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Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

"One swallow doesn't make a summer {"
NOR does the playing of one part we'll make
an actress; but II Miss Carolyn Gates
keeps on at the rate she has started, she
will fir herself tremendously popular in
Omaha. In the role Of Mary Tudor at the
Boyd last week she presented the character
in a more rational and enjoyable light than
IL has ever been in Omaha. This is saying
Ia good deal, for 1t has been played here
by some very experienced actresses, among
them Effie Ellsler, but Miss Gates did the
role in a way that was far and away ahead
.of any Of the others. Mr.. Morrison's
Charles Brandon was just what people
have learned to expect from him, a careful
and finished performance, especially good,
he entered into it with real zest
land gave It the human quality that is too
often overlooked by leading actors when
presenting popular heros. Mr.. Ingraham
also sustained his local reputation by his
splendid work in the part OF King Henry.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

be brought about much sooner 10 each OF
these atoms realizes this and acts accord
Miss Nethersole also presented a drama
that deals with a concrete proposition IN
q forcible and convincing way. As a rule,
the drama serves best when Il deals ex-
clusively with distractions, but one or
two Of the modern plays that have met
with most success have taken up specific
Instances Of social abuses and dealt with
them directly and apparently effectively.
The Writing on the walr' is one Of these
plays, having for its major note the cru
sade against improper and unsanitary
housing OF the poor in the great cities. It
followed so closely on the exposure Of the
Trinity church corporations share in the
scandal that It was launched on a wave
Of popular support and presented to the
public with vivid light the evils Of the land
lord system. 1t found in Miss Nethersole
a most ardent advocate, for she has inter-
ested herself much In the social problems
that are pressing for solution, especially
those that have to do with the care of
children. She was already enlisted in the
child labor movement, the juvenile court
and similar undertakings, and the play
came directly within her scope for this
reason, and she enters on it's presentation
con amore. In addition to this, It has the
dramatic elements strongly developed. so
that II it dealt solely with distractions,
It would still be of much service.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

to be sure of our building being we'll done.
Eagerness to win speedily is absurd and
useless.
l stay my haste, / make delays,
For what avails this eager pace?
l stand amid the eternal ways,
And What is mine shall know my face.
When we realize that we are right now
standing amid the eternal ways we will
not say Whats the user" even though we
may feel 20 that thou hadst known the
things which belong unto thy peace" as we
think of those we are trying to appeal to-;
and even though we feel the presence Of
tears as the "Hosanna' is being sung.
THOMAS j. KELLY.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

truth: and even the bravest must some
times say What's the use?" But ever
Immediately comes the thought 20 that
thou hadst known the things that belong
unto thy peace" And the Consciousness
that you are trying to help someone to
"know'' is the thing that makes you take
up the work with vigor once more, and
instead of Whats the use?" comes the
query What am 1 becoming?"
In all the future Of development what
particular development am 1 having now?
What am 1 becoming? No hurry! No mad
rush for results will help. What am 1 be-
coming, now?
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

- there is any attempt at a serv-
fN8aNR ice, there win be heard on this
y one day of all the year, the
word "Hosannal"
For this is what is known as Palm Sun
day!
1t is a church anniversary, festival, or
memorial, held In high esteem by many
people called Christians.
BY many other people called Christians
1t is not considered at all, any more than
Lent is. Note that all are glad to recog-
nize the jubilation OF Easter, and celebrate
the JOY, keeping the feast with all dill
gence, regardless Of the "fast.')
But whether observed by some Christians,
and marked by the blessings of palms: or
whether ignored by others as being nothing
but the Sunday before Easter, the ~anniver-
sary remains, Of the Entry into Jerusalem,
Of the Son of David.
Longfellow in his "Christus'' gives a de-
scription Of the scene OF the first Palm
Sunday, when the syro-Phoenician Woman
and her daughter are waiting on the house
top The daughter had been healed through
the faith of the mother; GO Woman, great
is thy faith: then be 1t unto thee even as
thou wilt'): and the daughter speaks:-
THE DAUGHTER,
There came upon my dark and troubled
mind
A calm, as when the tumult OF the city
Suddenly ceases, and l lie and hear
The silver trumpets OF the Temple blowing
Their welcome TO the Sabbath. sim I
wonder,
That one who was so far away from me,
And could not see me by his thought alone
Had power to heal me, Oh that l could
see Him!
THE MOTHER
Perhaps thou wilt: for l ave brought thee
here
To keep the holy Passover, and lay
Thine offering of thanksgiving on the altar.
Thou mayst both see and hear Him.
Harkl
VOICES (AFAR Off.
Hosannai
THE DAUGHTER.
A crowd comes pouring through the city
gate,
o mother, lookl
VOICES ON THE STREET..
Hosanna to the Son
THE DAUGHTER.
A great multitude Of people
Fills all the street; and riding on an ass
Comes one OF noble aspect, like a kingl
The people spread their garments IN the
And scatter branches of the palm-troes!
VOICES.
Is He Nat oOmeth in the name Of the Lord!
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

