Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-15
ABOUT PLAYS PLAYERS AND PLlYHOUSES

CnnuenatiunE cut considerable hrurs in
Omaha'E theatrical history for lnst week
Principal among the promised things We
DIDN'T Get Was Blanche walsh and Der
new play. "A Daughter q HhmDcH-. Ser
t0ur vus closed. as announced. two weeks
arr IN order that Mss walsh might 20
20 New York 10 begin rshsHrsBls for the
TolEtoi play. Resurrection which iE Huun
80 be put on. Msgsrs WBEsnhAlE a KEN
psr are ambitious 10 land their capable
actress On q winner. and the friends OF
Miss Walsh IN the west VIII be willing TO
wait for her n visiting viii Eet her into q
good play. she has been handicapped by
a ssrisF uf dead ones" since she gave NJ
the sardou series and has been bitterly
disuppoiuted. Ser Hunt for Happiness"
contains the germs Of q strong play, but
a. presented here Il showed the necessity
e trimminr that would amount TO almost
rewriting. Ser MhEdRlsne play was q
strong une. but rather unhealthy IN tome
When she left the management OF Ser
Stern for that Of wagsnhhlE & Ksmper the
latter nrn sought To put her on the road
with a play Eood enough 10 he worthy OF
Ter unduubted talent. staniHlEuE STANCE
WIS engaged TO drEmstizs the FlAub1rt
tale o. .'sAlRmmbo" and turned his work
out IN sections. actually writing the last
Erf fTEf. Inc RESULT MHb y NAnhtNA1-
mput. "A Daughter q Hnmfirur was
given a production az lavish ne money couio
purchase. but scenery doesn't maxi an OF
a plsy. and the piece has not brought the
uu4fctunfed result. Nov. n the HerFien
drama hnsed on the Tolst1i story II is hop-o
that n proper vehicle has bear secured Al
uuv rate the managers have booked q long
rurnKsmsnt for their star in New furk
and hive organized two road companies 10
take the pierre into the "untrinmeo
simultaneously.
what Omaha had in the way Of Emuse-
msut n the theRterE during the W'ek b
scarcely worth speaking OF. Shore Acres
IS sin the delightful story Of some simple
New England lives. told plainly. Hno wen
worth the time Of anyone who mas MOI
spen n. but Il lacks the essentials OF .
strong drama and has also lost its novelty
This Cowboy and the Lady" doesn't i'm
p-ove with age, and is just Hs crude and
amntsurish now as II was when Clyde
F4frh turned A. pver TO Nat Goodwin IL
pot only lacks finish. hui has the fault
general with the Fitch PLAYS, that OF being
entirely superficial. Al the CreiEhtun-Or-
nbeum the Orpheum Road show dio the
hirKeEt weeks business IN the history OF
the houre This is not 10 be taken Rs
m evidence that the bill is no much su-
perior 10 the average u the house ior
that IL not the fact. It has no really
remarkable ~faHture. and Is no better IN irh
general aspect than the weekly offerings
nj the orpheum. Conditions were such
ms TO give It an advantage, and II reHpeo
the benefit
wh1e this seasons bookings at the Boyd
have besa good. and the cancellations very
4sw. the promise for next season is already
1nomfns M big. One Of the changes gives
Mr.. BURGESS an immense lot OF shtisIAc-
sion. David BslRBoo. in arranging Inc
western trfp for Mrs. Garter. had her Gown
sur n week at the willis Wood n Kansas
CITY and had left Omaha out entirely. il
rms found Impossible 20 arrange prior en-
rnrements 30 as 10 allow Of the visit OF
M barry" 10 Omaha during the present
Samson. Some correspondence on the topic
resulted in an arrangement whereby Mrh-
Carter win not visit Kansas City this sea
ann hut win come for n week next tai. and
win then spend a week in oman 81 Int
Aovd. This WIN be IN September Other
fhsnwt down for the carly part Of next seH-
uon are a return Of Ben Hur." The Sn-
var Shipper ana -'The Sleeping BeHuf-
ana the beast" the crest K1Ew q Er1HnFei
epertArulnr pisce which has just been pui
ON the road 10 make room for MI Blue
heard" NJ the KnicksrbOcker.
-ft'f n waste uf Esther 20 shave an ass
Wnid ruod old sHncho PHnzA. and many Z
man since has found 81 out. Frank Lea
short In one Of the latest He tried Il
teach New York people TO appreciate ar
for arts sake, and IL now busy hgurinl
up lust how far be lie behind the fRi'
prucaEEiun. Nj. shorts plan N reNiv1nL
the classics and giving them just rs the
were given in the ElizhbethEn, Gays Hp'
psaled TO the studantE. hui unfortunately
the students Hrs not numerpuE or WEALTH.
enough 70 support q theatrical venture
ana the EreEt common people Of New forl
refused 10 be lured away from BroAoWH'
with its present wealth Of illuminated non
sense 10 patrunize anything that meret
RppeAled 10 the studiouE. The Wizard q
on" The Sultan Of sulu." "The Billion
dire The Silver slipper" FlorodorA.
"A Chinese Honeymoon" "Mr. Pinkwick,
and Mr.. BlpebeErd" are a few Of tn
things nov ''or Broadway" that hHv
scenery md the people absolutely decline