The evening world., 1893-11-22
A QUAINT AS YOU LIKE IT,"
There Was Much to Admire in
the Women's Performance.
Beckett" May Bavo a Longer Run
Other Stage News.

A curious combination of the worthy
and the grotesque was the feminine per-
Torrance of LAS You Like It," at
Palmer's Theatre. yesterday, as given by
the members of that ultra-august body
known as the Professional Woman's
League. The huge audience present was
there to see the grotesque, for the worthy
is SO awfully commonplace, don't you
know. 1t Is so tiresome, so usual, so
monotonous, so tame, while the gro
tesque-vive the g~rotesque!-lt tickles,
and it sparklcs, and 1t is, oh! so pleas
ant. The League women knew this.
Smart ladies' are they. and keen Is their
knowledge of that artful problem. GLOW
10 catch the public" SO hey gave
Shakespenre's pastoral play without the
success that they. had anticipated. 1t
was II quaint affair, good in spots, droll
IN others, Some of the ladies I'm whis-
kers and boards and feminine voices re-
minded you irresistibly of the bearded
women at Huber's and Doris's. They
seemed to cast those freaks into the
pleasing than the attractions Of the
museum platforms. Then the actress
who played Adum-Mrs. Chambers
suggested the late Lydia rinkham, and
some OF the gay young ior"sters were
exceedingly amusing. The really seri-
blS MT OF lllt affair was tDlllTllllttl ny
Mime. lanauschelt. who seemed to be
genuinely acting and out of place amid
such motley surroundings. Her splen-
ola Interpretation of the seven Ages
lured the audience away from the Triv-
oious contemplation Of bearded women
and htrsuted damsels. Miss Maude
BANKS was a very feminine Orlando,
but she was discreet and caused no
laughter. An excellent piece of acting
was contributed by Miss Marion Abbott
as the Wrestler. Miss Abhutt'a idea of
: ~ rantla ~ q nt.i1nhtlE tho ,,,rln II1a
She made hers tough and did very. well.
Mrs. Eherle was II praisewurthy Duke,
and Miss st. John a highly picturesque
and delicatrly feminine lie Beau. The
est male impersonation was that Of
Miss Kate Davis, whose Tombstone
was admirable. Miss Davis has a mas
used It effectively. Miss Theresa
Vaughan as Amiens sang very painfully,
put she, was encorel. OF course. The
Rosnlind OF Miss Mary Shaw was good,
for Miss Shaw is an artist to the finger
tips. and II most pleasing ana dainty celia
was Miss Ernmn Field. Some of the
ugly members of the League insisted up
Oh standing In the front row and leay-
ing the pretty member at the back.
That was whore the femtninity OF the
proce adlngs was most aggressive. The
Mrs. Fernando. Amt, Loiisa pre-
seat was, but she diln't. She was there
because she was Aunt" Louisa, and
that was quite enough for anybody. Mrs.
%T rSIk of The was Wmeen s'm ot She Snfo aEI saIe.
With Mrs. TeirnanlraE. She She rn "H t !" and
scintill9ted in six and steel. She had
through which her smiling chubby face
literally ploughei II way for itself. The
feminine orchestra directed by Miss
steiner was weird and awful. 1t seemed
a~nHlols to disturb the proceedings. and
m one q TWO instances 1t succeeded.
among thCse who We're not there we're
well. what's the use of giving them
away?
They are diligently rehearsing Henry
Nllt.' at Abbey's Theatre. All the same
1t Is quite possible that "Becket' may
run, for II fourth week. 1t is not a
lively play, but it gives Mr.. Irving and
Miss Terry opportunities to display their
art.
Henry Bagge. Leonard Boyne's un-
derStudy, was all ready to go on at the
american Theatre Monday night to play
Boyne's part. The English actor was
not on hand Everybody wondered, but
Hagsr had dressed himself and was
prepared to play. At $40 o'clock lie saw
boyne at the stage entrance, and rush
mater. 1.-THE MATTER exciaim"d
Boyne, testify, why it's only half past
seven lie drew, out his watch and
looked at 1t. 1t had stopped. Then a
been placldly sleeping at his rooms in
the San Reno: and had VOTED nothing
of The Prodigal Daughter In five
minutes he had dressed himself and was
really for the stage. Bagga lost his
chance. The lot of an understudy is a
hard one.
Manager Miner has instructed a dra-
matte gentleman in London TO keep his
eyes upen for all good new plays and to
cnbl" TO Mr.. Miner when he finds them.
tn" American manager wants them for
III" stock company with which he is
GOING to ornament the Fifth Avenue
Theatre.
Not to he. ontdona by the Broadway
Theatre, which sheltered President Cleyt-
land last week, Pdlm-r's has had sew
rlal interesting people to See ''lis2.'
Mayor Gilroy and Corporation Counsel
,lnrN wandered in Saturday afternoon
minutes of the tiIsl act" SATURDAY.
evening ,'iGv.-el"Ct Mckinley sat in il
over IN. whImsicalitIes of Matter ZONES.
who's" father, Or, Isaac Jones. of Gin.
rlnnH'i. is his lifelong friend. "What
mt:'',| BET trntle,na" com" so nigh,
,nr tan ConSpirator, The tariff, !
lhink. my love- r"nlie1 the King. Ana
the Iulh"rr Of tn" Mckinley bili turned
purple wife mertim"ut.
Richard Munsheld's motion to dismiss
IL suing. him, has been dismissed. The
case viii b. tried and Sternruyd il ilhI-
iunt. Now Mansfield Will have the
cn3rce OF alleging that he dismissed
StrrnruNi because h" Is English. This
VIII b" a difficult thing for the public 10
credit as Mansfield il so fond Of engage
my English actors. Buj it will add
weight 10 his recent TRADE.
Miss Iulia Mlrlov" has been telling II
l'hihaI elphia interviewer thar she hats
shopping ana urefrrs reading PLAYS. How.
exceedingly uuwomauly,
Fred solomon ana his Wife have coined
tn" Fencing Master" company. MIR.
solomon hHs wisely abandoned his sen
son as II star. Times are so very bad out
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