The evening world., 1889-02-14
ELSMERE WILL BE STAGED.
NO SENTIMENT TO BE INDUCED ABOUT
MRS. WARDS HERO.

Charlie Frohmnn's Discourse on Protection
Katherine Coleman Resting aud Hattie
Dclnro Looking ut MnnnRcrs-An Unkind
Remark Heard nv selma Fetter-A
"Lotus Flower Attachment.
Mrs. Humphrey Wards protest against tho
dramatizatiou of her novel, Robert Els
mere" published III The WORLD, was us a
thunderbolt suddenly thrown into the Office
of Mr.. Gillette's representatives, Charles
Frohman md Harry lockwood, who reached
the city yesterday from Cleveland. Gillette
met them and there was n council of war.
Gillette declared that he had merely started
on the dramatization, awaiting the arrival Of
n letter from Mrs. Ward. He hoped to make
with that lady a royalty arrangement, as he
claims that he did with Rider HagGard and
q" She" Gillette says he paid Mr..
Haggard royalties with weekly reg
ularity. He also asserts that the
dramatIzation of Robert Elsmere" was
made at the request of certain managers. In
fact il was an order. He himself had made
arrangements to produce the piece at n Mad
ison Square Theatre matinee. Gillette as
serts that Manager Palmer never received any
manuscript, and IL Mrs. Ward had written
her protest to him he would never have fin
ished the dramatization. Charles Frohman
discussed the question perspiringly. 1--WE
have arranged to produce Robert Elsmcre,' "
he said, and we are going TO produce it.
| Gillette has withdrawn from sentimental rea-
sons. We have been offered dramatiza-
tons of the book by two other par
ties. There is no sentiment about the
matter With us. When our rights are pro-
A.,4o1 al,rNal thnn we will nrntpRt fnrnlun
rights here. | was manager of Haverly's
| Minstrels in London five years ago We sang
an old-time song, and each member OF the
Company was fined IS for so doing. 1t was
the old Sad Sea Waves Around the cor
ner the Moore Il Burgess Minstrels were
singing our original songs, and we couldn't
get protection. A rule IL no good If IT doesn't
work both ways. ! shall certainly produce
draw or do what he likes. | have his version"
Miss Katherine Coleman is quietly resting
in the city recovering from her -" Among the
Pines " trouble. She is a plucky little
woman and never acknowl edges obstacles.
1t is said that she will take the play out again
through the cheaper circuit
Miss Hattie Delaro Mrs. Barnes, Of San
Franciscol says she is . looking at man
that she left The Queens Mate " Company
through no trouble and is quite willing to re-
sumo tights. And l have no need to wear
two pairs" she said, laughingly. II only
do that when go on the road to avoid catch
ing cold"
Nat Goodwin's engagement in this city be-
gins March 4, at the Fifth Avenue Theatre,
Mr.. Goodwin has not played such a long en-
gagement in this city since he was seen at
the BiJou.
81 III TaAla- .rLa raa arno,,-aAl m
the star of - The Tigress,'' had rather an I'M
comfortable time at an uptown restaurant
last night. Mr.. Percy Hunting, with the de-
lightful tact of the Thespian, made an I'M
Miss Blanche Weaver made the hit in : The
Tigress , at the Peoples and that Miss Fetter
was nowhere" He was nudged, but it was
too late. The unkind remark had been
heard.
William Harris has returned to this city
from Boston to organize his jed Prouty "
ompany for which people are now being
engaged. Charles Bowser has already been
engaged, and Miss Dora Wiley (Mrs. Richard
Golden is on her way from Australia to join
the company.
The Hayerly, Cleveland Minstrels will give
anothe r white face concert at Niblo's
Sunday night.
Lewis Morrison was attached " yesterday
at the Continental Hotel, Philadelphia. and
any mon eys due to MIR. Morrison were also
attached. It appears that in 1876 Miss Martha
/. Johnson, now Mrs. Niriva, sold to Mr..
Morrison a play called The Lotus Flower"
He was to pay her $40 for each performance
of the play. She asserts that he has never
paid her a cent. Morrison VOWS that he will
fight and says that in case the play was q
failure he was not obliged to make any pay.
ment. 1t was a failure, fiat and dire. 1t is
said that " The Lotus Flower" was a dram.
atization of the novel called "Second Wife "
by Marlitt.
Notes of the Brooklyn Theatres.
A partial change of ill will take place
at Col. Sims Park Theatre, tomorrow