The evening world., 1894-09-26
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Francis Wilson Apprised by Wire
of the Arrival Of Verses.
Mia, Booth Draws Hot Shot from
London Critics.


London Critics.
rroncis Wilson received telegram
,,.sterday announcing the advent OF al
.,,nortant letter. At noon the promised
,r.,va came to hand. 1t was from a
- who was not at all bashful about
.,ani,s his name IN full. Il believe
sa wrote. that Eugene Sandow, with
lie lovely bride, will attend your per-
mance tonight. Enclosed you Will
and lines which sung to the air OF
.nsddy wouldn't Buy Me Bow-wow,
might prove funny, and worth trying
The lines inclosed we're very sweet, but
dust a trife more than suggestive, and
~ wilson had sung them. he might have
cot himself into trouble. The least OBJ
,iectionable of the verses-for 1t Is moth
}nS more than daintily illiterate-ran
Nv heart set UP such a clatter-
Oh, girls, isn't he sweet
And lands right on his feet?
Manager Candy kept the song from
wilson, possibly afraid that its pathetic
tripping measure might prove too at
tractive to the comedian to be resisted.
Miss Hope Eooth, who would have
failed with Little Miss Cute" as sig
,aIly in New York as she did in London,
iii hurt a good many Americans now
broad by her absurd pretensions.
!arely have criticisms been sn SO merry a as
:, staring eye" apparently not even
Of them), "a shrill voice and evil
thy no dramatic experience Under
1aps due to her for her couragee..,or
tn wore diamond buckles to her
ers, and of this incident the same
er, and more in the delivery Of the
ogue, would have been preferable"
ne naughty little French sopgstress,
genie Fougere. has toned down con-
erably. She's elydy-a perfectly re-
.4s brought her husband to America
with her. Her. songs are not nearly as
audaclous as they were a season ago at
the Imperial Musie Hall And , after the the
leaves the establishment, and strolls with
her lord down Broadway. They look at
the shop windows and conduct them
selves like two unassuming little bour-
geois.
Maud Hobson, Juliette Neville Harry
Monkhouse, Fred Page and Charles
Ryley. Of "A Gaiety girl" have all been
suffering from a bad attack Of change
s st Glime1e sat eg afternoon. that
they croaked Their voices NV, were ,,oa as
"Nevermore." A doctor was sent for, \
and he sprayed all their threats, so that
they, have nov recovered from s,. their
unaasv ahout themselves.
Miss Susie Kerwin, formerly Of comic
opera renown, and now engaged in
putting on living pictures at Proctor's.
somewhat trying duties. She doesn't
mind much when. dressing-room door
pops open and a serio-comic imperiously
Sas hs e revos
when q continuous German lady gym
mast threw her a bundle Of clothes,
with the urban request: Wash them
ZEN &am back again wednesday,
D. arren Soutar.. a son Of the once IA
.:.ous burlesque artist, Nellie Farren, Is
playing a part In "A Gaiety Girl at
Daly's Theatre, London. And the other
hidden behind the curtains, and watched
her promising son.
r G. Stephenson, one Of the authors
Of The Passport" In which Miss Sadie
Martinez is to star this season, may pos
oduction. Stephenson rarely works
zone. He is also one of the authors of
] Fatal Card" the new Adelphi sue
Irateur. Somebody asked Stephenson
he divided up his work with Cham
%. "Oh!' was the reply; II write the
Jwels and Chambers the consonants."
Gustave Kerker remains at the Gar
Little Christopher Columbus" When
1892" goes to Boston, in the middle of
ctober, the baton will be welded by
7. H. Bachelor, who has directed
he last seven years.
The London theatrical papers have now
cached the city, and they are as warm
nd IS the more cres
norning papers. The Stage declares
hat Miss Russell is entitled to posi-
ion in the very front ranks Of the vocal
Their journal tore up 1.-THE Queen Of Bril-
owed along like a stately ship. Miss
nnle Meyers will find herself IN great
y. She had been gradually disappear
g from the comic opera ranks for the
lst year or two. Miss Meyers was dis
SONtTeu Dy Den otcNeHSt VI lHe lie
Wolf Hopper company, when she was
singing in Col. John A. McCaulrs chorus.
Henry irving, Blythe bye. was present
At the opening performance OF THE
Queen Of Brilliants."
Deshler WEIGH will issue next month
the late Steele Mackaye's book, Father
Ambrose; the Revelations of May 3, |
g." 1t is said to be very brilliant and
audacious," and Steele Mackaye. 1t is
asserted, warned his friends that the
book was not for weak minds, or for
prigs or prudes."
Edward wertzel, author of the more
OF less hapless "Tide of Life" is vexed
az this query that appeared in these |
columns: rs II a coincidence that the
leap on to a moving train which Is seen |
n the new Adelphi melodrama. THE |
Fatal Card" is also used in THE Tide |
81 81 Life" at Niblo's? Says Mr.: Wertzel:
Let me inform you that as far as my |
pay Is concerned. II is a coincidence. |
me Tide. OF Life was first produced |
;i sSt March. and the train effect is or
iginal with me. 1t was described in a |
copy of the play that i showed to |
george p. Goodaie, of the Detroit Free |
fress' over year ago."