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 Has q New
Policy for This Season.

Old Mrs. Keeley, who was mentioned
30 fondly by Mrs. Kendall as being so
vigorously appreciative Of 1.-THE Second
Mrs. Tanqueray," is not a myth, as
many have supposed. She Is vlvscious
old lady, although not one of those
white-haired women who wear caps and
tell stories about fifty years ago TO their
attentive grandchildren. Mrs. Keeley
suffered an injustice at the hands Of
Mr.. Kcndals wife. She is not eighty
two, but eighty-e!ght on the 22d of the
month that began 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 giddy juvenility on her
part, but to a clinging affection for the
profession which she once called her
own. Mrs. Kendals Mrs. Kelley years
ago 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 and
says, pretty things to anybody who will
hearken to her "reminiscences, so 1t is
quite likely that in order to secure Mrs.
neeley's Endorsement, Mr.. Kendal's wife
and Nisbett anecdotes. Her birthday
will occur while the Kendals are in Bos-
ton. Whether it will be celebrated by
these artists. nobody as yet seems to
know. 1t would certainly be a little deli
cate attention to an eighty eight-year-
old feminie critic.
The Vaudeville Club has a new policy.
This gilt-edged organization, during its
coming season, which begins Nov. q,
viii produce number of one;act operas.
Variety artists will not be tolerated, eX-
cept those who have not yet been seen
on the variety stages of this country.
These will not be very easy to find. One
act operas can be more readily obtained.
There Is Hammerstein, always willing to
be locked up.
This is from Herman Perlet, of Pal
mar's: .'As so much has been said about
permit me to put matters right. 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
Woodward of any glory he might de-
rive from the lyrics. of Love, Sweet
Love- as they are. charming. He will
admit that have always done all in my
power to push his work, and, further
more. Love, Sweet Love- is the third
published song of our collaboration"
Joseph Murphy is to play six weeks
engagement at the California Theatre,
but he will take no New York actors
with him to the Pacific coast. He will
be accompanied by his stage manager
csso ne no tere
Thus will he save railroad fares in these
troublous times.
A hardly able" company is. as you
know. an organization that is hardly
able to get from one town to another.
The latest thing in troupes is the fit
up company. This is an organization
that frequents towns in which there are
no theatres, and has to fit up halls or
barns for theatrical use.
A funny thing happened during the
race scene in 1.-THE Prodigal Daughter
the other night. The steeplechasa had
to be run twice. Just as the horses were
rounding the curve at a high rate of
speed and were 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
was a bad ninth The curtain was hur-
riedly rung down, the horses again put
III pOSltlOn tHe curtain was nIleu
and the race run oyer 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, and 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 complaint about the man
N n oh fNrn
prietor told him to try running barber
shop himself and he would then see that
there was not much fun in it. "Ill do
for this shop" The man a.n thought fU SIT that that
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 IT, 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 to
be as vigorous az ever. VIII there ever
be another Fatti?
Sol Smith Russell revived Edward f.
Kidders comedy "a Poor Relation"
at Days Theatre last night and his
familiar impersonation of the hungry
inventor, Noah Vale, was as, good as
ever. The story of the play is simple,
and deals principally with the robbery
OF the plans of Noah's great inven
ton. The cast was displayed to great
advantage.
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