Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-06
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Dough physically for the work asked OF
er, II was accepted as the truth. but
nee then some insinuations have been
hade that another reason was back Of her
esignation. Now that Miss Adams Is leav-
pg for the same reason. the enormous
mount Of work and physical effort re-
'uired OF the leading woman at this house
bay be understood. In the first place,
even performances week Is a task but
p this must be added the daily rehearsas,
TX days week to get ready for the next
Feeks bill. This takes all the time OF the
1embers Of the company. and is especially
ard on the leading people. Omaha folks
re now beginning TO recall that Miss Lang
'as out Of the bill several times last
eason on account of sickness. Miss Elliott
ad to be helped night after night from
er dressing room to the stage or back
gain. Miss Adams says she overestimated
er strength and finds that the task Is too
fluch for her The management regrets
er going very much, for she has been
winning her way with the patrons OF the
heater, and has been an artistic success in
,very way.
IT very much regret leaving so SOON"
said Miss Adams one day during the week
after her intention had been announced.
but feel that in justice to myself and the
management / ought to. I know now that
{ am not strong enough to do the work
might get along for time. but soon
[ would not be able 10 give good perform
ances, and then would not be doing what
am being paid for, My relations with the
managers, Messrs. Woodward and Burgess
and with the company, from Director Long
down, have been most pleasant, and the
Omaha people have been very kind to mo-
have been treated here with every con-
sideratlon, and have met only kindness
since coming to Omaha. This Is why
feel badly about leaving so soon
would like to say and show all how much
appreciate their kindness. But cannot do
1t. Ny physique is rot strong enough"
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Anyhow, she reformed and that's mora
than Raffies did," said the big husky man
who goes over to the theater occasionally
and looks on from the farthess seat back
81 think there's a moral to the story, bu5
I don't know how I'd express It,"
We'll" put in the fat man, who thinks
he knows a heap about the show business,
at may have a moral, but you have TO
ask at the box office to see 1t. II doesn't
chow UP at the stage. People like Nance
Olden may come through, but you've got
to show me. I've been in the newspaper
business too long to take much stock in
that sort of reformation. So far as 1
know history doesn't record a case of the
kind"
II don't care" said the little woman
who has other things to look after most
OF the time II think the dancers in The
Ham Tree were just about the outest lot
that we have seen yet"
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about art and forgot all about the pro-
posed reformation of lady burglars.
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Something interesting might be written
about the evolution of the burglar on the
stage, II one were disposed. This objeo-
tionable person has risen by degrees from
the position Of an sxecrabla hut essential
party to the action of a melodrama to the
height OF hero or heroine, the latter condl-
ton depending on whether It is a lady
or gent who burgles first and is reformed
before the end of the play. In the begin
ming the burglar was either brute or
convict who had discovered in the dlmly
lighted dungeon TO which nc had been con-
signed that his ways were not the ways
OF peace and comfort Bill Sykes is a type
of the one, and the other is numerous
enough to warrant generalization. A few
plotted through the cities on the strength
OF having two real burglars in its COM
pany who Cracked n gopher In full view
of the audience. Whether the men were
the real article or not, they had at least
assumed the names OF real burglars, and
proceeded with professional skill to undo
the strongboX at each performance.
Bditha's burglar was a gent, whose stony
heart was touched by a child's pleadinEs,
and was In measure the precursor OF
the genteel and polite second-story man
who has figured with more or less promi-
nenee In the drama OF modern times
From Spike Hennessy TO A. J. Rafies Is
not such long Jump. Spike was merely
the journeyman workman. who did a good
Job aud knew II while he was at work
A ]. r. was the dilletante, imbued with
an artistic sense, and whose perspective
was perfect. He stole, but he disdained 10
steal as did the low, coarse person who
took by brute force, without regard to
the delicate little touches of refinement
that might surround even robbery. Nor
could the common or garden variety OF
burglar extract such exquisite pleasure
from his loot as illumined the soul OF
Mr.. Rafies when he had achieved a par
tlcularly impudent piece OF raseality OF had
secured some treasure In the way Of a
gem, Rallies gloating over the Melrose dia-
monds was an artist he had more rea
satisfaction over the possession OF thosC
gems, even temporarily, than he could pos
siblg have received from the proceeds Of
their disposal As whole, they appealed
90 that innate sense OF the beautiful thai
Is a part OF every nature that has riser
above the mere animal He held the dis
persion OF that magnificent cluster OF gem,
20 be q crime greater than the purloinlns
OF them, and apparently rejoiced In his be
ing oyertaken. because Il enabled him 4
restore rather than 20 scatter the jewels
But ~ the bottom OF all RATES. was !
thief He might defend his course viii
never so eloquent sophistry but he coulC
not evade the fnal and absolute fact tina
he was a thief. And, happily, mankind q
slowly coming 20 that healthy condition o
thought In which any sort OF dishonest!
Il looked upon dishonest and not 20 b.
tolerated. The rule OF conduct that 4
rapidly bsins adotted IN America, at least
not only Includes the square deal" blu
calls for strict probity. And in this Raj
nes and his like have no part.
Mr., Hornung did not undertake to poin