Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-23


Is his intention to remain at the Criterion
until May ]. Then Mrs. Carter will rest
until September, when she will open In the
Victoria, Mr.. Belasco having secured a
nve-year lease on this theater. 4 shall not
take the play on the road for at least four
and possibly Ave years. said he. 1t will
take a couple Of seasons to get the money
| have invested out Of the play and then
there will be some pronts-that is. II for
tune favors us and the dear public do not
tire OF the play. l am confident, however.
that "Du Barry" will enjoy the longest
run OF any play that has ever been pro-
duced In New York city
One can gain something OF an idea Of
the splendor Of the production by the
statement that the furnishings alone in
the boudoir scene cost nearly 1000 and
that the bedspreads are so heavy that II is
almost impossible for Mrs. Carter to lift
them. All of the furniture lie Of the
Louis XIV pattern and Of the most costly
woods. There are more than seventy-1ve
people In the guillotine scene, which is
one Of the most realistic 1 have ever seen
on the stage.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, who is having
such splendid success at the Republic, Is,
l think, Mrs. Carter's peer as an emotional
actress. She not only has the artistic
temperament, but is a beautiful woman and
knows how to wear stunning gowns as no
other actress on the stage does.
Charles Hawtry has a splendid play in
"A Message From Mars and l doubt IL this
country has his equal as an actor aside
from Mansfield. He could stay in New
York and play to rowde houses for at
least two years. II not longer, in this same
play. so 1t is doubtful II we in the west
will have an opportunity Of seeing him for
some years.
II saw The Toreador,' the new comic
opera In which Francis Wilson has the
leading part, and was much impressed with
II. Chrlsty Mcdonald and Joseph Coyne
are making the big hit Of the play, and
Wilson is pushed somewhat in the back
ground, although New Workers. say his part
of Tiger is the best thing he has ever lone
in New York. Coyne has a song in the
piece entitled Everybody is Awfully
Good to Me, Don't You Know that is a
a greater hit than was Dixie's famous It's
English, Quite English, You Know We
won't get to see It here for another season
or so anyway. At the Casino Anna Held
is doing only a fair business will her new
musical comedy, The Little Duchess. The
costumes worn by the women In this play
are the finest l have ever seen Of their
kind outside Of a drawing room. They are
all evening gowns and Of the most elab-
crate style. Omaha will probably get a
look at Miss Held next season.
AT the Victoria Otis Skinner was max
ing a splendid impression with Francesca
di Rimini,' in which he was seen in Omaha
early this season. He is attracting large
crowds, although not unusually so. May
Irwin revived Widow Jones' while ] wae
there and it did not seem to catch on very
well. AZ Days 'Frocks and Frills' wa
the offering. 1t is a rather mediocre
thing and is not drawing we'll. Annie Rus
sell, in The Girl and the Judge has 9
good play. yet is not doing anything more
b an ordinary business.
I'm the vernacular Of the street, vaude-
Vile Is q dead one In New York, and few
outside Of the city's floating population
are ever seen inside the vaudeville the.
aters. Kedth's is the only one Of the
variety houses that is doing what might
be called good business. Pastor, Of course
has q clientele that will stay with hin
as long as he continues to sing his owl
songs at each performance. Weber and
Fields play to crowded houses nightly. A
present they have on a burlesque callet
the Curl and the Judge Weber, Field
Sam Bernard and Fritz Williams are thu
hits of the show. De Wolf Hopper. LII
liam Russell and Fay Templeton are al
In the cast and that is about all that cal
be said for them. They are just a trim,
out Of date and in q company a bit too fas