Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-15

Boyd's, Photoplays.
0randeisi "Grumpy."
1mprsss Vaudeville and photOplays,
1ipp; PhotOpiays.
Krug, "Ths bpsndthrift."
orpheumi vaudeville.
"Grumpy'' at the Brandeis.
Mr.. Cyril Msude and company in
Grumpy" comedy in four acts; by
Horace Hodges and T. Wygney Percy
Mr.. Andrew Bullivsnt. Grumpy
E,5Sc, ~ m M S,s,S
Mr.. Jarvis. Alexander Onslow
Mr.. Isaac Wolfe........Alexander Calvert
DR.. Maclaren. Leonard rrollope
merrlueW. ...........frank y. GIeeOIg
heble -....................-....J unan q Aiole
Virginia Bullivant, MT. Buliivent's
-4irs. Maclaren. Miss Louise Van wagenen
Susan ................... Miss Maude Andrew
Mr.. Ernst Heron, his nephew. q,
And now it's good old Grumpy who is
TO be framed in the gallery Of cherished
delights
Mr. Maude's visit. coming in the midst
OF season singularly barren in artistic
effort Is doubly welcome-for the break
it has brought In the monotony of moth
ing worth while, and for the splendid
presentation OF an actors power.
Grumpy tells a very simple tale, in
very simple way. Nothing especially in
volved in the plot, although It Is rather
an Improvement on the thieves and de-
tectives we have been made familiar with
by Messrs. Doyle and Homung, and
vastly beyond the sordid sort OF crooks
shown US by certain American authors,
who mistake Photographic reproduction
for artistic realism. While the tale in
terests, its working out concerning the
future of two charming young persons,
and one who is not quite so engaging.
it could even be dull and still be fas-
cinating when its lines shine in the
luminosity OF art as provided by Mr..
Maude and the excellent actors who &C
company him on his present tour OF
America. ..~.
OF course Grumpy overshadows all the
others. and rightly. too. Mr.. Maude has
I4refully studied and with infinite pa
Ftience put together a characterization
that will have its place among the best
creations traditionalIy cherished by those
who keep alive the sagas of the stage. 1t
is a perfect conception OF an old man.
irascible, testy. domineering, but tender
courteous, full of kindly interest in those
brain stiH turks the fire that had made
him a great man in his time. All the
little crochets and fancies. whims and
queer notions of the octogenarlan are
interningled by wonderful skill with the
shrewdness and fire of clever lawyer
in his prime, and to no violence of the
verties. And though 1t all runs a stream
of hunnor so clear and unrestrained as to
challenge admiration. completing a char
acterization as well rounded and as finely
played az ever was witnessed. Consum-
mate in his artistry, sure in his skill,
and perfect in his effects, Mr.. Maude is
properly listed among the truly great
actors of his time. 1880. 80
The company is worthy OF the star, its
several members quietly and effectively
playing their roles with finish even to
the smallest detail that renders the whole
one OF the most remarkable performances
ever witnessed here. 1t Is extremely rare
that this happy condition exists, and it is
therefore the greater pleasure to be able
to testify to 1t on this occasion.
An audience scarcely SO large as the
Importance OF the event warranted gave
a welcome whose warmth must have
banished from the actors thoughts any
notion Of the lingering effects of the
storm. Grumpy" remains for the week
end, with matinee on Saturday.