Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-11
BABUsHKA
LECTURES HERE
y ATHERINE BREsHKoysKY


followers, is now in this coun-
try speaking for the cause for
which she has devoted her long
life. and will lecture at the Brandeis
theater on next Thursday evening,
May Is. Fifteen years have passed
since Nine. Breshkovsky made her
first visit to America. She is still
vigorous at the age of rs and her in
tellect unimpaired despite the fact
that upon her return to Russia fol-
lowing her visit to this country, she
was placed in solitary confinement
for one year and for eight years en-
dured the hardships of a Siberian
prison camp. The title of her lee
ture on her present tour is Reclaim
ing Russia" and at all meetings she
will make an appeal for funds for
Russian relief, especially to aid the
100000 children OF her native land
rendered homeless by the great war.
DR.. Edward Egbert, chief surgeon of
the American Red Cross in Russia
in 1ol4-l5, will accompany Nine.
B.eshkovsky on her TOUR and will
make an appeal for subscriptions to
TIE fund. -
The male selects his bride, even
among savages of the South Seas,
but it's not done by process of
courtship. On certain specified
holidays the manageable girls of
the tribe prepare themselves by
smearing their bodies with dyes,
daubing great streaks of white paint
on their faces, and then they are
paraded, by the medicine man of
the tribe, before the young men.
The males make their selection on
this occasion. The girl is taken
home, Invested of her decorations
and returns TO the man who has
picked her for his wife. The Gus
tom Of selecting girls for marriage
is pictured in Captured by Canni-
balls" the final installment of Mar
tin Johnson's sensational film, Can
nibals of the South Seas" which
opens four-day engagement at the
Brandeis today.
Dramatic ability of striking sort
is displayed by Valeska Suratt in
her new attraction, THE Purple
Poppy" in which she is to appear at
the Orpheum this week as the stel-
lar attraction. Her offering is a
comedy drama written jointly by
Paul M. Potter, who dramatized
"Trilby," and by c. V. DeVende:
She is supported by company OF
six people. Billed as "The Nobel
Nuts" George Rockwell and AL Fox
are to contribute an amusing skit.
Rita Boland with her song Sketches
is TO be one of the attractive fea-
lures of the bill. The words and
music of. the songs which she is
presenting were written for her use
by Evelyn Blanchard. In the little
travesty, Editor of the Assassinat-
ed Press" George and Lizzie Yeo-
man are effective. Two attractive
and talented girls, Virginia Lewis |
and Mary White, will contribute one
of the conspicuous offerings of the |
show. A harmony of grace, strength |
and dexterity is to be offered by
Kate and Wiley, man and woman
of athletic accomplishments. Ryan
and Ryan are a duo of eccentric |
dancers. They also offer songs and
amusing jokes. Important news |
events will be displayed on the
screen by Kilograms and the |
Orpheum Travel Weekly is to show
a trip from Caracas to La Guayra,
Venezuela.
Up to a few years ago mothers |
of the United States could not ade-
uuately warn their daughters !
against the danger of indiscreet con-
tact with contaminated young men,
because the mothers themselves |
were ignorant of the lurking peril
of veneral disease. The best advice |
given daughter was solely the adj
monitionl against immortality. Things |
are different since the study of So
cial hygiene has spread. In the
photoplay. "The End of the Road"
which is to be shown at the Brandeis |
four days starting Monday, May IL,
what every daughter should be told |
and what every mother should |
know SO as to understandingly warn
her daughter, is set forth graph
ically.
Madame Reinhart, the famous
Yiddish actress, so popular with
local audiences, will present her
own company at the Brandeis the
alter for a single performance on
Thursday evening, May e.
At the Brandeis theater on Mon
day, June 2, and Tuesday, June 8,
Henry Miller and Ruth Chatterton,
surrounded by distinguished COM
pany, will appear in Alexander
Dumas comedy, "A Marriage Of
Convenience" The Sydney Grundy |
version is used. Mr.. Miller brings
with him the original production OF
the play in every detail just as it
was presented at his theater in New
York last spring, where the treat
ment of the brilliant comedy of
Louis XIV period, with its splendid
appointments and rich costumes,
made it one of the conspicuous sue
cesses of the year. The support
ing company will be of the Gus
tomary high standard associated
with Mr.. Miller's productions. The
period of the play is 1850 and it
tells the story of a prearranged
marriage which developed into 4
post-nuptial romance.
The individual who wants all the
joys of travelling without any Of its