The evening world., 1894-07-30
STAGE NEWS AAD GOSSIP.
Manager Brady Says the English
Provinces Get Poor Companies.
Sir Augustus Harris at Work on a
New Melodrama.

THE Passing show at the Casino Sat |
urday night In "A brand new English
suit of clothes and perspiring brow. |
He says that his European experience.
were very pleasant, and that he intends
to repeat them next year. when Corbett
Will appear for one week In each Of the
principal European capitals. II have
learned good deal about the show
business since rye been abroad" said
MIR. Brady, and ! think l shall be able
to turn my knowledge to good account.
England's a great place for theatres,
and ! saw everything that WAS worth
seeing. I didn't enjoy my trip through
the provinces very much. In Birming
ham we met with weather that was
very much like what you have been hav-
Ing here. What fearful companies the
English provinces get! They would not
be endured In London. The statement
trae We S did mot lose we S EVEN made V
little. In Parts. where we played for
eight nights, we did ,splendidly. We
didn't do Gentleman Jack there. Cor
gere. and back there we shall 30 next
year. We've had the last act OF the
play entirely altered. and shall do II as
we did II In London when we appear at
the American Theatre. We were treat.
ed very nicely. and some OF our notices
were magnificent"
Sir Augustus Harris, who sails for this
country with Augustin DAILY next Sat
upon the construction of a new melo-
drama to contain the very biggest scene
that has ever been seen upon the boards
of Drury Lane Theatres house that
has seen good many big scenes. II is
sporting drama which will send THE
Prodigal Daughter" Int. dreary insis-
nif,cance. Sir Gus will be aided by
Cec,l Raleigh and Henry Hamilton. and
they are mapping out their play ut an
English seaside town.
Anent 1.-THE Evening Worlds" para
between The New Boy" and The Old
Boy" was mentioned, Henry White. the
author Of thu Latter play, s AZ ~, II beg to
written and named before The New
Boy was produced In London. and be-
fore ! had heard OF the existence OF the
experimentaily In Brooklyn during the
week OF Feb. rs. Whether this antedatee
the production Of The New Boy / cam
not not tried to initiate Mr.. Frohmans &C.
QUESTION, and consider that the insinua-
ton does me an injustice"
. MHs f rSs IL "9% s S ee * a s"s the
London. and she certainly should DO 1t
full justice. Her own matrimonial eN-
periences. comic opera-ized, however.
would be quite as interesting as any
that the most fertile librettist could de-
| sign.
Little Ruby, the American dancer. will
return from England loaded with honors,
| and fond dramatic ''mommers" Will trot
out their precious little imps and Invade
| the offces of managers once more. as
| no m
leroyism was ripe. Little Ruby has been
baptised In London. at ST, Peters Great
Windmili street, with Elizabeth. coun;
Mrs. William Furmiloe as godmothers.
The Princess of Wales gave the child a
heart with II diamond In the centre and
all this boom. 1t is claimed. was due to
the untiring energy of our own joyous
Ted d Marks.
Tho living pictures have reached San
simists have found no single. Gym! cal
full They have .gloated over, the, tab
leaux, admired them as works OF art.
and absolutely Endorsed the verdict of
the played-out, but still popular, East.
The -statuesque ex-casino favorite. Isa-
belle Urquhart. who hasn't had unal-
! loyed happiness since she returned TO
this country with, Lole Fuliers cele-
play the part of the Widow in "a Trip
to Climate town" She will certainly look
the part admirably. Her husband. Guy
| the Wind" Miss urquhart Is one OF the
few Casino graduates not starring now.
, That Aronsonian school gave US Lillian
! Russell, Pauline Hall. Marion Mano.a,
Fanny Rice and others.
/ Miss Lottte Collins has announced for
next season. as already told, Il sketch
called THE Devil Bird" by Fred Bow
yer and ]. s. Baker. She has furtaer-
more announced II as having been writ
ten expressly for her. This. II now app
n.ars. is little bit OF poetic license.
The piece is old to the London music
balls. where 1t was popuiarzed by Mis-
ancient AFFAIR when Bowyer adapted 1t
from the French.
The play by Fred Harvey called Shall
We Forgive Herr" that Manager A. NJ.
Palmer Is said To own for this country.
I and which was also said to have been
secured by Manager Brady, was origin
! ally done In this country. It appears. un-
der the title OF THE King OF IRON" Its
American possession seems to be a little
confused. but the Indications are that
Mr.. Palmer will do the play.
Miss Rose Coshlsn has secured the
Oriental-eyed actress Maxine Elliot for
to play the part OF Dora In Diplomacy"
thpngh IN W he will ma maya. m rnaka in