Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 4, 1909, Page 14

fAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 4 1909, What is Going on in the Stage World Briefly Told MAHA had a chance during the week to see 1o of the dramas that have caused most eomment during the last two seasons. “The Thief” proved to be all that was expected—a deep study in the paychology of woman, a little too desp, perhaps, for popu'ar upflerstanding, but of such dramatic strength and inten- #iy as to warrent the attention that has been given it. Bernstein Is one of the re- markable men of the modern Franch school of dramatists, and the other playe of his which are being offered, and which may eventually reach so far away from Broad- way as Omaha, will be awaited with ir terest. The other play was “The White Elster,” in which Viola Allen s doing the best work she has offered In a long time. The atmosphere Is somewhat familtar to her because of her experlence as Donna Roma in “The Bternal City,” and she had to change very littlo in hor aspect to don the white garb and character of tie Sister Glovanni. It is always a delight to sce Mise Allen in a part that intercsts her, and in this she seemed to put all her strength. "Fhe announcements of the summer stock meason at the Boyd suggests the early ap- proach of the end of the big attractions, and yet several more of moment are prom- ised. John Drew in “Jack Straw” and Bthel Barrymore in “Lady Frederick” are among these. At the Burwood some gen- eral changes n the ‘company are an- nounced. Mr. Grew begins his last week mh the company teday, and so do Mr Mrs. Bacon. This latter couple will &0 into vaudeville, and Mr. Grew has not as yet announced his plans. Thaddeus Gray, who will succeed Mr Grew, is al- ready known In Omaha, as he was leading for the Ferrls Stock company at the yd several seasons ago. LATEST DRAMA OF HAUPTMANN German Awuthor Mystifies Even Ber- lin with His Modernity. Gerhardt Hauptmann, the rman dramatist, who promised so fiuch in his earlior works, has not kept his light shin ing 5o brightly as to {llumine a clear path through the mists of modern uncertainty Or may be, he has gone so far ahead of the rest of us that we are only able to dimly discover theé light through the gloom that separates us from the distance he has achleved. At any rate, his latest play, “Griselda,”* which had its premier in Berlin on March 6 did not overfoy the critics who wrote for the press of the Cerman capital. ‘This new work is a treat- ment of the legend of patient feminine devotion that was introduced Into literature by Petrarch. In manner it is distinctly of (that ultra-modernity which flourishes rankly in Berlin. Its love story has been developed from the simple outlines of the old tradition into an elaborate analysis of sex psychology, almost in the style of D'Annunzio. A contributor to Continental Correspondence, & Berlin journal, = re- views it as follows “In Hauptmann's work the theme Is treated in an entirely new manner. He de- piéts the Margrave Ulrieh von Saluzzo as belng unbridled savagery, who gives way to follles of all sorts, but only because his ideal and tender nature is In revolt against the commonplaces of every day life. ‘He knows no half moods.' he is ohly attracted by that which 18 real and preg- nant. For this reason he is charmed by Griselda, the peasant mald, whose ac- quaintance he has made by chance whilst stopping at her father's hut during a hunt- ing expedition to obtain a drink of water. “Griselda stands for the elemental woman in all her natural strength, a hard, strong, beautiful peasant girl, austere and obstinate as the very work that forms her dafly life. ¥arsh and defiant is aiso her attitude to the Margrave, whom she nearly tells with @ club when he shows signs of becoming Importunate. He sces In her the ‘nobility of Mother Eve,’ and when his family urges him to marry and beget an helr, he chooses the untutored peasant girl, “The couttship is depicted in & able scene. The whole of the court pays a visit to the farm, where they sneer at the coarse peasant girl. When, however, the Margrave offers an ostate to any one who will seize a kiss from her, there is none daring enough to make the venture. It 1s only In his arms that Griselda’s strength deserts her; like drawn to llke and the fierce strength the man finds counterpart in the woman. “She becomes his wife, and it is bewuti- fully depicted how she, who hitherto had known but care and labor, for the first time sees the world in all its beauty. Love becomes all in all to her, and the un- tdmable Margrave finds in the peasant gi#, who has become his consort, his idol But this very excess of love proves fatal 4 them both. He wishes to keep her for self alone, not to share her with the world. He desires to see her far removed from all that is the lot of the commo herd. “Consequently, the thought that she is to become a mother s almost unbearable tg him, and he is consumed with a feeling of jealousy and hate for the child that is 0 be, for the reason that It will deprive him of a share of Griselda's love. When the Margrave, who has sent the baby away to the care of relations immediately after its birth, in order that his son may not come between him and his wife, once more meets her after weeks of ‘separation Griselda's first words at their meeting are: ‘Where Is my child? Ulrich turns on his heel, rushes from the castle and takes up his abode in a mountain hut Nothing can tnduce him to return. ‘I am alone and am resolved to remain alone.’ That 1s his answer to all entreties. “When Griselda is Informed of this her resolution 18 quickly taken. Deprived of her child, there remains nothing more for her to do In the castle; the Margrave wishes to be left in solitude, so she re- turns once more to her father's cottage and to a life of care and travall. She feels that she never should have loft it; she should never have allowed her stern peas ant's heart to be touched. All her past luxury seem¥ to her to lave been nothing but a charlty doled out to her, and she determines to wash the steps of the castle, and so by her work to pay for all she enjoyed. Thus she 1s deplcted in the woene. “In the middle of her work a strange nurse passes carrying the child in arms. The Margrave. who Is beside him- self and who no longer knows his own will, is to b shown his som in the hopes of thus bringing him back to a more ra tional frame of mind. The nurse stumbles, Griselda is about to take the child, but, overcome by the misery of her heart, she totters, and, with & cry falls down upon the steps. Her ery attracts the Margrave 1o the spot, and in the moment when they stand cye to eye, all thel forgotten. They fall into another's arms and cannot understand why they have caused each other so much pain and sorrow. “They cannot understand it—and neither can the audience. It Is trus that love is the ruling passion, that it is wtronger than death itself, but have these two attained to this love which is stronger than death? remark- brilliant of SOPTOWS are one 1s | Has the Margrave recognized that his love } singing with is not the true filled with as R prevents mother in the loved Has not Griselda also regretted having sacrificed her wild strength to the tender pAssion and sworn never again to renounce het peasant independence. The dramatist has not succeeded in convineing us of this Inner change fn his hero and heroine, con- sequently thelr final reunion seems but a passing emotion, but an episode; it may be that the Margrave, in fact it seems probable that he will begin again on the morrow to torment her that he loves. “From the portrayal of woman's unshak- able fldelity, of her unending power of endurance, which {8 the main substance of the original legend, a drama has been woven, the purport of which s to deplct the wself-torture of love; a torture which springs from no base motives, but from a wild desire to share the beloved object with none. Griselda is no longer the lead- Ing character In the plece; it is the wild Margrave. Compared with these two char- acters, nearly all the other roles sink into the background. “T'he action of the play develops itself in a more rapid and certain manner than was the case in Hauptmann's last drama—until toward the end, where the real weakness of the fable and the characters makes itself felt. I have already drawn attention to the fact that different parts and scenes in the drama are distinguished by great beauty. It should be added that specially worthy of note s the scene de- pieting the ouptials, “The pleco Interests and holds one, but it I8 & painful feeling with which one fol- lows it, and the pain increases with the progress of the play, the climax of which fails to solve the problem set, Consequently it can be readily understoon that the play fafled to meet with unqualified success. Nevertheless, generally speaking, criticisms have been oo severe. In any case it stands on a much higher level than Hauptmann's pervious work, ‘Kalser Karls Gelssel.' " one, inasmuch as it is egotistical desires and him from honoring the one? merely COMING TO OMAHA THEATERS Attractions Promised for/the Week Are Numerous and Varied. Now that Thomas Dixon, jr., has com- pleted his trilogy of the reconstruction period that began with *The Leopard's Spots,” was continued with “The Clans- man,” and reached its climax in ‘“The Traiton,” he will write no more novels or plays of the mouth. Mr. Dixon feels that his aim has been accomplished now that “The Traitor” s on the boards. “The Traitor” will be seen in this city for the first time this evening, and will also be played Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, and at Wednesday matinee, at the Boyd. On Sunday afternoon and evening, April 11, Al G. Field's Greater minstrels come to the Boyd theater. This year he has muny new features and ‘a company Of sixty artists, among whom the following are but a few of the many well known people: Doc Quigley, Billy Clark, Tommy Donnelly, Bun Granville, Pat Hughes, Herbert and Rogers, all comedians and dancers of the highest order. Paul La Londe, Charles Reinhart, George T. Martin, Norman Stanley, John C. Dickens, Walter 8. Sherwood, Bdward K. Armstrong, Walter E. Palne, Cal Martelle, Solon De Miller and Billy Argall, all of whom are more it that sweetness this season be possible. 