The evening world., 1894-03-28
GOSSIP OF The GREEN-RO0M
Mrs Kendall Assists at an Enter
tainment for College Girls
fanny Davenport to Got sardou's
New Play.


least a hundred leagues away from
"The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," opened
very interesting programme at the
Empire Theatre yesterday. She wore
respectable black silk gown, respecta-
BILE black plumed bonnet, respectable
pair of black kid gloves, and a respecta-
BILE air of benign sympathy with the
world at large. The "benefit" was or
ganized by Miss Emma Frohman,
large-eyed young woman who wears her
hair in thick festoons over her ears.
1t was Sin behalf Of the associate alum
nae of the Normal College. to found a
womans settlement as a centre for its
kindergarten and philanthropic work"
Mrs Kendall came to the city from the
large and festive city Of Trenton. She
said plenty of lovely things about kin
opinion, were the roses Of life. She also
500 which Mr.. Kendall had just given
her to she @as reaa seSry TO IN
sort of gloomy apathy, but Mrs. Kendall
became quite sprightly after the story,
sRa ina apd
about patriotism that she had heard in
the twin cities of the eWest--Minneapolis
and st; Paul On one occasion. she said,
an eminent divine was to preach in the
most famous church of st. Paul, and
a dense throng of people assembled to
hear him him. 1T T. was IN memorable , SS occasion,
present. The organ slowly ,pealed forth
solemn anthem; the crowd Of men and
women listened attsntiveiy to the soul
vine walked to the pulpit. % aseended the
and deep hush fell upon the audience
brethren. shall take my text from
st. Paul" Instantly a man from Min
neapolis arose. Great heavensE he
Iquit."
The new play that Sardou is writing
will be acquired by Miss Fanny Daven-
She will pay several thousand dollars to
the eminent playwright before she has
even seen the scenario of the piece. AT
the play will be about. although 1t is to
be the great feature of her coming sea-
son; Yet the speculation is q safe one.
ular play will be produced almost stimuli
taneously by Bernhardt in France and
Davenport in America. Neither of the
actresses In worrying herself very much
about 1t.
I'VE had trouble enough getting the
court dresses worn in .Aristocracy,' i"
said Charles Frohman yesterday, but in
Utopia all the chorus girls wear them.
They are almost thrown at you" The
presentation gowns worn in the Gilbert
and Sullivan opera will set many foolish
feminine hearts fluttering. In "Aristoc-
racy" they were considered great fea-
ture, and In The Guardsman," present
ed last April at the Lyceum. Miss Maude
Harrison wore one Of them with much
effect.
The members Of D'oyly carte's COM
table classic. Those who had lbrettos
Monday night were able to see that
scarcely word was changed-although
merest exclamation was uttered. Gill
bert never permits any gag or any sus-
picion Of gag ae looks os upon himself
whose every word is precious.
Herman Vein, the well-known Eng
lish actor. has made brilliant sugges-
tion to the effect that encores and re-
calls be forbidden by the County Coun-
ell. He looks upon the encore as a
most pernicious custom. but II he wants
TO New York. Here the encores on a
first night have become one of the most
intolerable nuisances. They have lost
ply prompted BY a belief that the public
will be gulled Into believing that they
are spontaneous outbursts. The spon-
taneous encore is a rarity nowadays.
The Tacoma gentleman, Col. w j. Fife,
is still undaunted. He is positively COM
ing to New York to organize a company
and s startle the NATIVES & n the legitimate
the elder Of whom operated store in
be strong In popularity, prestige and and
strength that will be most needed in
the stage venture
An entertainment will be given to-
morrow afternoon at the Academy Of
Music by the Theatrical Mechanical Be-
nevolent Association. which has mem
been done by this Association during
the past year.
A. well-known manager, who produced
play in this city the other day, was SC
teiisos w What I'll 'hsS DO. NJ BEFORE ths
first performance: "a: IN write "a a criticism lei m
the papers come out Tuesday morning
I'll bet you that they will speak more
glowingly Of the performance than DC
The criticism was written and sealed
The play was produced In the Tues
day papers It was ROASTED to d SindeTs ant n
manager opened his own criticism ant
tearfully he showed It to his friend
THE actors interpolated speeches." sait
he, land things went wrong. Otherwise
1t would have been as 1 said" NJ yes.
Mrs. d. P. Bowers has written an in
teresting article on Edwin Booth in The
Californian Illustrated Magazine. Sh,
gives her own experience as a member
OF his company, and although she tells
little that is new she is always enter
tainngi n.I,Is,o II never se,., met any one in n,
generous to his brother and sister
artists in the matter of dramatic
points as he. Mr. Booth was ever eager
to see those with whom he was thrown
have every opportunity to succeed, ant
round of applause or a call before the
curtain for another always seemed to bt
source of genuine pleasure to him. He
was entirely unselfish."
The picture of Moses In the Bull