Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-09
Gossip from staseIand.


Gossip from stageland.
May Naudain has been engaged to replace
Clara Belle Jerome In the cast OF The
in Gertrude Atherton's play, "A Daughter
ing"
Henry J. Hadneld has been engaged to
ing PRODUCTION rod aS Of ,cy Gym Mr. Had
field was the messenger in Charles Haw-
trey's "A Message from Mars"
Jane Remark, who followed Viola Allen
in The Eternal City," viii be seen next
season as Betty Singleton in THE Toast Of
the Town" the Clyde Fitch play In which
Miss Allen appeared last winter.
Corinne will be the star Of one Of the
companies playing "Forty-five Minutes
From Broadway" the coming season. It
ceeded to role created BY Fay Templeton.
THE Prince of Pilsen" has had nearly
1000 performances in this country, and Will
provinces, has had one season in South
Afriea and Will be produced In Parls IN
December.
Joseph sheehan. who has been one of
years, is studying in Paris, Mr. sheehan
expects to return in the fall as one OF the
tenors with Madame Butterfly"
Robert Mantel L. 70 add Brutus and
shyloek to his list Of shskespesrsan G, char r.
the future v" are Measure Tor Measure
and liking Richard II" Marie Booth
Russell viii continue mis- leading lady.
Henrietta Crosman regretrully forsees her
loss of taste for chicken this wipter. In
the comedy "All-of-a-Sudden Peggy she
has to eat chicken at every performance
She has always been fond OF chicken, but
she expects to loathe the very name OF II
before the season Is over.
Katie Barry and John c. Slavin are to be
featured" this season under the manage;
ment OF John g. Fisher in a new musical
comedy by Robert Smith and Raymond
Hubbell. Miss Mary, who Is now In Eng
land, will arrive IN New YORK early IN
September to begin rehearsals Of thu
musical play, which VIII be produced &C.
Dustin Farnum is about to begin rehear-
sails for his fourth and last season IN me
Virginian." Katherine Bell, who was Jane
in "Babes In Toyland1 last season VIII Do
his leading woman. Next tall Mr. farnun
will appear under Daniel Frohmans man
agement in new play by Augustus
The first production to be made by Grace
George this season will be Clothes, ~
Avery Haywood and Charming Poloch,
Milwaukee a short time ago Miss George
company will include Robert ~ Haines,
Frank Worthing, douglas tairpanks' biane
Huneker and Maud Harrison.
Edna Mays triumph in London is COM
plete. The Vaudeville theater Is croWoeo
that She is still the idol of all Britain.
1.-The Belle of Mayfair teens with tne
tunefulness Of Leslie stuart and gives Miss
May splendid opportunities. Sne WIN re-
main in London another season.
Henry B, Harris announces the following
engagements to date for mis- new produo-
play. THE Daughters OF Mani" Effie shan
non, Orrin Johnson. Herbert kelcey, D DOT
othy Donnelly Ralph Delnore, Grace FiH-
ms E. W. Morrison; Edwin Brandt, !; "a,
Howland, Kate McEaurin. George w. peyo
and Malcolm Duncan.
The American author IL always prom
nsn!y pIsps fer play produetons For the
coming season he has secured plays from
Augustus Thomas. Clyde Fitch. George Ade,
hurst n9 q. +. Dasey, paul NJ. Potter. George
H. Lorimer. Harry B. Smith. Edgar Smith
Harry d. Cottrell, Oliver Morosco ana
others still to be announced.
Miss Fola LaFollette. daughter OF the
senator from Wisconsin, has been engaged
BY VIII ]. Block to create a leading role
in support OF Miss Alice Fischer in new
comedy, Honor Bright" TO have its
initial presentation on any stage In Chicago
In October MISS Fischer Is tho now Sonduct hsg
home at Siasconsett, where the author
Of the comedy, Miss Grace l.. Furness. Is
her guest.
Miss Ellie Fay made her first appearance
as the widow. Mrs. Kobb. In Coming Thro
the Rye without being compelled TO dodge
trying 70 ssye asr w MSS at
first were disposed to object when win j..
Block engaged the celebrated comedienne
IOI MS DlB ulhSlCdA PiOouShoh luz
pute over Miss Fay's services was settled
amicably and she will continue to be Jointly
featured with Frank Lalcr IN Coming
Thro' the Rye"
Edwin Arden has scored such q substan-
tial success in "Told in the Hills" which
ended an all summer run in Chicago Sep
TENDER 5. that he has already been booked
for November engagement at Broadway
theater in New York Mr.. Arden has played
Told in the Hills to enormous attendance
all summer in Chicago. Extra Friday
overflow matinees were necessary during
the last four weeks of the engagement in
order to accommodate those anxious to
see star and play.
William Collier and his company have
met with enormous success in Australia,
where Charles F>rohman sent them to play
In the theatres of ]. c. williamson. Mr..
Collier opened in ''The Dictator" and ac-
cording to the Melbourne papers scored in
stantly. CHARLES Frohman is now complet-
ing arrangements for Mr.. Golfers present
season. Arriving in America, he will play
eastward and later come in to New York
with new play written by Grant Stewart
and himself.