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19t- kiioii at the Omaha
theaters 'will have closed. A
week mora .of tha Hurrood
nock aeaaon will follow, and
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that theater will Join the Krug
In tha eiploltatlon of tha blograph. ' The
Orpheum will be locked up mostly, and
Will, according to preaent ptans. undergo
soma general changee during the Bummer,
among other thing, new aeata being prom
ised. Tha Boyd will shelter tha Woodward
Stock company during tha summer months,
and with the players under engagement
and the list of playa announced, promises
a season of .unusual excellence. While In
some waya the season has not been all that
might be desired by the ambitious. It has
been notable In several of Its aspects.
Omaha people have had tha pleasure of
listening to the leaders of tha American
t age; Sothern has been here, and Viola
Allen; Henry Miller, and Frank Keenan;
David Warfleld, Florence Roberta, Robert
Edeson, John Drew, Ethel Barrymors and
some others of lesser degree but worthy of
hearing, and now for tha final blase Mrs.
Flske Is to give us four performances of
her success of (he season. Among the plays
we hkva some of the best and soma that
leads One to express tha hope that they are
the poorest. Tha thoughtful drama has
been showered on us In tha way of "The
Servant In the House," VThe Great Divide,"
"The Witching Hour," VThe Devil." "Paid
In Full,' and the never-falling "The Lion
and the Mouse." We have had the classlca
by Sothern and Han ford; tha light and
frivolous by Drew and Barrymore.' Figman
and others; .the romantlo by Warfleld and
Xsenan, Edeson and Roberts and Standing;
the Speetevcalar In "The Round Up," and
the Inoonsequental by several who need not
here b enumerated; at least one' dip Into
(ha sensational was afforded by "Salome"
sit tha Burwood, and the airy, whimsical
'"musical comedy" has come to us In va
rious guises, aome of which were almost
Impenetrable. All In all. It has been a good
Season of its kind, and aome little measure
Of satisfaction, la felt In retrospect
' Alas, for those trtudlous persona who look
to tha theater as an educational adjunct,
trusting to .Its Influence to turn the
thoughts of man upward to higher and
better things. ' Tha. coming and going of
John .Drew and Ethel Barrymore In suc
cession leaves an unmistakable Impression
that much Is yet to be accomplished be
fore the theater will take a front rank aa
a disseminator of ethical or moral Instruc
tion. For, and It la set forth with some
little regret,-several times during the sea
son playa with a purpose, earnestly pre
sented by capable actors, were to be seen
at tha Boyd, and during their stay only a
lew, sometimes painfully few, persons gave
.their attention to the drama of thought
'and Jntellactual appeal. These few may
be the little that leaven the whole, but
they are not In sufficient number aa yet
.to warrant the managers In building thea
ters to accommodate them. But, along
:eomes John Drew, able exponent of polite
but empty nothingness., and Immediately
tha house . Is packed by an assemblage
;eagertp lauglx ai the vapidity, of tha. play
presented smart to the very minute, but
devoid. of thought of any klfid; offering
aoaurmiiea only, ana depending for Its dra
matic action of crass stupidity.
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.' Mr. Drew Is a man of charming manners;
a has so accuatomed himself to certain
; conditions that walking onto tha stage, Is
very much to htm as If he were walking
Into tha drawing, room f A friend's fine
.house, or the coey corner of his own club;
and he carries-himself In publlo much as
dee In private. ,. A well bred, well fed
Inan, an Joying life to Its utmost in hla own
way, and showing to those of us who are
less favorably placed Just how much real
'fun a fellow may have when he is basking
, in tne, brightest of Fortune's smiles while
i located on tha sunniest place on the rUrht
tide of Easy street. In this nothing Is to
i be construed aa reflecting of Mr. Drew's
: ability aa an actor, for he has talent and
capacity, but he haa been set aside for a
long, long time to play a round of char
acters whose delineation restricts his ac
tivity to the use of certain well known
and exactly formulated gestures. Includ
ing the stroking of his mustache almost
:the only one that still survives on the
stage and the laughing of laughter that
lis rich and musical snd never boisterous,
'certain of being echoed from among the
.de'lghted auditors seated In front, and
sur to prove that Mr. Drew Is our leading
,iigni comedian. Sometimes he preaches.
as In "The Liars" or "His House In Or
der," and again he Is romantic and melan
choly, heroic and mlsanthroplo by turns,
as in -Tne second in Command." but al
ways he Is John Drew. And as such he Is
, tremendously popular, and will be to tha
very end.
