Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-14
SUNDAY At The THEATERS
Eva Lang Gets Enthusiastic Reception on
Return 70 EurWocd
POPULAR STAR IS WARMLY RECEIVED
an the Palace of the King" Played
with Mach Artistic Taste BY Big
Company that viii End
season Here.

Miss Eva Lang received such a welcome
home to Omaha as must have made her
rejoice. She gave every outward evidence
Of happy satisfaction, for her face beamed
with unfeigned Joy and ner smiles across
the footlights were genuine. She had TO
walt at her first appearance for the ap-
plause TO die away. but il amounted to a
genuine ovation. and she vowed again and
again and smiled and laughed and bowed
again, while the demonstration went on. Il
was a testimonial OF the pleasure Of the
patrons Of the BurwOod e. her return to
the theater to finish the season. Miss Lang
has changed but little during the year.
stu girlish in her appearance. ier voice
fresh and unstrained. and her face lighted
up BY smile. she Is stiu the giri who won
her way In Omaha at her nrst appearance
and still holds the popular heart
Mary HILL too. was given a most cordial
welcome back, and so were Miss Hudson
and Mr.. Davies. although the latter had
been gone but a week. and VIII Davis was
made to think that all his Omaha friends
had not moved away by the warmth Of his
greeting. The evening was a repetition Of
the afternoon.
Play is Well staged.
In the Palace Of the King Is we'll
enough known to pass without especial
comment or explanation Mr.. woodward
has supplied it with extra heavy setting.
and the scenic and lighting effects add
much 70 the general success OF the per-
fpr1nance. II is splendidly costumed as
ven. and the pictures Of life at the luxuri-
Gus and wealthy court OF Philip II, the
most sinister Of Spanish mOnarchs, are i'm
pressive. Each Of the FIVE acts has its own
especial and appropriate setting.
Miss Lang has made distinct advance in
her art since leaving Omaha She shows
this in many little details, touches here
and there that Ill out the picture
| and make It the more presentable.
She is charmingly girlish as Dona
| Dolores, meeting the sneers OF Princess
1 Eboli with unrufied composure. the king 5
/ advance with dignity and reserve. her
father with that sweet diplomacy that dis
| arms the stern parent. and her lover with
becoming modesty and yet SUFFICIENT en-
/ thusiasm to have satisfied the most exact
/ ing with her ardor. She takes the serious
/ aspect Of the role with quiet reserve. but
lets her own good nature bubble out in the
/ quieter situations. She is wonderfully ten
/ der with her blind sister. and finally stands
/ with maidenly strength against her cal
umniatorB
New Members of Cast.
| GeorEe. Arvine is the leading man of the
/ company. and as Don John Of Austria he
is a hero worthy Of Miss Lang's Dolores
J. Francis Kirk Is scarcely as impressive
| as one might wish in the role OF Philip
wyley Birch IS well cast for the role Of
the youthful cardinal. and John Daviel
gives to Captain Mendoza his customary
care and produces good results. VIII Davi:
has a splendid notion of the crippled Jester
and does the role very well Mary Hill
Of course. Is a good Princess EbolL Il
would surprise Omaha folks to see her IL
something when she was not doing goOt
work Henrietta Vaders as the dowagei
duchess. a typical duenBa, has little TO do
but does it well Marie Hudson has a role
in which she can look her natural sell
again and was much enjoyed as a CIR
again All winter long. with the single ex
ception Of "The Little Gray Lady" she hai
been asked to hide her own face undei
painted lines. and her hair under wigs o.
various sorts, until people began to wondei
II she really was an old woman. In thi
she gets to show how pretty she really Is
The others in the long cast are well placed
and the great performance moves Will
commendable celebrity.
The bin will run unchanged all week
with matinees on Tuesday. Thursday an,
Saturday.
..The Convicf's Daughter mt the Krun
zone step more and he shall be mine
body and soul" This muttered In guttura
undertones Jabez Blackadder. the heavl
villain IN THE Convicts Daughter at tn,
Krug. Sunday night, and the gallery hisset
its disapproval. The drama is a tearfu
southern five-act affair. Colonel Gould,
Kentucky farmer. and his wife, whom tn
program calls "a dear old lady" hav
an adopted "daughtaugh,' Edith, who 1
! to be married to Jack WarburtOn. a mos
proper young man. But the villain love
Edith and he compels Weary Willie" Al
escaped convict upon threats Of exposure)
10 claim to be the girls real father, en-,
furnishes him with the papers in order L
make IL strong. The bun works and Edit
tearfully leaves her foster parents an
goes to keep house for her newly diseOvere,
father. Through the finding OF an old lette
! from her mother Il Is later learned tina
Weary Willie Is her sure enough father
/ and when the villain tries TO force Edith {
marry him the ex-conviet elects to be ex
: posed and go back to prison in order I
} save his daughter from such a fate. Il /