow and ' Tuesday, HARRT CARET In "OVERLAND RED," to morrow only. JACK DEMPSET in "DAREDEVIL JACK" No. 4; Tues . day only,. Rolln comedy and Pathe News. Wednesday and Thursday, GEORGE WALSH In 'THE SHARK," and a Sunshine comedy. "SHERIFF NELL'S COMEBACK" Friday and Saturday. WILLIAM RUSSELL In EASTWARD HO" and Sunshine comedy, - "HUNGRY LIONS AND TENDER .HEARTS." HAMILTON. Fortieth and Hamilton Today. SYLVIA BREAMER in "THE MOONSHINE TRAIL" Tomorrow. BESSIE LOVJC In "THE YANiEB FRINCESS." Tuenday and Wed nesday, FRANK KEENAN In "THE WORLD AFLAME." Thursday GEORGE WALSH IN "THE BEAST " Friday, ORA CAREW in "LOOT" Saturday, LODIS BENN1SON in w 'HIGH POCKETS." and Harold Lloyd comedy. GRAND, Sixteenth and Blnnev To day. HAROLD LLOYD in "MUMP INO ATO BROADWAY" and HARRY MOREY in "THE BIRTH OF A SOUL." Tomorrow . and Tuesday WYNDHAM STAND ING in -Ol MIRACLE OP LOVE? ?-25r-.iST- J0HV ln corned "SPEED." Wedneiday. LOUIS SSSS1 In "SPEEDY MEADE r OpTRtI?SA.D '? "ADVENTURES OP RUTH, No. 2. Thursday and Friday, WALLACE REID n "DOUBLE SPEED." Mack Sennet" comedy. "THE STAR BOARDER." Saturday, WILLIAM t FARNUM ln "WOtVES OF THBVffaHV DIAMOXD THEATER 24tH and Lake ay, EUGENE O'BRIEN in 7"? BROKEN MELODY," anT NEAL HART in western feature and comedy; tomorrow, SYLVIA BREE DER in "THE MAN WHO KNOWS " frt,ay!-,GLADVS LESLEY n I,RL0MAN" ana JACK PER Pn.S1 KATHLEEN O'CONNOR in - "THE LION MAN," episode No? 8; Wednesday, MYRTLE LIND In "WHEN NANCY COMES HOME " PATHE NEWS and comedy; THURS DAY. NORMA TALMAGE In "THE ISLE OF CONQUEST," and comedy: Sri?-aJi.0C,LEO MADISON and BOB REEVES in "THE GREAT RADIUM MYSTERY' Saturday. CRANE WIL. BUR in "BREEZY JIM" and TACK , DEMPSSY in "DARE i)EVIL JACK" part, j, . , matinee at 2:15 dally all week starting tomorrow. Today's matinee Segtns at 3. THE Marion Morgan Dancers come to the Orpheum for the week of April time of Attilla. the Hun( which was cre ated by Marion Morgan, one of the most intelligent of American sponsors of choreo- S-ranhin lnnplnir UY-j. ... t . , u-"-""n .aa given me ElSgf a group-of exquisite musical pantomimes: buu, hci iMieui. wom, is oy lar net most ambitious efferng. Mr. Martan Beck presents the Marion Morgan Danc ers, It being one of a number of artistic features he promoted to gratify his am bition to Incorporate .the highly artistic into modern vaudeville. BORIS THOMOSHEFSKY. the eminent Jewish actor and producer, will pre sent one of hia big musical com edies, "Uptown and Downtown," Thurs day. April 22, t the Brandels. Minn Reglna Tsuckerberg-, prima donna, will RHara . linnnM with ThAH.na1.Alr., ., .. .1 Vlll be supported by an all-star cast from the Thomoshefsky theater ln New York. "Uptown and Downtown" had a 25-weeks' season In New York and was heard by over WO.OflO people. Thomoshefsky Is not only the leading Jewish actor playing In America, but Is also a playrlght and producer of national reputation. THE comedy triumph of 233 nights In Now York City, "3 Wise Fools," will he presented at the BrandeisVtheater 10, xour fays, siuruns nunuay, jubt , with matinee on Wednesday. "3 Wise Fools" refers to three staid old bachelors prosperous and distinguished a judge, a physician and a financier who share one residence, an old-fashioned home ln Wash ington Square. They live in the old con ventional rut of the preceding generation, each of the three havtrfgrnade love to the snme girl when they were ln "the bud ding spring of youth, when all Its pros pects please." At her death, a daughter is bequeathed for adoption to these thre-s old chaps and her advent into their home revolutionises their lives. There Is a de lightful mixture of humor, sentiment and romance Interwoven ln a story that is wholesome, unique and. extremely Inter A NOTABLY fine offering ia promised, for the Brandels theater beginning May 6, Thursday. Friday and Satur day, when Mrs. Fiske appears in "Mis' Nelly of N'Orleans," her latest comedy success, j The production Is under the management of Cohan and Harris and has been acclaimed the most brilliant and humorous of Mrs. 'Flske's comedy achievements.- The play la directed by Harrison Grey Flske aild was written by the young American author, Laurence Eyre. FOUR NIGHTS April 18 to 21 7 and 9 P. M. Mate. Sunday and Wednesday, 3 P. M. Omaha Lodge No.39,B.P.0.Elks and the Federal Board for Vocational Education present tpe patriotic picture 'The Spirit of ElkdonT and Claire Whitney in the S-reel feature play J "The Way Back" All net proceeds for disabled Soldiers, Sailors and Marines. I All Tickes 60 cents. No War Tas. CONFETTI BALL SUNDAY NIGHT at Swedish Auditorium v 1611. Chicago Street ' Special Music Saturday Evening ' April 24, at 8:15 THE .TVESDAY MUSICAL CLUB Presents The Adolph Bolm Ballet . - Intime and The Little Syrtiphony George Barrere Founder '. Carlos Salzedo Conductor ' v PRICES $1. OO, $2.00 and S3.00 No War Tas Membership Sale of Seats, 19-20 ' Public Sale, Wednesday, April 21 ssBSBesissesBesBesBsessMSKBssKassaaSBBSi V V V