The evening world., 1891-05-06
PLAYS AND The PLAYERS,
The Twelfth Night Clubs Matinee
at the Lyceum To-Morrow.
That Extremely Interesting Creature
of Ibscn's, "Hedda Gabler."

Edwin Booth has sent his check for 500 to
the Twelfth Night Club; also his regrets that
ne win not be abe to pe present at the enter
tairment to be gwen by this organization at
the Lyceum Theatre tomorrow afternoon.
Stuart Robson has bought a box and paid S25
for It. Richard Mansfield has purchased au-
other. and Rosna VoSes athIrd. The enter
tainment Will undoubtedly be interesting.
"Thn Violin Maker" by jerome X,
Jerome, WIN be PLAYED by Eme Shan.
non. Frederick Bond, Thomas Wise and
Edward Greer, and will lie one OF the features
Jf the afternoon. Tao Twelfth Night Club has
many !audable intentions. One OF them is to
furnish any Of lis members who may 8, cure
engagements that cil for excessive dresses
ana who may ais be- temporarily in financial
embarrassment, the means with which 10 equip
themselves. This is indeed boon. Many E
girl has been chIiled TO Gechne a part for the
simp.e reason taat she could not dress it.
The heroine o, lbsen's play, "ITedda Cab
ler." must be au extremely Interesting crea-
ture. An English critic says of her: ''Hedda
suffers from ancma OF the affections, with
typcr;rOphy OF the aesthetics" Tn's Is indeed
a horrible conditipu of things. How many
actresses could portray this successfully?
Thomas q. SeahrooEe hos discarded his
crutcE, Dut he is stil unable to appear with De
Wolf Hopper. The accident from which he
has been suffering for several months was q
peGnhar one. lie hurt his leg while doing a
dance on his ioes, ana the di>place-
m"nt men. OF r,ns, certain car'iiaseS caused him
TO star III Bl Nye's comedy "rne Caui, ~
ami ia that tEerc VIII ue no toe dancing. 1t
seems strange that hn actor should displAce his
carttlaSes by comic opera. i II n sort o! a
conInent upon IGe present condiiion Of comic
opera. Mr. Seatroose denies tina: lie is to al
pear IN "ktng Ka'iSo" At the Academy OF
Music, MS mas Leen announced.
\ wcl-knOwn actress VINO has been en- tour
during The p,Ht season bOugRt a nicEel-in- he
Slot acci tent insurance policy for herself and
for every member OF her company every time
she made journey. he org tnizdtion was a
singulsry lucky oHe, AMI the well-known
actress reaped no reward Tor her outlay. Not
a dramatic zone was DroEen-not a theatrical
drop oi blood shed.
henry Beln'er, whose novel experiment to
he made al t1e Wildsor Theatre next month
win new plays has attracted great deaf OF
attention since it was announced in THE
EvENIsd MoELD. aay.: My principal object
Is to give tn American author chance
to prove TO the American public that we
have in our very md!, Talent equal, II
not sunerior, To much OF that made Known
~ foreign WRITER'S whose works told
our hngrdS tc-ddv, and for which
oar managers pay fabulous prices. Special
scenery Will ie painted for the production and
Messrs. Mueder ana Shaeff"r are already al
w0rE upOui'. Short vi VS. win be preceded by
cnrtHin-raisers, ana durln the engagement
no two play. OF similar character will follow
eacn Other"
Manager McGaachy said yesterday that Miss
Anna Dickinson Will not 90 10 Europe until
the Autumn. sne vii, remain nere during the
Sammer workiuR In the interests OF her law
| sult, which will he tested in oc;ooer.
Miss Rose Coghlan presented an " sfterplece'
at Palmers Theatre last uighl. II was entitled
III tde 2y the late charles Reade Of his sketch
, callei "Art: n Dramatic Tale" Mas Ellen
Terry viii appear IN this clay N London May
II, when II viii pre"ede "fhe Corsican
Brothers" at the Lyceum Theatre.
The silver-volcei damsel, Helen Ralnsby,
who was wicked enough 10 ally herself with i
farce-comedy, mas, II Is said, been engaged by
| Manager Rudolph AronsOn.
Several new plays will be presented by Miss
,largaret Ma.her next season, and she will
also ne seen in big production. In TACT, ne,
coming season will he an interesin. one.
| The young actress Is never caught mapping.
! Her plans are already mapped out, aud o.
| tReni--more anon,
Nelson Wheatc.oft invieI a number oi
| people 10 the lycerm Theatre yesterday 10 sec
| a young woman, Miss Anna Ward Cnappellr,
| 'fhom he has been tsachinL how to SHINE In
| tae gay drAmltic line. II was really aWfully
KIND OF Mr.. Whratcroir, End II Is so In;eresting &,
| rOGt you know, after u vigorous season OF
| thCDirs-tEg. 10 look AZ n HramHlic rpupil :
Miss ChaDptle appeared IN ''Jeau Marie,
| and 10 comedy scenes from 1.-The Hunch.
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