Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19

- MAHA folks will be interested to
al know that Martin Beck is about
to equip Helen Grsntley with a
- ne~ play. Mr.. Beck will he as
RlHA ISOLATED with William A. Brady
D in the undertaking.. The play is
a four-act drama, entitled The Woman
Who Knew" and is by c. n. Barnett. Miss
Grantley. who was Miss Goldsmith in
Omaha. has for several months been APP
pearing in vaudeville under the direction
Of Martin Beck. Her husband. Jim Delche-'
spent a great deal Of money in trying to
establish her as a star, but with indifferent
success. Her efforts in vaudeville have
been such as to encourage Mr.. Beck TO
present her again in a drama. and the an
nouncement made is the result.
q
A letter received from John Todd during
the week brought the news that he mad
Just received another blow from fortune
| through the closing Of a Shubert company
that was playing Billy But another en-
agemen Is in prospect. and he will be
working again after Christmas. Todd
writes that there is no sleep among the
actors in New York because of the con-
| tinued noise due TO the explosion of the
atrical boomlets. But amid this wreck and
crash OF histronic hopes our old friend
Frank Bacon, has landed we'll up. Mr..
Bacon vent through Omaha early ipnoc-
tober with Mr.. Bacon ant, daugfterSBe
sic. to- begin a theatrical engagement on
the Shea time in New York. They started
on November l. and made an immediate
hit So we'll were they received that
Messrs. Cohan and Harris Immediately
grabbed Mr.. Bacon for a leading role In
- ~ WNa-N., IVnNaT1 rnnnnanN
and his vaudeville career was cut short
In this connection it was said that Win,
chelI Smith, author OF The Fortune
Hunter" proposes TO write a play pur'
posely for Mr.. Bacon, and we shall soon
perhaps, have the privilege Of seeing hi
name written high among the comediani
Of the American stage. This will surpris'
no one in Omaha, where Mr.. Bacon is -
we'll known and so generally liked.
"well, what do 20 uthink OF that? l d.
believe he's an educated man, and
thought all the time he was just playinl
himself and acting natural" II was at
Saturday matinee Of 'Th Talk Of NeY
York" Victor Moore had just finished hi
f friendly little speech TO the audience a
b the conclusion Of the third act and the re
4 mark came from one Of a party OF girl
sitting in the front row Of the orchestra.
a We'll. l never" continued the surprise
: one; Isn't he the incest thing that eve
was. I'm so glad he's got an education.
It's funny, but nevertheless a fact, tha
q 20 per cent OF the people who see Victo
{ Moore in this slangological Conan conce
! come away with the opinion that Kid Burr
j acts the same and talks the same off n
stage as he does on.
, "T get lots of fun and a great deaf {
satisfaction out Of the curtain speech.
l. says Mr.. Moore. When !
e make Il l can see my audience prepare
q hear me hand them the line OF chatt,
J given TO Kid Burns. and the look Of al
constituent that gradually overspreads Il
I faces Of the people In front when they fir
j that have at least 8 long-distance clutC
d on Old Man Webster is the funniest thiU
o you ever saw. II was the same way VIII,
; my wife and / were playing In vaudevill
In that sketch, Change Your Act. or {
Back to the Woods ] was compelled TO T
spond with a speech after numerous Gu
n tain calls, and the result was the san
- there as here"