Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-09

A TALE of how a young man
~ ran away from home under
AA cloud and four years later re-
turned as the sweet singer of
strolling negro minstrel troupe is
unfolded in "Roly Boly Eyes" which
began it's stay at the Brandeis the
ater last night. Eddie Leonard,
whose name has long been familiar
to those who recall the minstrel
shows of other days, is the chief and
shining star of the company and
wins much applause for his songs.
The arrangement permits an inter
mingling of minstrel methods with
the form of modern musical COM
edy, "heart stuff" and jazz, CLOSE
harmony" and solos, and variety
Of dances, principally contributed by
George Pierce and Margaret Ed
wards. 1t is worthy of note that
buck and wing movement by Pierce
drew the heartiest appliance of the
evening, and that Eddie Leonard
got more recalls on. his serenade
that closes the first act than usually
falls to the lot of all actor in Omaha.
Miss Edwards is an active, energetic
young woman, who throws herself
with much abandon into a series OF
movements the execution of which
requires. absolute control and per-
feet coordination Of mind and
muscle.
Mae Boley is in the company,
0f Ia1,0t{ {o %1,~en ,,,t,o
cali her in connection with other ef-
forts. She has lost nothing of
her fun-making qualities. Queenie
Smith, in the ingenue role, sings a
number of songs pleasingly. and re-
tains her girlish trust in the miss
ing boy Of her heart until he turns
UP, his character washed as clean as
his face, A chorus possessed of the
charms of youth. beautifully garbed,
vivacious and tuneful. adds much to
the effectiveness of the piece. The
opening scene, that of an apple Or
chard in bloom. is very pretty and
in keeping with the spirit of the
tale.
Hats off to Elizabeth Brice, Will
Morrisey and their company at the
Orpheum this week in "Overseas
Revue This offering takes the
place of two acts on the bill, runs
through an hour, and appeals to
about 100 per cent of vaudeville pat
rons. 1t is stuffed with clever lines
situations, and depicts the expert
ences OF the Yanks overseas during
their leisure moments. Miss Price
and Mr.. Morrissey having them
selves served as entertainers with
the A. E. F., they are better able to
inject spirit into this class of enter
tainment One of the hits of the
revue is Mr.. Morrissey's own com
position, You'll Never Get Whim-
per Out of Me-" for which effort he
received several eneores yesterday.
Miss Brice as Salvation Nell" ac-
companied by chorus of Trench
Angels" also made hit. Jeanette
Tourneur, as Made1on, French girl,
is dainty bit of French femininity.
The other principals are: Blanche
Latell, Ernest F. Young, Harold
Whalen, Lieutenant Mcpherson and
Erl Corr There are 20 members of
the company and Leon M. Polachek
directs the orchestra.
Stuart Barnes is back again with
his drollery and his funny face. He
retains his song hit, "Of All My
-Wife's Relations | Like Myself the
Best" Al and Fanny Stedman in
'Pianocapers" have lot of nonsense
which arouses a series of hearty
laughs. Muriel Window has an
unique manner of changing her cos
tunes behind small screen on the
stage. She is winsome and versatile.
The Jordan girls have a clever wire
act and it is evident that their faces
are not their only assets. Thrills,
laughs and cheers are aroused by
Topics of the Day." which are
thrown on the screen. Screen news
Of the world are offered by Kino-
grams.
Subscribers for tickets for Robin
Hood may select their seats today,
any time after 10 o'clock, at the
Brandeis theater. The regular seat
sale will begin this morning.
Beatrice Mckenzie, whistling
prima donra, leads a merry and