The evening world., 1888-08-22
MODEST DAVID BELASCO.
way HE IS CHIEFLY PLEASED AT HIS
NEW rLAY's SUCCESS

DiEby Bells Patsrnai Rebuke Hat Its Edge
Taken On-Jsck 81. Muur, His Ancestry
and His Experiences - News Of Well
Known Stage Pcsple-Ono Actresses Re-
ward for Patient waiting.
David Belasco, the playwright. is an OK
tremely modest young man. and he heard the
congratulations Of his friends yesterday upon
the success Of Lord Chumloy" at tho Ly.
ceum Theatre in a sort of I-protest manner.
Belasco is pleased ut the result Of Monday
nights performance, because he Considers
that 1t gives a sharp slap in the face TO those
who have been following him up for some
time past as claimants of his work. 1.-THE
Wife" was ella med by a lady as her un-
doubted own, and if Belasco had made a
failure with Lord Chumley " he thinks that
the lady would have smiled t~riumphantly.
Belasco had an impromptu reception uptown
yesterday. Every one had something pleas
ant to say, because it is such ali unusual
thing for one successful play to be followed
by another by the same author. Daniel
Frohman is highly elated. His cry is,
" American work. American work." in
which he is q great believer from mingled
patriotic and financial reasons.
II was hopping mad this morning" said
Digby Bell yesterday, as he concluded his
song with De Wolf Hopper at the rehearsal
OF =" Boccaccio " at Wallacks. "A few days
ago l had occasion to seriously reprimand
my eldest son. 1 told him he was q terror,
and that seemed to impress him O great deal,
and l imagined l saw q change for the better.
This morning he cam running towards me
with q newspaper In his hand. Papa said
he, you told me l was O terror the
other day. What do you think you
are = took the paper from him and
stony headed 'iDigbSy' Bell is a terr Sos Il
gave an account of q fight / was supposed to
have had with some one named Clayburg. As
o matter Of fact. 1 was at the ball game az the
time the fight was alleged to have taken
place"
The Stowsway ~ is to succeed Matthias
Sandorf" at Niblo's some tim in October.
In the meantime the Kiralfy spectacle re-
vised, ia doing we'll.
Miss Elsie Lombard, O School-o Acting
pupil who has been playing the small part Of
u servant In - A Legal Wreck, !" at the Madi-
Graham's role at two hours notice Monday
night. Miss Graham being suddenly indis-
posed. Miss Lombard did famously, and had
been waiting for Just such an opportunity to
show that she can act. Moral: Everything
comes to him who waits.
Pretty little Alice Haines has made quite a
hit in the ingenue part in " Forgiven with
Frederick Bryton, in Boston. Mr., Bryton is
to continue giving the play for some weeks
alter election present The Livingston
Case"
Miss Francis Gaunt. one of the numerous
young m who were engaged for three
years by Augustin DAILY, and who never did
anything at Days Theatre. 10 to appear in
Ramsay Morris's play, I" Cruelty Her" Lit
tie Mamie Ryan isto play the part of Etienne,
the ward.
William Gillette has been compelled to stay
away from New York and stop work in con-
sequence Of the severe illness Of his wife,
with whom he is at present in Connection.
Jack st. Maur. Miss Lotta's manager, who
died in the Catskllls Monday. came from q
very old family in England and rsed to hint
that he could trace his ancestry back to the
time of the C~onqueror. He Joined the British
navy at an early age and resigned from that
sssSi'e Thence " nCne he eo drit Ne - To ln san uh sr ,sa G%s1-
where he became q newspaper man. Miss
Lolita WIS very favorably impressed with him,
and he was at work writing her O play. This
makes the second member of Miss Lotta's
company who has died within q year. The
other was John Howson, whose death oc-
CURED early in the season.
Jack Ryan IL to play the part OF Myles in
THE Colleen Bawn" at Poole's Theatre
next week.
The painting called 1.-THE Ante Norton
Statement has been removed from the art
gallery to the main floor of the Eden Musee.
II shows there much more tavorably. The
work is by Adolf Ramps, and is worth seeing.
The statement in The EVENING WORLD that
Miss Hattie Rich. VINO is to make her debut
in Philip Herne" at the Fifth Avenue The
atre as Henrietta Lander is not the daughter
Of the wealthy Boston manager. has brought
from q reader the information that abe is the
daughter Of E. A. Rich. of Boston. o success
full cigar dealer.
Jay Rial is going with Uncle TOMS
| Cabin " (the Randall and Gardner version
to give 1t what he calls =" a boost" Mr.. Rial
il Q great " Uncle Toms Cabin " man, and
some years ago took q company to England
with the play. His wife, Miss Louise Rial,
lie to appear as a Voudoo priestess, a character
introduced into the version by Clay NJ.
Greene.
serEt. Combes In the CatskiIls.