The evening world., 1893-12-11
IEVs OF THE STAGE WORLD.
rings Splendid Work in 1.-THE
Lyons Mail"
|obcrt l.. Cutting to Play the Min
strcl in "Olaf."

|vhrying's Saturday night performances
Abbeys Theatre are certainly the
pst popular episodes of his season.
he revival of ",rhe Lyons Mail" Satur-
Nv night was a great treat, fer II
owed us the eminent English actor In
blendid dramatic form, free from cum
rsome scenic accessories and that
bmp of illumination which is always
BED against Irvings histrionic genius
his enemies. "The Lyons Mair' Is
bit new TO this city. and Irving has be-
bre played the roles of Joseph Lee
lrques and Dubosc, yet his perform
nce was never, before as convincing
opened; his methods have softened.
HIS pecullarities have meliowed into
|in agreeable individuality. The gentle.
||nseltish magnanimous Lesurques was
umptious, morally warped Dubosc, and
DE rapid transitions from one character
b the other startled the audience. lr-
ting appeals far more strongly 10 the
Iheatre-goer whG wants entertainment,
|ather than education Iii st.ch plays as
|The Bells and 1.-The Lyons Mail" than
In Beckett" and Henry VIII People
10 not, unfortunately. go TO the play
Dramatic effects. and see acting WILDLY
brought home to their brains. They
Saw this In The Lyons Mall" The mob
Scene in the garnet overlooking the place
Ind Irving's lightning change" was a
Remarkably clever piece Of work. Miss
tolerdge distinguished herself as Julie.
fedeeming the rather colorless charac-
! er OF the work she has done in other
bays of the Irving repertoire. Miss
Millward was unnecessarily melodra-
matte. The limitations of this actresses
bower seem to be speedily reached. Ter
riss was feliCitOuS as COurriol
Many pt ople in the audience smiled at
the announcement ON the programme
which iaale known the fact that every
Kill" This sounded like new play,
Put the hope was nipPed in the bud by
" statement that Irving played the
m of Cardinal Wclsey.
Vastly surprised were the actors and
actresses of the Olaf company, when
he role OF the minstrel, created by
George Fawcett. was interpreted by none
bther than Robert l.. Cutting, IT., who
bad been specially coached in the part
Fan. said Tieodor Rosenfeld: yes. l
KEW that Mr. Cutting wanted to try the
part, and his rehearsal pleased my
brother and me very much indeed:
ourse,, not a. leading man. as he was
flowed to be when he supported
Hiss Seligmon last season, but he
III manke an excellent character actor.
y vii GdlL,,, l think. play the part in
The role played by Perry Averill in Tho
Princess Nicotine is to be intrusted to
Big. Perugini. who was connected with
he Casino In its palmy days: 1t is a
been heard In the metropolis. The last
lime he appeared was with Patti, at the
Metropolitan Opera-House. in The Bar
A peculiar and almost incredible story,
bearing upon the present destitution OF
many actors, was told Saturday. The
subject Of the story was a young man
n has e hnss an Wese aS bsd
The was literally starving. and, being of
Ian unfortunately sensitive nature. he
bore It all in silence. The other day, in
Land Of the Midnight Sun" company,
| him an engagement OF $50 per week. The
young man was 50 startled that his eyes
rounded and his face grew white. Then,
Ilttering n cry Of Joy, he gave bound
Into the air and fell upon his head with
such force that he was seriously injured.
He 10 has beapa
attending to him, and has seen that he
Twin not want.
Tom Karl, of the Bostonians, saw the
performance "Cavalliera Rusticana' and
'Phlemon and Baucis" at the Metro
potan Opera-House Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Karl, who has retire. from active
work in his opera company, has been
singing in concerts in the West, and he
is now turning his attention. to oratorios:
I'm tired of comic opera" he said, and
pleased to be out of it."
The popular concert at the Metro
politan Opera House last night was a
VERY enjoyable affair. Miss Emma
Eames. however,. was III and unable to
appear. Her place was filled ~ Nine.
|Nord!ca, who sang the "Lubestod" from
!" Tristan" and did exceedingly well. NJ.
|rignas INDUCED in "M'apparl. NJ. Plan
bon airs from La Juive," THE Flying
|Dutchman" and "Pn..emon and Baucis,"
and Mile. Arnoldson the verdan. "Ah!
fors e ill.," The house was well filled.