The evening world., 1894-04-11
"UTOP|A's" fine COSTUMES.
All Genuine Articles and of Con-
siderable Value.
Comic Opera Season at Washington
Other Stage News.

The Jolly, good-natured people of the
,I,topia" company are getting quite
used to seeing strangers behind the
scenes of the Broadway Theatre, pri-
yatey inspecting the gorgeous costumes
fiat bear the closest inspection. The
Utopians have adopted guide book man
ners and little set speeches, such as
those one hears when visiting Shakes
,,eare's birthplace or Warwick Castle.
They rather like IT, too, and the other
afternoon they were all In the most
3oyial state of mind, from Kate Talby,
who says that Americans are never
half awake at matinees, to little Aileen
Burke, who has become SO popular that
she will never be allowed to return to
| England. The costumes were displayed
| between the acts, In the star dressing
! room hung the gorgeous drawing-room
dresses worn BY Miss Talby and Miss
Reddick. Mrs Reddick has charge Of
the room. and individually she keeps
very watchful eye over her daughter.
please examine these dresses close
~" remarked Mrs. Reddick. in her
guide-book voice, land note the splendid
satin of which they are made. See
these jewels all sewn ina great work.
assure you. The gowns are really too
good for the stage. They cannot be
properly appreciated from the front of
the house. Nothing. finer Is worn at
buckingham Palace
This statement could, OF course not
be contradicted, and It sounded cutie
plausible. Feel this satin" said Frank
Dandy, the comedian, holding up the
me- 9rr as IHasG of the the utOpan
too, to get stun IKE this; it stands 5 ' the
wear year a. and tear and racket, don't you
If you want to see my helmet" said
Capt. Fitzbattleaxe, good humoredly,
here It is-no bit of tinsel and gold
p paper. solid article, and quite realis-
Frank Boor, the Lord Chamberlain,
wears nnr coat that, 1t has been proudly
rington, but Mr.. Boor wouldn't swear
that this was fact. Il never saw Lord
harrington In the coat, don't you know"
aager, will have to do all the swearing
Il sim. 1t must have been worn BY Some
great gun, for it cost $500. and it isn't
r ronIiGy worth Sr,to , that money. Then it
for the stage, as it is all lined with silk
Mr.. Boor unbuttoned the coat to prove
/ was all lined with silk
II There Is no deception anywhere, as n
matter of fact. The magnificent throne
has sent even Charlie Frohman into rap
ministers sit when they do their Christy
minstrel act are marvellous bits Of work.
Wnle the floor cloth with which the
stage Is covered is veritable curiosity
Joseph jefferson follows the Kendals
at the Star Theatre. Mr. jefferson has
been defending the strange and much
outraged policy that keeps him tied down
to one part. Says Mr.. jefferson: IAN
Nlued ne does not lose interest In the
CHARACTER" And he never does while the
box speaks convincinglyD The
the pentonime or action. 1t is in the
long speech or soli!oluy. where the old
tire fails to be kindled and to arouse
the old-time enthusiasm"
Edgar strakosch, is going to have
Summer season of comic opera OF AL
baugh's Grand Opera House in Washing
ton, He will do a different opera every
",Girof,e- Girona," The Gypsy Baron"
The, Bat" La Belle Helene" "Indi-
ana" Glover" THE Beggar Student"
and others.
terday, 81 am not going to play Char
i I,E's, aunt at the Schiller Theatre, in
leys Uncle people have taken nv title
and inflated my printing,-they use
ltuenlnR QOS, ana use a
laughing cat-but I can't help It.
don't care snap. but
should like II to be understood that we
| play at Hooley's. and not at the Schil-
Ter" Mr.: Frohman smiled at the tao
tics OF the Charley's Uncle" people.
Imitation. after all, is the sincerest
form of fiattery.
A funny incident occurred during the
Performance of Charley's Uncle" the
other night. Little Miss Jane Stuart
was the heroine of the incident. During
the performance she sings--with n GER
tain amount of audacity. 1t must be ad-
Gounod's Romeo and Juliet" On this
occasion, to her intense chagrin. she dis
covered that Nine. Melba. and one or
Two or the Italian opera artists. were in
we house: occupying a box. Little Miss
stuart who Is as bright as n button-as
whole paper of buttons. in fact--was
honplussed for q moment only. She hit
upon scheme. She sang the song IN a
burlesque fashion. travestying the high
notes and the trils and she made hit
inc applause that followed was led by
Nine. Melba herself.
The Fencing Master" and 1.-THE AL
gerians' have certainly had checlsered
Ssareers. People have been transferred
from one company to the other; man.
agers have stepped in and stepped out
again, and these works both charming
Is Tar as Mr.. De Koven is concerned,
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