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Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-26
Woman's Share in War Theme
of NazinoUa's Splendid Play

A one-act play which is an effective
protest AGAINST war is Marion Gratis
Wentworths War Brides" published in
the Century Magazine for last February,
and now being played by Ana Nazim6va
In vaudeville. The setting is room in
"a peasants cottage. IN village stirred
by the departure OF its first military
units. the central characters, a mother
who has sent her sons to war, her daugh-
ter. Amy, and her daughter-in-law, Joan,
played by Nazimova. Something of the
spirit OF excitement that rules the COM
munity is transmitted in the first lines.
Amy is leaving for the front at once To
serve as a nurse. but there is opposition
from two sources; her mother. who re-
minds her that Joan. about to become
mother. must be watched with during the
long days of her husbands absence; and
Herman. who urges her TO become his
wardrobe for the sake OF the fatherland.
1t is true that she has known him for
but a day-but-
Look me over. Don't you think am
good enough for her, mother? Besides.
we can't stop TO think of such things
now, Amy. It's war time. This is an
emergency measure. And then, I'm a
soldier-like to die for my country. That
ought to count for something's good
deal. I should say-if you love your coun-
try, and you do. don't you?"
This appeal to patriotism is sharply ac-
centuated by the entrance of one Minna,
radiantly happy. who has Just become the
wife of the village loafer. There were
ten of us. We all answered in chorus.
1t was fun-just like a theater. Then the
priest made a speech and the burgo-
master and the captain. The people
cheered and our husbands mad TO so drill
for an hour" She knew her bridegroom
was worthless. but he is a soldier now,
and to her, a hero.
Across this artificial fer%or. and un-
thinking patriotism, with its vulgariza-
ton of matrimony and its forgetfulness
of the fierce irony of war marriages
to restock the land. outs the entrance Of
Joan. She wants no more war. She is
already half mad with dreaming that
they have killed Franz. She is, moreover,
of a different sort from these peasant
women. for she has lived in a factory
town and learned to think for herself.
What" she questions Herman, will
happen to Amy? Have you thought of
that? No; l warrant you haven't. Well,
look. A few kisses and sweet words. the
excitement OF the ceremony, the cheers
of the crowd. some days of living to-
gether-I won't call it marriage, for
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-26

Franz and I are the ones who know what
zeal marriage Is. and how sacred u Is
then whatf Before YOU know Il an or
der to march Amy left to wait for her
child SO husband 20 wait with her to
watch over her. Think Of the anxiety, II
she learns to love you-l can hardly
breathe for thinking OF my Franz. wait
ing, never knowing from minute to min
ute. From the way l feel | should think
my child would be born bad, | am that
wild with worrying. And then for Amy
60 go through her agony alone. No hus-
band to help her through the terrible
hour What solacc can the state give
them? And after that. II you don't come
back. who is going TO earn the bread for
her child? Struggle and struggle to feed
herself and her child; and the fine-sound-
ing name you trick us with-war bride
Humph. that will be all forgotten then.
Only one thing can make ii worth while
and do you know what that is? Love.
Wen struggle through fire and water
for that; but without it-(gesture)"
In her violence she il brought before
the captain. as one discouraeing a proper
social movement, and sharply repri-
manded, but she speaks up stoutly. Cap
tain Bragg assures her there will always
be war.
JOAN. Then one day We will stop giving
you men Look at mother. -Four sons
torn from her i'm one month and none
OF YOU ever asked her IL she wanted war.
You keep us here helpless. We don't
want dreadnoughtS and armies and fight
ing, we women. You tear our husbands,
our sons, from us-you never ask us TO
help you find a better way, and haven't
we anything to say?
BRAGG: No. War is mans business.
JOAN: Who gives you the men? we
women We bear and rear and agonize.
Wen. II we are tit for that. we are tit
to have a voice in the fate of men we
bear If we can bring forth the men for
the nation. we can sit with you in your
councils, and shape the destiny OF the
nation, and say whether II is to war or
peace we give the sons we bear
BRAGG tchuCklingD: sit IN the councils2
That would be "a Joke. Mother see,
she's a little touches his forehead sug-
gestively) Sit in the councils with the
men and shape the destiny of the nation.
Hal Ia!
JOAN: Laugh. captain, but the day will
come, and then there will be no more
war No, you will not always keep us
here dumb silent drudges We Will find
way.
The ending of the play is tense en-
forcement of her words.
-hysterical. Joan begs before her
imprisonment that she may write a mes
sage to the war lords. and is humored.
As they read what she has written-"I
refuse to bear my child until you prom
Use there shall be no more war"-a shot
is heard in her bedroom.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-26

