Omaha daily bee., 1891-11-15

CnhrleS II. fiqYt, tue father OF farce
comedy as %exofbpliiod by IA Rag Baby"
"a Bunch of Keys" etc, has secured con-
troll of the Madison Square theater In New
York, and will make u feature of his own
plays. He says he will never more concoCt
a farce comedy. he thinks no can make a
living writing a higher class Of comedy.
Charlie Reed, the comedian, is q natural
wit and gave an Illustration Of 1t in New
York a few nights ago. May Yohe accl-
d~entally brushedonp against q table and
strewcd the stage with a w%rockage Of plates
and cups The deep voiced Yohe was dis
concerted, but Reed was equal to the occa-
sion and conyulSed the audience by iuquir-
ing; ID you speak broken Chinal"
Stuart Robson, BERTHE the LIANT in Glen
%rietta,' is married. The event occurred last
Tuesday at the city hail Of New York. The
bride Is May Waldron, the leading lady OF
Robson'a company. Chief Justice Ehrlich of
the city court performed tho ceremony IN tho
governors room. Manager w. ". Hayden
and John L. Wooderson were witnesses.
Robson gave his name as Henry Stuart.
While Arthur NiKisch, the conductor of
the Boston symphony orchestra, was at
Baireuth a few weeks ago, the table waters
were all too few at one OF the overcrowded
restaurants where he and some friends were
dining. Finally he rushed out into the
Kitchen and in a few minutes was back again
loaded down with plates of roast beef and
potatoes, which he served as If he were a
veteran in the business.
Of all the dramatic papers that nave been
started In Chicago only one has survived any
great length of time. This veteran, tho
Dramatic Journal, has made its appearance
with "A new engraved ! eading and is now as
handsome a paper of its class as the country
can show. The paper - now controlled by
Mr.. Eugene Hunt, an Iowa boy, who has
made many improvements in 1t. Omaha
theaters are regularly represented in its col
umns, which suggests the thought that west.
ern managers should encourage the Journal
as a representative of western thea trlcal in
~tereStSi
The American prima donna has become one
of the institutions Of Europe, where She.
seems to be better appreciated than AT home.
She NAV now be found IN all opera houses of
the continent. Nine. Adiuy Miss Chapman
of Boston) is leading prima donna at the
Grand opera of Paris, and has signed an en-
gagement to sing at Covent Garden in Lon
don. Miss Sybil Sanderson is impersonating
'Manon' at the Paris Opera Comique, Miss
Ella Russell is IN Milan preparing for Il series
of performances in Warsaw, and Emma Ne
vada has recently had an immense success at
Cadlz. Nine. Nevada's little daughter Mig
non, when asked by a visitor how she man
aged to pass the time, said: Sometimes ]
play with nv dolly, but usually | mediate
over mamma career.n
The New York Sun says: Most of the
singers of the Casino started in life as
church choir singers. Marie Tempest was a
lew years ago the soprano in st. SWlthin'S
church in London, Fred Solomon sang in u
boy choir in Liverpool until he was 10 years
old. Laura Bcllini was in the choir of the
Catholic Cathedral in CINCINNATI, and Grace
Golden was a member of the choir of st.
Johns Catholic church in Indianapolis.
Messrs. Bassett and Pruette are old Phila-
delphia church choir singers. A majority of
the chorus earn a few extra dollars weekly
by singing in choirs in this city and in Brook
Ign. Lillian Russell, who now heads her
own comic opera. company, never sang in a
choir, but Attalie Claire was once contralto
in an Episcopal church in Toronto"
Roland Reed did'a bit of acting recently
for which he received no compensation, al
though he elected abundant applause, not
Withstanding the insignihcance of the role
that he chose to assume. The role, in fact,
was no more than that of a supernumerary.
Mr.. Reed was one of many actors who avail
ed themselves OF the opportunity comprised
in an election matinee, to see The Country
Circus.' Not content with a seat in the
parquet or in a box, the comedian found his
way to the stage and in the last act he sur
prised all observers by appearing among the
spectators of the circus upon the stage.
When the ~ringmaster proclaimed the offer
open to any one would ride the refractory
pony, Mr.. Reed bounded into the ring. He
got a hearty reception from the audience,
winch was largely made up stage folk, but
for some reason the rlngmaster challenged
MIR. Reefs ELIGIBILITY for the contest that he
had determined to enter. Mr.. Reed insisted
upon his right of trying to earn the offered
sun and a mimic struggle ems ued which
ended in the comedians being dra gged out of
the ring by the stage manager, James A.
Herne.
The following. from the Chicago Inter,
Ocean, has a familiar ring to Omaha people
who knew Goodall: Will Il. Goodall and
Joseph M. Humphrey, two talented young
men who have been identified for years with
theatrical interests, have just completed a
comedy drama entitled 1.-Two Colonels" that
deals in a novel and attractive way with
northern and southern life and character.
The story, plot and lines are by Mr.. Goodall,
the plan of construction and incidental ar
rangement being Mr.. Humphreys, and some
capital scenes and characteristic bits make
the story an Interesting study. The play
will doubtless he produced by a leading com
pany next season. Mr.. Humphrey is one of
the best stage managers in the country, and
seems to be equal to an endless
amount amount of of work sortsa In ,ns the past four ar
Jane "Thermidor," The senator"
rehearsed two road companies "1n All the
Comforts of Home' and assisted with Miss
Helyett," besides teaching two hours a day
in the Lyceum school. Mr.. Goodall IS
hardly less energetic, being an earneS t
writer of both prose and poetry, an artist
VINO iis constantly occupied, and the two
would be admirably suited to each other in
the work of playwriting. Mr.. Charles troh-
man VIII nave Tue option on Two COlOnelS.'
Dixey's effort at pure comedy in 1.-THE
SOLICITOR was not a success in New York
and he has taken to farce. He has brought
out a new play in Now York, 'The Man with
n Hundred Heads,n adapted from the Ger
man, and seems to have made a hit in it.
He takes the role of Il comedian who Is seek
ing various prominent men that he may
study their features for imitation on tho
stage. The actor has a wife who imagines
that she is being neglected. Acting upon
the advice of a LADY from the Gaietv," she
applies to u tlirtaLious lawyer for a divorce.
AS she has no proofs of her husbands IN
fidelity she concludes to try another tack and
arouse the jealousy of her spouse by going
to the Arlon bail and kicking up her heels.
The lawyer agrees to ~accompauy the lady
and her Gaiety friend on this errand,
and they go homo to dress. AS soon
as the lawyer is left alone Gt has been
explained that his own wife Is out of town.
the husband of the dissatisfied wife comes
in. His purpose is to study the lineaInents
of the celebrated lawyer with a view to
reproducing them upon the stage. AS al
earnest of his ability TO copy any face he
may choose TO represent, he makes up in
imitation of various celebrities, including
Anton Seidl, Patrick Sarsheld Gilmore,
President Harrison and others, and then
proceeds in the presence OF the audience
to copy the lawyer. This he does
so successfully that the attorney
induces the actor TO remain in
his office for the purpose of STAYING off his
mother-in-law, while he (the lawyer goes to
the ball. The acton finally consents TO this
personation, while; his most goes away under
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