Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-24
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Grace cameron sends back word from
South Africa that while she has been a
tremendous hit in that faraway land, she
will close there on January Is and sail for
London Long where here she she has short engsse
AS le Sow" the new pay written by
the Rev. Jonn Snyder of Boston and pro-
duced with SO mucn success in Chicaso and
Boston by William A. Brady and Joseph
X. Grlsmer, is To begin an engagement In
New York at the Garden theater on tine
matinee on Christmas day. II is expected
that the play Will run all through the
baIance OF the season.
Dramatic editors all over the country are
sitting up and taking note just now of the
press work that is being done in behalf
of George Conan. Eddie Dunn, famed from
coast to coast, is at the head of the Conan
press bureau, and with his own originality,
supported by contributions from has prin-
cipal and from Jerry Conan, the Spot
hsht, sent out eacn week in the interest
OF the Yankee Doodle author is surely a
brilliant ray.
DAVID BeIdscos string of stars is shining
with much retugence IN whatever thedteIs
are open to them. Mrs. Carter is playing
'AQrea, Zdzd, and heart OF Mary
lana IN Philadelphia, and is dong great
business. she is soon to appear in st.
Louis. Blanche Bates is densntlng New
Norkers with The Girl from the Golden
West, and Bertha GaLand Is geI tlng aIOns
nice-y with sweet Kitty Belalrs, while
David Narheld Is making as mucn OF a sue
cess this season as he did last in The
Music Master"
Some months ago it was announced that
Stephen Philips, when he had completed
his Nero" for Mr. Tree, would devote
himself To tTgedy upon me SUBJECT vi TIE
saxon Harold and MS love story with
Eolth. George Alexander, who has already
commissioned Mr.. PnllllpS To write blank
verse play on the legend of Faust also
intends 10 produce Harold at the st.
James thealer, London. In the character
OF the haXen-halred saxon hero MIR. Alex
ander ought to ind a part admirably suited
to him. In the final taDleauN MIR. Pnllllps
will show Edith at the feet OF the con-
UuerOr, for the possession OF the
body of the defeated king, and then wan
derlng through the field where lie the
slain
The New York Dramatic Mirror for the
current week comes in its Christmas form
and presents a most attractive appearance
The Mirror has long maintained its posi-
ton at the head OF publications devoted
to the stage, and by its conservative, In
telligent direction has won for itself a
place that no other may hope to attain
Each week 1t is a welcome visitor to tnou-
sands who have the good of the stage at
heart, and its honest criticisms are as
thoroughly relied on as are its statements
of fact. MIR. Fiske has brought to the
management of his paper the same hon
esty OF purpose, as we'll as the same zeal
for art, that have been part OF mis- ca
reer as d producing manager and his ad-
mitted success in both heids of endeavor
is the best answer that can be given to
those who question II integrity In art can
win. May the Mirror long reflect from its
calm surface the evidences OF prosperity
now seen there.
tlCndlu 1dnSnelQB WISH TO CalnOrnld
has been Immensely successful. The Grand
opera house in San Francisco, which holds
over 3,2UJ people, was packed every per-
formance and the receipts tor the fifteen
representations were close upon SoO,UOU. Mr.
Mansfield lectured to an audience of 100
people at the University of California. The
faculty banqueted MIN on his last night
in San Francisco, the Bohemian club hon
ored him similarly on the preceding Mon
day and Admiral Mccall United States
navy, gave naval reception for him.
Mr.. Mansfield entertained his own company
and all the attaches of the Grand opera
house at a supper after the play Thanks
giving night lie is to MAKE mis- last APP
pearances in California this week in Los
Angeles, where all seats have been sold
for the entire engagement. He plays in
New Orleans Christmas week, and travels
north thence to Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York.
Viola Allen has caught on in New York
in Clyde titch'S play, The Toast of the
Town" Her time has been extended at
holidays. AS William Winter said in the
Tribune, the presentation proved "a great
personal success for Miss Allen" Miss
Allen, with her fine company, Will appear
in this city on April 3 and 4.
One of the best known authors of recent
juvenile stories is Bennett Musson, whose
''Maisie and Her Dog Snip in Fairyland
has enjoyed great popularity during the
last two or three years among the young
folks, as the publishing house Of Har-
pers calls them. Some of these young
people would doubtless be both grieved and
shocked to know that their beloved author
instead of being benevolent old grand.
father, is a young fellow who makes his
cattle thief, in The Virginian." Mr.. Mus
son will be seen in this role when Dustin
Farnum returns to Boyds theater in the
owen Wister-kirke La Shele play.