The evening world., 1888-01-04

WE$SlnI which has never yet
N lM%V.. been produced in this
/%ESeAzAesnxn country, though Lon
/U/%&1RGs%Tz don audiences have
W/////T77N-@ seen it. It is called
MY Preserver," and was brought to this
country by Frederick W. Sydney. nm English
actor Of some note. The services of n num-
Der of prominent ladies and gentlemen now
engaged in metropolitan theatres will be Sc
cured for this matinee. The rehearsals VII
be directed by j. X. Emmett personally, and
Mr.. Miner will have charge Of the business
interests.
Miss Lillian Olcott seems to be " on the
boom " vain as far rs financial enterprise Is
concerned. The lady will soon be IN New
York. She is figuring on spending S2O,OOOon
n spectacular production of he Iheo ora
kind. Miss Olcott is at present i'll Denver,
Col.
Charles f. Locke" the " Iocke-is in the
city working vigorously to secure some I'M
| portant singers for his operate season at the
Bost n Theatre, Boston, beginning Jan. "
Mr.. Locke hopesa great deal from this en-
ca cement. as it is undoubtedly the most
promising of any outside of New York City.
Charles B.. Jefferson (son Of Joseph and
H.. $. Taylor have purchased a play called
ne 1lONul Mail. NA.'h Nv O' uNNNo'-
fully produced in London. 1t is n tank play:
and therefore is worthy of any amount of
notice. 1t is sad to have a wonderful cas-
cade and river effect. In looking time for
disc vcred that they could not use the title
of THE Royal NAL" for the reason that
Dampier. the Australian actor who came to
this country about twelve years ago, called q
he then PLAYED, 1.-The ROYAL Mail"
j. Charles Davis was consulted and
he chtistened the cascade and RIVER eff
feet Her Maiesty's Mail" and this title has
duced at tine Boston Theatre during the early
part of next season, and will be given at MIR.
Miners houses. 1t can only be paved III the
largest theatres. on account OF the enormous
sage required. The tanks the thing" is
the latest adaptation OF Shakespeare's re-
mark.
John Duff is OF present happy in the fac
Theatre. which gives him quite a b nus. and
that the Duff Opera Company in Dorothy ]"
is doing a very la &c business in the prov
lnces.
William Mestayer is making extensive
preparations for his season in New York. he
plays at the Star Theatre beginning Jan. 16.
in place of THE Soggarth." the Irish play
which was 20 have been produced there.
Mes aver is going in for a novel entertain
llltlt, III LIZ hopC VI lVpNu''hS
which he made at the Fifth Avenue Theatre,
when he produced We, Us x Co."
Miss Maggie Mitchell has never yet ap-
peared before an east side audience In this
city. Manager j. Charles Davis, of the
Peoples Theatre, thinks she will prove a
great favor t. with the susceptible and cliti-
ca! Bowery. Miss Mitchell will probably ap-
pear at the Peoples Theatre in February.
M 4. m NIL ~ continuation uul.aL
10 be ng managed by Messrs. simmonds an |
Brown, the thea real a ,nts, is said not to
have done rs well as was expected SO far this
season. The combination is now in New York
state, AMI the agents have q contract of forty
We eks, which they are said to have guaranteed,
with it upon Their hands. Mes~rs. Simmond
and Brown. however. as a rule, conduct an
extremely prosperous business, which yields
them large revenues
Willie Edouin has cabled for the English
rights of David Belasco's version OF II
Stral glers of Paris. and this was secured for
him by Frank Sanger yesterday.
As n general thing during the theatrical
season one stock company has a successful
play that if required could run through the
season, which fact does not mean t. at the
other theatres are not do ng excellent bust
ness. Last year this play WAS Mr.. Palmer's
Frohman's The Wife" Next year the mas.
cote will probably HE herself elsewhere. It
has been some years since Wallack's enjoyed
the privilege. The play then was THE Sill
yer King"
The management of the Academy of Music
offered Messrs Booth and Barrett q certainty
of 50, 500 to give al extra Wednesday matt
nee vi "Julius Caesar" The tragedians re-
fused the oLer.
Herr Possart will appear at the Thalia this
evening in three characters. The plays will
be E" Fallissement, " Inter dem Siegel der
verschwiegenheit" and Der Schiabrue-
chige."
Little Josef Hofmann's concert at the
METROPOLITAN Opera House last night was at.
tended by n large number of people, as usual.
The 10y played the leethoN en- . major con.
Ger o, a pastorale by scarlattl, n study 10y
Ravina, and the Lysherg fantasia on themes
from don Giovanni" with his father,
Casimir, Mrs. 7. w. Robertson gave josef
O theme for ilnproyisati, II.