cornered him Many comedy situations
serve as a relief to the serious melodra-
matte trend Of the plot and in the end it
luckily develops that Flaggs death was
not murder.
owen Davis great play. What Hap
pened to Mary" is in rehearsal for next
week.
with his melodrama called ON Trial,
Elmer l.. Reizenstein succeeded in over
turning the tradition that the incidents
Of dramatic plot must be set forth in
chronological succession The popular re-
ception Of this play has made it plain
that any playwright may henceforward
safely venture to reveal story back
ward, whenevr, by so doing he can in
crease the suspense and the intensity of
his narrative. 1t remains as true as ever
that the great majority of dramatic
stories may be set forth most effectively
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-26
What
Omaha Theaters
Offer for the Week
CONTINUED from Page FOurl

to appear In War Brides" a one-act
drama. which critics regard as the most
powerful protest against war that has
been staged. To this famous Russian
actress the European war Is a matter in
timately personal. My brother has
been with the Russian colors at War
saw she said in a recent interview.
and l have kinsmen with the Austrian
army in Galcia. l received letters from
Russia that reveal the extremity of woe
and suffering. A girl l knew wrote to
her reservist lover in this country not to
return, but to ignore the call to the col
ors. The letter was opened and read
She was taken out one morning and shot
as a warning to other women"
The play in which Nazimova is to ap-
pear is by Marion Craig Wentworth, and
was published last February in the Cen
ttIry Magazine. At once the eminent
actress surrendered her theatrical plans
for the year and began to rehearse war
Brides" for the new play appealed TO
1er as the most significant drama of her
distinguished career. Her supremacy as
an emotional actress is well known 20
Omaha playgoers. Originally she was
seen here in a repertory of Ibsen plays.
and her last appearance in this city was
in Bella Donna" In War Brides" she
is seen as a peasant girl, a bride whose
husband has been sent to war. The role
is said to be the most sympathetic Ma
zimova has ever portrayed.
OF the diversified entertainment to be
offered this week, other acts will be the
musical comedy pair, Johnny Dooley and
Yvett Rugei, the one-man vaudeville
show, Joe Cook; the three Stenindel
brothers, trio of distinguished musicians
who give a short recital with piano, cello
and violin: the noted Chinese tenor,
Prince Lai Mon Kim; and william de
Hollis and company, who are making
this their first trip to Omaha. The
Orpheum Travel Weekly will depict
scenes in the Vosges mountains, France,
and along the banks of the river Eure at
Maintenon. France
Mary Roberts Rineharts mystery story
in five sensational episodes. entitled
The Circular Staircase" is the attrac-
ton at the Strand today and tomorrow.
This story gives full measure of heart
throbs and thrills. Besserer as Aunt
Ray Innis. solves the mystery of Sunny
side and reunites four lovers. Selig has
produced this picture extremely we'll and
it has been we'll received wherever
shown. In addition, Pathe's Weekly
will be shown, as well as a clever COM
edy Carl Lamp and his orchestra prom
Use an exceptionally good musical pro-
gram Tuesday Wednesday and Thurs
day comes Betty Nansen in Song Of
Hate" which is adapted from La
Tosca.' followed by Theda Bara Friday
and Saturday in Lady Audley's Secret"
at Bay George Scarborough's ro-
mantle drama. will be presented by Ed
ward Lynch and associate players at the
Brandeis theater for the week beginning
tonight and the fifteenth week of their
season at that theater. Through four
acts of witty dialogue, intense gripping
interest and novel situations, true-to-
life and romantic love story is woven
most effectively.
Although the scenes Of the play are
laid In Washington. political problems
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-26
ADJUSTMENTS.

