The evening world., 1889-01-10
A JEALOUS LITTLE LORD.
THE GREEN MONSTER ATTACKS MR.. TOMMY
RUSSELL FAUNTLEROY.

J. Flerence-Harry lockwood Goes
slyly on on n Wedding Tour-Miss
Cheatham's Success at Daly's-Mr
Lewis Secs q Play from the Auditorium.
There Is no love lost between little Miss
Elsie Leslie and little Master Tommy Russell,
the charming little Lord ~Fauntleroys OF the
Broadway Theatre. In the vicinity of the
theatre touching little stories of childliko
affection n pathetic friendship IRE told.
But those who know the Russells and the
Leslies laugh at these fctions. The Russell
faction, it is said. Is decidedly piQued at the
way in which little Elsie is getting there.
Little Tommy was met on the street the other
day going up to the theatre. 1t was matinee
day.
You are going to play this afternoon,
Tommy, are you not ?" he was asked.
Yes" was the answer. II suppose l am
still allowed to play at the matinees."
The little boy tossed his head in an ex-
tremely amusing fashion rs he said this.
Little Elsie takes her success in a remarkably
matter of fact manner. She receives many
congratulations and always remarks in a
most sedate way: Yes. l hear I've made a
hit. I am glad of it," The patrons of the
theatre are stanch admirers of little Elsie.
The child recreates" herself with u tri-
cycle which she is trying hard to learn how
to ride. Frank Sanger, of the Broadway
Theatre, Is busily engaged in arranging and
booking o company to play Archie Gunter's
- Barnes of New York on tour next sea.
son. Mr.. Sanger has already booked the
company as far West as San Francisco.
Mr.. Jimmy" Lewis, who for the first time
in nine years is out of the bill at Days The.
atre, entertained himself Tuesday night at
Palmer's Theatre and saw Mrs. Potter M
Cleopatra. Mr.. Lewis has not been in an
auditorium for many years.
The big Howard Atheneum Specially Com
psny appears to have r." caught III " at the
Fourteenth Street Theatre. Mr.. Rosenquest
has already made q contract with Messrs.
Rich Il Harris. the .proprietors of the COM
pRny, to return to his house next season for q
run, and n contract was signed yesterday for
the appearance of the company for one week
at the Star Theatre next month. Messrs.
Rich x Harris have worked pretty hard to
get this specially organization accepted in
iirst- class theatres. They have succeeded
however. Joseph Jefferson and n party OF
eight attended the matinee performance yes
terday. and on Tuesday night Bronson
Howard and q party were present.
Prestidigitateur Hermann is now in
Cleveland, o. Next week he "entertains VI
in Pittsburg, after which he proposes return.
ing to New York to go into further details OF
his theatrical negotiations with MIR. A, nj.
Palmer.
Miss Kitty Cheatham. who has made q hit
in THE Inconstant, -" at Daly's is a native
of Nashville. Tenn. Her first stage efforts
were made with amateurs, after which she
played q season in THE Professor" with
James Barrows as the star. Miss Cheatham
then came to this city aud secured an en-.
gagement, with the Casino and travelled
through the country with the Casino Com.
pany. She was anxious to get back to
comedy, however, and So secured her present
engagement. She has prospered in the
different parts she has played this season.
Harry lockwood. who in connection will
ton. ls of on a wedding our. Mr.. Rock
wood-sly MIR. Rockwood-was quietly mar
RED Monday afternoon, and went to tn,
theatre In the evening. He is now supposed
to be in Washington, Guiding congratula
tions.
Although the statement that Joseph Jeffer
star with him next season has been discred
tied, it is nevertheless a fact. MIR. Jefferson
and his agents have made offers to Florence
to form q partnership and go through the
country. The matter has been kept very
quiet, however, in view of the fact that such
The Jefferson people are still trying to effect
this union. Florence, in the mean time,
| however. is figuring upon o big - produc.
| ton ~ of Henry VIII" which McVicker, Of
Chicago, has offered to arrange for him. and
which he could afterwards tax through the
country. Florence is at present in Mime.
sofa.