Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-19
Gon.in from staseIand.

Dan Sully is arranging to take his "Old
Mill Stream" into New York.
George H. BroadhuIst is 10 dramatlze the
story, The Garden o. Lilies In which thu
Shuberts will star Aubrey Boucicault.
Elizabeth Kennedy, who played Captain
JinksH here this season, is negotiating Tor
novels. the lame Of which has not been an
nounced.
BY a curious coincidence Miss Amelia
Bingham and her company, who opened the
Willis WOOD theater az Kansas City last
August, will close The season at that house,
beginning the week OF June 8,
The work of plastering the new Krug
theater in Omaha Is under way, and the
further work of furnishing the interior OF
this cosy little house will soon be under
taken. 1t will be ready TO open early in the
fall.
THE Doom of King Alcohol is a play
recently copyrighted at Washington by III ;
Woman,s Christian Tempe. ance union,
be something doing In a new field OF theat-
ricals,
Hattie Russell, a sister OF Ada Rehan,
according to The Dramatic Mirror, to &c
placed on the road next fall by Wagenhals
4 kemper to star in the shakespearean
1t is doubtful If Miss Mary Mannering
will have a new play next season. In me
first place there is the difficulty OF finding
Geraldine has been doing very well, with
a very great part of the couTtry still I'M
touched. Mr., Hackett Wills 1t this way.
Fred Hallen and Mollie Fuller will start
for San Francisco 10 play a short engage
ment. From there they go to Australia for
a six months tour under the management
Richards. The two WIZ appear in the
sketches that have become familiar hers.
George Fleming, which is the n1m de
plume RGn OF Mss SonstanSe FletSShI5; a clever
ton OF Lazy Roses DaUgh er,' NJ -
Fletcher has been successful as a dramst s
That Failed, p now a'big success in London
Fietro Mascagni's orriYal in Paris was tn
signal for the outbreak of his pentup indts-
laugh at the young man who proposes to
again visit America and pay only San
Francisco, having hts baggage checked
from there direct 10 that dear old Paris"
The contract was signed last week be-
tween, Liebler & co, and Ned Harrigan,
st1en 91 i Ins iaiteT rsr new ie pay Is to to p
cast, besides Mr.. Harrigan, who will, OF
course, play the leading role, will be seen
mans. Dan Golfer and John G. Sparks. 1hs
company, all told. will number nearly LOO,
but there are all OF the old Harrigan play
ers who will he seen.
Hilary Bill the wen known dramatic
critic OF the New York Press, died very
suddenly on April 9. lie had gone with a
business engagement. and sank while en-
tering the door. Valvular disease of the
heart Is assigned as the cause, Mr.. Bell
was one II the Jest known Of American
m critics. His work on the Press
attracted wide attention, and during the
last year or two his circle OF readers was
greatly widensd b. the publication OF a
syndicate letter IN dramatic topics weekly.
He will be much missed.
Harry Houdini writes 10 the Dramatic
Mirror from Berlin as follows: M Meyer
teldt of Frisco, is being waited for by one
thousand ard some more artists, for all
have heard such glorious tales about the
Orpheum circuit, that Mr.. Meyerfeldt will
have 10 go about in disguise IL ne wants to
be left alone. Every week you can read
about the bad contracts I'm America, and
German performers are very careful about
going there until this scare is over. But
MT. Meyerfeldt Is known. and N he arrives
In Berlin, I'll wager he will move out of his
hotel unless he keeps his arrival secret"
While playing IN Kansas City last week
Mr., Tim Murphy received the dishearten-
ing news that the new country house
which he has been a year In build ng on
his Long Island place was destroyed By
hre Easter Monday morning. The loss
Is at nearly $4,000, exclusive OF
msLrs zee, Mr., Murphy had last month
sent down to his house a carload OF fur
niture, rugs, dishes and wardrobe. best e.
a valuable collection Of theatrical prints,
programs and photographs. These had
not been ~unpacked, but were all destroyed
A earetaker was In charge OF the house.