Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-31

llUhllnN who came to the captain In
49, revolt. w want" said they.
Something with a little more chaw to It."
Delightful as was the visit here Of Marie
Cahll and pleasing as was her comedy
with music, its coming Immediately be-
fore the visits Of Mrs. Carter and Hen
retta Crosman served to emphasize the
fact that even musical comedy Of the first
class, as was Miss Cahir's offering be.
yond any cavil, does not Altogether satisfy
the whole demand. Be it clearly under
stood that musical comedy has a decided
right to be, in and for itself, and omaha
wants not fewer, but more entertainments
Ike Miss cahilrs. Yet this does not fiji
the whole bill.
Occasionally something with more blood
and sinew is desirable. One can grow
weary. in time. Of the loveliest ethereali-
ties, and a craving comes for something
with more substance.
Consequently the visits Of the two emil
nent women named was we'll timed. Mrs.
Carter was seen in one hopelessly bad play
and one at least fair to middling. Miss
Crosman was not in repertoire, but her
single offering will be generally kept in
mind as one of the genuine comedy sue
cesses Of the Omaha season OF 1SO9-191O.
Mrs. Carter left Omaha with more ,ad-
mirers than when she came. "Kassa' left
in its wake some disappointment and some
failure to discriminate between play and
player. Her other play pleased better
though, unfortunately was seen by fewer
people and it is q fact that her acting
was better IN this too.
Mrs. Carriers acting is lacking chiefly in
an absence of the art OF suggestion by re-
preston. She is not open to the charge
of a need Of restraint. but the difference
lies in this: Given the same part, Miss
Margaret Anglin, for instance, would pro-
duoe an equally strong effect with a good
deal less effort. How much suggestion by
repression can do for an actress is WILDLY
Illustrated in the difference between Mrs.
Carter and another actress whom Omahans
had a good opportunity to see some months
ago.
But Mrs. Carter is one OF the great ac-
tresses Of the country and 1t was good to
sec her again even In a poor play and
better of course in the better drama.
Miss Crosman has genuine humor and
wit, flexibility, grace and magnetism, all
these qualities showing in her acting in
SHAM" The play itself may not, be one
of the best ever written but 1t is in strlk-
ing contrast to many another comedy OF
manners seen in recent years. 1t too has
bone and slnew compared to the spineless,
bIoodless plays of the Clyde Fitch kind.
The week saw another comedy, Going
some-" 1t was a play fairly clever in
some respects and we'll acted, but the
central idea, while novel. was a little too
thin to spread out over four acts so that
the dramatic bread was thinly buttered
in spots.
The Ornbatsna uvbl,h boA , firoN rIagg hgII
did its customary business and the Krug
attracted it's usual quota.
George NJ. Cohan, famous as a popularizer
OF musical comedy will head the company
Of 100 players, which is to present the
celebrated young mans most successful
play, "The Yankee Prince" at Boyds',
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, November
l-5-6. CohaA's songs and his altogether
inimitable dancing form one Of the big
features in the presentation OF 'The
Yankee Prince" but his company have
also been provided with plenty Of work,
so that from the moment the curtain
goes up on the first act OF the big laugh
ing success. there is something of interest
to catch the eye and please the ear, AS
a writer and composer of musical comedies,
George M. Cohan stands distinctive, in so
far as America Is concerned. CohRn plays
are invariably smart, happy conoeits with
plenty of witty dialogue and innumerable
funny situations giving them plenty Of
SNAP and zip, but they are always clean
plays without a suggestive line or vulgar
i~nsinuation in the whole entertainment.
.
The success achieved by Henry b. Harris
production Of Charles Klein's latest drama,
"The Third Degree" which viii be seen
~ nouTfa the xuaaE bagIpnfnR pavf Sunday
brings to mind the fact that, too, few
our American dramatists display their
shrewdness by availing themselves OF mat
tiers of contemperaneous interest for dra-
matte material. Klein's adaptabillty to this
particular and valuable asset in play con-
structing is remembered I'm The Lion and
the Mouse" which enjoys a following
througout the country, not been equalled
in years. That he has again reached the
height of public approval OF his older sue
cesses In ''The Third Degree" has ever
more firmly established his vogue among
theater-goers with the evils existing in
the bringing OF a confession from q sus-
pect under arrest.
Corinne win be seen at the four
nights. beginning this evening, in the
Viennese operette, Mile. Mischief" The
shuberts have surrounded Corlnne with an
exceedingly large company, as well as the
original production Of the tuneful opera.
The talents OF this comedienne are said 10
be peculiarly suited to the plot Of Mile
Mischief" Mile. Mischief is alleged to
have a real plot The part played by
Corinne Is that OF q model, Rosetts by
name, engaged to Claire al artist. Always
fun OF adventure, she makes a wager that
she can remain in the barracks at Frem-
stadt for twenty-four hours without de-
lection. nance gives her the opportunity.
Freddie Meline. the foppish son Of a
wealthy manufacturer, comes TO the studio
10 take lessons. Rosette dons the clothes
Of one OF the artists male pupils, steals
the pocket book and papers OF young
Meline and presents herself to the recruit
ing sergeant as the manufacturers son,
who had been listed for military duty.
The colonel IN command, a strict discip-
marian, believes that raw recruits should
be hardened, the hardening process. ac-
cordiLg 10 his idea. consisting OF frequent
baths, baths hot and baths cold. BY and
by the artist visits the barracks In search
OF his sweetheart and Is seiEed as a re-
cruit. II Is Claire instead OF ROsette who