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

The cat is out of the bag. After the
grand finale Of the opera season, every
body went to supper. Everybody ate
and drank and caused, as they say in
French. About o'clock Saturday
morning there were cigarettes sere-
nades and exchanges OF confidence.
Then It was as that the secret of the
Eames-Calve unpleasantness came out.
What the classic Emma actually said
about the brilliant Calve was that "she
eats with her knife"
'Charley's Uncle a farcical comedy
which has had a long run in London"
Is announced for production at the Bijou
Theatre Monday night. The announce
ment is all right so far as the date is
concerned. but london never heard Of
"Charley's Uncle" The piece was orig
inally produced at a matinee in London
three years sgo. and ran there for two
weeks, the exact length OF its recent run
in Chicago. but its title then was THE
Noble Art" and although the American
manager who Is now exploiting 1t has
had 1t In his possession for long time,
its present name was not given to It until
"Charley's Aunt had taken it's place
on the American stage as the greatest
ob,nr3 of modern farce comedy tslumphs The
Is obvious. That the manager knew
what he was doing and that he reck-
oned very cleverly In the matter, was
slsw shown sby.a by the Chicago critiGuSs OF the
News. spoke Of 1t as "Charley's Aunt"
But this is not Chicago.
The soul Of the matinee playgoer."
says a London fashion paper. will be
this season. Fashion has decreed that
they are to be bigger and more fantastic
than ever and as the hair Is still well
bulged out behind. the outlook at places
their headgear Is indeed bad. A couple
OF girls with these erections on their
heads and sleeves of mere average pro-
portions, will take up the room OF at
cavaliers of the proportions of Life
guardsmen will remain uneclipsed as
they escort smartly dressed maidens
through the park. to Hurlingham or
The weird and wonderful trousers worn
by Walter Jones as the torn and tattered
tramp Of 1882 possess historic interest.
Originally they incased the corpulent
legs of w. A. Mestayer, the rotund CO.
median. Mestayer weighs 240 pounds and
Jones 100 pounds less. Now they are
thing of shreds and patches, held to-
pins-incluoing one of solid silver from
Tiffany's. the gift of an ardent and ap-
preciative matinee girls.
Mr.. Frank Boor. the Lord Chamber
lain Of Utopia. Limited" Is a "tenore
robusto well known In the best con-
cert halls of England, and has played
parts in operas at the Prince Of Wales
Theatre. London, and in other produc-
tions. He is capable Of far better work
than he Is doing at present, in fact,
should the principal tenor be indisposed
place.
Herr, Won Kilanyi. the living picture
man man, Is hard at work at the Garden
tain calls nightly at the Columbia Thea
tire, Chicago, where the old pictures have
paralyzed the pork-packers. His business
manager Capt. Seaman, takes the cur
cagoans never know the difference. They
really get more for their money, as Sea-
man Is younger and handsomer man.
Edward Jakobowsky, the well-known
composer of "Erminie." has just pro-
duced a new comic opera in Vienna with
very great success. The music Is said
the book to be quite. worthy OF Mr..
Jakobowskys score Already negotia-
tions are active for its production in
this country.
Frank Daniels closed his season of
and is once more a plain farmer at his
: untry seat, Rye, n. Y. Frank in
tends to expend a portion of last sea-
sons profits in improving his West