The evening world., 1891-05-22
NOTES OF The STAGE WORLD.
Terpsichorean Novelties at the
Eden Musee.
Amusing story of tho Composer of
1.-THE Tar and tho Tartar"

Ihere was 0 crowd at the Eden Musee last
night when q number OF Tetps,chorcan novel;
ties wero announced. 10 many people were
present that chairs were placed in the aislea
The gathering suRges'ed the opening night
OF Spanish Oiero. The first novelty made
known was grand march tthe pro-
grammo called II "electric kaleidoscope,
and those words shall be repeated even
II their sipniDcation be not remarkably
IN evdence) in which sixteen damsels
took part They went through q number OF
evolutons arranged by II. Fletcher Rivers,
! aud they wore tights and spangles and sweet
smiles The stage of the Musee 10 not the
best place for Kiralnan entertainments, yet the
ixteen damsels did not tumble from their
perch. Then came q /" Columbia Ballet" IN
| which twelve youthful coryphees par
| ncipated. They were auired In unusually
| bifurcated garments, ana II baldheads
ever 20 to the Musee they will not
| absent themselves now. several single
| dances were then offered. Miss Alberta Mar
celia indulged in La Goliano and Miss Dot'ie
Pine did La PiarquerettL linen came Alma
Rooster in a skippng-rope dance and Miss Ger.
| trude Reynolds In a skirt dance. Mas Roy
nolds is a very winsome young woman and her
dancing Is distinctly worth sceiog. she Ia
pretty and extremely sprightly. Her efforts
last night were wen received.
| II Ia said that a" "Girone Girona" will be sung
at the Garden Theatre by the Lillian Russell
Comic opera Company after La Cigale has
| been heard. The latest engagement for this
extremely expensive organization is Sig.
| Taglapietra, who will certainly be an acquisi-
tion to the company. With Russell, strietmann
and Tagliapto,ra comic opera will indeed
| flourish.
An amusing story is told OF young ltzel, the
juvenile composer Of "1he Tar and the Tar
tar" When the opera was nrst produced In
| Chicago, MIR. lihel was very nervous, aud the
morning following the production he arose al
O'Clock and paced the streets nervously fol
two hours. He made no attempt TO read the
papers. At O'Clock he joined Digby Bell,
Harry Askin ana other members OF
the company, for breskia.t They no,
tlced how despondent he looked and what
a weight OF melancholy seemed to be hoverin0 Q
around his brow. He had not read the papers;
he bad seen nobody. What was it.? Al last
MIR. ltZel condescended to explain. For two
hours I've been walking about Chicago, and
haven't heard one solitary person whistlinR an
air from The Tar anu the Tartar"
Daniel Frohman, who arrived from Europe
| Ou tuc bpTeey mas DtGU, buCe NE hTIlVhi, IL
artistic seclusion at his stamford home.
Charles Schroeder. who sails for Europe mex
Wednesday, goes as the personal manager o.
! Miss Agnes Huntington. He will remain OF
, the otner side with the far contralto anc
escort her to America when she comes 10 sini
: under Marcus Mayors management Mr..
: Schroeder's mission 10 q pleasant one. He wa
at one time business manager Of the Fiji
Avenue Theatre under the John Wilson
regime. Then he was connected in busineB
with Henry 4. Abbey.
"a jolly Surprise I" is the nsme Of the faro
, in which the arch and kittenish Miss Fam!
! Rioe is to star. The play 10 said to be - full
! funny complications, bright, catchy music.
. while Miss Rice, It is alleged, is the " mos
versatile, winsome and yiyacious artistic on To
comic opera stage" This must be news-eve
TO Mas Rice. "A Jolly Surprise" is adapte
a from the French, and viii first be seen az I'll
fremont Theatre, Boston, In September.
All Of Charles H. Hovts companies are nov
In for the season. "A Texas Steer" closed
few days ago. Mr.. Hoyts friends decline T.
1 talk of the strange accident that kept him a
!, the Lambs' CLUB the other day wheu he swal
lowed the cigar. through laughing at funn!
story. The author Of the funny story canno
bo placed. Its generally thought, however
that Hoyrs mirth was not occasioned by one o
his own rectals.
!
0 Sol Smith Russell as Ills leading lady tor mex
: season, when he presents new play. Nils
Rrtcltffe is going lor the Summer TO Mime
Rpol as member Of Lifts stock conn any
I II Will lie in Minneapolis that Sol smith Russ.l
will open his season, 30 that Miss Ratclin
viii he able to step from one organization t
tue other
d John A. Stevens il going TO act no more
He has retired TO managerial and literar
I work. Next season he will present q ne'
. comedy drama, entitled "Christmas Bells,
that may be seen at the Fourteenth Stree
/ | Theatre. Mr.. Stevens has written fare
called 'The Spectator. His play, "lh
Mask OF Life, may bscome the property q
O'Neil.