The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-23
HAD TO UTILIZE The GAROEN.
Rain Interfered with the Madison
Square Roof Concert.
Mrs. Cutting May Not Star Next
Season-Other Stage News.

The long promised, but not absolutely
expected. raindrocs Saturday night did
not interfere very materially with the
enjoyment of the audience which went to
the Madison Square Roof Garden. The
people were promptly invited TO descend
to the ampitheatre, where they saw the
entire variety show, with Austens sceno-
graph of Chicago and the Worlds Fair
thrown in as sort Of ballast, as II
were. The management did not accom-
plish this without trouble Bessie Bone
hill will never sing unless she has cal
cium sprayed upon her face. She needs
1t To emphasize the entensity of her ex-
ptessive ability, and SO does Charles b.
Iawlor. He also has to be swathed in
calcium. So the calcium machine had to
be taken down to the amphitheatre
and deposited in the middle of that vast
arena. 1t didn't look pretty at all, but it
did its duty. The big stage made the
performers look like midsets. Little
AFRAID of the echo. but who managed
famously. looked like Liliputian, while
Lottie ellison, attircd in a flaming scar
The amphitheatre idea. however, was a
good one. 1t was better than turning
good money away, and 1t will be adopted
every time that the night is unduly
rainy.
While the ordinary everyday stage
lady goes to the different dramatic eX-
charges on foot-and IL even thankful
just now that she has shoes TO go in,
Mrs. Robert l.. Cutting Grlves around
in pretty little hanson. She was
spotted on Broadway Yesterday, clad in
DAINTY pink, with dramatic agents wait
ing at the door of her cab, from which
she. was laying down the law. In fine
style. Her energy IL due To the fact that
she may not star next season, and that
consequently she wants some work to
do.
The great and only Corbett is simply
sweeping everything before him In Ire
land. He is even to play for the bene-
fit of q church--that OF the Rev. James
Corbett, the pugilist's namesake and rel
ativc. That performance Will be given
at Ballinrobe and the Rev. Corbett will
get every penny of the proceeds. Then
Mr.. Corbett will pay in Waterford.
Limerick and Cork. 1t Is said that he
feels quite at home In the land Of his
forefathers. a statement that Is pathetic
enough to produce tears.
while I'm OH the other side" said a
well-known and rather pompous actor
yesterday, at the Gilsey House, I'D like
very much to make arrangements with
Sardou for II new play. know ne
rather q busy man, but
But" relorted his friend. III you
cable him that yor are coming he'll meet
the boat at Havre or Liverpool, as the
case may be. He's a most oblising Eel
him 80 much work. You can tell him
what YOU want, and he'll send the
scenario as soon as he's thought IT out.
And the pompous actor took 1t in dead
earnest.
Charles Frohman has not only rifet
London of everything worth having, bu'
he has secured mortgage on futurity
He already owns the American rights
of works that have not yet beer
body else.
owen Westford, Miss Lillian Russell
brother-in-law, has been engaged D!
Messrs. Abbey, Schoeffel & Grau 10
the prima donna's London season. MIS-
Russell is delighted, for she Is yer!
fond of this hrother-in-law, and ha
tried many times to engage him for he
prevented this.
Fred Bryton. the star of Forgiven
and other highly interesting, plays, II
a restaurant in connection with Buffalo
Rilrs Wild West show, at Ambrose
Park. Brooklyn. Mr.. Bryton has no
given up the stage, but he does thi'
catering Just to pass the summer AVA!
as profitahly as possible. It ls a pit!
that other actors cannot follow his ex
ample at present. Mr.. W aidr9n, IN
| business manager of James A. Herne,
shore Acres company, is also dis
porting himself untheatricaiiy, ne Il
the purser of the steamer Belle Horton
running from the Battery to Souti
! Beach.
Xola's "Therese," Interpreted by Mrs
Potter and Kyrle Bellew, has not Sc
San Francisco on fire, although the Cal
| ifornians expected to be shocked an!
scandalized They thought "Therese'
tame, and We're quite vexed about II
| Mrs. Potter's plans are not dehnitel!
settled. She may go back to London.
! Miss Agnes Herndon will not be man
! aged by her little eN-husband FeSsel
this season. While they were divorced
through the country; now, however
; that she Is another's ne declines t.
( have anything to do with the company
I which seems rather Inconsistent, doesn'
1T? Miss Herndon will again presen
that fervid Sarah Jane drama, entitle'
La Belle Marie
| in: "Dore Davidson and Miss Rami
FrsSeh n"Ee f How terribly we hay S
missed you. DoreD after being detaine
three weeks on account OF the railroa
strike, they were obliged to return vii
British Columbia, over the Canadial
Pacific Railway, being twelve days OF
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