Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-17

Anatole Veaudry. ........ William II. Carter
Aaron Randall ................. Bur Caruth
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The General" little brother Of Tom
and Adele Donald Gallaher
Adele Randall ............... May Buckley
Anne Pleydell More Shelby
Madame Daveazac. ,.........Maud Hostord
Srcsse roulette, a ve..........Hu Lloyu
Nanny Lima. Jane Kendrick
A Plantation Negress. .... Gladys Williams
Dustin Farnum deserves even more sue
cess in his new play than he had in THE
Virginian," for not only is Cameo Kirby
in some respects a better play. but Mr..
Farnum himself is considerably more of
an actor. In The Virginian" he reused
the suspicious of some that his charm lay
chiefly in his fine voice and attractive
appearance. his handsome, regularly fea-
turned face, his excellently proporlioned and
robust figure and his splendid carriage.
His new role makes more demand upon
him and he answers well the demand.
Moreover, he has not been afraid to sur
round himself with a company Of the vel y
first class, which includes Mckee Rankin,
unexcelled character actor, a better player
than many and most stars Furthermore
there is Miss May Buckley, whose like in
some respects has not tread local boards in
many a day. Less well known than these
are the rest of the cast, but none is faulty
and all deserve more In fact than negative
qualification.
Cameo Kirby" is better construed II
some respects than the other play by the
same authors, "The Man from Home
There was at least a hint OF melo-
drama in the mechanism OF the
other play in respect to the character OF
the Russian nlhllist and his turning up al
such a remarkably opportune time seyera
thousand miles from where with any LOSE
he coulyd have so turned up. In "CameC
Kirby" there is nothing which seems too
improbable to be true unless II be the mo-
very important incident where the brother
OF the heroine seeks to make a false cas'
in a dlshonorable way. 1t is not a ! kelly
action for a high bred Creole gentleman
but is not inherently Impossible.
OF course there never was a gambler
like Cameo Kirby. nor was there for tina
matter like Jack Hamlin and the Tarking
Pton-Wilson character is not dlssimlar t
the well-liked creation Of Bret Harte. Tn,
action Of the play grows out Of a situa
ton created before the rising Of the firs
curtain. The father of Tom and Adel
Randall engages in card p lay with
gambler called Colonel Moreau upon
Mississippi steamboat. Moreau is an on
and out sharper and to save Randall
Kirby literally cuts in and wins the who'll
estate Of Mr., Randall, intending to restor
it. Randall promptly shuffles off thi
earthly predicament and Moreau afte
shooting Kirby-in the baek-eoes to New
Orleans and tells the victims family tina
Kirby is responsible for everything.
Complications begin when Kirby. hunt
ing Moreau, comes to New Orleans. TIL
story as unfolded is remarkable for II
continuity. The action takes place within
twenty-four hours and with only on
change OF scene, The old Greek unite
are thus all but preserved.
Mr.. Farnum is not a subtle actor. bu
in this play is a convincing one. His gesture
are more flexible. He is growing In hi
art. He has more mobility OF face an,
greater expressiveness.
At the peril OF his life Cameo Rirb
stayed and stayed at the seductive wish Q
Adele Randall. And as played by Mis-
Buckley no son OF Adam would have don
otherwise. There ave been few othe
heFoines half so sweet as she seemed
hardly any who bside being e~ngaging-nay
captivating-in the quieter periods Of IN
play. have risen to full expression OF dis
tTess and agony when the mask falls, an
she sees, as she thinks, the man responsible
for her fathers death In the man she ioveC
Her acting and MI. Farnum's in the Low
scenes is exquisite.
) Like the other two, Mr.. Rankin won con