The evening world., 1893-10-13
TOLD BEHIND THE SCENES.
As You Like 1t" with Well
Known Women in the Cast.
Eme shannon Leaves tho Lyceum
to join Rosc CoEhlnD.

That "As You Like It" performance
given exclusively by the members Of the
Professional Women's League is going
to be more interesting than WAS at first
imagined. In fact. 1t will not be a sub
jcct for skittish comment, but for serious
consideration 1t was said yesterday that
Mime. Janauschek will play the part Of
the melancholy Jacques. Miss Mary Shaw
will be the Orlando; Miss Mary Robson,
Touchstone: Mrs. u. T.. Bowers-in all
probability - the Banished Duke: Mrs.
Minnie Maddern-Fiskc Phoebe, and Miss
Lottic Crabtree Audrey. The Rosalind
has not AS yet been decided upon, al
though Rose Coghlan and Nine. Mod
jeska have been suggested. Two or three
performances will be given. and the idea
is certainly novel enough to command
attention. The open-air performances of
las You Like 1t" will not be in 1t with
this feminine Interpretation Of the com
cdy.
Miss Efie Shannon. II Is rumored, has
cancelled her engagement with Daniel
Frohman's company. and will appear
with Miss Rose Coghlan in Oscar Wilde's
play. "A Woman of Importance. Her
place in Daniel Frohman's company will
be filled by Miss Maude Harrison, who
recently appeared at the Lyceum In
THE Guardsman.' The retirement Of
Miss Effie Shannon from the Lyceum has
not been officially announced. and the
unor has caused considerable surprise.
r. Cheever Goodwin went to Harri-
CAMS the other night and could talk OF
"2's the g. put A.. 'A r.! song Hie "s ssys ,ha, A Il hss
taken song writer's ~twenty-seven years
to realize that the G.. a. r.. was a good
subject for a song; " and Sa N help
thought Of 1t myself"
Carl Pfueger, who composed the
music of 1882 came over from Boston
to attend the luncheon given in honor Of
by a. NJ. Palmer, at the Waldorf.
Pfueger was once a famous baritone. and
was the original Lohengrin In this coun-
the ths' leading n1 musical mus institutes inst uias Of Boston
and sings In u fashionable church choir.
Edward NJ. Alfriend's new play. THE
Diplomat" Is to be done at the Boston
M dm 5 s sf Ma, ns ihen yssr This X te eem s'oey
at present includes Joseph Haworth.
Sadie Martinot, Annie Clarke, Frank J,
Keenan,. Kate Ryan. Mark Price. ,lsclle
''''h'S piiu " III VI INV w. iS'
Pile. Miss henrietta Lander vii, also
come to New York later.
There is very little that some u Gf
not do Tor the sake Of adver-
tisement. Miss Lillian Lewis-great
goodness has even been attempting sui,
eide. 1t Is said that she left n rehearsal
at "a Southern town. and feeling very
vcxed, went to her room in the hotel.
There two pistol shots were heard, and
a flesh. wound. This is the woman VIC
craze for notoriety becomes very sick.
when it is OF the least service to &C
tresses who appeal to legitimate theatre
goers.
Harry Kennedy. at Roster & Balls. in
his yentriloquistic sketch. deftly alludes
to Hammerstein's opera, The koh-
moor" though whether there was a
clause in his contract compelling him
also lets one of his characters In The
Woollen Stocking allude to the work.
Everything has been done for the .opcra
that ingenuity could do. Lillian Lewis
herself couldn't have done more.
Every actor and actress in The Old
Kentucky" company, with he exception
of Bettina Girarl, will be emoved from
AihN# Va ~ - 'lNHh' - Ni'
Academy of Music. An entirely rev
metropolitan cast will be secured. The
people who are thus rndely left to infer
that they are not good enough for New
York VIII be put into a No. , company
and sent on the road.
nown, is resting" this season. He vas
offered a part In The Rainmak.r OF
Syria" but would not take -, and he
declines to take a company On the read
just yet on account OF the Unsatisfactory
condition of 'hings theatrical Cut of
town.
being rehearsed by Max Freeman at
H~arrigan,s,, in THE Honeymooners."
and looks very well. indeed. The new
until early next year.
Nobody says anything about the new
Gilbert and ~Sull!van's opera, Utopia.
Limited" and the impression prevails
that it has fallen nat. The mad rush
ted Colaborateurs Is a thing Of the past.
Not so very long ago managers were 1T
orally lighting for the frst production Of
The Mikado;' the law courts were set
was full OF speculation. Now. II is very
different, and the difference IL rather
Saddening, showing, as II does, how ut
terly epheneral Ii the bubble known ms
fame.
Miss Martha Morton. the author OF
Brother John" has gone TO Chicago.
She has Just completed a play for Man
others in consideratbn. Miss Morton
longs for the days when she VIII bc able
to write a play to suit herself. and will
not have to NJ companies and stars.