Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-26

Nora Bayes after repeated efforts on the
part Of other managers. Billy b.. Van and
stones, Lyon Fisher and Lyon. a new
singing and dancing act, are some OF his
latest bookings. Keller expects to spring
a big surprise this coming week.
The Messrs. Shubert made 1t known last
week that Madame Nazimova's next play
will be an entirely new one Of modern life
by Brandon lyman, who was Madame
Nazimova's leading man last year. Ihis
Is not Mr.. lTynan's first dramatic oontribu-
ton, as he has several plays to his credit,
but his new play, which Is to be called
The Passion Flower" lie mentioned as his
most ambitious effort, striking a new note
In the drama. He has had the constant
advice Of Madame Nazimova during the
writing or the play and, it is said, has fit
ted her remarkable personality with a role
that Will give the greatest score possible
to her extraordinary talents.
George NJ. Conan and his Royal Family
began their tour to the Pacific coast at
the Grand opera house, New York, last
week in Brooklyn the big show will take
to its special train and start for the south,
southwest and west. Mr.. COhan's tour will
De a gala affair arranged on a scale Of
magnitude never before attempted by a
musical comedy star. There are 10 persons
on the pay roll.
MessTs. Cohan and Harris have scored
hit after hit this year. Seldom has II ever
fallen to the lot of producers to put over
such successes as J. r. Dodson in The
The Fortune Hunter" the Conan and
Harris MINISTRIES, with George Evans and
Raymond Hitchcock in The Man Who
owns broadway" all within six months.
Messrs. Conan and Harris are both young
and their methods are of this century.
Their productions are equipped regardless
OF expense, the working theory Of both
partners being that nothing is too good for
the American public.
,Trixis Frlganza has a wonderful tour
American Idea This s%teriI6R eomedis
enne plays the role of the American widow
In Paris with cohanesque v~iyacity.
The era OF Charles Dickens stories dra-
matiHed and illustrated for stage purposes,
inspired by the coming centennial celebra-
ZION In 1917 Of the great English authors
the Tulane theater, New Orleans, by Max
ttgman, under John Cort's management,
VINO VIII put on a new version OF The
by Harry p. Mawson' h dTamatIst bsys
selected incidents and characters from the
soory ana woven them into a consecutive
consistent dramatic whole OF a comedy
nature with Richard (Dick) Swiveiler as
the central figure. Mr.. Mawson used the
~Ainatis license in certain Liberties with
NJ meme put endeayored to adhere as
closely as feasible 20 the author and 70 re-
tam as much as possible the distinct Dick
ems atmosphere.
Edmund Breeze OF Lion and the Mouse
Iame' who now portrays the leading male
role IN The Third Degree" Will In ali
PROBABILITY be the next one to be romoted
10 the stellar ranks by Henry b, Harris.
Mr.. Frohman Is about to make fourteen
new productions IN New York. The first
VIII be John Drew IN 'Inoonstant George"
rms viii be followed BY Kyrle BelIew IN
the new Alfred Sutro play, The Builder
OF Bridges After The Builder OF
BRIDGES VIII come Otis skinner In Your
tluInols servant" and Francis Wilson in
The Bachelors Baby" At the Gayety
theater. New York. the new Henri Bern
stein play, Israel" will be given, with a
cast which will include Miss Constance
Golfer Edwin Arden and Graham Browne.
Israel VIII be followed by the new Ar
gustus Thomas play, The Harvest Noon"
ana this In turn viii be succeeded by
conan Doyle's The Fires OF Fate" which
> now running al the Lyric theateF. Lon
ION Cotncident with M Fires OF Faten
Marie Tempest will come 10 America Tor
me FIRST time In five years 10 plaV "Pene-
The Arcadlans," a musical idyl m
,hree acts by Max Ambient ana A. NJ
thompson, Will precede the first perform
ahce IN English OF a fOuT-act play by
Hfnry Bataille. brought out last winter nj
ne "reminiscences theater. Paris. and called
ne scandal" Then there will be a new
comedy by Henry Arthur Jones, the manu-
script OF which is now on It's way 70 Amer
ca from England, and the new Pinero
play, "Midchannel," for Miss Ethel Barry
more. The last will be a new detective
Play by Alexandra Bison. author OF
Madam X" y