Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-14
Gossip About Plays and Players

have pleased the people. and the success
that has attended the engagement 50 far
is a most eloquent testimonial Of the popu-
larity Of the organization II Is the present
intention TO continue the season far into
the summer.
On Monday evening at Hanscom park.
Miss Lillian Fitch will present her annual
open-air play. Twelfth Night" being
chosen this time as the bill. Miss Fitch
has met with remarkable success in her
al fresco productions in Omaha. and the
event has almost become a fixture. This
time It is to be for the benefit Of the pub
lie Fairgrounds. Miss Fitch has given
personal attention to the rehearsal Of the
drama. and to all the details Of its produc-
ton. and this means a good deal. The
cast viii be made up from pupils Of the
Boyd School OF Acting. although several
OF them have had experience. Miss Meyer.
who plays Olivia was a member Of one OF
George NJ. Cohan's companies in New
York during the last season. and Miss Nagl.
who will play the leading role Of Viola, has
been seen in public on a number Of oc-
casions. The full cast for the play is:
Sebastian brother to viola) Louis Smith
X Xinis 10 srwsd ri;Ja B~qekinghsm
A sea captain .......... Arthur Wortendike
Duke orsino Din love with olivia -.
Curio Cof Orsino's household -.
Garland Davidson
Sir Toby Beich tancie to olivia lee hv'e
Sir Andrew Aguecheek rriend OF Sir
Ma rSOy imaid to oj,vis VIA sTy k RsIr,1y
Malvolio Csteward to olivia Rodney Durkee
clown Ray Crossman
fabian Rudolph Heyden
Gentlemen attending the duke.'....s..
Charles Riley. Andy Holmes
....... 'Messrs. Evans. Garland Davidson
Margaret Mcpherson. Harriet Hatch.
Helen Forbes, Alice Carter,
Daphne Peters, Helen Scobie.
G GertnS DiS WeIt;zs, GEI rot 2 I5rSonrs,,
Janet Hall, Dorothy Hall.
Hazel Evans, Marie H%ollinger,
Mildred Butler, Katherine Beeson.
Flower ballet. led by Miss Lucille Ka-
llsch.
Manager johnson OF the Burwood
theater concluded arrangements during the
week, whereby Miss Lorna Elliott will be-
come leading woman at that theater mex.
season. Miss Elliott was leading woman
at the Burwood during the first half of the
second season of the Woodward Stock
COMPANY ShNNNtdAht AAASS GNa LAM ~ thN
head Of the company. During the seven
teen weeks she played there she made
many warm friends. and was greatly ad-
mired for her thoroughly consistent work
in a wide range of characters. Her
health became such that she was forced to
give over the work, and she left the com
pany at Christmas time. Since then she
has been III most of the time, but is now
fully recovered. and looking forward to
the renewal OF her acquaintance with the
Omaha public. Miss Elliott has been max
ing her home in Omaha since last fall, with
Mrs A. L. Havens on South Thirty-third
street. She will be here for a few weeks,
but expects to go east for a short time
before the theater opens in August. Stage
Director Bacon of the Burwood left for
California with Mrs. Bacon during the
week, and will spend the summer on his
fruit farm on the bay across from San
Francisco. While watching his prune crop
ripen he will. lay plans for next. winters
campaign at the Burwood. which he says
is to be an important one. Before leav-
ing Omaha he said he hoped to give Omaha
some fine plays. well staged and produced
by a strong company. He will return
early in August.