The evening world., 1894-01-08
STAGE News AND GOSSIP.
Strange Complications in Rose
Coghlan's Company.
Hubert Wilkc Strongly Objects to
Being Transferred.

The Rialtoites are doing a good deal
of chattering about the strange compli-
cations In Miss Rose Coghlan's company.
They have been wondering how Aubrey
Boucicault and Mrs. Louise Torndyke
Boucicault, his late father's second wife,
ave been getting along together. The
problem has been solved. Young Bouci-
cault and his %stepmother had never
spoken before they met in this company.
They had met as ~stradgers." They
would probably have continued as such
had 1t not been for Mrs. Boucicault.
When Young Aubrey made his first ap-
o%earance with this organization Louise
Thorndyke came up to him, and said
This is a very embarrassing position
Tor me, Mr.. Boucicault. / did not expect
It. but here we are, and 1t can't be
helped. We had better speak to each
other and avoid exciting comment.
Don't you think this would be advisa-
ble?" Mr.. Boucicault agreed with her.
and the two now say good morning"
and good evening"" and smile affably.
The other complication In the COM
pany has not been explained. 1t is
the appearance at the theatre every
night OF Mrs. Charles Coghlan and Miss
friendly relations with Charles Coghlan.
Some arrangement has evidently been
made, but nobody seems to know, what
arairi are ali silent as the proverbiai
s%phinxes.
The public is beginning to get very
The Algerian and 1.-THE Fencing Mas
ter companies. Hubert Wilke, 1t ap-
pears. is very indignant at being trans
former. He was anxious that The
tee his salary. with '"fhe Algerian" and
has been quite a set.to all the week in
The Fencing Master company In Phil
adelphia.
G. w. Purdy. Miss Fannie Rice's hus-
band, has taken possession OF stockwelrs
Theatre in San Francisco, and the bub-
biesome Miss Rice is playing there for
all she is worth; How long M. Nj; purd Y
not known. He Is what is. known as a
hustler" and considering that he was a
dental artist before he married Miss
Tor himself Of which many old-timers
might feel proud.
Miss Carrie Turner is not discouraged
at the result of her unfortunate starring
GdlCSi. IL q ely wi \
but the energetic Miss Turner does not
blame herself for that. Stars never do.
1t is always the fault of the actors or
Turner will try again in September, and
of a Arm of Albany managers.
The members of the F%orepaugh stock
ea,son closed: actors Disguised. They
blame the leading lady for 1t all, and de-
clare that IL it had not been for the COM
inings would have ended very differently.
This is the lady who has been so ex-
tensivel! advertised as wearing a dagger
perpetually a secret sorrow. She seemed
to have lent 1t to the members Of the
company yesterday.
The hotels are full Of actors-the lob
bies, not the registers. All Of these gen
tlemen or nearly all Of them, are talk
ing of taking companies on the road
They have booked time so extensively
that 1t Is almost impossible to get any
nowadays. 1t is tied up, although 1t will
probably never be used.
Lady Windermere's Fan" has been very
coldly received in San Francisco, and II
through ugh the hS'i i%abyrinths Of Wide episTamss,
Either they do not understand them, or,
understanding them, they set them down
as feeble anu uUWlIty. ole OF TWO OF Ine
critics have tried to point out the admir-:
was no good. Poor oscar would have
had q f fit: eS9'd i,s ne have to oo1 Wsat at m 5ae
estly considers the best play of the cen
fury.
The Philadelphians are telling a funny
story about Joseph Jefferson, anent an
episode that occurred there during his
last engagement. 1t appears that one
morning he received a letter from an en-
terprising manufacturer Of folding-beds,
Here Is what the letter said: "Sir, l saw
you play Rip Van Wrinkle last night, and
/ have a proposition to make to you.
s Msea and ths you sur rise Fl k0s Sin 9p and On s shs s sasea
y yords. .0n ssem satsRs SG like "i this: Ss a. a how how
o sa1sd Of ! Ban Iank Is pa ssa s aeFsin ls.s 1G,sn ws on
how much better I would feel this morn.
ing am willing to a YOU for this, q
argument more advantageously with one
or two New York managers.
All the romance of Nine. Calves nam
is ruined by one or two out-of-town
sensational songstress as Mrs. Calve
This is worse than speaking of the great
French tragedienne as Miss Sarah Bern.
hardt.
Benjamin Landeck's new and original
meiodrama," now running in London,
must be a weird and awful affair. The
drama Is n In which the hero; who IL
initial of about twelve murders with the
plea that he had never known a mother
Reffar ,,Se fon