THE OMAHA SUISUAY BUiS: AUGUSl 'd, 10.
Drops Minor Roles
to Star in Play of
Which She's Author
By BURNS MANTLE.
N
EW YORK. (Special Corre
spondence.) i don t suppose
many playgoers know Gilda
Varesi, outside New York. And
even here she is principally known
as the Italian actress-whom manag
ers usually select to play those col
orful bits demanding a burst of
moer and an accent She has been
t)ing bits tor years ana doing
them with such amazing thorough
ness and such flashes of genius that
she has made a definite place for
hetself in the Metropolitan theater.
But Gilda Varesi is middle-aged
and so it never has occurred to any
of these wise producers to olFfcr her
a leading role, or one with anything
resembling a romantic appeal. In
fact, it seldom occurs to play
wrights to include such a character
in their filays, unless it be of dis
tinctly minor importance a comic
v idow, a catty spinster or a pa
thetic boarding house landlady. So
it occurred to Varesi that if ever she
was to have a chance at such part
she would have to write it herself.
W hich she did. '
The resulting comedy, called
"Enter Madame," found its way last
season into Arthur Hopkins' office,
was read by the manager and ap
proved but laid aside for more
pressing matters. Varesi was just
then lending force and color to an
other of her small parts in "The
Jest," beating with such realistic im
pctuousness upon the breast of the
villain of the play, while he was
chained to a pillar of stone, that
' each night the audience rose to
her. And you couldn't blame any
manager for not wanting to take
her out of the cast to let her star in
a comedy.
But it happens that a young man
named Brock Pemberton was one
of the Hopkins' staff. He, too, ap
nrovfd nf "Kntpr Madame" a a
comedy possibility, and asked per
mission to take it over, as his own
venture. After the run of "The
Jest was concluded this became
possible, and this week, with six
new plays produced, "Enter
Madame" was the eonly one that
scored anything resembling a sub
stantial success. '
It is a deftly written smart little
comedy of the French type; a femi
nized "Great Lover," with a soprano
in place of a baritone craftily set
tling her own domestic problems.
The -husband of madame grows
weary of following her about the
world. He longs for a home, and
a fireplace, and slippers. He hun
gers for a wife who will be sorue
, thing more than a "magnificent mis
tress" to him. And when he can't
) have these things as the husband of
i a prima donna he plans to divorce
v the singer and marry a blonde
widow who dotes on toasting slip
pers for comfy men. Everything is
arranged for the formaf separation
and then madame enters with her
doctor, and her chef, her maid, and
her secretary. , She is little sur
prised, but pleased to find everything
going so well. She' can't understand
why her dear husband wants a di
vorce but if he does she would not
think of denying him his freedom.
.. She even asks the waiting widow to
dinner. Aren't they, in a way,, to he
related as wives-in'-Iaw?
, It is the dinner that spoils the di
vorce. As it runs on it becomes
reminiscent. It inspires vivid men
tal pictures of other dinners jolly
affairs in Munich and Prague, Paris
and Vienna. There are discussions
and debates concerning the ability
of this artist and that one, of this
opera and that, of madame's glori
ous voice and artistic supremacy.
The doctor plays the piano. The
chef brings his flute. And every
body sings.
Naturally, after such a dinner it
isn't easy for husband to go home.
He is ready to take the widow to I
her apartment, but he would like to
come back to have a farewell chat
with his wife. TherV are so many
things they should talk over. So
back he comes and when the widow
continues persistently to call him to
the phone to see if he is still there
"he deliberately leaves the receiver
., off the hook.
Next morning new plans are made.
V And when the widow, feeling herself
sjnjired, threatens to make trouble,
madame suggests that she and her
dear husband "elope." So the end
of the play finds them starting an
other toar with the home-hungry
mate falling obediently into his old
ways. But there is a promise that
after oue more season madame will
retire and cultivate the art of slip
per toasting.
Varesi plays the name part bril
liantly and Norman Trevor is her
leading man. "Enter Madame"
looks very much like the first hit of
the season.
There is much novelty and con
siderable drama in another new play
called "Spanish Love." The novelty
lies in the decoration and the stage
direction. The apron of the stage
has been extended out into the audi
torium until it covers the orchestra
pit and takes the place of the first
row of seats. Along this the actors
promenade, making their exits and
entrances through the stage boxes
af the. sides or up and down , the
aisles. Sometimes they sit along the
edge of the platform, where the foot
lights used to be, dangling their legs
as over a wall, and carrying on the
village gossip thus naturally. Again
the extended apron becomes a court
K yard, and finally a balcony. It is
novel and interesting. But, person
ally, we would prefer our actors on
the stage. We don't, like to have
them sneak up behind us, or rush
past us, or stop so close to us we
can note the flimsiness of their cos
.' tumes, and that they, too, have
corns.
