The evening world., 1895-09-30
DRAMATIC NEWS AND NOTES.
Actors-An Expected Failure
which Didn't Occur.

The short-sightedness OF the actor.
who can see nothing in a part beyond
the mere lines that 1t contains. came
very near preventing the production OF
"A Social Highwayman" at the Gar
rick Thcatre--one Of the most successful
productions OF the season. As late as
Thursday. before the first performance.
E. NJ. Holland informed w. A. McCon-
nell that ne would not appear as the
thieving valet Of the thief. "All have
TO do Is to move furniture and pour out
wine" said Mr.. Holland "and I'll be
hanged II I'll do It. You can go to any
dramatic agency and get utility man
TO play such part. It's undignihed.
and | won't d. It," Mr.. Mcconnell in
sisted, however. He told Holland that
the actor had nothing at stake; that the
success or failure of "A Social High
wayman" would affect Mansfield, and no.
body else. He talked 50 plausibly that
Il. NJ. Holland succumbed. and the re-
suit is known. After the performance
Mcconnell. who Is humorist as well as
an agent, went behind the scenes and
rallied Holland. Il can't see," said he.
why an audience can be SO ridiculous
as to give curtain calls to an actor
whose sole effort has been to move fur
nItlre ana pour out VINE. Really, Ne"
J 1OIE thea ire -SOerS are exceedingly ln-
artistic. Real acting doesn't count. It's
the 3urniture-movers and the wine-pour-
ers who get the applause This rather
ilUurCd Holland, and he vas silent The
role he p,ayed, to the inexperienced and
to the actor. woulc certainly not nave
suggested the success that 1t has made
ed actors besides Holland. Years ago.
when "A Partisan Romance was hrst
presented. that al mrable old actor J. n.
stoddard positively refused to play the
part Of Baron CLeYfial Il appear as
hat old simpleton, sDilling wine over
the guests AT the supper table? Never:
%TiGd GSi,2ddald; The Fart Fart was even n, 10
week. and ever since that Mansfield has
been star. The. part gave him, the
very ,opbb9rtunity he needed Look at at
We're made in The character sketches he
interpreted for Charles Frohman.
Thompson objected and now-well now
he Is playing cheap part In cheap
actor would consider great.
Talking OF "A Social Hlghwayman."
nobody believed that 1t would be sue
cess. In fact, all arrangements were
made to put "A Man with q Past"
back the next night. Then II would
have been announced that: Owing to
$50 900 900 If "A Social II H'ghwayman' were
no, prodnesd, the piece was played!
sumed." That's what would have hap
s the A m the to Toay eaye U the rae GaSfek sG%
'ThSatre just as success had followed
failure Modjeska Is due there next
Monday night. and nobody can possibly
%ysnt her taking possGiSsiSHn si Sn @t Ihe
but "a Social HirhWaynan' on the
road, and New Workers will see them
In the. play shortly at the Harlem
Ariel Barney, who is managing The
Globe Trot,er' company FOR T.. T.: Rce.
give them something" And Mr.. Rice,
with a fund OF good humor that was was
"Give %ir;e' them en- my my Kind regards" "
Mommer Kendall travelled all the
way from Hull to London the other day
to see her danshTtSer r,s MaES1ret Grim Rn
croft croft. Sol son OF MIR. and Mrs. Bancroft
The marriage recalled the awful fact
that Margaret was twenty.iive--awful.
The actress was richly attired" in
palest mauve moire, relieved with cream
| covered lace She also wore hood
peared In in Lady Clancarty." and
| pearl and diamond ornaments. Mrs.
| kendal gave her guests a reception at
| her home in Portland Place--a resi-
| d anra purchased ~ t. i"r"r."ar collars
and as soon as she had seen the young
couple off for Italy she returned to the
PROVING =, to play twenty-four year old
| hn"o. u - 80 ,lirty-one-ycar-old
heroes of her husband.
| The Bavarian peasants who are to ap-
pear at the Metropolitan Opera House
tonight swarmed about upper Broad
way Saturday. They wore the Ba-
IyaI!an costumes that look so strange
among the new-fangled up-to-date garbs
of Americans. They seemed to enjoy
the novelty Of their surroundings, and
| were 50 vastly interested In the cable
cars that some OF the passers-by
| 'rnagined that they would meet an uN-
| timely end before they had chaLce
| to act in America.
| THIN SEIF-A F-ADyERTISlNG YOUNG