Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-03

cation Of Mt Pipp, the clever GlDsu.
such a long run in New York last year, 70
the preparation OF cook book. IN " ne
threatens TO toast and roast everybody, he
with the sharpness Of his sarcastic MOODS
that he will turn out several novel recipes
f. II. sothern and Julia Marlowe are re
hearslng in the three Shakesperian produc-
tions in which Charles Frohman will pre-
sent them this season. Mr.. Sothern, MISS
Marlowe and the principals are rehearslns
at one theater scene light and music re-
hearsals are taking place at another mouse,
while auxiliaries are in rehearsal at large
ha the a9S PSys tTT { of Venice and
Twelfth Night
Edna May opens the season at Days
theater on Monday night In The Catch OF
the Season" the English musical play now
approaching its 4O0th night in LONDON. she
is supported by an entirely Engiish COM
Folies Bergere, Ambassadors and other
Paris music halls. The authors OF the
Catch OF the Season are seym9Sr G g'I ,sl aiens II
Taylor and music by Haines and Baker.
Messrs. Lasky, Rolfe Co, whose mu-
steal novelty, "Ye Colonial Septette, was
one of the great successes in NaudeNll!e
last season, viii shortly put forth mill
tary spectacle in three scenes, entitled,
THE Military Octette and the Girl with
elaborate productions ever made in vaude-
Vile, as three massive sets Of scenery and
a company OF fifteen are required for It's
presentation.
E S. Willard will sail for Montreal by
the Allan Line turbine s. s. Victoria on
Thursday, September IA, and begin ms
season In that city October 2 The Engn,Sh ,SI
Frank Dyall Mr.. Ernst Stallard, MI; II.
Cane, Mr.. Walter Edmunds, Mr.. Ivan Simp-
Miss Leila Repton and Miss Mabel Dubois,
Line s. 8. Ottawa
Henry b. Harris has re-engaged the en-
last with ROD-
ert Edeson in "Strongheart" 1t Includes
Edmund Breese, Mary Boland, Frank
Louise Drew Richard Sterling, Marjorie
Wood, Taylor Holmes, Lucille stanford,
Harrison Ford, Gertrude Yerxa and f. A.
Turner. Mr.. Edeson begins his htth an.
nual tour with a four weeks engagement
at the Savoy theater, New York, COM
mencing August %,
An interesting event at the opening of
the Lyceum theater, New York, was the
work OF Alfred Sutro, the brilliant author
of THE Walls Of Jericho" and "Mollen-
one-act play "A Maker Of Men," Which
preceded Augustus Thomas comedy Mrs.
Lefingwelrs Boots" Margaret Ellington
made a genuine hit as the wife and Ernest
Lawford gave a good performance as the
husband. There are but two parts in the
play.
The latest tip is that when Sam Ber-
nard's New York season in The Rollicldng
Girl' comes to a close Joe Coyne will leave
the cast and join the Henry w. Savage
forces. If Raymond Hitchcock continues n
success in Easy Dawson" Coyne will have
the star part in THE Yankee Consul" In
case Hitchcock falls back on his old sue
production as a featured member Of the
cast and will subsequently be added to the
dlvidual hits of THE Rollicking Girl at
present and has long been regarded by
shrewd managers as a star possibility.
Mabel Taliaferro has been selected to
nlaV the DriuCiDal role of Nance Ol1an. tho
reclaimed thief, in In the Bishops Car
riage," soon TO be presented in stage form:
This indicates that the management will
utilize the youthfulness of the leading
character to excuse the moral shortcomings
of the heroine of this story Miss Tala-
ferro Is splendid selection for the role, as
she is youthful to the extent that but a
season or two removed this clever young
actress was regarded as a child prodigy,
mer in support of Miss Taliaferro. The
dramatization by Claiming Pollock was
highly spoken of by those who witnessed
the original performances.
Isabel Irving has consented, that is, to
wear tights when she appears as Roxana
in Clyde Fitch's play, The Toast of the
Town" which he has written for Viola
the news to Miss Irving gently. He took
Percy Anderson's costume plates and lay.
Ing them before the actress asked her II
they were not very attractive, Miss Irving
looked them over with expressions OF pleas
ure, until finally she came upon one of the
Romeo affairs, when she cried: What II
Mr.. Fitch's persuasive powers came into
use. The fact that Miss Allen had worI
much the same sort of thing in ''rwelftf
Night" carried a good deal of weight will
Miss Irving. Anyway, rather than dis
appoint Miss Allen, she has consented L
wear the costume in question.
The one hundredth performance of Frank
Daniels in Sergeant Brue" was observed
last Thursday night at the KnickerbockeI
theater, New York, in way unique in the
atrical annals. There were no souvenirs
Mr.. Daniels I'm his inimitable speech after
the second act referred TO his pleasur
that Sergeant Brue" had rounded tn
century mark, and suggested that, though
he believed souvenirs to be out Of fashion
anyone wishing a souvenir could take hom
a chunk of ice from the wafer cooler
Mr. Daniels has been playing "Sergean
Brue" to record breaking business in New
York and now having completed a rul
which has exceeded in receipts all no
weather records at the Knlckerbocker the
ater, he will make a tour of the principa
cities.
The big Home Folk" production, unde
the direction of Joseph Brooks, is to ope
Its season in Indianapolis Monday. Sep
tember II, where 1t will be presented 70
one week. Following this engagement
comes several more important cities o
the middle west. An especial feature O
the production is the lifelike representa-
tion of the old swimming hole in the thir
act Here the boys of the village ar
surprised by the man owning the riparla
rights and he hides their clothes, Leaving
them to get home as best they can. whic
they manage to do by covering thei
nakedness with a lot of empty barrels
Home Folks is by c. r. Dazey, VIII
wrote I'm Old Kentucky" and a numbe
of other successes, and the scenes Of tn
play are laid In southern Illinois just afte
the war of the rebellion.