Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-18
Gossip from stneeIand.

Nanette Comstock will play the leading
feminine role in Caught in the Rain" the
new comedy in which William Collier is to
star
Complete failure is said to have been the
verdict with regard to D'Annunzio's new
play, just produced in Rome. 1t is called
more Than Love-"
Inc proposed memorial TO be erected for
Sir Henry Irving in London has not yet
assumed tangible form, although the first
anniversary OF his death has Just passed.
The newest play from the pen of Charles
Klein, THE Daughters OF Men,, which
opened successfully in Boston, will be taken
to the Aston theater in New York on
Monday.
Kathryn Osterman's tour Of Ohio in THE
Girl Who Looks Like Me- is big success.
The comedy has caught on and managers
are demanding its return for a second en-
gagement.
Wilton Lackaye is to go into New York
mas week. BY the way, Mr.. Lackaye has
just been elected the new shepherd OF the
Lambs club.
oscar wilde's 'salome," which has been
employed by Richard Strauss as the text
for his opera of the same name, win be
given some matinee performances In New
! ork this week.
Louis Mann and Clara Lipman are to
make their London debut at the Waldorf
theater the latter part of this month. They
will be seen In Miss Lpman's original COM
edy, Julie Bonbon.'
.aauIluo p1delerlincks drama, Norma
Wanna" will be made into an opera for
production at the Opera Comique In PARIS;
Henry Feyrier, who wrote The BIND
new musical farce by Glen Nc
Donough bearing the title, TOO Near
Home" shortly will be produced by the
VIII J. Black company, with Emma Carus
a. the featured member of the cast.
Henri de Vries, the Dutch actor who ere
... pIutedn drama, "A
Case of Arson" viii shortly pggdugie o az {!
Sarah TruaX has been engaged as his lead
ing woman.
Denlnan Thompson of The old Home
stead" fame, who has been absent from the
boards for several years, has made ar
rangements to return TO his old part OF
Josh Whitcomb for tour Of the larger
cities next season.
Camille D'ArviIIe viii reappear shortly
in the new STANCE Edwards comedy with
music, The Belle Of London Town" She
will enlist in her support Edmund Stanley,
Ruth PEBBLES, Huda Hollins, Kathleen elf
ford and Carl Stahl.
Charles Frohman has added temporarily
another theater to his London list by Sc
curing Wyndham S. He will shortly trans
fer "Toddles," with Cyril Maud, from tn.
Duke OF York's to this theater. The former
Is required for the revival Of Peter Pam,
with Pauline Chase in the title role
The tite OF the play adopted from the
story OF Marah Ellis Ryan, Told in the
Hills" which has been produced with Ed
c,ist has been changed to "Genesee Of the
Hills" 1t Is a western play and Is SEIZED
uled for New YORK production TINS week
Joseph Wheelock, jr., who has been tour
ing as the star in George AIDES play, Just
out OF College" has been compelled ~
withdraw from the stage in order to un-
dergO an operation on his throat. MI
Wheelock has been suffering from this af-
lection for some time. The play viii not
be continued until he is able again to take
his place.
Everybody knows that Francis Wilson
the comedian, Is a man Of literary inclina
tons but II IS not so generally known thai
he IS an art collector, too. At any rate, he
Is suing a picture dealer named Collins fOl
working on on him an imitation Mauve
Wilson claims he paid the dealer 1896 fOl
It. and that II Is not worth anything. He
wants the money back
10 Al. SUtuern and Julia Marlowe will no
play Baltimore this season, as the indie
pendent house Is run as vaudeville theate
at present and the efforts made 20 Obtain
q church for one performance OF John thi
Baptist were not successful. Arrange
ments have, therefore, been made to brinl
Baltimore theatergOers 20 Washington
while the two stars are playing there.
Eleanor Robson Is to do ten new play
this season. The first was ZangWills "Nurs
Marjorie" not a brilliant success. This sh
will follow next week with susan In Searcl
OF a Husband" made from Jerome's storl
by Eugene w. Presbrey. II was tried las
season In Chicago and did not score an
Overwhelming success. II is to be precede,
by a short play called "A Tenemen
Tragedy"
TIE savoy theater IN New York Is havin
palling. First Lillian Russell. in Barbara
Millions" went aWry; then followed 9Th
House q Mirth," with Fay Davis. Whiel