Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-11
SUNDAY AT THE THEATERS
Wright Huntington in The Pit" at the
Krug Does Well.
BROTHER OFFICERS" At THE BURwOOO
OrPheum Has n Good Vaudeville Bill
and Ruth Grey Delights Another
Large AssemblaEe with Her
Mystifying Exhibition.


THE Pit" presented twice yesterday at
the Krug. Claiming Pollocks adoption of
Frank Norris popular novel is In this
instance in the hands Of william A. Brady's
company, which gave general satisfaction
yesterday, the interest being sustained
from the opening lines until the curtain
goes down on a ruined trader of the pit,
who finds success In failure In that he
comes to a true realization of the strength
of the love his wife holds for him, but
which love he allowed to die out while he
gamboled and gambled In precincts not
made for a man of his type. That man is
Curtis Jadwin, which role is portrayed by
Wright Huntington. an actor with a keen
appreciation of the possibilities Of his part.
The heroine is Laura Dearborn, a woman
who loves to be loved. and who in the end
finds more happiness with Jadwin. ruined
In business and penniless, then she did in
the days OF his wealth. Laura Dearborn
is played by Mabel Carruthers, woman
with some histrionic attainments. Herbert
Warren as Sheldon Cortbell. who fills the
aching void of Laura Dearborn's life with
his suave personality, enacts HIS part WELL
while James Edwards Calvin Hardy
Crookes, who ruins other men in the wheat
pit, Is acceptable.
The play is replete with thrilling ciimaxes
and effective stage pictures. The vagaries
of wheat speculation are presented In a
popular way, with strong love interest
to bind the story. The play In Itself
breaches something of moral to Krug
patrons TO eschew the tempter which turks
In the wheat pit and to value a woman's
love more than the mere struggle for gold
which blinds the eyes 81 the browsing
lambs that flock to the pit and are dashed
on the precipices below.
The present engagement will close with
this evenings performance.
"BrOther Omcers" mt the BurvvoOd.
Additional laurels, were gained Sunday by
the woodward stock company at the Bur-
wood by It's admirable presentation Of the
well known comedy drama entitled
Brother Ofiicers" The play IL what might
be termed a douche on the aspirations of
those who try to rise above the circum-
stances in which they are unhappily placed
by birth, the evident intention of the
author being to give the impression that
man not born to the purple cannot hope
to attain such a station in life by later
achievements.
Three acts are taken to tell the story.
which is full of pathos. and the action IL
we'll sustained throughout. Although yclept
comedy drama, the element of levity is
kept religiously in the background, but
the play affords ample opportunity to each
member OF the cast. The settings are out
of the ordinary and the whole production
augurs for another entertaining week for
the patrons of the Burwood.
The story deals with the fluctuations and
self-sacrifice of a lieutenant In the British
army, who has risen from the ranks OF life
as well as of the army. The lieutenant
has saved the life of brother officer. and
later saves his honor at the sacrifice Of
personal revenge upon the man who dis
graced his mother. Mr.. Morrison has an
unusually dificult part In the character
OF Lieutenant John Kinds. who was born
of obscure parents and whose mother left
home with a gambler. Kinds saves the
life of his brother officer, who repays his
kindness by unwittingly falling in love
with a woman of high station whom Kinds
has also learned to love. The vital action
of the play hinges on the sacrifice dis
| played by Kinds in hiding his affection
because he cannot aspire to the hand OF
the lady on account of his obscure parent
age, incidentally saving the honor Of his
rival and friend by freeing him from a
gambling debt incurred with the man who
| wronRed Kinds mother and had since be-
come a millionaire.
Mr.. Morrison is the ideal hero and Miss
! Pitt makes a strong bid for further favor
| by her enactment of the part OF Lady
Roydon whose charms have captivated the
brother officers Mr.. Schofield and Mr..
Hartford. and Misses Maycliff, Martin and
Hill have strong parts and do well In their
respective roles.
Vaudeville aS the Orpheum.
Two lively sketches of more than ordi-
nary merit and Bert Levy. the artist who
graphically reproduces everything worth
mentioning in current events. make up a
trio OF star numbers In the orpheum bill
this week. May Tully and company have
a happy role in their one act play. stop.
Look and Listen" The skit is developed
| out of the possibilities of a small country
railroad station with an actress. a country
| girl and a rustic swain the moving
| spirits Besides affording no end of fun
| in the play, Miss Tully added to the en-
tertainment with a number OF impersona-
| lions Of we'll known stage celebrities. The
play rs well staged by Harry Leonhardt.
John Hyams and Leila Mcintyre are re-
| sponsible for the comedy sketch 1.-TWO
Hundred Wives" which besides being witty
| gives the principals an opportunity for
some clever dancing and song specialties.
| Miss Mcintyre also gives some very clever
juvenile representations which won her a
large share of applause. Mr.. Levy's repu-
tation as a newspaper sketch artist Is
broad as the nation. He works on the
stage with a stereopticion machine which
| throws his work on a canvas as he draws
It, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bason have a clever
turn on 1banjos and snare drums including
some interesting limitations. Hedrix and
Prescott are a pair OF clever performers
In soft and wooden shoe dancing and an
real entertainers.
The clever tricks of the Fox and Foxie
circus animals consisting OF Fox. himself
Foxie, his little pony" another dog and
cat. vary enough from the usual run OF
animal shows to make them very enter.
taining. Fox and Foxie do a balancing
turn that is unique In the vaudeville. Thu
usual musical comedy variations are fur
nished by Quigg. Mackey and Nickerson
who have a large number OF different kind
Of musical instruments at their disposal.
Ruth Grey's MysfIfying show.
Miss Ruth Grey entered upon a second
week OF her mystery-show at the Lyric
theater Sunday. and hundreds OF people
who wanted her TO tell them what they al
ready knew and many things they still had
10 learn attended the two entertainments
Women have proved by far the more mum
| oro.,ss an the aadfanra the caaV-fnoffv Of IN.