The evening world., 1894-02-28
news OF THE STAGE WORLD.
London Soon to Be Invaded with
American Stars.
A Fifteen Year-Old Ophelia-Hclen
Dauvray's Sacrifice.

Alas! for the Prince o, Wales. Alas,
for the Princess OF Wales. Alas. FOR the
Princess Maud OF Wales. Alas. for the
Princess Victoria OF Wales. Alas, for all
the Waleses. for theirs is assuredly a
hard lot. They are just recovering from
the intellectual pastime of advertising
Augustin DAILY, Ada Rehan and the mem
oers of Mr.. Days Anglo-American com
pany. But they cannot rest upon their
laurels and say: I'VE have now finished
merry" More work. and awful work is
being prepared for them. Corbett is go
ing TO- London, and Ed %Thurnaer, Mr..
Brady's agent. has crossed tbs. Atlantic
assuringly. to make arrangements for
the presentation of Gentleman Jack by
Champion Jack on the other side Of the
the Prince, of Wales this time. Mr..
Brady is a hustler, and II he has to drug
the guards Of Marlborough House he'll
g sf, 'he eot It Corb p,iy saG shRS rsG
devoted to high art. Then there is Julia
Ma Mariows' She's gong oyer. At least
good deal of ~volub!llty just now. A
few years ago when she was managed
by Ariel Barney. Miss Marlowe was not
imagined that spt she sune nsd'r from P a de.
fective speech or an impeachment in her
education. Miss Marlowe is making up
for lost time now, and talking Atty to
The dozen. She is going to England, she
says. because she hopes that Mary An
derson's case VIII be repeated In her
own. She wants to win the American
is anxious to get an English Endorsement
the sort of Endorsement that finds its
way into the hands of the American
press agent: So London is going TO be
rn NHn god lsIN IN and .Ntll
not be out OF place to say once more:
Alas! for the Pence OF Wales. Alas.
for the Princess Of Wales. Alas for
princess victoria OF wales. Alas! for ali
the Waleses.
Here's a. chance for expensive leading
sneezed at. X. ID. Mclean, who, as
already announced, is going to star
again next sea son declares that he
m mSse h san co 6ne sesi 'e Ha %,i Ia nSt s sna.
si1er any. low-salaried actress. So there
you are. ladies. Reckon up the largest
sum upon which. you can possibly live
ne mes. There is no charge whatever
for this little friendly tip,
,n wa dsSsr W Ssw wI,0 Playa nHsm ,leiS
ophelia. This was Miss Helen Nc
Gregor. The leading lady Of the com
p.any was Ill. and half an hour before
Il McGreser Il y she Me' could SntieI take s'h her
place. The little lady went through the
part without a single slip. She will con-
tinue to play it for the next three weeks,
Beautiful and noble Helen Dauyray'
Mackaye. given In Chicago. Miss Dau-
ways appearance was announced on the
nS-nD r m ms Tho npfrnGQ HiIn'f annapT
She sent no word either. She simply
stayed away. She sacrificed herself to a
lovely and a worthy cause. She consll-
cred the feelings of the other people on
the programme. For with Miss Dauvray
there would have been the unlucky thir-
teen. Without her, there was a felicitous
dozen.
1t is said that Miss Bettina Ordway-
Padelford-Gerard- Rarael-Wolfe has be
f Hs rs,s9 pecone! Md,, to T her last msv husband nus, and
that marriage is not a failure
Clarence f. Holt, who was Mrs. John
D comna,s excellent Sal1 At leading lead %, man cs when her
left the organization owing to little
differences with Sidney Drew. Young
Sidney would be a rich man II he could
y al his little differences into
good, cold cash.
Lillian Lewis's latest is that she had
a tnIiillng escape from Wnlle
crossing the Mississippi in skiffs with
her company. Miss Lewis Is a trifie
fatigulng. She has so many escapes.
and she insists upon them with such
pertinacity that the public will soon be-
gin to look forward to a time when she
won't escape.
1t Is almost impossible to go into a
farce-comedy or variety show without
hearing some Of the ."l492" jokes. or
as they are technically termed by the
profession-gags. Walter Jones. now
ever. has a new one that has yet to go
the rounds. He enters. as the tramp.
exhibiting much perturbation. WHATS
the matter?' sympathetically asks the
Irish policeman. 'I've lost my walking
Stick replies the tramp, with evident
annoyance, "and 1t worries me. I've
come all the way from Gravesend with
out Mckane". ar this joke appeared In
a London comic paper. my cane" would
be added In parenthesis.)
Miss Pauline Hall wants Il to be dis
tinctly understood that although she is
on the eve Of a metropolitan reappear-
ance she hasn't lost any diamonds this
seanson, and no one has sent her q
poisoned bouquet.