Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-09-10
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Charles Warner is to arrive in this coun-
try shortly and will be seen in vaudeville,
where he Is to present a condensed version
or his powerful play, Drink"
Mary, Mary, Quiet Contrary" by Eugene
w. Presbrey, comedy in three acts was
produced Tuesday September s, at Rands
Opera house, Troy, N. Y, by Henrietta
Crosman.
George AIDE has delivered to Charles
Frohman the manuscript of his new play,
Just out Of College" in which Joseph
Wheelock Jr., will have the principal
role; over seventy people will be in The
production.
Elita Proctor Otis, who was one of the
stars in The Two Orphans" last season,
has decided to go into vaudeville again. She
appeared in a new playlet at Hurtg and
Seamon's Harlem theater last week, and
was warmly received.
Augustus Thomas great comedy, Mrs.
Leffingwell's Boots" which ran all last
successful fortnight's engagement at the
Lyceum theater Its first date on tour Will
be at Chicago early In September.
Maude Adams will begin rehearsals in
September of Peter Pan" in which she is
to appear this season. j. NJ. Barrie, the
author, is coming to America to be present
the Empire begins in November.
Helen Bertram may return to comic
opera about the middle of the season. Sew
eral managers who have musical plays with
star roles demanding talent such as Miss
Bertrams have made her tempting o1ers
to permit herself to be featuredS In New
York productions.
N c. Goodwins support in Beauty and
the Barge at the Lyceum, New York
comprises Katherine Florence, Men ~ bIleh
Galwey Herbert, Frank Goldsmith, George
Sumner, George Miller, Harry Barton,
owen Gwent, Ina Goldsmith, Davenport
Seymour, Katherine Stewart and Eva Vim
cent.
Edward Abeles and George Boniface, jr,
will be the principal comedians with Edna
AYE when hen she makes aer starng oSG oTtdn
has arrived in this country from London
and under her direction renearsals OF the
musical comedy will begin this week in the
east.
Henry w. Savage denies emphatically
that Raymond Hitchcock is to lay Easy
Dawson aside for revival of The Yam
kee Consul" According to Manager Saw
age, Hitchcock is doing nicely in the new
comedy, and will be seen in It for the re
mainder of the season, and possibly next
season.
Fay Templeton will be the opening fea-
ture of the new Colonial theater in Chi
month. II will be a new venture al around,
as Miss Templeton is to appear there as a
star in the new vehicle, "Forty-h i've Minutes
from Broadway, which was written Tor
her by George M Conan.
Il. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe open
their season in Cleveland early in Septem-
Merchant Of Venice, The Tanning OF the
Shrew" and Twelfth Night Charles
Frohman has spared no expense and re-
search to make these productions not only
magnificent but also correct and Impressive.
Lulu Chaser likes Rochester as a trial
house, as nearly all of her starring sue
cesses have been produced there. 1t was on
this account that Rochester witnessed the
initial performances of her new comic
opera, Miss Dolly Dollars" The book is
by Harry B. Smith and the music by Victor
Herbert The piece is said to be a bigger
hit than anything Miss Chaser has been
seen in as star.
Will West, Harry Vokes and Margaret
DAILY Vokes opened their season in Lynn,
Mass in the old Ward and Vokes success
"A Pair of Pinks" This piece has been
worked over for the present season and is
sent out to fill the place of former we'll
known musical farce combination. Happy
Ward. assisted by his wife, Lucy Daily,
will be seen as an individual star later in
the season in a new piece.
Grace Cameron VINO has been playing in
vaudeville for some time has booked a long
tour In Europe and VIII sail a fortnight
hence for London. After a brief stay there
she goes to johannesburg and other South
African cities, and returns to London to
play over the Moss and Thornton circuit In
her clever singing act in vaudeville. Miss
Camerons sister Daisy King, goes with
her on the long tour. 1t will be late in the