Omaha daily bee., 1891-12-13

The subscription list will be opened at Max
Meyer Bros on Monday, the l4th, and will
remain open during the week. Sir Edwin
Arnold is too well known to need any en-
comiums in advance. As journalist, author
aud poet he stands pre-eminent.
Boyd's new theater will be dark on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday or this week. The
Apollo club will give a concert in tho house
on Wednesday evening, following the en-
gagement of Lillian Lewis.
A new vein of dialect comedy has been
found in lyon Gouson,h which comes to
Boyd's new theater on Sunday and Monday,
December 20 and 81. But it has renamed
FOR Gus Heege to produce the first specimen
OF Swedish dialect on the American stage.
He deserves credit for producing a dramatic
novelty and presenting it amid novel sur
~roundingS. 'Yon Yon- onh is a refreshing
bit of comedy drama: there is certainly
nothing like IL before the pu blic. In the title
role MIR. HeeSe presents an odd, stoical, non
descript sort of character utterly unlike any
thing hitherto produced.
Chat of Plays and Players.
Frank McNish will star next season as a
comedian,
Havlin's "a Pair of Jacks" company have
dlsbanded.
The kendals will begin thoir Chicago fare
we'll this week.
Rudyard Klpliug's The Naulahka" has
been uramatized.
Marie Wainwright tnlks of going to Lon
don next season.
Bernhard closed her New York engage
ment last night.
Fanny Davenport has bought a ranch in
California near McdiesKa's.
Cora Tanner is to add Tho Refu goes
Daughter TO ner repertory.
Gus Williams, lately with ~ and l." has
negun again in New York rs a star.
Ullie Akerstrom sprung her new play,
THE Ballet Dancer at Johnstown, ia.
1t is said Lillian Russell has an offer of
s., 1000 a week from a well known manager.
1t is now reported Mrs. Langtry will not
visit America this season, pleading ill health.
There Is talk of an indoor winter circus in
New York., somewhat after the Paris order.
Willie Eddinger, one of the cleverest of the
Faunlleroys, will star IN a new play called
"Ned's Cnum." Sd
Sylvia Gerrish has returned from Europe
and will JOIN Aronson's Uncle Celestin'
company il Chicago.
Jack Haverly hobs up again with a new
minstrel company, which will op9n il Chi
cuSo about Christmas.
Eddie F'oy is credited with a new Chicago
society ballad, EMIT ed, ''he has Triangular
Wheels In his Head.'
And Hazel kirk is being "revivedn with
Couldock, Efie Ellsler, Frank Weston and
9th + originals in the cast.
Francis Wilson's new comic opera, 1.-THE
Lion Tanner" will have "a circus scene with
IA sawdust ring, tent, etc.
Saint,Saens, the eccentric composer, has
lett Paris and is now in Algiers hard at work
writing some new music.
Martha Morton won a prize of 81 900 for
writing THE Merchant and received s., 600
more from a theatrical firm.
Joe Murphy, after n long rest, has gone
back to the stage again, opening at New
York last week with kerry Cow
Aubrey Boucicault, a son of Dion, as to be
married soon to Amy Bushby. Botn are
member of Stuart Robson's comdany.
Fanny Davenport is after Il London
theater. She wants TO 90 over and show
John Bull how cleopatra should be
played.
1.-The Junior Partner an adaptation from
the French, has just been produced in New
York before being seen in France, q rather
unusual feat.
Tho French law prohibits the production
of a play In a theater owned by its author.
This was intended TO prevent a dreaded
theatricsl monopoly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew, descendants of
John Drew and Mckee Rankin, will begin
their starring career tomorrow at Buffalo in
''That Girl from MeXlco.n
An effort Is being made to get Lillian Rus
sell ana Jessie Bartlett Davis TO head a grand
English opera company. The fair Lillian is
too shrewd to take any chances.
Cranes new comedy, "For Money! was