The evening world., 1889-09-04
MRS. POTTER NOT COMING.
SHE CANCELS ALL HER DATES AND WILL
STAY IN EUROPE.

'-A " NNAN ~
hshenrsnls Of "The seven Age" As
You Like It" Predicted as AuuuatIn
Days Next Shnlt spearian Production.
The big surprise on Broadway yesterday
was the information that Mrs. Potter will
not pay at all during the season: that, in
fact, she will not return TO America from
Europe, where she is at present. Marcus
Mayer received q letter yesterday aunounc-
ing the fact, and asking him to cancel all the
dates that bave been held for Mrs. Potter
and her company in ANTONY and Cleo
patra." Mrs. Potter is said to be quite ill.
When Mr.. Mayer was IN France recently she
was lndleposed. Her entire company had
been engaged, and a complete route
booked. She was, as announced the other
day in The EVENING WoRLD TO appear in this
city ut the Broadway Theatre. Only vester-
day n Young actor was sent to Charles
Schroeder, Mrs. Poiter's business manager, to
apply for an engagement. Mr.. Schroeder
himself, though ho knew Mrs. Potter was not
well, was quite unprepared for the letter that
came yesterday. II will cause n good deal of
annoyance among the people engaged, among
whom were young Mr.. Sidney Bowkett. who
was to play leading parts after kyrle Bellow.
and manage the Stage. The feminine stars
seen determined not to shlne this season.
Mrs. Potter, Mrs. Dauvray-W Ward, Mrs.
Blaine. jr.-next
DIR. Howard. who was TO have taken out
George Fawcett Row in Little Emily" will
fill the time left vacant by the death of the
actor with 1.-The Main Line."a play by DE
Mile hat was originally prodnced in this
city Mt the Lyceum Theatre and has since
been presented on the road.
Frank Blair. who resigned his position in
THE Drum Major" the opera that is to
succeed The Brigands" at the Casino, has
in Chicago. This really does seem like n de-
parture from the sublime to the ridiculous.
Charles Arnold and the members of the
=" Hans the Boatmau'' com > left yester-
day for Chicago. where they open Sunday
Philadelphia and later in Williamsburg.
The date of the New York opening has not
been fixed.
Miss Marie Bingham. who last week APP
peared at the Windsor Theatre with Miss
Lizzie Evans in The Buckeye" and q" Fine
Feathers" is very indignant. She was en-
gagged with Miss Evans's organization, opened
with 1t III August, and has played ever since.
giving every satisfaction and securing good
hotices for her performances. Miss Bingham,
however. is one of the many who can testify
that it is fatal 10 give too much satisfaction
the Windsor Miss Bingham was dismissed
from the company with only three
days. notice. such an outrage 4" SAID Miss
Bingham, has surely never been known. 1t
damages me, for | am discharged in q way
that must do so, though l defy Miss Evans
to say one word against my ability. Never
before in my life have l had such a thing
happen to me. Submit to it? Well, / think
not. OF | went to Howe d Hummel yester-
day and entered my little protest. They tell
me that | have an excellent case. Why, only
the night before / was discharged Miss Evans
helped me to select some costumes. / spent
$50 with my dresslnaker, without reckon
ing the cost of the material. / have always
played i'll the best companies, and have been
generally commended"
1t is said that Augustin Daly's next Shakes
pearIan production will be AS You Like
It., which he will present in his usual una
proachable manner.
Mrs. Fernandez has been very seriously i'll,
and the doctors in Mount Kisco gave her up.
She was taken off the train by some friends
and carried to her house. She says she owes
her recovery to an electric shock.
Mr.. Norman, Mansield's stage manager, is
surprised 10 find that there are SO many peo-
pie in this country who want to play leading
business. He has discovered that it is not
the easiest thing IN the world to secure folks
for subordinate roles. Mr.. Norman iG right.
There is hardly an actor on the Rialto who
hasn't the starring bee in his bonnet, and
"AO "OulIh I bhCIIhCc u EOOu bhldTleu ell
gagement for the miserable uncertainty Of
barns ,orming at the head of q selected sup
port"
Dixey began rehearsnls of THE Seven
Ages" at the STANDARD Theatre yesterday.
His company is filed, and he will open his
season in October.
There ore ut present two tire-engine plays
running in New York, The Still Alarm " ut
the Grand Opera House and " The Streets OF
New York" at the Theatre Comique; two
shipwreck plays Lost III Africa" at the
Windsor and The Great Metropolis" at
Proctor's; two war plays The Blue and the
Gray ~ at the Third Avenue, and Herminie;
or The Cross of Gold" ut the Peoples. Next
week there will be two more war plays
''Fernclif" and Shenandoah"
Miss Kathryn Price has been engaged to
appear in g The Bells of HaSlemere, " which
will go out in November unde the manage
ment OF E. H. Price.
One of the six little maidens who appear in
"McKenna's Filtration" with Barry and
Fay at the Park Theatre was discharged at
rehearsal. The little maiden felt very sore,
cried, and ~beggedthe managementto give her
q trial. She was SO persistent and 30 much
in earnest that her request was complied with.
And on Monday it was this same little girl
who had made the hit OF the six. A little
managerial indulgence ID occasionally a good
thing,