The evening world., 1894-03-08
lIEWs OF THE STAGE WORLD.
Edith Kenward Tells Of Play
wright sims's Eccentricities
Henry Irving Refuses Toole's Re-
quest for Miss Phillips.

Miss Edith Kenward, the Kangaroo
dancer. who has been In London for the
last four months, quietly returned to this
c,tv last week on the Teuton.c. She has
come hack as the authorized representa-
tive OF George r Sims, the famous
English novelist and playwright, Mr..
Sim has a new play that Is to be pre-
scented at the Lyceum, and which Will
be staged with Rewards assistance.
The great success of "The Amazons'
will probably delay the. production, but II
is to be the next thing done at that
theatre. Sims is also writing a melo.
drama for Charles Frohman, which VIII
be produced In the Autumn, and alto
either he Is a very busy man. sims $ one
OF the best known literary men IN LONDON;
is popular everywhere, and he Is much
loved among the poor. suppose you
know that his work in the slums OF
some time ago, He IS a peculiar man:
You would think he was an American, If
you met him. He uses the most up-to-
date American neutrality-suspicious.
Regents Park, all alone with his pets
s sTd " DI h9%seSb y BBlmse He S ains' q IN 5,s state Ss
like a big child. He Ia very fond Of
playing games; when he had tnished
T we.ll 20 ans and p have 70 a Eama ne at sf bsttle ,Gow
and shuttlecock.' I stared al him, but
understood his ~eccentricity. We played
the game for two hours. He Is very fond
OF dolls, and sets for hours playing with
Item; He has a magnificent collection,
Of which he is very proud. No, these
eccentr!cities are not assumed. They are
quite natural. He is thoroughly and in
hprpDfly odd SDmptin1pZ ha ppeu iptp
the kitchen and talks to the cook about
Home Rule by the hour. He is a de-
iightful companion. Sims has never yet
like to come. The last words he said to
me were: BE sure and tell the Ameri-
cans that I'm a nice fellow" Miss
kenward says hat there is nothing new
in London. There is a craze for farce
comedy of the American order. and the
biggest success in the English metropo-
lis to-day is "A Ga'ety Girl which Is
a downright American musical comedy
Comedy
George ,Grossmith, the entertainer,
land than he does In America, but there
is method in the seeming madness thai
brings him here. He gets new ideas, and
than ever to see him after his trip to
the. States. Just now Americamania Is
raging on the other side of the Atlantic
pillows.
Miss Kate Phillips, of Henry Irving's
company, is honored by being in great
request. A short time ago Irving re.
friend. Toole. in London. begging as a
special favor that Miss Phillips might be
permitted to return at once to London,
h fma sreG has a w rnW p1 fcr II Tod the Play TSs that nar,
was originally intended for Mrs. John
Wood. Or course. the request was a lit
tIs bit cheeky, Mr., irving replied to the
susan in "Nance oiidfield," and Martha
i Il ,t 1p,H XII I'm Bye the bye It is said
tour in the not very distant future.
owing to the altogether unprecedented
success of the present engagement,
Miss Marie Tempest is going around
tends t. appeal to cultured audiences in
r nCs.r% This I is sad. 'p but Miss Mss 7 Tsmpes SIS
decision might possibly be revoked II
some particularly energetic manage
esting opera. likely to appeal to the par-
ticularly appreclative people Of the
States.
when Augustin. DAILY recently engaged
Walter Granville, an English actor, who
has appeared in this country with
years. contract with MI. Granville, az
though there are scores Of better actors
walking. unemployed. about our own
Rialto.
"A Fashionable Girl" Herbert Hall
Winslow's rev comedy. that was pre-
scented in B2ston by Daniel Frohman,s
run Of exactly, two nights. 1t was then
business.
Miss Amelia someryille. the merry
little mountain maid" thinks of going
into vaudeville. She does not want to
two very juvenile children, who claim
all her maternal attention. Vaudevllle's
all the go. nowadays. 1t Is easier work
thar HslI he mo- ,1,efit,mste;" na it pays H,,: Just ,s as
worries.
th rh syo are 1S making t great A. pr nloama,inn at
Lester Wallack's old play "Rosedale'
I.xt week. Manager Charles Burnham.
o. the Star, vas informed very graXely
actors original uniform" THAT may
q" responded Burnham, who Is some
Mr., Haworth to. say. anything about IT."
o%~rLEntTacts. the little one-act
Eagement Of "L'Enfant Prologue" at
That house. will probably be used next
season by Louise Beaudet. who intends
% star. Miss Beaudet. will certainly
shlne In It as advantageously as did
Nine. Theo.
Thomas w. Keene's comnany will APP
near In "Othello" at the Union OPERA
house: West Brighton, S. L.. next Thurs
nuay night The company will be minus
NE keene. Frank Hennig will play
othello, and T. r. Eagieson, Iago.
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zone up when run down by taking MiLHAu's
N"LiSAhA. A good tonic. 1888 Broadway. ~