Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-10

A-tnusements.
what shall wo do TO be talked about7-
y apparently uppermost always in the
minds Of actor people. Life on the stage
seems to breed a maggOt In the brains 81
All, and this brings a continual desire for
notofiety. II Is not enough TO see ones
name In letters several feet high on the
bnlboards during the season Of acting, but
when the time for rest comes the worm In
the brain demands its daily fodder IN the
form Of adulatlon, hattery or sensational
publicity. On the slightest pretext the pub
Tic press is called upon to purvey to this
demand, and in order to obtain a hearing In
print an amount Of inventive energy is ex-
pended which II exerted in another direc-
tion might produce results Of real value.
one other thing Is noticeable in this re-
gard: Tho worm demands the c%tmiinual
combustion Of incense. No harsh note Of
criticism may be tolerated by this anlmat-
Ing spring Of egotfsm. Any mention must
be favorable. When other folks 60 on a
vacation, seeking rest in privacy, the actor
sounds a trumpet before him and stands on
the crossroads or depot platform that all
may see him. And these efforts are not In
vain. From mountain and seashore, from
hamlet and city, come the stories Of the
doings Of this one, the sayings Of that. the
mishaps Of another and the luck Of the
last Just now Is the season OF the year
whom the creative faculty Of the press agent
IL most severely taxed TO afford material
for a story. Il is the time Of year when
plans for the next winters campaign have
been made up. and there Is little or moth
eng left to be said about the new plays or
the new companies. Of managers o~uarrels
aud playwriters' bubbles. Some Of the new
stories are more novel in construction.
showing real ingenuity in their make up.
Several OF these have crept into the news
columns during the last week or two. In its
last Sunday issue the New York Sun cpl
tomizes a few Of the best as follows:
Blanche Walsh, who carried along q
Buddhist altar on her tour last season, set
and w~orshipped at Il. Is less original In
the matter sent out by her managers this
. 5gm = T puee = na reS yesrs ahead a4r 9u % her IN
common one Of publicity. and thus getting
terviews into print. Madge Kendall was
less successful with that same idea, because
she did not keep silent when Opportunities
ported as camping out in the depths Of
the Adirondack, where she can be reached
cut of ali communication with the outer
world that she doesn't let her managers
know where she is They are compelled
est sleufhs whose pay depends on holding
his tongue" They especially desire to
the new play in which she is to appear,
and the delay IL annoying, but managers
and authors have learned that patience Is
a virtue where the whims OF an impertous
Thomas O. seabrooke and Harry Daven-
port have rome into the competition with
those who 0VerCOmo a dislike to talk about
summer at Rye. Ms catboat was bsessImsd
time Tor New York. but he was helpless.
II must SWIM IT, said Thomas. His com
psnions pIesaea ~isn tne DrsVe S1meelan ~
II aaids declalmed he. that Thomas O..
.Beabronke necessitated an understudyl'
And he plunged Into the briny deep: The
water was cold. but he var on. Crowds
gathered on the shore, and as the swim for
,iSee became more exciting the sRectstoTs
arrive first, the swimming comedian or the
train for New York. At this 1~uncture the
She is Jeanette Lowerie Of the Fioro-
dora company- polnt omitted by sea-
6rooks- : Jumped into = row69st and
hazel locks even as they did those Of Joan
of the Shoals. As she reached out TO drag
him q . friend Who had bet on him.
cannot make my friend lose money he
costs me my iife As he made his way to
land the whistle OF the approaching train
multitude on the shore yelled in excitement.
At last Thomas reached land, and his dear
friends, wrapping hin In a hathrobe. ran
.Mr. Davenports narrative lacks that ter
rlfyinE wealth. OF detail, that soul-stirring
s'ibs eautifuI domssfic EPISODE. set in a scene
Of sylvan beauty. The comedian was wan
a bun drove him into a tree. for safety.
He called for his vile, who - known In
RANKIN. Fer some reason unknown to
others than tho autobiographer Mrs. Dav-
export had a control over the bull that her
to lead the beast away, when Il struck her
hat 90 funny q picture as Harry up a
Mckee Rankin, is the only photographer
In the family, but she was In town shop
Rons comedian IN the tree four hours until
his nlother-in-iaw returned and took his
Viola Allen has made a new and original
yersicn OF the old. story Of IAN Actress
Loses Her Dianaonde." Az she told It TO q
the train found that she had left her money
70 pay her fare but they looked wicked
ard she .dared not accept their kindness.
r s1.,. s ana ssSs 4; S,d rs aSs ssS Ss . SsS C I .. SST e
the residences OF I'VE friends. None Of
Then I began to cry" she says. II was
hungry, too, and on the verge Of falnting.
At that desperate moment / spied a little
glove shop with the sign, English spoken.
alighted and explained my predicament.
The lady begged to lend me a louis against
my watch unfil / should call again. Prom
lslnR TO buy several dozene Of gloves II
she would be. 80 kind ! got the money
and paid for the cab. Then, 90 afraid was
hat i should be- unable 70 get home. I
look the train without even lunching. Since
that time j AVE been 20 town every day
hooking Tor the snop where ! paWned my
watch. ] thought ] should remember the
address, but I cannot and have advertised
Observe that the Diamonds have not yet
been brought into the action. Miss Allen
saves them for tho tag. IT looks as IL i
have soid my $500 watch for 20 francs, .
che concludes, probably with q sigh and a
wlde-open look OF eendor. 1T was studded
with diamonds"
But Tor autobiography oddly Sarah
BeEnhardt is stiil hard g beat. The latest
nom her Is that she IL Sent on suicide.
She q boarding al her country place. re-
tnsing tc eat much and showing clear signs
81 melancholla,
81 Am en- old. played-out woman" Is her
plant. Ny days ara over. II would be
merciful n death saved me the bitterness
Of conscious decfopitude.'
50 her servants watch her constantly