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Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

The Commercial clubs bulletin refers to
comparison OF water and rail rates" II is
water transportation rates, not water meter
rates for on the latter comparisons are stiil
odous.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31
An untaEKed Hoo.
Clnreland plain naaler

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
a base ball game has been PLAYED AZ
Vera Cruz between American sailors and
Mexican professionals. The umpire has
not yet been awarded hero medal.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

And now Huerta is willing to abdiCate pro-
viding he can withdraw with dignity" Let
him take his dignity with him but be sure to
leave what remains In the public strong hNx.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

The latest sensation in Mississippi. according
TO the Houston (Tex.) Post. is news Of the legal
hanging OF two negroes
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

For man drawing an official salary from
the people, Judge Lindsey finds vast amount
Of time to run around the country to deliver
speeches and pick up pin money in other lime
light ways
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

"oh. God, how beautiful is life" exclaimed
Schiller. And he made his life show how
deeply he felt II.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

Next 10 Woodrow Wilson the who is doing
the mont efficient work for good government In this
country is Theodore Observation-Disclosures Sun.
Waddayamean in saying next to Woodrow
wilson," The sun is plainly looking for
trouble.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

Jacob Rlis. who died during the week, was
another one OF those foreign-born immigrants
against whora certain agitators would shut the
door tight.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

Unfortunately, the inQuests and investisa-
tions do not bring back the lives Of any Of those
who 90 down to a watery grave.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

II Is fair presumption that Sir Conan
Doyle came over here to unearth material Tor
a new detective story.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

lin girls and women. And here are stern busi-
ness men who put very practical penalty on
that sort Of cheapness, for gaudiness is no more
attractive than sheer sloveniness.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

Mr.. Mellen has. al least. had the politeness
not TO say that this inquiry was merely another
assault on big business which ought to count
some in mitigation,
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

Il do not want office" Huerta is quoted as
saying. SO we would infer from the way he
hangs on.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

And yet II Is doubtful II the pain Of Mex
ican bullet is greatly relieved BY Getting into
the movies.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

If you want to get into good company. pu
your AUTOGRAPH on the register Of Ak-sar-Beni
Devils hotel.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

Perhaps the king OF Albania might be able
TO strike up trade with Dictator Huerta.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

rhot and SHE'LL but by the arts Of peace. Yes,
though It takee longer, 1t is a good deal safer
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

After being dubbed Prince Charlie" he is
now called one OF the twin Recks Bad Boys
OF Nebraska democracy" That's adding Insult
to injury.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

The colonel is now enroute to Spain Kins
Manuel will take notice.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

The question Of the hour. what are the wilt
waves saying at Niagara?
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

The fer Of the Lord is the beginning OF knowi-
edge. hu. fools despise wisdom ana Instruction
PFoversA
And. boys. that is absolutely on the square
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

This Nebraska weather is good enough to
eat.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

Pursuing your scientific researches at
the ball park. professorY'
Yes; want to see II there is any
! truth in the statement that little pitchers
! have abnoTmally large ears, Louisville
| C,otirfap-
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

do you know anything about muslc?''
YES" replied Mr. HGrowcher.
Whats a rest?'
The time it takes 'em to change the
record in the music machine next door "
Washington Star.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-31

What did her old man say when you
told him you could support his daugh-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
ACTRESS REPORTER
Ingenue of Under Cover
Does Interview for Tribune.
By LOLA FISHER,
Actress, Author, Artist.

He spoke quite calmly, in matter
of-fact way-never batting an eye
LASH" as it were. OF course, the tone
implied confidence, so | felt pleasantly
fiattered. in spite of being considerably
taken back
oh" said J. 81 couldn't write any
thing interesting even about our
handsome leading man. Ask me TO
sign a contract for -four figures or do
a song and dance, or make a nice salad
dressing, or hemstitch hanky, and |
might get away with it-but don't ask
me 10 interview any one, especially Mr.
Courtenay. Why, I'd probably begin
By asking him how much money there
was i'm the house that night. and end
by rushing off TO my dressing room to
powder my nose before picking up my
next 'cue'-or, still more likely, Mr.
Courtenay would be so interesting that
Id be apt to forget my cue entirely"
The following evening | hurried 10
the theatre, dashed on little makeup,
climbed into my dress. and, with pencil
and pad. flew TO Mr.. Courtenay's dress
ing room, feeling quite important. He
had been warned of the approach, and
was dressed ready for the second act
entrance that is, all but the creamy
silk muller ard smart checked top
coat.
what" I snickered, "is the siiest
thing you ever did in all your life?'
Not allowing myself to be daunted by
the "Oh-I-say" expression on his very
attractive face. hurried TO explain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27


