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Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10
Efforts to Improve Quality of American Drama

Cambridge 20 heip stage the college PLAYS.
Nj harris has also recently offered ln
give s. an towaris a fund II Ezaea m be
used In buiidinW q model thsater az caIn-
bridge ard for the establishment " a chair
of drama az Harvard with ms reprsssn-
tatfvs az the UNIVERSITY M Harris viii be-
abIe 20 secure first hand Information on
the plays written By the students. he has
already purchased The scarecrnw. by
Percy MaCIxave. produced By the Harvard
Dramatic club last December The
witch by Herman Hagedorn. and The
NIurers' and salvation Nell. by Edward
sheldon haVe all been written by Harvard
men and successfully produced in View
York
This remarkable interest IN play writing
has largely beer stimulated by the Harvard
Dramatic club. an organization founded by
Edward Sheldon. the author of Salvation
Neil" and uther plays. The club produces
only original plays written by Harvard
students and graduates. It's success in this
field has attracted such attention that Miss
Maude Adams nscsntiv became an honorary
member of the club and an enthusiastic
supporter 1f 8s objects Cther prominent
actors and actresses are members oC the
club. ana David BelasCo E8s Offered his
scsnerv % the organization Il .t wishes 81
stage its PLAYS in View YORK.
This valuable support OF the Harvard
Dramatic cIuh. ard the delegation af Mr
Rescher TO direct it's producing, has RE
suited in the selection of four une-act PLAYS
% be produced IN Cambridge and Boston
during April. These plays. The Better
WAY" BIZ Paul Mariett-- "'rhe Marvellous
1 HHutearu0 hs Herman Hagadurn. The
Better KAN" by z H. Guild. and THE
New Age By David Carh deal with tbs
nance. tragedy farce and morals. Ths
cast II cnusen entirely srom Harvard sru-
dents. with the exception Of the feTnai'
parts. which ara taken 5v accomplished
amateur Actresses Over thirty speaking
walking turns
Mr. Reicher general stase director FOL
Mr. Harris. VINO has entire charge Of tlu
I production OF these plays. states that th'
average college man is very apt actor
The high average Of education aiming th'
college men gives them added abilities III
believes. 10 grasp the parts assigned q
them. However. he experiences consider
able difficulty in whipping half hundrai
students into soldiers. southern heroes ans
the varied characters involved
/ The club selects its plays from thos.
submitted in a semi-aunual competition
The final decision is made by committees
composed OF Prof @. P. Raiter. who give
the course on the drama at Harvard
winthorp Alnes the director of the New
thsater in New York. and n. r Parker
the dramatic critic OF the Boston Tran
script
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

has been 20 secure the best prouuShonA ANU
70 present them with the best talent
Therefore with the name OF Henry '"
Savage upou a play bill the theaterguer
- assured OF quality His latest Offering
is M IS Patsy, which has iust concluded
an enhancement of l98 performances at the
C-l-tcago Opera house and is TO be brought
here four nights starting tonight with
matinee on wednesday, befUre it's presenta-
don in New York City 1t ls fares OF
an uproariousIy funny character, bur
withal sweet, clean and up 10 date. II
simply compeIs laughter For two and ons-
half hours an audiences Is Kept az the point
OF convuisiun. Miss Patsy was written
BY sewell Collins. the cartOonist and maga-
zine illustrator and author Of vaudeville
Sketches. He has devised a story which
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presents unusuai possibilities to the aClor.
and Mr. Savage has done the rest he has
engaged a company OF flInmakers second
TO none II is headed by Gertrude Quinlan,
who is described as the funniest woman on
the American stage BY Amy Leslie OF the
Chicago News. Miss ouiniRn will be re-
membered as the original slangy waitress
in the Georgs Ade comedy The College
Widow" She Is supported by five other
members Of the original College Widow
company. including LAurenes Wheat, who
has been A star On mis- own account and is
considered one Of the brightest light come
.dians OF the day; Frances Ring the second
ana most beautiful Of the thrss talented
Ring sisters; AdeIins runiap. Thomas
Mesgin1 and Maude Earle. Others In the
company are Dan Mason, Annie Buckley,
Hardes Kirkland. Jennie LsMonf. Josephine
Brown. Hazel Tuppsr. Gladys Turner. Berh
HARNESS. Frank Des. Arthur H0yt and
Forrest Winant.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

