Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-23
At the 'Theaters
vaudeville n. the orpheum.

Vaudeville at the Orpheum.
The Orpheum family held the first Of
what will be many reunions yesterday. and
started off he new theatrical season with
considerable eclat. An excellent bill was
presented TO tEo large audiences in a
newly groomed theater. Every turn was en-
Enthusiastically greeted, ard in spite OF the
weather, the opening was voted a big sue
cess.
Chief interest attaches TO The appearance
OF Mckee Rankin, Lionel Barrymore and
the formers daughter in a one-act play by
Miss Rankin, entitled The White Slave"
1t affords pleasure, great pleasure, to see
this eminent old ard young actor in any We
hicle-it would be pleasing in a playlet
much worse than this one, and The White
Slave" is good enough, except that the long
arm OF probability is wrenched almost out
of its socket by the coincidental meeting
OF the Italian. his daughter and the man
who sold her in'o slavery In addition 70
the splendid acting OF Mr.. Barrymore, who
is cast as the Italian father, and Of Mr..
Rankin who is an East side politician. the
offering affords evidence that Miss Rankin
has inherited great deal OF talent.
The next most artistic number of the bill
is the singing of The Neopoltans," Es-
cesco Manetta, the first and second, so
prano and contrako. respectively, and the
last a tenor of wonderful sweetness. Two
years ago THE Pisnophiends." four young
men and four women. scored one OF the
biggest successes OF the season here and
elsewhere in vaudeville. Two of their num-
Der. Jane Boynton and Fan Bourke, are now
back again in what is called a double
pianologue" This Is apparently playing
singing and dancing by two most comely
young women equally good at all three.
To the naked eye, the relation OF Gus
Edwards Might BiFdS' to Rostand's new
play is not very close except possibly In
the last scene. The offering is instead a
handsomely staged musical comedy sort of
affair, with a chorus OF twelve headed by
pretty Nellie Brewster, singer of more
than average ability Musically Night
Birds" ranges far above Edwards more
famous and probably more popular affair.
the noisy School Days"
The closing number of the bill is likely
to excite the most comment This is an
elaborate illusion conducted by a man call
ing himself "Onaip," which is the reverse
spelling Of the word plano. In this master
piece of deception a piano and it's player
are made to rise high above the stage,
neither with visible means Of support
Other numbers OF the bill are Valentine
and Dooley, cycling comedians OF excep-
tlonal skill; the Splssell Bros, clowns pre-
sentins an original and deliberately staged
pantomime, and Smith and Campbell in an
amusing satire on camp life.
"At the Risk of His Life" at the KruE.
deadly poison administered through the
medium of the leaves OF a book is the
novel feature of AT the Risk Of His Life"
Mark e. Swans melodrama with which the
Miller Road company opened the regular
season at the Krug theater yesterday. The
cast is practically the Miller Stock company
which ended its engagement at the Krug
last week and Jefferson L, Smith, ]. F.
de Forrest, Hugh e. Mccormick and Miss
Marie Harcourt are seen in effective roles. 1t
was decidedly capable production and held
the interest Of we'll filled houses yesterday.
AT the Risk OF His Life" will be PLAYED
until Thursday night when 1.-THE Cowboy
and the Thief will be staged