Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-18
GosEIp of ~staEeIand.


kinodrome will complete the list.
Gossip of StageIand.
Mr.. sothern will play Hamlet one week
longer at the Garden theater in New York.
Amelia Bingham has arranged to present
Henry E. Dtxey in Boston this spring in
The Last Of the Dandies."
Mrs. F1ske has entered on her third
month at the Manhattan in Mary of Mag
dala' with no sign OF waning popularity
yet.
So popular has become Julia Marlowe's
performance In THE Cavaliers" that all
the seats for four weeks ahead were placed
on sale and sold during the last week.
Frank Rushworth has replaced Hubert
Wilkie as tenor of the Anna Held company.
Mr.. Wilkie is reported to have had a mis-
understanding with The Little Duchess
hence the resignation.
Minnie Schwartz of Chadron, who was
singing with 1.-THE Prince of Pilsen," did
not get to Omaha, as she was drafted for
the Peggy from Paris company which is
now rehearsing in Chicago.
Elizabeth Tyree presented "Gretna Green
In New York for the first time last Mon
day and met with q splendid reception. A
eral approval of the star and play.
Maxine Elliott will probably drop away
from the support of Nat Goodwin in the
her starring venture next season. Bessie
Ttlbury will take Miss Elliott's place.
At the benefit rendered Marie Dressler in
new 1OTk last SunOdy nlknI over 2,UDD
was realized. On the same night Miss
Dressler sat up in bed for the frst time
since her severe attack Of typhoid fever.
Henry Miller has bought a new one-act
Firth. author OF The Man OF Forty" The
act has been a success in London, and Mr..
Miller completed negotiations by cable.
Mr.. Mansfield closed his New York en-
gagement last night. and will begin his
presentation OF Julius Caesar in Boston
tomorrow evening. From Boston he will
afaTf n tho fnnR that hrin1E hE-, %
Omaha.
On Thursday night the Gothamites were
treated 10 their first chance at The Wizard
OF o." The scarecrow and the tin wood
man made as big a hit at the new Majestic
theater on Upper Broadway as they have
anywhere.
special performance OF Friends" at Gsbury
Park, N. J, on January 16. This perform
ance was given so that a London manager
might see the play before he produced 1t
in, London.
Maurice Barrymore, the noted actor, who
is a patient In the Long Island Home for
the Insane, while not materially worse or
better than he has been for several months,
frequently suffers from violent attacks and
gives his attendants much trouble.
The success of Richard Harding \Davis'
The Tanning of Helen has decided him to
quilt writing fiction and go to playwriting.
He has completed another piece, built on
the story Of "Ranson's Folly" and Il will
be presented In the spring or next fall.
David warheld tells this: 'Isaacstein
was sent to a New York hospital, where
he was found TO be suffering with appen-
dicitis. After the doctors had made their
diagnosis they operated as usual in such
cases. A friend OF Isaacstein's met another
acquaintanee of his in Hester street and
asked: HAT you heard aboudt Isaac
stem No. Watt iss itT He vas sick.
They axe him by der hospital, und vat
you tihk they DO 10 him?' Well. veil. Vat
ISIS it? They put him in a room all by
himself pnd take his appendix away from
him Ma! Ma! Ma Vat a pity, amt it,
"A Queer Little Ostrich Is the title of
a new song for Gertrude Quinlan that has
been introduced in The Sultan OF Sulu, -
George AIDES witty musical satire. that has
scored one OF the biggest kind OF hits at
Wallack's in New York. The song is a
comedy number, something on the order of
Quinlan sang in king Dodo." Mss NIaude
Lillian Berrt. the prima donna, will also
h hba1pi a H 9fw I S99g this Z rn week. entitled z,
Mr.. AIDES original numbers for the opera,
but was crowded out because of the length
Of the performance. bangle Him Lightly
will supRlant Miss Berri's Palm
Branches Waving" a straight descriptive
song that has not the characteristic satirs
OF the other lumber.
Manager Somes Of "The Prince Of Pilsen''
says the sudden squat OF Hans Wagner
when he makes his second entrance in the
second act Is not a fake, but is a neces-
sary proceeding on the part Of the genial
Ransone. 1t Is the ambition OF the six
little girls who rush him on with a Iife
line to hurI him over the footlights IL posi-.
BILE. and on several occasions they have
nearly succeeded In doing II. Now he takes
the defensive action Of dropping very
promptly when the center OF the stage Is
reached. and ends the rush with a sudden.
ness that usually gets the girls around him
quicker than the action OF the play orig.
inally intended. What do you little devils
intend doing to me tOnight?' is the query
Ransone salutes them with as they line uI
back OF the scene waiting for the cue
What wen do 10 you will be good anC
plenty is the concerted reply. you at
tend TO your business. and wen do tn,
rest and then the run starts.
Wagenhals & Kemper have combine
forces with Oscar Hammerstein for tn
production in New York Of Count lie,
without doubt the greatest theatrical sue
cess of the age in Europe. Blanche Walsh
who is at present starring IN "The Daughte
. Of hamilcar' on the road. will close he
very successful season temporarily in orde
20 take advantage OF what will ~undoubtedl,
give this exceptionally gifted artist IN
d greatest opportunity for her career. Henri
Batatle's dramatiza'ion % the TolFtoi move
has been translated into almost every con
tinental language and thu piece IS in re
hearsal in Berlin. Vienna. Brussels. Amster
dam and London The dramatic rights hav
already been acquired IN Hungary. Scandl
d navta, Portugal and Spain. Resurrection.
J, with Miss Walsh as Maslova. will open a
the Victoria theater o. February l6, Tn
version 10 be used by Miss Walsh IS IN
/. theater In Paris and which BeorbOhm IRE
I, b rehsarsing In London and sorma IN BeT