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

Very bloodthlrsty is the melodrama by
George Z jerks called I'm the Name Of
the Gar" that was produced at Niblo 3
Garden Saturday night. Tn re is some
thing blithe, jlngly and skittish about
the name of the author, but his play IL
made up of dialogue and situations that
arc heavy and widowed with age. It's
a Russian affair. OF course, and gentle
men whose names end in witch" and
of" and SKY" supply the melodrama-
tic elements. The piece itself is hope
lessly involved, but there's a tableau at
the end of each act--which means that
there are six tableaux. The hero is a
young American, named Hector Dill
worth, who says lovely things about the
Stars and Stripes all the time. He al
ways steps in at the right time and con-
POUNDS the villains. and he seems to be
travelling through Russia with a stock
OF American flags and serene smiles
the audience IL perpetually applauding
him, but he evidently expects It, for he
waits for their friendly noise. In the
pert young woman to whom the Blanche
Dayreli prettily and elegantly alludes as
"a bold piece" does "Cnrnation
Dance. In the fifth act a Nihilist spy
Is thrown into the street from the belfry
of the Church OF ST. Nicholas, and that
makes even more of a hit than the car
ihs dance There Is pair Of l9vers
the customary withered bag. 1t is all
I'm the Name of the Gar" Poor Gear!
Miss Ph9sa McAllister. Edward Brandt,
Chaplin and a number Of others were
in the cast.
Miss Ethel ,Greybrooke has been re-
engaged for the part of Miss Lethe in
Lifts "In Old Kentucky" company,
which opens its season In st. Louis Sept.
3. She played the part during the long
| run at the Academy of Music.
FRANCIS Wilson won't go. His man
ager Mr.. Candy, won't go. and singu-
,,ahr ny lacking In legitimate enterprise
they must be. Two pleasing young men,
living on the line Of civilization at Spo-
comic opera. The composer says: AS
far as the musical score goes. 1t will
take Its place among the very best pro-
auctions quo Ions in this line. / have heard all
and this country for the past twenty
years or 1 should not venture to make
this statement" Then follows the invi-
tation to Spokane. with inducements in
the way of fishing, hunting and hotel
accommodations thrown in. Mr.. Candy
unselhshiy hopes that some other man
ayers ayers, VIII not mind taking the trip, be
leving that in some instances-not his
| own-it is advisable for the mountain
10 go to Mahomet.
There is large, stout whisper going
around to the effect that Shadows tour
vaudeville company will be abandoned
and that the Hercules will join Lillian
Russelfs organization when she returns
to this country. introducing his speciality
produced. 1t sounds rather incredible
put two stars are better than one any
day. and comic opera itself without
some special inducement, seems to be
going to the dogs
Manager Jacob Lift is very much
panied at the statement that he is mar.
RED when iovial bachelornhood is SO at
Miss Ruth Carpenter, but his friends say
that she Is not Mrs Lift. or course, Il
isn't worth bothering about. for the pub
lie Is not largely interested. Mr.. Lit
has made arrangements with J. +. Ellis
ton, in England, by which he will play
all OF Elliston's melodramas. and Ellis.
ton will reciprocate by doing those pro.
Harrigan is going to take a trip to San
FRANCISCO every year with his company.
His only stumbling block to perfect sue
cess appears to have been "McSorley's
! Imitation"
Marius at the Gilsey House yesterday,
when as soon as l landed yesterday l
heard that Marie Tempest was not com
ing. don't believe it. l saw her in
London and l am inclined to think that
the Augusta Victoria will bring her to
New York. Why, she never said word
to me about not coming. l 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 find the entire company all
To rnh M Vttn,V
! OF course. but | shan't give up hopes OF
Tempest until j hear something far more
definite than i have done yet" Marius
| said that things In London were dull. He
liked the music OF "Mirette" very much,
but thought that the book was inane.