The evening world., 1892-02-17
ABBEY AND GRAU O|SGUSTEO.
Next Season They'll Let Italian
Opera Severely Alone.
Edith Kenward and the New "Grey
Mare Stage News.

Mcssrs. Abbey aud Grau Will withdraw
from the Italian opera contest at the close OF
the present season. They are not at all angry
with tho Sew YORK public, but merely gricycd
at what they call thn attacks OF the Wagner
ties. The lovers OF German opera have been
a trilc unkinl. aud Messrs. Abbey and Grau
arc . fscnstlvc and retiring natures II the
I, asDn had been a stupcndous success, Mcssrs.
Abbey and Grau would probably have cried
with Beethoven, "Bah Bah To YOU" and
snapped their fingers IN the faces OF the
Wagner drvOtccs.
Mr. Grau. however, declares that the prOlt
NJ the present season viii not exceed $40, 900.
There have been "A few mistakes. some artists
were engaged who might better have been
left abroad. Contracts were little TOO IRON
clad. II Is well-knOwn fact that Abbey anG
rrau relied upon couple OF feminine mem
bcrs OF their company little too completely.
These ladies insisted upon singing roles
that, ns II turned out, could have
been interpreted more advantageously by
others. The result was dscouraging.
The expenses have, Of course, been enormous
The cost OF producing L'Africanc" and
" Don Giovanni with the supurb cast given
irighten the uninitated. In fact these opera
managers took big rsts for large stakes and
the large stakes ala not matcrinlizc.
Next season the Opcra-IiouSe Will be in
the hands OF Others. Abbey and Grau are not
anxious tor further experiments.
Miss Edith Kenward, the clever little
woman who originated the Kangaroo dance
IN =" Dr.. Bill " at the Garden Theatre, and
who Is at present playing in the pantomime
at Leeds, England, has made an offer to one
or two metropolitan managers to come to this
country again and produce The Grey Mare
n comedy by sims and Raleigh. now running
at the Comedy Theatre, LondoG. This
Is not The Grey Mare" that be-
longs to Rose Coghlan, but Il farce
taken from the German oi IcncdIX.
Miss kcnward says that She Is authorized by
sims and Raleigh to make these Ovcrturcs for
an American production. Then she cnarln-
ingly admits that she Is positively dy Ing to
get back to New York. She mas written to
Daniel Frohman, OF the LJccum. who pro-
duced Ralcigh's play, "Thc Great PINK
Pearl" "The Grey Mare - had lis first pro-
duction In London Jan. %.
Theatre are nothing II not conscientious.
souvenirs were distributed Friday night to
! celebrate the one hundrcdth performance.
The souvenirs were originally to have been
lans when the fans we've delivered they
| were considered % be not good enough. Then
Japanese dolls with Jackets were ordered
| On Friday night There We're not enough &c
go round. The management, therefore
| took the name and address oi every lady
| present, In order that the souvenir might be
sent to her.
James Mortimer. who Englshed ale True
| TArthur into the piece now called "GlOri
ana does not ta'k of "adapting Frencl
plays. lie says that he discolorlzes them FOL
the EnSllsi-spcakins stage.
Talking Of "Glorlnna," It is not general,
known that she original manuscript did MOI
arrive AT lierrmann'S Theatre until q O'Clock
| Monday night, alter tho performance began
The play had been sent over plecCmcal. and II
| was pretty hard work 10 put 1t into all intel
| ligihl" sequence. This was done. however
and "Gloliana was carefully rchearscd. II
act when the original manuscript did arriv,
there was !ittlc use for II.
Little Miss Chapuy, who dances so charm
ingiv IN " captain lnercse," Is II novice as ial
. GS ierpsichorcan work Is concerned. WhcI
| Marcus Mayer engaged her IN London he tUlt
her that she woull have to dance. TO TIM:
vi
| Mayer advised her to take II few lessons ant
see what she could do. The admirable result
Is now to he wat he'd AT the Union Squur,
! Theatre.
Supcrative sCattercrs, employed as har
lingcr, and hcra!dS lOr shows Is the vcrDus,
Vet elegant phrase coined by \. l.. Dunlup {,
describe the genial tcilgS known II, " pres!
aS' MIS-"
The circus people are beginning to smell
the saw dust. I he III ST rehearsal Oi RarnIii
& EAicyS organization takes place Al th
Madison square Garden March IA, ana al
the rivers. grooms. jockeys ana tlcphan
ircn AZ" Va report AT She Winter quarters Ii
lri iEcpor. Conn, March II. This l. Away
interesting. Young and cd like the circus.
Jcnni" Joyce, the kuStcr & Bial star, |
going to astoni>h the concert hall natives 4
london next summer.
"Miss liclyctt" is now being played In 81
Petersburg, where the ralr Quakercss Wi
doubtless blossom into llciyettSki.
Mrs. l.. l.. Fernandez Is going to have
: bu' til ~ the Actors Fund Fair, and IA
there viii rot bc one article that Is noi II,
work Of members uf the profession. Their
VIII De fancy work OF all kinds, and any actor
tun!ty to display their wares. 70 each art
Gle VIII be AZ tarhCd the EamCd o; the maker
lhr goods Win he sold by III" childrrn Cf tll
1 stag under The Chapcrunngr 81 Aunt louiS
, EidrIge, who has SrLttIuiiy volunteered Ii,
: assistance.
TEACHERS FROM ALL STATES.