Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-08
At the Theaters

"The Goddess of Liberty" at the
Brnndeis.
comedy with music in three acts and four
scenes by Adams and Hough; music by
Joseph f.. Howard; presented by Mort II
singer and staged by Ned Wrayburn.
Lord Algernon- Banbury ...............
................P. O'Malley Jennings
Hope Butterworth. 49,. Mabel Frederleks
Mrs. Horace Butterworth. Frances Nounge
Lady Fttz-Hugh Murray. zee. Florence Guise
Doris Butterworth .....,.......Ol Olive Artell
Harry Mccormick guardian OF Phylllsl
b,iiis.' 49,. ttsSan
Bill (the barkeep). ........ johnny Fogarty
LORD Jacks tailor ....."...Au Augustus Corney
Lord Jack wyngate .... George Parsons
augustus Butterworth. ..... Thomas i. Dodd
Adolph Muscle "a trainer). ......M. Shirk
rudolph Tuscle Ga trainer) II T. Longs rect
a detectlVe.........."......D. \. Kennedy
Mimi Ga dancerl ............M May Thompson
lmpecunious mobiles and wealthy and
charming American girls have figured oft
times recently on the stage-almost as often
as they are juxtaposed in real lire-but
never in either case so pleaslngly as in the
newest Offering Of Messrs. Hough and
Adams. Moreover Joseph f. Howard has
supplied a score which. no matter where
he got 1t, is altogether delightful. To these
f''NoAAn INSTRUMENTS duu u company OF
far more than usual merit, flavor with
staging devised by Ned wrayburn. and
serve in the new Brandeis theater. Many
will ask for a second helping as repeat
ers."
1t is a charming little love story which
runs connectedly through THE Goddess of
Liberty" The title of the entertainment,
1t may be remarked in passing, has no
particular relation to the story, but this
is a matter of little moment. The tale UNI
folded is in essence the decision OF a GER
tain Lord Jack wyngate not to marry an
heiress with whom he is not in love-nor
is she with him-and to take the sup
posedly poor girl Of his choice. The latter
girl thoughtfully comedies of course. That
she does turn out to nave scads and scads
OF money really matters little after all,
though probably no bonfire is made Of it.
A wealth Of fun is served incidental to
the main theme, this revolving round the
athletic mania Of the family into which
Lord Wyngat at first plans to marry. His
lordship is put through a course of sprouts,
besides which a day with a certain strenu-
Gus former officeholder would seem a mere
succession of afternoon teas and recep-
tlons' one had fancied that the wrestling
match with the niece OF the house-the
girl whom he really w~ants-might verge
on the indicate. AS a matter of fact
the most evil minded could not get ground
for oavil and the scene is tempestuouslv
funny.
Following a first act, in which the heir
of a hundred earls learns what athletics is
really like comes a pretty woodland scene
most artfully led up to. The girls of
the household and their friends hold a
mock ceremony of burning the old love
letters of the prospective bride and to do
this with some JUNCTION they meet at mid
night outside the house and pretend it is a
votarial service to Diana. The Greek
robes. the altar and the outdoor atmos-
phere combine to make 1t the scene i'm
pressive as well as lovely. This over, Miss
Sally Fisher, now pretending to be Diana,
thinks 'twould be quite charming to play
Diana to Lord Wyngate's Endymion-
Lord Wyngate is Of course the co-star.
George Parsons. Lord wyngate is sleeping
outdoors, this being part of the regimen
prescribed for him. When the kiss is
gently pressed 'on his forehead, Lord
Wyngate awakes and pursues Diana
through the forssts There follows a lost
in the woods scene which is very funny.
Miss Fishers Singing provoked more tenn
pestuous applause last. evening than any
young woman has achieved for a long time
in Omaha and Mr.. Parsons is as funny in a
quite fegltimate way as Miss Fisher is
sweett-and charming. Incidentally both
know 1how TO act.
The support is unusually good. PromI-
nent are Miss Olive Artell in an engenue
role, whose dancing is as light and grace
full as, that of a. leaf in the wind. and
Miss Mabel Frederlcks, whose singing
rivals Miss Fishers own. OF the men,
p. o'Mally Jennings is as admirable an
Of the stage 'sllly-ass" English
man as can be found. John Fogarty at
fords an example of bowery characterize
tion' which wins great favor and there is
a good bit done by Mr.. Fred, C. Hagan.
or the many encored songs the most
notable is the one with which Miss Fisher
closes the first act. It is called "If All
the Moons Were H~oneymoons." The
Goddess Of Liberty" will be here through
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