Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-20

Prince of Pilsen, G. Burke Scott, the |
American lieutenant; Eda van Luke, the |
flirtatious city widow; Geraldine De |
Rose, the chic French maid: Claudia |
Rodgers. the demure ingenue; Regina
Richards, the Vassar college girl; Earl
McHaffie. the priggish English lord, and
number of other well known players.
A beauty chorus of generous numbers
will add physical and vocal charms TO
the other attractions, of the tupeful
comedy, and "a special orchestra under
the skillful direction of Victor Clark will
interpret the delicious score. The scenery,
costumes and effects are entirely new
this season.
''The Blue Bird" is coming to the Bran
deis theater for three days beginning
! Monday, December IS, with the original
New theater production It is the story
of the search of two small children of
the blue bird the symbol of happiness
which is ever elusive and the secret of
which no one can ever find. 1t is a fairy
fantasy this creation of the poet
Maeterlinck's resting on a stratum OF
sound philosophy. Tyltyl and MytyI,
the two children who go forth in dream
TO find the blue bird, discover it at last
in the cage that hangs by the cottage
window. Meantime the diamond which
Tyltyl wears in his hat and a turn of
which shows to the wearer things as they
really are, shows the great poets wonder
vision of the world The producers have
elaborated Maeterlinck's fairy drama
into series OF gorgeous spectacles re-
plete with mystery. illusion, wonderful
lighting effects and the splendors OF
scene painting, costuming, grouping ana
mass evolution. No holiday pantomina
that charmed the children of an older
day is said to be comparable with the
staged Blue Bird" in its many sided
beauty. In the cast OF 100 people, more
than third are children.
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Mcintyre and Heath return to the
Brandeis theater for two days, beginning
with matinee New Years, in .'The
Ham Tree" Few shows that have visited
Omaha carried as numerous or we'll
drilled shows as. the one which will be
seen with 1.-THE Ham Tree" The cos
tuning Of the chorus is rich and. more
Important yet, the people sing and dance
In perfect time. The staging this year
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The Manuscript Producing company
VIII offer To-day" the startling drama
of contemporary New York life by
George Broadhurst and Abraham seho-
mer. at the Brandeis theater for three
days, beginning Tuesday January g.
That the love of luxury and personal
adornment forms the basis of one OF the
greatest problems American life is con-
fronted with; that idIeness has reached
the pernicious stage; that the craze for
vulgar display and outdoing ones neigh
bors has developed into a disease; that
the accumulation of great wealth has its
disadvantages; all are forcefully and ef
fectively brought out ia Today" Harry
Won Tilzer, managing director, has en-
gagged cast including Arthur Byron,
Bertha Mann, Alice Gale, Marguerite St
John and Glare Lindsay.
AT the Orpheum this week double
headline bill will be offered. The
first feature IS Wellington Cross and
Lois Josephine. musical comedy stars,
just returned TO America. after an en-
gagenent OF four months at the Empire
theater in London. They are to be the
hit OF the vaudeville stage for the current
season. The second conspicuous act Is to
be offered by the singer. actor humorist
and student Edwin Stevens. we'll re-
membered in Omaha for his Dickens Inn
presentations. Assisted by Tina Marshall,
he is now doing brief portrayaIs from
Shakespeare. Dickens, Kipling and Mol
mar. HerInine shone is an actress OF re-
freshing personality. with an idyilie play.
'''rhe Last OF the Quakers." Her company
includes six people and there Is a cast
Of seven IN the musical act described as
quaint. quilted aud queenly." Lydell.
Rogers and Lydell have comedy sketch
they call "A Native OF ArkansasT Flute,
piano. cello. viola, two viOlins and a
vocalist comprise the musical act OF THE
Seven Colonial Bellies % Charley Visit"
Is the title Of the comedy skit 10 be Of
fered by James Eadie and Ann Ramsden.