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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 5, 1920. 7 D "Immodest Violet ' Wins Appreciation In Blase Gotham By BURNS MANTLE. Special Cormpoadence. NEW YORK. It. is not easy to startle any kind of a New York audience. They are, in the current vernacular, distinctly hard boiled assemblages, catch them matineen or evening. But I sat with one the other day that did sraighten quickly in its seats and stare stage ward with not the least attempt to cover its anxiety.' The paly was a comedy called "I'm a Modest Violet," written by a young man named David Carb, hail ing from Harvard's school for play wrights. William A. Brady had tried it out of town, where it had been variously received, and was eager to know what a metropolitan verdict would read like. So he brought it to town for two special matinee performances. The first act establishes a coun try boy hero in a boarding house bedroom in a Texas town. He is a pure-minded youth and rather diffi dent. Preparing to retire, he removes his outer clothing and gets, into his old-fashioned nightie and is about to turn out the gas when a youne wom an bursts in upon him. Overcome by the unconventionally of the sit uation, the flustered youth grabs the counterpane off the bed and hastily throws it about him, whereupon the young lady laughs heartily. She is a Texas feminist of the ad vanced order and she has come to borrow $10, refused her by her narrow-minded family. She wants to go to Dallas to a suffrage convention. Being a free soul, she sees nothing wrong in coming to him to borrow the money, even if he is in his night clothes. Immorality is a state of mind, and so long as they refuse to accept the conventions of society as binding, why should they worry? It he is uncomfortable because she is more fully clothed than he, she is perfectly willing to throw aside her kimono, which she thereupon pro ceeds to do. Then, the pair of them being similarly garbed, they are on equal terms. A moment later scandal threat ens. The young woman's aunt, who is the landlady of the boarding house, demands entrance. To keep the young man from crying out and making matters worse, the young woman forces him into a chair and sits upon his lap. Thus Auntie finds them and promptly faints. When she is revived she threatens all sorts of things. She will tele phone the girl's family and she may have the boy arrested. So the young people decide there is nothing- to do but run away. They reach a fishing camp on the banks of the Red river, which sepa rates Texas and Oklahoma. The young woman insists on staying on the Texas side, but the young man is determined she shall cross into Oklahoma, where it is shadier. So he picks her up and carries her across the bridge. When the pursuing relatives, ac companied by the sheriff, catches up with them they are arrested on a charge of having technically vio lated the Mann act in crossing the state line, and the concluding scene , of the comedy is in a federal court . room during , the trial . The young ; feminist, disgusted wkh the conduct cf the case by the attorney engaged to defend the boy, takes matters j into her own hands, and after she has explained the , situation to the judge and the jury, secures an ac quittal. Then they decide to marry. It is a brightly-written little com edy, touched vith amusing satire, and the somewhat 1 extravagantly stressed innocence of the adventure saves it from being coarse. The re views were favorable, but I under stand the less sophisticated out-of-town audiences were inclined to hoot at the play to relieve their nervousness, and it probably will not get far. Kenneth McKenna, played the boy and Marie Goff the giri, and there were several good characterizations by the rest of the cast.' The only other play of the week that won favorable comment was a comedy melodrama called, "The Bat," written by Averv Hopwood and Mary Roberts Rinehart. A weird affair, this one. with every possible advantage taken of dra matic license, but so thoroughly fascinating as a mystery play that its audiences have been genuinely entertained. A haunted house, a couple of mysterious murders, sev eral cases of assault and battery, and attempted arson plav a part in the action, but none of them is taken seriously. ' -- , "" Mav