The evening world., 1895-06-26
DRAMAT1CNEWs ANDNO
Mise sammerville Decries the Pub-
ncity Given Her Reduced weight
.-Lackaye and ChicnRO

| ING shirt-Waist that showed she would
still have to bant a good deal before her
skeleton revealed itself. III you only
knew how sick and tired l am Of hear
Ing that Amelia summerville has lost a
hundred pounds; that Amelia Summer
vile looks an ideal Trilby, and that
Amelia Summervtlle no longer suggests
the merry little mountain maid you
would give me rest. You would in.
deed. l want people to talk about my
ability, my dramatic instinct, and al
that sort of thing-not about my figure
and my marvellous success-in reducing
my weight. 1t Is really discouraging
OF course. I know that New Workers
have been discussing dramatic abilit,
all season. and that it's a little rest tc
converse upon banting and fat; still
they haven't been discussing my dra.
matte ability all season. have they? ]
read such absurd things about myself
too. As for the very strict diet that !
observe. let me tell you what I alto the
other night after the Merry World per-
Torrance. I marched to q restaurant
with a couple Of friends. and there de-
| molished a sizzling Welsh rarebit, with
poached eggs and ham as accompani-
ments, and three glasses Of cream ale as
accessories. That's not like denying
ones self creature comforts, IL IT. But
OF course. I wouldn't do 1t often. Still,
you needn't imagine that Amelia Sum-
merville Is starving for the sake of her
beautiful figure. She isn't. I can prom
Wilton LAckaye's exquisitely polite ut
terancss. to the effect that he was quite
as excited about Chicago's verdict on his
s sVtdsJ as he was spout that to be ac;
been teleeraphsd to the wi Windy ave city s
Lackaye will start in there under the
most suspicious circumstances. Perhaps.
publicly that every town he visits had
been his birthplace.
Tho pearls have been cast before
swine; n other words. '"Trilby'' has
s sHns to sh' p Austin H.ssn0s s,sn ns:
pigs are. known there as Taffy,
t tie B HRS w snd heal htts billie si. ;
association with his larger companions,
shows a regard for them almost human,
and the other afternoon when the Laird
the ring. the little creature went around
with his head dropping and a melan-
choly expression in his eye" Du Maur-
Ter has indeed not lived In vain.
The Chicago .'Trilby" company is now
but not even this fact can tempt Paul
has finished with "Triiby." He set the
with those wheels any more. BESIDES ne
Is heart and soul In new comedy that
he is writing with Bill Nye, and play
s shd he fos gig Rich
1t Is on the cards that Jacob Lift viii
manage the Windsor Theatre next sea-
son, and thus get q metropolitan foot
h ish for the various riG1s melSdramss, in
was once very popular playhouse. with
cry, Lit could undoubtedly make very
tunate Of late IA his theatrical specula-
tions.. I'm Old Kentucky made . for
tune for him.
Another new star Is promised. and
naries being fortunately limited. Her
name,,or stage name-is Bertha Galland.
Gov. Lewis Arthur Watres, OF Pennsyi-
vania. Miss Galland IL a pupil Of the
not enthusiastic and consequently relia-
Margaret Mather with the ebulIisnt dra-
matte vigor that ceased to effsrvesce
only when she became the bride Of the
NMiiiiwaukee beer magnate. Herr Pabst.
Miss Galland ID very comedy to look
Witt she is e sueressf es afeerd rne me
scope scope for s,t the parasraphist,s literary
woman, too for she insists upon appear
and "Frou,Frsu;
Harriet Vernon says ta-ta to America
next Saturday. She couldn't get room
on to-day's steamers. and didn't seem
ton to mind very much. Miss Vernon has
Marlborough Hotel, and has been taking
life easily. She returns to London to
fulfil number OF engagements. and
Miss vernon's new songs didn't prove to
be very popular at Roster & Balls.
The audience insisted upon, the per-
orally Joined In the chorus With her. In
fact one night last week. when q lot
OF college boys were present, II was
quite impossible to hear Miss Vernon
at all. That's what college boys call
enjoying themselves--visitins . theatre
and hearing themselves cling.
Miss Catherine Lewis and Miss Old
castle. who is touchingly placed In pa
renthesis as the Countess OF Castslvec-
chic. Will this afternoon appear In As
, Yo9 Like ts. It." In the grounds q and
County Country Club. Miss Lewis viii
be Rosalind. and the Countess oidcastie
Of Castelvecchio. Orlando. Twenty per
cent: of the gross receipts will be
handed to the 8. r. Smith infrmary.
The new system At Roster 4 Biars
roof garden by which the seats on the
roof are numbered to correspond with
those in the theatre, works admirably.
On Monday night the roof garden visi-
tors We're taken to the theatre. to
avoid the rain. and comfortably disposed
Of In Ave minutes. and last week twelve
hundred folks in the theatre were rooted
in less than seven minutes.
Marie Halton. the eccentric prima
donna, who for a short time caused a
good deal of talk In this city, has been
engaged for the opening OF the Folies-
Marigny In Paris, Sept. l. There have
been rumors that Miss Halton intended
returning to this city. and trying her
fortunes here once more, but her fate |
is now settled for the coming season at
any rate.
MEN WHO FIGHT FIRES.