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    THE BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY. MARCH 27, 1921.
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About the Blessed
Greenwich Village
Theater Once More
A FEW w eeks ago The Bee com
mented on Greenwich Village
and its influence in a manner
some folks thought was too severe.
To them we commend the following
from Alexander Woolcott's columu
in the New York Sunday Times:
There are perhaps a dozen the
aters in tliis town which have so
much as a smitch of character, and
the Greenwich Village is not one of
them. Like most of the others, it
seems to he operated on the same
principle which has made many an
indiscriminate roadhouse malodorous
the habit of, accepting any way
farer of whatever quality who was
willing and able to pay in advance.
Thus in its time the littje playhouse
in Sheridan Square has housed some
pretty weird and objectionable pro
ductions, as well as some -fine ones,
but none even faintly comparable to
the excruciating monstrosity which
induced a mild hysteria in its first
audience last Monday night. For,
years and years to come the first
nighters will say of this or that dis
aster: 'Yes, its awful, but you ought
to have seen 'Survival of the Fittest'
back in the early part vof 1921."
As so often in such cases, the ques
tion of managerial sagacity docs pot
arise here because the piece was
produced by its. doting author. But
the production does sharply chal
lenge the intelligence of the actors
implicated in its performance. What
do players of some little reputation
ones like Grant Stewart and
George LeGuere and Laura Nelson
Ilall--,"ind Montagu Love what do
they mean ,by accepting roles in such
degrading rubbish? Why, before
facing an audience with speeches of
such unbelievable futility, did they
not run star-eyed into the streets and
try begging as a profession?
After such another premiere ns
last Monday's, it would be interesting1
if the audience were to remain seated
and demand a drumhead court-martial.
The most aged and irascibl?
first-nighter could easily be persuad
ed to act as chief inquisitor and the
leading actorcoitld be put in the
dock.
"Have you any excuse, Cyril
Wopsie, for playin in 'The Mauve
Gazelle?' "
"Well, ours but to do or die.
"Is thafr quite true?"
"Not quite."
"And, anyway, dying were better,
don't you think?"
"I think so now. But certainly,
ours not to reason why. We are not
supposed to ask questions. We take
the roles that are handed to' us."
"Didn't you ipurn a role last
month because you didn't want to
travel?"
"Yes.;
"Didn't you spurn another becauses
it subordinated you to another
actor?"
"Yes."
"Didn't yotl spurn a third because
is presented you in what you pro
foundly regarded as an unsympa
thetic light?"
"I did. But, sir, a man must live."
"Don't you know that this ;s
spring and the farms are calling for
hands?"
"I suppose they are. But I didn't
kiyw this stuff was so bad as vou
say." .
"Do you mean to stand there and
tell us that you flopped around in
this noxious flapdoodle through all
the rehearsals and didn't know it was
bad?"
"No. we didn't."
"Are actors people?"
"I do not understand you. sir."
"Well, as the blessed Penrod
would say, haven't actors ANY
sense?". , (
"Egad, sir, you insult me."
"Egad, sir, that's just what I'm
trying to do. And it's been a pleas
ure. Now we're even."
Sothern-Marlowe
Plan Long Tour
For Coming Season
E. H. Sothern and Tulia Marlnwe
J who haVe been spending the winter
in Washington and New York ciiv,
sailed on the Aquitania on March 22
to spend the spring in Paris and the
vsummer in England. Mr. and Mrs.
f jSothern will return to America in
August to begin rehearsals for their
bi-annual tour, vJhich opens in Bos-
!ton on Sentember 27. after whirl-.
jj they will play a limited season m
f. New York, followed bv a tour of the
west and including this city In ad-J
jd'.tion to! the plays presented last
fycar, "Hamlet," "Twelfth Night"
land "The Taming of the Shrew,"
li'The Merchant of Venice" will be
acted, with - Mr. Sothern as Shy
a lock and Miss Marlowe as Portia.
