Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-27
Gossip from staEeIand.

GOSSIP from sNNEeInm0.
tombstone Bennett Is sick and penniless
I'm a hotel at Madeau. Cal She is suffering
from tuberculaI laryngltis
George Hunter ian 9 6 Ensish ssght OF
hand with his palm and fingers
Ida Conquest has gone to London where
she win take Louise Aliens part in the
new production by Willie Collier of "on
the Quiet"
Hall Game has been directing the re-
hearsals Of The Prodigal Son. which will
ton during the coming week
James X. Hackett, Fritzi Schef, Robert
Edeson and Ethyl Barrymore have all ar
rived from Europe and are busy rehearsing
for the opening OF the season.
]. Clarence Harvey has been engaged
by Henry w, ssvage, for "a a role IN The new
Klein which is as yet unnamed.
The English Grand Opera company starts
on the tenth year of its success in october,
Since it was launched by Henry w.
Savage, this organization has given over
$500 performances
Lillian Nordica and Mr.. and Mrs. Nahan
Frankie, who are spending the summer at
Marienbad. Bohemia, were hOnored with
banquet by the Americans at the Hotel
of Mr.. Frankos birthday.
Woodland" the musical fantasy OF the
forest by Frank Pixley and Gustav l4uders
began its second season at the Grand Opera
House, New York City on August 10.
Harry Bulger continues in the role Of the
comical Blu Jay and scored a hit.
Marie Pavey and Hattie Carmontelle are
having a vacation at Winthrop Beach,
Mass, and write to Omaha friends that life
is passing easily with them. Miss Pavey
has declined the offer made by Bert Coo.e,
as she does not care to go abroad.
J. j. Rosenthal has given up the starring
tour he had arranged for his wife, Kathryn
o%n she viii psy Ot the WIZ" role OF
Widow Montague in Pin! Pan! POUR
and Jake will be back with the show"
THE College Widow" eastern company
began the In ROgtOn SATURDAY.
opening before an audience which packed
the fremont theater to the doors IN spite
play seems destined to have long run in
the Hub City.
Lowell Taylor. who has scored a hit in
the new Edward e. Kidder comedy Easy
Dawson" bears marked resemblance to
the late Caroline Miskel Hoyt Miss Taylor
is a tall blonde OF the decided type and
her likeness 10 the late Mrs. Hoyt has been
observed by many.
The dramatic critic of the Philadelphia
Euilty Of the most atroeous Joke oxen Of o the
age. He asks: us Clyde Fftch's play,
written for Viola Aliens use next season,
in Old Kentuckyf"
Nat Wills has made another hit in the
new piece, The Duke of Duluth" In the
without the whiskers that have so long
been familiar feature Of his stage APP
peerance. He Is said to be really good
looking with a clean face.
Wallacks Theater in New York was the
scene Of three dress rehearsals last Friday.
The morning was devoted to THE sho-
Gun" and in the afternoon the prince Of
Pilsen" and THE Bad Samaritan" were
viewed BY Henry w. Savage and George
Marion, Mr.. Savage's general stage director.
Williams & Walker will hereafter APP
pear under the management of Lew Dock
stader, having won their suit against Hur-
colored stars from making the change.
The suit brought out the fact that the
partnership has been very successful in
financial way.
A note from Cecil Owen, who is with the
woodward & Burgess Stock company at
at the Burwood when that house is ready,
says the company has been warmly re-
ceived down there, and has more than made
good. The members are looking with some
eagerness to their Omaha reception.
Home Folks" with a cast headed by
Edwin Arden, is being sent on an extensive
the fortunes OF this, the latest play from
the pen OF c. T. Darcy. The company is a
sons, and is reported to be made up in It's
entirety of the best obtaina BILE players. The
same Elaborate stage settings which were
in both New York and Chicago, will be
used during this tour, and only the impor-
tant cities will be played, owing to the
bigness of the production. Rehearsals
began on Monday last at the New Amster-
dam theater New York City
1t would be interesting TO know by what
artful Establishments Charles w. Allen was
able to secure Isabel Irving for Viola
Alien 8 company Tor next season TO present
Clyde Fitch's play, The Toast OF the
Town" Having swung into the stellar
nebula and twinkled brightly and profit
ably, Miss Irving was naturally reluctant
about accepting minor position. a good
sized stumbling block was this, that with
a feminine star there is no leading LADY,
as would be the case with a male his
trionic. Miss Irving's condescenslon is all
the more inexplicable when 4 Is known that
she was not lacking in stellar opportuni-
ties. Harrison Grey Fiske offered her the
star role of Mary in Edith Ellis Bakers
play, Mary and John" which is to be pre-
scented at Mr.. Fiske's handsome little thea
ter, the Manhattan. early in the season
Furthermore, Miss lrving's tours in The
Crisis proved so highly successful that
that play was again at her service, as
were others, had not Mr.. Allen lured her
away from her ambition. Not since Lib
erty Hail." when Miss Allen was the lead
ing lady and Miss Irving the ingenue OF
the Empire Theater Stock company, have
Irving appeared in two "all star casts
first as Louise in The Two Orphans" and
later as Constance Newell in "she stoops
to Conquer" In the Fitch play, The
Toast Of the Town." she will iinpersonate
Roxana, which is said to be a delightful
comedy role OF the Constance Newell type,
q style of impersOnation in which Miss Irv-
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