The evening world., 1894-06-21
DANCING GIRLS IN "M|KADO."
Manager Duff Introduces a Fea-
ture in the Comic Opera
Sardou Said to BE at Work on q
Play for Clara Morris.

w. s. Gilbert Is in London, and tits
well that the billowy wet separates him
from Manager Dun at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre. For into his pet opera, 1.-The
Mikado." which Gilbert prizes as
Shakespeare must have priced Romeo
and Juliet" imperial dancing girls from
japan were introduced last night. Gil
bert was not consulted; the introduction
was made for purely box-office reasons
The lobby OF the theatre, fronting upon
Twenty-eighth street, was fitted UP with
Chinese lanterns and few satin screens
from the Fourteenth street stores. In
fact. the decorations were most elabo-
rate. They must have cost at least S5.9S.
The dancers appeared in the second act
OF the opera, and did what the vaude-
vile performers call a good turn"
The girls. according to managerial state
ment, ranged in ages from sixteen to
eighteen years, but Japanese maidens
never look conspicuously young. and
would be great acquisitions to Kiralfy
ballets. The dances executed were the
shi-yo-kee-mi, or ancient court dance;
the kappa re, or peasant dance; the shi-
ki-mo-yama, or flowers of the four sea-
sons, and the sangra, or religious dance.
The public may possibly like them, but
The Mikado" does not need any such
aid. We may soon expect to see Pima
fore revived with living pictures on the
masts of II. NJ S. Pinafore. Mr.. Duff,
Nkado'i at the STANDARD Theatre during
the Fifth Avenue by the D'Oyly Carte
company. Gilbert must love him.
Sardou, whose name Is SO frequently
taken in vain, is said to be writing a
play for Clara Morris. and he Is not here
to deny 1t. Poor Sardou must be very
busy man just now-writing with both
actress whom he is not supplying with
dramatic fodder Is Patti Rosa 1t is
surprising how few of these Sardou
plays are ever produced.
A brand-new comic opera is to be put
the Edgar Strakosch Comic Opera Com
pany Philander johnson, a journalist
OF that city, has written the libretto;
Emory Ehs ss Shaw musf he Tss LEGEND Of
Of Vuur Bril-" Is the title Of the work.
Its hero is swell New Yorker. who
wears a monocle and is afflicted with
few living pictures will be introduced
Otherwise nothing seems likely to sue
ceed. Just at present.
Vernona Jarbeau will probably head a
burlesque company next season-,and 1t
gagement at the Casino Saturday night
She will then go to Paris. Later on
there will be details about the gowns"
she has secured there. At any rate, we
must hope for the worst.
The agile young comedian, by name
D. Abrahams, who played the cat In
the Cinderella" extravaganza al. Alb
bey's Theatre; has been engaged by
AFav f&- l,I
re rest OF the "Cinderelia' people W yesters err
day. BY the bye. there is some sort Of
arse sented that he aSan SeR } Park will When be R
house becomes the Herald Square The
atre.
Harry Lacy, on lovely white sheet of
hounces that his play, THE Man from
titled From the Chaparral to Wall
Says Mr. Wa Se the a0p past seas
| have carefully studied the public
taste" SO have a good many men, just
been able to arrive at definite results.
They do say that Leonard Boyne will
never return to this country. SISTER
MIR. Boyne told a friend before sailing
he found some very startling play likely
to recommend itself to Americans. Mr..
Boyne was a success IN The Prodigal
Boyne and the play were failures. it Is
said that the play lost money during the
entire out-of-town season. with the eX-
ception Of one week.
There were "an, de steele" pictures on
the Casino roof last night. and rather
ingenious ones, too. Chips That Pass
in the Night" THE Greenroom,
Neptune and the Summer Girl" and
Before, During and After the Ballet"
were few OF the tableaux presented.
East River Park Concert.
There will be music at East River Park this