Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

i'd niece, who mistakes him for her father,
Z twin brother. II, after further perform
NHI use the piece next season.
the present princess OF Wales, and once she
was referred to by King Edward as cur
musical and dramatic critic" 1t is largely
upon her report that other members of the
royal family decide whether to visit a
certain play or not and particularly Is this
the case with the king and queen.
Joe weber's faith in THE Climax" has
been rewarded, for this new play by Ed
ward Locke, produced as a matinee offer
ing at the Weber theater, has succeeded
to such an extent that IL will become a
full grown evening attraction at the New
York Majectic, beginning tomorrow night.
After the immense success achieved dur
ing the last two seasons by paid In Full
that play is to be given a brief rest. 1t not
only made Eugene Walter. the author.
famous, but IL also established some in
teresting records. Five companies have
been playing 1t, a couple Of them for two
years and the other three since last sum-
mer. Seventy-eight consecutive weeks is
the record of the original New York com
pany. SiXty-one weeks have gone to the
credit of the company which started in
Chicago, and the three other organizations
have played over forty weeks apiece. In
gliding holidays, the total number of PER
formances is 2,122, and, at a modest esti-
mate 10000 people have seen the play. In
New York and Chicago It enjoys the dis
tinction of having been played longer than
any drama In the whole history Of the
American stage. Beginning early in July,
the five Paid In Full companies will start
out again to cover the country from coast
to coast and from Canada to the gulf.
Anna Laughlin, the dainty comedienne,
who has been appearing in vaudeville with
Joseph Howard, is to appear in a sketch
Of her w accord shortly. II is a new
playet, written by Harry Williams, with
Its scene lain in a fashionable millinery
shop.
Peter Pam" J. M. Barrie's delightful
fantasy. is to find it's way into the stock
houses, and is to be given its first produc-
ton under these auspices at Milwaukee
next month. Ever since Mr.. Frohman has
signified his willingness to part with the
lights the stock managers have been an
xious to secure the play. But the royalty
for a single week is almost prohibitive. and
the scenic production and light effects also
unusually expensive. The newly formed
stock managers association, 1t is reported,
will secure the FTohman setting, and then
send 1t around the various companies
within it's fold. In this way the expense of
the production could be prorated and the
outlay considerably reduced.
DAnnunEio's new tragedy, "Phedra," has
Just been produced at Lirico theater, Milan,
Italy, and pronounced q failure.
The Shuberts announce that one of their
final spring dramatic productions will be
III INEV6lltTb, n u6W OIlGu VI Ohb
city life, by Charles Richman. The piece
will open out Of town, and will then go TO
New York for a metropolitan engagement.
The Illinois child labor law will be re-
sponsible for the whimsical picture Of De
wolfe Hopper singing a cradle song TO seven
girls between the ages of 16 and 2. In the
production, as 1t has been given in other
cities. children have been used in these
parts. The song indicates that the PIED
Piper is sending the children away to bed
I ana that he uill iOin tham tharp-
Louis James will make a big production
of THE School For Scandal next season;
MT. James playing Sir Peter Teazle and
Aphie James Lady Teazle.
Frank keenan,, who has been appearing
under the Belasco banner for some seasons
and who was to have been starred under
their direction next season., has left the
fold. The end came rather suddenly and
Unexpectedly, though tine. severence OF
their relationship was said to have been
mutual and very amicable. One OF the
chief reasons assigned was that II did not
permit him to assume any outside engage
ments when not acting In one OF the
Belasco companies.
Rose stahl has Just produced THE
Chorus Lady" in London and has made an
emphatic hit. Several years ago she was
also very we'll received in the vaudeville
sketch upon which her successful play was
built.
When Hattie Williams makes her debut
next season as a Coincidence without music
she will have the assistance of such ele-
gant players as Frederick Perry, w. j.
Ferguson, Thomas Holding, a young Eng
lish actor who is to be her leading man
]. ]. Horwitz. Anne Sutherland, Marian
Abbott and Josephine Drake.
The cast Of THE Midnight Sons" the
new Shubert summer musical production
by Raymond Hubbel and Glen McDonough,
which is to be the warm weather offerlng
~ kha nEnaduvoy NhnofaF tInhAF the man
agement of Lew Fields, is now complete
and the company will soon be ready Tor
the out-of-town opening; Prominent In the
Denman Maley, Fritz Williams, Joseph
Ratliff, Lolita Faust, Marian Stanley, Lin
den Beckwith, George Monroe Lillian Lee,
Taylor Holmes, Vernon Castle, Martin
Brown, Carrie Bowman and Gladys Moore.
The piece is In two acts and seven scenes
and will be poduced by Ned Wayburn.
MI. E H.. Sothern, now playing in Bal
timore, has denied to Messrs. Shubert that
there was any truth whatsoever 9ro IN the
timating that he would appear next sea
son under the management of the firm of
Klaw & Erlanger, thus breaking his pres
emit relations with Messrs. shubert This
statement was not incorporated into the
interview with Mr.. Sothern, but appeared
as another of the famous series Of World
In his interview as printed In the World
Mr.. Sothern said that he would manage
1 MS own affairs next SedSon. MtSSTS. onu-
bert beg to call attention to the fact that
Mr.. Sothern has managed his own affairs
for the last two years: mat his relations
with Messrs. Shubert has been that Mr.,
Lee Shubert has acted as business man.
aRer for MI. Sothern's affairs and Mr.,
Snthern has played exclusively in Shubert
theaters throughout the country. This ar
rangement will continue In force.
David Bella SEQ scored a noint on bis con-
freres r~erentlv. The occasion was the FIRST
performance IN ArHerica Of q new German
comedy entitled, "Die Thur ms Freie," ct
the Irving Place theater, New York. 81
urusuellv favorable were tho reviews the
foliowinF morning that nearlv every man.
ager In the CITY hustled shout endeayoring
IN secure the rights to the niece. Not so
Mr. Early Bird Rela SEQ. for he had been .
memher Of tie first 0i0ht audience. and
ten minutes efter the fsll ~ the final cur
tain he he's been IN neoot'at'on with the
reNresentative NJ tho authors. Oscar Blu
r~Nnthal and Gustav KadelbuTg are resnon-
Fible for the new comedv and they will be
remembered 30 the authors OF AT the
White Horse Tavern"
An actress in Belgrade accented the lead
ing part IN a new timer NAV, THE
Ftirt." Her husband. Toshs Premwitch
who was not IN the plav, killed her and
then himself. He left p letter saving that
he had already warned her against any
too realistic performance which would goad
him 20 a desperate act. 80 much for
realism.