Continued on Page Eleven Col Three)
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

Any young man who is looking
for a home-a permanent one
could not do better that to flee to
the mountains south OF here and
take up 100 acres of dry farming
land. Nothing is more beautiful
than a farm home where one can
raise his own food products. or
most of them, and be independ-
ent-have a little bunch of stock,
and fresh butter. milk and eggs
throughout the year, and enjoy
the health-giving aroma of the
pines. You'll have to hurry, too,
young man, for in few more
years you will not have this op-
portunity.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

1t was not till 1910 that post
age stamps as we now know them
we're put in use first in England,
then in Brazil, followed by Russia
Switzerland, then t h e United
States. One issue was first made
in 1847, being a five and ten cent
stamps. In 1851 we issued one,
three and twelve cent stamps.
Previous to 1845 the postal rate
on letters varied from six to twen-
ty-fve cents. In 1851 the rate
was fixed at three cents for every
half ounce for 1000 miles, and
six cents for a greater distance.
In 1883 the postage was reduced
to two cents a half ounce, and in
1885 to two cents per ounce.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11
How's This One?

Enos Martin is showing visit
ors to his farm near Benzonia,
Mich, says dispatch, what he
thinks will be the greatest horti-
cultural curiosity in the country.
Last June, when the big wind
cut through Benzie County, it hit
Enos' peach orchard. After the
storm Enos discovered a stem of
weed driven entirely through
the body of one of his best peach
trees.
This spring Enos found the
weed stem was putting out leaves.
He has discovered that it is a
milk weed, and he thinks that it
will unite with the peach and
that next August he can serve
peaches and cream from the same
tree.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

Our transportation facilities are the
most rerfect product of this great COM
mercial age and the telegraph and tel
ephone systems of this nation crown
the industrial achievements OF the
whole world. These twin messengers
Of modern civilization, born in the
skies, stand today the most faithful ana
efficient public servants that ever
toiled for the human race
They are of American nativity and
while warm from the mind of the in
ventiye genius have, under American
sunervision, spun a network of wires
across the earth and under the seas.
relegraphy. in it's early youth, mas
tered the known world and the tele'
phone has already conquered the
earth's surface, and now stands at the
seashore ready to leap across the
ocean.
No industry in the history of the
world has ever made such rapid strides
in development and usefulness, and
none has ever exerted more powerful
influence upon the civilization OF its
dav than the Telegraph and Telephone.
Their achievement demonstrates the
supremacy of two distinct types OF
American genius-invention and organ
iZation.
The industry was peculiarly forum
ate in having powerful inventive intel
Iect at it's source and tremendous
minds to direct it's organization and
growth. It is the most perfect fruit
of the tree of American industry and
when compared with it's European con-
temporaries, it thrills every patriotic
American with pride.
Ambitious youth can find no more in
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
IN THE LEGISLATURE

That Arizona is overburdened
with legislative machinery and
that the initiative and referen-
dunn, those instruments of direct
legislation written into the state
constitution mean very little, is
indicated by the fight recently
inaugurated in the legislature to
abolish capital punishment. Al
though this question was passed
upon by the people at the last
general election along with other
questions submitted under tn e
initiative and referendum at great
expense to the taxpayers, the ex-
pressed will of the people seems
to count for little and the legis-
lature promises to drag along
through another sixty days,
wrestling with this and other
matters which might have been
passed upon at the regular ses-
sion.
A number of the measures en-
acted at the general election have
been declared unconstitutional by
the courts and if in other cases,
the acts of the people are to be
abrogated by the legislature, di-
rect legislation will be proven a
farce. With three sessions of the
legislature bienially and the heavy
cost of direct legislation, includ-
ing printing pamphlets, ballots
and other expenses incidentthere-
to, t h e legislative machinery of
the state costs the taxpayers
about four or five times what it
did under a territorial form of
government.
Certainly there is no excuse
whatever for threshing out this
capital punishment issue in the
legislature. If the oppor e its of
capital punishment wish t. sub
NIT the issue to the people at the
next election, that is their privi-
lege under the constitution but
since the people passed on the
question at the last general cleo
tion at which the members of the
legislature were chosen, t h a t
body should let the matter alone
and devote their time to attend
ing to the few urgent matters of
legislation before them and then
adjourn. Tucson Citizen.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11
KNOW THY COUNTRY
III---Teleerdph and Telephone

