Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-05-05

Margaret Mayo has arranged a one act
version on Under Two Rags Tor Iopy
Claude, which Miss Claude will use In
vaudeville next season.
Nine. FRITZ scheff has so far recovered
from her recent serious illness that she
was able to leave her apartments last
Sunday and enjoy a drive In the park.
Fay Templeton has announced that she
Will retire from the stage at the close OF
her present season. She would have retired
at the time OF her marriage last summer
had Il not been that her contract with
Klaw & Erlanger had another year to run.
Rose stahl is booked to appear in The
Chorus Lady" at one Of Charles Froh-
mans London theaters beginning May l.,
1903. This will be just eleven months after
the opening OF her Chicago engagement,
which has been postponed from May 81 TO
June and will be played at Powers.
Julia Sanderson is 10 become q Frohman
star ana RSs been s MS TO take the
tended for Edna May. The approaching
marriage OF Miss May has given Miss
ssnderson the desired opportunity The
production viii be made In London shortly.
LRngdon Mitchell, the author of THE
New York Idea" Is at work on a new play
which will be produced by Harrison Grey
Mitchell Is under agreement to complete a
serious play for Mrs. Fiske. which will be
brought out BIZ her year from next
autumn.
Anna Held Ia stu appearing in The
Partisan Model at the Broadway thoater.
New York, where she has been playing
ever since the conclusion Of her engage
ment at the Illinois last fall. At the close
of the New York run the production Will
be taken to London Intact aud is expected
to spend next season at Drury Lane.
THE Great Question" Il the title finally
decided upon for Virginia Harned's Ameri-
can production OF the Partisan play, Anna
This change in name has been made to
protect the copyright, as the piece is ex-
his Country. Miss Harmed made her iirst st
metropolitan appearance In the play at
the Majestic theater, Boston, last Monday
night.
Miss Margaret Ellington will sever her
connection with the John Drew company
next week and take a much needed rest
at French Lick Lick Springs. Her role OF Nina ma
lesson in His House In Order will be
played by Miss Mabel ROebuck. Next sea-
son Miss Ellington Is to appear at the
head Of her own company and will be first
seen in an English comedy, DIT Wake s
Patient" which will be presented at the
Lyceum theater, New York. in September
next.
Julian Mitchell arrived In Chicago last
week to conduct rehearsals OF The Girl
Behind the Counter" which Lew Fields
and his company will present In New York,
Immediately following their present engage
ment at the Garrick. 1t has not been de-
cided definitely as yet whether or not the
production Will be staged at the GarriCk
before New York Is permitted to pass on il.
The company Will be augmented consider
ably as nearly a0 people will be required
Joseph Coyne is to remain In London
after his engagement In Nelly Nell" ends.
His next appearance in the British metro
polls is to be made under the direction
OF George Bdwardes in The Gay Widow.
He will share the leading comedy roles
with George Graves. Henry w. Savage
has the American rights to The Gay
Widow" and will make his production
early next season. In the meantime the
opera continues to be the operatio success
pest il recently passed its 20Oth perform
ance, while 1t has been given more than
400 times at Vienna,
The summer musical show at the Chicago
with book and lyrics by K. Melville Baker
and Hal Stevens, and music by Clifton
There will be several interpolated songs
and number of vaudeville acts are
promised. The company will number sixty
cal comedy performers. chorus Of forty.
and the inevitable pony ballet" The stage
VIII be under the direction of Gus Sohlke
and the entire production under the man
agement of 3. G. Whitney, who also con-
trolls the Whitney opera house.
Rehearsals Of Richards Carries new piece,
The Hurdy-Gurdy, Girl" are now under
way In Boston, under the personal super
vision Of the author as THE Spring
The chorus of The Spring Chicken" will
be transferred IN its entirety to The
prineipsis VIII spesr in the new l Uiece Thew
are Adele Rowland SYLVAN Langlois,
Arthur Conrad and Tony sullivan. Others
Boley. Mrs. Annie Yeamans, Mae Botti,
Henry Norman. John z. Hazard, Walter
Lawrence, and the Constantine sisters
The transportation of ranch from the
far west to the jamestown exposition will
be one Of the unusual features Of the forth
coming celebration OF the first landing In
staff of '10l ranch"-so called from the
brand used for the cattle-are busily pre-
including cowboys, cowgirIs, Indians Mex,
leans, 400 head Of riding stock. thirty-six
head of buffalo and over fifty long-hQrned
be broken at Chicago, where the entire
outfit will rest for fortnight before pro-
ceeding east. During the stay there. be,
ginning May 2, performances illustrative OF
ranch life will be given twice daily at the
Coliseum.
The man from the Circle bar" ranch
listened with apathy to the New Eng
lander's account of the choice entertain
ments to be enjoyed in his native city
I'VE have everything that's really worm
differently. why, on January IL we had
the world-renowned bellringers; January ~
Hal Brown, the greatest cornetist In the
world, and January 81 grand production
of William Shakespeare's Lewis the Cross
Eye l tell you that was great! What
did you say was the name Of the play
asked the New Highlander. Here. see for
yourself said the man from the ranch'
and he passed out programme beaded.
Companion.
The announcement is made by the shu-
berts that Ermete Novelli, the ltallan
actor who closed his American season al
the Lyric theater, New York. a week ago,
will return TO this country next November
and remain for a period of fifteen weeks
His tour will extend from New York 70
New Orleans, thence TO the city or Mexico
and the south American cities. Four weeks
will be spent in New York, and the re-
mainder OF the time viii be devoted 10
Boston, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Washing
ton, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Chicago and 81.
Louis During his late engagement IN
Gotham. which was twice extended because
teen plays out OF the lO7 which are said
TO be in his repertory. While his concep-
ton of certain Shakepearean characters
was questioned his marvellous versatility
was warmly commented, and his engage
ment next season will be OF more than
passing interest.