The evening world., 1888-02-23

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Dyre Davis. a young man who revels in
tho blissful fact that he was prominent in
the giddy whirl of Buffalo society. is going
on the stage this season in Mr.. Curtis's
- Sam'l of Posen" company, under the man
agement of A. H.. Marley. Mr.. Davis went to
tho Arion ball Tuesday night and enjoyed
himself so much that Mr.. Marley is anxious
to get him out on tho road before the
French ball comes ound.
William Gillette will arrive in New York
Monday. after filling his engagement in Bos-
comes to New York to respond to the suit
which has been brought against him concern
ing his adaptation of She" 1t is Mr..
Gillette's intention to show clearly and def
nitely for his own personal benefit the
amount of original work which he has done
in this play. The management claims that
its success is entirely due to the " generous"
manner in which it was produced.
It will be decided this week whether Paul
Standard Theatre after April /. The piece
has " picked up considerably within the
last week. Steele Mackaye's appearance of
course attracted people from curiosity. Mr..
rs those Of the exclusive MIR. Haworth, who
is said to have drawn $400 n week. Mr..
Mackaye, it Is said, receives half that amount.
John Mech, the Buffalo manager, who is
interested in the production of Paul Kau-
var" was in the city Yesterday to attend to
business in connection with the play.
Miss Carrie Turner, who succeeded Miss
Adele Belgrade, who succeeded Miss Annie
Robe in the leading female part of Paul
important offer from a manager of stand
ing" to star next season in q new play. She
is considering the offer, which probably
means that 1t is not 80 important after all.
version of Dr.. JekyH and Mr.. Hyde" Wig
orously to the front. He is already figuring
20 appear in California late in the season. His
engagement with Messrs. Tompkins d Gil
more is n very short one.
Bronson Howard. now In Michigan, is ex-
pected in the city in about three weeks, He
is said to be hard at work upon n war play.
Mckee Rankin, who is at present playing
in popular price theatres supported by Miss
Mabel Bert. is anxious to make an arrange
ment to star next year in an new play, which
has been written for him by " a gentleman OF
note"
A.. M. Palmer, who now has three " Jim
the Penman " companies successfully play
this excellent play one of the chief features
repertoire for his summer tour, which will
begin in California under the management of
MIR. Wesley Sisson.
In tho event of Locke's National Open
Company opening in Havana April 2 1t will
be seen for one week in q series of fare
well performances at the Metropolitan Opera
House. The company is at present playinga
return engagement in Washington.
David Belasco. the playwright, stood out
side the Lyceum Theatre yesterday, just be-
fore the matinee performance began. and
looked rather wistfully at a number of people
who could not be accommodated.
1T doesn't make much difference to the
theatre. | suppose" t." but think how those
folks would have swelled my royalties"
Managers yesterday were joyous as boys.
" Big receipts" fine business" you
never saw such houses" could be heard on
all sides,
lone natural result of tho success which
has crowned my efforts has been the I'M
blushing effrontery of irresponsible and I'M
%scrupulous pirates, who have not hesitated
to use my success to boom their own
miserably vapid representations of a
mutilated version of the great play" The
great play is " Passions Slave" The indig-
nation comes from L. II. Winnett. On care
full examination this paragraph will be found
to contain q great deal of genuine news,
After Twelve Years.