Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11
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Tim Murphy was dined by the Press club
OF Newcastle. Pa, last. week and admitted
that he is going to take a shy at Ham
let"
Beerbohm Tree will not come TO America
next season to appear In ulysses Inc
play will be presented by a company or
The run of "Du Barry at the Criterion
| theater will come to an end on May 81.
Mrs; Carter will spend part OF the summer
1t is reported that Charles Frohman has
purchased the dramatic. rights In Hobart
Chatheld Chatfeld-Taylor's novel, Tine
Crimson Wing"
Rose Osborne, an old time actress, who
in her younger days was a member OF hate
Claxton's company, committed SUICIDE III
New York last Wednesday.
George Boniface and Bertha Waltzsinger
seem to have found their, proper place IN
the amusement world. They are PLAYING
in vaudeville a sketch called THE Woman
Who Hesitates Is Won
Thomas w. B%roadhurst has brought suit
against Clara Morris for S4O' wn1Gn so ne
note. Miss Morris has brought a counter
| suit, alleging breach of contract.
Ellen Terry will more than likely not APP
pear with sir Henry Irving when he tours
this country next season, but Will take Out
a company OF her own, appearing in The
First Duchess of Marlborough"
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, in an interview In
olumbu says she has not settled whether
She will return to this country next season
at all. 1t depends whether she can secure
a release of her English contracts.
Virginia Earle, who for some time has
been suffering from a malady of the throat
| and her physicians believe that she will be
able to appear within a fortnight.
Madame Helena Modjeska has announced
that she will say farewell to the American
chant of Venice by the Modteska-James
company at Orange, N. j. next Saturday
night.
Just before his departure for England
| Sir Henry Irving lectured before the stu
dents of Princeton university. The faculty
services. Last week Sir Henry returned
the check with the request that the sum
be given TO charity.
In Joseph Jefferson's many years upon
the stage he delineated a vast number of
characters. Now that he Is In the sunset
Of his days and beyond the necessities OF
demand and to crafty that Unsuitable
craving for the stage which is the trait of
all players,
Richard Mansfield made the announce
ment last week in Pittsburg that he will
devote himself entirely to the plays OF
s s9aIiss eaesa next oo esfsGR; If dTh @i Md pTShSent
of Venice" "Richard III' ard Henry v"
His season win open early in October, and
in December he will begin an engagement
at the Herald Square theater.
According to the records of Colonel r.
Aston Brown, the stage historian. the first
presentation of a dramatization OF Uncle
Toms Cabin" occurred at Purdy's National
theater, New York, on August q, 1852. The
version was Dy CndFleS weston IaylOr, ana
was not a success. The first successful
version was produced at the Museum. Troy.
n. Y, on September q, 1852. This was the
Aiken version. At the same time a version
made by Mrs. Ann Marble was produced
in Chicago.
George sPinck is the name of an actor
who has developed a talent for writing
catchy melodies of wide variety. from rag
time to marches, gavottes and waltzes,
and DeWolf Hopper is going TO use some
OF his tunes in Klein's dramatization of
The Ptckwtck Papers George Broad
hurst, the playwright, has signed a con-
tract with Spinck whereby ne secures ali
the latter's Compositions for the next two
years. Charles Frohman took with him 10
London several OF Spinck's songs. and will
turn them over, II is thought, to Edna May
and Ellaline Terrtss, both OF whom are
he has an interest.