; Miss Barrymore may possess the talent
,mai nil oeen associated by tradition with
'the families whose union she so happily
typifies, but. like her dlatinvuiah.
She haa accumulated a following that will
Mrs noming 10 aa witn the serious things
I Ufa at the theater. Kha la tha
of polite females; stsndtng or sitting In
ywuros suggesiea oy the artist most In
togue, talking always: In epigrams, never
dull, and never getting far from the plane
on which society folks live In smart novels
Hd similarly amart plays. Hera and there
soma dramatist haa let us ao riimr...
Of the sordldncsa of the existence of these
uiira-iasnionanie rolksj Into whose charmed
circle men with only ntllllons back of them
Sigh In vain to break! But neither uncle
9t niece Is aver "presented" 1n a play
like "Iris" or "The Walls of Jericho," and
probably It Is as well. Mr. nr miht
be Impressive In such a drama, but one
tremoies to tnink of the fair Ethel gettin
very far from shore on aunh a i
her nature there Is no booming of great
waves rolling In from the deep waters of
life to break on the shores of experience
Hers Is the Placidity of the nond .h,.
hallow waters are easily stirred by the
passing Dresses. Dut productive only of
ripples. . Just to amuse, she fills her
mlssltm admirably, but she offers no en
couragemcnt to those, who -persist In at
(rlbutlng thoughtful achievement as ai
lament in success on tha stage.
The closing week at the Orpheum was
attended by the presence of a collection
ef "supper acts" suoh as suggests that
General Manager Beck really wanted to
reconcile his patrons to , the closing of
tha vaudeville house for the summr ft
doubtful If a more mediocre bill was ever
prcsemea in umana, or anywnere else, for
that matter. Omaha does not deserve thst
sort of treatment, for durtna- tha !
Winter It has been a most liberal patron
Pf the Orpheum. Tha talanca sheet for
tha season shows It to have been the most
profitable of the company's history In
Omaha, and so well satisfied sre the direc
tors of the Orpheum circuit after eleven
onaeouuve sessons that they have bougl
tha Crelahton theater bullritna-. an
propose to remodel it to make It even more
pgiHiuniun anu peiier aqaptea to
Use of vaudeville. A hops Is here
creased that with the ehanaaa
the
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Interior of tha houae will coma a change
in soma other directions. Having perma
nent! located Omaha. An tha nrnh.nm
map. It la perhaps sot asking too much,
to auarest that Mr. Beck arauaint th .
who routea tha acts across tha eontlneat
witn tne fact, and sea If ha cannot
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aslonally send hltherward soma of
fceadiinsr who, appear la Dsnvtr,
th
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Francisco, Seattle, Kansas City and Mln-
heapolls. but are not seen here. Other
managers are not afraid to come here
with their top attractions; why should Mr.
Beck continue to slight us? ,
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Locally, the real interest of tha .week
developed at Its close. In the snnounce
ment that the Shuberts had concluded an
arrangement with Manager Johnson of the
Burwood whereby that theater will have
the many Ehubert attractions during the
coming season. The season will open at
the Burwood on September 12 and run for
forty weeks. During that time tha best
companies under direction of Sam S. and
Lee Shubert (Inc.) will be offered there.
Shuberts control or direct seventy-five
tars or companies, among them E. H.
Sothern, Moxlne Elliott, Mary Mannerlng,
William Faversham, Mme. Nsilmova, Mme.
Kallsch, Julia Marlowe, Forbes Robert
son, Charles Rlchman, Lew Field, Lulu
Olaser, - Minnie Dupree, Bam Bernard,
James T. Powers, Marguerite Clarke, Jef
ferson De Angells, Blanche Ring and Oth
ers. From New York came tha further
announcement that the Ueblers have
broken With the Klaw Erlanger combi
nation, and during the next season at least
will book at the. Shubert theaters exclu
sively.. Lleble'r & Co. control twenty-six
flrst-clasa attractions, their list for the
coming season comprising: Eleanor Rob
son In "The Dawn of a Tomorrow," Viola
Allen In "The White Sister;" WllHam
Hodge in 'The Man From Home," Wilton
Lackaya In "The Battle," Dustln Famum
In "Cameo Klrby," Walker Whiteside In
The Melting Pot," William Farnum In a
new play, -Ezra Kendall In "The Vinegar
Buyer," Madge Carr Cook in a new play
by Booth Torklngton, and H. L. Wilson
'In the Blood," with II. B. Warner, a
new play by El H. Royle; "Miss Phlluro,"
with Chrystal Heme, a new play by
Henry Blossom; 'The Lady of Dreams,"
by Edmund Rostand; "Foreign Exchange,"
by Booth Tarkington and Harry L. Wil
son; "The Deliverer," by Louis N. Parker;
For Better, For Worse," by Cleveland
Moffett; "A Little Brother to the Rich,"
new play by Joseph M. Patterson;
"Esther Freor," by Cleveland Moffett;
'Vera, the Medium," by Richard Harding
Davis; "Tha Ordeal," a new play by John
Loughran; "The Renegade," by Paul
Armstrong; a new play by "O. Henry,"
(Sydney Porter); "The Squaw Man," Com
pany A; "Tha Squaw Man," Company B;
"Tha Head of tha House," by Edward W.
