| Show L I THEATER GOSSIP I IThe The ever eel popular Trixie Friganza has hus hasas hasas as her vehicle this title season The Ameri American can com Idea and fin Is greeted by b audiences of or her old friends all along her hel tour Annie Russell will be starred next season In New York and London under the Frohman management according to recently made announcements The Tho London I correspondent of tho the New York Times reports a stolid public pub mb public lic Indifference in England to the project pro project project for fo an endowed theater there e eIt It is rumored that Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw is II shortly to appear appeal in vaudeville vaude vaudeville ville lIle In ha a series of classic dunces dances De Details Details Details tails of the matter have not as yet been boon made A Bit nit of or Old Chelsea which Martin Martn Beck has hns secured for tile the Orpheum elm clr suit sult by b arrangement with Harrison Grey Croy CIO Fiske will present Miss lIss Ida IdaIr Ir w ODay ODa In tho the role played formerly by b byMan Mrs Man Fiske After a rumpus between Henry HenryE E Dixey and Henry Henty Hem Savage arising from the time producers producer desire de ro to present the well known player in a I California engagement against his will all exist existing existIng existing ing contracts between the time two have ha been cancelled by b Savage Frederick writing front from New NewYork NewYork York says aS that this has been ono of ot the most disastrous of or theatrical sea seasons seasons seasons sons In the time big city as ay a so many man of or the big productions proved uninviting and were either withdrawn at once or ai were sent prematurely on the rond rood rondI John Cort has purchased the time Savage I production Mary Mar Joness Pa follow rollow following Ing ng the difficulties between Savage and Hem Henr Henry E g Dixey Dixe which closed the tour tOUl Max tax Figman was engaged for Cor the tho th Dixey role and all reports say that Fig Figman Figman man omen Is making a big success In hi the leading part lart Francis Wilson says saS that there Is a awell awell awell well defined though fortunately small class lIas of American playgoers who come comae cometo cometo to plays pla s neither to see or of hear heal them but to be Ie seen and amI heard He lie know knot whether the time actors or 01 time the audiences suffer most from Crom these public nuisances Lionel Brough Drough a famous English ac actor actor actor tor who died recently was as well known In journalistic fields as he was wasas wasas wasas as a player lIe He the time first pub publication of oC the London Dally Dall Telegraph and at the age of or IS 18 he lie originated In London tho the system of oC selling papers paper on the time streets The Time Lowe Love Tales laes of Horr Hoff Horrman Hoffman man Is to be revived reed by b Ferris Hartman Hart Hartman man In ha n Los Angeles An eles following many requests made ma e by those thoe who heard the time opera In Its days das of roses It lo I being anticipated as a musical and dramatic event of or much Importance In Inthe Inthe inthe the California city Nanco ONell ONeil having defeated tho the horse foot and artillery has hus resumed rehearsals of oC The Lily LII with tho the company compin organized by b David Dald Belasco Delasco The Shubert who wino had no Job handy for COl Miss Mss ONeill wanted her to Idly Idl draw salary salam and grow gorow rusty rust but the courts upheld her contention cont that such a situation was Intolerable E II H Sothel 1 and Julia Marlowe will willbe willbe willbe be teen seen again at tho the theater in New Nw York after arter Jan Jams 1 I When they the left leCt the theater a short while ago ao there were 10 rumors that all connections hal ha l been severed l through a n with the thc management A definite rea moe reason son has never neer been given gol en though many man times sought ought anti If Ir It was a disagree disagreement disagreement ment It has leas been patched evidently evident Tho The organization of or a new stock cir clr circuit circuit cult Including tho the leading cities from Crom U the strongholds of or Chicago Chi to the time western coast Is 11 heralded In New NewYork York dispatches Fred Belasco and Oliver of or Los Angeles eles pro arc re tho generals in command The first offering offer offering offerIng ing will he be In hf hiLos Los Angeles In Christmas week with Frances Fiances known as the girl Jirl with the mahogany hair hull offering The he Girl of the tho Golden West Vest George Fawcett in tho the title role rolo of nt The Great Glent John Ganton Gunton playing this week weak In ht Denver as one of or tho the western I offerings s of the has achieved marked success In his seasons effort Critics from New York Yoi k to the farthest west wesl points the attraction lice lias played have been In striking harmony In tha the praise e of the time artistic character work worl