The evening world., 1894-06-25
N M'QU|LLAN ONCE A SUPER" !"
His Wife and Daughter the Vic
tins Of Lizzie Halliday.
Old Mrs. Drew to Withdraw-Stace
News and Gossip.

news ana GOsSip.
distant connection with the frivolous
Rialto has been discovered for one Of
the interested parties in the Lizzie
Halliday case. When Richard Mans
field came back from London five years
ago, and presented his great but some
what unfortunate revival of "Richard
ILL.," he engaged a stalwart band of
siX-foot supernumeraries. To these
lofty gentlemen he gave battle single
handed in the final encounter on Bos-
worth Field. and the scene was par
ticularly effective one. Among the
supernumeraries was Thomas McQuil-
Ian. a sturdy, grizzled veteran OF the
British army. 1t Is for the horrible
butchery of this same McQuillan's wife
and daughter that Lizzie Halliday is to
be put to death. After his stage ex-
perience with Mansfield the old warrior
settled down on little farm near Mon
ticello. Now, enfeebled and broken. he
Is to spend his remaining days with
relatives in Canada. Audiences are apt
to look upon "supers" in big produc-
ton as SO many machines. OF little
more interest than mere marionettes.
But 1t is among the "supers" that real
live human interest is found. Many OF
them-the majority, in fact-have held
better positions, and have been forced
to accept the somewhat beggarly wages
given them by adverse circumstances.
Although 1t is 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 1t can find moth
ing good to say about 1t. The successes
ures occurred when the plays were
ceum. the good old busybody says: 1T
was nor a success in London. and It
would probably have met the same fate
in New York If 1t had not been for the
popular Georgia Cayvan in a new role
knickerbockers This is a new de-
boy, Mr.. Frohman viii put her into
trousers next season." Isn't that really
malicious?
BY his contract with A. NJ. Palmer
that perspiringly energetic manipulate Tor
Rice. will confne himself next season
sentirely to productions at the Garden
Theatre. There is as yet no talk OF
withdrawing 'li92" from that house.
day of the season found those theatre,
now open comfortably stocked at both
matinee and evening performances. Peo.
pie were not turned away, and you could
from those that were vacant. 1t was a
gruesome sight TO see the unfortunate
players In such a plight that their powder
and grease paint rippled down. their
was not neglected; The Passing Show
and m the gems of The MIkado" were ap.
pauded At night the roof gardens were
packed.
close observer declares that a Pc
culiar feature in the physical construc-
tion of the many professional contor-
tionists is the unusual shape of the
chin. In all cases this part of the face
attains extraordinary length and comes
to a sharp point. 1t may be seen in
little Eva ,Bertoldi, in sarina, Ames Won
Gofre,. and number of others. Parents
with chinny children need therefore have
no worry as to their future.
Old Mrs. Drew is to withdraw from
the company that she heads. Her place
will be filled by Mrs. Mckee Rankin
Sydney Drew's mommer-in-law, and the
season will thus continue for six weeks
able to withstand the hardships OF a
season that has had its ups and downs
remarkably well.
The stage elevator, Mrs. Jamey Brown
Potter. begins a season next Monday
night in San Francisco, supported by
the, ever. recurring Kyrle Bellew. She
will present Zola's "Therese." which
should please the Californians They
cannot, at any rate. complain that 1t is
NaiI ha, hx
Will go to Europe this season or not: he
furthermore d0esn't know whether he
viii build theatre in New York this
season or not he moreover doesn't know
whether he Will go on the road this sea
son or not A list OF the things that
MIR. Burgess does know-even II IL be moi
very compr2hensive-wou at any rate
be interesting.
The trouble with Clement Scott. the
eminent London critic, is that he takes
hiTselr Too seriously He has been talk
ing a good deal since his late contre,
temps with buchanan, and here is his
ial st utterance: Il own thas a suCC es 8.
full play is to me a personal JOY, and q
failure is to me personal curse. II
could conscientiously 10 so, | would SAY
that every play was a. masterpiece aGt
,wags merrily enough with Mr.. Scott a.
he Is. 1t doesn't really matter very much
The dazzlingly handsome manager
known. as Thomas II, Davis vii! have
numhef OF irons in the fire next season
and II Is to be hoped that he won't burr
his taperng fingers. among his attrac
tions will be new meloirama by VIII
lam Haworth called "On the MissIs
sippi;" Steve Brodie and his "senst
tiOnll drama Of New York scenes" en-
titled ION the Bowery;" Rush city
the musical farce-comedy: "McFai
denis Elopement," new farce-c1me iy
with Joan Kernel in the cast, "Th'
Hustler" in a rewritten condition; "Tht
sun Alarm" the everlasting and war
ranted to-wear-fOr century "S,owa
way" and possibly a p2ntomlmc spec
acle called The White Rat"
Miss Eloise Mortimer, the prma don
ma of the opera company now singinl
Fra DiavolO" at Proctor's Theatre
says that as Zerlina she takes Off he
shoes and stockings twice day II
the disrobing scene. She doesn't Sc,
what Proctor wants with other li!nl
pictures. and feels n little hurt Rb Ju
il. Fra Davolo' is certainly an opct
for these odd, end-of-century times.