The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-04
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Miss Hope Booth Not Crushed by
Her Failure in London
The Masqueraders."

II Music yesterday afternoon at the |
special invitation Of dear Mr.. Gilmore"
Miss Booth is not rnattractive. She has
/ pair Of luminous pop-eyes, huny !
head OF hair like a mop, and an inces- !
sant smile. The $1,000 worth OF dia- /
n0nds OF which she boasts were not
She wore some ornaments
that had a suspiclously pasty look. but
OF course, are seen at their
worst in the daytime. Miss Booth sim
pers and gurgles and coauettes and
anguishes most artistically. MY whole
trouble in London" she said, was that
catered too much to the English. You
see, / tried to please them. My com
pany was English. and, really. you
know, those English actors and &C
tresses don't understand American
They couldn't do justice
to Little Miss Cute Then, again.
did another foolish thing. Sir Augustus
Harris selected Sept 10 for the opening
didn't want to be unkind, so to cater
again 10 the English / opened on the
Friday night. You know the result
and | can laugh and smile and coming
over on the ship they were astonished
10 see how l could fiirt. l even hirted
with the dear Oll captain. ~ Hdte
England? No, ] love 1t. and some day
I'll make all the critics eat their own
words. I'm not ve1ed with them.
really like Clement Scott, and I'm nego-
Little Miss 'CuteH But It's good for
this country. Americans will under
stand it. | call it society comedy
t6a HoG Go2f snok s sn this con na Sa
intend 10 produce 1t here. Yes, and III
open in New York, II ! can. Crushed?
Not a bit of 1t. and don't you forget 1t.
furiousIy. There was a rumor afoat to
the effect that Z. G.. Gilmore was to
manage her, but Mr.. Gilmore himself
knew nothing about 1t.
Charles Frohman goes to Chicago
shortly to rehearse his company In The
MRsqueraders." which will follow. John
Drew at the Empire Theatre. Henry
Miller will play the part created In Lon
don By, George Alexander, and Miss
interesting in England. Nobody has yet
been east for the villain-a part that
Jamess Theatre production. owing TO
the splendid acting OF Herbert Waring.
Claude Marius will probably, play a
part in Miss Louise Beaudet's opera
company. He will also stage the opera.
WHICH IL Gdlltu JdtlIlld. IstIltdl Siis
have not yet been begun. Manager
Whitney seems to have a tremendous
number OF irons. in the fire, and the
Beaudet people know nothing as yet
about their parts, costumes or tour.
Sarah Bernhard still manages to get
herself talked about. She has Just
a. andoned magnificent house in st.
Adresse, near Havre. When she re-
turned from South America she saw this
N,nyy a 10 aly
fancy. 1t was in the possession of
small dairy farmer. Sarah offered him
a million francs for IT and he accepted
the offer She had the place altered, the
improvements made. Sarah moved into
the house for long vacation, but man
ayers would not allow her to remain
idle. She went back to Paris. and left
the house, when, It is said, Is now In
such a desolate. deserted unkempt con-
dition that people look at 1t In awe.
Little Franz Ebert's place si II the cast
day by Adolf link Ebert hurt his foot
and his managers could not let him appear.
Miss Mahr played links part. Ebert is
at the idea OF being shelved. He is very
fond OF acting, and doesn't object to hard
work.
"Charley's Aunt" in San Francisco has
Dttll Appearing ~ lnt NNIiLOi :
mans BY means OF so reward offered
to the person who guessed why the
cat is like the Midwinter FAIR" The
solution of the problem must be very
interesting.
Alexander Comstock is rehearsing his
mnstrels night and day. He is deter
mined that New iorkes shall take &c
minstrelsy once more. Next week he
will put in an entirely new orchestra
and one or two other new features: New
York has forgotten what a minstrel show
is Ike. 1t is like introducing the metrop'
oils to a new brand OF entertainment
and this task is never an easy one. Com
stock had a good many difficulties to con
tend with. on the opening night one OF
the stage hands had looked too Ions
cheers, and the consequence was thai
the curtain was rung In the middle OF
an Interpretation Of The Lost Chord"
Bailey Avery wants to start an Ad
vance Agents Protective Association
What would be much more interesting
would be an association that would pro
tect the public from the advance agents
They're awfully nice people, OF course
but a little of them goes long way.
Managers here positively decline 4
produce a new play on a Friday The,
are superstitious about It. In England
| they are gradually overcoming their re
| luctance TO FRIDAY openings. An Eng
| lish wag offers the following suggestion
| TO actors on this subject:
1t is very unlucky TO play in a piec
| produced on a Friday. unless you ar
| sure that the manager will show up o
the following Saturday.
When your manager says that he eS
| poets a check on Friday, II is a sign tina
| you are about to be short of money.
Don't open an umbrella on the stage q
the first Friday rehearsal. The perso
TO whom it belongs may recognize II.
w. T. Price has just issued a yer
dainty little volume called The Life {
Charlotte Cushman," published by Brer
tano. 1t is dedicated to Mary Andel
son, whose example, a cheering signi
to all womanhood. may be united
that OF her great sister in art" NJ
Price devotes most readable chaptt
TO formative influences" and anotht
to Miss Cushman's seven years OF TO
and training-which all feminine aspi
ants for stage honors should read. TT
chapters devoted TO a description OF II
roles she played are full OF valuable IL
formation. Speaking OF the large estat
that Miss Cushman left, Mr.. Price d,
clines to admit a "grasping desire Il
money" Her fortune was a proof
her power and genius as an actres
and MIR, Price opines that under II
management of these days she wou
have left million or more, rather tina
; $6oO oDO