Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-18

During the last few years his business has
been on the business end OF the house
but he has never tagged in his interest in
the artistic side of the theater. so he will
come back as fresh in spirit as IL he had
been before the public every night during
this time. In the bill for the current week
he will have the part OF Governor Rod
man, the man OF rich and varied ex-
perience, who straightens out the tangie
in Men and Women" This fine old play
by Belasco and DeMnle is in the best style
OF this pair of successful dramatists. Mr.
Belasco's stage management has never
been equaled In America. and Mr.. DeMille
was a master OF dramatic expression, and
their work Is always remembered as a
triumphal combination of the art of two
masters Of their art. The fun strength OF
the Woodward Stock company TO repre
sented In the cast, and the interest dis
played at rehearsal is an indication OF the
interest felt by each member of the COM
pany. Men and Women will be offered
each evening during the week and at
matinees on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday.
Nine. Sarah Bernhardt, whose farewell
American tour has resolved itself into a
continuous and amazing series of triumphal
-"~NAN
Omaha In the itinerary and will appear
at the Auditorium on Tuesday. February
"a in Camille" 1t will be the last time
that this world-famous actress will ever
display her unrivalled art in this CITY.
Tor in spite of her extraordinary vigor of
vitality and her still noteworthy juvenility
or appearance, the divine Sarah" though
undoubtedly as great an actress as she
mas ever been Is approaching the period
when she can no longer race around the
globe as she has just done to I'LL her en-
gagement in Chicago. She has not the
same reasons which kept Irving Mt the
weary round long after he should have
sought repose. When one considers the
immense amount of energy which Nine
Bernhardt must infuse into her every nor
formance-for her work is of the kind into
which that unknown and force-exhausting
quality called magnetism enters very
largely-the quantity of work which she
manages to get through is astonishing. 1t
Is impossible for her to rid herself OF the
personal care of the entire detail of all
her performances. Although she has had
Tor years around her an excellent corps of
players, stage managers and assistants of
every kind, she has never acquired the
habit OF trusting to their work alone. What
ever slightest thing comes under her no.
lice that does not quite suit her fancy
she VIII at once take into her own hands
one Is consulted on every question keeps
lntlinate touch on every phase of the pro-
uucuon or the play. The mail order Of
seats for the Nine. Bernhard engagement
at the Auditorium is now bringing IN or
ders by the hundreds and in all probabili,v
the immense building will be filled as II
mas never been filled except by the Metro
pohtan Opera company in 'Parsifal -
Oinaha people would do well to wake nm
and get in their orders at once or thew
may have slim picking for desirable seats
at the END or the week. The regular box
once sale opens next Friday at a. m.
IN tne meantime all applications from
Omaha and elsewhere accompanied hy
check or money order and addressed 70 7
M Gillian, manager. Auditorium. will he
promptly and carefully filled and the tIcla,.
mailed to the purchaser the following dav.
Lewis Morrison himself will apnear ot
the krug theater for four nights and two
ihatinees. starting with a matinee TODAY
III newly revised version of ''Faust .
what the dramatist calls heart interest has
peen the cause of the longevity of MANY
plays when injected in sufficient quantities
Goethe's immortal poem of "Faust" &c
credited with many years of phenomenaI
prosperity in its dramatized form, greatly
owing to the dramatist having carefulI,.
preserved the struggle between good ana
evil of Faust and Marguerite. But over ana
ABOVE ALL auditors are impressed by the
satanic glee of Lewis Morrison as Mepbisto
The subtle pantomimic expressions of his
powerful FACE is hooking, triumphant
anxious by turns, until the exultant out
burst which brings this intensely human
play to an end. with sympathy for moor
deiuded Marguerite and hatred for
Mephisto controlling the audience Desn,te
the obnoxious character of the part he
pays, Lewis Morrison's splendid subtlety
technique and mastery transitions from
softly suggested. half whispered temnta-
uon' to dominant exulting triumph at the
success of his evil schemes, entitle him n
the high position he holds and the unbroken
run of success he has achieved.
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