THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 5. 1920. -D 1H ..V Add "Rollo's Wild Oat" to List of Kummer Successes By BURNS MANTLE EV YORK. (Special Cor respondence) The best of the three light comedies that were 1-A...m.A 1-- ...A.I. : . AT called "Rollo's Wild Oat," with o land Young playing the name part. Clare Kummer, who already has "A Successful Calamity," "Good Grac ious Annabel," and "Be Calni, Ca milla," to her credit and only one failure, "The Rescuing Angel," checked against her, wro,te the story of this particular Hollo a yeaago, and had no difficulty telling it to the Selwyns. The play was produced out of town and did not fare particularly well, and its production in New York was delayed. Finally tl)e Sel wyns, losing confidence in it, gave it up, and .Miss Kummer decided to finance its local hearing herself. Now he is in the happy position of those playwrights who have bravely backed their own judgment and can point with pride to the result, for Rollo" threatens to become one of the real comedy successes of the season. Rollo -of the play is a young man possessed of a modest inheritance and a consuming desire to play "Hamlet."IIe has ideas about Ham let. Nothing revolutionary, except that he intends his interpretation shall be modern. He sees no reason why Hamlet should Hot be played without a wiig or why he should ' shave his mustache merely because most of the Hamlet prints are of clean shaven young men. Also he has an idea that a greater intimacy should be established (be , tween the players and the audience, as was done when the tragedy was performed in Shakespeare's ekry. Let : there be steps leading from the audi torium to the stage, so that at any time those in front wish to take part . in the action, to become a part of the crowd attending the theatricals at Elsinore, or to follow the mel ancholy youth through his experi ences with the ghost, they may step ' upon the stage and declare them selves. He engages a company of old time Shakespearean actors, rents a theater, and proceeds with his pro duction. His Ophelia, however, is a sensible young woman who can not, try as she will, take the ex periment seriously. She knows that she cannot act, and she has her doubts about Rollo. Therefore, she is of a mind to accept the first legi timate excuse that offers to lessen the chances of failure by breaking up the show. The night of the premier word is received at the theater that Rollo's grandfather is seriously ill. This is Ophelia's chance. With the fateful message clasped tightly in her hand, she walks into Hamlet's first scene and informs Rollo that he cannot decently go on with the play. His grandtather is ill and needs him. Rollo attempts to reason with Ophelia. Has she "gone mad be fore her time?" Does she realize that she has mistaken her cue and she is not a part of that particular scene? - Ophel'a, however, refuses to be swerted from her purpose and the furfaio 's lowered. It transpires enterprise stepped before the cur tain and asked if there was a Mam let in the house, the audiepce prac tically arose as one man and started for the stage. Fiom among the willing understudies Rollo's valet, who had been an actor in his youth, is entrusted ith tlie part, and the play becomes "the laughing suc cess" of the year. Miss Kummer has a rare gjft of fusing the real with the unreal in her comedy plots. As fantistic as this story may sound, it irequently has the holding value of convincing drama, and when it d:ps frankly into farce it is the kind of farce that amuses without offending the intel ligence of its audience. She also has the gift of writing brighter dialogue than a majority of her , con temporaries, and as a result her lit tle play trips along tf an accom paniment of 'hearty laughter, and at the end of the evening the audience is so well pleased with its entertain ment that it is eager to lemain in tts seats and give evidence of its ap proval. As for Rollo he discovers that grandfather was not really ill, hut that he had sent that message to the theater in the hope of preventing his grandson