The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-25
THEATRIccAl MOLE.

THE Gingerbread Man will GER
lainly be weicomely received in San
Francisco, for aside from its delight.
ful music ard clean, wholesome un,
they have in their personnel--"Gar-
rick Majors who was for some time
associated with Western productions;
also Miss Day. the prima donna,
whose work is well known on the
Coast
Nellie Nice, one Of the cleverest
little lsouhrettes that ever tripped the
legit fantastic, and just as sweet and
dainty as the proverbial Dresden
DOLL will certainly never forget her
Coast" trip with the Gingerbread
Man" Company, as she was attacked,
operated upon and treated for appen-
dicitis, and almost had the call for
the final curtain, but we are delighted
to say has fully recovered, and will
Tejoin the Gingerbread Man" Com
pany in Portland, TO be seen again
as Margery Daw, in the imperson-
alton OF which she is inimitable.
Anna McNabb, wife of Neil Mcneil,
who made the bright decisive hit in
"The Land OF Nod and later rep
Gated her success in "Miss Pocohon-
tas,' a Chicago production. has been
secured by Nixon and Zimmerman
Cor the leading soubrette role in
The Mayor Of Laughland' in which
Tom Waters Is scoring so substan-
TALLY.
Lillian Goldsmith, whose delightful
eornet solo is one of the many feat
ures Of Nixon and Zlmmerman's mus
ical cartoon extravaganza, Simple
Simon Simple won a good substan-
tia bet from her manager, A. H.
Marley. by making the strains of her
cornet heard from the inside of
safe deposit vault
6oseph Leighton In private life
Joseph Schlessinger Is now In his
NTH year as Farmer Rodd in Willard
Spencer's Miss Bob White. in which
Nixon and Zimmerman are this year
Offering Frank Deshon.
The newspapers in the East have
been discussing just what Nixon and
Zimmerman mean 10 designate with
their Gingerbread Man Company.
by termlng il a musical fantasy. The
piece IN itself bo.ders on opera. II
is in reality a fantastical story set
TO really beautiful melody-the best
by far that the prolific "Baldy"
Sloane has ever written, and that
IS saying a great deal. when we take
into consideration the popularity Of
"Jack and the Bean Stalk" 'The
Mocking Bird and a host Of others.
Casper Nowak. the 27.ineh come
dian Of Nixon and Zimmermans
"Laughland" company, has signed for
next season, and he win act for an
other year for the old. reliable Phila-
delphia firm He will cayort' as
Little Jimmie"
Madam Genee, the Viennese dan.
GER whom Kiaw and Erlanger have
brought TO this country 10 feature in
the Soul Kiss, is a veritable whirl-
wind. and has opened a new epoch
in the world OF dancing.
Il Is rumored that Mike Durlins
wife. Mable liite and Arthur Dunn.
will be under contract for the new
season by Nixon and Zimmerman and
Cohan aud Harris. to star In attrac.
tios 70 be seen In the larger cities
and the principal towns OF their pow
powerful Circuit. Il is understood
that twenty-five attractions will next
season be zen tour under the direc-
ton Of these firms, individually and
collectively.
The newspaper announcing the
new production TO be offered at Ye
Park this spring by the Nixon and
Zimmerman Company, erroneously
designated II Is a 1nnsical drama. The
new play, OF which Mr. Fred G. Nix
cn-Nirdhnser and Charles n Brown
are the authors. Is musical fun play
in three acts and Is designed as a
senulns novelty
Loris Scarsdale. who succeeded
Helen Byron as Mrs n. r in eRosa.
De" and is this season appearing in
nc title role 81 Willard Spensefe
Miss Sob Wtite Is scoring heavily
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