Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-26
At TIE PLAY HOUSES



"Roaers Brothera in ireland" ~ the
Boyd.
Gus and Max Rogers ana company IN the
Rogers Brothers IN Ireland" n musical
comedy IN three ncts; hook by John J.
McNally; lyrics by George " Hobart;
music by Max Hoffman. The principals;
Helnrich PUNK. ............'...... Gus ROGERS
Nicholas NnoN...... ........... Max Rogers
Alice OGtadN... ............. Marion Stanley
Anastasia o'Hoolihan..... Josie Intropidi
Dan O'Hoolihan. ....... Charles r. Mccarthy
Bat Lyncha. a................E Edward O'Connor
Dr. Phiipot-esvlu o'Gaffeuy :. HsrryCowsn
Molly 0Ganney..............E Ethel mtropidl
Shelia Rhuc.....................Ii Lillian Collins
Pat Shields. .....,...............Ge George Earle
Gus and Max Rogers well deserve the
front rank position they have attained ia
their peculiar line. They are not comed-
ians, nor are they clowns, but they are
happy blending OF the two. with a faculty
for singing and dancing that amounts al
most 70 an art II doesn't take long to
figure out the answer to this combination.
1t is fun, pure and genuine with just
enough ginger in II TO give Il a relish.
Aand, speaking Of ginger. the whole COM
pany seems 20 have dieted on that peculiar
condiment. with the exception Of one or
two Of the younger members Of the chorus,
and they have been fed tohascO. II you
liiilh AAtA uhAllA tkil Z 40 EOllles 20 QNelt
to tho Boyd theater this evening and have
a look.
John J. McNally took a Chauncey Olcott
story and kicked r few holes in It for the
accommodation OF a couple of comedy
Dutch dialect actors, and injected some
songs where they would do the most good.
and the piece was made. Il tells OF the
return OF the young man from America
who hasn't done anything but count his
money for long time He buys the old
headplace and takes the roof from over
the head Of the sweetest little gOssoon in
the whole village. She doesn't know 1t.
but she falls in love with her childhood
sweetheart, and they are very happy when
the curtain goes down. Around this situa-
ton is grouped the customary list Of villag-
ers, spalpeens, constabulsry and the like,
and the two Dutchmen. The songs arc
made to TT in the natural action OF the
play, and the musical is typical being to
a great extent variations on well known
Irish airs A lot Of the liveliest dancing
ever put on a stage goes with the rest of
the good things. and from the first TO the
last the snappy work OF all hands never
let's UP.
Aside from the excellent work Of the
Rogers brothers. who have renewed sc-
quaintance with Omaha and found their
old friends still here. Miss Stanley, Miss
De Vote, Miss Josie Intropidi Miss Ethel
Intropidi Mr.. Young, Mr.. Mccarthy and
Mr.. O'Connor deserve praise for their ef-
forts. Misses Stanley and DE Noie sing
we'll and dance beautifully. and the others
are splendid support for the leaders. The
chorus has all the elements essential to
success-youth, beauty and supple agility
Moreover, not one in the whole hock, and
it is numerous. shows the least inclination
to shirk. Ned Wayburn and Herbert Gres-
ham staged the piece and to them is due
the credit for the arrangement of the vari-
Gus movements OF the chorus many of
which are strilOingly novel and good The
costuming is beautifully done. and the pic
ture at the close OF the second act is one
feature OF the show that will be enjoyed
by all. II aroused tremendous enthusiasm
last night.
The Boyd was more than well filled last
night, and the reception given the company
and the piece was most cordial The en-
gagement last until after Tuesday evening