Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-16

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Her conception OF this heroine is besuti-
fully epitomized at the close Of the scene
with Banquo's ghost During all his dread
ful sufferings at the sight OF the appari-
ton she has eyed her husband with tie
desperate sOlicitude Of a wife who would
do anything in her power to restore him to
his peace Of mind. The excited company
has left. The two are alone. She inter
rupts her soft weeping long enough to look
with penetrating solicitude into the eyes
You lack the season Of all nature,
sleep" she says with deep pathos IN
her voice that seems almost lightened by
the knowledge that his state may have
arisen from this explicable physical cause.
But he stares moodily in front OF him.
Stil looking into his eyes the hope
gradually leaves her heart. In an Outburst
Of passionate weeping she slowly bends
forward until she falls before his chair,
her head touching the ground before his
feet while her desperate sobbing fills the
room. The scene was acted with such
exquisite tenderness and expressed so
exactly the beautiful Interpretation OF the
character to which she was lending her
the present revival Of Macbeth" well
worth while.
Denman Thompsons "Old Homestead"
is to be at the Brandeis all next week.
This evergreen pastoral is being presented
with all Its original effectiveness, and by
a company that has been especially selected
and trained under Mr.. Thompson's personal
direction. A matinee will be played on
Wednesday. The prices have been reduced
for the engagement.
The Eva Lang players at the Boyd this
week are pleasing large houses at every
performance with Soldiers OF Fortune"
This fine play, with It's swift action and
splendid romance, is making Itself very
ha
ton are all favorable. The regular mid,
week matinee will be played today
"Hoity Toity" one of Weber and Fields
greatest productions. opens a weekend en-
gagement at the Krug this evening.
The Green Book album for January
offers its leading literary feature a
storyization. complete OF Edward Elsner's
play, Until Eternity" with which Miss
Margaret Ellington celebrated her return to
the stage a few weeks ago. The January
issue is further rich IN complete short
fiction, all OF II carrying in some degree
an atmosphere OF the theater, but none
the less markedly varied in essentials
Among those wel-known writer's who may
be said to be authorities on the varying
phases of dramatic activity IN America
and who contribute gravely and gaily to
the January issue, as the case may be. are,
Vanderheyden Fyles, Rennold Wolf, Chan
ming Pollock, c. MacLean Savage, Ken
meth S. Clark VIII A. Page, Roy McCar-
dell. Charles w. Collins Idah McGlone
Gibson and Ada Patterson Among the
foremost players who contribute to the
issue over their facsimile autographs are
Valerie Rogers, Oswald York, senie
Fisher. George Evans, Guy Bates Post, Al
bert Bruning and Jane Cowl.
without any display, ground was
broken in Seattle last week for the new
Metropolitan theater, which Klaw & Err
LANCER are to erect in that city. 1t is es-
timated the new playhouse will cost
! approximately. S25OO0O The plans call for
seating capacity of 1900, although the
ordinary house Of this size built on the old
fashioned-style would seat 400 persons The
contracts set forth that the thester will
be completed by August 1, 1911.
! Here's an interesting agricultural note:
What do you suppose Is the most expen-
sive prop" in general stage use today?
Just hay, plain hay. And II the price OF
stage hay continues TO go up at this rate
the rural drama will become too expen-
| sive luxury for metropolitan oonsump-
| tion. In "Rebecca of Sunnybrook EARN"
where hay Is used most lavishly in the
/ barn scene, the horses fRvorite breakfast
| bill costs less than $50 a ton. OF
course you can buy from the farmers at
less than a third OF that cost but in this
case 1t Is the gliding OF the lily which
costs. Every whisp OF this same hay has
to be put through a -proofing treat
ment before the fire department will al
low 1t 10 be used on the stage, and by the
time 1t is prepared for histrionic service
It couldn't have well cost the management
very much more II it had been terrapin.
Then, too, at these top-notch prices the
hay refuses to conduct itself as it used to
In the days before It was fire-proofed
The preparation used in the process makes
the hay brittle and sharp; its wisps crum-
bic away in no time at all and an ordinary
| load OF hay, under these extraordinary
| circumstances Is consumed in "Rebecca"
now In the course OF three performances.
All of which sounds very much as II poor
Rebecca were an elephant, which she is not.
Adeline Genee in the musical entertain
ment. The Bachelor Bellies" by Harry b.
Smith and Raymond Hubbel has started
on her farewell tour OF the United States
under the direction OF Klaw & ErlanEer.
The offering is the best vehicle that Miss
Gennee has had since her first visit to this
country. Mr.. Smith develops an amusing
idea in his book and Mr.. Hubben has
written the best music in his career. Miss
Genee appears in three dances IN conjunc-
ton with the ballet from the London En-
pire theater and the Russian dancer NJ.
Sherer- Bekefi. Miss Genee's tour will
carry her 20 the Pacific coast. She returns
TO London In May. where she will make
her farewell appearance on the state at
the Coliseum.
Wherever minstrelsy Is known, the name
OF Al Jolson Is a name TO eOnjure with.
Speaking OF the decadence OF the oldtims
minstrel show. Mr., Jolson remarked: 81
didn't exactly know why minstrelsy is
dead unless people have outgrOwn the idea,
The generation that knew the real negro
OF the plantations Is now old. The old
timers held certain sentiment for the
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