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TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1914-07-03
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The Washington herald., 1914-04-26
PolI's-"Omcer 6G6."

Augustin MacHugh's comedy. "Officer
CO. has been selected as this weeks Of
fering by the Poll Players The play had
long run in New York three years ago.
II was presented for more than 500 con-
secutive nights at the Gaiety Theater in
that city. and. simultaneously, it ran an
entire season at the Olympic Theater in
Chicago Notwithstanding this record of
success. the comedy has never been pre-
scented in a first-class Washington thea
ter Its production tomorrow night will
he the first stock presentation of the
comedy. The story tells of a wealthy
young society man who returns to his
New York apartment from a trip abroad
and finds II occupied by a burglar who
is. masquerading as the owner. More
over. the intruder has taken advantage
of his assumed identity to make love to
a very pretty girl, who is a daughter of
one Of the best families in the city How
the rightful owner of the apartment mas
querades as a policeman, disposes of the
intruder without a scandal. and captures
the heart of the girl in the case, is set
forth in one Of the most delightful
comedies Of modern American social life
written in many years. Officer 666" is
in no sense of the word a crook" play.
Like stop Thief and broadway
Jones'" its melodramatic qualities are
subordinated to its many humorous sit
uations. Miss Jewel will have the role
Of the girl who becomes engaged to a
burglar. Mr.. Buhler will be seen as the
young multimillionaire. Other important
characters will be portrayed by Dudley
Hawley, Russell Fillmore, William ID,
Corbitt, John Ellis, Stanley James. Cecil
Bowser. Charles Gilman. Helen Tracy
and Gertrude Bondhill
The Washington herald., 1914-04-26
Casino-VaudeViIIe,

The famous Seminary Girls, headed
by the dashing little son comedienne,
Flossie La We're, will furnish the spec
tacular headline offering at the Casino
Theater this week in a three-scene pro-
duction, with elaborate costumes, spe-
cial settings and a feast OF musical COM
edy. z. c. Jordan and Company will fur
nish the laughing feature with a ludi-
crous domestic farce entitled TON
Katz' Night Out" and the Schaeffer Sis
ters, dainty song condolences, will be
seen in one OF the prettiest specialties OF
the season. Other attractions include
Fields and Hanson in blackface bur-
lesque. murky magic and comical songs
and ''B-Hoe" Gray. the champion Iariat
thrower of the '101 Ranch" in his in
teresting speciality. Added night attrac-
tions will include the surprise party to-
morrow, the country store Tuesday and
Wednesday. the prize dancing contests
Thursday and the merry offerings of the
amateurs Friday. Special film features
will be shown at every performance.
Today from to 1870 p. m, in addI-
tion to all the attractions of last week,
with new specialties, an elaborate or
chestral program of high-class selections
will be featured by an enlarged orches-
ira.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-26
FR0HMAN ANGRY OVER
BILLIE BURKE'S MARRIAGE

That Billie Burke will abandon tho
drama and return to her first love. mu-
steal comedy, is one Of BrOadway's in
terpretations of her marriage to Flor
enz Ziegfeld. jr
The lOOster district never experienced
a greater surprise than il did over
the news that Miss Burke had really
married Ziegfeld. except. nerhaps. over
the nuptials of Lillian Lorain and Fred
erick Gresheimer
While the feeling in the cafes and tango
palaces was merely one of astOnishment,
the atmosphere which pcrvaded the Of
fees of Charles Froham. Miss Burke's
manager. was surcharEed with anger and
heavy with gloom.
The genial and sunny All Hayman is
said 20 have sprung a crouch and act
ually to have exclaimed "D-n'' when
he heard the news. and dashed off a
rcd-hot cahlegram to his chief, who is
now in London.
Mr.. Frohmam always has been averse
to the institution of matrimony so far
as It affected his fascinating female
stars. For the enhancing Billie Burke
to wed at all was far from the wishes
of the manager who made her pro-
fessionally in America, and least Of all
does it please him to know that she
has taken as a husband a rival produc-
er.
All this points but in one direction to
those who know the feelings and desires
both of Mr.. Frohman and of Ziegfeld.
and that is the termination of the busi-
ness relations between Mr.Trohman and
Miss Burke when her pI- ut CONTRACT
expires. and her future appearance un-
der the directions Of her husband-New
York Review,
The Washington herald., 1914-04-26
CoIumbIa-"Rosemary.o

