The evening world., 1894-08-13
1T IS ROUGH ON ALEXANDER.
" In the Name of the Gear" Makes
Him Responsible for Much,
Is Sandow, the Strong, to Star will,
Lillian, the Airy Fairy?

Very bloodthirsty is the melodrama by
George g jerks called I'm the Name OF
the Gear" that was produced at Niblo 5
Garden Saturday night. There Is some
thing blithe. jingly and skittish about
the name of the author, but his play IL
made up OF dialogue and situations that
are heavy and widowed with age. It's
a Russian aiIair, of course. and gentle
men whose names end in witch" and
''oit" and SKY" supply the meludrama.
tic elements. The piece itself is hope
lessly involved but there's n tableau d,
the end OF each act-whiCh means tina
there are six tableaux. The hero IL q
young American, named Hector Dil
worth. who says lovely things about the
ways steps in at the right time, and con.
POUNDS the villains, and h. seems to To-
travelling through Russia with sto"l
OF American mass ANA serene smiles
him, but he evidently expects II. for h,
waits Tor their friendly noise. In the
third act there l. II bal nasuue. and Il
pert young woman, TO whom the Blunch,
lbayrell prettlly ana elegantly alNdes as
"a bold piece" does "tarnatior
Dance" In the NTH act a Nihilst spy
IL thrown into the street from the belfrN
OF the church of st. Nicholas. and that
makes even more of "A hit than the ear
nation dance. There Is II pair of lovers
he usual humorous Irish servant ano
The customary withered bag. 1t Is al
'Gs bo Mams Of ihs p9oF Snar
James WALL Arnold Reeves. Daisy
Chaplin and II number OF Others were
in the cast
Miss Ethel Greybrooke has been re
engaged for the part OF Miss Lethc IN
Lifts In old Kentucky company
which opens its season inst. Louis sept
g. She played the part during the long
run at the Academy OF Music.
Francis Wilson won't go. His man
aager Mr.; Candy. won't go and singu
larly lacking in legitimate enterpris,
they must be. Two pleasing young men
living on the line of civilization ut Spo
Kane, Wash, have evolved two-act
comic opera. The composer says "a
far as the musical score goes, II vii
take its place among the very best pro
auctions In this line. ] have heard al
the comic OPERAS produced In Londor
and this country Tor the past twenty
years or | should not venture to max,
this statement" Then follows the invl
tation to Spokane, with inducements IN
the way OF fishing hunting and hote
accommodations thrown in. Mir. CANDY
| unselfishly hopes that some other man
ayers will not mind taking the trip, be
lieNing that In some misunderstood hi,
owh-it Is advisable for the mountain
II go To Mahomet.
There Is large. stout whisper goin,
around 10 the effect that Shadows tou
| through this country at the head of hi!
vaudeville company VIII be abandoned
and that the Hercules Will join IiiliaI
RlisseliS organizat ion when she return,
10 ms country. introducing hIs IA 4 ,
between the acts OF the comic Opera
produced. II sounds rather incredible
but two stars are better than one an!
| day, and comic opera itself. withou
| some special inducement. seems to b.
going to the dogs.
| Manager Jacob Lift IL very mucl
panied at the statement that he is mar
RED when lovial bachelornhood is so at
| traCtIve. The wife assigned 10 him i
Miss Ruth Carpenter, but his friends sa,
| that she IL not Mrs. Lift. OF course, {
ISM worth bothering about. for the pub
ne Is not largely interested. Mr.. Lit
has made arrangements with j. +. Ellis
ton. In England. By which he will play
all OF Ellis sons melodramas. and Ellis
ton will reciprocate by doing those pro.
duced by Lit.
Harrgan Is going to take trip to San
Francisco every year with his company.
lie likes the genial lahemD talifornians
His only stumbling block to perfect sue.
cess appears to have been "McSorley' :
Imitation
Judge OF my surprise" said Claude
Marius at the Gilsey House yesterday,
when as soon as. landed yesterday
heard that Marie Tempest was not com
ms. | don't believe II. ! saw her in
London and am inclined to think that
the Augusta Victoria Will bring her 10
New York. Why she never said word
TO me about not coming. ! know that
she had four offers to remain on the
other side. but she did not even hint
that she had accepted one OF them. !
expected to md the entire company all
ready to rehearse. It's very annoying.
OF course, but | shan't give up hopes OF
Tempest until hear something far more
definite than ! have done yet" Marius
said that things in London were dun. He
liked the music or "Mirette' very much.
but thought That the book was lnane.
The Peoples Theatre also threw open
it's doors for the season Saturday night.
The play was BLEAK House" with Miss
Jane Coombs in the dual role OF Lady
pedlock and Hortense, and Miss Bertelle
IA 10. The Peoples has AN excellent
list Of attractions for the season.
Il was introduced to Sir Augustus
Harr in Mr.. Abbey's Office" said a man.
ager on Broadway yesterday, and feel
very uncomfortable. The title annoyed
me. 1t IL 50 dittirult 10 say Sir Angus,
tus! ] broke into "a Yes, Mr.. Harris,
and NO, MIR Harris once or twice, but
he didn't seem to mind IT, Even 'Sir
Gus would he easier 10 pronounce than
Sir Augustus He's nice fellow
though, and he's coming 10 this country
again later on for much longer visit,
He was delighted with the ocean cross
ing"
DAuvra,'.S starring tour would begin at
Palmer's Theatre Sept 3. Mr.. Brooks
has the house for New Blood two
weeks later. however Miss Dauvray' =
manager, Edwin Knowles, says that he
finds II impossible to get the new play
in shape for such an early production.
80 1t has been postponed until later in
the Autumn. The company Is now
being engaged Miss DauVray is going