The evening world., 1890-01-17
BOx-OFFIGE AND FOYER.
Timely Topics Relative to the Dra-
matte Profession. I,
G. w. Stevens's Body Brought Here
from London for Intermcnt.

Edwin II. Low, the steamship agent
and editor Of the Amusement Gazette. has
rather an unusual consignment on board
the Lydian Monarch. II Is the body Of
G. w. Stevens, who was killed at Bar
NUNS Olympia, in London, by an ele-
plant. lie WIS crushed 10 death by the
huge brute. Stevens was buried in Lon
don, but his fr ends in Barnum's circus
thought that the body ought TO be sent
home to the mans relatives in this coun-
try. So they dubbed together and raised
o handsome sum. In fact, the amount
raised was 30 satisfactory that after all
expenses have been paid Mr.. Low will
have 800 to hand tho FAMILY. Stevens's
relatives live in Copahe. N. V, aud there
the body will be sent upon the arrival Of
the Lydian Monarch.
Daniel Frohman has issued very pretty
little pamphlets relative to the production
of 1.-The Prince aud the Pauper" at the
broadway Theatre on Monday night.
The play is in four acts and six scenes.
The drlmatization rs already stated. was
made by Mrs. Abby Sage Richardson.
Little Elsie Leslie is the star.
Some time ago The EVENING WORLD
stated that Miss Lolita had not actually
retired from the stage. but would again
he seen behind the footlights. This
announcement caused some controversy.
It is now definitely known that Lolita
begins a season of forty weeks on April
10. under the management of Sam w.
Fort, of Baltimore. The arrangement IN
q decided novelty for Lolita. Size has
,,ntl,,., .ul,ata,.ar 90 Il, 18Th ,l,a k,,,na.
side of the question. Fort engages the
company, makes the dates and is respon-
sible for success or n~on-success. All
Miss Lolita has to do is to play and draw
her salary and percentage. II is under
stood that she has q new play. Mamma.
Crabtree will. OF course, accompany her
daughter. but mamma will not manage
her this time. This will be as novel an
arrangement for mamma as IL will for her
clever daughter. ....
George Grossmith is no longer with
D'Oyly Carte in London. He ia at pres
ent engaged in giving entertainments"
at receptions and afternoon teas in Lon
don. Grossmith has q very funny mono
logue. in which he drinks tea" with a
number of imaginary people, and talks to
them all in his own amusing way.
Miss Amelia Summerville is about to
return to her native heath. Miss Sum-
merville went to England with her hus-
band, Mr.. Reynolds, who is o very clever
clown in Barnum's circus.
Little Miss Jane Stuart. the "ingenue"
tn William II. Cranes Senator" CON-
pany, is very young, She was q little girl
in short dresses when she appeared in
The Lily of Yeddo." She was seen later
in - Helene. " at the single performance
of that play given by Miss Minnie Lehy-
man at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. Miss
Stuart has an excellent voice and Ii
credited with operatic ambitions.
Messrs. Schofeld and Anderson are the
managers of His Natural Life" COM
pany. which opens in Toronto Jan. 81.
They are newcomers but have entered
the theatrical business with the intention
of staying there.
Wilton Lackaye wants his name pro-
nounced as though it were Lackey. He
doesn't want to rhyme with Mackaye.
Kind friends will please remember this
truly important fact.
W. Fl. Crane wants to re-engage Mrs.
George Drew Barrymore and other men,
bers of his company for next season.
Mrs. Barrymore is also in demand for
- Aunt Jack in San Francisco, to play
the part now interpreted by Mrs. Booth.
Mrs: Booth would have a dangerous