Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-12
AT THE
THEAT Frs
" ALESKA SURATT was given
" genuine welcome-home by

u
" a genuine welcome-home by
Orpheum patrons yesterday
when she appeared in her new Of
fering "The Purple Poppy" Her
new vaudeville act after an absence
of several seasons affords he un-
usual opportunities to display her
versatility, In the dramatic feature
of this weeks bill she will undoubt-
edly win new friends.
George Rockwell and Al Fox, in
THE Noble Nuts" provoke storms
of laughter in their presentation
of domestic travesty. This is a
striking object lesson for husbands
who are being oppressed. Miss Rita
Boland returns unaccompanied and
it is evident she is capable of pad
ding her own canoe" She has a
repertoire of clever songs written
for her by Evelyn Blanchard.
Another explosion of laughter oc-
ours through the efforts of George
and Lizzie Yeoman in their Editor
of the Assassinated Press" written
by James Madison for fun only. 1t
is a clever bit of travesty. Virginia
Lewis and Mary White are attrac-
tive and talented entertainers of I'M
usual merit. They opened their week
with a flying start Kate and Wiley
make good on their billing of "A
Harmony of Grace, Strength and
Dexterity." Eccentric dancing,
mixed with songs and Jokes, is Of
fered by Ryan and Ryan. Their
Scotch numbers are worthy of men
ton. Kinogram screen news of the
world and the Orpheum Travel
Weekly are offered as interesting
movie features of the bill.
Dorsh ana Russell, who headline
at the Empress theater this week,
have a spectacular scenic novelty
showing an isolated railroad switch
house. Practically every railroad
appliance seen in the yard is picked
up by the entertainers and turn out
to be musical instruments. Chiyo
and Chiyo, introduce society and
whirlwind dancing, equilibristic and
Juggling. Talking, singing and
dancing are featured by Mack and
Mabelle. Lawrence Johnson has a
ventriquiloquial act of more than
ordinary entertaining features. Hale
Hamilton in "After His Own Heart
is the photoplay attraction. A Mack
Sennett comedy and the Pathe News
complete the bill.
Martin Johnson and his wife
travelled $4,000 miles alone among
the remote isles of the lonely South
Pacific. visiting savages who had
never before looked upon a white
face. They risked their lives every
second of their perilous trip, made
by small steamer. sailboat and ma
tive canoe. but they returned with
the most remarkable authentic pic
lures ever filmed of the least-known
people on the face of the earth
These pictures, in ten reels, are the
attraction at the Brandeis theater for
the first half of this week.
Nine. Catherine Breshkovsky. the
little grandmother of the Russian
Revolution" will lecture at the Bran
deis theater, next Thursday evening.
May IS. on "Re-Claiming Russia"
At the time of the revolution. when
the cars rule was overthrown
"Babushka. as she is affectionately
called. ESCAPED with other exiles and
was carried by friends to a place
of safety. Her hiding place was
discovered by the bolsheviki and she
was condemned to death. Finally
rescued once more she made a
horseback journey of 800 miles to
Nladivostock and thus ESCAPED to
America. DR.. Edward H. Egbert
chief surgeon of the American Red
Cross in Russia in l9l4-1o1s will ac-
company Nine. Breshkovsky and
will talk at her meetings.