Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-12

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Julia Meriowe has refused all offers for
an Australian tour and will spend a month
abroad. returning early to prepare for next
mond's play, Fools Of Nature"
Arthur Maitland owns a collection Of pho
tographs Of professional people numbering
over 1900. Lillian Russell heads the list
OF names Included, as well in number OF
photographs. being shown in 26 poses,
Grace Van studdiford is to star next sea-
son. Her support has not been selected
yet, but she already has the choice of two
pieces. one Is The Read Feather by
Victor Herbert, and the other an unnamed
Koven.
THE Holy City" a play based on the
arrest. trial and execution of Jesus Christ,
week. 1t is pronounced a success by the
metropolitan critics. Mary Magdalene and
Judas I~scariot are the central figures. W.
b.. Hurst. a young Engl'shman, is author,
and Iva Merlyn a new star. is the Mary.
Miss Adelaide Fitz-Allan will shortly
make a starring tour in a new romantic
Mrs. Charles A. Doremus, author Of The
vokes. Miss Fitz-AlIan was leading woman
| for Frank Mayo. Thomas W. Reeve and
also for Alexander Salvini from the time he
began his first starring tour until Ngs
with Miss Henrietta Crosman as the
duchess of Portsmouth In Mistress Nell"
Thousands have wondered why Virginia
Harmed, when she married f. H.. Sothern.
did not change her name on the bill boards
as well as on the marriage license. Last
week Virginia explained 1t Is because
81 do not wish to be known as a railroad.
l have trouble enough now "A railroad?'
are already the Kansas Southern. the Can
ada Southern, the Georgia southern and
the Texas Southern don't think there is
any need Of a Virginia sothern. do your
Louisville will be the first city to see
Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch and
"Lovey Mary when these dramatizations
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ferred to the stage. Manager Tyler has
selected Louisville for the premier for two
tSTon and Si also % of Is M hpe F Fiexne Of who ais is
making the lamentations and. secondly.
the cabbage patch" is a part Of Louis;
have a triple local interest. 1t is thought
that a weeks engagement will be played in
Louisville carly in October preceding the
more pretentious opening in New York.
Miss Amelia Bingham pronounces as UNI
true the report that like Bernhard, Julia
Arthur and Mary Shaw, she would essay
in her denial says. why should women
attempt Shakespeare's heroes when there
are SO many of his heroines to enact? Per-
sonally l do not believe that the actor of
today secured the training requisite for the
successful Interpretation of shakespeare.
My training has in many respects been
like unto the average actress. 1t has been
some ten years in duration, and yet in
that time my opportunities to participate
in .Shakespearean revivals have been few
and far between"
The effects Of association with the Weber
PreEed S Ssyl the in ree sm4sa5ei9 eVidene Is P Of ths
wit of company members. Last week Peter
DALEY, whose fun is as broad as himself.
| and Fay Templeton, who trots close be-
hind the leaders, relieved themselves of two
mental irritators. Miss Telhpleton told of
picture Of hard luck. SAY" he drawled,
when telling the Weber-Fields actress how
a atbn uI rate dqogseSS sR MS re N ibs t %oTiS e
named Me. Unlucky? I'm so unlucky that
II T was Lazarus dead in the tomb, and
arus, come FORTH ia come fifth. That's
how unlucky / am" Mr.. DALEY camo sud
leading to the stage door. Just as the
beauteous one was passing he turned and
shouted. SAY, what is the difference"
What IS the difference7" asked Miss Rus
sell, seeming the unexpected and unfurling
looking innocently at the ceiling. can lay
s feet eSs on a not stove without burning his
George W.. Lederer has given the chorus
sgirls something to think about this week
by declaring open warfare on their custom
Of appearing in a show as long as 1t re-
transferring their services to some other
Broadway attraction Lederer has, to a
t fse'f Broa efssnf' chorus Dern t siTl. pf He has sT taught ut
her how to dress and how to act, as IL she
were really in good society," He has Sc.
judgment, and has turned 1t into a finished
product, the like of which was never seen
before. All this he did for years without
complaining, when, having made the chorus
girls fortune, she airily turned her back
upon him and forced him to go out on the
road with a second-class batch. Now Led
erer has risen in his wrath and declares
that hereafter all chorus girls In his en-
ploy must sign a contract to stay with the
show wherever It goes as long as 1t is run
ming. The one who breaks her contract
will be put on a blacklist, and nevermore
can be seen with a Lederer production.
Several other managers have Joined with
him in this declaration, and 1t begins to
look as II the chorus young lady will here
after be forced to submit to discipline.
Richard Mansfield concluded his extended
return engagement last night in Chicago
in Julius Caesar" When he first gave
the great production there in the autumn
the tickets were sold for the entire en-
gagement three days after the first night.
This same demonstration of popularity at
tended the Mansfield runs In Julius Gaze
sar" in New York, Boston, philadelphia,
Baltimore and st. Louis. Owing to these
engagements II was not possible to arrange
for a return season in Chicago until this
spring. According to all reports the phe-
nomenal crowds which filled the Grand
were duplicated when he brought Julius
Caesar back. This Shakespearean revival
holds all records to date in Chicago and
the other cities visited. After last nights
performances the Mansfield special of ten
cars started for Louisville, where the great
actor begins his spring tour tomorrow
evening. His itinerary includes Kansas
City, Omaha, st. Paul, Minneapolis, MIL
waukee. Buffalo, Providence and Montreal.
| Mr.. Mansfield has consented to remain here
two nights this year. His dates are April
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