The evening world., 1890-03-27
TALK AMONG THE STAGE FOLK.
The Irwin Sisters Engaged for
The City Directory"
How q Prominent Star Improvised
a Make-Up. H....

Manager John H. Russell, OF THE City
Directory" has engaged tine Irwin sisters,
one OF whom, Miss May, was q member Of
Dalys company; William Gilbert, also once
of Mr.. Days forces, aud Charles Seaman
for next season, and he has re-engaged most
OF the lively folks who are at present dis
porting themselves in that gymnsstic piece.
The City Directory" will remain for the
rest OF the season at the Bijou, where IL 10
quite at home. Anybody who doubts Its pros
perity has only to look atits managers brand
new condition to be instantly impressed.
Mr.. Russell will produce next season a
comedy from the French called Easy
Street." which il said to possess Chow can
the news be broken gently y a plot. 1t will
probably come to the Biiou for q long run.
1t has already been presented in the West.
When THE CITY Directory " closes in this
city IL will go to San Francisco under the
management Of Al Hayman. 1t was PLAYED
there when IL was but q week old. SO the
Californians will have an opportunity OF
seeing how rapidly a promising child can
grow in the balmy atmosphere OF 1.-THE
metropolis" IL.
Mr.. Russell ia negotiating with Weldon
Grossmith and Brandon Thomas in London.
He wants to get them for this country next
season and put them In a play that he has.
warranted to fit them to perfection. Weldon
Grossmith. who is aptly described In the
first syllable of his Christian name. ia the
young man who played the eccentric little
fellow in "A Pantoinime Rehearsal" with
Miss lIosina Vokes.
II, b. Conway, who, was brought over from
E n to ont.ke!esy Kelley in Our
that gentleman from, the. affections Of the
dear matinee Rirlp, has been engaged to
play the leading part with Miss Mary Shaw.
a Drop OF Poison. next month.
Manager. Alfred Godchaux. Of THE
knights Of Tyburn." which deals with the
eyes. DO you know" he said, that
sinco have been getting up This production
sion, who haven't played in Jack Shep-
pard.' In engaging my people. / found
that they had all played in Jack sheppard.
began e yesrn to zee somebody who hadn't
instructed Mr.. James n. Smith to shoot any
OF the nsnpers" who have appeared in
= jack Sheppard"
Denman THOMPSON laughed so heartily. on
the stage Of the Academy the other night that
he was unable to proceed with his part. Cy
Prince and Seth Perkins, IL will be remem-
bered, have q contest OF strength In 1.-The
Old, Homestead by pulling at a broom that
IL placed between them. or conrre IL Ia a
. property y broom, and IL comes apart. On
this OCCASION, however, by come mistake, n
real broom was given them. or course they
pull it apart, and their discontinue
was Rrotesque. After dragging each other
over the stage they were obliged to discon-
tinuet the struggle. Denman almost had a tt.
A funny story IN told of o prominent star,
whose habits are somewhat of the parsi-
moniuus order. 1t was his invariable
custom to appear at the theatre without
-" makeup" grease paint, rouge. &c.. and
to borrow this from his colleagues. The
members OF the company grew very weary
this and resolved to refuse any more
So. when the actor appeared OF the
theatre on q certain night. he conld
find nobody from whom to borrow.
But he was undaunted. He vent
out to 0 place where q building was in
process of construction and purloined a
brick. This he brought back with him to
the theatre. He then pulverized q bit OF il,
mixed the dust with water. and ''lnale-up'
with il. Ii answered admirably. The COM
pany were NJ pleased with his ingenuity,
their rouge and grease paint we're at
his disposal afterwards.
Miss Maude Granger has changed the
name of Helen's Inheritance. y" the play by
Mrs. Lucy Hooper and Richard Darcy that