Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-30
AT THE
THEATERS


AVA witchery and roguery as a
mature woman of 20, who is trying
to solve the riddle of love, and who
proves it to the finish in the course
of an evening of speculation, evasive
maneuvering and just a little plain,
but perhaps justifable lying. She
was rather pleased that two of her
victims acted on her limited sugges-
ton of a past, and rather shocked
to find that the ones she most
cared for were ready to take her
word for its worth and set up a
man hunt instanter. She finds no
greater task on her histrionic power
in this than in Daddy Long Legs"
or Come Out of the Kitchen, nor
any call for more of subtiety. Once
or twice the action of the play ap-
proaches the serious, but suddenly
sweeps back to the safer ground of
light and almost frivolous argument,
and thus preserved undisclosed any
depth of reserve Miss Chatterton
may have developed during her
really golden experience as a stu
dent under Mr.. Henry Miller. She
seizes and controls the spirit of fun,
and maybe this is what she aims to
do. Her role calls for little else.
Miss Chatterton has the great ad-
vantage of splendid support. IT
any organization deserves the term
"hawless," this one does. Charac-
tiers are sharply contrasted, yet
moved in and out of the episode that
continues through the three acts
with such skill as produces the per-
feet blend and harmony that is
delightful. Purely a play OF man
ners and polite conversation, the
progress OF the comedy never fall
tiers, but goes steadily from its open
ing scene to a foregone conclusion,
without jolt or jar. And this con-
tinuity is carefully preserved by de-
priving each of the first and second
acts of the customary curtain
punch" the flow being maintained
by starting the new one just where
its successor left off, so that the
only real curtain" is the "clutch"
and "fade out" at the very end.
1t was a very pleasant summer
evenings entertainment, and as such
was greatly enjoyed by an audience
that thoroughly appreciated the un-
commonly clever efforts of the
young star and her company. We
append the cast of the play, that the
interested reader may know to
whom great praise is due for the
really intelligent acting displayed
| during the evening:
Pet Baldwin Flora Sheffield
H uod m4 Ra1dt ;1ames Rennle
senator Baldwin .."; Edward Fielding
Congressman Hamill 800. Sidney Booth
Courtney Blue 800. Charles Trowbridge
| Mrs. Langley ........A. Helen Luttrell
Orpheum patrons are reminded
that the curtain at the Orpheum
rises early this evening, at 8:15
sharp; \and they are also reminded
that the matinee and evening per-
formances today constitute tie last
two opportunities to see The Mar
ion Morgan dancers and the other
features of the current bill. The
show opening with a matinee Sum
day will have two stellar attrac-
tons. One will be Blossom Seeley
and her four princes of syrcopa-
ton in "Seeley's Syncopated Stu
do The. other will be the dis
tinguished Italian tenor. Ciccolini,
formerly principal tenor for the Chi
cago Grand Opera Company and of
the Grand Operas, Milan, Paris,
London, Brussels and Petrograd,
Seats are selling for Labor Dav
matinee and night.
Beginning this afternoon, the ia
nous Star and Garter show, which
has always been considered as one
of the particularly pleasing enter
tainments of the season, will start
its weeks run at the Gayety. This
season the entire production and
book are new-only the well-known
title having been retained as sort
of trade mark. Florence Darlev is
the prima donna. Sundays matinee
and the grand holiday matinee Mon
day Labor day. will start at 800.
Final performances of the attrac-
tive show at the Empress. will be
given today. The comedy hit of the
bill is scored by the playlet, "Ex-
cess Baggage" effectively presented
by Leigh Delacy and company.
Weir and King put their songs
over with the proper zest. Some
thing new in the line of wire sem
sations is offered by the Leach Wal
lin trio, who perform all kinds of
slack wire stunts.