Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-04
At THE PLAY HOUSES


His holiness, the Pope........R. V. Ranous
| Father Pimeri, Capuchin frior........
Maestro de Camera. .....,... Appleton Price
| Captain Of Noble Guards p. Ambrose DAILY
| Bruno Rocco. ................Jefferson Lloyd
Rossi's friends:
Tomasso Mariotti........J j. Bernard sherry
Charles Minghelli, police SPY.
, Ambassador: - SO''''
General Potter. Arthur Scott
! Sir Evelyn Wise.................J. Plunkett
Roman mobiles:
Don Camille Mureiii Ralph KeiIard
| Princess Bellini.............M aybell Rother
Signora Cortesti. .......... Josephine Wiliett
| Stgnorina Cortesti. ............S Sarah Bower
General Nora, governor OF the Castle
1 - OF ST. Angelow. .... Charles ID. Chapman
Major poria. .................. David willard
| Signoriha Doria............ Catherine Grove
Commentators Angelli. chief of police.
| - ...,.........,..............G Giles r. Warren
| Captain Cavalli. Alex Ford
Giuseppe, Donna Roma's footman
Giovanni, a man servant. Albert Ross
Felice. the barons major-domo. .........
Natalina Donna Roma's maid. .Aiine Lewis
| Donna Roma Volonna. ...... Jane Remark
Hall Gaines great drama Is I'm good
| hands Miss Remark comes back TO
| Omaha with new laurels and with her she
brings a company Of strong faithful sup
porters. The Eternal City" fraught with
an intensity Of dramatic fervor. felt only
in a few present-day dramas. could
! scarcely have been presented with more
profound feeling and effect than received
at the hands Of Miss Remark and her
company at the Boyd last night The au-
thor himself was not careful of the nerves
of his readers and certainly bis dramatized
art when thus superbly rendered must hold
the heartstrings at a breaking tension.
Miss Remark received Cordial well
come in the city, where she is so we'll
known and was better known before she
had risen to her present distinction on
the stage. The old affection felt for her
a few years ago, when Omaha claimed
her as its own, was plainly manifest last
night, not only upop her first appearance.
but throughout the evening. True, the au-
dience was net as large as it might have
been, but there Is ample reason for this
1t was Sunday night and cold one and
the engagement is for four nights. Still,
1t was a Food audience and most atten-
tive one Miss Remark has lost none OF
the chain she always possessed, but rather
has -tded to il. Her grace is even more
grac Bful her easy, admirable manner in
evetr move betokens the comeiness of
srherb womanhood and altogether her
S<'ectator-audience found in her more TO
tattract and admire than ever
AS Donna Roma Volonna Jane Remark
would, be hard to improve upon Her con-
ception of the part shows "A fidelity of
study and her execution faithrulness of
application which must commend and re-
suit in inevitable triumph. She is a most
c excellent elocutionist Her articulation.
= enunciation range of voice infection, Elk.
+ preston. gestures-all are fine and com
bine in one we'll finished effort.
There is no more impressive scene in the
l. play than that of Donna Roma wrestlnt
e with her bleeding heart at the feet of hel
II lover. David Rossi. fraught to a frenzy Of
II pitiless hatred by lies brandished by the
: tyrant premier who, to carry out his OWL
i merciless designs. unravels a fabrication
e he knows for dear lfe's sake the de
voted woman cannot then deny: DaviC
Rossi distracted. desperate over what HI
& is forced to believe base infidelity of TIN
e woman he loved stands over her trembling
Is form PROSTATE before him and pours on
10 the torrent OF his relentless fury upoi
l. her II is probably i'm this distracting scen
= that Miss Remark comes to secure he
d claim as the champion of the part SIN
a essays and her right to distinction in tn
It profession she espouses. But the piece al
lie fords other opportunities for the play Q
her exceptional talents and never once doe
she fail to embrace them with unerrin
=, precision and forceful finish
: William L. Bonney is gratifying sue
IN cess as David Rossi. He is peculiarl
fitted for the part, even more 80 than 70
10 that of Baron Bonelli, the prime ministe
- of Italy which he had when with Edwar
Morgan. the last to play The Eterna
CITY" in Omaha. Mr.. Bonney's splendi
:. physique. his deep. rich, powerful voice
with his wonderful ranges and versatility
all are such as the leader of great reve
luton who must appear In the masslV
forums and coliseums of old Rome to IT
cite his followers, ought to possess III
ny mart is we'll rendered. Emmet T. hil
o. as the prime minister, r. " Ranous
NJ His Holiness, the Pope and Jefferson LioE
u. as Bruno Rocco are all worthy of specii
he mention. They take the next leading part
IL and carry them with faithful erect
he The play is here until Wednesday nigh
OF with matinee Wednesday afternoon
ed ''''
vaudeville at the Orpheum.
one of the best bills at the orpheum IN
IA saason was that which drew two lars
90 houses Yesterday, and continues througho'
50 the week. From first to last the schedn
~ shows something good there is not poo
40 number on the program. For two houl
lie of excellent entertainment il is entire
ba sufficient thinner, the novelty juggle
10 hadn't worked for a week until yesterda
AZ afternoon, but from the marvellous de-
terity displayed in his wonderful art
m looked as If he had never done anythir
ha else but work-at this sort of business.
is difficult TO conceive of the possiblh
of some of the things this man does al
does with the ease and grace OF FTen'
rs dancing master. Just as II they were q
rte easiest things in the world TO do. j.
Newman. song humorist, is putting in
Pill second year at vaudeville, and he is ACHE