The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-20
STAGE News AND GOSSIP.
An Actor Getting Recruits for the
Protective Union.
"The Queen Of Brilliants Said to
BE q Sort Of Hodge-Podge.

An energetic young actor Is doing good
work for the Actors Protective Union.
He is hustling round and painting the
prospects of the Union in fervid colors
10 the hangers-on around the Sturtevant
and Brewer Houses. One meeting has
already been held at Odd Fellows Hail.
I'm Fourth street, and another Is set
down for next Wednesday morning at
II o'clock. The energetic young actor
Is begging everybody to pay a dollar
and join. Just now his request seems
like the very irony Of caution-the shut
ting of the stable door after the horse
has departed-for actors have nothing
70 protect. and wish that they had.
"If the Urion had been in existence be-
fore" said an actor yesterday, 1.-The
present distress would not be possible
We intend to help actors when they get
stranded to send them money to return
to New York, and let them pay 1t back
at. their leisure. We want to band our
selves together against the irresponsible
people who flock to the theatrical pro-
fesson for booty. We shall take good
care Of ourselves, and shall even attack
minor matters, such as healthy dress
along splendidly. You rarely rely" hear se q fes
variety man man being. being swindled out Of %
old as the hills. but all actors agree
that 1t should exist. Still. a great many
Of them are afraid to join it-fearful Of
giving offense to managers.
"The Queen Of Brllliants," Jakabow
skis new opera. In which Miss Russell
is to appear In London, enjoyed a short
Palmer ; SiSe' M Mr. Palmer looked into
Is shared by a theatrical man just re.
turned from Vienna. where he saw It
presented. Il Is not IKE the COMPOSERS
a sort Of hodge-podge, such as out-of-
town critics would call Reminiscent"
Miss Russell is to play the part of the
dshn. MAIDEN maj WIG Sor becomes prma
Of the opera.
Marion Ellis, who "sculps" in soap at
Psroet9r's, traces her artistic ancestry
with a pointed beard. Her pepper and
mommer are both artists. Miss Ellis pre-
fers to work In marble, but finds-alas!--
that the more plastic laundry soap pays
ployed, her to, model Powers's Greek
Slave, life size, and exhibited 1t all
over the country. This gave her the
tthe truth OF the saying that while there's
life there's soap.
The autograph fiend deserves very lit
tie sympathy, as a general rule, for when
The, inanta possesses him he is AN into-
erlbl nuisance. Still. the GU col &c
tors in this city who fondly believe that
1fney own the elasss autograph Of Lii
une heartfelt pity. II is declared, on
very excellent authority, that the. most
OF the signatures were the work Of Miss
Russelrs blond secretary, Mr. Edward
b; PEPPER OF course. that takes all the
gilt of the gingerbread Still, Mr..
pelpers handwriting may be valuable
=, Robert Duncan. formerly of the Union
Square Theatre, and more recently with
Eidorado, met With painful accident
a cable ca. while crossing Fourteenth
street. His leg was injured and his face
severely bruised. Yesterday he was able
severed his connection with Eldorado.
Alas! for the unfortunate purser Of the
Paris. He has three prime dome on
board. and when b, comes to arrange the
sanseT b for 5he n5 LN
his cost This poor purser will just have
a Whit OF the joys that have aged Alb
hey; :. A Ar Hammersteip and other
o. course, be preferred, but Eleanor
Mayo is there. and so Is Agnes Hunting
ton, and they a-e both OF them ladies
hope for this poor purser is that any
two of the three ladies are violently sea-
sick and unable TO MARBLE.
Sol Smith Russell's charming little
leading lady, Minnie Radcliffe, will not
be with the comedian next season. She
thinks 1t bad policy, even in these des-
perate times, for an ambitious young
woman to remain with one star for any
length of time. And perhaps she Is
right. Then Sol Smith Russell had a
painful experience with the metropolis,
and won't play here again. Miss Rad
ciffe likes New York, and New Workers
won't blame her.
Jack Sanford, the theatrical man. is
out of the hospital. He successfully
underwent a somewhat critical operation,
and Is himself again.
And now 1t Is announced that the
music for w. 8. Gilberts new libretto.
dealing with events at the beginning
o. the century, will be composed by
DR.. Osmond Carr. The question nat
erally arises: Who Is DR.. Osmond Carr?
but 1t cannot be answered with tumultu-
GUS satisfaction. Gilbert wanted his
new opera done at Days Theatre in
London, but Mr.. DAILY had other fish to