Townsend and Frank O'Malley; ' "Mrs.
Wlggs of the Cabbage Patch," Company
A; "Mrs. Wlggs of the Cabbago Patch,"
Company B; "The Man from .Home." by
Booth Tarkington and Harry Leon Wilson,
(special company). Mr. Oeorge C. Tyler,
the executive- head of Llebler & Co., who
Is at present In Europe, has cabled his
effioe that, he has secured a number of
foreign attractions and plays which will be
added to this list
All of this means that Omaha will see the
very best of all the American stage has
to offer during the next season. Competi
tion means that both sides to the contro
versy will have to play strong for public
favor, and tha very best will be offered in
the cities where rival theaters are located
The publlo will hot be expected to deter
mine anything as to the merits of the row;
it will be permitted to content Itself with
deciding which theater to patronise and
then go. The settlement of the , long
standing grievances between Klaw A Er
langer and David Belasco and Harrison
Orey Flske means that tha list of attrac
tions to be offered by the "syndicate" is
greatly enhanced, and a lively season la
certain. , No more "Knight for a Day"
companies with twelve chorus girls trying
to fill the stage will be paraded for publlo
inspection at a first-Class theater In Omaha
next, season. - Whatever csvsed the rumpus
among the managers doesn't much matter,
The public In these parts will gain because
it is under way,
REALISM OF "SALVATION NELL"
Mrs. Flske Is Supported by Actors
Who Know Tbetr Parts.
"Salvation Nell," Mrs. Flske's play this
season, establishes a novel precedent In
the matter of stage realism. Not only are
the stage settings tha last word In the
development of modern stage craft, cos
tumes and scenery, all being modelled after
photographs taken In tha very districts
represented, but many of tha actors in tha
piece are merely playing upon the atage
the parts which they have played In real
life. So Indigenous to the very life that
they represent are many of the characters
In tha play that Harrison Orey Flake con
cluded that the only way to secure the
Illusion of reality desired was to choose
MRS.
FI9KE AS "SALVATION NELL.
(BurwocU Tomorrow Night.)
tha players for these parts from among
men and women' born and raised In the
huddle centers, of New York, in which the
author, Sheldon, placed the locale of his
drama. Of course the principal players
supporting Mrs. Flske are actora of
high ability and wide achievement.' But
for the sake of reality, most of tha players
of the smaller parts, of which tha piece
contains more than forty, are residents of
New York's East Side.
During tha first days of rehesrsala actors
were tried In these very parts, or "bits"
as they are known, but as a rule they
possessed neither the skill or the experi
ence necessary to create tha desired Illu
sion. Then recourse was taken to the East
Side itself. In the plsy was the part of a
prlseflghter who had only a single Una to
speak. A real sS-priaefighter was found
bearing a broken hand and s broken Jaw
as proof of his fistic encountsra, and to
him tha part was assigned. So excellent
did he prove that the part was expanded
to some dosen line that lie might hivo
more opportunity to distinguish himself,
for Mrs.. Flake always has had a watchful
and generous eye to the development of a
latent htatrtonlo ability that comes to her
notice. Soma one to play the part of a
Bowery pulloeuian was newdd fur the first
act. Down In tha mualo hall district of the
Eaat Side waa found a man who had seen
)ut sueh' servrcs on tire- poller fores and
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he was Induced to become an actor on
Broadway. For the barroom musicians,
necessary to the absolute "realism" of the
first act. a typical East Side saloon was
robbed of Its two musicians a violinist and
a harpist that they might become a fea
ture of "Salvation Nell." So It went all
down through the long list of characters.
