The evening world., 1890-01-27
MRS. BEtRE TO VISIT U.s..
LOldOn'S Pet Actress Booked for a
United States Tour.
Only Three Daughters" to BE
Produced at Dockstader's.

Mrs. Bernard. Deere, the emotional
actress, dear 10 the hearts of Londoners.
will probably make a tout of the United
States in the near future. Negotiations
were begun with her Ivy Alexander Com.
stock, in London. with n view to securing
her for this country and the arrangement
would probably have been completed had
1t not been for the severe illness Of Mr..
Comstock. Since his return to this
city MIR. +. G. Gilmore has OK.
pressed himself as being satisfied
with Mr.. Comstock's work, and messages
to Mrs. Beere have been frequently
cabled. The probabilities last night were
that she viii come. She will furnish Il
repertoire OF plays. She Is more widely
known as au emotional than rs a comedy
actress, though she Inns been seen TO adj
vantage in comedy roles, She is at pres.
cut playing in nm English version of La
Josca" in London. In case she comes 10
this country she will open in New York
and make II tour of the principal cities.
Mrs. Beere has nae many opportunities
to come to this country.
Three Only Daughters" is the name
of n comedy That is to be produced about
the midd, e of February ut Dockstader's.
Miss Mndge Butter and Miss ANN Mac
II is said that a good cast has been Sc
cured. and rehearsals are going on daily.
Mr.. j. NJ. Hills company will begin
rehearslng THE Pembertons" to-mor-
row. The play will be read TO them at
the Union Square Theatre. There will
probably be twenty-five rehearsals, which
ought to be enough to satisfy the debu-
tante. Miss Cora Edsall.
Negotiations with a view to extending
the run of The Senator " at the Star
Theatre are being carried on by Manager
Joseph Brooks. The play is q huge sue
cess. On Saturday night the Star Theatre
was packed to the very doors. MIR. Brooks
says that his widest expectations have
been surpassed. and if yon know what
the widest expectations of o theatrical
manager are. that statement will speak
for itself.
IT is said that II. Henry French and his
father are bidders for the Drury Lane
pantomime. Jack and the Beanstalk."
for which Mr.. Uomstock, IN behalf Of T..
G.. Gilmore, had nearly completed ar
Engagements for production ut Niblo's
Garden.
Among the I" carriage folks" in Central
Park every afternoon are MIR. Denman
Thompson and his daughters. The
young ladies are very fond of New York's
swell drive. and Denman THOMPSON,
like the good papa he is; likes tina which
stead" on wheels, is quite an interesting
sight.
w. T. Ferguson. the popular character
actor, will be seen as j.. Cool Dragon. the
Chicago lawyer. II Richard Mansfeld's
production of Prince Karl" at Palmer's
specially engaged for the part.
tonight. His ailment was not grippIcal
but stomachic.
The statement of the coming change of
bill at the Standard Theatre that was
made On Saturday night had been ex-
pected for some time, though it WAS. of
course. not known that MIR. Rosenfeld's
Stepping Stones" would be substituted
for The Seven Ages" Unfortunate
Dixey's production is a charming IL
1t would give lessons to both of the Gaiety
burlesque companies and read O positive
sermon to "Bluebeard, Jr."
A feminine topical song writer was in
extreme anguish yesterday. II have
such a lovely. original song" she said.
and l don't know where to place it. 1t
deals with New York's muddy streets.
Nellie BLY,. the electric wires. and some
lovely topics. but il / delay its value will
be gone. Dlxey doesn't sing any but
Rice's songs;M Mr.. Foy in Bluebeard' has
: Johnny Gets His Gum; Tony Pastor is
smirten with his own compositions. SO
what can / do. Somebody suggested
: The G~ondoliers. but ! am afraid Gil
bert wouldn't think me an improvement
on himself. So there l am."
D'Oyly Carte and his wife arrived in
city yesterday from Europe by the
steamer Saale. Mr.. Carte (of
expressed himself as. intensely
surprised at the failure of The Condo
liers" IN New York. He said that the
company was an expensive one, but per-
hRps didn't have enough rehearsals. He
TO make The Gondoliers" a
success. even If he has to bring over an
new company. Mr., and Mrs.
Carte will see the opera tonight at the
New Park Theatre. They have a treat in
store for them.