Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-24
lat. THE THEATERSj

which is quite refreshing. She
dances and sings we'll, and is all that
real soubrette should be. Othef
members of the cast furnish their
share of wholesome entertainment.
This weeks bill at the Orpheum
is an exposition of mirth and melo-
dy, the former predominating, with
Mrs. Gene Hughes, julius Tannen,
Maleta Bonconi, Sybil Vane and
Alice Els making hits in their re-
spective abilities as entertainers.
Mrs. Hughes, assisted by Estelle
Thebaud, Mabel Wright and Benton
Ressler, has a high-speed comedy
playlet, written by Edgar Allen
Woolf and entitled, when He
Came Back" Mrs. Hughes, as the
sprightly grandmother, is a femi-
nine fun maker of unusual talent.
Julius Tannen, who was a resident
of Omaha once upon time when he
worked in a railroad office, is just as
much of 'chatterbox" as ever His
monologue evokes a succession of
hearty laughs. Maleta Bonconi, vio-
lin virtuoso, is also young woman
of charming personality. Her rep
ertoire includes classical and stand
ard numbers. Sybil Vane, with
Leon Damque at the piano. scored
we'll as a sopranist of great range
She sang "My Wild Irish Rose" for
an encore and was called back again.
Alice Els, accompanied by James
Templeton, offers a series of dance
numbers, with song and scenic en-
bellishments. "The Shadow of Pa
jay" a legend of India. was exc
cuted artistically. Mr.. Templeton's
"A Doll That Can Dance and Sing"
was appreciated. This act shared
first honors of the bill.
"The Seven Honey Boys" in their
Honey Boys at Home" scored real
with songs, dances and
Jokes. They drive the blues away.
Bob Tipp and company is the name
of an act in which a clever dog
wins applause. Topics of the Day"
and "Kinograms" are other features
OF the bill.
The bill at the Empress for the |
first half of the week holds many |
attractive numbers for those who
delight in musical and dance num-
bers. The Chalfonte sisters, dane
ers and vocalists, head the pro-
gram, while Valentine Fox. the man
with the double voice, renders "The
Clubman" in a most mystifying yet
manner. "A Little Bit of
This and That" is novelty vaude
vile act that draws much applause.
The comedy number provided by
Regen and Jordan keeps the house
in a continuous uproar from first to
last.
Listen Lester" John Cort's NIT
sical comedy, with a years run on
Broadway to its credit, dances it's
way to the Brandeis theater for an
of three nights, COM
Thursday, November II,
with special matinees Thanksgiving
day and Saturday. There is one Ar
butus Quality, a Give one" who
tracks to Florida one Colonel
Dodge also, in his own way. "a live
one," and the result is amusing and
throughout There is
chorus of desirable attractiveness,
dainty and dancey as the atmos-
phere the play creates, and cast
that more than sets lively pace
with the action of the play.
Victor Herbert's score for "The
Velvet Lady," Klaw & Erlanger's
musical comedy which
will be seen at the Brandeis theater
four nights beginning Sunday, No
vember so, is said to be as soft and
silken as the name selected for the
successful music play.
Fine feathers have always made
Mitzi feel like growing. They have
been lucky adornment for her. 1t
was in "The Barnyard Romeo" as
the hen pheasant that she made her
successful entrance on the Ameri-
can stage and now in Head Over
Heels" one of her special numbers
IS the Chanticleer tango, in which
she says she is worth $55,000 on
the outside" in one gown, which in
,ludes the "Mitzi jewels" and the
noted bleeding heart ring"
Roly-poly Gus Fay has started
something over at the Gayety. He
mas started that theater's audiences
laughing at his dumb-headedness to
such an extent that it bids fair to
continue undated throughout the
week. He is seconded by the ami
able Scot, Johnnie Walker, who
does his bit to confuse things and
give more cause for laughter. The
is an elaborate one from
a scenic standpoint and is in for a
week of big attendance. The seat
is booming. Ladies'
matinee at 2:l5 daily all week. II