The evening world., 1890-02-21
TROUBLE FOR THE SENATOR"
A Lawsuit May Be Brou2ht to
Stop Its Run.
MIR. and Mrs. Kendall Dine With Mr..
and Mrs. Grover Cleveland.

II looks Nh though the difficulty between
John W. Mckinney and tire Star Theatre
could he sctt, ed by no other means than by
law. 1t will DO remembered that MIR.
Mckinney claims that he has a right to in-
terrupt the run of "Thc senator" at the
Star. by right of a contract that he now has
in his possession for the production OF The
Thatcher &c and #" King Cole at that house.
The Star Theatre people will neither buy
Mr.. Mckinney off nor interrupt the run of
The SENATOR II was said yesterday that
Mr.. Mckinney was negotiating for the time
at the Firth Avenue that is being held tor
Miss Agnes Huntingdon. But the matter is
not settled.
FIX president and Mrs. Grover Cleveland
saw MIR. aud Mrs. Kendall III The Weaker
Sex" at the Firth Avenue Theatre, ON
"Wednesday night, and then supped with the
English actor and actress at tue Victoria
and Wrs. Kendall are not at all ANXIOUS to be
talked OF as taken M 10y society. - Mrs.
ket.da las made scores Of friends in this
fGi.y' b among jroa the MIN contact T ! SAID
n managcr-nOt her neutrality-suspicious.
'..SlIc ~ as charming oil rs, ON the stage.
She makes YOU, feel as though You wcrS her
whom she has met. III YOU had hton intro
dnccd tH her. and You saw her talking with
Queen victoria, ] DClcNC .hllN NOUll ltNNt
the Queen TO come and shake hands.
Wilson Barrett's theatre that is being
built for him Iy Charles Wllmot IN London
OIL the site, az the old Olympic u to cost
c?l.O0O. Its seating capacity will be
3, 900.
Richard Mansfield and his company left
yesterday for Chicago where how'll play n
long engagement. Mr.. Mansfield has pur-
chase from I.eander Richardson, the rights
to the drEmatiIntion 81 % Dnhmfr-
Mansfield will make a character part, IL IL
said. of the noble lord.
Miss Adelaide Moore iS tn make a tour of
m me- OF ". Brewster Moore. with a 'repcr-
""AlSS You Like It and "School for Sean
dal." She is to play later in London.
Thomas A. seabrooke's musical voice is
Miss Eytinge has to ask Mr.. Lesick to sing
her a Song. acyick ut sit, aGwn 10 tine pi nh Q
does the singing behind the scenes. and does
it very we'll. too. In the forrest scene, birds
are heard twittering,, and the Question has
birds.
o[ yGGir' wg DSGplGS be who Soi imagtnSsH an t"at c Ih%sss
in all probability. Mr.. O'Neil has an
nounced. his intention OF producing next
season THE Dead Heart"
Gus Thomas is writing a. new curtain
raiser, which is to be played In connection
with THE Balloon, the play in which W.
IL. Cranes company are to be seen III tins
city during the Summer
Miss Efie Germon. of the Mr.. barnes
of New York company. has been i'll and
her part in the piece at the Peoples Theatre
has been played by Mrs. Sheldon.
Miss Marguerite Fish will he replaced ] n
1.-The City Directory" Company at tho
Bljou on Monday by Miss Rosa France.
Manager Russell says that Miss Fish was ell
gagged for The Crystal Slipper company,
and that she wouldn't dress the part in the
present play az he wished her to do. Oh.
those soubrettes-those sonbrettcs
A little unexpected scene was enacted at
Dockstader's last night. The Sheriff at
taclled the box-ofice for tho. sum of S2b
claimed to be due for the handsome panels
outside the house. Manager Prescott, OF
the Three Only Daughters" Company,
was very much annoyed. He said
that the bill had only boon presented
once. and that he had that afternoon made
ont n check for the sum and sent II. 1hlS
il Mr.. prescott's first theatrical venture, and
the little affair last night rather disqule:cd
him. Three Only Daughter" will be
Withdrawn after this week, and Kicks and