16 and 17 George H. Bren- the engagement of “The Dixon's story of the re- than ever, On April 15, nan announces Clansman,” Rev I construction period In the south. A strong company and an excellent scenfe production will be presented at the Boyd on that date. P - The Woodward Stock company opens its summer season at that play house on Sunday, May 16 Many Inquiries as to Roles NE hears many stories of the methods adopted by authors and novelists to obtain “‘at- mosphere” for their plays or novels and thefr study of types in real life which re- sults in accurate character drawing. But only the initiated know that an equal or greater amount of work is dono by conscientious actors who are assigned to character parts. Every suc- cessful character actor makes real life the model for his portrait when the play is of the present. Frank Keenan spent soveral weeks in Virginia preparing for “The Warrens of Virginia,” and his triumph in the role of the old confederate general was ma~ terlally aided by his olose-range study of the Virginia country gentleman. He followed the same method when as- signed to the role of Jack Rance in “The Girl of the Golden West,” and his performance of that part has been re- peatedly pronounced a faithful repro- duction by men who knew and were as- soclated with the western gamblers of the last generation. Another actor who has made it a rule to build his characterizations on real types is Theodore Roberts, now playing Joe Portugals in “The Right of Way." Mr. Roberts spent an entire summer in Canada before the stage production of the Giibert Parker story, and his Por- tugals is a true picture of the Canadian riverman who still holds forth in the present-day Cote Dorlons of Montreal. Mr. Roberts also passed a summer on the western Indlan reservations while preparing for his role in “The Squaw Man.” He not only studled the char- acterlatics of the modern redman, but tered the Ute dialect. The result (O (iamue) what company it would be have been re- ceived at the box office, and Mr. Wood- ward wishes to announce that he will send the entire company now playing at the Auditorfum at Kansas City to Omaha, giv- ing the friends of this popular organiza- tion the finest stock company they have ever had, and will present the best plays of the season at popular prices. The open- ing bill will be announced In a few days, and, in the meantime, the admirers of this company can rest assured that the man- agement will give a series of great plays during its Indefinite run here, and that they will bo put on in the usual Wood- ward style. —— For the coming weck, starting this after- noon, the Burwood company will offer to its patrons a comedy drama christened “The Fortune Hunter,” and It will be |found to be very named. Tt is of those plays containing just a few yet brimful of laughter, the comedy ‘mvnu- predominating, of cours The story has to do with an American chap who goes to London to sell a mine located In golden California. He mects a beautiful English widow, who happens to be the sister of the capitallst who robbed him of his right and title to the mine. As is to be expected, they marry and leave for Amerien, as they say, “to work the mine together.” In the character of the well one tears peared upon it allegro concerto into the ing With the ‘a Zingara” the superb musictanship & For the stage movement Through the aif- of the Wienlawski liding romance and fin dashing and brilllant * a number was played with 1 flawless technique encore Mme. Powell played 4 charming valse chromatic, which dls- played her wonderful execution of feathery staccato passages Following “The Fortune Hunter,” the Burwood theater will offer a revival of the famous war-time story, “Shenandoah.” An Studied From Real Life was his much discussed Tabywana, the Indian chief, in Edwin Milton Royle's western play. 1t frequently happens, however, that the actor in search of a model finds it exceedingly difficult to locate the exact type roquired. For proper stage effects it is often necessary to shade a type strongly. A perfectly natural United States scnator, for instance, would never do as the original of & stage solon. He might be recognized in ‘Washington, but would strongly disap- point playgoers far removed from the national capital. Tradition also seems to demand that o stage banketr boast snow white ‘side whiskers and that wronged heroines carefully remove every suggestion of color from their cheeks. It Is obvious, therefore, that the studious actor must exercise