The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-31
REVIVAL OF SHENANDOAH"
Much Altered and Improved, It
Pleases a Large Audience.
Lillian Russell's London Interview
Other Stage Nsws.

house last night, when a large, far-reach-
fng and most portentous revival OF Bron-
son Towards Shenandoah was given to
the public. The drama was first intro
duced to New Workers. 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 prepa red
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 is SO vivid and
realistic that It would alone fll the
Academy for long time TO come. The
audience was intensely enthusiastic, and
Bronson Howard had to come before the
curtain and make speech. 1t Is not
usual for authors to thank audiences
for approving a revival. so Mr.. Howard
may consider that Shenandoah" has
won for him extraordinary honors. The
cast was exceedingly good. Miss Odette
Tyler made a hit as Gertrude Filing
ham. and did better work than she has
eyer done at the Empire. z. j.. Rat
cliffe. who used to be sort of Kelcey
No. at the Lyceum Theatre, was ex-
ceilent as Col. kerchival West. and Mr..
III. Gilmour suffers from the misfor-
tune of looking better than he really is
He Is a hadsome fellow, but his dra-
matte gifts are not as conspicuous as
included Bruce McRea. Louis Hendricks,
Joseph Brennan,. Harrison J: Wolfe,
A AaI M Haslam May Wood Josephine
nd hAr 90
others: The Academy's season has
opened most auspicuously.
Lillian Russell has been interview ed
IN London. She was found at Nine.
blingly and Interestingly. She told the
Interviewer that her real name was
Heleh Louise Leonard, that she had
f 10 En- her way from Tony pastSrs
D,,Oyly Carte and Col John A. McCauii,
who declared she couldn't sing. she was
zance," they not recognizing her when
they saw her at Tony Pastors. Then
she said prettly, and with downcast
eyes: II hope to please London"
Gilbert , Gregory, the agile and droll
as the Policeman in li S'e was one so@ Of
the original pixey tigers. lie dances
quite as well as Dixey, and is also
funny.
liar part in William Gill's new farcial
comedy, THAT Sister of His" which Is
now being rehearsed. II is virtually q
dual role. She will impersonate a woman
ing on theosophy and Buddhism. She
talks learnedly on the subject to those
who are ignorant OF the occult themes
although she doesn't know anythine
these theories Is to cure her married
brother of flirting with every pretty
woman he sees. An image of Buddha
SCENES W be mss in the ns
quaint dance called 1.-THE Kananishua.'
Miss Olga Nethersole is to present q
dramatic version Of Prosper Merime's
country II has been made for her by
Henry Hamilton. and will be presented
In London after her American tour. BY
Juliet dresses designed by sir Edward f arc
Burne-Jones.
"Nobody's Wife" is the forlorn It'll,
of new play in which Miss Agnes Bur
appear this season. fou Miss Agnes s' is the &c
young woman who introduced herself tc
New Workers in "Ingomar' at a matinee
at the Union Square Theatre few sea,
sons ago.
How exceedingly disrespectful! Hoyts
record breaking "Trip to Chinatown" IL
to be. done at Toole's Theatre, London
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 .stoI
this? 4 music hall ,'.patterer" will ii
as an actor. ferris has made over hi,
Trip Edgar-a rather ominous sort Of
name.
The reason why Robert Hilliard Is 60
ing back to "The Nominee" as q
stellar medium Is because he cannot gel
The Masked Ball" In which Gustavt
Frohman intended to star him. Charles
Frohman refuses to relinqulsh 1t. The
Masked BALI has not as yet been worn
threadbare by John Drew, and 1t wa.
his first successful venture.
.,
Most OF the theatres that opened thi
week are doing extremely well and man
ayers are jubilant. Said one of then
yesterday: people seem hungry TO
places of amusement. The Summer
which has been unusually dull from ;
theatrical point of view. seems to hav