The evening world., 1894-08-29
V0RKING ON 'sHEAlND0lH. !"
Bronson Howard experimenting
the Rehearsals
Erninie's" Composer TO Visit
Francis wilsou-Stage News.

Bronson Howard, the wealthy play
wright has been working as persist
entity at the Academy of Music, super
intending the revival of "Shenandoal"
"A that house, as though II were his
tlrst play and his reputation depended
upon It's success. lie has spent his days
and nights at the theatre, and every
detail has come under his personal
SUPERVISION. He was there yesterday
the most unobtrusivc figure in the cs-
adjustment, mccker than the man who
scrubs the floor, and less cgotistical
than the humblest actor In the com
pnny He wore little, inofTenslvc
straw hat harmless white tie of the
style known as washable" and an in.
definite suit of clothes while this
revival will be much more spectacular
than the original production" said MIR.
Howard, nothing has been sacrificed
for the sake Of effect. All the spectacu-
lar embellishments grow legiiimateiy
Howard expects that the new comedy
he is writing for Charles, Frohman will
he ready, for production in December.
~ all depends upon how feel" he
said. when my brain Is tired I stop
writing, and i can never tell how often
] may be interrupted by that tired feel
lnG However, the comedy will Ger
ti1nly be ready this season."
Jakabo wski; the. composer of "Ermi-
month to visit Francis Wilson and see
that gentleman In The Devils Dep
uty," for which Jakabowski supplied the
music Brandon Thomas is also coming
Wilson with libretto. and he has
never seen him yet Thomas didn't like
America when he was over here with
Bosnia Tokss, IN the DAYS of his, pov-
Savage Club in London heard Brandon
say some very rude things about this
country. He declared that the only
Sstes wsI person n,or ne met in the United
has probably changed since those days,
and as he sails into the bay he will
heat forth the stereotyped IL love dear
their dollars"
Little Miss Minchen Becker. the tall
est OF the Liliputians, who married a
rich uptown brewer. not very long ago
SO back to the footlights, and will prob
ably do SC next season. She did not for
sake her theatrical friends when she
took husband, and still entertains the
again, however. 1--WE could not adver-
tisc her as Liliputian," said Manager
Steiner stein ysssterday " S has Grown TOO
Miss Becker will probably appear again
under Manager Adolf Philipps's direc-
ton
Warden Durston, Of the Sing Sing
Prison, went to Roster & Biars the other
right, and was much impressed. 1t was
isney nor dd t sloat over the antics les
lars. Larsens family. "e He Went Or into ao
captures over the. stems in which the
beer was served. and ordered nine
d ,tse Of them for Sing Sing, to be used
Mass, in Pygmalion and Gaiatea"
This little bit OF news is not as inter
sting as II might be, for 1t must be
ans that there are Mary Ander
10 change your gowns five or six times
during a performance, and give your
iressmaker a line on the programme.
,ish actress. has been interviewed, and
her views on the subject of stage
dressing are SO startling that they are
worth repeating. II think an, actress
said especially when taking a pathetic
part. 1t is mistake to keep changing
ones gown, for 1t distracts the atten-
tor, Of the audience; the public, espe-
cially the feminine portion OF 1t, does not
care what the woman you represent Is
saying, or feeling IL you come each time
onto the stage in a different and per-
faps more striking dress than that worn
In the last act. The audience forgets
what is going on, and only thinks Of the
smart frocks and of the effect produced
oy them.' What would Miss Rorke