The evening world., 1894-10-11
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Success of Meiba's ConccFt--Coliier
Wants to Lenve Farce Comedy
--Drnmntic pirntes Mnsy.

ciates. gave the first of the two con-
ccrts she tas promised New Workers at
the Metropolitan Opera-House last
night. She was greeted by a large au-
dienco, one OF those aggravatng assem-
bngcs that encore everything and ev-
erybody Unfortunately. 1t was, in
fact a greedy audience. that wanted as
much for It's money as 1t could possibly
obtain by undue demonstration. 1t used
to be that vocifcrous applause was
looked upon as a graceful and enviable
compliment by the artist. Now 1t is
very different. If the artist stll thinks
about it at all. she probably says to
herself: "Thcy are after another song.
| suppose my manager expects me to
give one" Nine. Melba, however, de-
served all the applause she got. She
was In splendid voice, and her liquid.
impid tones were delightful to the ear.
She sang an aria from ilandels ALLIE
gro most brilliantly, emphasizing every
thread on the labyrinthne lace work OF
the song. new Ave Maria, by
Cooper, vas also Interpreted by Nine.
Melba, but her voice IL not so wonderful
when she does not use 1t in roulades;
Folks at Home" very swectly, and the
song charmed the audience. Melba VIII
probably use this as Patti used Home,
Sweet Ilome." Nine. Scalchi surpassed
showed not the least sign OF wear and
tear and she made quite as s, much much, OF Pa a
turesquely suitable dress was WORT,
looking at. one could have imagined
her framed as The portr"it of Nine,
not as effective as usual. He made very
| little Of the Anvil song from " Phile-
mon ct Baucis," or of the stirring TWO
/ GrpnadierF." NJ. Mauguerc sang quietly
and artisticaly a berccuse by Augusta
Holmes. and " tn me derais," by cha
! minade. The second part of the pro.
gramme was devoted to the third act of
guerite, Plancon as Mephistopheles,
Maugulere as Faust and Scalchi as Sic
| bel. Altogether, this concert was a most
enjoyable affair, and an undoubted sue
cess.
Willie Collier the jovial young actor,
| who used to be Call-boy at Days The
atre, and who finally became so au..
daclous that he finally gave limitations or
the manager himself, has been trying TO
forcake farce-comedy. He Is presenting
which he does work of the Sol Smith
Russell order, and his friends don't like
1t. They want Willie to keep 10. the
style OF entertainment that made him
successful. Isn't it funny that the public
Will not allow actors to get away from
themselves? And how anxious the actors
are to make the attempt, Look at Nat
| Goodwin, Sol Smith Russell, Timothy
| Murphy and John Drew. In the last IN
stance only has the actor been able to do
as he liked.
The "Charley's Aunt mani cement are
| having a very unpleasant time with the
pirates There seems to be a strong de-
| sire to crib this play that has been 80
much talked about. The pirates rely
upon foreign languages for secrecy ana
| darkness. Nobody attempts to steal
| "Ctarley's Aunt" in English. 1t was
cribbed and acted by German and Scan
dinavian actors in Chicago; an attempt
| was made to produce IT in German In
Philadelphia, and another in Salt Lake
| CITY. There surely never was play
that called forth so many deep. dark,
audacious schemers.
Usher has offered TO furnish the
number Of s225 volumes OF Gen.
philip II, sheridan,,s life for e
that they would be so valuable as SOU
venirs. He did not know that the aver.
age theatrical souvenler hend would
ten-cent ash receiver than all the
| literature published. The souvenir fiend
is IA strange, uncanny brand of human
ity.
1.-The Cotton King" Just produced in
Boston, was very tactfully doomed by
Messrs Brady and Corbett. While
they We're in London they sent out
English metropolis to the residents of
the Back Bay, asking them TO be pres
ent when The Cotton King was
OF intangible veneer to the production,
dontchcrnow. Before the piece was
produced the name OF Corbett was
pastel oyer on the posters because the
performance appears to have been a
gala affair; Miss Bijou Fernandez, who
seems to have made n very good i'm
preston, received the following despatch
MT Boston as hard as Corbett hit Sui.
Ivan"
That will be a splendid programme a
the Empire Theatre this afternoon fol
the Twelfth Night club. 1t is lonl
enough to last through the evening vi
to the witching hour, How thoughtlesi
OF John Drew to interrupt the, pro
gramme at SIS with The Bauble Shop.
James A. Herne. OF "Shore Acres re
nown, is proud pepper He has a new
boy, of the style so conventionally known
as bouncing" Congratulations are dis
tinctly in order
George Walton Is the name of come
dian with long history, who will max,
his debut in America Monday night. IL
but he has that which managers ar
always looking for, known as IA coined!
face" Mr.. Walton made his first appear
anCe on the stage when he was tw,
months old, and he has been acting eve
since. He has been in forty differen
pantomimes in England, and he is salt
to be the man who led George r. Sim
to fame ana fortune by making tina
writer's early plays popular. Walton
has appeared under the management o
Edward Il. Rice when that ubiquitou
gentleman was in Australia.
The treasurer OF the Star Theatre ha
one joke and to him 1t is furiously funny
There Is quite a draught In the box-otfict
and hen man or woman places a bi
In tie opening OF the window, the al
WATTS 1t inside. "Oh. OH" exclailns tn
person, there goes my money" "a
right" replies the treasurer 'you'v
blown 1t in the right way" and then h
chuckles all over.
Both OF the German theatres will b
) very busy tonight. At the Irving Place
Luce FTeisinger will make her first ap
pcarance in America as Magda, in Suder
mann's play "Heimath," and at the GEL
mania Theatre, Philips latest skit, en-
titled "rhe German Brewer and Hi