The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-10
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Wilson Bnrretta Success with The
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Good New hoy"

| Noou We" boy.
Wilson Barrett. who will open his
! New York engagement at the American
Theatre seems to have struck lie" at
last with THE Markham" Fortune
has treated Barrett very capriciously
OF late and the former idol of London
seemed to be slipping backward all the
time, both in America and England.
The Markham" however, has put
BnrGett once more upon his feet, and
the English papers have been raving
enthusiastically about the play. He has
been compared to jefferson in " Rip Van
W!nkle," and the suthor of 1.-THE
Manxman" novel, Hall Caire, has de-
| cared that the dramatization was made
with admirable discretion, much force
| and great skill" Barrett has two other
plays on hand, and they promise to be
sensational. one is based upon the life
of Edison, the inventor-whom Barrett
has been told he resembles. The play
deals with some highly dramatic cpl
sOdes in Edson's life, and is said to be
| very human and interesting. 1t will
| probably be very good play for this
country. and the unlimited opportuni-
ties of advertisement that 1t offers will
surely not be lost by Mr.. Barretts
| agents. The other play is purely and
simply psychological study of two
1 souls, man and a woman, who are
brought together under most painful as
| well as startling conditions. Mr.. Barrett.
| to a London interviewer, says: We
| shall have to touch upon a great social
| problem, and handle 1t with considera-
| BILE frankness But surely no harm can
| come of pointing out the perilous pit
falls that beset innocence-for the hno-
cence that is born of ignorance can
| never be secure"
James T. Powers, who. like Frank
Daniels, and one or two others. has
ceased to star this season. appeared as
place of Willis Searle. The role is wen
suited to Mr.. Powers, and he did very
ws T sd It Th MhG SeW Boy put n ,nat the
channels of success? More impossible
feats have been accomplished
Miss Elita Proctor Otis Is very very . much
put out at the result Of t the New ert
of pocket by it. Miss Otis spent the
cosy little sum of $500 for costumes-one
must look chic, don't you know-and
| dressnakers cannot be bought off by
announcements of the non-success of
a play.
The Hammerstein- Roster Bal Fromme
| episodes are beginning to pail upon
the Rialto-ites. Enough is as good as
| feast, and too much is equal to none at
all Hammerstein, himself is as jovial
and ebuIlient as ever. After his tracas
Hoyt's Theatre and saw "A MIX White
Flag play that should remind him
that life is but a tieeting shadow, and
that we are here to-day and there to-
morrow.
Really, Mrs. Kendal--now, really-you
mustn't say such awfully candid things
mer, you should remember that we look
upon you as some one beyond the pale
CT criticism. Seriously, Mrs. Kendall, in
her article signed ''Madge Kendall on
last Sunday, is bewideringly frank. She
says: Il suppose my objection to the
woman bicyclist is based on my belief
that there Is no harm in woman DONG
anything man can do, provided she can
have few minutes conversation with
her Creator, and alter great deal ne
has SO wisely ordained. and nobody has
dared to dispute till we came across
the bicyclist."
7 B. Thalberg, the young English actor
who played the leading role in OLAF
at Niblo's Garden last season. Is golnG
to star in the English provinces. He has
purchased the English provincial rights
| II. u, y. .
The Professors Love Story" In the
language of the immortal Steve Brodie-
Hully Gee
A young woman who was desperately In
want OF all engagement was confronted
by manager looking for an actress who
could sing and dance. The young woman
in question couldn't do either, but she
felt that these troublous times called fol
audacity. She boldly announced that she
could sing like bird and dance like Car
7 mencita. She was engaged At the re
hearsals she told the stage manager
r that she didn't care TO rehearse her sons
and dance 1t would be all right-and s.
on. Everything went very well until tn
q took place 600 miles from New York. o
course the young woman was foun,
wanting, and very tempest was raise
a by the management. But being so ia
l away from the metropolis. she was re
tained in the company. That is one in
: stance of audacity's success.
How the Londoners received "A Trip t
not Pooes Theatre eet Nj
y Trip Edgar received ten offers for tn
. provincial rights of the farce.
D. ance of "A Milk White Flag with un
l. fashionable .stolidity; When one Of tn
S characters in the play announced tina tia
N Hell by the Enemy" Gillette neve
Al even smiled. although as the proud az
Id thor of Held by the Enemy" a iittl
grin of self-consciousness would hav
been pardonable.
:" One of the ponderous dramatic writer
o. In Chicago IS fearfully scandalized q
THE Passing Show" and breaches
sermon on the suppression OF vice wit
the harmless skit as text Whf
arouses his ire Is the costumes wor
by the Phrynettes. THE full leg an
hip in tights" he says, may be
on dreadfully scandalous impeachment {
'' morals. but 1t is chastity personife
compared with the dresses worn by II
his Phrynettes."
Next Monday night has been selecte
his for the first appearance of Miss OILS
RS Nethersole in THE Transgressor."
Palmer's Theatre. and for the first pr
A.. duction in this country OF Lit
'en Christopher Columbus" ut the Garde
The former will call for serious crit
cism and the latter will not but bo
re- | nronlise 70 be entertaining in their di