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

Miss Loie Fuller's advent has given
fresh impetus to the serpentino dance
fever. II RACES now as furiously as
ever. The latest aspirant for serpentine
horrors is Nine. Hermann, the pretty
and charming wife of the nccromantic
professor. Nine. Hermann. it is said,
Is taking few lessons from Mile. Alice
Delmore, Of the Imperial Music Hall.
All she wants to know is how to twist
nar skirts. There is very little more for
serpcntine dancer to know. Nine.
Hermann is to do the dance as part. CT
the Professors entertainment. The ser
pentine figures go as well with
neorcmancy 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- da ncing soubrette
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 If 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 headgear is very popular in
London, whittier Mr.. Grau goes to-mor-
row.
That sweet old moss-covered drama
'rhe Two Orphans has been dragged
forth from it's shelf by Kate Claxton
again. Miss Claxton's tatics are pecu-
liar She tries a new melodrama, retires
beginning to forget her she bobs up
again with THE Two Orphans" She
does the play now for short season Of
six weeks.
"The Algerlans" is now being rehears-
ed every day at the Standard Theatre.
and the opera will first be heard In Phila-
delphia week from next Monday. Miss
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.
ne Ne1ludlS are 10 DTllls lHtlI o"l
scenery and as their plays call for little
more than clean drawing-room set,
with a 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 Well
change the company" replied Sully. and
thereupon he returned to the metropolis.
IT never imagined that art and beer
would go well together" said Manager
Oscar Hammerstein yesterday. II was
mistaken. / 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 have no
other aspirations beyond variety? Just
wait and See."
The Germania Theatre opened its doors
last night with production OF "Arme
Madchen," by the late Guy de Maupas-
SAINT. The Germania was formerly
known as Poole's, and Is In Eighth street,
near Fourth avenue. The play was not
very brilliantly acted. but the audience
was exceedingly enthusiastic.