Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-19

"The BacheIOrs's Baby" mt The
Brandeis.
Francis Wilson and company in The
acts by Francis Wilson, staged by Won
seutfertlts under the direction Of
Thomas Beacn, whose dislike or chill
dren is the jest and distress Of his
Martin Dale, his friend and legal ad-
wiser. Clarence handyside
Theodore Harjes, a club friend 49,.
Colonel john Calvert, Martha's uncle.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Thomas f.. Tracy
Forbes, Beach's butler. Il, soldene Powell
Mrs Brookneid West. Mrs. Ogden Child
Winifred West. her daughter. Edna Burns
Mrs. Emily streator, Toms aunt. ....';:,
Martha Calvert Beach. Toms niece......
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. bapy laws
Colored nanny .........,.',,.,.. Virginia Lee
Nurse .,.,...,..,,,.,..,''..''.. 'BeatTlSe shaw
Another nurse.........,..,,.Lou Louise Marshall
Atkins, a Policeman. Harold merriam
Before we get too far along in the dis
cussion OF this matter. 1t may be well to
mention to Miss Baby" Davis that she is
making a mistake that she will likely live
TO regret She may live TO be as old as
Methusaleh and act a million parts In her
career, each one better than the other,
but she is doing her present work so well
that. no matter what she may achieve OF
worth In days to come, some wise person
with more memory than tact will remind
her OF the days when she played with
Francis Wilson. Not that II is thing 70
be ashamed of, but how many OF us relish
TO be told OF the things We did In those
glad days Of babyhood, when our impulses
were our only guide and our Bdenic limo
cenos led us into such strange adventures
as we would be obliged to people II theS
did not remember! Baoy Davis is Jus
such a youngster as every father anC
mother In the world loves 70 love- and a 10
OF folks VINO are not fathers nor motner
would love to love.
"A Bachelors Baby" is the sort Of
play one would look for from Francis VII
son. II Ia quaint mixture; its fun i
always present. sometimes bubbiing, some
timss boiling sometimes merely frothing
Now and then It's course runs very nea
10 the pathetic. but its author sees to
that IL never becomes quite serious That
does have a lesson he admits, and that les
son Is made so obvious that II requires n
footnote to carry il home Being built b.
an actor OF ripe judgment and impressions
taste, Il Is excellent In its craft and as al
fording Francis Wilson vehicle In whic
his legs figure only as support for hi
body II Is unique.
One who has never seen Mr. Wilson 1
"A Little Father Of the Wilderness, abou
the only serious piece he ever undertook
has no conception OF his real capacity 70
the higher forms OF dramatic expression
II IA his pleasant habit 10 destroy and ei
face any impression of serious intention h
may create los some hit Of buffoOnery a
an unexpected moment as II he did nc
care to have folks know that he possesse
real sentiments the came as other people
But IN the closing moments OF his preser
play he almost forgets "a do this, an
shown that he can turn as impressive
hit Of pathos as one might wish, For m
most part though, the play is just IN
whimsical fancy and irrepressionable IA
Of Francis Wilson. running riot, OccS
sionaIIy IL borders on farce 80 closely ths
IL is hard TO tell the difference. And n
complete understanding between the authC
ana the actor ia made very clear by the ~
the one seems to have with the other. a
Of which is both amusing and entertainin
10 the audience.
Mr.. Wilson's company is excellent In a