Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-23

wv many glrlS are there IN
n Omaha who could look well
as vampire, bride, bath
ng girl and gorgeously gowned
woman of society! Without belit-
Ting the versatility OF fair Miss Oma-
ha, il may be said that there are
lew, very few, who have this range
81 attractiveness. Julian Eltinge
Toes il easily. Eltinge, who "opens at
the Brandeis theater in four-day
magement beginning this afternoon,
uccessively impersonates the five
characters. He is a seductive vamp,
blushing bride, a shapely beach
maiden and a beautifully gowned
social leader. To accompany his ap-
oearance in these impersoEations
Eltinge sings Polly of the Foll:es,
The Siren Vampire" and Don't
Trust Those Big Gray Eyes" writ
ZEN expressly for him. Eltinge, adj
mittedly the foremost of the femi-
nine impersonators on the stage to-
day, returns TO the footlights after
IN absence of many months. In the
supporting company are Sydney
Grant who gained popularity as CO.
star with Charlotte Greenwood in
SO Long Lefty" Dainty Marie,
featured in "What Next" the Ar
naut brothers, Cloe Gascoigne, for
mer prima donna of the Metropoli-
tan Grand Opera company, and the
dancing Lavars. Eltinge's gowns, as
usual, cause considerable comment
among the feminine theatergoers.
They were designed by Cora Nc
Geachy, former costumer for Zeig-
fields 'Follies,"
In "The Birth OF a Race" which
will open a limited engagement at
Boyd's theater today, with matinees
daily, one fact flashes across the
consciousness and has occasioned
so much inquiry among Bible schol
ars as to merit more than a passing
mention. Simon the Cyrenian is
shown as a negro, and the high
honor and everlasting glory of car
rying the Saviour's cross is given to
the representative of a race, which
in years not long gone were slaves
and the humblest of the humble. At
that period in history when Simon
the Cyrenian is shown in The
Birth OF a Race" Christ and his
disciples had been teaching and
preaching for some 20 years, and
for years before the birth of Christ
the prophets had foretold his CONF
ing. Antioch was an important
seaport in Syria and but a short
journey from the city Of Cyrene. 1t
is easy to understand how the
church at Antioch could have mem
bers from the last two named places
with such sea-going nations as the
Phoenicians and Canaanites as
neighbors. We do not know that
this Simeon was the same who car
ried the cross for the Master, though
"Simon" is but short for Simeon"
but it is reasonable to suppose so,
as this Simeon was mentioned IN
the church at Antioch only II years
after the Crucifixion, and if not the
same man, it is a strange coinci-
dence that Both Simeons were from
Cyrene and were men of color,
With the notable character actor,
Hobart Bosworth, in the title role.
the dramatic version OF Jack Lon
don's powerful story, The Sea
Wolf" comes to the Orpheum this
week as the chief attraction. Ho.
bart Bosworth is known as one OF
the best character actors of the day.
He has given innumeraOle fine char
acterizations, but none to equal his
Wolf Larsen" Most everybody is
familiar with the Jack London story.
Mr.. Bosworth begins it with BIT
Of film, showing the rescue OF Van
Woyden from the sinking ferry
boat and the picking up at sea o.
Maud Brewster, with the curtain
going up on a view of "The Ghost.
the sealing schooner which Wolf
Larsen commands. Lester Crawford
and Helen Broderick, an attractive
girl and pleasing young man, have
a diversified act which they call
"A Little of This and a Little OF
That" The American-made prima
donna, Grace Nelson, is to offer a
short program of songs. An ex-
tremely laughable act is to be pre-
scented by a quartet known as
"The -Four Buttercups." Imperson-
ating theater scrub women, they go
on the stage and try out their
ability. Ethel Davis is clever
singer of songs and Freddie Rich is
a writer of clever songs. Together
they offer a very popular musical
act. Harry and Grace Ellsworth,
brother and sister, have pleasing
voices and dance extremely well.
Archie and Gertie Falls are to con-
tribute what is known as an aero
bate bump" speciality. Notable
events of current history are to be
pictured in the film review, kino,,