The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-14
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Lillian Russell May Come Home
in a Few Weeks.
Another Difficulty Caused by the
"No Standing" Regulation.

Lillian Russell, by the advice of her
counsel, will positively be In New York
city within the next three weeks. That
is the very latest news OF the prima
donna, and 1t comes seething from the
lips of a gentleman who largely insti-
gated her London venture. Miss Rus
sell, 1t appears, obedient to the order of
the Court, will report for duty to Messrs
Canary & Lederer. possibly hoping to
catch them as Marie Tempest caught
Whitney. They are obliged to have an
opera on hand for her approval. and it
is asserted by the aforesaid authority
that they have none. Cleopatra 4"
which has been mentioned, belongs to
Miss Russell, personally, she having
bought it with her own money. 1t is
extremely unlikely, however. that Lee
derer IL Canary will be caught nap
ping, and in case they are as smart as
she is, Miss Russell, it Is said, will sim
ply decline to sing under their manage
ment, even if she is obliged to remain
idle. d" You can take a horse to the
trough" declared the prima donna
champion. yesterday. but you can't
force him to drink" Mr.. Abbey real
not detain her. Miss Marie Tempest
will probably take Miss Russell's place
in :" The, Queen of Brilliants' which
stipulated Six weeks-or, until oct 20
Many private cable messages as 10 the
result of the Lyceum opening have
conflicting. Some speak of success; 9TH
ers express doubt. one declares that
the London papers spoke splendidly Of
the production. That can be verified
next week by the papers themselves.
Nobody seems to realize. what the
refusal to accept admission tickets to a
theatre means t. the management,
said Business Manager Thomas f. Shea,
of the Empire, yesterday. Suppose
you buy a reserved seat Tor M9nnay
You coma to the theatre Tuesday night.
Although you cannot demand your seat
the ticket you purchs sed for Monday
laws of the State of New York. If man
ayers refuse you that admission. you can
sue them. Think what a few hundred
such suits would mean
Managers are using this no-admission-
ticket business as splendid adVertise-
ment just now. They are trying to show
by it the colossal extent of their business
One states that he turned away $3.50; an
other that he had to tearfully reject *3OO;
a third that he was forced to say rata
to $3.50. The Garden Theatre takes the
palm. "It is estimated" said the, repre-
sentative of that house, that the loss
to the management of 1i92 has already
reached nearly $4,000" Ha! Ha! and
The Mutual Admiration Society, started
trianguarity by Francis Wilson, De Wolf
Hopper and Della Fox. progresses. e.
II. Sothern and Joseph Haworth have
Joined it. They call each other Eddie
dinner recently to Haworth. At this
dinner he arose, placed his hand affec-
tionately on Haworths shoulder, and,
turning to the half-dozen guests present.
said, in almost tear-bedewed tones: II
want to say to you, gentlemen, that dur
ing the period / spent with my dear
friend Joe | learned more about acting
than either before or since The period
referred to was that during which Soth-
ern was striving to get away from minor
parts and was aided by Haworth.
1t is reported that "A Trip to China
town" when it Is presented in London,
may possibly be acted there under ,t the n
seems rather cruel, but 1t can't be helped.
The reason that the new Adelphi melo-
drama had its name changed from
Life" to 1.-The Fatal Card" was be-
cause the former title had been used for
three plays. Life has also figured in the
names of a large collection of dramas.
among them being 1.-The Struggle of
Life, The span Of Life, IT Isd from
The Ladder Of Life" "A Life Of Pleas
ure," Two Loves and a Life" THE
Life We Live" and The Game of
Life"
ard Wales and John O'Keefe, now run
ming N Chicago, was originally written
for Miss Lillian Russell The prima
donna had the opera in her possession
with Mr.. Wales by making him a pres
ent of a handsome gold watch bearing
touching inscription; Athena" is de-
scribed as new, original, mystic sat.
enthusiastic about 1t.
f. H. Sothern himself suggested q
good many of the radical changes thai
have been made In 1.-THE Victoria Cross
at the Lyceum Theatre since the. open
ing night. Sothern has worked hare
with Mr. Potter. and the result is sale
| to he extremely satisfactory. In thu
language of the late Dion Boucicault
plays are not written; they are re
| written"
James A. Herne will present "Shor'
| Acres" in four cities only this season
and they will be Chicago, Boston, Phila
| delphia and New York. Next year h
will either go to San Francisco or Lon
don. 1t will probably be the former.
|
| Olga Brandon, the lady with mid
night eyes" has been interviewed. Sh
says lovely things about Duse, and use
| them for herself. "Duse has done thing
| have never seen equalled," she de
clared Her last act of Marguerlt
Gauthier beat everything, and when sh
died, after that choking cry of Ar
m,and! Armand l lost myself com
with the most excitahle Italian there
But over Duse, was very mucl
You get your effects 80 easily.
cnmldn,t eXnlain. ] didn't know | hn