Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-30
At THE PLIY HOUSES
Vaudeville NJ the Orpheum.

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Sunday audiences were we'll pleased. Eva
westcott IL billed for a headliner in a scene
| from a melodrama that has a very grue-
some ending. and is, therefore, novelty on
the vaudeville stage. A society butterfly
comes home 1nds her husband, with whom
she has quarrelled about finances. seated at
desk reading. and proceeds TO try to
| tighten the atmosphere with enticing femi-
nine jollity and appeal. She even rigs out
| in risque costume for a mask ball, which
has just arrived with prodlgious bill, but
the husband will not turn and look. Finally
she peers over his shoulder and sees in the
paper the account of failure that means
their ruin. Then she discovers her hus-
band is dead. The finale Is powerful. also
deadening. Miss westcott is vivaeious and
cute and handles the sketch quite as well
as could be expected. but Il is again demon
strated that vaudeville is hardly the place
for tragedy.
Ed Howard and Frank North have a
sketch that is lighted all the way through
with originality and IL cleverly acted. The
! scene in the lobby OF a vaudeville theater
: is novel Each man is a distinct and fresh
personality on the Orpheum stage. 1t is a
long journey to this witty little turn from
the knockabout act the two started out in
years ago.
Troba. the German Juggler makes you
| hold your breath and the women utter ex-
CARNATIONS. He catches large cannonballs
and great gun shells on the back OF his neck
and seems to like 1t. Besides being a strong
man, he is no mean equilibrist. whistling
| Tom Brown comes again In his old bar
tender act and pleases with whistling and
| vocal limitations. Dan Quinlan and Kellar
| Mack spring a new idea in general layout
| and a lot Of Jokes, most Of them fresh.
Quinlan is travelling dentist and Mack a
colored patient The two get many laughs.
| Buckner is an eccentric cyclist with a PEN
chant for balancing and doing odd tricks
such as riding over the footlights and down
the aisle. He contrives so that five stage
hands make a hit after he himself has got
a bunch OF applause Holcomb, Curtis and
Webb. two men and woman. sing we'll,
together and individually.
"The Little Minister" at the Burwood.
Barrie's beautiful love story, THE Little
Minister" is being offered by the Wood.
ward Stock company at the Burwood fol-
the present week. A spirited performance
OF the piece was given before audiences
that crowded the theater at both matinee
and evening yesterday. Director Long has
worked diligently and patiently to give
the play with the proper atmosphere and
effect, and has succeeded admirably. The
entire strength of the company is repre-
sented in the cast. and the parts are mostly
we'll located. Miss Lang is a vivacious and
sprightly Babbie and at times a thought
full one She carries off her scene will
the dignified pastor OF the Aud Lich'
church Of Thrums, on the occasion Of theii
; meeting at the cottage OF Mamie Web
: ster, with dash and verve, and in a mos
Micah Dow. in the third act, is very affect
ing. This is made possible by the splen
did work OF Miss Davis as Micah Dow
Mary Hill is a delight as JEAN the talka
tive maid at the manse, who declines t
. discuss matters with anybody when she ha
on her BLACK ALPACA" Florence Ger
. AIDS Mamie Webster is also we'll done
The play is beautifully staged, and unde
the careful direction OF Mr.. Long is mos
satisfactorily given. It will remain tn
3 bill for the rest OF the week.
"HRppy HOOIigan," mt the KruE.
i The full name OF the play as given b
the billboards is Happy Hooligan's Tri
. Around the World" and it would be
most enjoyable affair IL it were not 10
the comedians Happy himself is take
n directly from the pages OF the Sunda
| supplement- ana dlSpOftS nlnSelt as nearl
, as possible according to the idea of tn
a captoonist But Happy in the paper doesn
try to sing. and Happy on the stage doe.
+ That's when the dream is over. Happ
y can dance, though. but he isn't funny A
Happy is copied from the comic pape
so the Irishman OF the piece is copied fror
Johnny Ray and he does things as nea
like Johnny as he can. Heaven only know
n where the German comedian got his idei
but he gets away with II. These thre
e have enough horse play between them I
4 stun two plays. Indeed. the piece Is s
full Of action that one encore is the mo;
> anybody will respond to. It takes the re,
OF the time to run OF what Is prepare
h for the evening.
- As singing organization, the compan
n Is the best that has visited the Krug tn
season. The chorus is not large, but ha
u been chosen with excellent taste, both II
appearance and for musical ability Il
concerted work is harmonious and mel,
dious. Mile Valesca, the soprano Of II
company. has a sweet voice. not vel
te strong. but used with good judgment. tt
:. program contains number OF very music
songs
Happy Hooligans Trip Around Il
World" will he at the Rrug until aft,
T Wednesday night. with a matinee {
wednesday.