Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-03
Grum The Country Boy
con1ns a. he Brandeis

and who VIII be welcomed by her Omaha !
friends most joyously. Miss Lang VIII find
tho part quite to her liking for K is one
Of those bubbling comedy affairs she so
enjoys. The company will be well intro
duced by the comedy. which will be
staged by Mr.. Woodward himself. Re-
hearsals will begin at once.
Some OF the most successful plays ever
presented on the stage are said 70 have
been the elaboration Of an incident picked
up by a playwright and made into q dra-
matte vehicle that later attracted world
wide attention 1t was in this manner
that Edgar selwyn's rolncking comedy.
The Country Boy" which Henry 5. Har-
ris viii present at the Brandeis next Fri
day and Saturday, was evolved. The incl
dent on which The Country Boy IS
based is said TO have been picked Up by
Mr.. selwyn when he was living in little
boarding house on Fifty-first street. New
York. One day in this little typical New
York boarding house something happened
/ that seemingly soon after was forgotten.
/ Ten years elapsed when he was called
upon to contribute q one-act sketch 70 an
| entertainment that the Lambs. a society
Of actors, were planning TO give in their
club house This incident was recalled by
him and made into a sketch that turned
out to be one OF the biggest successes ever
! produced at one Of these events. Mr. Har-
ris witnessed its performance ana imnedi-
ately suggested TO seIwyn that he elsbor-
ate the sketch and make it into a play.
He did this. and the piece was finally
/ presented al the L5oerty theater. New
York. where its success was instantaneous,
months to the Absolute capacity OF the
playhouse, and the comedy vas eensid-
cred one Of the best plays Of the season.
This success was later rspssted ct Powers
thestsr. Chicago. where its reception was
no less enthusiasts. The Country Boy
will be presented here with the same at
tention TO dstau thar made its metropoli-
tan engagement 50 successful. and the
carefully chosen cast includes such well
known names as Alfred Cooper Frank
Mccormack. Doaa Borup, Frank E. Jami-
son George schaeffer. Olive rempleton
Elda Furry, Charlotte Langdon and Nellie
Fillmore.
The managsnent OF the Rome Summer
Garden announces that It's outdoor vauds-
vile will be continued until October Is
For next week R. I. Mccormick. Chieago's
mack race comedian Wll heao the Oil
John Smith viii also be seen in fancy rife
and revolver shooting. Alex Barthold viii
|, sing popular ballads. operate selections
and a couple Of new illustrated songs. The
Rome orchestra will continue 20 furnish
: popular music a. every performance FouI
nav photo-plays. clear and interesting
complete q good program every evening
] The subjects Of these photo-plays ar
changed on Sundays Mondays, Wednes-
. days and Fridays. The vaudeville Is nov
/ changed every Sunday and Thursday. AZ
the days are becoming shorter, the photo
Z plays are put on the program earlier ant
: now start At p. N. The vaudeville START
, at p. m. and the show runs continuously
. until II o'clock.
Commencing with the usual Sunda,
; matinee, Williams Imperals viii prssen
, the show al the Krug theater this season
: This company fortified with all that Is bss
, in musical comedy and burlesque. has besI
. strengthened By the addition OF clever q
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