Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-30

Keep the wolf from the door. On being
lent taste and musical spirit that Mr..
Mansfield Instantly said to him:
Carl, you need not work about the stage
any more. Your salary shall be increased
and 1 will give you an opportunity to make
yourself known as a viOlinist. In the third
place for a violin solo, and you may now
devote all your time to practice"
cs sS II came a6sf S SopI n,s soon Segt b after ao,6 6es &C nes
as he has every night since, rendering a
spirit and finish. Perhaps he may never
md his way into the ranks Of the great
soloists-that is a distinction reserved for
characteristic generosity of his patron has
given him an. opportunity TO work along
the lines of his chosen art.
1t was Mr.. Mansfeld's wish in this case,
as In all others, to do good by stealth, and
that he will blush to find it fame is a fore
gone conclusion. Yet since newspaper
jackals constantly mlsrepresent this most
charitable and generous one among Ameri-
can actors, 1 see no reason why an occa-
sional straw should not be permitted to In
dictate a disposition which is constantly
seeking to assist and benefit others.
Omaha friends Of Miss Henrietta Cros-
man, and they are many, will be glad to
know that she has again captivated New
York. Her new play. Joan Of the Shoals, -
was a fiat failure, despite her most honest
efforts. Miss Crosman liked the part, and
her husband and manager, Maurice Camp
bell, believed in it's dramatic possibilities
but the New York critics we're merciless
and after an Intellectual attempt to force
the play 1t was abandoned. What seemed
a misfortune has turned out a real bless
ing. In the dilemma Mr.. Campbell was
given his choice of reviving Mistress Nell'
or trying a new venture. He decided 10
put in operation a plan he had had in view
for some time, intended for a season yet
in the future, and give Miss Crosman a
chance to do what had long been her am
bition, present A You Like It." No time
to prepare for an elaborate revival was al
the disposal of the manager, but with the
energy that has characterized all his course
he prepared for the presentation of the
piece. 1t seemed like tempting fortune
to offer the Shakespearean comedy to New
York without some novelty in the way o.
accessories, such as a real bear In the Forest
OF Arden, or a Terrible Turk to be Charles
the Wrestler, but Campbell is too sanguinS
of his stars capabilities to allow such de.
tails to deter him from an effort. So the
piece was put on with no newer attrac.
ton than Miss Crosman's charming per.
sonality and ability as an actress. Hell
triumph was as immediate and as pro-
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All the critics Joined in a chorus Of praise
and enough incense has been burned be.
fore her to turn a less well-balanced head
Hailed now as the only Rosalind by the
New Workers., Miss Crosman's dramatit
career seems secure, and those friends WHIT
remember her as a girl in Omaha, ant
those who recall her early efforts on the
stage will rejoice with her and her ener
getic husband-manager in her success. II
time, maybe, the breach between Miss eros
man and the theatrical trust may be healed
and then Omaha will likely again have tn
pleasure OF seeing this most delightful o
American condolences.
Another Omaha actress who Is winning
her way to fame and finding the road no
at all lined with roses is Helen GRAVITY
A dispatch from Spokane, Wash, to thu
Salt AXE Tribune gives this account Of on
Of Miss Grantly's latest unpleasant expert
ences:
Actor Charles Hanford carried out hi
shrew-taming methods too vigorously yes
terday at his presentation. of 1.-THE Tamint
Of the Shrew.' AS a result Helen GRAVITY
his leading woman. fainted under blow,
Miss GRAVITY, who is famous as havinl
the most beautiful woman in the worI,
after the Greek type, has not yet recoveret
from the accident. In the act showing tn
tanning school Hanford employs himsel
most vigorously in Delaying his Eetinue o
servants with a long whip which he car
ries.
While flashing right and left he strucl
his beautiful leading woman square in tn
face. She reeled and almost fell, but man
aged to keep her feet until the curtain fel
to close the scene, then she swooned ava,
and there were lively times on the stag
until she was finally brought back to he
senses.
Arthur T.. Hoyt. whose presentation q
the hunchbacked Jester in THE Palace @
the King" was really a feature of tn
triumph of that piece, is also an Oman
boy. In speaking OF this fact during tn
engagement, he said: my nrst appear
ance on any stage was when I attended s.
Barnabas' parish school-how many year
! ago 1t does not matter. While masterin
the mysteries Of A B C then l had one {
, the speaking parts at some sort Of a schoC
entertainment. l recall that I spoke 'Wh
[ Stole the Eggs What my reception was
! cannot say. but I do know that my hrs
, press notice was in The Omaha Bee"
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