Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-13

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pheum and Burlesque at Gayety W,
.HERRs a lot O. brothers knock
=" in abaht as people don't know
on. eh what" This striking
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fM9N6g man In the second act Of THE
N=@ Servant in the House" furnishes
the keynote Of the entire play, which comes
to this city for five days starting tonight
at the Brandels theater. The central fig
ure in the play is quiet, impressive man
garbed in long, flowing oriental robes, who
has taken q place as butler in the home
Of an English clergyman, and who wields
a gentle yet overmastering influence over
everyone with whom he is brought into
contsct. He peers into their very souls
with unerring instinct and Is able to show
them their inherent weakness and faults.
lie dces this so quietly and sympathetically
that Ae does not give offense, and in the
end ho is able to effect a permanent change
in their lives. 1t must not be imagined
that The Servant in the House" is a dry
preachment OF dramatized sermon, or
prosy succession of platitudinOus speeches.
1t is a drama that throbs with life and
that It ia instinct with power and dramatic
force. and It is acted by what is said to be
one OF the most remarkable companies re-
Gently seem on the American stage, a COM
pany which includes among its members
no leiis than three former stars-Willis
Granger, Howard Kyle and Lizzie Hudson
Collier.
Local playgoers are awaiting the visit OF
Olga Ncthersole in THE Writing on the
Wall" by William j. Hurlbut, which will
be presented at the Brandeis theater Fri
day night March 1S. THE Writing on the
Wall" was acclaimed by the critics last
senson as the best that Miss Nethersole
has ever done. 1t is a strong. viriie and
emotional play of Contemporary New York,
the scenes are laid in the fashionable dis
trlct Hn1 the story deals with the condi-
tions existing in every large American city
at this present time-the tenement house
abuses Idiss Nethersole essays the role
of young society matron who is a re-
former by nature and whose environment
enables her to exercise that inclination
The character radically differs from any
thing she has ever done heretofore and
enables her to display scene Of emotion
in the second act that is undoubtedly the
greatest bit Of realistic hystera ever seen
upon the American stage. On Saturday at
the matinee Camille" will be given, cos
TUNED in the picturesque gowns Of 1887
and on Saturday night farewell perform
ance OF "sapho."
joan A. Young, one of the clevrest fell
lows on the American stage, in his success
Money and tho Girl" will be the attrac-
tion at the Brandeis theater on March 20
for four days. A matinee will be given on
Wednesday. The seat sale will open at the
theater on Thursday morning.
At the Boyd the Woodward Stock com
pany will offer When Knighthood was in
Flower" the excellent dramatization of the
very popular Charles Majors novel. This
is a romantic tale of England in the days
Of Henry VIII, and deals with the love OF
Charles Brandon, a gallant Englishman,
for Mary Tudor sister Of tho king. It is
stirring in all its passages. and abounds
In sparkling comedy. In Charles Brandon
Mr.. Morrison will have a role that will call
for his best ability, while Miss Gates will
get a splendid chance In the part Of Mary
Tudor, Mr.. Ingraham will play Henry
VIII and the rest OF the long cast will be
well placed among the members of the
company. The play offers a fine chance for
beautiful mountings, each of the five acts
calling for separate setting, and this has
been provided by Mr.. Woodward. The first
performance will be at a matinee this aft
ernoon and the piece will be repeated each
evening during the week, with other matt
nees on Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday.
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b. c. Whitney musical comedy, The
Isle of Spice.' which comes to the Krug
theater for a weeks engagement starting
Sunday matinee, is full of music that is
calculated to tickle the ears and the come
dians are given ample opportunity to dis
port themselves to unbounded delight OF
the audiences, 1t has twenty songs OF the
most catchy variety and as an example
Of modern stage management 1t is fun
Of all kinds OF pleasant surprises This
Is particularly noticeable In the work Of
the chorus, which Is the youngest, pret-
tiest and best singing and dancing group
Of young women entertaining the amuse-
mentioning public today, The comedians
are headed by Harry b. Watson and
Harry B. Williams. Among the songs will
be found The Goo-Goo Man" Peggy
Brady" The Broomatick Witches. Uncle
Sans Marines" You and l." Little
Maid OF Nicobar," Take Me Home" How
Can You Tell Till You Try" and others
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At the Orpheum for the week starting
with a matinee today. Frank Fogarlty and
Miss Eva Taylor are Jointly headlined with
Eddie Leonard among those vieing for top
line distinction. Frank Fogarity. styled the
Dublin Minstrel" is declared unsurpassed
among contemporary story tellers. Miss
Taylor and her company viii be seen IN
Mrs. J0nes-smith- Carey" a Tolllcking
farce based on "The Isle OF Tropez" and
my Turn Next" Miss Taylor wiz be OF
special interest to admirers of pretty
women, Eddie Leonard, well known here
has a laugh-makinE sldt called "At Home
Again" Mabel Russell is assisting MT