Omaha daily bee., 1922-06-11
What the
Theaters Offer
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oil there 10 . wealth OF amusement
In the six.zet bill now on view q
that playhouse. Kick In" which the
suthor-aetos Willard Mack 10 playing
o, the World. was his first Broadway
hit. OF local interest Is the tact
that playing the leading character
role in the vaudeville version OF
"Kiek In" 10 an Omaha boy, Clark
Marshall. . graduate from the local
high school and In recent years .
stage sad screen actor OF much
promise.
One Of the most entertaining novel
ties extant 10 "The Golden Bird" .
goiden-throated songster doing imi-
tations Of other birds and warbling
IN accompaniment TO violin solos
played by Lorraine Evon. .
talented violinist
Rome and Wager call their smart
offering IN Red" and Il embraces
song. chatter and lively dancing.
The Crane sisters in sprightly song
and dance numbers are sure 10 find
. welcome. Harry Berry and Miss,
offer musical selections with some
comedy trimmings. Frances and
Frank have an offering Of unusual
type.
Win Rogers in Sol Smith Rus
sells noted vehicle "a Poor Rela.
,ion" is the .full-length photopIay
feature. Arthur Hays upon the great
organ plays They Call II Dancing"
the comedy vocal hit from Irving
Berlin's Music Box Revue"
So far % possible the Orpheum
Players offer plays not previously
seen in Omaha; and in keeping with
this policy the attraction this week,
opening tonight. is to be the strik-
ing stage story. The Broken Wing"
Theater.k .koers Of this city are to
have their first opportunity Of seeing
this comedy drama by Paul Diekey
and Charles Goddard. an offering
which scored = most favorable inn
preston in New York city.
The central characters are Z little
Mexican girl and an American avia-
tor. Fundamentally = picturesque
romance, the plot develops several
situations Of high-keyed dramatic
suspense. Comedy and pathos are
likewise pleasing elements Of the
play.
As the Mexican girl Ruth Amos
will have the kind of part that gives
Ter an admirable opportunity to dis
play her most effective histrionic
yifts. The portrayal of the S,iator
las been entrusted to Frank Ly-
Jns.
How an American officer, while
scouting in his plane, meets with an
accident, and also meets the win
,ome maid Of Mexico, is pleasingly
told in the development Of this dra-
matte romance. An intriguing
Mexican and mining engineer fur
nish conflicts and complications in
the stage story which is to have
lcenic production elaborately salts
tying. It was indicated by the spirit
ID rehearsals OF last week that the
,est ability Of the company will be
Exhibited in the presentation Of The
Broken Wing" Once again this
week the matinees are to be on
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
One Of the most enjoyable comedy
character acts Of the season comes
10 the Empress today, entitled
Palace De Luxe" to be portrayed
by trio Of character comedy en-
sertainers, Eldridge, Barlow and
Eldridge. The act abounds in song,
lance and musical instrumentations.
The Act Xentrique" which is to
Be presented by Bernice Kimball and
Ray Conan. The act consists of
series of dancing efforts, ranging
from the ever popular jazz to a
marvellous exhibition Of Xentrique
and Legmania dancing. A hilarious
" funny bit is to be offered by Har-
~ Pearce and Ernie Dunn, which
consists Of songs, travesty and a
inc Of comedy patter that is most
.aughable. Completing the vaude-
lille program is the. act Knight &
Knave introducing the youthful
Hercules and the international
comedian.