Rosemary" one of the sweetest of
sentimental comedies, will be the Of
fering of the Columbia Players this week.
II is described as being a comedy in
three acts with an appendix and was
written by Louis N Parker and Murray
Carson. John Drew played it for sew
eral seasons and since that time Otis
Skinner and other notable stars have
found it happy medium for the eXploita-
ton of their talents. The star role Of
Sir Jasper Thorndyke will he played by
Earl Brown, to the performance of Dor
othy Cruickshank by Violet Heming The
piece deals with the love of half a
century. Its action begins with the
period antedating the coronation of Vic
toria and ends with the evening of her
baronet of forty Sir Jasper ages into a
mumbling nonaGenarian who finds his
only consolation in a few lines written
upon a leaf of a diary, and a withered
spray Of rosemary. In addition 10 the
parts already alluded to the cast will
include George w. Barber as Jogram;
John NJ. Kleine, as Capt. Cruickshank.
r. N: Everett Butterfield, as William
Westwood; Willard Robertson, as George
Minife: George Darrell, as Abraham:
David Chase, as the stilt walker; Julia
Blanc. as Mrs. Cruickshank; Carrie
Thatcher. as Mrs. Minife, and Jesse Glen
dinninE, as Priscilla. Arthur Ritche the
=,ace director Of the company, has been
o uecially pleased at the manner in
which the piece has rehearsed. The scenes
represent the hest work OF the Column
bia's scenic artist, Chrles Squires.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-26
Coming Attractions.
ReIasco-.'NIth the LAW"

Smokeless powder. noiseless firearms.
and a Maxim silencer. such as the Mc:Sa-
mara dynamiters are alleged to have en-
ploycd against their enSmies. are adopted
for the first time on the stage in with
in the Law" Bayard Neiller's thrilling
American stage drama of modern metro
poltan life, which Selwyn and company
arc to present for a return visit to the
BelasCo Theater for one week commenc-
ing Tuesday evening. May ). These in
genious devices of modern warfare
which makes possible the killing of a per
son. with practically a minimum danger
of detcctiOn-are adroitly introduced by
the playwright to inject an element Of
battling mystery into the murder that
forms one of the exciting scenes of
Within the Law" Although the audi
ence sees a pistol drawn and the charaC-
ter at whom il is aimed drop seemingly
lifeless, there is not the slightest report
from the discharge Of the bullet nor the
faintest trace of smoke.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-26
Cosmos-VRudeville.

For the first time in this city and for
the first time at popular prices. "A
Night in a Police Station" will be pre-
scented at the Cosmos Theater by Joe
Maxwell. with a cast OF clever people.
II is an alternate blend of heart throbs
and amusing comedy and introduces one
OF the Cleverest little condolences seen
here for long time. Her name is Ruth
Francis. Barnes and Robinson will re-
turn with their delightful pianOloGue of
song, comedy. and repartee. and the
Thaten Duo will be seen in a Holland
cOnCcit which features a singing goose.
Hvman Adler. a legitimate star. will
present for the first time in Washington
his characterization in The Miser." and
Dare Devil Frank will feature whirlwind
roller skating. The Pathe weekly mo-
tion pictures. and the photo comedies
will complete the hill.
on the days the Nationals play. the
new Cosmos score board will tell the
story Of the games in the minutest par
tiCular after the second matinee.
TsChaikowsky's Song Without Words"
VerdTs 'Nabuco'' overture. Fabre's
Second Reverie." with duet for cornet
and clarinet: the march from Rafr's
symphony, "Len0-e." and BendiX's
Roses from Floral Suite" will be
some of the selections for the orchCs-
tral program at the Cosmos today. un-
der the direction of Prof Arthur Man
vel All the attra ctions Of last week will
be again presented. with new specialties-
The Washington herald., 1914-04-26
DR.. Monroe Hopkins to Lecture.

DIR. Monroe Hopkins lecture on THE
Making of Navy to be given at the
Belasco Theater on Sunday evening, May
,, and Tuesday afternoon. May 5. prom
ises to be of intense interest at this time.
DR.. Hopkins was appointed by PRESIDENT
Roosevelt as expert engineer for the solv-
ing of important problems under the
jurisdiction of the Navy Department. and
he will show by stereopticon views and
motion pictures many of the great indus
tries which contribute toward the estab-
lishment of a modern power afioat. He
touches upon the testing of models, ship
construction, the forging of armor plate.
the making of great guns. torpedoes and
high explosives in addition to life at sea.
The lecture is given with the cooperation
of the Hon. Josephus Daniels, Secretary
of the Navy. and is indorsed by the Navy
League of the United States.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-26
BeInsco-Mnsk and wig Club.

