Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-14

star under Liebler & Co.'S management on
September %. Rehearsals of THE Vinegar
Buyer" have been In progress at the Grand
Central Palace in New York for the last
two weeks.
Jane Kennar is reported to have made
a hit as Cigarette IN Under Two Flags
which opened at ST. Louis last Sunday
very we'll pleased over the outlook for their
stars season.
Joseph c.. Miron, who originated the role
last season was the feature of The Chap
erones," has been engaged by John p.
Slocum and will be featured this season in
the first named opera.
Charles Frohman has indefinitely post
poned the opening of Maude Adams season,
owing to the poor state of her health. Miss
Adams nervous condition is such as TO
require a much longer rest than her sum-
mer vacation provided.
Louise Cunning, the prima donna OF the
De Wolf Hopper Opera company in Nj
church choir several years ago into a bur-
lesque company managed by the late
Charles II. Hoyt and Frank Mckee.
Mrs. Leslie Carriers company will assem-
stage OF Beiasco's new Republic theater on
Monday, September 10. Charles A. Steven
son, Hamilton Reveille and the other prin-
cipals will continue In their original roles.
Jules Murry. says he has made out and
signed 1877 contracts for the employment of
III people. The forty extra signatures were
uoHlhIlucu ny lnOSt dClOTSt MUSICIANS ana
mechanics who signed with him and then
looked for something better. Mr.. hurry is
not alone. Every manager on Broadway
could tell the same story.
Susie Drake, one of the original "Floro-
dora" ~sextette girls, has been engaged by
John Z, Fischer to originate a part in the
musical comedy, The Silver Slipper
fist that devised '~Florodors.' Dolly Corke
Is another young girl retained for 9Th
Silver Slipper Miss Corke may be from
De Wolf HOppers starring tour in MI
Pickwick" opened September II at Eliza
beth, N. j., and the New York run is set
theater. 1t is the plan Of the management
to have the production as full Of the Rtmos-
phere OF Dickens as possible. With that
end in view Mr.. Hopper has left his flap
hall.
Shortly after the new year Fred C. Whit.
ney will make a revival of "Richelieu' In
New York City. with Walker Whlteside as
the star. MI. Whitney says he will have an
all-star cast: He promises that in the
stage. The gambling scene has been elab-
GRATED, and the episode representing the
attack on the cardinal is to be intensified.
Grace Cameron has not quarreled with
her manager and given up her intended
starring tour, as was announced through
New York dispatches recently. on the con
tIsTy' she starts her season with a Nor,
Monday evening. Fred c. Whitney. heI
manager, has provided her with an eX.
cellent company, and her prospects are
certainly bright.
"The Emerald Isle" nearly all OF the
music of which is by the late Sir Arthur
sullivan Is .%,run2ing We'll" as the horse
Mr.. German, who wrote the few numbers
that the late Sir Arthur would have COM
posed had not death interviewed, has done
his work so cleverly that the critics admit
they cannot tell which Is Sullivan and
which is German.
John Drew has opened his season at the
Empire in New York in Isaac Henderson,
The Mummy and the Humming Bird" and
the consensus Of opinion is that II is IAN
other Empire theater success" Mr.. Drew
has new opportunity 10 be suave and
polished. and, I'm fine, a well-brtd man OF
the world. The novelty OF the first night
was the rather unexpected, extraordinary
subtle and convincing acting of Lione'
Barrymore as an Italian organ grinder. HI.
sister Ethel sat In front and blushed and
beamed.
When Mr., and Mrs. Edwin Milton Royls
CSelina Fetterl entered vaudeville IL was
a surprise to their many friends and ad-
mirers, IL was a still greater surprise thai
The surprise will almost cease when IL is
understood that the Royles have received
In salary In three years upward OF So. 600
Under the circumstances IL is still a sur.
prise how Manager Ben Stern persuaded
the Royles 10 go out again at the head OF
their own company. Mr.. Royle thinks NJ
sees the end OF high salaried attractions IN
deville he has written and produced five
one-act plays and has found time to com,
plete a three-aot comedy n a four-aoI
drama