Omaha daily bee., 1891-10-04

Ihe Chatter OF the stage.
Gilbert and Sullivan will again collaborate
q new opera.
A rev leader will take charge of the music
at the Farnam street theater tonight.
1t is settled that Potter and Bellew are
coming over to act Hero and LeanGer."
Manager Sutcliffe of the Grand, is in New
York securing attractions for his house.
Mr.. Nahan Frankie will direct the orches-
ira at Amberg's New YORK theater this sea-
son.
Lord Tennysou has just completed a play,
the exclusive right having been secured by
MIR. DAILY.
George f. Marion could not make 'Mr.
Macaroni'' so and he closed the season last
Saturday night in Chicago. He joins Boys
and Girls"
A large number of Omaha theater goers
went over to Council Bluffs Monday evening
to attend the performance of MIR. Wilkin-
sons Widows"
M. lola, it is said, has conceived the idea
Of regenerating the stage. He thinks he can
show the lbsenites what a realistic play real
lv ought to be.
The Kendalls have sailed for New York
and hope 20 net 500, 900 by their tour in the
Uuited States this winter. After that they
will retire and settle down in England.
Mrs. George S. Knight Sophie WorrelD
has reappeared on the stage in "Dr. BILL
Life has been far from rose colored for the
Sophie Worrell of OLD San Francisco days.
Nellie McHenrv's "a Nightat the Circus"
which will be seen at an early day at Boyd's
theater, is reported to be one of the most
taking of the new plays launched this season.
Sara. Bernharat has dates all around
Omaha, last week having appeared in St.
Paul. but the local management seem fear
full of bringing such a big card to the metrop-
oils.
Henry E. Dixey, who has decided to con-
tinue comedy work, has perfected plans for
giving one or two new comedies each season,
and in that way gathering u repertory of
parts.
Nine. Patti, in an interview, declared that
alcoholic stimulants of any kind tend to irri-
tate the throat, and should be entirely alb
stained from by those who wish to cultivate
singing.
Holland Is to have national opera at Rotter.
dam and Amsterdam. The beautiful music of
Germany, France and Italy will be sung, but
the language will be Dutch, which is not
beautiful.
1t Is not generally known. perhaps, that
Mrs. Kendall is an excellent musician. That
she sings, and sings well, all play-goers
know; but she has altogether q keen appre-
citation of the musical art.
Joe Jefferson and Billy Florence begin
their third and last season as joint stars Oc-
tober II at the Garden theator New York.
They will be there only two weeks, opening
in 1.-THE Rivals" They will be seen at
| Boyd's this season.
Tit advance agent can no longer spend all
his time in newspaper offices and barrooms.
One firm OF managers has given him a
camera, with instructions to send them
pictures of all the windows that he has
decorated for them with Autographs and bills.
Amy Leslie of the stranded "Eileen" opera
company, was not in the city more than a
half hour before she was engaged to play the
soubrette role in Check" She opened in
Fremont Monday evening. Bob Bell and
Nellie Free seeded from the Clair Patee
Cheek company last Saturday evening.
They tried to work a bluff and it disn't go.
Manager Burgess has taken advantage of
the stranding of the EILEEN" Opera CON-
pany and has greatly improved the interior
of his house. -Four new French boxes have
been put in and they are very graceful too.
The floors have been painted, the posts re-
decorated, so that now the Farnam Street is
really a pleasant place to spend a few hours
in watching the serio-comedy of life enacted
on the stage.
Eugene Field in Chicago News: The re-
port that James Whitcomb Riley has written
a lioretto for which Sir Arthur Sullivan is to
compose the music is hardly credible. AL
though a natural actor of surprising ability,
Mr.. Riley cares very little for the dramatic
either in nature or in art. He is essentially
a Wrist and his powers lie within certain dis
tiuct and narrow limitations. The writer re-
members that on one occasion he inveigled
Riley into n Chicago theater where the Nc
Caull Opera company (then at the height of
its reputation and eNcellence) was performing
q popular work, Riley stood 1t about ten
minutes and then made his escape, pleading
that he didn't care much for dramalc shows
that he'd a great deal rather visit a dime
museum. So n dime museum was sought,
and there for an hour or more the hoosier
poet amused himself Watching the crowd and
throwing rings at sticks, n kind of gambling
game in vogue at rural fairs and connty cat
tic shows. 1t is not improbable that Sir
Arthur Sullivan would like to secure the CO.
operative services of an American collaoora-
teur, for he is n thrifty soul, ana he is by no
means blind 10 the fact that he has a largo
constituency in this country. But there is
no one hero or elsewhere capable OF taking
up the pen where William s.. Gilbert laid it
down, and he who makes bold TO do il will
surely suffer for his temerity.