his reasoning powers as well as his faculty for close analytical obscrvation. A case in point was the creation of an tmportant role in “The Man On the Box." John Westley, recently seen as the mad poet in “The Vampire,” and now playing an important role in “The Family,” was engaged as a member of the original company assembled to pre- sent the dramatization of the Harold MacGrath novel. Westley was assigned to the role of the Russian diplomat, ‘who 18 the villain of “The Man On the Box.” He was given abrolute aiscre- tion as to the detalls of the role. Had he made & close study of the members of the Russian embassy in Washington the result would have certainly proved disastrous. A characterization based on the average embassy or legation sec- retary might have been applauded for its cleverness in Washington, but it would have seemed utterly colorless to Ameriean, Mr. Grew will be scen in his farewell weok With the company. Miss Leone will play the English widow. Mr. and Mrs. Beacon also part company with the Burwood at the end of the week. Matinees will be given today, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. On next Wednesday cvening Miss Maud Powell and her company will give a con- cert at' the Star theater, Council Bluffs. This was formerly the New theater. Miss Powell has been recelving some very fine notices throughout the west, this being one from a Tacoma paper: The privilege of enjoying the musical treat of the season was accorded those who attended the con- | cert at the Tacoma theater last evening. Maud Powell is undoubtedly a great violin- ist and those who heard her last season greeted her with enthusiasm when she ap- deserves thanks of members of the community wio Interested In music, for the 1pt made to observe silence during the long overture to Midsummer Night's Dream” whia Shakespearean play was produced by Ben Greet players. It was a real treat to be able (o lisien tp that beautiful musie, with the house darkened, and with a mini- mum amount of noise, One officious usher at the afternoon per- formance insisted on seating, during the music, some of those people who take eape- slul delight in disturbing hundreds of peo- ple who have pald thelr good money and taken the trouble to arrive In time n or- der to enjoy the work in course of presen- tation, Of course, Manager Monaghan cannot act as policeman to see that every order |s carried out to the letter; and of course all ushers will mot at all times obey orders; and of course people will ignore the com- fort or rights of other people in theaters and concert room, but there is encourage- ment in the fact that the musio of the Russian Symphony orchestra of New York was listened to throughout with consider- able quietness. It was Interesting when any movement, 6o ever slight, going on on the stage, the audience wuas perfectly still; It was only when the sta was unoccupied that there was a rustling of whispers which a few discreet ‘hush’ suggestions from & few music lovers served to quet After the one did assert his right by boorishly exclaiming, this house anyhow?" answer he probably the time, and satistaction, the those atte to notice also that was true wild west fashion some- to be obnoxious “Who's runnin’ But a8 he received no thought that he was, for subsided into self- Dia ever M‘;r‘ln think how utterly inconsistent is this spirit of wild west jingo- lsm which Is prevalent It L] risky think nowadays for man to wear a silk hat down town on Sunday; Jehances are, that he will be called to, with friendly advice, to “pipe the hat If he speak the English language ‘putting It 1f a young castern you 50 hereabouts? “ a he 1s on woman comes home from an school Is “terribly affected,’ | because she has been assoctated with peo- ple who have not abandoned the language of the educated Knglish-speaking world for the current conversational lingo of the ‘tarce” and the “stunt Is it not strangely inconsistent that when one suggests the wdoption of oastern stand ards along certain lines, especially those of beauty, Art, ‘er music, he treated with more or less scorn, and with the im- plied suggestion that he is forcing & stand ard which Is unwelcome i Inconsistent? Yes. Where 4id all these waste-basket hats, these millinered flower-pots which you see in the windows come from? Were they de- signed in Omaha or thought of in Councll Bluffs? Where did ¥ she is se gowns come from, which Omaha’s radlant vomen have hoesn wearing this last season? ls it the Sarpy County model, or were they created by the dre makers of the sandhills? There is the inconsisten: Omaha does not want. and will not have, the wild west idea in its habiliments, its millinery or its gowns. Omaha patronizes those establish- ments who advertise like this: “Mr. Dress, | the buyer for Messrs' Merchant & Co., left H1 management of Boyd theater | for Paris last night. Or this: “Miss Mod- fste, buyer for Messrs' Bonnethat & Co., has gone to New York to inspect