Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-10-14
Gossip from stageIand.


Gossip from stageland.
II Ia expected that Bertha Kalich, who
was compelled to suspend her tour In or
to resume about November /
in RED Feathsr' with Grace Van studdi-
ford viii be the prime 1,o. d9nns In the Will
Anton schsrth, the stage manager Of the
Wagner festival plays, has been engaged
by Conried for the PRODUCTION OF the Ger
coming season.
Frank Gilmore VIII replace Edward
Mackey as Henrietta Crosman's leadins
week. Mr.. Maekey retires to accept an
other engagement
Mrs. Stuart Robson has determined TO
leave the stage permaSnsntly after her pres
p "T s Tate late NJ Wildcats"
An array Of clever principals wiz sup
They include Arthur Donaldson. Ethei
Palmer and La Petite Adelaide.
Miss Nora O'Brien, who is now playing
the title role in sunday sucoeedlng Miss
Ethel Barrymore in that delightful part,
was before this engagement the leading
woman in The Heir to the Hoorah.
Marie Tempest is playing very sue
cessful vaudeville engagement In LONDON,
returning to her nrst love In singing opera
by the vaudeviilians OF the British capital.
Lulu Chaser begins rehearsal on her new
musical play, The Beauty shop, next
week. 1t was written by Paul Potter, al,
though announcement has not yet been
made Of the man responsible for the music.
There u a night Of stairs in "Al-of-s-
Sudden Peggy and Henrietta Crosman
runs up ana down them ten times in the
course OF two acts. This In itself would
be considered hard days work for the
average woman
To satisfy the demand for The squaM
organized and booked and will play points
not to be touched by the Fayersham Or
gsni1ation. orme Csldsra VIII play inc
Not Yet, But Soon.' IL the titls Of Hap
Wards new musical skit. The scenes are
laid in a sanitarium, and in his new oner-
tainment that made 'The FfoorwalXers'
and "A Pair OF Pinks'' so popular
'"rhe Moon Man" is the tiue OF q new
s SLOANE 0P The SOoR R Which deals with the
results OF modern financial methods ap-
piled to a south sea island community, -
by Campbell Casad. the magazine writer.
week of October a. Miss Soghlan WIZ
present a sketch entities, The Ace OF
aarieatnr,st is booked for this same week.
when the program Is one OF the most eA-
pensive ever booked here.
Al II. Wilson. the German dialect come
dian is rehearsing Metz In the Alps,
new romantic drama. Of which his man
ager. sidney r Ellis. 10 the author. The
play IL described as pict9resqHs, story Of
composed several new songs.
K. s. Willard gave the nrst performance
OF Colonel Newcome, under WHICH tue
novel, THE Newcomes." in Montreal last
Monday night Judging from reports the
play is Successful and Mr.. willard quite
acceptable in the role Of Colonel New
come.
Marie Doro's new song. Say. Fay" is
being sung by Hattie Williams and James
5 saaasS Mss ia pores second contribution t.
this musical play and other songs OF hers
are being given by Edna May at the yaude-
Vile and Seymour Hicks at the Aldwych
theater. London.
Langdon Aitehelrs new satirical comedy
The New York Idea which will be given
wnl afford Mrs. Fiske the opportunity OF
appearing as a modern woman in the
modish world and demonstrating her tai
different from the style in which Mrs.
Fiske has been appearing during the past
number Of years.
The author Of little book called La
con-" a parson named Cotton. long sgC
returned TO dust, but he wrote some thing!
which win 1--we forever. Here is one OF them
NOR. IKE bad noeSnH more
cellent II good; II meager. muddy, vapid
and sour. both are q only 70 engendel
conc ana NuloS Out II IaSh' behSIOuS eAs
sparkling they communicate q genial glow
70 the spirits, improve the taste OF cal
and heart and are worthy OF being intro
duced as the symposium OF the gods"
Henry w. Savage has two new musica
productions in preparation. and will pusl
the work on both a. soon as his mrs
American production OF Puccinis tragic
japanese opera, Madam Butterfly" 4
launched In Washington, on october ID
One is entitled "Noah's Ark" by a new
author not yet disclosed. and the other 4
tho successful comic opera. Die Lustig'
Nnwe, that has been running In BerliI
and Vienna for over q year. and which Il
declared by foreign critics as the best work
OF its kind heard in Europe during the las'
decade
Annie Russell, as Puck In WagenhAli
a Kempers production OF "A AidsunmsI
Nights Dream" viii begin 2 tour q tia
tober q. The production viii be idsn.
ucally as presented at the Aston theater
New York. the newest RBoAdMAx plAy