Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-21

much larger volume than its predecessors,
is carefully revised and brought up TO date
and contains an immense amount Of inval-
liable information for people who are In
the theatrical business.
Grace George will not make. her. an
nounced revival Of Twelfth Night Tor
Square theater, New York. before Novem-
ber. Up to that time Pretty Peggy, her
success Of last season. will be played after
moons as we'll evenings.
A scene entirely new to the stage is hard
TO get hold OF George II. Broadhurt has
hit upon a novel idea In the second act OF
Money" The stage Is set to represent
golf links and the Fool makes love TO his
sweetheart while teaching her to play golf.
George AIDES THE Sultan of Sulu'' closed
its long run at Wallacks theater in New
York on Saturday night in a blaze of glory.
1t was the 200th performance of the merry
musical play at Wallacks and the theater
was crowded to it's capacity. The play in
book form was the souvenir OF the occa-
sion.
Florenz Ziegfeld. jr.. before sailing for
Europe engaged Joseph Herbert to adapt
the new play which Jean Richepin is writ
ing for Anna Held and also to play an
important role in the piece. Max Figman
was also engaged as a member of one Of
Mr.. Ziegfelds companies and also to stage
his productions.
The annual report of the directors of the
oxford Music hall of London of which
Albert Gilmer is the manager, has reached
the Mirror, New York. The net profits
for to Msy w9Fs S ssSt and Ihe
surplus OF $4,000 was applied to the gen.
eral reserve fund.
David Belasco will make his trip to Eu-
Roeder his business manager, going to
represent him. Mr.. Roeder will arrange
for the foreign production of "DuBarry"
and will investigate several propositions
which are being urged on Mr. Belasco by
foreign producers.
Pierre Riviere, the tenor and jennie
Norelli, the soprano, whom Henry w. Saw
age engaged when he was abroad recently
for his English grand opera company, met
quite by accident at musicale in Paris
recently After the musicale they discov-
cred that they were to be members of the
same company next season.
Richard Golden of Jed Prouty'' fame
star in King Dodo" next season Mr..
Golden has left for his summer home at
Golden Heights Port Washington, Long
Island He is enthusiastic yachtsman,
but his friends are not necessarily equally
enthusiastic when he is at the helm.
Kate Claxton, having successfully ne,
fS New xoTT Work. GcfOsS D bo fe r%n
is now determined to further tempt fate
by a revival of "A Sea of Ice This is a
grand old melodrama of the vintage OF
Kates .girlhood days, and she is certain to
be able TO introduce some of the original
business" unless her memory has failed
Hobart Chatfeld Chatfield-Taylor has en-
tered the ranks of dramatic authors,
play of his, The Idle Born" having been
produced in Chicago by the students of
dramatic school. Reginald De Koven as
sisted at the production. What the Chi
cago papers said about it leads one to think
that Mr.. Chatfleld-Taylor will do better on
the golf links.
In regard to a report which has been eTi
concerDinp "TTg FTagcis su' Wilson'S ms retirement
after next season, Arthur Miller general
representative for Nixon & Zimmerman,
n revival OF ''Erminie." Jessie Bartl9tt
Davis, Mndge Lessing and Jennie Wealth
ersby have already been engaged.
Wilton Lackaye, who is to star under the
direction of William A Brady In The
Pit" is claimed to be the best character
actor in America. His Svengali In ''Trilby"
and his Reb shemmuel in Children of the
Ghetto were examples of his protean
ability, while his Charles O'Malley in the
Of 1Ret of PrSEsG h pars
Al G. Field, at the closing of his COM
pany. the AL G. Field Greater Minstrels,
at an informal banquet was presented @ with
ship to the lodge of Elks at Columbus, q.
The presentation speech was made by Doc
Quigley, who himself received a gold pin
while Burt Stuart the recipient of
purse. John c, Dickens, James Cavanagh.
| George Cunningham, Frank Casey and the
pany, have returned to New York.
A little story is told of how Charles Ricn-
man came to be out Of the Frohman En-;
TO use MRS. Danes Defense for the fnal
| engagement at the Boston museum, Charles
| Frohman cabled to Mr.. Richman, asking
| him to come on and take his original part
| in the piece. Rtchman cabled a refusal,
| and Guy Standing was substituted. The
| next day Rlchman cabled again, asking for
| the part, but got no answer. Mr.. Standing
made a hit and Mr.. Richman is lat lib
! erty"
! Ben d. Stevens. who has taken the man.
| agement of Manhattan Beach for the sum
mer, has laid out a fine line of attractions
| for that resort. He will open on June 20
| with Pains fireworks show THE Last
| Days of Pompei" Following this comes
| ''The Sultan of Sulu," which begins June q
for two weeks; then Dockstaders min
| Bird" THE Sleeping Beauty and the
Beast and other like attractions. Mr..
Stevens promises the best TO be had at his
resort.
George AIDES new play, which Henry w
! Savage will produce in September, is a
| spectacular comedy drama in four acts en-
| titled, "The County Chairman" Mr.. AIDE
| has sought to depict the rural life of the
middle west after the manner that New
| England has been pictured by such plays
| as "Shore Acres" The central character
is a bluff whole-souled country lawyer.
For this role Mr.. Savage has engaged the
| well-known actor, Maclyn Arbuckle. The
play, which calls for twenty-six speaking
parts, will have forty-hve young women in
one scene as we'll as the village double
quartet and a big brass band Mr.. Savage
| will make a very thorough and elaborate
| productioD Of 1.-THE County Chairman