Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-09
Among the Player People.


Mrs. Annie m will soon celebrate
her hfty-sixth anniversary on the stage.
Edward Monaghan, treasurer of the Boyd,
has been confined to his bed by a low fever
for several lays.
It is reported that Marie Dressler's physi-
clans have grave fears for her life, the
fever with which she has been suffering
for some time having taken a mangnant
turn.
Robert Mantell denies the rumor that he
was recently subjected to a surgical opera
ton. The rumor arose from the fact that
Mr.. Mantell strained his arm in a stage
sword fight.
When the Chinese Honeymoon" company
No. 2 takes the road John Henshaw will
nave the principal comedy role. and his
wife, May Ten Brock, will play the Official
mother-in-law.
Virginia Drew Trescott, a California act
ress who has done well in the west has
secured IN opening in New York and VIII
appear there after the holidays. Her
friends are confden of her success.
Lizzie and Vinie DAILY. who have been
top liners in vaudeville for some time, sepa-
rate the first of the year, the former re-
firing from the stage, while the latter VIII
probably be one of next seasons stars In
musical comedy.
Messrs. woodward & Burgess rave finally
abandoned their stock company at Kansas
City and will turn the Auditorium there
into a popular price house. A most ex-
pensive company and light receipts brought
about the move.
Robert Hilliard, who has been doing busi-
ness on Wall street ASA DTOheT IOT dlInOSl
a year, has been won back to the stage for
one week, appearing in Brooklyn, playing
his old part In The Littlest. Girl He. Is
reported to be receiving 1900 for the weeks
work.
Mrs. Eliza Freeman. the mother of Kate
CaStleton, who died about ten years ago,
has sued the trustees Of the estate Tor
has not been accounted for. Miss Castle
ton left an estate of $4,000, which has been
turned over to her mother. q
AIxN1A. - A~wa0Nlnn - 60 the afaOf
that the French actress, ReJane, made a
tremendous hit in. that country ana that
she has extended the engagement a week
the Vaudeville theater in Paris, at which
house she is under special contract.
Edward Harrigan. the veteran Irish com
gagged by Charles Frohman for an impor-
tant part in Clyde F1tch's latest piece. The
| Ken will have the principal role. The piece
opens in Boston next Monday night.
Sarah Bernhardt played in Germany this
week for the first time since iS7O; appear
ing in Fedora" at the Royal theater In
Berlin. She met with an enthusiastic re-
ception, and at the end of the perform
She h ended With the words, If statesmen
can forget, 50 can l."
An explosion occurred on the stage Of
DTpnry Ian Lane theater E In LSndon recently s,ny
played there. In the scene. THE Last
Commando" a mortar is used to explode
| the EnGIl fON WHICH, In0 hOh9C -
wrecked. Just as the shell was about to
be fired the mortar exploded and the pieces
flew in all directions, II stage was SSs
many of them narrowly escaped serious
injury.
A London theatrical reporter writes:
Mr.. Hornung joins the band of novelist
playwTights and has dramatized his enter
tanning Amateur Craftsman The chief
verse Of his famous bro~ther-in-law's yet
more famous Sherlock Holmes,-being an
undetectable ge~ntleman-thiet. me play, Is
to be produced in the United States this
~season-with, It is understood, so pictur-
esque an actor as Mr.. Kyrle Bellew as the
captivating scamp"
Theodore Efimova, was murdered on Sep
TENDER Is on the stage at the theater or
Count Paul Kremevic. For many weeks
he mad pestered the actress with ,atten-
lions and she had always repulsed al
and when the prima donna was singing
he shot her through the heart The muir
SeeS arrested MeS SA ana Uhiy viii Certainly be seas
fenced to death. The dead artist was just
80 years Of age and had amassed a large
After Mr.. Belasco hac spoken his thanks
on the occasion OF the opening Of his New
York ytheater there were loud calls, for Mrs,
wings, but the Syengali-like motions of her
perceptor caused her to move slowly 70.
yeiTed "A fh1 bic sen msn G IN fae stage Goh. / PsaS'tF'
protested the actress. why not?" per-
sisted tne one who wanted his moneys
Worth-and perhaps more. Because"
faltered Mrs. Carter, and the woman's
reason" was final. for the curtains swung
together. hiding her from view.
One OF the most gratifying spectacles on
the American stage today is the very ex-
traordinary frendlinesR. not to say enthusi-
asm, shown everywhere for those sterling
ard veteran players. ]. II. Stoddart and
Mrs. @. II. Gilbert. The latter has just
had a birthday that was celebrated charm
ingiy in Annie Russells company, and MT.
Stoddart II still playing In the west to re-
m arkable fine bu~siness-states his. manager,
Kirk La ShelIe-in The Bonnie Brier
Bush" A few night ago in Salt Lake City
his performance OF Lachlan Campbell In
the last act It arose and gave him three
rousing cheers.
Benjamin and Frank Wheeler, whose
names are held in general respect all over
South Africa in the profession and with
the public, intend to commemorate the end
OF the war by erecting ur johannesburg
one OF the handsomest theaters ever seen
In that country. Frank Wheeler, the most
active partner I'm the hrm, is a man OF un-
month sees him travelling in the different
colonies, supervising the interest Of his
various companies playing there. The
Wheeler combinations have played even as
far up as Bulawayo, about 1000 miles from
Johannesburg. The extent of their attrac-
tions called for new theaters and they
were not slow TO grasp the situation. Be
burg. they have range for a new theateT
IN Pretoria, which VIII be completed In the
course OF a few months.