Omaha daily bee., 1918-02-17

even in a toy, always gets attention
To this Miss Grey adds the skill and
earnestness of capable actor and
makes of the part of the old medium
one of the really worthy bits noted
here during the season.
Some folks may be interested to
know that Henry w. Savage took
characteristic action in disposing of
the company that presented "Have a
Heart at the Brandeis few weeks
ago. The organization had reached
Philadelphia on its journey way, when
Mr.. Savage overhauled it. He handed
out parts for foot! Toot!" a musical
comedy built around the old farce,
Excuse Me" and told the recipients
to be ready for the opening perform
ance in two weeks Willis P. SWEET
nam was added to the cast. the COM
pany otherwise being practically in
tact, and a week ago the opening per-
formance was given in Philadelphia,
with Broadway run in prospect.
Omaha at last is to have a chance
to see Mary Garden in "Thais." 1t
will be at the movies, though. and
the golden notes Mary declined to
sing for US will all be missing.
"Love O. Mike" the Marbury-Shu-
bert musical comedy, which has been
delighting theater goers in New York
and Chicago. comes from the latter
city to Boyd's theater Thursday, Feb
ruary Il, to finish the week with the
identical cast from Manhattan head
ed by George Hassell, the comedian.
Miss Elizabeth Marbury will be re-
called as the producer of Nobody
Home" and with Lee Shubert. she
produced Love O Mike" last jan
uary in New York, and the play ran
there for 80 consecutive weeks. The
music is by Jerome Kern and Harry
B. Smith is the author OF the book.
but it is upon the cast that Miss
Marbury and Mr.. Shubert lay par
ticular emphasis. These young wo-
men appear to have just stepped up
on the stage from the drawing room.
The first of the three scenes shows
delightfully."- honey" boudoir with
most of the girls preparing for bed
when--from the outer darkness-en-
ters burglar. 1t is Jackson the house
butler, who having seen so many
movies is crime-maddened and must
have excitement He manages to
elude detectives. but leaves his cap
behind with a $l00 bill in its lining.
His efforts at recovering this cap
furnished many of the comedy situa-
tons. The play takes its name from
one of the characters, Lord Michael
Kildare. just over from the French
front. He is really hero. but keeps
this in the dark One of the young
women chides him over the fact that
he has never done anything heroic
and this prompts him to appeal to
Jackson for help. The butler there
fore frames up a fire with rescue
and this plan might have worked, did
Jackson keep the details to himself,
but he sells the idea to every other
man in the party and thus Lord Kill
dare is stripped of his heroism. The
play is dainty staged and abounds in
dancing numbers. In addition to Mr..
Hassel the cast includes. Clifton
Webb, the dancer; Max Leeds, Easton
Yonge, Alan Edwards, Henry Hall,
Leone Morgan, Helen Clarke, Alison
McBain, Ruth Mabee, Stella May Ho-
ban, Clare Stratton and Hilda Pent-
land.
.
The Orpheum has had nothing
finer to present than the Roman bal
let of the Greater Morgan Dancers.
With more than a score of people in
the company, the beautiful spectacle
will be offered this week as the domi-
nant attraction. Marion Morgan, the
originator of the act, has made de.
scriptive pantomine dancing her life
work. The production she is now Of