the east- ern models.” Bul beware lest any eastern or foreign dca ws to the proper way to listen to a e rt play be introduced! Yes, be- ware of that We in the wild west now, and If you want to come in late, and trample over a best gown, or talk so loudly that you disturb those who want to listen and enjoy, you have a perfect right so to do. You are in this glorlous wild west, where every one s as good as any one elve, and you can do as you please. You've paid your money, and you can rather guess that you can do pretty much what you want to do. The wild west! What has been responsi- ble for this idea that because one wants the better things in Omaha, he is necessar- {ly out of sorts with the west? It is ab- surd. If one did not love the real West, and the real western people with their naturalness and their self-rellance, he would not be likely to live in it. But the “wild" west is & ditferent thing. “The Round Up'' was a convineing play, to a degree; the spirit of thorough Inde- pendence (of yourself and everyone else) was strongly depicted In that wonderfully original and tremendously brilllant line which the lover “Cal” gave utterance to, when his sweetheart was restored to him, after many years, and the suggestion was made that the lovers settle down on the ranch in Arizona, wasn't it? Do you re- member the line, “Like hell we will?" But do you want to live in a “wild west such as was deplcted there? Omaha councilmen §o (o eastern citles and to cities larger than Omaha in order to find ideas for strect cleaning, and they bring home plans for improving Omaha's appearance. Cominittees on bulldings go east and look over some of the finest buildings in order to get pointers and apply them here. Dootors go to Europe and visit hospitals n order to bring to Omwha the latest thoughts In caring for the sick, in order that Omaha may be more heaithy or, at least, that their patients may have the best attention and the benefit of the latest research, woman's e S But let some one put up a statue In Omaha and you dare to suggest eastern or Buropean standards and sce what you will get. Ask J. Laurie Wallace, Tell visiting singers in song recitals that they are doing work which I8 not up to the stundard of the best crities in the best cities of the world, and see what you will get. People who do not know the things sung, or what are the require- ments thereof, will denounce you who do know them, you who have given those things the closest study, and you are xpected to say, “Dear me, quite so,” when you are told that some one sang “charmingly,” by people who do not know the firet principles of the real art of singing, and who have never given a week's study Lo the presentation of a song themselves. — Get up & sermon in Omaha with the germ of & thought In it, develop it by slow, tient watehing, nurture it and let the dark- ness of midnight witness your brain labor, present it to the humgry hundreds who want it and you will get your full quota in columns of distorted quotation and abuse Bring together & body of people and Lry About Music, Musicians and Musical Events to inspire them with @ love for the great- ness of the great things? and people will say you have a power of “hypnotizing” peo- ple. Write in the simplest way possible for the people to see what music is for, spend the few hours of your leisure In connect- ing your throbbing brain with a typewrit- ing machine, and bring out worda of cn- couragement for the student, and perhaps for the profession, and you are becoming “pedantic.” Refuse to lend your beat efforts to the promotion of music in the unprolific and mpossible atmosphere of an improvised auditorfum at & Corn show (as some of the best musicians in Omaha refused to do last fall) and you will be quite sure to reap your reward of abuse in the public press (as some of the best musicians did reap last tall). Try to get a line on the thoughts of the worla outside on the possibilities for mu- sical development in Omaha, and you will meet with your reward in the shape of statoments that “one should not ask the lawyers about music, nor the doctors, nor the business men, but music should be for the musicians.” G Sing A program of your own songs, pub- lished for revenue only, and give the audi- ence a little “jolly"—don't sing a number by any great master—make it your own business enterprise, and you will get a house full to overflowing; Omaha will work for you, and you will get good raveniie from the royalties after you leave. But beware: let & David Bispham come and do really great work—Bispham, the master singer, known here and abroad, and there will be no notable increase in the song trade, while his local manager will be 360 “to the bad." — You send your buyers to the east and to gurope that you may be well dressed. You send your caterers to the cast that you may be well and properly served while dining and properly dined when hungry. You seénd east for your draperies, for your