Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-10
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very good fun for an even
- ing; it is full of mystery thai
points unerringly to a finish every.
body waits for. 1t has all the ele-
nlents of a corking spy story, in
which thee right side comes out on
top, and also bristles with bits oil
patriotic uplift, and a most delecta,
bic glimpse of British domesticity
One fancies, though. it was b. oil
a strain on the imperturbability OF
even a high-bred Londoner to have
cabinet honors, the advent Of a
grandson and the unexpected visit
from his son thrust on him sitpul-
taneously with the operations OF
Scotland, Yard, at that moment us
ing his home as a base from which
to ensnare the master spy of the Hun
brood. As the auditor shares in the
condolences impaired in whispers,
solemn conferences or surreptitious
consultations, sympathy for the cab
met minister and apprehension as to
the cumulative effect of all the
things set down for his really busy
evening, vie in a conflict Of emo
ton that heightens enjoyment 9TH
erwise not provided by the texture
of the drapery that envelopes the
plot. The predicament OF the hon
orable gentleman position not dis
closed) really does engage such at
tention as to increase the pleasure of
the evening.
And to Mr.. Arthur Elliott, who
enacts the role Of the patriotic, as
we'll as exalted parsonage, much
thanks are due for so outlining the
character as to keep it always with
in the bounds of reason, just out
side the realm Of shilling shocker-
ISM" affording a well-conceived and
carefully wrought out view OF an
Englishman in his castle. Nothing
finer has been seen for a long time
than the greeting between father
and son in the closing act. 1t is not
emotional, but the honest, sincere,
deep love between the two is more
than expressed in that silent EN-
brace.
Miss Lillian Tucker, tall, blonde,
beautiful and young, plays well the
part assigned her, and proves be-
yond peradventure that the female
of the detective species has it all
over the male, in melodrama and
movies, at any rate. Paul Everton
cleverly outlines the character of
the German spy who has held Eng
land in terror for three years, only
to be finally turned up by the girl
who was clever enough to use her
head and not her face to over
come him. Everton slowly, indeh-
nitely, but certainly, invites sus-
picion to himself, and that the end
brings establishment to but few.
First and last, the play is well
staged and we'll acted, and affords
a very bright spot in season that
does not resemble the Milky Way
as to the number of stars it has
shown us here in Omaha. Odd as
Wednesday is for starting an en-
gagement, such is the desire for this
form of entertainment the Brandeis
was we'll filled with a really fash
ionable audience, and the evening
was made what once might have
been described as "a memorable oc-
casion." Another oddity of the en-
will be the matinee this
The engagement ends
with Friday night.
Don c. Alfonso Zelaya, the emf
nent young concert pianist, will be
one of the features of the new bill
opening at the Empress today. Any
request from patrons of the thea
ter will be gla dly played by Mr..
Zelaya. A miniature musical review
in three scenes, featuring the
original Balloon Girl, is to be pre-
sented bv Mile. Theo and her Dan
dies" "Pinched," a new comedy
playlet, is interpreted by Nesbet SEQ