The evening world., 1894-05-02
N0NGOULD YOU, MRS. GAMES?
r. You Said What You Are Said
to Have Said, It's Awful
Tho Alleged Secret Of the Row Be-
tween Abbey q Grau's Divas.

The cat IL out Of the bag. After the
land finale of the opera season. every
body went to supper. Everybody ate
and drank and caused. as they say in
french. About 2 o'clock Saturday
morning there were cigarettes. sere-
nades and exchanges of confidence.
Then It was as hat the secret Of the
Eames-Calve unpleasantness came out.
what the classic Emma actually said
about the brilliant Calve was that "she
eats with her knife"
"'Charley's Uncle a farcical comedy
which has had a long u in London"
is announced for production at the Bijou
Theatre Monday night. The announce
ment is all right SO far as the date is
concerned. but London never heard OF
"Charley's Uncle" The piece was orig
inally produced at a matinee in London
three years ago. and ran there for two
weeks, the exact length of It's recent run
in Chicago, but it's title then was THE
Noble Art" and although the American
manager who is now exploiting 1t has
had 1t in his possession for a long time.
Its present name was not given to 1t until
'Charley's Aunt had taken its place
on the American stage as the greatest
OF Sbj mGd ef re fanss eomedy y.T fsF,a%Np obie A Tbs
what he was doing, and that he reck-
oned very cleverly in the matter. was
play. Several papers. including The
News. spoke of 1t as "Charley's Aunt
But this is not Chicago.
The soul Of the matinee playgoer,"
says a London fashion paper. will be
HAY fsis ye Wi6hin him Fssb %hen bh he secs Sse,s the hat hat
they are to be bigger and more fantastic
than ever, and as the hair Is still well
bulged out behind. the outlook at places
their h~eadgear is indeed bad. A couple
Of girls with these erections on their
heads and sleeves Of mere average pro-
portions, will take up the room Of at
cavaliers of the proportions of Life
guardsmen will remain uneclipsed as
they escort smartly dressed maidens
through the park, to Hurlingham. or
The weird and wonderful trousers worn
by Walter Jones as the torn and tattered
tramp Of 1872" possess historic interest,
legs Hias' Of u. . 4. Me esassea the ine ro sHrpa'e eo.
median. Mestayer weighs 24O pounds and
Jones 100 pounds less. Now they are a
thing Of shreds and patches, held to-
pins-incluoing one of solid silver from
preciative matinee girls.
Mr.. Frank Boor. the Lord Chamber
lain Of utopia. Limited" is a .~"tenore
cert halls of England. and has played
parts in operas at the Prince of Wales
Theatre. London. and in other produce
tons. He is capable of far better work
should the principal tenor be i~ndisposed
Mr.. Carte relies on Mr.. Boor to take his
place.
Herr Won Kilanyi, the living picture
man.. in hard at work at the Garden
Theatre, but receives three or four cur
tain calls nightly at the Columbia Thea
paralyzed the pork-packers. His business
manager, Capt. Seaman, takes the cur
tain calls intended for him n the Chi
agoan never know the difference. They
man is a younger and handsomer man.
Edward Jakobowsky, the well-known
composer of "Erminie." has just pro-
duced a new comic opera in Vienna with
very great success. The music Is said
to be brilliant and full Of melody and
J~akobowsky's score. Already negotia-
tons are active for Its production in
this country.
Frank Daniels closed his season Of
s e1unt tr on seat. nI Rye a r. '1 Y. AfH Frank ms in.
tends to expend a portion of last sea-
sons profits in improving his West