Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-11

the occasion of that dancers first appear
ance in London, her art was not appre-
oiated. The recent success of Maud Allan
at the Palace theater, however, has en-
boldened Miss st. Denis to another effort
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While paid in Full" Eugene Walters
strong drama. has been unanimously
praised by the English critics, 1t has not
met with the financial success that should
follow such recommendation and it has
been withdrawn. Some observers see in
this circumstance an added proof of the
so-called prejudice against transatlantic
drama in England. One feature of the play
which did not please the London theater-
goers was It's ending. The English public
pays for a cheerful ending and refuses
to be satisfied with anything else. II the
despicable husband had been shot, run
over, or committed suicide, and left the
way open for his unfortunate wife to marry
her faithful admirer, It would undoubtedly
have made a big difference in the receipts
at the Aldwych theater.
So we'll does a dramatist like PInero I'M
derstand this attitude Of the British public
SfAN =" AS" JN"Ao . Nv ldNGlg
changed the ending OF The Profligate" in
order that the public should have what 1t
wanted. In the dramatizatlon Of Kipling's
THE Light that Failed" the playwright
responsible for It gave the great B. p. a
the authors novel.
Although the season has but Just opened
In London, II has already been marked by
the triumph of one American actor.
Richard Golden has made a distinct hit
in the play called THE Old Firm" but be-
cause of a change of lessees in the Queens
theater, In which It has been running, the
play will have to be withdrawn almost i'm
mediately to make way for the production
of The Belle Of Brittany" a new musical
comedy. An effort Is being made to trans
Yer Golden and the play to the Royalty
to continue its undoubtedly popular run,
Golden, l understand, is so pleased with his
English reception that he has refused a
recent offer from the United States and
has ordered his house there to be sold
with the intention of more or less perma-
nentiy residing in England.
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One Of the most Interesting pieces of
news I have heard for some time is TO
the effect that after Beerbohm Trees
gorgeous production Of a new dramatic
version of Faust" has run its race. he
will produce Macbeth ard that asso-
ciated with him in the staging of it will
be Gordon Craig. son of Ellen Terry.
Craig, who makes his headquarters In
Florence, has, as you are no doubt aware,
revolutionary opinions on stage setting
During his mothers season at the Imper-
ial theater. London, his keen sense of
color, stage lighting and realistic effects
made the productions notable. Since then
he has assisted Duse in several produc-
tions and has considerably aired his opin-
ions IN n magazine under his direction
called THE Mask printed in English in
Florence.
He is n picturesque character both f.
appearance and mind. He travels about
IN the public streets very much like Isa-
CORA Duncan appears on the public stage
In Florence he is a source Of no itty
amusement to not only visitors who run
across him In the street, but 10 the native
children as well.
Less than three aence II. B. Try,
iEg will open the Shaftesbnry theater with
a revival Of "The Lyons Mail" One o
the signs Of the times is the remarkabl,
advance Of this son % Sir Henry Irvinl
in his art during the last few years. Il
Hamlet" and a little less 50 in T
Bells which were so closely associate,
with the genius Of his father, his improve
2 ment has been most marked.
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