The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-23
.HO0DOOED BY COXEY'S ARMY,
Carleton Tells of His Western
Theatrical Experience.
Andromcda as "a Bone OF Conten-
tion-Stage Gossip.

B Opera Company, IL Ill tne Guy, tdhilis
! the measurements of the coming season,
| whcn he intends TO revive one OF the
earliest comic operas known, THE Beg
/ CARS Opera" by Gay, product OF last
( century. Mr. Carleton had some funny
experiences at the close of the season
just deceased. He was hoodooed by
Coxey's army. which haunted him wher-
ever he went, broke up his business
and made things generally warm. 1t
! was IA joke in the East" said Mr.. Carrie
ton. ruefully, yesterday. I'm the West
| 1t was a very serious affair. The women
wouldn't go to the theatres, and were
afraid to be seen on the streets. In
| butte City. Mon, my trouble began.
| The Coxeyites were there and receipts
| fell terribly. l left the town in disgust
and went TO Helena, only to md, as
| soon as l got there, that the CoNeyiteS
! were being led into the city under MN.
| tary escort. | resolved to make Dold
/ effort to be rid of them. My idea was to
| cancel all my dates between Helena and
Pueblo and jump at once to the Colo,
RADIO towns. " cost me just 1894 in solid
cash to take my company TO Pueblo. L
breathed more freely as ! entered me me
| to the hated pests. Alas! no! reached
| Pueblo only to learn that 800 CoXeyites
| had just arrived from Cripple Creek and
|
made at once for Fort Leavenw3rth'
| after having met more CoXeyites at Den
YER Things went nicely at Fort Leaven-
worth | had letter of Introduction
end. He made things very pleasant Tor
me until one day he came to me and re-
marked bandly: I say. Carleton, how
would you like to see some CoXeyites?
There are some just now in town. Then
l gave It up as bad JOB.
|
Oscar Hammerstein and Mr.. Bal differ
on the subject of Andromeda as a living
picture last Monday night. The rooL beausi .
placed near an electric fan, that blew
her dishevelled locks in all directions and
spoiled he 5lgs9n; mr b an
zephyrs added to the zest of the, pic
ture, and he declined to have the locks
stiffened so that they wouldn't blow.
| He also insisted that the man and woman
in Under Cover" should kiss each other;
which Mr. Bial also doesn't like. Bal
inert and fixed Mir. Hammerstein,, how
ever, has had his way, so far He put
on the pictures" said Mr. Bal, and
though l think thai Andromeda LOCK
the audience laughs when the WIND blows
| through them"
Lady Henry Somerset, by the bye,
has not little replied Se of to her name on ahs
Psiyre ;some MeSt sh s0u IS e~identy
going to take no notice of Ameri,
the other side has replied, to her lady
ships accusations very audaciously. AS
to the undesirability Of wearing those
pc Pns f beg to sS TFs Sat h is
not our desire to thus conceal ourselves.
1t is the inexorable degree of our man nan,
ager. AS to the humiliation; OF which
| Lady Henry Somerset speaks. let me
! assure her that we feel none. Yet l
| venture to assert with confidence that
we are as modest as ladies' who GO to
| court with bosom exposed in broad Day
light to the gaze of hundreds.
Herr Kilanyi smiles compassionately
ard taps his forehead significantly wheI
Lady Henry Somerset's TRADES agains,
living pictures are translated to him He
says things in Hungarian that would not
pictures pct for the 1892" revival at the
a%SnG them fe Ny tne Bat lnS
and Tho swan" These very titles sus'
gest undressed facts that would make
Lady Henry Somerset shiver.
Miss Helen Dauvray,s company is nov
busiy rchearsing William Gillis's far
cical comedy THAT Sister of His fol
the opening on Sept. u The organiza
!
lam Courtleigh, Z. NJ. Hunter, Graham
Henderson, L. ]. DAILY and Charles Den
thorne.
There will be no -" City Directory
this season, after all Manager Johl
II. Russell is going 10 flash upon IN
THE Review" 1t will satirize TIL
; prominent plays of the hour, but (anC
please remember the huD It will tell I
; hates plots. bu; The Review" has :
= plot. None of the old City Directory
= people will be engaged. There will b.
new faces.
, one of the ladies engaged TO appear il
| 'In Old Kentucky failed to attend ;
: rehearsal the other day. She wrot" t.
the manager that she was entertaining
; some friends and begged to be excuse,
! for the afternoon. "Certainly." respond
ed the manager. and you can Keep ol
! entertaining your friends for the rest u
; the season. We shall not need YOU"
Carmencita does not believe in livns
pictures. She says that the argumen
, setting forth that the living picture doe
not differ from a painting is absurd. NJ
, nation. she declares, loves beauty ant
color more than Spain, but any man
= ager who would dare to Introduce Twin;
: pictures in Madrid would be Kissed OF
of the theatre. Carmcrcita also con
+. demns split dancing. She saws that tn
: Terpsichorean art, legitimateiy. prac
/ tised, Is the most glorious thing oil
! earth. and the most healthful. In PROC
; of its healthfulness. she points to he
! own increase in avoirdupois.
;. The indefatigable agent OF Mis-
Lillian Lewis must buy his paper b.
' the ton. He's always writing, and some
times he's rather funny. Here is hi
latest: 'In the asp scene of Cleopatra
n Miss Lewis win use live snake Fo
. this purpose she has had two mill
snakes trained, and is in daily practice
p with the Shiny reptiles. The peop
want realism, and the actress says the.
= shall have IT." If she only let's tn
u snakes get at her agent and keep hin
5 quiet for a time!
! a play publisher in London SAYS in al
$ interview that tho most popular pla,
ever written Is BOX and Cox" -
bought II long ago" he declares, witt
ninety-iour other pieces Of Madison
| hortor'e. Even now II is played. some
times, as often as five times a day. |
I will be out of copyright in 1885, aud /
has already earned in fees sCincthint
over fl0ooo'-whirh is colossal for
one-aCt play.