The evening world., 1893-07-26
Lillian Lswis Devotes One Day q
Week to Aspiring Authors.
Mlshap to an Actor ut tho Casino
Roof Garden.

"I have set aside Thursday OF each
week to have authors read plays to me-"
says Miss Lillian Lewis. according to the
meaty gentleman who sends out nice.
clean, raragraphinos about her-pre.
s,imGlly for SO much week and hts
her. II don't want translations or
adaptation want home predictions"
Ii that not swcetly coasiderate OF this
very famous actress Yet. why crowd
all toe aspiring playwrights into one pal
try Thursday eve. when the week Is
studded with seven OF 'cn. How can
they possibly manage 1t? Just picture
Bronson Howard. Sydney Roscnfeld. Gus
Thomas. Paul Potter. Martha Morton,
Clyd. Fitch and Brnnder natthews he
Gicging the door of Miss LILLIAN Lewiss
residence, manuscript in hand. hungry
cxnectntion IN eye. profanity. perhaps
In mouth Then there viii come from
Europe buchanan, r.nsro. Haddon
Chambers. Jerome Il. jerome. Oscar
Wide. Ihscn. Sardou and rumerons
othcr1.-as soon as they hear Of this
lovely lttl3 Thursday evening busincis
The forei"ncrs will hope. although Miss
Lcwis waits Only American works. Miss
Lewis, however. must positively change
her n.cns and admit them any day
HOY snnoytd Bronson Howard will be
when. rushing to New York from the
West. he arrives nj Miss Lewis's house
ana is tol' 20 follow the line, next
Thursday night" This must be at
tended to, and at once.
Harrigan. the tramp OF the Casino
Roof Garden entertainment. swallowed
thp cigarette hp smoking while
the stage Sunday night. 1t gave him a
shock OF course. as lighted c.Garcttes
are highly seasoned, He was un,ble to
stage In the middle OF his act. There
was nobody around to explain the situn-
ton tn the audience, and this duty was
er,y hey. This youth advanced 10 the
foo'l!ghts and remarked; Ladies' and
Mr. Harrlgan gannot vin!sh De act. He
has his cigarette swallowed"
Rehenrsa!. Of Blanshe Blanche Msrsden's
Theatre yesterday by Lawrence Hanley
and his company. The opening night is
set down for Aus; H. by which time
New Workers. will be ready for another
dose OF theatrical entertainment, pro.
vided that the skttish little thermome-
ter behaves itself and casts no longing
eyes at the nineties
The Rosenfelds say that II is not
likely that Dusc will come TO America
during the coming season, but TINT
be under their management. The ca
prices OF Dusc have somewhat discour-
aged the doughty German managers.
Her London season was not financially
Rosen felds--to the fact that the Duse
Insisted upon presenting plays that the
Londoners did not want and shelving
those that were In demand. Reasonable
the Italian actress, and all questions OF
money she scorns. When n special per.
formance In Boston was announced the
tickets sold so fast that the Rosenfelds
AZ the very last moment she declined to
play, her only reason being the thor
oughly feminine one. because ] don't
want to-" Think Of 5000" cried the
Rosenfelds. but DUse merely shrugged
her shoulders and smiled.
Tim Murphy remains with "a Texas
Steer all next season. and declares that
he will then abandon the farce forever.
He Is anxious to star. SO are one or two
others.
Nile. Juanlta Bnrdoux. the. eccentric
dancer. did not appear at the Casino
manner not to be disputed. She was not
i'll, she had not struck for more money.
she had not Sd lost }nn her diamSnds end
was simply a passenger on board the
TouraInc, which sailed from New York
for Havre last Saturday.
New Workers think that they know
most of the attractions presented out OF
OF the following, booked for speedy pro
HSass aHsen ov the wnss as'npy sny wbeS Rk orsrH n
Company, "A Modarn Heroine" j. e.
Toole In ''Killarney and the Rhine" and
TIA District Fair"
Here was an opportunity lost. Per-
ly unannounced His Highness the Ma
harajah OF Kapurthaln dropped into
on Mondss Maase" nss Manass2 K20f Ga
schak was not there--merely his sub
stitute. who did not know the value Of
Maharajahs TO roof gardens. The conse-
unnoticed. The obvious moral Is: Look
out for Maharajahs.
her yachting cruise, Many prominent
resorts were visited and. according 10
Jack Hirsh, the trip proved exceedingly
pleasant, and will be repeated at an
carry udS..
Niblo's Garden looks just now like n
beehive, but there are no drones there.
The theatre Is in state OF activity
from cellar to roof. Mechanics. paint
ers and upholsterers are In the audito-
.ium. dressmakers, costumers and wig
makers on the first floor, scenic artists
on the bridges and property men every
where. "A Trip to Mars" is being re-
hearsed by the Liliputian Company, and
Niblo's In being renovated II needs
all the renovat!ng IT can get.
Loie Fuller has been dancing at the
Sh lftesbury and Gayety Theatres in
London. acd has been very cordially re-
whether dear old sall!ble New Yorkers
will rush to see the little lady whom they
treated rather tepidIy before she
achieved a European success. Miss
Fuller first did her dance In "Qunck.
NJ, D." at the Columbus Theatre. Har-
lem. 1t was scarcely noticed Then
she appeared ir Uncle Celestin." play
!Eg the first week for nothing, and
thankful for the opportunity She
wanted to call her dance the snake
dance" hut Rudolph Aronson did not
like the name and he It was who first
suggesteu the. word 'serpentire. He
1t also was who selected ''Loin du Bal"
as the musical ascompaniment, 4, the
week Then her head swel!ed, and she
demanded $50, The Casino PEOPLE re-
fu 'ed this. and she went to the Madison
time. Then her head grew even more
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