Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05

v@Na0I be great convenience to
H husbands who wish to lead
heir wives around by the nose.
Not that that is Miss Mayfield's S
idea of the thing; she simply
desires to inStitute a fad. The nose
ing, she points out, is thousand
years old. With it, she says, Delilah
tempted Samson, but Of course Deli
ah had other charms besides. But
Miss Mayheld does not stop here, no
,iree. She has still another fad
which she hopes her sisterhood will
adopt. 1t is the flower earringsl
Miss Mayheld first conceived the
idea of the flower earrings when she
saw some red fuchsias with long
white pendants and purple leaves
swaying in the breeze. The color
scheme matched a new gown, and the
actress decided to wear the flowers.
The flowers are fastened to the lobe
of the ear by piece of flesh colored
court plaster. Any flower that is
bell-shaped may be worn and it
should be chosen to match the color
ing of the costume and the beauty of
the wearer.
"These flowers bring out every bit
Of rich color and every dainty line in
wonnan's face" said Miss Mayheld.
They can re chosen to match her
costume and are exquisite for home
wear, In the boudoir, at intimate din
ners or informal dances. If they are
securely fastened they will never
drop, and if moistened before put on
hey viii last all evening"
1t would seem to be a difficult, not
to say perisous task, to construct
comedy will, eugenics as its central
topic, yet this is what Messrs. Ander-
son and Weber claim has been ac-
complished, and with genuinely and
laughable results, by William LIE
Baron in his comedy, "The Very
Idea," which achieved substantial sue,
cess at the Astor theater, New York,
and which will serve as a starring We
hicle for Richard Bennett at Boyd's
Sunday evening for an engagement of
four nights, with matinee Wednes-
day. A shallow, futile and childless
pair desire offspring. A self-confdent
and self-assertive "eugenist," played
by Mi. Benns tt, undertakes to provide
it in the perfection from marriage Of
a chauffeur and parlor maid whom
he regards as fit specimens for such
signal experiment. The processes,
terms and consequences fiji out the
,omedy with jovial entertainment tha.
aowhere oversteps the limits of good
taste and abounds in comic zest and
plausibility. With all this complica-
.ion. of incident and wit there is much
in the play which advocates q better
system for humanity, a more careful
selection OF parents and a denuncia-
ton of the bringing into the world
numerous progeny, whose environ
ment, both materially and from the
traits that might be given them from
heredity, are lily equipped to fight the |
battle of life, unfair to the offsprings
and a menace to the community at
large.
Over the Top" which comes to the |
Doyo, May IL-l5, has been the reign |
ing sensation of the Forty-fourth |
Street theater for the past four
months. This delightful girl and mu-
sic show is in two acts and IA scenes |
and is said to be replete with nov
elites Of every description. The chief |
iunmaker is Ed. Wynn, he of the
funny hats, the grotesque attire, the
owl-like spectaeles, and the self.suff-
cient manner. The golden haired
beauty. Justine Johnstone, will be
seen in the principal role of the little
girl who wanted New York--arid got
it--in dream. These are ably
abetted by such entertainers as Craig
Campbell, Fred and Adele Astaire,
Laurie and Bronson, Vivien and Dag
mar Oakland, Ted Lorraine, Betty
Pierce, Rolanda and her Neo- -Clas ssical
dancers, Ma-Belle and Mary Eaton.
Craig Campbell 10 one of the really
fine singers of the stage. Five dozen
girls will appear in the ranks of "Over