Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-22
Gossip About Plays and Players

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her. in order that she might learn to feel
and realize what was expected OF her in the
way OF emotions. The mutations Of the
Belasco-Carter advertising lodges are
surely noteworthy.
Dear old Willie Winter celebrated his
SEVENTEEN birthday at Los Angeles recently.
and 1t was made a memorable occasion
to him. Hear what one New York paper
says about the event:
Play writer's, play-goers and players sent
congratulations today to William Winter,
biographer, whe celebrated the 10th ami
versary Of his birth at Los Angeles
At frst-night gatherings in Broadway
there is no more conspicuous figure than
William Winter, with white, toused hair,
upturned coat collar and muffied throat
Old and feeble as he has grown, every
premiere of Importance is attended with
conscientious regularity In all kinds OF
weather he makes the journey from his
Staten island home to the theatrical CEN
ter, which has moved from lower Broad
way to Fourteenth street, and then on to
Times square, since he assumed the post
OF dramatic critic forty-one years ago.
Moreover, he considers il not too great a
task to witness scenes from each of A
l half-d9zen new plays in single night,
playhouse are quite as much a feature OF
important theatrical nights as the curtain
CaliS ana the authors speeches
Mr.. Winter has graduated from the law
school OF Harvard university, and in 1885
took up dramatic criticism In addition
ne mas written a number of poems that
nave attained distinction
Edwin Booth. Joseph Jefferson and Henry
irving have been his favorite actors There
p p Deen but one favorite actress-Ada
Kehan He has devoted volumes to the
stage careers of them all, and is also the
suthor OF book entitled Shadows OF the
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The Week in New York.
NEW YORK, July H.-The theatrical
topic OF discussion during the week has
been the marriage OF Mrs. Leslie Carter
incidentally her marriage brought out the
TACT that her manager, David Belasco and
we The DIiqe nave been working, upon new
growing glory of both careers. Naturally
Mr.. Belascol sees complications ahead, in
asmuch as the new husband of the bride
is under contract to the business rivals of
Belasco, and Cupid has been known long
ere this to have upset the best laid plans
but that the marriage will in way injure
the star theatricaly and professionally,
though to what extent It is, Of course, dir
hcult to determine. The theory OF the
Metropolitan managers is that there are
certain classes of plays of the 'Zaza' type
where the theatergoers do not like to as
sociate the idea OF a married woman APP
pearing in the parts. However, Mrs. Car
ter, or Mrs. Payne, as she must be called
in the future II called by her right name,
is a wonderful woman. Repeatedly she has
broken through environment in the past
ana it is perhaps not too much to predict
that she will break through environment
in the future.
Another big vaudeville carnival is an
nounced for "Old Heidelberg in the Air"
the picturesque roof garden on top Of the
headed by the famous Danhmar troupe of
five European acrobats in marvellous evo-
lutions. Among the other prominent en-
tertainers are Jacques Paris, the famous
Belgian violinist, who is to make his
appearance in this country; Won kielhn
and Gibson, novelty entertainers; Gilday
and Fox, popular parodists; Carver and
Pollard, in original eccentricities; Miss
Theo Julian, best known as The Belle or
the Belles;" Elliot, Bellair and Eliot, in
grotesque comedy; Wang Doodle -Four,
humorist vocalists, and the Mirzi Meister
Yodler trio. Josephine Sabel, who was
tremendous hit during her first week on
the roof, will be retained as the special at
This has been the seventh week Of
the New York theater roof, where the
audiences have been large and to all ap,
musical snapshot" Carrie De Mars MIN
icry, AL Leech's grotesque dancing, Cil tS
Crawfords songs and limitations anu nr sne
cipai features of this part of the ROOF en- en-.
tertainment which involves the services
Women Changes are announced in Part II:
Reno and Richards pair OF grotvsIutS ,
long popular with patrons PARE biued as their
tt ol % eerdsnt Pongo and Leo also are
announced for an exhibition Of comic gym,
nesrs' and chat quartet, sylvester
Jones, Pringle and Morrell' VIII Do con-
INTERESTING vaudeville continues to attract
road patrons to Huber's Casino In Harlem
1Shis weeks offerings included the Westo N
sisters, John anS Wa Mrs santlne, Harry
Darngoyne and many other popular Per-
formers.
Even the spirit of unrest is soothed IN INTO 70
tranouiliity at Manhattan Beach, Where
ocean breezes blow. There the mSIcGtty
registers many degrees cooler than t IN VA
crowded city, no matter how not OF huIlliu
The weather E. d. Rice is drawing croWds
To the Seaside theater because ne oHeIs
attractions worthy, Of Broadway' ,1strai q
II. Primrose and his company OF InihstL ss,
gave farewell concerts there last SUNDAY
afternoon and evening The wesley wal
ton Vaudeville company TINS Msen s, IN -,
duced Fred Walton in his wondertul 10Y
soldier impersonation In "Cissles Dream,
a dainty and amusing pantomime IN when
nursery toys become tnrn Sor The first time
since her return from England James
Thornton, McGlOin and Smith, the HoS "a
Musical Five, the 1 SIasiEns aTSe sections
Dream" are also on the bill. JACK LeHy
begins his Sunday concerts tomorrow , nlsle
with Della Fox and her company klce
"The Girl From Paris, with I ianl
Friganza, Daisy Green, Alexander Clslh'
Harry Harmsen and new scenic prouuC-
tion will open on July 20.
Continued attendance OF reinarkaple pro-
nortions testifes to the established popu-
iarity of the Biblical productions IN Dream ~ 1I5
land as exampled by THE Creation ana
"pharaoh's Daughter" The Creation
spectacle is continually being enhanced Win
new electrical effects and the Sunday
crowds are now handled with such pre-
cision that shows are given continuously;
''Pharaohs Daughter is close second
to "Creation" in popularity san fran
cisco" the only production OF its kndi Is
plavlng to full houses half-hourly. Inc
realism of the dramatic fall OF the Golden
CITY has eclpsed every attraction ever at
tempted in the realm Of spectacular eaIth
auakes This very human production
utilizes the services of 200 persons, scores
OF horses and a full equipment OF prairie
schooners.
Pains pyroseismicorama season Is In Iull
swing al Manhattan Beach where We
suyius'' Is in active operation every evening
except Sunday Mr.. Pain is going TO make
a feature of the Monday night performances
for the children Besides the regular nre-
works there will be a lot OF comic work
TO please the youngsters. All the yacht
clubs of New York were represented In the
audience on last Tuesday night when the
principal set piece was in honor OF the
yachtsmen of New York. Acting Mayor
MCGOWAN and all OF the borough presidents
were present last Thursday night when
the set piece was In honor of what was
termed Greater New York Night. Tonight
the principal language spoken on the beach
was Italian, for at the request OF several
Italian societies Mr.. Pain set this day aside
in their honor. The patriots OF the king
a.