Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-31
PLAYS and Players.

Mrs. Langtry and her company will sail
for America from Liverpool January 6 on
the Bucan.a.
The New York critics do not ike Frank
Daniels new opera, THE Ameer,' which
opened there this week.
Nance O'Neill and Clay Clement are at
the head of a company which Will start
for Australia January 10.
1t Is reported that Richard Mansfield en-
deavored to secure Ada Rehan as his lead
ing lady and possible joint star.
Claire Mcdowell. a niece OF Melbourne
minor role in My Lady's Lord"
1t is said that Julia Marlowe will present
"Barbarie Frietchie' in London after the
close of her next season in this country.
Stuart Robson has at last secured an un-
doubted success in "Oliver Goldsm NTH"
which had its initial performance in Albany
in November.
Edmond Rostand is dangerously i'll in
Brussels. He has been failing in health
ever since hts great success of "Cyrano.
He is only 81 years old.
Ellen Terry spent an hour or so last week
at the Philadelphia 200 in deep study, or
the cobras, rattiesnakes, yipers and other
So successful is "Sappho' that Clydef'itch
is organizing a number two company to
play the territory not covered by olga
Nethersoie and thus head off other versions.
Break the News to Mother and Just
as the Sun Went Down. with a few slight
changes in the words, are being sung in the
English music halls to enthusiastic APP
plause.
Felix Morris and Dore Davidson have
adapted a Comedy drama by Alexander
Dumas under title of "A Royal Intrigue"
They are at work upon another adaptation
from the French.
Algeria Barrios. widow Of the late Presi-
dent Barrios Of Guatemala, has, 1t is an
uOunCed, signed a contract with Arthur
Rehan to appear in several of the roles of
Ada Rehan's repertoire.
Zangwirs play, The Children of the
Ghetto" was not a success in New York
aud has failed I'm London. where the AmCri-
can cast, including Wilton Lackaye, played
it for one long, long week.
A drunken man made a row at the Max
well opera house. Saugerties, n. Y, on De-
ccmber 10. choosing to regard a performance
of Ten Nights in a Bar Room" as a per-
sonal affront, lie was jailed.
Gertrude Coghlan. daughter of the re-
Gently deceased Charles Coghlan, is seri-
orsly III in Minneapolis, where she was
Obliged to stop on her return with the body
of her father from New Orleans.
George Bowles, business manager of the
Alice Nelson Opera company, has married
pany. The bride Is the daughter of George
A. Duncan, mayor Of Burlington, Ia.
Eugene Cowlcs, the great premier basso,
who was Alice Nelson's principal support
still in her company and In her new opera,
'"The Singing Girl is said to have a most
CoEgental role. His solo, Love, the Great
Magician from all accounts, is as big a
vocal h!t as he has ever made.
The officials of the Department Of The In
terror nave decided that in the future no
more reservation Indians snail be lent UN
the government to showmen for the pur-
pose Of cNhibition, unless the exhibitions
are planned on lines showing the progress
of INDIAN education. The authorities hold
that the Indians become demoralized In
such public performance and retain the
uuciyilized customs that the Indian schools
have long endeavored 10 stamp out. Sew
eral applications for the loan Of Indians
are determined TO stop at once the abuses
that have been 9ract.ced for several years.