The evening world., 1889-12-13
SMALL TALK IN THE FOYER.
ELSIE" Matinee for 1.-THE Evening
Worlds" Christmas Fund,
Grace Henderson Contemplatcs
Leaving the Stage.

The matinee Performance to be given next
Friday at the Union Square Theatre for tho
benefit of The EVENING WoELp's Christmas
Tree Fund promises to be an exceedingly
interesting affair. Amateur and profess
sionals will appear in Il drama entitled Ell
sie." written by Mr.. Townsend Alien.
Among the professionals will be Charles
Koelilor and Mr.. and Mrs. Beaumont Smith,
OF the Booth od!eska Company. and Guy
Lindsey. Of the Robert Mantcll Com
pany. Tickets may be purchased ut
Delmonico's, Brentano's, tho Union Square
Theatre, the Astor-HIousc and Tnz EvESINn
WORLD office or from any OF the numerous
patronesses Of the performance. These
laGics are Mrs. Judge ID ady, the Mnrqu.so
LAMA, Mrs. Roger A. Pryor, Mrs. Egbert
Guernsey, Mr.. Calvin f. Drice, Mr.. Fred.
erick 8. Goodwin, Mrs. Horace A. Hutchins
Mrs. BENJAMIN Hnnield, Mrs. J. J. Eakins,
Miss II. +. Able. Mrs. Y. Marcy Raymond,
Mrs. A. z. GunteT, Mrs. hbner Bartlett,
Miss Matte Sheridan and others; The pro.
have dedicated the proceeds Of a LAY to uHE
EVENING WORLD Fund.
Miss Grace Henderson. OF the, Lyccnm, is
stu unS Ne Frdhw wnnn w, she S Ss,l 10 1o st.v n aho
til the end Of the season. Her husband, Mr..
David Henderson. Of Chicago. was in the
faas his aSI prcdGctiO me Of Y G fihlSaf' and r sull RsSD'S
new opera.
plioAnN-T should ffke 10 Engage You but
Applicapt-I feel sure / could give salts
faction. ope thing will DO frank about.
4. however. am very sorry to sax hat can-
Manager (QuickIyj-I engage you at once.
Manager (ecstatically to interviewerl,-MY
stars season was, assure you, n brilliant
success. q triumph from beginning TO, end.
Why, In some towns the delighted citizens
would not allow her to depart until she had
left behind her some souvenirs by which to
remember her visit.
THE SOUVENIRS.
At Snookstown q gold watch for hotel
bill; at Jayyille, a pair OF diamond earrings
for q merciless theatre proprietor; at the
Fakeview railway station, q trunk as secur-
ity for a ticket to New York.
Miss Eleanor Leyshou, Of Charles Wynd-
hams Company, received the part OF Mrs.
T%orrinRton that she Is now playing IN The
Headless Man y Just three days before tho
production. Miss Leyshon studied it night
and day.
An outsider, or one not used to the stage,
has no idea OF the changes OF costume that
Z h stSr r E. Si aes to IN me H!fS auE ssgsn " d hs:s, Tn os
Suce. .Hee has to dress and undress thirty
s stEs' M e w ! Ta1nt .S Ss 'd a1ssi Ss s0c eSS.a %a%s
the hours. Dixev makes his account out
As follows: In the morning topel; at
first act, dress and undress -FOUR; baby gar
ments, dress and undress Bixl; schoolboy
!eigbtj; Lover Costume, tte0; soldier
teen); drees suit .teighteenl; street clothes
!nineteenl. This 10 repeated at night. with
the exception Of getting up IN the he morning.
Total, thirty-eight times.
Nat Goodwin is very soon to produce
The Nominee" which has been, adapted
for for him il .t by M te re- Ri Rich os Onn and G;H,F;dly,,
Mr.. Goodwin .has. been delayed in the pro-
duetion Of this piece by the death Of his
will surely Be- lone during the present sea-
son.
George D; Melville, the clever clown Of
S way yestsrday. M. Melville iS a Df very
solemn-Iooling individual. on the street. He
lo stSr1 e. taG ioaH IN he 1 mfGht b. contemplating
Little Miss George DENIM, the ~favorite
OF "Erminie. " has been i'll for . week. Her
part has been sung by Miss Emma
Lawrence. who has given satisfaction.
Photographer Ito theatrical customer
But, madam, that low-necked dress would
People would laugh. Who ever heard OF a
decollete. coatume in the. fields q?
Lady lndigp antly>-You forget / am one
Of Mr.. Hoyt'B farce-comedy actresses.
Photographer Usetting to work. oh &! I
beg your pardon. Your dress will, in that
case. do very nicely, To the douce with
relevancy
Aftor the success OF Aunt jack in Lon
produce in her entertainment iii you
want to know the time ask a policeman"
the song that the fair defendant in the PLAY
granted an Injunction restraining her from