Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-23

cess was achieved in straight comedy. when
she played vi Thompson with Mary Man.
nering In The Stubbornness OF Geraldine.
Having launched successfully Charles
Klein's latest play. The Daughters Of
Men," Henry b. Harris is now engaged in
the preparation Of the production Of The
Royle, which is to be offered for the first
time in February.
The cast has been completed for the pro-
duCtion of Too Near Home the comedy
with music, by Glen Marlborough, in which
Emma Carus will be featured. The COM
pany will include Frederick Bond. Alice
johnson, Charles Jackson and Nena Blake,
and the premiere will take place in Phila>
delphia on January Z.
Stanislaus STANCES comedy Of manners,
1.-THE School for Husbands" In which Alice
Fischer was seen at Powers year ago,
has been given musical setting by Julian
Edwards and rechristened The Belle OF
London Town" 1t is serving Camille
D'Arville as the stellar vehicle for her
return to the stage.
Guy Standing has retired from "The Love
Route and has Joined the company Of
Robert Waring, the Englishman, in The
Shulamite," and will appear as Sir Daniel
Carteret in Mrs. Danes Defense which
the English actress will present during the
remainder of her American tour.
The illness of Charles Cartwright has
caused the indefinite Postponement Of the
which the actor was to have been starred,
opening his tour in New York last week
Cartwright hopes to appear in his own
dramatizatiOn Of David Copperheld," play
ing Danl Peggotty.
Rehearsals of The Straight Road, y
Clyde Fitchs new play for Blanche Walsh,
have been going on at McNickers, Chi
cago, for over week. Mr. Fitch has been
in town. as he makes 1t rule always to
superlntend the staging of his new plays.
The premiere Of the piece will take place
in st. Louis on December %. and II will
be tried there for week before beins
AgtOT tneaIeT. YORK.
The performance of last Saturday evening
marked the last appearance of Miss walsh
in The Woman in the Case" Hereafter
the play will be given on the popular priced
circuit exclusively.
Arnold Daily has found another manager
willing to undertake the guidance of his
tickle self. He signed a tive-year contract
with Charles b. Dillingham; last week and
is to appear in the coming production Of
The Boys of Company b, by Rida john
son Young. Later he Is to head theater
in New York, conducted after the manner
OF the Theater Antoine, Paris. Just how
binding Mr.. DAILY will consider tive-year
contract and how long he will adhere to
the conditions thereof remains to be seen.
Bertha Galland has been compelled by Ill
health to sever her connection with the
BelasCo forces and Will retire for the bal
ance Of the season.
Plans are under way for the establish
ment of Henrietta CrOsman at the head or
a company and theater of her own in New
York City, to be devoted exclusively to the
production of original comedies. Miss Cros-
mans manager hopes to install her there
under conditions similar to those existing
at the Liberty theater, where Miss Eleanor
Robson is appearing at present and hopes
to remain throughout the season. Already
Miss Robson has made three productlons
and several others are in readiness. tor
Miss Crosmans use, commissions Tor the
writing of comedies have been given to the
following dramatlsts: Ernest Denny, Lang
don Mitchell Jerome X Jerome, Captain
Marshall, Louis N. Parker and James Mac
Arthur.