Vokes plays another "of her shuffling, thick-witted maids, and whenever the action becomes tense she iniects a comedy line that re lieves it. It is rather an outrageous use of the comic relief, occasionally, but who cares for that? The haunted house is a' Long Island summer home belonging to the president of a bank which has recently failed with $1,000,000 miss ing. The banker is reported dead in the west, but there is a strong suspicion that he has hidden the money in a secret chamber in the house and several people are after it. including The Bat, a notorious criminal, who has successfully eluded the police. By the skillful manipulation of the plot practicably every member of the cast is under suspicion most of the evening., and not until the conclud ing scene is it possible for the keen est or the most experienced playgoer to shout 'T spy" with any t con fidence that he has picked the guilty party. The players have been ex rertiv chosen and include Effie Elis or, Edward Ellis, and Harrison Hunter, but it is the comic Miss Vokes who does most to help the !aj' ' f , Two English comedies that came with the enthusiastic endorsement of London audiences to excite interest ' in them ' were disappointing. The better of . the two is Happy-Go-Lucky," another of the Cinderella series with the heroine meeting her romance in the person of a high born youth on top of a London bus. He invites her to spend a week-end at his ancestral home, where she is snubbed by his snobbish and offen sively upper class family, . T;o be even with them she asks them back to tea miner moaest uioomsoury home, where she plans that her fam ily will put on as many airs as her prospective-in-laws. V It happens. that the day of the tea there is a bailiff' in the (rouse, sent to collect an overdue account, and M be refuse to leave he is pressed ' j into service as an ancient retainer and induced to act as butler. The comedy here slips away into extrava gant farce, with the bailiff-butler spilling the tea and forgetting his jines. There is much laughter, but it does not advance interest in the story, and the conventional conclu sion, witl) the determined hero re- fusing to accept his family's dicta tion and remaining loyal to the hero ine, adds nothing. Only the acting saves the play. O. P. Heggie is richly amusing as the butler, Harry Baxter is popular as the happy-go-lucky hero of the title and Muriel Martin Harvey plays the heroine prettily. The other is "Paddy the Next Best Thing," a comedy drama praised extravagantly abroad, where Peggy O'Neill is playing the heroine. It proved a commonplace and rather trite affair on the order of the Chaun cey Olcott comedies. Paddy is the hoydenish daughter of an Irish lardholder, who is "the next best thing" to the boy her father had hoped to have added to his family. She fascinates one of her sister's suitors, but will have none of him because she hates him hates him, at least, for two acts and a half and then confesses that her hatred is akin to love and agrees to marry him. A thin little story that only a Laur ette Taylor could save, and Eileen Huban, who has been given the part, is not a Laurette Taylor by as many miles as -separate them at the mo ment with liss Taylor still in Lon don. Are You Blonde? Or Have You Dark . Eyes? Enter Here From the camera man's viewpoint, screen beauty is a highly difficult thing to define. Whether you will or will notphotograph well is a matter which no photographer can definitely pa.ss on without the aid of a trial "shot." But there are cer tain elemental physical characteris tics which help or hinder, as the case J may be. Perhaps the first and most im portant matter which engages the at tention of the camera man is the color of the candidate's eyes. Dark eyes, whether black, brown or dark blue, will pass the camera test with out difficulty. Light gray or blue eyes are a never ending source of worry. Hues of the1 latter class do not "pick up," as we say. In other words, they photograph white or nearly so and the result on the screen is a disappointing lack of ex pression. Regular teeth form another impor tant requisite for screen beauty, as the camera man views it. Irregular teeth mean endless camouflage on the part of the man behind the cam era. He must redouble his care on Unless you see the safety 44 Bayer Cross" on tablets, you are not getting genuine Aspirin prescribed by physicians for over 20 years, and proved safe by millions. Safety first I Insist upon an unbroken "Bayer Package" containing proper directions for Headache, Neuralgia, CoWs, Earache, Toolhache, Neuritis, Rheumatism, Lumbago and ft v. 