The evening world., 1890-05-16
NOTES IN THE STAGE WORLD.
" ClarlSSs," an Adaptation Of Fran.
CillOn," Produced al PalmeF'S
What Is Going On Among Lights of
the Profession.

a" Clarisse; or. A wires Wit" was the
name given by Mrs. Rachel McAuiey TO an
adaptation Of Alexander Dumas's play.
Fraucillon. presented by her at Palmer's
Theatre yesterday afternoon. The adapters
and translators who are usually lurking
around With designs upon every foreign
play Of excellence have not dared TO toy
with this Dumas effort. Its outspoken views
simply dcfioh Analo-Saxon ingenuity and IL
was abandoned to its fate. Mrs. McAuley
camo to it's rescue and determined to give IL
. performance. Americans have accepted
- La Dame aux Cameliaa. and every coy
amateur tries 10 be Marguerite Gautier.
The play certainly has none OF the brill
fancy OF " Francillon, none Of It's sparkling
dialogue. and none OF its oxuberaut wit, so
that Mrs. McAuley'A experiment. was in
reality rot 40 daring. Her adaptation was
resolved with great deal Of careful atten-
tiou, and there II no denying the fact that
" ClarisBa; or. A Wife's Wit. was deeply in
teresting from beginning to end. Dumas 10
so original in his views and hc has such
delightful knack OF expressing ancient
axioms In modern ways that his work iS q
perpetual enjoyment
The story Of Clarisse deals with the
equality that the numerous 'strong-
minded "w women Of the city meet to discuss.
A young wife is neglected by her husband.
She becomes suspicious. A woman whom
he knew before lie married is discussed.
The wife determines to follow him. and
when he goes to the opera ball she goes
also. From the ball he goes with
feminine companion to famous res
taurant. 80 does she. The following
day the wife confronts her husband. She
taxes him with infidelity and gwcars to him
that she has also permitted herself to be
untrue to him. in q spirit of revenge, A
mutual friend ferrets out the truth. The
young wife had not really committed her
.elf, and o reconc Lin tion was effected. Mrs.
MeAulcy az the heroine did some intelli-
her 10 any Way. Mr.; Plympion, az the hrs-
Miss Jenny pgnbar. acquitted herself very
but little extra polish IL needed. Mr.. Nc
hnley ought not to permit her drawinR-room
psop,e 70 u Q the OK precision, lady friend"
which .hohld never escape from the mouths
OF PEOPLE OF refinement.
Charles Arnold. Of Hans the Boatman "
fame. lost the handsome dog that has been
There was great consternstion in the com;
pany. With difficulty. and $40. the animal
was recovered.
Little, Miss Hattie schell. who was mar
ried u short time ago TO Lisut. Godfrey s.
Garden. aud who retired from the stage with
great N deal q determination. r. going back
only q question OF time when tho ingenue
will discover that private life isn't SO full of
laughs a. a. that Gf tl the Gom!eay. girl in the
company next season. She gives a reason
for her return to the drama. 1t is that her
husband has been ordered to sea for three
and mope. Miss Scheii evidently believes
that IL isn't poIEible to NOPE ION tho road"
thongh cases have been discovercd where
into = fact. Mias Helen ottoIenSin. eas sg Hrs.
iiainford, little Lillian Rainfor1 and Al
hb,pm,n have been re-enGaged for "The
DE Wolf Hoppers managera arc certainly |
clever, In all tine hotels and drnmati offices |
Yesterday were circulated d. neatly enyeloped |
for the brooklyn Handicap race; They |
After the tips follow = Sir Hopper, who las
thinks the above looks like winning com m
II You do not win 20 and zee |
Hopper. IL yOn do win tile odds are 10 |
to you will be there" /" oh. De Wolf!
L is said that Manager Rosenquest paid
"The City Directory" and Easy Street"
There IN some talk of Miss Clara Louise
Ihompson, the JACK Sheppard OF "Ths
Knights OF Tybnrn, appear ing as J phins
10 the Napolron OF Percy Hunting at a
matinee shortly.
Edwin A, Pratt. the little lawyer, has be-
come wonderfully operAtie. He Ia now the
treasurer of the De Wolf Hopper Opera
Bonffe company (opera bo1ffe, remember.
not comic operal and representa- the An
irews Comic Opera company (comic opera,
,emomber. not opera boufiel nov At Peoria.
H. Dir. Pratt has engaged Miss Laura
3eilini for the Andrews organization.