from making a fool of himself. The experience Is enough to discourage any,young actor, anJ Rollo agrees not to repeat it. He will marry his Ophelia, if she will have him. which she A'ill, and go into his grandfather's business of manu facturing airbrakes. Mr. Young's performance is in Ms best comedy vein, and, the little grl who played Ophelia, Lotus Robb, i.1 the satisfaction next day oi reading in the reviews that she was the most charming of the ingenues who recently had appeared here abouts. Neither of the other comedies amounts to much. They are both heavily and foolishly sentimental. "When We Are Young" is an at tempt by Kate L. McLaurin to catch the spirit of Rachel Crothers' "39 East," but being entirely artificial it never comes within shouting dis tance of any of the other sentimen tal comedies that have preceded it. The story in this instance is again of the idle young waster, who, go ing daily to the dogs, meets the poor but pure young shop girl in a New York boarding house and is saved by her from his idle ways. - When he comes home late one night, full of moonshine and deter? mined that being a failure he had better kill himself, she stays his hand and fires him with an -ambition to prove that he is not a quitter. She dares him1 to go to work, double dares him to go out on the street and shovel snow and prove that he is a man. Which he agrees to do. A tew weeks later he is completely re cenerated. Snow shoveling has giv rn him an appetite and a zest for life. If the shop girl will marry Him he will agree to go on being a . man. Of course, she agrees, and to make the happy ending complete a rich aunt dies and leaves the young man a greater fortune than he had wasted before. "When We Are Young." was or iginally called "The Crucible" and ' as intended to assist in elevating Henry Hull to stardom. He is en Ugingly youthful and a good ac tor, hut stars are Beldom, created vernight. and he probably will go 'jack to the serving of his appren i Js . What QTheaters " :. jj ticeship with more patience than be fore. To boister the play two other player are featured1 in the cast, Al ma Tell as the heroine and George Marion as a faithful negro servitor. They did what they could, but that wasn't much. "Daddy Dumplins" is the kind of play you might reasonably expect it to be from the title. A soft-hearted bachelor, acquiring a fortune, decides to adopt not only the orphaned daughter of a former sweetheart, "but six other youngsters as well, adding a new one to his family every two years. He is a happy bachelor, and they ate a contented group of children, until the meanest man in the world takes "Daddy's" fortune away from k'm and he is forced to send his charges back to the children's societies from which he had taken them. ' He manages to save enough from his small salary as a bookkeeper to provide a Christmas eve celebration in his tenement room, however, and this occasion is made memorable by the news that the meanest man has repented and died and that the for tune again revert? to "Daddy." The whole affair is so hopelessly ot the theater and bears so little relation I frt fttyrr ceriAC r,f a A t.-n t lirpe that could plausibly happen that there is little hope for it unless it can create a public of its own. It is too sweet ly sentimental for the regulars. Maclyn Arbuckle plays the fat "Daddy," and the children have been selected from the most attractive of those stagey youngsters who are numerous in this ncighborhod. The play was written by Earl Carroll from-a story by Geotge Barr Mc Cutcheon. Cinema Chuckles "Happy" Conroy is a cowboy who has been appearing in Universal pic tures for several years. He was one of Harry Carey's flying squadron of rmiorVi rirloi-c fnr a timp. hut recentlv. preferring to spend his idle days in j the city instead of the Carey ranch. he asked to be transferred to one of ; the two-reel western companies at Universal. One day recently the ill- Jess of a director caused the corn any to be laid off for several weeks. Tqo bad you're laying off, Hap," remarked Carey, running across the qowpuncher, "but why the grin?," "Just thinking how glad I am not you, Mr. Carey," replied Happy. "How is that?" "Well, if I were you I'd be losing about $2,000 a week instead of just $75." - A Place for Types. Types of all ages are expected to drift into the casting department .of a motion picture company. But one does not expect a child of 10 and an old man of 80 to be writing scenar ios. Yet the child and the old man followed each other into Selznick scenario department the other day with scripts to offer. Priscilla and Her Clothes Priccilla Dp.