furniture, for your rugs, (yes, even to the orlent—the farthest east): you sénd your familles to Rurope, you go yourself, surely not to impress Europe (though some try to), but rather to be impressed thereby In'the name of common justice, support those who are trying to make Omaha blossom as a rose, to make the artistic lite of Omaha a thing to be proud of, not to be jeered at; as it is now, and quii that provincial, insular, wild west idea that art and music and beauty, and self- respect, and respect for others, and polit ness, and culture and education and wu- sical growth are for the “effete” east and for the hothouses of Europe, the west. It 1s not the wild west feature of Omaha that commends it far business or for investment: it Is the thing which Omaha holds in common with the vlder and more eastern cities, which does com- mend it, The spirit of optimism can not be downed. The artistic life of Omaha 1s growing in many quarters. It will break forth. Nothing can permanently [ The oen SOWN bring forth fruit. Let s work, and water, and walt. THOMAS J. KELLY. i Notes. Miss Alice M. Fawceit gave a recital for her puptl. Mr. Hartwell Hamblin, baritone, in the First Presbyterian ehurch t Bellevue, Tuesday evening. March 23 r. Hamblin was assisted by Miss Gwen- dolyn Gerlow, soprano, of Omaha, theatergoers of other clties. Westle developed a better plan. Me discovered In New York City a Ruseian gentleman, formerly a wealthy aristocrat, who presided over a crafts and fine arts establishment. In him Westley saw a perfect model for the Russian diplomat which audiences would accept. Under the pretext of great interest In Russian fine arts the young actor managed to associate him- self with the establishment for six weeks. During that time he studied the expatriated subject of the czar as anx- fously as a professional beauty exam- ines her reflection in a mirror. He mas- tered his every gesture and mannerism, every Inflection of his voice and every suggestion of accent to be traced in his pronunclation of the Bnglish language. At the end of six weeks Westley quietly disappeared. His sclection had proved a most kappy one, and the work was done. At rehearsals of ‘“The Man On the Box" he amazed the stage di- rector and his fellow actors by his re markable characterigation. When the play was produced his work was singled out by the crities for speclal considera- tion. 1t was called a clever piece of acting and an exceptionally intelligent interpretation. Which, of course, it was. But Westley did not recelve recognition for his greatest display of intelligence—his selection of a model, The drift of the American drama to- ward absolute realism {s growing more apparent each season. As this tendency increases aotors will be forced to the realization that the study of types in real life is a much more important de- tail of thelr profession than memorizing the author's lines and the stage direc- tor's ‘“business.’ extra added interest will be injectsd into the action of the play by the presence of the Omalia guards, who will appear in the famous battle scene in the fourth act. St The Bon-Bon Girls, with the new musical melodrama, “The Candy Kid," are a big his in this delighttully different production, which will be seen for the first time at the Krug theater for four days, starting matinee today. Paiis Unusual scenic devices of a sensational nature play an important part in Thomas Morris' new melodrama, “In the Nick of Time." The production, with its twenty- four players, headed by Della Clarke, the clever emotlonal actress, comes under the management of John F. Sulltvan Amusement company to the Krug theater for three days, beginning Thursday, April & —e Lily Lena, a singer from the London music halls, comes to the Orpheum for the week commencing with a matinee today. While here, she will sing, among others, “Swing Me a Little Bit Higher” and “Have You Another at Home Like Richard Crollug, who played here last sea- son with Willlam Courtlelgh in *Peaches,” has a little sketch of the race track with A veln of pathos. Manikins, cleverly ma- nipulated, will go through a little revue, finishing with a snow dance. The little figures are operated by Mme. Jewel, and the act is billed as Jewel's Manikins. Simon and Buckly, two well known musical comedians, are presenting a little comedy skit entitled “No Smoking Al lowed.” “For Sale—Wigging's Farm" per- mits the Chadwick trio to appear with ad- vantage. The striking prison scene from'| Faust, the immortal opera of Gounod, will be rendered by the Louis Schmidt trio, which numbers Madam Schmidt, Elis H. Rhodes and Gage Christopher. Musio likewise the offering of Mr. and M Franklin Colby. Mr. Colby, dressed as a clown, orovides a measure of pantomime and comedy, while Mrs. Colby provides the musical numbers, . Miss Julie Ring and a capable company will appear at the Orpheum soon In a little farce, he Wrong Room. Elizabeth Murray, the well known singer of