Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-19
C5H2otta Nonterey
IN Bird OF R7rSoL5e

1 " through the long run I'm New
York City he was invited TO
ISySTT5k address the students of Barn
VF&AA9 ard college and he chose for
as themc The Power OF the Theater as
an Educational Force in the Com
munity."
In no profession" said Mr.. Faversham'
are so many beneficial educative forces
cmDIoyed as in the theater. Sir Henry
Irving died a poor man. He gave all so
that the public might have the best that
tho theater affords. That great and won
derrul actor Edwin Booth lost $i,25),O)O
that he might do the finest things in the
theater. No minister in the pulpit no
novelist in his book, ever swayed
greater populace for good than did an
Irving a Booth or a Modjeska.
THE last ten years have worked won
ders on the American stage by bringing
"A fine class of men into our profession
in all its branches The courses Of our
best colleges now include the literature
Of the theater Men like Prof Baker of
Harvard, Phelps of Yale and Prof. Ames
Of California are heart and soul in the
movement for education through the
drama.
There is too much slang spoken, much
too lax pronunciation and too little
thought of dlction in private life. No
better example can be given than by
hearing a company OF players who give
the best thought TO the beauty of English
as It should be spoken. II seems TO me
that a good deal of the future Of the
theater Is in your hands-the public's
hands-backed by your splendid news
papers and magazines, who follow the
happenings in the theater so closely and
are willing to write so extensively
about IT,
you can demand from US almost what
you want; you have the power to force
us to give you the best. and it is so easy
for you to ignore us, to pass US by IL we
don't give you the best. II is also very
easy for you TO encourage US to climb
artistically and educationally and bring
the theater to the heights we want to
see II stand upon. And / want to say
that my text whenever / am preaching
about the theater is 'Entertain-tag on
all the art you can while you are enter
~ tanning, and eventually the best art will
be accepted RS entertainment "
That protective instinct Of womankind
when its men are in need OF sympathy
and understanding is the note which
dominates THE Hawk" the great sue
cess WhlCh MT. Nllllam fdNeTsnam VIII
bring to the Boyd theater for two days
next Wednesday and Thursday, March
q and %, with matinee Thursday. The
play is by Francis de ,roisset trans
lated by Marie Zane Taylor and adapted
and staged by Mr.. Faversham. de
Croisset uses for the basis of his work
the triangle situation, but clothes it
with such unusual construction and bril-
liant dialogue that IL commands the
fixed attention of the audience. II is
this unususl use OF his material that
earned years run for the play in both
Paris and New 4ork.
The Hawk Is Dasetta a Hungarian
OF good family and slender resources
with an eNtravagant wife. TO whom hC
Is devoted Gaming is the one way ht
has at hand to supply funds for his eN,
penses and he enllsts his wife's aid il
cheating those with whom he plays. A
young friend falls In love with his wife
she responds to his passion and n,
= finally catches her helping her husband
cheat at cards. Accused. she confesses
promises TO reform and tries to Undue,
her husband to give up his cheating
This excites the husbands suspicion ans
forces a confession from his wife OF hel
love for the other man. He goes away
and leaves them together.
After ten months the wife decides she
wants q divorce and the husbands con
sent must be obtained. When he il