The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-14
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Lillian Russell May Come Home
in Few Weeks
Another Difficulty Caused by the
"No Standing" Regulation.

Lillian Russell. by the advice OF her
counsel, will positively be In New York
Cny within the next three weeks. That
Is the very latest news OF the prima
donna, and II comes scething from the
lips Of "A gentleman who largely insti-
gated her London venture, Miss Rus
sell, 1t appears, Obedicnt to the order of
the Court, will report for duty to Messrs.
Canary q Lederer. possibly hoping to
catch them AS Marie Tempest caught
Whitney. They are obliged 10 have an
opera on hand for her approval, and 1t
is asserted by the aforesaid authority
that they have none. Cleopatra,
which has been mentioned, belongs 10
Miss Russell personally she having
bought II with her own money. 1t Ii
extremely unlikely. however that Lee
derer Il Canary will be caught nap
ping, and in case they are as smart as
she Is. Miss Russell. 1t IL said. Will sim
ply decline TO sing under their manage
| mcnt even II she Is obliged to remain
idle You can take a horse to the
| trough" declared the prma donna
champion, yesterday. but you can
force him to drink. Mr.. Abbey real
to Miss Russelrs services, and he VIII
| not detan her. Miss Mari" Tempest
will probably take Miss itusseIas place
IN b The kc 41eG 4 the f yeenm fo T" the
| stipulated six wecks--or, until oct. 20
Many private cable messages as 70 the
result Of the LysSnm 9PehiTTEE oy hs are
conflicting. Some speak OF success; oth.
ers express doubt. one declares tina
the London papers spoke spi"ndldly OF
next week by the papers themselves
Nobody seems to realize what the
refusal to accept admission tickets to a
| theatre means I, the management,
said BUSINESS Manager Thomas f. Shea,
YOU buy reserved seat for Monday
night. and are unable to use the ticket
I You CONF to the theatre Tuesday night
Although you cannot demand your seat.
| the ticket you purchF sea for Monday
entities you to admission, under the
laws Of the State Of New YORK. III man
ayers refuse you that admission. you can
sue them. Think what u few hundred
such suits would mean
Managers are using this no-admlssion-
ticket business as splendid advertise
ment Just now. They are trying to show
II by it the colossal extent OF their business.
one states that he turned away $3.50; an
other that he had to teartully reject $5ri
a third that he was forcel to say rata
to $3.50. The Garden Theatre takes the
palm. "It is estimated" said the. repre-
| sentative of that house, that the loss
to the management of 1892 has already
reached nearly $4,000" Ha! Ha! and
likewise He! He!
The Mutual Admiration Society, started
| trianuularity by Francis Wilson De Wolf
Hopper and Della Fox. progresses, D.
II. Sothern and Joseph Haworth have
| -. call n n
and Joe. It appears, and Sothcrn gave
n dinner recently to Haworth At this
dlnner ne arose. placed his hand affec-
tonntely on Haworth's shoulder, and,
turning TO the haif-dozen guests present,
said In almost tear-bedewed tones: Il
want to say to you. gentlemen, that dur
friend Joe i learned more about acting
than either before or since" The period
referred to was that during which soth-
ern was striving to get away from minor
parts and was aided by Haworth,
It Is reported that "a Trip to China
town" when II Is presented In London,
may possibly be acted there under the
till" OF "A Trip TO tostertown. Ihat
seems rather cruel. but 1t can't be helped
The reason that the new Adelphi melo-
drama had It's name changed from
Life to 1.-THE Fatal Card" was be-
cause the former title had been used for
three plays Life has also figured In /, the
TlfS The span Of Life Taken from
fE Of 1f as MH,STq Haae fs Of r Th
ure,S Two Loves and a Life" 9TH,
Life We Live" and The Game OF
Athena" the comic opera by Leon
- ard Wales and John O'Keefc, now run
, ming In Chicago, was originally writer
Y for Miss Lillian Russell The prtml
r donna had the opera In her possession
1 for some time. but she COMPROMISED
with Mr.. Wales by making him a pres
4 ent OF a handsome gold watch bearinl
n scribed as new original, mystic sat
= ire" but Chicago does not seem to b
enthusiastic about It.
e Il. H. Sothern himself suggested
e good many OF the radical changes tina
q have been made In The Victoria Cross
= at the Lyceum Theatre since the open
HS night sS.hsTn h sSs r wsrhed Is eaT
:. to be extremely satisfactory. In tn
o language Of the late Dion Boucicault
plays are not written; they are IT
u written
James A. Herne will present "Shor
Acres" in four cities only this season
and they viii be chicago. boston Phil.
utllilh anu New norh' NtNt year l
will either go to san Francisco or Lor
lie don. 1t will probably he the former.
~
IN Olga brandon, the lady with mi,
night eyes" has been interviewed. 81
d says lovely things about Duse, and us,
IS them for herself. "Duse has done thin
II | have never seen equallcd." she d
clarcd. Her last act OF MarRueri
u Gauthier beat everything, and when ST
n. died, after that choking cry OF A
a mundl Armand | lost myself con
. pletely. and got up and cried Bravo
~ with the most exCitable Italian Their
~ But over pusc, was very muC
m pleased with myself Mr.. Tree said
-, me one day, what Is your mrtho,
!" You get your effects SO easily
&c couldn't explain l didn't know | HI
re- Il method But when | saw Duse,
knew that | was ON the right trac
10 That cheered me-" Dear Olga!
al THE POWER OF CHILDREN.