The evening world., 1892-01-21
TALK OF THE PLAYH0USEs.
PATHS Great Success at the
Metropolitan.
Revival OF "Jim the Penman" at
Palmer's Theatre.

| Patti stood on the stage OF the MetropOi-
tan Opera-Iiouse yesterday afternoon and
| Dirtcd deliberately and delightfully."- with old
Arditi, her conductor. she made big eyes,
she smiled, she laughed, she buried her face
| In the daintiest little lace handkerchief you
| have ever seen, and thcn--in order not to
make the audience Jealous nirted with
the audience. she cast her eyes up to the
topmost gallery, and let every human being
up there Imagine that she was dead In love
with the gallery Then, when she trlpped
coquettishly or the Stage, she raised her
| dress and showed the sweetest little white
satin foot and the n.tticst little white SILK
ankle possible TO Imagine. You hear so much
| about the great diva, and her wonderful cas-
| tie, and her rctinuc Of servants, and her
marvellous exclusivencss, that 1t Is difficult
| to realize the fact that this cute little SOU
| brette, who tinkies with mcrriment and
funny caprces. Is indeed Patti. What Il
wonderful woman 1t costs great deal to
hear It, but she Is worth It, II you have to
stint yourself for two weeks beforehand.
The Metropolitan Opera-Iionse yesterday
was black with people. In the tOpmost gal
iery 1t looked as though they must all topple
over. Every box was occupied In the mis-.
crablc pens devoted to those who pay for
admission only the rush OF women caused
| considerable annoyance to the ushers. They
were there with luncheon baskets, and you
couldn't bulge 'em. They crowded into the
aisles, and II took the police to clear them
away. Patti was worth II. she was worth
all the DufIeting the enthusiastic women had
to indulge In. She sang Ardtrs waltz. "Sc
Saran Rose," Home, Sweet Home" Within
a Mile VI Edinboro' Town. and the role OF
| Fioletta in the first act OF rravata.' She
| sang as she alone can sing, with purity, brill
fancy, pathos and the most exquisite method
ever known. Don't try to criticize her, fools.
1t is u useless task She stands alone, as she
has stood for years. Guile. Novara, Del
puentc. Nine. Fabbri. ltinaldlni, vaschette
and Itinaldini, all sang, and were dellciously
nowhere.
Francis Wilson has received proposition
from The American representative OF the
Executive Committee u the Vienna drumat ic
festival, inviting him to appear there as one
OF the representative actors Of America. En-
gagcmeHts prevent Mr.. Wilson from accept
would hardly be understood in Germany.
Wilson evidently sees himself as others sce
him.
81 am here to hear ratti for the trst time
In my llfe,' said w. IL. Crane at the Metro
poitan opcra-liousc yesterday afternoon
"rerhaps, however, had better qualify that
statement. | heard her Sing Home, sweet
Home once at the Chicago Auditorium" aud
jolly Winfield faragu! Gurney hurried away.
Low Roscn says that In mis- new farce, "The
klckers," purchased by j. NJ. Ill., lie has
satirzed certain phases OF New York political
life. Major Mckinley and Ellen Terry are
| nj thn In has lIntlH u
Cartooned.
Frank Mckee, business manager Of the
Madison square Theatre, left for Chicago
| yesterday to organize monster beneft there
Tor Col. John A. McCaull, TO take place on the
same day as tho benefit here. IT looks u
though the once vigorous comic opera organ
! izer would secure 4 very comfortable sum o
money.
"The county Fair" that very successful
, play, has lts hours OF suffering like othel
plays. In oswego recently II was severely
roasted because Neil Burgess was not in tht
cast, because there were TWO horses insteaC
of three, as promised, and because the stage
had not been enlarged, as advertised People
r want their moneys worth, even In oswego
: It seems.
, " itollicking Romeo and Jolly Miss juliet,
Is the wicked title of n burlesQue OF shakes
. pcares play that is shortly to be presented II
England.
+ Anye native farccurs who have been un
, able to gain hearing for your trunk-hidden
moth-eaten eforts, prepare to swoop dowr
/; upon John Russell, he or the "City Direc
: tory" Hark to his unguarded admissions
- am always open Tor anything Iarcica
, that is new and clever never play favorites
as TO authors, faithfully read everything sent
! me aud pay all return postage ] think o.
: entered into u conspiracy to perpetrate al
/. entertainment something ike his presen,