Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-22

D. y. III.
Mollie Wood. ................... Mabel Wright
Mrs. Henry. ..................H Helen Whitman
Mrs Hewie. ..................E Eleanor Wilton
Mrs. Westfall. ........,..., Frances Hemrtc
Mrs. Carmody.....,......... Bessie 1. starr
mrs. DOW. .........................L Lucy Blake
Mrs. Taylor................... Ada Morton
Mr.. Dustin Farnum should like to come
to Omaha and so should Mr.. Frank Cam
peau and Miss Mable Wright and those
other clever actor people who go to make
up THE Virginian": for Mr.. Farnum and
Mr.. Campeau and Miss Wright and their
associates were given a splendid reception
last night at the Boyd. 1t was even more
remarkable than that Mr.. Farnum and his
company received last year and that was
real ovation. Last nights house was
filled and the popularity of play and players
was often manifested. Recalled several
times at the end of the second and third
acts. Mr. Farnum and others were feted
with applause until the fatal climax.
Mr.. Farnum still makes q most admir-
able hero the one owen Wister portrayed
in his peerless little novel of the west;
but Mr.. Farnum. while peculiarly endowed
by nature in general appearance and mien
for THE Virginian," has not yet quite
brought his southern part up to his west
ern yart. To get on all sides of that
Virginia character, with its soft, sweet
melody of accent, is indeed a difficult task
one which Mr.. Farnum meets with keen
intelligence but not with quite the same
ease and success that he does that Of the
westerner. But taken the combined part
he is the hero his audiences make him. He
brings out the nobility of the character
with all its homeIy humors and boyish
gawkishness and it's sterling manliness to
most satisfying degree.
Mr.. Campeau, still shares the honor of
the star. His friends remembered him and
greeted him with an ovation at his first
appearance no less marked than that ac-
corded Mr.. Farnum. Campeaus Trampas
is just as treacherous, truculent and base
as ever and just as true to nature; and
that fall, that one writhe of CONFUSION
after the Virginians fatal shot is worth
going to see If the rest of the play is left
out. Mr.. Campeau is making himself a
greater actor each season.
Miss Mabel Wright takes the part of
Mollie Wood this season, Miss Mary B.
Conwell having filled 1t last year. Whether
all the young women back in Vermont or
those out in Wyoming come up to Miss
Wright Is perhaps not properly a matter
of dissertation just here and now, but
just the same, Vermont's all right and
Wyomings all right if they are all like
that. Miss Wrights comedy appearance
does not suffer in comparison with her
performance. When she utters that cruel
ultimatum, IF you do that thing, therell
be no tomorrow for u.s." she wins a
plaudit, surely.
Several changes have been made in the
personnel of the company and some inter-
ranges of parts. Frank Vail, who last
year, played Nebrasky, this year is play
ing Honey Wiggin and doing mighty fine
work, too. Nebrasky is played by Craig
Muir, the Shorty of a year ago. Frank
Nelson still plays Badly and these three
loyal friends of the Virginian are made the
most of by these actors. Bennett Musson
continues in the part of the wretched Steve
and shows the improvement that another
season ought TO give.
The pay is at the Boyd tonight, tomor-
row and Wednesday nights with a matinee
Wednesday.
"The Unforeseen" at the Burwood.
Al the Burwood a new leading woman
and a play that had never been performed
In Omaha before afforded a combination
that kept the interest of the Sunday audi
ences keyed up to the very last moment
at each performance. The play Is "The
Unforeseen" by Captain Robert Marshall,
who must have been to some degree under
little turns that can only be accounted
for in this way. The captain, however, Is
too good a campaigner to be bothered by
a trife such as an impasse, and IL he has
TO change front several times in order that
his advance may be unimpeded, he does II
at least with a cheerfulness that amounts
almost to deception of the casual observer.
What seemed a very, simple situation at
the beginning develops into one somewhat
involved, and necessitates resort to a melo-
dramatic coup de theater, with the produc-
ton of papers to terminate the action
of the play at the psychological moment.
Miss Margaret Pitt, who has succeeded
Miss Adams as leading woman for the
Woodward Stock company, evinces sin
certify in her work. She Is given a role
of uncommon difficulty in the present bill,
but keeps 1t well in hand, and fairly real
ICES it's possibilities Miss Pitt is palpably
young, and handsome, and when she an
nounces her stage age as Is the audience
accepts It as being somewhere very near
the mark. Her voice and manners are
good.
Mr.. Morrison is asked to play the part
of a parson this week hero Unrelieved by
either the odor OF sanctity or the glamor
of romance. 1t doesn't give him much Of
a chance. but he wrestles with II nightly
and once or twice succeeds I'm investing Il
with something like human interest He
/ has a chance for a declaration of love that
! is very tenderly done. Mr. Hartford Is
| cast for the only really human character
! in the whole play, and he commits suicide
! at the end % the first act. John Todd Is
! down for the role of the laundering friend
who makes trouble by having a memory
that works overtime when his forgettery
should be on watch. 1t Is real Joy 10
watch Mr.. schoefeld in the part OF an
overgrown enfRnt terrible He makes an
immense lot OF fun out OF his part and
Mr. Davies, set down for an opinionated
and equity general about to enter into
matrimony for a second time with a charm
ing old maid. played by Miss Hudson, oc-
casionally approaches his lines with yea
and JUNCTION and makes them very funny
Miss Martin and Miss Maycllne are aIss
in the cast.
At both performances yesterday the play
was well received. and Miss Pitt wal
awarded her fair share OF the applause
Once or twice she fairly aroused the house
to enthusiasm 'Srhe Unforeseen will b.
the bill all week, with matinees on Tues
day. Thursday and Saturday.
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