The evening world., 1894-03-16
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
maud, the lightning Calculator,
Is, Indeed, a Prodigy.
Garfield and Richards to Star Next
Season.

"All you have got to do is to tell him
the day of the month and the year OF
your birth and he'll tell you how much
money you owe remarked Manager
Oscar Hammerstein, f~acetiously. at Kos
ter & Balls yesterday afternoon. There
was a private performance before sew
eral prominent physicians and members
Of the press. given by Jacques maud.
described as a man with two brains.
Mr.. Hammerstein's righteousness at first
seemed to be merely the airy persifiage
for which he is justly renowned, but be-
fore maud had finished his words
Sc emed none too hilariously jocu ar. The
prodigy proved to be a prodigy. in
deed. He is a wonder. His lightning
calculations simply astounded those
present, who tried their hardest ct FIRST
to ascribe them to trickery. Inaudis
manager asked the audience to name any
three figures, which he proceeded to
chalk on "a blackboard until there was a
line of twenty-four figures. Beneath
this twenty-four more audience-giyen
maud, who had his back turned to them.
Then. without the least hesitation. he
subtracted one line from the other men
tally and gave the correct answer in
stantly. His next feat was to work out
five sums mentally at the same time.
They were set by the audience. There
Of four figures, division and a cube root:
Before the blackboard m~anipulator had
worked them out himself maud had
them all done. and the answers were, cor
was able at a moments notice to name
the day Of the week of any given date.
only ONCE did he make a slip. 4 gentle;
man called out his birthday and wanted
TO know unnn what hav he WAS horn.
lnaudi promptly replied Friday" ..'Oh.
no. said the gentleman, Il was born
s en spn aSs yno,,,e l, 9es Eq percb Paraon'". You IN,
ought to know" protested the gen
tleman. maud. however, wouldn't give
lieye that he was himself mistaken. DIR.
Spitzka had a long conversation with
maud. but no trickery was discovered.
notwithstanding folks remains. OF
course. To be seen.
George Richards and Eugene Garfield,
the W comedians now with Hoyt's skit.
"A Temperance Town" are going to star
TIL. att. ssfsen circus in a p GiSSw nesf'nff Il ' isn's e' a
farce-conedy-oh! dear. no-nothing SO
common as that-but a comedy-drama, II
you please. The author is Fred ]. Bea-
man., esq, n don't, for goodness sake,
forget the esq.
Mrs. James Brown Potter and the
beautiful kyrle Bellew open their next
2, and from that point they will prob
ably work their way East. Their ambi-
ton Is still undaunted.. and although
Just now towards elevating the stage.
she Is undoubtedly making a living by
1t. That is something, nowadays.
The Della Fox Opera Company is the
title Of the organization that is now
Fox at it's head. This little lady has
at last arrived at the much desired
stellar goal. She will see her name In
will have the centre Of the stage when
ever she wants 1t. n she will be able
TO boss It over every Tom. Dick and
stars out Of ten are satisfied with these
privileges.
At the Irving Place Theatre last night
r pDer M OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SgassGfsd sar ,Ss er Amm 1m.
this season. The story Is a simple mar
rative of peasant love, but 1t Is neatly
and effectively told. The scenes are laid
Is a coquettish young woman, who has
her own mind. One OF the suitors Is. Of
course, a villain; the o~ther.eaually. Of
type. The heroine, who is the adopted
daughter of the B~urgomaster. discovers
that her real father is an old fellow who
works at odd jobs In the village. This
is, OF course, very terrible. but II does
not intefere with the plays denouement,
which l. a happy marriage and general
The company at the Irving Place ~heatre
Is a splendidly disciplined organization.
Pinero's comedy 1.-THE Amazons,"
now at the Lyceum Theatre, is the
theme Of much discussion in the out-of-
Pinero isn't in 1t at ali. He is neglected
FOR Georgia ,Cayvan and her brown vel
vet knickerbockers. 1t would be cruel
2 even hint that the great success of
such trivial circumstance as a leading
lady wearing male attire.
Miss Olga Brandon. the lady with
the midnight eyes" who returned to
this her native heath, last Summer. as
ties. has survived that dreadful fasco
at the Garden Theatre. She is in Lon
don again and is playing the part OF
tjnne the hna-T reyivs Tif e. Of t.r the m lead,ispg william
Princess Theatre.
The American Academy of the Ora.
matte Arts gave n very interesting en-.
feF,a'n nns a! the Berkeley Lyeeum
% irSs $ ""'f the frat see Amer, trHm pla nIS and G non:
tions OF Perl's "Eurydice," were pre-
scented by these young pupils. who Ger.
tainly know no fear A, new play by
, shpub Sec !; "Dr WRs ca Ga,ied n aRSsebe T5sy
Iehearsals Of this little piece had beer
directed by Miss May Robson, who holds
that character work can be taught. Mise
Ina Hammer, as an old man. did re,
marknh'y well. and Emily 7 Walapoon