The evening world., 1894-10-10
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Wilson Bnrrett- Success with THE
xman"--Powcrs Is
Good New Boy"

Good View Boy"
Wilson Barrett, who will open his
New York engagement at the American
Theatre seems to have struck lie" at
last with THE Markham" Fortune
has treated Barrett very capriciously
OF late, and the former idol OF London
seemed to be slipping backward all the
time, both in America and England.
" The Marxman," however, has put
Garrett once more upon his feet, and
the English papers have been raving
enthusiast tically about the play. He has
been compared to Jefferson in Rip Van
Wrinkle" and the Iuthor of The
Manxman" novel, Hall Cairo, has de-
cared that the dramatization was made
with admirable discretion, much force
and great skill" Barrett has two other
plays on hand, and they promise to be
sensational one is based upon the life
Of Edison, the inventor-whom Barrett
has been told he resembles The play
deals with some highly dramatic cpl
sodes in Edisons life, and is said to be
very human and interesting. 1t will
probably be a very good play for this
country, and the unlimited opportuni
ties Of advertisement that 1t offers will
surely not be lost by Mr.. Barrett's
agents. The other play is purely and
simply a psychological study OF two
souls, a man and woman, who are
brought together under most painful as
well as startling conditions. Mr. Barrett
to London interviewer, says: We
shall have to touch upon great social
problem, and handle 1t with considera-
A.,r
come Of pointing out the perilous pit
falls that beset innocence-for the inno-
cence that is born of ignorance can
never be secure"
James r. Powers. who. like Frank
ceased to star this season. appeared as
Archibald Rennick, in THE New Boy,
at the Standard Theatre, last night. In
place of Willis Searle. The role Is we'll
well with it; Who knows but that he
channels Of success? More impossible
feats have been accomplished.
Miss Elita Proctor Otis is very much
put out at the result of the New
Blood" engagement. She is money out
of pocket by 1t. Miss Otis spent the
must look chic, don't you know-and
dressmakers cannot be bought off by
announcements of the non-success Of
a play.
The Hammerstcin-Ko Roster Bal Fromme
episodes are beginning to pail upon
the Ralto-tes. Enough Is as good as
feast, and too much is equal to none at
all. Hammerstein. himself, is as jovial
and ebullient as ever. After his fracas
Monday night he walked quietly into
Hoyt's Theatre and saw "A MIX White
Flag"-a play that should remind him
that life is but fleeing shadow. and
that we are here to-day and there to-
morrow.
Really. Mrs. Kendal-now, really-you
mustn't say such awfully candid things.
AS the Mommer of the English Dram
mer, you should remember that we look
upon You as some one beyond the pale
CT criticism. Seriously, Mrs. Kendall, in
her article signed 'Madge, Kendall on
women bcyclists, in a Chicago, paper
last Sunday. is Overwhelmingly frank. She
says Il suppose my objection to the
woman bicyclist is based on my belief
that there is no harm in woman doing
anything man can do, provided she can
have "A few minutes conversation with
her Creator, and alter great deal he
has so wisely ordained. and nobody has
dared to dispute till we came across
the bicyclist."
T B. Thalberg, the young English actor
who played the leading role in OLAF
to star in the English provinces. He has
purchased the English provincial rights
from f., S. Willard, of J. NJ. Barrie's play,
The Professors Love Story" In the
language of the immortal Steve Brodie-
Hully Gee
A young woman who was desperately in
want OF an engagement was confronted
by Il manager looking for an actress who
could sing and dance. The young woman
in question couldn't do either, but she
felt that these troublous times called for
audacity. She boldly announced that she
could sing like bird and dance like Car
mencita. She was engaged. At the re-
hearsals she, told the stage manager
that she didn't care to rehearse her song
and dance. II would be all right-and so
on. Everything went very well until the
opening night. The first performance
took place 800 miles from New York. OF
wanting, and a very tempest was raised
by the management. But being so far
away, from the metropolis, she was re-
tanned in the company. That Is one in
stance of audacity's success.
How the Londoners received "A Trip to
Chinatown" is not yet known, but before
the production at Poole's Theatre, Mr..
Trip Edgar received ten offers for the
provincial rights of the farce.
Frohman and watched the first perform
ance of "A Milk White Flag" with I'M
fathomable stolidity. When one of the
characters in the play announced that
he had written war drama called
Hell by the Enemy" Gillette never
even smiled, although as the proud au-
thor of Held by the Enemy" a little
grin of consciousness would have
| been pardonable.
one OF the ponderous dramatic writer's
In Chicago Is fearfully scandalized at
The Passing Show" and breaches a
sermon on the suppression OF vice with
the harmless skit as text. What
arouses his ire Is the costumes worn
| by the Phrynettes. The full leg and
| hip in tights" he says. may be a
dreadfully scandalous impeachment Of
| morals, but 1t is chastity personified
compared with the dresses worn by the
| Phrynettes.'
|
Next Monday night has been selected
| for the first appearance of Miss Olga
| Nethersole in THE Transgressor." at
Palmer's Theatre, and for the first pro-
duction in this country OF Little
| Christopher Columbus" at the Garden.
The former will cal for serious crit
| Cism, and the latter will not, but both
| n ha entertaining in Hif-