The evening world., 1894-07-16
WARM WEATHER FOR OPERAS.
New St. James Hall Opened Under
Caloric Conditions.
News and Gossip About the Stage
and Its People.

The lady who dream-hemt she dwell
helt In mar-r-ble halls In mid July
might have at least infused a few blocks
of ice into her dream for the sake OF Il
tired and perspiring public. 1t would
have been the least she could do. airline,
however. was as selfish at st. James
Hall otherwise Herrmann's Theatre
as she always is. She sang In the good.
old conventional manner and expected
New Workers to rush and hear her
with II saturday half-holiday, Manhat-
tan Beach and Sousa's Band staring
them In the face. Go to, Arlinc-=go to!
Don thy bathing suit and let the sad
sea waves do all the warbling st.
James Hall had been reprinted. and II
WAS reopened under the management OF
Alexander Comstock. young man
whom everybody would like to see sue
coed. 1t was midsummer engage
ment. supplementary and preliminary
to the regular Fail and Winter season"
and 1t was the Rosenbach Opera Com
puny which sang "'rhe Bohemian Girl"
A number OF people had been induced
10 attend this opening performance, and
there were lightly clad women. gen
tlemen In their best neglige toggery. and
a few young people. New fans had
been placed In the house, and, of course
1t wasn't Arline's fault that the rain
didn't seem to make the air nuch
cooler rhoy encorcd Airline when she
dream-helnt she dwel-het in nar-r-ble
halls. and the poor thing had to dream
II little more. She was Miss Amelia
Harrison on the programme, and she
as did all the other members of the
I to be s0'1 giants t. an "f quite out Of
proportIon With the sGen'Sr ,s " ids,,s
Alfred Seaton, Count Arnheim; thar,,es
Lang, t'lorestine: :. H. DUDLEY, Devils
hoof: Mr.. wit tan admirah'e name Tor
the warm occasion), Captain OF the
Guard; Miss Alton. Buda and liZZie
Annandnle, Queen of the Gyps'es. To,
night and Thursday ,'Trovaiyre. VII
noon. Airline will dream again; Wedne.-
,iay and Friday, Faust viii be the at
traction. and saturday night Will be de,
voted 10 "Cavalleria" and one act OF
"TtaViata.'
Oscar Hammerstsin dropped in TO ,S see E
/ "'rhc bohemian GIRL lie sali titat
he was still at loss what to write FOR
/ the two pounds that are stu lacking In
his opera lie thought that airline
might give him an Idea or t Two; M wnl,e
the whtzzing OF NE electric fahs "'sn'
Claude Marius has been visiting Cecil
Clay. the late Rosna Iokes's husband
! in London. Beerbohm Tree. II appears,
/ has begged Mr.. clay to accompany Nun
to America, as he needs an adviser IN
! the shape of one who knows the Anerl-
can ropes. Mr.. Clay, however, mas ue,
Ciined the offer Not for 10000 would
he return to America, which for hun Is
b fun Of souvenirs of poor Rosina Nokes:
OF the plays of his wires repertoire VIII
be presented by. MANAGER Williamson
"people with absolutely no claims to
distinction AS speciality performers nocI
to us and beg for opportunities, salh
Manager j. Y. Gottschalk. of the Mad
ison Square Roof Garden; yesteraia a!
pie think that II is the easiest thing IL
the world to satisfy n roof-Garden az
disnes, but ! need hardy ar yo, say d ~ u !
young woman called upon Inc and de.
clared that she could make n great MI
In what she called ribbon dance.
didn't want to hurt her feelings, so
told her to come to rehearsal, and prom
ICED to see the dance. She came. The
only thing she did was to hang hfteen
ordinary jis. Another young woman
yesterday wanted to do dance In short
knick orbockers, with limbs that were
more gaunt and uncanny than my own.
The management of roof garden has
its tragic side.
Miss Lillian Russell doesn't believe
that she IAN possibly be prevented from
singing in London, aud says so. She is
going to sail Wednesday,; at least that
Is her present intention. And once
again, let II be distinctly understood, In
spite of the positive assertion to the
contrary by the know-it-alls, that no
contract has as yet been signed be-
tween Miss Russell aud Messrs. Abbey
may possibly revive "The Grand Ouch
ess" In the English. metropolis.
A story of Ireland and America, en-
titled "Our irish Homestead" by Frank
Dumuut, author of THE Rain Makers.
is to he 1uc Of next seasons attractions
1t will go out under the management OF
q. H. Coulter, aud with Y. J.. hlsgens
elites Is to b. ST. Patrich's Day s
parade with "a fac-simile OF the Sixty.
ninth Regiment. in fun uniform
They threw open the transoms OF thu
from the street Saturday night, and Il
couple # score Of people outside enjoyed
Il free show. These good folks congre
gated II the Stops of the houses cppo
site. and were able 10 see The stage ad.
miruhly. They had u splendid view OF
'ai redO. king OF the wire, aid of severa
other features. Messrs. Roster & Bis
are evidently going to be pnllanthroplc
these warm nights.
Edward Il. Kidd.r IS very busy man
and will have at least 'nree Of his tailor,
made plays on the road next season
And II my plays are tallor-made, said
Mr.. Kidder. with "A laugh. They nit. II,
any rate, and they are produced, which
! Is "a fact worth rem -mbering" MIR
K,dder viii probably have a War melo,
drama before the public ere long.
The roof gardens Jared badly Satur
day night. The rain came one nour to,
sJon, and Ike that big spider that 81
down beside her II frightened the people
away. VI Is funny to see root garden
audience scatter when the sky begins
to Weep. with the first spots people
lamp NJ from their seats ds though d
dynamite bomb had fallen In their midst
and rush In all available directions. y
TIE Madison square Roof Garden, par
Of which - under cover, tn" orchestra
took to the stage. aud interpreted sew
eral numbers during the rain.