The evening world., 1894-08-30
STAGE NEWS AAO GOSSIP.
Miss Irish Wants to Show Us
What She Can Do e..
Rice Says He Can Hold Camille
D'Arville to Her Contract.

Mrs. Kendal's exsleadinE lady. Miss
Annie Irish-the Ellsan Of THE Second
Mrs. Tanqueray''-who arrived here
Sunday. and is now l,lacidly resting"
at the Hotel Aberdeen, will not Join the
kendals this season. Mr.. Kendall made
me an ofrer," she said yesterday but l
Old not care to accept II. and he would
not agree to my terms. My season with
them did not give me much OF a chance
to show Americans what can do. My
part in 'Tanqueray' was peri etual re-
straint upon me. I wonder II my au-
oiences imagined that II was natural for
me to be so tame, SO quiet and SO awkward
l did not like the part at all. And now I
have come to America to settle here
positively. why? Because 1t agrees
with me. In spite of my hard work last
season, ! never enjoyed such perfect
neuralgia: 1t left me here, and am SO
much better. Then / have married
sister in this country, and many re,a-
self. ! had an ofIer IN London 70 play a
play, The New Woman. but / declined
It, and l had other, offers, but America
shall l do? I don't know yet. l have
had several good offers, hut / am anx-
ioms to get part ir which Arnericanss
S Savs ne bs 0ys p Mnsn and
speaking tieir lines. 'rhey are my IA
vorite playwrights." Miss Irish knew
very i, lt!e d60dt n the k END plans She
season did not close until June.
f. E. Rice will say very little about
his difficulty with Miss Camille DAT
vile. but he asserts that he has an air
tight contract, with her. and II he
The managerial lot Is not a happy ~ one ne.
and Mr.. Rice has his share OF tribula-
tons. Miss Fanny johnson Is also under
contract to him for this season-air
With K NJ Field for Prime" Pr Ss PFo f Tsm
William Barrys son who was to have
appeared in "l4s2,", went away with
somebody melody else, and when Miss saliie
Mr.. Rice was calmly informed that she
was in Europe. The manager however.
Is not shedding tears at the loss OF Mr..
Barry and Miss Randall. ~,
Miss Marie B3gsropghs, 4 Is said. is
dates at some OF the theatres through
the country. Mr.. Willard wrote to a
number of managers, asking them to
Would have MED had he been here.
for her. And now It seems that they
have held time.but Of the wrong
Is Fs asserted. are sn E q = haV s Miss
Burroughs in April--just, as though she
could crowd her season into that month.
This shows how difficult II IL to launch
one.
agent: miss ode,ss wi Tyler viii ride one
S the IN he ssSRd as aRK
flying dismount from the saddle. She is
a. skilled equestrian and looks more
charming than ever. they say, as a., an
ceived this tervd send-off il 1t had not
been for that little affair OF hers with
Howard Gould?
The score of Lite Christopher Co.
out. 1t is full Of London puns, however,
and 1t will stand good deal of rough
!Teatmen! T1ere Is no kno%ns when
done. The 1852 revival Is going strong,
and II may be found necessary to give
Little Christopher" to the out-of-town-
ers while the metropolis Is getting ready
Mr.. Hammerstein doesn't like the col
ored posers he employs In his living pic
ture. THE Three Graces." They are so
uncertain. One night they appear, the
next they are not 10 be found. Mr.. Ham
merstein on about half a dozen occasions
has had to send q messenger ta,Twenty-
seventh street at'the last moment to get
colored models. Us
1.-The silver laurel wreath for Strauss
will be a magnificent thing said Ru-
dolph Aronson yesterday. land II will
be exhibited for two weeks before send
II abroad. l have a list OF names a yard
long. OF course, Strauss has no idea of
any such thing. and he will be much
surprised. He deserves the wreath
More Of his music has been done in
America. without payment OF royalty.
than you could possibly imagine. Strauss
was over here twenty-five years ago,
but he will never come again. The
wealth OF the country would not tempt
him to undertake another ocean cross
ing. He has horror of, the sea-"
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The reading matter on thea II lcal pro-
grammes Is occasionally absolutely
brutal. Take that at the Star Theatre.
for instance, where 1.-THE Crossroads OF
Life" Is being played. Under the head
ing, Benefits OF Yawning." this APP
pears: sit easily. with your back sup
co Much EerS1aIa