"The Cave Girl." by George Mid
dleton and Guy Bolton, authors of
"Adam and Eva," is also threatened
with failure. This , is another pre
posterous tale in which it is impos
ibi. to pump up interest because
there is nothing even reflectively real
about it. The story is that of "The
Admirable Crichton"- done over to
fit a wild girl of the-Maine woods,
who saves a family of helpless soci
ety folk from starving to death when
their camp burns down one of
these nicely tailored wild girls, who
could not possibly bend over to light
a campfire without endangering the
seams of her riding breeches." Grace
Valentine is attractive as the hero
ine and the support includes John
Cope and Saxon KTr -
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Charley Howard Might
Many,
CHARLEY HOWARD says 'his
personality saved him from be
ing a loafer. Small of stature,
he would be handicapped where phy
sical strength in big measure was re
quired, and, according to his own
statement, he just could not settle
down with strict application "in tasks
requiring' mental concentration, or,
like many romping boys, he just
would nof apply himself to study.
He, always loved fun, enjoyed mak
ing somebody the butt of a joke and
enjoyed the joke just as much when
it fell upon himself. He says it was
his personality that first attracted
attention of manager who were
looking for his type and in this way
he hrst received an opportunity to
break into the lime-light of stage
dnm. Thin was to his 1 ilcin cr and
during his earlier engagements he
felt big enough to have broken down
any stage. He admits that in his
Impending Joys at
GEORGE WHITE'S "Scandals of 1919"
will remain at the Brandels for an
extra last performance tonight and
there Is a joy bell sound of anticipation
for those who have not already wltnessad
this sprightly musical revue. Among tha
ecore or more of principals are Grace
Cameron, Helen Wilson, Blanche Boone,
Irene Gray, Elizabeth Hopkins, Daisy
Wolf, Jack Edwards, Victor Came, Fred
Cady. Duke Rogers, the White Way trio,
Ed Blsland, and all are dovetailed Into a
host of fun-makers, singers, danoers and
story tellers which carried the evening
by storm.
THE stellar attraction for the week
starting today at the Orpheum will
, be the musical farce-comedy, "Kiss
Me." William B. Frledlander Is respon
sible for the music and lyrics, to which he
has given a plot on which is grafted crisp
dialogue and music. There are five prin
cipals In the company, with Dorothea Sad
lier, Isabelle Wlnlock and Harry Meyer
featured. One of the special features will
be Charles Howard and company In "A
Happy Combination." The other Is to be
Bruce Morgan and Franklyn Gates in
their absurdity entitled "The Psrsonlftca
tion of Nonsense." A ventriloqulal nov
elty, "At the Seashore," will be contributed
by Hugh McCormack and Grace Wallace.
Brent Hayes, most popular of banjolsts,
will offer a program of classics and south
ern melodies. "An Evening at Home," de
scribed only ss an act from the overage
pleasant evening spent at home. Is a sur
prise vehicle to be presented by the La
qler-Worth company. Harry Collier and
Katherlne De Walde will contribute their
best In roller skating. Humorous sayings
of "Topics of ths Day" and news events
visualized on ths screen complete the pro
gram. TIE Sonora Grand Opera company will
open a week's engagement at the
Brandels next Sifnday. September 6.
In repertoire. From the point of view of
artlstio orchestration, colorful singing and
dramatlo acting the Sonora company has
established an enviable reputation and
their engagement here should prove a
great early season event.
A CURE for those who cannot laugh Is
a term that might be applied to the
Roseland Girls, this week's attrac
tion at the Gayety. This organisation ap
pears in two acts and eight scenes In "Be
fore, After and After That." fl"he roster
of performers Includes Bert Lshr and
Harry Ksve, Adele Ferguson, Katheryn
ONLY CIRCUS
Tent, at 20th
and Paul SU.
Tuesday,
August
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August fJ X
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FOSITIVILV AND
OSVIOUSLV TM CMaTCST
AMUSCHtNT NBTrTUTMN
Of ALL' TIME
PARADE AT 10 A.
DOORS OPEN AT 1 AND 7 P. M.