The application Of the lesson Is certain
to be varied. II is one OF the difficulties
poor humanity encounters In Its upWard
struggle that along with the confusion OF
tongues came equal confusion or IDEAS
and so great truths are frequently dis
torted and twisted in the laundering eff
forts Of men 10 Apply them But the work
of the play is not to bring about the mil
lenneum directly; It Is to stimulate thought,
and II it does that II Is doing all that can DO
asked. No reasonable doubt exists that
'The Servant in the House has set in
motion a train Of thought that must In
time have some good. 1t Is the waiting for
the result that is tedious, hut evolution Is
a slow process, and revolution Is merely
the sudden manifestation of evolutionary
processes. The earth has been carved into
its present form by forces of nature that
have worked slowly from the beginning.
The hills have been rounded. the valleys
followed out, mountains have been sort"
ened, great canyons have been worn IN en-
during rock. and an endless list OF ap-
parent wonders have been accomplished
by the patient. never ceasing ways OF ma
tire. The succession of the seasons, heat
and cold, rain and wind, are the agencies,
and their effects are visible on every hand,
yet the proBTess ol inc SH""sS -
that only the most delicate instruments are
able to detect the variations from year to
year. But we know that the change Is
going on. What is true Of physical nature
is equally true Of moral nature. The change
is impeTceptible, perhaps but is steady
and as surely as the days go by mankind
is approaching the day when the great
temple described by Manson will stand,
a triumphant accomplishment, and in its
alsles and beneath its wondrous arches
brothers will unite in worship OF the one
great All-Father. Just as each drop Of
water, each ray Of sunlight and each breath
OF air stirring are useful in natures great
laboratory for the changing of the physical
aspect OF creation, so each Individual atom
Of humanity has his or her bit of service
to perform to the whole. The result win
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

one very grateful difference between the
performance of this season and that Of
last is that the comparison between Manson
and Christ is not 50 insistently put for
ward. In the beginning, this seemed just a
bit OF unnecessarily enterprislng work on
part Of the press agent. A few seasons ago
the promoters of another play, dealing
rather more directly with the events OF the
life of the Savior, laid much stress on the
fact that his actual presense on the stage
was suggested by a broad beam Of light.
This was made much Of, and one or two
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20


Mr.. Pollard gives many intimate touches
Of Mansfield. ~extenuatlng, nothing and set
ting nothing down in malice. His digres-
sion to Mansfield-if DEPRESSION IL may be
called, and hat is doubtful-bearn soma
clear relation to the general plan and pur-
pose Of Their Day IN Court" He quotes
frequently from his novel. THE Imitator -
which was published some years ago by
that brilliant oAHser, William Marion
Reedy. Of the St. Louis Mirror, and in
which Mansfield was llmned under the
name Of Arthur Vantage, and in other lines
pays fun tribute to the actor, in whom he
also says: There was as much gentIeness
and kindness as there was bitterness and
sarcasm. as much charity and rood humor
as there was peevishness. Much OF his I'll
humor anne, ! I'm sure. from I'll health.
from physical discomforts. The smallest
things disturbed his temper. 1 recall an in
stance Of that which, since the point is
against myself, may be of interest here.
Employing my pen, as 1 was for Mans
field, II was not to be expected that I
could escape the commission to write a pIay
on Dean Swift. Every writing man who
ever had speech with Mansfield-from
Charles Henry MeltEeT to Clyde Fitch
must, I am sure, at one time or another
ave been committed to tina dreadful
effort. Just as the most populous club in
New York could be formed Of executors
Of the Cosmopolitan Magazine, so have
some OF us thought seriously Of forming a
club for those approached by Mansfield on
the Dean Swift detail. II was a satire OF
Swift's character that fascinated the actor.
To and experienced eye II was. OF course, as
impossible to get drama out OF that career
as out OF the Pentateuch. But I was too
young to nave hat detail dau me; and
none OF the Dean Swift club members
warned me-. So I shaved and sweated, and
appeared presently with a completed act.
1t was at the clubhouse OF the Ameri-
can Yacht club, then stationed at Milton
Point Rye TIL dinner promised beauti-
tuhy' built wa not 10 be. We had, alas,
a stupid walter. He was clumsy and he
was taetless. Before We were at the third
course Mansfield's temper was in shreds. /
knew the storm signals: / knew / was
doomed; but l went through with It. We
settled ourselves into rocking chairs. Mans
field smoked and looked gloomiiy at the
Sound. Never, all the time that I read. did
he cease glarlnG gloomlly al the Sound. /
unrolled the impossible drama OF Swift and
Stella And when II was over I waited. 1t
seemed a long wait, but finally Mansfield
spOke-and actually smiled as he spoke:
Send it. my boy he sAJd. to
HarpeT's.'"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

