The evening world., 1891-07-17
PLAYS AND THE PLAYERS.
The Divine Sarah Is Most Fasci-
mating at Sea,
Pittsburg's Open-Air Performance
of "As You Like It,"

d. c. willoughby, OF Henry K. Abbey's Sarah
Bernhardt forces, writes to THE EVENING
'SoRLD's dramatic editor from Melbourne.
Australia. Says he Knowing that you are
an ardent admirer OF Nine. Bernhardt. l
thought you would like TO hear something OF
this unique and costly trip to Australia. II
can be told in very few words. She has re-
peated II not exceeded, her American sue
cesses, attained during our last season there.
Her trip across the continent was a success
sion OF ovations, the most extensive and In
terestng | have ever seen, not excepting
those accorded to great personages In
America. l wish you could have taken the
trip across the Paclnc with us. You would
have seen Nine. Bernhardt under the best
possible conditions for the interviewer and
student. She is most fascinating at sea. our
trip lasted twenty-fOur days, and there was
not a day in which she did not keep the ship
on the lookout for some prank or freak" Mr..
willoughby returns to New York Sept. l. to
renew his connection with the Fifth Avenue
Theatre.
1t has been decided that the PittsburH
open-air performance OF "As You Like 1t"
will take place at night, instead OF during the
early afternoon. Electric light will be used,
and 1t is thought that this will be highly
effective. Chicago is also to have its open-air
"As You Like It," July %. with Katherine
Alvord as Rosalind; Topsy venn, as Phoebe:
Patti Rosa, as Audrey; Joseph Howarth, as
Orlando; Louis James, as the melancholy
Jaques, and John w. Thompson, as Oliver.
The summer snap, II not voluminously
lucrative, hath its advantages. Miss Leonora
Bradley engaged herself with one Of these
warm-weather companies for the benefit OF
her health she is now well, and writes from
Bangor: My costumes are the talk OF the
town, and really they ought to be, for dress
just as well as | should do were getting
Sl25 per week instead of-well, no mat
ter. l am getting country air, good living
and enough to pay my medicine bill"
John Stetson was in town yesterday look
ing very skittish. He wore flower in his
coat, and as he stood in front OF the play
house he attracted much attention. Mr.
Stctson did not speak, so that there were no
StetsonlaniSms TO chronicle.
John j. McNally's farce-comedy, Boys and
Girls" which is said to be new, original,
Sattrical, musical, Is to be eXpounded by such
artists as May Irwin, Flora Irwin. IgnaciO
Martinetti, William B; Wood, Georgia Lake,
Eis, Blanche Howard and Laura j. Russell.
NesSrS. Rich HarriS's agent says that this
lirm Is very happy since II possesses nearly
all the leading artists In this country. Per-
haps II Is as well that the gentlemen should
be happy. Yet the reason is funny. II re-
minds one OF the ants, who, grovelling around
In their own little sandhill, imagine that they
are exploring the universe.
Frank Daniels writes enthusiastically TO
this city. on the trip to Europe he won the
nool one day on the Umbria's run. On the
day following w. j. Florence, his fellow
traveller, was the lucky winner. This made
the arrival in foreign lands quite pleasing.
A number Of the girls who claim salary
from the slippery yet interesting Mr.. Charles
E Locke are suing him through the WORKING
woman's Association. Several claims have
in this way been substantiated
Miss Rose COghlan was In the city yester-
day inspecting models OF the scenery to be
used in "Dorothy's Dilemma" at the New
Park Theatre. Miss Coghlan, who declares
that she Is not given TO unwonted enthusiasm,
Is, nevertheless, highly fervent on the subject
10 lch herself how to ride horse in cava-
ler fashion. She practsies every night I'm a
secluded potat0-ncld, and is now meeting with
success. Her part In "Dorothy's Dilemma" "
Is said to be pure comedy.
Miss Mabel Fenton, who was so seriously
burned at the fire IN the Paterson Opera
House some weeks ago, has fully recovered
and VIII make her temperance upon the
stage at Tony Pastors Theatre Monday night.
Otis skinner is in Scotland. His brother,
Charles skinner, OF Brooklyn, is rewriting the