Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-02

OrpnoGmI N0uuoVlllo.
Matinee st all these houses today.
MIR. MnnteII at the lloyd.
Mr.. Mantell and company I'm Richard
Ill" a drama by William Shakespeare
(Colly Cibber versiOnl, In six acts and
eleven scenes. The cast:
Duke OF loster.......,......,,,Mr Mr.. Manteul
An officer. MIR Frederick Dayton.
Sir William Catesby :.,...,.......
" . .ou nu. Mr.. Caason Ferguson
Sir James Tyrrel. Mr.. Earl Yeadaker
s suar' on r,s
A captain OF the guards Mr.. cyril Tlapa
Earl Of Richmond, afterwards King,
Henry i;.'''''''', Mr. Fritz Eeln .si
Lady Anne, widow OF Edward Of
-. Wales. ........... Miss Keith Waterman
Sir Robert Brackenbury lleutenant
Lord Stanley, earl Of Derby. ..,,.....,.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Alfred Hastings
King Henry VI..-.....Mr. John Crawley
Duke OF buckingham. MIR. Guy Lindsey
Prince VI Wales. Miss Genevieve Hamper
Lord mayor OF London ....,.,..;.........
.....................,Mr. w. III. RiemeScr
Duchess Of York. mother OF Edward
~ and .....,.......s.......
.,,..,.,,.,.....M Miss Genevicve Reynolds
Elizabeth, widow of Edward w.,
................, Miss Agnes Elliott Scott
MIR. Robert Bruce Mantell has come TO
Omaha again, this time to execute a self
imposed task which even his mighty
namesake might have looked upon with
trembling and misgivings. For Mr.. Man
tell proposes to enact six different plays
within the space OF four days, having two
afternoon performances; five OF these
plays are Shakesperean, the sixth the
near classic "Richelieu." In the course
Of his undertaking Mr.. Mantell will range
In assumption OF character from the ro-
bust athletic youngster, Orlando, TO the
senile and doddering Lear; from the un-
scrupulously bold and cruel warrior-kng
Richard III, to the philosophical student.
Hamlet; and frcm the honest and im-
petuous martinez, Othello, 20 the crafty
statesman, Richeleu. II serious theatre
cal endeavor anywhere presents a wider
range than this, II does not Mt this mo-
ment occur TO mind. Mr.. Mantel Is at
least immune from the accusation that
he Is dress parade actor.
Mr.. Mantell began his work last night
at the Boyd theater by presenting Rich
ard III" In impressive fashion. lie uses
the Colly Cibber version, long ago made
as familiar 20 patrons OF the theater as
Shakespeare version Is to the student.
II Is much more useful to Mr.. Mantell
than some Of the other roles he under
takes, as II offers him scope for the
qualities OF acting with which he Is most
blessed. lie Keeps close to the conven-
tional notion OF Richard, hut does II So
wei that II seems like creation. n
anything. he emphasizes the cruelty OF
the character at the expense Of It's sub
tety: for II must be recalled that Rich
ard was really the statesman and poll
tician as well as the warrior ofdhe York
list branch OF the house Of Plantagenet,
and his craft was equal To his courage
or his cruelty. But Mantell seems 20
revel In the sardonic humor OF the role
and throws It into high relief at all times.
His scene with King Henry, his wooing
OF Anne, his cOzenlng OF his mother and
sister-in-law, and his hypocrisy with the
lord mayor and citizens are well done.
and In his dream the night before Bos-
worth he Is very effective. In a word,
Mantell is good but not great as Rich
ard III.
Mr.. Crawley II really Impressive as
Henry vi ana Mr.. Lindsey makes Buck
lngham much what II ought TO be; Mr.,
I.ieber gives a popular notion Of young
Richmond, and Miss Wakeman. Miss Rey-
nolds and Miss Scott are we'll cast for
the roles they carry. In general Mr.
Mantell has excellent support and his
stage direction Is excellent. one might
wish, however. that Richards army
looked less like Falstaffs. and TO add the
hope that some day manager Will arisc