Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-16

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Plays and Players.
'In order 70 appreciate friends ono
must have enemies" Margaret Nybloc
/ warns.
"Flattery may fall" Suzanne Jackson,
the interesting actress, observes, but u
\ never falls fiat
There are too many people willing TO
admit they are actors rather than prove
It," Louise Randolph complains
mo manager who has produced a play
In July ,can boast he never made mis-
take," Francis Powell, the art director,
insists.
Dallas Anderson is one Of the many
American actors marooned in England:
l He has been aumInering In scotland ana |
will return Via Holland.
'sro correctly estimate the true value
him II as good good as he paints himself, and az
bad as he is painted by his rivals ana
divide equally"
Just 10 keep him OUT or mischief and
nile leading man, is writing a couple OF
vaudeville acts In which he VIII person-
ally appear this summer.
Mr.. and Mrs, Carlos Sebastian, the dam
GERS. who have entertained New y fork ..a. ai
/ months, are making brief vaudeville
tour. Next season they are TO be fea-
tured in a new musical play.
"The Dummy" in which Glare Weldon
4
early next month. II 10 now n its sixth
month In New York, and will continue
in that city while the new ~ company s,on par
Ian Maolaron, the English actor. who
| announced his intention OF becoming an
| American citizen, is spending the sum-
mer at his country place In New, lamp,
shire, which he has named The Latrds.
| Mr. Maclaren was scotch before he be-
came English before he is to become
American
olive BrIscoe. whose sense Of humor =
one OF her many cherms Is seeking i,,
tSiss' tSient' ts' 70 drsmatlss the late calmeste
nny Ts n on ss ths stage as Il @ was IN NJ the French
court room. she declares, IT VIII be
4 scream.
LILLIAN Kingsbury. notable American
4 actress, will return 10 the management OF
Charles Frohman this season. when she
plays The Land OF Promise, her pars
being ono OF unusual strength and power, power. /
\ opened IN the play In New York last sea
| SON This play Is now the reigning sue
| cess In London.
! suzane jackson has aroused the ire ot
| the suffraglsts by an interview In which
rightSF to study the existing relations relations
stage, where the honors and emoluments
i arc equally divided. Miss JACKSON con con
4 tinues 10 smile and be satisuea, notrlssss sa,,
\ standing the criticism which mas oeeh
4 Frank Keenan,. whose announced retire.
rnent from vaudeville has interested play
goers. e making b,isf fareweir ar wei ~, this m.
fore returning 20 New York, where his
new drama, MY SON." II due for q pre-
miere. The play has been eonstragteq
/ Mr.. keenan,. and the result has been
drama OF great power and force.
Marguerite Hertz. who Is a member. Of
the new repertoire COMPANY In Philadel-
phia has removed far Inland from At
j iantlc City She has determined 70 cheat
any foreign wesAhipa which might MIS-
take neutral for belhgerent territory. she
was told that the heaviest gun carried
/ twenty-five miles, and bought a ticket for
Il thirty miles to be safe The town she
was landed at has only seven other In
hahstants.
; Wallis Clark. the director for an im-
! portant Canadian theatcr. will develop an
important production office In New YORK
! az Stss cios- OF his present season, lmme-
; diately following his Canadian engage
= nenta he win be associated with the
Little theater IN Philadelphia, where
most interesting season has been planned
by the busines director, Beulah Jay, and
! tho ART director B. Iden Payne.
/. A marvellous mystic Illusion and drama,
sThe Mystic Compass" IL TO be produced
. In New York next season, and the ad-
. vance reports indicate that II will prove
one Of the most thrilling and exciting
"acts" before the public II, ]. Moor
house, who invented the illusion and
, write the music. while Grace Griswold
~ ana Frank Ferguson have contributed the
lyrics and book.
Glare Weldon. the dramatic leading
woman. who plays In THE Dummy this
: year. declares that plays with a pur-
pose" are the plays that count And then
Miss Weldon recites the fact that Ten
) fnl factor in the cause Of temperance. n
Miss Weldon has seen this play IN recent
years and stiil believes that II is a tenn
! peranoe agency she Il the prize optimist
] OF the age
Jack Lait Il now writing a play 20 or
der. few nights ago he revealed to his
producing manager an idea that had been
occupying his mind for some time He
believed he had an idea for a play Of an
unusual sort. The manager agreed with
him, and the result OF their discussion was
MT Laitt's present absence from his ia
1 from his typewriter.
Hilda keenan,, daughter Of Mr. and Mrs
!, Frank keenan,, the latter distinguished
= ried " the fan TO Edward Wynn. now the
!, comedy feature with the "Follies OF 1917
at the New Amsterdam theater. New
> York, ana Well known az "A vaudeville
9 comedian. Miss keenan, - herself most
promising dramatic artist Last season
she appeared with within the Law" ana
d nander.'' an engagement which has been
!. abandoned on account OF her forthcoming
marriage.
Gilbert White, the American artist and
3, dramatist, reads with more than usual
Il interest the war news from Europe Mr..
!. White. with his wife. = charming prina
y donna arrived in the United States sew
A wirnia mural paintinEs Tor she new bubble
. building IN New Haven They had beer
= painted IN the Paris ateiier OF Mr. White
l. ami Nhen he left the French canitaf he
Il left all his valuable Possessions. Now ne
I. Is IN the United States oainting 10 order
and writing a play Of the Latin quarter
a and he cannot eel hack II his cherishea
Ie refuses 10 be comfortcd. However tbs
4 new Bohemian pfav az which he works Il
= progressing 81 .apidly thai he win be abb