Of meanings besides the
generally supposed describe sensational modamatic situation II
Nelson-Terrys performance Twelfth
punch produced by team work the
players; and go" the Miss production
failed
would enthusiastic welcoming
that performance is
about the worthy
will consider the
themselves look
worthy considerable dm
the and his sympahes with
his for the public There
the authors job III done and unentertanng
course poor admng
should tell him. euoeist
play dull and Indifferent just because the author had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
CASTLES IN THE AIR
New Dance Palace to Open on
Monday Evening.

Castles in the Air, the dance rendez-
vous atop the 44th Street Theatre, Will
be opened to the public for the pre-
miere occasion on Monday evening, De-
eember %. A gala programme has been
planned, and many Broadway favorites
of the footlights will be in attendance.
Through an arrangement between
Charles Dillingham; and the manage
ment of Castles in the Air Mr. and
Mrs Vernon Castle. who are now feat
ured principals in Watch Your STEP
will dance here every evening after
their appearance at the New Amster-
dam Theatre. They will give an exhi-
bition repertory of all the latest ball
room evolutions of their own invention.
Dancing at Castles in the Air will COM
mence nightly at II o'clock and cor
tinue until o'clock in the morning. At
this time guests who are members OF
the Castle Club will adjourn &c the
rathskeller beneath the 4ith Street
Theatre. whore dancing will continue
without interruption until daylight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27

base suspicion? At any rate, having
suddenly called to mind an incident
that could be revealed with impunity,
Mr.. Courtenay proceeded to confess
in a charming and obliging manner.
at was while | was en- tour with Mr..
Mansfield some years ago. he began.
1--WE were all down at the station quite
bit before train time, so ] suggested
strolling up the platform with a young
woman in our company whom | adj
mired very much. She accepted pleas
antly, and we had just begun to feel
in a gay mood of 'comradie' as we
walked down the platform away from
the maddening crowd when suddenly
Mr.. Mansfield caught up to us. calmly
linked his arm with that of my fair
companion and boldly piloted her away
in the opposite direction.
81 noticed bitterly that she did not
struggle, but seemed TO enjoy the joke
as much as he did, 10 say nothing of
the grinning multitude. Now at that
time | was the most dudish of dudes
and dressed in EXTREMIST of fashions.
So high collars being quite CONNIE IL
fault then, Of course my collar was
extremely noble and lofty. And as |
gszed angrily at the triumphant kid
mapping right under my nose that col
lar threatened TO choke me.
Suddenly ! determined to try and
turn the tables on Mr.. Mansfield. so |
took a deep breath and. catching up
with them just as they neared the
crowd. ! said sarcastically and effect
lively Il thought 4 must apologize, Mr..
Mansfield, for leaving you TO 60 alone
as | did. but / became preoccupied.
What must you think of mel
Every one around US was listening,
and all became interested to hear how
Mr. Mansfield would receive this. He
paused just a second 10 smile; then:
We'll, to be perfectly frank with you,
Courtenay,' he said, Il was thinking
what a lot of money you could make If
you rented the back of your collar for
advertising purposes!' Then. turning
to the girl. he gracefully offered her
his arm, which she accepted gigglingly,
and they strolled up the platform"
When | could laugh no more. How
did you really feel? ?" | asked. well.
he replied slowly, II felt sufficiently
cheap to carry out his suggestion"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27

