Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-18
At THE PLAY HOUSES


"serEeant Brue" at the boyd.
Frank Daniels and company In Sergeant
Brue," a musical farce in three actsi book
by owen Hall; music BY Lisa Lehmann
under direction of Charles b, Dillingham;.
The principals
Sergeant Brue, Of the c division. ....:..
.,.,...................... Frank Daniels
Michael his George Lestocq
Aurora, his daughter. Clara Belle Jerome
Daisy, servant. Charlotte Iesay
Mabel Widgett. ...... .Annabelle Whitford
Gerald Treherne. Charlesworth Meakins
Matthew Hablshom, a lawyer"..,.y...
Inspector Gorringe, OF the g DIVISION.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Walton
Rev. John Lamb, Charity Jlm,............
Captain Bay, Radium Jack. David Bennett
Haddon Wallis.............,.,Lo Louis Fttzroy
Mr.. Crank, a magistrate. Gilbert Clayton
Clerk of the Court........ Frank Mitchell
Crookie Scrubs, criminal, ............
r,;..,..........,.......... ..... Charles II. Drew
PPiIREplH5s o newsb3oy sally DAILY Dsi,
Bridget, his wife Leslie Mayo
Frank Daniels has so thoroughly identi-
fed himself with sublimated nonsense that
he would not feel at home with anything
that called for a serious effort. He was
born to be funny. and funny ne Is. He
takes the most trivial and unimportant
stun, matter so absurd that one less gifted
than himself would simply appear ridicu-
lous In the effort, and makes it ludicpous
and laughable. Only one thing he has
ever done is more absurd that his Sergeant
Brue, and that is the speech he makes at
the call he invariably gets at the end of
the second act. This is in many ways the
most laughable feature of the perform
ance, and is so received. All the way
through the three acts he is Frank Daniels
at his best. His good nature, his apparent
stupidity, his pusillanimity, and the occa-
sional CLEAN of common sense that pene-
trates the mist Of his almost idiotic failure
to understand anything, combine to make
his policeman one of the best of a long
line Of characters he has made his own dur
ing his career
Charles H. Drew assisted Mr. Deniels. his
Crooky Scrubs being quite as amusing in
many ways as is the sergeant Mace Bon
vile, David Bennett and Gilbert Clayton
also have much to do with the fun-makng.
The song Put Me in My Little Cell" by
Drew, Bonville and Bennett, was one of the
hits OF the performance last night Dan
iels scored with his song, II Was Born on
a Friday"
The real music OF the evening is con-
tributed by Miss Fisher and Miss Jerome
Miss Fisher leads a chorus with "Dearle"
In most delightful manner. Her voice is
strong and clear and with more than the
ordinary measure of melody in it's notes.
She has the further attraction of good ooks.
Miss Jerome sings with Mr.. Meakins in the
first act a duo that won them much APP
plause, and in the last act she sings the
familiar Irish Mollie" song in a way that
wins for her call after call The chorus
arranged for this is the most effective
probably, offered. Speaking of choruses
Mr.. Daniels good eye is getting better for
he has never presented a lineup so attrac-
tive from the point of pulchritude as the
one he is now heading. The girls are hand
I some are well dressed and are not too dig.
ni1ed to romp a bit on the stage. All In
a properly sedate sort of way, but quite
fetching.
1t was a horse show audience at the
Boyd last night to greet this popular com
edian and his company, and from first tc
last the piece thoroughly appreciated
People laughed at Daniels until their side,
ached, and then they clapped their hand,
until their palms were sore, applauding tht
singers And the performance thoroughly
merited the enthusiasm 1t evoked. Ser
geant Brue" is all that was promised, anC
then some. The engagement ends tonight.