Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-24

founded on Sheridan's School for scandal"
a. Baldwin Sloane will furnish the score
Mrs. Langtry's departure for Europe will
not be for long. She returns to us early
N septsm4er 70 take part IN MT, Jee az
successfully in Providence about two weeks
ago. She viii discard ali other plays dur
ing the coming season.
Captain William +. Norton, the eccentric
millionaire OF Louisville, who proposes that
his funeral train from California TO Ken
tlsky shall be a pleasure party with
owner Of the Auditorium at Louisville.
he built In order hat "our dear defunct
city" as he expressed II, should have the
biggest theater on the Ohio river.
Mrs. Ftske. closed her season last week
IN Mary, OF Magdala," and will take a
rest for the early half of the summer. The
latter period OF her vacation Will be de-
voted 70 assisting In rehearsals of several
plays that are to be brought out at the
son, and also to continuing her studies Of
Lazy Maebeth, in which great character
she Is to be seen season after next.
Henrietta Crosman drew large audiences
to Elitch's Garden tneater, Denver, last
week, where she Is appearing in her
repertory.. -Four years ago she was leading
ton now held by Jane Remark. At that
time one paid 30 cents for the best seat
IN the house: Now one pays 81 for the
plays she was doing then. But-Miss CTos-
mar has arrived"
From behind closed doors last week
leaked out the fact that Blanche Walsh
had been married seven years. Her hus-
band is an actor of the name OF Hickman.
II appears. that they were able to keep
the tact OF their marriage a profound Sc
cret, but the news Of their divorce got out
immediately. Both have been congratu-
lated by large circle of professional
advertised.
Viola Allen viii next season leave the
management of Liebler g. Co. to appear
as Viola in her own production Of Twelfth
Night" Miss Allen will undertake an
elaborate production of the piece, and will
De under the direction of her brother,
Charles w. Allen, while Frank J. Wilstach
Will be her manager. John Blair, who is
now supporting Bertha Galland in Shake
Washington, will play Malvolio In Miss
Aliens production, which, It Is rumored,
Ben Greet will stage.
Tn death Of "Bin' Hall at Colorado
Springs removed a man who has long held
an unique position In relation to the stage.
he was for a long time an active news
paper writer In Chicago, and years ago
wrote a very entertaining series Of fanciful
sketches Tor the Herald of that city under
the caption of The Turnover Club" Later
several police judges of the Windy City at
the time of his death. He corresponded
LOT years for one of the weekly dramatic
Mirror.
Bronson Howard is to contest with Stuart
Eobson's heirs for the rights OF 'The Hem
trolled during his lifetime by the late
comedian. MI. Howard maintains that
unoer his contract the play reverted to him
~ soon as Mr.. Robson was unable to use
II Robson is reported to nave always
feared that the play would fall into other
nanos ana is said to have destroyed the
used after his death. It is likely thai tbss
mater VIII be taken into the courts for
mai adjustment.
Laura pfurar &c.,
made by her attorneys al PittsburT on May
~ mas resigned her claims to the estate
81 me late Henry NJ. Bennett for $50. 900,
M. Click will pay Miss Bigsar $50 90 S5o for p
ner interest In the Bijou theater' in which
t mrss SsiEgssr under the will had a life in
made on a valuation of 100000. Under the
Terms OF the agreement Miss Biggar Sc
Bennett. which has a valuation OF S1oO ooo
Is accorded q life annuity of 1880 and also
MISS Btggar has announced her intentIon
70 leave the stage and spend her time ia
Senator and Mrs. Chauncey M. Denew
and a party Of guests went to see SThe
sfsr o Of R5swtncket' at the Manhattan the
irving and the scene, which is laid in the
room of the Waldorf-Astoria
was haif over; Just as the party took their
tHnited states senator, and was discussing
she subject OF matrimony, said: why
younger than Chauncey Dewey" ESvery
eye IN the house was turned to the box
where the Depew party was located. but
ator was apparently unconscious OF The
authors fling. The management, however
ssTIeus much dis upset by the incident, and a
as TO the a~dvisability of rendering the
senator an abtaet apology, but this scheme
round to undertake the task.