The evening world., 1892-01-07
HEARD At THE STAGE DOORS.
Manager Russell Lets His Play
els Do Just as He Likes.
A Buriesque of "Thc Dancing Girl "
Done by Lambs.

DOEe ny IshthbS.
"lm not one Of those managers said John
II. Russell, Of "The City Directory" COM
pany yesterday, "who object To the members
of my organization making Individual hits. /
want each man and woman 70 make hit l
insist that they shall oil make hits, and II
they don't fire 'cm, and there you are.
That's all there Is to farCe-cOincdy. anyway
company that Is strJnE IN every point.
They can do exactly what they like-providcd
like 1t, and every one who has speciality
can air II MIR. Russell intends to do nothing
but "1he City Directory" this season, but he
is shortly going to Introduce a good many
topical novelties. lie has new song,
called when De Rcslke strikes High c."
and another relating TO the Tenderloin
District. Then he Is going to make known a
Durlcsque on La Clga.c,' called " Russells
Cigarette" and others, as" The Lion-Tamer 1"
ana The Country Circus"
Miss Isabelle Coe, who Is playing the lead
ing role IN " NiOhe " this week In brooklyn, IS
very charmed with the part, In which she
doesn't have to bother about dresses, the
classic gowns worn by The revived statue
being OF the very simplest description. Miss
CUr l., the wife Of Business Manager Frank
Mckee, OF the Mad 4on square Theatre. Mr..
Mckee went to see his witc's performance
Monday night. To his friends, he
said, We'll, can tell YOU, I'm
lroud OF her. TO others he simply re-
marked, alt amt for Inc to say II she does
well, or otherwise. Go aud see tor yourself"
They have high old times at the Lambs
CluD, but they Try very nara to keep them
quiet. ON sunday night a bu!lcsquc Of "'he
Dancing CIR va oven, and from all de-
scriptlons 1t was very Injurious aGIair. Harry
Conor, the comedian OF "lhc Trip to China
town appeared AZ Drusllia Ives, and dl a
skirt dance. In dress fGStooned with PINK
part OF quaker John, aud Id Holland was
seen as the Duke OF Gopscb.rry. Harry
Arthur Jones " Ould have had a ~ II he could
have seen 'he way in which his play was
handled.
Manager HammcrsteIn made definite
arrangement yesterday with Max lrrcnan--
he who Is always rcsigning from he casino
BY which Freeman Nill stage the operas ut
the Manhattan Opera-llousc next summer.
The open time at the Columbus Theatre,
caused 10y the disbandment OF the seaman
company Will be tilcd by the sanity Fanny
Rice In " a Jolly surprise. which the lady Is
at present playing III Illinois.
Charles Il. Welles is to play Vincent Stern
rOyd's part IN q" I he Junior Partner" at
Iicrrmann's Theatre, Mr. Sternroyd having
been engaged for few weeks only.
Little Miss Amelia Glover, the American
skirt dancer, is an lndeiatigablc worker.
I y,ry lnnrpiup She iS the RiiDn Theatre
practising as vigorously as though her life
depended upon 1t. Miss Glover is a very In
depcndcn. body, and her principal aim is to
compare her to Lefty Lind, Miss Glover
doesn't consider this very great compli-
ment. She is thoroughly interested In her
! work, and enjoys her dancing as much as II
| It were not her bread and butter
John W. jennings, the lively old man OF
"Dr. BIN renown, Will probably star III
"Conlusion" which he played recently In
/ the sedatc atmosphere OF Philadelphia that
was too much FOR the actor Will probably
never be known. Certain 1t IS, however, that
| he came back from the Quaker City very Ill
and he has only just lett his bed.
Those theatrical men who are not going tc
have theatres on Broadway next season ARE
just at present decidedly in the minority.
| FOR once, lnpTc Is u Stl VI tHNTuS peUplt
who are not Kicking. They are the men anc
women who appear in 1.-The Lion-Tamer," al
the Broadway Theatre. This state OF things
Is due to the fact that In the first act eacl
member Of the chorus appears In different
and distinct costumes, OF SuyN n character n:
to attract attention to the individual insteaC
OF to the collection. stage h'reCtur Barke
has given everybody special work To dc. thus
raising the chorus parts to the dignity 0
minor roles. Hence, general satisfaction
This Is wort Chronicling, for as a rule tl
chorus is gloomy aud great source o
trouble.
There was a brilliant and unusually larg
audience al PalmerS Theatre last night L
celebrate the one hundrcdth performance q
.Alahama." The theatre was beautiful,
decorated with flower and cvergrcrnS. whi
round the balconies and down the Sides OF IN
prOsCcnium arch were the litles ol all tn
successful plays produced under Mr.. Palmer
management. The souvenir was an exceed
ingly dainty affair, consisting OF Il littl, bool
between celluluid covers and cohtaiu'n,
pictures Of the play and the programm
printed on white sat!n. Attached to tn
whole was a genuine rO'tr boil. The actors
particularly Mrs. Boom, Mr. Stoddard AM
Mcssrs, iarris and Holland. were re
pcatcdlv applaudcd and several recalls fol
lowed each fail Oi the curtain. alabama
has taken on n new lease uf life.