OWE TICKET ADMITS TO EVERYTHING
Downtown Ticket Office Circus Day at MYERS
DILLON DRUG STORE, 1609 FARNAM ST. Ad
mission Tickets and Reserved Seats on Sale.
Have Been 1
Things Save for His Size
own estimation he was one of the
interesting characters of history, in
fact, he was so intensely interesting
that even as well as he knew him
self he spent much of his time watch
ing lor notices of himself in the
newspapers. He used to pfste these
notices in a scrap .book and when
he was not busy looking for more
writeups of himself or more often
kicking because he was not getting
more conspicious publicity, he was
poring over his coveted scrap book.
He has developed mannerisms and
a variety of the tricks of comedy,
for he is now of the experienced
and seasoned comedians of the two-a-day,
but those who see him over
at the Orpheum thisweek will ad
mit personality is a contributing
asset to his success and may believe
it saved Charley from heavier work
than he is now called upon to do.
Omaha Theaters
Dicksy, Stella Ward, Mercedes La Faye
and tho Carnival Trio. Ladles' matinee at
i:16 dally all week, starting tomorrow.
Today's matinee begins at 3.
BOTHWELL BROWN and his bathing
beauties is the sensational headline
attraction announced at the Orpheum
for the week starting Sunday, September
6 There ere a dozen of the bathing beau
ties and featured are the Brown sisters,
who work strenuously throughout the re
vue. George Ford and Flo Cunningham in
their little song skit, "Even as You and I,"
and Ned Norworth, the popular composer,
assisted by Kvelyn Wells In a musical
klt, will bs featured attractions Septem
ber 6.
AMERICAN DESERT," one of
latest of girlie revues, oro-
dUced by Harry Roarers, comes as
the stellar attraction of the new show
opening at the Empress today. BeMdss
the principals, Dot Scharer, the ufme
dian, and Fn ncis Morion, pretty, peppy
and happy, I re Is a sunburst of girls
and scenery ...at creates brightness and
splendor. Ethel Arnold and Earl Taylor
will appear in a skit entitled "Put Out,"
a nonsensical playlet from tha pen -of
Blanche Merrill. Thlr songs art current
and are sung In syncopated mater. Lovers
of music will delight In healing the of
fering of Mons Herbert, who bills himself
"the Musical Chef." His Is a surprise at
quite out of the ordinary. i
TT1ISKE O'HARA, America's own actor
P singer, who will shortly be with us
for his annual visit in a new ro
mantic comedy-drama of Irish life,
"Springtime in Mayo," in three act's, and
written by Anna Nichols Duffy. The en
gagement is for the week beginning Sun
day, September J 6.
ILLY" BYRNE 4 'nces that Sing
er's Midgets w -Oiu! ft ; return en
gagement ove . pheum tn
March. Other features scheduled to ap
pear at the Orpheum during the current
season are: Bothwell Brown's Buttling
Beauties, Blossom Seeley and company,
Solly Ward and company, Nellie Nichols,
The Spirt of Mardl Oras, Wenonah Win
ters and Bert Jerome, Jack Wyatt's Scotch
Lads and Lassies, the Sirens, Georgia
Campbell and company, Henrietta Cross
man, Bronson and Baldwin, "The Love
Shop," Sidney Philips, Emma Halg, the
flwor brothers, "Under the Apple Tree,"
Sheilla Terry, McFarland sisters, "Bits
snd Pieces. " "Love Letters," Harry Fox
DAY IN OMAHA
PRICES:
(War Tax Included)
Adults, 75c
Children, 50c
PERFORMANCES AT 2 AND P. M.
at e.ou,., .,iT.
nd company, Analol Fiifdland ami com
pauy in "Alusii Imiil," llarrv i'ai-ruir
rsvue, Cameron nimer.i, William Uaxion
ana company, Uordon and Wilson, Vic tor
Mooro. Owen MiUivney, Helen Kollr,
William Seabury and company and, Cene
Greene.
((T ASSIE" la one of the fall
I j at the Brandei.q, Tills
booking
musical
comedy acored the treatest Hticrefifl
of the Bummer season In New York h,1
will continue In the bright llKhtu for same
weeks before gotna- on tour, "l.usgle" la
different from the usual rmnimer Nhow.
It hae an. excellent, consistent book by
Catherine f'hisholm Cuahlng-, ennte very
fine yet popular .music by Hago Felix and
it la Interpreted by a company which can
act and alnf.
