Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-17

NRm lcQkGE NJ LOtthHN . btuHA~
tiOnni comedy success, "Get
Rich Quick Wellingford." will
~ at the Brandeis theater
EuUHI ne first half of next week.
Get Rich Quick Wallingtord"
hA .nded a solid years run In Chi
cago, and comes here almost direct from
the Windy City. AT the same time twin
company has been deiighting New York
for two seasons, and the verdict from
both cities 10 that II is not only the best
effort OF George NJ. Cohan. but the clevef-
est American comedy OF recent years.
"Get Rich Quick Wailingford" deals with
men and money-both absorbing subjects
with a tinge of romance TO give II dra-
matte flavor. II shows how a shrewd
manipulation can beguile the guliible pub
lie which 10 always looking to ''get some
thing for nothing" ]. Rufus Wallingford
and his pal. ''BlaclSio' paw. strike the
town OF BattieEburg. a place OF sluggish
ambition and inert capital. With winning
personality and plausible promises Wal
nngford succeeds In gathering the leading
citizens Of the town 20 his financial sup
port. and Just when he IL ready 70 ''clean
up and docamp with a quarter OF a mil
lion dollars, he discovers that his young
private secretary. Fannie Jasper. has
given him higher view OF life ana OF
himself. The play Is given In four acts.
in which the laughs come 80 fast end
thick that they finally result In one long
continued round Of morriment The en-
snEement is for four nights beginning
Sunday, December a. with matinees
Christmas ana Wednesday.
One Of the unusual features IN '-rhe
Spring Aald," which comes to tho Bran
deis for the second half OF Christmas
week. Is for tho first time = description
OF the manner In which q composer writes
a music ''theme." or story In which music
alone tells the action without a spoken
word. Even the musically unframed may
understand the technical correctness with
which the work must be accomplished IN
opera though the description Is told in =
manner OF delightful fooling that viii
long bring chuclSies at It's remambrance.
This descriptive lnterlude comes as
rehearsal for the play 70 be given at the
Carlsbad festivities. as a play within .
play. and 10 built about one OF the quaint
est tales OF Grimm's old fairy stories OF
a huntsman pursuing rabbit into the
depths OF n wood until the creature was
protected by a bevy OF nymphs. who inn
plored him 20 spare It's life Upon his
refusal the fairies invoked a violent storm
and the huntsman found himself lost In
the wilderness until he encountered a
water sprito who touched a rock with her
wand and brought forth a refreshing
spring and then led him forth from the
forest that he might proclaim 70 the
world the beneficial qualities OF the carls-
bad spring.
In the merry description OF the .'therne''
there Il HuntsEnan IN the rollielxing horns:
the Three Trees. each brought 10 MIND
BY varying nutter oe notes; the bas-
Hoons and tubas tell the story OF the
bubblinB spring, and The Pretty IAttIs
Rabbit Is pictured by the funniest OF
skipping rhythms and runs on the flutes
AZ each repetition Of The Pretty Little
Rabbit phrasing. with q nonsensioal 40
compartment that only q composer OF
humor could write. the complete theme
grows into .fellness and the audience has
had lesson In musical construction that
not even the rolliokinE fun OF It's descrip-
tion can completely effaee from mind.
Jan Kubelik Is 70 play at the Brandeis
on January IS During his absence from
the United States and Canada Kubenk
has played for royalty, Tor professional
connoisseurs ana for tho general public
IN almost all the continental countries OF
Europe In every instance Il is a matter
of record thai his reception could scarcely
have been exceiied In point Of enthusiasm.
tIne fawiess technique of this gifted
musician. his ten,Deramentai qualifications
and oompeiling personality have con
Quered audience afteg audience.
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One Of the important engaRement OF
tho theatrical season win be that OF
Blanche Ring IN The Wall street oirl. "
scheduled tor Boyds theater for four
days beginning sunday. December "a A
sew musical comedy has been accorded