Omaha daily bee., 1891-12-13

well received in Cleveland. He takes the
rart Of a millionaire, who, to test the love OF
u widow, pretends to be bankrupt.
New York is having It's fill of French sing.
ers of the beer hall variety. Besides Paulus
there IS Va'arez, a pretty brunette, but n
bold offender against propr1ety in dress.
Sarah Bernhardt believes in thorough re-
hearSals. The LrSt performance of one of
her new plays in New York was postponed
twice in order to perfect the work of the
company.
James O'Neill is working the s.grand re-
vival" racket in Chicago with Monte
Cristo," but he promises a new play next
spring. He is said to have made $500, 900 out
of the old play.
Campanini can be funny. Somebody said
the other uny that the buffo, Ferranti, came
over here with Christopher Columbus. mo-
SAID Campahini, he came over before that,
with De Nivo."
Ten years ego Henry Guy Carleton wrote
a tragedy, "Miemnon,'' which Mccullough
and Barrett thought OF producing, but it has
not yet been staged. Now report has it that
Louis James and Frederick Wardc are to
bring it out next season.
A floating newspaper item says Bernhard
receives 81 900 a right and expenses while in
America and only 800 without extras while
at home, Patti. 81, 100 n night mere and only.
$500 in Europe; Jean de Reszke, 81 1000 a
night here and only $3.50 in Europe.
A Canadian ministerial association has dis
cnsSea the proposed dranatiZation OF Ben
Hur," and resolved that this association
deprecates the EVIL Influences that nave
tainted the history of the stage in general,
but es pecialiy would we express our unuuali-
fled disapproval of the Introduction of
biblical characters on the stage for any pur-
pose whatever
They know Il thing or two about advertis
ing over IN France. They have d new play
called JACK the Ripper, "and tho bills have
thctollowing, said to be Il telegram from the
original Jack to the manager: II under
stand that You are going TO introduce a play
with my name and revealing my identity.
Squelch IL Immediately or beware OF my
vengeance. Jack the Ripper"
While playing ut Washington E. S. Will
lard was interrupted in 1.-The Middleman''
10y n crviug baby. When patience ceased to
oe a virtue he made II little speech Offering
to leave the stage if the infant remained in
the house. The baby was taken out. Pretty
soon its cries We're heard again. Anot her
speech and another i~ufantile exit. A third
time did the squalling begin, and the curtain
was rung down. 1t developed that there
had been three d~illerenC babies.
Edward Gillnare, who has been a promin-
ent New York manager for several years. has
decided TO retire from the theatrical busI-
ness. He has SOFA his lease of NiOlo's thea
ter to Elmer VahGe, ayoung Western mana
ger who wrote a railway drama called 'Ihe
Limited Mail,3h and succeeded in making
money with 1t. MIR. Gilmore has also man
aged the Academy of Music. aud he will
probably turn This property over to u syndi-
cate TO DO converted into a permanent
circus, -
One of the latest novelties is THE Country
Circus.n Tn first act shows the arrival OF
the circus, with a parale of cages, animals,
horses and riders across the stage. All this
splendor dazzLeS the imagination of e young
girl living in tho. village, ana she leaves home
and goes off TO J0itl the circus as a rider. The
last act shows tie ring, in which we'll known
circus people give u performance lasting
about one hour, } In order to give the appear
ance OF a double ring, an enormous mirror is
placed at the back OF the stage, in which the
entire scene is reflected.
Mrs. olt-Siddons, who is about to return
TO the stage, is said TO be under 10. She Will
seek a fortune TO take The place of one that
disappeared mysteriously. Her husband was
the custodian OF her property. He invested
her money, was shortly after a victim TO
softoning OF the braiu, and no efforts have
been successful in inducing him to say what
he did with the money. IL Is thought that he
paid down large sums for New York real
estate, and Mrs, Siddons is probably the
owner OF a number OF houses In Gotham, al
though she cannot prove IL. She will pro-
duce a drama called "What a Woman"
Sarah BernhardJ's new play LA Dame do
Challant," calls attention TO It's author,
Giuseppe Giacosa, a big Italian OF the peas
ant type, who came TO New YOrE to superln-
tend its first production, lie began dramatic
work twenty years ago An artist friend