The evening world., 1894-04-26
WILL INSPECT WAROROBEs.
Foreign Singers Subject to a
New Conoert-H Hal Rule.
s~sCinderella" Has Been Improved
Other Stage News.

n B1al 3 SOUCtE T1hll. ~ ploNlutS tDdt
every foreign artist shall display to the
management the dresses that she in
tends wearing before she shows them to
the public. Mile. Adrienne Larive. the
latest arrival at this house, caused the
establishment considerable alarm. She
made her debut in a little Mother Hub
bard gown, that was very decollette and
was held in place by two frail little
shoulder-straps. 1--WE had a terrible
time" said Mr.. Cline yesterday, when
we saw her. We we've on pins and
needles. We thought every moment
that the dress would drop and disap-
pear. We were simply in agony. A
catastrophe seemed imminent, and the
reputation of our stage was at stake.
She got off the stage all right, and she
has never worn that dress again-and. l
may add, never will. We inspected her
wardrobe and found that it was mag
nifcent. The trouble with foreign
artists Is that they labor under the de-
fusion hat they must give Americans
something odd. both in costumes and
concentrating that they have never
worn or sung at home: That is a great
mistake A similar incident happened
at Tony Pastors Theatre some time
the patrons Of Pastors could not be ex-
pected to tolerate, Such incidents
regulation at Roster & Balls is an emf
nently wise one. The first appearance
means a great deal. The verdict of
frst-nighters is very rarely reversed In
this country.
The steamers that sail from this. port
Saturday will take away most Of the
Italian opera songbirds. Nine. Eames
md Nina NOrdiCa will remain tn fnl6l
Npncert engagements here. Ala Dale
n FIN sail for England Saturday on the
Ia Gtruria. to be absent from America for
"a few weeks.
The Cinderella pantomime has been
shortened and consequently improved.
The long and tedious camera episode
has been cut into two. Tuesday night
the pantomime was out at n.90-an i'm
proyement Of half an hour. 1t will be
night at 100 and lasted until midnight,
and there were matinees every day,
Nine. %Janausehek is. after all, playing
Orphans" in Boston-the first time she
has ever appeared in this country other
was splendidly received and was recalled
time after time. 1t is said that Miss
Claxton was unable to secure the Boston
oatC io JdiduSClch. IltI pIeptIlSe
certainly lends a new interest to the
nice old Two Orphans who are more
persistent and irrepressible than even
the Heavenly Twins.
Mrs. E. NJ. Post. Of THE White
Squadron company. sends a very hu-
travels. 1t deals with Miss Kate Mortl-
mer. who is described-for the benefit
q the Iowa people,,as Americas
sr,Is, sbs sre "a ssot and a rep be,en tSe
american ~Bernharit.' and publishes
a letter purgorting to have been written
by Henry c. Miner. who, it is alleged.
genius was the box-office. When Miss
Mortimer ever appeared at one of Mr..
Miners houses no fellow knoweth. She
also asserts that she took the New York
public by storm. One Of her dresses is
trimmed with lace, costing s125 a yard;
another has a twelve-yard train Of gold
cannot we see Miss Mortimer? Come to
Us, Kate. We are waiting for you:
Bernhardt is absent, Duse is a%way-and
Bonnie Kate Mortimer!
Marius has decided to join Marie
Tempest next season, and he is going to
He was in earnest conversation with
Mr.. Whitney at the sturteyant House
the world. Marius is very bright and
forewell of England;
Edmund Collier and his partner,
Thomas Garrick. were in the city yes
terday. busily arranging their next sea-
sons plans. The play, as already men
toned in this column, will be The
Crossroads of Life" Mr.. Garrick de-
scribes It aptly. He says: 1T is a bid
for popularity. The play is full Of SEN
sational effects. Of which the public
has been all the rage this season, and
the Indications are that 1t is here to
stay for some time. We have a splen-
did route booked. and we expect to play
In various New York theatres during
the season."
Miss Eliza Proctor Otis will not be in
the cast Of The Crust Of Society" at
playing in the piece in Boston with Jo-
scph Haworth. 1t Is said that Miss Otis
contemplates playing in Hamlet. She
Will make a lovely, chubby Ophelia-a
sort Of Ophelia who could swing clubs,
and whose avoirdupois would prevent
her untimely death by drowning.
The dicky birds say that Mrs. Yeamans
will not be a m Of Harrigans COM