The evening world., 1894-07-16
warm WEATHER FOR OPERAS.
New St, James Hall Opened Under
Caioric Conditions.
News and Gossip About the Stage
aud Its People.

The lady who dream-hemt she dwell !
helt In mar-r-ble halls in mid July
might have at least infused "a few blocks
OF Ice into her dream for the sake OF IA
tired and perspiring public. II would
have been the least she could do. Airline.
however, was as selfish Mt st. James
Hall-otherwise Herrmanns Theatre
as she always Is She sang In the good,
old conventional manner. and expected
New Workers to rush and hear her
with a Saturday haif-holday. Manhat-
tan Beach and Sousa's Band staring
them in the face. Go to. Arline-go to!
Don thy bathing suit and let the sad
sea waves do all the warbling. 81.
James Hall had been repainted. and II
was reopened under the management OF
Alexander Comstock. a young man
whom everybody would like to see sue
coed 1t was midsummer engage
mcnt. supplementary and preliminary
to the regular Fall and Winter season"
and It was the Rosenbach Opera Com
pany which sang The Bohemian Girl
A number OF people had been induced
to attend this opening performance and
there were lightly clad women. gen
tlemen In their best negligc forgery, and
u few young people. New fans had
been placed in the house, and, OF course,
IL wasn't Arline's fault that the rai In
didn't seem to make the air much
cooler. rhey encored Airline when she
dream-hemt she dwel-helt In mar-r-ble
a little more. She was Miss Amelia
Harrison on the programme, and she
looked very massive on IN. , tiny sta re.
MS did all the other members OF inc
Some
to be giants and quite on, OF
Propor,ion With the ,s scenic Tina e dssns
: Alfred seaton, Count. Arnheim Charles
Lang Florestine; s. II. DUDLEY, Devils.
; hoof Mr.. wilt tan admirn bic name tor
, the warm occasIon). Captain OF the
Guard; Miss Alton, Buda. ana LIZZIE
Annandale, Queen of the Gypsles; I3,
night and Thnrsday ID II airny af Wll
noon. Airline will dream again; Wednes-
day and Friday, Faust, will be the At
traction, and Saturday night WIZ he ae,
voted to "Cavalleria' and one act or
"Tiaviata."
Oscar Hammsrstsig, dropped s in to ,S see
he was stiii at II loss what to, write for
:, the two pounds that are sim lacking In
his opera, He thought iisa ar 'h ,Mo H whiie
the whlzzing OF the electric fans might
suggest an accompaniment
t,laude Narlus has been visiting Cecil
E ClaV, the late Rosina Nokes's husband,
in London. Beerbohm Tree. 1t appeats,
has begged Mr.. Clay to ACCOMPANY ,is.r nun IN
The shape Of one who knows the Ameri-
can ropes. Mr.. Clay; howe rye rn has oH as,
I he return to America. WHICH for him Is
full OF souvenirs of poor Rosina Nokes
: Clay may go to Australia where most
of the plays OF his wifc's repertoire VIII
e be presented by. Manager Williamson
$ people with absolutely no claims to
l. distinction as specially performers noGb
n Manager ]. Y. Gottsehulk, of the Mad
t. ison square Roof Garden; Az, yesterppa gay.
ii Pile think that it is the easiest thing IN
y the world to satisfy a r9n, roo, an u
d dienGe. but nee need hq ara yo, say day a
J. young woman called upon me and dc.
clared that she could make great MT
. In what she called n ribbon dance. !
> didn't want to hurt her feelings, SO
e told her to come to rehearsal and prom
u Used to sec the dance. She came. ne
). yards OF ribbon to her dress and do AN
;, ordinary jig. Another young woman
II yesterday wanted TO do dance IN short
!, knickerbockers, with limbs that were
X more gaunt and uncanny than my own.
The managemcnt of roof garden has
L its tragic side.
e Miss Lillian Russell doesn't believe
= that she IAN possibly be prevented from
e going to sail Wednesday; at least that
'e is her present intention. And once
l. again. let 1t be distinctly understood, IN
spite OF the positive asseIon nat 10 inc
II contract has as yet been signed be-
n tween Miss Russell and Messrs. Abbey
sSnoe nnsS G ir1ve The G Tna feHRo
css" in the English metropolis
- A story of Ireland and America: en-.
titled our Irish Homestead" by Frank
h Dumont. author of The Rain Makers u
is to he ,ne of next seasons attractions
1t will go out under the management OF
Mt e, l.. Coulter and with T. l.: DiEgen'
" elites is to b. St. Patricks Days
|" parade with "A fac-simile of the Sixty
he ninth Regiment in full uniform,
he They threw open the transoms OF thu
or doors that separate Roster a Bal:
ul from the street Saturday night, and :
at couple II score of people outside enjoyed
ne a free show. These good folks congre
IS, gated n the Stops Of the houses Oppo
he Inirably. They had splendid view o
I'd Caicedo king of The wire. and of seNera
or other features. Messls. Roster q Bia
o. are evidently goi lg to be philanthropi'
Ks Edward T.. Kidier - very busy man
;. and will have at least hree Of his tailor
nlade plays ON the road next season
And II my plays are tailor made, SAT
Mr.. Kiddcr with laTgh. '''rhey III, a
any rate. and they are produced, which
Is fact worth rem emberlMg." Mr.
st Kidder will probably have war melo
in drama before the public ere long.
q The roof gardens Jared badly Satur
lg day night The rain came one hour to-
he soon, and--like that big solder that "a
~ down beside her-it frightened the peopl
u away. 1t is funny To see a roof gardel
audience scatter when the sky begin
to weep. With the first spots peupi
jump ~ from their seats az though
dynamite bomb had fallen In their midst
and rush in all available directions a
h. the Madison SQUARE Roof Garden, par
&c OF which Is under cover, IN" orchesu'
or took TO the stage. and interpreted sew
eral numbers during the rain.