The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-04
ALLEGED PLAYS BY SARDOU.
Many Said to Be Written by His
Corps Of Secretaries.
Large Additions to the Ranks OF I'm
employed Actors-Stage Gossip.

tNe overcoming statement thlt 'Snr-
don has written new play for Miss
So-and-So" or that the well-known
New York manager has secured a new
play by Sardou." Said one Of the fore
most drama-Heavcrs OF New York yes
terday: "Sardou does not produce many
plays Just now. and his first and most
absorbing thought is of Paris. Paris is
the world for him. He cares for
nothing else. and a success out of
France does not count. a. far is this
eminent man is concerned. Sardou
Keeps at least a dozen secretaries all
educated men and skilled writer's. They
receive big salaries, and they are made
to earn them. All the Jobs that the
unknowing ones believe that Sardou
has himself attended to are intrusted
to these SECRETARIES There is not the
some of the alleged Sardou plays-that
are never done in Paris-and that the
master himself puts on a finishing touch
Abroad Who that saw IT believed
hat i was the work Of sardou? Al.
t a%e0n we %sre d ' Roa after be don ,s
in Paris under the title Of Les Riches
II is to this day. absolutely unknown
there. Nor would II be tolerated in
critical Paris. Sardou Is a .farceur.
Even MS ITencn dNneftUts COllItsS tHdt
he frequently seems to be laughing in
his sleeves at them. How much more
then must he laugh at some of the
American Managers, who cannot even
body. He has u superb mansion on the
Rue de Clichy, Paris, and enveloped in
the most costly furs he goes to hrst
nights in bis magniticently appoirted
monde is what they say of Sardou.'
The mob Of unemployed actors haunt
ing the Sturtevant House and oozing
from its doors Oh either side is constant
" being augmented nv recruits from the
fly by-night and hardly able companies
that have just closed disastrous seasons.
An Old actor said yesterday that there
MON gers i"rn p,rple from o'hor cali
ings." he said, land hurt the entire, pro-
fcssion., Take the 'Glen-dac Lodfh Or
West they got recruits and paid them
sl5 week Now. those unfortunates
imagining that they are bona-tide actors
have drttled to NV YORK. Mhat can
ment that Gus Frohman engaged the
dentist who drew a tooth for him to
pay next season is true. Other similar
engagements have been made. The
col sequence is that legitimate actors are
crowded to the will, and goodness knows
where 1t will end
"A Bunch of Vio'ats." the title of Beer
tohm Trees latest success. was also the
name OF a onc-act farce bought by the
late Rosina Vokes and never produced.
II is said that several versions of Trees
play have been seen In America. One of
them was called "Mammon."
Mrs. Langtry has written to her old
time manager. Joseph Reynolds. and the
letter arrived Monday In spite OF the
cabled announcements that she VIII re-
turn to New York, she SAYS nothing at
she declares that she doesn't know what
she viii do. Sire has injured herself in
this country and in England by her
She evidently imagined that the public
wanted her whenever she wanted the
public. However. the Lily won't starve,
even II she never acts again.
The special matinee Of Louis de
for publication. but merely as a guar
antee of good faith to Mr.. Palmer. Lots
of theatrical people were there, but
desired You see." said Mr. de LANCE,
" the piece is very badly staged. They
managed to get up some very antique
and 1t gave me pain, Such scenery!
1t was positively wrinkled. What they
kept II for. | don't know" The theat-
rcal audience. howeyer' wal more , APP
have been. - The Globe-Trotter" proved
to be most incoherent farce. and the
best scenery in the country would
scarcely save 1t.
Patti Rosa has bought brand-new
comedy from Blanche Marsden. Ii is
not yet Bamed, but l. vi pTofeaao'yy ,, be
Marsden, whose delightfully."- breezy
"matinee girl" letters In a dramatic
weekly viii be remembered, Is very
fervent aspirant for dramatic honors.
The tsemiug Hammerstein IL making
vastly important changes in MS Harlem
opera House. The large. long lobby does
not satisfy him: he wants 1t larger and
longer. So he Is going 10 use the space
occupied by an adjoining cafe. The
lobby will thus be- imposing enough TO
serve ms concert han. II necessary
Hammerstein's id"ss are all very Brob-
dingnag.an.
Edgar and Harry Davenport, the sons
of the late r. J.. Davenport, and brothers
Of Fanny Davenport. think OF starring
Jointly next season in the plays made
guccessful by their father Edgar was
seen recently in the melodrama known
tried to galvlulae into lie y part IN the
unfortunate "Rammaker OF Syria"
People often 80 the hoX-o!fce of Kos;
ter Il Biars and ask what has become OF
CarmcnCita, whose mare but few seat
sons ago was on everynody's lips. No
body hears OF her now. 1t Is months
since she has appeared IN public. Car
mencta Is living In Ph lldclph a with her
| husband. and making occasional trips
| to Atlantic City. where she is frequently
| seen driving about IL very swell style.
| and all hedeCked with diamonds. She l.,
| living upon the money she made during
! her phenomenal New York engagement.
| There was some talk a short time ago
| of her gonG to London. and APP
| psartng at two or three theatres, be-
| tween the acts, as I.oie Fuller has done.
! CarmcnciIa. however, INDUCED in some
| of her picturesque and lnCaulesCent tan
! trums with the manager who was to ar
range this for her. and that was the end
| OF IL.
Jimmy" Powers returns TO his favor
lite rough farce-comedy, All credit must
he given him for attempting to get
away from u The public "'nnors FOR
! him in such classics as "A straight TIP
and "A Mad Bargain" and, a. he is not
on the stage for his health, he will pre-
sent them, or their equivalents.
The "Mastodonic Uncle Toms Cabin
! Is the thurOuShlN 'hiCagu-cSuuc title OF
a version OF IN" threRlbare play now
being done Ia the Windy city. And even
the ChiragulnS are forced to comics