The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-07
ANOTHER WAR WITH GERRY.
Resenfelds Want to Secure the
Services Of q Juvenile Band.
A Sullivan Corbett IncIdent-Other
Stage News.

The Kosenfelds are again in confer
ence with the Gerry Society. few
months ago they had a battle on account
OF little Alice Pierce and "Hannele."
Now they are anxious to secure for
"Humpty Dumpty' and the Liliputians
the juvenile band OF the Third Ward
School of Long Island city. This organ
izatlon consists OF forty boys, all under
the age Of sixteen. They want this band
TO appear I'm their spectacular proluc-
ton. and the boys are delighted at The
idea. 1t is even limited that their leach
err is willing to play drum and to
guide them every night over the Thirty
fourth street ferry. representative OF
the Rosenfelds visited the Mayors Office
for a permit, and was referred TO the
Gerry Society, in order to get blanks
and I'll in the necessary applica ton. AT
| the Office OF the Gerry Society the repre-
sentative was told not to bother about
the blanks, hut to secure the names,
! ages. residence, occupation OF parents
and other facts connected with the pedi-
gree of each one Of the forty boys. And
when YOU have secured this Information
and given 1t to us declared the Gerry
official. I'VE shall oppose your applica-
ton before the Mayor" a sturdy effort
| will be made to secure the band. and
| IN case the cnOrt ~ SucCeSS1ul parade
permit from the police Will be solicited.
and the organization will march every
night from the Thirtyfourth street ferry
to the Fifth Avenue Theatre. If we
agent yesterday. I'VE. shall simply do
without the band, which. however would
be a great feature
In the restaurant Of the Coleman
House Yesterday the hstrionic pugilist
friends quaffing champagne. In the cafe
OF the same hotel at the same time, the
histrionic pugilist John l.. Sullivan sat
with a party Of friends quaffing-beer
Is 1t the New Orleans episode or the
Drury Lane Theatre triumph that IL
responsible for precipitous abysmal diff
ference between the two beverages?
\ ruby worth $500. forming part Of a
splendid ring presented by the CHar, OF
This sounds like. the. usual felicitous
prima donna advertisement. 1t is
nothing Of the sort, though. The ruby
was lost for fifteen minutes only. and its
owner is Theodor Rosenfeld. Suppose Il
had been Della Fox! How we should
have chuckled!
Delegates of the Central Labor Unior
. have notified the Roster & Bal manage
Z ment that they must not employ In theil
aerial ballet any dancers who do not be
|
stage hands and others will go out Mr.
Hammerstein received the delegates bu
was very non-committal There Is ais,
to he a ballet In "Humpty Dumpty." II
= has been stated" said Mr.. Rosenfelt
yesterday, that l promised the Contra
Labor Union to employ union dancer
: next season. What really said is tina
those now in my employ will probabl.
Join the union. I am in favor Of thei
doing so. ! believe 1t Is a good thing
But I could not change my people thi
2 season. l would prefer that the orches
ira and the stage hands should leave nj
rather than my ballet"
d Miss Lillian Russell opens her Londo
= sea son tomorrow night. and there Is a
!, much interest on the Rialto in the even
u as II the Lyceum Theatre were a Broad
e way house. Miss Russell has legions G
5 weli-wishers. and they prophesy for he
= a big success.
u
n Henry Guy Carleton's play, "Ye Earl
Trouble, that was produced at Proc
:, tors few seasons ago, Is going on
T this season. 1t is said that two tai
y leaux are to be introduced into the RI
u vival Can 1t be possible that thes
e tableauX have been suggested by til
3 popular mania for living pictures?