I Whie in Pans the co-stars will pur
chase costumes for this play. The
productions will be staged in the
manner used last season, though Mr.
Sothern expects to introduce some
new effects in "The Merchant of
Venice." -- -
While in America this winter, Mr.
and Mrs. Sothern devoted consid
erable time to making several phon
ograph records of scenes from
ShaVesnparev trip firr nf wliirri ha
1 already been put on the market. The
joiners win De released at intervals
'of two months. The co-stars ex
'press themselves deeply interested
;iti the educational possibilities of the
h'honograph and are greatly grati-
ificd by the public reception already
f jaccorded their work in. this line.
1 1 Mrs. Sothern, who recently was
honored with the degree of doctor
of laws by the Washington univer
f J sity. the only actress in America so
r distinguished, is in the best ol heaitn
)and looks forward to the resump
I ition of her stage career. So satis
factory from every point ot view has
been the year's rest that in future
the policy of acting only each al
ternate season will be followed.
Metro's Three Graces
V May Allison, Viola Dan and
Alice Lake', all Metro stars of the
highest degree, are known in west
coast cinema circle&as "The Three
Graces." They are cronies both
in the studio and at their homes.
They pull together as one in almost
every matter anecimg mcir won.,
recreations and hobbies Each is a
distinct picture type.
Why Picture Come High
Approximately 1,200,000 feet, or
more than 250 miles of film are
"shot weekly in Los Angeles. The
cost of the raw film alone is prac
tically a half million dollars, with
something like $20,000-. more ddcd
for firit development.
' LEA : LLTURG Obpheum
' IteM.i ' A MUSICAL SHOW ' I
t' A- v' J 1 (,f the Character. Wrote It Themselves)
V- By JAMES J. MONTAGUE.-" J ,
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MIBIAM LEWES b&andeis '
What the Theaters Offer
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HE desire to have the emotions played
pon Is a common trait of the human
family. If Otis Skinner needed a
reason for appearing In a "mystery" play
this season, the above mentioned fact
would furnish It. The play Is A. E. W.
Mason's "At the Villa Kose," first pre
sented at the Strand Theater, London, ear
ly last July and It Is still running there.
The third act of "At the Villa Kose"
la one of sustained suspense, rapid action,
gripping Interest and Intensely dramatic.
It Is a revelation In police manners to
see the great detective Hanaud work and
question various Individuals with a polite
ness that Is wholly Gallic Mr. Skinner
possesses to a' remarkable degree the gift
of mimicry, and has the ability to through
ly check himself In the personality of the
character he plays, making his acting
thoroughly ilfe-l.tke and natural. Charles
Froham, Inc., lias surrounded Mr. Skin
ner, with a cast of exceptional ability
nnd has mounted the p.rce beautifully.
This year, delightful and talented Madeline
Delmar Is Mr. Skinner's leading woman.
Miss Jeffreys Lewis is seen as yie old
rich and superstitious Mine Dauvray. In
the London production of "At the Villa
Rose," a very beautiful and talented act
ress, Miriam Lewes, created the role of
the adventuress and Is playing the same
character with Mr. Skinner. Others In
the cast are Octavla Kenmore, Clarence
Derwent, A. Romaine Callendar and John
Rogers.
UP to the present time each Orpheum
show had been one of seven acts;
but starting with the current bill,
each show la to have eight acts. The
first of these, which opens with the mati
nee this afternoon, has three stellar at-tractlona-npd
one special feature. One
of the headline will be the mlnlstre
celebrity. Lew Dorkstadeiv Another will
be Morton and Olass, presentrhg "The
Spirit of 76th Street" The third will
be 'the De Wolfe Oirls In "A Love Tour."
The featured offering will be Murray Kls
sen irf "A Hungarian Rhapsody." Patrons
of the Orpheum will recognize tn the De
Wolf Girls two of the cleverest sisters
on the vaudeville stage, Their 'present
vehicle, written for them bv Mnrlnn Sim.
hlne and Harry De Costa Is a sentimental J
journey or song, aar.ee, gowns and scenery.
