Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-13
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Midsummer's duiinsss has come over
the world OF the player. All the joyous
chatter that rang during the days Of re-
lease at the close Of the season has died
out and the ohatterers have HE'D them
selves away to Europe, to the ~seashore,
to the mountains or to the summer stocks.
Here's the rub for the actor person who
doesn't save enough from his winter sal
AIRY to live through the summer. While
his more provident OF fortunate colaborers
in the field Of Art are disportiag them
selves in the various ways known to sum-
mer idlers. he is learning two parts a
week, attending daily rehearsals and
nightly performances with two matinees
per thrown In, and wondering II he will
land a place with a star" company next
winter, or II he will have to put in an
other season with a rip" show. He
doesn't have time to think Of the actor
who is even less fortunate than he, and
who is doing all sorts of stunts, such as
beating carpets, moving lawns, and the
like for his daily rations. With the prom
ise Of hotter weather, the work of the
summer stock actor will become harder,
while his audience will grow smaller as
the attendance at the outdoor party In.
creases. Summer vaudeville, which can I've
done in open air. while beer and music
and starlight I'LL in between turns, will
soon hold sway undlsputed, while the rest
less public in its demand for amusement
will forget about the poor actor in the
down town theaters. During all this time
managers are busy laying plans for the
campaign. which opens in September.
Few formal announcements with regard
to next seasons plays and players have
been made, as yet, but a partial list OF
the entertainments to be prepared may be
printed with reasonable safety at this time.
Richard Mansfield is to revive Julius
Caesar" selecting for himself the role OF
Brutus, AMI talks of incidental REVEALS OK
"Othelio" and "Timon of Athens"
Otis Skinner will ,produce a play made
Of Lazarre by himself and Aubrey Bouci-
cault.
Right of Way" on which the author is
e. II. sothern will continue Justin Huntly
McCarthy's ''If 1 Were King" and will
again revive Hamlet"
Lanes K; Hae c4s WI appear in The PLAY
Churchill, himself, and which he produced
last winter In Pittsburg. As yet 1t has
been acted in none of the large eastern
William Gillette will return for another
year In Sherlock Holmes" Charles From
man repeats that he will offer Gillette as
Hamlet, but no date is known to have been
fixed upon for this venture.
William II. Crane win continue In David
Harum," which has not been given in very
many places, as yet.
Stuart Robson, who has not found a
markedly-successful medium since separat-
ing from Crane, is to make another revival
OF THE Comedy of Errors"
David warheld. whose success during the
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tour again in ''The A~uctioneer:"
Herbert Kelley Will Enc hannon are
to appear in Sherlock Holmes" In cities
not on GIilette's itinerary.
John Drew Is in London, where he and
Frohman will discuss the question OF a play
he will appear in one OF two plays Henry
Arthur Jones Is writing for Charles Wynd-
James o'Neill, his managers say. will
nave a new melodrama Of Russian theme
and locus, In preparation by Harriet Ford,
one Of the authors of The Greatest Thing
KyrIe BeiIew will tour in a play made by
Miss Ford from "a Gentleman Of France"
N. c.. Goodwin, with Maxine Elliott, was
said a few weeks ago to have a play based
on K1pling's The Light That Failed" but
will be a play by Madeline Lucette Ryley,
reconstructed from 1.-THE Altar Of Friend
ship" played for a short time by John
William Collier. as already announced.
goes out Of the ranks Of the stars for a
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Robert .Edeson viii continue in the play
made by augustus ThHmss from r Richard
which was successful in New York City
toward the end OF the season just ended.
Wiz, he p MSpl aGP Sy CHARLES mai ee Klein KEN Y from Ss "TSe
Pickwick Papers Of Dickens. and will
have Digby Bell in his company.
Emerald Isle" the light opera upon which
Sir Arthur Sullivan was at work at the
time of his death. and which was com
The Ibretto is the work of Basil Hood,
Jerome Sykes will continue as a star, APP
Rer% SSraas BY Harry b. smith. Marie
George, Julius Steger and Harry MacDon-
ough viii be in his company.
McNaliy Extravaganza, "In Harvard"
Francis Wilson will continue in '"rhe
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james t. Powers. according to an unof-
music play by Paul West. a writer of comic
verses from the newspapers.
Margaret Anglin and Ida Conquest are to
Amelia Bingham is to tour In "a modern
Magdalen." an arrangement by g: Haddon
Chambers Of 9, Danish play called "The
Lulu CHASER will star in Dolly Warden -
light opera by stanlslsus STANCE and
many weeks in the metropolis.
Camille d'Arviile, 1t is said. will return
to the stage as a star in a new light opera
OF native authorship.
Anna Held. in all probability, win con.
tinue to tour here in "The Little Duchess
although there has been some talk Of her
appearing in Paris in the title role of Jean
Richepin's La Du Barry"
Clara Bloodgood has been mentioned as
q star, but the play with which her name
has been associated. Mrs. Ryley's The
Grass Widow" Is reported as a failure In
" e willard Chariea Hawtrev and Mar
tin Harvey are London actor-managers
who will tour here. Hawtrey, In all likel-
hood. will be seen only In "A Message from
Mars which ran many weeks last season
In New York City. willard announces q
new play, as yet unnamed, and Harvey, II
Is planned, will give a repertoire, including
'rhe Only. Way" and "A Cigarette Makers
Romance"
J. e. Dodson n Annie Irish are named
and Edward Rose.
Eleanora Duse is to come for a tour,
making a feature of d'Annunzio's Fran
cesca da Riminl."
Mrs. Campbelps return Is not definitely
announced, and Is now said to depend on
her securing In acceptable new medium.
Jessie MiIlward IL to come back and play
by Captain Marshall. The Earl of Roslyn
will be vis-a-vis with her In this piece.
May Irwin makes no definite announce
ment. but Is said 10 have commissioned
Glen McDonouFh to prepare a farce COM
edy'' for her use.
OF the stars as the featured performer
in Mr.. Bluebeard," last seasons new
...pantOmime' in Drury Lane theater. Lon
don.