Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-18

Concerning the new play of Vanity
Fair" in which Marie Tempest is enact
ing the role of Becky Sharp at the New
TheateT, Mr.. Franklyn Fyles writes;
The 1eering Steyne and the Turing Becky
meet in a flower market, in the book.
Now 1 wouldn't intimate that you've Tor
gotten your Thackeray, yet may be safe
to remind you that Becky, after ingratlat,
senni-servile companion, has ere this enticed
the profligate Rawdon Crawley 10 marry
her secretly, has found him out as ne er
do well dullard except as a card sharper,
has acted as a downy and cooing stool
pigeon for his game and Is greedy TO trans
mute her personal charms INTO so'I; becky
Tempest and Becky Fiske don't differ in
sordid avarice. Alike they leave the au-
dience 10 guess how much, II any love
she has for the unworthy Rawdoni ana ana
whether sympathy is due, along with the
contempt for this social adventures when
her husband catches her at surreptitious
supper with Steyne.
Settling one important point, Mr.. Felix
Borowsh writes for the Record-Herald as
follows
Whether Richard Strauss "Salome
achieved a popular success of whether II
did not is a question the decision of which
was made difficult or impossible by the
after the second performances with
drawaI brought about by some adverse
criticism Of the operas text ana situations.
TO the effect that "Salome' had been torn
| from the Auditorium stage by the police
1t is certain that the police had nothing
/ was taken off In consequence or the dis
/ approval of a number OF subscribers and
we believe, of certain members OF the
| board OF directors.
When Nine. Kirby-Lunn comes to Omaha
today to sing at the Brandeis In the
R.-H.-w. concert series, she will give a
norton of her time to lAtening to Miss
| elisabeth Hamling, a young woman of
Omaha, who has obtained some note in
! local musical circles Miss Hamling has
A very good voice and is ambitious, and
her try-out before so well known a pro-
fesslonai as Mime. Kirby-Lunn means much
TO her.
Bob Fitzsimmons is only an ex-champion
but he finds that many OF the Omaha
folks are still eager to see him and hear
his defense for the prize ring, which is
the basis of his act at the American. His
argument is that a man may be a cham
pion pugiiist and still be animated by the
ordinary hopes and aspirations OF man
kind His bag punching is more eloquent
than the argument he makes.
Hal Stephens, at the Orpheum this week
has gained the sobriquet Of doctor" lie
is not versed in materia medica. but his
spccialty Is ministering to enfeebed the
srtical productions. He prescribed for sucf
nroductions' The Three Twins" "A knight
for a Day and Captain Careless" TO th'
extent OF revamping the lyrics. lie has
written several sketches for vaudeville ant
Is now at work on another act for mex
season.
Ed Morton. Alfred X. Hall, Hastings &
Wilson, Carrie Cooper, Mark Adams, Louii
Rashman and the Australian contralto
Fyvie Dench. are the principal players viii
Phil sheridan's Marathon Girls" who ar
presenting Aaron Hoffman's masterpiece
the two-act musical farce, Crazy Finance,
at the Gayety theater this week.
Miss Langs display OF dresses at tn
Boyd this week is attracting almost a.
much attention as the playing Of the cleve
| comedy, An American Widow" In whicl
the company Is giving most creditabl
performance The regular Tuesday matine
will be played this afternoon.
As a feature OF the frolc Of the "Joll
Girls at the Krug tonight the manage
ment viii donate so sold piece to IN