Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-15
At1uSefnentS

to be one Of the most interesting features
Of the work of the alliance. The objects
Of the society are wholly spiritual and do
condition Of the actor. The 'a aboiition 81
Sunday performances in the cities In which
they exist is the only one Of these objects
winch has any praStical character. But
the members OF the society and its pro-
moters are not concerned primarily with
Beyond the establishment Of rooms in
which the actresses may be brought into
contact with some of the other women
the organization. Its object is to make
tie actors feel hat they are welcome in
Cae churches and that their profession is
OF the privileges Of churchmanship.
While the American people paid over
$40, 900 900 for theater tickets during the
last season, all the ambitious managerial
ventures were not successful by any man.
ner OF means. From the Dramatic News
this list Of failures is taken:
The first production to 20 to pieces OF
the last season was Ladies Paradise" at
me Metropolitan Opera house, and the
Was followed by q dismal failure at the
cony" and about the same time Sweet
MARIE proved disastrous to Oscar Ham
mersteip and crushed the stellar careers
JAILED In Joan o. the Sword Hand" pro-
duced in Detroit, and Henrietta Crosman
IN JOhu o the SnOalS' tailed to materialtZe
a success In Philadelphia and the finishing
ueatn touch was put on In New York
az the Republic, where the play, existed
run at the Savoy theater, but Charles
Frohman discarded 1t at the close of the
season as unsuitable. Lorna Doone"
house in Chicago after Harry Hamlin exc
pended considerable money and Jacob Lit
The Price of Peace decided to shelye it.
The stellar careers of Jack Mason in The
Altar Of Friendship" and Arthur Byron
iessly crushed owing to the failure of
their plays; Charles Dalton also ended
a brief stellar career in 'The Helmet Of
Navarro which never went beyond the
Criterion theater. Mrs. Fiske's second
play, The Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch" also
G6 FGyg Mr.. e Go 4e e PS9o aid Y9 notbfn.r while on It's I tohe
and Sadie Martinez closed her Starring tour
after q short season in THE Marriage
Richard Lovelace' was found want
Ing by e. Il. Sothern and the "Penitent"
proved a loser to its manager, w. E.
a frost in Peter f. Daiiey's hands and 'The
Red kloof, was shelved after a brief season
BY Louis Mann and Clara Lipman. "a
lived for about a week and a Swedish
opera called Amelia Mora went to
viysIs Ike "M = Snort season aaissonn Several re;
The Casino GiriS aid dlf nothing 7ge ON the w road
liz 1he Lazy Oh OSIelu never even
had a trial. THE Forest Lovers" which
served to Introduce Bertha Galland, went
to pieces after a short stay at the Lyceum
and "A Love Match which followed IL,
lived for a single week. Mrs. lie Moyne
Duchess OF Marlborough" and 1.-THE Nor
mons Wife" produced at the Fourteenth
street theater, never went far beyond that
house. Howard Gould did nothing in his
starring tour in Brother Oficers," nor
did charles Barnard's play, Vermont"
succeed TO any extent. THE Cipher Code"
produced last September at the Fourteenth
Street theater, with John e. Kellard, also
proved a failure. Maid Marian did not
come up to the Bostonians' expectations
and Molly Pitcher did nothing for
Kathryn Kidder. "a Chance Ambassa-
DOR did not make the hit that James X.
laid aside.
OF, the more recent failures Jim Blud-
Soc Sweet and Twenty" and Life"
might be mentioned.