The evening world., 1894-08-15
NINE. JlAABsCHEK PROTESTS.
Objects to Madeline Pollard's
Invading" tho Stage.
VIII Invoke the Professional
Woman's Leagues Aid.

| Nine. Janauschek, the eminent ira
gedienne. is furious to the point of eff
fervesence. She has dubbed over, and
the effects Of her wrath will undoubtedly
make themselves felt. She Is going to
start crusade against Madeline Pol
lard as an actress, and she intends in.
Voking the aid of the good ladies OF the
professional Woman's League, who
dealt so summarily with the imaginary
case against Victory Bateman. When
Nine. Janauschek read the announce
ment of Miss Pollard's contemplated
starring tour she was SO angry that she
rent the newspaper in twain. Ordinary
people tear thing; tragedi-
enaes rend 1t in twain.) 80 she
Is going to invade the stage Is she?"
said Nine. Janauschek to a gentleman
who called upon her Sunday morning.
MY Indignation is uncontrollable as l
think Of 1t. The announcement Ii an in
suit to the womanhood of our profession.
want to denounce the men who have
charge or her tour. and who dignity
Their action is simply dastardly at
front TO the drama. What IL the stage
coming to? l have watched with dis
gust the success of prize fighters, OF
notoriety through scandalous divorce
cases, and through intrigues which have
9een used as capital to increase their
craving value to the public. i have
astonished spectator The time has come
when some one must speak, and IL no
one else will / will. | should very much
IKE to have this woman Missed off the
stage If she ever comes to New York,
but II would be more effective IL she
we're prevented from getting time at a
New York theatre. ! shall certainly en-
from supporting her. I'm going to enlist
i Wom ian League; My sisters there viii
by The ,i members Of the League. by the
sons In mending dresses, making but
tonholes and cutting out underwear
from NH Miss Dorothy Johnson. The les
day afternoon. A little shiny dime is
al the remuneration asked by Miss
Johnson 20! Picture the chubby soubrettes,
and the dear little ingenues sitting in
a row and .merrily singing Stitch,
titch, stitch" chorus, as they ply their
cfe eerfs us sirbtiy What pretty and
The fashion set by the acrobats In "A
span sIea Of LII, Life, where three supple gen;
form a living bridge. is going to be fol-
lowed closely by the Initiative play
virgins this , season. In The Life
THE Crossroads of Life" there will be
another. They will be SO general be-
fore sss a closes rs. that the tank
will be hailed as novelties once again.
J. Walter Kennedy. the strong man
who Threatens to present q play called
HoweIls, declares that he is going to
demonstrate demon his riEEh. to the title q
opera-houses. tsee the jokeD
Miss Florenc. st. John. who is now
singing May Yohe's part IN the revival
Of Little chrstopher COLUMBUS" in
as a matter of faet. Miss Yohe's figure,
one able critic declared; was Infinitely
John. but Miss st. John sang the part
more artisticaily than did Miss Yohe.
Poor Florence must have felt very hurt,
and what does a good voice amount to
when good figure Is In the other scale7
The ebullient Edward Il. Rice, who
fits like a large, fat humming bird
through the feminine flower garden of
the stage. has secured two more beau
ties for this seasons burlesQue bouquet
Miss Nettie Lyford. who used to be
Marie Jansen's understudy in Francis
Wilson'S company. Is one. Miss Mabelle
Bouton. the other. is blushing bios
som, whose sister is in Pamer's stock
company. She has gone to London to
perfect her dancing.
Charles Leonard Fletcher has an odd
scheme In the shape of q travelling
stage school. He is organizing COM
pany of a limited number, Composed
exclusively of talented and thoroughly
sincere and ambitious students" to
make a tour OF the country, playing en-.
presenting a repertoire OF plays. Strict
guardianship Is placed over students to
protect them from danger, accidents
and all associations having an evil in
fiuence upon them. THE school," says
Mr., Fletcher, lis composed only of
ladies and gentlemen, in the strlctest
sense"
Secrets of the Police" Is the name OF
a new English mclodrama. 1t Is not to
be done in New York. Recent investi-
cations have spoiled all possible de-
nouement. They don't even present 1t
In London. 1t tours the meek and
pallid English provinces.
yesterday at one of the dramatic
agencies for a position in the company
that is to be headed by a well-known
feminine star. The dramatic agent