Omaha daily bee., 1914-10-18

9N41AS9I ginning; that has long since
SzkEGH0 been forgiven her, and she has
now become an Omaha girl in all essen
tials, especially i'm the hold she has on
the heart of the public that gets it's
amusement and edification at the popular
priced stock company thcatcrs. For Miss
Lang is known and loved here. She has
not yet outstdyed her welcome, nor is it
at all likely that she will. Her various
excursions to other scenes of activity
usually end in her return to Omaha. not
because she has not prospered elsewhere
for she has, but because she, too, fecls
the inspiration of that indefinable some
thing that is called sympathy" which
reaches out and holds her and her audi
enccs closer than any other bond that
could be forged Omaha people know
her, and know that she is giving them
each time the best that Is in her, and she
knows that they believe it, and for that
reason she works all the harder TO make
her efforts worthy the great friendship
that has been bestowed upon her. 1t is
more than being a good actress to he so
Individually a popular actress; It means
tt Somewhere the heart interest," is
81. hg. The applause and the flowers
and all the congratulations that went
over the fooudghts and back onto the
stage last night were from friends in the
truest sense, and these friends know that
in return they will get the very best that
an experienced actress of established
ability can give them
And over at the American next Satur-
day night Omaha will he called upon to
welcome another young actress, Miss
Mabel Allen, who comes at the head of
the Woodward Stock company, to begin
n winter season of activity. Miss Allen
will come as stranger, but she will find
the heart of Omaha is big and warm, and
that as she merits so will she be given
proof of friendship and personal interest
She comes well commended as to per-
sonallty and ability. and with a promise
that she will not dsappoint the expecta-
tions of any. In the company supporting
Miss Allen are a number of well known
actors James Doyle is to be stage di-
rector, and the company is composed of
Frank Conway. Harry Hoyne. Edward
Hayes, Jean Thomas, George Phelps,
Pierre Watlin, Charles Royal, Thomas
Stanton, Phil Carlsbeck, Jack Garrett,
Fred Grant, Mabel Allen, Minor Watson.
4idbtl lAtth. -Nhldllt ~ hlAl'lbf NAdN W AT
son and Tiie Mann. William Warren.
popular and genial, is TO be the business
manager for the company, and Harry
Tallman will be treaurer. Ready Money"
the jolly comedy of modern high" fl
nance and business methods that was
such a success in the first-class houses
last season, will be presented first at the
opening next Saturday nighA and will
run all week, with matinees on Sunday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Nine. Bertha Kalich the distinguished
actress who comes as the stellar attrac-
ton OF the Orpheum for the current
week, makes this her ninth year on the
American stage Born in Austria, the
early part Of her career was given TO
opera. When she came 10 this country
it was TO accept an engagement IN n
German theater Of New York city. In
that city also, during the season OF 1870
she made her appearance as an English
speaking actress, with the George Fawcet
stock company when she appeared in tho
title role of Fedora" Her finished dram
attic art made at once a decidh impress
sion so that at once the most prominent
producing managers sought her services.
Next she accepted an engagement with
Harrison Grey Fiske to interpret
MaeterIincks Norma Wanna" The
triumph she scored In that play was
sclipsed when, the next season, she an
3eared in "The Kreutzer sonata" Other
days in which her distinguished acting
aimed wide recognition were "Sapho and
'haon' by Percy Mac Kaye. Cora by
Anne de Gresac. THE Unbroken Road
by Thomas Dickman and finally the
aust eonSDicuous Of her successes,