The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-31
REVIVAL or SHENANDOAH"
Much Altered and Improved. 1t
Pleasss q Large Audience
Lillian Russell's Loadon Interview
Other Stage News.

house last night when a large, far-reach-
fng and most portentous revival Of Bron-
son Howard's Shenandoah" was given to
the pubic. The drama was first intro
duced to New Workers. a few seasons ago
at the Star Theatre, but the production
then was as water unto wine compared
with last nights glories. Mr.. Howard
has made few alterations. and prepared
the way. as 1t were. for pictorial en-
Enlistment. Howard Is too much OF an
artist to permit the impertinence of
spectacular irrelevancy. The splendid
scenes were all perfectly logical. and
the new features were naturally intro
duced. The third act 10 so vivid and
realistic that 1t would alone Ill the
Academy for a long time to come. The
audience was intensely enthusiastic, and
Bronson Howard had to come before the
curtain and make a speech. It is not
usual for authors to thank audiences
for approving q revival, SO Mr.. Howard
may consider that Shenandoah has
won for him extraordinary honors. The
cast east. was e. exceedingly good. Miss odette
ham. and did better work than she has
ever done at the Empire. Z. J.. Rat
cliffe, who used to be a sort of Kelcey
celient as Col. kerchivai West. and Mr..
G!lmour played the part of Gen. Haver-
III. Gilmour suffers from the misfor-
He is a hadsome fellow, but his dra-
matte gifts are not as conspicuous as
his his, personal eomeliness. The cast also
Ih9s5 ssp Brennan HaT Wsoa WSlfs
Hall. Margaret Robinson, Henry Her
others Mary be AnEn snS esm6er b Of
opened most auspicuously.
Lillian Russell has been interviewed
In London. She was found at Nine.
Sordica's house. in Clarence Terrace.
and PAM snd she talked bIb
Interviewer that her real name was
Helen Louise Leonard. that she had
D'Oyly Carte and Col. John A. McCauii,
who declared she couldn't sing. she was
captured by by them for Pirates Of Pen
they saw her. at Tony. PASTORS. Then
she said prettily, and with downcast
eyes; Il hope to please London"
~. Gilbert r, Gregory, the agile and droll
as the policeman in "liss," was one ' Of
the original Dixey tigers. He dances
quite as well as Dlxey, and is also
funny.
Helen Dauvray will have rather a pecu-
liar part in William Gills new farcial
comedy. THAT Sister of His" which is
now being Iehearsed. It is virtually a
who is travelling through Brazil, lectnr-
ing on theosophy and Buddhism. She
talks learnedly on the subject to those
who are ignorant of the occult themes,
oil oh L. Nxvtk hi
about it. Her object In expoifhding
these theories is to cure her married
brother of flirting with every pretty
viii be introduced in the theosophicai
French chansonettes and execute a
quaint dance called 1.-THE Kananishua.' -
DRAMATIC version Of Prosper Merime's
novel, Carmen" when she comes to this
country, 1t has been, made for her by
Henry Hamilton, and will be presented
the. bye, Miss Nethersole is having her
Juliet dresses designed by Sir Edward
of new play in which Miss Agnes Bur
roughs-Marie Burroughs's sister-is to
appear this season. Miss Agnes is the
NSIRE whG hersef to
at the Union Square Theatre few sea-
sons ago.
How exceedingly disrespectful! Hoyt's
to be done at Tooies !! The ea'i Iondon rs
but the title is TO be changed, and the
scenes OF the farce are all to be laid in
London. Can't Mr.. Hoyt get out an in
junction or something terrible to stop
! this? A music hall "patterer' will In
this production make his first appearance
as an actor Terris has made over his
, rights In "A Trip to Chinatown to Mr..
Trip Edgar-a rather ominous sort Of
name.
| The reason why Robert Hilliard Is 60
ing back to 1.-THE Nominee" as a
! stellar medium is because he cannot get
THE Masked Ball." In which Gustave
Frohman intended to star him. Charles
Frohman refuses to relinquish II. THE
Masked Ball. has not as yet been worn
| threadbare by John Drew, and II was
his first successful venture.
Most of the theatres that opened this
week are doing extremely well and man.
ayers are jubilant. Said one of them
yesterday: People seem hungry for
| places Of amusement. The Summer
which has been unusually dull from a
theatrical point OF view, seems to have