Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-07
Gossip of staEeInnd.

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that piece is put on in the New Princess
theater. The titles of some of the songs are
II rhey,,d Only Let Poor Adams Rib
Alone Love Me Just Because "Hurrah
for the Bars and Stripes" I'm in Love
with All the Girls 1 Know" None But
Ne RTsvg R1, peT npDt the he Fair I've Lost
Moon But Mine, 'Adios, senorita, and
Smile"
= Eugene Walter, author of paid in Full"
says his only extravaganza since fortune,
In the shape Of copious royalties, showered
her favors upon him has been the purchase
or TWO suits OF clothes and an overcoat.
In reviewing New York's latest theatrical
season the conservative M. Towse of the
have won great success on their merits
there have been only four. These are The
owes its triumph mainly to the ingenuity
OF its construction, the sustai'Iad interest
Of a story-which, in its English form, viii
and some capital acting; The Witching
Hour, the vigorous and able demi-semi-
scientific drama with which Augustus
lapses; and The Honor of the Family
which. although IT is by no means a bad
specimen of romantic melodrama. would
not have so sharply arrested public atten-
ton If the part Of the hero had been in
trusted to a less picturesque actor than
49, us hAANcA
Sir John Hare says he does not tbinlr
Dickens works should be dramatized and
used on the stage. He says: "Dickens
was so great a creator that no actor can
delineate his characters and no dramatic
matter of opinion, adds a Philadelphian'
Dickens was no greater character creator
than Shakespeare. Dickens held a differ
ent opinion from Hare, for he dramatized
several OF his works, and not only that,
br he acted in them himself.
CiaraheIl spanier OF Columbus. O.. had
$4,000 In the hank and wanted to be a
star. so she drew the $1,000 cut OF the
bank and went to Now York, There a kline
gentleman met her, organized a company
leased a plav. bought some scenery and
started 2 tour. The "nmpanv got as far
&c Pittsfield, Miss. Then the man told
C~larabell TIE $1,000 was all gone, ard dis-
appeared. This made the star awful mai.
81 sho turned right around. went hack 10
New York and engaged a detective to light
"It will be a fine thing for me tn have
a house Of my own in New York" said
Maxine Elliott, discussing the plan to build
her a theater on Broadway. "because
shall be able to play in the city each year
az long as ! desire. formed my partner
ship with the Shubers for the theater be-
cause they have many fine attractions
which they can hook In the house when 7
am not playing there. and II seems foolish
New York City
While England Is agitating for Bhoii- h.
ment Of the STAGE censor. Paris Is clamor-
Ing for the re-establishurent 81 that insti-
tuition, The latter crusade is based on the
charge that recklessness. OF language. idel
and situation has become so rampant there
that a woman's letter in a leading news
paper proposes boycotting those rlaY
houses where such license is permitted.
Hauptmann's "Hsnnele." in william Ar
cher's translation. has just been pres nted
IN London for the first time In English by
the play actors.
w Somerset Vaughan. who has sud
denly risen TO Immense popularity as a
playwright In London, and who will be
represented on the American stage next
season. has some ideas OF his own regard
in9 the equipment necessary for a success
ful dramatist. He says:
Il know II Is generally held 10 be a great
advantage 70 a dramatist 70 have been an
actor, but I don't believe It. II only fills