The evening world., 1889-09-13

ChnperOnes Supplied to Actresses on De-
'n~and-Dixey Working Hard on 9TH
Seven AGes"-Why n YounG Actor Len
the "LRaRrderc" Compnny-Corinno to
BE with Us for Tive Weeks.
Cecil Clay was very busy yesterday because
his charming wife. Rosina Vokes. was re-
henrsiug. II really don't have much to do
with my wife's management anyway" said
Mr.. Clay, laughing. "All l do is to give
away free tickets to my friends" Mr.. Clay
said that the principal novelty that his wife
would present this season was a little piece
called Wig and Gown" by Fred w.
Sydney, son of Gatti's stage manager. Miss
Vokes, however, will not be seen in this when
she comes East to open at Days Theatre
April 7. Then she has THE Tinted Venus"
which was planned out for her by MIR. AAstey
from his novel. and written by Willie Wilde,
brother of Oscar. In TINS there Is q beauti-
full part for Felix Morris, of whom Mr.. Clay
is very fond. Miss Vokes is now in excellent
health and spirits, and will start ON her tour
in her usual plucky manner. She will end
her season i'll New York-a rather unique mr.
rangement, but one that she evidently finds
satisfactory.
There is n picture Of Salyini in the lobby of
4 "'ihNA - ~ - hNAS Ni'"NN " =
day, and approaching business Manager
Strauss asked when does SalvIni sing?"
'
There is n lady in this city who makes il n
business to supply chnperones. The other
day she was approached by an actress. II
want q chaperone," said this dear young
thing, for when / go on the road | am very
tinld. l dislike hotels. and really. want
company" The chaperone furnisher prom
ised TO send her II woman with whom she
could mako arrangements. She kept her
word. The woman interviewed the timid
one, and returned in duo course. why.
you never told me she was an actress" she
exclaimed, in CONSERVATION: Chaperone
an actress Never. Pm a hard-shell. Bap-
tist, and have never been in a theatre in my
lite. 1 guess she could chaperone me-"
The plot of THE Seven Ages. "Dixey's
new piece, is not to be revealed. it is said.
Here is a chance to be funny, and say that
there probably isn't one. Dixey wants TO
surprise the public. In The Seven Ages"
he is said to have some excellent opportu-
mites. Rehenrsals arc going on very regu-
larly. Dixey is evidently in The Seven
Ages " heart aud soul. His people say he has
never been 80 strict.
Miss Pauline Hall is taking singing lessons.
Many a comic opera queen would culver with
Indignation at the mere idea of such q thing.
Richard Darling, the composer of Twelve
Bachelor" and other musical plays. has gone
to Chicago to sell pianos. He said that oper-
attached to it was very nice it was by no
means nourishing.
A'young actor was engaged to play the
juvenile part III Lagardere." At rehearsal
he was informed that this part could not be
parts to play for $25 per week. He accepted
this. At the next rehearsal he was informed
that he would have to play the four parts and
in addition e, 20 on as a gypsy. Still he did
dition to the four parts and the gypsy bust
ness he was compelled to join in the shouts
at the back Of the stage. He is no longer
with 'Lagardere."
THE Fakir.' tho play in which Thomas
Q. Seabrooke is starring, is now in Kansas
City. Up to the present it has not received
much encouragement. but MIR. SeabrCoke has
announced his intention of making 1t go.
Little Corinne's engagement at the Third
Avenue Theatre begins on Monday and lasts
for two weeks.
The " Love and Liberty March" is the title
of an original composition by the leader of
the Union Square Theatres orchestra. He
has dedicated 1t to Miss Helen Barry. and it
will be played in the fourth act of that lady's
new drama. Manager Hill has arranged for
the publication OF the march.
Miss Victoria Vokes herself wrote the
greater part of her play, Hubby, " in which
she opens her season in Philadelphia. The
other play, The Doctor" which she will
produce, is a sort of farce-comedy, of which
she is not SO sure as she is of Hubby"
A. NJ. Palmer is back in the city from
Europe. He has purchased the American
rights for n play that has been very successful
at Mrs. John Woods Court Theatre. 1t is
called ''Aun Jack" Then he has bought
The Pillars of Society" by Ibsen. Mr..
Palmer has made contracts with George Sims.
Paul Merritt. Robert Buchanan and K. Had
don Chambers for new plays. He has the
refusal of Jones's ',Middleman, -" that is now
running at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London.
Miss LILLIAN Lewis appeared at the Theatre
Comique. Harlem, last night, in ,'Dona Sol,"
Victor Hugo's Hermann" Tonight she
will be Lena Despard In ''As In a Looking
Glass"
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