Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25
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Fifth Avenue mouse.
Gossip from stRgeInnd.
Charles Frohman has secured from Henry
Arthur Jones the English rights to THE
Hypocrites."
wright has arrived in this country on her
tour around the world.
Lulu Chaser will soon begin rehearsals in
paul NJ Potter's new comedy, The Beauty
Shop" in which she is to appear late In
December
Lillian Russell will renew her season at
the Chestnut Street theater, Phlladelphla,
in Kellett Chalmers new play, breaking
a Butterfly"
sarah Bernhard has begun her new sea
son with a new play. II is called Salnte
Therese," and is In five acts. Catuile
Mendes is the author.
Somebody cruelty announced last week
that Nat Goodwin Is to appear next season
in Pip Van Wrinkle and Richard II.
The comedian denies the allegation In toto.
Beerbohm Tree Is preparing for an elab-
crate revival of Richard H. to be given
early i'm the new year He is also to give
Antony and Cleopatra a gorgeous pro-
ductiOn.
Euta Proctor Otis has listened to the
honeyed words Of the vaudeville siren and
yielded. The siren in this instance was M.
Morris circuit at a fancy salary.
Grace George has also Joined the ranks
of those who give matinee performances OF
Ibsen. She will be seen in the Norwegian
masters THE Lady from the Sea- lbsen
matinees are getting to be the real thing.
Aubrey Boucicault, who has been starring
in The Greater Love a play built about ~,
a niece of Secretary of State Root, has
abandoned the play. 1t was not glorious
success.
early in the new year is to be seen In
play called THE Shoemaker" He will as
sumo the title role The play is from the
pen Of that prolific composer OF things
dramatic, Hal Reid.
Henry b. Harris has commissioned Will
liam c. De Mile, the author of Strong
heart to write another play for Robert
Edeson. As in "strongheart," MIR. De Mile
Will again picture young America in an
unconventional environment.
Mrs. William Faversham. who is known
on the stage as Julia Opp, has novelized
''The Squaw Man" the play in which her
husband has been appearing during the
last two seasons, and II Is TO be published
by Harper during the holidays.
Suit has been entered in the United
states circuit court TO restrain oscar
Hammerstein from producing Puccini's
opera house. The redoubtable o. II.
threatens to do so, just the same.
Charles Cartwright, the English actor
and stage director who Is to star under the
called "Keenan's Pal" 1t Is written by
Paul Wistach, who has been Richard
Mansheld's advance man for number Of
years.
Charles Cartright the English actor who
staged Merely Mary Ann for Eleanor
Robson, and who originated the charact sr
of Kleschna in Mrs. Fiske's play, will he
starred this season by the Shuberts,
opening in Chicago shortly before the hrst
OF the year.
Robert Edeson will shortly make his debut
literary aptitude In several one-act plays
and now has accepted the offer of a well
known magazine for a series of articles
contrasting the commercial and artistic as
poets Of the theater.
Arnold DAILY is playing How He Lied TO
Her Husband In New York vaudeville
theater. 1t is the first appearance of a
Shaw play amid such surroundings, but
since Mr.. DAILY Is In trouble with both the
trust and the independents there does not
seem TO be any other place for him.
Mary ManneTing's new play for this sea-
son Is called GLORIOUS Betsy" by Rida
Johnston Young. 1t deals with the love
Baltimore and Jerome Bonaparte brother
of Napoleon The play was given It's
premiere last week at Niagara Falls.
A new play on which Haddon Chambers
Is now at work, and which will bear the
title Dora" will be produced by Charles
Dillingham; as soon as II Is completed. II
Is described as a play that will deal with
the domestic relations of his characters
and one that will require only one or two
plainly furnished rooms in which to stage
Cutcheon's novel, "BTewster's Millions,
was received most enthusiastically by
press and public IN Philadelphia. Edward
Abeles has the leading role of Monty
Brewster. and second to him in popular
favor was Mary Ryan, formerly of the
Dearborn stock company.
From the latest reports Ethel Barrymore
will not be seen In the new EDMOND play
Kathleen, at least not at present. The
plans for the gifted young star on her re-
several OF her old successes including the
one which introduced her as a star, Cap
tain links" just why Kathleen" has
been postponed depOnent sayeth not.
Antoine, the actor and manager, has been
appointed director OF the Odeon In Paris
Coincide Franchise. His appointment 10 i
very popular one. The first thing ne did
was 10 announce the names Of the members
OF hts company on bilbOards without dis
tinguishing the leading members from the
minor ones. All names appeared in the
same sized type, because, he argued al
must be good actors and actresses In order
TO belong 10 his company.
Klaw & changers production OF Frank
PiXley and Gustav Luder's new musica
comedy. The Grand MOgul," was pre-,
scented ON the Stage for the first time al
the Lyceum theater. In Rochester,, las
Monday evening. Brief engagements Al
Syracuse, Columbus and Milwaukee viii
follow, and Sunday evening, December 2 q
win begin a run at the COLONEL theatel
IN Chicago. The company presenting thii
piece viii be very large one. Franl
Moulan will play the principal comedy role
Other leading parts will be played bj
Maude Lillian Berri Carrie Reynolds, Edit
John Dunsmuir, George J.. Moore. W. III
Macart, Sager MidEeley, Seymour Brown
j. X. Adams and Eugene MOulan. The new
piece will be staged in three acts, Witl
scenes scene. representing the royal palace i
Honolulu, the throne room OF the Mogull
palace in the Island Of hide sOuthRri