The evening world., 1893-11-08
WANT, An cT0Rs' UNTO n.
Nells 5 ~ P. ,lls Are Crovding
Out professionals.
sheridan Block Turned Down
other stage News.

ut Is not the bad season that causes
80 man! professionals to be idle," writes
James Jella to The Evening World
anent he paragraph In this column
suggesting a union of actors against
novices and pupils. Far from 1t. There
are many more companies on the road
now md more people holding engage
ments than four or five years ago. Still
there Mve never been so many actors
idle at his time of the year. Why does
this condition of affairs exist? Because
a very elect few professors are making
a snug am turning out pupils to take
the brcal and butter out Of the mouths
Of actors For the benefit OF the actors
for the benefit OF the public who pay
to see acors, 1t Is time this evil should
cease. We think times are hard for us
now. Net year and the year to fol-
low VIII My Increase our misery unless
a halt isealled. There is but one way
to ACCOMPLISH this-a protective union.
The actor mus. have it. with a union
we can y just and accomplish much.
A Mo ating in concert with the The
atrical Mechanics Protective Associa-
ton woulr be a power that anager
would be ound to respect. Brothers Of
our profession, 1 beg of you to deeply
consider tbs burning question and act,
and act qickly upon it. 1t is neces-
sary. 1t mans bread and butter to all
of us. l wuld suggest that a meeting
OF actors h called at an early late to
axe actioi In this matter. We have
always ben quick to do for others.
Let us my strive tn do SnmntblnU
for ourselvB."
The metbds of the "perfesh are
sometimes cry quaint. Sheridan Block,
a very capoie actor, was, ii is claimed,
engaged by Richard Mansfield to play
the part ofBassanio in THE Merchant
Of Venice" n Chicago. where II opened
TUna4 Rye w nj: to e'G sex M sisnifa ins PPfhra ti
eminent geltltman was in bed at the
time, and c'ulln't see him: He, was told
to return II an hour and did so, but
BLOCK heard J' vas Est that t." the ne companS had
had gone with It for Bassanio. Isn't 1t
a sweet sort Of misunderstanding?
James ]. Corett, like a gallant cham
interest in the coming performance OF
las You Like t." to be given by the
members OF tn, Professional Women's
League. He ca ed upon Mrs. Fernan-
pear as Charles the WRESTLER. When
informed hat tie cast would be COM
posed entirely o women he offered to
give a few scintitc points to Miss
Charles, and to Hiss Maud Banks, the
Orlando.
At the League rehearsal Monday af-
ternoon Walter lnes was captured to
supply the musicto the minuet which
Jones happened tobe In Palmer's Thea
to a music stool ad forced to play the
said. after the dace, but I've never
seen the minuet Sc badly done" "And
We" cried n choru of feminine voices,
have, never hearda minuet so badly
played"
company smashed ito smithereens in
the State OF New .4rk the other day.
The manager NC proprietor slipped
quietly away, and LAIR in the morning
ladies Of the organization that she was
just going out for alittle walk. The
aforesaid ladies' had teir doubts about
this; n followed he down the rail-
had the melancholy satisfaction of see
ing. her meet her huSand, who was
sitting, disguised as a~nemigrant, In a
tram by the side OF a ngro. 1t is said
Buifaio Tor the benefit I the he stren ID
company.
Jesse Williams is to bethe leader of
the orchestra at Abbey'snew theatre.
lie Will not. however, offclt, during the
ceum Company has its ow musical dl-
rector.
talking of performances VI LAS You
Ike u which everybody leems to he
doing just now, thanks to tie Women's
Let que, al incident of the tg perform
ance In q icago was recalled yesterday.
William ii. Crane played be part Of
IMiIliami When Touchstont remarked
answered. il his imperturbabe manner:
civilian H.. sir"
Mr.. Rice has kindly but firny declined
Various seductive propositions looking
towards the Introduction of bXlng kan
Earnos, Wrestling bears and ~bDodthirsty
lions in "li31,' bur it has OCCURRED to
him tAat 1t would be a cleve idea to
introduce q live moose upon thu stage in
one OF he comedy scenes of his Boston
PRODUCTION, Venus Austih Corbin
has several rare specimens in quarters
rear Newport, and an effort is being
made y obtain one of these This is
perfectly consistent. because everybody
knows thai Mr.. Rice's grea. and domi-
mating object in life is to ,-moose the
public. Interval for laugherJ
Sicnthody has discovered that the SER
IEntiit dance o~riginated with Maggie
Ilitch,ll, in "Fanchon, the Cricket"
Miss Mitchell, II is claimed, ID a dance
IN theray,s OF the moon that was neither
more ner less than the serpentne. How
historical!
Hare times? Stun and rnnsense!"
said Marcus Mayer, in ebullient good
humor yYterday. III times were SO
Lard, | Aould have the cheaper seats
Tor Patti, At Carnegie, Hall, on my hands.
As 1t Is, hey're all gone, and rad gone
before ~theibuyers Of the expensive seats
mad been feen at the boX-ottice. The
very poope. who are supposed TO be In
sAch hardiu luck Just now are invading