Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-02


kARx4HN days of the week, but quite
a good deal has already been
said about this, and for the time it will
be passed with simple statement that
no Omaha audience was ever SO privil-
eyed as that which sat in the Brandeis
on Friday night, and was so generously
taken into the joyous ceremony that
marked the SEVENTEEN birthday of that
rare man and wonderful actor. William
II. Crane. 1t will be fondly cherished
memory for all of them, and for no one
more than for Mr.. Crane himself. From
this we may turn to the coming OF an
other wonderful artist, whose visits are as
welcome as any could be. Maude Adams,
in Quality Street." in which she has
a role that seems to many to be the
best she has ever done. Among these
may be listed the genius of this depart
ment, who frankly confesses that in
nothing, not even Maggie Shand, has the
really honest-to-goodness Maude Adams
shone as it does in Probe-of-the-Ring-
lets.
Charles Frohman will present Maude
Adams at the Brandeis theater Tuesday
and Wednesday with matinee Wednesday,
In a revival of J. NJ. Barrels comedy,
Quality Street" 1t is fourteen years
since Miss Adams was first seen in this
sentimental comedy by the clever Scotch
dramatist. Many people will recall it
with pleasure, and to any number of
Miss Adams admirers her portrayal of
Phoebe Throssell will remain always one
of her most alluring and charming Dor.
traits. The revival of the work was not
the result of any sudden fancy on the
part of the actress When she laid the
comedy aside 1t was because she was
compelled to by previous arrangements
She always intended bringing the work
back into the light. and this season Il
so happened that she was able to do So
The revival seems decidedly opportune
and judging from the manner of its
reception the little lady made no mistake
in again taking it up. So successful has
the revival been that it has simply pushed
the other plays in her repertoire into
the background. and upset all of her
original plans for the season. Quality
Street" was the second of the Barrie
plays TO be given in this country by Miss
Adams, the first having been 1.-The Little
Minister" 1t has been said that Barrie
touched up the work previous to its re-
vival. 1t seems so opportune that to
many people the only way that IL could
be made so was by a little freshenlne
But this Is an error. The play is now
being given as it was originally written.
AS will be recalled, the period of the
play is a time when England's shores
were menaced by Napoleon There Is a
military flavor about the comedy, but
II is the flavor Of the early nineteenth
century. The story deals with the love
affair Of Phoebe Trossell and the young
doctor Valentine Brown. The sentiment
of this work that is laid in little street
which gives TO the play it's title, is leav-
ened by some delightful comedy The
four acts of the play are tastefully
staged. Surrounding Miss Adams is a
competent company
Miss Zoe Barnett as the star in her
former success. THE Red Rose John
G. Fishers production. and supp lrting
cast including Maurice Darcy, Wayne
Mum. Joseph standish, Henri la Bonti,
George Williams, Wilfred Young, Marion
Carson, Charlotte Gale, also the same
dancing chorus, which played for one
solid year at the Globe theater, New
York, will be seen at the Brandeis thea
ter next Saturday and Sunday, MAY s
and q with matinee Sunday afternoon.
THE Red Rose is the result of the col
liberation Of Harry B. ana Robert b.
Smith, with music by Robert Hood Bow
ers. The locale OF the story is in Paris
and deals with student life in the gay
French capital. The performance is said
to be chic and smart yet does not con-
tain a suggestion OF risque line. The
chorus is unusually large and is said to
include some stunning young women One
Of the features Of the dancing numbers
is The Fox Trot," which created Moth
ing less than a sensation in New York.
This is only one OF the dancing treats. as
Jack Mason has staged several dances
in which will be introduced the fox trot,
make, hesitation, one-step and the
whirlwind dance.
Hugh Herbert, a character actor OF un.
usual endowment. supported by a COM
pany of six people. is the stellar feature
of this week at the Orpheum. This ex-
cellent cast presents a new one-act play
called The Sons of Abraham" which is
the joint work Of Mr.. Herbert and George
V. Hobart. A domestic episode IN the
life OF a prosperous Jew Is the theme OF
the playlet. Twin brothers are Charles