Remarkable as all this may seem, per
haps tha most remarkable fact la still to be
mentioned. A noted ssloon keeper of tha
East Side was selling out at just the time
'Salvation Nell" was being produced. His
name was Bid McQovern and his place was
famous throughout the district. Mr. Flske
purchased the fixtures, including tha huge
Wenty-foot mahogany bar, for the first act
set of "Salvation Nell," and nightly now
Sid McOovern's bar still flourishes.
COMING TO THE OMAHA THEATERS
Mrs. Flske in "Salvation - Nell" tha
Event of the Week.
Mrs. Flske will bring her 'play, "Solva
tion Nell," to the Burwood theater for
three nights, commencing Monday, May 17,
with a-Wednesday matinee.- This was
written by Edward Sheldon, 22 yeara old,
and a. graduate of Harvard college lost
year. It waa sent to Harrison Orey Flske
through a play agency. After a two hours'
reading before Mrs. Flske she accepted It.
The rilay haa been welcomed as tha moat
remarkable example of modern stage
realism yet developed. ' The charm of . It
aeema to be that while dealing with the
aoamy side of New York life. It Is yet re
plete with the quaint humor of the streets,
and reflects truly the wholesomeness of the
lowly life of the great east side, no matter
how humble the surroundings. In laying
the scene In the Cherry Hill district, both
the playwright' and Mrs. Flske have been
true to nature by making love of Nell and
Jim- Pratt an Ideal story, and thus de
monstrating what anyone familiar with
the aide-street life Of New York knows,
that love In tatters Is an genuine and pure
aa any and. In most cases, probably su
perior. The Manhattan company will support
Mrs. Flske during the engagement here.
This Is the most widely known regular or
ganisation In the country. Originally
formed by Mr. Flske to support hla famous
tar. It ha always been kept up to the
standard. There have been no .changes
made In the company since the run pf the
piece at the Hackett theater, New York.
Tha original cast of fifty members haa not
been reduced. The production has not
been altered In the least detail and It Is
at the heaviest expense that Mre. Flske
will make her western tour this season..
The settings, particularly of Cherry Hill
In the third act, are so massive that It
takes all day to prepare the stage. For
this reason the company has often to be
hauled on special trains.
A woman of less genius than Mrs. Flske
might fear such a part, but with the con
fidence which her unerring art must give
her, she haa triumphed. She has taken
the lowly scrub woman of Sheldon's ploy
and brought her through the vlcisltudes
which surrounded her truly pure nature
Into the mystic happiness of a real and
satisfying love. Nell Sanders gave her
life's love to Jim) Pratt and, under Its re
generating Influence the ex-oonvlct rose to
the man-that waa In him and gave back
love for love.
The. summer stock season at the Boyd
theater will begin this afternoon, when the
Woodward Stock company will present
'The Bfos of the Rani-ho." with Mlaa Rva.
Lang n the leading role.' This announce
ment means much to the Omaha patrons
of the Boyd, for the Woodward Stock com
pany has dome to be a fixture here, and
Its followers know that It means a season
of good plays, perfectly produced, and
enacted by capable players. In the present
instance It means the return of Miss Lang,
a favorite beyond question, with another
weir established actor as leading man.
Albert Morrison Is probably the most
popular man that ever played In Omaha,
and he und Miss Lang are a pair the people
like to see work together. In the oompany
are others equally well known and liked,
among them Will Davis. Frank Denlthorne,
Frnk Dudley, Marie Hudson, Henrietta
Vaders and others. ' Mr. Woodward will
direct the first production personally, and
will give much of his attention to the other
plays during the season. Matinees will be
given on Sundays, Wednesdays and Satur
days. Aa one of the last attractions of the
regular season the management of the
Boyd offers to Its patrons one of the most
popular, as well as youngest, of English
peaking stars In a play that has stood
the test of a long run In New York City
and brilliant engagements In many pf the
biggest cities of the United States. On
Tuesday evening. May 25, Charles Froh
man will present Miss Marie Doro In W.
J. Locke's four-aot oomody, "The Morals
of Marcus." It was in "The Morals of
Marcus" that Miss Doro, who had jumped
Into fame by her splendid and beautiful
portrayal of the title role In "Clarice" as
leading woman with William Gillette, and
been rewarded by promotion to atardom.
made her first appearance at the actual
head of a company. As the winning,
dainty. Ingenuous little fugitive from the
harem who utterly upsets all the learned
theorlea of life of .Sir Marcus Ordeyns.