Murray Klssen is widely known as a song
writer. In the hilarious skit which he
is to present he will be capably assisted
by Harry Weston. Ben Reubers and Frank
Corbet. Ed Healy and Allen Cross are
demonstrators of the new styles in songs. ,
A prettily staged skit will be presented
by Edward Foley and Lea Leture. The
two Curson Sisters arer the original flying
butterflies. They are graceful aerlallsts
with special equipment V of their own.
Vnlentlne and Bell offer what they call
The Furniture Removers." They 'have a
great assortment of freak bicycles. Breesy
sayings from the newspapers will be dis
played on the screen under the title. "Top
ics of the Day." News events will be
pictured by KInogsrms.
ffTJLACK BEAUTY," wheh opened Its
JJ engagement at the Brandels a
week; ago today to almost empty
benches has so engaged the affections and
Interest of all those who have attended
that the management has deemed it good
business Judgment to hold this master pic
ture over for the first half of this week.
In vlsuallzine- "Rlnck Reautv Annn
Sewell's wurld famous "Autobiography of
a Horse." Vttagraph has adhered absolute
ly to the work as written, In subject mat.
ter. period and all else. The costumes
worn, by the humnn characters are thoc
of the early seventies.
J EAN BEDINI'S success. "Peek-a-Boo,"
Is at the Gayety theater for a week's
engagement, with a matinee perform
ance dally. The cast is headed by
Bobbf Clark antf Paul McCullough. In
the supporting company are Florence Dar
ley. May Myers, Arnette Crelghton, Kelso
Brothers. Ben Grlnnell, Vernee, the Six
High Steppers. Balzer Troupe. Ignatz
Piute Troupe of the World's Worst Acro
bats. Murray and Hughes. Harry Wilde,
Pierrette, and the Seven Musical RpfHers,
the Jaizlest of all colored Jazz bands. A
typical RedlnTchorus of 24. Ladles' mat
inee at 2:15 daily all week. Today's mat
inee starts at 3:00.
THE big act at the Empress this week
is to be Jack Levy and his Symphony
Sisters, Misses Edith, Elizabeth, Edna
nnd Mabel Crowell, all graduates of tho
New England Conservatory of Music and
really sisters. The girls and Mr. Levy
play on piano, flutes, 'cello, violin and
piccolos and promise to give one of the
most entertaining musical acts seen in Oma
ha for some time. Smith and Inman lia
rural comedy. "Sally's Visit." can be fig
ured on to 'present a diversified program
of mirth provokng patter, songs and
stunts. Kellyand Macky are to offer a
lne of comedy patter In conjunction with
a repertoire of snngs new and up-to-thn
minute. The Worden Brothers are to
present an entirely new and original Idea
in foot-Juggling, combning remnrknble
speed and accuracy In addition to some
laugh-compellng surprises.
UNDER the new policy of offering
eight acts Instead cTf seven, as was
the former custom, tha Orpheum
next week is ttlave William Seabury In
"Krlvelles," as the -headline attraction.
The pne-act farce by Edmund Burk,
"Summertime." will be one of the fea
tured offerings, with Al Hinton appear
ing In the, chief role. Of the two other
featured acts one will be the aniusinir
skit, "The Two Doctors," as presented
by Kennedy and Hollls. The author-
comedian, j. c. Nugent, Is also featured.
((TEBNK," the smart musical .comedy
I which startled the 'local amusement
world by Its phenomenal success
during Its brief engagement here In Jan
uary, will return to the Brnndels theater
for the week beginning Monday, April 18.
Tha same lavlshness which characterized
the mounting of the play at Its premier
In New York has been followed In thia
Instance, the Vanderbllt Producing com
pany, owners and producera of th play,
offering it here on the saica magnificent
scale. i . ,
MESSRS. SHUBERT will present the
Wlntir Garden's eighth annual "Pass
ing Show" at tho Brandeis tlie.Uer
during tha last of April. James nartnn,
who heads tha comedy contingent, maie
a success wherever he has appeared.