of or Mr h Fa and too tho the Intrinsic merit of the dramatization of the wide ly read hovel ho l of or Arthur ArthUl J Eddy Edd December Is the anniversary month of many man Important events In the the theatrical theatrical theatrical world Notable among them arc are The rime death dc th of Mrs MIS Gilbert In 1904 the birth of Lillian Russell in 1861 tho the birth of or E H Sothern In 1859 tho the opening of or the tho Garden theater In 1732 the birth of or Sir Herbert Beer bohm bohin Tree Trec In 1853 1553 the time first filSt production of or Uncle Undo Toms Tours Cabin in 1858 at tho the Chatham theater tho time birth of Mrs 1111 Minnie Maddern Fisko Fiske in 1865 1565 the death of or James W In 1861 Dion born in 1820 Fritzi and Charles Charies Dillingham in The Time Prima Donna have been tho the weeks offering CerIng of In Los Angeles and have been drawing big houses against con conspicuous conspicuous conspicuous counter attractions The Tho re rc for dramatic ability are lire greater greatel in this Herbert and Blossom success than in any army other of Mile Mlle many appearances but hut she Is scoring hits at every eve I performance There are arc several songs In The Tho Prima Donna to display her voice but her hel greatest vocal achievement Is In an aria In time the last act The London Evening Standard says that Mme Sarah Bern Bernhardt hard t Is a victim vic victim victim tim of or tho the autocratic methods of oC tho Paris telephone administration H Her telephone has been removed because she remonstrated too freely free with an un uncivil uncivil civil ehlI operator Describing the Incident Mine Bernhardt said mid I think I man managed managed managed aged to be pretty prett rude but I was not nearly neall so 0 rudo as ns I could have been I feel like liko a n woman with ono one arm I used tho time telephone a hundred times a aday ada aday day da and because I lost my temper I havo lost the principal convenience of oC my limy life Ilfe Tho The have selected three thre plays pas for Miss lIss Florence Roberts who will begin hut her season under tho the Shu bOlts borts management within three weeks wack The Movers by Martha Morton will not be bo done until later lato Miss 1155 Robers Roberts beginning her season In Tho Time Trans Transformation Transformation formation a I new play by Rupert Ruport Hughes which the author has hag adapted from a foreign source The Tho original Play won iron great success s In Europe by b virtue of oC Its its story and tho the endless variety allot arlet in moods Miss MIs Roberts sees seef In it somo some of or time the best quality of or Ca Car Camille Camille mille mule of Zaza and of Magda Tho rho publishers of or tho time Now New York Clip CUp Clipper Clipper per pm announce that they the havo in preparation preparation of oC articles on Notable Players of or the Past and Present be beginning beginning beginning ginning with Edwin Forrest and continuing con continuing continuing down to the present time tine These articles will give the professional proCessional career car r of or all the time notable stars In the profession profession sion Ilon mentioning the Important plays In which they the have appeared otc etc and und when completed will trill make a record which will bo be valuable and Interesting to all persons Interested te In theatricals both In and out of or tho time profession proCession The first Instalment will appear appeal In the Issue I dated Jon Jan 1 I 1910 There Is declared to bo be a L well organ or an plot among leading theatrical folk to make an exodus annually from tram New York to California for tho the winter months making of or the Pacific seaboard a theatrical center and upsetting all previous professional proCessional habits The reason assigned by those giving currency to time the rumor Is that the tho stage favorites arc are complaining of oC tho the effects of ot tho time thoI I cold winters In Gotham colds coughs and other seasonable Ills so affecting their performances as to be bo ing From the time managerial strongholds In ht New York however comes the observation ob observation that time the desire Is tho the parent of oC the tho minor runor When hen The Tine Fourth Estate it IL t new lIew newspaper play was presented at nt Wal Val lacks Theater New York City CIt last month the linotype made Its first up mop as a a dramatic accessory The Tho last act net showed tho limo composing room of a morning newspaper Just before going to press pres Four linotypes operated ed by b members of Typographical l Union No G 6 lent an atmosphere of oC reality to the scone whick was heat heartily applaud applauded ed cd at lit every oel performance Tho Thu representation was very ery effective and as ns means many In tho the nightly audiences probably probably ably had never hover seen a linotype in hr oper operation operation operation this feature added Interest as aswell aswell well as realism to tho the scone scene 1 1 ex i |
