The evening world., 1894-05-02
YOU, MRS.. Games?
hs You Said What You Are Said
to Have Said, It's Awful
Alleged Secret Of the Row Be-
tween Abbey g. Grau's Divas.

r,e cat ls out of the bag. After the
vrand finale Of the opera season. every
sodv went to supper. Everybody ate
and drank and caused, as they say in
rrench. About 2 o'clock Saturday
earning there were cigarettes. sere-
nodes and exchanges of confidence.
Then 1t was as that the secret OF the
rames-Calve unpleasantness came out.
THAT the classic Emma actually said
,out the brilliant Calve was that "she
Is with her knife"
..Charley's Uncle a farcical comedy
hich has had a long run in London
announced for production at the Bijou
heatre Monday night. The
rent is all right so far as the date is
. o%ncerned. but London never heard Of
.Charley's Uncle" The piece was orig
nally produced at a matinee in London
lhree years ago. and ran there for two
seeks. the exact length of its recent run
n Chicago, but It's title then was THE
Noble Art" and although the American
manager who is now exploiting 1t has
Ead 1t in his possession for a long time.
s present name was not given to It until
charley's Aunt" nae taken it's place
modern farce comedy triumphs. The
)ject of rechristening THE Noble Art"
obvious. That the manager knew
hat he was doing. and that he reck-
led very cleverly in the matter. was
Town by the Chicago critiques Of the
ews. spoke of II as "Charley's Aunt"
ut this is not Chicago.
" The soul Of the matinee playgoer,"
hys a London fashion paper, will be
eavy within him when he sees the hats
is season. Fashion has decreed that
(ey are to be bigger and more fantastic
an ever, and as the hair Is still we'll
Plged out behind. the outlook at places
entertainment where ladies retain
girls with these erections on their
lads and sleeves of mere average pro-
P%rtions, will take up the room OF at
asst three ordinary persons, and only
ardsmen will remain uneclipsed as
ley escort smartly dressed maidens
rough the park, to Hurlingham. or
ndown."
fhe weird and wonderful trousers worn
Walter Jones as the torn and tattered
lamp Of "1492' possess historic interest.
originally they incased the corpulent
Egs Of w. A.. Mestayer, the rotund CO:
hedian; Mestayer weighs 24O pounds and
bling Of shreds and patches. held to-
tether by a vast aggregation of safety
Manipulating one of solid silver from
Rany's. the gift Of an ardent and APP
feciative matinee girls.
/ y of Utopia. limited" is a "tenore
isto" well known in the best con
halls of England. and has played
is In operas at the Prince of Wales
.eatre, London. and IN other produG-
IAN he is doing at present, in fact,
should the principal tenor be indisposed
Mr., Carte relies on Mr.. Boor to take his
plaee.
Herr. Won Kilanyi. the living picture
man. Ia hard at work at the Garden
but receives three or four cur
tain calls nightly at the Columbia Thea
baralyzed the pork-packers. His business
manager, Capt. Seaman, takes the cur
tain calls intended for him and the Chi
cagoans never know the difference. They
really get more for their money. as Sea-
man is a younger n handsomer man.
Composer Of "Erminie." has just pro-
diced a new comic opera In Vienna with
very great success. The music Is said
to be brilliant and full Of melody and
the book to be quite worthy Of Mr..
Jakobowsky's score. Already negotia-
tons are active for its production in
this country.
Frank Daniels closed his season OF
'Iittle Puck last week in P%ittsburg,
-e Country tT on seat "Q Rye a P 4. Y. 'A''i Frank ( IN IN:
tends to expend a portion of last sea
sons profits in improving his West.
chester County property.