The evening world., 1894-03-08
ENs or THE STAGE WORLD.
Edith Kenward Tells of Play
! wright Sims's Eocentricities'
Henry Irving Refuses Toole's Re-
quest for Miss Phillips.

Miss Edith Kenward, the Kangaroo
dancer, who has been In London for the
last four months, quietly returned to thu
city last week on the Teutonic. She hal
come back as the authorized representa-
tive Of George r Sims, the famou:
English novelist and playwright. Mr.
Sims has a new play that Is to be pre-
scented at the Lyceum. and which VIII
be staged with Rewards assistance
The great success of THE Amazons'
will probably delay the. production. but y
In to be the next thing done at ina
drama for Charles Frohman. which will
be produced In the Autumn, n alto
-ether he Is a very busy man. sims u ON
of the best known literary men In London
said the vivacious Edith yesterday. "Hs
is popular everywhere, and he is much
loved among the poor. l uppose you
know that his work in the slums OF
London caused a great sensation there
some time ago. He Is a peculiar man
You would think he was an American. II
you met him. He uses the most up-to'
date American expressions..expresslons
that you never hear OUTSIDE OF New
Regents Park. all alone with his pets
and a housekeeper. He dimes In state
every night by himself. with a dog or
ike a big child: He is very. fond Of
playing games. When he had finished
reading his play to me. he said: Now
we'll go and have a game at battledoor
understood his ~eccentricity. we played
the game for two hours. He Is very FOND
OF dolls. and sets for hours playing with
tuem. He has a magnificent collection,
eccentricities are not assumed. They are
quite natural. He IL thoroughly and in
herentiy odd. Sometimes ne goes into
the kitchen and talks to the cook about
lightful companion. Sims has never yet
been to America. but Of course he would
like to come. The last words he said to
me were: BE sure and tell the Amerl-
Kenward says that there is nothing new
in London. There Is a craze for farce
comedy of the American order. and the
S, r. ,asd, success &C. "a In cs the En Gjr,h m mstrS g.
a downright American musical comedy"
comedy"
George Grossmith, the entertainer,
says that he makes more money in Eng
land than he does in America. but there
is method in the seeming madness that
brings him here. He gets new ideas. and
the people in England are more eager
the States. Just now Amerlcamania Is
raging on the other sid of the Atlantic
pillows.
Miss Kate Phillips, of Henry .Irving's
company, is honored by being in great
request. A short time ago Irving re-
e ss 2 cable message from his old
special favor that Miss Phillips might be
permitted to return at once to London,
n create a new part In the play that
was originally intended for Mrs. John
Wood. or course, the request was a lit
tie bit cheeky. MIR. Irving replied to the
effect that he couldn't spare Miss Phil.
SUSAN in Vance oidfield," and Martha
in Louis XII" Bye the bye it is said
that Irving will make another American
owing to the aItoeether Hnpreceden.ed
success Of the present engagement.
Miss Marie Tempest is going around
tends 70 appeal to cultured audiences in
Australia. China. India and south AZ.
RIGA. This is sad. but Miss Tempest,s
some particularly energetic manager
bobbed up with some particularly inter
esting opera, likely to appeal to the par
ticularly appreciative people of the
States.
Some. surprise was felt in London;
when Angustin DAILY recently engaged
Matter GRANVILLE; an Eng! nn,,I actor , VIII
u hi h"A' Seh' 'hth
years contract with Mr.. Granville, az.
though there are scores of better actors
Walking, unemployed. about our own
Rialto.
"A Fashionable Girl" Herbert Hal
Winslow's rev comedy. that was pre-
company. enjoyed a long and prosperous
run OF exactly two nights. 1t was then
put on the shelf, owing, of course, to
ormo business.
Miss Amelia Somerville, the merry
little mountain maid thinks Of going
into vaudeville. She does not want tc
two very juvenile children, who claim
all her maternal attention. Vaudeville
all the go, nowadays. It Is easier worl
t WeiI. tie + not uotefbi etfer' and It it pa CAUSES sasf few a,
They are making great preparations a,
Iext week. Manager Charles Burnham
Of the Star, was Informed very gravel,
that Joseph Haworth: who played Wa
actors original uniform" THAT ma.
BE-" responded Burnham. who is some
thing of a wag. but I would not advisl
Mr. Haworth to say anything about It,
comedy am,d%1'FI n Witch M shs !tttls ap Snslss
at Abbey's Theatre during the recent en-
Eagement of "L'Enfant Prologue a
mat house, will probably be used mex
season by Louise Beaudet, who intendI
70 star. Miss Beaudet. will certainl,
snlne In 1t as advantageously as dic
Nine. Theo.
Thomas W. Keene's company will ap
pear In "Othello" at the Union Opera
aouse; West Brighton, 8. l.. next Thurs
gay night. The company will be mimi
AT: Keene. Frank Hennig will pla!
othello. and T. r. Eagleson, Iago.
Zone up when run down by taking MILHAu
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