Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17
PLAYA and PLAYERS.

on the new Krug park ball Geld today.
l. Plays. and Players.
Ailsa Craig is a recent addition to The
Liberty Bellies company.
Daniel sully will have a rural drama,
called THE Old Mill Stream"
Johnston Bennett says she is tired of
in the legitimate.
Charles Frohman will have twelve com
panies appearing simultaneously In England
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew have been APP
pearing In vaudeville at the opera house In
Melbourne. Australia.
Dumont Minstrels. which began its season
In .Pittsburs last week.
The Market Street theater In Ottuma,
Ellsl s'ii IN De F s%RSen R RR SStROS5 : % Z Y Ef is
Flower"
Cissie LOTUS, who made a splendid hit
In London as Marguerite in Faust" will
Hamlet"
Fred Harlen and Molly Fuller have a
Hero" which is said to turn on an amusing
case OF mistaken IDENTITY.
The call has been issued by Otis Skinner
will begin at the Grand opera house, Chi
cago, the end of this month.
Julia Dean has been engaged to play the
tngenue part in The Altar of Friendship, ="
which Nat c.. Goodwin and Maxine Elliott
will produce the coming season.
j.. Cheever Goodwin. the librettist, who
went into bankruptcy some months ago,
was discharged in a New York court last
5000.
James o'Neirs play for the coming sea-
Ford and deals with scenes in Russia fifty
years ago. A title has not yet been decided
upon.
Damon and Pythias'' was scheduled for
a revival at the California theater in
Erlseo the other night, with Frederick
roles.
Klaw g. Changers Sleeping Beauty and
the Beast company will leave New York
AZ the Illinois t6eatsr saturdssy is ev ssasTn
the S0th inst.
Nat C. Goodwin celebrated his 45tn birth
DAY last week by giving a banquet to his
friends in London. Many congratuiatory
kilograms were received and replied 10 BY
the merry comedian.
The play that Herbert Hall wlnslow has
Vinegar Buyer" 1t is said TO b. very
bright. Lottie Altar. Marion Abbott and
port.
AS a dramatist Ethel Knight Mollison
MADE something OF a hit during the past
and Tea proved 10 be entertSini5SSw SWORDS a1S
much. wy
The prize fighters. James Jenrries and
Robert Fitzsimmons. have received an ofrer
OF SlOOO each per week to appear In the
NauueNlle houses and go through a light
decided upon as yet.
The trouble between Grace Livingston
nurniss and Manager Harris over the play
Mrs. Jack has been settled through the
Intervention OF Alice Fisher, who expects
to star In the piece, and rehearsals started
IN New York last Monday.
Wilton Lackaye had a chance to once
more play the part of svengall in '"Trilby,"
Iqr the Frawley company revived that
! piece last week, and IL was demonstrated
that Mr.. Lackaye has lost none OF MS oId-
time cunning In the role.
Mice and Men," the piece which It was
thought Maude Adams would use next
season, has been turned over TO Annie RUS
sell, but the latter will not appear in IN
Snti me nrst OF the year, when she makes
her nrst New York appearance.
Ethel Barrymore and her brother Lionel
arrived in New York from London last SAL
nrday and went Immediately 20 their
nneie's, John Drew, on Long Island. Miss
rots more WI play a boys part in Car
II Is now reported In New York thar
bose Coghlan has taken up a residence In
south Dakota for the special purpose 81
2oIalnins a divorce from her husband. John
sullivan. The latter. IL is said. will not
oppose the application when made.
The Troubadour Four-Nat Nixon. Harry
thornton, Bert Eaton and William Fuliert
BAYS siSned with Charles II. Yale and
their Speciality and play principal parts
ar Fuller IA TO play the Evil Eye and
Mr thornton the part OF Bertrand.
Charles Frohman last Tuesday received
a cablegram from Maude Adams who is in
switzerland. saying that she would not be
aple 70 open her season until late in No
ssmoer hiss adams mas OveTworked her-
sen, ana u Will be quite a while before she
Is IN condition 10 resume her acting.
Robert Downing, the actor, IN Fan Fran
cisco, Thursday, obtained a diviIce from
ms vile. who u known on the stage as