chase cur the little foxes. or to bear than
down and be unsat1sfied until their little
hides are drying on the barn door No.
Fox chasing among vines is not very in
terssting pastime. nor is IL very interesting
work bur II the vine IS to be pressed ont
OF those grapes. IL the juice OF those grapes
. Is 20 refresh YOU in ms heated days OF
summer then the foxes. the little foxes.
must be driven aur
What ara the little foxesg Yours and
mine are different I have mine. you
have yours. Perhaps your teacher will
tell you some OF them. if you ask Per
haps the members OF your family may re-
veal 20 you some OF the little fellows; per-
haps you have a friend who would. for a
consideration, point them CUT TO YOU
But look for ths foxes yourself and il
you ask any one else 70 help YOU Look do
not think OF getting angry II they help
you 70 find them
II there should be a fox here. and another
one there. shaE you did not know about. do
not be annoyed. but just get after II. and
urs it out
Il is not the big high tone that makes
the singer IL is the beautiful still small
voice For tho "stlIi. small voice viii
grow into the fnlnsEs Of power
Il Is not the humping crashing chords.
on the piano. that anu0u9cs the artist: il
3 the beautiful singing tone. for IL that
Is there the power viii not be lacking.
LoUdness Is not power. Loud playing. OF
loud singing, is iust as vulgar as loud
talking. or loud dressing, but playing with
power is different thing.
It IS the ittie things thar We neglect
and il Is the little neglected things that
( spnil the work. and ia is the little things
that are the hig things anyway. u is the
little cinder IN the sye that makes your
whole body ztop working ana De uncum-
I Portable z is the HttIa time s8Enarrlrs
rlat you ignore. ard Tou sp0il the r.hythm
"a your song, or your 'pieca' il is ths
little anuanre or ''aileErur az the be-
ginning of the composition which YOU
forget, ana which makes the thing z,
wrong. Ii is the litrle lsftsr or the Httls
Z syllable. or the nttls word which make,
thai bad tone FOR ysu. which you ars tf-rins
Z % correct By the hippsrty -huppsrt7 or th,
i Diaphragm or the obstinate whaf-yuu-unav.
uAll-it or the nasal 1esunAnce-
Il IS the "iittis fox thar spuils thar mas
sage aud makes Il difficult 20 uiav. som,
ltria -hinE you ara ignoring. some Htr,
matter that has been called 70 your arien.
tiuu hundred times. n Is the igria .ea1
th.sl Is spoillng your vines. aud you dom
get aftcr q, and extsrminata H. You ar,
working up big tmnEs. YOU aBe 80 husy
preparing Tor the uon. ana the elephant
uiat yoar have no time 20 look aut FOR th,
little foxes. and there they are Ennwiul
and biting and eating AZ the rsots az yuul
vines. rhina it over
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At the Omaha Theaters

Henry savages Patsy and and Heath at the Bran
des-Mauds WsskWOodward Stock Closes
Orpheum Novsle-Sng Bulesqus Troupe at Gayet
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

The students Of Harvary university have
shown sucil a marked interest IN piaywr1t-
ing that Charles 3. Harris. the New York
theatrical producer, has sent his general
stage director. Nj Charles Reichsr. 20
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

-NRY ". sAvAGES produc-
tons ara a standard Of excel
fence. From tna time he came
before the public as a producer
he has never sponsored an in
feFiur cast or play. HIS aim
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10
Little Foxes Spoil the Vines

