Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04
At the Theaters

'samAon' at the Boyd
Mr.. James K. Hackott and company in
Samson a play in four acts, by Henri
Bernstein; under direction Of Charles
Frohman. The cast:
Honore, the Marquis D'Andelme.........
.................,. Frederic De Bellevile
Max D'Andeline, son OF the marquis.
........"...-..".".."......Bas Hallam
Jerome lie Govain. a society favorite,..
Arthur hoops
Maurice Brachard. a self-made MAN..
..:............".....James + hackett
Henri Deveaux, Braohard's business
agent Haywood CHM
Annie-Marie. wife of Brachard
Beatrice becklSy
FrGE coise D'Andeline, wife Of the mar
Guls...................M Marie Wainwright
Elise Vernette. cousin of the MARQUIS,
vera McCOtu
Clotide. a maid at the Brachard's........
Maude Gilbert
Marcel De Fontenay, an artist..-....
James h Florence
Frederic, butler at the Brachards.......
Emmett whitney
Josef. butler az D'Andeline's. Edgar F. Hin
Zambo, an oriental. .........Da Manning
Omaha folks got their second taste #
the quality of Henri Bernstein last night,
and. It may as will be stated at the outset,
liked It even better than the first. an
Thief" which was the first Of Mr.. Bern
STEMS dramas to be seen here, is a study
OF a woman's fear that she will lose the
nan she loves, a weak woman, who resorts
TO a childish subterfuge to hold her hus-
bands devotion. Samson" is a study Of
a man, who in the glorious heyday Of his
strength could not win the woman he
loved. but did set about to take an Homerie
vengeance o n %he man who had wronged
him. And, when he had toppIed over the
structure he had reared. involving himself
in the ruin he brought on others. and
stood stripped OF his power. but exultant
In the wreck that had overwhelmed his
enemies. the woman loved him, and crept
into his arms. And in these two plays OF
Bernstein's we have fleeting gIlmpses 4
what may be behind the curtain.
NJ. Bernstein reasons well. and directly,
and with much less Of cynicism than we
are accustomed to from French writer's.
He Is impetuous, but he Is sincere, and
while he piles up the events that sweep US
on to the catastrophe, he does IL all with
due regard for existing facts, and doesn't
ask us to accept as truth anything that
rings false. This is the handspring OF
samson and for this reason the play
has succeeded. For Mr.. Hackett Il is a
boon; 1t is q big part, one into which he
fits. Its possibilities are limitless, and he
must see each succeeding time a new
vista opening before him, along which his
art may run in its headlOng bent for ex.
preston. 1t is virile, It is force itself. and
power, and all they represent, and sam.
son stands at last IN his home, disheveled
his garments rent and stained with his OWL
blood. the mob outside bowling for him
and throwing stones through the windows
content with his gluttsd vengeance OF
those who had despised him and mocket
him. and happy with the wife he loves.
Mr. Haekett Is putting much more energ,
into the role Of Brachard than he formerly
displayed and probably for the very reason
that he feels the Of the man a,
outlined BY the author and has the desire I,
III out the picture At any rata his worl
Is done finely, and deserves the aDplausi
nat brought him finally, breathlesa bef0u
the curtain 20 make a little speech II
acknowledging the ovation.
Along with Mr. HAekeu are such exusIeu
players that none should be omitted In tn
resume. Frederick de Bellevlla. sndeazN
70 US for many a PEAR. for his fine perform