The evening world., 1889-11-22
IN THE DRAMATIC WORLD.
WHAT THE STAGE FAvORITEs ARE SAYING
AND DOING.

Wilson BarTett's Tales Of Ills Early Thent-
rieal Csrser-Ouo IIegnsr starts on His
Tour Zeme Tllbury Will Present
"Rosednle "-Marcus Mayer Arranging
for PATHS Appearnnce-Wilinm Gilbert
In Had Health.
Wilson barrett tells q good story OF his early
struggles, It appears that on one occasion Bar
rett and . brother actor, named John Saunders.
determined to give a theatrical performance in
the little town of Chorloy, Lancashire. The
two went there. as their own agents in advance.
to arrange matters. Arrived in the hourishing
Chorley they discovered that there was no thea
tire there, nor any hall that would answer the
purpose. But a performance had to be givcn that
afternoon, and the ladies Of the company were
to follow by a later tram. Barrett and Saunders
discovered that there was a lumber yard near at
hand. ghcY resolved to rig up a stare in q
room OF the hotel. They hat brought with
them 2 feeble kind OF ,proscenium. They
proscenium attached to it by dint Of hard manual
lnbor, n feeble. kind of stage. The actors got
dow with their own hands" The iSUdies. Of. the
opmpshy deserted them. They were about to
abandon the idsa of a show, when the noise OF
Ar. arriving audience warned them that some
tR here %nT pre nc SsSdPe'' s nni' %ate %@q Run S'DTe eSp,
s sS q sss% %s4 3fSm a fRSSstRRS SilRo, T 1e'' p sas to ss 'Ss
ulOOT hHN bhunuPTh hh lhRO. DIllnR lnlb per-
fyrmance the stage threatened to tip mr.. and
the two actors had to indulge in what was
AIN a Same Of tee.ssw. While Barrett paced d
keep it up, was obliged 10 pace on the other
side aud step on the same plank" at ne same
formance was a success.
Little Otto Hegner starts on his tour to-day.
goes through Canada and then West, In fact.
he will go as far as San Francisco.
Miss ZeHlo Tilbury. Lydia Thompson's daugh-
ter. seems to have developed, into q feminine
American star, and developed very unpreten-
o CGHHSsfi i IN ''f fnS Golden Rid o' Giant ti Nine, the Mf play
ORIGINALS, presented BY, Mr., and Mrs. Mckee
EsPsi To-. p Mi: F'] Rs.tsr R %sll iHSt 9 @Hd.s$.l the
York With Mss Mary E%VH A %Gei%" T some Ell iim 1e ago NS%
Of our Mary in "HS You Like It."
Carmencita, the siruous. has been dancing
Her Sevillian wriggle has " caught on " in San
Francisco.
Play, il which Miss Sophie Eyre, late q Wal
ing to see he ISsF fair sophie before he finishes sf for
A asss;" Nina E SfsoA i' A. :' been t. &2..} be s sR%iHS
II told Miss Eyre it was rather above the
~. ~ oNClhkt auultHNCs III FIlo
great faith in it.. The scene is laid in 1900, and
OF course you can't make a modern affair OF, n
play like that. 1t had to be a little heavy. She
thought they would swallow il all. l had my
doubts, though the play il strong. Whether
she will continue with it ! can't tell. until l zee
nfIr;, But time was held for 1t in this city at the
Fifth Avenue IN March,"
Marcus Mayer has gone to Chicago to make
preliminary arrangements for Patti in that city.
The diva !that IL the correct thing to call Patti,
isn't it y leaves her Welsh castle (ahem y Nov.
William Gilbert's dismissal from Days will
come rather hard upon the actor. He is in bad
hehlth,' and supports his mother. From a state
ment made yesterday. however, by one who
knows zone who doesn't know in the theatrical
| profession. by the bye, would be a rare bird),
DAILY has q grievance against Gilbert OF no mean
order.
| The second .Sarasate and D'Albert concert
takes place at the Metropolitan Opera House to-
night. The house is sold out. This Ia q positive
fact, and need not be taken with the grain Of
salt which IL necessary for the digestion OF ordi-
nary box-ofhce notices.
Miss Decca, whose New York debut with the
Emma Juch Opera Company at the Harlem
Opera-House was rather Unfortunate, appears
To have vanquished obstacles. in Washington. II
report IL TO be. credited. And in this case every
body will be glad and anxious to credit the re-
port.
Kate Davis, Jennie Yeamans, Charles Pross,
Mabel Fenton, Charles Lamb and Charles
Sturgis are among those mentioned by Manager
Dnnlevy for the cast of :" Irish Aristocracy, -
the New Park Theatre a week from Monday.
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