Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1906 — PLAYS AND PLAYERS. [ARTICLE]

PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Gertrude Coghlan has joined “The Lion and the Mouse’’ western company. Tim Murphy has closed a contract by which he secures an original comedy in three acts entitled “Rufus Rugg,” by Paul Wilstach. Odette Tyler has added immeasurably to her reputation by her season's work under Mr. Belasco’s management in “The Heart of Maryland.” Clara Lipman has filed a suit against Charles B. Dillingham for $25,000, alleging that he had taken a scene from “Julie Bon Bon" and had It Incorporated In Fritzl Scheff’s opera, “Mlle. Modiste." Jessie Mae Hall, who has just closed a very’ successful starring tour In “The Street Singer," is to be starred next season under the direction of Oliver Morosco in a new play entitled “In South Car’llney.” Walter N. Lawrence has purchased from Rachel Crothers two of her plays, ' The Three U’s”. and “The Coming of Mrs. Patrick.” Miss Crothers is a!n untried dramatist, but Mr. Lawrence believes she will become fambus. The dramatic season is so rapidly reaching its fag end as far as new’ productions are concerned that the managers are already beginning to ipake their announcements for next year, a sure sign that they are all out of novelties at present.