Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-19

AS wrote some weeks ago, the town is to be
invaded this season with melOdrama The reason
for this is that the managers from Wallack down
have learned that stage carpentry pays better than
fine acting, even In refined and intelligent COM
munity. 1t is useless to grOan over this fact.
The managers are bent on getting money: they
DO not care straw for the advancement OF art,
but rather say that 1t is mere sentiment and say
homrer 70 you II you mention It. The carpenters
houses "Rommany Rye" which is in course OF
preparation at Booths Theater, Will be the most
carpentry to be displayed In the production OF
''Rommany Rye' is amazing gypsy encamp-
ment is represented in the first set with tents Of
the natural size and a full complement of pots
and kettles. Wonderful to behold, when the
scene changes the wings will recede right and
left, the tents will disappear as II by magic, the
background will roll up out OF sight, and hand
some country residence will come into view with
acting this will bel In another act the interior
| OF bird shop will be represented to the gaping
and kicking, stufred animals would not be De- up to
the realistic fdea) and can see the street be-
the deck Of an ocean steamer In the fonrh % De
but that will not be new, for Mr.. Wallack the al
lodged purveyor of fine old English comedies fur
nlshed vessel last winter, smoke stacks and all
This steamer is shown a second time during the
performance OF "Rommany Rye" breaking to pieces
upon rocky shore: The Thames will beshown bS
moonlight, and, at another stage, the revolving
mechanism will disclose two cellars on the river
banks, dark and noisome, OF the kind In which
murder is bred. 1t is to be hoped that the MACHINE
ry Will work easily, and that the carpenters will
not have any bad luck and suffer the embarrass-
ment, as they did in London, of hoistng the shin
into the flies to get rid of it. AS to the actors
what they do Will not be Of much consequence
MALE BEAUTY ON THE STAGE.
We will never be happy now until we have laid
eyes on the elegant figure of Dandy Farquhar.
This fine parsonage is not entirely unknown TO us
for pilgrims to Pail Mall and Pcadilly have
brought home wonderful stories about him. Was
he not great favOrite or the clubs and did not the
ladies worship him? His figure, so perfect in out
line that 1t suggests the use OF cOrsets has created
a sensation in the streets OF London these ten
years Besides, he differs from the usual profess
sional dandy In having some wit-that is in really
saying some good things. The surprise felt at his
saying anything at all, have no doubt, greatly
magazines the importance OF his remarks 1t is
not said what the source OF his income has been In
| the past Mayhap he has been attempting to live
on nothing year, and at last has found himself
In the predlcament (Which comes to all men who
make the experiment., either in novels or out OF
theml OF being surrounded by. angry
This situation becomes uncomfortable after time.
So thought Beau Farquhar, one morning, while he
was brushing his hair His eye fell on paragraph
| In the morning paper which his man brought into
him still damp It was about the wonderful sue
cess OF Mrs Langtry. This suggested an idea to
| him. Begad! why not go on the stage? and he
went He Is TO receive only six pounds a week, at
sideration, while he is undergoing training. He will
depend on his renown as London .'swelIn to bring
crowds to see him when he goes on a tour through
the provinces He no doubt also has his eye on this
/ country. And why should henpot come? All the
English curiosites are imported, and the ventures