The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-26
GREENRooM GOSSIP.

David Warfield, in "The Auctioneer,'
has made a tremendous personal success
Alice Nelson has returned to London
and Is singing at private entertainments.
She will make her debut in grand opera
at Covent Garden In April.
Frank Daniels and miss Simplicity
are having a whirlwind success In Chi
cago. where the Grand opera house has
been found all too small to hold the
crowds.
1t will probably take Mr. Crane three
or TOUR years to exhaust the popularity
of David Harum," and he is one of the
Few actors who are not troubling them
selves about new play.
Henry Woodruff, who has been appear
Ing with Frank Daniels this season, has
accepted position as leading man with
Miss Henrietta Crosman, and win at
once assume that position.
Joseph Jefferson closed his regular au-
tumn season in Baltimore. He will spend
the winter at his home at palm Beach,
Fla, and on March 81 he will begin a
spring tour of five weeks at Mobile.
Frank Pixley the author of ''King
Dodo.''. who has lately been rusticating
with Mrs. Pixley in Switzerland, sends
word that he expects to be home in De-
cember His new opera is practically
completed.
Blanche Bates has so far recovered
from her attack of typhoid fever that she
may be removed this week from Grace
hospital, Detroit to this city. Miss Bates
stage appearance will occur, it is hoped,
in January.
The only new offering of the week was
Augustus Thomas Colorado" which
Charles Frohman produced at Wallacks s.
1t proved a characteristic effort and
worthy companion to Arizona" and will
doubtless score a very strong success.
H. V. Esmond, author of "When We
Were Twenty-one" and 1.-The Wilder
ness, arrived from Europe on the Etru-
ria. Mr.. Esmond comes to conduct the
rehearsals of 1.-THE Wilderness" the play
gins its regular season at the Empire
theater on Dec. %.
The Princess Chic Kirke La Shelles
wonderfully successful opera comique
, Wnlch opened the eyes of the wise ones
last season with its record-breaking bust
ness throughout the country east of the
Mississippi, is this year again a pace,
maker in the matter Of receipts.
Anna Held, in 1.-THE Little Duchess, .
attracts ner loyal following to the Casino
in New York, and will (be seen at that
house until the holidays. Mr.. Ziegfeld
has given this mediocre piece a supert
production, and the music by DeKoven is
very pretty.
The sale of music for 1.-THE Princess
Chic" throughout the country is said tc
he the largest ever known for single
opera. The stirring bass song, WAR Is
Bountiful Jade" has equaled the ia
nous ArmorerS Song" from robin
Hood" and the contralto song, 1.-The
Love Light i'll Your Eyes, bids fair te
outsell 20 Promise Me-
Mrs. Fiske, at the Manhattan theater
New York, Is about to retire miranda
Of the Balcony and produce '"The I'm.
welcome Mrs. Hatch This play is by
Mrs. Burton Harrison, and David Belasce
mas tried to enjoin its production. II
seems Mrs. Harrison and Mr.. Belasco die
some collaboration in the play, and each
claims the work. 1t was during the in.
junction proceedings In court that Mrs
Harrison's lawyer raised a smile among
the knowing ones by declaring "BelascC
never wrote play or any part of play
in his life
Mansfield in 'sBeaucaire' follows Oar
DAILY in ''The New Workers. at the Her
aid Square in New York early in De.
cember. Apropos of this, it is noticeable
that Mansfield calls his play Beau
caire,' while the title of Booth TaT1ing-
tons story, from which it is made, is
Monsieur Beaucaire." The gossips say
the explanation lies in Mansield's esti-
mate of the public's ability to cope with
French pronunciation. He feels certain
nobody could pronounce Monsieur" sc
he lodges the issue by clipping that word
off the title.