Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-04

- next Wednesday after
SM3 noon, play-goers who may
not have seen them will
have the opportunity of
determining for themselves why it is
that this team of comedians has
gained such wonderful hold on the
theatrical public. Their first real
solid $2-a-seat success was with "The
Wizard OF o." where Montgomery
played the Tinman and Stone the
Scarecrow. 1t was after this phe-
nomenal success of several seasons
that Charles Dillingham; undertook
their management, and since that
time they have gained additional fame
and fortune, until today they are the
best known of American comedians
in their particular line of endeavor.
After coming under the manage
ment of Mr.. Dillingham; they ap-
peared in the Victor Herbert
operetta, THE Red Mill" and also in
The Old Town and later with Elsie
Janis as co-star in THE Lady of the
Slipper" So successful were each of
these productions that they lasted
several seasons each, but it has re-
NAMED for their latest vehicle, Chin
Chin" to exceed in point OF popularity
anything they have previously at
tempted. "Chin Chin" was first pro-
duced in Philadelphia in September,
1914, and remained there for two or
three weeks, when it was taken to the
Globe theater, New York, (Mr. Dill
ingham's own house, and there began
run that is memorable in theatrical
history. 1t was not until the middle
OF the summer OF 1915, that both
Montgomery and Stone begged for
week off on behalf of their actors and
themselves. One week of respite was
granted them and then the run was
resumed and rot discontinued until
over a year and half had elapsed,
when bookings in Boston and Chi
cago for that season made it neces-
sary for "Chin Chin" to leave, Now
Mr.. Dillingham; is bringing the entire
organization here on a tour which
will embrace only the larger cities of
the east and middle west. Chin Chin"
was written by Anne Caldwell and R.
II. Burnside, with the musi by Ivan
Caryll, the British composer, while R.
H. Burnside, responsible for the big
New York Hippodrome successes.
staged this huge entertainment. There
are twenty-five musical numbers in
Chin Chin" nlany of which have
become classics, including "Goodby
Boys, I'm Thro," Love Moon"
Temple Bells" Violet" Wedding
Bells Of Silver" Gray Dove" and
"Bally Mooney" Supporting Mont
gomery and Stone are such players as
the Brown Brothers and their clown
band, Gladys Zell, Violet Zell, Bessie
Franklin, Margaret Irving, Patricia
Ryan, Gretchen Thomas, Helen
Mellette, Grace Lang, Helen Will
Jams, Alberta Randle, Douglas Stew
enson, Oscar Ragland, Charles Mast
and Jay Quigley.
THE Lilac Domino" the three-act
musical success by Charles Cuvilier,
will be the attraction at the Brandeis
next Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday and special-priced mat
inee Wednesday. Impresario DIPPED
feels proud of this big production.
The score ripple and sways along in
variety of tempos, the syncopations
of which were specially arranged by
Mr.. Milan Roder of Vienna. The
young girls in the chorus disport
themselves in number of gorgeous
costumes. Among the notables OF the |
cast are Bradford Kirkbride in the
leading role; Yvonne Darle, with a
high and sweet soprano voice; Marie !
Hamilton, songbird, with effervescent
spirits; Andree Corday, Anita An
drews, Idella Lorber, Irene Perels,
Julia Fontane, Harry Hermsen, |
George Curzon, Joseph Carey, Arch
bald Gllchrist, are some Of the prin-
2ipals. Some of the most popular mu-
steal numbers are Song of the |
Chimes" sung by Mr.. kirkbride and |
Miss Darle; THE Lilac Domino"
Let the Music Play" What Is Done
You Never Can Undo" Ladies
Day." and "On the Gay / iveria," and
many others. There is dancing, too,
OF almost every variety. An orchestra
ot over twenty handle the score under
he direction of Irving J. Schoss.
Fair and Warmer" that brilliant
md successful farce by Avery Hop
wood, which was made famous over
the whole country within a week Of
its New York opening, will be pre-.
scented by Selwyn & Co. at the Bran.
dsis theat:. for three days, beginning
Thursday, March Is. During the year
> its run at the Harris theater in
New York Fair and Warmer" played
o capacity houses. Inevitably such
continuously large attendance con-
tains many visitors from out OF town
and from these grateful and delighted
visitors Fair and Warmer" received
the countrywide advertising which
"ade its local appearance the special ]