The evening world., 1890-02-27
BEHIND The DROP CURTAIN.
Mrs. Kendall Witnesses a Perform
ance of The Charity Bali"
Actresses Who Can Cook UtiIlzed
"On the Road"

Mrs. Kendall sat in q box at the Lyceum
Theatre yesterday afternoon and saw
The Charity Ball" for the first time.
Yesterday was the first Of the Wednesday
matinees and consequently Mrs. Kendal's
only opportunity TO see the play. The
actors and actresses knew that the Eng.
lish artist was present. She certainly saw
a charming performance. There Ia some
talk of Mrs. Kendall producing the play in
London. II she decides to do this sbe
will appear in the part assumed by Miss
Georgia Cavvan.
Thomas B. Dickson is negotiating for
the Theatre Comique, Harlem, which he
wants TO run as a popular. price theatre.
The Comique to be q success must be very
popular price, with considerable empha-
sic on the very.
Miss Jennie Yeamans. now at Tony
PASTORS, is going to England to look for
a play. The vivacious Jennie says that
there are plenty of Lays in this country,
but everybody has everything. So she
will roam through Albion in search of
unoccupled dramas which she will bring
to these shores.
Sedley Brown has changed the name of
his play, - Pine Meadow" that was pro-
duced at the Madison Square theatre, TO
"A Long Lane" The play will be put
on for a few weeks at the Fourteenth
Street Theatre next month. Real sheep
are to be used in the rural scene.
Miss Annie Ware and two other men,
bers Of the theatrical profession are going
to give o performance ut Bloomingdale
tonight. Miss Ware, whenever she !,
- resting" gives an entertainment fol
the benefit Of the u~nfortunates.
Mrs. John Hoey was recognized by
many members Of the theatrical profes
sion in . box at the. Casino Tuesday
night. Said o manager, Mrs Hoey
looks as young an she did twenty YEAR
ago. when she was leading lady at Wal
lacks"
Casino, doesn't often get very much
credit. The Casino beauties don't love
him. But Mr.. Freeman deserves oil
praise for his splendid production o.
"The Grand Duchess" On Monday
night the Casino was closed. "Rehearst
all day il you like" said Mr.. Aronson.
Mr.. Freeman rehearsed the people OF
Sunday. and wouldn't allow them neal
the theatre Monday. They had an abso
on Tuesday night.
John Kellerd has been engaged as lead
ing man by Louis Aldrich for that gentle
mans play, The Editor"
Theodore NJ. Brown, of the "Caspal
the Yodler company, describes q roat
experience that must have been rathel
peculiar. At Mansfield. o.. the company
had to riso at s A. NJ. in order to catch
train. The people in the hotel where the,
stopped positively refused to get break
fast. The actresses of the organization
therefore arose from their little beds
girded themselves with aprons and, en-
tering the kitchen, cooked q meal for al
the company.
Frederick Bryton is rehearsing in tn
city. He has recovered his voice, ant
opens his seaso very shortly In For
given" Mr.. Bryton has been very dill
gently teaching his actors INT actresSe
how TO take curtain calls, or In othei
WOTud, uON ~ COhO bOAoAO Nho ~
and bow acknowledgements to the audi
ence. Bryton 10 q clever, vigorous younI
actor. and he generally gets plenty o
curtain calls himself.
Violet Mascotte, Q skirt dancer. ha
been engaged by Manager Maeder 10
"Greenroom Fun" Oh, that skirt-danc'
epidemic! 1t RACES less iercely now, blu
lit RACES.
Three d~isconsolatS actors made thei
Yesterday. They had all been candidate
Tor the position Of leading juvenile il
q welL-known company. ,,
- was too short" sighed the littl
man. The part was heroic md strik
was too DID," growled the big man
They wanted somebody dashing;"
And l." quoth the medIum-sized man
was tall enough and young enough. blu
not good-loOking enough"
Jules s. Kusel, who was for SO lon
Identified with THE Streets or NeN
York, " Is going to organize a new com
pany to produce this play, and will sem
It through the country.
given to the back room Of Mr.w. ". Ran
dalls dramatic office. # il looked upol
as a rehearsing ground for the agents AM
managers who have stories Of : big re
ceipts TO tell. For instance, II an agen
swears that he has played to $500 and nv
minutes later the manager enters an
swears he has captured $500 the gentle
men are requested TO withdraw to Ran
dalps alleyway." For rehearsal purpose
even theatrical lies ought 10 be consistent
don't you know.
Notes OF the Brooklyn Theatres.
There are q number OF clever specialize
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