The evening world., 1895-03-28
DRAMAT1CNEwsA ANDNoTEs



copyrighted In ENGLAND. and there Is
no law TO prevent oole doing the play
IN London without paying Mr.. Thompson
cent. IL appears that one OF Toole's
most Intimate friends Is now In New
York. and has been very much struck
with the possibilities of Uncle Joshua
whitcomb for Toole. The play. II 1t Is
done In London. will be localized.
and Uncle Joshua Will be made
either Yorkshircman or a gen
tleman from Devonshlre. Il appre-
ciate this conduct on the part of
Mr.. Toole very highly" said Den
man Thompson yesterday. Il neglected
to copyright The Old Homestead in
England. because / never thought It
would so there. Our humor Is not
theirs. and there are SO many points In
the play that would not even be under
stood IN England. However. Il will be
Thompson was asked why he did not
go over himself and present the play
In London. He shrugged his shoulders.
I've finished" he said. I'm not am am
b.tious to act any more. Although I've
lost two or three fortunes. probably.
! have enough now. need no more.
When The Old Homestead leaves the
Star Theatre IT goes to California with
My son. law takes 1t out and leaves
me" Mr.. Thompson has made no plans
for next season. The probabilities are
more weeks at the Star and then he
will rest.
Mr.. Pelmtr's mind is not yet made up.
AthG.sh has been sns snnOunsed nc oHss 'ha;
from the Gai den TO Pa!mer's. this is not
at all certain. 1t is q risky work moving
production from one theatre to
cant weeks on Mir. Palmer's hand, and
II looks as though one or other OF his
theatres would have to close for a fort
%ss aitep the ,S Colossal fS. sue
cess OF "Trilby" In Boston, Mr. Palmer
didn't organise another company post
haste and slap It into his Broadway
house.
Here's another. This time the poets
name ID Law. and he lives In the mystic.
dreamy city Of Brooklyn. He has found
seven different rhymes to the word wink.
His effusion runs thus:
Oh. why. oh. why. does Cissy wink
Is It TO make the parQuet think
Propriety she's not \ pink?
Decorum she Is on the brink
With good form that she does not link
From these ideas tho people shrink,
subject that deserves more ink.
Enough to drive = man to drink.
This question: Why does Cissy wink
This is spasmodic, yet beautiful. Could
1t have been composed on a trolley car?
Carl Rosenfeld sails for Europe to-
tS ake Say the yrns
| quiet OF late. and have apparently aban-
doned everything but the Liliputians.
But when Carl gets back from Europe
putisns. BY the bye, will probably be
seen next season at the Fourteenth
terms ter they w wanted. And the Ro.ens
fields know what terms mean. The con-
test in which Manager Adolf Phillip
WAS involved does not ShPear to have
Rosenfelds hold contracts with the LII
putians. The clash has not yet come.
1t probably will. though.
Richard Mansfield. like the Kendals.
has 50 far been as good as gold at the
Harlem Opera House. II Is probably the
Hammcrstein that has bensiiciai e.
field had hve curtain calls Monday
nsb and Mansd eash s1ns spx ys ans fo5
nothing more. He has evidently arrived
at the conclusion that tbs better to let
| concealment, Ike worm in the bud,
prey on his damask cheek.
"lnqulrer."-lt is George Edwarles's
tiaiety Company that win present The
shop Girl here next season. Mr.. Froh-
will be a member of the company She
probably will. though. as she was very
popular here when she was a. ECster &
Bial's, Your kindly remarks were duly
! appreciated.
1t will be a genuine professional natl
nee at Roster 4 Hars to-day. 4 good
tnepS are not genuine. Mnnev Ia fr3-
quently taken In at the box-office and
the houses are as full Of non-profes-
Roster & Biai have absolutely refused
to sell a seat. Several " men about
town" have applied for boxes and their
requests have been refused. 1T will be
so Will Crane, who told Carver Il. Cline
that he was positively Grassy to 20. Mr..
DAILY has applied for sixty-eight seats
and the L.yceum and Empire companies
will be well represented. Not company in
town but Will have some OF Its members
on hand, Richard Mansfield Is the only
of business he will he unable to attend"
Mr.. Cline has already received 66s ap-
pliCations for seats. but he has grace
Professional matinees are very trying to
managers. Managers Pitou almost lost
his mental equilibrium over his. The
drop dTSTse hs sa sns dSs nsTfs
want stage boxes There are only a
limited number of these luxuries. Con-
seQuently offense IL very often given
where it vas not intended. This won't
happen to-day.
Manager T.. +. Rice Is already formu-
lating h!s plans for a big production Of
Excelsior, Jr.," In this city next season.
The production will not be made at the
Garden Theatre-oh, no; II will also not
be made at Pa.mer's Theatre-equa.ly .ly,
oh. no Ii will be upon a very gorgeous
scale. after the style Of 1872"
GREAT MEN OF OUR own TINE.