Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-04
HaCkett in The Walls Of Jericho" sOOrss
Great Hit at the Boyd.
PLAY STRONG AND the COMPANY GOOD
Comedy mt the Burwood, MeIOdrama
at the Krus, and Good Bill at the
orpheum Draw Large Houses
and Get Much Applause.


....':,.;;....,. Mr.. ]. Cleneay Matthews
Bertran Da Ha1 :;;,,;.'' Mr.. Orlando DAILY
- ................ Mr. II. Newkirk Ciugston
Inc Honorable Wilfred Kenton .........
o., ,s;';iit....;......:......... Mr.. John Hooper
The Honorable Jasper Twevetrees..
pa+,r ,.,''.'...'.'''..''...'. Mr.. p. J. Rollow
$780,. Mr.. Rollow
James '...ss.............. Mr.. +. A. Sullivan
Miiiam :.;::;.............. Mr. f. Frederick
............ Miss Mary Elizabeth Forbes
Miss Mornington.... Miss Evelyn Welding
Inc Duchess of Wye. Miss Blanche Ellice
Lazy dorchester 5000. Mrs. Felix Morris
MISS wyatt ........... Miss Isabel Goodwin
MAY MAY ..'i......;.... Miss Grace Gardiner
..............''.. Miss c,atharina 'cc;;aaiihoun
Lady Alethea Frobisher, her sister,.
.................... Miss Beatrice Beckley
"The Walls of Jericho" in this case are
the social customs of frivolous Mayfair,
and they refuse to crumble at the blast
blown by one Jack Frobisher, although he
winds his horn many times and with much
vigor He retires from the unequal con-
test. and goes back to the wilderness, this
being Queensland. But he carries with
him the woman he loves. finally awakened
and sickened of the life led by the titled
butterflies with whom she has associated
all her days.
AiA1N 10 dlis <Ab d Sh6LCn OF COntemDO-
raneous life in fashionable London, it may
be very accurate English dramatists have
never drawn very attractive pictures of
the smart folks of the worlds capital. All
down the line, they are fond of pillorying
their fellow countrymen. We can afford
to take Mr.. Sutro's word for II that his
types exist They are only Of interest as
such. for they have no real part in life
and except for casual and perfunctory in
spection do not concern the busy man.
Mr.. Sutro's hero, Jack F'robisher, is a real
man, and his friend, Hanky Bannfster, is
also a man of flesh and blood. One real
woman lives through the play, and one bids
fair to live after 1t. 1t is full of clever
and witty dialogue, and has one or two
excellent sermons against the shallow sell
fishness of fashionable existence. And 1t
is excellently well staged and acted.
Mr.. Hackett is doing what is unquestion-
ably the best work he has ever achieved
as Jack Frobisher. A big man, strong
and full of dreams for the lettering of HUI
manity. he finds himself bound as was
CULVER in Lilliput by social customs OF
which he knew nothing. He finally re-
volts and breaks through these. asserting
his manhood and retires from the silly life
in which he had no part. Mr.. Hackett
makes the character live. and in the asser-
ton of his strength he is splendid.
Miss Beatrice Beckley is Mr.. Hackett's
leading woman on the present tour. She
ia charming woman. with an excellent
conception OF the role she Is cast for.
In her assumption Of carelessness she is
exasperatingIy good. and In her serious
moments she is convincing. Miss Forbes,
Miss Welding, Miss Calhoun, each is ex-
tremely clever In very distinct and neces-
sary type. Mr.. Glassford Mr.. Lawrence
particularly, and Mr.. Daily are also good.
! fairly large audience gathered at the
Boyd last night, and was aroused to real
enthusiasm by Mr.. Hackett and his COM
pany. The reception given the star and
his associates was genuine and we'll de-
served. The engagement lasts till after
| Wednesday night the only matinee being
! given on Wednesday.
"LOst "a Hours" at the BurwOOd.
Low comedy of somewhat formal type
is presented by the Woodward stock COM
pany at the Burwood this week in Lost
Twenty-four hours" three-act play by
w. A. Tremayne and Logan Fuller. While
there is not enough originality in the play
to set It out from those of it's class. its
situations are cleverly devised and furnish
the groundwork for some excellent comedy
well cast and each one does his part with.
out fault.
\ It is the same old story OF the two
brothers, one with sporty instincts and ar
eye for pretty women, and the other thee
logical student OF the impossibly piouI
nature. This story is told in about tbs
same old way. Dick Swift, the brother
with bibulous propenslties, is only foul
months married when his wife is called
away for few days. While she is away
he takes his first fan of the water wager
since his marriage. and the Jolt is such 9
hard one he is dead to the world from
Sunday night until Tuesday morning, thu
day his WIFE is due to return home. HI
loses these twenty-four hours and in max
ing up his calculations is behind time Jus
that period. This results in all kinds o.
| tangles when the bride drops in suddenly.
Mr.. Morrison has a fitting role in tn,
sporty Mr.. Swift, while John Davies is up
roariously funny as the staid theological
student. Mr.. Schofield gives a formal inter
probation of the Solomon Goldstein of tn,
stage and Mr. Todd fits well in the part o
the man about town. Adolphus Smiley
To Miss Pitt is given the first opportunit!
here of showing her talents in low comedy
and she is eminently satisfactory as Berth,
Dacfe, the worldly woman VINO Drought al
the grief to her old flame. Swift. Mis-
Hill. Miss Hudson. Miss Mayclifr and Mis-
Martin all have parts OF more or les
importance in the cast and do them wen.
Vaudeville at the OrDheum.
A bit of the wild west has been trans
ferred to the stage at the orpheum thil
week Wild west dramas are numerou!
enough and the appearance of a horse oil
stage is no novelty. but the genuin
cowboy, mounted on his bucking broncho
is a new feature. Miss Lucille Mulhall
the admitted queen of the range, is her
with her ranch boys, each gem of pures
ray in his line, and they give an exhibit
ton such as has hitherto been deemo'
possible only in the open. Ponies arr
ridden, are put through tricks. saddle'
and bridled and allowed to buck across
the stage, are lassoed, thrown and re
mounted. all on the narrow confines o
the stage. but with the same life an,
action that would be looked for out OIL
the range. Miss MuIhall leads a gallan
bunch and gives some pretty exhibition
of her skill as a horsewoman. as well a!
an expert with the RATA.
After the MulhalI exhibitions. vieinl
for first place. come the four Lukens. tn
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