Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
LATE GOSSIP FROM srAGELAND
Chat AbOat Well Known
Actors and Authors,

Intimate Chat AbOat Well Known
Actors and Authors,
Inc Servant in the House. In it's Swed-
oI,n Eeision, Translated by Miss HIlda I'm
tion aGhieyed ITS first European produc-
.aon at the SYenska theater, Stockholm, a
week ago. The cast Included the noted
1Wiuish ACTOR, Svenberg, who is credited
with y great success in the part of Robert,
~ urain man, played here by Throne
Fower. Thirty curtain calls siEnified Inc
approval of the audience.
Said A, L. Erlanger on his retu,n from,
europe; Il visited about twenty different
tneaters while was away and without ex-
Wippneosn every popular song in the plays
tempt was made to change even the tunes
words and language were different ~
course. but nothing else was forgotten, ex-
cept 70 put the real authors and com
posers' names on the programs, A Tor
lhese musical plays themselves, they were
many those for which we have been
paying royalties for several years past 10
George N. Cohsn. Harry B. smith and
john J, Mentally. Our managers over here
ouy foreign musical plays, protect them
ours practically and resent the fact thai
preparation" ~
Miss May de Sousa, who has been a non-
ular musical comedy performer in both
London and Paris since she took her de-
parture from her native shores three wears
ago. will sail from England early 'nerf
month to spend the summer with Ser nat
rents In Chicago.
Once again Orrin johnson Threatens tha
dramatic for the operate field, ana WITH
mat END In view he has been c~oaxinR his
he Is strongly determined 10 follow in ths
Alice Nielsen course, for when a New
YORK manager offered him the leading role
IN an important production seheduied for
next season he was firm in his refusal He
could not even be tempted. "Tts opsra on
Dust he Is said TO have declared.
Miss Bertha Kalich has severed her con-
nection with Harrison Grey F1ske, and
next season, under the management OF the
Shuoerts, VIII appear In an emotional role
author,
Mrs, Ftske, then playing in Boston, and
Miss Lolita Crabtree went out to Harvard
university one day last week and had att
ernoon tea with the editors or the Harvard
Advocate. II all happened quietly and only
the inner circles at college were honored
with invitations TO the reception. w. O.
Tinekom-Fsrpandez, assisted by Edward
Salvation Nell" received the guests.
Fred G Latham, stage director for
for chorus positions in THE Candy Shop"
discovered a young man possessed OF a
phenomenaliy high tenor voice. As just
d~uction, Latham was all eagerness to cap
ture the prize. and, reaching for a con
tract, he began 10 fiji out the document
What is your manner" was the first
question.
"p. Mccarthy" the man replied.
Mccarthy" seemed 70 indicate what the
p" stood for, snd latham filled in the
NAVE Patrick Mccarthy"
When the tenor examined the contract a
puzzled look overspread his eountenance
srS tNen - said:
You've made mistake, sir, My name
is Plantagenet Mccarthy"
Francis Wilson made his how as actor
and playwright during his baltimore en-
gagement last week. when he tried out"
az a matinee performance a little thinE OF
his own called The Bachelors Baby. p"
~ Tom Beach. y grouchY bachelor, who
has come to believe that children In q
household are a source OF tremendous ans