the Dramatic Clubs competition.
The entire production, with the eN-
ception of the coaching of the players,
is the work of Harvard undergrad
yates. The sets are from original de-
signs by Merrick Rodgers '16. The
stage hands, who this year were chosen
after competition from eighty odd can
didates, take complete charge of the
work behind the scenes from scene
shifting TO stage lighting and are di-
rected by the Stage STAFF: Stage Man
ager, Paul c. Rogers, 'l6; Assistant
Stage Managers, L. A. Whitney, II,
and r. C.. Williams. 10; Property Man
E. p. Goodnow, II, who holds sim
liar position in Professor Bakers
Workshop, and Electrician. C..
Browne, 10, who has studied abroad
for several years under Max Relnhart
and Gordon Craig and who has already
achieved remarkable success IN expert
ments with the new stage lighting.
The cast is made up of young ladies'
from the New England Conservatory
of Music's dramatic department. and
Harvard undergraduates. Mr.. Gilbert
of the Conservatory has coached the
actors. The chief character of Peter
is played by w. l.. Walker, 10, while
Miss Marion Fetley plays his wife.
Kline is played by j. W. D. Seymour,
II, of New York. Other New Workers
in the cast are ID. Manson, 18, as
Regain and G. Z. Massey, rs, as the
Grocer. The remainder of the char
acters are as follows: Doris Breck,
Madeline St. Laurent, Addie, Henri
eta Tighe; Mrs. Regain, Margaret
Guilesian; Bobby Smith, b. Williams,
'ls; farmers, &. B. Hebb, III, and ".
B. Beals, rs. A percentage OF all
profits is to be given to the Actors
Fund Of America. The performance IS
given under the patronage OF the Stage
Society.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
STRAND ROOF GARDEN.

Under the direction of Mrs. W. h
Vanderbilt. Miss Anne Morgan, ME-
Elisabeth Marbury and Miss Elsie os
Wolfe, plumbers. piasterers and decois'
tors are transforming the roof gardsu
over the Strand Theatre, at 4ith 81
and Broadway. into what viii be gwen
over to the public on Monday evening
January 4, at 3 o'clock, as the very
latest and most up-to-date place %
amusement on Broadway. These TOUT
women and their friends have cor
oeived the idea Of converting tne
Strand Roof Garden into an attractive
and moderately priced place, wneIs
cafeteria lunches will be served A.
noon to the accompaniment OF an OF
chestra, where dance teas" including
food and dancing, will take place ever
afternoon at the price of 80 cents she
where dancing parties will be glveh
every evening at the same price. un,
like other dancing places, there WI
Barrie. the former dancing partner "
Miss Joan Sawyer, has been eingarss
by the management 20 give dsnelns
lessons during the open hours. Ins,rt
will be no exhibition dancing. So
drinks-there will be nothing strons5
and cigars and cigarettes VIII DC ~
at night, but the committee wiz ~
sonally see to it that no one Is uiSs
TO spend money. There VIII DC
ticket punching" and extra ehaigs a.
$50 much per dance once enc Is lnsts III
The admission Zee entities one 70 III
evening Of dancing 10 the m"'N
Europe's Orchestra
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27

enough to laugh, Marie Tempest would
be more than peeved. But nobody does
laugh. because there is nothing rldlcu-
lous about a pair of pantalettes and a
hoop skirt like these, which rival the
most conventional costume in tascina-
tion and grace.
Designed by Miss Tempest herself.
after a model Of the period of 1888,
the famous dressmaker Uucile) who
executed the garments has so cOnven-
tionalized their original grotesqueries
that the general ensemble presented by
the wearer is in harmony with that OF
any smartly dressed woman.
The skirt is a voluminous affair fash
Toned Of lime colored taiieta and cream
net, Shirred upon reeds which distend
IN a perfect circle of nearly six feet
diameter. 1t clears the floor by about
seven inches, discreetly disclosing I'M
derneath two inches of what appears TO
be a very scant and diaphanous petit
coat. but which, on careful inspection,
turns out to be pair of pantalettes, as
dainty and demure as any that ever
peeped out OF faded old daguerreo-
type. ,-,
The fact that Miss Tempest, acknowl.
edged to be one of the best dressed
women on the London stage, has sew
eral similar new costumes in her pri-
waite wardrobe is significant. The hoop
skirt and the long tabooed bifurcated
garment associated with IL are at last
10 be rescued from the rude caricature
of George Monroe and TriXie Friganza
end restored 20 their rightful place IN
the wardrobe of lady.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27

