The evening world., 1894-02-21
HEARD IN THE GREEhROOM.
Apdo Has Bought the Italian
Rights of "Charley's Aunt"
Russell Preparing for Tho Corner
Grocer" 1T tho Casino.

Sig. Flavio Ando, who was Eleanora
buses leading man during her engage
ment In this city and in London, has
boueht the italian rights of "Charley's
hunt"-strange though that statement
NAV sound. Ando was in Berlin recent
" with Duse, just before she Skipped
N Egypt, and 1t was there that he saw
the farce, which was being presented as
.Charley's Tante.' Presumably, the fat,
heroic, natural actor caught the con-
tagion in the Berlin air., "Charley's
Aunt" has already run for over one
far more importance-the Emperor has
seen il twice. Ando was very much
Charmed with the farce. and is to do it
in Rome, where Charley will become a
euphonious Carlo.
John II. Russell is in town making
preparations for the presentation at the
Garner Grocer of Avenue A." Mr.. Rus
sell declares that 1t is full of everything
funny, musical and a%ctionating. What
the last word means a IS Is ss, dof h1 made clear,
from John Stetson, at whose theatre in
Boston the Corner Grocer is now
running.
In this season Of depression 1t is inter-
esting to know that there are five
"Uncle Toms Cabin" companies touring
IT,, n,y,o squ Elimination Tnsr in the Is VEST "faT r. T.
Davis's company Is skirmishing In Ken
lucky; Stetson's version is In Indiana;
Stoves is in this State, n Hills is
circulating through Maine.
Oh! what a tale of woe! A merry lit
tie band Of actors n actresses started
out a few days ago to present a melo-
drama In the "one-night stands The
manager, who vas said to have good
backing, was deemed eminently trust
worthy. The organization opened In Port
Jervis. \: Y. and played n night:
skipped. h people were In despair.
The hotel proprietor allowed them to go
70 the next stand, which was Mlddletown.
paid his hotel bill out Of the receipts.
They divided what was left between
them, and each actor and actress re-
landlord sent them back to New York,
and kept their trunks. Paste this para
graph in your hats, oh! stage-struck
boys and girls!
When Augustin DAILY brings his COM
pany back to New York he will have two
new plays to present here. They are an
Horner. called my Lady Jack" and a
poetic affair by Clio Graves. Daily is still
doing a splendid business in London with
Twelfth Might He is to give 9 sP Pc
Slu iioAiSS ~
the Actors BENEVOLENT Fund.
Phewl How the eminent Chicago
ter" the steeplechase melodrama that
ran for so many months at the American
Theatre. They stand on their W mag
nifeent pedestais and look down with a
that New York favors. Elwyn A.. Bar
ron calls 1.-The Prodigal Daughter "a
contemplate. m~ellodrama-a puerile CON
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surdity, which would. be laughed to
scorn by the most stolid theatre-goer, but
that 1t Is given an extraneous support
in sensat staenlee tatsrsst y YET { ; thsra ars
people who fike the forms Of entertain;
ment of which THE Prodigal Daughter
was an excellent example. When New
seems a trihe cheeky for Chicago to pro-
test loudly.
the late Marie Prescott, his wife. Is ne
Sion of HThe Lyons Mail" Mr.. MacLean
wants to star in 1t next season. with
Loves Extract" the f~arcical comedy
that the Rosenfelds ar are going to Rr9 % ;s
after all, not from a German source. II
Is said to be adapted from a French
success. The play has just been read
10 the company, dliu "a ~
be started at once.
"why do you stay in New York in
stead of going on the road?'' asked a
manager Of a rather MISUNDERSTANDING, &C
very promptly, Said the actor: The Ger
,,tainty Of nothing is better than thu
uncertainty Of something"
Little Miss Minnie Palmer has just
taken the Royalty Theatre, London. roI
a short season.; &c pres Miii,am sner lar :
snrae : called aft play arhe 0S Little GA' WldSy.'
n a one-act comedy called In Older
Days" Miss Palmer is still very popu
lar In England.
Joe OFT, the funny comedian Of tn!
:farce-comedy known as 1.-THE Dazzler.'
Is going to star next season. Mr.; OF
has been working industricusly, lor !
long time, but he has refrained up .
the present from heading a. company o
his own; The em npps asd n the Sesh % o
the actor is weak-when he has receives
q fair amount Of praise:
John Mcguire. at Butte, City; Mont,
has been taking up the c9dse as aot twent,
years acquaintance with Mr.; ,Fulfor'
ard his wife, the late Annie Pixley. MI
Mcguire says that they were deyoted =
each other. death took away thei
only child. a bright, handsome xs boy WI :
says. since that time a settled melan
choly took possession OF Annie Plxiey
and since that sad event there neye
was a husband so ~assiduous IN every ny
Tie attention that could tend TO mitisaatt
wife"