The evening world., 1889-09-06
POTTER BELLEW RUMORS.
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA" MAY BECOME
DOMEsTICATED IN ENGLAND.

The Actress Said TO he Very Restless and
DeJscted-Richard Mansheld's Company
DeGIn ROhsRrsals OF Richard iii. ON
Monday-scrimmaEo Between Managers
Gilmors and Granger.
The theatrical atmosphere is still filled with
Potterian ruInors. which, as usual, are Of
the most conflicting kind. II is said that
Beerbohm Tree is going TO produce -" Antony
and Cleopatra" in London, aud that Mrs.
Potter and Kyrle Bellew are to appear in it.
II is also announced that Mrs. Potter is going
to pay through the English provinces.
On the other hand. an actor who
has Just returned from England says
that he has friends who were staying
in the same village near Trouville
where Mrs. Potter was s~ojourning. These
friends wrote him that Mrs. Potter was suf-
fering from melancholy; that she sat for
hours on the porch in front of her little house,
speaking TO nobody, restless and detected.
At any rate, the time that was held Tor her
- Antony and Cleopatra " has been cancelled.
II is said that Miss Kate Claxton's Captain
Swift company will ill the time.
Richard Mansfield has called his entire
- Richard Ill" company for rehearsal on
Monday at Palmer's Theatre. The supers
have been rehearsing during the week.
uuulohStu uOCb hOt lAO any vi hlH va
to march in this production, as marching was
not known in Richards days. They will
shuttle" No "tupe" will be permitted to
wear heels to his shoes. Mansfield himself
has already made his appearance in the city.
The organization is being very carefully pre-
pared. Everybody connected with 1t seems
happy. Mansfield has u courteous and ener-
getic manager In Mr.. Price. who makes
things pleasant for all.
Frank Perley, ex-of Dockstader's minstrels,
goes to Europe to work for Barnum's circus
there. He goes one month ahead Of the
organization.
There has been rather a lively scrimmAge
between Manager e. G. Gilmore, of the
Academy Of Music, and Erlanger, of the
firm of Klaw & Erlanger. Alexander Com
stock representing Gilmore, claims that he
some of - Enoch Arden's" vacant time for
Mrs. Carter. He says that Erlnnger spoke
very insultingly, of Mrs. Carter, and
declared de Issi, that her name should mot
Manager Gilmore was greatly offended and
asserted that he was quite capable Of book
ing Mrs. Carter himself, and that Erlanger
was furious because he (Gilmore) had de
New York, and Eugene Tompkins, his part
ner, had refused 1t in Boston. Yesterday
Erlanger sent a very meek, humble pie letter
to Gilmore declaring that the published ac-
NOuht u LIE NOAub ~ DCCh AlCOIIOCJs buhL
lie did not wish to /" pursue q woman " nor
to offend Gilmore. Curtains and Paz To-
biScum."
dance in Col. MilIiken's Half Seas Over"
on Wednesday, left Saturday to join The
Fakir" in Chicago. This is the play in
which Thomas Q. Seabrooke is starring.
NJ. A. Kennedy. plump and genial as ever
Charlie nipkann gnnya md clam -ahayan n %
usual, and Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Archer are
all towering around the Union Square, where
"A Possible Case" in which they are to up
opens In PhiladoiphiS on Monday. p'
Eben Plympton 10 in the A~dirondacks re-
cruiting for his coming season with Miss
Julia Marlowe. That clever little lady will
come to the Fifth Avenue for q long engage
ment In January.
Denman Thompson was rather indignant
when he heard that Sullivan was to appear
upon the same stage as Uncle Joshua Whit
comb. It 10 said that Mr.. Gilmore paciied
Ivan knocked out several Of the dilatory
carpenters employed upon " The Old Home
stead scenery.
Little Mr.. Business Manager Reynolds, Of
the Eden Musee, says that his agent in
Europe sends him most glowing descriptions
of the lovely Buda-Pesth dancing maidens
whom he has engaged for the Musee. We
Mr.. Reynolds, land he's ON his mettle to
discover beauty. Is he q judge? Well, 1
guess So"
There was a rumor in circulation yesterday
to the effect that Mankind" would not go
out on the road. 1t was proved to be incor-
rect. The melodrama will fill oil its dates.
1t is booked in the cheaper theatres. Bust
weather has played havoc with the theatres.
One of the numerous Little Lord Faun-
leroy" companies begins rehearsals next
week in this city. and makes q big jump the
following week to Seattle. Wash.