Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-19
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ways. The play is well worthy the atten-
ton given 1t and the audience at the
Brandeis last night gave unmistakeable
evidence of its APPROVAL. MIR. Wilson said
a few words at the end of the second
act in response to a most insistent call.
some Notes of the stage.
IL know that there's no necklace In the
world like two baby arms around your
neck" are words uttered by LILLIAN Burk-
hart, as the maid in What Every Woman
Wants" at the Orpheum this week Phil
lips, the maid, is talking 10 her mistress
who is contemplating an elopement with
a supposed lover. In her untutored way
the maid Ia trying to impress upon the
lady OF the house." the enormity of her
proposed escapads. But TO take a peep
behind the scenes and have chat with
Lillian Burkhart, we find that the line
quoted has a peculiar interest for Miss
Burkhart, who Is MrA- George Goldsmith
at home in Los Angeles. She declares she
really believes that line, for she has had
all sorts of necklaces fashioned by the
hand of man, but to her the best necklace
in all the world is that which is formed
around her neck by the arms of her
daughter Faith. The girl Is home with her
father in Los Angeles. This tour is the
first separation OF mother and daughter
Faith has already declared her intention OF
being a clever actress like her mother.
Nine of the members Of the New Theater
company have Joined summer stock
organization which will appear in Buffalo
; Temperamental disturbances Of the last
week included those whereby Miss Stella
Tracey succeeded Miss Eva FaIlon in THE
| Fascinating Widow" and Miss Rose Greer
took the place of Miss Gertrude Des
Roches in Love and Politics" In a near,
by city the primR donna OF a popular
musical comedy left the organization be
cause the manager In registering the com
pany at a hotel neglected 10 write hel
name first.
The players who will appear in Mr.
Bradys revival OF The Lights O. Lon
don" include Miss Doris Keane and Mr.
Holbrook Blinn.
Mr.. Conan goes soon to Atlantic city
there to steep himself In the "Ballyho Blli
stories of MIR, George Randolph Chester
hoping to emerge therefrom with snothe
entertainment. one OF Mr. Cohans FIRE
quent, but little known benefactions be
came public the other day with the transfe
to his father and mother of the profits o
his two WallingfOrd companies-amountin
TO something like 500 weekly, THIS was /
assuage their disappointment I'm his fsIiur
to deliver to them the manuscript OF "rh
Love Sick Kings.
MIR. Harold McGrath. the busy compile
of best sellers, will have four pays o
view next season. Miss Martha Morton
at present at work on his Heats an
Masks ana other works in process 4
transfer are The Puppet Crown. ."
. Splendid Hazard, and a new version q
the German legend which Humperuinc
used in "koenIgs kinder, and which Nj
, McGrath will call The Goose Girl MI
Martin Harvey presented a play on tina
subject here and In London called IN
, Children OF the King" MIR. McGrath live
in Syracuse, where In iuie moments h
. writes comic opera librettos. he hs
, finished fourteen works OF THIS characte
1 but managers have thus far refrained fror
= producing any Of them
e NEW YORK, April l7.-Mme Johann
r GadskL the singer, is suffering froi
, sciatica In hotel here. It.is reported sn
I has been compelled 10 cancel her engag,
, ments for a spring concert tour in the We.
and will sail for Europe as soon as sh
} ia able to travel