character songs, comes to the Orpheum next week, LATE GOSSIP FROM STAGELAND Interesting Folks Perso Not Who Write or Play. Jessie Mae Hall, a bright little soul ! priced clreuit, has made such a hit as Wendy in Peter Pan'" at the Burbank theater, Los Angcles, that she has been engaged to play the same role when (he Barrie play is produced by the stock com- pany at the Valencia, in San Franclsco. About Marie Dressler has manager of a London theater fs “not all beer and skittles.” Commenting on the recent failure of her season at the Aldwych and the complete collapse of *“Philipoena’ and “The Collegettes,” she sald: “Perhnps a syndicate would have told me what tak- ng a theater in London means. I pay rent, but I find that I am not allowed to handle found that to be but not for | one penny of the revenue from the hars, the sale of programs, or from the cloak rooms. To add to the joy® of mansgement, there are proprietary seats for which the lessee does not recelve the money paid in at the box office. I suppose I shall even be expected to pay taxes on my losses.” After the sudden closing of the theater the members bore themselves bravely. The stage hands and the actors were not as badly off as the man who had been en- gaged to look aftor the carriuge folk. He had to buy his own uniform to qualify for the berth at $ a week. The bright blue uniform, with its gllt lettering and but tons, looked sadly out of place in the crowd at the stage door walting for money that did not arrive. According to present plans, see Henrietta Crosman in her dy, “8ham," before N omediennc ‘18 booked to gagement on Easter Monday modern society play and f= of a satire on New York's “40. Its plot pits the westerncr agninst the New Yorker and the westerner wing out. At any rate, he gets the girl. Chicago will nowest com- k, for the an en “Bham” 1s & n the nature And st the Wilton come! The property man approached the star of “The Battle” with & phetograph of Mr. Lackuye in his present character and addressed him with the case and demo- cracy of some of the members of his eraf Wi, sald, “I wish you'd put your name to this picture. My wife wants i The actor drew his fountain pen from his oket, inseribed, and handed the pieture oK. waved away the reluctant thanks “Not_at all,” he said. “But why 8o for- mal? Why Will? Why not Wit?" Charles Rann Kennedy's play. “The fervant in the House,” has been translated into Swedish by Hilda Englund, the Swed- Lackaye storfes Mary?" | 7 2 EVa., Miss nessed a season romantic Miss Bl thelr in “The clever ai of ““The with ph Mis' London. MM, | Burigan” js said to be one of the most I |IOY THE EVERY ATRE FOUR NIGH'TS Beginln TONIGHT, APRIL 4TH MATINEE WEDNESDAY FIRST TIME IN OMAHA THE=SSSS= TRAITOR —TH CLANSMAN PEOPLE ON THE CARLOADS OF AND HORSES Sunday Afternoon and Night, AL. G. FIELD’ Minstrel Men, ingers and Dancers 60 Comedians, STAGE ERY Merr DRAMATIZED BY Channing Pollock and Thomas Dixon Jr. From Mr. Dixon’s Famous Novel Dirsotion George H. Brennan April 11 Greater Minstrels Oldest and Best Minstrel Organization. Mr. & Mrs. Bacon and Mr. Grew's Farewell Week Bargsain Matinees 15¢, 25¢, 35¢ ; 50c KRUG 4 =:x.w Starti “THE SHOW iTODAY YOU KNOW'™ 06 Ind. A-I18Nee att WEEK ALL THE COMEDY DRAMA, THEATER 180-260-500-780 Matines Today s, Matinee Today The Kilroy and Britton New Melo- drama, with Music The Candy Kid 30— COMPA Chic Chorus — Bon Bon Girls — Y —30 Seven Song Hits. Thurs., April 8 The John F. Sullivan Amusement Company, Present The Melodramatic Success of the Season, Ti in The Nick of Excitement, Pathos, Comedy, Tears and Laughter d ILLUST! Maxime Eiliott, successful actor who lott 8ins nd charmi Actress." plea for the domestic takes the heroine to London as of an American cast engaged to present an American play in the English metropolls Soenes behind the footlights and incidents connected with utographic during t A8 Louise remembered for her Inimitable Pros: “typist”’ in *“‘Candida.’ stage Magnificent Production—— Unexcelled Cast. ALL SUMMER Opening Easter Sunday LATEST MOTION PICTURES Matinee RATED SONGS 1,000 Seats, 10c=1,000 Seats, Bc. ish actress, and will be produced in Stock- holm in April by Albert Ranft. after having wit- opening at her own theater in New York, salled for London last week. She has gone abroad to play a as co-star with Lewis Waller, the hag been called '“‘the James K. Hackett of the English stage.' and Mr. first appearanc drama entitled “1801." Wailer will make together in a new Loulse Closser Hale, shortly to be seen of Soclety,” has love stor ritten a ng which has just been published and bears the title The story I8 A strong lite, and the plot A& member life are reproduced reality. Mrs. Hale writes whereof she knows, for she played Hazy “Mrs, Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch” he year of more that, ran in will be , the Closser &he One of Charles Frohman's early produc- tions in London will be an adaptation of de Flers and