Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-30

Something almost pathetic is Nat Good
wins latest and perhaps last venture in
matrimony. Experienced as he was, he
allowed Miss Goodrich to tie him up in
what to her is a very profitable contract
before she would consent TO change the
second syllable of her name. and fOndly
foolish Nathaniel made over to her one
half of his fortune Now she has d.
vorced him and taken her share of the
money along and the court has forbidden
him to indulge in his favorite game of
matrimony. During his young wife's life
time he is not permitted TO wed again. oh,
very well.
Among other Joys OF life in Omaha this
week is Wallace Monroe. who is paving
the way for the coming OF the Belasco
company to the Brandeis to present The
Lily" next week.
Henrietta Crosman, who comes to the
Brandeis on Sunday night, is playing this
season in a dainty merry comedy. the best
she has had since the gave us Mistress
Nell" 1t is by Percy Mackaye, and is
said to be couched in a vein OF whimsical
humor so quaint In its conceit and so
charming In it's flavor that its like is sell
donl seen. Anti-Matrimony" the comedy
is called, and the title suggests the theme
Of the play.
Commenting on the recent production of
George Bernard Shaw's play, The Show
| ing Up of Blanco Posnet," in Toxic re-
Gently under the title OF The Horse
| Thief" the Japanese poet and critic, None
| Noguchi. wrote:
we need such a man as Shaw In present
Japan, who will even orutally unmask the
old ldeaIism, sophistlcauon and Journalism
under which we bothered for our real IN
Outstanding Of life and the world. But
! isn't Il strange to notice that Shaw is no
small masker himself The reason that 1
| call mis- plays tragic is in the fact that he
! attempts TO scratch off mis- own mask as
/ il it were snothersi therefore they are all
/ mis- confession So it is In The Horse
Thief. know that many points, in the
/ play which might Impress forcibly the
/ English mind failed here with the Japa-
pese; but when / say that Il was generally
/ we'll understood by them 1 mean 20 say
that shaw Is not artless; on the contrary,
tIu OF dramatic art which brighIens from
! the web OF circumstances.
/ II am told by Dr. MOri, the translator Of
/ this play of Shaws that many phrases
1 I'm the latter part were erased, az they
doubtless would, displease the government,
which might at any time SOP the play.
. The government would not permit the play
TO be acted II shaw we're a Japanese, but
[ il cannot be so strict with an established
! English author / have seen many in
stances when we only borrowed from for
eign writer's TO express our thought and
often through il outwitted the government.
The Horse Thief is one OF them"
Alice Lloyd is one Of a family OF nine
children The others are: Marie, Rosie
Grace. Daisy, Annie. Maude, Sidney and
Johnny. All were taught 10 sing and dance
Five are nov on the stage When but q
slip OF a girl Alice was wont 10 romp on
the streets Of London 10 the tune OF the
street "hurdy -gurdy. Since that time sh,
has earned a pretty penny by her stage
efforts She Is just now reading over
part submitted TO her by producers whS
want 10 star her next season in a musica
comedy entitled, The Debuntante' She
is as yet undecided whether she will civ,
up vaudeville for the opportunity OF being
star" in a travelling production. sh'
declares she has temperament" but doe
not think IL compatible with stage sue
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