Stunning costumes worn by pretty
hand painted girls. shimmering silken
legs and lacy petticoats, clever dancing
and catchy songs-an effective combina-
ton of all these will make the presenta-
tion of THE Royal Arms" by those royal
fellows, the Mask and Wiggers. of the
University of Pennsylvania. at the Belas-
co Theater MAY I. Darrell II. Smith wrote
the book of The Royal Arms" and
Charles Gilpin is credited with the lyrics.
The first act of The Royal Arms" Is
laid at Brighton. England. and the second
in Himmelsbergen. The adventures of
Roberta La Sale and Olive Burton, two
demure girls, with Prince Rupert of Him
melsbergen and Grand Duke Henry, OF
the same realm. complicated by the ad-
vent of Mile. Eugenie De La Fontaine, a
bold. bad Russian adventures, give
plenty of action to the comedy.
Thomas Hart plays Roberta, while r.
G. Morris plays the part of the fair Olive.
J. B. Mccall, jr., is the prince, and p. NJ.
Hesser the grand duke. W. NJ. Wright
is the villainous Russian adventures.
To D. A. Hogan's hands is entrusted
one Of the principal comedy roles. that of
George Washington Kenne. detective ex-
traordinary
The Washington herald., 1914-04-26
Nine. Tetrar.ini Coming,

Mime. Luisa Tetrazzini. the famous colo
ratura soprano. whose vocal art is the
sensation Of two continents. will be heard
here in concert at the National Theater
Friday afternoon. May 5. AT 40 o'clock.
II she had not adopted the operate
stage for her profession. II Is certain
that she would have earned fame and
fortune in literature. as she is a poetess
Of much talent, and had she given as
much time to this faculty as she has to
the development OF her voice. she would
at the present time. have a most as
sured position among contemporary
Italian poets.
The prima donna poetiCal genius
manifests itself on numerous occasions,
but especially at times when her emo
tions and sympathies are aroused
The Washington herald., 1914-04-26

Next Week Will Close
Local Dramatic Season
But One More New Production to Be Made in Wash.
ington Before Coming of Aborn Opera Company
for Its Annual Engagement Here.

earlier in the season know the absurdity
of such a notion. for she made so charm
ing Peg that even those who had COM
planned bitterly because Miss Taylor and
the company surrounding her in New
York were not going on tour, when they
had seen Miss Ryan, and her capable sup
port, left the theater completely satisfied
with a delightfully."- appealing and artistic
performance.
In last weeks New York Dramatic Mir
ror an interview with Miss Fannie Brice
was published over the signature of "A.
Z. Il" telling us some very inteesting
and amusing things about the original
and popular comedienne whom we saw
here earlier in the season with the Zieg-
field "Follies," and who comes to us this
week in her own conception of The Girl
from broadway type at B. F. keith's
Theater.
Asked by her interviewer how II came
about that she went on the stage. Miss
Brice gave the following characteristic
account of the matter:
II was literally pushed on. long time
ago. when Keeney's Theater in BROOKLYN
was holding amateur nights. and prize
was offered to the amateur getting the
most applause, all of us kids were crazy
to go. So my friend Hannah and myself
did some little work to earn enough to
buy tickets. I sewed a dress or something
and got p cents. and she got her money
in some way that I've forgotten now.
Anyway, We went to the theater. only TO
find that all the 25-cent seats were gone
and only SOS were left. Hannah wouldn't
let me have her quarter. and l was de-
termined TO sec the show. too. At last
some of the girls told me to come in
~, Oh ,rit mako hplipVR
was going on. too. When their act was
called l was TO duck.
"Eeeney was announcing. He remem-
bers all this well as I do. He noticed
that l was very much excited. and
thought / was anxious to go on. So he
grabbed me all of a sudden and said.
You're next and pushed me out on the
stage. or course ! was flustered at first.
but friends all over the house kept calling
out. Go il. Fan" and cheering. and soon
got my head again and took 1t all as a
good joke. As soon as l asked him the
orchestra leader struck up When You
Know You're Not Forgotten by the Girl
You Can't Forget and / did my part.
After had sung that they applauded me,
and sang. If the Man in the Moon Was
a Coon for an encore. When they lined
us all up at the end. feeling foolish and
everything. ! was the most surprised one
in the house when they pinned the first
prize of s. on me. l didn't think there
was that much money in the world.
From that time on I kept a close
watch of amateur nights all over. and i
used to make as much as S5o and $40 a
week out of them.
II drifted into burlesque with Hurtig
and Seamon. I was two years in the
chorus beginning in the Transatlantic
Burlesquers. In The College Girls l got
small part and did a speciality. TheD at
the Colonial Theater Flo Ziegfeld, jr..
saw me and engaged me for his Follies
o. 1910 Going was easy after that
The Washington herald., 1914-04-26
A GLANCE BACKWARD
WITH MR.. FAvERSHAM

