The evening world., 1892-09-14
AMONG THE PLAYER FOLK.
And Now Humpty Dumpty "
Is to Be Revived.
Disby Bell Bring. Back with Him
nn English Accent.

This Is certainly the age OF revivals The
success of "The Blac" trooh has inspired
the idea of putting "ilump'y Dumpty on
the stage again. THIS pant omime was played
altogether l,oDS times. and even when II was
not pcrvadcd by the great q. l.. Fox IL drew
crowded houses ON the occasion OF It's last
grand production at the olympic Theatre
It's birthplacc-BOb fraser played llumpty,
and 100 nights more were added to Its rec
ord. Fraser Is still among us, rs young
looking as ever, and 1t is this TACT that has
led to \" lIumpty Dumpty' discussion. That
nice cd spinster who warbled the fact that
she could not sing the oh songs ought TO
have been In our midst In this 1902. She
would probably have discovered that the old
songs paid better than the new songs
Digby Bell has brought back from England
with hin pile OF music three inches high,
and he has been dclighting his friends by
singing them with IA splendid imitation OF
London accent. Bell, season In "Jupiter"
OPENS very soon. and rchearsals are Icing
pushed forward with much energy.
Miss Jennie Wcnthersby, who met with
such serious accident on the opening night
OF " bad at the Garden Theatre, Is only
Just out. She was obliged to use Crutches
when she took her lrst walk on sunday.
The play "Thercse Raquin," in which Mrs.
Potter and Kyrle BclIcw are TO appear, Will
Theresc.' John Stctson says that Raquin IS
too unpronuunCeable, and that the nasal
ef1ort required to give It effective utterance
would be resented By thca;rc.goers SO 1t
Will be dropped.
The Dance OF the Lines" Is what Miss
Florence Levcy, OF the London Galety Com.
pany, Is pleased to call the "scrpentine"
dance. says this lady: 81 al II the dance
OF the lines because the dance would be
nothing II II were not for the lllnelght. We
might work as hard AS we liked, but we would
not get any applause. The iact Is we do the
work. and limelight men get the applause.
"Jane," the English version OF "Prete-moi-
tn femme which was FIRST presented In Lon
don, bought by Charles Frohman, and acted
at the Madison square Theatre, Is advertised
In an English town as "'Jane,' the screaming
farce, from the Madison square Theatre, New
York"
In the road production OF Lord Tennyson's
poetic comedy "Ihc Forestcrs," Miss Belle
Archer Will play the part OF Maid Marian,
created by Ada Rchan. Jack sanford has
been engaged us business manager.
Pauline Hall ana her opera company arrived
in the city Sunday evening after having
given the one hundredth performance OF
Puritanla" In Boston. This week Miss
| Hail remains idle, but on Monday she will
enter upon seven weeks engagement at the
Fifth Avenue Theatre. The fair Pauline has
lost good deal OF ayoirdupois, and the loss
| causes her no grief.
James Mortimer, the author OF " Glorlana,"
| IL coming to this country to produce here one
| or two or his plays that have not met with
the success in England that he thinks they
| deserve. Oh, noble, unselnsh Jamesl
Richard Mansfield decided yesterday not to
produce Grimaldi: or, The First Night"
during his engagement ut Days. The indi-
| cations are TINT "The scarlet Letter." In
| spite OF It's defects, win prove drawing card.
Nathaniel liawthorne's famous novel-a clas-
| sic-is so dear to the hearts OF The reading ana
| thinking public tnat there will undoubtedly
be strong desire TO see the dramatization.
| The Henry Mapleson opera company, that
! will arrive In this city by the City OF Chester,
! viii include Phillips-romes, Carl Rosa
opera company tenor; Arthur Seaton, who
sang at the Royal English opera House ;
Alfred e. Wheelau, Mr.. Stevens OF the Agnes
| Huntington Company; Mr. lowe, OF the Carl
Rosa Company; Miss Irene Jerome, new
prima donna, and Laura Schirmer. "Fa-
| yptte" the Oppra that they will present. is