The evening world., 1888-10-02
THEY WHO MAKE THE DRAMA
NEWS AND GOSSIP AMONG THE DEvOTEES
OF THE STAGE.

Two Nosnble Companies Briefly Reunited
in New York, Amer Travelling Far
Apart-Eme Eilsicr Changes Managers
Again Bernhard VIII Probably Not
Como TO America Next senson.
Two Of New York's most important stock
companies, which nave been winning laurels
for themselves and golden opinions for
metropolitan theatrical Judgment, were in
the city yesterday after a long absence.
Daly's organization. which has been triumph
ing in England and France, returned
to New York on Sunday. and set to
work in dead earnest yesterday. The
Lyceum stock company. sent across the
continent by Daniel Frohman, reached
the city yesterday morning about fifteen
hours after the arrived of the Days.
Thus two organizations that have furnished
New York with many n merry evening, and
which have been in their travels probably
6, 600 miles apart, came together. These re-
marks are not intended to be pathetic. The
Lyceum company spent four weeks in the
city and then left to fill an engagement at the
Chestnut Street Theatre Philadelphia. They
came directly from Chicago, where, on five
occasions during the second week of their
engagement. the members of the orchestra
had to give up their seats to the populace.
A good many people expected that some
body would'have tried to stop the perform
| Fifth Avenue Theatre last night on the
ground that the novel was copyrighted by
the Lippincotts. 1t is said that Manager
Durant was prepared for such an emergency.
Little Lord Fauntleroy" will tour the
7. Henry French. and time is being booked
for the piece not only for this but for next
season. 1t is said that Mrs. Frances Hodgson
Burnett is also interested in the profits of the
tour. She ought to be.
Harry Mann, the gifted and judicious man.
ager of Messrs. Evans and Hoey, with whom
he has been connected with sir gularly profit
able results for the past four years, will
assume the direction of Mr.. AL Hayman's new
California Theatre in San Francisco next
winter. Mr.. Mann is AL Hayman's brother.
He dropped the Hay.
Frazer Coulter, who is now appearing in
THE Kafir Diamond" at the Broadway
Theatre. is going to play the part of the Ser
geant IN the production of Held by the
Enemy" which is to take place at Palmer's
Theatre, Oct. 80.
Miss Efie Ellsler has again changed her
manager. Mr.. Palmer has withdrawn from
the control of that lady's tour, and il has
daunt. who intend to produce q new play by
Lee and Jessup on Oct. 8, at Albaugh's The
tire. Washington. In the mean tune Miss
Ellsler will continue with the plays she pro-
duced under Mr.. Palmer's management.
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Mr.. Hill has now taken possession of the
Standard Theatre for the next four weeks,
and young Jim Duff, of that house. has gone
to Chicago, where THE Queens Mate =" will
reign at the %remodelled Columbia Theatre
tor some time to come.
f. E. Rice's " Evangeline" company be.
gan the last week OF their engagement al
the Baldwin Theatre. San Francisco. last
tried. Rice will be succeeded at the Bald.
win by Louis James and Marie Wainwright
who make their debut as stars in the fal
West.
A. G. Gunter is now busily and excitedly
engaged on work in connection with the
production of Mr.. Barnes of New York ,
at the Broadway Theatre Oct: IS. 1t will BE-
has developed as q playwright.
And now it is reported that there is every
possibility that Bernhard will not come tc
this country next season, and that her tout
with Coqueiin is postponed for two years al
far as America is concerned.
Herr Adolph Peppers cat. with his trained
rat, in the novel sketch. The Rat Catcher OF
Hamelin, )" at Worth's Palace Museum, is
notable specially. The cowboys, an Adonis,
an orator and a lariat- braider In the curic
halls are the centre of attraction.
In connection with Matthias Sandorf'
THE EVENING WORLD mentioned yesterday
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