Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-21

Girl" Miss Hazieton IL wen equipped both
as TO voice and training for the Held she
has thus recently entered.
J. J. Lodge expects to send q company on
the road in The Great Ruby and also
hopes to secure the road rights to the Daily
musical comedies other than "A Runaway
Girl that he has already obtained.
The family Of the late Bessie Bonehlll,
her husband, William Seeley, their son
Jack and his wife, Lillian Rogers Seeley
and Mrs. Seeley's. two daughters, Marion
and Lena, have left England for Americs.
Pietro Mascagni will sail for this country
from Southampton on Philadelphia Septem-
her n. The MascaEni Opera company
sailed from Genoa on Friday. Mascagni
has composed a hymn dedicated to America.
Marie George, through a misunderstand-
ing with the managers OF Jerome Sykes in
The Millionaire, will not be a member OF
that company. Nellie Follis will have the
part In which Miss George was to have APP
peared.
William Courtenay will have the part in
Iris that was to have been acted by
Julian L'Estrange when that play is pro-
duced at the Criterion theater. The hrst
performance has been postponed from Mon
day to Tuesday evenings of next week,
SO as not to conflict with other openings.
Daniel Sully reports that his business this
season with The Parish Priest Is even
larger than last, and that the outlook is
fine. Mr.. Sully's company includes August
True, Helen Nelson, Helen Young, Del De
Louis, Robert Blaylock, George Raveshide,
William F.. Kohman, Harold La Costa and
Fred Macintosh, and his tour Is managed
by Willis L. Boyer.
Stuart Robson began his hfty-nrst season
on the American stage at the Montauk
theater Monday night, September Is, in
The Henrietta playing his famous role
of BERTHE the Lamb. Mr., Robson who, re-
mains under the management of Daniel V.
Arthur. goes from Brooklyn to Ptttsburg
and then as far west as Vancouver; He
Will alternate The Henrietta and "A
Comedy of Errors"
Miss Virginia Harmed begins her second
starring season under Charles rohman'
management in Cleveland on September 10
Mr. ITuhmau goes there to nprROnally gu-
perintend the production of A. w. .Ptnero's
Iris. with Miss Harmed in the title role,
in this country. on his return from Cleve.
land he will tab in hand the production Of
Ethel barrymore IN the plays. The Soun'
theater, New York
Whenever Joseph Jefferson visits New
Orleans he is the guest of a secret order
: whose members are celebrated for theiI
"hospitable' treatment of visitors. on one
of these occasions two leading members Of
conduct the singers and essayists to the
!. platform. It was about midnight when the
arrest Joe Jefferson and bring him befor,
D the chair!" The roof nearly fell IN will
the main aisle Of the hall to the stage
After bowling to the audience he turned Il
3 the chairman and asked What am | ar
rested for, Mr.. Chairman" For discharg
ing firearms in the Catskill mountains ant
comprising the death OF your dog Schnel
E der said the chairman. The house shool
. with applause when Jefferson turned AM
said: Mr.. Chairman, you must at leas
= concede that (pointing 20 the audience) tn
q Jurymen are with me-" II don't know,
a said the chairman; "a duffer like you tina
: has packed so many houses may hav,
. packed the jury"
h Mr.. Stanislaus STANCE, author OF Blanch
Walsh's new play based on Salambo. ar
rived from Paris last week. Work on tn
9 scenic effects, which will involve twelv
/ elaborate stage settings, has been started
Managers Wagenhals & Kemper have con
racted with II. Logan Reid to paint tire
d Of the scenes and the balance are to be di
z vided among the best available artist
known to the New York stage. The mos
: unique feature OF the production will b
the costumes designed by Mrs. Seidle. Tn
e dress which Miss Walsh will wear In tn
first act has been completed. 1t is com
posed of several layers OF silkNgauzes, tn
outside Of which is black, the next two q
different shades Uf blue and taS last OF pal
pink. Under this, nothing is worn excel
fieshings. Each gauze is embroidered wit
peoples and other floral suggestions of tn
period, the outer Rauze being decorate
a Will vart colored gems surrounded b
thousands OF gold spangles. Ten sean
a stresses have been at work on these spar
giles for the last two weeks night and daN
each separate spangle having to be sew
on by hand with silk thread. The genera
effect of the costume should amount to
sell sation. as the whole scheme of trans
parencies betraye the natu raj outlines {
the hgure with more or less definition az
N cording to the varying pose of the actres
h and the position Of the lights thrown o
her.