The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-24
GOSSIP OF THE THEATRES
Comedian Lonnen Sails Over Here
for a Weeks Holiday.
London Papers Give lillian Russell
Lots of Praise.

E. J. Lonnen, the English comedian,
who was here few years ago with
George Edwardes's Faust Up to Date"
company, arrived in New York for one
weeks holiday Saturday. II had no
idea l was coming until the Thursday
before l sailed" said Mr.. Lonnen. as he
stood in the lobby Of the Casino with
his friend II. j. Leslie. ut suddenly &C.
CURED to me that l needed holiday.
80 ] went to the Lyric management
I'm in Little Christopher Columbus
you know-and told them | was going
to take run over to America. So they
put my young brother into my part, and
here l am, AS to the statement that l
am going to appear in Little Christie
pher' at the Garden Theatre, l can say
that it Is not true. am here purely
for recreation" II is, however, whis-
pered that Mr., Lonnen wants to secure
THE Isle of Champagne" for England,
and that this Is the real object of his
mission. The English comedian was
asked about Lillian Russell's season at
the Lyceum Theatre, but he had very
little to say about 1t. Il didn't see The
Queen of Brllliants,' he declared, be
cause l was acting every night. Miss
Russell, however, has made u hit. She
received the most laudatory notices, but
the Londoners don't like The Queen Of
Brilliants'--and, of course, the opera
the thing that makes success. None but
kind words have been spoken of Miss
Russell. Little Annie Meyers made
quite as much hit az the prima
The arrival In the city of the English
hotices OF THE Queen of Briiiiants. q"
atrical offices in this city. The contents
of the journals were devoured eagerly.
The criticisms were very, surprising. be.
also announced that Lillian had scored
q cold fiasco. The London papers show
that this is undoubtedly not the case.
bright particular star in the Charles
Harris stage managerial heaven. Her
voice has improved. her acting has real
suasive, and II she could have given her
songs three times over her many ad-
mirers IN front would have been still an
was the rock ahead all the evening The
Daily News asserts that apart from a
tendency to the tremolo, from which
Amsr san.e artists are are Usually free
than she used to be. The Sunday Times
declares that whatever success 1.-THE
Queen of Brill!ants" may achieve will be
Russell The Referee gushinsly an.
nounces that Lillian's success was incon.
testable. So there you are. The vexed
question Is settled.
One London critic has discovered that
ten years. fsn't that quite too t sWee eas;
gallant? 1t infers. of course, that ten
years ago Lillian was In her teens.
This kindly criticism will undoubtedly
| send dozens or antique prime donne to
The contract between Henry E. Abb
even more favorable to the Casino man.
ayers than has yet been made known
They get their 500 week, even IL Miss
Russell were IL, and didn't sing, and
them from the, corresponding weeks
business the following season. Abbey
will also have to pay the travelling ex-
penses Of Canary a. Lederer's repre-
s sentative ,0s should the prima donna
| the whole sum of $4,000 deposited by
Henry Il. Abbey would go to Canary &
Lederer.
The unkindest cut Of ALI On the
Roster Bal programmes tonight the
rived at by the belligerent establish
ment Saturday night. Mr.. Hammer
stein, however. is quite unruffled. He
gazes sereneiy at the motley crowd that
passes the door. Mr.. Hammerstein says
that he will appear In court to-day-he
doesn't say what CORTLAND begin what
he promises will be a very lively pro-