Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-09


r. c. Carton; in four acts; presentes
at the Brandeis. The cast:
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Cornelius Jeffcott Boyne Joseph brennan
Mr. Branson, Solicitor. 7. w fM Pereyva
Meecher. carekeeper at the bungalow.
....... .......,...,...,J. NJ. Troughtor
Lethbridse. Duke OF Burchester's Valet
duchess 81 nrobsstsr p,a Robert ca srin,o,
Lady Rainsford. ..,...., Cecilia Radcliffe
Madame Maria De Blanca. ...........
$50. .:.......,.... Marcelle Rousillor
Ms pSehss. of burchests P,'a Maid
Lady Cardonnell, $500. Ethel Barrymor,
MISS BARRYMORE'S visits t.
wi this section of the world arr
49, so few she is almost stran
ger amongst those who might learr
in time to love her; the press agen
talks glibly of "the Barrymore fol
lowing" in Omaha; it is non-exist
ent, but it might easily be mobilizec
and made really effective division
Of local importance, were she to lool
in on us at least once a season. Sc
long as she shows up only at inter
walls so widely spaced as the gar
which stretches between the las
time she was here and now, it i:
hardly fair either to her or to the
people who really love good com.
edy we'll presented to ascribe the
presence of so many at the Brandeis
last evening to the fact that they are
of that peculiar cult to which the P
A. person alludes.
Nothing in this is said in deroga
ton of Miss Barrymore; she might
be welcomed here for her charming
personality, were she more intimate.
ly known; as it happens to be, she
is welcomed because she is Ethel
Barrymore, actress of ability and
charm, whose growth from willowy
days of ingenue roles to the present
position she deservedly holds as a
leader of the gid might be traced
by the appearances she has made
in this city. And for her art alone
then, she secures the plaudits of the
polite and, discriminating, who really
know a good thing and enjoy it
That ought to appeal to her profes-
sional sense. at least.
In the present Carton production
she has a role that exacts not a
great deal from her. She gets full
opportunity to exhibit her poise, her
sense of value and her appreciation
of delicate comedy points. In this
latter she exccls. This is traditional
with her, and nothing of the Drew
capacity for fine irony is lost
through mixing it with a modicum
of the Barrymore penchant for the
broader and more obvious humor.
while the reserve of the one is neat
ly matched by the vivacity of the
other and the combination shows to
wonderful advantage in the role Of
Lady Cardonnell. 1t is a fit picture
to put alongside the one she gave
us few seasons ago, when she por-
trayed Barrie's pretty conceit in
"Alice- Sit-by-the-Fire."
Carton has taken some characters
Dickens and Thackeray paraded and
humanized them; the reckless young
lord and the ancient, toothless old
CRATER; the orderly -minded lawyer
and the priggish baronet, whose
pharisaical outlook on life gives a
splendid excuse for the mild follies
into which the others plunged, such
as elopement, divorce, philandering
and the like. As these are all blown
away finally in a gust of real de-
cent, honorable behavior, they may
be overlooked as dangers escaped.
Mr.. Boyd plays the young lord with
excellent taste, and Mr.. Emery gives
a welcome Characterization of the
aged jacka1, while Messrs. Plimmer,
Ashford, Brennan and Percyval de-
serve thanks for their contributions
to the pleasure of the evening. =
1t would be unfair to pass Miss
LIE Caffeine without noting that
she possesses the attributes that
make for success on the stage, not
alone youth and beauty, charm of
and grace of person, but the
that enables her to
grasp the meaning of her phrases
and accurately to impart it. Her
work suggests future of greater
things.
The piece is staged in the Froh-
man fashion, and was greatly en-
joyed by the audience last night.
The engagement is for the week
end, with matinee on Saturday.
The Rubin recital at the Or
pheum this afternoon Immediately
following the regular vaudeville bill
is going to be attended by the larg-
est matinee audience of the current
week. The demand for seats has
been large and music lovers are 60
ing to turn out to hear the distin-
guished and accomplished young
Swedish violin virtuoso. All who
attend the matinee this afternoon
are cordially invited to remain for
the Rubin recital, which will start
at ABS o'clock. The opportunity
to hear this noted violinist in pro-
gram more extensive than is posi-
Bic in a regular vaudeville bill is
in response to the numerous re-
quests received from Omaha music
lovers. An excellent program of
10 numbers has been arranged for
the occasion.
Martin Johnson and his plucky
little wife, who will show their pic
ture, "Cannibals of the South Seas"
at the Brandeis theater for four
DAYS, starting next Sunday, travelled
$4,000 miles alone among the re-
mote isles of the lonely South Pa
cific, visiting savages who had new
err before looked upon a white face.
They risked their lives every sec
ond of their perilous trip. made by
small steamer. sailboat and native