Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-22

hous 10 the prospect Tor the
theaters. Carnivals and horse shows have
had their day, or week, and the things OF
the out-of-door variety are laid over until
next summer calls them back again. Moth
ing is left TO distract attention from the
theater, save TO stay at home and one of
the old-time managers used to call atten-
ton TO the fact that his show was a money
saver, for the coal and gas burned to keep
comfortable during an evening at home
amounted TO more than the cost OF the
tickets at the theater. Seriously. the pros
poets for the theater locally are brighter
than they have been for many seasons. As
the weather has gradually become more
favorable, the patronage has increased at
all Of the houses. and this, with the big
events Of an extraordinary nature to dis
tract attention from the theater. Now that
the field is clear, and with an unoommonly
good line OF attractions promised. each of
the managers looks ahead to the biggest
business Of years. The experience Of the
past has established that Omaha Is a good
town for established attractions, but poor
place for experiments. and that good COM
panies are sure of prosperity while here.
and that poor ones might as we'll stay away.
The best the country affords is listed for
appearance during the season at one or
another Of the theaters, and the managers
expect to be busy from this time until the
day for closing next spring
Richard Mansfield will make this week
one OF strenuous travel and rehearsal. To-
morrow he will view a complete scene and
costume rehearsal OF Don Carlos at the
Herald Square theater in New York City,
No lines will be spoken. The pictorial side
of the elaborate production will be the only
consideration On Tuesday Mr. Mansfield
and his organization will start for Toledo.
II is said an equipment Of fifteen cars viii
be required for this trip and the tour.
Private dress rehearsals will be given at
the Valentine theater on Wednesday and
Thursday nights from which every one will
be rigidly excluded. On Friday night MIR.
Mansfield will act Don Carlos" publicly on
the same stage Saturday the organization
will move by special train to Chicago and
every one will then be given complete rest
until the premiere at the Grand opera house
Monday night, October 80 Mr.. Mansfield
WIN act Don Carlos every night that
week and at the matinee Saturday, but
these will be his only appearances there
this year. Managers holding contracts for
his California season will not release him.
The Mansfield sale begins on Tuesday. He
will act Don Carlos" at the Boyd Novem-
Der 10.
Apropos OF Richard Mansfield Frank
Wilstach, who does the literary work for
this greatest of American actors, has pre-
pared the following clever skit, which
serves to give in a most graphic form the
great range and variety of dramatic en-
deavor OF Mr. Mansfield:
AMIDNIGHT MEETING OF THE MANS
FIELD REPERTOIRE CLUB.
II was the hour sacred to elves and COB
Inns. From neighboring church town rung
q rainy evening. A thick mist enveloped
the park and softened the lines Of every
imaSinatioP OF any yivaS eh Ths pat fn
merged into the feecy vapor and seemed to
rise and lose themselves In space. The
shrubbeTy became grey ana stone-like in
the fashion of stools and chairs and thrones
and the trees rose like ghostly army wav-
under a myriad Of neecy canoples The
moon for a moment threatened the sterner
the mist, she kept her cloudy mantle be-
fore her face and left the eye to accustom
Itself to the ashen darkness and translate
A light wind passed on the trembling echo
OF the last stroke Of the clock and in its
The park grew alive with gathering circle
OF imposing personages. Men of all de.
comnoners; Of many periods and almost
every nationality, temperament. age and
From among the other there stepped for.
S ward presently little Corsican With
hair, one hand behind him ana the Other
nestled In his waistcoat He took the chair
ana with staccato precision, called the
others to order in these words: 1.-THE dis.
sSgs6SS EsSRteme Dso Of the
And may ask-may ask-who has pre-.
sumed to exercise the inordinate impudenct
the perfectly preposterous presumption
before 81 CyriTs day, when everyone s
eycrybody-do you hear-do you hear-yoJ
s eh Why T % yo SG stand ESS T thsTe tsn
when you know my health is of the frs
Importance imports Just at this particular time 2
brocade and ermlne as he bounded in hi
stately chair and beat the arms with hi
"oh, come, Ivan you haven't fawninl
cotere OF sychophantine boyards to dea
brow and a dash in his manner that be
tokened no fear Remember II my fathe
my name with my nationality. and yoi
can't come 1t over Dick Dudgeon with an.
OF your PROV beating nonsense, You 81
fast and be still. I say, Nap. what are W
There's a new candidate for admission
tone Which included P Everyone sGs chairman
There usually is piped up shrill vote
roue, OF the Partisan type, dragged hi
tesple legs over the serunched pebbles.
I'm, yes. little affair after i'' the iV opera
lhe BarOp,s face fairly puoked with cares,
- How How long is this Glub-yyhich / am PrOp
rial as he lowered himself CAUTIOUSLY int
chair, pounded his feet to promote circu
lation, thumbed his spine as II il woul
ease the stitch, and finally devoted hi
ringers to the few remaining wisps of hal
which circled In a feeble and broken hal
above his enameled countenance
An open door has its advantages.
drawled Captain Bluntschli, a cynical youn
Swiss ofhcer. GO out as we'll as come II
I've longed to go out. Wish / had III
courage, but I'm a natural born cowar,
Never was appreciated by the blitherin
public; it's such bore to be the pet of III
faddists And he pulled HIS droopin
mustache, which seemed to pull his mout
closed, which seemed to pull his eyes close
which seemed TO relapse him again into n
drowsy ennui from which a chance to scoi
had reused him.
AS Napoleon couldn't disturb the histor
position Of his hands he raped for ord,
with his historic nervous right toe.
debonnair young blonde In run slasht
waistcoat and trunks and adorable laVend,
legs claimed the attention OF the chat
The candidate whose name comes befol
US tonight Is fellow countryman of mine
began the young man. "of royal SPANS
blood heir TO the throne, eldest son OF oI
rakish old King Philip H. Though ,
course, he could never expect to equal n
record with the ladies'"
Nor Chevrlal's," chimed I'm Dick Dut
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