The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-06
HERR" CANDY, IMPREsAR|0.
Personnel Of THE DEVILS Deputy
Company Announced
Manager Proctor Engages Cincinnati
Talent Via Photograph.

! Francis Wilson's manager, A. II.
| Candy, who arrived in this city by the
Fuerst Bismarck Friday morning, en-
| parked upon that vessel so hurriedly
| that he had no time to give his initials
to the passenger-list people. He was
consequently known as Herr Candy"
and few people ina glned that he was
A. Ii. Mr.. Candy Is completing the
arrangements for Francis Wilson's pro-
| duction of The Devils Deputy ut
Abbey's Theatre Sept TO- The company
| Is all engaged, and the warblers are
Adele Richie, the blonde young woman
who made her first hit by artistlcally
swooning during the first New York
performance of The Algerian" Miss
Lulu Chaser, Miss Maud Bliss, who is
an innovation; Miss Christie Mcdonald,
who is presumably better than she
sounds; Rhys Thomas, tenor halling
from the Carl Rosa Opera. Company
Carl Rosa Opera Company; j. c.
Miron and some others. Mr.. Wilson is
going to start upon his Hagenbeckian
people Immediately; He has been taking
lie very easily. To his manager, Mr..
CANDY he left the labor of a European
tour tour Wilson himself stayed, quietly, at
tennis and amusing himself with his
children The Devils Deputy Is the
work of J. Cheeyer Goodwin, of jingly
poser of "Ermlnie' and 1.-The Queen OF
Brilliants." Goodwin wrote his book
here and then sent It over to Jakabow-
SKI, according to arrangements made
with that composer while he was in this
country.
Joseph Brooks has just completed a
deal Th by which he win present Augustus
Ps.lmer's Theatre Sept. 10. The play Is
still running in Chicago, and most of
the people now In the cast will be re.
Mr. Brooks doesn HeT look YORK RSroduStiGn
Chicago strike had injured him.
An enterprising variety performer in
CINCINNATI has sung and talked his
entire monologue, speciality into a pho
Proctor's last week contained a cylin-
der and letter asking for a date. MIR.
Proctor took the cylinder over to the
EDISON works, slipped 1t into a machine
They were good. and he was so pleased
with the performers enterprise that he
mas booked him to open on Labor Day.
How Shall We Talk" was the name
the members of the Professional Wo-
, mans League. Why doesn't some un-
usual deep-thinking specimen OF the
new-woman school, arise and read
Shall We Not Talk?" That Would SUP.
ply long felt want.
1t was reserved for San Franciscan
H wr of PLAY bearing the appetizing
proud author is Thomas Kremer and
| he has taken upon himself the task OF
evidently in the belief that they are
violently at loggerheads. The heroine
Is sweet sweet young thing, whose pepper
the stage, and-there you are.
Robert Hilliard says that his starring
Bijou Theatre, was abandoned because
his co-star. Paul Arthur, lost heart.
Mr.. Arthur, Joined THE Passing Show"
the hands worth two in the bush. That
irrevocably ended partnership that
promised excellent results. billiard
has not, yet decided what he is going to
| do, and 1t doe~u't bother him very
much. He is biding his time, full OF the
belief that the coming season Is going
to be a very good one. 1t cannot, at
any rate, be worse than that which
recently closed.
| When Charles Frohman's stock COM
| pany returns to the Empire Theatre in
| November there will be revivals Of Sow
the coveted morsel known as The Mas
queraders" is given to the public.
Tony Pastor, blithe and serene went
to see The Passing Show" Saturday
night New York managers returned
| from Europe HE themselves at once to
has weathered the weather. Mr.. Pastor
is very enthusiastic about the London
| music halls. the career Of most OF which
he has carefully followed.
Miss Helen Blythe thinks of making a
big production of "A Winters Tale" DUR
Ing the coming season. There are so few
| indications of interesting Shakespearian
representations that the actress WIZ nave
a good opportunity to make hay with
this seldom-p,ayed drama, In which Mary
| Anderson achieved the browning glory OF
her stage life.
Sousa's concerts at Manhattan Beach
| yesterday were most enjoyable. The day
was cool, but sweltering Is no more de-
| srable at Coney than In the city. Miss
Cora Tanner was the vocalist, and the
three little girls, Regaloncita, Graciosa
and Preciosa. also appeared.
Rehearsals of new burlesque began
| at the Garden Theatre this morning.
1t Is entitled .'1i92," and grotesquely dis
torts Columbian history. Among the
amusing characters are disreputable
tramp. daisy queen impersonated by a
fat young man, and a Spanish infanta,
who sings annie Rooney" in German.
The piece was Il great success in Bos-
ton and is expected to impress New
Workers fayorably.
So it is all absolutely. positively and
irrevocably settled In Mr.. Abbeys mind
that Lillian Russell is to sing at the
Lyceum Theatre, London, and after that
at Abbey's Theatre in New York. Her
contract with Canary & Lederer Is no.
where, SO IL seems, but of course, mat
tiers may take ON other shapes. Mr.. Alb
bey will not meet Messrs. Canary &
| Lederer, but there will be war between
the legal representatives of those gen
tiemen. And whatever may happen, the
fair Lillian will get large, meaty, far
reaching ad Nothing can deprive her
Of that.