Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-15


NEW YORK, April lathe surest indioa-
ton that the winter theatrical season Is
drawing to a close is the UNOFFICIAL opening
OF Coney Island. The official opening OF
Coney Island comes in May But though
the season so far as the ending Of cold
weather has been unusually late this year.
Coney Island has been in full blast for me
last sunday OF two save for the large at
fractions OF Dreamland and Luna Park
And these are 70 be opened on Easter sun
day, though of course many details remain
Not even New York people themselves
certainly not out-of-town people-under,
stand the large part which Coney Island
plays I'm the amusements Of the great city
IL Is only a few years since II would heNe
been as much as a persons social s'a i5tan9
Nowadays-at least during the last year
or two-eyen the representatives OF the
excursions TO the island. And though New
York IL such a large city that II would APP
pear as though summer or winter WIEN
are always crowded, yet during the heated
term II Is safe TO say that more persons
seek amusements on coneys sahuS man
The comparatively open, though late, Wln-
ter has given all persons interested IN
dtio onsy fTRRe empson bundy have s worked
under cover all winter and youohsate no
information other than that Luna viii be
bigger and better than ever before As a
matter OF fact however, It Is known that
Thompson a Dundy have spent nearly rs
much money on Luna's rehabilitation as II
cost to open the gates In the hrst place,
Dreamland, too, Is a busy place, and Sem
ator Reynolds predicts for the place
season even more successful ana prosperous
deal. The senator, Sam Gumpertz, former
Sheriff Buttling, Billy Ellis and all OF the
executive stan are hard at work preparing
for the Informal Easter opening, -
made e't at the he New New York thestsrg this week,
9 qaTsst rS os MANN and md Clara Lpmap
whose engagement az the Field theeteI N IA
Julie Bonbon', ended, when the house
have returned to New York after. a brief
! road tour, and have been presenting the
S when Arnold ' Daiy viii be seen there IN
| George Bernard shaw's Arms and the
Richard Mansfield has been appearing
during this, his last week at the New Am
| sterdam in some Of the best of his pro-
| auctions. on Monday evening he appeared
! as Arthur Dimmesdale in The Scarlet
! Letter" Tuesday in "A Partisan Romance,
Wednesday in The Merchant OF , Hen1iG &C. !
others following Tonight he appears in
one act from each of five plays: 1t is In
| terestng to note in this connection that II
/ has been impossible to buy a seat at the
| box office all Of the week, seats for all
productions having been sold out In ad-
vance.
The Mrs Gilbert testimonial perform
ance at the Broadway theater, the proceeds
| of which will be given to the fund now
!
! in memory of the much beloved actress,
will take place on Tuesday, April II. Mr..
| Daniel Frohman has arranged for the en-
| tertainment over which Rev. William G.
! Stimson, the late Mrs. Gilbert's pastor, will
preside, and the plans Indicate an event
| of rare interest. Many prominent men and
women of the theatrical profession will
take part The old Blackstone comedy,
Nan, the Good for Naught,' will be pre-
members of the "Mr. Parkinson company
Miss Blanche Bates, Mr. Frank Keenan,
and Mr.. J. II. BenrlmO of the Belasco COM
| pany will appear in a one-act comedy, MY
| Aunts Advlce;" Miss Clara Morris, Mr.. ].
! Colville and others will give a scene from
'The MaIlet It's MASTERPIECES" based on the
subject of the Venus de Milo, will be pro-
duoed by a specially organized cast. Other
Mr.. sam Bernard, Miss Hattie williams
May Isbel Fske and Mr. Fred, Walton
Mr.. Francis, Wilson, and Mr.. Lawrence
D'Orsay will also take part
F. F. Proctor has been celebrating the
| twenty-fifth anniversary of his advent az a
theatrical manager in this city In the Fifth
Avenue theater all of this week, a jubilee
program of unusual interest commemorate
ing the event. To properly typiify the
| diversity of the Proctor theatrical enter
prise combination of drama, comedy ane
| vaude lille made up the amusement bill OF
fare, the performances being drawn solely
from the Proctor resources and presenting
| many of the most prominent players now
before the public. The jubilee has also
served to introduce that finished artist
|
There has been a complete change of bill
each day during jubilee week, and in add
ton to one of the seasons dramatic offer
ings there have appeared several specia
vaudeville features. The Monday program
presented Justin Huntley McCarthy's ro
mantle drama, IF | Were King, by spe
cial arrangement with +. H. Sothern. a
the same > rformance Henry dc Nries made
his farewell appearance in America, pre-
senting his famous protean play, "a Cas'
of Arson" on Tuesday the Proctor All
Star players appeared in Mrs. Jack, VIII
Mabel Tallaferro in the garnet scene, from
THE Little Princess as the vaudeville
feature. Mile. Marni" was Wednesday
dramatic tid-bit, and La Domino Rouge,
whose sensational dance, and even more
of two continents, introduced her terpsi
chorean advertisement in the studio seem
of the play Thursday brought a shifting
of the companies when the All-Star stool
moved up TO the Harlem house, whil
that organization, with the addition o
James j. Corbett, moved down to Fiftl
Avenue theater for the day I'm "Mr
Smooth" Vesta Victoria, the Englisl
coincidence. was the vaudeville feature thi
in vaudeville OF Miss Guilbert, who SAM
the most successful of her songs, both f.
! company, or rather portion OF, IT, vii
he seen in Bernard shaws candida" TIL
week ended with an elaborate, production
of THE Merchant Of Venice" and Free
Walton, the English pantomimist, supplied
the vaudeville feature
Mrs. Fiske and the Manhattan comnan,
gave the last performance of "Leal
. iSieschna" in this city at the Academy o
Music this week. After tonight Mrs. Fisk
no longer will be seen in this drama, il
which she has acted for more consecutiv
| performances than any other Offering II
her repertory. At present the vitality o
Leah Kleschna" seems as great ever
the Academy having held large and on
thusiastic audiences throughout the las
week, svldencing that the appreciation o
, Mrs. FisSe's art seems as keen In -Four
tenth street as in Broadway.
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