Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-08-20

pened In Texas, where they have a concise
not to say trenchant way OF putting things.
When we arrived In town the Autographs
were still up,of a fellow who had played
the night before at the opera house In
Hamlet" Being interested in all profess
sional happenings, l picked up the local
paper TO see what sort OF an impression the
actor had made Far down in an obscure
corner OF the paper / read:
Walker Barnes the alleged tragedian
played Hamlet at the Opera House last
night. He played It until nearly eleven
o'clock 4"
George AIDE has a new story to relate
and this time It is ION" the advance man
An old friend OF mine came to Brook,
Indiana, where / live" said the play
wright and to show him the sights Of my
native heath, / took him aboard my auto
and we whizzed far out into the country,
He took up most OF the time telling me how
good the show was that he was represent
ing. Whether his remarks has any partic-
ular significance on the machinery or not,
l don't know but just when we were going
incest and when he was in a rhapsody OF
how good his troupe was, the auto broke
down. We found It was nothing more
serious than failure Of the gasoline supply
and we journeyed to a farmhouse, where
the supply was replenished. When my
friend came out asked him:
What did the farmer tax your
30, fixed that all right said he. Gave
him a couple of seats to my show.
We'll the night following the agents
show played Brook, and the farmer who is
an old friend of mine, hustled into my
house and said.
George, If you don't mind, like to get
my gasoline back"
Sarah Bernhard, who shortly is to
come to this country under direction Of the
Shuberts and VIII Conner, seems to have
more than her share of the eccentricities
Of genius. Examples Of these eccentricities
appear frequently in the newspapers of
Paris, which usually are kept fairly busy
detailing the doings of the divine Sarah.
More than three years ago, the firm OF
d. Appleton & Co., arranged with Nine.
Bernhard to publish volume of her mem
oirs. The book was to be ready within
twelve-month. and was to be delivered to
the publishers on a specified date. That
date passed without the firm hearing any
thing whatever of the manuscript. 1t
cabled its representative in France to see
Nine. Bernhard, who received him gra-
ciously, and when informed Of his errand
inquired: THE Memoirs? Sacrel l had for
gotten all about themV'
1t has taken two years Of constant re-
minders from d. Appleton & Co. to keep
the great actress from again forgetting her
contract 1t is now said that the auto
biography is all but finished and that the
appearance of the book will be almost CO.
incident with the appearance OF Nine.
Bernhard in the United States.
Paula Edwardes spent the summer travel
ing in the far east. Her account Of her va
cation is a very interesting one.
Miss Edwardes says that the Mohamme-
dan religion permits of more evasions than
does the Raines law. 1.-THE faithful are for
hidden to paint any live object" Miss Ed
wardes relates, land yet 1 frequently saw
in Constantinople pictures of birds and ami
mails. One day 1 commented on this fact.
The guide and had stopped before a can
vas showing two doves. Here is an artist
remarked, who has allowed his enthu-
siasm to get away with his scriples. His
picture repressltsy something alive. Not
at ALL returned the guide. If madame will
look more closely she will see that these
birds are not alive. A bullet hole has been
painted in the breast of each.'"
Though the managerial experience of
DeWolf Hopper was short, it was long
enough to give the comedian an interesting
fund of narratives.
By the death of his father Mr. Hopper
came into possession Of some property,
about $4,000, and with confidence in his
own ability born Of ignorance and inexpeIi-
ence, he proceeded to invest this money in
a theatrical venture.
An organization which was called the Cri-
terrain Comedy company was got together,
with Jacob Goshe as manager and F. E
Mackay as stage manager. Mr.. Hopper
made his professional debut as Talbot
Chamneys in "our Boys" The company
also included Caste" in its repertory, but
neither play seemed to find remarkable
public favor as acted by the aggregation,
and the company concluded to smash. This