The evening world., 1894-09-07
ANOTHER WAR WITH GERRY.
Rosenfelds Want to Secure the
Services of a Juvenile Band
A Sullivan-Corbett Incidcnt-Other
Stage News.

The Rosenfelds are again in confer
ence with the Gerry Society. few
months ago they had battle on account
of little Alice Pierce and "Hannele."
Now they are anxious to secure for
"Iiumpty Dumpty" and the Liliputians
the juvenile band of the Third Ward
School of Long Island City. This organ
ization consists of forty boys. all under
the age OF sixteen. They want this band
to appear in their spectacular produc-
ton, and the boys are delighted at the
idea. 1t Is even limited that their teach
en- is willing TO play a drum and to
guide them every night over the Thirty
fourth street ferry. A representative OF
the Rosenfeds visited the Mayors Office
for permit. and was referred to the
Gerry Society, in order to get blanks
and fill in the necessary application. At
the office of the Gerry Society the repre-
the blanks. but to secure the names.
ages. residence, occupation of parents
and other facts connected with the pedi-
/ gree of each one of the forty boys. And
when you have secured this information
and given 1t to us " declared the Gerry
official. I'VE shall oppose your applica-
ton before the Mayor" A sturdy. effort
will he made to secure the band, and
In case the effort is successful a parade
permit from the police will be solicited.
and the organization will march every
to the Firth Avenue Theatre. IF we
lose" said the Messrs. Rosenfelds'
agent yesterday, we shall simply do
without the band. which. however. would
be a great feature"
House yesterday the hstrionic pugilist
James j. Corbett sat with party OF
friends quatfing champagne. in the cafe
histronic pugilist John l.. Sullivan sat
Is it the New Orleans episode or the
responsible for precipitous abysmal diff
; ference between the two beverages?
a ruby worth $500, forming part of a
splendid ring presented by the Car of
Russia to the wearer thereof, was lost
Yesterday in the Fifth Avenue Theatre.
This sounds like, the. usual felcitous
; prima donna advertisement. 1t is
; nothing OF the sort. though. The ruby
, was lost for fifteen minutes only, and It's
owner is Theodor Resented. Suppose i
had been Della Fox! How we should
have chuckled!
Delegates Of the Central Labor Union
. have notified the Roster & Bial manage.
inent that they must not employ in theiI
aerial ballet any dancers who do not be
long to the union, or the carpenters
stage nanuS ana others VIII go out. Mr.
Hammerstcin received the delegates. but
was very -committal. There is also
TO he a ballet in "Humpty Dumpty." III
\ has been stated" said Mr. Rosenfelt
yesterday, q" that / promised the Contra
Labor Union to employ union dancers
e next season. What I really said is that
= those now in my employ will probably
join the union. | am in favor OF theil
doing so. believe 1t Is a good thing
: But | could not change my people thi.
e season. would prefer that the orches
TIA and the stage hands should leave me
rather than my ballet"
l Miss Lillian Russell opens her Londoi
= season tomorrow night, and there is a
much interest on the Rialto in the even
u as II the Lyceum Theatre were a Broad
e way house. Miss Russell has legions O
$ well-wishers, and they prophesy for he
i a big success.
Il
n Henry Guy Cartoons play, I'VE Earli
Trouble" that was produced at Proc
,. tors few seasons ago, Is going on
7 this season. 1t is said that two tab
! leaux are to be introduced into the re
u vival. Can 1t be possible that thes
e tableaux have been suggested by tn
: popular mania for living pictures?