The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-27
MART HANLEY IN TOWN AGAIN.
He Says Harrigan's Tour Has Been
Very Successful.
.In Mexico" Ready for the Bos-
tonians-Other Stage News.

Mart Hanley, Edward Harrigan's
aoughty lieutenant, came to the city
yesterday. and made himself at home
in the little Thirty-fifth street theatre
chat amid the tumultuous playhouses
of the metropolis, still stands dark,
closed, and ornamented with the mil
dewed legend-souvenir of a dead sea-
son-"Hilliard and Arthur in the Sleep
va,ker! I'VE have been away for
e,ehteen weeks" said Mr.. Hanley, land
,hev have been most profitable weeks for
30 But 1t has been fatiguing time
incessant travelling, hard work. and
many annoyances. We presented eight
NJ Harrigan's plays, and we were royalty
welcomed everywhere. In San Francisco
we found kindly audiences, and much APP
oreciation. And would like to tell you
right here of Harrigan's latest idea. In
stead of absenting ourselves for five
wears from the Pacific coast as we have
done before, we intend visiting these
big, teeming cities every year. Touring
companies, that pirate all the best
features of HarriganS plays, have been
getting in ahead Of us, and passing off
their plrated songs and Ideas as original
Why. the tough girl was an old story
when we got to Frisco, Ia, ana tio quite a
emanated from Harrlgan's brain had
already been introduced. 1t Is unjust
TO Harrigan, and to prevent that kind
Spring and Summer Our present tour
we continue until the middle Of Novem-
Der. At the end of November-and pos
sby as late y as Dec SSs WE With sha oPen
net Yet t' named. We have two titles
copyrighted, but have not decided which
I,, 20 nf oil IN
the Contrary, Mrs. Yeamans is re-
engaged"
C. It. Darcy, the author Of I'm Old
1Sas n M hss nS9 tsa wis be eG pRe
sented this season by the Bostonians.
Darcy has made good deal of money
out of I'm Old Kentucky, and Is not
that was produced at the Madison
Square Theatre, is shelved for the pres
ent.
Miss Georgia Cayyan's ideas on the
subject of starring have changed. Per-
haps If Ada Rehan had not emerged
from the restrictions Of a stock company
hered to the views that, she expressed
not very long ago. These were the
views II suppose / couldn't be a
star. Starring isn't dignified, anyway.
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beauty, or some mental exaltatioR that
leads her to believe she is greater than
anybody. else. Some people are fitted
for stock companies, and for nothing
else. i believe that l am one of those
people,"
THE Fatal Card" which Charles
Frohman is to produce here this sea.
son, has already reached the honor of
being burlesqued in London. Murray
Carson and Seymour Hicks have made
the parody, which, however, has not yet
been produced.
How do 1 like my change from the
legitimate to comic opera?" said Paul
Arthur yesterday, in response to a query
well. 1t all seems strange to me at
~ happy yet. l never suffered in my life
as | did on the opening night of The
Little Trooper I'm getting used to II,
and my voice is improving. l think 1
shall remain in comic opera. The imam
cial inducements are so much more in
teresting than they are in the legitimate
position such as that filled by the late
Fred Leslie. Shall ! realize it?''
The irrepressible Hope Booth Is, It ap-
pears, not absolutely daunted by her
London fiasco. She talks of reopening
Any woman who could live through the
scorching she has received could make a
lucrative livelihood by appearing in a
dime museum as a fireproof lady. Strange
for her on the Rialto. Everybody seems
TO smile. at the singular audacity that
prompted her venture.
Sheridan Block, the well-known actor.
has only just recovered from a serious
accident that occurred from a too, too
enthusiastic allegiance to the cause of
bicycling. Mr.. Block was very badly
hurt. and lost half dozen engagements
Highest of all in Leavening Pc,