The evening world., 1890-01-13
RUMORS OF THE FOYER. LAY
Marie Halton Mistaken for a British
Royal Dame.
New Plays and New Faces Billed
by Enterprlsing Managers.
Aueustin DAILY has the grip. Lucky

Augustin DAILY has the grip. Lucky
grip
Miss Katherine Coleman wishes 1t to be
distinctly understood that she is very
much in the land Of the living. MANY
in the profession" she says, who know
me by name only are under the impress
sion that the Katherine Coleman who
died last week in Philadelphia. as am
nounced in the papers, was myself"
Miss Coleman's ambition TO be classed
among the live ones Of this earth is
laudable.
1t is quite likely that Master and
Men," Sims and Pettitt's latest. also
Z" London Day by Day" will be done in
this country. Alexander Comstock has
been negotiating for these successful
plays.
The Inspector" viii r. Wilson's
new play, is now finished. Managers,
please don't al speak at once. The play
is a local ~melodrama built around Inspoc-
tor Byrnes, %inclosing the doughty lnspec.
tor within n dramatic wall, so TO speak.
II of course tells n detective story, Is in
Ave nets and eight scenes. Inspector
public will be shown how the great thief
catcher works out o case.
Miss Marion Erie will appear as Queen
Elizabeth in - Richard III. this evening
at Palmer's Theatre e, in the place of Miss
Ada Dyas. Miss Erie has a quiet dignity
of her own that ought to be OF great
value in this role.
A good story is told of Miss Marie Hal
ton, the mature young woman who re-
Gently elopeu from the Casino. 1t appears
that she VISITED n theatre in London the
other night, with enough diamonds upon
her person to stock q jewellers establish
ment. She occupied q prominent box,
and knew IL. too. 1t happened that on this
same night the Duke and duchess of Fife
were present. They were III the opposite
! box. Now, royalty never attends Ii thea
tire in London without several eguerries.
On this occasion there were to be three.
One was late. however. He was O novice,
and as soon us he appeared rushed in to seek
the royal party. He caught IL glimpse
of the diamonds in Halton's box and then
made n bee limo for that box, begging the
usher 10 take him there at once. Accord
ing to he severe rules of etiquette Ia
England. nobody can speak to royalty until
royalty has spoken. The young equerry
stole into Miss Halton's box and stood
meekly at the back waiting for instruc-
tions. The sequel is not told. But it can
be imagined.
Joseph Wheelock. the emotional gen
tleman. will play an all-round comedy
part in Philadelphia next week in
. O'DonnelIs Miss.on." one of John
Brougham's plays that has not teen done
in this country for twenty-five years. 1t
will be presented at Forepaugh's Theatre
with O good cast. Young ,Wheelock Will
be one of those TO support his father.
Have 1 ever seen myself as people
see me?" said Mrs. Fernandez yesterday.
Yes, once. 1t was a terrible expert
ence. l was playing the part of the lat
cook in Fun on the Bristol in Philadel-
phia. 1t was at the Chestnut Street he
atre. / had to black up and to bound
yiyaciously upon the stage. blacked
up and / bounded viyaciously upon
the stage. No sooner was | there han !
stood stock still and uttered au astonished
on Before me stood an immense
woman. with q grin on her face and q red
bandanna tied across her head. b was
as black as the ace of spades. l was really
alarmed. until | recollected the mirrors
that surrounded the theatre, and became
uNhrt Ol tue ihCt tHut tue uNiui hppaiitioh
was myself"
Mrs. John w. Norton. of st. Louis, is
now playing in Australia under the name
of Miss Florence Stockman. She has
been seen as Susan McCreery in Held
by the Enemy. and has been interviewed
rs solemnly and voluminously AS though
she were the Great Sarah herself. II APP
pears that Miss Stockman went to Austria
liza for her health, and while there
dropped into this engagement. Here
is what she told an Australian interviewer
of her first appearance: II was stiff with
nervousness. Never felt such q horrible
sensation before. / felt rs if 1 was alone
on the stage and could not move my limbs
to get about it. You see, no only was |
an utter stranger, dropping into the part
without any flourish of trumpets. any,
thing to cause me to feel proud or ex-
ultant. / felt miserable, lonely and
dazsd."
Miss Nellie Farren gets names wrong
occasionally. Referring to her visit with
the London Gaiety Company here. she
said to a interviewer AT first we had
to face the opposition against English
actors that MIR. Lawrence Barrett was
then agitating, but the public took to us
almost Immediately. and the theatre was
packed every night to its utmost capa-
city,"