The evening world., 1894-08-29
V0RKING on "sHEHllDIlH."
"Erminie's" Composer to Visit
Francis wilson-stage> News.

Bronson Howard, the wealthy play
wright has been working as persist
entity at the Academy of Music, SUPER
intending the revival of shenandoah
at that house. as though II were his
FIRST play and his reputation depended
upon its success. He has spent his days
and nights at the theatre, and every
detail has come under his personal
supervision. He was there yesterday,
the most unobtrusive figure In the es-
tablishMent, meeker than the man who
scrubs the floor, and less egotistical
than the humblest actor In the COM
pany. He wore a little. inoffensive
straw hat. harmless white tie of the
style known as washable" and an In
definite suit OF clothes. while this
revival will be much more spectacular
than the original production" said Mr..
Howard. nothing has been sacrificed
for the sake Of effect. All the spectacu-
out OF cavalry possibilities" Mr..
Howard expects that the new comedy
he is writing for Charles Frohman wifi
t ali depends upon how IN p fse he
said, When my brain Is tired / stop
writing, and / can never tell how often
may be interrupted by that tired feel
tainly be ready this season"
Jakabowski, the composer of "Ermi-
ME- Is coming to this country next
month to visit Francis Wilson and see
that that gent n,h,nn in The DEVILS Dep
music. Brandon Thomas is also coming
over. He Is under contract to supply
Wilson with a libretto, and he has
never seen him yet. Thomas didn't like
Rosina Vokes. In the days of his pow
erty. An American who visited the
Savage Club in London heard Brandon
say some very rude things about this
courteous person he met in the United
States was colored man. The author
has probably changed since those days,
ana sIsa as sort ne sails into the bay he win
America and the dear Americans and
their dollars"
Little Miss Minchen Becker, the tall
est Of the Liliputians, who married a
rich uptown brewer not very long ago
and retired from the stage, wants to
80 back to the footlights, and will prob
ably do sc next season. She did not for
took husband, and still entertains the
tiny people of the Rosenfelds' company.
Miss Becker will not be Liliputian
a iis her however We could not adver
stout. She used to be very slim" So
Miss Becker will probably appear again
under Manager Adolf Philipps's direc-
ton.
Prison. went to Roster & Biars the other
right; and was much impressed. IT was
rot the living pictures that struck his
faney nor DID he goatb over the antics
rGptures over the Stems in which the
beer was served, and ordered nine
dozen OF them for Sing Sing, to be used
HHaefsSa eS aP and G. iss's%
This little bit OF news is not as inter
esting a. y might be, for il must be
t rem. ana t that there are Mary Ander-
TO change your gowns Ave or six times
during q performance, and give your
dressmaker a line on the programme
Miss Kate Rorke, the well-known Eng
s s on has been stand and
dressing are SO startling that they are
worth repeating. II think an actress
s should dress as simply as possible" she
part. It Is I mistake to k Keep changing hanging
ones gown, for 1t distracts the atter-
Ton OF the audience; the public, espe-
clslly the feminine portion Of 1t. does not
saying os fee hn you is
onto the stage In different and per-
iLaps more striking dress than that worn
III II, ne last act The audience forgets
and Of tSe seet pro Of eed
Dy them" What would Miss Rorke