The evening world., 1889-03-22
ELSIE AMENDED THE PLAY.
PLEASING TRAIT IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
THE CHILD ACTRESS.

Mrs. Allen Arthur' New Americas Comedy
"Honor Bright Successfully Pro-
duced-Harry Lee Secures n Week In
Boston for the cavalier %" she " to
BE sold at the End Of the season.
Little Elsie Leslie, who stars next season.
will be given q long rest. which she will most
undoubtedly need, at the conclusion Of her
" Fauntleroy" engagement. She will not
go TO Chicago at all, but will probably play
for o short time out of courtesy 10 Manager
Field In the revival Of Little Lord Fauntle-
roy " at the Boston Museum. Then she will
remain idle until the Winter. In the mean
time the dramatization Of Mark Twain's
- Prince and the Peasant " is being made.
Elsie made Mark Twain's acquaintance in
Hartford some time ago.. when on q visit to
MIR. Gillette in that city. The child OBJ
iected to certain passages in "Huckle-
berry Finn and explained her objec-
ions clearly to Mr.. Clemens. she thought
the book very funny. however, and therefore
satisfied the author. When playing the other
day. at J. Charles Davis's benefit Miss Leslie
Of her OWE accord introduced n line into
Held by the Enemy " which will be lie.
tained.- When Aunt Euphenia catches Susan
with Mr.. Beans letters she asks: What
have you got there ?" The answer ia Let
ters." Elsie changed this and astonished the
lette was so pleased that he declares IL is his
intention TO announce that the play is the
work Of William Gillette and Elsie Leslie.
Pretty little Miss Daisy Dorr. OK of Days.
has been doing some hard work this week
rehearsing for her role in Elsmere,"
and Tor that in " Honor Bright" in which
she appeared at the Madison Square Theatre
yesterday.
At the end Of this season the big - She "
organization will be sold. with lite costumes
rel, who will present it OIL the road next
year. Messrs. Coventry and Burrell are re-
spectively the husbands of Miss Laura Gle
ments and Miss Tellula Evans.
Harry. Lee 10 very. much in earnest with his
Cavalier" He fought hard to get that
week at Palmer's, and he has now succeeded
in capturing one week OF the time at the
Hollis Street Theatre, Boston, which Miss
Anderson's illness left vacant. Miss Julia
Marlowe will have the other n her manager,
Ariel N, Barney, can cancel his date in
j. M. Hill proposes to nave q first class
variety show at the Union square Theatre,
beginning June. 20, 70 run through the sum
IuoT. Variety u eNlutuJly CuhIulluR Ut Lu6
present time. y has one advantage in not
pretending to DO anything but what 1t is.
Variety shows will spring up like mushrooms
next season; see If they don't.
Miss Margaret Mather's western tour will
begin the last week in July at Helena. Mon.
The tour will extend into October. Gilmore
h Tompkins have made Arrangements with
AL Hayman, who will be tour director.
John T. Sullivan's real name Ia John Tay-
lor Boxwille Sulliyap-Dere. II In said that he
omitted the last word on account of its sug-
gestion of malt and hops-in the sound II not
In the spelling.
Mrs. Allen Arthur's American comedy, en-
titled Z" Honor Bright, " was presented at an
authors matinee at the Madison Square The
atre yesterday. Mrs. Arthur can congratulate
herself on having secured q company to inter-
pref her work that would fill many authors Of
large experience with rapturous Joy. Honor
Bright =" reminds one Of the words written by
The Duchess" In II are charmingly in
teresting women. the dsintiest Of love cpl
sodes and the manifest of men. Most women
love sue men as Mrs. Allen Arthur has shown,
and most men love such women. So that there
Honor Bright" are, perhaps. Q triie too
many to please the average theatre-goer,
though they are. all successfully straight
ened out" The climaxes are admirably
effective. and that at the end of the fourth
act elected ringing applause. and n~ecesSi-
tated the appearance OF Mrs. Allen Arthur,
who rose in her box and bowed in q delight
fully unobtrusive manner. Miss tombstone
Bennett made . pronounced hit as Molly
Bright, q young debutante. who has heard
that q certain young man detests o lisp,
and who consequently lisps in order TO
make him like 1t. The part in q very pretty
one, and dozens Of ingenues would mortgage
their blonde wigs In order to play It.. Miss
Emily Rigl was the heroine Honor Bright,
and did some strong work, though she did
not look the part in the least. Miss Rigl has
beautiful teeth. but she smiles too persist
emily. There were moments when Mrs.
Dorothy Dorr as Madeline Bright. "a draw
ing-room Galatea." was pictorially in
teresting.. Her scene with the married
lover who tempts her to fly with him
Cthis is the one naughty part