Miss Doro fairly startled her friends and
admirers by the witchery and subtlety of
her Interpretation. Although at first glance
the role seemed to call only for superlative
daintiness of personality, the fact was
quickly recognized that It also called for
the greatest intelligence and thought, and
Miss Doro was hailed as an actress of
rare power as well as unusual attractive
ness. Before that season was ended Miss
Doro was firmly established as one of the
most brilliant women of the American
stage and her appearance at the Boyd
on May 16-26 promises to be an event of
unusual Importance. Miss Doro will come
here with a supporting oompany, Including
many prominent artists, among them Ed
win Arden, Marie Walnwright, Marion Ab
bott. Wlllime Postance. Mildred Beverly;
Fred Tldan and Anne Meredith.
For two perfoniiuaces today only the
Burwood company Is to revive Its greatest
auccces, "The Devil," which the company
presented to enormous attendance for
thirty-nine consecutive performances last
falL Lloyd Ingraham, who achieved a
veritable triumph by his rendition of the
title role during the phenomenal run, will
again be seen In the same role. Miss
Leone will be seen aa "Olga," the banker's
wife. 6he essayed the same part during
a stock engagement in Minneapolis. Mr.
Gibson also played "Old Hetnrlch," the
valet of the artist. In Cleveland. The pro
duction will be complete In every detail,
notwithstanding that only two perfor
mances are to be given. The Burwood
company leaves Monday morning for a
week's trip to nearby cltlea. In which the
success of the last week. "The Girt From
Out Yonder," will be presented. The oom
pany will re-open on Sunday, May 23, for
Its farewell week.
The Blue Mouse," that much -talked -of
comedy, which la an adaptation from the
German, by Clyde Fitch, and which has
created something of a sensation all over
the country, will coma to the Burwood
theater tb last 'hall' of the week, with
World Briefly Told
Saturday matinee. The piece was first
produced In this country st the Lyric
theater. New York, last November.' and It
waa so well liked In that city that It wilt
remasn there Indefinitely, and thla happj
circumstance haa prompted the Messrs.
Shubert to send on tour a duplicate com
pany to plsy the large cities that amusement-seekers
outside of New York may be
able to Join the laughing wave that Mr.
Fitch's latest work haa created.
"The Blue Mouse" Is called a farce com
edy, and yet It boasts of a story: The
secretary to the president of the Interstate
railroad, In order to -expedite his promo
tion to a auperlntendency that he may bet
ter provide for . his bride. Introduces "The
Blue Mouse," a stage danseuse, to the
president as his wife, and she cajoles and
teases him Into signing the promotion
after a gidly flirtation with the frisky old
fellow. The old man's Jealous wife, the
secretary's real wife and the danseuse's
'steady" are drawn Into the complications
and deceptions that are necessitated by
little tete-a-tetes, which are Interrupted
by , the sudden entry of one of the other
parties to the tangle of deception that fol
low the main plot.
The character of "The Blue Mouse" Is
portrayed by Miss Mlllicent Evans. She
Is supposed to be pretty, dresses gorgeously
and Uvea her life according to her own
Ideas. The cast Is a large one and Includes
Elsa Ryan, Geoffrey Stein, Wilton Taylor,
Inda Palmer, Mable Trunnell, Caroline
Pearte, Q. D. Moclntyre, John Dunn,
Harry MUlarde and some twenty others.
The production is spoken of as being the
most elaborate the Messrs. Shubert have
sent on tour and la an exact reproduction
of the one used In the eastern metropolis,
where the piece Is now In its eighth month
of great success.
Announcement la made of the coming to
the Burwood on Tuesday, May 26, of Mr.
and Mra. Borla Tbomashefsky, who are
conceded to be the greatest exponents of
dramatic art on the Yiddish stage. Mr.
Thomaahefsky Is an actor of much re
nown all over Europe and his wife is often
called "the Leslie Carter of the Yiddish
tage." They will' be supported by the
entire Yiddish Company from the People's
theater. New York City, where they have
been appearing all season. They are un
under the same management as Madame
Kenny Ltpsln.
