The evening world., 1894-04-04
FEAST OF MUSIC AND WORDS.
Professional Woman's League Has
q Pleasant Afternoon.
Revival Of Sam1 of Posen "-Othcr
Stage News.

,pah for the Professional Woman's
league! 1t was graced yesterday after
-. when 1t gave a literary and musi-
*, afternoon at the Garden Theatre,
nv Mrs. William Fl. Kendall, the NOM
mer of the ''drammer." All little
chickering's, dissensions, femininities,
naughtInesses and scandalettes were for
gotten. Mrs. Kendall was there, large,
appreciative and imposing. The charm
ing creatures of the League sat on the
stage mid the rosy draperies used for
the naughty Kilanyi pictures. Probably
they did not know this, or they would
have had the frameries removed. Think
Of Mrs. A. NJ. Palmer, Miss Bertha
Welby, Aunt Louisa Eldridge and n
score of other buXom examples of
vOmanly perfection positively resting be-
meath the curtains that every night fall
around Aphrodite rising from the sea,
with nothing on but u chaste smile! 1t
was the very irony of circumstance.
song Sig. Giovanni Perugini and his
mommeT-in-lIw, Cynthia Leonard, ar
rived, just as though they had timed
themselves not to hear Lillian MARBLE.
Miss Bertha Behrens played the violin,
accompanied by Miss Esterle Harlan.
Mrs. \. NJ. Palmer made a few humorous
remarks, which had been written down,
and did not seem to be very easy to read,
and Miss Bertha, Welby, in "A tiny little
voice, introduced Miss Maude Banks.
with a paper entitled rs the Present
and VIII the Twentieth Century Woman
Be an Improvement on the Woman of
To-Day" The Woman in the case was
speIIt With a capital and Miss banks
Twins The ladies in the audience had
not done this, SO they accepted the paper
as a joyous bit of utter originality. Miss
Banks seemed to address her remarks
to Mrs. Kendall and Mrs. Perugini, and
as they were rather frank, this was at
times en- barrassing.. She talked over the
and got a great laugh when she majes-
failures that they are?'. She was fear
fully in earnest and enjoyed her paper
Hear I. Hear 90 when a meek little
woman, rejoicing, in the poetic name of
MrS' HaryoL Holt Gahoo4' rose to de,
Cahoon talked lightly and prettily of
mending socks, darning clothes, sewing
on shirt buttons and serving up dinners.
She was very witty, but she talked too
much, and some of the ladies looked as
though they would like to smite her, and
take her place Others spoke, too, and
there was In fact quite an emhnrras de
richesse. The afternoon, however, was
pleasant and bright, and the entertain
r.. win the piuitiun of n few spe-
%cialties, in the way of songs and dances,
would make n capital farce-comedy.
"CaCkle," a musical idiocy in three acts.
would be a good title for 1t.
BY the bye, the ladies of the League,
and a few other ladies, who are out of
the League, will be very much interested
TO know that THE Heavenly Twins is
being dramatized by Sarah Grand, its
author, aided and abetted by George
Moore. the realistic novelist; who wrote
VI. r. Curtis was in New York yester-
day. 1t appears that he is going to give
us another dose of "Sam'l of Posen." He
is to appear at the Fourteenth. Street
in the joyous May sunshine. The version
of "Sum'r' is a new one, none but the
first act of the old arrangement being
retained.
Charley Harris, the brother OF Sir Gus,
who brought over the Utopia" COM
pany, returned to England Saturday on
the Etruria. He thought that =" Utopia
had been rather cruelty treated, but he
believed that it would establish itself.
Mr.. Harris will return in IA few weeks
and, although he has said nothing about
changes in the cast. 1t is not unlikely
that he will make one or two. Before he
left the company presented him with a
token Of esteem in the shape of n
clarct cup. Harris had II or two en-
counters with the stage hands that We're
rather lively. Il want you TO do as |
say he shouted on one occasion. Re
member that | have brains" TO which
III" stage hands remarked, promptly
mo doubt; but you must have left them
in London
The public has very little idea OF the
expense Of bringing out this company,
ami giving New York a production
,Irlt'|E. al. an ,rtra,tlC DS flnt ~ the 80 FlU
Theatre, London. SO far Mr.. D'Oyly
Cartv's American venture has cost him
m neat little sum of 10000. Utopia
WI hay" to play to very big business
Tor a long time to come before Carte
even Eets back his expenses.
Little Fnclie Holman has been en-
GaSel by carl Schultz, who has n thea
IRE Il H~aT1Durg, and she will sail for
i,hat Gcrln0n city in the Fail. The clever
Httie girl Ihe daughter of William f..
Holman, Chiei usher of the Broadway
dhsatre. She was to have appeared IN
out Mr. Gerry prevented it. The child
says she iG an honorary membe of
Francis Wilson'S company.
L'ttle Miss Louise Rcaudet has def
hlttiy arranged to head II company Of
an GpGG",ta "allci "Cligucttc," music by
Louis Naruoy. boob by william Busrach.
me operettp was produced at the Foltas
ramttipugS la Paris July u, 1885, and
mas had 80 performances there. Miss
beaudet IS very charmed with the title
role Of "Cliquette."
oscar Wilde has zen expressing some
VI Ms views that he left out of Lady
Mindermcrc's Far" and "a Woman Of
NO impurtance"-by error, no doubt.