The evening world., 1888-09-01
DRAMATIC NEWS IN SEASON.
SOME THINGS PLAY. G0ERs MAY EXPECT
IN THE COMING MONTHS.

tions 20 Take Place-A supernbundancc
OF Applicants for stage Positions-Gen-
eral and Interesting Gossip OF Actors,
Actresses and Managers.
The upper part Of Broadway will be re-
lieved of q large portion Of its theatrical fire.
q~uenters on Monday, when at least thirty
combinations. which have been reheaIsing
in the city, begin their work " on the road"
The leading mon and soubrettes in their last
years successful garbs, who have been mo-
nopolizing the th~oroughfares, say good-by
tonight and start out with every hope Of not
seeing New York again until the season is
over. They seem prepared to fight against
political paradss and campaign enthusiasm.
The fight is generally n hard one.
Miss Lila vane. who was a member of Miss
Clara Morris's company last season, is to
play the part of Olive Gray in "A Legal
Wreck" at the Madison Square Theatre, be-
ginning Sept. 10. Miss Boucicault will in
all probability be given n comedy part in one
of Mr.. Gillette's companies. Miss Bouci-
cault is not strong enough for Olive Gray.
There is every possibility, by the bye. ola
company going out shortly under the direc-
tlOh VI Nv bouNltuhlt, - IN otEohhT
ton Miss Louise Thorndyke will be a men,
Der. This company, 1t is said, will play six
of Boucicault's pieces at the frst-clnss thea
tres. The plays to be given are such works
The Shaughran. " The Flying scud and
The Jilt."
~ would like to see free trade in this
country for a few minutes" said Thomas h..
Davis, manager OF The Stowaway" com
U.,, .,npNrlav al hnua inCt Inhnnrtn1 N
small quantity Of English printing which
cost me $3.50 in London Uncle Sam charges
me $44 duty ON this shipment. This brings
the cost of the paper up to IL cents a sheet.
seven cents per sheet for better work. 1
shall have it duplicated here, you can bet"
Young L. D. Frawley is to play the part Of
| the ardent Dering TO the Barbara Of Miss Els
telle Clayton in The Quick or the Dead"
at the Fifth Avenue Theatre next month.
Said IN uptown manager yesterday 81
have never before received 30 many applica-
| tions from unemployed actors as l did this
season. The supply simply seems to be in
exhaustible. Ali that we need now are a few
schools to turn out a couple OF hundred more,
then the big mercantile houses will have O
splendid opportunity of securing some nice,
cheap clerks"
The new theatre which is being built in
Rochester, and which will be known as the
Lyeeum. will be ready Oct. 8. The house
Theatre Company with The Wife" Mr..
Frohman's organization Is to get a nice cosy
little sum of money over and above the regu-
lar figures for appearing there.
Manager E. E. Rice will feel tolerably i'm
portant tonight. Dixey opens his third
travelling season with "Adonis - at Asbury
Park, and 1.-THE Pearl of Pekin -" will be re-
yealed in Brooklyn. Mr.. Rice yesterday re-
ceived a mos: snoourng,ng !, r rsIS5t 70 OF 'p;s the
plays in st. Paul.
News has been received in the city that
Augustin Daily has finished his melodrama
which is to 60 to Niblo's Garden in November.
He has already booked an entire season for
the play, which will 60 as far West as Chi
cago.
"The Kafir Diamond" Louis Aldrich's
romantic play will be produced at the Broad
way Theatre Sept. IL, a day later than origin;
ally intended. The extra day thus gained
will be devoted to a dress rehearsal.
John Hamlin, of Chicago, left for that city
field to his friendly rival, Uncle Dick VI
Hooley. Mr.. Hooley spends his runners in
Stamford, Conn, but he is very often to be
seen upon theatrical Broad way. He has not
vet wearied of describing his newly decorated
theatre in Chicago, which is said to resemble
the Broadway of this city.
Vasili Verestchagin, the Russian painter
who arrived here last Sunday, and who is to
give an exhibition of paintings at the rooms
Of the American Art Association next month,
has been the cynosure of theatrical eyes for
the last few days. The : light comedians
and - leading juveniles" have been wonder.
ing who he was. M. Verestchagin says he
has an extremely realistic picture showing
the mutilation of Russian troops by Turkish
soldiers. No one can say that this subject Is
fascinatingly breezy.
Harry Tausy. q genial comedian, whose
first success was made in Pittacus Green in
Hazel Kirke." was engaged to appear in
Haller and Harris farce comedy Later On
Mr.. Tansy, as soon as be got to rehearsal
IL. and resigned. my voice will give out il
the middle of the season" he said prophet
cally, and then where should l be?" Mr.
Tansy is wise in his generation.
John F. Harley, of Duncan Harrison'i
"Paymaster" company was in the city yes
Dimpfel, the Baltimorean society lady, nov
playing in THE Paymaster, " has really de
yeloped dramatic talent within the past ter
days. She is to be seen in this city, Sept. II
at the Star Theatre.
The OctnRon's Sociable.