Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-31
PIaYr md PInxers.

Claude L. Goodwin has Joined Amelia
~Bingham's business staff.
George c. Tyler will most likely take
Madam Duse on an Australian tour after
she finishes her season in this country.
At last the play in which Joseph Dodson
and Annie Irish are TO star has been
Eamed. It will be called THE American
Invasion"
Sullivan, Harris & Woods have engaged
Gertrude Haynes and her Choir Celestial
as a special feature of the Fatal We'd
ding for twelve weeks.
Richard Golden revived Jed Prouty" the
other night in Bangor, Me-, and will keep
the play for about two or three weeks be-
fore going out in Foxy CUTLER"
James X. Hackett, who returned from
work to prepare his two Crisis" compa-
MES with the assistance. of walter N. Law
renee.
of Frank L. Perley's spectacular operate
comedy, THE Chaperons," has written sew
eral new songs which will be introduced
In the piece the coming season.
'The Sultan of Sulu" is soon to AXE the
road in all his Chicago magnihcence, under
direction Of Henry w; Savage, WHO man;
Omaha is on the route of his Maylasiar
majesty.
Mrs. Pat" Campbell is among the late
arrivals from London. Up to date she has
for an American production. She will play
a tour OF twenty weeks, and Will put on III
new plays.
Alice h. Ives Is busy at her country home
on her New England play called "A Bay
State Spinster." Thomas w. Broadhursl
has this piece for Sadie Stringham. II:
production will be made In the course of 9
mont or two.
Maude Adams is hereafter to have the
Empire theater as her home for her pro-
ductions in New York. Tins means thai
and Miss Adams will hereafter play regu.
lerly at this house.
Marguerite sylvia. who sang Princess
Chic" In Omaha last season, is singing al
the head of The Strollers' this season,
Maud Lillian Berri, who took Miss Sylva's
place in Princess Chic" is now leading
The Sultan OF Sulu."
The Acting club of Philadelphia is going
to take up the question of building a small
private theater at its meeting to be held
eeariyy In September. The plan is to build a
its own plays can have a production.
Miss Ellen Terry is again leading woman
for Sir Henry Irving. and Mrs. Kendall has
IeJoined her husband, leaving B~eerbohm
Tee to rustic for a leading woman. Cecilia
Loftus, who was with Irving while Terry
was playing The Merry Wives OF Wind
scr has gone back to E. H. Sothern.
Frank c: Payne, who is the business
manager of "The Sultan OF sulu' company
the present season, Is an old newspaper
man. He was on the desk of the Chicago
News when George AIDE first came on that
newspaper, and now he is advancing the
interests of Mr.. AIDES merry satire.
Fayersham has returned from England
Mr.. Frohman has not determined what play
he will present this favorite in, owing t.
the uncertainty of the dramatization OF
The Right OF Way" on which Sir Gilbert
Parker Is engaged II this Is ready In
time Mr. Faversham will present Beauty
Steele on the stage.
Next month will see active preparations
for the production of George AIDES latest
work, Peggy from Paris,T which Henry
w. Savage Is to produce. Mr.. Ade made
such a big success with his sultan Of
Sulu' that much IL expected from the new
work. 1t Is understood that there is more
the flavor OF the famous Fables in Slang
In this work than there is in THE Sultan
OF Sulu."
The latest engagement for the prince OF
Pllsen' is Helen Bertram, who signed with
Henry w. Savage for the part OF the
has just returned from Europe, where she
went after her illness. She has not been
singing for a year. her last engagement
being with Jerry Sykes In Foxy Quiller.''
Miss Bertram will open in her new part
on Monday.
The Kyrle Bellew company this season
win include: Kyrle Bellew,. Eleanor Rob.
Eagle. Frederick Book, c. a. Smiiy, Her.
bert Fortier, Henry ~Stockbridge, WaiteI
Hitchcock, Edward Powell, Arthur Norris
Baldwin Search. Janet Ford. Caroline But.
Thomas Stevens. Charles Crawford, Bar.
ton HURT, Theodore Barrow, James q
Beebe. Laura Constance.
Among the biggest of the seasons musical
ing comedians in The Chapsrons." The
company Will number about seventy-hve
people and the scenic equipment and prop.
critics viii require two baggage cars FOR
their transportation. II will make a com
~prehensive tour OF the eastern and middle
Omaha. Mr.. PefIey Is reserving the souti
and far west for another season.