oIcDouough St., Brooklyn, ~ Y
Dear S Reaching your criticism of Poor
Little Thing" morning the following sentence: zone
in their ventueeven though
each first night brings epilogue by Percy NIacaye
nothing of Mr. Macaye have simply read most Of his
plays them In opinion 1.-THE Scarecrow is
one Of he things in American literature.
do however object spirit which the
the spirit that inspires the most rigorous and
practically all the work done by American play
wrgh play has punch 1t lauded
to the a play has "punch" is all right BUT And
killed worthy American plays than anything else
blame the public Understand don't say
that All critics TO share the
opiuion-or American and write worthy play
ridiculous.
spirit works in other directions do not know what
say regard Miss NesonTy production of Twelfth
Night" criticism that INDUCED this
morning hat tune production into failure
the critics to do their share IN develop
when artist tries to do something
worth viii leastg give him credit for the endeavOr.
produces Shakespeare Shaw
Gasworthy she should treatment
production Broadhurst masterpieces
the height Of his 0 her ambition.
will give this letter little serious consideration
and thought, remain, respectfully,
j.. vELSER SMITH.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
HARVARD PLAYERS
To Produce Peter, Peter,
Pumpkin Eater" at Garrick.

The Harvard Dramatic Club makes
it's first visit to New York on the eve
nings of December 80 and 80, when
IL will produce at the Garrick Theatre
the four act comedy peter, Peter,
Pumpkin Eater" The play was writ
ten by Miss Winifred Hawkridge, a
graduate OF Wellesley College and a
special student in Professor Bakers
courses at Radcliffe, and the produc-
ton will be identical with that given
in Boston and Cambridge, the first OF
this month.
The play was judged most suitable
for presentation among the thirty-nine
original manuscripts submitted by
students of Radcliffe and Harvard IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27

Miss Tempest is a comedienne, one
of the funniest on the English speak
ing stage. and the role Of Kitty" Sill
verton. the girl who wears the hoop
skirt and pantalettes in the play, is one
OF the funniest in her large repertoire
of comedy parts. That does not mean,
however, that Miss Tempest has intro
duced this extraordinary and utterly
novel frock in order to get a laugh"
No. indeed. Far from il. That would
not be good art, and would be quite un-
worthy the high comedy traditions of
Miss Tempest. This is serious hoop
skirt, serious pair Of pantalettes-
such as. were a poet 70 see his lady
love clad in. he would write a sonnet
about. They are not intended to arouse
mirth, and If anybody were rude
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
JARDIN DE DANSE.

A complete review of the various
items that comprise feminine apparel
on living models will be the offering on
the Jardin de Danse during the week.
Lingerie, gowns, furs, footwear and
various other articles are included in
the New Years week fashion parade.
A series of surprises for New Years
Eve have been arranged in the way OF
tableaus, and a long list of entertain
ers have been engaged for that night:
Gene Hodgkins and Irene Hammond
will continue as sponsors of the fash
ion parade.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
ON PANTALETTES
Why and Wherefore of Pair
Worn by Marie Tempest.

In the second act OF "The Marriage
of Kitty" Miss Marie Tempest wears
the first hoop skirt and pantalette cos
tune which any woman has donned for
serious. bona fide' dress purposes in
New York City for more than sixty
years, and, judging from the admiration
which the extraordinary garments are
exciting on all sides, IL is safe TO pre-
diet that they will make their appear
anee on Fifth av IN considerably less
than sixty days, says Miss Dorothy
Richardson, who probably knows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
MARIE DRESSLER ze "a MH-o'
aILke 591 THeATR6

Austria" and "The Allied Powers" Mr..
Holmes has brought back with him
thousands of feet of timely motion
pictures, and from his snapshots and
other still photographs he will repro
duce realistic colored dissolving views.
Burton Holmes will give two courses
exactly alike at Carnegie Hall, begin
ming on Sunday evening and Monday
afternoon, January II and is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
BURTON HOLINESS SUBJECTS.

Burton Holmes is to begin his annual
series in this city soon. He has Just
returned from Eutope exceptionally
favored in being able to bring with him
the entire Photographic results OF his
abroad during the past
summer. His subjects for the coming
season are announced as England"
Scotland" Ireland" Germany and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27

That's cheap enough" said, with a
sigh of satisfaction.
Suddenly Second act!" rang down
the stairs and through the hall, and IT
was with real regret that | relinquished
my pose as a reporter and took up the
more familiar work Of being a comedy
inQenue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
AT THE IRVING PLACE THEATRE

A new war play, "lnfanterisi
Phaume," will be presented II the
German Irving Place Theatre on De
eember 81. The new play is a farce
dealing with one Of the few sunny
phases of the present war Every
afternoon special children's matinee..;;
"Snow White ard the Seven Dwarfs'
On January 6. "Wallenstein's Tod
deliberately staged by Director Chris
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
TIE FRENCH PLAYERS.

