Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-31
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Miss Jessie Busley and G ~ -.
Bishops Carriage" a dra1npes ~. IN IN sne
adapted by Claiming PtnIa IN iouI eS tt,
novel Of the same nanlllock IRON ON , Ine
Nicholson. The cast: q W "6'ih
William Batimer. ...........l ~ 49,.
Edward Ramsey ...........,.sBy BYRON Dovelass
Bishop Van Wagene. NJ -, sdlp 49, 49,
Frederick Obermuller. lanes keane
Harry Van Ness star repCatuurey SsetV'e
Burnett, Iatimer;s IMAM. Ernest G. Joy
Forbes, butler for the RamsS .IiaIrg rOru
Mt,
Sergeant Finley. 81, 10 ttt
On1cer Morarty. ............,J jour- I9diI
Toole, doork eeper. ........... Harm u. Dlllon
jackson, bicycle squad. ....... Roy ChSpina aI
Detective Burke. .Jeroert Evans
Officer Sherman. ............HeClnyh ulIsr
Mrs. Mary Latimer.. Marvin
Mrs. Edward Ramsey. pse Etynee
Nellie Ramsey. nate SSP ~
Mag Monahan. ..............D Law i e. re.DeI
Miss Wallace. ...................JdI Saannon
Mrs. Lane, matron at the pfMe rIe,uihs
ton. .......................Ca ruft.SLS 49,.
Nance Olden.. tust B,S,'
At least in the case of Nan, -
experience In greater or less "
Joy over a sinner returned: thoa
went astray are entirely forge -
see Nance and her prospectf -
leaving the police station, expee -, as -
q ship in the morning for South s -
In that land of uncertainties i $500,
escape the horrid things that wohi -,
at home and maybe she would be -,
1t seemed worth while trying. II
worked out so we'll that for the mt
we forget the probabilities and only TIL.
of the possibilities For the third time
we are interested in thief and really
anxious to see the law defeated. The
other case was that of one A. ]. Rafles,
fascinating fellow who stole things in
houses where he was welcomed as a guest
He was simply rascal, polished, but a
rascal none the less. Then there was Leah
Kleschna, who aided her father and his
pals; she was a thief from environment
And now comes Nance Olden, a thief
through circumstances Each of these is a
type and each a study. The Hornung thief
fascinates, but doesn't hold the sober
thought as the McClelland thief did The
Nicholson thief enlists the sympathy as
neither of the others does, and leaves one
wishing it might be true that she finally
found a door to happiness. Why should
one take sober thoughts to the theater any
how? Isn't 1t better to allow yourself to
be carried along by the author and the
you do you escape a lot of worry
TN the Bishops Carriage is a pretty
story Of what might have happened. It's
essence has been carefully preserved in the
acting version Mr.. Pollock has prepared
from the book. The work has been done
with some degree of dizziness, but certain
gaps have been bridged over by melodra-
matte expedients that jar just a trihe. The
interest in the moral rejuvenation of Nance
Olden is lessened in no degree, though, and
the final outcome is very popular. And Mr.
Pollock did not forget that once he was a
harmless, but necessary" reporter, and
gives us pressman who is also a gentle
man. On the whole, the piece is enjoyable
and should prove a popular attraction here
Miss Jessie Busley, who is doing Nance
Olden, comes as stranger to Omaha, but
easily redeems all the promises made for
her by the critics of the west, who have
been praising her inordinately. She has
power for both repression and expression,
and her sense of proportion is excellent.
the gradual development of the character
| from the bravado OF the girl thief, who tells
the chauffeur in answer so inquiry, ANY
where you d-n please" to the contriteness
of the sincerely repentant woman, begging
in a pathetic way FOR a chance for happi-
ness. IL work for an artist and Miss Bus
| ley does 1t as an artist should. 1t doesn't
go by Jerks. but by degrees. the effect be-
ing cumulative and therefore the more i'm
pressive. 1t is a clear conception cleverly
wrought out. and fully deserves all the
praise II has received.
| The supporting company is a splendid or
ganization. Mr.. Douglas suffers to some
extent from being required to present a
woman's man, for such are usually too good
to be true. Tom Dorgan is a fine popular
notion OF burglar. though, and is well
done by Mr.. Keane. Dear old Rose Etynge,
beloved of passed generation, is in the
cast, and her silver hair and fine old face
give to Mrs. Latimer an air OF motherly
comfort that reaches every man who ever
had dear old mother. All share in the
credit for fine performance.
The audience at the Boyd last night was
fairly large. and was quite enthusiastic
over the play The piece will be repeated
this evening and Tuesday evening, and will
be seen at a special New Years matinee on
Tuesday afternoon.