The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-29
WORKING ON SHENANDOAH. /"
Bronson Howard experimenting
the Rehearsala
"Erminie's" Composer to Visit
Francis wilson-Stage News.

bronson Howard, the wealthy play
wright, has been working as persist
emily at the Academy of Music, SUPER
intending the revival of Shenandoah
at that house, as though 1t were his
first play and his reputation depended
upon its success. He has spent his days
and nights at the theatre, and every
detail has come under his personal
supervision He was there yesterday,
the most unobtrusive figure in the es-
tabIishment, meeker than the man who
scrubs the floor, and less egotistical
than the humblest actor In the COM
pany. He wore little, inoffensive
straw hat, a harmless white tie of the
style known rs washable and an in
definite quit of clothes. while this
revival will be much more spectacular
than the original production" said Mr..
Howard, nothing has been sacrificed
for the sake of effect All the spectacu-
lar, embellishments grow legitimateiy
f% toward espsets that the na@ comedy Mr
he Is writing for Charles Frohman will
be ready for production in December.
1T all G depends upon how I feel" he
] may be interrupted by that tired feel
ing. However, the comedy will GER
tainly be ready this season."
Jakabowski, the composer of "Ermi-
ME, III coming to this country next
month to visit Francis Wilson and see
that gentleman in THE DEVILS Dep
uty, for which JakabowsM supplied the
music mus ~ srandon Thomas is also coming
Wilson with a libretto, and he has
never, seen him yet. Thomas didn't like
America when he was over here with
erty. An American who visited the
Savage Club in London heard Brandon
say some very rude things about this
country. He declared that the only
Courteous person he, met in the United
states was colored man. The author
has probably changed since those days,
and as he sails into the bay. he will
America and the dear Americans and
their dollars"
Little Miss Minchen Becker, the tall
est of the Liliputians, who married
and retired from the stage. wants TO
80 back to the footlights, and will prob
ably do 80 next season. She did not for
sake her theatrical friends when she
tiny people of the Rosenfelds' company.
again, however. I'VE could not adver-
stout She used to be very Slim" So
Miss Becker will probably appear again
under Manager Adolf Philipps's direc-
ton.
Warden Durston. OF the Sing Sing
Prison, went to Roster & BiaPs the other
night. and was much impressed. 1t WAS
G ne vn scs over he an hs
Of Caicedo, King of the Wire, or the
Lars-Larsens family. He went into
captures over the. stems in which the
dozen OF them for Sing Sing. to be used
there as mustard-pots!
Mass ia Pygmalion and Gaiatea."
asting as It might be. for il must be
remembered that there are Mary Ander-
sons and Mary Andersons.
List to this, We lady stars, who love
10 change your gowns five or six times
dressmaker a line on the programme.
Miss Kate Rorke, the well-known Eng
fish actress. has been interviewed. and
worth repest M Il link ina an 'n astr sss
should dress as simply as possible, she
said, especially when taking a pathetic
ones gown. for It distracts the atten,
ton Of the audience; the public, espe-
clally the feminine portion Of 1t, does not
saying. or feeling II you come each time
onto the stage in different and per-
haps more striking dress than that worn
In the last act. The audience forgets
smart frocks and of the effect produced
by them" What would Miss Rorke