The evening world., 1893-11-01
TALK AMONG PLAYER FOLK.
Old Mrs. Kelley, of London, Is
Not a Myth, as Many Suppose.
The Vaudeville Club Hat n New
Policy for This Season.

Old Mrs. Kelley, who was mentioned
no fondly by Mrs. Kendall as being so
vigorously appreCiative Of THE Second
Mrs. Tanqueray," is not a myth. as
many have supposed. She Is a vivacious
old lady, although not one of those
white-haired women who wear caps n
tell stories about fifty years ago to their
attentive grandchildren. Mrs. Kelley
suffered an Injustice at the hands OF
Mr.. Kcndal's wife. She is not eighty
two, but lightweight on the I'D OF the
month that b. gan to-day. Yet she goes
TO see all the new plays, and between the
acts Is taken behind the scenes to chat
with the actors and actresses. This Is
not due to a giddy ~juvenility on her
part. but to a ~clinging affection for the
profession which she once called her
own. Mrs. Kendal's Mrs. Kelley years
mo appeared at the Drury Lane Thea
tire. London, in support of Macready
and Mrs. Nisbett, and, of course, she Is
very fond of talking about this. 1t is
surmised that she pays compliments an1
says pretty things to anybody who VIII
hearken to her "reminiscences, so Ills
quite likely that in order 10. secure Mrs.
neeley's Endorsement. Mr.. keniaIs wiie
n40 10 unUtIso IL NOulS 80 vi 60
and Nisbett anecdotes. Her birthday
will occur while the Kendals are in BCs-
ton. Whether 1T will be celebrated by
these artists, nobody as yet seems TO
know. 1t would certainly be a little deli
cate attention to an eighty-e!gnt-year-
old feminine critic.
The Vaudeville Club has a new policy.
This gilt-edged organization, during It's
coming season. which begins NOV. ~
will produce a number of one,act operas
Variety artists win not be tolerated. eN-
cept those h have not yet been seen
on the variety stage of this country
| These will not be very easy 70 ma. one
| act operas can be more readlly obtalneu.
| There Is Hammerstein, always Wiling 10
be locked up.
| This is from Herman Perlet, of Pal
| IT .r's: LAS so much has been said about
ny little romanza; moIe, rs sw risht Lo Mr,
! Woodward has been in no. wise neg
lected SO far as the authorship of Of the
\ words Is concerned. The story OF the
[ London paper Is also true, but put in
the wrong place. 1t refers to another
new song of mine entitled st. Anthonys
! Sermons which is dedicated to and has
been successfully sung by Mr.; Town
send Fellows. The words of this song
are anonymous, and taken from Temple
Bar. This explanation is made to show
| that there has been no desire to rob Mr..
| Woodward of any glory he might de-
[ rive from the lyrics of Love, Sweet
l Love- as they are charming. He Will
admit that l have. always done all in my
more, Love. Sweet Love is the third
published song of our collaboration"
Joseph Murphy is to play a six weeks
engagement at the California Theatre,
with him to the Pacific coast. He Will
be accompanied by his stage. manage
only, and when he. gets to san Fran
10 1vt1 rpn on a. NOplrn nv harp
Thus will he save railroad fares In these
| troublous times.
I A hardly able company Is. as you
| know, an organization that Is hardly
able to get from one town to anothe r.
up" company. This is an organization
that frequents towns in which there are
no theatres, n has to fit up halls or
barns for theatrical use.
race scene in 1.-The Prodigal Daughter
the other night. The steeplechase had
to be run twice. Jus, as the horses were
speed and We're about to come in full
swing before the audience at the finish
one of the racers swung aside. blocking
the path of all. The race was run, but
Roquefort was not even second. He
was a bad ninth. The curtain was hur-
riedly runG down. the horses again, put
in position n the curtain was lifted
and the race run over again. This time
Roquefort won easily, and the action of
the play went on.
Here's a story about the late Fred
Lovecraft, who committed suicide the
other day, n its verify is vouched for,
Some time ago he entered a barber shop
where he was known. The proprietor
was In a very bad humor, and Love
craft made a complaint about the man
49, ta urhinh ha urnC n nod TlNA Nrn.
prietor told him to try running a barber
shop himself and he would then see thai
there was not much fun in 1t. IN dc
it." said Lovecraft; What do you want
mis- customer was joking, but Love
craft was quite in earnest. He paid the
sum asked by the proprietor and ran
the barber shop under competent man.
agement to the day of his death.
Rehearsals of "As You Like 1t" by
the members of theProfessional Women's
League began yesterday. Miss Mary
Shaw, who was cast for the part OF
Orlando. will instead play Rosalind.
The interest in Nine. PATHS coming
concerts at Carnegie Hall appears t.
be as vigorous as ever. win there evei
p be another Patti?
Sol Smith Russell revived Edward E
at Days Theatre last night, and hi'
familiar i~mpersonation of the hungry
inventor. Noah Vale, was as good a.
ever. The story, Of the play is simple
OF the plans of Noah's great inven
ton. The cast was displayed to Srea
advantage.
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