"Diyorcons," which has been seen
both in French and English, will De
given next week at the Theatre Fran,
caise. with Nine. Yorska in the role o.
Cyprienne; Claude Benedict as Ne
Prunelle, and Jose Ruben IN the role
of Adhemar The success obtained 0,
"Blanchette.' by BrieuX. has prompie'
the direction OF giving in the near igl,
ure another one Of his plays. esllsa
IA Franchise" On New Years D'y
"Blanchette" viii be repeated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27

Critics"
Your kind treatment of a play which
you frankly confessed bewildered you
has prompted me to attempt the diff
ficult task of explaining what Miss
Tempest saw in Chapin's little play,
THE Dumb and the Blind"
In a comedy of manners verislmili-
tude is of the first importance-you
grant Chaplin this quality. That is
something, but mere photograph Is
not a work of art. In print / fancy
YOU would have found certain amount
Of humor, but l have an idea that our
rather brutalized types shock you IN
the flesh. They certainly do me when
| see them again after visit 10 Amer
lea, where you have nothing on view
quite so degraded as the men and
women you see hanging around the
pub" doors in London. well, what
did they learn you" Tell you what
mother, I'll take Tommy out grammar
nights-you're all right at parsln.
Oh, yes, and Joe's slow acceptance OF
the fact that the job on the dredges
will involve a certain amount OF work
and his horror on realizing 1t are eX-
amples that in Jacob story would be
considered funny.
This may not be anything to speak
of, but there are moments of suspense.
The looking into the bedroom keeps
the audience wondering, as ! can tell
by the intense stiffness; and the pause
before the woman's shamefaced con-
fession that she is glad that the terror
is going to be home for good. His dis
comfture at the uncomfortable emo
tional turn things have taken leads
TO his bewildered and choky attempt
TO solve the riddle Of life, ending up
with the outcry, Goods truth, what are
we here for?" This is answered by
Chaplin, by Joe's dropping his phil
osophic struggle and eagerly comfort
ing himself with his baby.
On the table may be found the
spiritual significance of the play. We
are all dumb and blind We love, but
we cannot say so. We are loved, and
cannot see it. IL is true, everywhere,
out particularly so with the English,
who have TO betray their emotions, and
Chaplin has selected a class where this
Characteristic is most marked.
II | have made myself clear and If
you will grant what | claim ! think, |
have made out a pretty good case for
trife which plays twenty minutes.
have seen plays in three acts with less
claim 10 consideration.
W. GRAHAM BROWNE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
A REPROOF
A Correspondent Takes Us to Task
for Our Sins and Others.
By HECTOR TURNBULL.

The following publish with pleasure for many a
mentioned Mr. aekes epOgue since
evidently did Nor that
The American literature But
in
Of serious effort is a wicked that has
After ALL critic is but form OF parasite
OF others brains he should be both
ind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
A GREAT LIGHT
An Actor Explains Mr.. Chap
ms One Act Play.

In answer to several of the New
York critics who seem puzzled about the
one-act play, "The Dumb and the
Blind" which precedes "The Marriage
of Kitty" at the Comedy Theatre, and
in which W. Graham Browne plays the
leading part, Mr.. Browne has written
the following article and calls 1t
shielding Little Light for the
Critics"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27

81 mean the most embarrassing posi-
ton YOU were ever in-the most annoy
ing situation, so to speak. In fact, the
incident in your life which made you
look the most foolish and feel the most
uncomfortable. In short, the best and
biggest joke on yourself"
Seeing no escape, other than cold re-
fusal, my victim paused moment for
reflection. Was it a psychic wave that
made me feel there was some hasty
mental elimination going on, or merely
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
NEW PRODUCTIONS
Week of the New Year Promises Some
Interesting Plays.

successes and the failures, the Joys
and sorrows of the little stage world.
Selwyn & Co. have selected an all
American cast, headed by Douglas
Fairbanks, which includes Zelda Sears,
George Sidney, Patricia Collinge, Olive
May, Edna Aug, William Sampson. Ned
Sparks, Walter Young, Stapleton Kent,
Becky Bruce, Lillian Tucker, Josephine
Lawrence, Harry G. Bates, Charles
Foster and Marie Marshall. The open
ing performance is scheduled for New
Years Eve at the Hudson Theatre
and the management announces a spe-
cial matinee New Years Day.