The evening world., 1894-01-08
STAGE news AND Gossip.
Strange Complications in Rose
Coghlan's Company.
Hubert Wilke Strongly objects TO
Being Transferred.

The Rialtoites are doing a good deal
of chattering about the strange compli-
cations in Miss Rose Coghlan's company.
They have been wondering how Aubrey
Boucicault and Mrs. Louise Torndyke
Boucicault, his late fathers second wife,
have been getting along together. Th
problem has been solved. Young Bouci-
cault and his stepmother had never
spoken before they met in this company.
They had met as strangers" They
would probably have continued as such
had 1t not been for Mrs. Boucicault.
When Young Aubrey made his first ap-
pearance with this organization Louise
Thorndyke came up to him, and said:
This is n very embarrassing position
for me, Mr.. Boucicault. l did not expect
It, but here we are, and 1t can't be
helped. We had better speak to each
other and avoid exciting comment.
Don't you think this would be advisa-
ble?" Mr.. Boucicault agreed with her,
and the two now say good morning
and good evening and smile affably.
The other complication in the com
pany has not been explained. 1t is
the appearance at the theatre every
night OF MIS-. CnarleS CORnlan ana MISS
Gertrude Coghlan, and their APPARENT
friendly relations with Charles Coghlan.
Some arrangement has evidently been
made but nobody seems to know what
affair are all silent as the proverbial
sphinxes.
The public is beginning to get very
The Algerian" and THE Fencing Mas
ter" companies. Hubert Wilke. it APP
pears; is very indignant at being trans
former. He was anxious that THE
Fencing Master" people should guaran;
tee his salary with The Algerian" and
has been quite a set-to all the week in
The Fencing Master company in Phil
adelphia.
G. w. Purdy. Miss Fannie Rice's hus-
band, has taken possession of Stockwelrs
Theatre In San Francisco, and the bub-
blesome Miss Rice is playing there for
all she is worth. How long Mr.. Purdy
not known. He is what is known as a
"'hustler," and considering that he was a
dental artist before he married Miss
Rice, he has made a managerial record
for himself of which many old-timers
might feel proud.
Miss Carrie Turner is not discouraged
at the result of her unfortunate starring
az II wac " NcIy EHO Jul
but the energetic Miss Turner does not
blame herself for that. Stars never do.
II is always the fault of the actors or
Turner will try again in September, and
this time 1t will be unuer the direction
of a firm of Albany managers.
The members of the Forepaugh stock
company returned to the city yesterday
s"o'son ,cloScd;, actors Disguised. They
blame the leading lady for 1t all, and de-
clare that II 1t had not been for the COM
pllcations in which she | involved them
Tlis is the lady who has been SO ex-
trnsivcly advertised as wearing a dagger
pcrpetually a secret sorrow. She seemed
to have lent 1t to the members of the
company yesterday.
The hotels are fun Of actorsIthe lob
5, s9,on not " the . reEist lei All hs of these gen
ing of taking companies on the road.
They have booked time so extensively
that it is almost impossible to get any
nowadays. 1t Is tied up, although 1t will
probably never be used.
Lady Windermere's Fan" has been very
coldly received in San Francisco, and 1t
has been noted the C~alifornians sat stolidly
through the labyrinths of Wilde epigrams.
Either they do not understand them, or,
understanding them, they set them down
as feeble and unwitty. One or two OF the
critics have tried to point out the admir-
able pungency of these epigrams, but it
was no good. Poor Oscar would have
had a fit, could he have contemplated the
silent crowds listening to what he mod
estly considers the best play of the cen
fury.
The Philadelphians are telling a funny
story about Joseph Jefferson, anent an
episode that occurred there during his
last engagement. 1t appears that one
morning he received a letter from an en-
terprising manufacturer of folding-beds.
Here Is what the letter said: 'Str. | saw
you play Rip Van Wrinkle last night. and
When the curtain goes up on the third
act. and you rise all stiff and sore after
your long sleep. you might say a few
tired 1 ami! II had slept last night on
one of Blanks patent ~foiding-beds, war
ranted safe, durable and comfortable,
how much better l would feel this morn
course" This gentleman might use this
argument more advantageously with one
or two New York managers.
All the romance of Nine. Calves name
is ruined by one or two out-of-town
writers. who persist in alluding to the
This Is worse than speaking of the great
French tragedienne as Miss Sarah Bern
hardt.
melodrama," now running in London.
must be a weird and awful affair. The
drama Is one In which the hero, who is
q thief and "A murderer, excuses his COM
initial of about twelve murders with the
love.