The evening world., 1894-05-18
A PHILADELPHIA PAULINE,
Disastrous Debut of Miss Virginia
Stuart Yesterday.
Rose Coghlan in "Peg Wellington "
Theatrical Gossip.

Little Miss Virginia Stuart tried to play
the Lady of Lyons" yesterday. 1t was
her debut. and 1t was deplorable that with
80 many friends as she has, Judging from
the large audience in Palmers Theatre,
she should have been so Ill advised. Miss
Stuart is sweet-looking girl. very young.
very thin and shy. and utterly unified
for stage career. She had no concep
tion Of the part whatever. 1t Is doubtful
II she knew the meaning OF all the lines.
She was badly dressed and there was
enough paint on her lips to dye a carpet
Miss Stuart's home Is in Philadelphia.
She ought to go back and pray to be de-
livered from her friends. Mr.. Tabcr had
emotional attacks. and when he let his
voice die away. far away. as 1t did fire.
quently. he made Claude Melnotte very
amusing, which 1t ought TO be anyway.
Mr.. Nelson Wheatcroft made a wooden
soldier Of Col Damas. and the aristocratc
bearings OF Miss McVicker in the role Of
Nine. Deschappelles were immense.
Rose Coghlan appeared In the title
role of Peg Wellington" at the Madison
Square Theatre last night, and revived
the splendid impression which she made
some time ago In this part. The play
will be repeated tonight and at both per-
formances tomorrow.
The women are beginning to feel the ef-
fects of the woman movement. Monday
evening an immense crowd filled the lobby
Of the Casino. The line OF men trying to
get at the box-offlce curved like a black
snake. Two women entered about the
time for THE Passing Show" to start,
and with the assurance born Of patient
and chivalrous subordination on the part
Of the stronger sex made their way to the
head OF the line. prepared to be served
without delay. meek man with place
aux danes expression held back, when a
busineas-like guard suddenly appeared.
and in very polite but very decisive
manner told the ladies that they would
have to go to the end of the line. and they
went. Both signed that petition to have
the word male scratched out Of the State
Constitution. but they will never do 80
again.
B. r. Keith, the continuous perform
ance" originator. has now gone to the
native American concert stage for tai
ent. Yesterday his New York man
Keith houses the weil-known prima-don-
ma, 1nez Mecusker, who is at present
the soloist Of Sousa's Band at the
Madison Square Garden. Miss Me
mon power. Next season she Is to star
In musical comedy called THE Prima
Donna"
does not take kindly to water. The
nervous shock Of a nightly shower-bath
in the final living picture has been too
9r hep SnS Il hss %Sa
appears on alternate nights.
May Robson, Of Frohman's Empire
company, has a small lot of antique
bonnets, the composition Of which Is a
a e two S EXT p51dins yes
tions, worn in Sowing the Wind" are
Of the period of 1880. For two entire
weeks Miss Robson ransacked the Astor
and Cooper Institute libraries before she
found what she wanted. Everything
under the head of toggery was over
hauled She read through French and
back ached aud her face and hands
were gray with dust. When the very
thing wanted was found the stage cos
| in buckram. This was reproduced In
straw and trimmed after the print, the
| roses being painted and pinched to rep
resent the garniture of the period
| This one item in dressing the part OF
| Mrs. Fretwell' represents a money
value of not less than $500 for time is
| money, and the actress worked as many
hours as the librarian.
Herbert Holcombe, baritone. and Sadie
| Cushman, soprano, will be among the
singers who will delight roof-garden
patrons this Summer. Their specialties
are operate duets and sketches.
Now the Imperial Music Hall has
caught the animate art fever. The
management announces the first presen.
living pictures by A. Won Prittwitz Palm
Something very striking Is said to be
| in preparation.
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