Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-18

preparatory. TO his INVASION or London IN
the same farce. At the Garrlck he will
The Happy Marriage, in which the lead
ing role Is taken by Miss Doris keane, an
Evanston girl.
Two of Mrs. Kate Douglas Virgins
novels. 'Rebecca of Sunny Brook Farm"
and THE Chronicles Of Rebecca,' are peing
dramatized by the authoress and Charlotte
Thompson, under the title of "Rebecca.'
Klaw & Erlanger hope that the result will
be as happy as was the blending of the
Alice Hogan Rice stories, Mrs. Wigs OF
the Cabbage Patch" and 'Lovey Mary"
A cable dispatch from Edlnbprg states
that the university Of that city has be-
slowed one Of it's highest honors on one of
the best known living Scotchmen, James
Every Woman Knows" who is already an
NJ. A. and an IL. D.. of the neighboring
university of st. Andrews, has now re-
ceived the more sought-after honor OF LII
d. of Edinburg.
Rose stahl and THE Chorus Lady com
pany sailed down New York bay one morn
ing not long ago, bound for the fogs OF
London. 1t will not be Miss Stahl's first
visit to the English metropolis, nor will 1t
be the first time that our British cousins
nave made the acquaintance Of Miss Pat
O'Brien. Several years ago, when The
Chorus Lady was only a one-act sketch,
Miss Stahl presented it for many months
in the London music halls. The Forbes
humor and the slang of the dressing room
did not seem to be over the heads of the
Britishers in those days. and so there is
every reason to hope that now elaborated
into a four-aCt play, the piece Will meet
v nth n kindlter reception than that given
to some OF the other transported American
plays. the names of which we need not
mention.
Rowlsnd Blackstone. who has been in E.
II. Sothern's ompany for years, Will be
starred next season by Mr.. Sothern in a
dramatization of a Dickens novel.
Charles II. Doscher, president OF the Ro-
nance Publishing company, has begun civli
action against Eugene Walter and David
Belasco, claiming that The Easiest Way
is in substance the same as a story The
Short Cut" by G. Elliott Flint. to be pub
lished by the Romance company. The COM
plant asks for an Injunction restrsiht gns
$4,000 damages. The attorneys tcr Eusene
Walter say that the suit is an attempt 10
take advantage of the success OF the play
Margaret AnglIn has purchased a sum
mer home in Manchester-by-the-Sea
Mass. and there she Will remain from the
time of her return from abroad next month
until rehearsais of 1.-THE Awakening oil
Helena Richie" are begun in august. Miss
AnElin's theatrical kit TO quote her man
aRer' Louis Nethersole) arrived in New
York by sailing vessel one morning las'
week. II had been on It's way from Aus
tralia since December 20 last
IT would seem that the a~spirant for honor
and success in the theatrical world must
begin on the bottom rung as usher In q
theater. Abram Lincoln Erlanger (once
was an usher in the Euclid Avenue thea
ter, in Cleveland. Jacob ]. Shuhert wore a
uniform and seated people In various thea,
ters in Syracuse. Harry j. Powers aclec
in a similar capacity when his presenl
theater was known as Hooley's. and
David Belasco used to find seats Tor inc
people when he was a boy In the Colder
Gate city.
And now Eleanor Robson has a grleV.
ance, and II has to do with the contlnueo
mi-spronounciation OF her second name. y
don't understand" says the star OF Inc
Dawn Of a Tomorrow why people pefsls'
in mispronouncing my name. They always
get II right over in England, where II j.
An old name. People always ask me across
the water about my father stuart ROBSON
and my sister, May Robson. Now l never
saw stuart Robson, and May Is not related
10 me. But all our names are pronounced
The same-Rob-son. They never have any
trouble. but 1 have TO trot along behind anC
saw Me. toe supposed all these nice PEG
NE tAinL Robe-son SOUNDS ven iii
eleanor. But they will have TO do the bes
they can with Eleanor Robson II they wan
10 be correct"
stardom Is in store for Harry b. WarneI
! next season. He Is the handsome yOunf
English actor who was Eleanor RobsonI
emit he is appearing with william Lackay,
in The Battle" AS a preliminary 10 hi
stellar flight Liebler a Co. plan 10 fea
] ture Mr.. Werner Jointly With ALSs Perez