The evening world., 1894-07-13
HAD. FAITH IN HIS OWN WORK
Spenser Tells of His Trials in
Producing Princess Bonnie.
Miners Views on the Coming Sea.
son-stage Gossip.

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Willard Spenser, the composer Of Phil
adelphia's comic opera success, "Prin-
cess Bonnie" was in New York yester-
day, taking a rest. Spenser whose first
work was " The Little Tycoon" Is
sngularly mid and unassuming person,
not bit SLOPPY and quite unlike the
average theatrical blower. When l
had finished Princess Bonnie" said
I Mr.. Spenser, tried my hardest to get
II produced. ! took 1t to the Bostonians,
but they would have nothing to do with
| 1t under any consideration. i showed 1t
to half a dozen orga nzations. but every
where l met with the keenest discour-
agement. l had faith in it-not because
1t was my work. but because II seemed
to me, from dispassionate point Of
view, that 1t was what the public
wanted. Well, l was determined that I
would not be squelched. l had money,
and | resolved to put II all into my opera
| IL man won't take risks on himself he
cant reasonably expect other people to
| do 1t. My friends were furious. They
| thought / must be crazy. They tried to
prove to me that man can never do
two successful things, and that The
: Little Tycoon had ended Willard Spen-
ser. Well, you know the result. pro-
duced Princess Bonnie myself. l di-
rected the orchestra. superintendent the
rehearsals, attended to the financial
work. and did everything except sing
| the leading role. 1t ran for lO5 nights.
| My only assistant was my energetic
friend, Mr.. Tyler, who did good deal
for ME. Had l listened to managers and
friends, where would / have been to-
| day."
Manager H. C. Miner Is trying t. look ok
' sood o. one es he o said yesterday II the
people at Washington will either do one
thing or the other. 1t is all these un-
certainties that are hurting US now. AZ
things will be booming, and that the
theatrical world will be at ease once
more" Mr. Miner has no plans for the
| Fifth Avenue Theatre Just yet. " The
\ Mikado" is doing so well at the present
time that although The Chimes Of
Normandy" has been rehearsed, 1t will
not be presented for some time.
The fact that Charles Frohman has
engaged several English actors to fill
parts next season in his various produc-
tons does not commend Itself to the
f Broadwa a between ny Twentyleighth ana
Twenty-ninth streets, like lot of fiut-
tering flies around huckleberry pie.
THEY are apd 1hsg say y neTy
sinned against than shining. 1t Is not
generally known that several of the
eight plays he has secured have been
obtained with membranes. The Eng
lish actors have been made sine qua non
conditions of the American rights to the
plays.
"Davy Jones'" a new comic opera by
| Fred Miller. the DrOud author of that
unappreciated gem Ship Ahoy!' that
glittered for Boston alone, and was
hit in the Hub. One of the critics Of
that fastid!ous city says that the comic
opera Is calculated to gain wide favor"
nelther ep plot 0s M So ne e aor musie
demands serious consideration" Evil
IDENTIFY it would be great so in New
York.
the voice and mannersms OF Ada
Rehan. which she now introduces into
The Passing Show" at the Casino,
while she was member of Days com
pany. She says that one night, while in
; her dressing room, she was INDUCING in
a little private imitation Of Rehan, and
WAS at the same time initiating DAILY.
lHis imitation was seen In THE City
Directory The manager heard them
and promptly summoned both Filkins
and Collier to his Office. He then asked
them to do their limitations for him
thoroughly abashed. they vent through
their their performance. Mr.. DAILY laughed
said, recovering his severity, of manner
but l shan't. fine you. Don't do 1t
again, though
Aubrey Boucicault, the modest young
himself talked about for at least a
week, has written Il comic opera He
says that ne showed 4 to q. E; Rice;
pher Columbus" Mr.. Boucicault, by
the bye, is TO rewrite that classic before
. VI is presented in this country.
gagged her house s for S. 500 seems to i give
number OF people opportunities to
cackle about the prma, donna's private
business. To these cacklers /, may be
comfortable, and perfectly able TO
weather the present financial conditions
thanks for, their kind inquiries. III
choose, " said the prima -donna to an in
innate friend just before she became
Mrs Perugini II could stop singing
altogether, and live for the rest of my
life Just az | am living now" Miss Rus
sell is worth between 100000 and s25Oooc.
The De Wolf Hopper and Della Fox
opera companies will not clash at all
t during the coming season. Their routes
have '-Deen laid very far apart If they
had played in the same towns at the
same time there might have been some
bitter rivalry. for while Hopper has his
own adlerents, Miss Fox likewise has
hers, No angry feeling, however, will
arise, and that is as IL should be.
THE Mask OF Guilt" is the affable
title OF a new melodrama, with which
these United states are threatened IL
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