The evening world., 1890-07-10
AMONG THE PLAYER FOLKS.
Stage Villain Henley Again Gets
Into Hot Water.
II Is Possible that Airy Fairy Lillian
Will leave Us.

T.. J. Henley. that excellent aud aGcrcs-
sive stage villain, il going to get himself
into hot water. in which he wadcs so fire.
quontly and with such evident onJovmcnt.
Mr.. Henley signed n contract with Mr.. L..
u. Price 90 appear with Mrs. leslie Carter
in November. lie is now calmly breaking
the contract, md is joining Manager J.
NJ. Hills forces. TO open at tho Standard
Theatrc. in August N " Money NAL" re-.
naming in that play until Mr.. I'M pre-
scuts Reckless Temple. with Maurice
Barrymore rs the star. when Henley will
create the part OF Clotice. which he thinks
VIII give hm great opportunities.
II IL said TINT Henley has positively de.
cidCd to do this, and il is explained in
defense lint he wanted an advance OF
money for the Summer. and that Mrs.
Carriers manager declined to accede TO
the request. Mr.. Price is now on his way
to Europe. but his representative said
yesterday that Henley would undoubtedly
be enjoined. Mr.. Price spent n great
deal OF time in selecting and engaging his
company and has no intention OF altering
his plans ut this stage. Henley has left
for Chicago.
Miss Minnie Duproe writes that she
spent n rn'hor mournful Fourth Of July.
In the theatre fire at Salt Lake City she
and the members Of the Held by the
Enemy" lost all their belongings. except
what they were wearing. Miss Dupree
says that there is no redress and that their
losses will not be made good.
Augustin DAILY has lent tho Lyceum
Theatre, London, TO the Actors BenevO-
lent Fund for the afternoon of July II.
7 he member of Mr.. Days company will
appear in one act OF As You Like 1t /,
henry Irving and Miss Ellen Terry will
present one oct of OLIVIA" and John
Hare's company will he seen in "A Pair
of Spectacles."
Speaking Of Miss Ada Rehan, n London
dramatic paper remarks The quaint
ness of Miss RehRn's manner is q quality
that commends itself more and moro TO
tho palate az the 81 ctator. IT may he an
acquired taste, but it can be very strong.
IL requires no great stretch of imagina-
ton TO picture the American actress in
due time captivating the London public
us effectually MS Miss Terry has done"
Miss Pauline Hall is now engaging her
company. Joseph Greensfelder is to be
one OF her comedians.
De Wolf Hopper, between the swelter-
ing acts of Castles In the Air" at the
Broadway Theatre, bethought himself
the other nieht of n drink of orange
phosphate. He called to the little boy.
who brings to the theatre each night the
donkey used in the comic opera. and sent
him to n neighboring drug store for the
orn'g &c phosphate. The juvenile returned
without it. Later on il trnnspired that
lie knd entered tho store and told the
clerk TINT Mr.. Hopper wanted an orange
for his feot.
Down Went McGinty" has been
done into German. and will be sung-no,
not Mt the German opera season at the
Metropolitan in Lew Rosen's farce
comedy. The Hustler" by Miss Flora
Moore,
Frank Blair and his wife, Miss Edith
MurIlia. will appear next season with the
Boston Ideals, who will pay considerable
attention to Victor the Blue Stocking"
The company will also. in all probability,
present Don F~urioso," O new comic
opera by Selli Simonson. A few hours