Saying that Old Enough Be True Application
Difficulties Student Meets Proficiency in the Art
Of Music-How Overcome the Little Come Up
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

presents itself 50 infrequently that it Is
not 10 be lightly regarded A search for a
play which would give him such a sub
ject brought to light The American Lord. %
by George h BraRdhurst and Charles T.
Dazey. The position OF leading woman in
the cast will be filled by Mss Marie Dr1f-
nan. ana an efficient company and fins
stage settings have been provided. Mr.
EanHord appears in The American Lord
at the Brandeis theater on Sunday ant
Monday. April It and lR
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

A word 10 explanation. The writer OK
this column ocraslunallv rerHires letters
from musical wurkers In outside towns and
samufimes words OF Kindness are said about
lhia csiumn. These words ars greatly ap-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

The opportunity TO see M Charles B.
Hanfora IN a modern rolls ia one which
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

preciated. and the musical editors 0ut-of-
town readers ars ever IN his mind as he
writes the articles for the Sunday paper
The foregoing article was the outgrowth
OF conversation with some students, and
it was thought that perhaps il might be
worth something 20 some readers here OF
elsewhere
II Is alas. too true that we are al
troubled with the little foxes, and II il
truly they that do the spelling of the vines
When the writer looks over the list O
those whose vines have been spoiled By
little foxes. and those 0ncs beautiful vine
yards ara now a desOlauion. II makes hin
sad. In bis career as a reviewer OF musi-
cal affairs he has seen many a promising
vineyard spoiled through the cunning work
Of little fsxes- II is pathetic, but true.
Il is necessary that we znOuld be always
on the lookout for the foxes the little
foxes that spoil the vines.
THOMAS J. KELLY
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

Something has been said at other times
in this department as 70 the necessity OF
a standard FOR the purpose OF determining
what is desirable at the c1eatsr. The only
r10m FOR argument on this point Is as 20
the detail OF what that standard shall be
All admit it should be nigh but who Is 10
determine just what high in this case
means? Some OF me plays that have been
given us have been high" enough. IL the
adjective is used in its gastronomic sense
When il cdnes to determining absolutely
what may or may not be offered az the
theRrer. save within ths narrow limits of
common decency. the censor is getting on
dangerous ground. Along this point we
VIII have to permit the same latitude thar
prevails in our literature While the out
put OF the modern dramatists is enormous.
Il does not approach in volume the steady
stream of printed matter thar pours from
the presses Of the country. providing end
less reading for the multitude. To say
that al Of this reading is Of a high order
OF merit is not fair TO that which really is.
and. on the other hand to condemn II gem
orally Ia equally UNFAIR. II is OF service
chiefly in that IL engenders the reading
hRbft; once get that set up and the natural
growuh Of the mind which must expand
under the steady application OF the printed
page. viii solve tbs question OF taste.
Some VIII still stick 20 the lower qualities
but ths great majority viii be led into the
higher walks Of letters. and rhs writer's Of
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

