Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-15

plays. Tom Moore" THE Way to Ken
mare" and "Arrah-na- Pogue." Mack and
Paci6S bound for San Francisco with the
great white way as final objective.
The Rays in Down the Pike are once
more r9dating mirt I,o ana meiV SHysrovns
houses. Johnny and his horse laugh
sim hold the center Of the stage, and his
creations OF the dressmaker's art, The
faithful donkey still heads the supporting
company
william Gillette has opened his London
season at Charles Frohman's Duke Of York
theater and scored a triumph In his new
play, "Clarice." His support is entirely
american. All Of the LONDON paper, . We're
newest play as we'll as his latest creation.
The play is a distinctively American one,
the critics
Fred Stone, Of Montgomery & Stone,
who plays the Scsrecrow in THE Wizard
Of Or" recently met young LADY LADY Wh 0b
Mr. Stone, l saw your latest photograph
and kissed 1t because it was so very much
like you" And did Il kiss you In return?"
was not like me-
The big run made by Sam Bernard In
The Rolllcking Girl at the Herald Square
theater, New York, will soon come to an
end For six months, and through the
hottest summer days and nights, this at
traction has held undisputed sway as the
ceipt records ever known on Broadway.
The organization goes on tour this month
with all the funmakers and songsters, in
Guiding Hattie Williams.
Thomas Jefferson, the son of the late
Joseph Jefferson, will succeed his INDUSTRIOUS
father in RIP Van Winkle,'' playing the
title part, at the Boston theater Boston. He
will have the assistance of an excellent
company, several of whom are of national
reputation. Charles B. Jefferson. who &c, Tor
ferson, is his brothers manager The play
is to be given an entirely new and elaborate
production.
This early in the season heavy blow
has fallen on the poor, long-sufferlng
drama. This blow is the retirement Of
Bob Fitzslmmons from the histrionic arena
Fitz was out with his wife in piece
called "a Flight for Love" He says the
real fight was for recognition and coin
and that cruel fate landed jolt on the
jaw of his ambition and the solar pleNus
of his purse that put him down and out
as far as his desire TO keep on acting Is
concerned
Daniel Frohman has completed the
In Augustus Thomas play, entitled, The
Embassy Ball" The completed company
includes Charlotte Walker, Marion Barney,
Ida Darling, Mary Tunison, A. ID. Holl-
day, Harry Harwood. w. e. Hitchcock,
Stanley Dark, Harold Heation, p. w. Nor
The comedy is In three acts, and treats
OF political intrigue of Washington life and
concerns the British embassy, in which
IL eAAS
legation. The play will have its premiere
in New England, thereafter playing an en-
gagement in Philadelphia and Boston, 10
come later to New York.
Among the new artists recently arrived
in New York to sing with the Savage Eng
lish Grand Opera company are NINE
Morioara Serena, who was Jean de Reszke 5
prize pupil when she made her Paris debut
two years ago; Florence scarborough, g
new dramatic soprano especially engages
for the role of Brunnhilde in The Val
kyrie"; Milicent Brennan, a Canadian prims
donna, who will sing Musetta In La
Boheme," and Margaret Crawford, another
dramatic soprano who will alternate In the
the Grand Opera company include Ger
trude Rennyson, Rita Newman, William
Wegener, Joseph Sheehan, Winfred Con-
Arthur Deane and Thomas David Richards
of last years company and Francis Mac
lehman, Ottley Cranston and Robert KEN
Parker of last years "Parsifar' company
A humorous incident was related during
the past week on Sam Ryan, who wai
playing Tim MCGEE at the Grand in Mil
waukee. Al II. Wilson, the comedian, wal
entertaining the Edelweiss German Singinl
society of Milwaukee at a supper In one o.
the swell cafes fortnight ago. After
Jolly time, when adieus were almost II
order, the society as compliment to Mr.
wacht Am Rhein." When 1t had Finished
there came a furious pounding on the doc
and II Immediately opened to admit mai
of decided Irish personality without tuT
Their ado he vehemently leaped to the mtddl
Of the room and thus wildly declared him
self: II don't know who you are, but
want you to know that I'm Sam Ryan ant
proud OF the name Your noise woke me u
the next room just In time to hear your in
suit 1 wouldn't mind II II was one OF you
but when the whole crowd joins In and yell
10 Watch Sam Ryan / want to know tn
I reason"