St. Paul daily globe., 1891-03-08
The Boxes Nightly Graeed
With People Of Rank and
Title.
Mrs. Navarro Advertises for
Sale Her Stage Scenery
and Costumes.
The Leeds Festival Committee
Offers Commissions to
Brahms.

presence OF the court III London, and
to the drawing room just held, and the
Prince of Wales levee, which is to be
held on Monday, this has been truly
''royal week" for the theaters of the
metropolis. The boxes nightly have
been graced with the presence of
more or less important royalties or
other people of rank and title
The Prince and Princess of Wales yes
terday evening hOnOred with their
presence the st. James theater, where
Haddon Chambers, The ldler," has
been the success of the week, though
Mrs. Langtry refused to accept that
play in favor of Charles Coghlan's
Lady Barter'' Jack" Mason has
made decided hit the character
which he assumes in the play.
Contrary to general expectation, after
the first representation of the piece,
Charles Coghlan's Lady Barter" at the
Princess theater, with Mrs. Langtry in
the title role, has been the success of
the week, eclipsing even The ldler."
Henry Irving's revival of "Charles J."
at the Lyceum theater, on the first of
next month, will undoubtedly be
Most Interesting Event.
Mr.. Irving announces that "Charles
l." will be followed at the Lyceum by a
revival of the late Dion BOucicault's
''Corsican Brothers" Mrs. Langtry, it
is said. is so pleased with the success
of Coghian's Lady Barter that she
another play from the pen of the gifted
author-actor. "Jocelyn," of course,
will not be produced until Lady
Barter has run its course and
is slowing up in its ability to attract the
guineas of the LOndOnerS. The Echo,
of this city, suggests that Bronson How
ard should adapt shenandoah" to lines
taken from the time of the common
wealth so as to enable English play
goers to witness this masterpiece. Miss
Mary Anderson (Mrs. Navarro) has
created some stir in theatrical circles
here by advertising the sale of all her
stage dresses,
Theatrical Scenery
and stage properties. thus confirming
the announcement that it is her inten-
tion to retire definitely from the stage.
Hereafter there is every reason to be-
lieve Gilbert and Sullivan will collab-
crate in the production of operate works
for the Savoy theater. The Leeds fest
ival committee has offered commissions
to Johannes Brahms, the musical COM
poser, and to Sir Arthur Sullivan to
write choral works for the Leeds mu-
steal festival of 1892 Pianoforte con-
certS under the direction of Herr Bur
meister, the musical chief Of the Pea
body Institute of Baltimore, were given
to-day at the Crystal palace, the CON-
pOSer'S wife being the chief performer.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, it is
announced, will shortly leave England
for her home in Washington, d. c., and
will resume work on two new stories
and play which have been postponed
owning to the illness and death of her
son. The Birmingham triennial fest
ival will be held from Tuesday Oct. 6
to Friday Oct. 8 inclusive. The Free
mans Journal recently published the
rObatic performance in Berlin:
Pleased With the Show.
A few days ago the emperor of Ger
many passed the evening at the house
of the hereditary prince of Meiningen.
where little burlesque entitled Mon
sieur Hercules" was performed. Herr
management and had erected a small
stage OH one side of the large hall.
Prince Henry played the principal
part, that of the acrobat, with wonder
full nerve and cleverness, and gained
great applause from their majeStleS. The
hereditary prince took the part of the
school director, and Princesses Mar
garet and Charlotte also assisted. In
the evening the emperor and empress
were present at concert CIV
en- by the Berlin and Potsdam
Wagner societies In memory of the
composer. The prelude to ''Parsifal,"
"Klingsohr's Magic Garden" from the
second act. the close of the third act of
'Parsifal" and the Love feast of the
apostles were performed. The con-
cert was concluded by the signing of
the Emp eror'S March," composed by
Wagner on the occasion of the return
of the victorious German troops in 1871.
A Boon for Authors.
Emil Zola is at present suffering In
tenSely from rheumatism. In recent
Interview he stated the United States
copyright bill would be boon for French
authors; that 1t would increase their
revenue and secure them better trans
lationS. The tranSlations, he said, had
hitherto been dreadful. Miss Eastlake
leaves for the United States in Septem-
Der for tour of twenty-five weeks,
opening in Philadelphia on Oct. 5.