HERE Is an old saying 50 old
" that. having lived as long as d
has. IT must be true. l8Eavbc
you DON'T agree with that, tlat
only the things that have lived
- long. long time, are the true
things I believe thar the oldest Thought is
not only the new thousht. but the true
tloughr}
This old saving is ~Its ehe little foxes
that spoil the vines
We have heard that saving 50 often that
II does mot perhaps mean as much 70 US
it should In the life uf the student
how many times. over and over again. does
one forget the "iittls foxes and the
trouble they cause. In the experiences Of
the teacher. how very difficult il Is to get
the student to look cut for and dn away
with the little foxes HOW often, in the
observing of a singer or PLAYER does one
see that the work Is spoiied b. the 'nttle
foxes which the singer OF player either
falls - see. OF refuses 10 see.
Take you the foxes the little foxes
THAR spoil the vines II is a striking fac:
AMI a strong Illustration. % be sure
II is not an elephant that spoiis lte
vines. No we could see an elcunnnt and
before he could do uauch we eauld have
him in hand, elephants are not often Tar
away from their trainers. when ws see
them. and the trainer would soon have rlle
elephant going 10 the hreois df IL were dry
weather. and bringing trunkfliis Of water
70 water the vines.
II Is NOT an ostrich thar tramps Win its
long legs through the vines ana pulls them
about no. you could easilv see an ostrich
ana Brighten he pour. f1niish tiriuE away
=
~Hls majesty could not possibly avoid
roaring, 20 aunouucs thar he was in ths
neighb0rhood and abuiit 7sady 10 begin
operations After his roaring one could
telephona the ueighbors. aad me noH
misht be disposed of from ambush.
But tho .git1la foxes come Ia the mus'
cunning dlliet and insidions wav. tAnd
by tha way. thaL word "insidiuus Is DOS
sesHed of a meaning. which one dues nui
always stup to think of; from It's rout q
means sitting down ln.' hence. hidden ir
ambush. hence. hidten or seCrsrl
well. these little foxes work in the musi
-insidiuus way. They have JUST saatad
\ themselves as though 20 say I'VE are ia
y 40 hurry We have come 20 stay rhey
SET IN win their uttla bodies, and uudei
the green leaves away under All th'
foliaEo. where they can not be seen. rhrs
BEGIN DO wurk. and to en- and bite. and
Euaw az the stems aad Inc stalks per-
ehanca until the vine grower ioolss az hi
vtnns ana wonders 20 sea 50 MANY sickii
looking branches. and searching further
he rnda the traces af tha teath Of those ut
TIE foxes.
Tt would have been 50 muua better j
they had aatsn only mr. Erapes bur thr'
have Spelled the Wines themselves.
Ana - il y win the studsnl The stu
4 dent ID usualig ready 20 Egnt the lions 4
The way. 6rurv dav f necessary the STA
dent ia snEia,ss o. foresfan an eiernani
y or 70 trs siransrh etth an ostrich. per
lasl. nar ssldom ls thn sfldsnt willing d
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

For the farewell bill Of the Woodward
Stock company ar the Boyd Mrs. Temple 3
Telegram has been selected. This joyous
fancs IL well known to Omaha folks. but
never gets old. for IL contains all the eie-
meutB OF hearty fun and goOd-natIrsd
laughter. The anger OF me Jealous wife
the clumsy attempt OF her husband 70 lie
cut Of an innocent situation, the equally
clumsy attempt of mis- friend to help MIN
out Of the scraps and the introduction OF
the friends wife, al combine 20 make as
delightful nixup for a farce as anyone
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

The chief result that will be attained by
the Drama league in its early efforts, at
least will be 10 render effective work that
has been under way Cor a long time. ont
has been Intellectual because OF its being
TOO restricted in its district It's scope has
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

centralized. By uniting all the separated
cubs devoted 70 the study or the drama
IN one general organization. with a more or
less definite program. the force Of its in
vnstiaatl0ns and conclusions may BE- a.
rected along more specific lines. and IN
uime tha Influence is certain 70 reach the
most important 1f obiecfires. the pocket
book nerve Of the producing managers. In
this month Century M. Jacob Riis tells
how this was achieved by the committee
OF the Peoples institute in View York.
The managers had little faith in the proB0-
sition made to them Bv the committee
thal they furnish tickets az a reduced
price TO members af the Institute. the plays
to be such as met the approval or the com
mittes The matter was taken up expert
mentally. but the sale OF la1aaB seats on
orders furnished BE- the COMMITTEES has con-
WINGED the managers THAR the patronage is
worth looking after The censorship OF
moving picturs films By this committee
has proven ths Hfa Of ths moving picture
shows .n NssF York. and the censorship
OF plays to which il iE willing 10 grant it's
accepted orders for reduced admission price
Is proving a decided factor in the busi-
ness af the New York thearars. Mr
Charles Fr0hmRn is 50 impressed b. tfe
condition that he has sald he would. f he
had the means. construct a large theater
on the east side in New York. where ne
might present his stars IN their great sue
cesses a. rates abuut nalf what he charges
in has Broadway houses And this Offer
has brought Mr. Lee Shuhert 20 the front
with a proposition that he win provide
the means 70 build the theafer. IL M From.
man VIII do his part and let his stars play
there These straws Indicate rather
steady set al the wind in the direction OF
better things for the drama and the stage
in Amer4ca. The day may yet come wher
ths theztsr will more nearly fulfill its par
as a factor in public education
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

