Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-29

Sedley Brown. The cast,
German. .........................Ch as. Withers
Charlotte Bernier. -. Miss Ethel Valentine
Ernest Augarde. Edwin Evans
Jacqueline. ................,..M Miss Eva Lang
Able Harlin. ........... Mr.. Lloyd Ingraham
Marquis de Juvigny. Miss Carry Clark Ward
Louise. .......................Mi Miss Edna Fisher
Lucie de Morfontaine. Miss Eugene Dubois
Baroness de st. Errnin. Miss Belle jackson
Christlne' ......'...'s.'....'.. 'Dora marQuette
SolanRe. '..''.'...'....'''...'s' :Muored scout
Cartaret. .......". Joseph Selman
Count Andre de Juvigny. ..Averil Harris
Francois .................... Clinton 1usten
Rose. .....................Mi Miss Winifred Black
Miss Lang ana the woodward players be-
gan the season OF 1si0-11 most auspdciously
at the Boyd Saturday night An assembly of
friends that crowded the house was at
hand to welcome old otheatrical friends and
make the acquaintance of new ones and
the evening began with enthusiastic APP
plause on the entrance OF Miss Lang, Miss
Valentine. Miss Ward and Mr.. Ingraham;
Mr., Harris. also, beips5 given a reception
which somewhat SURPRISED and manifestly
pleased him. Flowers in profusion went
over the footlights and there was plenty
of spontaneous applause and many really
earned curtain calls.
| The choice of an opening play Is q happy
one. The comedy affords role Of the kind
includes a number OF other good parts
which gave opportunity to a fair number
of the cast, particularly to Mr.. Evans. The
evening afforded evidence that Mr.. Wood
ward has gathered together what will come
pretty close to being the most able company
which has ever played in stock in Omaha
and with a large number of meritorious
plays assured, new in local stock produc-
ton, a quite successful season ought To
be at hand
Love Watches" was new play to many
OF the audience last evening even II it was
seen here last September as the offering
OF FrohmAn star 1t 10 good example
Of the best modern comedy OF manners and
is not without originality in plot and 4.
sklllful of construction. The action revolves
around the courtship and early married
history of Mademoiselle Jacqueline de Ju
lvigny. an impetuous, capricious, lively
young woman.
In act the first she is seen to SWEEP
aside the choice OF her relatives, propos
to her cousin, the man OF her choice, an,
dash to earth the hopes of an elderly book
worm picked out for her by her family
Next she is back at the end of her honey
moon, suddenly Jealous OF her husband
and flying off to the home of the Book
worm with a wild notion of revenging her
self. Act three sees her at his study, find
ing herself unable to accept the tiniest O
caresses from him. Act four brings he
back home for the Strengthening out @
tangled skeins.
Miss Lang is deft. sure and certain, 1
the part of Jacqueline. 1t Is role calm
for quick emotional changes. From laugh
ter to tears, tears TO rage and again t
| rA IL.
be able to run the gamut OF many emo
lions. love and Joy. sorrow and woe
jealousy, anger. petulance and half doze
g other mental states She must be reall
effervescont Of emotion and charming a
the while. All this Miss Lang is. The rol
is a splendid one for bringing out he
versatility of talent. incidentally Mis-
Lang showed to great advantage from tn
merely physical standpoint, and in fac
never looked more allurinE.
> Andree is not a particularly thankfl
role for the new leading man. Averil Ha
ris. but affords enough chance to sho
e that he is an actor OF finish with an Vi
usually pleasing voice.
Mr.. Evans is more happily situated. +
is the bookworm, a role full of light con
5 edy. Mr. Evans played 1t with delica
touch and lowered occasionally near Il
pathetic. so gentle q weakling he mado
y Ernest Augarde.
Miss Valentine has a good little bit
- the shabby little secretary. who Apr
clates as does no one else the book wor
l. who. like Berthe the Lamb would
n thought a regular devil. Mr.. Ingraham
y playing rather neatly the old Able al
although a quite familiar face and figu
on local boards. Is getting far away fro
r his own personality. Miss Carrie Cla
Il Ward is seen here Tor the first time
d four years She iS exoellent a. the Ma
qulse, as is Miss Eugenis Du Bots as 4
old flame Of the husband who causes 4
y mischief. Joseph Selman. another ne'
X conner. is cast as Jaequehnes uncle.
4 is not much OF a part. but he did w
= with II. BY contrast with the others n
n selman appeared In makeup and in aeti
70 rather somewhat more Gallie than the re-
The minor parts we're all well cared I
and the scenic investment is quite han
X some, being the original Frohman produ
. ton.