Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-20

ElliS IpuTeyH. the knkhtn hClINHh WIN
was brought over to this country BY LAeb-
Ter & company for a second trial the pres
ent season, has closed her American tour
and sails this week for her home on the
other side Miss Jeffreys II lookel upon as
an accomplished Coincidence and tai
ented actress, but so far she has been hand
in i" tRRis sSuntry have suffered on this ac-
count
The Grand opera house. New York. Is to
break away from the traditions which IN
ciude changing we attraction every week,
and indulge itself In quite run. The
ClansmRn" has been booked for a fort,
United States cavalry horses will gallop,
four abreast, from one side scene TO an
other on their way to wreak vengeance on
the Ethiopian villain,
George AIDE Is home again and soon Will
be talking crops with his Indiana neiBn.
bors. He brought with him one OF the most
ferOcous looking bulldogs ever seen on
the Western hemisphere. There is sus-
picion that AIDE intends to use the dog in
the new play which he is to write this sum
mer for Frohman. He Is silent in all the
continental languages he has learned dur.
ing his trip abroad as TO the supJeot OF
Henry b. Harris has taken Rose Stahl
under his managerial wing and is TO make
her q star in the No. theaters next season
by lanes FORBES called The Chorus
Lady" The inspiration for this Is found In
Mr.. Forbes's one-act play Of the same title.
in which Miss Stahl has been stngularly
successful for the past two seasons IN
vaudeville 1t IL said however, that aside
from the character Of the chorus girl to be
entirely original and follows an entirely dif-
ferent theme.
Plans are already being laid for next
season. The most interesting event planned
for the fall is the American tour OF Henry
b. Irving. son OF the great Sir Henry. AS
a rule, sons Of great actors are over
fail to keep up the traditions of the great
names, but there are exceptions, and from
clined to believe that young Irving will
prove one Of the exceptions. Current ru-
to appear with Mr.. Irving II would be
great combination should this report prove
to have foundation.
Neil Burgess, . the old original Widow
Bedott" may be seen once again IN his
portrayal7of the practical, prudish and prim
old maid Aunt Abby. which, he assumes in
magnificent revival in the Murray Hill
theater next week. Mr.. Burgess has por-
trayed this quaint character role for seven
when this famous New England play was
first produced. The scenery and effects are
the same which characterized the original
production, and the great race scene, with
its live horses running at a terrific pace, in
full view Of the audience, still remains one
of the features,
The long expected has come to pass. D.
+, Keith and +. f. Proctor have Joined
hands in their New York City interests and
all the metropolitan houses formerly con-
trolled by them, together with Mr.. Keith 5
recently acquired playhouse, the Bijou,
will in the future be marshaled under the
Proctor Theaters." The initial movement
towards what seems to be an ultimate
properties includes the afiliation of Keith s
Union Square theater, Proctor's Fifth Ave
nue. theaterl Proctors Twenty-third Street.
One Hundred and Twenty-ffth Street and
Mr.. Keith's latest acquisition, the BiJou, In
Jersey city 1t also p points directly to the
this city in the near future to be governed
by the new Arm, All attractions for the
York will, Of course, be booked, as are the
twenty-eight Keith theaters now, through
the b. r. Keith booking ONCE.
Managers Wagenhals and Kemper have
decided that the play with which Annie
Russell will inaugurate the opening OF their
new Aston theater early in September will
be Paul Kestsrs latest work, friend Han
principal feature II her Aston theater en-
Mesers. Wagenhals and Kemper will pre-
sent her for the first time in Shakespeare.
bdd pane 9ar fh OF 5ns the Srodue
ton Is already under way. Miss Russell
and her managers are Of the opinion that
our playgoers will discover that there are
delights in at least one OF the Shakespear-
can comedies that have not even yet been
realized in general treatment or stage ef-
feet here in New York, Messrs. Wagenhals
and Kemper had decided on this departure
for her when contracts were signed, but
Miss Russell Of their plans She is said
to be delighted at the prospect or at last
playing something besides an Annie Rus
sell part" as her most successful portray
ais have come to be called, During heI
Astor theater engagement Miss Russell
will appear in new plays by ], X. Jerome
and Israel Zangwin and will give special
matinee performances Of Bernard Shaw,
Major Barbara" It. in which she made such
Yorke will appear at the head of her sup.
porting company. Miss Russell will spend
the summer in her beautiful retreat among
Wilton LAckaye has finally reached tn,
point where his long deferred dramatic
version OF Les Miserables" will be pro
duced this week in Waterbury, Conn. The
: Lackaye version Is to be known as the
Law and the Man" II Is arranged IN nyE
points in Victor Hugos great novel. Mt
, Lackaye will be seen in the powerful roe
Of Jean Xaliean,, The fact fact u, that he ma.
is looked upon as the one actor in America
, who can do Justice to the part makes the
initial performance tomorrow night ar
an inn on the outskirts of Paris, where
Famine and her gay associates are dining
settle, Fantine's daughter. Vatican is in.
troduced in the following scene, which
| changes to the residence OF the BishoI
of the bishops silver plate and his escape
/ through the kindness of the prelate. The
, first act shifts TO the city Of Meme, where
known as NJ. Madeleine. The trial of tn,
alleged Vatican, the approaching death
Of Fantine and the declaration Of NJ. Made
leine that he is the real culprit form thu
dramatic essentials of this act Then fol
lows through the immediate acts the es
cane OF Vatican from Juvert In the hos
, pital; scenes at the inn OF the Thenadiers
! the engagement of MaTius and Cosette. tn
r great barricade in the streets OF Paris
! where Marius IS wounded and carried
through the sewer by Vatican, which Il
made the cTowping dramatic element OF III,
entire play. The last act discloses tn,
wedding OF Cosette and Marius and tn,
death Of Vatican. Manager w. Brady ha
: made a great production Of the play To-
I Mr. IAckaye and a strong company ha
/ been engaged 10 support the star in thi
! great undertaking.
With a Change of Victims
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