Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-03

wonderfully gifted as Ala
.nSQSl Nazimova, enacting the life Of
a character with which she
>sY has perfect sympathy and to
whose every emotion she gives the warm
est and fullest of personal endorsement.
Such treat was given to Omaha last
week, at the Orpheum, and that Omaha
does appreciate art is proven by the fact
that the demand for ,sittings at the
theater was such as taxed It to the ut
most at each of the fourteen perform
ances at which WAR Brides was pre-
scented. Nothing this great actress has
done here approaches her work in the role
OF Joan, the wife who revolted at the
Proclamation of marriage under the plea of
military exigency, who could not calmly
think of women rs mere brood mares,
utilized to replenish the. population de-
stroyed by war; and who protested to the
utmost against this degradation of the
god-given function Of motherhood, She
loved her husband and hers was the
love that is made perfect in sancti-
fled marriage, but she could not
and would not bring into the world q
child whose life would be under the
menace of militarism. The play is
strongly written, one OF the few OF Its
kind that actually presents It's appeal
with direct and irresistible force In the
printed word; when illuminated by the
fierce genius of this Russian woman, II
glows with an intensity that shows all
ton plainly the hideousness that lies Ial
behind the battle line. Wars horrors
are sufficiently shocking when viewed
upon the field, where IT, sIsands haNt
gone down to death, L .gied and torn
by the dreadful enginei o. modern war
farei but when 1t is Looked at from the
cold hearthstone of u desolated home
when the vision is dimmed by the scald-
ing tears of a mother, a sister, or q
widow, when the shout Of the victor is
hushed in the sob of the bereaved, the
moan of the helpless, the cry. of hungry
children, 1t takes on terror that is be.
yond understanding. dreadfully crushing
In its dumb helplessness. And this ia
the picture War Brides" brings VI
wildly. and the art of ALA Nazimovs
makes this all terribly real by her pre-
sentation of this play. Omaha will always
look with pleasure to visits from her
but will never expect her to excel the
impression she has made ss Joan.
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The red-letter event of the local the
atrical season will occur at Boyds thea
ter tonight. when the New York Winter
Garden management will present for 9
weeks engagement the latest of its sue.
cesses, Maid In America" which has t.
its credit season of five months at the
famous playhouse on Broadway and foul
months in Chicago. The entire origina
company and spectacular equipment will
ha Arar - t,ko ~
pany's own special train OF nine cars
The success of the big revue has beer
more than ordinarily noteworthy. From
the time OF Its first performance in New
York 1t has been presented before capac.
ity audiences everywhere and there are
hundreds OF theatergoers who have seer
IL again and again. The production anc
costuming and the general excellence OF
the humorous and interesting story con.
tributed by Harold Atteridge. author Of
eight previous Winter Garden successes
combined with the beauty and novelty Of
the musical score supplied by sigmunt
Romberg and Harry Carroll. will un,
questionably serve as a magnet to attract
huge audiences during the week.
In the leading comedy role will be seer
Florence Moore, while the dancing con.
tingent is headed by Nile. Dazzle. whS
has added new iaurels to her reputation
OF being the worlds greatest dancing
genius and pantomimiBt. Others of tn,
big company OF LIS are Rita Gould, Mi
nerva Coverdale. Louise Mink. Margare
Calvert. Sam Adams. Fred Graham
swor and Mack. John Sparks, Coogan and
Cox. william Halligan. Thomas Mcclure
viii stanton. Harold Robe, Mabel Hill
Katheryn Andrews, BLY, Brown, Gladyl
Benjamin and chorus Of sixty singinI
and dancing Broadway beauties. who ar
shown TO best advantage in fifteel
changes OF costuming and millinery from
the Winter Garden studios.
AS is usual with Winter Garden enter
tainments. the scenic equipment Is Of ths
startling and novel sort. In the two act