When William Faversham came to the
United States twenty-five years ago and
was seeking employment as an actor,
after having had previous experience in
England. he discovered that positions
were hard to find. Not being able to OBJ
tain an engagement he managed to exc
out an existenCe by sEoveling snow fol-
lowing the great blizzard Of 1SSS. His
lodgings were in the Central Park tunnel.
with his bulldog as his companion. Last
week Mr., Faversham will make his first
vaudeville appearance in Chicago at the
Majestic Theater. and his salary is s., 500
q week,
The Washington herald., 1914-04-26
High-cInss Vaudeville.

Mile. Dazie. the famous La Domino
Rouge" and former premiere banerina of
the Hammerstein Grand Opera company.
also previously premiere OF the imperial
ballets of st. Petersburg and Milan. will
be presented next week at the B. F.
Keith Theater. in Sir J. NJ. Barries vau-
deville fantasy. "Pantaloon." Mile Dazie
will he supported by James Kearney,
William Schrode. Harry O. Taylor. Will
lam Tucker. and Irene BOylan. The added
comedy feature will he Tony Hunting and
Corinnc Francis in The Love LOzcnge." :"
Other attractions will he Mile. Maria Los
living repliCas of famous pieces of Dres-
den china. porcelain. and other art pot
terry masterpieces; Ismed Bey, John T.
Murray, Hopkins. AXteIl. and company.
Bert Hopkins. Millie DeVora. and John
Dough-" Vernie Kaufman, and the Pathe
review.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-26
The Weeks Amusements.
BeInsco-"PcR a. My Heart"

BeIascO-"PeE a. My Heart"
Peg o. Ny Heart" J. Hartley Man
ners' appealing romance. which is one
of the biggest successes OF this and last
season. and is still running with Lauret-
ia Taylor in its second uninterrupted
sea son al New York's COrt Theater. will
return to the RelasCo Theater this week.
Peg is the daughter of an aristocratic
English woman who has married an
Irish Socialist against the wishes of her
family At her daughters birth the
mother died. and Peg has heen reared
bv her whole-hearted fathers She is
simple. natural. and impulsivc. and when
she is transplanted into the affected. sur
faCe-living atmosphere Of TN" Chichester
home. there is trouble Of all sorts. Pegs
rich uncle has rcpehted and made her his
hoiress. and according to his will she is
brought 10 England and educated. The
ChichcSters are acting as her guardians.
and while this hurts their sense of pride,
tho remuneration which they are to re-
c"ivo is at that time greatly acceptable.
The three acts of the comedy develop
the humor. pathos. and tenderness of
the situation. finally eliminating in Pegs
running away to a dance. and her frus-
tration Of her naughty cousins elope-
rent with a married man. The harsh
roSs and misunderstanding that follows
this episode determines the little alien to
crit the house in which she has been
so rriSo-ably used. There is A prince
charming in Mr. Manners little romance.
however. and Peg loves him. In the last
ret he speaks, and the curtain goes down
on dear old Tom MOore's text, ''Oh,
there's nothing half 50 sweet in life as
loves Young drcam.' realized before your
Cvos
oliver NoroscO has given this play an
artistic D-oduCtion i'm every wav with an
excellent cast. Elsa Ryan has the title
role. surrounded ny Dorothy Hammond.
Fanny Addison Pitt, Wilda Mari Moore
Henry Stanford. Lewis Broughton. Gil
hort Douglas. Frank Burheck. and Roy
Cochrane
The Washington herald., 1914-04-26

Neil C'Brien. for many years one Of
Americas hest-known minstrel CO.
medianS. will pay Washington his first
visit at the head of his own company at
the National this week. Mr.. O'Brien
Ind his manager. Oscar F. Hodge. have
determined to sustain the praise so gen.
Crously accorded them last season in a
field that many supposed about eX-
hau1ted. The semi-cirCle will introduce
many minstrel notables. The comedian 5
chairs on the ends will he occupied by
score or more of minstrelSy's best
testers. including Neil O'Brien, with a
repertory of his own songs and brand
new jokes. Eddie Ross. a favorite of
TWO continents; Eddie Mazier, the rO-
tTnd comedian. who mas been re-engaged
this season: Pete Detzel another favor
lite of last seasons company: Major
Nowak. George Faust. and others.
Among the numerous soloists are such
weIl-kn0wn singers as Ward Barton, the
ycdler: Al Fontaine. the basso; James
Iarardi, tenor; Walter Lindsay; Ar
thur Barr, barytone; Winfield Will
Jams, and Leslie Berry. harytone. A
new dancing feature entitled The Ebony
University. or Class Day on the Campus
has been conceived and staged by Pete
Detzel. The orchestra of fourteen solo
The Washington herald., 1914-04-26
La Tour, Baker. and Bon Ton Girls.