spring company than the fellowship
of the giant intellects that constructed
this marvellous industry and journey
along the pathway of its development,
Illuminated at every mile-post of it's
progress by the lightning-flashes of
brilliant minds, will be taken at a very
early dste.
A brief statistical review of the in
dustry brings out it's growth and mag
nitude in a most convincing and un-
forgetable manner.
The telephone service of the United
States is the most popular and efficient
and it's rates are the cheapest of the
telephone systems of the world
We are the greatest takers on earth.
We send 60 per cent of our communi.
cations over the telephone. The world
has abou: 100000 telephones and of
this number the United States has ap-
proximately 9,54O.O0O, Europe 4,O2O,O 900
and other countries 100000 Accord
ing to the latest world telephone CEN
sus, the total telephone investment is
| $l,3G6, ,0O0,0 900 and of this amount ST.
O95, 100000 was credited to the United
States, $636,OOO,O0O in Europe and
s175, 100000 in other countries. The
annual telephone conversations total
| 24.6OO, 100000 divided as follows: Unit.
ed States 15,600,OO0.O Europe $780,.
100000, and other countries 100000.
900. The total world wire telephone
mileage is 33,262,OGO miles divided as
follows: United States 20,248,000, Eu.
rope 1O,335, 900, and other countries
2,679, ,OOO About six per cent OF
the worlds population and sixty-one
per cent of the telephone wire mile
age is in the United States.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11
INDUSTRIAL
COMMISSION
BY Peter Radford.

The recent investigation of the
United States Commission of Indus
trial Relations brought together the
extremes of society and has given the
public an opportunity to view the rep
resentatives of distinct classes, side
by side, and to study their views in
parallel columns.
Capital and labor have always been
glaring at each other over CULTS of
misunderstanding and if the Federal
Industrial Commission attempts to
bridge the chasm, it will render the
public distinct service.
The farmer has been sitting on the
fence watching capital and labor fight
for many years and incidentally furn-
ishing the sinews of war and it is
quite gratifying to find them talking
with, instead of about, each other.
When honest men smile and look into
each others souls, it always makes
the world better and far more salts
factory to the farmer, who in the end
bears the burden of conflict, than
resolutions, speeches or pamphlets
containing charges and counter
charges.
The love for justice makes the
whole world kin. Understanding is an
arbiter far more powerful than the
mandates of government, for there is
no authority quite so commanding as
an honest conscience; there is no de-
cree quite so binding as that of the
Supreme Court of Common Sense and
no sheriff can keep the peace quite so
perfect as Understanding.
We suppose the time will never
come when capital and labor will not
be occasionally blinded by the light
ming flashes of avarice or frightened
by the thunder peals of discomfort
But Understanding is a Prince Of
Peace that ever holds out the olive
branch to men who want to do right.
A mans income is always q sacred
thing for in it are the hope, ambition
and opportunity of himself, and fam
lily, but there is nothing in a human
heart quite so divine as Justice and
Understanding is it's handmaiden.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

Ninety-eight counties Of Kan
sas, thirteen other states a n d
three foreign countries have fur
nished a total of 3,217 students
to the Kansas State Normal school
at Emporia, Kan, during the year
closed June l. This is the larg-
est enrolment in the fifty years
history of the school, and is be-
lieved to be the largest normal
enrolment in the country.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11
EVERY DAY is FLAG DAY
(From the Saturday Blade.)

The United States flag will be
1873 years old June IA. The times
have given us deep realization
of what our country's starry en-
blem stands for, and every loyal
American will join with swelling
heart in the observance of it's
birthday. This will not mean
that we have only one day to re-
we're our flag, who's fadeless
colors typify the pride, glory,
honor and faith of a united nation.
Every day is our Flag Day. Too
little have the Stars and Stripes
been displayed in the past by
their people. Let us never for
get that always our flag is worthy
of devotion and love. Let us
never forget what we owe to the
memory of those who gave their
lives under it to preserve our
country's liberties and rights.
Let us never forget that what
they fought to preserve to us we
must maintain. Let us never
forget that we must remain free
and strong for ourselves and for
ourselves and for all humanity
and that where our flag flies it
must be honored and respected
for what it means.
Long may it wave
Der the land of the free
And the home of the brave!"
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

