The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-09

organization. In other words. II a thing
seems good thing TO Neill he prefers
10 have big interest ~ ~. take the big
end OF the risk and. naturally. enjoy the
lions share Of the prof there are
other factors, have made him wealthy
As In theater enterprises 30 IN oil. Nell
has plunged. Ills dramatic company has
been M Los Angeles twice In a year. play
ing 10 large and probable business both
times. Theater men say that Nelil prob
ably has cleared 5000 In his two seasons
~ the Burbank Theatcr He has now In
vested the major part OF those profits in
a California Industry. and the coin that
came 10 him from the pockets Of Califor-
mans Is 70 be returned 10 the pockets OF
other Californians. The oil company of
which Mr.. Neil was elected president a
few days ago. includes IN is directorate
such men as Judge knight. J. W Evans
G. +. Herr and other well known Los
Angeles citizens oliver Morpsco may
become an investor IN the corporation
Yesterday, Mr. Neill says. a local capt
talists, and intimate friend OF Mr.. Moros-
CO. offered 10 purchase 5000 worth of che
company's shares on condition that Mr.
Morosco should be made treasurer OF the
company Nell has purchased, or per-
haps II should be said his company has
bought. 100 acres Of land near Newhall. in
the Piacerita canyon. which land Is a.
rectiy IN line with the vein OF such mar
velous richness and value tapped few
days ago by the New Century oil Com
pany. n Is hardly necessary go say that
the land was bought some time ago. be-
fore this recent sensational strike was
made IN the canyon. as now the land
could hardly be purchased for ten times
It's quoted value OF a few weeks ago. In
addition 10 this quarter section. Neills
company has leased 100 acres OF oil land
near Piru city. in Ventura county.
That a distinguished mans children
rarely carry on his fame r. a rule that
has It's exceptions, and one OF the latest
Of these IL the success on the stage Of
Miss Gertrude Coghlan daughter OF
Charles CoRhsan whose fame death has
already begun 20 mellow. Miss coghlan's
talent il OF the quality one would look
for in the daughter OF her father and
she posss sses IN abundance other quail
tiles necessary for its establishment. Her
great success in the aelicately intellectual
part OF Celia Pryce in The Royal Box"
demonstrated IN what field OF her art she
would triumph. The choice Miss coghlan
has made Of a role TO star in shows that
she realizes this fact. She will play this
season the bright. lively. dominating. rest
less Becky sharp in a dramatixatlon made
by her father OF Vanity Fair" In APP
pearance Miss Coghlan meets all the re-
quirements Of Thackerays heroine. Youth
and beauty are here: she IL petite and
graceful. with rounded arms and shout
ders. her cast OF features IL plquant and
she has a mass Of light hair which IL very
becoming to her arch countenance, par
ticularly so when u Is dressed in the style
prevailing In the days OF the First En-
plre Such a woman could easily bind and
hold captive a heavy dragon like Raw
don Crawiey. or fasclnnte such a stated
admirer Of women as Lord steyne. Miss
Coghlan was seen here last season In her
fathers support.
Richard Mansfield has completed his list
OF actresses for his revival OF Shakes
peare's King Henry "" az the Garden
theater. Get I. Miss Florence Kahn will
appear as Rumor This viii be her first
New York appearance since her success
last year with the course OF modern plays
at the Carnegie Lyceum. Mdlie Brassy
will be the Princess Katherine She came
20 America especially 20 play this role
Suzanne santte will be Alice. the lady in
waiting on the French Princess. and Miss
Georgine Brandon Is cast for Isabel.
Queen Of France There Is additional in
terest IN the fact that Estelle Mortimer
viii appear as Dame Quickly. The part OF
the boy AZ Dame Quickly's inn. the Bears
Head in Eastcheap. will be played by
Dorothy Chester. who Is Mrs. Frederick
de Belleville.
Nat Goodwin ana Mrs. Goodwin are
now In Paris and will shortly visit Mum
len and also the Passion Play" Mr..
Goodwin writes that he IL In perfect
health.