Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27

Manager Chase mas put ping pong tables
In the salon of his theater in Washington.
Rose Coghlan may be seen in Clara Nor
ris famous play, Miss Mutton" next sea-
son.
Robert Drouet is at work on a new play
in which he hopes to star season after
next.
Maude Adams is to revive THE Little
Minister" next season., and VIII make her
bow as Shakespeare's Rosalind.
The Italian actor, Novelli, has made a
version of his own sh~akespeare's "Mer-
chant Of Venice entitled "shylock."
Minnie Palmer is in a vaudeville sketch
at the Royal theater, HOlborn, England.
The sketch is called "Rose On
kirke La Shelle will produce next season
a. play called st. Ann, by Paul Arm,
strong, and in which Suzanne Santje Will
be featured.
H.. Hassard Short, who made a hit in
The Second In mere, mas Deen
engaged by Edward Terry tor his London
productions.
Jessie Millward will return to this coun-
try next season to play the leading. part IN
the comedy by Captain Marshall that will
open the Garrlck theater.
Mrs. Campbell next year expects TO play
Maeterlinck $ j. Princesse Malelne, IN
which the heroine's nose bleeds Throughout
the whole OF the first act.
John Drew is sad over the thought that
he NAV nave to use 1.-THE Second IN COM
mand" again, n he has saiieo ior LUZ
Bertha Creighton, who. will be stan next
season in "A Colonial Girl" will open her
tour in Philadelphia september l. r. D.
Mattox is Miss Creightons manager.
Bronson Howard, the playwright mas
become convinced that a foreign chmate
has failed to benefit his health, ana as q
result will shortly return 70 America
Grace George is summering at Asbury
Park. having given up her usual "Trip
abroad that she may devote her personal
attention to the play being written ior hel
use next season.
Joseph Arthur has sold the rights. of
THE Still Alarm for AustraI'a alo NSw
zeaiand to James Williamson. Inc con-
tract was signed between MT. Arthur and
Frank Sanger, Mr.. Wtlliamsons new 10TH
! representative.
Miss Isabelle Irving. who is to be starred
the management Of James X. Hackett' ma
gone to Siasconset, Nantucket for the
summer. Miss Irving Will open her season
the first week in September
Francis Wilson and his company In The
Toreador'' will begin reheaIsals AususI
the third week in August. His present toul
abroad, which began early in May, VIII %
the most extended he has ever mace ~
landed at Gibraltar the latter part or MAJ
and after a trip through Spain began al
itinerary which included the large cities o
France, Germany Russia.
Walter Reynolds, formerly an American
actor, went to England years ago anc
toured the provinces with MS own PiaSy :,
himself sustained a part. He has writer
many powerful dramas, including INNS
Killing his latest being The Sin OF {
| Lille. uOne QuA II Nv AoNhSA P0As
year at the Princess theater, London; MT
REYNOLDS is the lessee of the Prince
theater, Bradford, as well as OF the Theate
Miss Lucille Ega&nn, one Of the pretttt;
New York th soGm ne w with t an a %iiI msi \
and distigure her for life. While, attempt
ing to turn the electric fan In the "shoN
Breeze would reach her corner Miss ,Egal
accidentally inserted her right, thumb be
badly mangied that it had to be amputate
at the first joint. She is now confined a
her home and is threatened with BLOC
Is in danger of losing her right hand.
The first event of the metropolitan seaso
will be a woman's exhibition, give
W VRosr 'He league in October at Madiso
Square Garden. This show, in which 500
900 will be invested and 5000 of the gentle
sex employed, is to be a great fair OF GOO
made and used by women. In, additio
there will be an oval populated by tn
a street in Venice, an art gallery,
museum, a lecture hall and a gymnasium
Women will serve as carriage attendant
/ and program carriers An orchestra an
two brass bands of women have been Ell
: gagged to furnish music.
: Blanche Walsh in a recent interview n
calls a coincidence which. in her opinion
v augurs we'll for the success of her ne
play which stanislaus STANCE is now wri
luB III hEA ohO WAhSh 2
Flaubert,s novel Salammbo. Miss Walls
2 says that her first public appearance wa
made thirteen years ago when she was
= mere girl of 10, at an amateur peTforman(
of Othello at the old Windsor theater,
the Bowery, New York. She was the De
demona and the gentleman who playe
Iago was this same Stanislaus STANCE, II
I author of the new play she is to appear
q next season. The coincidence lies in II
fact that Mr.. STANCE accepted the comml
! sion to write a play on the subject of 81
Z lammbo for Messrs. Wagenhals a. KempI
= long before these managers had any Idea
, making a contract to star Miss Walsh.
= Descriptions OF the marvellous beauty
. Beerbohm Trees productions have con
= from London, and at last we are to 81
two of them, but without the actor-maI
Q ager in either. When he was here six yea
: ago the scenery he used was fine. Sin'
4 then he Is said 10 have excelled himse
and to have reached in Ulysses the PHI
naole OF sightliness. Charles Frohman hi
d bought Stephen Phillips drama for Anne
. lea and VIII import Mr.. Trees mountir
Z intact. He has not mentioned any OF Il
q actors who will be in IL. The other Tr,
: production that Is coming TO us is h
/. greatly praised setting in Shakespeare
Julius Caesar" Richard Mansfield hi
8 bought II to use in New York In Januar
Mr.. Mansfield has chosen Brutus as h
part and engaged Arthur Forrest for Ma.
Antony. The Cassius has not been s
y lected.