Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

, Elliott to go on the road to be featured in
a standard play. Her reception at the
hands of the Chicago rApers was as warm
as she had in Omaha. Forest Arden in the
Examiner says, Miss Elliott is the typical
soulful heroine, from voice to walk and
aye" The Inter-Ocean says: THE emo
t ttf9pst r TH M # the m|RI lay is R Handled 1sl1 Tith s sG9d
The company's leading woman is Miss
Lorna Elliott, in whose acting one finds
evidence of intelligence, and good training:
TIL part she plays this week does not
make any unusual demands upon her, but
one is inclined to commend her for not
attempting 70. make more of the part than
There is a play now running In New
York which is teaching a great lesson. This
Is Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett's great
play THE Dawn Of Tomorrow" played by
Miss Eleanor Robson. l wish I could preach
from the pulpit as great a lesson as that
play teaches" said the Rev. Charles F.
Aked In the Fifth Avenue Baptist church,
New York.
At the end of the short play, "Gringoire,"
which Laurence Irving, his wife. Mabel
Hackney, and three other persons gave for
the first time in Boston recently, young
Mr.. Irving held the stage for a speech of
some length. He explained his good purpose
Of bringing into American vaudeville such
worthy effort for dramatic art as has been
the constant aim of his father. His refer
ence to Henry Irving brought out hearty
anu iOHS COhllhueu dIHhduSe'
They gave away women's silk stockings
at the hundredth performance of Mary
James Pa" in New York last week. Which
recalls a story told OF the late Susan b.
Anthony of dear memory. Miss Anthony
was a woman of simple taste in dress, but
her close friends knew of one pretty femin-
Inc. vanity that she always held to. She
had a weakness for silk stockings. Being
pressed for an explanation 70 what most
women at one time regarded as an UNI
necessary extravaganza she laughingly eX-
claimed; oh, / Just love EN-. They are
an inspiration. If I have my silk stockings
on when | rise to make an address feel
Just like / was walking among the clouds.
Ihey help me to soar away on flights OF
eloquencc. I wouldn't he without them"
The suffragette play, Votes for Women"
will be given in Wallack's theater, New
York, next week. Mary Shaw will play the
principal part. The play has been popular
In London and because Of the interest In
pected to excite attention. One of the fea-
lures In II is a mob scene, In which 200 or
more persons are employed.
There appears to be some doubt regard
ing Mrs. Brown-Potter's retirement from
the stage. Last week she issued this state
ment; Mrs, B~roWn-Potter Is in good
health. She has much work ahead OF her
In England. She does not desire to make
any other statement about her affairs,
as she does not consider them of public
interest" To which her manager, William
Morris, added: 81 have a contract for eight
weeks with Mrs. Potter. She has appeared
for three weeks and I have no doubt she
viii complete the other five weeks when
ever I call on her"
Nat Goodwin believes he has happened
upon another accidental success In a play
called THE Master Hand" with which he
says he has startled the south. "The Mas
ter Hand" is by Carol Fleming and was
first produced In Boston more than a wear
| ago. II was WithHro pyn aftar "A gbarf r.ap
and was on the shelf until MIR. Goodwin
took II DOWN.
Mother. may I go out 20 dance
And on that limb Of hickory
Hang up my shoes and stockings ere
| try to WOO TeTpischore7
I'll then be free to dance about
With classical agility,
And initiate the dancing OF
The ladies Of nobility"
"But why go barefoot, daughter mine?
And why upset propriety?"
Because is the latest thing
In high New York society.
I must go barefoot, mother, dear,
Like girls I'm Patagonia;
Appendicitis has gone out
The fad is now pneumonia"
New York Telegraph.
Ess Goodfriend OF the James X. Hackett
company struggled a story across the
Canadian border last week: "A company
OF trooners were walking into a small town
over the railroad ties when the leading
man approached the manager. Say. gov
ernor,' he said, 'oan YOU let me have Is
conts?' What for?' inquired the manager.
wrathfully. you're always bothering me
about money. I want 20 get a shave re-
piled the leading man. We play Romeo
and Juliet tonight, and I can't play
Romeo with a five days beard AN right.
Wen play "othelle" tonight. Goodfriend
dictated this yarn 10 a young English stem
oETapheT In Toronto. As she smiled he
felt Il was a good one. TITS a good story,
isn't ItT" he observed. Yes. replied the
typIst, but he was awfully stingy."
Mr.. Penelope Smith. dramatic critic OF