-in havine: finished theTod Browning feature, "Outsid j the Law," is busy with her modistes j and milliners on a pretentious ward robe for her next story, "False Col ors," which she will begin shortly. The storv is by Edwins Levin-and is being adapted for the screen by Doris Schroeder. Dainty Lillian Hall Makes Debut on Screen Lillian iVall, who appears in Rex Beach's "Going Some" at the Moon theater this week, is making her debut on the screen. She went West on purpose to be in the cast of the picture. Director Harry Beaumont declares she j photographs so well that the stage will never reclaim her. UTilT ACUBHLA," a play of tour Joyful lf la. written uy KiUa Johnson toung, la a story of young Ufo anil light an tender and Jwiietly fragrant an ;ha first green growths ot spring and yet it has nothing of the weakness that cornea from too much of the philosophy ot aun ahine. The pivotal character is Sir lirlan Fitzgerald, Chauncey Olcott, whoso heart sings from the Joy ot living, and never loses its note of aladnesa- whatever tomes his way to sadden, Hla happiness Is ao real and ao his kindness la so great, that one carr't help feeling better and grateful for having met him and followed lilm with sympathetic Interest through the rippling comedy and pinching scenes that weava In and out of the "plot" of tha Piece like golden threads It: an exquisite pattern. Mr. Olcott and "Macushla' come to the Brandels theater for the en lire week, commencing tonight. EXPERT diving is but one phase of the performance to be given by Annette Kellerman. star of the stage and screen, who comes to the Orpheum this week as the chief attraction. In her revue, tJie Is assisted by Cakes and Do Lour, also by Alton and Allen. Mi Kellerman sings, dances, walks the tight wire and does many other things "Georgia on Broadway" la the title of tha act to be offered by Maude Powers and Vernon Wallace. Their presentation of the song and dance skit is entertaining In the extreme. Welch, Mealy and Montrore, who are billed as "'those surprise boys." are a team of acrobats with a llvelv sense of humor. They particularly excel in ground tumbling. Lo;-& Chester and Marven Morgan are to i resent the one act comedy. "At the Phone." Nelson Story, ragtime pianist, with Elsie Clark, he Is to offer an entertaining Instrumental and singing number. The idea of dog actors posing for statues Is unique. Such posing Is. done by Charles Henry's pet In "A Canlno's Dream." "Mirthful Non sense" la to bo contributed by Ed M. Gor don and Ida Day. Amusing paragraphs will be shown on the screen under the heading. Topics of the Day." and as usual news events will be pictured by Klnograms. ARTHCR PEARSON'S "Powder Puff Revue," will be the attraction twice dally at the' Gayety all we'k. It has Incorporated In it a most dashing, attractive and totally superior group of young women classified with the Floro dora Girls; the Long Skirted Chorus of Marie Cahill and the "Mm. Sherry" girls of "Every Little Movement," fame, trained by George Lederer. The comedv rnles are handled by Jamlu (Scotch) Conghlln and Jack Pearl. To day's matinee begins at 3:00. ELABORATE new scenic productions of "Julius Caesar," "As Vou Like It," and "Richelieu," are Ulng carried by Robert B. Mantell thin seaton on his first tour to the Pacific coajt in three years, and will b Included In hip repertoire at the Brandels theater during the coming msauraent. In addition the tragedian has with him hla usual complete produc tions of "King Lear," "Macbeth," "The Merchant of Venice." "Hamlet." anl "Richard