The evening world., 1893-07-28
REHEARSAL OF L|l|PUT|AhS.
Interesting Sight in the Lobby Of
Niblo's Theatre.
"Faint Heart" . Now Play Sched-
ulsd for Next Season.

Some new IiiIputlans will be added to
the company OF clever little folks now
so popular in this country. Most OF
them will come from abroad. but one is
an Americana tiny. little grimy-loolt-
| ing American. The new Liliputians will
not he intrusted with important parts
/ at first. for they need training. The
managers OF this company could, II they
| chose. introduce an army OF Liliputians.
for they are constantly being beseged
by the parents OF dwarfs. AS a gen
eral thing however the applicants have
very little talent, and, as size is not
| everything. they are rejected. A di-
minutive little fellow, smaller even than
Ebert. watched the rehearsal OF "A
Trip to Mars" at Niblo's yesterday. He
was perched upon r. chair and seemed
to ind much entertainment In the an
tics OF Selma Goerner. Franz Ebert,
link. Ring and Ida Mari. 1T was, in
| effect. a curious scene. The rehearsal
took place In the big lobby Of the thea
tre-a lobby that was once thronged
nightly with the cream of metropolitan
theatre-goers. Just by the door Of the
Garden. which looked very green and
pleasant n piano was placed, and the
musical director drilled songs into the
little elastic minds OF the Lillputlans.
Carl Rosenfeld directed the rehearsal.
and to see him skipping about dancing.
singing. raciting. suggesting. command
ing and generally experimenting. was
n farce-comedy in itself. They are
singularly docile little creatures-are
these I.iliputians. They accept every
suggestion without a word. they repeat
songs over and over again without any
apparent fatigue. and they do not talk
noisily. and laugh. as their larger col
leagues OF the stage are 30 fond Of do
Ing. When they were not needed they
strolied about the Garden. but they
were always on hand when their cues
came. The workmen employed about
the theatre paused In their work to
look at them, and some OF the guests
In the Metropolitan Hotel. the windows
OF which overlook the Garden, enjoyed
the novel spectacle "ery thoroughly. or
seemed to do SO. The feminine Llli-
putians were resplendent in plain silk
bodices. and looked very nice and neat.
The little s men wore % ather ahar, slourhy ny
rehearsals very seriously. not smile
crossed his quaint little face yesterday.
RANT Heart Is the name or the
Louis Mann will head a strong cast"
next season. The author OF the piece
is Mrs. y. F. Eerdenal who. 1t Is said,
ber-at-large OF the Board OF Lady
Managers OF the Worlds Columbian EN-
RRSs'tsG" osts r Being Tsrssa, msmGsr nsn OF that
excellent position to put together II
Faint Heart" however, is said to be
comedy or human heart interest
/ whatever that may mean.
II love New York" said Roland Reed
Yesterday. as he fiIpped about Broad
way-to use his own expression-"but
snail not play at all next season.
play in New York. Why? Well, do
nn,nh m9nth,nE but Innocent as a Lamb.
here. you know. l have a house near
Morningside Park-a lovely home, and
It Is there that I take my ease. l see
much Of them on the road. you Know.
Yes. am very fond of New York-pay
my my taxes to II. and enjoy its life" Mr.
in private lie % as he is e on S the he stnny stars
though he does not know 1t.
Georgia Cayvan, In San Francisco. sets
OF her sleek beauty by glass dress.
Somebody who knows ali about that sort
OF OF thing describes 1t as follows: at is
rather rather glistening g sort OF white costume.
very flexible and soft. and hasa has a sheen h Do"S Sn
i that no silk can ever boast. Sometimes
folks are inclined to wonder II 1t viii
not To the untutored eye it resembles
glazed silk.
Tom Pryor is in New York. looking for
is doing the roof gardens and making a
good many notes. Mr.. Pryor managed
Digby Bell last season, and looks deeply
bm as tS,, he tells ELL how his lawyer In
prise just sci 900. And thought il was
only $4,000" he adds pathetically.
The open-air performance OF "As You
Like T. is, after all. to take place to-
morrow Mt Pleasure Bay. Rehearsals
began yesterday.
The feature OF the Comedie Francaise
In London has ca Used a big commotion
in the French press. The friends and
1t hammer and tongs-one side trying
pleasantly to explain the failure. and
the other emphasizi Ing the fiasco. The
Comedie Franchise is a partisan affair
1t has hotter opponents and stanch
allies. Yet why should 1t hope for
financial success in an English-speak-
upon Augustin Daly's Coincide Ameri-
caine when 1t visited France"
BY the bye. the act drop In Daly's Lon
J don Theatre has been removed. II was
criticised as the one weak spot in a
truly magnificent scheme OF decoration" "
Mr.. DAILY. who would have resented
any advice rendered by his friends OF
the New York press, listened imme-
ciately to'London's voice. and the drop
Is no more
The Bohemian opera company will not
go to the Academy OF Music after all,
and the Rosenfeld brothers do not know
; at present where to place the organiza- =
! tion. Now York has very few stages
that can properly accommodate the
organization. and those few are all
taken.
Frank Blair Is going to produce a
comic opera called 'The Sphinx" which
WAS once produced by amateurs in this
city at a Boston theatre. He says that
1t is very bright and clever How Bos-
3 ton will like It!
The Grand Opera House will open Its
season Aug. IS with THE Span Of Life -
o The big theatre is, OF course. undergo
n ing extensive alterations, A New York
!. | theatre that Ia not undergoing eXten.
d sive alterations would be quite q
curiosity.