Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-05

be heard from in more ambitious role some day, or Pm no prophet.
 Jennie O'Neill Potter has rival Her name is Evelyne Hillisrd, and like Elita Proctor Otis, Mrs James Brown Potter and certain other ladies who have adopted the stage as profession she is a member of the most exclusive circles of the Four Hundred.
 Miss Hilliari's plan is rather a novel one She will be preceded from town to town by a competent manager who will arrange the details of the engagement, besides profusely 'photographing' the place, for Miss Hill Hard will use no Autographs or wall paper of any kind She will have letters of intro duction to the prominent people in almost every city she visits and will therefore be assured of a cordial hearing ct least Besides dramatic readings in which line Of work Miss Hilliard has had a good deal of ex- perienoe, she will give as part of her regu- lar programme n mOuOiOgue emitted "Grimy Murkins.'' which was written es- pecially for her, and which is in three acts with scenery, costumes and all the other appurteuances of a well regulated comedy Miss Hilliard is a Buffalo girl. and she tiOes credit to her native city, for she is a tall, regal looking woman, with particu- larly strong and handsome face. That she Is shrewd cannot be deniesl. for who, after
 
 can justly eNclaim with the cynic, "A wo- man can never be a first class business many'
 The foreign hOrdes, including actors and singers, will soon he upon us Ahbey's magnificent new theater on Broadway is being rushed along to completion, for it is necessary that il shall be ready for Henry lrving's opening performance in this city, | and the Metropolitan Opera House has to be put in apple pie order for the coming of the company, which it is confidently expected will he the strongest operatic organization the world has ever seen With all these and the COquelin- Hading Cometlie Fran caise aggregatiOu. besides several stars who have become pretty we'll AneT!canized, and | some other fureigneFs who have not yet de cided whether or not they will favor, % Americans will have q better opportunity to see the leading European artists than they could enjoy even after the discomfort of a trip across the big pond. Most of the best of the other side will be in America this season. And Yet there are those who contend that this is a country in which dramatic and musical art arc not appreci- ate,l
 1 Persons not cnuutcts-l with the drama are l apt tO invest tho~e mysterious regions be hind the scrncs'' with aa ablvbO,lied halo | which nothing but a disappointing eNpcri-
 
 to li~Pcl. Women are prone tn r,Esapi the space behind the curtain with as much curiosity and interest d. he men, but their | oppOrt unitieS for >tisa,iuu au, ncce> sarily more limited. Dc'iclcy detcrs mos; females from attempts at voyages of cXplO ration in that dir-c; ion usually. thougE not always. for few day- ago. during . matinee performance uf '-Lihvrty Hall. two styli>hly dressed young ladivs aP preached Manager Charles Fruhman. anC despite his strict regulations excluding everybody except employees from the >;HE' induced him to take them ''bIUk' at Ih, opening of the third act just tn see Tod mans hoOk>hOp.'
 | Well. they saw Todman's shop. Its rca dOors and practicable windows. its rows O real books and wooden shelves, it's bell tha rang a~ they came in and its solid CouuIe all filled them with wonder. They peepe1 through the curtains ont into the back par Tor, where Henry Miller and Viola Allei were making love in their gentle. poetic heart winning way, and took q look at tn