III." Featured l-i his big sup. porting company is the oung and lovely Genevieve Hamper. DIRECT from Broadway comes Harry Fox, musical comedy t.tpr. motion pic ture star, and vaudiville headllner. Assisted bv Beatrice CurtiB, he is to top the bill next week at the Orpheum. Roger Imhoff. th-3 character cr median, will ap pear In 'ana of the featured acts, a sketcn rr- HATS RENEWED Lambros Bros. 1521 Farnam. Tyler 4120. Ladies' Private Shining Parlor. BEATTY'S Co-Operative Cafeterias Pay Dividends to Those Who Do the Work Week Starting Sunday, Dec. 5 Matinee Every Day, 2:15. Every Night, 8:15 ANNETTE Star of tha Stage and Screen In Her Latest Koviie De Luxa i OAKES "A BIT O EVERYTHING" Assisted by ALTON and DeLOUR Maude Vernoa POWERS A WALLACE in "Ceorgia on Broadway" Lord Marven CHESTER. -MORGAN Aad Company in a Comedy Satirs "At tha Phone" CHARLES HENRY'S PETS , Presenting A Canine's Dream TOPICS OF THE DAY Matinees 15c to 50c: Some Nights lie KELLERMAN called, "In the Pest ,1Ioub." Once again ho is to be supported by Hugh Conn and Marcelle Coreene. Another featured part of the bill Is the renowned American fi- donna. O-ace Nelson, who will be tyeard In a short program of songs, with j . u.oiviie at the pii.ro. Four other excellent vaudeville acta will round out the bill. rrtHB HE BRAZILIAN HEIRESS" musical comedy revue with cast of nine competent artists headed by Frankle Kelcey, an eccentric comedienne, comes as the stellar act of tha show opening at the Empress today. Singing and dancing specialties are in terspersed throughout the act, which la enhanced greatly by lavish costumes and elaborate, scenery. Violet Goulet. vlolln Iste, will present one of the featured at tractions of the new show. A song and dance revue will be presented by Collins and Dunbar, a youthful pair of atylish steppers. Rlalto and Lamont, billed as "The Talkless Boys," are artists whose soft-shoe dancing furnishes one of the best novelties of Its kind In vaudeville. ((rflAKE IT FROM ME," which Is I coming to the Brandels theater, four days starting next Sunday, December 12, matinee Wednesday, Is a creation ot tuneful. Jingling musical numbers and numerous mirth-making sit uations. If you vant to laugh or to hear a really good song, or prefer to witness an eye-pleasing spectacle, "Taka It From Me" will satisfy the desire. The comicalities are all clean and wholesoma and are admirably brought out by the exceptionally clever cast of players. It Is a radical departure from what has generally been knows as musical com edy, for the musical numbers, Instead of detracting from the theme, add to It, and "song cues" are unknown. M' "i n'. the popular come dienne, will present to the patrons of the Brandels theater for four days on Thursday, December 1, matinee Sat urday, "Nobody's Fool," which was written for her by the well-known dramatic critic, Alan Dale. If report Is true, It is wlthov and overshadows her former triumphs In doubt the best endeavor of her career "Tlsh," "The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary," Martha by the Day," "A Little Bit of Old-Kashloned," and "The Making Over of Mrs. Mat." Augustus Pltou, Inc., has engaged Jack Storey, Faye Cuslck. Jack Marvin, Lillian Harmer, Bess Dunlop and C. A. Winters to support the clever star, which speaks well for the perform ance and has given the play a sumptuous mounting. B- ARNET BERNARD In "His Honor Abe Potash, comes to the Brandels-, December 21. Mr. Bernard lsuspported by the same cast as appeared with him all last season at the Bijou theater In New York and includes Mathllde Cottrelly, Robert Cummlngs, Luclle English. Ted W. Gibson, Geprge Barnum, James SpotU wood, Stanley Jessup, Martin Alsop, Har old Vosburg. Bertram Miller, William Vaughn and J. F. Morrlssey. and CABARET Al Wright and His Orchestra "OMAHA'S FUN CENTER" lOrt t t&Tlt Daily Mat., 15c to 75c J5CCj55 Nitas. 