Maude Adams in her latest success.
what Every Woman Knows. by J. NJ
Barrie viii be the attraction ar ths Bran
deis raearer on April - and n. There viii
hs the usual matinee on "Wednesday The
mail order system as heretofore will be
carried out and filled in the order Of their
receipt
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CONTINUED on Page Eight
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The musical department OF the Woman s
club will meet thursday at la O'Clock.
Wgnen interesting program will b6 given.
Mr SlErnund LanusberE Will give a brief
tallI on the Sonata, symphony and Con-
certn. and the following Illustrative pro-
given
% symphony, C Major c'JupitsT 0---..-
.----------------------.-- W A. Mozart
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

And 80 il y win the studenI The stu-
dent ID ssualig ready tn rgnt tlia lions ln
the way. erurr dav tf necessary. tha stl-
, deut 10 snEious % forsstan an elefiant-
y nj 10 u-F sirsnsth etth an ostrich. per-
laqa pau asidon Is thu student willing %
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

We more the matter of fslavat-
ing the stage s being given
earnest artuutlou. This cine
the folks who ha~e at them
SELVES Co rhe task DO it with
tae fun understanding thai be-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

was gwen by the pupils completing course
No. q FOX Cnildren IN the Effa Kills system
Or uluEtral q Music. Besides me class eaS-
erCises each member OF the class played
solo. The class was assisted by Mr a. A.
G0ValL The members OF the class ara
Louise Berwick. Lillian Anderson. Grace
Dunahey Dorothy CavanauEn. Martha
Clariz. Charles Del-rof Helen Parish, Ray
mond Beck and Mildred Hungate.
A clipping from the 81 Joseph Gazette
has been rRcelven Wnich gives an Accuuut
OF a recital given a. me hotel huhiduuZ 0li
the afternoon uf MErcu % nv Miss Bella
Robinson OF Omaha Mss Robinson was
grested by a very appreciaf1ve alutencr-
Al the Auditorium Nine MarcellA Sem
hriah viii give ne following program to-
morrow might assisted ny Mr. Frank La
EurHe pianist
Aria from rraviaru, fAh. f0rs luil.. .Wendi
Nine. sauhrlcn.
= a 49,
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4AEALS8s
ta5 Allegro Vlrace-
tbf Andante CaDfa5iie- --.-----.----------.
fCl MEuuetLO-Al llegretLu ----.-------------
First Piuuu-Mr- LanuEnErE ald Miss Az
nes kriteuhriuck. second piano, Miss
Beuiah Davis ana Miss Jessie ba1ly
% sonata. d maIOr-.----.-- ". A. Mozart
First Mnvemenr-Alegru con brio. Miss
Jessie Eailv
90 Concerto opus Is. major r.---s.------
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

HERE is an old saying. 50 old
tha1, having lived as long as d
has. IT must be true. Maybe
you dent agree with that, that
only the things that have lived
4 long. long time. are the tr-tle
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-07-30
BOSTON CITIZENS DRIVE
"CLANSMAN" FROM CITY.
Mayor Requests Play Stopped on Pro-
test Of Colored Men.

