The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-12
GREENROOM GOSSIP.

Kate TART, who has formerly been
prominently identified as a member Of
Frank Daniels company, has rejoined his
support in Miss Simplicity"
Mildred Holland is having dsily rehear-
sails Of her new romantic drama, ''The
Lilly and the Prince" written by Carina
Jordan, which will be produced in Buffalo
the coming spring.
Miss Jessie Bartlett Davis absolutely re-
fuses to be lured away from vaudeville
into the opera field. Al syndicate of Chi
cago capitalists, who recently offered to
star Mrs. Davis in a superb scenic revival
OF "Fatinitza,' were decidedly and en-
phatically turned down by the singer
1t is in the air that George AIDES mu-
steal satire, THE Sultan Of Sulu," is to
be a renarka Bile success The music il
Endorsed by Theodore Thomas as being Of
the highest possible value, and Mr. AIDES
book is declared to out-Gilbert Gilbert bv
those who have read the very clever
lyrics he has strung together upon his
slender Filipino plot.
In acquiring the lease of a theater in
New York David Belasco realizes a long.
cherished ambition. The new house.
which will be known as BeIasco's Thea
ter Republic, is destined as a home for
Mrs. Carter and the great productions in
which this eminent actress will be SEEN
David BelaScO's other stars David War
held and BlaEche Bates, VIII also play
ter.
Mr. Henry p, Harris has completed the
cast OF Soldiers of Fortune in which
Mr.. Robert Eideson will be presented at a
Broadway theaters early in March ait a
brief tour. which begins at New la en-
on Feb. II. 1t includes Harry Harwood
Dorothy Donnelly. Guy Bates Post Gret-
chen Lyons, Edwin Brandt, Teresa Max
Thomas w Ross, Ira A. Hards, Macy
Harlan, E. M. Dresser, Byron Ongley,
Thomas Lawrence, E. v. Witty, Charles
Ongley, Gabriel Ravenelle.
Arizona" has just finished its sixth en-
gagement in Chicago, the CITY of ifs orig
inal production Its first engagement at
the Grand opera house extended over
twelve weeks in midsummer and autumn
Since then Arizona has been played ten
weeks at the Grand opera house in diff
ferent return engagements, and earlier
this season the Western company PLAYED
a week at the Auditorium for the police
mems benefit fund to gross receipts ag-
gregating more than $34, GOO.
Within the past few days the last step
in the completion of the contract between
Signora. Eleanora Duse and Liebler & Co.
for her coming American tour, has been
settled that the great Italian an"i' ac-
tress will come to America earqy
in the fall of 1902, probably in the
month of October, for season Of ten
weeks, it being stipulated in the contract
that she shall not be called upon to give
more than five performances each week
She will bring her entire company with
her, and in her support will be some of
the best talent obtainable in Italy. 1t is
too early yet to say whether Gustayo
Salvini will accompany the Signora to
America or not, but it is within tha- nos
sibilities. The programme for her Ameri
can tour contemplates fifty performances
altogether, ten to be given in New York
ten in Philadelphia, ten in Boston, ten in
Chicago and the remaining ten to he al
vided up among other cities not vet defin-
iteiy concluded upon