The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-02
MISS LEWIS As CLEOPATRA.
The Actress Chats Breezilv About
Her Forthcoming Production.
" Bankers Daughter" May BE Re-
yiyed-stage News and Gossip.

| The irrepressible and entertaining Lii
Ian Lewis. who is so much more anus
ing off the stage than on 1t, remarks
simply: II take 1t for granted that by
this time everybody knows that | an,
going to play CLEOPATRA" with ballet
and chorus. and scenery and storm, and
living pictures, and that the barge scene,
with me as Cleopatra, will be one of the
living pictures" Miss Lewis Is right.
The important news has probably been
flashed across the atlantic, translated
into Spanish. French. German and a few
other Twins languages. Miss Lewis, how
ever, does not promise ice-creams in addi-
ton to the living pictures. and the storm.
and the ballet, and the barge, presum-
ably for the reason that Pauline Hall
has copyrighted the ice-cream idea.
Breezily, audaciously and almost Heav-
emily -Twins-ly, Miss Lewis goes on: 81
would like to know why Cleopatra never
asked Antony TO go through mar
riage ceremony In order to legtimize
her and his children. ] don't think the
world ever produced a woman 50 de-
PRAYED as to make her 'nsensibie TO the
rights her children should have to their
fathers name, especially a woman SO
high In power and position as Cleopatra;
I believe she was woman OF advanced
ideas and was true to each or her nus
bands while they lived. In short. ] be-
lieve Cleopatra was a good woman, a
good wife and good mother Pathetic
Lillian.
Bronson Howard wants to revive his
good old-tmer. THE Bankers Daugh-
ter" one OF his first successes. next sea
son. Shenandoah IL also to be re-
vived. Then Mr.. Howard, as already
F Io His last play. "Aristocracy,"
is to be shelved. 1t was not success.
The out-of-town audiences guyed Its
rather extrayagant ideas Even San
San Franciscan was the hero.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Lexow Committee is making 4 hot for
the New York police force, The Police
ese nsst vii co on he he road
ing in Chicago Aug. 10. Miss Florence
Geroid. one Of the lessees OF the play;
M Rs %sses o haRs
man viii be Carlton Wells. late OF the
Princess's Theatre. London, and Eela-
tive.ahem!.,of Lord Lore, R Rosebery' Eng Eng
ever, will not appear in 1.-The Police In
spector.'
Henry Bagse. Leonard Boyne's un;
to the Post Graduate Hospital, at Sec
ond avenue and Twentieth street. He
heRns to role me that G &c play
when 1t opens at the American The
atre in August.
AUNT" Louisa Eldridge and her club
by son, Press Eldridge, are doing the
| roof gardens and all the other entertain
ments that are now open. Mrs. Eldridge
believes In New York as a Summer re-
sort. her extreme patriotism standing In
the way Of a trip to Europe.
Piners. the great, and only. whose
| talents are so varied that he can make
n success of plays differing as widely as
Sweet Lavender" The Amazons" and
The Second Mrs. Tnnqueray," may pos
tility by writing the book Of comic
Harrigan has made great hit in San
Francisco. and the Californians have
fornian. OF course, that enhances his
value in their eyes, even II it doesn't in
| ours.
And now it is said that the much dis
cussed aerial ballet which is to take the
place of the still living pictures, Is not
SO very brand new after all. 1t Is de-
clared on good authority that the aerial
| wire dance that was done by Mile. Aena
at the Drury Lane pantomime in Lon
don eight or nine years ago. little
complication is added to the amicable
| contest between A. NJ. Palmer and
Roster & Bal by II. J. Leslie's an
nouncement that y u..H- IS an orig
inai feature OF '',ilss Dollar the French
farce. of which he has secured the
American rights, and that he will en-
| join anybody else who does 1t. Next
The aerial ballet will at any rate be
| heard OF before It is seen.