The evening world., 1894-04-18
THIS DEAOHEAD WAS CLEVER.
Worked Both Actor Herpe and
Manager Miner for Tickets
Jane Stuart to Try Comic Opera
Other Stage News.

The ways Of the would-be deadhead
are labyrinthine. and the ingenuity dis
played In the quest for free theatre
seats might, turned in a right direction.
lead to fortune. When he opened his
mail yesterday, James A. Herne found a
letter that touched him to the quick.
1t was from poor little lame boy far
off in Jersey village. The lad had
saved up IS cents. with which he came
to New York to see "Shore Acres" He
spoke most eloquently and pathetically
of the performance, and fiattered Herne
in a most cordial manner. BY way of
postscript he told Herne of his aged and
crippled mother. Oh! he would love to
bring her to New York to see the play.
but, alas! she, could not walk up to the
gallery. If Herne would only give him
seats. he and his mother would bless
him forever. The actors eyes were sill
moist as he entered the office of Henry
could say word the well-known mana
ger blurted out: Jim. I've received the
most affecting letter the mail ever
tTr99ugas erns me- rd ana It's all about @ youEread
own pathetic letter from his pocket. and
spread it before Miners astonished eyes.
The two appeals were identical. Not
content with working Herne, the sweet
little lame boy In the far-off Jersey vill-
age had also tried Miner. Both Of the
gentlemen had responded generously.
time he was ever caught-with softsoap
as bait.
Commissioner Holahan says that his
at last decided to try comic opera She She
Prior & Wolff. Of the Schiller Theatre.
sa the besaa4s bessns So%edy role;
the Schiller, Beginning May 0Hu H. you ai
Tsmember rIae,n & the incident printed in The
Holahsn, "sbout her Sf burIesanins Iemissiohes fss
during The Performance Of "charley'ts
vsrs unsle; h While IN h Mslba GaIye and Nordlca
decided her. The song.blrds congratu-
lated hsr. and advised her to enter the
som,S WS,,p opera n cbian ranks She refused to do
to New York, and she consented So So
she Will be comic opera prima donna
until she joins Mr.. Pitou."
d. s. Willard goes back to England in
his ntent Of taking ae hao tons snneunesa nest sa
s,, sies sOmedY. THE ProfessoT's" " Love nSF
S.eahamsn nd DoaSle aaetons ne,fbs1 dbrsms n5ohn
side of the pond.
vesta T1lley was rearfuuy nervous
when she made her American debut
Monday night. Her husband sat In the
wings while she was on the stage and
sang every song with her. The audience
could not hear him, but Miss Tiiley
S SSuid, and SO could those who, were near.
In.s was the way In which she was
maryelled at the floral tributes" she
received-as well she might When she
has been here a little longer she will
marvel less at the enormity Of this in
those who went behind the scenes to
congratulate her. and he put her at her
ease as gracefully and artistically as
possible.
Chicago objects. Chicago often does.
II Doesn't matter very much, OF course.
gai.cs is due to the fact that New York
managers persist in alluding to 1t as
the road'-just as II 1t were Canastota
or Steubenville. Chicago wants the best
OF everything, and must have it, in all
managers and the Indifferent belongings
or the touring companies.
A young English actor who has plenty
OF that adorable quality known as nerve
he has little else-appled to j. T
,Maldron for a couple, OF tickets for
Shore Acres at Days Theatre, the
N.Y. Nay are oh you was s'i{nE he re-
ply, II haven't found a part to suit me
on this side yet, but" he added pleas
antly, Charlie Frohman has been run