Cailavet's Ans du (““Buridan’'s Donkey"). The piece ughable | comedies presented on the Parisian stage in & long time. elder Buridan' |18 the The ‘‘donkey” of the title 80D, & YOUNg man who constantly finds himself in distressing predicam Plans are trude ents in a musical comedy vet been written husband. | his | from Ne last one interlocut the dign} Wagenhal at the April 26, pool” is The Leautiful who resls the good position at the of M strife of a_membe) The acen: siege of Catherin hals & 1. Max Fost play i Speod iest Way,' heroine Antoine, given out, by - woek or, York to De d in the first row the actor mi rdom. ty of st “The Whirlpool" to (he “twenty-four-hour” serfes of plays Written by Maximilian Foster mitted to the producing firm of Wagenhals & Kemper a week ago last Monday, Mr Is read it Columbla The direc the good 1s & y departmen sts _ manifo! fight, and when the Beethoven, r of Barah es are lald that eity b belng arrange Hoffman, Max Hoftman, star Ger- next season The details have not but the music will be the dancer's The Lambs club is arranging another big minstrel show similar to the one given by organization | performance Is to be given in the big citles ten years ago. One Chicago, the tour to Wolf Hopper 18 to be order to quallfy for have attained I8 the latest addition it was sub- that evening and Mr Kemper gave it his attention on ‘Tuesday. On Wednesday they went over it together and by Thursday had begun | the company which will produce the play to orgunize theater, Washington t opposite of “The theme of ““The Whirl- and you'll be lonely oung and, of course, t store saleswom \d temptaticne, fights keeps the faith only to find herself without money, friends and final curtain falls. Again, virtue is its own reward One of the recent new plays brought out Odeon, in Paris, under the is founded direction on the life and the famous composer It is written In verse by Rene Fauchols, a rising young author, who was at one time Bernhardt's comj in Vienna. after y the Freneh e wper er, cy ha for L the leading woman take the part of Hilda, the heroine of the le of the The_cast “The Whirl s signed helr new pool of the with Wagen production by Bhe wil plece and will new Paul Armstrong- cach comedy, to be produced at the 20 theater on L 12, is to be “Mr. Il include Lawrenec ‘Wheat, Oza Waldrop, Murlel Starr, Laura Suith, Lemaners, George Leach, Tuesday, WEXT WEEK—Bishorate AL 3 The Omana Guards in the big battle soene. “THE_FORTUNE HOVTER” Saturday HuND AR Thursday, drama, s X B CRBEIGHTON MO W‘% ADVANCED VAUDEVILLE MATINEE DAILY, 2:16. BVERY NIGHT, bi Week Starting Matinee Today Magnetic as a Battery Plcture. Lily Lena Lovely, Fascinating, Lively Eng- lish Comedienne. Dick Crolius And His Company, Presenting YERORTY" A Brief Race Track Incident, Crolius, the Original in “Peaches.” ~Pretty as a The Those Wondrous Playthings “Jewell’s Manikins” The Skillful Miniature Rovue, Dre- senting “Toyland Vaudevilies.” Those Eccentric Musical Comedians George D. ' Harry Snyder & Buckley In Thelr Newest Offering, “No Smoking Allowed.” The Chadwick Trio In a Short Farce Comedy “FOR SALE — WIGGIN'S FARM" With Miss Ida May Chadwick, “The Hee-Haw_Girl,” Champion Ludy Buck Dancer of the World Louise Schmidt Operatic Trio In a Rendition of the Popular Prison Beene from “Faust.” Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Colby Mystical, Electrical, Musical “Kimo.” "~ KINODROME Always the newest in motion pictures PRICES-10c, 25¢ and 50c. Star Theater Phones 556. Council Bluffs, la. Wednesday Eve., April 7 H. GODFREY TURNER, Presents Maud Powell Trio, Maud Powell, Violin, May Mukle, Cello, Anne Ford, Plano. Will Not Appear in Omaha Seats at A. Hospe Co., Omaha. Scats at Star Theater, Council Bluffs, Prices 50c to $1.50 | | ! | First Baptist Church Thursday, April 15th, ‘09 PIANO RECITAL MAX LANDOW FPROGRAM: CHOPIN @ LISZT Tickets $1.00 76c; on Sale at Hospe's OMAHA MAY MUSIC FESTIVAL May 14 and 15, Matinees and Eve: Minpeapolis Symphos Orchestra, Oberhotfer, %ndnotu, ORATORLO SOCIETY Miss Loutse Ormaby, Soprano. Miss Esther May Plumb, Contralte, Mr. Arthur Middicton, Basso. Mr. Ira B. Penniman, Conductor of the Fentival omas J. Carrigar Escomilo Fernandez Hugh Cameron, Charles Harrigan, W. Tammany othy Trua Geurge K. Henyry, Augustus Gass: er, West, Willlam Young and Der- Under an entirely amicable arrangement the business relations between Annfe Ru sell and Wagenhals & Kemper have come to an end. Miss Russell's season in “The Stronger 8 terminated last Baturday | nigh W il next Wednesday for Wurope awny the oreater part of the mmer. ve urn she will Lounce the season, Upn her plens for It 18 generally aamitted that Mes, Carter's expensive and eiaborate py Laa of John Luther Long's play, “Kasss'" in which she has just closed her New York engagement. has not beon & very profitable venture thus far. The road four, whioh has now been started, is designed to re- tricve the fortune sunk ia the |