The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-01
JILL AAD DUFF SEPARATE,
And the Opera Company Will
Leave Herrmann's Theatre.
No Quarrel, Simply an Agreement
Other Stage News.

Manager ]. NJ. Hin decided yesterday
g. withdraw the DUFF Opera Company
from HERMANN Theatre after to-mur-
row night. They say that Messrs. liill
and Duff agree to differ on various
polnts, and the salary question had II
rood deal to do with the new move.
AIR. Duff's ideas-orlack of idcas--clash
with Mr.. IIilrs energy and methods.
DUFF surrounds himself with sort of
chinese wall Hill believes in managerial!
randor and Il pictorial display of litho-
rraphs. Il won't discuss Mr.. Duff" said
Afr. Hin yesterday. Hes II peculiar
man. We have really had no quarrel.
IT Is impossible to quarrel with Mr..
Due. lie never says anything. | de-
cidcd just half an hour ago'--it was 3
y. M.--"to withdraw the opera. | have
arganized a vaudeville show, or am
going to do so, and shall simply call 1t
H. NJ. Iiills entertainment 1 did that
once before at the Standard for II week,
and made a good deal of money. There
were several things that Mr.. Duff didn't
do that to my mind he should have
done. He has been drawing his share of
the profits but-well, | won't talk about
Il. I'm not Il bit vcXed." And he was
not. He was sitting in the Standard
Theatre, and the matinee roars of laugh
ter at "Chariey's Aunt would have
cheereI the gloomiest chart.
Ry the bye young Mr.. Eeaves. Manager
Duffs assistant. had a good Joke upon
his patron yesterday. There Is "A very
amusing poster outside of Hermann $
Theatre. and Mr.. Hin was the author.
The poster SAYS: philemon and BauCis'
a success. King Rene.s Daughter sue
cess. Miss Eleanore Mayo,weil, see h.r.
Managers HID and Duff happy" Mr..
lJuif was tanding In front OF TINS poster.
seeing nothing. His hands Were plnngei
N his pockets, a frown. thick, aud for
bidding, was on his face. lie looked the
preached him. Are YOU reading that
poster?,' he asked. Dmn started. "N No,
he replied. 81 am not Because. CON
tlnued Mr.. Eaves iii you We're ! thought
that you might like to change the eN
preston of your face. You don't look
happy"
The Thanksgiving matinees and even
ing performances were: with one or two
lators must have driven good many
people away from the football match;
Theatrical entertainment was cheaper and
il was magnihcently patronized. The
broadway had "A mob afternoon and
evening; so did Palmer,s. 50 did the
Academy Of Music, "rharl"y,s Aunt
pire ala great business. At the Casino
and at Abbey's Theatre there We're no
matinees.
Men must be affected by their environ
,nent. Now, at Palmer's Theatre where
gags and puns make the atmosphere
absolutely tainted with humOr Here's a
! loathsome joke that was perpetratei
YESTERDAY: "How would like to go M
."Rusticana, =" sighed the Treasurer.
Not necessary to go that far" replied
his frivolous , assistant hippanty 81 saw
rnsty-can-a little while ago" The as
sistant was not snubhrd, because he was
an the atmosphere of ''li92."
Miss Bessie Cleveland aid not appear
rs the dashing Captain in "Erminie'
yesterday. Her mother had just died.
and Miss Cleveland was unable to play.
Her place was filled by Miss Thorne, her
understudy.
Very luminous are Imre Kiralfy's
books of "America," the spectacle that
is to be presented at. the Metropolitan
Opera House next Tuesday. The books
are dedicated ito my son, Charles Imrr
Kiralfy, in token of appreciation of the
priceless assistance rendered 10 me by
him in the historical researches ana the
construction of this patriotic work
The Metropolitan Opera House people
will he kept very busy with "AmerCa"
. and the Italian opera. Both attractions
ei' 'OliitNii W 'lSi'N'
Some of the people in the cast of
''The Prodgal Daughter are prophe-
syinS all sorts of accidents when the
horseyy melodrama goes on the road and
the gingerbread stages of the out-of-
town theatres are called upon to sup
port the weight Of lot of racing
horses. man will go ahead to see
that the stages are braCed mp. but all
the same it looks as though there would
be disaster or two.
Daniel Frohman and Oscar Hammer
stein must he on very good terms
with each other. Mr.. Frohman singles
out Mr.. 1ammerstein's Harlem Opera.
House as the theatre for the I.yC"unl
attractions. The house was originally
opened with THE Wife," few weeks
ago the l.yceum Stock Company played
there for the first time In any New
York theatre other than the I.yceum
will be presented by the travelling l.y.
ceum company, Including J, II. Oh
mOur. J. Is. Polk. Maud Harrison. Hope
Booth and owen Fawc.'t.
1t Is said that there Is a perfect Graz,
among London leading ladies to come
70 this country and star. Miss Kate
ROrke. as already told In "The Evening
World" was burning to present Sow
IN the leading role. Miss Marion Terry
also wants to come, and one or tw,
others are equally anxious. Good Eng
fish leading ladies, however. rarely max,
acceptable stars in this country.
new pianist was heard at the Madi