Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-04-22

the attraction at the Boyd
thcater next Thursday and FRIDAY
nights. "The Passing Show of 1916"
has two acts and sixteen scenes-a
scintillating scamper that had the
longest run at the Winter Garden OF
any show that has been put on at the
home Of musical extravaganza. The
ballet, for example, is said to be the
most magnificent that has been put
on at the White. Garden. The lead
ing comedian of the new show is Ed
Wynn. His garage scene is said to
be scrcamingly funny delight,
burlesquing, as it does, all the anus
ing, mad, wild things that go on in
the sale Of a secondhand car, the
patching up Of the crippled motor,
the sale of gasoline, the coming and
going OF the tourists who ask the
usual and unusual foolish questions.
Ed Wynn is all through the show in
one comicality after another. An
other fun-maker, unrivaled in her
own particular way, is Belle Ashlyn,
who made a great hit in maid In
America" Herman Timberg, recalled
as the star in Boys and Girls" for
seven years, has proved that he be-
longs to the merry throng Of clever
people. Charles Mack, another new
'Winter-Gardener, formerly Of Swor
and Mack, two hilarious fun-makers,
is one OF the big features Of 1.-THE
Passing Show" Others who should
be mentioned are Fred Walton, Viii
liam Philbrick, James Clemens and
the Ford sisters, Stella Hoban, Elida
Morris, Jack Boyle, Pearl Eaton, Viii
bert Dunn, Guy Collins, Andrew Har-
per, the Five Violin Girls, Bly, Brown,
William Healey, Bud hurry, Vera
Roehm, Augusta Dean, Ma-Belle, the
famous dancer. This does not take
into account the best singing and
dancing chorus in the world on the
electric runway. 1.-THE Passing Show
Of 1916" is production Of great mag
nitude, Respondent in its coiorful pic
torial beauty.
Surrounded by ali the well-liked
personages from the pages of Thack-
cray's famous novel, and no classic
contains characters so varied, appeal
ing and amusing, Major Pendennis, in
the person of John Drew. comes to
the Brandeis theater on Tuesday and
Wednesday, April "a and Is. The
majors transition from the pages Of
the famous novel to the footlights
has been accomplished by Lansdon
Mitchell, who has been as success
full in his task as when he performed
the same service for Becky Sharp"
few seasons ago. OF all American
players, perhaps, Mr.. Drew Ia best
suited to the title role Of Mr.. Mitch
ellis comedy. Throughout the four
acts Of Major Pendennis" one meets
with the staggering, alcoholic, Cos
tigan; his declamatory, actress-daugh-
ter, Emily; the amazingly frank,
Observation-Disclosures Lady Clay
ering, whose daughter, the affected,
feline Blanche, 'swears in female"
at her; the indiscreet Fanny Bolton;
the denurc Laura Bell and-.the i'm
pulsive, impressionable young Ar
thur Pendennis, whose tangled heart
affairs are so well untangled at cru
cial cliinaxes by the major, bis uncle.
The production has been made under
the direction of B. Iden Payne, The
company chosen by John D. Williams,
under whose management Mr.. Drew
appears, includes Helen MacKellar
Alison Skipworth, Jane Houston,
Helen Menken, Mary Worth, Edith
Shayne, Helen Beaumont, Walter
Ningsford, Edward Phelan, Charles
Kennedy, John S. O'Brien, Harold
West and others.
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OF all the actors and actresses now
on the stage, Julian Eltinge, who will