The evening world., 1893-11-29
NEWS OF THE STAGE WORLD.
The Opera Drew Crowds from
Irving and Terry.
Difficulties OF "Sowing the Wind 4"
Are Settled.

Irving and his company suffered Mon
day night. for the opera at the Mctropoi-
tan. offered by his own managers, cap
| tured the crowd. For the first time
since his engagement in this CITY, II was
possible TO see what Abbcy's Theatre
looked like in an uncrowded condition.
1t Is Il strange thing for managers 10
have two attractions in the city at the
same time in keen competition with each
other. This has happened to Charles
Frohman, and 1t happened to Abbey,
Schoeffcl e. Grau in Chicago, when Irving
was again one OF the attractions and
the toqucln- HadinG company the other
But 1t was not Irving who suffered In
Chicago. The Coquclin .Hading company
were the victims The small audience at
AhbeN's Theatre Monday night caused
considerable surprise, but 1t Is not likely
that the opera will have such disastrous
effect on lrving's business again. Last
night the theatre was 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. Media Will make her
first appearance in this country.
The diff >ulty about the American rights
of Sowing the Wind" told in Mondays
"Evening World" seems to hvae been
settled. 1t appears that Miss Kate Rorke
had negotiated for the rights with the
author, sydney Grundy. and bad even
this country on the strength of these
negotiations. Mr.. Frohman, however
stepped in, the manuscript Of the play
stock company are already busily en-,
gagged in rchearsng the comedy or
manners 1t will follow THE Council
lor's WIFE in due course.
Augustin Days amendments in The
School for Scandal seem to have both
amused and irritated the London critics
They point with LAUGHING sGorn TO- DAYS
"wench''-which. though impolite now
adays, was not so rude then. They refer
to his alteration Of "A damned disinher-
inheriting countenance," and call this
piece of American prudery. They object
to I'm take my oath on that being
: they bring forward many other charges
of tamperng with classic text. One
critic says that Miss Rehan,s intended
hoydenishness saVors of farce-coniedy
and is altogether too ''jiggy."
The disbantdment of R9sinH3 V92ke;s,s
; back to England. I'm too happy here.
the Gilsey House by party of thirsty
, friends. land I'm going to stay as long
| az l can. l have been engaged to stage
when II is produced In English. and !
may possibly play part IN 1t as well,
| NJ. Marius Is as CHEEKY az ever he Is
very popular with American managers
and actors.
Here's pathetic little story. Rosina
, Vokes while in Chicago, some time ago;
hers scroggs died and everybody
( Chicago, at which Miss vokes and her
! pathetically grieved, and he determined
) to show his sorrow in, a, picturesque
manner. He had the body Of poor
, Scroggs buried in the cellar of his hotel.
) and caused to be inferred by the side OF
the dog, in spirit of sell -sacrihce, two
bottles Of his choicest vintage i, no Oh port
: Miss Nokes was exceedingly touched.
Mrs. Othcllo." the latest London farce:
of which the late Fred Leslie was one of
the adapters, is described as very con-
yenti' nal sort Of funmaker; II is fni! o OF
sionai window thrown in. The ,Ameri-
: can rights have been secured by Az
pp Ey and Mss R fa6 fna ma tns op
.
portunities.
Edward Smith Willard has a tranquil
London home in Blenheim Road. st.
Johns Wood 1t is a castellated cottage,
with projecting gables, loaded easements
and a lattced porch buried in a pic
Of seclusion Is obtained by a screen OF
Topped lines. laurels and rhododendrons,
and behind these the eminent English
actor puffs his pipe, thinks thoughts and
| coins conventions. His near neighbOrS
are Alma Tadema, MIR. McWhister and
Mr.. Macbeth, who does not murder
atmosphere all over the place. Mr.. VIII
lard is addicted to the harmless habit OF
cultivating japanese lilies. sunilowers,
dahlas and carnations, and he has an
amiable weakness for carved oak. old
China and swinburne's poems.
Clement Scott, the English critic, in
his lecture on dramatic Free Trade
said; Knowing what we have done re,
decoration, 1t sounds like an unpardona-
BILE exaggeration to say hat the Amer-
can theatres are better than ours rh,o But
doubt II You will ird inner theatres, in
the civilized world. In America they
spread their theatres oH; Where's ,o ro we
of looking on the top OF the performers,
heads? We want to see their eyes and
he. Rs fnSi' Its sast% the
Miss Nadage Doree is back in the
city, as full of energy and determination
as ever She has not as yet made any
engagement. but she contemplates doing
so very shortly. Miss Doree is an am
bilious young woman, and she has al
ready done good work. Her friends
wish her the success that her pluck and
resolution will undoubtedly win for her.
,
Mr. Charles {; C'ror,, will resume his
part that of Martin Berry. in shore
Aces" tonight. Mr.. llernC having fully
, recovered from MS accident of last week.