Harold MoGrath's and' Grace Livingston
Turness' story of Washington life, "The
Man on the Box," has been selected as the
closing bill for this season's stock com
pany at the Burwood, starting with .Sun
day matinee, May 23. The usual perform
ances will be given with the exception of
Tuesday, May 25, when the theater will
be occupied by an outside attraction. This
brings the closing of the stock company
on the same week as last season, when Jt
closed on Sunday, May SL
The Air Dome theater' at the comer of
Eighteenth and Douglas streets will be
opened Sunday ; evening. May 28, by the
Hlllman Ideal Stock company. A number
of the old members are Included In the
cast this season, among them F. . P. Hlll
man, Frank Manning, B. D. Sacray, Frank
Dale, D. McDermld, Earl G. Hicks, M. D.
Newton, Lucy Hayes, Nona Lee,' Rona
Blhlmalr, Eva ' Miller, Florence r Newton
and others. The opening offering will be
Just Plain Folks," a drama of simple life
among the New England hills. The play
will be Interspersed with vaudeville fea-
turea .between sets. The grounds and
theater are being entirely remodeled, and
when Completed will be equipped with - a
heavy canvas roof, so arranged as to rill
up during pleasant evenings and let down
when weather is Inclement,. : The reserve
section will be' made- more comfortable.
Mr. Hlllman returned from . New York a
short time ago, where he made arrange
ments for some of the very best dramatic
productions.
LATH GOSSIP FROM STAGELAND
Some Intimate Chat A boat Arlon
I Authors and Drama
Peter Donald, the Jovial young Scotch
man who was at the Orpheum with his
wife during the last week In March and
w-ho was on tho opening bill of the Or-
Dheiim At Han ITr,nnlDnn . . -
hospital out there to be operated on for
ub-i,c.njitn.m. ioi or irienas ne made
while In Omaha are wondering If he told
the doctor to "cut it oot."
Lloyd Ingraham and wife will leave
Omaha Immediately on the closing of the
Burwood season and open at St. Joseph,
where Mr. Ingraham will be stage di
rector for a summer stock comoanv and
Mrs. Ingraham will play Ingenue roles.
The wiorklng force of the Orpheum will
start Monday for a ten-day camping trlD
near Plattsmouth. In the bunch will be
Manager Byrne, Stage Director Charley
Gore, Louis St. Cyr, Charley Kosters. Otto
Schnelderwlnd. H. Howlond. A. Allen Art
WeaJ,hrrb8e' a- Smith, M. Ryan, C. Clary,
H. Walker, J. O. Stubbs, Wlllism Kllgoro
H. Hoover, Dave Hoover and Amos Bosttc.
who will cook. This Is an annual func
tion with the Orpheum folks.
Maclyn Arbuckle. whose tour in "The
Round Up." Klaw & Erlanger and Joseph
Brooks' big play of the Arlsona desert,
ends shortly, Is delighted with his new
play, "The Circus Man." by Eugene Pres.
brey. The playwright read the play to him
In Cleveland. He feels that Mr. Presbrcy,
In dramatizing Holman Dav's book,
"Squire Phln." hss given him the best op
portunity of his life for the creation of a
stage character of Importance " 'Fighting
Hime Look' Is a New Englander," says
Mr. Presbrey. "As a boy he was the vil
lage scapegoat, and was finally kicked
cut Into the world In disgrace. Twenty
years later he returns, after having been
the proprietor of a circus In Texas He
ccmes back with 140,000. the remnants of
his menagerie and n determination to con
quer the village. The town Is still an
tagonistic. It resents his return. The
warmth of his welcome Is shown by the
village constable, still in office, who holds
a warrant for the arrest of Look, Issued
twenty years before. This warrant is
promptly served, as a means of showing
how the community feels "toward the black
sheep. During the year 'Fighting Hime'
epci ds in the town he bends every effort
toward subduing the community. It hss
been his custom to rule his beasts
by forcing them to submit. By the
end of the year he not only conquers the
village, but himself as well. His character
urdergocs psychological transformation,
and from tho bully he Is changed Into a
big. lovable chap, to whom H Is a pleasure
to surrender. The chancier, as drawn by
Mr. Day, will give Mr. Arbuckle an op
portunity fcr a creation of a big American
type of human interests that will be loved
by everybody."
Bert Walker of Williams and Walker, Is
to go into vaudeville May 10 under the
management or William Morris. This will
be the first appearance alone of this clever
colored comedian.
Charles Frohmsn now has In his poses
slon new plays for American production
next season written by the following play
wrights, a group that, taken all in all, hall
from almost the four corners of the world:
Henry Arthur Jones, Henry Bernstein.
