The evening world., 1893-12-08
STAGE .PARkHURsT SUFFERS.
Actor Gans's Impersonation Now
Received in Silence. >~
New Prima Donna-News and Notes
of the Mimic World.

THE sentiment OF the people with re-
gard to Dr.. Parkhurst's recent
moves Is variously shown at
Palmer Theatre" said Business
Manager Il. d. Price, of that
house, yesterday. "You know we have
a DR.. Parkhurst in the Madison Square
81, scene Of 1892 who dances 'Ta-ra-ra-
boom-de-aye.' Well. this little speciality
always got a round Of applause and the
appearance of the gentleman on the
scene was Invariably recognized by vol
Ieys Of laughter. Now It Is all changed
Dr. Parkhurst is received in grim silence
His dance calls for no enthusiasm. A
. comparative silence prevails. Don't you
mink that this tells the story of public
sentiment very eloquentiy7" BY the bye.
George Cans, who appears as DIR. Park
hurst In '1492," now Doubles that part
with the role of Ward McAliister. He
is able to be the minister and the in
yentor of the 400 In one performance.
The actor formerly playing Ward Nc
Allister was too short. so Dr. Park
bursts representative was asked to inn
.personete McAilister as well. The COM
shall say by which? The enterprlsing
Mr.. Cans, who is thus called upon to 40
honor to two Of the people most dis
monotony of the dramatic profession
with the joys Of chemistry. He is a
manufacturing chemist with a store
The stage will have n new prima donna
this Winter in the person OF Miss Lea
1 Van Dyck a,, who has Joined The Little
with the Bostonians DURING %sS th SIme en.
gasement at the Standard Theatre, and
later with Hinrlchs's American opera
company. According to her agent, the
Mclba." That Is very nice to know and
It IL change from that very hackneycd
phrase "a coming Patti"
Il. B. Stockwell, Of Stockwells Thea
tire. San FRANCISCO. and the head of the
to to, s show US tne questionable glories Of
sui es,,, of rethesr rude discussion on
that his departure was a tri1e hasty,
which remark sounds rather absurd, as
the advent off this company to. New
time. Another declares that Stockweil
came to New York to retrieve the for
tunes of stochwells Theatre, while a
drd res as that house has
well. and that the lessee and manager
now is Alfred Ellinghouse. In any case
Maine and Georgia" fell very fiat here.
stories to tell IL the discomfort and
encouragement Of some OF Its actors.
One of these. it is said. met stockwell
The actor-manaeer fished out 10 cents
from his pocket, handed 1t ever with a
lordly air and passed on. w o..,. ..|r.,
Manager Loudoua's suit against Minnie
Seligman for breach Of contract has not
been abandoned by any means. He is
still furiously licensed against the
actress Wait uttil she gets to Bos-
tterday, ). "and III sc II ! can't put her
Hasdysides. Il trisd that that on az with ar Miss
Katherine Clemmois and found It i'm
I.. - - ,.r
:. Henry Guy Cartoon goes to Montreal
this week to rehaArse John Drew and
his company In hf new play. Butter
files" Mr.. Carletod says that the play
y, Is quite at, original and in no way an
title has been use9 In France, where a
play called "Papilons" was once pro
duced. That, howfver, will not affect
Mr.. Cartoons use Of the title.
H. ]. W.. Dam. the author of 1.-THE
had the New York criticisms Of the play
sent to him in L<ndon. He saws that
he considers he was 'let down" very
lightly. He knows that the play has
some crudities, bu 1T was an early
effort: Dam expected a severe roasting