Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-07

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Charles Hawtrey contributes to the June
number OF the Fortnightly Review an
article on Theatrical Business in Amer
lea"
Bronson Howard. who Is soiourninR a.,
Los Angeles, Cal, is considerably improved
IN health and expects to summer at Col
orado Springs.
Carl Reiter, is managing for the summer
the Dewey theater at Oakland, Cal. This
house is In the Pacific Coast Vaudeville
eompany's circuit.
Frances Hodgson Burnett has taken a
three years lease of a house on Madison
avenue and will make New York her per-
manent residence.
Wilson Barrett will produce his new play,
I'm the Middle Of June" at the Theater
Royal, marlborough, England, at about
the time stated In the title.
julia Marlowe, who closed her season on
saturday in Milwaukee, will san on
Wednesday for Bad Mannheim, Germany,
where she will spend some weeks.
Walter Jones will next season star in a
new comic opera, The Sleepy King" by
George v. Hobart and Giovanni Conterno,
leader of the Fourteenth Regiment band.
Jaroslav Kocian, coming from Europe
solely for the purpose, returned to w. G.
Clopton on Friday the Guarnerius violin
which he recently carried away without
Henry E. Dixey has abandoned his inten-
ton Of next season starring under Amelia
Blngham's management I'm The Last of
present play, Facing the Music"
Herbert Kelley and Miss Efie Shannon.
under the management OF Daniel ". Ar
Sherlock Holmes" in Chicago In August,
and during their tour will visit the Pacific
coast.
engagement In Held by the Enemy" at
the Alvin theater, Pittsburg, will go to
London to confer regarding the L9nd3n
Elast year starred.
OF the evil one and thrown into prison,
where would ave been yet had It not
missionary at Mandalay. who assisted me
to escape. Yes, knowledge Of magic works
| both ways sometimes" hNF q
Robert Kitchens. the English novelist, has
been commissioned by George Alexander
to make an English version of Octave
Anaires." The play will be produced by
Mr., klexander at the ST. James theater,
Blanche Walsh has forwarded to CharleC
Burnham, treasurer of the Robert E. Bell
fund for the establishment Of a sanatorfum
for consumPtive actors and actresses, g
from the recent special matinee at the
Victoria theater, the remainder being sub
scribed by Miss Walsh's friends.
Kfrke La Shef1e has signed contracts
whereby for ten years Lawrence DhOTsay
will appear under his ia Shelle'sl man
egsmsH sue SHgans The The Earl m5 Of p Pswtucke shss
now running at the Manhattan theater.
Augustus Thomas IS working on another
play, in which Mr.. D'Orsay will then APP
pear.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell sailed for England
last week, carrying with her a goodly sum
as the result of her seasons work. Partic-
ularly prosperous was her tour to the Pa
cihc coast. Mrs. Campbell probably will
not return to this country next season, but
will devote herself to London, with the pos
sibility of a brief tour of the principal Ger
man cities. She has a strong desire to APP
pear in Germany. She has practically made
up her mind to return to this country the
season after next. The features of her visit
will be a lavish Shakespearean production
and a strong new play by an English
author.
Among the celebrities who sailed for Eu-
rope June 1 was the popular little star
can finer Belgeland on which to cross.
Miss Thurston's mission abroad Is stud. in
Paris Of various accomplishments which
especially in her next starring tour. She
VIII take lessons in voice culture, fencing
and dramatic reading.
Jacob p. Adler, the Hebrew character
actor, who Is a great favorite at the ITALIA
theater. in New York city, where plays
are given in Yiddish. has been engaged by
Managers Weber, Rush and Brennon for a
spring tour in The Merchant OF venice
Mr.. Adler's shylock is said TO be a novel
Interpretation of the role. He will be sup
ported by an En~glish-speaking company,
and viii appear in NeT YORK, Phi Hd6c,LPP
for brief Engagements.
Mildred Holland. who is at present in
| Russia, will return TO New YORK ABOUT Au-
gust 16. Miss Holland upon her arrival will
Will open her season in 'The Lily and the
Prince In which she scored so decisively
last season, on the evening OF September 3.
About Christmas time the actress will Gre
ate the role OF Catherine III, perhaps better
known as Catherine the Great of Russia in
Theodore Rremer,s new play, The Tri-
umph Of an Empress." This new play Is
Mr.. Kremer's greatest effort, He has given
viii depend his future as a dramatist OF the
higher class. '@Fhe Triumph of an En-
press is in no sense a melodrama, but on
| fba Contrary O. a serious EFFORT The author
makes no claim to historical accuracy, but
takes Incidents from the higher and better
life Of the great empress during the early
years of her reign and weaves them to-
gether into an Interesting and coherent
drama, anage Edward c White VIII
the new play. Five massive sets of scenery
viii be required and the costumes VIII cost
The prospects for the forthcoming tour Of
Adelina Patti read like a tale from the
Arabian Nights. Not so very many years
ago Robert Grau. who Is to manage tine
Patti tour. drlfted into a southwestern
town with an opera company, one opera
and 80 cents lie played there a week and
left with 1870 in his pocketbook, and since
then his career has seen many ups and
downs. One OF PATHS absolute demands
before fulfilling her contract with him is
In advance as her share OF the receipts.
She Il to be paid 5000 for each concert and
an additional 80 per cent of all the money
taken in over and above 1880. AS matters
now stand contracts have been signed for
5hiTtyIs S TuS cities nf u e es6 ~E TsiT mss5s INT MT
IN each one OF the places PATHS profit will
be s., 500 and his own 5000. In addition 10
this the contracts with the SteinWay people
for the exclusive use of their piano, the
program privilege and the sale OF photo
graphs will net a sum sufficient TO pay al
expenses except the dtva's share, and yet
not more than six weeks ago GTau was eN-
ceedlngly anxious to have some Broadway
manager take the bigger part Of his con
tract on his hands.
) Magician Kellar was asked one day no
long ago II his knowledge OF magic evel
stood him In good stead IN time OF trouble
Upon one occasion particularly" he re
! piled ~ did and upon another II TofkeG