Babe La Tour and Bert Baker. with the
Bon Ton Girls company. will be seen at
the Gayety next week in a new two-act
musical burlesque entertainment built on
musical comedy lines.
Bert Baker believes in the new bur-
lesque and allows his own personality and
the lines of the production to provide the
fun for his patrons. Babe La Tour. the
highest salaried soubrette in burlesque.
is surrounded by a company Of thirty-two
chorus girls.
The Nokes electric scoreboard will re-
produce games played. during the course
of the week. by the home team in other
cities The country store will be the reg
ular Friday night additional feature.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-26
"Bought and Paid For.o

George Broadhurst's Bought and Paid
For will be presented for the first time
in stock by the Poll Players next week.
This play ran for more than fifteen
months at the Playhouse, In New York;
six months at the Princess Theater, in
Chicago and more than six months at
the New Theater. in London. 1t tells the
story Of a young telephone girl who mar
ries a multi-millionaire. She weds him
because she is dazzled by his wealth and
knowledge of the world. How true to
real Life the story rings Is demonstrated
The Washington herald., 1914-04-26
By JULIA CHANDLER MANI.

At the end of next week the curtain
will descend on the dramatic season of
1914 leaving the local stage in the
hands of stock companies until the new
theatrical year dawns.
In these intervening weeks there is but
one point of interest in the matter OF new
productions-a David Belasco offering
called What's Wrong?" which will be
given its premiere at the New National
Theater next week. closing the regular
season of this playhouse. following which
Miss Cora B. Shreve will give her fif-
teenth locally famous May carnival of
dancing for two consecutive nights, after
which will come the closing of the dane
ing class of Prof. Caruana before the
opening OF the Aborn Opera season.
Neil O'Brien, at the head of his own
minstrel company, will tenant the Ma
tional this week, and May Is marks the
beginning of the Aborn season. with I'll
Trovatore' and Madame Butterfly
scheduled for the first week.
The opening of the Columbia Stock
Company reminded us several weeks ago
that the backbone OF the dramatic year
was broken. and now comes the an
nouncement that the Belasco Theater will
end its season with Within the Law"
which comes next week, following Peg
o. NY Heart" both playing return en-
Eagements.
Il is too late in the day to talk about
the merits of J. Hartley Manners charm
ing comedy which Olive Morosco brings
back to us at the BClasco this week.
Laurette Taylor is nearing her 6ooth per
formanCe i'm the role of Peg. which she
created. at the Cort Theater. New York
City. record which has not been passed
since Henry F. Dixcy's performance in
''Adonis" that merry combination of bur
lesque and extravaganza of a quarter of
a century ago-ran for 65l performances
at the Bijou Theater.
If one may judge by the continued in
tcrest in Miss Taylors performance. it is
safe to predict that she will vet pass the
Dixey record. for peg O My Heart" is
still playing to big houses in the metropo-
lis. with every indication of sticking
through the sizzling days of summer.
The pessimist who says that drama and
the theater are going to the bow-wOws;
that the public is to blame for the recent
epidemic of salaCious drama. and also,
who has hCen heard to observe that il is
impossible for unknown players or pro-
duCers to gain the attention of the the
ater-going people, is refuted in his every
observance by the history of the Manners
comedy. which was produced by a man
then unknown to metropolitan managers.
introducing to stardom a young actress
who had had. until her creation of Peg.
small chance to display the depth of her
dramatic ability.
But don't get the idea that because Miss
Taylor created the role of the little Irish
American maid in the Manners comedy
that no one else is worth seeing. Those
who were fortunate enough TO see Miss
Elsa Rvau's Interpretation of the Charac-
ter at the BelasCo Theater in this city
The Washington herald., 1914-04-26
"Bunty Pull. the Strings"

Bunty Pulls the Strings" Graham Mof-
fats quaint Scotch comedy. in three acts
will follow Rosemary" at the Column
bia Theater, where the Columbia Play
ers are now entering upon the third week
of the season. Bunty was first produced
at the Comedy Theater. New York, Oc-
tober 10, 1911, where II created such a ia
vorable impression that it remained for
over a year. Since then it has been seen
on various occasions in this city and has
always played to crowded houses.