A triumph for law and order, moral
decency and friendly relations be-
tween the white and colored citizens
OF Boston has been scored as the result
Of series of strong protests by white
and colored citizens against Thomas
Dixons Infamous race play. ''The
Clansman."
At the conference before Mayor
John F. Fitzgerald held on Wednes-
day, July 20, the manager Of the thea
ter, Lindsay Morrison, agreed to vol
unfairly withdraw the play because of
the protest Of the colored citizens es-
pecially and at the request Of Mayor
Fitzgerald.
The colored citizens were represent
ed by W. Monroe Trotter, editor of the
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-07-30

Boston Guardian: Rev S. A. Brown.
J. A. Crawford, James II. Wolf, Rev.
s. J. Comfort, Rev. ]. ". Hill and G.
II. Plummer.
The police commissioner, Stephen
O'Meara, sent the mayor letter urg-
ing him for the good of the city and
10 forestall race trouble to exert his
power as license dispenser to have the
play stopped.
The affair has created widespread
interest throughout the country on ac-
count Of the great controversy over
the production OF the Johnson-J j effries
fight pictures which pale into insig-
nifcance alongside OF the rancorous
race prejudice, cngendered by the gro
tesque scenes in Tom Dixon's CLANS
man"
As n race we appreciate Mayor Fitz-
Rerald's firm stand for law and order
and extend thanks to the committee
headed by W. Monroe Trotter, the
fearless champion OF the manhood
rights Of our race. Let us all hold up
his hands in the great fight which he
is making for the race along all lines
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-07-30
ATLANTIC CITY MEETING
OF POLITICAL LEAGUE.
Organization Of National Scope Needed
Among CoIored Americans.

The coming third annual meeting Of
the National Political league, to be
held at Atlantic City, n. j., Aug. 4 and
5, promises to be one of interest and
fruitful results. While many may diff
fer as to the best methods to pursue
In order to secure proper political rec
ogniton, no one should doubt the ad-
visibility and the importance Of main
tanning such an organization Of ma
tional scope among US.
Those who think differently on such
matters should come into the organi-
zation and help to make 1t what they
think 1t ought to be. The league can
be made a strong lever with which to
pry open the door and make clear
passageway for the enfranchisement
Of our people In tie United States.
Its platform is broad, and II is con-
Quoted by men Of considerable expert
ence In politics and, above all, men
who have shown by their acts their
race rs they see 1t.
We cannot hope to accomplish any
thing Of lasting benefit so long as we
are divided upon the very essentials
by which we should and can rise. To
stand OF and criticise without Offering
a remedy is suicidal. Let there be con-
certed action NIL along the line upon
the things which tend to give strength
and influence TO given cause, and the
time will soon come that our cause
must 60 marching on.
The Atlantic City meeting of the
National Political league will be large
ly attended, Judging from present in
dicauons. There II should be decid-
ed what course is best TO pursue In
the matter OF the support which we
believe the race should give to men
and measures OF whatever political
faith. We must get together and make
strong demand for our manhood
rights or we will never get them. Pub
lie sentiment points to the elevation of
the masses through individual effort.
The list OF speakers includes such
well known men as Bishop Alexander
Walters, New York; W. Bishop John
son, Washington; W. English Walling,
Esq, New York; Rev. DR.. R. C. Ran
som. New York; Rev. DR.. ]. Milton
Waldron, Washington; Rev. l.. G. Jor-
dan, Louisville, KY; Professor r. r.
Wright, Jr., Philadelphia: Rev. ]. E.
Churchman, F. L. McGhee, St Paul,
MINI; Editor E. G. Knox. Indlanapo-
lis; ]. W. Thompson, DR.. G. @. Clement,
Revs. s. L. Corrothers and f. W.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1910-07-30
Want Roosevelt. to Speak At State Fair.

Conditions in Africa is the subject
upon which the Hon. Giles B. Jack
son, John c. Dancy, United States
minister TO Liberia; W. D. Crum and
Harry S. Cummings want ex-President
Theodore Roosevelt to speak at the
coming state fair for Afro Americans
to be held at Richmond. Va. next Oc-
tober.
The quartet visited the e1-president
recently at his home In Oyster Bay,
N. Y. at which time the request vas
made. Minister Crum sailed for his
new post OF duty on Tuesday, July 10.
NJ, Roosevelt will answer in uue time