Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-06

OF her another Cinderella. In addition TO
many new songs, Miss May will have stu
School Girl" and 1t will be remembered
how pleasing her acting scenes were IN
that musical play.
Flaw & Granger have engaged Dorothy
Rossmore to play Iras in ben Hur' the
coming season other principals engaged,
most OF whom have been with this com
who will play Ben Hur; Charles Regal a.
w. Harriss Robert McWade, Jr;, Henry
Weaver, Judlus MeVicker, Charles Cam
Robinson, Edward buchanan, Mabel Nor
timer, Josephine Morse, Stella Bonitace
Weaver and Daisy Robinson.
The season at the Empire theater, New
York. will be opened in September as at
ways, with John Drew, whom Charles
acter in a new play by Augustus Thomas.
Margaret Dale will continue as his leading
woman. Mr.. Drew's engagement will be
followed by Maude Adams season in the
Barrie play, Peters Pan" During re-
hearsals Of this play Mr. Barrie proposes
to come to New. York. In Peters Par.
character of n boy The piece is in nine
scenes and will require fully seventy
people.
The Show, which is published by the
Shuberts at 10 cents a year, has Just made
its appearance for August. This last NUM-
Der Of the little magazine is infinitely more
decessors. The Illustrations include strik-
ing cover design by Jack Chamberlain, a
y
Sagerson and seven nalf-tone portraits OF
prominent players. Short stories and verses
are contributed by Lillian Russell, Charles
Hanson Towne, H. L. Mencken, Willis
Steel Hector Rosenfeld, Walter Eaton and
Elfrid Bingham. 1t may be truthfully said
Of The Show that 1t is easy TO read and
hard to forget.
Louis James announces his plans Nor
the coming season as follows: He Will
egDP@an under nd sum 6hS 4sTSas Of v
ginius," 'Ingomar' and "Richelieu," COM
plete in every detail, scenery, costumes
and accessories, and supported by COM
pany whose equal we are assured, has
not been seen since the palmy day of the
sos. He will begin these REVEALS at
then will make an extensive tour of the
principal cities, returning 70 New YORK
after the holidays, This will be the hrst
time "Nirginius" has been played as a
production on Broadway in almost
decade and to the present generation
ought TO be a novelty and treat.
Crisis and THE Crossing" is himself to
send on the road the coming season
dramatization of the last named novel.
James X. Hackett had an option on this
play but when he decided not to use II
the author determined to secure the profits
himself, and, as he is a rich man, can
give to his new theatrical enterprise all
the financial backing that is needed. The
dramatization has been made by Louis
Evan Shipman, and both author and play
wright are confident that the new play
will duplicate the success Of The Crisis"
The tour of the company has been booked
Cleveland early in October. A strong COM
pany will be secured, to be headed by John
Blair and Mabel Burt
The Shuberts, who have announced their
intention of booking their houses and at
fractions hereafter in absolute independ-
ence of the Theatrical trust, acquired four
new theaters last week. This quartet in
cludes the Colonial theater, Cleveland; the
Empire theater, Newark; the Lyceum thea
ter Baltimore, and the Duquesne theater,
Pittsburg, which last place of amusement
is 70 be known hencefOrth as the Belasco.
These additions give the Shuberts twenty
seven places of amusement, the bookings
for which, made up Of their own stars and
those of David Belasco and Harrison Grey
Bernhardt, Ada Rehan, Mrs. Fiske, Mrs
Leslie Carter, David Warfeld, Blanche
Bates, Jefferson de Angels, Lillian Russell.
De Wolf Hopper, Henry Miller and Mar
garet Anglin.