The evening world., 1894-03-08
OF THE STAGE WORLD.
I'm Kenward Tells Of Play
LEfight Sims's Eooentricities.
Irving Refuses Toole's Re-
quest for Miss Phillips.

Miss Edith Kenward, the Kangaroo
HANGER, who has been in London for the
Hast four months, quietly returned to this
Ic!ty last week on the Teutonic. She has
Icome back as the authorized representa-
tive of George r. Sims. the famous
English novelist and playwright. Mr..
Sims has a new play hat is to be pre-
scented at the Lyceum. and which will
be staged with Rewards assistance.
The great success Of "Th Amazons''
will probably delay the production. but II
Is to be the next thing done at that
theatre. Sin is also writing a ,melo,
be produced In the Autumn, and alto
-ether he Is a very busy man. sims Is one
OF the best known literary men In London
said the yivaelous Edith Yesterday lie
loved among the poor. / suppose you
\ know that his work in the slums OF
London caused a great sensation there
You would think he was an American, II
you met him. He uses the most up-to-
y date American ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
YORK. He lives in a big house in
Regents Park, all alone with his pets
and a housekeeper. He dimes In state
every. night by himself. with a dog on
like a big child: He is very, fond OF
playing games. When he had finished
reading his play to me. he said: Now
and shuttlecock.' 1 stared at him, but
understood his eccentricity. We played
the game for two hours. He is very fond
OF dolls. and sets for hours playing with
item; He has a magnificent COLLECTION.
eccentriclties are not assumed. They are
quite natural, He Is thoroughly and in,
the kitchen and talks to the. cook about
Home Rule by the hour. He is a de-
iightful companion. Sims has never yet
like to come. The last words he said to
me were: Be sure and tell the Ameri-
cans that I'm a nice fellow" Miss
Kenward says that there is nothing new
In London. There is a craze for farce
comedy of the American order. and the
biggest success In the English metropo-
lis to-day, is "A Gaiety Girl, which Is
comedy"
Georgc ,Grossmith, the entertainer.
land than he does in America. but there
is method in the seeming madness that
brings him here. He gets new ideas. and
the people IN England Ian are more eager
the States. Just now Americamania is
raging on the other side of the Atlantic
pillows.
Miss Kate Phillips, Of Henry Irving's
company, is honored by being In great
request. A short time ago Irving re:
friend. ,Toole, in London, begging as a
special favor that Miss Phillips might be
permitted to return at once to London.
Lum;ey has written for Toole. The part
was originally intended for Mrs. John
Wood. or course, the request was a 1T
s effe cit t iheef Ee @ onidn nr't' s5ar rep Miss T. Ph III
Susan in tNance oldheldd," and Martha
Ina, IL .I iPvine X Vii, m Bys the heo bye : A i is said
tour in the not very distant future.
wing to the altogether unprecedented
success of the present engagement.
Miss Marie Tempest is going around
tends to appeal to cultured sueis1Ses y
RIGA. This is sad, but Miss Tempest's
decision might possibly be revoked II
some particularly energetic manage
esting opera, likely to appeal to the par.
%ticularly appreciative people of the
States.
when Augustin DAILY recently engaged
Walter Granville, an English actor, who
fas spP SoEes. IN Mr. rn'f DAILY eoh has a t Tree
years contract with Mi. Granville, al.
though there are scores of better actors
walking, unemployed. about our owr
fsialto.
Ia Fashionable Girl" Herbert Hall
(lnslow's rev comedy. that was pre-
hmpany, enjoyed a long and prosperous
fhn of exactly two nights. 1t was ther
tut on the shelf. owing, OF course. tc
fhormous business.
Miss Amelia somerville, the merry
title mountain maid" thinks Of goina
leave New York again: as she now has
two very Juvenile children, who claim
az her maternal attention. Vaudeville's
Dan the legitimate it pays just as
s.ll. II not better, and it causes few
sorries.
They are making great preparations a.
Pc Star Theatre for the production Of
kster Walleck's old play "Rosedale'
the Star. was Informed very grayeiy
pat joseph Haworth. who played Wal
nsa,s old part, would wear the famou,
se'9r, r.sr SslssinSl R un1fb0rm'" wh mTh "a soma ma:
ping OF a wag. but I would not advis,
Mr.. Haworth to say anything about It,
comedy d"'f IN ac Which Nine she Hisse ap Sn e
d y Abbey's Theatre during the recent en-
Sagement of .L'Enfant Prologue" a
season by Louise Beaudet, who intends
N 70 star. Miss Beaudet, will certainl,
SHINE In 1t as advantageously as die
THOMAS w. Keene's company will ap
pear In "Othello' at the Union Opera
house; West Brighton, s. l., mex Thurs
nj. keene. Frank Hennig will pla,
oeneiio. and T. r. Eagleson, Iago.
Ions mp when run down by taking MrLHAu'
ALisAfA' A good tonic. 1873 Broadway. ~