The evening world., 1894-04-26
WILL INSPECT WAR0R0BEs.
Foreign Singers Subject to a
New Concert Hall Rule.
ss~Cinderclla" Has Been Improved
Other Stage News.

A new law has been passed at Roster
4 Bials Concert Hall. 1t provides that
every foreign artist shall display to the
MANAGEMENT the dresses that she in
tends wearing before she shows them to
the public. Mile. Adrienne Larive. the
4 latest arrival at this house, caused the
establishment considerable alarm. She
made her debut In a little Mother Hub
bard gown, nal was very decollette and
was held in place by two frail little
shoulder-straps. I'VE had a terrible
time" said Mr.. Cline yesterday, when
we saw her. We we've on pins and
needles. We thought every moment
that the dress would drop and disap-
pear. We were simply in agony. A
catastrophe seemed imminent, and the
reputation of our stage was at stake.
She got off the stage all right, and she
has never worn that dress again-and, !
may add, never will. We inspected her
wardrobe and found that 1t was mag
nihcent. The trouble with foreign
artists is that they labor under the de-
fusion that they must give Americans
something odd, both in costumes and
songs-something that they have never
worn or sung at home; That Is a great
mistake" A similar incident happened
at Tony Pastors Theatre some time
ago, and almost broke Mr.. Pastors
heart. The artist wore a dress that
the patrons Of Pastors could not be ex-
might happen any time, and the new
regulation at Roster a. Balls Is an emf
nently wise one. The first appearance
nrstlniF : srsf Is S seai' rarely aHs reversed eyerset IN IN
this country.
The steamers that sail from this port
Saturday will take away most Of the
italian opera songbirds. Nine. Eames
and Nine. Nordica will remain to fulfil
concert engagements. here. Altar Dale
will sail for England Saturday on the
Etruria, to be absent from America for
Q few weeks.
The cinderella" pantomime has been
The long and tedious CAMERA episode
has been. eliminated. and the first act
has been cut into two. Tuesday night
the pantomime was out at IL e, an m
gradually pruned until 1t is over at
IL o'clock. In London 1t began every
night at 40 and lasted until midnight,
and there were matinees every day.
Nine. ~Janauschek is, after all, playing
With Kate Claxton in The Two
has ever appeared in this country other
wise than as a star. Nine. Janauschek
was ~splendidly received and was recalled
time after time. 1t is said that Miss
Claxton was unable to secure the Boston
date without Janauschek. Her presence
certainly lends a new interest to the
nice old 1.-Two Orphans" who are more
persistent and irrepressibie thar even
Mrs: z; NJ. Post, of The White
Squadron company, sends n very hui
Tcrous circular that she found in her
travels. 1t deals with Miss Kate Morti-
mer. who is described--for the benefit
u the Iowa people,,as "hmerica's
american Bernhnrit," and publishes
z letter %purporting to have been written
by Henry c. Miner, who, II is alleged.
declared that the best proof of her
Z genius was the boX-oflce. When Miss
Mortimer ever appeared at one Of Mr..
Miners houses no fellow knoweth. She
also ASSERTS that she took the New York
4 trimmed with lace, costing si2j a yard;
snother has a twelve-yard train of gold
luIilon. costing So q yard. on, why
US, Kate. We are waiting for you:
Bernhardt Is absent. Duse IL ~away-and
-ahem'-Kathrinc Clemmons Is quiet.
Bonnie Kate Mortimer!
Marius has decided to join Marie
Tempes next season, and he is going to
Toronto to confer with her this week.
Mr.. Whitney at the Sturtevant House
y yesterday. Miss Tempest will go around
the world: Marius Is very bright and
foreweli of England.
Edmund Collier and his partner,
Thomas Garrick, were in the city yes
terday,, busily arranging their next sea
sons plans. The play, as already men
toned IN this column, will be The
s cs9Issrofia Il aS IF LIFE f: sa MT: "a IarT RI : de de;
for popularity. The play is fun of sen
%sational effects. OF which the public
never seems to grow tired. Melodrama
has been all the rage this season. and
the indications are that II Is here L
stay for some time. We have a splen,
did route booked, and We expect to play
IN various New York theatres during
Miss Eiita Proctor Otis Will not be In
the Star Theatre next week, She i.
playing in the piece in Boston with Jo
seph Haworth. 1t is said that Miss Otis
Gfl make a pI5ssllHs c N nHa% 6phelia sn'
sort Of ophelia who could swing clubs
and whose avoirdupois would prevent
her untimely death by drowning.
The dieky birds say that Mrs. Yeaman,
VIII not be a member Of Harrigan's com
Pps sny p Sim Season ,a Sn she does not aeon mn
play very much in New York next year
II is said, and Mrs. Yeamans presumabl,
does not like the rOad-in which point
she, resembleS a good many actresses
n likewise actors.
Miss Fortescue, the lovely Tilted one
whom Daniel frOhman brought u TN
country. is going 10 produce "Hvpatia,
she has written TO the ArChaeglogica
society. OF Athens for the hymn uf Apul
10 which was sung in that city afte
an interval Of 200 years. II Miss For
tescue wants any chorus ladies of tina
date she need not go TO Athens. Sh
! can find them in New York. kiralf
4 knows their addresses.
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