Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
AT THE
THEATERS

n AUL Anthony Kelly, the au-
thor OF Three Faces East,
the new play to be presented
at the Brandeis tonight, tomorrow
and Friday, has displayed unusual
kcenness in character analysis
shown in the story to be staged
here, which has to do with the inner
workings of the spy system that Of
ficials of several governments are
now endeavoring to dissipate. Sus-
pense is conferred in every act of this
engrossing detective play, whose
characters are visualized by a COM
pany that includes Lillian Tucker and
Paul Everton for its leading roles,
while the other quite important
parts are played by David florence,
A. F. Davies, Arthur V. Gibson,
Sydney Mather, N. St. Clair Hales,
Arthur Elliott, Leo Stark. Florence
LeClercq, Maude Leslie, Rubi Ire
lease, J. NJ. Holicky, Ralph Ire
mont, Guy Cunningham and Isabel
Garrison.
One Of the most effective features
OF the current bill this week at the
Orpheum is the light comedy por-
trayal OF Alan Dewitt in the one
act farce. Her Boozem Friend" He
and Mabel Cameron are appearing
to advantage i'll the laughable bit of
comedy. The stellar attractions this
u.al, ora tho c;,u;po ro,,aJ,o, Pa
SamuelS. and the musical fantasy,
white Coupons" Robertson's mill
tary elephants are extremely inter
eSting, Their act gives thrill to
all spectators. and is particularly the
sort of performance to be relished
by children. A comedy hit is
scored by Buster Santos and Jacque
Hays.
II you are in doubt over any prob
lem of your life, submit your
troubles to Murdoch, who is now
presenting his wonderful powers at
the Boyd. He answers all questions
Submitted to him in sealed envelopes
These may be written at home and
brought to the theater. All he asks
is that questioner set down the
correct name and address. A matt
nee for ladies only on Thursday, =.
The finale OF the first act of ooh,
Grip at the Gayety this week CON
ssts of the entrance of the entire
chorus as drum corps-and the
girls sure can beat those drums. too.
There are three tabeaux consisting
OF the Statue of Liberty, Spirit OF
70 and Spirit of Is. The applause
greeting these stage pictures is
vociferous as the groups are very
picturesque and are we'll costumed.
Comedians Johnny Jess and Danny
Murphy are injecting many laughs
into the proceedings. Ladies' matt
nee daily at 2:l5 p. m. all week
There will be welcome at the
Brandeis next Saturday. matinee and
evening, for the Neil O'Brien great
American Ministries. Neil O'Brien
(himself) will greet you. as will also
"Sugarfoot' Gaffney, Vaughn Com
fort. Johnnie King, Billy Cawley
and the thirty and ten other merry
minstrel men who are responsible
for the high standard of this sea
sons performance.
Facts of vital interest are drama
tically revealed in Fit to Win" the
motion picture for men. to be pre-
scented at the Boyd theater for a
week commencing Sunday, April IS
Originallyproduced by order OF the
surgeon general for use in army
camps, this portrayal of the sorriest
OF all human tragedies has been re.
leased for the civilian public.
Final performances of the bill a,
the Empress theater will be given
today. The stellar attraction, "The
Rainbow Revue" Is the liveliest seer
at this playhouse this season. A
feature of the new bill opening to-
morrow will be Zalaya. the eminen!
concert pianist and son OF the ex.
president of Nicaragua, who is
hcralded as being the greatest
pianist who has adorped the vaude.
vile stage.