Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-12
TIMBERG
FIDDLER
FFERING music, clever lyrics
and bright comedy, Herman

oAA VI AEltA AbllANuyt HERMAN
Iimberg comes to the Or
pheum this week as one OF the head
line attractions. Another stellar Of
iering will be the Ford sisters in the
Ford Revue of 1910" Herman Tim
berg wrote the music for the pass
ing Show Of 1916" and also for
Doing Our Bit" and likewise for
the musical comedy, over The
Top" His present act is called
The Viol-Inn." Mabel and Dora
Ford, formerly Of the Four Fords.
present an elaborate dancing act of
tlve numbers, four of which are new.
The fifth is step-dance which un-
tailingly rouses enthusiastic APPROX
al. Hello, Dixieland" is the first
dance, the second is called The
Billposters," and the third is an
original waltz, and the fourth is
called The West Point Military
March"
All Herman, one of the few black
face comedians who is merely a
vaudeville monologist. Snappy songs
aud stories are to be offered by Sid
ney Townes, assisted by Otis Spen-
Ger at the piano A voice described
as phenomenal and freakish is the
chief asset of the effective enter
tainer, Jean Barrios. His perform
ance is a decided novelty. THE
Little Marvel" ELY, has a unique
method of being exceptionally en-
pertaining. Two brothers, Los Rod
rlques, have a perch-act. One of
them balances long pole on his
shoulder, and the other performs
sensational feats on the pole. Once
again the Allied War Review will
show interesting motion pictures
OF the American and allied troops.
The subject of the films for the
Orpheum Travel Weekly will be
Chiffa Gorge, in Algiers Another
feature will be Yermak, the largest
iee-breaker in Russia.
.
THE Broken Rosary" new play
by new author, will be offered to-
day at the Boyd for the week. The
Broken Rosary is a new comedy
drama of youth dealing with money.
marriage and base ball. The hero
inc OF the play, a young girl, is a
base ball enthusiastic and deeply in
love with base ball pitcher Their
devotion received a rude shock when
the girls mother announces that
millionaire, and divorced man, has
been selected as the bridegroom.
The young base ball player appeals
to the parish priest who sets him
self to the task of preventing the
ioyeless marriage and a sacrifice of
the young girl. How this is ac-
eomplished is brought out most en-
tertainiagly as the plot, replete with |
thrills and comedy is unfolded. |
Matlnees will be given today, |
wednesday and Saturday.
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The colored scenes in the Pathe
special feature, "Infatuation, STAR !
ring Gaby Deslys, showing at the |
Brahdsis theater four times daily
Tor the entire week beginning TODAY |
Cwith the exception of Thursday |
eveping) mark the highest point
IN the achievement of chromatic
screen display, in which the house |
Of Pathe was the pioneer more than
~ years ago. The scene depicted |
IS a performance on the stage of the
Casino de Paris at the time of the
presentation of the spectacular
novelty of the human flag, now pro-
duced at the New York Hippo
drome.
A company of girls mount a huge
frame and the arrangement of their
costumes furnishes the colors, first
OF the French tricolor, and then
Of Ole Glory. The rest of the bril-
liant performance is shown with its
ghttering ballets, evolutions and
groupings.
When William Faversham was
looking about for something to pro-
duce after The Old Country failed |
Il. appeal to the public, he thought
OF n. c. Cartons sparkling comedy,
Lord and Lady Algy," in which lie
had made one OF his greatest sue
cesses while a member of the En-
pire Theater company. He reread
the play and it seemed to him as
fresh as when it was first produced.
Maxine Elliott was having dinner
with the Favershams with her bro
ther-in-law, Sir Johnston Forbes
Robertson, so Faversham asked her
if she would return to the stage to
play Lady Algy. She replied that
she did not intend ever to appear
on the stage again, but the idea ap-
peaicd to her and she eventually
promised to join his company.
The result is that William Faver-
sham and Maxine Elliott will be
seen at the Boyd, January Is, "a and
IS. matinee Saturday, after one of
the most phenomenally successful
tours in the east ever scored by two
players. Lord and Lady Algy"
was not changed materially for
the audience of today beyond the
references to taxis instead of cabs.
Being well-made play, written in
the days when style and manner
were considered essentials to all
good comedies. Lord and Lady
Algy" is refreshing entertainment
in these days when authors think
their tasks finished if they give a
little punch to scene with little or
no style or technic.
Faversham has brought together
many notable casts, not only in
Shakespearen but in modern plays.
but he has never equalIed the or
ganization he has assembled for
Lord and Lady Aigy" In addition
to Miss Elliott and himself, the
company includes Mary Compton,
Emily Fitzroy, Maud Hosford,
Frederick Lloyd, Philip Leigh,
Robert Ayrton, Harvey Hayes
Percy Waram, Franklyn Fox, Hef-
bert Belmore. less Smith. Frederick |