Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-28
Play. and Players.

Helen Grantley has begun her starring
tour in Her Lord and Master
Grace Cameron's tour in "A Normandy
Wedding is said to be a success so FAR.
Gertrude Tidball. who recently married
Hugo Toland, has decided to use her nus
| bands name on the stage as well as on.
Miss Carrie Eckstrom. an Omaha girl,
Is with the sultan Of Sulu" company,
having the part Of one Of the sultan's
wives.
william O. Hazeltine. now a member Of
the Captain Molly company, has been
engaged to originate the role Of Pembroke
in Mrs. LeMoyne's new play Among
Those Present"
Harry Corson Clarke will sever his con
nection with his present managers Good
hue & Kellogg, on october IL he VIII
probably organize a company OF his own
In San Francisco and play a western tour.
Richard Golden started his tour in Foxy
CUTLER" September p in Cumberland, Nd,
to an overlooking audience. From all &C
counts he more than made good. His tour
calls for engagements in the west ana
south.
The date set for Stuart Robson's revival
of The Comedy OF Errors is September
%, at Youngstown, o. Clifford Leigh, an
English actor, is cast for the Dromio OF
Ephesus to Mr.. Robson's Dromio OF syria
cuse.
The latest Drury Lane melodrama, The
Best Of Friends will be produced In TINS
country by Charles Frohman. The scenery,
contrary to the usual custom followed IN
the importation of Drury Lane plays. Will
be made here.
Marguerite st. John the English actress,
h si5rb Sssn te sPec aThS c sngasge Oy nPinl
Miss st. John has been prominently identi-
fed with the preliminary arrangements Tor
the voman's exhibition.
Kate Claxton, in an elaborate revival
of "The Two Orphans" begins her season
October 20 in Elizabeth. n. J. The tour
and western cities. Nelson Roberts and
w. w. Randall are Miss Claxton's mana
gers.
The annual season Of grand opera by
the Maurice Grau company at the Metro
politan opera house, New York, will COM
mence November "A and continue for seven
teen weeks, during which sixty-eight per
formances will be given, hfty-one at night
and seventeen matinees.
The auction sale of seats for the first
week Of "Eleanora Duse,' in Boston, vii
take place at the fremont theater at II
a. m. Tuesday, October Z. The date fol
the sale of the second weeks performance
cannot be fixed until Nine. Duse's arrival
for until then the repertoire for the second
week will not be decided upon
The tour OF Herbert Kelley and Eff
Shannon In Sherlock Holmes" under thu
direction of Daniel V. Arthur, has thus
far proved the most successful since theil
first appearance as joint stars. The roll
OF the great detective of fiction is saiC
cey of any he has ever played.
In Hermonie Hazelton, who sings tht
title role in THE Princess Chic" John p
Slocum considers he has made a most for
tunate choice. He is authority for thu
statement that IL is the belief of everyone
acquainted with her equipment. both vo
caIiy and in the matter of acting, that sh,
is an ideal princess.
Kathryn Kidder has passed under tn,
management OF Jules Murray, He ha!
signed a contract calling for the services
Of the star for a number of seasons. ~
will present her in a new play, for which
he is now negotiating with a well know
firm of dramatists. The tour of the Kid
der company will begin in November Of
December.
The new play written for Blanche Walsh
by Stanislaus STANCE has been named '"Tht
on Flaubert's "Salammbo," Mr.. Stang
has, IT is said, practically evolved an origt
nal play, in which several characters arr
introduced that do not appear In the book
The play. a tragedy, is In five acts and
eight scenes.
William Mcconnell, Amelia Bingham'i
business nag writes that Miss Bing
Shrew" this season after all. He add
that her own company in "A Modern Mag
dalene" is playing to capacity. in Chicagt
and that A l.. Erlanger predicts a land
slide OF success OF her forthcoming initia
trip to New Orleans.
Joseph Jefferson has four sons. The eide
is Charles. who Is the manager OF M
who is also playing RIP" Thomas is 4
years old. and he finds IT very pleasant u
be referred to By By the nes aGsel tn critics Tsise as ~ IN ~
fathers creation of Rip" and he is no
going to let IT get out OF the family II h
can avoid II.
on October 2 to play at Wallack's theatel
on November 6 in THE Sword OF the King.
The new Belasco theater. near Broadway
its nrst season September 20. when Mrs
Leslie Carter will appear In Belasco's "Dl
Barry The occasion will also mark tn,
beginning of Mrs. Carter's second year II
New York in this remarkable play.