Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-30

have been done away with, ana IL now
affords clean. and diversified entertain
ment. The managers, whose money il
in the game, realized quickly that their
patrons did not want the risque, and
that fun could be easily made without
mixing it with smut. and they are prof
iting thereby. Patronage is steady and
they are finding a growing clientele
among a class they never could have
had under their original plan of opera
ton. II will be good for the theater and
the movies, too, when the example OF the
burlesque men is generally followed.
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Great and widespread regret has fol-
lowed the announcement that Forbes
Robertson, who appears for the last time
In this city at the Boyd tomorrow night
and Tuesday and Wednesday, Is making
his farewell tour of America An actor
Of such commanding talents. magnetic
personality and spiritual insight can
not we'll be spared from the stage in these
days when great actors are rare. His
career has been devoted to all that Is
best in the theater and his portrayals
and production have set a new standard
Of the highest sort.
His fine presence, his command OF the
technic OF acting. his beautiful voice, his
great intellectually and his indisputable
genius have placed him at the head Of
his calling. During his long career OF
forty years, he has been associated with
the few great actors of the period and
his art combines all that is best In the
old and the new schools. He has APP
peared in every style Of drama and
comedy and is equally at home in the
classic as in the ultra-modern.
F'orbes-Robertson has made nine visits
to America and has been seen in this
country in many OF his great successes.
He is now GO years old and has decided
to leave the stage while still In full
possession OF his powers which have made
MIN famous throughout the English
speaking world. He will be supported by
his English company Of fifty players. In
Guiding Miss Laura Cowie, the ZS-year-
old leading woman who was so highly
praised whenever she appeared with sir
Johnston last season. Hamlet will be
played Monday night and Wednesday
matinee. The Light That Failed" on
Tuesday, and for Wednesday night ''The
Passing Of the Third Floor Back"
Forbes-Robertsons Hamlet, u in accord
with the acting standards OF today. He
employs ndluTdDhtlC HlCAHn01 III bRGCNl
and In stage business. but he is artist
enough to employ them only so far as is
possible without marring the poetic and
romantic beauty of the masterpiece. He
blends the poise and elaboration OF the
older school OF tragedy with the more
direct and simpler methods OF the pres
ent day. and thus produces an artistic
whole which impresses US who are OF
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yet in the highest degree poetic and
beautiful. His Hamlet lives and is In
all things essentially human. Forbes
Robertson employs numerous readings
and bits Of stage business which are In
teresting and flluminative. Many OF them
are new and all OF them show how care
fully, thoroughly and intelligentiy the
player has studied the character Of Ham
let. His reading OF the longer soiiloduies
Is in every instance marked by the fin
est possible moderation. intelligence. and
naturalness. He Is merely thinking aloud.
the audible sighs Of a man who had sur
fered great sorrow and who feels In some
indefinable way that conditions around
him are not what they should be. with
that dramatic intensity the speech de-
mands but never with augh' Of rant
about H.
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THE Yellow Jacket" a romantic com
edy which will be presented by Mr.. and
Mrs. Coburn at the Brandeis theater
three nights beginning February 3. is a
play unique in the annals Of the Amer
lean stage. George c. Hazelton and Ben
rimo took from the Orient beautiful
poetry. quaint humor. gorgeous settings.
and colorful costumes. and combined
them with a delightful entertainment
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