The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-05
THIS COMEDIAN CAN PITCH.
Royal Treasurer" Favor's Curves
Do Up a Harlem Team.
Reformed Gambler for the Stage
Other Gossip Theatrical.

Edward Favor. the royal treasurer OF
'li92, has II friend, MIR. "StuH" McGi,-
Nray. VINO was formerly "A stage carpen-
ter. Both are virulent baseball cranks.
McGilvray belongs TO the Northsldes, OF
Harlem-an honor not easily understood
by people living below one Hundred and
Iwenty-ifta street As IA result OF a lit
tie controversy between these two enthu-
slasts remarkable game OF baseball
was played Monday. Favor selected n
nine from the "1492" athletes to compete
| with the Northsides. The small boy OF
Harlem assembled in great force to see
| de Norts!des eat up de teatre blolSes."
| 1t was fierce and deadly encounter. In
| vain Mr.. Buck" Mccarthy put in his
most complicated and insinuating curves.
innings, assisted by the great team work
| of his despised burlesquers. Sixteen 10
fifteen stood the final score; The Har-
are TO contest with the Passing show.
| men," of the Casino. July 10, In aid of
| The Evening Worlds" fund for sick
| babies.
| Nearly all the work on the living pic
| lures Ut Proctor's Theatre was done by
Miss Susie kerwin. Her efforts ranged
a thirty-foo ladder and lacking draper
les. The artist. however, must not be
| forgotten. He worked at his paint frame
on one occasion for forty-eight hours.
The sweet little ad. that displays the
going to-star Carrie Turner His Mack,
frankly yearning for me, child; me lost
child, is very much admired by the
time. when managers are booking dates
and putting the final touches to their ar
| engagements for next season, ana II
cannot fail to be advantageous to the
lady. 1t is more artistic than the loss of
diamonds or the now hackneyed divorce
court.
The "Stowaway" people are very ia
tiguing. Not satisfied with having
hired two alleged ex-bulglars, and Sc
cured attention In that way. which
endeavoTing to "worlt'' William Ha-
worths melodrama, "On the Mssissip-
pi," by advertising a reformed gambler,
who is positively to 2ppear as faro
dealer. They do not seem to realize
the fact that playgoers want actors.
Solid dramatic power is the surest draw
ing card, but, of course. 1t costs money
to get 1t.
The matinees Yesterday at the Garden
and Fifth Avenue The de, were to 9 snas
stand why they were given: The Fourth
OF July is always a worthless day Tor
the theatres, and when me sun pia aes
|
numerous even a Sarah Bernhardt
couldn't MI playhouse.
John r. Rogers is at 1t again: but he
is in England--ths goodness! He Is
aggrieved because nobody on the Other
side is paying him fees for playing my
Sweetheart" the excuse offered being
that because the play was first produced
in America there is no legal protection
for il in Great Britain. And such L.
law he exclaimsrone can almost hea'
him exclaiming IT Journalists and man
Layers who thougrtlessly assist people tt
make money by such means would no
be pleased to. have their own property
SO dealt with"
During the six weeks that Eleonor;
Duse was in England she never wen
into society at all. She lived like
hermitess, although she had shoals o
Invitations. But one or two irreVeren
chroniclers abroad declared that this ex
clusivenes itself was Just a trihe Go. con
who thanked God that he was not a!
other men were.