Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
Greenroon1 GOSSIP

Probation Officer Christopher Ruess,
functionary of Oakland, has suddenly
become to the several small children
who assist Maude Adams as Peter Pan
in making a fairy story come true an
ogre to be more feared than even the
valiant Captain Hook, the pirate chief
tain whom they nightly meet and
vanquish on the stage. Ruess has Just
ioomed up as a mighty. enemy whom
they must confront in a few short
weeks, and his threat to enforce to
the letter the law prohibiting children
under l6 years of age from appearing
on the stage has more baleful sig-
nificance than Captain Hooks nightly
vow to eat them alive. He should take
tip from our own ogre, Reynolds, and
subside.
George Cohan is responsible for the
"gossipfest" that is animating the So
cial life of the uptown lobbies and cafes,
for to few of his friends gathered
Amsterdam theater, New York, he an
nounced that he soon would take unto
himself a BRIDE and that after the
0r 1ne e season fhe oT he
Cohan, who is now Miss Agnes Nolan of
Brookline, Mass, would spend several
months abroad Miss Nolan is not an
actress She is very young girl, and
her parents object to her marriage to
Cohan. Ethel Lovey. his ex-wife, now
welded to George Edeson, is giving
y
beat 1t?
Oscar Hammerstein has made UP his
mind to produce in New York Masse
nets opera, "Thais," with Miss Garden
and M. Renaud in the principal roles.
Learning that Signor Cavallieri and M.
Chalyapin, of Mr.. Conried's forces were
rehearsing the parts in Paris for the
Metropolitan production of that opera,
Mr. Hammerstein found an opportunity
of hearing the music and then hurried
at once to see the agents of the COM
poser.
On September Murray and Mack will
produce their musical song show, THE
Sunny Side of Broadway" at the Colonial
theater, Chicago. going from there to the
Pacific coast and back to New YORK IN
January 5. Murray and Mack will here
after play in the high priced theaters and
carry company of sixty people.
Three dramatists, French, English
and American, are writing plays for
Miss Olga Nethersole, all of which she
hopes to produce in America next sea-
dramas which she expects to add to her
repertoire some time near the holidays.
Otis Harlan has purchased from Joe
Weber the rights for next season OF
by the Wells-Dunne and Harlan company.
Mr.. Harlan will not be In the cast, but 1t
will include Lillian Blauvelt, Mary Mar
BILE and Sam Chip.
Heating and Flood have. named their
new Oakland playhouse the Columbia
The opening. which was originally set for
June IL by Kolb and Dill, will be inaugur-
ated positively in July by the German
comedians.
Charlotte Walker and Frank Keenan,
are to have the leading roles in David
Belascos production Of Thomas w. Law
sons Friday the 18th.
The demand for novelty has resulted
in vaudeville act in which pretty
actress gets into coffin. and is to all
appearances cremated
~. 10.
in 1.-THE Freedom of Suzanne" has sailed
to London to support Grace George in
''Divorcons."
Olga Nethersole has received an offer to
play Carmen" in Madrid, surrounded by
Spanish company in June, 1908.
Four companies will go out next sea-
son in George Broadhurst's successful
play, "The Man of the Hour
Lillian Russell is contemplating a tour
of the world the tour, however, not to
begin until next year.
George v. Hobart is to write the book
OF new opera for Marie Cahill.