New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-30
MATTNEE FOR WOlIEN.
De Wolf Hopper an 'HappyIand"
Is SmOthered an FIozcers.

I think a woman audience is bully. 1t doesn't
make as much noise as an evening audience. bur
'l is more consistently and persistently enter
tanned. There wasn't point the women missed
this afternoon"
mus spoke De Wolf Hopper after the
1appyland' matinee exclusively for women at
me Casino yesterday. There were two reasons
Tor that matinee One was that on the operfrg
hlsnt or 'HappyIand" Mr.. Hopper. looking over
MS audience, noticed there were only about fftv
women in the house
'TH interest the women i,, .tz.-,--,,.,z. . o..
said Mr.. Hopper. And he gave Yesterdays
matinee to prove f. Another thing women
ln"ugh inVeterate playgoers, make a cold audi
ehce- Mr.. Hopper wanted 10 see If an entire
woman audience would be cold. Hence the
matinee.
II was a queer looking house. though-an
inseries waists and marcel waves and por7Da-
oours. And between the acts the foyer was all
most as deserted as the aisles of a country
onuTch during service. The entire audience re-
NAMED seated and nobody ate cloves.
The hit Of the afternoon came when NJ The
close OF the first act after repeated curtain calls
Mr. Hopper made a speech
You don't know how embarrassed / am said
ne smiling augelically and folding his hands
aemuTely. Thank YOU for your appIause-but
I maybe I'd better not, because the play is only
halt over and perhaps you won't ike the rest
Wen, thank you for 30 per cent Of your apDra-
citation then
! NOW want 10 explain 10 you why this
I matinee --- Here Elsie Janis fired 2 bunch OF
Iles and roses at him. He stopped smiled and
continued
compared with the audience last SATURDAY
afternoon this is tepid Then YOU could almost
see the Polar bears swimming about on the
/ lceoergs outside the theatre Now want to
explain --- bur Miss Blanche Ring interviewed
/ with a bunch Of lilies ana vioIets daxrrorlsIz-
AIMED from second tier box
VOW i VIII Just explain" began tho comedian
- i after JQckins the flowers in his capacious
lt7tpall4 When Casey Casey at the 1at-'
cried shrI voice from the gallery .cf,-. IL
'aSey. Mr. Hopper paused Il Won't detafn
you minute. DE recommended. gently "nur
w Susl explain why lpausing 10 gather In a
smear OF carnations which the grinuiug con-
ducrcr handed NO 10 him) "whz- this matinee
should have been given" But down came the
curtain amid laughter and applause for it was
only too evident that Mr.. Hopper was never to
have chance 10 explain
one OF Miss Clarks finest bouquets came from
nine eetl -o-1 harry Wright who got into The
lLeeJre dressed as a girl in a white piuue frOCk.
IT am riskiuE my life my dear sweetheart IN
trying 10 see YOU" ran the note which accom-
panied them. Evelyn, his sister. threw her
-Four or i've men who hadn't read their papers
I and didn't know ir was . E0nau's matinee
tried 10 get in, bur were turned back bv Mrs
Kate Petit. the mistress of the wardrobe who
man appeared very wrotb and demanded his
wife
Il don't believe this is proper show for
her % see he stormed. If II was decent they'd
let the men in Let me 60 IN and get her"
An usher went at lasr and got her Twenty
one mash notes. from women in the audience
Archer the matron, ana by her thrown in the
/ waste basket