The evening world., 1894-06-25
ONCE A SUPER. "
His Wife and Daughter the Vic
Tins of Lizzie Halliday.
Old Mrs. Drew to Withdraw-Stagc
News and Gossip.

A distant connection with the frivolous
Rialto has been discovered for one OF
The interested parties in the Lizzie
Halliday cas-. When Richard Mans
field came back from London five years
ago, and presented his great but some
what unfortunate revival of Richard
Ill.," he engaged a stalwart band OF
six-foot supernumeraries. To these
lofty gentlemen he gave battle single
handed in the final encounter on Bos-
worth Field, and the scene was par
ticularly effective one. Among the
supernumeraries was Thomas McQuil-
Ian, n sturdy. grizzled veteran of the
British army. 1t Is for the horrible
butchery OF this same McQullan's wife
and daughter that Lizzie Halliday Is to
be put to death. After his stage eX-
perience with Mansfield the old warrior
settled down on a little farm near Mon
ticello. Now. enfeebled and broken. he
is to spend his remaining days with
relatives in Canada, Audiences are apt
to look upon "supers' in big produc-
ton as SO many machines, of little
more interest than mere maronettes
But it Is among the "supers' that real
ilNt Is lOuIu. MANY VI
them-the majority, in fact-have held
better positions, and have been forced
TO accept the somewhat beggarly wages
given them by adverse circumstances.
Although 1t is considered bad form to
say nasty things about the dead dear
old unconventional San Francisco jumps
upon the deceased New York theatrical
season with both feet. II can find moth
ing good to say about 1t. The successes
1f 1.ras s.,I1 ,,-t,. H. 4
ures occurred when the plays were
artistic. OF THE Amazons," at the Ly-
ceum, the good old busybody says: 1T
was not a success In London. and 1t
In New York II It had not been for the
popular Georgia Cayvan in a new role
knickerbockers This is a new de-
PParturWe par re-. and perhaps, 4 she is a good
trousers next season." Isn't that really
malicious?
BY his contract with A. NJ. Palmer
mat perspiringly energetic manipu!ater
Rice. will conflne himself next season
TeRbtirely Tbnaryy to productions at the Garden
Withdrs wing hffs f fr6m as Xe, no bos talk
Saturday, the most unpleasantly torril
day of the season found those theatres
now open comfortably stocked at both
matinee and evening performances Peo-
pie were not turned away, and YOU coul
from these that were vacant. Ii was A
gruesome sight 10 see the unfortunate
players IN such a plight that their powder
2nd ana. grease sI paint rippled DOM their
was not neglected; The Passing Show"
had more than a sprinkling OF visitors,
and the gems OF The Mikado" were ap-
p!auded. At night the roof gardens We're
packed.
close observer declares that n Pc
culiar feature in the physical construc-
tion of the many professional contor-
chin: In all cases this part of the face
attains extraordinary length and comes
TO sharp point. 1t may be seen in
little Eva Bertoldi, in Sarina, Ames Won
with chinny children need therefore have
no worry as to their future.
Old Mrs. Drew is to withdraw from
the company that she heads. Her place
vii! be filled by Mrs. Mckee Rankin,
season will thus continue for six weeks
longer. For. an old lady, Mrs. Drew is
able to withstand the hardships OF a
season se,snI n, that has had its ups and downs
The stage elevator, Mrs. James Brown
Potter. begins a season next Monday
night in San Francisco, supported by
the ever-recurrlng, kyrle Bellew, She
should please the Californians. They
cannot, at any rate, complain that II Is
milk and water
Neil Burgess doesn't know whether he
VIII 90 to Europe this season or not; he
furthermore doesn't know whether he
Will build theatre in New York this
season or not; he moreover doesn't know
whether he will go on the road this sea-
sen ser or not. list of The things that
Alr. Burgess does know-even If it be not
very compr"hensive-would at any rate.
be interesting.
The trouble with Clement Scott the
eminent London critic, is that he takes
Ing good deal since his late contre-
temps with Blu hanan, and here is his
iat Est utterance: II own thlt n sucC ess-
ful play Is to me personal JOY, and a
failure is to me personal curse. II
could ronscientiOusly do so, ! would say
that every play was n masterpiece and
every artist n genius Yet the world
he is. 1t doesn't really matter very much
The dazzlingly handsome manager
known as Thomas II. Davis will have a
nn;nber of irons in the fire next season
anu II Is u De HOpSu lnat ne won't hNrn
his tapering fingers. Among his attrac-
,ions will be a new melodrama by Will
lam Haworth called "On the Missis-
sippi;" Steve Brodie and his "sensa-
tional drama, of New Yori; scenes" en-
titled "On the Bowery;" Rush CITY,"
the musical farce comedy; "McFad-
den's Elopement," new farce-comedy.
With John Kernel In the cast: The
Hustler" in a rewritten condition: 1.-The
sun Alarm" the everlasting and war
way" and possibly a pantomimic spec
tacle called THE White Rat"
Miss Eloise Mortimer, the prima dom
ma of the opera company now singing
Fra Diavolo.. at Proctor's Theatre,
says that as Zerlina she takes off her
shoes and stockings twice a day in
the disrobing scene. She doesn't see
what Proctor wants with other living
pictures, and feels a little hurt about
It, Fra Diavolo" Is certainly an opera
for these odd end-of-century times.
SHOPPING FOR HIS WIFE.