Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-24

Beatrice Prentice. who is we'll known in
Brooklyn society, has been engaged py
Henry - Harris for E39eT1 IT.. Eae SST Sr o9
sional debut as Betty Bates In Strong
heart"
Miss Kate McLaurin, niece Of Senator
McLaurin Of Mississippi and well known
in the southern colony in New York City,
will make her professional debut In the new
play by Charles Klien which Henry b.
Harris will present in October.
When Robert Edeson inaugurates his
third season in "Strongheart" next Sep
TENDER he will present the play with an
entirely new scenic and sartorial equip
ment Joseph A. Physioo Is at present
duplicating the original production, which
was so admired for It's truthful depletion
Of college scenes.
In San Francisco nothing is being pushed
with more vigor than the reconstruction OF
the burned theaters. The Orpheum peo-
pie were practically all ready to build when
the fire overlook their theaters, The new
steiner streets and viii be one Of the hand
soonest theater buildings in the west. Bel
asoo Mayer will rebuild the AlcsEar at the
corner of Suffer and Steiner and Gottlob &
Marx will rebuild the Columbia at Nan Ness
and Suffer. The work on the last named
theater is being pushed with two shifts, and
all three firms hope to open next october to
the public.
One Of the most attractive posters that
ever heralded the advent of a musical COM
edy is that designed for The Umpire" by
making STAFF, at the suggestion of Mr.. Harry
AslSin, manager of the plays road tour.
The poster represents one Of the football
ing down the field with the ball under
her arm. The figure is so spirited and so
alive with motion that the tinhorns and
from the side lines. There has been such O
demand for Il that Il may possibly be given
at one OF the souvenir events that are
marking the lons run Of THE Umpire" In
Chicago.
One of the most readable souvenirs sent
out during the season is the latest number
of the Spotlight. This little one sheet has
been Issued weekly for a year from the
office OF Harris & Cohan In New York, each
Issue sparkling with wit and humor, per-
sonal opinions and comment, and an occa-
sional gem Of poetry from Jerry ]. Cohan
Ed Dun has been the associate editor and
'hod carrier" of the publication, but George
Conan has retained column each weel
for his own personal exploitation. He hal
made this simply corruscate The souvenir
number has ten pages, and is like every
thing else the Harris-Cohan combination
has done, simply the limit. Its contents
are furnished by a galaxy of writer's suct
as any magazine might be proud OF, anC
It's illustrations and makeup are perfect
Eddie Dunn has his little say and saws A
well.
Olga Nethersole tells the following inter
esting account of her first public appear
ance on any stage: 81 had only just lef
school and near relative, who happened
club, invited me to become a member. w
studied all winter rehearsing assiduously
In the early spring of each year it wa
the custom of the club to offer its Service
for the benefit Of public charities. We Sc
cured an engagement to appear at one o
the largest public lunatic asylums in tn,
suburbs Of London, and l was assigned
part in the play chosen. The eventfu
night of my debut arrived and / journet
to Colney Hatch, where the institution wa
situated. l was to appear in the first piece
farce entitled Leave II to Me- AS tn
curtain rose was discovered as a domesti
servant, busting the furniture and my par
called for a few bars OF song. Utterl.
bewildered 1 stood facing a thousand lun
atics. who with few doctors and nurse
constituted the audience. / could hear tn
prompter whispering the lines to me,
knew them as well as he did, but try as
would my tongue would not move. hear
my cousin In the wings say angrily, 'Thi
comes of letting d amateurs spoil tn
business and then peremptorily, Lowe
the curtain. At the same moment | caugh
sight of crazy woman in the front row
of the audience violently gesticulating a
me and making a move towards the stage
The terror inspired by that sight. togethe
with the fear of losing my chance to Sc
cure a stage opening. loosened my togu
and 1 sang so blithely as l have neYe
sung since. II that curtain had been low
cred by my cousin I am satisfied tina
shame and modification would have pre-
vented my ever becoming an actress.