Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-26
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nothing in the way OF attractions
TO occasion comment during the
klHttk, week gossipers have turned their
attention 10 the construction
of additional theaters for Omaha. Just at
present the conservative opinion of the
managers is that Omaha already has about
Two more theaters than public needs de-
mand, but neither is able to agree as 10
which Is superfiuous Those devoted TO
me Durveyance OF amusement at what is
known as popular" prices are doing reas-
onably well; in fact, are most generously
patronized and are prosperous At tho
boyd, standard attractions. those with an
established star, have done very we'll but
INC lesser ones have fallen short Of the
nigh mark by quite a bit In this regard
ne conditions are satisfactory. Omaha has
10 place wherein the independents" can
place their attractions, and out Of this and
related condition grows the gossip. The
presence OF Martin Beck, general manager
II the Orpheum circuit, in the city on
Thursday, started the talk anew Of tho
)rphoum people building. II has been the
Ian Of Mr. Meyerfeldt and his associates
Tor many months to get absolute control
" theater in Omaha. In the early part
" the present year, when hotel projects
were being debated. the Orpheum people
)nered TO go into the scheme, stipulating
hat a theater be built in connection with
Tho hotel Later an effort was made TO
guy the Creighton theater property long
hold under a lease. IL was quietly an
nourced in the late spring that negotiations
to this end had been satisfactorily con-
GUIDED and that the transfer OF the title
only awaited a few minor details. Now It
seems that while Martin Beck waited
someone else made hay, and the Creighton
property is slipping way from the control
of the orpheum >people. Mr.. Beck has
renewed the talk OF building a theater.
and the gossips have turned the Creighton
over TO the Shuberts for their Independent
attractions Just how much more than
this Of truth is contained I'm the situation
is not yet admitted by the parties at inter-
est, but 1t is certain that Martin Beck
made the mistake OF waiting for the price
II property in Omaha to go down when it
vas steadily going up
David Belssco is again being praised
because OF his latest contribution to art.
IN this instance, Mr.. Belasco has In
troduced a girl, who can tend bar, deal
faro bank, stack cards in a poker game,
and clean out a dance hall when the
situation calls for such demonstrstive
action. Surrounding her are the customary
1erers, thieves, dead beats, tramps, China
men, and the riff RAN that makes up the
New York idea of a western mining camp.
Looming large is a sheriff, lately from
Mississippi, or some other southern state,
who wants to take the girl as his own,
regardless of the fact that he has left
4 wife and children back where he halls
from. He also drinks CANDLES, shoots
md does other things strangely incom-
oa,ible with his position an officer of
he law and regulator Of public morals,
out is further described as the embodi-
uent OF that high sense of honor and
PERSONAL accountability which has always
)een considered an inseparabie quality of
southern gentleman. After the sheriff
ZONES a dashing road agent. He differs
rom the sheriff mainly in the fact that
lc has left no wife and children back
last. Otherwise he is as lovely a speci-
men of the desperate as one would wish
% meet, in fiction or out. Out of fiction
hey are mostly in penitentiaries. This
,oad agent arrives on the scene for the ex-
press purpose of holding up the Polka
saloon OF which the girl is the presiding
genius. She is dealing faro bank at the
psychological moments when the Doughty
Devil of the Trail comes in to command
all hands to stand and deliver All the
crowd in the Polka saloon, including the
sheriff, recognize the road agent, but his
eyes meet the eyes OF the girl, and it's
all on.
OF course the girl is as pure the snow
that eternally caps the lofty peaks sur
rounding the gulch in which the Polka is
located All the girls who deal faro bank