Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-05

InOtner OF IIlenu OF MT, OieInenl On neE
first journey to Texas, riding horseback
from the state Of Kentucky. The saddle
bags that Sam Houston uses in the play
were carried by an itinerate clergyman in
the early days of independence in Texas.
The entire equipment of Sam Houston
will fill two baggage cars, each sixty feet
in length. A company of fifty-four people
and the equipment will require special
train of considerable size.
At the New York Theaters.
NEW YORK, Aug. 4--The first guns OF
the theatrical season are being fired despite
the fact that the summer season may be
said to be scarcely half ended THE Gam
ican er d theater. eat Waliack's really opened last
Monday night, when His Honor, the
Mayor" took possession there for limited
period of time. For the engagement, how
ever, Mr.. Aarons brought his entire pro-
ductlon and cast down Broadway Among
the principals may be mentioned Blanche
Ring, the original pony ballet; Harry Kelly,
Clarence Harvey, Nela Webb, Madelyn
Marshall, Lora Lieb, Lois Tabor, Catharlne
Tanner, Fletcher Norton, Arthur Earnest,
Murray, Hal Pierson and two score singing
and dancing girls. All of the musical NUM-
bers have been retained In the tour down
Broadway, including "A Little Girl LII Like
Magyar Maid" Sweet Tokay" Waltz
Ne AROUND Again' While h,' va come TsSe RsS6sa a
ior," "The Little Girl From Illinois," and
numerous others. -. ~
the Mayor" at the New York. opening the
regular season at that house with The
Ham Tree" The cast is practically the
same as when the show was seen there last
season.
There was the usual number of concerts
last Sunday evening, with an unusual num-
Der of variations. Hammerstein onered
Arthur Prince, the English Yentrlloqulst;
Machnow, the giant; Lalla Selolnl' me
bathing beauty; Rice and Provost, Miss
Raffin's monkeys, the six musical Cuttys'
the Piccola mldgets, the Sharp brothers'
Dronza and Collins and Hart. Concerts
Keith & Proctors Twenty-thlrd street ana
one Hundred and Twenty-hfth street
houses; At the former the oi,i uutnT inGiuae5 eeS
Dolly Mobiles, Bedini and Arthur, MISS
Merri Osborne, the Levine -Cimmaron trio,
from, "MamzelIe Champagne" with added
vaudeville features. made up the program
at the Madison Square Roof. There was
the usual strong bill at the New hork roo1
and at the Manhattan Beach theater theIe
was the great Gilmore memorial CONCERT
There was also band concert at the Ter
The big new thing in the bill this week
at the New York theater roof was demon
stration of how the Fays perform tne,r S
The demonstration was made py SaIIt, SAN
8 baldwin, who as the White Mahatma,
was popular exponent c,Sirs al .eit 10 dupiicate
ali Of the feats of the Fays, ana then ne
shows how the audiences were trlckeu; IN
some respects the audiences claim that ne
s.ynakes good" though there Is contro-
versv as TO whether he is able TO dupIicdle
ali Of the tricks of the Fays. sam Elton; s
Who Is said to have made the sad-taced
shah laugh is another newcomer win
comic Juggling act. The ram ,(et DeSi ,'s ue
main, as do the new quartet NI,eh sitiS tSs
man me y.seeing New York" with It's song hit,
''The Shady Side OF Broadway goes on
without change
Dziria. the Hungarian barefoot dancer.
made her first appearance IN thls Couh'i
at Hammerstein' g this week, Her a, mann dances
strange and weird enough, but her dances 5dlS'1s
exceed IL in many respects. ERNEST hOsah
ana his thirty-three minstrel mokes haNe
been presenting an entlrely new MNauue M tS ~
act The four Fords, the well known Sloe
dancers. appeared on the ROOF TOT me hrst t
time, and most Of the headings Oh 'ne i,s5s iS5s
Arthur Prince, the English YentTloqulst'
Machnow, the giant, and many otheIs'
co.sip from staGeIand.
rr,,a-a a a runor afoat that Mr.. Belasco
and Mrs Carter may split on acS4uh' .lI ~
her marriage. This parting VIII give her
Payne. -, 49,
engaged Tor the role OF Dame 2ulckiy IN
the Louis James production OF Ihe merry
Wives OF Windsor"
Miss Janet BeeCneTt one VI s'O "
Gibson girls in "The Education OF Mr.,
Pinp has been engaged for an Important
role IN ''The Heir to the Hoorah.'
Nauda Feely will make her first appear
ance a. a star at Wilkes Barre, Pa. SEP
tember Is in the new comedy by marina
Morton. "The Illusion of Beatrice
Charming Pollock has contracted with
Cohan q Harris to write play Whlcn
is 10 be ready for Production on March 1
next "Money" is the tentative title.
Miss Laura LAmmers, who created quite
an impression In THE Redskln" at the
TIberty theater, has been offered re-en-
RaRement by w. A. Brady for that play,
10 play the leading role.
virginia Brissac, a niece Of Mary Shaw,
will support Florence Roberts in Clio
conda." and also will appear as Kitty IN
'"The Strength Of the Weak which Will
be retained in Miss Roberts repertory.
Helen HolmeS who was Mollie Wood in
"The Virginianf has been engaged by
John Cort for the leading feminine role
in abe new comedy IN which MAX tlgnan
will star next season.
The LION and the Mouse" the only
drama In New York to run uninterruptedly
through the summer, Is still holding at
tention at the Lyceum. Few plays nave
ever obtained stronger hold on the pub
lie.
Among the plays copyrighted last week
was Madison Square Roof Garden Trag-
edy," by Henry Pincus. Stephen Chalmers
the poet and amateur aeronaut, has writ
ten a play on the same subject. which,
happily, will not be produced.
Last week Edward A. Braden appointed
Ayron Rice as general manager OF his