The evening world., 1890-06-30
AMONG THE PLAYER FOLK.
But a Few Weeks Longer Of The
atrical Inactivity.
Most of the Reopenings Are Already
Announced.

The theatrical inactivity that at present
prevails has but a few weeks longer TO be
endured. II will yield itself up to the
energy Of a preliminary season early in
August. The number Of theatres now
closed has caused much comment. II is
unusual TO see 40 many houses dark at
this youthful condition OF the Summer.
Most Of the openings are announced.
The Bijou will be reopened with Nc
Kee Rankin in THE Cnnuck. " the Star
with THE Balloon" July %; the Acad-
envy of Music with the Hanlon-V Voter
and Martinetti English Pantomime COM
pany. Aug. IS; the Amberg company in
September with German attractions IA
usual (; Dnly's Theatre with Sol Smith
Russell. Aug. 1s; the Fifth Avenue
Theatre with Miss Cora Tanner in THE
Error" Aug. IS; Fourteenth Street
Theatre with the Fay rempleton Bur
lesque company, Aug, is; the Lyceum
Theatre with f.. II. Sothern, Aug. IL;
Proctor's Twenty third Street Theatre
with Gillette's IAN the Comforts of
Home" Sept. g.; the Peoples and the
Windsor will reopen in August the
Third Avenue and the Grand Opera
House closed for the season Saturday
night.
Miss Sophie Eyre 10 going to spend q
few weeks at Seabright, n. j. Miss
Eyre's plans for next season have not yet
been matured. They are ripening in this
beautiful june sun.
An English authority says most Eng
lish actors going TO America get into the
wrong theatre to begin with. Irving
| himself did so IN the occasion of his first
visit. DAILY, on first coming to London
| with his troupe Of refined comedians, put
up. If you please. at Toole's.
"Thence he migrated to the Strand and
thence again to the Gaiety. Still he was
his true home In London, though the
Haymarket would do at a pinch. Adm
| Reiian needs q big stnge. She is physically
built on q large scale, n her gesture Is
broad and commanding. At Toole's she
looked like q leyiathan. At the Lyceum
where she succeeded another tall lady,
she is the most graceful and winsome of
actresses"
Frank Daniels. of Little Puck"
reminiscence. 10 enjoying himself on his
model farm in Westohester County. His
friends call him the actor farmer"
Everything is conducted on scientific
PRINCIPLES. and Mr.. Daniels's regulations
are said to be wonders. He is the posses
sor of some dainty little ponies.
E. L. Walton will go out mex season in
a play called 1.-THE Diamond Broker"
which is said to be n play Of the
~"Shatchen" order. II has been rewrit-
ten by Dion Boucicnult. who. by the bye.
isn't the sick man that the Rialto reports
| him to be. He has some slight ailments,
the result of advancing years. and he
spends a great deal of his time ut home.
| His brain-that astonishing brain of his
seems to be as active rs ever.
Here 10 an item of news that ought to
DO framed in black; Mrs. Langtry has
no intention Of returning to America as
an actress" But let US cheer up. She
may pay America a visit or we to look
after her Investments. Here is something
tn live for. Life. after all, Is not such a
draary, Undesirable blank.
Mrs. Clara Fisher Maeder. who once
shone co~nspicuously among actresses,
and who has not acted for many years.
will emerge from her seclusion to play n
part in Miss Blanche Marsden's comedy
Gabrielle Gerard" " at Palmer's Theatre.
on the afternoon of July TO-. Aunt"
Louisa Eldridge was prevented from ap-
pearing in this role.
Harry Kennedy, who with Tom"
McDonough bought Miss Morton's
WoRLD-produced play. THE Merchant"
says that he will await an opportunity to
pregent il for q long run. 1t Is said that
Nelson Wheatcrott offered Miss Morton
90, 600 for the play. Wheatcroft was
completely ennmored with his role in the
play. But Mr.. Kennedy had been lucky
enough TO secure 1t.
Miss Amy Roselle. who is coming to
this country with her husband. Arthur
Dacre. will probably appear at a series of
matinees at the Madison Square Theatre.
Mr.. A. M. Palmer. who is now in Lon
don, is understood to have mad such an
arrangement with her. Ii is also said that
Miss Roselle will present Esther San
draz " at that house.
Poor Sarah Bernhard! An English
writer SAYS: She will certainly never
geniuses she may lag s~uperiiuous. Sarah
isn't going to lag just yet. Actresses who
take oyerdoses Of chloral are going to
:" boom things" again.
Eight Chinese jueRlers and acrobats,
among whom will be fOur Chinese women.
will be included III the HanlOn-V olter
organization when it comes 10 the Acad-
envy IN August.
Monument az AnIieIam.