The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-17
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The Mnnsflcld-Frobm COntrO-
,crsy Recalls Mrs. Carriers suit
--RebenrsnIs Of "Jacintn'
HIVE Ilpuuu.


| --Hchenrsns OF 'Jacintn
Have Begun.
| The mild controversy now being waged
! between Richard Mansfield and Charles
! FrOhman Is entertaining the RlaltO. Mr.
/ Mansfield hints that Mr.. FrOhman lures
valuable people away from their man
| ayers by tempting offers Of augmented
| salaries MIR. Erohman denies the soft
| Impeachment. The whole affair recalls
! the famous Mansfleld- Carter Ferguson
matter that even now Ii hanging about
| the Court OF APPEALS. Mrs. Leslie Carter,
| 1t will be remembered engaged w. y.
Ferguson to support her when she first
went on the stage lie signed "a con
tract, without any two weeks clause, Mt
a salary of $3.50 II week. Later on, be
fore Mrs. Carter appeared, Ferguson
opened with Mansfield in Beau Brlm-
NELL ana created IA part In that play
with much success. Mrs Carriers man
hgcr went to Europe, and when he re-
turned he was Informed by Mr.. Fergu-
son that the actor would not keep his
contract lie gave first as an excuse,
physicians orders that he should not
travel, and hcn-ths WAS the straw
that broke the Camels back-he objected
70 Mrs. Carter on grounds of morality.
lie signed a three years contract with
Mansfield at Sl75 n week. OF course,
there, was q fight, Mr.. Mansfield de,
engaged Ferguson and washed his
hands OF all responsibility. The case
was taken into court. 1t was decided
in FcrgusOn's favor 1t was then APP
pealcd, and no decision has been render
ed. In view Of MIR. Manshelds recent
remarks, these memories are amusing.
NJ. Mnrius has begun rehearsals of
'Jacinta,' the comic opera In which
Louise Bcaudet IL to star under the man
ngcmcnt of MIR. Whitney. Many people
had begun to believe that the tour had
fallen through, II will be very much IN
evidence. however Sig Peruglnl will
sing the leading tenor role.
A new face is the latest thing offered
by an enterprIsing firm in the West
An actress who IL said to be at least
sixty years old went to the firm and
had her features renovated. 1t was
when she appeared in New York, lately
two or three critics declared that she
Was va too young for the part she played;
So cT"rsg T3 3T nard 10 ha nroc 9
number of soubrcttcs might profit by
it. What pity somebody doesn't make
q specially of supplying new heads.
What a fortune that somebody would
secure!
Miss Marie Wainwright will produce
her new play, Daughters OF Eve" by
A. T.. Lancaster and Julian Magnus, at
the Harlem Opcra-Iiouse next week
Miss Wainwright Will play dual role.
This actress seems to be very fond of
Harlem.
John Hopkins, who has introduced the
continuous performance to the people of
st. Louis, has a novel method of clear
luE his house. He presents n drama
every afternoon and evening, and be
tween the acts introduces vaudeville
who would stay in the theatre during
the entire day. Mr. Hopkins discourages
that. At O'Clock he puts on very bad
vaudeville turn-pccurcd on account Of
its infcrlority. SO weak is 1t that it
drives the people out, as he intends II
shall do. If 1t fails, he puts 1t on again
generally clear house at Z o'clock, Mr.
mopkins got the idea from London.
There they call the feature, that drives
the people out the 'panicky" act
Sol Smith Russell has taken a step
away from his One-part plays. He Is
now producing "rhe ,iIcir-at-Law' IN
Chicago with Belle Archer as Ciccly
llOmespun. This IL simply due to lauI-
able ambition, for outside of New York
Mr. Russell coins money.
| tion has been effected between Tony
Pastor md the Melba of the variety
world, Maggie cline, Miss Cline will
probably return to her old manager who
made her what she iS. !: viii be a good
thing for them both. Marguerite Is
great, but she is not big hit outside of
New York while Tony can always find
room for her. How silly II Is to quarrel
with ones bread and butter, after all.
No actress within the memory OF the
oldest inhabltant has had as many com
NethersoIe. Up to 10 o'clock last night
the list OF people with whom she has
been compared in spots--lncluded Clara
Morris Mrs ksmd9i HSiEn r Rlauy WEs
| BERNARD Beere, Eleanora Duse, Ada
Rehan. Ada Cavendish and Henry lrv-
| ing. The characters she has borrowed
from these representative people are as
| follows: Clara MOrris's stolldity. Mrs
| Kendal's stage business, Helen pau
vray's plaCidity,. Jane Hading's poses
| Eleanora buses sudden outhursts, Ada
Rehan's intonatlon, Ada Cavendlsh,,s
vocal peCuliariues and Henry Irving
Ry-thc-hye, the long stage waits at the,
first performances OF The IrahsEresSor
sole tainted AT the end of each act, a Ia
| Clara Morris. but she recovered from
her swoon after the third act In time to
say. "In take that curtain call alone
Miss Viola Allen In an article that she
| has signed Oen 10 one she didn write
in declares that an actor neeu no longer
rant or shout in II modern playhouse OF
| improved acoustic properties and dlmin-
ished proportions. Miss Allen herself
is an admirable example of the refined
methods and the dclicacy or style that
the playGoers OF to-day demand.
The Academy OF Music Is sutferinE
from the generosity of an unknown indl-
| yldunl who gives out spurious passes
for shenandoah" AS rule, he ope-
rates in the wine saloons, and on Monday
night ten bartenders clamored for al,
| missIon-whiCh they didn't get u
shouldn't mind so much" said one OF
those gentlemen "it | hadn't given him
drinks in exchange for the pass. he
was very nice about 1t, though. lie asked
fnr n ,flnss of water and II was | who
suggested V beer, OF which he willingly
paTtOok."