The evening world., 1892-02-15
TALK OF THE STAGE WORLD.
Sidney Bowkett Hopes to Become
the Irving Of Africa.
Some Things Left in the Casino by
tho women's Press Club.

Sidney Bowkett, who went to England " h
DAYS company and left that organization to
go with Mrs. Potter and Kyrle Bellew to
South Africa, writes an interesting letter to
THE EVENING WORLD IRON care Town. 81
have been hard at work ever since arrived"
he says, "getting everything ready for the
advent OF Mrs. Potter, Mr. Bellew and the
company. I am producing all their pieces
ana playing leading business. We open here
with big production OF Romeo and Juliet
have had a scenic artist, specially engaged
from the Lyceum Theatre, London, out
here for some time, and every scene
we use has been painted for this
production. We shall play here five weeks,
in Kimberley four weeks, in johannesburg
eight weeks, then Pretoria, Durham, Peter
maritzburg and Port Elizabeth. returning in
time to open a new London theatre. They
are building q new theatre here in Cape
Town. 1t will be magnificent place, and /
| have had an offer to remain. II am az sue
cessIul as expect TO be In my parts think l
shall engage to return and endeavor to be-
| come the irving OF the colony. Don't laugh
| at this" Mr.. Bowkrtt, who was the author
Of" The Marquis wife, recently produced in
Harlem by Manager j. NJ. Hill, says that he is
writing new play with only one murder in
| 1t this time.
|
| Miss Lillian Russell and the members of
her -" / a Cigale company left Tor Boston yes
| terday, to remain there for five weeks Mrs.
Leslie Carter and her" Miss Helyett people
went. went to ph@iiadeipnia, @ where they open to
people also folded up their tents and aban.
doned the metropolis for the Quaker City
Miss Russelrs farewell speech saturday night
been announced beforehand by the agent OF
the theatre, Miss Russell might have taken
the trouble to commit one to memory.
Max Freeman denies the statement that
he and Manager Oscar Hammerstein have dis.
solved their arrangement anent grand opera
at the Manhattan Opera-liOuse during the
summer. The truth OF the matter is tina,
after some OF MIR. Hammerstein's operatic In.
terests abroad, has not been heard IRON a,
all. He Is on the other side with his wife, vor
JManusGShowsky; ia Sn VINO Is to appear in Germany
at the Manhattan Opera-HOuse. SO far h,
has failed TO report, and, OF course, II thi
condition OF things continues there will be nj
grand opera: Max Freeman, however, still
holds himself In readiness to fulnl his con
tract.
After the run OF "Incog," which succeed
"The City Directory" next Monday at tn
BiJCu, Miss Nellie McHenry Will appear a
that house. Her managers are anxious +
get her into New York after the success sh
made at the New Park Theatre In "a Nigh
at the Circus"
The ushers at the theatres generally nm
opeIa-gil,asses; glass fans, gloves, umbrellas an
, the entertainment OF the Women's Press Clu
at the Casino Tuesday afternoon. when tn
house was filled with charming blue stock
ings, the ushers reported the finding OF
very. startling collection OF books. One 9
these was called " Who Wrote the Bible ?
Two works by ouida were discovered.
,, D. X. Higgins, whose play, kidnapped,
! will be presented in Brooklyn this week,
,, the author OF Burr Oaks" and :" The plur
I ser the latter piece having been purchase
! by Oliver Dond Byron. What follows wa
3 : hope that MIR. Higgins himself did not writ
q IT" Mr. Higgins Is a young man, not ye
, future."
= 1t is said that q great many ticket speculs
, tors who "speculated" on the McCaull bent
got Sefy nn ie1 ~ ,.nns ne weather wa
l. their tickets just before the performance wa
comparatively small. An attempt was mad
. TO night these gentlemen at first, but It wa
9 not Successful. The ruses they adopted WEI
r startling to the uninitiated. Several OF thel
r bought their tickets by means OF letters ser
3 by their feminine friends to the management
e In other cases the names OF clubmen at SON
OF the swell clubs were used. These methoc
are unfamiliar to theatrical managers. II
:. said that clubmen often stand In with II
u speculators
e Miss Jennie Reinarth, who appears to-nigl
l. at the Casino in " Uncle Ceiestin," has
daughter also under Mr.. Aronson's manag
ment. Miss Ottilie Reiffarth had the role
e one OF the nuns In Nanon," and her pa
II consisted OF this "What Has there bee
n another duel iought9 Frightful!" Miss Je
Il ME Reifrarth has appeared In comic opera +
IS many years. she was with McCaull when
first produced the "Queens Lace Handke