New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-22
ON THE LONDON STAGE.
THE THEATRE LIBRE-GILBERT AND SULLIVAN
ART AND MUSICAL NOTES.

ART AND MUSICAL NOTES.
London. March 21-In utter disregard OF the STORMY
censnre poured upon his pet scheme MANAGER Dc l.
Cren continues to advocate the claims OF his English
Theatre Lbre upon the goodwill OF the Lohooh 'e"e
Going nnblic. Mr. Gren. after the first storm OF dis
approval summoned a meeting OF the members Vi
4bo Theatre Ibre organization, and after consider
ah,e discussion 1t was decided to continue the ihde
pendent theatre, in spite OF the hostility OF the Ill"
,natic critics "The Athenaeum," in its last issue
defends the independent theatre idea, whiie adnVs
the ndiscretion of opening up the project WIN s"o
nroductjon as Ibsen's "Ghosts" lbsen, by the way
dsne, that "Ghostsn is immoral The next produc-
IT, % Mr. Grein,s company may be play by Born
sterpe Biornsen the Norwegian novelist and drama'ic
moot II is said that Bjornsen's piece VIII be COIL
siderably more attractive than Ibsen's ""hoSts
Ipstin Huntly Mccarthy, NJ p. the son OF JUSTIN
McCaVhy is making name in certain literary ol'rS'
and is consequently getting considerable support ii
his Sunday theatre project. which ne Is piacis p.iVo
the public the subscription sysVeh' "iu ~ "
hopes to be able to start in June.
aI,Enfant Prologue" will be produced at the frhce
n, Waless Theatre, under the management Oh i'oa,o
sedger with the original French company non, W.
Theatre Francois, following the succesSr''i run u
Marion" -, l.. ,,noarce
ao.ho,Ios at Covent Garden with Nine. Abani Marrel
and Dereszke. Anvil,
Miss Eames will appear as Marguerite in "fauSt'
Miss sanderson will make her first appearance III ''0
FIRST performance Of " Manon L'EScant."
D,Ovley Carte is known to be negotiating Win MI.
p.mberc for an opera to be entitled Elaine,' ana
TO be founded on Tennysons poem. This opera II Is
said will follow Ivanhoe" at the new koya f'nehs
Opera House. Mr. Bemberg, who is an EngIshhian'
studied under Gounod, and has lived long Tune III
the United States.
"Le Marriage Blanc" by NJ. Lemsitre. OF the
aIournal des Debatsn which play was mounted at
the Theatre Francois to replace "Thermidor,' is
failure.
The prospect Of william S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur
Sullivan again collaborating in bringing out D'oyley
Carte productions is now believed to be far from
realization The friends Of both men say that 1t is
imnosshle to bring the two former friends together
again Mr.. Gilbert in addition to his serious mis-
understanding with Sir Arthur Sullivan, has also hah
dispute with Alfred Collier.
The Council OF the ROYAL Academy is debating upon
the means to prevent the leading artists from ex-
hbiting Important pictures in private art galleries
Sir John Millas, the painter is among the culprts
referred to by the Council.
The American artists in Paris have been oihcially
invited to participate distinct body In the coming
Berlin art exhibition. The Americans are the only
croup of foreign artists who have been thus honOred
by the authorities at Berlin. After some consulta-
ton and deberation, the American artists In Paris
with one or two exceptions, will send specimens OF
their work to the Berlin exhibition. 1t is expected
that there will be total of 100 pictures by Americans
exhibited there.
1t now seems that in 1858, before "Le Mage
appeared Marion Crawford sent the proofs of "zoro
astern 10 Gounod, Sardou and to the directors OF
the new opera house. The first two returned their
proos of Zoroaser" the copy in the possession
Of the opera house authorities though frequently
asked for by MIR. Crawford, never returned.
Although the libretto of the new opera is in no
respect an imitation of ZorOaster" Mr.. Crawford
serts that the original idea of LIE Mage" suggested
by the novel entitled " Z0roaster.D , ,...
G. p A. Heay. the we'll known American painter
will soon sail for the United States.
The Bohemian master, AntOnin Dvorak, will re
ceive the degree of Doctor OF Music honoris causa
AT Cambridge University June 16 on the day
preceding this occasion there will be public perform
ance OF selection from Dvorak's works. The
programme will include the "Stabat Mater, the
principal air in his oratoro saint LudOnhla," and
The symphony in q. Among the artists who have
promised their services for the occasion are Nine.
Abani Miss Hilda Wilson and Edward Lloyd.