The evening world., 1894-06-27
'LAlLAR00KH" At MANHATTAN
Pains Fireworks Accompaniment
Makes 1t o Pleasing Spectacle.
Lillian Russell Will Sign with Abbey
Stage News and Gossip.

Italia Rockh and the Fire Worship
pers," accompanied by Pains ingenious
fireworks. made themselves comforta-
BILE at Manhattan Beach last night. The
| fireworks spoke for themselves as they
generally manage to do, in loud, fiery,
multi-colored and "O-o-h!"-eliciting
tones. The spectacle itself necessitated
a Internationally as It Is called. for
without one the unimaginative spectator
could never guess that he was looking at
"Lalla Eookh." The spectacle might
just as we'll be called 1.-THE FAN OF
Babylon" or THE Destruction OF Je-
rusalem." 1t is quite as good and very
much the same as those given at Man
haitian in preceding years by Messrs.
Pain G. Sons. The spectacle Is ushered
in with selection Of airs from "A Trip
rather wicked anachronism,. and the
odalisques, dancing and striking Gym
balls" do so to the air OF MA Jeanette"
a song warbled last year by Miss Lottie
al in the employ of King Aurungzebe,
and If so powerful monarch may not
order an anachronism. who may? The
scenery is very handsome and most
brilliantly lighted, and 1t Is quite cosy
to know that the picture represents the
isles and islets OF the Persian Gulf, an
ciently termed Omau's Sea, with the
City Of Gombaroons in the distance
ing part OF the proceeding. for the cho-
ruses and the action Itself fall nat: The
clever acrobats and the pretty dances
appealed very strongly to the audience,
There is, however. feeling OF relief
when THE Emirs tower is riven with
fire. and the terror-stricken people and
terrible scene OF desolation." That
means the beginning of the fireworks.
They are certainly most satisfying. Two
Of the set pieces are as gorgeous as any
whole Enclosure Is ilumined by their
fiery glory. 1t is worth the trip to Man.
haitian lust to see these fireworks. and
great attraction during the Summer.
cabling this week b. .&een Miss Lila 4
Russell. at her New York home. and
Henry f. Abbey, at his London once.
Miss Russell will be managed by Abbey
next season, but little bird whispers
that it will be so. Mr.. Abbey, made her
en- attractive offer, but the prima donna
always bad form for an $sOO-a-week priml
donna 70 jump al anything. Since Mr..
Abbey has been in London Miss Rus
sell has cabled him that she would ac-
the expenses OF any litigation that might
be caused by Mesrs. Canary Il Lederer
Abbey. has agreed to do this. and II Miss
the contract there. That Is the very
latest state Of the case.
The serpentine dance Is settled at last.
If it can possibly survive Its most re-
cent dissertation 1t is a greater institu-
ton than people imagine. Miss Loie
Fulers grand invention is now executed
by dog at one OF the Paris music halls.
serpentine gown Just like that bought by
Miss Fuller In Fourteenth street-that
is to say, in India. Colored lights are
ashes aby ana dSE the ease
tine, done doggily to death.
Miss Pauline Hail. in Philadelphia has
been treating the comic opera lovers or
pictures. There have been no COM
plants of indigestion, and something
must be done, don't you know. during
these superwarm days.
BY the recent collapse Of the Inter
national Vaudevilles In San Francisco,
and the loss of some $4,000 by the
hacker. Nine. Amalia Mat saI. a pa
bition and managers bad manage
ment is revealed. Materna was TO have
appeared in the far West, and Mr.. Am
Francisco for ten weeks When It was
time for her to set forth, Mr.. Abbey,
who had her under contract, refused to
let her go, and there was much con
sternation. Mr. Amberg thereupon
suggested a vaudeville company, to
be directed by Materna's nephew, an
ambitious young man. who could find
no work to do-o-o. The singer was anx-
ious that he should be employed. and
she backed the company. which he d.
rected and Jack Hersh managed. Am
berg engaged people that cost $500 a
Frisco, in the throes Of its own little
fair didn't care a snap for vaudevilles;
the company jumped straight to Cali
fornia and back, and Nine. Matern2,
present.
The outgoing European steamers