The evening world., 1894-07-19
WILLARD PRAISES AMERICA.
The Actor Says Many Flattering
Things About Its People.
Munola and Mason Cancel Contracts
Other Stage News.

! f.. s. Willard has been doing admirable
work for America In England. 1t APP
pears that he will talk on no other
| theme. and some of his remarks that
| have just reached here are quite inter-
esting He even finds goods words to
! say for the American Summer. The
| Americans know how to grapp!e with the
/ heat" hc declared to an interviewer.
''rhey dress sensib.y in gossamer twills'
| ooh. Il. :. Wilardn, land every morn
| ing each house receives great block
| Of ice. anu you drink things cold All
! the English ideas of America are wrong.
| according to willard. The mel are ut
! terly courteous. and the women are not
/ lisagreeably advanced. The children are
| Char;ning with their old-fashioned sir
| ami ma am" to their parents, and wives
! are queens of their homes. There are
no strained relations between the sexes.
| as IN England. Willard talks for hours
! about the Chicago Fair, and took to
( England with him scores of photographs,
Of danecra. actors, warriors. belles-Sa,
! means. 'Javans5e, Persians Cretes and
Arabians. The English actor simply
/ ian't thai ali very nice? Willard is
grateful you see. Not a nice thing has
the other side. No, q solitary, word Of
praise for the hungering Americans has
she seen 1T to send back. Really,
willard is very refre.shin.s.
Marion Msnoa and Jack Mason have
notified some of the people whom they
had rs-engigel flr next season that the
contract Is cancelled. They will not star.
/ but WI probably join some company
The MasOns seem to nave come In con-
tact with tioublous times but they GER
selves couple of warblins kendals
They are talking of giving concerts al
various watering places this Summer.
The brief courtship. and eighty-tw,o
married days enjoyed by Lillian Russell
and Sig. Giovanni Perugini have passed
however. told by Teddy PEPPER that is
charm. one night during the run
Of NiSotine The at perfo tnn eas Was
over. aud Miss Russell's husband was
supposed 20 be dressing himself. As a
matter of fact, however he was pacing
wildly IN and down the room, blowing
! kisses upon the fingers of one hand in
the direction of I.illian's, room.
Ah!' he CRED, as he saw PEPPER,
We've, .ruarrelled again. Is 1t not
Mr. PEPPER tried to console him He
remarked, with a certain hanality that
married people did occasionally quarrel
,raate 1aT isno %e"1 but al! love her So '.
At that moment John, Perugini's
dresser entered, and lad two rings on
and the dresser told him not to forget to
put them on.
John exclaimed the tenor. in the
you bring me these baubles? Take them
away. I've quarrelled with my love,
I'm in no humor for jewels tonight"
Mr.. PEPPER, by the bye. sails for, Eu-
rope on tire Chester. He was unable to
so on the Paris: as he has good deal
Chester r. sails He has never yet been
lively time He will he Miss Russelrs
ms 6s and asas win M remf sp aPr2 bad
worked diligently and conscientiously in
the prima donna's behalf.
And now, Lillian being on the water.
We shall have a dash of rest. for a
week at any rate. We must not build
upon having more Of 1t; For the latest
Pcrugini will organize hostile claque
for her opening performance. This sus-
picion will undoubtedly furnish some
very excellent talk early next month.
and it's just as well to know what TO
expect.
Helen Blythe, the Well-kno"n actress,
who for the last two seasons has not
been on the stage, will resume her
starring tour during the coming season
under the management of W: II. Wright:
Whitcomb Riley. Miss Blythe Will try
two new plays and make big revival
of Leah" and probably of The tne-
dual Match" Her season will commence
Sept. II.
oscar Hammerstein has gone to Sharon
Springs. Il can stand It no longer,
cried the .mpetuous manager The liv-
Ing pictures and my opera are killing
me. I'll go and take some mud baths y
Womans League receive" this after
neon at the League House" 15de Broad
way. 1t will he a gala season, of course
full OF DELIGHTFULLY."- ;;osspy zest. Mrs
ccutlvc V'ommittee. has had charge OF
the invitations.
\ lady with few hundred thousand
dollars wants to dance at Roster & Bial's
Concert Hall. A friend OF hers went there
YESTERDAY and said so. The dance Itself
the fair dancer merely laughs at ex.
pcnse and carries her own scenerles'
1t must be a deliciously complicated ar
Iansement. She appears as a shepherds
eS7. and does sun dance. a moon dance
lightning GanCe and Spring interlude
She says that it is perfectly lovely. be-
Carse II is not in the serpentine order
IT'S awfullr mysterious, too. The lady's
friend looks like an, aGed sorbrette..,a
, very eiilv young thinC-and she will
! tel absolutely nothing The dancer
/ wants an opportunity to Sperd a few
hundred thousand dollars. and Roster &
Bial won't have her. Isn't Il sad?
Miss OLGA N'thCrsIle. who comes &c
| this country in October. Will make q
tour NJ the English provinces with ''rhs
b TransGres Sor" before she sails. AS thi.
rlav is tn, only production In whicr
Miss Ncthersole has achieved any prom.
ineuCe ii seems odd that she doesn't
\ select II To open with in America.
EDITORIALLS Put.