The evening world., 1894-06-22
DEEP GLOOM ON THE R|ALTO.
Actors Lack Engagements Owing
to Theatrical Stagnation.
Charles Coghlan Has Been an Ex-
pensive Luxury.

A good many theatrical people went
to the Suburban yesterday. but there
were good many more who didn't.
The Rialto was very well populated,
for the season has been a bad one, and
the sporty actor has no money to ven-
ture on horse races One well-known
leading man was exceedingly angry be-
cause he saw his ex-manager go COM
fortably to Sheepshead. Hes going on
my money" said the actor Indignantly
He owed me two weeks salary. and
he let me pay my fare back from the
West. All I hope is that he backs the
wrong horse" 1t was mostly the mana
gers who patronized the races. The
Rialto seemed fuller. IL possible, of
seedy actors and bedraggled soubrettes
parading up and down and discussing
the probabilities In groups at the street
corners. Engagements are very hard
to get just now. Managers are holding
back before binding themselves by con-
tract, and it looks very much as though
things would remain In their present
stagnant ia, mar condition until August, Rich
ager, John Slocum. rolled up Broadway
In victoria, looking very opulent. The
actors looked at him enviously. 1t was
u
Of Summer inertia and disappointment.
Mansfield looked as though he knew
that he supplied that touch.
John T.. Sullivan says that Charles
has somehnr sGs hf like KSse cSshan Ssnn
the past season. and the estimate has
been r very carefully made. The failure
very much cut up about 1t. Her plans
for next season are not as yet mature.
She fneht. has one one, or two new plays but she
be comedy that must first be present
ed in London. II everything fails,
Diplomacy" is still to the good-an ex-
cellent prop to lean upon.
One or two antique soubrettes on
Broadway yesterday declared that they
would willingly emulate Pauline Mark
hams example and break leg II they
coy could be quite sure Of finding ooa q jury
ages. Miss Markham's good luck was
great topic on the Rialto. One wag de-
clared that she should now appear on
Titled, TIL MY Leg Is My Fortune. 'sF Sir. She She
Said"
Commissioner Hess cannot quite
fathom the Mysteries of theatrical life
a tramp in "The Passing Show" 1t is
not role :. that calls calls for The burning of
sioner to some friends, "he says he is
going to rehearsal, and whenever I see
the show. he's worse"
Some of 1.-THE New South" actors APP
pear to have had rather a melancholy
time Of It during the season just closed.
They had to ray their own way back from
Sal Lake GX and they Sdn1 i, ks Il.
of week. and this proved to be un-
was a singularly bad one, and half
loaf Is always better than no bread.
ties are still wagging about the depar-
ture for Europe upon the same steamer
OF Herbert Kelcey, Effie Shannon and
Mommer shannon. There seems to be
Caroline Hill Kelcey will be at south
ampton to meet her fat hubby and his
gentle friends: Why should the Rialto
care, any way?
The sympathy OF the Rialto is with
Fred Belasco. now at Blackwelrs Island
for non-payment of alimony. very
seisscos s5Gry mose %tS intimate '3a
was to the effect that the theatrical
man was assigned to the ghastly task OF
washing dead bodies for Or burial, Many
discussing ways and means OF amelior-
atng his condition. They have even
talked of getting up a benefit.
NJ. B. Curtis ends his season at the
Standard Theatre tomorrow night, and
| friends tell him that "Sam'l of Posen"
is good for at least two years to come,
but Mr.. Curtis Is still ambitious He
|
but finds 1t hard work to get anything
TO suit his peculiar line. "Saml Of
Posen" has certainly had a long and
| arduous career.
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