Omaha daily bee., 1906-04-22
Gossip from staEeIand.

This week Mr.. Mansfield is to act in
Cincinnati, next week IN 81. Louis ana
May Z for a fortnight In chicago winch
concludes his season.
sister OF the Earl OF Roslyn, Lady An
gela Forbes, is to go on the stage, ac-
eoriing to london dispatches. She is TO
make her debut with Charles Hawtry in
Lord and Lady Algy."
His announcements for next year include
the promise Of a splendid revival OF "Cy-
ready long and varied repertoire. Mr.
Mansfield will act but three more brief
seasons before retiring.
Charles Frohman's next London produce
ton will be the new musical play in
which Edna May reappears in the scenes
Of her former triumphs. IT Is called The
Belle of Mayfair and will be put on at
the Vaudeville theater The book is by
Captain Basil Hood with music by Leslie
Stuart.
Charles Frohman has just produced at
the Comedy theater, London two new plays
by J. NJ. Barrie One is called Josephine
and is a review in three scenes. 1t is the
only play Of Mr.. Barries since The Little
Minister in which Scottish characters
figure The other is "a toy tragedy in one
act called Punch"
The Shuberts are now planning for a sum
mer run at the Majestic theater in New
York of which DeWof Hopper will be the
bright particular star. The scheme Is TO
present the present Hopper success, Hap
pyland," for the opener and follow this
with revivals of Wang lei Captain and
possibly "Panjandrum."
MauO0 ADAMS IL ldhlDB enough Iun6
from Peter PAN to put up a hard fight
to have the Long Island Normal school
located at Ronkonkonka, where she has her
country home. She has interested her
neighbors in the matter and they are all
hard at work. Miss Adams has developed
a talent for political manipulation which
amazes her friends.
That Hamlin q Mitchell will make a
legal fight to retain Montgomery and stone
for another season Is again IN evidence;
to be going merrily along booking COM
pany for the new piece in which ne is 70
star THE Tin Woodman" and ''Scarecrow'
next season. The nature Of the piece mas
not been made public.
The Herald estimated that New York
City paid $1,000 to see Mansfield act TWEEN
ty-nine times. The critical and popular
praise was quite proportonate to the other
extraordinary features Of this engagement.
Mr.. Mansfield acted nine great roles and
the opinion vas general that never be-
fore has he acted with greater force,
subtlety, sympathy and power than al
present.
Miss Julia Marlowe and Mr.. e. H. soth-
ern have bought the English rights Of
Francesca da Rimini' by Gabriel d An
nunzio using the English version of Arthur
Symons, and next season they will make
an elaborate production Of this tragedy.
This will be the first drama OF DAnnunzio
is also the first play by Mr.. Arthur Symons
to be produced here.
beautiful young lyric soprano by the
name of Elizabeth Oils has been engaged
by Mr. Savage for the role Of Famine, the
French maid, in The Student King Miss
Oils is a native of Davenport, Ia, and has
achieved considerable reputation in concert
circles This will be her first appearance
in light opera. From all accounts genu'
inc discovery has been made by Mr.. saw
age in this young singer.
Marcelline, the French pantomimic clown
who has been the individual hit Of tn
Hippodrome shows in New York for year
has Just signed a unique contract witt
Thompson & Dundy, the proprietors o.
that mammoth institution, which binds hin
to them for the remainder of his life at
salary OF $1,000 a week. Marcelline Is Is
He says his father lived to be &c. Figure
out what his prospects are.
Lillian Russell will open the Savoy
theater, New York, in october next in
comedy to be written expressly for her
Rumor has il that Clyde Fitch has already
been commissioned to write the play anC