The evening world., 1893-10-25
TALK AMONG PLAYER FOLK.
An English Journalist Points Out
Mrs. Kendal's Inconsistencies.
One Night Each Week Boz once
Receipts Take q Tumble.

81 do maintain that II IL pIeasanter
10 think that when the curtain has
fallen. and the actor or actress is at
home, he or she leads. or is capable Of
leading, the same kline OF life the repre-
sentation of which has moved an au-
dicnce to tears" Read that very care
fuliv. once. twice. three times. and then
guess who said 1t. Youth never be able
TO guess. Well. those very words were
uttered by Mrs. Kendall before she grew
bilious. and before she ever thought Of
playing n part like hat Of Paula In 1.-The
Second Mrs. ranqueray." She spoke
them In September, 1884, ut the con
oress OF the National Association. held
in Birmingham. England. They are on
record. and the record has just been
brought to light by n gentleman who
deplores Mrs. Kendall = latest venture
Mrs. Kendall must unsay those words
Americans whom she has been .chas-
suue. Says the gentleman who found
this rsGord,none other thar the emi,
a aeae s's scarnaos:" "of TS COURSE sens w tn
regard to Mrs. Kendal's latest imperson-
alton. heaven forbid that she should
not ask her to-, because I know she
wouldn't think OF such a thing. At the
same time I'm not so sure that the i'm
EpsIly InaSsne a0s ,se mot 1%D. s1%e,ime. pc TSs;
must be 1t. Playing. the shrewish Mrs
Tanqueray so often has probably made
a vixen o. the once affable. smiling lady.
viewer that she also draped her rooms
In London with the American flag.
In the neon time Chicago-that most
%irreverent. city-afrects to regard Mrs.
i kffps and her 'aa1 pIss' oa rs s sn sa' rs sS1 nss:
with courage. worthy OF n better cause.
and with a shrewd knowledge OF the
o ystaS q STfyeri KsnGsI H., no matter at r, how tSS
eudgels for Ptnero and herself, and is
we; N New York, don't know what
Mrs. Kendall talks.
San Francisco is beginning to boast
about the number OF girls that adorns
the stage. one chronicler mentions the
fact iSsm that rI D. $; Willard a three Of
dock and Ruth Waterman. He also al
lace-Hopper., as successful San Fran
%ciscans. 1t Is we'll to know that Cali
fornia is pleased about something. Its
displeasure Is growing 80 hackneyed.
This Is pathetic. Herman Psrlet. the
COMPOSER of Theresa Vaughn's SON
Love; Swse, Love" n Z, t tds wielder Of
the words Of the song are anonymous.
He found them. In a torn copy Of an
illustrated London paper which some.
not get them out Of his head. and the
melody came to him while he was max
Ing a night jump through New ENGLAND.
BY pe bye It is not generally known that
Perlet came to America as a solo pianist
with Max Strakosch.
The report that a new attraction will
take the place OF The Corncracker" at
the Fourteenth Street Theatre mex,
month, is vigorously denied. There Is a
professional matinee performance of tina
play to-day. BY the bye, most Wednes.
day matinees are professional. The New
York public does not seem to banker
for them.
"why is It," asks Business Manage
Hustled at the Star Theatre, that there
Is one night In every week; all the veal
business at every theatre takes a drop
1t Is a curious fact. and one that no
body can explain. that such Is the case
Generally 1t Is Tuesday or Wednesday
, but there is always one night when tn,
b~ox-ofice receipts fall s~imultaneousl.
In all the theatres. The drop Is some
times q small one-s2O or sso-but 1t is
, drop. Is 1t atmospheric or psychologist
Nobody knows. Most Incidents in tn
, theatrical week can be accounted for
This deties all explanations.
Joseph jefferson was in the city las
> week iookins very well; Two actors
= mented the other day OF the dingy over
, coat he wore and the general s~artoria
neglect that characterized him. IN
geous In a well-ntting frockooat, with
chrysanthemum In it's lapel. when / ar
~ rich as Jefferson and as famous
IN do Just the m Do you think L
bother about a starchy ~chrysanthemur
t In my coat II ! were Independent. 1t
t We poor w%retches, who have to hustl
for. engagements, who 10 the dressin
. and the posing. Jefferson can do as h
: Rogers, Of 'Romany Rye" Fugitive
!. and other melodramas. lis going to Ems
roles there. Mr.: Rogers has been i
this country twelve years. and he nke
It: He has q specially in his characte
are generally the happy ones.
Alexander Comstock has abandone
all his spsculations and has been ri
{ gagged by the Messrs. Resented to loo
:, after "Olaf' at Niblo's. How refresl
> ms" says the irrepressible .Alexande
at Will be to draw salary each week II
stead of being compelled to hustle
pay others" The rehearsals OF 'Oiaf
u are going rapidly forward. Miss Ellie
t Burg has been added to the cast. whic
includes Miss Seligman, T. II. Thalberl
Gilmore Scott. Charles b. Hanford, Ge
= Fawcett and others.
q The Ramsay Morris comedy compar
that has Just returned to the city aft,
a plucky struggle with the bad busine!
q out OF town Will probably go out aga
" just before the holidays.
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