The evening world., 1890-04-30
ACTORS ANO THEIR CRITICS.
Theatrical Human Nature Exem-
pli6ed BY Richard Mansfield.
Preparations for the Actors Fund
Benent at Phmsr's Friday.

Richard Mansfield has been criticisinH
critics very harsbly in the Boston Herald
in fact, no more vigorous attack has been
made since the amiable Mr.. STOW burst into
denunciatory poesy after the production OF
An Iron Creed. Says MIR. Mansfield;
7" A most excellent dramatic critic confessed
to me the other day, Dramatic criticism IL
a farce And so II 10. What knowledge.
what training, what practical experience OF
the stage has the ordinary %critic7 He wit
ncsses. as does the everyday th~eatre.patron,
the representation III the stage OF var
forms OF dramatic entertainment.
and he writes his | kes and his dislikeN. and
he writes ar he feels. II actor or actress be
enemy Of his, his pen ~ dipped in gall: II
frieui, lis swestensd with honey;. herFSay,
the size OF advertisements. the, influence Of
the condition of his digestive
all affect him. and dDrs'. tCat dd,
what Is his opinion WORTH - Boston
IL my, home. As grow ghauld like 10 feel
many nsGSh tr SSi az. ssSissS.. iI have ss'. .S S,sx; .aet tS. IL
generous, applause upop me, the little
dogs will cease TO worry the feet OF my
trousers, shall be the better able TO
Rick up my heels to the pleasure Of your
Ali this IL extremely. amusing. Mr..
Mansfield In . humorist, In the mean time
will continue to love them When their ortiz.
are. favorable. and to cry corruption
and prejudice when defects are pointed OUT.
II is human nature-oT At least theatrical
hulnAn nature.
Mckee Rankin is % produce his Latest play
- Canuck y ~ the. Btjou TneAtro IN this city,
as s"i 4 French Esi c snS Mama MI ''AnA'n appears
In the steamship Teutoplc. which leaves
for Liyeirpooi to-day. sails Z, d. Price. man
( sf iiyiS 81 s srip Is sss fHs Gssa'f In 81! 81, R inssss %sl 81
early N june. "o &srvSp 8 Dallas Rssf /. q al s@' = p Ssss
senser on, the TeatohIc. As already stated
THU. country with the kendals. in all prob
Carter. Ian koJsrt."ens, formerly with Mrs.
F FSs'sf 1. Sn .up ppaaa Ssf M. Carter a.' Also been en-
W. s. Knsel, the ma;yager OF THE Pearl
Of Pekin, " the company. that was so severely
injured on the railroad train in, Virginia.
L. f.. Rice TO miss the train. MIR.
Rice has been having rather a hard time Of
Il lately. Perhaps this NAV be the turning
point
"Expiation" 10 the name OF q play that
Sargent has announced that lie would
pSss,1s, a M, . mat ane,n A. the H9i sys sass1e
L.eander Richardson has Instructed ex-Judge
Dittenhoefer to enjoin the performance. on
,he ground that Equation IL his comedy
,sme. at ' GSf. SHINY F EssIEe%Tssss s., asaf Bro sos.
yn. III the Winter OF 1883.
Miss zelie dc, Lussan the young seprano
II 4" Carmen" a couple OF seasons ago. has
leu Thestfs. London, in Italian Op:rs.
When "LThs Old Homestead" at the
Academy OF Music. ends It's season on May
his city. It Is said that the receipts during
IL stay at the Academy ave been large
enough to buy that building. itself ~ well
~ the SaluAble site upon which 1t Is erected.
Miss Madge Butler had rather . mslan-
,holy story TO tell on Pourteentb street Yea
.erdAy. She had JUS. returned from = tonr
:le situation had been rendered stll more
distressing by the loss OF two trunks. The
however. had fortunately been re-
Mrs. Churchill Jodrell' opsning date in
philadelphia has been cancelled IT. appears.
Fred l.; Power, one Of The actors who was to
'tndying a part, Of great length. On the
aialto yesterday the tongue Of gossip wsysed
,nsrge,isaliy or the subject 81 Lord Ran;
aoApi NnuiS 1917 NobIib iNAl
,lans. But IL wss said that she would 20 on
be road the week following May 8. which
vas the Philadelphia date.
Esther Sapdraz. " the play. which Mrs.
produced for the frat time in
yhicaao,. will be presented by her 81 the ST.
Iames's Theatre, London. with a cast IN.
l!uding Fred Eysrill. Henri Vandslle and
4. de LANCE.
Two Old Cronies," a farce-comedy that
as met with success on the road, closed its
eaSon last Saturday. Ten Brock and Hen
the stars OF the organization, will next
eAson appear in . farce-comsdy called
SAbobs,'" while Two Old Cronies" will
all to the lot OF Messrs. Mills aud Jerome.
Il
The Actors Fund benefit at Palmer's
,heatre Friday afternoon promises to be
ery interesting. The Jefferson. Florence
Rachel Macauley, Florence ST.
ohm and q number OF other attractions are
romined, Another benefit that threatens
0 he enjoyable il that which will be held at
he Star Theatre Sunday night in honor OF
H.. Reynollt, business manager Of
he Eden Musee. Pauline Ball, Nav Irwin.
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