The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-31
GREENROOM GOSSIP.

1t is now stated that Mary Manner
ings next play will deal with New York
society life.
Fhebe- Davies has played the part Of
thing over 1900 times, thus putting her
self in class with Joseph Jefferson and
James O'Neil
Charles Frohmans big Christmas pam
tom1me, Bluebell in Fairyland," which
is now running in England, is to be
brought over to this country after it
I wears out its welcome in London.
The Gilmore sisters, well known in vau-
deville, Will, it said, make a venture to
become legitimate stars next season. A
farce has been written for them called
"The Adventures of Bridget Mcguire
Miss Zaiee Appleton, daughter Of
George ]. Appleton, the well known man
ager Of Nat Goodwin, is to make her
stage debut in New York this week with
the American Theater Stock company.
The success of Mrs. Carter in 'Du
Barry has brought out announcements
of several plays which have for their
foundation emi-historical stories, in
which the famous French woman will
be the central figure.
Billy B. Van, the burlesque come
dian, will take out new show next
season called ''Bolfvar's Busy Day. 1t is
said the comedian has stipulated that his
wife, Nellie O'Neill. the dancer, is not
to be allowed to join the troupe.
John Slavin, the funny little comedian,
Liberty Bellies" announce that they will
leave that organization in the spring and
take a whirl at vaudeville opening in
San Francisco at the Orpheum theater
Henry E. Dixey is only spending a few
weeks in American, having come over
hurriedly from London to straighten out
some private affairs. He is said to De a,
big hit in England and will hurry back
there to fill his Music hall engagements
that will likely keep him abroad for more
than a year.
During her last week in New York, which
closed last night Mrs Fiske revived her
pretty little one-act playIette, "A Bit Of
Old Chelsea" which was given as cur
tain-raiser to 1.-THE Unwelcome Mrs.
Hatch and scored as big a hit as it did
on the occasion of its first presentation
in Gotham.
Miss Lulu CHASER opened her New York
engagement last night in dolly VAR
den' and incidentally the past week en-
joyed no small amount of notor1ety by
her name associated with that of Mar
conf the wireless telegraph inventor,
whose emotional lines have been sadly
twisted by the breaking off of his en-
gagement with Miss Holman. Lulu evil
IDENTIFY has a wise press agent.
In the way of titles, when George Sid
ney goes starring next season he is sure
to remind us of buzz saw. The farce
in which this Yiddish dialect comedian
is to star will either be called ''Izzy or
WuZzy'' or BiZzy Ivy In either event,
if Sidney can live them down he has q
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farce has ben mapped out by Sidney AMI
Happy Ward, and will be whipped
into shape by Edmund Day, the sketch
writer.
Dan Daily is credited with an unusai
performance recently in Buffalo. AT the
Court Street theater there THE Round
ers" was presented. Daily, who orig
mated the principal comedy role in that
piece, visited the house and became so
angered by the applause bestowed or
George Urban, who was playing MS OLD
part, that he arose in the audience and
denounced the comedian, saying 1T was
steal of his business.
"At the Telephone is the name of 2
new play now running in Paris that has
created a sensation. 1T is in two acts.
and the plot deals with the departure p
the husband on a business trip. The
gardener is suddenly called away on &C
count of illness, and the wife is left alort
In the center of the room is prlvIse
phone The shadow of man in the
grounds is discovered, and the wife calls
up the husband The second act Shows
the home of a friend where the husband
is visiting He has called up his wife by
phone and hears her cries of agony ard
calls for assistance. mingled with the
oaths of a man who is assaSsiDating her
This is all there is to It. but the play
has created a sensation