Whats the use?" indicates a too anxious
desire for sudden results. 1t means that
we nave tried and have met with opposi-
ton, where others have not half-tried and
nave succeeded, apparently. Yes, ppar-
emily, but only apparently. There is no
permanent success obtained in that way.
We must stay our haste. We must make
delays, even make them ourselves in order
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
Musical Notes.

Mr., Martin w. Bush, o~rganist, assisted
by Fred G. Ellis, baritone, win give his last
recital In the First Congregations church
Thursday evening, March 81. Following
many suggestions and criticisms of the
free recital plan, it has been decided to
charge an admission fee of 50 cents. The
program will be built AROUND the Guilmano
Sonata in d Minor. Other details will be
announced later.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

thing Of a furore in the east. Mr.. Pollard
was associated with Richard Mansfield for
a season, and he sheds new lights on that
erratic genius. I'VE quarreled eventually"
he says, "as did nearly all who dwelt with
him, about a play written for him. We
came to dissension, but n~ever-thank con-
soience!-have 1 Joined the army Of petty
souls who, while he lived or after he died,
never tired Of malice or Observation-Disclosures
toward him. Even at this slight remove
Of time II is hard to imagine the amazing
version Of the man which the newspapers
promulgated and the public liked to con-
slider authentic. A volume could be filled
with anecdotes about him, most Of them
malicious. Few have written OF how bril-
liant a gentleman Mansfield could be; how
he could talk all things TO all men; how
varied was his learning or how fascinat-
ingly he could express II. In short, besides
being an actor he was a gentleman and a
scholar. and his interiors forgave him
neither. One secret of their hating him,
1 think, was this: He never yelled his dis
regard for his mental interiors. There,
doubtless, he lacked being the true gentle
man. His intellectual oga mad him
impatient of stupidity, But he knew vastly
well with whom to try on his ironic
speeches and with whom not to,
The public's opinion Of him did some
times weigh On Mansfield" continues Mr..
Pollard. Let me quote to you here from
a letter he wrote to mo in October, 1886,
which has never been made public before:"
Behold me in future playing only good
men and lovers and lovable creatures, like
that dear, amlable, open hearted, open
handed, joy distributing Jefferson, or the
merry, bouncing, rollicking Sol Smith
Russell, or that e-xtravagant gay young dog,
Francis Wilson, or that mace for ali MS,
Crane, or that beau-ideal Of ali romantic
lovers, Drew, or the impetuous, tempest-
uous, Sothern-yes, / have three plays
ready to follow Sombras-and they are all
bright, cheerful themes. and In two l am
now i will give the world the new ioverl
Announce II, Your always.
RICHARD MANSFIELD.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

A bit Of information from New York
that will be Of local interest Is that Miss
Elizabeth Murray will give over vaude-
Vile to assume the title role in Madame
Sherry" a musical comedy soon to be
produced in New York. Miss Murray was
here this season, at the Orpheum, and dur
ing the week visited with Miss May Weaver
and made many friends in the musical
circle Of the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

