Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-29


Imagine then, IL you can, the feelings Of
the woman who, having served this task
soul fnds her title actress usurped by
pretenders, whose right to be on the stage
Is challenged by all connected with the pro-
women who work Is as the obnoxious flea
to the glorious song bird;
The test for stage work has never been
so severe as Il Is today. To secure the
right sort of recognition the young woman
must face more eXacting demands than
cannot pose as a mere clothesrack or a
stage prop" to dress the scene.
Scandal comes from without not within
the stage door. and such scandal as the
Thaw-White affair simply serves to keep
persons similarly inclined away from their
favorite haunts, and the stage door man
has a rest.
Charles Frohman's Announcement.
Charles Frohman leads and the rest fol-
low This, whether the observer OF our
stages likes IL or not is true. one may go
further and say that when Mr.. Frohmnn
has taken all he wants his rivals may Dlu
for what is left. He commands the Euro
pean play market, and what he does not
secure on this side goes to other managers
because he thought he did not want ~, . ts
announces his plans for an impending sea-
son the trend of the season as a whole Is
in New York a few hours after his arrival
from London, where he had been for SIX
months. ~, a., - ,.s,,.,,,,
outlined for the production In this country
next autumn and winter OF over forty
plays twenty-five of which Will serve as
vehicles for stellar actors.
His most important announcements IN
cluded news of an American tour by MISS
Ellen Terry in George Bernard shaw's
old one-act piece, Nance Oldheld, and
''The Goodhope;' a tour BY Sir charles
tain Drew on Leave" and other plays; Il
new play by Henry Arthur Jones for Fran
els Wilson; the appearance OF Willam n
Crane in a dramatizaton Of The Letters
of a Self-Made Merchant to His Son. the
appearance IF William Collier in new play
by himself and Grant stewart an amer
founded on George Moore's novel, Esther
Waters" Miss BarrymOre's appearance in
SINNERS appearance in new play next
spring, and Mrs Clara Bloodgood's appear
ance In new play by Clyde Fitch
But that constitutes only part of a great
campaign. Speaking in detail Mr.. Frohman
~ shall give Mr.. Pinero's latest play,
His House in order its first American
production. September at the Empire
theater, New York, with John Drew IN the ne
Henry Arthur Jones' new play of English
provincial life, The Hypocrites,' will have
Hyds9 9St thesteT New Vn York With Miss
Jessie Milward in the leading role. Mr..
Jones is now on his way here to see the
play, a comedy, for Francis Wilson's use
after. he is through with The Mountain
Climber
will take place the last week in August with
w. II. Crane in Alfred Sutro's The Price
of Money Mr.. Crane is also to have a
new play by MesSrs, Paul Potter and
George Horace Lorimer, old Gorgon Ora
ham, which Is q dramatizauon of The
Letters of a Made Merchant to His
Son. As to my other New, York theaters
Wallack's will open September l with The
Judge and the jury 1t is a little sur
leading role The plays scenes are laid in
New Mexico. The Garrick will be reopened
under my management with William Col
Stewart, providing the star can get back
from Australia in time.
Clyde Fitch has just completed a new
play for Mrs. Clara Bloodgood, which I
will produce in Cleveland in October SAN
Bernard Is to have new musical play. I
Edith Wharton and Clyde Fitch, with Miss
Fay Davis in the leading role.
MY list OF new plays includes works by
George AIDE, the first two. to be ready in
September; The HARLEQUIN King Mar
torie STROBE comedy; Alfred sutro's new
by George II. Broadhurst and c. T. Darcy;
the French comedies, Triple Pate and
Les, Plumes du Glai;' Alfred Capus' que
Fauves,' The Brazilian, a farce, and The
Scapegrace, a pantomime. / also have
new plays Dy MeSSIS. Henri lzaNeian, BleTTe
Berton, Pierre Wolfe, Frederic de Croisset
and Anthony Mars; 'Crainqueville,' played
tonight in London; The Beauty and the
new comedy entitled, Nellie Nell by
Charles Mcclellan and Ivan Carvill; The
Hoyden,' by, Tristan Bernard and Cosmo
Hamilton; Seymour Hicks new musical
play, also The Dairymaid,' which I shall
produce mere at once; musical play by
Girl The Third Moon and a new musical
play by Harry b. Smith and Ludwig Eng
lander | shall produce Sherlock Holmes
in Paris in French at the Theater Ambigu."
At the New York Theaters.
NEW YORK. July 8.-The theatrical
season locally is at Its lowest ebb, the chief
news; independent of the complications
Carter Payne and the furious rage of Be
lasco, her manager, really being that His
the New York theater to make room for
rehearsals of THE Ham Tree" 1t may be
that His Honor" will go to some other
house.: 1t is sincerely TO be hoped that
he will, The other shows in town will go
on, including The Lion and the Mouse"
from which Miss Lovett has resigned as
made in the bill at the Wistaria Grove
and at the vaudeville and stock houses
now open.
Some changes Of interest are also an
nounced for the New York Theater Roof
for next week and some have been made
Week of Seeing New YORK Was A 5ne esf tbe
newcomers are INA and Lorello, who are
said to have made a hit In the foreign
music halls, and Klein, OFT brothers and
Nicholson, a quartet of Observation-Disclosures
already favorably known. The cast Of
SEEING New York; remains unchanged
however, with Carrie De Mar, Cheridah
Simpson, Al. Leech and Clifton Crawford
In the principal parts. This was the last
week of SalernO. Ned Wayburn's ballet Of
The Rain Bears will be continued and
that" quartet, Sylvester Jones, Pringle
and Morrell, are also being heard.
George A. BlumenthaTs plan to have a
stock company in Harlem has proved to
De one OF the surprises OF the season In
the upper section Of New York When he
announced his intention Of keeping the
West End theater open It was generally
considered that such thing was out OF
that his judgment was correct and the
business during the last eight weeks has
been astounding. The standing room only
sign Is a regular sign now at the daily
matinees. This week Manager Blumen-
thai has been giving his patrons Leonard
growers comedy-drama Lost in New
York" The play has been cast with the
tull strength Of the company and new and
handsome scenery has been furnished.
!, NOUNS, the dramatzation Of the popu-
lar Ouida story, which was a dramatic
triumph in the days OF the famous stock
company In Walacks theater. has iust
been having a noteworthy revival In Keith
a. Proctor's One Hundred and Twenty-flfth
street playhouse. The popular Harlem
company has given an excellent performs
ance or this eXactin2 drama, which has
been rehearsed with uncommon care The
cast includes Vera Herbert, Paul MEAL
ItsNa I