The evening world., 1894-04-23
DRAMATIC NEWS AND GOSSIP.
barl Rosenfeld Says Hannele
Will Surely Be Produced.
Annie Russell Has Had Enough of
"Death Plays"

"There is positively no doubt at all
about the production of Hanneie,
laid Carl Rosenfeld. on the stage OF the
bTfth Avenue Theatre, Saturday, while
nittle Miss Pierce went through her part
In agony and a black dress. " 1t Will
he done. 1t would be shame for this
country II 1t were stopped 1t would be
utterly unwarranted. Why should Ameri-
la object to what Europe has pronounced
10 be a beautiful. artistic idea. 4 may
hlso say that Hannele' will be done in
london before long, too. Herr Haupt-
mann has been negotiating far some
lime with one of the theatrical mana
kers of the English metropolis" And
Mr.. Resented proceeded with the re-
hearsal while Hauptmann sat in front
Ind watched the work. Groups of ac-
kors stood around, feeling not exactly
eomfortable. for II the play be prohibit
Id. their contracts will not be worth
anything, and these have been troub-
ous times. Nobody can truthfully
bay that the play is either immoral or
blasphemous," said Lawyer Maurice
Jntermeyer. I'VE shall invite as many
prominent people as we can to our con-
ference with the Mayor. and they shall
udge for themselves. The prohibition
bf such a play would be intelligible in
|uch town as, say. Mini Novgorod, but
New York the action would be absurd
nd unheard of. The reports have all
Pen exaggerated. There is no offensive
ne In the piece. which is n poem from
,t, f, nj nd oh oil
ht."
Miss Annie Russell. who declined to
ppear IL, Hannele," declares that she
ad quite enough of appearing in death
lays. 1t was soon after her work In
Elaine" at the Madison Square Thea
Re, that she was taken so seriously Ill.
The idea of floating dead on the barge
sed to haunt her night and day. She
sed to wake up in the night and i'm
gine herself corpse on the silent
uGubrious work to do, for she Joined
'harles Frohman, and he Is not partial
10 the mystic.
Mounet-sully little knew how discrim-
hating and apprecia;ive some of the
eek. He VOTED nothing of the fact
hat the "Cinderella" ballet girls crept
to see him Pay ,,ona At the Sa,rrdfy
performance of "Oedipe Ro," with calm
md almost intellectual demeanor. Their
criticisms of the French tragedian' =
york have not been made known. They
you'd und oubtedy be interesting.
Reports on the Rinlto yesterday stated
hat the company headed by Miss JEFF
reys Lewis has Just gone into that con-
iitlon' known as stranded" in Denlson,
"a n .nf hn N lTnr NJ "a
brgan.zat!on, resigned and set out for
Frisco, and George timer, an actor.
sho also had a company in Texas,
tour on the commonwealth PLAN" that
$ to say, the receipts viii be divided
among the members Of the company.
The, dressmakers are fiocking to the
Broadway to see Utopia, Limited ;
iilbert nor are they unduly enthusiastic
~ the subject OF Sirarthur. 1t is the
curt dresses that attract; although it !:
,ecoms popular on broadway, nor car
hey be introduced into Newport or Sara
osl this Summer. The dressmakers
oweyer, are deeply interested. You car
zee scores Cf them any night sitting II
he auditorium with notebooks on thei
apps and expressions of meek rapture OF
heir faces.
cts scores of letters written in French
Fpne people evidently believe that hi
eaiings with Coqueltn, Hading, Mounet
Fully and segond-Weber have caused
I'm to forget his mother tongue. SOM
the correspondents are merely testin.
ith little Mr.. McNicker He takes it al
good part. He will now have to tax
jump from Partisan French to cockne!
English, as spoken by the Cinderella"
ties.
The fastidious city of San Franclsc
has warmed up to enthusiasm at last
Their own dear Grismer and Davis hav
not caused the fervor, nor has the Ference,
Opera Company melted their Ice Thei
rapture is due to the visit of the Armies
Wonder. who acts with his feet. Moral
Companies visiting San Francisco, &C
with your feet. If you wish to be appre
lated in that chaste townlet.
Charles Frohman is postponing his de
He says that Sowing the Wind" won
Jet him go, He cannot very well sa
until 'Gudgeons" has been produced
d hs ss dea OF hsprt oMng l. &
Wind while 1t Is still crowding the En-
Pire. II am anxious to get away becaus
want to get back" said Mr.. Frohma
The syndicate now presenting "Wappin
Old stairs" in London is anxious I
aave the piece done in New York. Joh
4, Rogers, who Is at the head of III
Yndicate, wrote to r. A. Roberts, {
ms city, asking him to go an
pee the piece with view to staging
IN New York. Owing to his engagemer
WITH With Charles H. Hoyt, and later wit
Cilquette,' Mr.. Roberts Will be unab
10 go.
And now the energetic agent Is bt
thinning to announce that ut Is quit
lkely that Leonard Boyne will becon
permanent resident of this country.
~ ~ ne Is about to appear as a star tn
ikehhood most undoubtedly depend
pon his success. But even an ager
c9uld scarcely be expected to say ths
,,, III Is quite likely that Leonard Boyn
VIII be success as a star"
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