The evening world., 1894-06-06
| NEW PLAY DOWNTOWN.
" Tennessee's Pardner" Produced
at the Fourteenth Street,
Minnie Seligman's Plans-Tony Pas
tor Has n Good Show.

Tennessee Pardner," an adaptation
OF Bret Harte by Scott Marble. was pro-
duced at the Fourteenth Street Theatre
last night. with Cora Van Tassell, whose
disposition Is entirely too kittenish for
her size and years, in the role OF Tennes-
see. The play was pleasant enough, with
a first act that was so chockful OF real
ism that :" Shore Acres and other works
OF the literaliStic school were thrown
forty feet into the shade by It. II is not
n Broadway production by any means,
and II hasn't any Of the exquisite quail
ity OF Bret Harte's composition, but II
will satisfy ~play-goers who look for
quantity rathetr than quality In their
dramatic entertainments. and who can
In a moment suspend sentence on the VII
lain and lose interest in the hero and
heroine II somebody will waltz in and
lift his chin and purl about Sweet
Marie" There was considerable ap-
plause for the play and players, and
both ought to have a very good week in
Fourteenth street. Harry Mainhall and
Charles B. Hawkins are good actors and
lend some dignity to the cast. TEN
nessee's Pardner" remains all this week
and perhaps longer:
1T is quite possible that Charles II.
Hoyt may manage Minnie Seligman next
season her press man writes. Mr.
hoyt has been very well pleased with
Lady GLADYS at his Madison Square
Theatre. and II has now been decided to
let that attraction remain there as long
has made a proposition to Miss seligman
to star next season in a new play spe-
cially written for her by Mr.. Bronson
Howard. Nothing definite concerning
Miss Seligman Is going abroad some time
Ia very possible that while she is there
great French playwright to write a play
for her"
Tony Pastor has too strong and good
Weber and Fields, the funny Dutchmen;
the Russell Brothers. whose Irish
Chambermaids" is n popular vaudeville
sketch; James HL F. .iHdE1sey, who ooks and
brother, and Bessie Bonehill. the sweet
voiced and sympathetic English singer.
who wears male attire, are only some
The house was crowded last night.
Thomas Q. Scabrooke has received $500
rights to the famous topical song Swim
out O,Grady." which he sings In TIA
h~asco,' The song will be out some time
this week.
The starring tour OF Louise Beaudet
In etiquette" mas been postponed un-
III the latter part OF August Edward
Hon, lately OF the Bostonians. has
signed for the role of Pierre. "Cliquette''
Is the work OF William Busnach and
Louis Narney, the last one chiefly
known In this country as the composer
OF Les Trois MousQuetaires." IT has
been played over 800 times at the Folies-
~Dramatiques, In Paris, where II was
recently revived, and is now in its
seventh month in Berlin.
LII ian Lewis Is going to play Cleo
patra' neX' season. From the notice re-
ceived at this Office II seems that she is
going to Introduce Living Pictures
into the Shakespeare drama.
Sallie Randall has been promoted from
the chorus to the role of the junior In
fanta In 1892" and has justified the Sc
lection. ''l+92" will open the Fall season
at the Broad street Theatre. Philadel-
phia. early In September. Mr.. Rice will
have a new burlesque ready for the Gar
den Theatre. Mabel Clark, the dainty
little toe dancer. has been r~e-engaged
by the 'lls2' company next season.