Isn't this a nice batch of names
in prohibition Arizona? They
were taken from the Bisbee city
directory: A. Beer, Sam Brandy,
Joseph Boozer, Pcicilla Drinker,
Frank Drunk, Edwin CHM, A.
Lager, A. Port. Will Hickey, A.
Seller, A. Sherry, G. E.. Wines.
Gustave Wurtzburger, Casper
Sober, Frank Goodale, Harry
Porter, Anna Toddy. Five
Points Herald.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

The greeding of two half-grown
pigs belonging to George w.
Shanberger, of Fawn Grove, Pa,
cost them their lives. TIL e y
plunged their snouts into pail
together and their heads became
wedged. In that position they
were drowned.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

Flagstaff will not celebrate on
the 4th of July but on the 7th in
stead, as at that time the Daris
tourist party of 100 cars will be
in the Sky Light City and remain
there some time to take in the
many interesting scenic points
abounding in that section.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

Warning of the expected reap
pearance of the seventeen-year
locust, technically known as
brood VI. of the cicada, in the
East this month, has been issued
by the Department of Agricul-
ture, Washington, d. C.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

Among the poorest paid work
ers in the whole of Europe are
the Sicilian farm laborers, whose
average weekly wage amounts to
less than SO cents.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

Should the Shah of Persia be
deprived of his income he would
still be one of the richest persons
in the world. He would only have
to sell ornaments, gems and pre-
cious stones to become possessed
of about S35, 900. 900.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

According to Arizona" the
New State Magazine of Phoenix,
there is one purely agricultural
railroad in Arizona = the line from
Phoenix to Buckeye-which was
only built with a bonus and has
never yet returned a dividend.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

To promote the industrial and
technical utilization of alcohol the
Russian ministry of finance has
offered prizes totaling about
$136, 900 for the best inventions
in this respect.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

The dog pound master of Doug
las kills the city's surplus CANNES
by the gas route. Death by gas
is quick and painless and is said
to be used in all first-class dog
pounds of the world.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11
more.

The following note was sent to
the teacher by a Prescott parent:
Kate couldn't come today; she
got wet in the A. M. and cold in
the P. NJ"
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11
Daily Thounht.

The mind that is cheerful in its
present state will be adverse to all
meet the bitter occurrences of life
with a placid smile,-Horace.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

The French soldiers captured a
cemetery the other day. If the
war goes on much longer, it's a
bout all there'll be for everybody
to capture, remarks a n d ex-
changes.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

Attractive letter heads, neal
statements, bill heads and enveiI
opes and well executed printed
matter create a favorable impres
sion on a prospective customer
They are business makers
printing is to be done at all \ ]
should be done well---else it talI'
of its purpose. Money spent OF o.
good printing is money wisely III
vested. Money spent on poor
printing is money thrown away
With the best equipped pfln'
ing plant in northeastern AnzOITs z0T
the HERALD'S JOB DEPAk1l,
MENT excels all others. we V
neat work and prices are right
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

Ohio ranks first in the number
of her sons on the pension roll,
with IA, $50, with Pennsylvania a
close second and New York third.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

The boot-legging business IN
Cochise county last week was
very, very poor-only fifteen ar
rests for selling booze.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11
Too Tender-Hearted.

Some men, said Uncle Eben, "is
so tender-hearted dat dey is almost
willin' to make trouble foh a friend.
jes to show how kind an sympathiz.
in dey kin be-
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

The Coconino Sun says fifty au-
to tourist cars pass through Flag
staff daily.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11
Serves Him Rlaht.

The difference between a crank and
a gentleman is that the latter always
agrees with you, while the crank new
er agrees with anyone-not even him.
elf-Schenectady Union-Star
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

A new law has gone into eff
feet in New Mexico which gives
the governor power to appoint
the states bank examiner, the
office heretofore having been an
elective one.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

Russia has ordered $4,000
freight cars in this country, from
six equipment companies, an d
the Pullman company is about to
sign a contract to furnish 40, 600
more.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

Joel Hunter of Buffalo Valley,
N. Y, claims to possess the long
est beard Of any living man.
Hunters beard measures 8 feet
10 inches.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

Canada buys more from the u.
S. than all other countries of the
New World combined. The bill
last year totaled about $345, 600,
000
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11

1t is thought the present sess-
ion of the legislature will hold 6O
days.
The Snowflake herald., 1915-06-11
Happiness.

Happiness lies in the consciousness
we have of it, and by no means in the
way the future keeps it's promise
George Sand.