0 1 V
NE of the wildest and most tuneful
productions yet turned out by otto
Harbach and Rudolps Friml Is "Th
T.lttle Whopper." which will come to lh
Hrandeis for a limited engaKement of
three days, elarting Monday, September 1J.
"OMAHA'S FUN CENTER"
Nitea: 2Sc to $1-25
Daily Mat: 15c to 75c
Another ( Thoie Claai A Show
JAMES E. Dfttolanfl fil'rl MUSICAL
cooper's iwwianu uim burlesque
Larfe cast include! BERT LAHR, Carnival
Trio and Beauty Chorus of Living
Rote Bud.
Ladies' Dim Matinee Every Week Day
FEATURE PHOTOPLAYS AND
COMPLETE CHANGE OF
EMPRESS
"AMERICAN DESERT CAFE"
Th Intoxicating Girl Revue ,
, Fsaturing
DOT SCHAFER FRANCIS MORTON
And a Sunburst of Pretty Girls
MONS HERBERT
"The Musical Chef"
HINKLE AND MAE
Presenting "Catching Car"
WM. FOX
Presents
Shirley Mason
-in-
"The Little
Wanderer"
Ben Turpin Comedy
I
WEEK STARTING SUN., AUG. 29
Matinee Every Day 2:15 Every Night 8:1S
"KISS ME"
With Dorothea Sadller, Isabella Winlock A Harry Myer
An Up-to-Date Musical Farce
Music, Lyrics and Staging by William B. Frledlander
Hugh ' Grace
McCormick Wallace
in "At the Seashore"
CHAS. HOWARD & CO.
'A HAPPY COMBINATION" '
With Donald Roberts and Victoria Gale ,
LaZior-Worth Co.
'r . . n -
"An Evening at HsnH
Bruce Morgan & Franklyn Gates
1 In An Absurdity Entitled
,' "THE PERSONIFICATION OF NONSENSE"
f : "Topics of the Day" Kinogramt
Matinees. 1S-2S A SOci soma at 75c A' St Sat.' A Sun.
Night, 1S-2S-50-75C and $1) seme at $1.25 "Sat. A Sun.
What Omaha
A IRPLANE flights by day and
night will be one 6f the fa-
tui es of the reunion oi ex
srrvice men to be held at Krug park,
this city, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, the machines taking to the
air from the held directly opposite,
the park, which has been put in
shape by a large fore; of men. The
machines flying at night will carry
a stream of '"tire lights," illuminat
ing their path through the sky in a
most spectacular manner.
Reports have been received at the
Army and Navy club, headquarters
of the committee in "charge of the re
union, from a large number of out
f tate posts, signifying their inten
tion of attending the reunion in a
body, and it is believed upwards of
10,000 ex-service men from Nebras
ka, Iowa', Colorado and the Dakotas
will be present. For the barbecue to
h given the soldiers Thursday night
the committee has purchased 6.000
pound of beef, and if this isn't
enough the committee says it will
get (i,000 pounds more.
What perhaps will be the biggest
event of the three days will be the
mammoth display of Paylie' fire
works; which will be "shot" from a
raft floating on the waters of the
pool. Those who have never wit
nessed the "shooting" of fireworks
from the water's edge will see some
thing they will never forget, as the
reflection of the fireworks in the
writer is worth traveling miles to
see.
MAN' AW A PARK will close on
Monday, Sept. 6. Labor day,
after one of the most successful
seasons of its history. The park at
tracted a big crowd last Sunday, and
every evening during the week
throngs of dancers flocked to the
pavilion at the park. Dancing is the
most popular attraction at Manawa
just now, although boating, enjovinti
the rides and ganie.s, and picnicking
-.r attt-nrtino- hundreds everv dav.
Manawa is particularly attractive
for family picnic parties this year.
HEATRE
TONIGHT
Extra and Last Time
The Revue Inimitable
SCAIMS" so
j with
A WHIRLWIND CAST
" and
30 Beautiful Scandal Mongers
Tickets: 50c, $1, $1.50, $2, $2.50
BIG TIME VAUDEVILLE
PROGRAM TODAY
JIMMY DUNN
"Tha Funny Foolish Fellow"
The
Daintiest
of Comedy
Dramas
With the
Daintiest
of Stars
Path Newt Weekly
Brent Hayes
The Master oi the
Banjo
In
Harry Katharine
Collier & DeWalde
in "Tha Poetry of Motion"
Parks Offer
Shady Grove, a beautiful grove of
trees adjoining the park, is kept open
for picnickers at all times. Outdoor
camp stoves, tables and benches are
furnished. The grounds are oflered
free for picnics.