Next In line come the Avon Comedy Four.
Others who - will be seen aro Lon Has
eall, Al Martin. Jack Leslie. Frankie
Heath, Hazell Cox, Dot Mastell, Kdlth
Lawrence, tho Four Haley Sisters. Kyra.
Merle Hartwell. Harry Turpln. .lorn
Crone and the Winter Garden usual dis
play cf feminine pulchrit'ii?.
Opening Chorus of Corset Models.
Sayl Ain't we little beauties?
Just see our lingerie
The prettiest bunch of cuties
In any show are we. '
The stuck up prima donna
Is paid a lot more dough,
Dut the's' got too much on huh
It's us that makes" the show.
Looka the saps with the opera
glasses
Out in the orchestra chairs; ,
All of them b''ongs to them stock
broking classes,
That means they all have got
theirs.
Think that they come here to listen
to lyrics? '
, Never a Chinaman's chancel
That's an idea would give you hys-
tericS.
They come here to look at us
dance 1
(Enter Comedian) ;
It's the fellow that is funny who
can always draw the money,
There is nothing to this music
show but me.
I will make the people happy if my
lines are smart and snappy,
I'm the guy that everybody pays
to see.
I can always make 'em snicker with
my gags about bum liquor
And the boo7e that all the stews
now make at home.
If the show is half jvay clever, I can
make it run forever
With the gray stuff that is under
neath my dome.
CHORUS.
Jim the guy thaMlraws the money
he is just about as funny
As the lady irithe show they call
Salome.
It was only luck that made him,
and if anyone X-rayed him
They would paste upon his egg,
"Nobody home." v
Exit Chorus and Comedian.
(Pinter Prima Donna)
In all my winning loveliness
I stand before you here;
Your rapture you may well express
The moment I appear. ,
T havea voice of liqujd gold
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A trill for half an hour.
(Enter Tenor):
. TENOR.
She's getting old,
She's gettingifat,
She's singingxff the key
Those notes of gold
Are shrill anf flat '
So listen now to me.
The handsomest man in the
same
musical
With a voice like a silver bell
Around the girth of the rolling earth
My phonograph records sell.
The other people upon the stage
Wholly superfluous are;
The show cannot-lose as long as I
choose
To sing inhe role of star.
PRIMA DONNA.
He cannot act and his voice is
cracked,
But I hope that you will not go
Till convinced you are that I am the
star
Of this now musical show.
(Exit prima dohna and tenor.)
Enter Chorus:
We know that you've been waiting
A long and weary time
To hear our captivating
And merry voices chime. '
Them stars ain't entertaining
They never get nji claque.
But you've sat uncomplaining
And now us girls is back.
So lookut us prance
through the paces
as we go
The dance master learned us to
show to you folks;
Give US the once over clear up to
our faces
And you'll see that the rest of the
actors is jokes.
They think they're the people that
bring in, the dollars,
But anyway all of you audience
knows,
That when we come on all - the
spectators hollers.
It's the chorus that cops in a mu
sical show.
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Otis Skinner As.
Detective Shows Up
Strong in Rolpl
Otis Skinner in a new play aijd in
a new rojc one that he has never
played before, is an announcement
that is bound to excite much pleus
ureablc speculation among the theater-going
public; for the advent of
Mr. Skinner is always the dramatic
i event of the local theatrical season.
I Mr. Skinner and his company open
I ail l uaKlulliil m mi umiiutia vn
Thursday c-vening in a new play, one
dealing with a crime mystery and
called "At the Villa Rose." It is the
work of A. E. W. Mason, who
dramatized his detective story, print
ed before the war, of the same name
The piece was produced in London
at the Strand theater early last July
and is one of the greatest successes
of the present season the role of
Hanaud. the detective, being played
by Arthur Bourchiery-which Mr.
