The evening world., 1894-01-26
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Some Attractions Booked by Ros.
enfelds for the Fifth Avenue.
Actresses Discharged to Give En-
ployment to Others.

In spite of the anger, despair, grief,
,n,rtitication, observation-disclosures and
mental anguish of young Mr. Miner
NJ the Fifth Avenue Theatre, caused by
the exclusive Information in Wednes-
DAVIS Evening World" setting forth the
fact that the Rosenfeds place their at
fractions there shortly; In spite, also, of
his vigorous denials, these principal facts
remain: Messrs. Carl and Theodor
Rosenfeld"-this Is an extract from an
official statement-"haye taken all the
time from March IL, 1894, to June g. 1895,
at Mr.. Miners Fifth Avenue Theatre.
The contract they have made with MIR.
Miner grants to them the sole and exclu-
sive control Of all productions which are
to be made in that house. During this
agreement with Mr.. II. C. Miner, Messrs.
Rosenfeld have the sole and exclusive
right to furnish all attractions for the
Fifth Avenue Theatre" 1t Is true that
they have not LEASED" the house. Few
New York managers have the right to
subet their theatres and the owners or
the Gilsey estate are peculiar. But the
contract with Mr.. Miner Is very neat
as nearly as possible without the lease.
There will, however, be some weeks
probably in the summer) that the
R0senfelds viii not use IN Miss cog la,aa
enter upon this contract March Il: The
first play may be an adaptation of Paul
Lindaus Der Andere" or an American
Liliputians will also appear here in
"Humpty Dumpty Up to Date" and a
production of "forktown, patriotic
play oy an r authGr Is R as9
hemian Opera Company will produce a
series of operas by the famous bohemian
composer Smetana. Signora Duse, IL she
returns to the stage. will also be seen
at this house. Young Mr.. Miner Is a
nice, clever, energetic young man, but 1t
is silly for him to wax angry over moth
ing at ail--or. at least, over techni-
cality.
A curious case of robbing Peter to pay
Paul has been instanced in the appar-
emily noble offer made W Messrs. Lift
Davis to give employment in In old
Womens League y I, turns urn out, however,
that; in order to place these young
company were dismissed. And the dis
missed girls feel very badly about it.
Said one of them: - needed that IS a
League woman. was absolutely de-
pendent upon 1t. l had no other means
Of. living. When l was dismissed. and
found the small weekly sum cut off at a
broke my heart 1t does. In verify,
seem rather hard.
Press Eldridge perpetrates a most afro
cious pun at Prcctor's Theatre. when he
talks about Lillian Russelfs marriage.
"Why did she marry Perugini?" he
muses.. 1T must have been because
after marriage she thought they'd make
Q pair-o' genial people The box office
Denman Thompson, 1t is said, is writ
Inc new play. He Is in the city, and
Wnen met he is always whistling. Uncle
Denman always whistles when he Is In
the throes of dramatic construction.
Sig. Campanari says that he will not
connect himself with any company CIV
ing comic opera, although his name was
given as member of an organization
soon to 80 out. He will sing only in
concerts with Damrosch and Seidl, and in
grand opera.
1t Ia said that the late Henry Petit
author of "A Woman's Revenge" thai
Is soon to be given at the American
Theatre. was very sensitive to criticism
he subscribed to any of the agencies
that supply, clippings from the news
Papers He looked his s inquirer aghast
would pay out my good guineas ir
order to be made miserable By every pos
that brought me letters?'
although Miss Theresa Vaughn viii
Introduce a new Spanish song into 1882
when that extravaganza is removed tt
the Garden Theatre, she will still appeal
az Fraulein, the waif. This from on'
agent.
Miss Theresa Vaughn, OF 1892 a point
er. 1t Is a liver-colored pointer of hist
degree, and comes of very nobi'
family. The; pointers puppy eyes mrs
Sacramento. This from another agent
Won't you kindly, dear Theresa give Vi
rest?
SAYS Sig. de Vivo: There have been
great many erroneous statements abou
Nine Media, and as am the only pro
fessional in this city who knows al
about her, should like to correct them
lotta Patti she was introduced to me a
Miss Nellie Mitchell at the music stor
of Allen, G. Co., in Melbourne. she !
the daughter Of rich Scotch gentleman
and l heard her sing one day when sh
was taking lessons from Prof. Cecchi.
told him that i she went on the lyrl
stage she would soon be KhGwh was as III
January, 1889. Sig. Cecchi told me tina
her father. being rich man, would neve
consent to her appearance on the stag
while she was unmarried. At that tim
she was very pretty, slender girl, an,
looked to me no more than seventeen
But surprising she was nineteen-l know
that she was under twenty-she woul
now be only thirty-one. So, as on
writer declares that she Is fourteen year
older than Emma Eames. Nine. ZANE
must be but seventeen, with two year
OF married and four years of stage III
to be credited with. That sounds YER
well for the beautiful Emma, but alas