The evening world., 1894-09-13
STAGE News AND GOSSIP.
Henry Arthur Jones Is to Revisit
This Country.
Sardou Said to BE Writing q Play
for the Younger Salvini.

Henry Arthur Jones, whose play
THE Bauble Shop" was produced at
the Empire Monday night and whose
"Masqueraders' will be introduced to
New Workers in November. is coming to
this country next month. 1t is not his
first visit. He was here a few years
ago to superintend the rehearsals OF
Saints and Sinners when that play
was produced at the Madison Square
Theatre. BY the bye, 1t is Daniel Froh-
man. of the Lyceum, and not Charles
Frohman, who has secured the Ameri-
can rights of Jones's latest. THE Case
of Rebellious Susan" Mr.. Frohman
says this Is a comedy of marital in
compatibility. as well as a character OF
comedy. The playwright has Jared very
well as far as America is concerned.
A MS haHe
1.-The Middleman" having proved the
most popular. Jones had one awful
London failure in THE Crusaders,
which he produced himself, and the
for America never saw this play. Jones
is an interchangeable worker, and never
leaves n play until after 1t has been
and chatteis and shakes the dust OF
London from his feet
The Kendals are hereto set us all
right again and look after the interests
of this youthful country. They: open
with a revival OF The Second Mrs.
Tanqueray," after which they produce
Lady Clancarty.'"' The new play. "A
Political Woman" by an English Uni
season-weep not-the Kendals will rest,
and after that they are to have a new
theatre In London, built by American
dollars.
dismal fiasco at Roster & Balls Monday
night, was carefully rehearsed for three
weeks The management attribute Its
failure to the extreme nervousness OF
put on again: and 1t may not: At any
rate, no more risks will be taken. The
programme at this house Is too good tC
be endangered by one ridiculous feature
The Sardou fever is as persistent as
ever. The French playwright Is now
alleged to be at work upon a play fol
Salvini, the younger, as well as for a
dozen stars and half a dozen managers
put that really Bought s by Sa Fann,
for Sarah Bernhard, Miss Davenport
getting the American rights. Wher
their own absurdity. BY the bye, Mis-.
Davenport has cancelled a good deal oil
her time, and will not open her season
much before December: This delay II
dou play will entail.
Gossip anent Lillian Russell and hei
London season is very rife on the Ri
alto, and the popular impression is thai
the prima donna has encountered what
as a frost. A Londoner, who has Just
arrived here. said that Miss Russell had
hurt herself in good many directions
very. awkward things she said about
London and it's audiences, due probably
to her last experiences there. A story /.
HnE the rs 9un %s. ;S Sster Effect s
to Mr.. Abbey's scheme that he declined
to have anything to do with It. and lief
London before The Queen Of Bril-
liants" was produced.
Frederick warde has a new play b,
mede," which deals with the well
known episodes that include Robir
Hood and Marion Lea.
| C. w. Couldock, the veteran actor
wh9 is to psNy she Rood Of at 0f ps sarsy
Theatre Saturday night, has been seer
personated the irascible miller AM
hundreds OF nights in the famous Haze
Kirke" run. Few of this generation
are aware OF the fact that he came from
London as a tragic star, and that h.
! othello and Richard in the palm!
days"
Four stunning dancers have been en-
gagged in London for E, E. ,Rice's pro
duction of Little Christopher Colum
bus" at the Garden. They will sail jus
as soon as the date of the 1892" re
npem certain Is settled Tss will ms aspsn
who contracted for the present bur
lesque last Spring, and are not dis
posed to relinquish 1t. Anyhow, 1892
Is certain to pass Its four hundred an
fiftieth performance Oct. r.
Alexander Comstock has some admire
BILE plans for st. James Hall, and
looks as though they would be carrie
strel people, and Intends to give a goot
old-time minstrel show-with moder
improvements.catering- particularly,
Pictures, good enough to succeed b
itself.
Nhe Living flctuTe lauleS at IrOCtOr
Theatre have been kindly requested I
remain In their dressing rooms unit
frames. They are forbidden to hol
conversation with any persons excel
the stage manager. There's disciplir
for you.
A melodrama now being presented
Chicago, introduces canvas troile
car, canvas drawbridge. a canvs
, boat, and an electrocution chair. SUI
posed to be modelled after that used
Sing Sing. With these startling effect
songs and dances are used. The nan
: OF the melodrama is THE Temptatic
, OF Money" Can the money referred
, be that Of a manager?