Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-24

hours Of people who work In offices, and
earle has found that his brain capacity is
greater at night than during the day. Re
Gently he has had a new number to pro-
duce-a number for the whole company
which demands movement unlike any other
Incidental to the piece. With Mrs. earle
as accompanied on the plano he has been
rehearsing chorus gestures and steps, some
Of WHICH hive been 30 violent and so mis-
leading I'm their shadows that the neighbour
hood watched in feverish interest for their
repetition. All this came to the comedian
through the channel of gossip which has a
terminus In the kitchen, and he Is wonder
ing how he can amuse the ~neighbors next,
once the new number is out OF the way.
The rehears1ls for the production Of
Captain links of the Horse Marines
with Elizabeth Kennedy in the role of Nine.
Trentoni, are now going on In New York
City. 1t was expected that Mr.. Clyde Fitch
would come back from Europe In time to
take persona charge of the rehearsals, but
owing to his illness the distinguished au-
thor Is still staying In Switzerland. Mr..
Harry Spear, who was stage manage Of
the company last year and therefore famll-
lar with all the business" has taken
charge of the rehearsals and they are pro-
crossing In fine shape.
Mascagni preparations at the Metropoli-
tan opera house reached a new phase re-
Gently, when Signor Arturo B~uzzi-Peccle, a
cini and other famous composers. began
general supervision of rehearsals. Buzzi-
Peccia is a composer and singing teacher
of high standing. He was engaged by Nit
tenthal Bros. & Kronberg at the especial
request of Mascagni, who wished someone
intimate with his artistic ideas to oversee
preliminaries. Mascagni has cabled that
the. scenery for his operas "Ratclin" and
Iris has been completed and will be
shipped to America at once.
Among the more important events on the
local stage this season will be the joint APP
pearance of Louis James and Frederick
Warde In the early part of October, when
they VIII be seen In Wagenhals and KEN.
per,s sumptuous spectacular production of
THE Tempest" Although the play is a
classic and acknowledged to be Shakes
peare's greatest masterpiece, il does not
presents a constant succession of beautiful
and wonderful scenes, with the charm Of
trayals of interesting characters by the
time.
It is very evident that Frank ]. and
Claxton Wilstach knew what they were
about when they made a star of Adelaide
Thurston. Miss Thurston made a telling
f PsSIlSs l Pssls ssa s0G N MaT Ts%e sso Stoy s5S d. by
has a new play by the same authors.
AT Cozy Corners" which she will present
tried last spring and proved to be a com
edy-dram9 of exquisite workmanship. Miss
Thurston has been supplied by her man
ayers with q handsome production for her
new play and the company ia to be OF the
first quality.
F. Marion Crawford's latest creation is
''Unorma," which Mrs. Bruno will present
~ AAo shSAg hNAH Va NhO ~ VI
a young priestess of the temple of Golah,
near Delhi, India, who has been abducted
and taken to Prague and there held cap
tive by an Arabian who Is anxious to pos
sess certain mysterious powers this Unorma
possesses to further his own avaricious
desires. The many stirring events Incl
dental to her departure from India and her
sotourn In Austria are told most graphic
ally. 1t can easily be CLEANED from the
locale of the play the splendid opportunity
thus afforded for elaborate stage pictures,
which We are assured Wallace Munro has
taken advantage of to the fullest extent.
This coming season Henrietta Crosman
has surrounded herself with a remarkably
strong lot of players, who will appear with
her In the production OF The Sword Of the
King" Her leading man will be Charles
Cherry, who will be starred by Maurice
Campbell season after next. Sheridan
Block, recently Richard Mansfield's leading
nan, win have a strong part, and Henry
Bergman is said to have a character well
suited 20 him. The others in Miss Crus-
mems support include such ~well-known
players as Ida Vernon, Barton Hill, VIII
liam Herbert, Gertrude Bennett, Addison
Pitt, Frederick C.. Bertrand, Edwin Fow-
Ter, r. J. Mccarthy, Henry Gunson and
Arthur Shaw. In The Sword of the King
Miss Crosman has a dashing comedy part
and appears In two acts as a boy. The
play was written by Ronald Macdonald,
the son OF ar English clergyman, and will
be staged by Eugene Presbrey.