The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-09-16
GOSSIP OF THE PLAYH0USES.
A Story that Daily Is to Build a New
Theatre

Theatres are springing' up. as they
usually do at this time OF year, like
mushrooms on paper. Pla'-
wrights and managers nowadays say.
I'm going to have theatre built" just
as an ordinary, everyday man would
remark. I'm going to have a suit Of
clothes made" The difference, however,
Is that the suit OF clothes is made while
the theatre generally remains in the
minds eye. The latest Is that Augustus
DAILY Is going to have a colossal house
on Fifth avenue, but as Mr.. DAILY is not
here the report cannot be verified.
ID. e. Willoughby. who Ia described
as rich real estate OPERATOR" who
went to Europe to negotiate with DAILY
about the new theatre. but who refuses
to confirm or deny" the story. sounds
like our old friend. ID. G. Willoughby,
who, three seasons ago, managed Mar
garet Mather and then, later. was bust
ness manager of the Fifth Avenue Thea
tire at the time 1t was ruined by fire.
Mr. Willoughby always had elaborate
schemes on hand. one OF them was IA
phenomenal arrangement with Henry
Irving and the Lyceum Theatre Com
pany, and the conversion of the Fifth
Avenue Theatre into Just the sort of
house which "Daly's Fifth Avenue
Theatre" Is mapped out to be. 1t was
MT. N IllOukHby WHO engineered NllSS
Mather her big and worthy production
OF Joan of Arc" He is a clever. we'll
educated and amiable man, but he has
never yet been known as rich real
else. Days London theatre, according
10 the reports of a score OF people who
have been abroad, has beer very far
from successful 20 far.
Here is a jeu de mot told against
Oscar Wilde. As rule he Is made TO be
the originator of all the funny sayings.
This time he met Whistler, the artist.
,saiome," which he wrote for Sarah
Bernhardt IT'S a very charming work"
declared Whistler II enjoyed 1t. Why
don't you dramatize itY'
1t Is not easy to get an American
audience to join In song sung from
the stage. In England and IN France
people take to that kind OF thing very
readily. Here II IL more difficult. Al
Tony Pastors. Miss Phyllis Allen makes
the request for an audience chorus
openly, ald unless she did so she Mould
never get II. At Palmer's Theatre the
whole house appears to join with Mss
Theresa Vaughn, with wonderful spon-
taneity. In reality. II Is claimed, the
spontane Gus chorus is started each even
ing by a man In the gallery. who is
paid for that work. His exuberance Is
coon caught by the rest Of the house,
Julian Edwards Is publishing one
act comic opera entitled king Kine's
Daughter" 1t Is founded upon the
play OF that name. Mr.. Edwards is still
working upon the comic opera for Digby
Bell. with Stanislaus STANCE as libret-
list. Bell Will do this opera IL Cheevcr
Goodwn's effort should not be ready.
In the mean time. the comedian con-
lines himself 10 the good Old chestnuts,
Tar and Tartar" and Jupiter"
Thc Open-air performances Of AS You
Like II" In Chicago may have been very
picturesque 10 look at, but the company
appears to have had rather a troubious
time, According to Rielto gossip, the
the manager and received third OF the
salaries due them. OTIS Skinner was IN