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The fourth singer who stands out favor ably In 'Rlgoletto" is Francisco Clui, cast as the bravo, Sparafuclle, a giant 6f a man vith a big basso-profundo voice, and fits into his character admirably. The special qrchestra Is under the capable con ductorshlp of Ignacio del Castillo. BOTHWKLL BROWNE with his bathlnR beauties In a 20th century revue will be the Orpheum headline attraction for this week. In addition to hia dogen or so bathing beauties, who pose and parade. Bothwell Browne's 20th century revue carries the Browne sisters, originators of the white accordion. Mr. Browne appears in the finale of his revue, assisted by the bathing girls adorned in gorgeous Egyp tian apparel. The famous "dance of jeal ousy" enacted by Browne has been pro claimed one of the best Oriental bits seen in a long time. , George Ford and Flo Cunningham will be a featured attraction. In "Even as Tou and 1" they have a laugh, a tune, a step and ability. Ned Norworth, the comedian, who is' also mak ing a big mark as composer, will be an other special feature. "Fixing the Fur nace" will be the vehicle in which George Holland and ' company deliver hearty laughter all through the 20 minutes al lotted to them. Bill Robinson of the well known colored team of Cooper and Robin son Is now going it alone and will make his first single effort here. John and Nellie Olms, styling themselves "The Watch Wizards." accomplished magicians, specialize on the watch and offer a de parture from the beaten path. The Pierre De Kock trio will contribute a wide as sortment of head and hand balancing and tumbling. NewB events from all around the world of the Kinograms and humorous and timely sayings of "Topics of the Day' will be a screen projection. , COMING as the headline attraction at the Empress today Is "The Village Five." a quintet of aft around enter tainers, who are great favorites of patrons '' I' - Pain generally. 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Clever comedy and entrancing harmony Hinging in conjunc tion with a line of witty dialogue and rollicking music only enhance the per sonalities of these artists. ; AT the' O.ayety theater Joe Hurtlg will offer "The Girls of the IT. S. A." The entire company, numbering nearly io, will be seen, including such favorites as Al Hhaw, Margaret White, Nettle Wilson, Justine Gray, Shaw and Lee, Marty Ward, T.ulu Coates with her three crackerjaeks. John Bohlman and the famous red. white and blue chorus. This is Mr. Hurtig's best euun. jonny s anil tne holiday matinee lumurruw aian at 6. II ARBACH AND FRIML'S musical n comeay "xr.e Little Wonder," is coming to the BrandHs theater starting September 13, for an engagement of three diiys. Book and munic Is by Otto Marbach and Rudolf Friml and lyrics by Bide Dudley. ' FRANK fMOUI.AN, whose work did much to make for the success of the revival of "Buddigore" In New i'ork last eason, has been added o the cast of 'Lasfie," the unique and tinirful musi cal comedy which has Just left the Nora Bayts theatre for Its season on the road, Mr. Moulan plays a tippling Scotchman 'n tnts piece, and the sight of him H ItUta is cause for much laughter. "Lassie" will appear at the Bran,lo:s theatre this sea si it. THE romantic adventure of Terrence McWarren, visualized by Fisks O'Hara, shortly be unfolded at the Brandeis in "Springtime in Mayo," a navr romantlo C'inii (ly. in three acts. au-J written by Am :i Nichols Duffy. Mr O'Hara is at present playing at the Olympic theater, Chicago. ' YTtuR the week of September 12, the ji headline attraction is to t,! Blossom Seeley with Bennie Fields in "M!sa Syncopation." One of the fediurcl acta Is to ho contributed by Nelly Nichcls. the character - actress and singer. Solly Ward nut company, with Marion Murray v 1 1 1 rppiar in the satlrcal one-at ccnedy, "Babies." PmwM What Omaha IN SPITE of bad weather much of ihe time during the three-dav re union of ex-service men held at Krug park Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of last week, more than 15,000 people helped the boys cele brate. The barbecue Thursday night night drew a large crowd and every person entering the park was given a feed before he left for home. Fri day night, in spite of the heavy rain during the day and which no doubt kept many at home, attracted thou sands to the grounds to see the spectacular display of Pain's fire works which were shot late in the evening. Bursts of applause were heard over the grounds as the rock et? and flare signals were let loose. Monday, the many labor organiza tions of the city will hold their an nual outing at the park at which times some $500 will be distributed i prizes. Preparations have been made by the park management to handle the large crowd expected, both at the main gate and auto en trance, eliminating the congestion which has occurred several times this summer. Large numbers continue to come to the park in the evening to dance, ride and enjoy their basket lunch, fccwingly with the thought that fall ies fast approaching and that they mnst get out as much as possible or wait until next summer. THE most successful season in the history of Lakeview park will terminate Monday night. La bor day will mark the official clos ing and it is the intention of the management to stage the biggest at traction of the year on that day. The Season-End Fun Festival will be the principal attraction and to say that it will be a corking big event would only be telling of this gala event in a mild manner. A number of special conetsts will LAKEVIEW PARK JOY SPPT OF OMAHA SEASON CLOSES TOMORROW Last Chance to Enjoy AL WRIGHT'S FAMOUS ORCHESTRA Omaha's Largest Dance Palace Jack Rabbit Coaster Skating Rink Beautiful Ohio Mile High Ferris Wheel And a Host of Other Attractions Monday Labor Day SEPTEMBER 6 The Biggest Fun Event of AH SEASON-END FUN FESTIVAL Favors and Surprises Galore Big Surprise at 12 P. M. Sharp OkBenjFBaiixv. Sanatoriu , This institution is the only one in the central west with separate buildings situated in their own grounds, yet entirely distinct, and rendering it possible to classify case?. The one building being fit ted for and devoted to the treat ment of noncontagious and nonmen tal diseasesno others being admit ted; the other Rest Cottage being designed for and devoted to the exclusive treatment of select mental cases requiring for a time watchful care and special nursing. Bee Want Ads Bring Results. Saint Mary's, Knoxville, Illinois 53d Year An Episcopal school for girls 12 to 20 years of age. Standard preparatory work and two years of advanced work offered. Secre tarial and Cultural Courses. 'Advantages in Music, Expression and Domestic Science. For Catalogue Apply to the Dean. ' Single G. 1.5914 Fastest Pacer in America Single G. and over 200 other famous trotters, pac ers and runners will engage in thrilling contests in Omaha from Tuesday to Friday of next week. Sat urday will be devoted exclusively to auto races, with Sig Haugdahl, dirt track campion, and other speed wizards. Auto polo and vaudeville acts be tween heats daily." Come and help inaugurate the new Ak-Sar-Den Field, Sept 14-18 Parks Offer be staged in the spacious dance pal are which will be the principal scene of the merriment. On the stroke of 12 o'clock Monday night the man agement promises to startle all the Lakeviewites in attendance with the biggest surprise attraction of the year. Many things of an extraordin ary nature are being planned and so far the maangement have been very secretive concerning theit; nature. The Fontenelle band of Omaha, of which A. A. Wedemeyer is director, will give a special band concert at Manawa park, Lake Manawa, Sun day afternoon and evening. The band has been playing at the park all season. Director Wedemeyer says this concert, and one that has been arranged for Labor day, are the two best that he lias prepared this season. At S P. M. March, "Stars and Stripes Forever" . Sonsa Overture, "Semlranvidl" Rossini Morceau, Allta, "Wild Flowers" I.osey Selection from opera "La Travluta". . Verdi Medley, "Recollections of the War".. Beyer Patrol, "American" Meachani March, "The Guiding Star" Seltzer Overture, "The Beautiful Galatea". Suppo Waltze, "Morning Journals" Strauss Selection, "Macbeth" Verdi Suite, In four parts, "Don Quixote"... Safranolt 1. "A Spanish Village." 