The evening world., 1894-08-30
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Miss Irish Wants to Show Us
What She Can Do.
Rice Says Tie Can Hold Camille
D'Arville to Her Contract.

Mrs. Kendals ex-leading lady, Miss
Annie Irish--the Ellean of "The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray"-who arrived here
Sunday. and Is now ,acidly resting"
at the Hotel Aberdeen. will not join the
Kendals this season. mir. Kendall made
me an offer" she said yesterday. but l
did not care to accept II, and he would
not agree to my terms. My season with
them did not give me much of a chance
to show Americans what l can do. My
part in Tanqueray' was n perpetual re-
straint upon me. wonder II my au-
oiences imagined that 1t was natural for
me to be so tame so quiet and so awkward!
l did not like the part at all. And now
have come to America to settle here
positively, Why? Because It agrees
with me. In spite OF my hard work last
season, / never enjoyed such perfect
health. In England ] was martyr to
neuralgia; 1t left Inc here, and l am so
sister In this country, and many reia-
tives, so I have decided to adopt II my
self. / had an offer In London to play a
plendid part In Sydney Cruniy's latest
play. The New Woman but I declined
It, and ] had other offers, but America
was In my mind, md over ! came. What
i
had several good offers. but am anx-
ious to get q part II which Americans
VIII appreciate me. i love Pinero and
Grundys plays. ] am happy when l am
vorite playwrights." Miss Irish knew
very little about the Kendals' plans. She
was in England but few weeks. for her
season did not close until June.
u. r. Rice will say very little about
bis difficulty with Miss Camille DAT
VILE. but he asserts that he has an air
tight contract with her, and II he
chooses to hold her to it he can do SO.
and MIR, Rice has his share OF tribula-
tons. Miss Fanny johnson Ia also under
contract to him for this season--air-
with r. NJ Field for Prince Pro Tenn. /"
appeared IN "i4s2.", went away with
! Mr.. Rice was calmly informed that she
was in Europe. The manager, however.
! is not shedding tears at the loss of Mr..
Barry and Miss Randall.
Miss Marie Burroughs, II Is said. IL
having some difficulty getting proper
dates at some of the theatres through
the country. Mr.. willard wrote to a
number OF managers, asking them to
would have filled had he been here.
They replied that they would hold time
for her, And now, It seems that they
! have held time-but OF the wrong
is asserted, are anxious to have Miss
Burroughs In April--just as though she
could crowd her season into that month.
This shows how difficult II In to launch
new star-even a pretty and talented
one.
This comes from the Shenandoah
OF the horses in the second act, making
her entrance on horseback and taking Z
flying dismount from the saddle. She Il
a, skilled equestrian and looks NOR,
centauress." The question that natural!
arises is Would Miss Tyler have re
ceived this fervld send-off II It had mo-
been for that little affair OF hers with
The score OF Little Christopher Co,
luInbus" is In the Custom House, ant
there Is some trouble about getting II
out: 1t Is full of London puns, however
and It win stand a good deal OF rough
treatment; There is no knowing .ywher
done. The '1i93" revival is going strong
Little Christopher" to t the oui-of T. ST'
for 1t.
| MT Hammersteln doesn't like the col
! ored posers he employs In his living pic
ture. "The Three Graces." They are 81
uncertain. One night they appear, the
next they are not to be found. Mr.. Ham
merstein on about half dozen occasion,
has had to send a messenger to Twenty
seventh street at the last moment to ge
colored models.
Sowing the Wind has been denied q
second engagement in the town OF OK
! ford England. The Vice chancellor de
clined to allow its representation. How
unfortunate that this breezy news come,
too late to be of any use to tho play
here.
1.-THE silver laurel wreath for Strauss
will be a magnificent thing" said Ru
dolph Aronson yesterday, land II will
| be exhibited for two weeks before l sent
II abroad. have a list OF names yart
long. OF course, Strauss has no idea o.
any such thing. and he will be much
surprised. He deserves the wreath
More of his music has been done iT