The evening world., 1894-06-25
MQU|LlAM ONCE A "sUPER."
His Wife and Daughter the Vic
tins Of Lizzie Halliday.
Old Mrs. Drew TO withdraw-Stagc
News and Gossip.

A distant connection with the frivolous
Rialto has been discovered for one of
the interested parties in the Lizzie
Halliday case. When Richard Mans
field came back from London five years
ago. and presented his great but some
what unfortunate revival OF Richard
Ill.," he engaged n stalwart band OF
six-foot supernumeraries. To these
lofty gentlemen he gave battle single
handed in the flnal encounter on Bos-
worth Field, ana the scene was u par
ticularly effective one. Among the
supernumeraries was Thomas McQuil-
Ian, a sturdy, grizsled veteran of the
British army. 1t Is for the horrible
butchery of this same McQuillan's wife
and daughter that Lizzie Halliday Is to
be put to death. After his stage ex-
p%erience with Mansfield the old warrior
settled down on a little farm near Mon
ticello. Now. e%nfeebled n broken, he
Is to spend his remaining days with
relatives in Canada Audiences are apt
to look upon "supers,, IN a big produc-
ton as so many machines, OF little
more interest than mere marionettes.
But It is among the .'supers'' that real
live interest Is found. Many of
better positions, and have been forced
to accept the Somewhat beggarly wages
given them by adverse circumstances.
Although II is considered bad form to
say nasty things about the dead. dear
Upon the deceased New York theatrical
season with both feet. 1t can find Moth
Ing good to say about 1t. The successes
were those Of b~rainless. rush; the fail
ures occurred when the plays were
artistic. or THE Amazons," at the Ly-
ceum. the good old busybody says: TT
would probably have met the same late
in New York " II had not been for the
popular Georgia Cayyan In IA new role
knickerhoekers. This is a new de:
boy. Mr.. Frohman will put her into
trousers next season." Isn't that really
malicious?
that perspiringly energetic manipulation
Of decollete extravaganza, yclept f.. +.
Rice. will confne himself next. season
erphtirely to productions at the Garden
withdrawing "lio2" from that house.
Saturday, the most unpleasantly torrid
day of the season found those theatres
now open comfortably stocked at both
pie were not turned away, and you could
get a good idea Of the color Of the seats
from those that were vacant. 1t was a
BTueSOIlG slg1t 10 see the unfortunate
players in such a pligh, that the!r powder
and grease paint rippled down their
was not neglected; THE Passing show
and the gems Of "T6e Mikado" were ap,
plauded. AT night the roof gardens were
packed.
culiar feature in the physical construc-
ton OF the many professional contor-
chin. In all cases this part Of the face
TO a sharp point. 1t may be seen in
little Eva Bertoldi, in sarina, Ames Won
Goire. and a number Of others. Parents
with chinny children need therefore have
no worry as to their future.
Old Mrs. Drew is to withdraw from
the company tina she heads. Her place
will be filled by Mrs. Mckee Rankin,
Sydney Drew,s mommer-in.law, and the
longer. For. an old lady, Mrs. Drew is
able to withstand the hardships Of a
season that has had its ups and downs
The stage elevator, Mrs. James Brown
Potter. begins a season e Monday
night in San Francisco. supported by
the overcoming Kyrle Bellew. She
should Tnll present. piease Zq ia. c aThernie;r E TbsH
fNeeS htie ltN
cannot. at any rate. complain that 1t is
milk and water.
Nell Burgess doesn't know whether he
Will go to Europe this season or not; he
furthermore doesn't know whether he
will build a theatre in New York this
season or not; he moreover doesn't know
whether he will go on the road this sea-
son or not. A list of the things that
Mr.. Burgess does know-even II II be not
very compr"hensive-would, at any rate,
be interesting
The trouble with Clement Scott, the
eminent London critic, is that he takes
himself too seriously. He has been talk
Ing a good deal since his late contre-
temps with Buchanan, and here Is his
latest utterance: ~ W. that q success
ful, play Is to me q personal Joy, n q
failure Is to me a personal curse. II
could conscientiously do so. I would say
that every play was a masterpiece and
every artist n genius" Yet the world
wag merrily enough with Mr.. Scott as
he Is. 1t doesn't really matter very much.
The dazzlingly handsome manager
known as Thomas H. Davis will have a
number of irons In the fire next season,
and 1t Is TO be hoped that he won't burn
his taper!ng fingers. Among his attrac-
tions Will be a new melodrama by Will
lam Haworth called ION the Missis-
sippi:" Steve Brodic and his "sensa-
tional drama OF New York scenes" en-