The evening world., 1893-11-29
NEWS OF The STAGE WORLD.
Tho Opera Drew Crowds from
Irving and Terry.
Difficulties OF "Sowing the Wind"
Are Settled.

Irving md his company suffered Mon
day night, for the opera at the Metropoll-
tan, offered by his own managers, cap
tured the crowd. For the first time
s.nce his engagement in this city, 1t was
possible to see what Abbey's Theatre
looked like In an uncrowded condition.
/. is a strange thing for managers to
have two attractions in the city at the
same time in keen competition with each
other. This has happened to Charles
Frohman. inc 1t happened to Abbey,
schoefel & Grau in Chicago, when Irving
was again one OF the attractions and
the Coquelin-H ading company the other.
But 1t was not Irving who suffered In
Chicago. The Coquelin- Hading company
we're the victims. The small audience at
Abbey's Theatre Monday night caused
considerable surprise, but it Is not likely
that the opera will have such a disastrous
effect on Irving's business again. Last
night the theatre vas we'll attended, and
the indications are that this state OF
things will prevail during the week. Next
Monday night. however. there will be
another competitive episode. Irving will
make his elaborate production Of Henry
WILL and across the street, at the
Metropolitan, Nine. Melba will make her
first appearance in this country.
The d~ificulty about the American rights
of Sowing the. Wind" told in Mondays
settled. 1t appears that Miss Kate Rorke
had negotiated for the rights with the
author, sydney Grundy, and had even
begun to orange g q tour n Tor herself ef he. IN
negotiations. MIR. Frohman, however,
stepped in, the manuscript Of the play
is In the city. and the Empire Theatre
manners" 1t will follow The Council
lors Wife" in due course.
Augustin Days amendments in The
School for ord sf iar1sd seem tSn Io TO nave eri P 7
They point with laughing scorn to Days
substitution of the word "girl' Tor
"wench"-which, though impolite now
a, ssf sis a Mss nE, 80 Of F" "A damned ian"; disinher-
iting c~ountenance" to "A COMPOUNDED dis
inheriting c~ountenance;" and call this a
changed to Most undoubtedly. and
they bring forward many other charges
hoydenishness savors OF farce-comedy
and is altogether too ''jiggy."
The ~disbandment OF Rosina N9kes,s
company will not send NJ. Marius
he said yesterday, as he was lured into
the Gilsey House by a party OF thirsty
friends. land I'm going to. stay as long
The Correr Grocery Of Avenue A.
when II Is produced in English. and |
may possibly play a part In 1t AS Well
NJ. Martus is as CHEEKY as ever. He Is
very popular with American managers
Inc actors.
Here's a pathetic little story, Rosina
Vokes while in Chicago some time age;
lSst seFs sssess : pa aleu- and pe e%ve VI y
mourned. The proprietor Of the hotel In
Chicago at which Miss Nok and her
pasDsha S's srieSed. asnd!he determined
manner. He had the body. Of poor
and caused to be inferred by the side Of
the dog, in a spirit of self-sacrilce, W
bottles Of his choicest vintage or port.
Miss Vokes was exceedingly touched.
Mrs. Othello,' the latest London farce.
of which the late Fred Leslie was one OF
the adapters, is described as a very con.
ventic nal sort of funmaker. 1t is fun OF
doors, and there is said to be an oecs-
sionai window thrown in. The .Ameri-
can rights have been secured by Az
gustin DAILY, and 1t is said that the title
part will give Miss Rehan many OPP
p~ortunities.
Here are some more bits of Anslo-
American gossip from another private
source. :" THE Other Man is not loing
very well at the Court. nrnrIstoPhe =
Yohe is quite charming, on the stage put
of the stage-Great Scott! Geraldine
Cimar's voice is not what It was amn
and Harry by Mrs. Pacheco: of Califor-
MIA. is a go. with Charles HsWtrey IN
Charles pickson,s part. DAYS rs noft
doing well at all one never ne ar OF
touch, John r. Rogers is looking very
ut and swell. He is suing for divorce.
A middle-aged married Mrbe T mam is 20 . H Pf r
Arthur Jones's play is not a real success;
FOLK are guytng 1t In an unuerhahu
way"
Edward Smith Willard has a tranquil
London home in Blenheim Road, 81
Johns Wood. 1t is a castellated cottage.
sna ! prG Isssfiees f popeh S tsnqed i IN a pic:
turesaue tangle Of creepers, The luxury
Of seciusion is obtained, by a screen OF
Topped lines laurels ga ana an ph%oaToe EnTIish
coins conceptions. His near ~neighoors
are Alma Tadema, Mr.. McWhister and
Mr.. Macbeth, who does not muroer
sleep like his famous ancestor, but Is a
quiet. nice person. There is an artistic
atmosphere ali over the place. Mr., WI:
lard is addicted to the harmless habit of
dahiias and carnations. and he has an
nmiabie weakness for carved OAK, old
China and Swinburne's poems.
Clement Scott, the English critic, II 7
his lecture on Dramatic Free lraue,
said: KNOWING what we have done re,
Gently in modern theatre building AMI
decoration, It sounds like an unpardona'
BILE ex%aggeration to say that the Amer'-