25c to $1.25 I. H, Herk Arthur Pearson Present In"; ir' Powder Puff Revue t'.l With JAMIE COUCHLIN, JACK PEARL, Leon a Earl, Florence Talbot, Ban Bard, Claddia Riley and a Beautiful Assortment of Living Powder Puffs. LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK DAYS KELLERMAN and and ALLEN "Scream" Sig Johnnie WELCH, MEALY & MONTROSE "Those Surprise Boys" Nelson Elsie STORY & CLARK ia "Songs" Ed. M. Ida GORDON & DAY in Mirthful Nonsense" KINOCRAMS at 75c, $1. Sat. and Sun. to $1.25 ANNETTE !D&nsunigi Chauncey Olcott Tells New York Idea of Luxury Chauncey Olcott has a splendid home in Saratoga, X. Y. Adding to the shade of his stately grounds are two very large "pussy willow trees, whose constantly falling leaves- dur ing the suvrnier, aggravating!;' litter the lawn and have caused the own er a w;hole lot of annoyance. One day last summer, Mr. Olcott, in desperation, appealed to a teamster whom he knew, and who eked out an existence by hauling freight from the railroad station, with one little wagon and a single horse. The man's name is Case, Dan Case, and when Mr. Olcott asked him if he would undertake to remove the two offending trees, Dan ' allowed he would, for a remuneration of $7 a day. Olcott- naturally thought the stipend asked was somewhat exces sive, and told Dan he would think it over. The next day Olcott was telling a neighbor, an old "resident er," Philander Swcezey, about the price Case had asked for removing the trees, when Philander, with his long ago accumulated downcast drawl, replied: "Hey, Dan wants $7 a day does he, I jist wonder how many days he would use up on the job?" "Well," answered Olcott, "you know, Philander, Dan has been trucking freight around here for many moons, and no doubt he has saved something and don't really need the work." "Hey, don't need work, eh? Why EMPRESS RUSTIC GARDEN "The Home of Clean Amusements" Omaha's New $100,000 Magnificent 'Dancing Palace Largest "Spring" Dance Floor in City Continuous Dancing Today From 2 P. M. to 1 A. M. Music by Slater's Southern Orchestra Special Cabaret Features Dancing Instructors Always-on Hand Private Lessons by Appointment Every Afternoon 1 : ; Refreshments Served at Popular Prices Phone Tyler 5645 for Free Table Reservation JACK CONNORS Manager TONIGHT All This Week Matinees ! Wed. and Sat. 'm. lif ' ppippO. Orchestra $Z. 4 rows $1.50. Remainder $1. 2nd Balcony SOc Wed. Mat., Best Seats $1. Sat. Mat., Orchestra and first 4 rows Balcony $1.50. Remainder $1. 2nd Balcony SOc. Three Days, Starting TU I Matinee Saturday MAIL Seat Sale Next Thursday, December $1.60 and $2.00. Saturday eseaaaYaYaYea.B V gol durn it, he hain't got a penny, hain't got a penny I" " hv, how do vou account for that. Philander?" asked Olcott. '"Stravagant wife, 'stravagant wife," sharply responded Sweezey. 'Well now, that's rather odd." de clared Olcott. "1 can hardly believe that Mrs. Case is extravagant. How do you make that opt. Philander?" "Hcy, well if you want to know, she goes to picter shows, and eats grape fruit for breakfast, guess I know." And Mr. Olcott ays the pussy willow trees still "decorate' hi? . Egyptians in L. A. A staff of four Egyptology expert, is assisting Art Director Homer I. Mesick in the technical production ot "There Was a King In Egypt." Two of these savants specialize on Ancient Egyptian lore, and another is a world wanderer who is particu larly well informed on modern con ditions in the little known regions about which some of the story is woven. Mrs. Josephine L. Percy is the general research expert. When word passed around the lmunts of student lore that Mr. Hampton was in need of Egyptol gists, it became apparent that half of the population of southern Cali fornia were of the very inner circle Some of them were direct descend fiits from the Pharaohs. Others c;aiftied to own a scarab or an Egyptian nutmeg grater or a suit case with a Cairo hotel mark on it. However, the recommendations of an authentic bureau of research, the Egyptian Exploration society of Boston, led to the selection of a notable staff. Dancing Matinee admission 25c Evening admission 55c Sw-Sfcia.!"""1 L-rTHEATRE cI. iSrlang&r Presents TUC DISTINGUISHED AMUQlCAN ACTOR CMJNCLY OLCOTT IN THE CQOWNING ACHIEVMENT OF HIS CAfcEEG "MACUSHLA' By RIDA JOHNSON YOUNG A romantic