Skinner portrays in lne American
production.
There are thrills aplenty in the
new Skinner play, gripping sus
pense, pulse-quickening situations,
dramatic climaxes and strong,
tained interest in the battle of wits
between the representative of the
Paris police and the gang of inter
national crooks with whom he has
to deal. The tension of the third
act is breathless and in the fourth
where tag arch plotters calmly lell
the heroine that they propose to give
her nvorphia, destroy her features
with vitriol, sew her in a sack and
cast her weighted body into the wa
ters of Lake Gineva causes chills to
run down the spines of the audi
ences. In portraying Hanaud. Mr. Skinner
delights bv his personality, his art
istry And his ability to sink his own
individuality into that of the gret
French detective. He is by turns
grave and gay,' suave and severe,
tender and understandi'ngly sympa
thetic with thegirl who is persecut-,
ed by the crooks the underlying
sentiment presages a delicious love
imperturable as he ensnares the crim
inals in his net before they realize
that they are under suspicion. Mr.
Skinner's genius makes Hanaud a
great character.
'Twas Easy for Doris Dean
A fractured rib was the cause of
Doris Dean becoming a decided
adofiiment of the silversheet. Miss
Deans a professional dancer. WVile
appearing in a particularly, strenu
ous dance Miss Dean suffered the
rib injury. While convalescing Miss
Dean had an opportunity to appr
in a picture. She made a hit and
now in "The Half Breed," her sec
ond picture, she is the 'leading
woman. '
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Pola Negri, the famous Conti
nental actress who is the star of the
super-drama, "Passion," which
comes to the Strand theater nexN
Thursday, is being proclaimed the"
screen's latest genius. In her first
appearance in a motion picture she
was called the mistress of the cine
ma by leading English critics.
American reviewers seem inclined
to extol her dramatic powers quite
as profusely and it is certain the
legions of fans have a newheroine
to whom to address their letters.
Nita Naldi, the Italian dancer in
Paramount's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde," has been chosen for the role
of "Passion" in "Experience," George
V. Hobart s allegorical play which is
now beiiifr picturized.
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The Taltnadge sisters are to liavcS
a new leading man, and by the same
twist in filmland developments the
coast loses one ,of its most popular
comers in the picture-making profes
sion. He is Harrison Ford, who
qiiictIytook his departure a few days
ago for the east to become associ
ated with the Schenk interests in
New York City. Mr. Ford has
achieved particular fame inMhc west
by his appearance as leading man
with iirainount productions. He is
one of the most successful and popu
lar of the younger actors. It was
his desire to return east for a time
and, he received an agreeable propo
sition frr principal masculine roles
in the Talmadge picture's. He is to
inpear with both Norma and Con
stance in their forthcoming Associ
ated First National productions.
"The Easy Road," the Paramount
picture starring Thomas Meighan,
is an adaption from the story, "Easy
Street," by Blair Hall, which was
published in Snappy Stories. Gladys
George. Lila Lee and Viora Daniel
are in the cast.
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8. The Empress theater here will
join with the 800 other vaudevile
theaters of the United States and
Canada in donating their entire re
ceipts of the afternoon of this date
to the insurance fund of the Nation
al Vaudeville artists. Out of. this
fund every .paid-up member of the
N. V. A. and this includes prac
tically every vaudeville artist you
sec throughout the season at the
Empress is insured for $1,000 with
out charge. , '
In, addition to the regular bill,
there will be a number of special
attractions, especially arranged for
this performance. The artists on the
bill will endeavor to augment their
regular, performance with some ad
ditional 'surprise" offerings.
Fractically all the women in East
Africa are fat.
at Popular Prices
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NOW SHOWING
1 to 5; 7 to 11 p. m.
POPULAR DEMAND
Few Re.erved Seat, at 75c
Three Days Starting
Next Thursday.
Matinee Saturday
March 31
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