The evening world., 1894-06-25
N M'QUILLhN ONCE A SUPER. "
His Wife ard Daughter the Vic
tins of Lizzie Halliday.
Old Mrs. Drew to Withdraw-Stage
News and Gossip.

a distant connection with the frivolous
Rialto has been discovered for one of
,he interested parties in the Lizzie
Halliday cas-. When Richard Mans
field came back from London five years
ago. and presented his great but some
what unfortunate revival Of Richard
H. he engaged a stalwart band of
s!x-foot supernumeraries. To these
lofty gentlemen he gave battle single
handed In the final encounter on Bos-
worth Field. ana the scene was a par
ticularly effective one. Among the
supernunerar.es was Thomas McQuil-
Ian. sturdy. griZzled veteran of the
British army. 1t is for the horrible
butchery of this same McQuillan's wife
ana daughter that Lizzie Halliday Is to
be put to DEATH After his stage ex-
pericnce with Manslieid the old warrior
settled down on a little farm near Mon
uccllo. Now, cnfcebled and broken. he
is to spend his remaining days with
relatives in Canada Audiences are apt
to look upon "supers' in "A big produc-
ton as so many machines. of little
more interest than mere marionettes.
But II Is among the "supers" that real
live human interest is found. Many of
them-the majority, in flct-have held
better positions. ana have been forced
To accept the somewhat bcggarly wages
given them BY adverse circumstances.
Although 1t H. considered bad form to
say nasty things about the dead, dear
OLD unconventional San Francisco jumps
upon the deceased New York theatrical
season with both feet. Ii can lind moth
!ns good TO say about 1t. 1he successes
~ ~ .lsh1f ~
ures occurred when the plays were
artistic, or The Amazons," at the Iy-
ceur, the good old lusybody says: "It
was was, noI 4 'GcGesa in London, and 1t
would probably have met the same fate
IN New York II 1t had not been for the
poHr!ar Georgia cayvan in n new role
KnltMerooGkers This is new de,
boy NJ Frohnan viii put her INTO
trousers next season. Isn't that really
malicious?
By his contract with A. NJ. Palmer
mat pesspiringy cn,rretIc mlulpW.ator
OF uccollete Extravaganza, yclept 4. n
Rice, will continr HiIAsc.f next seagon
T1,pbtFtly 1,ba5,Ily to rPPI.laGiio"s at the Garden
withdrawing lag" from that house.
Saturday, the most unplea5antly torrld
day of the season furId those theatres
nov. open COMO ably stocked ut both
pie were not turuc4 away, and you could
get d good idea o! the color of the seats
lrom these tAat were vacant j. was a
Hruesome sight /! see the unfortunate
players IN such a plight that theY powder
ana grease paint l!pplol down their
faces in little tinted streams. "rlbascJ"
was not neglected; The Passing SHOW"
arl tle gems OF ''rhe Mikalo" were an
p.ag1et. Al n!snt the roof gardens We're
packed.
\ close observer declares that pc
Guitar feature in the physical construc-
lion OF me many professional cuntor-
tioniats is the unusual shape OF the
attdinH extraordinary length and comes
= sharp point. 1t may hc seen in
l!ttie Eva Bertn!di In Sacina, Amcs Won
with chnuy catlarer need therefore have
no worry as 10 thp!r future.
Old Mrs, Drew is to withdraw from
IN" o"mpnny, MAT she heads, Her place
sydney br"w's mcmmcr-in-nw and the
season Will thus continue for six weeks
Longer i'9rr an old lady; Mrs; Drew is
able TO Mithstand the hnrdships OF a
season that has had its ups and downs
remarkably well,
The stage elevator Mrs. James Brown
iottor, begins scason next Monday
IiSHN III Shh FRANCISCO, supported by
the, ever.recurrIng Kyrlc Bellies. She
VIII present Holas "Therese." witch
should please the Californans. They
milk and water.
Nell Burgess doesn't know whether he
VIII 20 10 Europe this season or not; he
IurthermGre doesn't know whether he
season or not, he moreover doesn't know
whether he Will 10 on the road this sea-
son or net A list OF ;he things that
yery eomprehensive--would, at any rate.
be interesting.
The trouble with Clement Scott, the
himself Too seriously, He has been ialit,
. ins a good deal since his late contre-