The evening world., 1894-02-07
WOP.W.l,ELECT|O TICKETS
Object Being to Teach Women
the Inwardness of Voting.
Willard Secures "The Scapegoat"-
Other Stage News.

Election day at :!.e Professional
Women's League next week is going to
be a very interesting affair. although a
sedate one, for the ladies will all be on
their best behavior, and the most de-
mure parliamentary rules will he oh
served. There are two tickets In the
field. each bearing the name Of Mrs. A..
VI. Palmer for President; Mrs. Louise
Eldridge for Vice-Presldent and Mrs.
Knowles for Secretary. The tickets diff
for only IN minor Offices; in fact. two
tickets were insisted upon for a special
reason explained by one OF the ladies'
thus: You sec, 1t Is n good thing to
educate our women up to this kind of
thing. to teach them tho true inwardncss
or voting. and to give them opportuni-
ties for Thought. ono ticket would really
have covered tho whole affair. but two
dear. no, There SIN he nothing OF the
sort There was "A meeting OF the Ex-
ecnttve Committee yesterday. The per
week were artistically successful. but n
nancially disappointing. There was unfor-
t%inately little disposition on the part Of
i nie Pub iii to n%stronise the odd affair;
the, hox-onice OF the theatre was not
satisfactorily shocked. The idea. as al
ready old. originated with Mrs. Fer
Of the Committee OF Ways and Means at
the election. A better Chairman could
certainly not be selected. There arc
many who would like to see her Presl-
dent. but among the many is not Mrs.
Fernandez herself.
7. s. Willard has secured from George
Alexander and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilton
Jones the American rights OF a play
called The scapegoat.' It is not known
try, for next season sor'' Willard d viii VIII p Gop"-
Bile not be seen here. He is very much
fatigned,. but the indications are that
he will play in London Just the same.
The Actors Fund paid. out in money
last w ,scd And Tnn the Actors. Relief Fund
has robbed this fearful season Of some
of It's %terrors. Everything has been lone
Systematically and admirably.
There Is an freshman in the Shore
work the ocean" and make thunder"
body knows his name. MIR. Hcrne has
chriatened him Bismarck. James F.
Waidron says that 1t is his patriotism
that makes him remarkable. He swears
ny, Irish whlskey and green tea. and
rides on the green cars because his pride
S %li not Ca Kermit plr an him to %patronlse the
much interested in him.
was undoubtedly Sighted by fasildiomss
New York Is going back to Chicago in
GHIRiI y at "G Mcy Yill be ,T T1sn in the Thsr Windy ls
been, some more talk of putting 1t on
A. the Academy Of Music in this city.
That would have been the house for it.
America vas a great show, lavishly
produced.
actor who is very fond of little games
nt chance. az which he is very lucky.
He was passing through one Of the up
town, side streets after n dinner at which
liquid Refreshments had been plentiful.
To put i plainly, and not to heat un-
necessarily around the bush. he was a
trltie, unsteady, He came to an organ
grinder, who was making the evening
hideous. and whose receipts were taken
In by n little fro!icsome monkey. The
organ was covered by n green cloth. The
his pocket. He produced a dollar and
threw il on the green cloth. Instantly
the monkey seized II and gave it to his
he walke away. that's the quickest
game I've ever played"
San Francisco declares that the pert
young woman calling herself Patti Rosa
i goirg to wear the mantle that dropped
from the shoulders OF poor ROsina
Nokes. Oh, no, she Is not. II she works
rrHm now untIl doomsday, that mantle
VIII never ut her, any more than Edwin
BOOTHS Hamlet garb would become
+. $. Willard.
Messrs. Lift K Davis have received a
magnificent offer for their odd Ken
lucky" company. come amones us. as
your, company is Well known by our
people runs the invitation. You will
be in the hands OF managers who know
how to put n play on, and YOU will not
be IN the hands OF Jays. Messrs, Lit
deeming that their organization Is not
good enough to please the fastidious and
highly cultured patrons OF the Little
Alvin Theatre. Jeanette, Pa.
In view Of the ha,l times in This coun-
tiy Just now. somebody suggests tina, a
singnlarly appropriate feature Tor some
spectacular manage to offer would he a
realistic ballet, in which Comely repre-
sentatires OF all notions call their cred
itors together. and. after INDUCING in
peaceful evolutions supposed to represent
Insolvency, manage 10 reach a conven-
llonallv happy. ending, with the aid Of
Prosperity and ilmelight. and pay 80
cents on the dollar.
Aueustin DAVIS London theatre ia
greatly praised for It's warmth. which il
In direct, contrast TO most OF the other
London houses; There Is " Ijudicioui
stoves that makes the theatre very
comfortable. Then the electric lighting
Is said to be beautifully ordered, and by
u special new switchboard arrangement
the lights on the stage and elsewhere
can I've graduated down to the veriest
peep II has not vet been decided
whether B%ernhardt will occupy the house
when DAILY returns 10 America.
Nine Melba appeared In "Lohengrir.' %
AT the METROPOLITAN Opera-House, last
nisht for the first time this season, sing.
ing the role of Elsa, Her performance
was an emlnently satisfactory one, and
although she was not additionally ad-
miruLle, her work was most picturesque
and charming. Sig. Ancona was the
~Teiramonda. and Mime. Fursch-M adi. Or.
trudO.