The evening world., 1889-04-15
NO SPOONS AT REHEARSAL.
ON WHICH MR.. billiard BLAMES HIS
MISHAP IN "A GOLD NINE.
Miss Maddern's Temperance In New
York-kRte Forayth to Take "Th
TiHress " to EnElnnd-A Manager Of Six
teen Theatres In Town-Emm to Be
seen In n New Play.

York-kate Forsyth to Take "The
TfEress (" to Enginnd-A Manager Of SIX
teen Theatres In Town-Emmet to BE
seen In n New Play.
Robert c. billiard Is now playing the part Of
the Irish member Of Parliament in "A Gold
Mine at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, aud the
members of the green-room are still smiling at a
little incident that occurred when he made his
first appearance. Al the rehearsals Mr.. billiard
was particularly attentive, and in the scene
where ices were passed around Mr.. billiard was
grace itself. The dainty way in which he pos
sessed himself of the plate, the inefablc manner
in which he handled the dclicacy and his charm
ingly aristocratic air delighted the company. TIL
ice-e eating scene was considered his strongest.
Mr.. Hilliard, IL was thought, might be wanting
in tragic. comic and histrionic power. but he
could eat ices. The Young actor remarked that
no spoons were served with the ices, but was
told that this would be rectifled at the
performance. Mr.. billiards turn came to
accept the ice. Ho took IL, the spoon was there.
He dropped 1t. and 1t fell upon the handsome ~
plush furniture. There was an a~goniZed pause;
Mr.. Hilliard picked up his spoon; the people at
the wings Uttered, and the play went ON. But
Robert was deeply grieved,. His ice-eating act
after the performance he went up 10 the stage
manager and in q voice vibrating with ardent
m rsHsarss Si tmSslp spoS enSlsl% You ruimMe naY tho tGe y siti
%uatio9. 1t vas not my fault. was unaccns-
green-room people still smile.
Miss Kate Forsyth is positively to take Ram
s snS M nT%5ncs P r f6sr rT n A IiTTetS' s e L T%Gspas
this as q trial mot in the sense Of trlbulationl
and II the PIECE M be success snecssSSfn aIn will add ID i to her Der
four or Ave weeks in London.
Miss Isabelle Coe, the charming little lady, who
is Mrs. Frank Mckee in private life, and who IL
nGT t %ain{ n PA pXl'fMiRiSs ni1aaSst RBssilfI, Pat pa III he 'f SiiSp.
has been engaged to fill Miss Forsyth'S place in
"A Gold Mine" next season.
next week at the Fourteenth Street Theatre, has
been, Emmeti2ed- that is to say. more Of Emmett
pany. This is as it should be. The public pays
to see Emmett and wants him. The present play
have paid 81, 600 for it.
. Mis- Mis- ! n MG t%irsr. t TsaSh Sdd the city Ky yG este day after dtpr
ing Faster week, after which. She viii rest up to
the time that she IL to appear in mFeatherbrain"
2: the Madison square TIeatrs; The little actress
fRirty-dfth Street Theatre SFeatherbTain
spiral staircase going mp the centre OF the stage.
This will necessitate thu, cutting, for the first
time OF the madison square lneatreb TWO
stages.
Miss Helen Barry will not change her play at
the Union Square Theatre during the rest OF her
stay there. On April 20 she will be succeeded
by Robert Elsmere.
Peter McCourt, manager Of the Taber Crane
Opera-House, i'll Denver. and Of fifteen theatre,
on the circuit as far west as Salt Lake, returned
mSIasd E II Sew o York Er ID Srr,S MIR; i Sec9o %nt,rr rs
lions" with various managers.
W; J. Florence and his wife play one NOR,
appear o., the Walnut Street Theatre, Philadel
p phnsl A Am%s that AIM Mr.; d EIbETe9ee sv will M look F Eftsr hi
will get ready for her European trip.
Charles Bowser threatens to become a sta,
F $SS.i r. Tie TT f. F f. r %S:sdSH ,s EsSS% r: 4
resnrrection IS that ofS.' Dreams, SRic6, viii b
Without John A. MSckay.
1t is said that neither William, Gilbert no
Frederick Bond will accompany Days organize.
only his actual working people. He, is only tC
produce his adapted comedies and will not make
any big - productions
1t is said that THE Silent System, the little
one-act play adapted by Leander Matthews from
the French, and in which Coqneliu was recently
seen with Mrs. Agnes Booth-schoetiel, is being
Prof. Herrmann's Transatlantic Vaudeville
Company. which is only to play in the =" legiti'
and remain there, for two weeks. This company,
II il announced, IL something in the style of the
Howard AthenRum organization, but of a higher
order OF merit, and not quite 80 variegated.