The evening world., 1894-07-04
ALLEGED PLAYS BY SARDOU.
Many Said to Be Written by His
Corps of Secretaries.
Large Additions to the Ranks Of Tn
employed Actors-Stage Gossip.

beginning to openly express derision at
the ever-recurring statement that "Sar
dou has written new play for Miss
So-and-So" Or that 1.-The well-known
New York manager has secured a new
play by Sardou." Said one uf the fore
most drama weavcrs 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. lie cares for
nothing else. and success out OF
France does not count. far as this
eminent man Is concerned. Sardou
keeps at least 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 tntrusted
least doubt that they are responsible for
some OF the alleged Sardou plays-that
are never done in Faris-and that the
or or tive two. Take tor example americans
Abroad Who that saw 1t believed
That II was the work Of Sardou? Al
though we We're told that balls af re don s
in Paris under the Title OF Les Riches
Y is to this day. absolutely unknown
Nor woul sarS y be in
Even his French adherents confess that
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
converse with him? He cares for no
body. He has superb mansion on me
the most costly furs he goes to first
nights in his magnhcently appointed
carriage. II Sc moque de tout lie
monde is what they say Of Sardou."
The mob Of unemployed actors haunt
ting the Sturtevant House and oozing
from its doors on either side Is constant
" being augmented BY recruits fr I'm the
fy-by might and hardly able companies
that have Just closed d disastrous seasons.
An old actor said yesterday that there
had never been 50 many unknown PEG
pie In the profession as at present
managers lure p"onle from other call
ings," he said. land hurt the entire pro
fcssion. Take the 'Glen-da Tough or
ganiZation for instance. Out In the
West they got recruits and paid them
SIS a week. Now, those unfortunntes
imagining that they are bona-hde actors.
hey do but starve? The publish ed state
ment that Gus Frohman engaged the
dentist who drew tooth for him to
play next season Snvs Is seen made Tse
consequence IL that legitimate actors are
crowded to the wall. and goodness knows
where II will end"
"A Bunch OF Vio'ets," the title Of Beer
tohm Trees latent success. was also the
name of one-act farce bought by the
, late Rosina Nokes and never produced
1t is said that several versions OF Tree
| play have been seen In America one or
: them was called "Mammon."
, Mrs. Langtry has written to her old
time manager, Joseph Reynolds; and TIE
cnbicd announcements that she will re.
turn to New York. she says nothing a.
all about such a proceeding; In fact
, she will do. She has Injured herself n
= this country and In England by hel
: little disappearances from the boards
p wanted her whenever she wanted the
:. public. However. the Lily won't starve
I, even il she never acts again,
The special mat!nse Of Louis az
Langes play. THE Globe Trotter, a.
d the Garden Thea tire yesterday, was not
!. for publication, but merely as guar
', antee Of good faith to Mr.. Palmer. Lot
o critical opinion was not PARTICULAR,
!, desired. You see," said Mr.. de LANCE
- :, " the piece is very badly staged. The,
;, scenery from the cellars of the Garden
Il and 1t gave me a pain, such scenery
= ii was positively wrinkledi; What MIA the
a kept 1t for: dent Know; was me more tne AN
preciative than a pay" audience woul,
. have been. The Giobe-Trotter' prove
IS be best t. scenery merry in tho country woul'
= scarcely save 1t.
II Patti Rosa has bought a brand:nev
q comedy from Blanche Marsden. II |
not yet named but !, MI Mis-
Marsden' whose delightfully."- breez,
E. matinee girl letters, in a dramati
10 weekly will be remembered. Is YER
'c fervent aspirant for dramatic honors
!. The teemng Hammerstein is maxim
7 vastly important changes IN his Harlem
H. Opera House The large. long lobby doe
c, not satisfy him; he wants IT larger an
IT occupied by an adjoining cafe. Tn
I lobby will thus be imposing enough I
IT serve as q concert hall, II necessary
=, Hammersteins idass are all very Broe
dingnagian.
Edgar and Harry Davenport, the son
is Of the late p. l.. Davenport, ana brother
m s Success ufN by their father Edgar wa
is seen recently in the meodT ram. Know Hsr
tried to galvanize into life a part In tn
- unfortunate "Rainmaker OF syria.
ne
y, People often go the box-ofIice Of Ko'
! Carmencita, whose nare but rev sea
AZ sons ago was on everybody's lips. NJ
g. body hears OF her now. 1t Is month
since she has appeared in public; Ca
mencita is living in rh lndelph with he
husband and making occasional r!I
10 Atlantic City, where she Is frequent
at seen driving about In very swell styl
n and all bedeCked with diamonds. She
Ian living upon the money she made durir
NC her phenomenal New York engagement
er There was some talk a short time AZ
lr- OF her going to London, and al
a pearing M two or three theatres. h
tween the acts. as L.oie Fuller has don
VS. CarrnenCita, however, INDUCED in son
m. OF her picturesque and incandcscent tai
~, trums with the manager who was to "A
"a range this for her, and that was the Ell
IT, OF It.
,oo Jimmy" Powers returns to his favo
Wv tie rough farcc-comedy, All credit mu
led be given him for attempting 10 -
ter away from II. The public Clamors {,
g, him in such classics as "A Straight Til
and "A Mad Bargain" ana, as ne Is N
Ter ON the stage for his health, he will pr
M sent them, or their equivalents
Irk
of The "Mastodonic Uncle Toms Cabir
- is the thoroughly ChiCa go-esQue title
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