The evening world., 1890-06-19
AMONG THE PLAYER FOLK.
The Era Of the Special Matinee
Fully Upon Us.
Mrs. Ives's "Lorine" Wins . Fair
Share of Approval.

Special matinees and dog days seem TO
come upon us at the same time. There has
been a N unusually large number OF these
performances this season, and optimists Tor
possimests) say that the special matinee Is
going to be as largely in vogue in this couu-
try AZ it Is i'll England. At Palmcr's yestcr-
day afternoon "Lorine." a play by Mrs.
Ives, a Detroit writer. was presented for the
first time. 1t held a large audience in close
attention and proved to be a play that
possesses considerable merit. Its motive ia
is by no means new and the theme il handled
in a graceful and attractive manner.
Worse plays than "Loriue " have enjoyed
seasons OF success. Mrs. Ives's work Ia aw-
fully Russian, Of course. There is an OF -
and a witch and a sky" afix TO the
names OF the characters. and with those
afiXes in view, you can scent st, Petersburg
in the air. If you can't, you haven't boen
properly trained on tho true dramatic line.
Then when you have got our 81. Peters
burg, Nihilism comes all by itself.
There must be thousands of people who
believe tina russians live absolutely on the
Nihilism industry, and that nothing else of
any interest ever occurs in the Cars
dominions. Novelists and playwrights try
very hard to foster this belief. In
"Lorine' the plot hovera Around theldis-
oovery of II Nihilist printing office and a
woman'H love for one she feels compelled TO
betray. The play is rather lugubrious, and
strange to say it's comedy element hardly
s~nlivons it. The comedy is bad.
Miss Adelaide Fitz-Allan did astonishingly
good work, acting with refinement. grace
and strength. John T.. Kellerd. Harold
Hartsell. James T.. Jackson. Miss Bartlett
and Miss aypsy Alcott were also in the cast.
Little MIR. Walter Perkins played creditably
the utterly conventional part of an inane
English peer.
the Suburban. lie looked serene and happy
yesterday AZ he stood on the front platform
OF u broadway car and knew that he could
afford a hanson cab. Frank Blair captured
81, U
Harry Phillips, of whom Miss Kate Castle
course,, says that the actress will have anew
play next season. 1t is n farce-comedy of
the usual order and consequently IL is hardly
authors. Last season Miss Caatleton played
nothing but "A Paper Doll" with which
she is said to have been very successful.
Miss Sophie Eyre will. it is said, positively
("positively" is such a lovely. old theatrical
word star next season in. '''Joan Of Are. q
not the version presented by Sarah Bern
Country Sslai; f4 By 4 Ma hns Sseq Ms siEpsnr'9N Miss fHr Eyre sHis
has had a version made for her by Wayne
Ellis, She will present it in September.
Further details are not as vet known.
Broadway has it that George Gould is the
financial hacker of Richard Mansfield. Mr..
Gould is very much interested in theatricals
by marriage.
Miss Minnie Seligman. though she Ia not
exactly hurt by the rumors Of her marriage
ports in her own little dramatic soul 2? de-
clareS that she has no intention OF wedding
again. She Gays that her first experience of
matrimony was so severe that 1t will last her
La File de Madame Angot" will. in all
R sgSssea !!!Efths BE Bt tns lSSn!G at o tSs cn .ans will
Yank-Hoe has a new trick which he intends
to present one Of thee days, The Illusion
3 sSid to be 1SsSSipte, Y1mf- Hoe bGs binds a
Then he takes q piece OF ordinary, paper.
folds it up and with it saws the bound finger.
Blood flows coPioqsly. On examination the
Hoe completely mystitied some friends with
this trick al, the Eden Musee the other day.
ianh.M oS, by r. the bEs: is an Italian, O%ene
accent. She speaks French and Italian
tluently.
Aged Actress (at dramatic agency)-I am
in despair. &c | can't find an engagement for
next season, want 4 soubrette part in a
Gray-haired Actor-I have been insulted.
They have offered me an old mans part in a
new drama IA leading Juvenile!
Aged Actress taking his hand, sadly
There Il nothing left for us to do but to star
in comic opera.
r, A. Roberts. OF the Shenandoah com-
pany was In the city yesterday. He Is going
to Chicago TO play there with that OrganiZa-
ton during the Summer. He has inst re-
turned from California.
Little Miss Kate Foley ia very, glad she
didn't bet on the races. II went. she said,
in her butterfly way. ''And wanted To back
what turned ont TO be the wrong horse, The
messengers failed to reach me. / am thank
tul to say, or you would now see. Miss Foley
in tears. What am l going to do next sea
son? Well, l am engaged to play the son.
brette part in "A Royal Pass" Then Miss
Foley tapped her wings and fed.
NJ. A. Kennedy is to star next season un-
der the management of Sidney Ellis,
A Music Season Closed.