The evening world., 1894-05-10
THE LUCK OF ROARING CAMP.
Bret Harte's Famous Characters
Grouped in One Act
Thomas Canary Tames Prima
Donna-TheatricaI Gossip.

Interest In Bret Hartc's stories Is
revived by the announcement that "The
Luck OF Roaring Camp" IL to be put
on the stage. Dion Boucicault started
out to build n four-act play on the Roar
ing Camp yarn, but he died after fin
ishing the FIRST act This reliaue OF the
old dramntist has been secured by
Charles Frohman, who will produce 1t
at the Empire Theatre Monday night
with the new thrce-act comedy "Gud-
geons." Boucicault introduces into the
famous camp characters from other
Bret Hartc stories. Jack Oakhurst, the
gambler. and Tennessee's partner fig
ure in the incidents. There is only
one woman, Stumpy's Wife, and May
Robson will do justice to that. The
stage story begins with the miners dis
cussing the possibilities of fortune in the
new gold field. The body OF a woman is
found and with II a child This child Is
THE Luck" In burying the woman
gold Is struck at the bottom of her
grave: The Roaring Camp rcjoices and
the child is adopted by the community
product OF the place Ia voted to her
Stumpy and mis- wife, who has followed
him from Salt Lake. reckless of the law
OF the camp. that any woman who en-
| edy ingredients
One OF the sights OF Broadway early
In the morning is pink and white Lillian
coupe, with linen Innings and prancing
bays. The other morning about II
o'clock she was coming from her shoe
makers, In Delmonico's neighborhood.
She was alone She wore some sort OF a
Paris frock, with stripes OF lace running
round her, corsage and sleeves. and a
rick-rack kind OF hat, with nodding
red roses on the crown. She was pret-
tier than ever, her bright color and fair
hair suggesting rose In wheat field
The way Nine. Lillian holds her own
after nearly twenty years OF grease
paint and sreenroom skirmishcs is
something that neither her enemies nor
friends can understand. She has taken
care OF herself to be sure, but so have
sion who are haggard and scrawny at
thirty and frights at forty.
Sowing the Wind" which will end
its long run at the Empire Theatre
Saturday night, with It's success still
at the highest notch has in five months
made IA profit OF $1,000 for Manager
Charles Frohman and paid sydney
Grundy. it's English author, nearly
$4,000 in royalties. Under the old.time
terms made with foreign authors. $40 for
II night performance and 81 for matt
nee, Mr.. Grundy,s "seT against ssxr ,
81 800 in royalties in the same time. A
successful paymaker gets rich quickly
| in these days.
Adele Ritchie, who is constantly re-
membering that until recently she was
the stellar head OF comic opera or
ganization. every member of which was
subservient to her wi shes. had a more
than ordinarily unpleasant clash at
day with MIR. Paul Arthur, and she
started to leave the theatre. on her
way out she saw Proprietor Thomas
In less than six minutes he had her
laughing merrily, and accompanied by
him she returned to the stage. where
he said to his partner, Mr.. Lederer
girls. Why don't you take lessons. This
little girl Is one OF the easiest-goin9
creatures you ever saw. Now. just
take her out and buy her a nice big
plate of ice cream and a nice piece OF
cake and everything will be all right.
Miss Richie was delighted. Mr.. Canary
may yet earn n reputation as the great
and only prima donna pacificator.
In "Tabasco" Thomas Q. Seabrooke
sings n new topical song. Greet the Old
Man with Smile" 1t is said to be a
SS5thy the to rendhs hs iS
Seabrooke's role In "Tabasco" is ar
Irish chef with French dialect.
:
"On the Mississippi is the name Of O
new play, by William Haworth, which
Will have an elaborate scenic produc
tion by Thomas H. Davis. 1t will pre-
! sent certain picturesque features Of
Southern and river life.
E At Roster Il Bials tonight the sew
eral times announced first series O.
; original living pictures, designed b,
! Oscar Hammerstein. will be shown TO
l the first time. The subjects will In
e clude groups OF living statuary, comi
pictures, patriotic scenes and reproduc
r tions OF some of the works OF the grea
' masters.
: Victor Herbert, the popular director q
n Gilmore's Twenty second Regiment Bant
s has composed "A new march called "E
. dorado. 1891" which will be heard for tn
: first time at the opening of Eldorad
r next sunday afternoon. The soloists o
v that occasion Will be Conrad Behren
s the well known basso, and Nine, Louis
2 Tcrzl. the famous South American ST
I prano. who has achieved great success
IS In this country. having been identine
i with Seidl's concert tours for the pa.
l. two seasons,
= TO SEE MEN ON MARS.