Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-18

conversation and largesse of gesture. A
word or two is spoken now and then; there
is a Spartan simplicity of menu, a quiet
delight in the touch and go of the crowd
about and finally a reserved fitting. with
glances neither to right nor TO left
Some of His Habits.
Guitry is discredited as a very shy man.
He spends his time in London rambling
about the old shops or picking up ourios,
Of which he is a collector. He loves the
old-fashioned parts of town, far from the
crowds and traffic. He goes to no social
functions and absolutely refuses to be
lionized. He appears to be a man who
has seen much, Of many experiences and
strenuous work, and now at As is content
with the bypaths of leisure hours.
You cannot keep me away from Amer
lea II you try, and you won't do that, will
your" he says. Il have never attempted
the trip because-well, it's hard to break
away for such a distance and I have not
seen the path quite clear, or perhaps 1
have been a little afraid of homesickncss
and have let obstacles grow into barriers.
But it is sure to be soon, either next year
or the year after at the latest.
When I loaned the Renaissance theater
to Charles Frohman for The Admirable
Crichton.' the first American play ever
produced In Paris in the native tongue, I
understand, I believed then that 1 would
follow his suggestion and come right away
to your country. Mr.. Frohman's enthusi-
asm was no greater than my own, but 1
have studied the American point of view,
which I am most familiar. I admire it and
and while II is different to the one with
which 1 am most familiar. I admire 1t and
understand it thoroughly.
II am curious. very curious, to see Amer
lea. In my imagination 1 expect that II
win perhaps please me almost as much as
London does; that I shall find It much
like my own country in its stimulation, the
nervous energy Of the people and the alert
ness OF the point Of view, but in artistic
matters, while II will surprise, naturally
I cannot, I do not, anticipate quite the
comprehension Of extreme aestheticism or
the broad and liberal tolerance that an
older country possesses.
London n Soothing Balm.
London is so quiet and PEACEFUL It
has always been TO me like a cool hand
laid on an aching brow. The people go
about their work and play soberiy and dis
GTbtly liloIC - hO SASiNcAAASANf nv AN'
bub, nothing to disturb or distract.
Last Sunday. Ascot Sunday, / went on
the river with some friends and we were
held up in the lock for an hour, We were
surrounded there with other boats all anx-
ious to get on, and each was filled with
Sunday excursionists. but there was no
disturbance, no .shrieking or yelling, or
visible protest against the inevitable. as
there would have been In q similar situa-
ton in my own country. where, 10 put 1t
mildly, they would have simply raised hell
and wouldn't have got on one bit quicker,
Don't think 1 am unpatriotic. When /
was in ST. Petersburg playing at the I'm
periaI theater / was offered hat was
really a most munifiosnt sum II I would
remain there permanently, but / could not
l don't believe the born Partisan can &C
cept any other country for his home. !
feel In the matter AZ did Guy de Maupas-
SAINT, who said that he was driven away
from Paris by the u-biauitousness OF the
EiffeI tower. There are moments when
something gets on ones nerves and one
has to flee. I nave always fled TO Lon
don.
MY first visit wa made when I was n.
/ anded here on Saturday n discovered