The evening world., 1891-06-24
REAL ROMANCE ON THE STAGE.
Keene's Nephew and Miss Hen
rietta Vaders Will Marry.
Annie Myers Learning to Dance
New Play at the Windsor.

A little romance, II IS said, was matured
last season in Thomas w. Keenc's company,
and viii end II the course OF true love does
not prove to b. too turbulent, in marriage.
The happy parties are Miss Henrietta Yadrrs
well-known leading lady, charming yet ma
ture, and john Eaglcson, Keene's nephew,
boyish and immature. Young Eacleson Is
only twenty-five, and last season was his first
upon the stage. Miss Henrietta Vaders-but
no, # would be too cruel to say how old she is
At any rate the engagement was great sur
prise to theatrical people because young Eagle
son Is such boy, and Miss vaders-wcll, Miss
Naders isn't
Miss Annie Myers Is taking dancing lessons,
and has already had three. Sne is not fond OF
the dance In comic opera, as she thinks It
savors OF variety, but she realizes its ncces-
sity at the present time. Miss Myers has one
great sorrow, It is that she isn't tall. "Ny
SIZE" she says, "stands in my way OF becom-
ing prmn donna. If ever try to do any
thing somebody looks down upon me and says
with awful scorn: Your wish could
grow"
A play called Miss BurdOcks Lovers" by
Charles Barnard, author OF "Thc County
FAIR will be presented for the first time In
this city at the windsor Theatre next Mon
day night. II is Il New England play, the
scenes of which are laid IN the Clden times,
thus giving opportunities for the display or
real old furniture and real old everything.
Douglas AthcrtOn Is 10 be the star.
John f. Kellerd Is playing the title role In
the new play by Archie Gordon aud Mckee
Rankin, called abraham Lincoln"
Neil Burgess is very "shoppy." He can't
take his holiday peacefully. Although the
gentle comedian is supposed to be "Summer-
Ing" NJ the Atlantic highlands, and to b.
generally recupcrating, the fact is that no is
piTOucttinG around Broadway, with the New
England drama still IN his minds eye. Query:
Do actors ever really need to recuperate7
Would any Of them rest II circumstances over
which they have no control did not compel
them to do 50 occasiOnally3
Gus Phillips is very much better than he
was, and he has one request to make TO his
friends: 1t Is that they 20 to see him. He Is
at st. Vincent's Hospital, IN this ciry.
The actors who appeared In "Dr Bill last
season are turning up their noses ut the farce
for next seasons use. Oh, dear, no, they
wouldn't g. with It again. Why, do you
know, 1t Is posi- iyely 10 be turned into a sort
Of farCC-comcdy shameful, isn't it7 There
will be no more Lackayes and MartinOts IN II,
Yet T. may make money. Who knows?
Miss clara Louise Thompson, with bonbons
In her arms and smiles upon her lips, was one
Of Rruadway'S pedestrians yesterday. Miss
IhOmpsonS experiences last season were not
happy ones, yet she smiles and smiles and Is
an actress Slill.
"A Womln's Lie." by Miss Helen MOwatt,
Is TO be presented In Harlem shortly. This Is
the play that was once done at DOCEStader's $
and al the Berkeley Lyceun. Miss MOwatt is
the mother OF little Dot Clarendon.
Edwin Arden has new play which is called
Night and Morning
Miss FOrtescue, the lovely Tilted one who
came to this country under the management
OF Dan Frohman, H. now going TO try her for
tune In India. India, by the bye, seems 10 be
growing extremely popular with stars.