The evening world., 1890-02-12
NOTES IN THE STAGE WORLD.
Alice King Hamilton Has Changed
Her Name to Livingston.
Ramsay Morris Sewers Ills Connec-
tion with the "Bootles's
Baby" Company.

Miss Alice King Hamilton, the author
Of Lochinvar and One Of the
Duanes, " now playing with f. II. Soth-
ern in Lord Chumley, has. for family
reasons. decided 20 change her name.
This doesn't mean in the least that she is
going to be married. 1t is, in fact, under
stood to be owing to her first and only
matrimonial experience that she is max
ing this change. She wrote TO Mr.. Dan
Frohman aud asked him II he were willing
that she should become Miss Alice Liv-
ingston Cher great. grandfather's urname
was Livingston) instead Of remaining with
him as Miss Hamilton. He telegraphed
Miss Hamilton will be seen for the last
time. and In st. Paul tomorrow night
Miss Alice Livingston will blossom forth.
Next week the company goes TO Mil
waukee. Miss Hamilton. il is said. feels
very sore ut taking this step. She has not
been on the stage very long, but she has
won Rome recognition. She feels as
though she were about to begin all over
again. To a friend she said that II was a
question Of pride with her. and that she
didn't care for consequences.
Prof. Hermann WINS in the city yester-
day. He has some very elaborate plans
for his new theatre. now the Gaiety, for
down into Herrmann's." he said. :"
haven't a theatre in New York. so / think
that Herrmann's is q good name for this.
Don't you 7"
II. Grattan Donnelly is writing q new
play Uarce-comedy would perhaps be
better there is a'distinction and n diff
fcrence) for Frank Maeder. Mr.. Maeder
has also another novelty for next season.
He says 1t will be Oh entirely new de-
parture.
Ramsay Morris has severed his connec-
tion with the - Bootles's Baby " company
published early in May. He is also at
work upon a play, in which he himself is
to appear in the Autumn: The play is to
have a city production He has, further
more, O contract with a star to furnish q
play by June /. Phew! What q list of
things to be done Prince, this is too
much.
A play. written by Bronson Howard,
that has not been seen in New York since
IL was produced at Booths Theatre, will
be presented at the Harlem Opera House
next week. This is "Greenroom Fun"
to be interpreted by the Nellie McHenry
company. The contract for the engage
ment at the Harlem Opera House was
made fourteen months ago, long before
the theatre was built. It was one of the
first contracts made by Mr.. Hammer
stein. Bronson Howard did some re-
writing for "Greenroom Fun" during
the Summer. 1t is q highly amusing
play. but one which nobody would as
andoah" and The Henrietta"
John T. Kelly, who was known in con-
nection with the farce-comedy Later
On" is to star next season. Yes. he is to
have q real brand-new play of his own
Miss Nettie Hooper. who appeared in
her mothers play, "Helen's Inheri-
lance" at n Madison Square Theatre
matinee some months ago. has sold the
rights of the play to Miss Maud Granger.
So now we may expect to see Miss
Granger tearing her hair in the ecstasy of
lunacy which 'Helen's Inheritance" de-
picts.
The Tempest " is the subject of Sid
ney Woollett's recital announced for
afternoon will be devoted to miscellany.
Frank Weston. Efie Ellsler's husband.
has Just been in town hunting for n child
to appear in his wife's company. Miss
Ellsler is rather disguised with stage
children. She has just had q protegee, to
whom she paid a large salary, and whom
she cared for almost materially. But the
child has "a mamma. and the mamma
wanted more money and-there you are"