Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-11
SUNDAY AT THE THEATERS
New Musical Comedy at the Boyd Makes
Hit with Audience
ARTHUR ORAsoN HAS ABLE ASSISTANTS
eThe crisis" at the BurvvOOd, Good
Vaudeville Bu at the Orpheum
and Nat wills at the Krug
All Please.

Joseph b. Howard; at the Boyd theater.
The principals:
Pedro, an organ grinder. Herbert Howard
Mrs Talcott, widow Ida Emerson
Molly Kelly, nurse .......... Lucia Moore
Jasper simpson. a thrifty farmer.......
Observation-Disclosures. Theodore T. Rock
Laurie Farnham. black sheep. ........,.-
Margaret Simpson The arr Arthur = Hun
Tom Cunningham, rich mans son;
Happy; John Hicks gambler. -
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Arthur DEACON
Willie Talcott, a spoiled child .....m....
........,...,............s.. Hubert Hornsby
Chaffeur .............,.... Joseph Clarkson
Coal HEAVIER ............ George johnson
Police SerBeant.......... G. c. HONEYWELL
Gulue ..............-.... barney MCDONNELL
It wouldn't be exactly right to say that
Arthur DEACON is the whole show, for there
are several other elements to be reckoned
with in deciding the reason for the popu-
larity Of this pretty musical comedy which
was seen for the first time in Omaha at the
Boyd last night. Mr.. DEACON certainly has
a heavy load Of responsibility thrown upon
his broad shoulders in the makeup Of the
play, but besides him there is plenty Of
catchy music and winsome Violet McBIul-
len to claim a share in the success Of the
comedy. The cast carries a number OF ex-
cellent voices, and few musical comedies
plOuuCc as ldEB6 a. proportion OF CaptlNtiJ-
| ing airs In their musical numbers.
The play takes the audience to a sani-
trium in the Virginia mountains to which
fate sends Tom Cunningham, Happy John
ME Hicks, Margaret Simpson, with whom
| Tom Is In love; Molly Kelly, who captures
the reart Of the genial gambler, Hicks;
i Laurie Farnham, a black sheep and d.
vorced husband OF Molly. and a few others
After they get there smallpox quarantine
makes them all prisoners for two weeks
The result is Tom Cunningham developes
qualities of character that bring Margaret
TO him. Happy Hicks wins his true love
after seemingly blasting his chances by as
Stunning a charge of assault on her brother
Of which his friend. Tom Cunningham, is
guilty, and the quarantine is raised on a
colony Of happy lovers.
Arthur Deagon's rich Bowery vocabulary
Is shown of at It's best from the lips of
Happy Johnnie Hicks, the gambler. All
through the three acts his wit flows freely
in monologue and dialogue, and there is a
laugh in almost every expression. It would
be hard to imagine better Margaret simp-
son than pretty little Violet McMullen
and she captivated the hearts of the audi
cree in her love song With Johnny. Don't
You Tell" Lucia Moore is not far behind
her as Molly and Ida Emerson made a hit
in two or three of the principal musical
numbers. Charles H. Bowers has a good
voice and this makes up for lack of posi-
tiveness. in his acting.
Chorus numbers are among the top liners
in the musical program. and the chorus is
COMPOSED OF bevy OF pretty girls and
handsome young men, with good voices
The chorus work eliminates in Miss Emer-
sons numbers. Uncle Sans Best Girl
and Dixie. Love You, i'm which patriotic
airs are introduced with telling effect.
This comedy will be seen at the Boyd
Monday and Tuesday evenings.
''The CrIsis'' at the BurvvOod.
A drama made from a novel by Winston
Churchill is sure to have an immence
amount Of high pressure patriotism in II,
and the total dynamic force OF "The Crisis
in this regard is almost beyond computa-
ton. His pursuit Of the Carvel family
from revolutionary days for an hundred
years, to their abode in Missouri, is as
logical as any of his other efforts, and his
tincturing the old colonel with the love for
his country and fidelity to the institu-
lions he has grown up under is but natural.
That Virginia Carvel should have the pre-
JUDGES of her time and surroundings is
also reasonable. And Stephen Bryce is
probably as near as Mr.. Churchill could
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man of the day Clarence Colfax is put
forth as a type of the southern young man
of the day, but it may be doubted If there
were many just exactly like him. The
finest character in the play is Judge Whip
pie, the sturdy old lawyer, who made no
secret of his abolition notions and who
was outspoken at all times, grun but
kindly, a true-hearted gentleman.
Miss Pettes is a charming Virginia. She
makes the little maid a piquant, vivacious
girl of the SOUTH just such as have been
sung in poetry and toasted time without
end, Dainty and sweet. with truth at all
times in her mind and honor in her soul
despite her environment and the silly pre-
judice that grew from it, Mr. Morrison
realizes the limitations of Stephen Bryce
but makes him as much of a man as Il
possible. and Mr.. Todd does the same fol-
Clarence Colfax. Mr.. Hartford brings t
the role OF Judge Whipple his finished ar
and plays the role with evident satisfac
ton. Mr.. Davies handles Colonel Carve
with good effect and Mr.. Phinney is prac
tically perfect as Hopper. The rest of thu
parts are cast 80 as to get the best results
from the play. which is very effectivel!
staged. 1t is certain to prove very popula
during the week
Vaudeville at the OrDheum.
} The Offering at the orpheum theater fo
: this week is Of the true variety order
embracing numbers fro malmost ever!
, class Of entertainment There Is singing
! dancing. comic trick bicycling for thos
who like lightness.and activity short com
: edy sketches for those who prefer some
thing with plot, and a decided trea
for the literary inclined, who have som
\ knowledge OF Dickens characters. Tn
scope is wide and well balanced.
Seldom Is anything Of greater real meri
a presented on the vaudeville stage thai
the work OF Edwin Stevens and Miss Mar
shall in IAN Evening with Dickens" whei
several famous characters conceived by tina
author In his books are represented. tn
very quaintness and mustiness of tn
I David Copperfield." BLEAK House" an
'old Curiosity Shop" atmospheres ar
q resurrected from the days fthe illustri
Gus writer and reproduced on the stage
. Wilkins Micawber. Uriah Hep and Agne
e from David Copperfeld," Grandfathe
smallweed from BLEAK House" and Die
l. swiveller and the Warehouses from "Ol
Curiosity shop are the characters depicte
= with a faithfulness and reality that place
the number IN the front rank on the bill