The evening world., 1892-09-26
TALK OF THE STAGE WORLD
Interesting Attractions Booked for
the Star Theatre.
Laurence Hanley's Dimculty with
the Buzz. Saw in blue Jsans."

The season at the star Theatre win be an
interesting one, for the management are GO
ing TO make strenuous efforts to prove that
this house is not too lar downtown. After
"The Lost Paradise" that opens there to-
night for Two weeks engagement, Joseph
Jefferson will present "Rip Van winkle,',
Rose Coghlan will do " Diplomacy and Tho
Check Book" b >. willard will make known
several playa, and william II. Crane and
Ainna Gale will also be seen. Mr.. and Mrs
Kendall will open their next American
season at the star, appearing there in oc-
tober, 1898. Fred Warde and Louis James
viii also play there next season. Rehearsing
companies seem to like the Star, anyway.
During the past week they have been besieg-
ing It. Miss Coghlau's company. "lmagina.
tion," and "The Soudan " have all been pre-
pairing themselves there, and other organiza-
tons have been trying to get in.
4 The bookings at Palmer's Theatre this sea-
ION, are lew but interesting. John Drew
opens there Oct. 3 in " The Masked Ball -" and
Nays there for two weeks Then comes
eAristocracy"-not "Irish Aristocracy"-
nd It 10 said that An EFFORT will be made TO
nm this through the rest OF the season. Mr..
almers company may not come to New York
all All that we can do is to hope that 1t
I1ll
Prof Hermann, is preparing his TIARA
-boom-de-ay Done to Death" A skelete n
biil do the dance, and 1t will be emphasized
electric lighls shining from the place
here tho eyes ought to be.
Laurence Hanley, OF the "Blue Jcans''
Dmpany, has just had an interesting ex-
erience and has rendered his resignation.
10 was playing tho part Of Perry Bascom
nd was tied 70 tho plank awaiting the com.
hg tseth Of the buzz-saw. Miss Laura Burt,
bho WAS to rush in and rescue him, failed to
ppear At the proper time, and Hanley,
believing that he was really in danger.
almly and placidly rolled on the plank.
The busz-saw's teeth buried itself in the
plank. The whole scene was spoiled and the
audience was thoroughly disappointed. Man.
hger w. F. Blande was furious. He rushed
behind the scenes and fned Hanley s25
This the actor declined to pay, tendoriny his
fesignatlon, Dut threatening to sue Rosen.
nuest and Arthur II they accepted 1t. The
beQuel has not yet been announced. The In.
dications, however, are that Hanley will moi
leave.
Alasi for the fate Of "Therese Raquin,'
otherwise "Zolas Therese," as presented BY
AlArA Potter and kyrle Bellew In Boston
Ratio gossip has 1t that the piece was so un
nercilessly slated that the management haC
10 hustle around, change the printing anC
Substitute Camille and Frou.Frou"
Dixey, after he leaves New York, will vlsi
Eew haven. Norwich. New London, spring
1eld, Worcester. Philadelphia. PittsburY
Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Boston.
Z air. 1t must, however, be said that they gen
4 erally prove to be unroundod. The lates
il that at the next meeting OF tn,
make an offer OF $4,000 per year for u leas,
OF the bare walls. This theatrical man, It 4
declared, means business.
Charles Schroeder, Agnes Huntingdon
manager. has Just returned from rom London. H.
America this season. In fact, her plans arr
very indennite. She is at present tied to tht
house BY asprained ankle.
Miss Lottie Collins is to remain here unit
She win probably appear with several o
charles Frohman's attractions. The "Ta
ra.ra-boom-de-ay dance would be gr0a
after the mill scene in The Lost Paradise
Tho Aeininger. people, who all went back u
GermAny-and they never will be Kissed
may return to this country next season
There is some talk OF organizing an Englisl
Neininger company to present standart
dramas a. the Meiningers presented then
abroad.
Corbett, the actor.pugilist, and his com
pany leave the metropolis to-day. Corbett Il
TO fulnl some OF his engagements and tn
company travel around with him ana 70
W. X. Vanderbilt and the friends that &C
companied him on his coaching trip from
Newport occupied box at the Academy o
Music and saw F" The Black Crook" Thursda.
night. For the benefit Of those who are In
terested-and this does not mean Gilmor
ana Tompkins-it may be said that Mr.. Van
derbilt has already seen d" The Black Crook
three times this season.