Henry Battallle, W. Somerset Maugham
(author of "Jack Straw" and of "Lady
Frederick,"). Alfred Sutro (author of "The
Builder of Bridges,"), -Tohn Galsworthy
(who wrote "The Silver Box" and
"Strife"), De Calllovet and De Flere
(authora of "Love Watches" snd ''Burl
dan's Donkeys"), and. In America, Augus
tus Thomss. Clyde Fitch, George Hobart,
not to for-et the newest comer In the ranks
of playwrights, William Collier.
Mcstra. Klaw A ErUnger and Jurh
Brooks have accepted Eugene W. Prea
brey's dramatisation of Rex Beach's latest
novel. "The Barrier." The play will be
produced next seaon with Guy Standing la
the role of Lieutenant Mende nurrell and
Throdorc Roberta n John Gale, n charac
ter which will give Mr. Robirts the op.
portunlty to create atwther role of the dis
tinct American type. The seems of Mr.
Beach's novel are I n I d In Alarka. Its love
story is his best. The environment of his
characters and the action of tho plot de
mand big scenic effects, which the firm
will provide.
Eddie Redway Is' rehearsing a mjslcnl
kit called "The Man In 48," which ho will
present In vaudeville early this month.
The piece Is the Joint contribution of Wil
bur D. Nesbit and Arthur Weld. The Scene
is the women s reception room In a notei.
and Redway will appear successively as
a bell boy and an eccentric millionaire.
The will of the late Mme. Helena Mod-
Jeaka, which has been filed for probate,
was executed on August 28. l!0t!. and leaves
I4.0U0 to a sister In Poland and ll.f'O to
each of the children of Ltidwlg Opid of
Los Angeles, a nephew. The balance Is
left to tier husband. Count Bosente. Tho
value of the estate evidently has dwindled
since the will was made, as the other
day It was placed at 5,i0, consisting cf
tnree acres of land at Tuatln. Uraiig
county; silverware, and a note for $1,000.
For the second time within a fortnight
President Taft has witnessed an K. H.
Sothern performance. The first occasion
was In the New York engagement of "If I
Were King." Last Monday night, accom
panied by Mrs. Taft, he saw the first
Washington presentation or Buiwe;,-L.yi-
ton's "Richelieu." In an adjacent box sat
Miss Marlowe, who has rejoined Ml
Sothern and will appear with him In the
Shakespearean portion of his repertoire.
Klaw A Erlanger have entered Into con
tracts with Maud Raymond and Max Rog
ers, whereby the firm Is to feature them
in a new play by Aaron Hoffman, with
music by Max Hoffman, entitled "The
Young Turk." The scenes ere laid in
Constantinople. The Rogera brothers have
never been under any other management
than Klaw & Erlanger since they em
barkod in the "legitimate." When not
under the immediate direction of Klaw &
Erlanger, the boys managed themselves
and booked In the Klaw & ICrlanger thea
ters until the death of Gus Rogers last
December.
Mlaa Mav Rotiunn has rjlaved for eighty
consecutive weeks In "The Rejuvenation of
Aunt Mary," and has made a comfortaoie
fortune out of the play on the road, despite
the fact that when the production was
disclosed originally In New York the critics
to a man deemed It a hopeless iauure.
Henry Miller Is passing the recess term
at hla farm In the east. In September he
will take "The Great Divide" to London,
where Mies Edith Wynne Matthison will
play opposite to him In the role of Ruth
Jordan. Mr. Miller's other plans for next
season Include the presentation of 'The
Servant in the House" In London and the
Introduction of "The Family" and the
new Moody play, "The Faith Hoalcr," to
New York audiences. All these enterprises
are to be put forward under the Joint di
rection of Mr. Miller and Charles Frohmsn.
James Lackaye, whoee portrayal of the
gambler In "Cameo Klrby" was a vivid
characteriratlon, has signed a five-year
contract to play under the direction of
William A. Brady. His first role will ba
that of Senator Langdon In the special com
pany being organized to play "A Gentle
man from Mississippi" In Boston and Phila
delphia, "The Boy and the Girl" will be the sum
mer show at the Aerial Gardens, top of
the New Amsterdam theater. The season
will open the first week in June. Marie
Dressier will be featured In the produc
tion, which will be on the usual elaborate
scalo of a Klaw & Erlanger offering.
Among the members df tho big company
will be Harriet Stnndon, Marie Gerson,
Madeline Marshall, Barney Bernard, Tobey
Lycns, Eddie Heron and Robert Fantus.
