Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-28
What the
Theaters Offer

~ his seAhlals Al the hTandsls
~ Tor two nights and special matt
nee, Decoration day. starting to-
morrow night, This is the third
and latest edition OF q series OF &c.
yues established By Mf. Whlle in
1919. The original New York COM
pany, headed by Ann Pennington
and George White will be seen here.
As we'll as all the famous Broad.
Nay beauties, This revue has en-.
joyed several phenomenal runs in.
GLIDING ! ihfee.monihs' at the Lib
eTiy ,heaieT IN New York, II weeks
AZ the Colonial ,hea,er in Chicago,
four weeks al the Colonial thea,er
~ Boston and long stay a, the
Forrest ihelleT in Philadelphia.
Arthur tBugs) Baer and Mr..
White supplied the lines for the new
es, edition OF Scandals" The music
&c by George GeFshwin. with lyrics
by Arthur Jackson. John Meehan re-
hearsed the dialogue. The revue
is TO be given in two acts and 20
odd elaborate scenes, A huge num-
Der oi entertainers are employed IN
the east OF the big revue, In addi-
ton 10 Ann Pennington. the long list
OF tayofi,es will include George
White, Lou Holiz. Charles Howard,
Make and George. the worlds great
est dancers: Victoria Herbert, Olive
vaughn. George Biekei, Wade
Booth. James Miller. sam Ledner,
loeeiyn Leigh, Peggy Dolan. Edwin
MeGrath. Myfa Cullen. Edna Lind
say. Helen Cox. Dairy Wexford,
kuth Savoy, Mae Morris, Peggy
Smith, Viola Clarens. Catherine
Chapman, Anna Buckley Eyelyr
conway and many others. The hand
soonest ensemble OF young women
that has ever been seen on any stage
Is one OF the features OF the un.
usual entertainment.
Smiling Through" is a play one
can see three or four times and still
get thought from i, that cheers
and satisfies. Omaha ilocked 10
see the picture here. but the picture
IT. no way approximates the beauty
OF the spoken play. Miss Cowi en-
Joyed a tremendously successful en-
sagement here about the first OF the
year. The Orpheum players realize
that in this play they have a test to
satisfy. but are confident that in this
play patrons will realize in a greater
way that they arc truly versatile
and remarkable group Of PLAYERS.
Miss Amos, who has won her way
INTO the hearts of patrons, will prove
her right to that esteem by her ar
tistic performance in this play. Mr..
buchanan, Mr.. De Stefani and Mr..
Lyons have also splendid roles. Miss
keers has her first real opportunity
IN the part OF the old housekeeper.
The Eyes OF Buddha," employing
company OF II, including 10 Broad
way beauties, headlines the new bill
now on view at the World theater.
The offering tells in song and story
OF the adventures OF an American in
the land OF geishas. Mace Murray.
a comedian who has been featured in
several Broadway productions. is the
principal player. He is assisted BY
Lillian Barton, Oliver Reese and
George Gould in addition to an arm
ful OF American beauties"
Almost OF equal importance is the
appearance Of the current World bill
OF the original Bison City Four,
male comedy quartet who have been
identified with vaudeville for more
than IS years. Their comedy en-
deavors and their harmony singing
has made them one of the standard
headliners of variety.
A dream of brilliancy and novelty
is introduced in the act presented
under the title OF POT Pourri,"
melange Of singing, dancing, and
novelty all done in a marvclously
beautiful background of hanging
draperies. "Pot Pourri" employs
company Of four.
In their latest success Lots O.
Fun" klass and Brilliant offer num-
bers upon violin, trombone, piano
and accordion. Norman Telma in
"Pastimes on a Billiard Table" has
something new in the realm of en-
tertainment. The feature photoplay
with Cullen Lands, Ruth Miller and
we'll known company of screen play
ers is entitled Watch your Step"
Millicent D'Armand and company,
who are numbered among vaude-
ville's classiest dancing acts, will pre-
sent one Of the featured attractions
OF the Empress vaudeville show
which opens there today. The num-
bers executed during their act are
dancing feats seen only in European
ballets and the foreign school of art.
An important attraction will be
that OF Bob Knapp and Chris Cor
MALTA, prominent team OF vaudevil-
lians who are to present an offering
which contains singing, talking and
dancing perfectly interviewer. Aus
tin and Russell, "The Wop and the
Girl, present patter of the latest
and music that enthuses, songs that
are new and general atmosphere
OF ginger, pep and jazz. Complet-
ing the vaudeville program is the
act of Great Santell and company,
international Athletes" who pre-
sent new, novel and original feats.
After three years John Drinkwa-
ter's play. abraham Lincoln" will
be offered for the judgment of play
goers in Omaha. The length of time
which has elapsed since this drama
was first produced in America and
the time of its playing here has been
devoted to engagements in eastern