Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-17


Edith Spencer and her company will |
spend Saturday evening at the Gayety |
presenting THE Girl from Laramie
Concerning the Mexican meat packer who
has turned playwright, the New York
World tells us this
The writing of play on a daring theme
which has been accepted by Sarah Bern
hardt, places John De Kay, the hexlcan
meat packer upon a new pedestal IN an
unexpected corner of the WORLDS galaxy Oh
artists.
been reporter, editor and capitalist by
turns His nair Is long, black and glossy
nis face almost a vide as long. There ls
In Il q suggestion OF the Indian. Wheh
Mr. De Kay was seen on the Caronia, rid
ing up the bay through the storm yestei,
day morning, he wore SUIT OF lniNea
colors, with gray yarn jacket eoBeu
with green; black shoes, with lavender toPs
and pearl buttons, Cerise socks, SOBER gray
tie with diamond as big as New Ems
land pea; a black overcoat trimmed with
fur and a blue soft hat, also cigarette
and a stick The custom house said Mr..
De Kay had about million cigarettes
They are good ones.
Nine Bernhardt viii appear in Mr. De
Kay's Judas" for the first time on De-
The writer is here to rehearse his Judas
and look after other interests in America,
of which he has many.
The picturesque author lie accompanied
by his younger brother. Henry De Kay,
resident Of Mexico. who runs the packing
house in Mexico city.
Marie Fenton. The Blonde in Black" is
member Of the Humane society OF New
York City When in Gotham she exercises
her authority on occasions when she sees
anyone abusing a dumb animal. Not many
/ months ago she stopped a burly driver and
gave him a scathing rebuke on the evils
Of his ways, Then she insisted upon the
mans arrest, which was accomplished
Miss Fenton says she just can't help It,
but she is very sympathetic toward ami
mails She dislikes to see a car OF sheep
or lambs during her travels, because she
begins to think of the slaughter Of the
| lambs When at home she maintains a
/ retreat for all the homeless dogs and cats
within a mile OF the Fenton habitat
| when / see a man beating a poor dumb
horse / just feel like beating that man"
Miss Fenton stated yesterday afternoon.
And she looks the part az to size. but she
has disposition like a lamb.
George V. Hobarts dramatization Of one
of his own Diukelsplel's stories, "Dinkel-
| spells Christmas" will be a feature at
| the Orpheum next week. Five players,
| with Bernard A. Reinold, under the direo-
ton Of Joseph Hart will present this
| pretty comedy OF German home life.
! Iiebler & Co., have decided to make
! Christmas weeks production OF the long
| deferred judith Zaraine." Some time
ago, Miss Lena AsAwell, the English emo
| tional actress, was put under contract to
| play the part OF Judith, the date OF the
production being contingent upon the
/ finding of the suitable male star. The
| managers have now decided to make the
production with Wilton Lackaye and Miss
Ashweu as co-stars. judith Zaraine" Is
a play written around the labor situation
in a Pennsylvania town. A mill employing
thousands Of operatives has been forced
out Of business by a stronger rival. and
the men are thrown on the street, filled
| with an intense bitterness against the
powerful corporation. In this way they
are led by Judith Zaraine, who is one OF
the workers, and who centers her con-
demnation upon the head of David Muir
ray, the guiding spirit in the trust. The
situation reaches the acute stage where
troops are called out to protect the COM
pany's property. David Murray. who Likes
to do his thinking for himself and 10
examine into conditions. visits Minetown
where he poses as reporter for New
York paper, sent 20 cover the labor trou-
bles He interviews Judith. and they be-
come interested in one another, and each
learns OF the other.