The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-13
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Henry Arthur Jones Is to Revisit
This Country.
Sardou Said to BE Writing a Play
for the Younger Saivini.

Henry Arthur Jones, whose play,
The Bauble Shop" was produced at
the Empire Monday night, and whose
"Masqueraders" will be introduced To
New Workers In November, IL coming TO
this country next month. 1t is not his
first visit. He was icre a few years
ago to supcrintend the rehearsals OF
Saints and Sinners " when that play
was produced at the Madison Square
Theatre. by the bye, 1t is Daniel Froh-
man, of the Lyceum, and not Charles
Frohman, who has secured the Ameri-
can rights OF Jones's latest, THE Case
Of Rebellious Susan MIR. Frohman
says this Ii a comedy of marital in
compatibility. as well as a character of
comedy. The playwright has Jared very
well as far as America Is concerned.
All his English successes have been
presented here, The Dancing Girl and
The Middleman" having proved the
most, popular. Jones had one awful
w 2nd9" he a nTascsa nse, nad S
English verdict was accepted as final,
for America never saw this play. Jones
Is an indefatigable, worker and never
launched. Then he packs up his goods
and chattels and shakes the dust of
London from his feet.
The Kendals are hereto set us all
right again and look after the interests
Of Of this youthful country. They open
with revival of The Second Mrs.
Tanqueray," after which they produce
p ,Laidy GlSMnCarty',"' The new play, "A
versty man, viii be seen later Next
season-weep not-the Kendals will rest,
and after that they are to have a new
theatre in London, built by American
lollars.
The aerial ballet. which was such a
dismal fiagco at Roster & Balls Monday
night, was carefully rehearsed for three
weeks. The management attribute its
failure to the extreme nervousness of
the women employed in it. 1t may be
put on again: and 1t may not At any
rate, no more risks will he taken The
programme at this house Is too good to
be endangered by one ridiculous feature.
The Sardou fever is as persistent as
ever The French playwright Is now
alleged to be at work upon play for
Salvini. the younger, as well as for a
dozen stars and half a dozen managers.
So far, but one Sardou play has ma
terialiZed. that really bought by Fanny
Davenport. Even that is really written
for Sarah Bernhardt, Miss Davenport
getting the American rights. When
VIII stars and managers tumble" to
their own absurdity. BY the bye, Miss
Davenport has cancelled a good deal OF
her time, and Will not open, her season
caused by the work that the new Sar-
dou play will entail.
Gossip anent Lillian Russell and her
London season Is very rife on the Ri
alto, and the popular impression is that
the prima donna has encountered what
Is popularity and not unprettily known
as a frost. Londoner, who has just
arrived here, said that Miss Russell had
hurt herself IN good many directions
very awkward things she said about
London and its audiences due probably
to her last experiences there. A story Ia
going, the rounds, to the effect that
to Mr.. Abbey's scheme that he declined
to have anything to do with It, and left
London before THE Queen of Bril-
liants" was produced
Frederick warde has new play by
mede," which deals with the we'll
known episodes that include Robin
Hood and Marion Lea.
c. w Couldock, the veteran actor,
who Is to play the part Of an old clergy
llldll III view blOOu at rainier
very little in New York since he i'm.
personated the irascible miller and
turned his daughter out of doors for
kirke" run: Few Of this generation
are aware of the fact that he came from
London as tragic star, and that he
was considered particularly good as
days"
Four stunning dancers have been en-
gagged in London for f. f. Rice's pro-
duction Of Little Christopher Column
as soon as the date OF the '1492'' re-
tirement is settled. This will depend
upon certain out-of-town managers
who contracted for the present bur
posed to relinquish It,. Anyhow "l492''
Is certain to pass Its four hundred and
hftieth performance Oct. IL.
Alexander Comstock has some admira
BILE plans for St. James Hall. and II
out. He has engaged some clever min
strel people. and intends to give a good,
old-time minstrel show-wlth modern
iinmRrroveammSsnt.ssM,icaatering, particularly t9
out an idea for a burlesque OF Living
Pictures. good enough to succeed by
itself.
The Living Picture ladies at Proctor
Theatre have been kindly requested tc
remain In their dressing-rooms until
they are required to step into their
frames. They are forbidden to hold
conversation with any persons excep,
the stage manager. There's discipline
for you.
A melodrama now being presented In
Chicago, introduces a canvas trolley
car, canvas drawbridge, canvas
boat, and an electrocution chair, sup
posed to be modelled after that used Al
Sing Sing. With these startling effects
OF the melodrama is The Temptat ior
OF Money" Can the money referred t
be that OF a manager?