The evening world., 1893-09-15
MORE sERPEhT|NE DANCERS.
Loie Fuller Has Given the Fever
Fresh Impetus
Mime. Hermann thsLstest Aspirant
Other Stage News.

Miss Loie Fullers advent has given a
fresh impetus to the serpentine dance
fever. 1t RACES now as furiously as
ever. The latest aspirant for serpentine
horrors Is Nine. Hermann, the pretty
and charming wife of the necromantic
professor Nine. Hermann. 1t Is said.
is taking a few lessons from Mile. Alice
Delmore. OF the Imperial Music Hall.
All she wants to know is how TO twist
nsr skirts. There is very little more for
a serpentine dancer to know. Nine.
Hermann is to do the dance as part of
the Professors entertainment. The SER
pentine figures go as well with
necrcnsncy as with farce-comedy. The
dance is even being introduced into
melodrama. One or two melodramatic
companies have already gone on the
road with a serpentine-dancings oubrette
In some of the enlightened cities OF the
West we shall probably hear OF Ophelia
and Desdemona doing the serpentine
Loie Fuller doesn't mind all this In the
least. They try to steal her calcium
effects" declared her manager, yester-
day, but 1t makes no difference to us.
BY the time they have emulated our
effects. we have new ones. You see Loie
is constantly looking for new ideas; so
we do not mind IL the pirates steal our
old ones"
A huge. glossy silk hat adorned the
head of the quaint young man known
as Robert Grau yesterday. He bought
the silk hat, 1t is said. because that
form of head-gear Is very popular in
London. whittier Mr.. Grau goes to-mor-
row.
That sweet old moss-covered drama
The Two Orphans has been dragged
forth from Its shelf by Kate Claxton
liar. She tries new melodrama. retires
into seclusion, and just rs people are
beginning to forget her she hobs up
again with THE Two Orphans" She
does the play now for short season of
six weeks
THE Algerians' is now being rehears-
ed every day at the Standard Theatre.
and the opera will first be heard In Phila-
delphia a week from next Monday. Miss
Tempest is an indefatigable worker, and
no prima donna clouds have as yet dark
ened Mr.. Hills managerial horizon.
The Majestic will bring the Kendals to
this country. and managerial preparation
Is now being made for their coming tour.
The Kendals are to bring their own
scenery, and as their plays call for little
more than a clean drawingroom set,
with few bits Of bric-a-brac and a pair
OF portieres. 1t will be interesting to
know with what scenic effects they are
burdening themselves.
Your play is bad. Change the piece"
telegraphed Daniel Sully's manager to
the star. 1.-The company is bad. Wen
change the company" replied Sully, and
thereupon he returned to the metropolis.
II never imagined that art and beer
would go well together" said Manager
Oscar Hammerstein yesterday. II was
mistaken. l never had such audiences
at the Manhattan before we adopted the
vaudeville scheme. But ! have not
reached the goal OF my ambition. Do not
think 1t. Do you suppose l have nc
other aspirations beyond variety? Just
wait and see."
The Germania Theatre opened its doors
last night with a production Of "Arme
Madchen." by the late Guy de Maupas.
SAINT. The Germania was formerly
known as Pooles, and is in Eighth street
near Fourth avenue. The play was not
very brilliantly acted but the audience
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