Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-09

played at the Boyd this AFTERNOON, Inc
squaw Man" being the bill
Discussing the difficulties Of censorship
as exercised by the Chicago police, and
admitting the necessity Of some sort OF
oversight to secure proper control Of the
quality Of offerings at the theaters, James
O'Donnen Bennett sums up thus in the
Record Herald:
IL would seem that a board, composed
OF representative men and women Of the
community and endowed with official
powers, would not be too pOrtentous a
body to exercise these great responsibilities
"A board that should stand for what Is
sane and good I'm the artistic, social rehg-
ious and commercial life Of this capital.
Then the application Of censorship would
mean the decision, say, Of the Art Insu-
tute the woman's clubs the churches, the
D.. universities. the social settlements, the as
Ysociations for civic well-being generally, in
stead OF the decision Of badgered police
officer whom smart lawyer can worry to
nuendo and ridlcule on the witness stand.
Such g. board as this would be known to
all the people, and being 80 known, II would
Fulfilling them, Il would command respect
for those responsibilities would Involve not
alone a mere comprehension Of what the
common decencies OF life demand but a
true understanding Of the rights OF art
Such a board could determine whether II
would be feasible to pass upon a doubtful
work in MANUSCRIPT before IL was per-
formed-thus sparng the manager expense
and hunlillation-could settle on effective
penalties. such as the revocation OF the
amusement licenses OF persistent offenders
and put order and dignity into a situation
that Is now. chaotic and source Of endless
ridicule, and, without exaggerating the case,
holds the peril OF bureaucratic meddling and
tyranny.
The question, It may again be insisted, Is
important, but JibeB and buster and pot
house valor about liberty only muddle it.
George Gray Bernard, the sculptor who
designed the groups Of statuary in the new
| Pennsylvania state capitol, is TO make two
memorials for the MacDowell club Of New
York. one OF Richard Mansfield and the
other OF Heinrich Conreid. The details OF
the work have not yet been settled but It
Is likely that the statues will be busts
rather than full-length figures.
Sir Herbert Tree purposes to devote the
whole season at his theater in London to
shakespsare's plays From Henry VIII
hevWfill go forward, after Christmas. to
''Afaebeth." for a revival OF which tragedy
he has long been preparing He himself
will play Macbeth; Miss Violet Vanbrugh
Lady Macbeth, and Arthur Bourchier. Mac
duff, while Gordon Craig will design the
settings
II is reported that the next play in which
David Warfield will appear will have to
DO With, in the first act, an old man who
pledges his friend, since they both believe
in reincarnaton, that II, after death. he
returns IN another guse TO this world, he
will make himself known TO his companion.
He dies. he 80 returns, and his expe-
riences fin the rest OF the play,
on second thought the New York Sun
pronounces Avery Hopwood's new pay,
"Nobodys Widow" '1rridesoent piffle."
Miss Blanche Bates Is acting in It.
Musical plays are 80 numerous nova
days" says Charles b. Dillingham;, that
the field Is overcrowded. This fact, and
the increasing lavishness demanded by the
public from the recognized producers In
this line have brought about a condition
which makes II possible for q manager al
present 20 lose as much money with sue
cess as he used 70 lose with a failure
= MY next activities, therefore, will CEN
ter around three dramas. The first OF
these is 'Homeward Bound, by Eugene
Walter, which 10 now in rehearsal and
which will have its first performance