Omaha daily bee., 1892-06-05
GOSSIP OF TnE STAGE.

GOSSIP OF THE STAGE.
Sol Smith Russell is in Minneapolis for
the summer
Emma Juch is singing Josephine in "Pna-
foren in California
'rThe Black Crook' is to be revived In |
New York next fall.
Lillian Russell is on a steamer bound for |
Europe in search Of a new opera.
Frank Daniels manager says that star |
began his career in comic opera and not in |
variety.
c. B. Byrne and LOUIS Harrison are a. |
work on a new comic opera to be called |
Venus |
Walter Damrosch is composing an opera
whose story is founded on Hawthorne's |
Scarlet Letter" |
Frederick Paulding is mentioned as the
possible leading man OF Margaret Mather's
company next season.
Rhea will close her season at Duluth next
Tuesday ana sail for her home at Mont- |
morency, Paris, on Saturday.
Ada Deaves has joined David Henderson's
company. which has just opened In Chicago
| in its new spectacle, "Ali Baba."
Sidney Drew Is not disheartened by recent
| troubles but will take ont another company
| next fall IN THE Emergency Man"
The American actors fund now has nearly
S2500Oo TO its credit. The corresponding
| English society has less than $4,000.
| The fact is considered notable that FIVE
comic operas are running in New York and
| four OF them are from American pens.
The kangaroo dancer in "Hoss and Hoss"
1 Louise Allen, has been at Cincinnati too
sick to travel, and her place is taken by
| Helena Collier.
There has been gossip of late that Mrs.
| W. j. Florence Will have 1.-The Mighty Dol
lar'' rewritten and that perhaps next year
she will revive it, reappearng as Libbie
| Dear.
The West Point cadets have engaged every
seat at the Casino, New York, for next Satur-
day evening and will give a biz theater party
for their friends and the officials Of the War
department.
Nina X. Gale will not 60 to Europe after
all. instead she will remain IN New YORK
| all summer She will be married by and oy
| to Archibald G. Haines, who is in life insur-
ance In that city. Miss Gale declares that
she will not retire from the stage, however.
Nat Goodwin has gone to England to get q
peep at Walker of London" which John l..
Toole is playing in the British provinces.
| Goodwin bought the farce on the reports of
its success, and he is curious to know if he
has confuted the old warning as to purchas-
| ing pig In bag.
on the American public Letters from her
to friends In New York indicate that she
means to bring "The Fringe of Society,""
She Is satisfied that the London verdict iusti-
ies her in planning tour, and she is shrewd
enough to perceive that drama with this
title is likely to be attractive in this country
She has countermanded her order to sell her
private car, and that is significant.
Miss Mildred Holland took the place of
Miss Phyllis Rankin as Ada Vedder in "The
| Check Book'' in the DeJroit performance of
that comedy by Miss Coghlan, and was
, praised for the excellence of her performance ce
by the press OF that city. Miss Holland is
remembered by many in Omaha as lead
ing member iu the ''Superba" company and
the accomplished young woman who gave a
private exhibition OF her fencing at the
| Athletic club.
Eddie Fov has had recurrence Of the
| throat trouble that necessitated his retire
ment from the American Extravaganza COM
pany year ago, and his voice is SO affected
{ | rehear3als of "Ali Bapa." Manager Hen
, derson determined, therefore, to give him a
leave OF absence during which to recuperate
health. His place will be taken by Alfred G.
WheeiB1. young comedian who recently
S made q success of the comedy part of
n | Polly Middles.h
O Richard Mansfield has become a bold
speechmaker. On the last night of his en-
:, gagement in any big city he talks TO his
= audience, and apparently IL Is bis deliberate
= | plan to say something startlingly frank In
!, San Francisco he told his farewell audience
i that the city mad Too many theaters for the
:. size Of the town; there were only 300, ,00(
Il people in the place, and about one-seventh Of
:. those were "Chinese gentlemen" who had
= not yet acquired the habit of going TO Amer
u u lean theaters. He then severely criticised
y seated in the theater until $3.50 O'Clock, wher
~ the performance Is advertised to begin at s
y He said other things in this strain, and lef
Il | his hearers amazed.
a A musical feat Of unusual importance viii
8 be accomplished this summer oy the Ariol
IL singing society OF New York under tn
leadership Of its able director Frank Val
der Stucken. The steamer Wieland ha
A, been chartered and on June 25 1t will sail TO
- Europe with sixty of his active members AM
:. 200 passive members in order to give con
ar certs IN Berlin, Leipsic, Hamburg, Munich
a. Stuttgart Frankfort Cologne, Dresden
Mayencs and Bingen-on-fhe-Rhine, where
summernignt festival will be celebrated
;, besides visiting Vienna The Arion will b
Nv received by the leading singing societies O
~ Germany and elsewhere, including the Stutt
"a CART Liederkranz, the Cologne Maennei
w gesang Veren and the Vienna Maennei
- chor. The receipts OF the concerts will b
ye devoted to charitable purposes.
O. Bolossy Kiralfy, of the three Kiralf
n brothers who have made spectacle an art al
ed | q credit 10 the American stage, is dange
ly ously i'll at his residence in New York. II
n Is said TO be q sufferer from melanchoiia an
is his intimate friends shake their head
es gravely when they speak OF him. or th
ne trio. Imre, Bolossy and Arnold. Bolossy ht
nd generally been credited with the creates
NJ share OF the ingenuity. He has been u
n hardest worker and the most persis ter
re planuer, but he seems TO have lacked u
'lv | keen business sense OF lmre, who is pro
ably well-to-do. Only few weeks ago |
l2 sold out his interest in the "Columbus
,ir spectacular part OF the Barnum show 10
by A Bailey, receiving $4,000 in cash. Il
,st then returned 10 Europe 10 devote his lin
- TO the big pageant which nc is TO present
lis Olympia, in London. Bolossy, or his wit
owns an apartment house In New Yor
Arnold the least fortunate OF the brother
.an has been a dancer rather than manager
ana speculator.
Lhe London theater managers nave peen ".
ast Ing 10 prevent the performance OF plays
zee the music halls where the spectators drii
ing and smoke while the performancss are goii
rs on. Labouchere says In London Trut
r The public are not nearly sucn Tools as u
dd managers believe them 70 be. AS ru
sat they go where they can get the best ente
sra tainment for their money, and natural
Tot patronlze the theaters or music halls-tt do