The evening world., 1895-07-01
DRAMATICNEWs ANDNOTEs
A budding PlaywriEhtess Sends
Word from Indiana--'Frisco
Prefers n 0Mrs.v

NO, Daniel FrOhman, there are plenty
CT American drAmatists. One Bronson
Howard doesn't make a Summer. nor
one William Gillette a Spring. There
is the vast and hirsute country regions to
be heard from. and occasionally. with
a joyous chime. 1t makes itself heard.
Messrs. Canary d Lederer have just
received a letter from st. Marys. Ind.
that opens up q splendid vista for the
coming season. The writer Is q lady.
and her name Is Nichols-which, every
tody will admit. Is just as honorable
name as Smith. or Jones. or Robinson.
She SAYS, nervously, in a little Sarah
Jane handwriting: II will introduce
myself 10 you as one Of the original
playwriters Of the age. as l understand
you are In the dramatic business. I
would like to furnish you with plays
and songs. Give me trial before look
Ing elsware. l will guarantee TO
satisfy you in every respect. Let me
here from you at once. and oblige."
With this Is an ornate card setting
forth that the Great Original Play
Writer with a good dose Of capitals)
has several Plays for sale. both in High
Western Tragedy and Moral Dramas
She can revise or dramatize and will
guarantee entire satisfaction on very
reasonable terms" She incloses the
scenares. Of a Great American play
called THE female Detective" with
cast which permits Of four
doubles. which It will be seen
that the st. Mary's playwright has an
eye to economy Of cast. Hero Is the
second act: "Nora's home. I dream of
hal inlr 80.
Nora's despair. The swindlers at work.
our mothers request. Lanthy's threat.
Would you dare to strike your sister,"
Another act 10 even meatier. II runs
as follows: "Nora's dowry. The plot.
An easy game to win. The abduction.
Mike Burns in despair. Kate Rogers
Information. You are winner every
time. Kindness cannot bs bought with
gold. have been touched. A storm on
tho coast. The rescue" II Messrs,
Canary q Lederer cannot handle this
play. they might pass 1t over to Dan
Frohman for the Lyceum.
Take heed. ye feminine stars with
bubbles Don't venture into San Fran
cisco and Miss So-and-So. BE Mrs. or
youll rue 1t Let Rose Coghlan 70 TO
the racine as Mrs. Sullivan. and Sadie
Mariinot as Mrs. Figman. and Camille
DArville as Mrs. Wilson. and Lillian
Russell as-well. she can take her choice
from various titles. The San Francisco
edi"t has gone forth. and here 1t is:
For any married woman to call her
self miss l know OF no decent 1usti
hcation whatever. No appreciation that
a good woman or a good artist ought to
desire is ever withheld because It Is
known that she has a husband. When
mans wife begins to repudiate him in
the sight and minds OF other men, 1t Is
about time for him to begin to do some
Iretty hard thinking II nature has gifted
him with the needful thinking appara-
tus Here's mental work for stage
bubbles. with vengeance.
wilton Lackaye made a little speech
ette at the Garden Theatre Saturday
night The audience knew that II was
his last night In "Trilby," and they
called for him with Patti-like fervor.
OF course. he didn't expect It. Oh,
dear no. He was unprepared. fabber-
gssted by your kindness, and all that
sort OF thing. Il do hope" said Lac
kaye-the noble. unseliish fellow-"that
you'n come and see Mr.. Thomas-I
mean Thompson-as Svengali. The
greatest compliment that has ever been
paid me was the selection OF Mr..
Thompson to play my part. He Is a
splendid actor. and l hope youn appre-
ciare him as you have evidently appre-
ciated me-" Does he? Do you think
he does? Isn't there just that little
spice OF actorial feeling In the gentle
Lackaye's breast that will cause him
to feel a pardonable pride II the verde,
goes forth that Thompson Is excellent,
but not as good as Lackaye" Come,
own up. Wilton.
Mr.. Ellis wishes 1t TO be known that
in his comic opera, Bonnie Scotland"
1.-THE clan dresses have a plaid distinctly
characteristic of the wearers, and are
peculiarly beautiful In their colorinx
and designs. These plaids are all manu-
| factured in Scotland, and were woven
| to order expressly for this production.
| and imported by Manager Sidney r
Ellis, That sets our minds at rest
As long as the plaids are woven to
TO order. all is we'll.
Arms ard the Man" the old Bernard
Shaw play that Richard Mansfield had
the courage to present TO New Workers..
has at last been tried in the English
| provinces. Manchester has decided tina,
''as an elaborate joke Arms and the
Man is delightful; as an attraction for
the average playgoer IT Is preposterous.
Nobody knows this better than Bernard
Shaw himself. 1t Is said that Shaw fire.
quenty advises people not 70 produce
| his nlay, and on one ocoa sion told A
| manager not TO send him any royalties.
as he was perfectly well aware of the
fact that the play was good for one
performance only in any town smaller
| than London or New York.