49, ton which comes to the Bran
sQGMIDE deis for -four nights and two mat
49, Inees, beginning today, and no
one who remembers this u~nctuous comedian
as Happy Johnny Hicks in The Time, the
Place, and the Girl" will miss the perform
ance If it is at all possible not to do so.
"The Money and the GirP' has a delightful
love story, with Mr.. Young making love, Of
course, as no one can do more interestingly
and delightfully."- than he; while the COM
plications of the plot, the humor Of the
lines, the beautiful production and splendid
company which surround him make this
attraction one of the really notable in
theatrical engagements of the season. The
piece is by Thomas T. Railley, a young
author who has just had a musical comedy
accepted for immediate production by Lew
Fields, the producer of THE Midnight
Sons" THE Jolly Bachelors and dozens
OF others of the biggest successes in the
country.
The regular $50 scale of prices will prevail
at the evening performances. but at the
matinee today the scale viii be Is cents,
50 cents and 70 cents.
. .
One Of the rare musical plays described
N' NAAAN ~ NV ~ w AAN1NN
on next Sunday, matinee and evening.
March q, when Bailey and Austin will be
seen in THE Top O. Tn World" a piece
which won favor for many months in New
York, Chicago, Boston and other cities.
II is a piece OF surprises and while II car
ries one, like Wright Bros flying machine
it never falls.
Harrison Grey Fiske will present Mr..
George Arliss in a play founded on w. ].
Locke's "Septimus'' dramatlzed by Philip
Littell, at the Brandeis theater, for three
days, beginning Monday, March %. The
regular matinee viii be given on wednes-
day. Mr., APliss will be remembered as
having been the originator of the star part
in THE Devil" and was for several sea-
sons leading man for Mrs. Fiske. Seat sale
will open at the box office Thursday morn
ing.
d
This week at the Boyd the woodward
Stock company will put on George AIDES
de1fpbfful NAV oF upracttc.Vu u.1t.t..
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
At the Omaha Theaters

Brandeis Offers Musical Comedy Again for This Week, with a Fine
Line of Advance Notes.-The County Chairman by the Woodward
stOck-Krug Has a Real Indian Star and a Rafting Good Comedy
orpheum Presents Alice Lloyd and the Gayety Strong Burlesque Show.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20


Miss Nethersole's art is so definitive and
so completely developed that any words of
praise or explanation here offered must
necessarily be repetition Of what has al
ready been printed about her and her work.
First OF all, she shows her capacity in her
attention to detail; II Is characteristic OF
the great artists that the little touches are
never neglected. None who have ever
gained permanent greatness have done so
on the broad outlines outlined; they have
finished the picture in its perfection, and
In this regard Miss Nethersole's claim to
greatness is as valid as that OF any who
ever listened to Fame's calls across the
footlights. II she falls short, 1t must be
in some other way, and humbly It is SUBJ
mltted that she does not lack in her pre-
sentation Of Barbara Lawrence. The whole
conception OF the part is so true and it's
presentation so strong that it must carry
conviction with It. Much of this achieve
ment must rest on the foundation Of
thorough sympathy with the role. It is a
woman of the type Miss Nethersole has
rarely Portrayed, but which comes very
near to a realization Of the character she
has shown In her private life. She has
worked earnestly off the stage to aid in
setting forward she conceived
to be for the good of the race, and now
finds herself able through the medium Of
a really strong play to add force to the
arguments she has made in her own way
when appearing as Miss Nethersole and
not some person Of fiction.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
Mansfield and His Biographers.

Publication Of Some Letters He Wrote Prove that the Great Actor Was
Also a Great ~Showman-Percival Pollard Relates a Personal
Experience that Indicates Roaring Dicks" Disposition at Times.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

The County Chairman" Into this COM
edy of characters he has woven two'really
interesting love stories, one of Hon. Jim
Hacker, the big and blustry county chair
man, and the other that OF Tilford
Wheeler, his law partner and candidate
for the office OF county attorney. In the
role OF Jim Hacker Albert Morrison will
have a chance to do his best work. for he
viii be playing the part OF a big man,
dealing with big things in a mans way.
1t is a splendid role. Lloyd Ingraham will
find outlet for his versatility as sassafras
Livingston, the dit Of local color" and
Miss Gates will get a chance to show stilI
another sort Of girl In the part of Lucy
Rigby, the sweet and charming daughter
OF the opposition candidate and beloved of
Wheeler. Colin Campbell has charge OF the
staging Of the play and has provided II
with all the accessories In the way of
scenery. the uniforms for the Antioch fife
and drum corps and other features.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
Palm Sundays Significance.

