The evening world., 1889-01-29
THE POSIES BY HER PLATE.
THEY FRIGHTENED A PRETTY ACTRESSES
BREAKFASTS IN BALTIMORE.

An interesting Story That Leila vanc Has
TO TciI-wilson Barrett Has n New Play,
"N~ovadaysv - Manager Palmer Will
spend His Summer Abroad-knto Clax-
ton to Produce "a woman,s Vengeance"
Miss Leila Vane has returned to her dear
metropolis after an absence of six weeks, and
plays this week in Jersey City in "A Legal
Wreck. Miss Vans always has plenty Of
amusing things TO say. This time she tells
the story of an interesting experience in Bal
timore, where the Legal Wreck" company
played for one week She says that every
evening at the theatre she found addressed to
herself q lovely bouquet of flowers. from New
York City. while at the hotel, on her break.
asst plate. she never failed to discover q fas-
cinating b~outonniere. In all, she received
fourteen tokens. Miss Vane has no idea
who sent them. The name Of the
enthusiast never accompanied the fragrant
missive. Yesterday MISS Vane called
upon the florist in this city from whom
the flowers came, as indicated upon their
labels. He was absolutely dumb upon the
subject. He knew nothing, he said. Miss
Vane modestly declares that this kind Of
thhhR h"' ho'Si Nepp'hoN ~ h"' cS'''N'
though she has been playing in and around
New York. She cannot imagine why the
tributes were sent TO Baltimore. Mrs Vane
is the young lady who, in order to appear in
the late Selma Dolaro's play. IA, hion" ut
| Wallack's (now Palmer's). used to rehearse III
New York every morning and fulfil her en-
gagemert with Miss Clara Morris i'll Balti-
more every evening.
Wilson Barrett has a new play called
"Nowadays" which lie is shortly TO produce
in London. In it he plays the part of a rough
Yorkshire man.
Miss May Yoke, whose three contralto
notes added to her various -" affairs of the
hear" have won her considerable renown, is
now in New York City resting" She says
she has a lovely fiat in Eighteenth street.
Manager A. NJ. Palmer, it is said, has de-
cided 10 spend his summer abroad. Should
he arrange to sublet the Madison Square The
atre there will be nothing to require his at
%tention at that house. while at ralmer's, Col.
McCaulrs company on n seven months visit
will not need any manipulation. Mr..
Palmer's lot. as lessee of two Of the most I'M
portant theatres in this big city, is one that is
euvied.
T. D. Frawley, who was last seen in this
city as the amorous Jack in " The Quick or
the Dead" has been engaged to play in
The Cavalier -" with Harry Lee at Palmer's.
The Cavalier " is said to lie n " one. part +"
piece, or q piece in which all the interest CEN
tres around one person.
Miss Kate Claxton will put on her new
play. "A Woman's Vengeance" Mt Eiblo's
shortly. and will take three weeks off, with
her company. for rehearsing purposes.
Charles Wyndham, who will follow the
McCaull nppra cnmnany Mt PalmaT'l. baa do
cided to add to his American repertoire q
revival of - Still Waters Run Deep which
he is now playing in London. He had IN
tended TO produce nothing but - David Gar
rick " here, but came to the conclusion, that
1t would not see him through. He will also
be seen in Tho Candidate"
II is definitely decided that the Gaiety
Company will open at the STANDARD Theatre
in April for four weeks, and will produce
London's latest burlesque, Faust Up to
Date"
Mr.. P. Harris. of Baltimore, is anxious
that the %seething masses should know.
through his representative, Mr.. $: H. Fried
landor. that lie has perfected arrange
ments" to open his new theatre in Washing
ten in August. The opening night il to he O
grand event" Mr.. Harris announces that
he has spent 5000. 00O.
A big window on Broadway was filed yes
terday with portraits of Mrs. Potter as Cleo
patra, and Mr.. Bellew as Antony. There
were at least thirty different pictures Of each.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Bnrnett's new play
is not for Mrs. James G.. b aIne, ir., as has
been suggested, but for the Lyceum Theatre
to be extremely vigorous, Mrs Burnett has
found Little Lord Fauntleroy" tolerably
vigorous in the financial direction.