The evening world., 1894-06-06
| NEW Play DOWNTOWN.
" Tennessee's Pardner" Produced
ut the Fourteenth Street.
Minnie seligman's Plans-Tony Pas
tor Has n Good Show.

"Tennessee's Pardner." an adaptation
OF Bret Harte by Scott Marble, was pro-
duced ut the Fourteenth Street Theatre
last night, with Cora Van Tassell, whose
disposition is entirely too kittenish for
her size and years, in the role OF Tennes-
Tee. The play a pleasant enough, with
a FIRST act that was so chockful Of real
ism thai Z" Shore Acres" and other works
Of the iiteralist!c school were thrown
forty feet into the shade by 1t. 1t Is not
a broadway production by any means.
and II hasn't any Of the exquisite quail
fty of Bret Harte's composition, but 1t
will satisfy play-goers who look for
quantity rather than quality in their
dramatic entertainments. and who can
In o moment suspend sentence on the VII
lain n lose interest In the hero and
heroine, II somebody will waltz In and
lit his chin and purl about Sweet
Marie" There was considerable ap.
Both ought to have a very good week in
fourteenth street. Harry Mainhall and
Charles b. Hawkins are good actors and
i nssaee sG% Psr diSel!y rs to the s al tb,, We" TeeE
. perhaps, longer:
1T IL quite possible that Charles H.
EAoyI may HihHdBe minnie cellBrndn next
season." her press man writes. MIR.
Hoyt has been very we'll pleased with
the success Of the present engagement Of
Lady Gladys at his Madison Square
let that attraction remain there as long
IS the weather will permit. Mr.. Hoyt
has made a proposition to Miss Seligman
r. star neKt season in q new play spe,
Howard. Nothing definite concerning
the play, however, has been decided yet.
Miss Seligman is going abroad some time
u very possible that while she Is there
ARRANGEMENTS will be mad with the
great French playwright to write a play
Tony Pastor has too strong and good
. bill this week to be overlooked.
Weber and Fields. the funny Dutchmen;
the Russell brothers. whose Irish
sketch; James f. Hoey, who looks and
acts enough like odd Hoss" to be his
brother. and Bessie Bonehill, the sweet
who wears male attire, are only some
Of the good things In the programme.
The house was crowded last night.
Thomas @. seabrooke has received $500
from n publisher of this city for the
rights to the famous topical song Swim
Out, O'Grady." which he sings in TIA
basco." The song will be out some time
The starring tour of Louise Beaudet
In etiquette" has been postponed I'M
III the latter part of August, Edward
Hon, lately OF the Bostonians, has
signed for the role of Pierre. etiquette"
Il the work of William Busnach and
Louis varney. the last one chiefly
known In this country as the composer
of Les Trois Mousquetaires." II has
been played over 300 times at the F'olies-
Dramatiques, In Paris. where It was
recently revived. and Is now In its
seventh month in Berlin.
Lillian Lewis Is going to play Cleo
patra' mex season. From the notice re-
ceived at his office 1t seems that she Is
going to introduce Living Pictures
Into the Shakespeare drama.
sf
Sallie Randall has been promoted from
the chorus to the role OF the junior In
fanta In 1892" and has justified the Sc
lection. 1872 will open the Fall season
phis. early In September. Mr.. Rice will
have a new burlesque ready for the Gar
den Theatre. Mabel Clark. the dainty
little toe dancer. has been ~re-engaged
by the 1892" company next season.