What the Music for the Day Means Entrance of the Nazarene Into
Observation-Disclosures of the Lesson to Those Who Work Through
Music for Enlightenment Of the WOrld-Courage for the Disheartened.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20
ma of Purpose and It's Possible Effects

The Servant in the House" an Excellent Type
of Dramatic Attack on Abstraction, While in
The Writing on the Wall" We Haze Direct
Presentation of a Concrete Proposition--OlgG
Nethersole's Art Perfection in Point of Detail
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

he CHoIRS today will sing
"Hosannal' From all the
churches of the city, wherein
there is any attempt at a serv-
ice, there win be heard on this
n day of all the year, the
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

To Die on the scaffOId =
Is painless compared with the weak, lame
back kidney trouble causes. Electric Bit
ters is the remedy, GOO. For sale BY
Beaton Drug Co
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

This brings us to a more or less con-
crete consideration Of two p~urpossful
dramas offered at the Brandeis during the
week. First both In order and merit comes
The Servant in the House" Charles
Ram Kennedy has been called impractical,
a socialist, and other names not intended
to be complimentary, because Of the sug-
g~estions he makes IN this peculiar drama
% his. He can smile, for those who have
called him names have paid him compli-
ments by doing 20, His drama Is not i'm
practical; II may be sociaIfstic in It's
primal application, and 1t may be the
vision Of a dreamer, but It is as sus-
ceptible of practice as are the simplest
tenets OF Christian faith. II does not re-
quire that a miracle be performed, that
anyone shall part with any OF his dignity,
or that the personal Importance of any
member of society shall be sighted. II
merely asks that we give over our selfish
ness and think OF others. Just that. II
men and women would pay a little less
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20


"Brewster's Millions" a dainty comedy,
win be presented here at the Rrug for three
days, starting Thursday, by Conan q
Harris comedians with Royal Tracy.
Brewster, frantically trying TO get rid OF
the money, buys heavily on a falling mar.
ket, and stocks bound upward at once.
He bets on a long shot and wins. He tries
Monte Carlo, and breaks the bank. But
eventually the contract Is fulfilled, and he
Is a pauper. He had won the 100000.
The efforts OF Brewster to reliSve himself
Of the fortune keeps the audience In a
constant state OF laughter.
Among the attractions on the extrava-
ganza trail the Charles Robinson Crusoe
Girls IS claimed to be the star number.
Commencing with a matinee today this
combination will occupy the board of the
Gayety twice daily for six days Prominent
in the list OF entertainers with Charles
Robinson Crusoe Girls" are Charles Robin
son, Devine ana Williams. Margaret Cush.
Ing. May New Ward. Belle Wnllams, Frank
Smiley, Dave COnroy and a chorus OF
twenty, In the latest musical novelties.
Starting tomorrow there will be q ladies'
dime matinee daily.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

WwrM lNHo AAN NANANNA ANAAAN NANAN any
I'm Influence on the people who
VIZ patronize it? Are the lessons
~ set forth on the stage, with apt
f Illustration and much impress
49, sive eloquence. lasting. or do
they go from memory as vanish the
dreams OF the night? Even n this be true.
the advocates Of the stage should not
swerve. for the experience is duplicated
in every undertaking that has for its pur-
pose the upllft Of humanity. Only by dint
Of much repeating are the people taught
Tho basic principles OF Christianity are as
old as the race. but It Is only very re-
Gently that the altruist has been encour-
aged by the outlook. The preachers have
been dining important moral precepts into
our ears for ages, and yet we are as stub
born In our evil ways as ever, and "the
primrose path Of dalliance" Is always
crowded by the throngs who push on to
the everlasting bonfire" But the preach
ers are not discouraged They work per
sistently to change the selfish bent Of
mankind. and every now and then profess
20 be encouraged by some sign that prom
Uses n realization OF their hope. So who
ever hopes for the ultimate triumph of
the good in mans nature must always look
ahead. Mar never Is, but always 20 be,
blessed" In this as in other ways. II the
stage can be Of any assistance to the other
agencies that are striving in the work OF
the upllft, II is doing we'll. And who shall
say that It Is nOt7
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-20

)HN e. YOUNG in the Laugh
a-Minute" comedy, "The Money
and the Girl" are a combina-
ton which comes to the Bran
deis for four nights and two mat
Inang hnrlnnlnr tndnv and M