The evening world., 1894-03-12
NEWS OF THE STAGE WORLD.
lrving's Last Matinee Broke the
Record for Attendance.
Secrecy Concerning the Production
Of "Utopis, Limited"

The last Irving matinee at Abbey's
Theatre. Saturday, broke the Irvins
record or the present season. The
house was simply mobbed. and the sigh,
was an unusual one. Women stood w
as though they knew no such word as
fatigue. n there was a crowd Of adj.
mission ticket holders that reached
almost to the door. The overflow from
the house would have filled the Madison
Square Theatre, and fully a hundred
people went back to the box-ofice and
demanded their money, on the ground
that they were unable to see. 1t was re-
FUNDED In every case. There must have
been scores of people. as It was. to
guesswork. and whose i~maginations
II they were satisfied nobody else had
any right to complain. The atmosphere
was sitting. and between the acts the
doors were thrown wide open for v%entila-
street saw the dense mob inside the
theatre, and stood and stared. The bill
was an unusually attractive one, being
Bells" MIR. Irving. It is said, is un-
usually elated at the success OF this
season. and has discovered that America
Is not by any means an exhausted mine
for him Just yet.
D'oyly Carte is t~ransacting his
Utopia" operations for this country in
his usual oddly r%eticent manner. No
body. at the Broadway Theatre Satur-
day knew anything about the details of
the production. The names OF the mem
bers OF the company were unknown.
bria. They were even unable to say
whether Mr.. Carte himself was corning
over. They had heard 4 rumor to the
effect that Mrs. Carte was coming. TIE
opera Is being painted In this country
from the Savoy rlis's:
to run "S at the American AHsei T Teatr 'f bat
couldn't, Is said to have been secured
by Joseph .Adelman. who will take 1t
on the road next season. This play has
New York and San Francisco.
1.-THE Old Homestead" that ran for
se long S at the Academy 81 Music; is no.
season at the star Theatre. There viii
be new Scenic effects (of course) and
several novelties. which, in a less dig
be- bs0 called PdfF!t speeiaties." m! @Ehncl IrTe DenmaHH
Is still hale and hearty. He acts more
to oblige his family than TO please him
self. SO report says.
by tne Dye, tne henQalB VIII not De
able to get into the Star Theatre next
season. even II they want to do so. for
the time there is pretty well booked.
Crane opens In September, and remains
seph Jefferson, who has no Intention
Of retiring, for some time to come. JET:
ferson will be succeeded by THE, Old
Homestead" and there are other attrac-
will play. a fortnight at the Star this sea-
They will devote themselves to their
repertoire. including the dear old Iron
Paper. The Second Mrs. Tanaue-
ray" will not be used very extensively.
They were very hard up for funny
stories on the Rialto Saturday, but one
Was related that caused a hearty laugh.
beardless youth, who seemed to believe
1t himself. The howl Of derisipn which
greeted his remark however. soon sent
guess what I've heard. It was told me-
this morning. 1t is hat Canary & Led
erer have been negotiating with Nine.
is to be hoped hat Nine. Melba will not
be jealous.
Keeping Up Appearances, the little
curtain-raiser, by Miss Louise Waller,
u poh HioiiSioNo, tIdt was playVu iuot
week In that city by A. N. Palmer's
organization and expanded into a three
at play Ia at It was asor acted I. last Sse week BY
Thomson and Julia Arthur.
ModJeska's great ambition-for she has
tirement and seclusion in the town OF
Cracow, sPoland-is to appear as Con-
stance in S~hakespeare's play Of king
John" This was also the ambition OF
stance as one OF the ioveliest OF the
shakespearian heroines..
again With a play entitled The Two
Orphans" (ahem0. which she thinks will
greatly. please American audiences. The
rumor Is that when this play Is presented
the part Of jacques, which will later be
Interpreted by Maurice Barrymore. Miss
Claxton has not favored the East for a
long time. but her devotion to the West
has excited no Jealousy;
The matinee crowds on Broadway
Saturday saw the beauteous Herbert
Kelley rushing up the thorogEhfare with
He took her to the Sixth Avenue Ele-
waited. and placed her on a Harlem-bound
train en- route for her Rose Coghian
Then he slowly wendell his way to the
Lyceum, where duty called him. The
matinee girls appeared to be excessively
interested.
Here's a letter that was received the
other day by E. z. Rice. 1t is one sam
pie OF many: Dear Sir: Being obliged to
earn my own living. ] am most anxious
to become a chorus dancer. At present
I am the maid OF a family who are old
acq~uaintances OF the mother OF a little
girl who belongs to your company. II
you have not n place possibly you can
tell me of some one who needs such as i.
My ability at private entertainments was
considered excellent. I am q bru-
nette. and am willing to give my SER
vices for a small consideration until / am
competent"