Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-16
PLAYS and Players.

Captain Marshall, who wrote The Royal
Family, has Just completed another play
BY the first OF next year Henry w. Saw
age will have on his pay rolls more than
700 persons, all singers.
Quality Street" in which Maude Adams
appeared I'm this country last season, has
been a success In London.
The company presenting Willie Golfers
play, Would You for Five Millions?'
closed its season at Nashville, Tenn, last
week.
Mabel Dixey, sister of Henry L. Dixey,
has been engaged for an important part In
Edwin Milton Royle's forthcoming produce
ton of Friends"
A new play by Bjornson, "Paa Storhove,"
was performed for the first time at the
National theater in Christiania last Tuesday
night. making a big hit.
Sarah Bernhardt's season in Germany has
been only partially successful, and the me-
gotiations for the actress appearance at
Dresden and Leipsic have been dropped.
star next spring under Charles Frohma
management, presenting a new play from
the pen Of either Justin Mccarthy or An
thony Hope
famous love idyll and tragedy, Paul and
Virginia, has been made by EDWARD Eisner
and will be presented after the first of the
year by Klaw & Erlanger.
No definite plans have been decided upon
for Maude Adams and 1t is improbable
that she will not play at all this season.
4 N1iAG a. IObab IA0 NJ e
country home on Long Island.
A burlesque on THE Eternal City" has
been brought out In London under the title
OF 1.-The Aroma of Cocaine" 1t is founded
more on the book than on the play. the
latter having failed 10 please England.
The Bostonians have decided upon their
ne new b opera griat IL Is s TO BE he es snsisc the r. &c queer be =
Venetian one. II. c. Barnabee will a Doge
of Venice, and w. ii. Mcdonald an Italian
bandit.
The new piece which ]. NJ. Barrie has
written for II. b. oring and Irene Van
brugh is entirely modern, the action taking
place between 1898 and 1902. The story is
OF life in Mayfair, but not all the scenes are
laid In England.
Samuel johnson. Horace Walpole. LORD
Chesterfield and many other notables OF
which is TO serve as this seasons vehicle
for Grace George. The title OF the play
has not yet been announced.
Mrs. w. X. Cliford's play, Madeline
in which Miss Henrietta Crosman wor
great distinction on a brief tour last spring
s to be translated into. French by Henr
DaVray. editor OF the Mercufe de Frence
and will DE produced in Paris.
Julia Marlowe's new play. which she is e
present In New York early next month, IL
''The Cavalier which was written by Pau
Kester. the rising young dramatist whC
provided Miss Marlowe with that excellent
stage vehicle. when Knighthood Was IN
Major story.
The talk OF the San Francisco antipathy
to the biggest of the eastern productions Il
again going the rounds. The latest man
ager TO declare that he will never send an
other OF his productions to the coast me
tropolis is George LedereT. who is quote,
as saying that Frisco will not support an.
shows but the cheaper priced ones.
The mortality among actors who for
merly acted with Forest, Booth and JEFF
ferson'' continues 10 be great. says the New
York Tribune. Almost every recent theatri
cal obituary makes plaintive illusions 10 tn,
ilustrious fact hat the deceased once sup
ported" either one or the other OF all o
those renowned performers. There is
weather-beaten anecdote about the rura
actor who strove to recall himself to thu
remembrance OF kemble-Or perhaps IL wa
OF Cookery claiming to have acted will
him. When we played Richard, SIR h,
said. II did the Growing; / wa the early
village cock
Tim Murphy tells a story on a Chicag,
friend which the lakeside dweller sayi
isn't so; perhaps, who knows, but it's gooC
as the comedian thinks, and he takes hi
chances on the rest. The Chicago man wal
in New York and wished TO call up a frienS
in one OF the Long Island suburbs. While
the operator was securing the connection
he got his dime ready TO drop into the slot
Ready" said the voice over the wire
drop IN 50 cents. please There was al
m~iifiOnaireI Why. in Chicago 1 can cal
Up Hades for 30 cents" The sweet It'll