Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-10
At THE PLAY HOUSES
''The RoIIickinE Girl, at the Boyd.

''The RoIIicLinR Girl" at the Boyd.
Sam Bernard and Hattie Williams in The
Rolhcking GIRL a musical play in three
acts and seven scenes, by Sidney Rosen-
field; under direction Of Charles FrOhman.
The cast:
Schmaitz, Niennese wig-maker .......
sam Bernard
........................... Willard simms
Biklos, betrothed to Iona ................
- .......................... Benjamin Howard
koKos, wealthy hungarian ..,........
.........................Ch Charles X Burrows
Bros, burgomaster -. James Mccormack
Kari Nonard, director OF Royal fheater,
vienna ................... a. w. r1eming
Imrc Won Blenheim .......... Victor LeRoy
Robert, a call boy zee. James Mccormack
t1renzi, a hungarian soldier. sears storey
Iona, daughter of hokos Hattie Williams
Lena wife Of Schmaltz ..........N inte DAILY
Fancnette, OF the Royal Theater.
Vienna ...................... Esther Ttttell
AranKa, daughter of Bros .... Lillian Lee
.Juiieka, a friend of Iona. Beatrice Harris
Laura, a friend of Iona. Freda Weigold
THE Rollicking Girl" is surely all that
was promised for it. 1t is neither opera
nor musical comedy but it has some of
the elements of both, with a little bit Of
vaudeville to hold the other features to-
gether. II Sam Bernard and willard Simms
and Hattie Williams and Vinie DAILY were
taken out there wouldn't be much left but
the chorus. And that chorus-it is a collec-
ton of dreams, and not of the rarebit sort,
either
Mr. Bernard is a funmaker who takes
his business seriously, and does and says
ridiculous and foolish things in a way that
compels people to laugh. He understands
his art, and achieves his effects by legiti
mate effort, and this without the appar-
ent sacrifice Of spontaneity. Mr.. Simms is
an able second for the leader of the show,
and is quite as clever in his way as Ber-
nard.
Miss Williams was in very poor voice
last night suffering from cold picked
UP at some one of the one-night stands the
company has been making since closing a
long engagement in Chicago last Saturday
night. But cold can not affect her per-
sonal appearance, and this is fully APP
proved by the audience, which has the
pleasure OF seeing the Junoesque Hattie in
every sort Of costume from Hungarian
peasant through the gamut OF house, street
and evening dress to a full suit of tights
And then the beholder is left wondering in
which she is to be preferred. Miss DAILY
sings with some effect, but she dances as
only a member Of the DAILY family can
dance. Her reception was equal to that of
evening was made by Miss Freda weigold,
who sang at the opening of the second
scene of the second act, and won several
recalls for her pure and sweet soprano
and her excellent use of it,
The fame of the chorus had preceded IT,,
! but the realization surpassed expectation,
: II such a thing could be- The girls and
/ the costumes, and the pictures into which
they are grouped the marches and the
dances and the poses, are all beautiful and
artistic in the extreme. No prettier stage
/ pictures have ever been shown than those
of The Rollicking Girl" The scenery and
| lighting effects are also most elaborate
and artistic
| Boyd's theater was filled with an over
/ flow audience last night to witness the
! one performance allotted Omaha on the
/ western tour. The enjoyment of all was
! rendered apparent by the applause and
! laughter which was almost continuous
| during the evening.