Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-04
What Theaters Offer

IINK, ,Iss LULU BETT." which comes
Ivt with the endorsement OF 20
n, engagement OF three performances on
next Friday evening, At the Brandeis the
ate..
Miss Lulu Bett." Zona Gales adapta-
same name, 10 a comedy in three acls.
having for Its heroine a new and inter-
esting type Of Cinderella. who in return
for her "board and keep juggles the
pots and pans In her married sisters
kitchen. said kIthen being located in
pink painted house. In Main street OF
small middle western town. She Is "a
years old. has never been kissed and in.
rectlon until Prince Charming arrives in
the shape Of her sisters husbands black
sheep brother, However, like many an.
other black sheep, Ninian Deacon's blood
Is red and his heart Is kind. He first
pitles the poor little slavey in his POM
pous brothers house and then he falls
In love with. and marries her, forgetting
to mention that he had some years prsvi.
for all he knows. Is still living. The
happiness Of Miss Belts brief honeymoon,
her crushing despair when her husbands
conscience forces him to tell tho truth.
unpaid drudgery and finally the inter-
vention Of a wise and kind providence
whereby death eventually frees Ninian--
rare combination Of humor and SYM
pathy that there Ii a very slender divid-
ing line between the laughter and the
tears which 1t alternately evokes.
Tho production. which is made by
Brock Pemberton. is the original as pre-
sented by him at the Belmont theater, ]
in New York. Mr.. Pemberton also offers
the same distinguished cast that appeared
In the plays Metropolitan run. and which
includes Carroll McComas. Louise Closer
Hale LOIS Shore, Catherind Calhoun
Doucet. Beth Warden. John Thorn, VIII
lard Robertson and Brigham Royce.
NI ERE William Shakespeare to come
w doubt do ). astonished ) at the ' popular
vogue his plays were still enjoying. He
could hear his Hamlet" in Yiddfsh. that
mixture of languages that serves the
Of universal lingo IN Hamlet" which
Mr.. Joseph Kessler will present at the
Brandeis theater on Tuesday evenins.
December 6, his performance Of Hamlet
shows warmth, spirit and energy. These
qualities are often found in the leading |
Jewish actors. 1t Is derived, perhaps. |
from their Oriental nature. On next |
Monday and Tuesday. December 5 and :;
Mr.. Kesser will present "The Stranger
and Hamlet" respectively.
T1HE FAMOUS Tex Rickard motion |
pictures Of the Dempsey Carpenter
- worlds championship boxing contest. |
held in Jersey City on July z, Will be |
seen at the Brandeis theater. starting |
Sunday. December Is. These are the only |
authentic movies of the battle in which |
Jack Dempsey retained the worlds cham |
pionship after a four:round encounter with |
Georges Carpenter, champion Of Europe. |
An outstanding feature of the pictures IS
the Introduction of "slow motion" pno- |
Biography, by which means the speed IL |
reduced. to one-eighth normal action. thus |
allowing the audience to study. in minute |
detail, several Of the most sensational |
incidents during the encounter.
CVOMETHING entirely unique Is to be
- offered at the Orpheum this week.
~ Entertainers from every act Of the
shsw are to take part in an improvised
afterpiece that is certain to prove an |
hilarious revue. AS for the regular part |
Of the bill, Dance 1dylis" the artistic
dance offerings Of Ralph Rigge and Kath-
crime Witchie. 10 to be stellar attraction.
Two musical interludes are to oe played |
by the celebrated violinist, Mack Ponch. |
IAN in Fun" is offered by George Mckay |
and Ottie Ardine, who sing, dance and |
talk, and It Is Mr.. Mckay who arranges |
the afterpiece. Franker Wood and Bunee |
Wyde were musical comedy stars before |
entering vaudeville. Their successes have |
been numerous. In their latest success. |