The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-10
GREENRooM GOSSIP.

Mr.. Frederic De Belleville has been
engaged by Liebler &c Co. to play Baron
Ronelli in ''The Eternal City, This is
great part. and should fit Mr.. De Belle-
vile like glove
Frank Mckee has engaged Margaret
Fuller to be leading woman OF the COM
pany he Will present in Ramsey Morris
T new play, Nine ty -and-Nine, at the
Academy of Music in New York next Oc-
tober. Edwin Arden will play the prin-
cipal role
The present season will probably be
the last that Mr.: James O. Neill will play
Monte Cristo, arrangements having
been made for him to produce The
Christian King the coming season, the
play recently written for him by Mr..
Edward E. Rose, of the London Times.
Mr.. Edward j. Morgan will make his
first appearance in New York city as
appearance in the original production at
the Knickerbocker, at the Academy OF
Music, on Dec. 30. Mr.. Kyrle Bellew
Will open at WaHack's on the same even
ing.
Miss Amelia Bingham says that she Is
illustrating in her production of 1.-THE
Climbers" ideas she has long held. Il
think that the people appreciate a wom-
ans thoughtful arrangement of little de-
tails that make a stage picture natural
[ believe that the settings Of a modern
play should reflect not lavishly lecorat-
ed examples of the scenic artists ideas
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of a home, characterized in its fittings
by good TASTE
Francis Wilson began rehearsals OF
his part in Nixon & Zimmerman
e Gaetg heater R Of the m
the knic1erbocker theater yesterday
Mr. Wilson will. however, continue with
1.-THE Strollers" till the opening of THE
rendering this plan possible. The new
production will receive its American pre-
miere at the National theater in Wash
ington Dec. 80. Jan. it will open for
a run at the Knickerbocker theater in
New York.
George j. Appleton, manager for y. G.
Goodwin and Maxine Elliott, mas cabled
that the last performances of ,hese play
they had their choice of three theaters
offered them to continue their Londor
run. Mr.. Goodwin's lecture before the
Playgoers Club of London on The
erences to Americans losses in London
and Englishmen's success over here, I'M
doubtedlse proved interesting and some
what instructive to his listeners. As d
artists have failed in America, while 4
real American success in London is :
nine days wonder, both to Engilshmen
and American management. Mr.. Good
wins London venture this season has
cost him over Sf00,000.
The engagement of Miss Viola Allen
at the Montauk tlleater, Brooklyn, this
week. will constitute her last appearance
in the East this season, and will prob
ably be the last opportunity given the
residents of Greater New York to see
her in the Crawford Stoddard delightful
romantic drama, .'In the Palace of the
King" as She will open the season OF
1902 with new play, in all probability
dramatization of Hall Gaines ''The
Eternal City, upon which work Mr..
Game is now energetically engaged
Next week Miss Allen will jump, direct
to Detroit and will then remain in the
West until she starts on her way to the
Pacific coast to which destination she
New Orleans and the Southern Pacific
railway
There has been no end of stories
Mrs. Patrick Gampbelrs alleged objection
to opening in the Grand Opera house,
I Chicago, because of the exaggerated state
Inents that had come to her of the sizs
of the Grand Opera house auditorium,
and a consequent emphatieally voiced de-
sire on her part that her American OPEN
ing. should take place in New York, and
IL a theater of reasonable size. These
reports had little truth for origin. Mrs.
| Campbell had expressed a desire that
| auditoriums of reasonable size should be
chosen for her use, where it was posi-
Bile. She had made no objection to
opening in Chicago. nor in fact has she
at any time had any knowledge of this
alleged controversy. Mrs. Campbell Is
not disposed to take issue with her man
sgers in this regard, and 1t will be found
| that she will abide by their decision She