Burr Mcintosh, after a virtual absence
from the stage of nine years, reappeared
aa an actor recently In the Grand opera
house at Chicago, In the title Tole of "A
Gentleman From Mississippi.'-' Apart from
a New York City appearance of a few
weeks. In his original role of Taffy. In th
New Amsterdam theater revival of "Trilby
in the spring of 1906. this Is the first time
Mcintosh has been seen on the stage since.
He received a warm weleome from a
theater filled with play-goers, who recalled
his acting In "Alabama," . "John Need
ham's Double," "The Governor of Ken
tucky" and a member of the Augustln Daly
company.
The final spring production to be made by
the Shuberts will be "The Revelers, " a
new comedy by Charles Rlchman, the
actor. It deals with modern city life. In
the early summer the same managers will
bring out a new musical piece In which
Cecil Lean and Miss Florence Holbrook
will be featured Jointly. Thus does the
course of true domestic felicity continue
to run smoothly with this model stage
couple.
Adeline Genee has sailed for London.
Miss Genee will give four special matinee
perf rmances at His Majesty's theater In
London this month. She will snend the
balance of her vacation visiting Denmark,
returning to New York late In Argust to
begin rehearsals for a new Klaw, Er
langer musical production.
Samuel H. Harris, partner of George M.
Cohan, has gone to Europe to pick up a
number or plays ana actors. ne expects 10
book George M. Cohan for a sreclal per
forms nee In Paris and other things. When
ha finished talking Mr. Harris' look
showed that he was only "kidding."
Rose Stahl Is making good In London,
snd "The Chorus Lady" has captured the
nrltlsh capital Just as she captured New
York. Patrlria O'Brien is one of thos
wholesome, hearty girls who are bound to
be popular anywhere.
Lillian Russell and her company In
"Wildfire" are headed eastward after a
remarkable tour cf the Pacific coast. Klaw
& Erlanger and Joseph Brooks will give
her a splendid production and a fine ca?t
In her next comody, "The Widow's
Might," by Edmund Day.
Marie Doro. the rwtlte comedienne who
has been playing "The Richest Girl" in
New York, Is to lay aside that piece when
she begins hfr tour to tho Pacific coast
shortly. It has not been a pronounced
success snd she will fall bsck on her play
of last season, "The Morals of Marcus."
It will be Miss Doro's first trip to the far
west and her season will continue until
August L
"Ben Hur" will close Its season In Ann
Arbor. It lias been one of the most suc
cessful yeara thit Klnw & Erlanger have
lad with thts production. The tour opens
early next fall. The big c'.lles of the east
and south will be played.
Miss B'll'e Burke hss almost accomplished
the end of her present Amer'can seas in in
Ixive Watches" ard w'll shortly sail for
London, where, surround d by hr pr sent
company, she will be seen for the summer
season In London in the same comedy. Miss
Burke's London engagement will be fol
lowed by her return to America, where she
will resL-mu nn extended tour to the Pscfc
coast In "Love Watches." eventually play- I
tng me piece two years.
Lili an Rusell In "Wildfire" l rlolng g,,ch
fhenomenal business on the Pacific coast
hat her season will not close till the mll
dlo Of June. She hss rhiwn a new plav
by Edmund .Day called "The Widow's
M'Kht," and in It she will descend on
Broadway next September. Will Arch!,
the diminutive corned an ho has been play
ing the stable boy, Is to havo tho honor of
being featured In "Wildfire" next soaaon.
J. Walllngford Speed Is the nsme of the
principal character In "Going Some," s
new comedy of which Paul Armstrong and
Rex Beach are the Joint authors and which
the Shuberts will produce on April 12.
Lawrence Wheat of "Stub" Talrnngo and
"Artie" memory will be cast as B(K-ed. a
Tale ahtlete, who, whllo visiting in New
Mexico, gets Into many amusing complica
tions with the cowboys.
"Little Nemo" has closed its tour In
Chicago. Klaw at Krlanger's big cartoon
mi'Slcal comedy, the biggest fvtr staged,
will make a tour cf the south, beginning
early in the fall.
Klaw & Erlanger will put out Mclntyre
and Heath next season In "The Steeple
chasers," by H. A. Du Souchet TSe tour
will open In New York.
Theodore Roberts will spend his summer
at Bayotme wlteu he Is uul crulalug on Ills
boat.
Lillian Russell will spend Uer vacation
la tuixi-e.
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