Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-09
HERO FADES
IN "clvlEs"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OLIVER MOROSCO will pre-
I sent William Courtenay at
~ Boyd's theater for an engage

sent William Courtenay at
- Boyd's theater for an engage
ment of one week, beginning Mon
day., November 10, in Civilian
Clothes" a comedy by Thompson
Buchanan, which has registered one
OF the NEST vigorous hits yet re-
corded among the productions of
the present season. 1t is now in the
third month of an anticipated all
season run in New York, and also
is in its 18th week in Los Angeles,
an unprecedented record for any
theatrical engagement in city of
its class in population. The COLL
pany that will be seen here with
Mr.. Courtenay at its head has been
specially assembled by Mr.. Morosco
for a Chicago engagement, which
will open in the near future. In its
roster are the names of Virginia
Fox Brooks, Lillian Lawrence,
Frances Underwood, Theodore
Westman, Venie Atherton, ]. K.
Murray, Frank Herbert, Raymond
Walburn, ]. Francis O'Reilly, Lloyd
Neal, Harold Gray, Floy Murray and
Dorothy Murdoch to whom the prin-
cipal roles of the play are allotted.
AS suggested by the title, the story
of the comedy deals with the home
coming of soldier of the American
Expedtionary Forces and it has
been suggested that Mr.. Buchanan,
the author, may have heard gossips
discussing the marriage of girl to
a man who she had met in the army
and caught the remark, "Just wait
till she sees him with his military
makeup off" William Courtenay
has the role of Sam McGinnis, son
of shoemaker in Racine, who
works his way to captaincy in the
A. E. F., and is decorated for brav-
cry. In France he marries secretly
girl who is doing war work at the
front, and who is the daughter of
a wealthy southern family. The fun
starts with the return of McGinnis
to America and his visit to the home
of his secretly welded wife in Louis
vile.
Chauncey Olcott will open at the
Brandeis theater tonight in MA
cushla," which will give him another
opportunity to display his ability as
4 light comedian and to sing the
type Of Irish ballads which long ago
won him fame. The story is of a
light-hearted young Irishman who
has come into the bankrupt estates
of his uncle. There is plenty OF
everything, including poverty and
debt, about the place., but Sir Brian
loves it, and the people who repre-
sent the generations that have
served each new race of spendthrift
Fitzgeralds. The story has second
interest in the affection of Sir Brian
for his little companion, Patricia
Boyer, with whom he has grown up
and for whom he has entertained
companonship similar to that two
boys might hold for each other
until it is driven in on him that
Pat" is a woman, and that other
men are looking on her with covet-
Gus eyes. No play of7Olcott's would
be complete without few songs
with the Irish flavor to them, and
tonight he will sing That's How
the, Shannon Flows" "Macushla
ashore" pulse of My HearD,
"'Tis an Irish Girl Love and She's
Just Like you," and "I'll Miss You,
Old Ireland, God Bless You, Good
BY" Mr.. Olcott is under the able
direction of A. L. Erlanger, who is
sending many high class attractions
to the middle west this season, and
. he has surrounded Mr.. Olcott with
a production and company second
TO none. The engagement will con-
tlnue for one week, with popular
priced matinee on Wednesday and
the regular matinee on Saturday.
Seats for all performances can be
had at the box Office.
"The Dancing Widow" will be
presented at the Boyd tonight for
one performance. George Rosey has
furnished musical score. whose
numbers are said to be light, airy,
tuneful and catchy, and plot said
to be invigorating in the highest de-
gree was contributed by Charles
Horwitz, likewise an American, who
has added many plays to the world
of gaiety. Besides a large, hand
somely gowned chorus of pretty
girls who laugh, sing and dance their
way through the piece, the company
includes a score of we'll known en-
tertainers.
Bessie Clayton brings to the Or
pheum this week her 1o dance crea-
tions as the stellar attraction.
With her come the Cansinos,
Spanish dancers of international
fame. The company also includes
the eccentric dancers-James Glenn