2. "Sancho Panza." II. "Uulcinea." 4. "Don Quijote." Patrol, "Comic" Fahrbach At 7:80 P. M. March. "Pasadena Day" Vessella Overture, "Norma" Bellini Selection, opera, "Ernanl" Verdi Value, "Invitations a la Valsi" Weber Medley, "The Sunny South" Lamps "Celebrated Minuet" Paderewskl March, "St. Julian" Meyer Overture. "Tempelwelle" Kela-Bela Grand selection, opera, "Attlla" Verdi Waltzes, "La Belle Serrana" Miss AUce Severauer Idvllc. "Mill In the Forest" Eilenberg Chilean Dance. "Manana" Mlssud National air, "Star-Spangled Banner" Key There is a happy ending to every story if we only look deep enough for it. "OMAHAS FUN CENTER" 10im m arf7 1 Nit.i: 2sc io 11.25 lyATgP Dally Mat.: ISo to 75c JOE HURTIG PreenU the Evtr-Poputr GIRLS ofjM U.S.A. Vnudeville interruptions by Wrd 4 Bohlman; Shw & re: Wbite ft Orey: M'LtJ COATES it IIKK 4 i:RAi;KKBJACK8. Olrlkln Beauty Ohoruii. Ladies' Dime Matinee Every Week Day BASE BALL ?KE September 4-S-6 OMAHA v.. SIOUX CITY Game Called 3:30 P. M. DOUBLE-HEADER LABOR DAY Fir.t Game Called 2:15 P. M. Box Seat on Sale at Barkalow Bro. Cigar Store, 16th and Farnam. Bring Your Old Hat to Us We Will Make It Good As New LAMBROSBROS. 1S21 Farnam St. Phone Tyler 4120 Micky Burns Learned Swimming and Other Tricks in Wyoming MICKEY BUKN'S. one of the California bathing beauties, who is a member of Both well Brown's 20th Century revue, is a wonderful athlete. She was born on a cattle ranch in Wyoming and can ride anything a saddle can be fastened onto. "Mickey" swims like a fish, dives like a rock, and can row a boat as well as any maiu She penertated the silent drama studios recently and has been seen in some of the best comedy-rough house secenes shown ! f Ml WVriC STARTING SI IN SFPT. R 1 II f Matinee Dally 2:15 Every Night 8:1S llV I ml BOTHWELL BROWNE With Hie BATHING BEAUTIES Featuring THE BROWNE SISTERS In a 20TH CENTURY REVUE GEORGE ROLAND BILL 0. ROBINSON In a Farce "Fixing the Furnace" The Black Daffydill Geo. FORD & CUNNINGHAM Flo In "EVEN AS YOU AND I By Blair Treynor JOHN & NELLIE PIERRE DeKOCK OLMS TR, Head and Hand Balancing The Watch Witarda and Tumbling NED NORWORTH AeaUted by Evelyn Wella "Topict of the Day" Klnograme Matinewe, ISc-ZSc and BOc; eome eeata at 7Sc; $1 Sat. and Sun. Night, 15c-25c-75c A $1; eome at $1.25 Sat. Sun. ALL WEEK - MATINEE SATURDAY COMPANY OF FIFTY SONORA GRAND Splendid Chorus COMPANY Sunday, "Rigoletto" Monday, "II Trovatore" Tuesday, "Lucia" Wednesday, "Cavalleria" and "Pagliacci" THE BIG CAST OF PRINCIPALS INCLUDES: Bice Piaiorni of La Scala, Milan; Consuelo Medina of the Colon, Buenos Aires; Speria Castel of the Reggio, Torino; Rosa di Carli of Covent Gar-, den, London; Alfredo Graziani of the Metropolitan, New York; Giuseppe Dori of the National, Havana; Eduardo Lejarazu of the Boston Opera; Soto-Mayor of the National, Havana; Francisco Cruz of the Liric, Rio Janeiro. Prices: $2.50, $2.00, $1.50, $1.00 and 50e '?jr HEXT ATTRACTIOtl mm SEATS TOMORROW, 10 A. M. Nights, 50c to $2.50; Wednesday Matinee, 50c to $2.00. EMPRESS Big Time Vaudeville and Feature Photoplays COMPLETE CHANGE OF PROGRAM TODAY NELLIE DEONSONNE and JAZZ BAND In a Syncopated Studio. CLAY CROUCH In Blackface Songs and Stories ADAMS & BARNETT In "PERSONALITY PLUS" Carter De Haven Comedy, "AFTER THE BAWL" PATHE WEEKLY j a20 on the screen. Miss Burns won the amateur championship for bag punching in California last year. All of Brown's bathing beauties are athletic. Whenever they spy a lake or river they eagerly look over the horizon to see if any bad bold men are about. If not, oft comet their clothes and in they go head first. They do not dive or swim on the stage. The following four stars will ap pear under the Robert Brunton ban ner during the ensuing year: Dustin Farnum, Fritzie Brunnette, Kutli Roland and Charlie Hutchinson. Will Rogers spends less money on clothes than any other motion pic ture star. TONIGHT GRAND0PERA ORCHESTRA OPERA I. del Castillo Conductor Thursday, "Faust Friday, "Traviata" Saturday Matinee, "Rigoletto" Saturday Night, "Carmen" 3 Sb;, !i STUTZ BROS., Athletic Models n WILLIAM FOX Presents EILEEN PERCY in "Her Honor The Mayor" From the Broadway Stage Success Concert Orchestra HOPE JONES, Organ r i Vr i - ft ft ft v 0 iniliri'-IMlf 4, .