The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17
DRAMATIC GOSSIP.

AZ nearly broke UP the performance,
for the rest Of the company were con
vulsed."
DRAMATIC GOSSIP.
Lillian Burkhart the vaudeville actress
%i9 was recently divorced from her actor
husband. Charles Dickson. was married
again last week to George Goldsmith. a
wealthy merchant. Of Los Angeles. Cal
William Favershams next play will like
~ be dramatiZatiOn of Hamlin Garland's
popular novel '.Hesper.' The dramatic
version Is being made by Claiming Pol
lock, Wfe IS also reported to be al work on
a play for Grace Georges Use next sea
son. Mr.. Pollock, for a beginner is meet
ing with much success his first effort
The Pit" in Wilton Lackaye's hands be-
Ing one of the successes of the season.
Billy B. Van will be starred i'm a new
musical comedy next season, which is to
be called a Country Clerk Sullivan.
Harris and Woods are to manage the tour
Van Will have role similar to his famiI-
lar Patsey Bolivar creation, appearing
IirSt as chore boy IN country grocery
and later as a freak in museum. George
Iotten Smith and Ben Shields will pro-
vide the libretto.
Klaw & Changers original company
presenting Ben Hur'' viii close its fifth
season May II. Although in its fifth sea
son. this remarkable play still continues
TO hold its high place in public interest.
and its record of attendance and receipts
this season viii prove even larger than
IN the past. its route covering Pacific
coast and Middle West cities where it had
not previously been seen. It's final dates
for the season are booked in Worcester
Mass. and Portland, Bangor and Lewis
ton, Me.
The Rogers brothers. in .aThe Rogers
Brothers in London, will not end their
season till the middle of June; their route
lnCIQQiHR a tour Df the Pacific or
les, which they VIII reach NAV l. After
two weeks at the Columbia theater in
F frisco they viii play San Jose. Stockton.
Sacramento and Portland, returning East
oyer the Northern Pacific route, closing
m Minneapolis June H. They will open
IN The Rogers Brothers in Paris the
last week In August.
Robert Lorraine is to be featured next
season by Manager Brady in a new play
under contemplation for his use. 1t is
also likely that Mr.. Lorraine will play the
one-act Chinese piece called "A Little
Tragedy Of Tien-tsils
Sir Henry irving is to do ivan the Ter
rlbie in England next season. The ceie-
Dfated English acter has just sailed for
that country after another successful tour
Of America. Hearing Of the wonderful
success Of Mansfield in the Tolstoy- drama
Sir Henry has decided to use it on the
other side. He is to tour the British
provinces for the remainder of this sea-
son, but next year viii put Ivan" on
for an indefinite run in London.
Nine Rejane today can boast of pos
SeSsIng the most luxurious automobile in
Paris. The chassis is the well known 1904
I. " g., of twenty horsepower. The
body IS in the form of a salon coupe, with
large side entrances and sufficiently broad
TO allow OF seat across the end for
three people: There are two other in
constructed They are of the revolving
type and may only be used i'm three
positions, facing the front. side and rear.
The automobile has lighting and warm
ing arrangements and also other mod
efn conVen1enceS.
Nine. -rah Bernhardt will probably
produce -'Varennes'' at the close of next
week. 1t is historical play dealing with
the French Revolution and the fight Of
the King TO Varennes. where he was
back to Paris. Marie Antoinette and the
royal children appear in a copy of a
vehicle Of the period.
La Sorciere'' has now had more than
AN African Millionaire closed its ca
reer at the Princess theater i'll New York
last week after a six days struggle with
poor business. and The Superstition of
Sue capitulated at the Savory.
There is no use keeping on failure"
duction at the Princess. Il have no false
pride, about admitting a failure. Once
closed up a comic opera after Just one
performance on Broadway. 1t was The
Bathing Girl at the Fifth Avenue the
ater l believe that is the record for
short runs
Like her big brother George, Josephine
Conan is to be a star next season. She
will be seen in a sprightly comedy called,
The Leading Lady" and supported by "a
her husband. Fred Niblo will book a tour
to all the principal cities where she is
a faVorite. A featured member OF the
company will be Mile. Marie Floubet a
ton In France for the past two or three
seasons.
Forbes Robertson and Gertrude Elliott
closed their first American starring tour
last week and sailed for their home in
England yesterday. During the week Mr..
Robertson was signafly honored by the
faculty OF Harvard college. at whose In
vitation he performed Hamlet in the
university han Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings, and was rendered an ovation
by the professors and students, who filed
the auditorium to its capacity Mr. Rob
ertson and Gertrude Elliott return to
son, and will present Hamlet" and
"Othello.' eS-s
There are many wheels within wheels
which the outside world does not see in
the advertising of star A newspaper
woman asked the general news broker of
us FGOlEnan forces the other Qdy for
Maude Adams picture and was given one
Il should also Ike Henry Ainley's pic
ture.' she said.
I'VE have no picture OF Miss Adams
leading man. was the answer.
Well. any other of the company will
There is no one in Maude Adams COM
pany except Miss Adams herself" was the
decisive reply.-TOledo Blade
SO great has been the success of
George AIDES comedy, THE County
Chairman" at Wallack's theater, New
York. that. in order to meet the general
demand. it will be played by two sep
arate companies next season. Neither of
these is to be a Number Two" how
ever, for both will be made up of equally
eminent and popular players. One is to
visit the Western cities. including those
of the Pacific coast. and the other will
remain in the East.
There Is something of the naive in
the entire performance of The Shep-
herd King always emitting Miss Buck
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