The evening world., 1890-01-15
HEARD ALONG the RlALTO.
Items Of Interest Concerning the
Theatrical Profession.
The Gondoliers /" to Have n Hear
ing in Brooklyn.

II il said that New Workers are. after
all, to have an opportunity OF hearing
The Gondol!ers" properly sung, and
that by IN arrangement Just concluded
John Stetton's opera company will ap.
pear in this much discussed work at the
Amphion Academy. in Brooklyn. during
the week beginning Feb. 8. This will be
the initial performance OF this orgnniza.
ton, which in then 10 go to the Globe
Theatre, Boston. Mr.. Stetsou has nr.
ranged with oil other booked attractions
to cancel their dates, so as to permit Of
an extended run Of the opera. Harriet
Avery Strakosch and Cclie Ellis are cast
respectively for the roles Of Gianetta and
Tessa the Gondoliers are 10 be imper.
sonaied by Hurry Hilliard and John j..
Rafael; the Duke and Duchess Of Plaza.
Toro by George X. Broderick and his
wife, Mabella Baker.
John Stetson is credited with having
named 1.-THE Gondollers," as presented
q the New Park Theatre, The Gone
Dollars"
"A hthutI -AnI. hNhIu SpliitE IN W
appear next week in Philadelphia with
Harry Meredith IN q play called PERT, ct
Trust" Your clever little puff won't
:" wash, " TO be slansy.
William II. Lykens. the gentleman VINO
thrashed Maggie Mitchall's husband, was
very much incensed because that actor
warned managers not to advance money
to MIR. Lykens on account of his come
flnr with thn commune IVknnR IN Tn-
taliating by announcing that he has dis
missed Maggie Mitchell and her husband
from his memory and entreating man.
ayers not to show them any favors for his
sake. Lykons has q GiIbertson topsy-
t%urviness about his constitution.
Frank Blair, of the "Bluebeard" com.
pany. was engaged by Rudolph Aronson
TO play Il comedy part in The Drum
Major" MIR. Blair attended rehearsals,
and thus came to tho conclusion that tho
part was not worthy Of him. He declined
10 appear. Mr.. Aronson was rather an
moved, md wanted to know who Blair
was that he SHOULD do this; The other
day. in Boston. Blair played in Blue
beard" and Mr.. Aronson saw the per
Torrance from q private boy. In his role
Blair had TO remark Who am II" To
which the comedian Ind to respond
Your name ~ Mud" This convulsed
Aronson. 1t sounded like al answer to
his question. and Blair bad the sntisfac-
ton of hearing his laughter peal through
the theatre.
Miss Leonora Bradley is the under
study for three of the ladies in The
Senator" II feel like o regular YAM
pire." she said yesterday, waiting for
lead mems, or rather dead w,onien's,
shoes. My opportunity can only come
when one Of the ladies is i'll. Awful stu
alton, isn't it Z"
lingo Tyrrell is to be the star of the re-
organized =" His Natural Life" company.
MIR. Tyrrell dramatized the novel. II. W.
Smart is to be manager; q. Rosenfeld.
business manager. The company will
open in Toronto Jan. ~.
Awful stories of theatrical distress came
from Chicago. An actor yesterday de-
clared that seventeen companies had re-
turned TO that city. unable TO weather the
storm. Many actors were there. abso-1
iutely destitute. And Chicago. from all
accounts. must be q very uncomfortable
place in which to be destitute.
According to q London authority Miss
Marie Halton; ex of the, Casino, has a
new opera by Audran that has never been
heard in, England OF in America. The
work is being adapted by the perennial
Mr.. f. @. Burnand, and Miss Halton
burns to appear III London. "Fortu-
for me-" she says in a Topical
Times interview, Z" am 80 placed that /
need not work. In fact, my husband
would like me to leave the stage. All.
bah! they all do; but of course l shall
London" Dear little gnrgIing. etier.
Marie [! II shall play in London
it wants to
When the children in ''Bluebeard"
stopped from appearing there was
some talk of engaging a number Of men.
dressing them like babies
and putting placards on their backs with
The legend: " We shall have 10 do for the
present." This course was not followed.
The children may be seen yet.