Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-28

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blame you when she gets there.
Gossip from stnEeIand.
Klaw & Erlanger have engaged Master
in Little Memo In SUNDERLAND, in New
York in the early fall. The book Is by
Harry b. Smith and the music by Victor
Herbert. Three acts with ten scenes will
be utilized to tell the story. Master Gabriel
was born in New York City. At the time
of his birth he weighed just exactly fifteen
write. His parents moved to Wexford. X.
l., where the lad entered the public schools.
| Special desks and books were made for his
use. At the age Of p he was taken to
Paris by HIS parents, where he mastered
the French, German and Italian tongues.
Gabriel made his stage debut at the Provl.
dence opera house. Later he entered
vaudeville. He created the role of Buster
Brown in the play Of that title, which
Gabriel is SO inches tall. His parents were
of average size. Joseph Cawthorn, the
who will vivify Little Memo" and his ad-
ventures in Sunderland
Klaw & Erlanger have appointed John
Murray press representative. succeeding
Wilbur NJ. Bates, who resigned because OF
Illness. For the last two seasons Mr.. Muir
raw has been manager for Lillian Russell
in The Butterfly and her new racing
play, "Wildfire.' Mr.. Murray was grad
two years in the New York Law school, but
did not take the bar examinations as he
never Intended to practice the profession.
His earlier newspaper experience was OBJ
tanned on the New York Sun. Editorial po-
sitions have been filled by him on the New
York World. Press and the Hearst papers,
both in New York and Chicago.
Maclyn Arbuckle, who plays the part of
the sheriff in 9TH Roundup" Is spending
the summer at his country place on the
St. Lawrence river, near Ogdensburg, N. Y.
] There will be more of him in the play next
I year than there was last season. He has
taken on five pounds in weight since the
close OF the play.
Lillian Russell will open her season at
Ausbury Park, September 4, in her lively
racing comedy "Wildfire." Her metropoi-
itan engagement will be played at the LIB
erty theater, beginning the following Mon
day evening, September s. Return visits
will be made to the principal cities of the
middle west. After two weeks at the ILL
nois theater, Chicago, Miss Russell will
play Denver and Pacific coast cities. A
visit to Goldfield and the mining towns OF
Nevada is contemplated.
Miss Alice Lloyd, the young English
Coincidence who is to be starred by klaw
& Erlanger, is busy in London filling con-
tracts which were made before she scored
such a big hit in this country. Miss Lloyd
musical Comedy called The Bonnie Belle
of Scotland" John J. McNally wrote the
book and the music is by George NJ. Conan.
The McNaughtons will support Miss Lloyd
in her first starring venture. The comedi-
enne will return to New York about a
month before T6nedTSdlS DeblU. she Will
bring with her from Paris a lot of ideas
on costumes and gowns which she will
work out with L. Richard Anderson, who
will design the dresses and scenery Of the
production.
Charles Frohman has definitely decided
that Twelfth Night shall have a perma-
nent place in the repertoire of Maude
Adams.
tire stage career was closed by John Drew
in the play, MY Wife," at Butte, Mont,
last Thursday night. Mr.. Drew's com
pany for his next play, Jack Straw" is
already organized.
THE Thief company, headed by Mar
garet Ellington, who has securely estab-
lished herself as an actress of great emo
tional power by her performance of Marie,
Lake City-before the beginning OF It's
engagement in San Francisco.
Billie Burke has returned to New York
from q tour that has literally been one OF
triumph wherever she was seen as TrlXie
in IN t Hmc SGGn R MisS B BIHE; re-" TefuT meff' to H aRls
country practically unknown after re
peated hits" in musical comedy on thC
she owes her successful graduation from
musical to, legitimate comedy. Miss Burke
will shortly, begin the first rehearsals Of
Jacqueline, her part as a star in the play
Love Watches
George NJ. Cohan is busily engaged on
on September I next, will dedicate tn
Gayety theater at Forty-sixth street an!
5 Messrs. Cohan and Harris are the asso
ciate ~lessees' and managers.
George AIDE has the book Of a nev
!. musical play all but completed, Benjamin
Hapgood Burt will supply the music an,
on the lyrics. The name of the new AIDE
! Burt output is The City Chap" an
Cohan & Harris will produce It earl
in the coming season., with Jack Nor
= worth in the title role.
t Victor Moore in The Talk of New York
will begin his second season in that piec
? at the Apollo theater, Atlantic City, Mon
day, August 3. Mr., Moore will be, SUP
, ported by the same company. and choru
that has been associated with him sine
I he began his stellar career under the dl
~rection of Cohan q Harris two years age
Scott welch will again essay the charac
ter Of 'KidH Burns in FOrty-Five Minute
, the road in August. This will be Nj
Welch's third year In the role.
s Cohan a Harris announce that whc
they launch the George Evans Honey 30
MINISTRIES at Atlantic City next mont
e the full length Of the board walk tha
!. skirts the shore of that City by the Sea,
Eighty-five! Count EN-! suffering suI
+ of j. II. Haverly SILVER. Heretofore fort
has been the limit in minstrelsy, bu
eighty-five!
A Patriotic Swindle.
II 1T is not often said General F. !
Grant at a dinner in New York, that
man can perform at the same time
swindle ard an act of patriotism. Yet tn
- happened during the war. A New HoI
3 sharper then conducted a swindle at whi'
+, even Washington would have smiled a,
provingly. II was at the time when =
stood in the greatest need OF soldiers. I'll
" man inserted in the papers everywhere 6
70 advertisement that read as follows: IN
tiCe-For 81 | will give any person pos
u tive information whereby he can avoid Il
conscription." Replies came at the rate
a eco n day and dollars accompanied ther
Then an enraged dupe took the advertis
ment to court, where the entire transactiC