Aviator Nielsen has been-makmR
frequent flights over the park anil
over the lake this year. The grounds
from . which his airplane takes off
and where it alights, are near the en
trance to Manawa park.
Roads to Manawa are in excellent
condition. Special street car service
will be maintained until the park
closes. .
NEXT Thursday nighti I.akeview
park will be all decWed out,
when the attraction will be the
harvest festival and ball. Al
Wright and his orchestra have ar
ranged a special program of music
for the occasion. The Heed Sisters
will offer a number of old-time
harvest songs at the dance palace
di'ring the evening. Competition
will surely develop in the bani danc
ing contest, when some of the best
dancers in the city will compete 'or
a long list of prizes tiling up by the
management.
Scarcity of Fish Causes
200 Per Cent Rise in Price
Boston, Aug. 28. The price paid
to skippers of fishing vessels for
fresh groundfish has increased 200
per rent of late, owing to the con
stantly decreasing production. Three-
quarters of the Meets or .Huston.
Gloucester, Rockland and Province
town have been either laid up or put
to other tasks, leaving the field to a
limited tyumber of schooners and
steam trawlers.
LAKEVIEW PARK
Conceded to Be "The Joy Spot of Omaha"
Polite Amusement for Particular People
AL WRIGHT'S FAMOUS ORCHESTRA
11,000 Sq. Feet P A M I M CU,r 'nd Un"
D.ncin, Surfec. IMIMVIIW
Oh, Folks:
Harvest Festival and Ball! Listens good, doesn't it. It's a
whale of an attraction, so don't miss out. Harvest favors,
decorations, souvenirs, music and just to make it different, the
Reed Sisters will sing old-time harvest songs.
MR. LAKEVIEW. ,
Giant Jack Rabbit Coaster Bug House
Beautiful Ohio Cool Rides Carry-Us-All
Omaha's Only Roller Rink Excellent P)oor
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
Harvest Festival and Ball
Special Music Favors Souvenirs Decorations
Prizes for Barn Dancers
ADDED ATTRACTION
REED SISTERS
Singing Old-Time Harvest Songs
Nana WAT-Park
Will Close One Week
From Tomorrow
HURR Y
and Have That Good Time
at Our Largest and
Most Beautiful
Outing Place
DANCING
BATHING
, BOATING
RIDES
GAMES
PICNIC GROUNDS
FREE MOVIES
And Other Attractions
From Omaha 10c and 45
Sc and 25
Admission Free
Terriss Uses Rough
, Characters for Plot
Hig-fisted, "he-meu" types lake
prominent roles in "Trumpet Is
land," a Terris production show
ing at the Moon theater this week
Romance, intrigue, villainy and ad
venture are interwoven in the plot.
An English inventor's artificial
arm is worn witV) a waistcoat in
stead of being strapped to a man's
shoulder.
BASE BALL ?ake
OMAHA vs. WICHITA
Ausust 20-27-28-29
Cams Called at 3:30 P. M.
TWO" CAMES TODAY
First Cams Called 2:15 P. M.
Box Seals on Sale Barkalow Bros.
Clear Store, 18th and Farnam.
obstructed Floor
minutes; Council Bluffs
minutes.
"1
Attend the Big
RE-UNION
of All
Ex-Service
Men
to be held at
Krug Park
OMAHA
Wednesday,
Thursday,
Friday,
Sept. 123
Aeroplane
Flights
By Day
Aeroplane
Flights
By Night
Big Program of Ath
letic Events Every Day.i
Boxing and Wrestlinf
Elimination Contestj
Big
Barbecue
Thursday Night
The Best Eats in the
World Will Be Served
FREE, to All Ex-Service
Men.
Spectacular Display of
Pain's
Fireworks
Friday Night. This dis
play will be worth travel-ij
ing miles to seev It is thT
biggest and best k ever
"shot" in Nebraska. At,
range your work and
your play hours so you
can attend this big
Re-Union of All
Ex-Service
Men
Tickets
50c
Admits
jrOU to
park
with
FREE
Rid and
Tickets
50c
Plus Sc Danes Plus Se
War Ta Privllssts War Taa
Come each and every
day. There's no
amusement and
tainment to be
than what is bein
ranged by theboy
wore the khaki.
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