and fascinating 4 act comeV with OLCOTT singing folksongs SOLGOTTJ& MACySWLA ASTWORE" ;THAfSM9W TWESMANMON FLOWS" I'LL MISS tfOO.OLD IRELAND. GOO BIE5S VOU, GOODeye TlS AH IRISH GIRL I LOVE, AMD &W5 JUST UKEXOO I D C H A V HFC 1& l 1 1 W. i Wat-. i Vh-w- - ORDERS NOW 9th, at 10 A. Prices: Nights SOc $1.00. Matinea 501 $1.00 and $1.50 Give the Best and Get the Best, Says Annette Kellerman Annette Kellerman, who comes to the- Orpheum today, cherishes an amiable disposition toward the pub lic, and has reasoned out a code of rules for her guidance. Miss Keller man says: "The temperament of stage folks has long been a popular theme with press and public. Tetnpestuousness is sometimes the most effective ex pedient publicity seekers among stars have utilized. That there is such a thing as genuine temperament among thespians, there is no gain saying. That there is such a thing as distemper, will be vouched for by those closely connected with the calling. Different moods and man nerisms are carefully cultivated by players. ' Some affect a dignity and importance that puts them so far up stage that their auditors never feel better acquainted with them than 1 . Ml ; M t III BRAZILIAN HEIRESS 1 B II III Miniature Musical Comedy Featuring j lil 1 IJ'U FRANKIE KELSIE I l HI I COLLINS & DUNBAR I RIALTO & LAMONT 1 1 f IIUI A Dainty Sonf and Dane Tha Talkies j ill 111 Offering Boys j , VIOLET GOULET ill "DAINTY VIOL1NISTE" Jl. I HI X Photoplay Attraction 1 111! (' ' ' William Fox Present ) I" 1 C BUCK JONES f I III IN Sf i 1. "JUST PALS" I I H I JB laughs and a few tears. ,J SI Wj& CHRISTIE COMEDY FOX NEWS RS4ji I Theater-Goers of -omAha- 'THE undersigned respectfully craves your " indulgence for a few minutes to call spe cial attention to the following facts: ' On December 12, 13, 14 and 15, we are bring ing to the Brandeis Theater "America's Gayest Musical Show" "TAKE IT FROM ME," writ ten by Will B. Johnstone and Will R. Ander son. I In bringing this brilliant musical success here we are not making"any experiment,. for it comes with a record of five months in New York, six months in Chicago, four months Philadelphia and four months in Boston. - This is the Original company and pro duction that made, theatrical history at the Studehaker Theater, Chicago, There is no other company. The scenic production of "TAKE IT FROM ME," is especially gorgeous and all the gowns are the very latest models, setting a new stan dard for smart and up-to-date Fifth Avenue effects. Every effort has been put forward to make this the finest possible presentation of a 'musical comedy. Mail orders are now being received at the Brandeis for all performances of "TAKE IT FROM ME" on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, December 12 J3, 14 and 15. Spe cial matinee Wednesday. Prices will range from $1.00 to $2M evenings and Wednesday matinee 50c to $2.00. Enclose proper remittance, plus war tax, payable to the order of the Brandeis Theater, and enclose self-addressed stamped envelope for return of tickets. vr (SIGNED) with the secret of the sphinx. Others bear themselves in a way that the minute they step before the ioot lihts, it is tike the home-coming of a good old friend. "Friendliness is of utmost impor tance and I find it necessary to mani fest gracioustiess to my audiences. This becomes most agreeable, for the audience usually responds in a man ner that makes one feel their friend liness. A glance, smile, any little manifestation of good nature, occa sionally dropped over the footlights by the entertainer ist an investment that accumulates compound interest. It helps one up the ladder of suc cess. People attend the theater to enjoy themselves, and it is the duty of every entertainer to give the best they have. I also think the aver age man or woman realizes the best incentive an entertainer can receive is the friendly encouragement of the audience. At any rate as 1 have spoken, so believe I, and I always mood myself with graeioitsness and put on the sweetest smile 1 can com mand, at every performance 1 give." COMING NEXT SUNDAY in Business Manager.