Omaha daily bee., 1912-10-11
ATTRACTIONS IN OMAHA.


0ayety; Extravaganxa.
Hippodrone, Vaudeville.
xrug: nurlssQus.
0rpheumi vaudeville. .-.
Matineea at the BOYD, Gaysty, Hippo
drome, Krug and orphsuzn today.
"EEypt" "a Failure.
Percy Hammond OF the Chicago Tribune
hymns this requiem for Egypt" the
romantic play in which Miss Anglin be-
gan and ended her season in Chicago;
Miss Margaret Anglin's determination
to withdraw preclpitately Edward Shell
don's "Egypt" makes unnecessary long
comment on that unhappy incident OF the
week. 1t was particularly unhappy be-
cause II represented much more Of a
and hopes than the average failure.
When Mr.. Sheldon fails II IL more OF Y
loss than when certain OF his bell--ingIng
brother dramatists fail: for they so
often fail even when SUCCESSFUL LAKE,
wise in the case OF Miss Anglin. Much
was expected from them both, but In
Egypt" they left us "nought but grief
and pain for promised Joy.
The case OF Egypt" Ia not unintereat-
Ing from one point OF view, Here Ia Mr'
Sheldon. possessing the dramatists sixth
sense, as Mr., 6elasco calls II, enabling
from mere Scenes and truth from mere
facts" Here is Miss AngIin, q skilled
woman OF the theater, wonderfully versed
in the subtle psychology of audiences;
and MIR. Nethersole, the manager, full oil
practical experience and with no little
drama. Here are all OF them-wise. ex..
pert, practiced-believing that Egypt
was good and diVertlng play ana bank
Ing their time funds and regulations IN
that belief.
Yet almost unanimously on Tuesday
evening ~ the Garrick the audience,
composed Of persons without expert
mental knowledge. actual acquaintance or
intimate observation of the theater, not
only rejected the play as entertainment,
but sensed Its failure with future audi
ences. Even the critical elves were cor
rect In their discomforting conclusions.
OF course, the phenomenon has happened
! frequently before and will happen again
1T is mentioned In connection with
Egypt" only because the fate of that
unfortunate enterprise seems to be q Pc
cuiiarly acute emphasis OF a battling
problem of the theater.
Beginning Of Maude AdamH Teur.
| Miss Maude Adams and company of
over fifty left New York for Charlotte.
N. G., on October s, where on Monday
night, October 1 she played the first OF
200 performances OF j. M. Barrie's Peter
Pan which, interspersed with special
university performances Of two other
Barrie plays, The Legion OF Leonora'
and 1.-THE Ladies' Shakespeare" will bs
Miss Adams play for the next season
and half. Peter PAN" with Miss
| Adams again az Peter, begins nation
wide tour, touching points as far apart
as New Orleans and Vancouver An en-
tirely new production has been made for
Peter Pan" built Of the new collapslbls
scenery, so that the four acts are portable
in half the space necessary for the seen
cry of the original production. At St
Louis. which the organisation will reach
by January, the manuscripts and parts
viii be distributed for the commence
ment Of the two other Barrie plays thai
are TO be done before the end OF the
season.
Somewhere on tour, the exact place will
be determined according 10 his arrival
Charles Frohman has arranged that )
M Barrie shall meet Miss Adams; and
then, for the first time, the author OF
Peter Pan will see the creator oi
Peter Pan" At the same time final ar
rangements Will be perfected for the first
presentation Of Mr. Barries first long
play since What Every Woman Knows, .
entitled by him, The Legion OF Leonora-
scenlcally. Miss Adams other Barrie
play of the season, The Ladies' Shake
speare," will be constructed Immediately
under Mr.. Barrte's direction. because
much Of its quality as satire will de-
pend upon its stage settings.
Promises of the Press Agent.
| Il often happens that weil-written
play OF the underworld is robbed OF all
Ifhe serious bearing II might have BY a
cArtain Haunting of fndecency on the