The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-11-29
NEWS Of THE STAGE WORLD.
The Opera Drew Crowds from
Irving and Terry.
DiGlculties OF Sowing the Wind "
Arc Settled.

day night, for the opera at the Metropoli-
tan. offered by his own managers, cap
,ured the crowd. For the first time
since his engagement in this city, 1t was
possible to see what Abbey's Theatre
looked like in an uncrowded condition.
I, Is strange thing for managers to
have two attractions In the city at the
sane time in keen competition with each
other This has happened to Charles
Frohman, and it happened to Abbey,
Schoeffel & Grau in Chicago, when Irving
was again one OF the attractions and
the Coquelin -IIadlng company the other.
But 1t was not Irving who suffered In
Chicago. The Coquelin- Hading company
we're the victims. The small audience at
Abbey's Theatre Monday night caused
considerable surprise, but 1t is not likely
that the opera will have such disastrous
effect on Irving's business again. Last
night the theatre was we'll attended, and
the indications are that this state of
things will prevail during the week. Next
Monday night, however, there will be
<another competitive episode. Irving will
make his elaborate production of Henry
ANIIl.," and across the street at the
W
first appearance in this country.
The difficulty about the American rights
OF Sowing the Wind" told in Monday 5
I'E;venng World" seems to hvae been
settled. 1t appears that Miss Kate Rorke
had negotiated for the rights with the
author, sydney Grundy, and had even
begun to arrange a tour for herself In
this country on the strength OF these
steDpei in. the manuscript OF the play
is IN the city, ana the Empire Theatre
sock company are already busily en-
gagged in rehcarsnG, the comedy of
manners 1t will follow The Council
lor's Wife in due course.
Aucustin Days amendments in THE
School for Scandal seem to have both
amused and irritated the London critics.
They point with laughing scorn to DAILY
substitution of the word girl for
adays, was not so rude then They refer
to his alteration OF "A damned disinher-
ting Countenance" to "A confounded dis
iqheritng Countenance ana Gai o 6his
10 I'm take my oath on that" being
changed to Most undoubtedly, and
they bring forward many other charges
, critic says that Miss Rehan's intended
hoydenishness savors of farce-comedy
and is altogether too "jigsy.
The disarmament of Rosina Noke:s's
company will not send NJ. Marius
he said yesterday. as he was lured into
the Gilsey House by a party of thirsty
friends. land I'm going to stay as long
as ! can, ! hays so been engaged . to stage
when 1T is produced in English and !
may possibly play part in it as well.
M. Marius Is as CHEEKY as ever. he is
very popular with American managers
and actors
Here's a pathetic little story, Rosina
Nokes while In Chicago, some time ago
lost scrogss. particuiariy pet pSg ,d o.
mourned The proprietor OF, the hotel In
Chicsgo at which Miss Vokcs and hei
husband always ,sojourn was sym;
pathe;ically grieyed; ana ne deterna,nee
manner He had the body. OF poo.
Scroggs buried in the cellar of his hotel
and caused to be inferred by the SIDE OF
the dog in a spirit of self-sacrihce, two
bottles If his choicest vintage OF port
Miss Vokes was exceedingly touch :.
Mrs. Othcllo," the latcs. London farce
OF which the late Fred Leslie was one oil
the adapters. Is described as a very con- n,
doors, and there is said to be an occa'
sionai window thrown in. The Amerl'
can rights have been secured by Az
gustin DAILY, and i is said that the tltlt
part will give Miss Rehan many op
, portunities.
Here are some more bits OF Anglo
American gossip from anotner not prdio on,
very well at the Court. .Christophe,
Columbus Mt the Lyric is poor. May
Yohe is quite charming on the stage; bu
OFF the stise-Great Scott! Geraldine
u
- mas grown very stout. Tom, Dici
ana HAIRY by Mrs. Pacheco, of Califor
mia, is a go, with Charles Hawtrey IL
d Sharies well '' at all P One never hears
airy one going there. 1t seems out o
touch. John R. Rogers is looking yer;
x middle aged married man Is to be tn,
No. correspondent. The Tempter. Henr,
Arthur Jones's play is not real success
Folks are guytng it in an underhan'
way"
Edward Smith Willard has Tranquil
London home in Blenheim Road, st
Johns Wood 1t Is caste dad eo1tage
and latticed porch buried IN pic
turesque tangle Of creepers. The luxur
Of seclusion is obtained BY screen
and behind these the eminent Englis
actor puffs his pipe, thinks thoughts an
coins. conceptions. his near meighoo or
are Anna iduend, MI McN iiistei an
. MIR. Macbeth, who does not murde
sleep like his famous ancestor. but Is
QUIET, nice person. There Is an artist
atmosphere all over the place. Mr., VIII
lard is addicted to the harmless habit o
cultivatinE Japanese lilies, sunti flowers
.dahlias and carnations, and he has a
amiable weakness for carved oak, oil
China and Swlnburnes poems.
Clement Scott, the English critic, i
his lecture on dramatic Free Trade,
said: KNOWING what we have done re
Gently in modern theatre building an
decoration. 1t sounds like an unpardona
BILE eXaggcration TO say hat the Amer