The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-19
MRS. LANGTRY'S NEW PLAYS.
She Will Produce Them in Her
Coming American Tour.
Stage Horses In Dcmand-Other
News and Gossip of the Drama.

Americans ought to remember one
pleasant thing In Mrs. Langtry's
favor" said Joseph Reynolds, the
actresses has-been- before and going-to-
be-asain manager 1T is this: All the
money she made in this country-and
she made a good deals still here, in
Investments She didn't cart 1t away
with her to England. No. sir: she left
1t to mature on its native soil. That's
worth remembering. Don't you think
So Why, even her private car, that
cost thousands of dollars. is just out
side of Boston, standing idle. Modjeska
used 1t last season. and 1t is still to
the good. | got a letter from Mrs.
Langtry yesterday" continued Mr..
Reynolds, land she sent me list OF
the plays that will make up her roper
tolre She will have two brand-new
plays; one a costume comedy called
Sandraz, a dramatization Of La Fem.
me de Feu; Agatha Tilden,' The
| Fringe OF Society and "A Wife's Peril
Mrs Langtry, when she wrote to me,
| the all-impOrtant mission of costume
purchasing. and / think that you'll say
when you see her that she doesn't look
day oder than when she was here
last" Mrs. Langtry, by-the-bye, was
anxious Mt first to arrive here, la
Duse. unnoticed and unnterviewed, but
doubtedly submit to the. inevitable. Ten
to one, she'll say you don't know how
delighted ! am to get back to dear,
dear America"
This is n great week for stage horses,
and If only the dramatic agents had the
securing OF them they woud be reapng
a, fine harvest At the Fifth avenue,
as 9'SaHS at ase the half Adad densH Of Of
Mus c, there at least thirty; at the
American Theatre the. Aintree races are
run in in The he Pro "n Daugh ts and
| Brooklyn Handicap" enlists the services
of fourteen.
Sir Gus 'Arris has been detailing his
Impressions of America to the London
interviewer. and he evidently enjoyed
his flying trip. He expended a good
deal OF enthusiasm less upon The CT Chicago
feet. SO much 50, in fact: that he de-
clared his intention Of building theatre
in London after the Chicago model. Sir
and spoke fervently of the complete
ness of thei. ARRANGEMENTS. He dwelt
glowingly upon the hospitality of the
managers whom he met here.
Let nobody suppose that little Della
| Fox Is suffering from the disease popu-
larly known as big head. " said Fit
Raymond yesterday in burst OF 10y
atty. She might almost be excused for
putting on airs. but a more unaffected.
happy go-lucky, good-natured. sweet
tempered little lady l never met, Her
She is lust hs same
ever. Every chorus girl in the theatre
Will tell you so. How they all adore
her! Wher she got back from Europe
they draped her dressing room in pink
silk and festooned 1t with flowers Della
cried when she saw 1t, but she never
made any caIital out OF It: She's a
that 1 know her"
The, Hammersteln fracas, was a
Manager Charles Bnrnham. OF the Il STAR STAR
Theatre. yesterday II think that we
shall have to get up something of the
kind. Wouldn't IT be a good idea for
Joseph Brooks to hiss Crane next Mon
day night and for me to kick him out
of the theatre? The matter is worth
| considera tion.'
An sorts and conditions Of people are
claiming membership in Edward f.
Rice's burlesque companies. and the
suave manager is very much put out
| about II. When a young woman with
an exhilarating jag was arrested for
giving away ten-dollar bills on a street
corner. she promptly claimed that she
was in 1872 SO did some contortion-
istic maidens. who were gathered in for
executing skirt dances on the public
highway. And now comes Madeline
Shirley, British hurlesquer, who is be-
ing sued by a theatrical bootmaker
She introduced in evidence a sturdy
tight-inclosed legs, and swore that she
was under engagement to play the title
role In Little Christopher Columbus
This was a pleasant fiction. She is not
engaged fer any such part.
Sydney, Grundy's latest play, The New
Woman" now, running at the Comedy
Theatre. London, contains some drol
types. There is Miss Victoria Vivash
who has written a bokk called Man
the Betrayer" and made quite flute
defiance at "a conflicting sex" Or. Mar!
Bevan. who has issued treatise omi
nously entitled Naked, and No
Ashamed" and Mrs. Sylvester, who 4
as "The Ethics OF Marriage"
Clyde Fitch, the young American play
wright, from whom Augustin DAILY ha
| George Alexander. Mr.. Fitch is still
abroad.
e from a gentleman in the West, the othe
day. asking him to name his own term
| Tor a new play as good as 'Shenandoah,
The am6i Dss SsayS p,r sm Th
4 reason tor this was evident after read
. Ing the description he gave OF himself
He weighed 200 pounds. Mr.. Howar
= viii not oblige the ponderous gentlema
: just yet.
e A. NJ Palmer has announced his inten
I ton OF presenting the works OF Ameri
e can authors this season. There wer
G three OF the authors in Palmers Thea
tire Saturday night-Augustus Thomas
whose New Blood" was the attraction
Paul NJ Potter. VINO is at work upon,
!, light comedy, and sydney Rosenfelc
o who has written comedy In three acts