Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-30

NAAI W AArNA III HAuNs III nNt AUS
based on Hall Gaines novel of the same
name. The cast:
Peter Quilltam ................ James O'Neill
Philip christian ............ Joseph kilgour
Ross Christian Frank A. Conner
PROT Mawley .""''"...... CHARLES Mylott
caesar Cregeen ........."... Charles Kent
rom Russell Crawford
Jonaique Jelly ..........F Frederick Forrest
DIR. Myleschreest. Henry Adams
Monty INSIST william II. Barwald
SerNaht John Taylor
Kate May Buckley
Auntte Nan Christian ........C ornelia Dean
Bella Kelly ............... Geraldine Furlong
1t may have been the voice OF Edmond
Dantes we heard at the Boyd theater last
night. but the hand was certainly that of
Pete Qui1liam. The d~ebonnair count Of the
Mountain of Christ Is completely lost in
the rough exterior Of the Manxman, half
fisher, half-farmer, wholly pumpkin; the
SAVIOR of the original salt being lost en-
tirely in p%recipitate which Hall Game de-
rives from his resolution OF primal pas
sions with certain hypothetical moral at
tributes as reagents. The play doesn't
make so clear as does the book the loutish-
ness of Pete, nor the criminal weakness Of
Philip, nor the inconsistencies Of Kate; but
II does endow Pete. soft-hearted and pig
headed Pete, with a preternatural patience
and a capacity for forgiveness that may
be ideal, but is not the more desirable on
that account. Herein again does Pete
Quilliam differ not only from Edmond
Dantes, but from the typical man of the
land Of tailless cats. In his other stories,
notably THE Deemster' and The Bond
man. Mr.. Caine has acquainted us with
the Manxman's capacity for and persistency
in personally righting his personal griev-
ances; sedulous pursuit OF revenge being
carried to an extreme by this peculiar
people, who partook in a general way Of
the traits of the several races by whom
the island was originally peopled and
whose descendants lost little of their
original conception of the doctrine Of
meum ct tuum. In the present instance
1t has pleased Mr.. Caine to argue that good
may come out Of Nazareth, and that any
one of the three legs of Man may be used
to support a novel theory for a move pur-
pose. 1t very likely makes a much better
play, certainly a longer one. to have tho
wronged Peter, instead Of pursuing a Cor
sican vendetta upon his enemies, killing
some and confounding the others, turn
moralist in the end, and, instead Of de-
s~troying the man who had destroyed his
home, give utterance to a series of plati-
tudinous -commonplaces, and then forgive
INC BAOdt WIOuB dOAkC hluls Ahlo loh I MI
Gaines first offense in this direction; he
has never yet presented a natural man or
woman. and in all likelihood he never will.
But this is not the actors fault.
Mr.. O'Neill finds a part we'll worthy In
many ways his admitted ability as an
actor, and gives 1t his careful and undivided
attention. He makes Of Pete a character
that could easily be admired were It not
for the very fact that he Is like all similar
characters in fiction, too good to be true"
In the lighter passages of the part Mr..
o'Neill finds splendid opportunity for the
exhibition of his natural ability as a high
comedian; and in the more serious situa-
tions he assumes a dignity Of demeanor
and gravity of expression that clothes
Pete with a nature that is certainly as
much as Mr.. Game could have wished for
his humble and unhappy hero.
May Buckley has the role of Kate
Cregeen. and interprets 1t with salts
factory expression. II is a part that exacts
much Of the actress but one which re-
wards patient effort. Joseph Kilgour as
Philip Christian endows the part with
enough Of selhshness and lack Of consid-
Grafton for others to make 1t quite an
excellent foil for Pete, and Ross Christian
In the hands of Frank A. Connor becomes
JUST inc SOIJ Oh bCdIup nCcuGu " mdh luC
picture complete. h rest Of the cast Is
competent. The production is complete,
too, the scenery being designed especially
after Isle Of Man models and the settings
being equally appropriate. The theater
was we'll filled last night. and the play
was we'll received. Another performance
Of The Manxman" will be given this
evening.
Vaudeville at the CreightOn-Orpheum.
It's a laughing bill at the Creighton
Orpheum this week; all Of the acts con-
tribute something to the general causation
for hilarity, and some Of them are is
technically termed "a scream" This is
especially true OF Reno and Richards, a
pair Of comedy a~crobats, who have their
own way Of making fun while doing some
dificult feats. Mr.. Ryan n Miss Rich
field add to this with their little skit,
Mag Haggerty's Father the old story
Of a horny-handed Irishman and his high
headed daughter getting into q swell hotel.
It Is freshened up In many ways, and gives
much evidence Of honest effort to produce
laughter by legitimate means, an attempt
that is we'll rewarded by results. Louise
Montrose sings and dances In a way not
at all familiar. but which is very taking.
Florence Bindley is the real headliner OF
the show. She is billed as the girl with
the diamond dress" but doesn't require
this mode Of introduction, for her act is a
good one and would go with any old kin
Of a dress. Her singing is good and her
performance on a xylophone is excellent.
Franco Piper not only plays the banjo,
but juggles it as we'll. and while he juggles
three Of the instruments, keeping two in
the air and one in his hands, he manages
to preserve more than a semblance to a
tune. As a musical act 1t is a real sensa.
ton. Sailor and Barbette have some good
songs and add quite a little to the humoI
Of the evening. The pictures in the kino'
drome are unusually interesting, tbs
mountain scenery shown in an ascent o.
Mont Blanc being particularly good. Coco
houses were present at both performances
yesterday.