The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-12
REHEARsALs or "As roU LIKE IT."
Favorite Actresses All Unite Together to
MIKE thn Pcrfnrmnnrr n Sncccsa


| Favorite Actresses All Unite Together to
Make tho Performance n Success.
Tho rumor that Charles Frohman had for
| hidden Miss MAY Robson to take part in the
| coming performance OF As You Like It."
under the auspices OF the Professional Wo-
mans League, is unfounded. Miss Robson.
who is cast for audrey. is rehearsnG Mt Pal
mer's Theatre with the rest OF the company.
| OF course it is a gentle company. Every one
| says that. Even Mary Shaw, otherwise Rosa
| nupd. who receives n large number OF re-
| sounding Shakespenrean slaps upon the shout
der during the course OF the piece. says so.
The other day. for instance, there was Olive
| Oliver who. oddly enough, Is to play the part
of UUp,. She IS tall. straight, 1.-THE, an en-
r Ssnt tSc o Sa "l o and s" ssGed EE
with such cordial sian upon the shoulder
I amo wo Tn G Eho VIII F s"y net
gentle company when. instead OF giving way
TO- snSh inr,a SnGHaio a. on occasions s iiES
simply turned her appealing eyes upon. nrer
and was silent. And then UHr'T herself. hay,
ing exactly located the injury kissed 1t and all
il the performance sclf is half as entertain
in! as tho rehearsals have been no one can
AFFORD to miss the matinee on Tuesday NOS.2 II:
80 How Is it getting onT' some one asked
say" she replied. do you know think
T[G,re e? p to show thom how to play As You
1t would be worth the price o; admission any
day to see Niue .Ianauschck in spectacles,!
Hack bonnet with a hlack yen TIED over It.:
wildly over arms akimbo tfor she III AVS
i1ry"esl. ,striding down tho stage in msearn,-
about rivalry among ACTRESSES! Why, you
10 sooner get on the stage at ono OF these re-
Listen to Janausrhek Isn't she nney"
one OF them. in delicious imitation of jan
auschek's accent. sa ID enthusiastically:
cant she r-r-reai the llncst Well. t'ink
she cam
too One girl. who had ehcarsed charminEiy.
camo of utterly discouraged. Another girl
who was in despair because she waste 10 q
cameup {" her
you s9inE to wear ko % she sria
high boots aud some Kind Of II coat that would
reach to them"
Nonsense" said the other. who has n male
part "Id look as ridiculous in high boots as
modern man would II he wore hish rubber |
i nS9ss "a: and AN nt ilcfeSt" D"' ''u ''
Yes. but | can't get the boots" was the |
mournful answer |
Then. having solved some ono else's DIM |
I'm Just going 70 give my part uh"
on nonsense" said that cheerful young |
woman, "of course ~ thankless mart; but
What d. you play. Miss Burt?' we asked.
"Oh. il yo, don't keep your eyes open, you
i nnv" about six. lines. and il the audience
happens to yawn at lust that minute III be on
and oil again anu no one Will nave seen me.
"But she's great while she is on" said some
'!IIave you been on this afternoon ?" asked
no. i have so little to do that they always
forget that | Ia harnGn, snId the irrepressible
The stage management is under the charge
of Ada Dow. II YOU should ask any one who
Ada DOW is. YOU would receive Il pity ing glance
she brought out MarIowc."
That is enough to show at n glance her ca
SIa N eel pf |
cntcd women with an ease and ability which
is really astounding. There is plenty Of good
tho shadow Of ' tho u his eiit throne Of "l4:.2"
hut tho centre Uf the stage il dedicated to
Ana not only tho eaGe. tut n big room .up
Stairs. where twenty;iour girls. under the
nnut SIN amShs S' Toom "s With the
strains OF Miss Stein ers orchestra every mem
her Of which is woman. Tho nlnm Tor this
Mrs. \. II. lamcr's clever brain. Every per-
sYn who takes rnrt in it does SO simily for the
compensation whatever
IMsr- arr plenty of rTstty girls in the cast
lmnln Field one cannot name them ali. The
,5,ou" :'oMr, Of Miss Nate DAVIS is the admira-
nomen@ily deep voice is lifted up And then
WEyyS /" "i Ea %" IN w EhHy arc
sur" t., respond that you think uncommonly
I,lay it aiways. and and look as fat@h,ns as sGs
does ut rehearsal. all the susceptible school
girls would low Gown and worship her. AZ
l!r Theresa Vaughn vel, when you are told
that she IS to play .iDitr"-. IT is WHISPERED with
batyl breath, and you must besure to be prop
cr!y lmpres scu.
Tho entire ,ast is as follows: Nine. ,Innau-
schck wi DO lhe iif,&Ir' Maud Tanks ~ the
l!a .Ienri"s tho F."y,c%. anna Chambers
krtchum TIC .l..na. Marie Adams the Nr.$tT.
Laura Burt the II Iutr10. Kate Davis tho TOucf-
$'w". Grace l'ilk,ns the ,','ri"$. Sarah Me-
N!ckar the t".U' olive Oliver the O.'rtr de
No'$. and Hosc!c Knott the .IGcIHrS DE Dos
Mary shaw i to lie the H!AG',rd lmma Field
the GIn. BiJou lernandc2 the P,Fbc. May
Robson the la. y'o". andluu Kline the l!DHcH.
Fifty women will sing the chorusrs. and NINA
Steiner will lead TWENTY-FIVE women in the or
chrstra. Ada Dow turrior i the stage mana
ger. and the ushcrs will DO Aunt Louisa
] driIge. Anna leamans. Mrs. Il. i. Mantell.