The evening world., 1891-12-16
TALK Of THE STAGE WORLD.
Indisposition Is Epidemic Among
Theatrical People.
Will =. Rising's New Farce.
"Taneled Up" Scores . Success.

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Theatrical people Just now seem to be suf-
fering from an epidemic OF indisposition
Thomas o. Seabrooke, OF " The Cadi," is stlll
laid up with his knee, and Manager Floyd
said yesterday that he would not be able to
appear until saturday, when the plaster cast
is to be removed from his leg Monday night
Just before the curtain was to go up Mr.
Floyd was notified that Miss Ruth Carpenter,
OF " The Cadi company, was i'll, threatened
with pneumonia lie had to md substi-
tute. Charles Reed, OF " uoss and Hoss," has
been seriously Ill for q long time, and Eflie
Shannon, Of the Lyceum Theatre, has missed
many performances Of Lady Bountiful."
Hart, Of Hallen and Hart, as already told,
has been victimized by a toe, and the sad case
OF young Decker. OF Harrigans, has been
pretty widely discussed. Nine. Albani has
been under the weather for some time, Janau-
schek Is Ill and ModJeska has been seriously
ailing. Fanny Davenport has successfully
warded on a quinsy sore throat, some OF the
symptoms OF which prevented her playing
some time ago. Langtry, In England, declares
that she is Ill, and, though nobody believes 1t,
she is entitled to the benefit OF the doubt.
Lastly, large number OF managers feel sick
sick at heart with bad business and dis
couragement. 1t Is really q case Of wait-till-
MISUNDERSTANDING
Mrs. scott-Siddons, who is to appear at
Palmer's Theatre tomorrow afternoon in
" What a Woman" Is manager hunting. She
says that "o owing to unhappy circumstances
connected with her domestic life (as In the
case OF the INDUSTRIOUS Fanny kembleI'-it is
SO nice to have company, dontchernow-
" her interest In her proper calling was
dulled." She must have been unlike good
many who have used those unhappy cir
cumstances as happy advertisements
Major Pond Is to bring out q new lecturer
called Paleologuc. Palcologue is the artist
who was discovered by Max O'Rell, and who
executed the political cart oons that made
such sensation In panitv Far and the Pau
MAI Gazette. HIS lecture Will be called
" Faces" Paleologue is said to belong to the
aristocracy OF Roumania, and his cousin Is
the much photographed young woman, Mile.
varasco, who nearly became Queen OF
Ben Stern was in town yesterday. He says
that Fanny Davenport is better and Is play
ing as usual. She Is still devoting herself en-
tirely to" Cleopatra" Her only engagement
In New York this season will be In Harlem.
Cinderella" 1t is said, will not go on the
road when 1t ends It's career at the Academy
OF Music, Dec. 81
The Kendals, when they open their new
theatre IN London, have announced their In
the one-act play by clyde Fitch that was pro.
duced here by one or the members OF Miss
Vokes's company: Anybody who wants to
send Madge and Willie q Christmas card will
npd them I'm ChtcaUO whila Nav Saar's
ings can be addressed to Milwaukee.
Miss Violet vanbrugh, who was Mrs. Ken.
dars leading lady last season, before we got
the painful Violet Raye-the Kendals evi-
IDENTIFY like violets-has been engaged by
in "Henry VIII" Miss Vanbrugh is daughter
OF the late Prebendary Barnes, of Exeter. A
sister, Irene, has been for long time in
Toole's company.
Frank Dupree says that his opera, King
Gaiicon VIII positively be seen next May at
successful, 1t will get long run.
An English writer asserts that 1t takes q
run OF one hundred nights to pay for the up
holstery in an English play. What kind OF a
city! How long would sarah have 10 play to
iefray the expenses Of the charming urni-
ture used In her production OF "Camille,"
Frou-Frou" and "Adrienne Lecouvreur2"
"our business has been simply phenomenal
through the entire West" or course-of
course. II would have been simply phenome-
nal II the contrary had been the case. Cor
respondents please remember that your
simply phenomenal business issalways taken
for granted. We expect IL. We should be In
dignant If 1t were not SO.
The Christmas number OF the Dramatic
Ee,1S is a thing OF beauty and n Joy for at
least year-until the next one comes. 1t
contains an awfully funny article by BIZ Nye,
entitled Method and Motif in Play-Wrt1ng,"
and contributions by George Alfred Town
send, John Templeton, Alfred Trumble, Clay
NJ. Greene, Lew Rosen, eX-Judge Ditton-
hoefer, Augustus Thomas, Gustave A. Kerker,
Charles Alfred Byrne, Deshler Welch and a
number OF others. The illustrations are capi-
tai
VIII s. Rising, the popular young tenor,
formerly OF the New York Casino Company
and who later achieved decided success In
"The Little Tycoon" has gone on the road
with new farce-comedy entitled Tangled
Up" The farce was given It's first produce
tion al the Park Theatre, Philadelphia, Mon
day night, and, judging from favorable press
criticisms, has made Il hit. Rising has asso-
| ciated with him In this venture several clever
comedians, including Louis d. Lange and
Alexander Clark. Among the ladies' In tina
cast are Loie Fuller, Agnes stone and Jennie
Allaire tangled Up" will be seen In New
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