The evening world., 1893-12-27
NINE. N0RDIcA's ADVENTURE.
The Prima Donna Assists q Girl
Taken III in the Street.
News and Gossip About People of
the Stage World.

Here's a little Christmas story with
Nine. Nordica as the heroine. It's abb
solutely true. and Nine. Nordlca did not
tell 1t to her agents to be used as sub
stitute for 'ost diamonds or such gags
Tie prima donna took n little stroll down
Fifth avenue last Friday night. When
she reached Thirty-second street she
crossed over the avenue, and found her
self confronted by young pale girl
Tell me where the nearest telephone
office is cried the girl. clutching Nor
dicas arms. I'm III, and can't get
home" The prma donna stared at the
young woman. whose increasing pa,.or
she could not help noticing. Before she
could answer the girl reeled and fell
fainting to The street. Nordica literally
carried the young woman back to her
own apartments, close by, revived her,
and took her home in a carriage. There
she remained with the young woman's s
parents for hoLrs. watching over the
Invalid. whom she finally left reluctantly.
on Christmas Day Nordica received an
exquisiteiy written letter. admirably en-
pressed, and conveying the most fervent
| thanks for her charity. She says that
t was the sweetest Christmas gift that
came to her. The story has no dra-
matte denouement; Nordica didn't dis
cover long-lost sister or unravel a
startling mystery: but It is true and
not unpretty.
The stories that are printed In the Eng
lish papers of the huge successes OF
English actors and plays in this country
| are downright funny. Wilson Barrett
| II appears, has made an unqualified hit
"A Womfn Of No Importance" has
production Of Henry VIII" uhe least
interesting, feature of his repertoire) has
achieved the greatest triumph Of the
| season.
burlesqued, In the sketch called under
The Clock" by Brooktield and Seymour
Hicks. now running In London. 1t is a
travesty of everything that is going on
and 1t is, said to be witty, smart. but
ephemeral. Days company is paroded
with The, Foresters.'", A man enters
fS mail mail, With s,th the Union Jack
on his back. He says: I'm Richard
Coeur-de-Lion. you bet," in a broad
| Western accent. and the audience howls
| with laughter.
THE Evening Worlds" story OF Daly't
difficulty with Sardou on account of the
playwright's delivery to another manager
Oh n play similar 10 one WHICH Ddly mao
account. has caused no end of talk or
| the Rialto. 1t Is now said that the man.
| ager who got the similar play was none
other than Days old rival, Charles
Frohman. and that the play was written
around none other than Daly's old lead
ing man, John Drew. No wonder thai
this was the last straw to break the
camels back Charles Frohman was ir
Boston yesterday, but II Is not likely
that diplomacy will allow him to talk
on the subject.
The shanowakln" is the pleasant ant
tripping title Of q play that Gen. Rob
erts, Of Nevada. has been presenting II
| San Francisco. 1t was interpreted by
| genuine redskins, and "a cast of Ameri
cans" Gen. Roberts Is evidently curry
| ing favor with the gentlemen who in
weigh against the invasion OF Englisl
| actors.
A melodrama that has relied for sue
cess upon real fire engines. real horse
and real wagons Is going to close 1t
season Jan. 6, for the sweet but expires
sive reason that the trea surer yearns 70
the company's services. Realism is car
ried to such a dreadful extent nowadays
Coquelin is hopelessly enamored OF Sar
dou's "Thermidor." and 1t is for tina
reason that 1t Is announced as the open
ing attraction of the CoIuelin- Hadin,
engagement at. Abbey's Theatre mex
greatest play in his repertoire, and show
Sardou at his best. When we saw
with Miss Elsie de Wolfe in the leadin,
role we also heard that the play wa
| Sardou at his best. and we immedia tel,
yearned to see him at his worst in pref