The evening world., 1894-08-24
TABlEAux IN "I0lAATHE."
San Francisco Has Living Pic
lures in Gilbert's Opera.
More Trouble for Belasco- Stage
News and Notes.

Alas! for W. s. Gilbert, the famous
libcrettist, who allows no man to tam
per with the works of his brains, ana
who lives in the firm conviction that he
is the Shakespeare OF the nineteenth cen
fury. Alas! for him. He is six thousand
miles from San Francisco. and he can
do nothing. He has no agent In Amer
lea. and he must grin and bear II. his
cup of misery will be full when he hears
that at the Tivoii Theatre, in San Fran
cisco. a series OF living pictures are be-
ing introduced into his pet opera, "loian-
the"-the little pastoral that tells OF the
,ove OF Strephon ani Phyllis. Twelve
| living tableaux, copied from famous paint
ings by celebrated artists" constitute
the first series used. Poor Gilbert! 1t
has been his aim to abolish tights from
| Ill his productions. lie loathes bailets
| and all the gew-gaws OF spectacular the
| atricalsm. and. worse than all, " Is
| these pictures that get all the attention,
as having "a good cast. With this San
Francisco dissertation and the Flfth ave
nue. Theatre proclamation, IN t iar, sha M,e
japanese s lot Sao of ife s Enssn ne
The fact that Utopia" was frost IN
| America will not make things more
agreeable for him.
| Maryland yesterday only to learn that
his mother is dying In Ban Francisco;
He has been summoned to that city, ana
d at once a solns s to get Fred
im INN he said. Fred Belasco's
wife has up to the pressns refTsed s 10 ,e,
where he Is imprisoned for non-payment
Of alimony. This time she can scarcely
be obdurate.
1.-The Evening worlds exposure Of
the usurious practise of dramatic
agent made something OF sensation.
1t was discuss ed on the Rialto WITH viii,
SSnns at the op 9a Sns
time, but they were afraid to take any
steps to stop the annoyance, One mild
youth went to the agents office yester,
money. The exclamation uttered by the
agent would not look well in print. you
can't borrow cent from me- he said
when his Indignation mad Gained down
II try to accommodate actors, and they
retalIate by giving me away to the
papers
Tony Farrell. who belongs. to the rank,
Chicago In his play DAIRY owen
there is a murder near a church. and tht
TO be heightened by music Furnished b,
the choir. Mr.. Farrell advertised fol
Catholic church-choir singers and didn'
) visits. Church-choir singers In Chicag,
happen to be very well paid.
The Kendals are going to forget Cali
they win visit Sam F r a this season
They have given that city wide bertl
for a long time: By-Eones, however
i bye, they are expected here from Eng
9 Heinreich Conried processes to hav
I been very much surprised when he hear
son Is to present to Johann Strauss, O.
the fftieth anniversary OF that com
poser's accession to- conductorship. II
4 have rep fepresented strauss ,u IN A@er ,ta
d gent ana S Sefp nat rf posa
S f se nGt " Sna al the ssG to
ton I have on the subject has beel
CLEANED from the newspapers"
1T should like an engagement YER
! much" said a nuffy.haired sou
What sort Of an engagement? wa
-" @oh. thflns.S she replied. ,weetly
, pany. and / have no prejudice at al
against notorious women. Place m
anywhere"
Il think shall be able TO oblige you.
, said the agent, unsmilingly.
a We have found no actors unwilling :
= join Madeleine Pollard" said one Of tn
gentlemen who is to have charge of tina
young woman's company, yesterday
, the organisation are the actors whor
we haven't asked, and whom we don
want. We shall have some very goo
people. That is certain"
Edmund Gerson, the transoceani
general theatrical and musical agent,
1 has secured Marie Lloyd. Marie Vanon
: and the serpentine dancing dogs. Thes
f imperial Music ; HI Hail h"'f' Appe'' u"
On the programmes of Shenandoah.
10 be played at the Academy of Musi
woman. odette Tyler, viii reap the re
5 ward OF her efforts by a special line al
Miss odette Tyler, Of the Empire The
: arrangement" That e what actresse
{ call being featured" or course. tn
. line means nothing. Every member o
: the cast, from Frank Gilmore to klic
: Haslam. appears by special arrange
ments." and the special arrangements
are made with Charles Frohman, and {
! the actor they mean bread and buttei
4 and cake.
. Richfeld Mansiield. who opens III
0 Herald Square Theatre with "Japhet
90 ~ 81 baa An UaH No >
shaw, Henry Jswett, Mrs. Mckee Rar
: kin, and Harry Pitt for his compan!
He has also secured the services OF III