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as was the case with the last one. Like
| all OF Hoyts pieces, there is little to this
, one but specialties. The one thing that
| has a great deal to do with the success Of
this writer's plays is particularly noticeable
| In this play. 1t Is the splendid stage man
agenent that makes the piece go with such
snap and vigor. There are no waits In 1t and
the audience is kept continually watching
and listening during the entire time that
the curtain Is up. Harry Gilfoil. Harry
Conor, George Beane and Anna Boyd COM
pose a quartet of stars that are not often
! seen together In this section OF the country
| and go far toward making the play so en-
| joyable.
| why Smith Left Home" is another OF
those laugdable Broadhurst writings that
made everybody laugh that saw 1t.
| At the Creighton Orpheum the main feat
| ure OF the week was Hilda Thomas in her
splendid characterizations Miss Thomas
has been often before Omaha audiences. not
as vaudeville star, but as a soubrette with
Rice's "Evangeine'' and Spider and Fly"
Little Puck" was always a favorite. but
was never accorded such receptions as the
audiences gave her at each performance
| last week. "Clorindy." "the coon" act, was
| entertaining particularly in one way, their
| ensemble singing. The music they have Is
particularly suited to colored singers and
| they handle 1t in an admirable way. AS
cakewalkers Omaha doubtless has many
amateurs among its white trash" that can
walk all around the "Clorindy" stars The
other acts upon the bill were very accept
able. with possibly two exceptions. Marion
kerner's living pictures promises to be this
weeks feature.
During a conversation with Miss Hilda
Thomas, the well known character comedi-
eDne, who closed a weeks engagement last
night at local vaudeville theater, she said
her visit called to mind her first visit to
this city in 1892 as bride. She said 1t
also brought to her recollection the fact that
1t was In this city that the differences arose
| between her and Frank Daniels, the come
| dian, then at the head OF the Little Puck
company, Of which she was leading MEM
Der, that led to her leaving the company two
weeks later. "H was like this" she said in
reflective tone. "Mr. Barry, my husband.
ana met in Denver, my company playing
AT one theater and his, the Aborn Opera
company, playing at another. This was the
week before we played Omaha We had been
engaged for some time. Our meeting re-
suited in lovers tiff over some trifing
| thing that had been said or done and I
| broke the engagement and refused to speak
TO MIR. Barry. This fact elated Mr.. Dan
| tells very much, as he was opposed to my
marrying. Not that he had any matrimon-
| ial designs on me. but from the fact that
he felt as though my future. which he
deemed was very bright. would be marred
by my marriage. Two days later my friends
and those Of Mr.. Barry managed to bring
US together at the Glenarm hotel at a sup
per. Just before the last course was An
ished one OF Barrys friends. banteringly,
asked him when he was going to marry me-
His answer was. oh. very soon now,' with
a quizzical look at me which I answered with
q frown. One OF the party then spoke up
and said he would bet basket Of wine that
we would be married in a week and took
the bet. That man made me lose that bet
by getting my promise to marry Mr.. Barry.
We were married in the parlors Of the
Glenarm hotel the Thursday before the COM
pany left to open in Omaha. The night we
left for Omaha Mr.. Barry and his company
left for the west and we did not meet
again for nearly three months.
"When Frank Daniels heard Of the mar
riage ne hardly spoke to me and breach
began to grow between us that widened
| every day. few weeks later I left the
company for the sake Of my own peace Of
mind.
II have never been in Omaha since then
until this week and the reception I was
accorded makes me anxious now to come
frequently"
The very plain truth is thus Interestingly
handled by a dramatic writer for an east
ern paper: 'There are few people in the
| ciotn fhn
Importance OF printers ink than do the
members of the theatrical profession. They
know that much OF their value to the people
who employ them depends upon their ability
to receive good notices at the hands Of the
critics. Therein-in the opinion of most
players-lies the only excuse for the exist
ence Of the individual who is known as the
critic"
Speaking OF the common complaint of a
certain class that the critics are harsh and
unnecessarily wound the feelings of actors,
the same writer says: "Why should not ar
lists feelings be hurt now and then? What
have they done to have their precious feel
ings held sacred? Come, fair play is a
Jewel, and what is sauce for the goose is
sauce for the gander! Let me, as a critic.
ask what artists have done in the way of
tender consideration for our feelings? We
ply trade in which we take some pride as
well as they; We have worked hard to fit
ourselves for It; we do our level best, and
glory in our work; moreover. being human,
We are pleased with appreciative recogni-
tion just as much as they. and with quite
, as good right. And yet ninety nine out of
100 artists-yea, 999 out Of 1.0O0-pay us the
, compliment OF looking upon our writings
, solely and simply in the light of so much
, commercial value to themselves, as mere
, printed copy, to be cut up into future ad-
vance notices. Feelings! We have our
feelings, too. Remember, am not finding
, fault with artists for looking upon our writ
ings In this light, and in this light only; very
, likely the only real value they find in them
is the commercial one. What I do find fault
with is that after paying us this left
, banded compliment, they have the impudence
to ask us to dock and stunt our work out OF
consideration for their feelings. No. no;
, II they look upon us commercially we will
I look upon them In the same light-for our
| positions and wages depend upon the quality
. of our work, just as theirs do; we will lool,
: upon them as food for gunpowder. as ma
terial for good, brilliant. readable manu-
, script"
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