Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-30
Al THE PLAY HOUSES


ernie Umpire" nt the Boyd.
''The Umpire" a musical comedy in two
acts. Book and lyrics by viii NJ. Hough
and Frank r. Adams. Music by Joseph
=. Howard. Under stage direction OF
Joseph e. Howard. The principals:
Hotel Clerk ................... Frank Allworth
Ethel Hills an American woman swind
Hon. ashifty''. Goode OF the firm Of
Dunno, GOode g. Proper. .Bradlee Martin
j. Stanley Lewton, one Of the heads
Robert GrifHth. American consul gem
eral at Tsngier, Morocco. Bert Young
Mazuma, native woman, eN-sword
swallower from the Pike St Louis
Ralph Carleton. Of the American Dip
Edith PROXY, an American girl. ....:..
.:........................ ........ Mabel Laffin
Married. Lewton. daughter Of ]. stan
- icy LeWJ0n .'C5uelnla i ,shSL
Lady stella brighton Eitzhugh. an
Mulal chief OF the desert trbe,....
.......................... II. Brown
Jimmie Dolan, the umpire. Fred Mace
"How can an umpire be hero? Nobody
ever calls him brave or noble. They call
him everything else. though" This Is the
plant OF Jimmie Dolan, an escaped um-
pire, whose attempt to make himself
hero even IL It is a "phoney'' one gives
the groundwork of the new musical comedy
HSCH tut Nile Illlle IN OUldild LdSA MS
of the Boyd The play has had a great
run in Chicago and has Just started out on
It's first tour. 1t relies mainly on the humor
of Fred Mace, who is a big part Of the
show as the fugitive Jump and on some
very pretty and catch songs and dances.
These two features, il all else were elm
mated would make it well worth while.
The scene Of the two acts are in Morocco
and the native costumes are drawn on TO
q limited extent for some of the ballots.
AT the time the plot starts there is no ex-
tradition treaty between Morocco and the
United States. Consequently the capital
city Is filled with a strange assortment
OF embezzlers. swindlers, bellboys, natives
and society people, most Of whom are So
journing there by reason of the fact Grim
lnals are safe from prosecution. TO these
Jimmie Dolan, who is hunted by mob of
angry base bail fans because of a rank
decision in the championship game between
the Cubs and Beaneaters; ]. Stanley Lew
ton, Beef trust magnate avoiding ex-
animation by the grand jury; his charming
daughter, Lady Stella Brighton Fitzhugh.
and few other notables from the United
States join themselves. Complications start
piling themselves up Immediately after the
curtain goes up and continue to the end.
Most of the humor Is furnished in the
base ball slang and the witticlsms OF Mr..
Mace, but he is aided by Bradlee Martin
and Harry Hanlon. Edith Warrington, by
reason of her charming personality and
good voice, gives an excellent representa-
ton of the fair divorce who entangles
the hearts of men, Guema Baker is a
charming young American girl and she
sings with much expression.
! The musical numbers are not quite as
numerous as I'm the average comic opera
| but they are good and several of them have
''whistley" airs that stay with one. MT
I Mace. Mr.. Young and Misses Warrington
and Baker have the popular part of the
musical program and they were recalled
repeatedly The foot ball chorus by Miss
] Baker and a coterie of girls was one of
the catchy features on the program and the
applause that followed it almost stopped
the performance right there. The play
abounds in local hits that strike home.