The evening world., 1891-05-29
IN The WORLD OF The DRAMA.
Attractions offered in the English
Opera Season in Harlem.
Generosity Of Rival Managers-An
Actresses Anonymous Gift.

Ibsen, who is enjoying . veritable boom in
England, although In this country he has had
but poor success, is going to London, 1t is an
nounced, emerging from his seclusion for the
benent OF the English. The boom in England
is, however. on the decline. and 1bsen Is ad-
vised 10 nurry. Says an English authority:
"By the bye, Ibsen, though spoken OF %
Norwegian dramatist, has not q drop OF Nor
weeian blood In his veina. He Is German and
Danish by descent, with slight infusion Of
English some three or four generations ago.
A son OF mis-, q healthy minded young fellow
who is now in the Norwegian diplomatic ser
vice, was In London some months ago."
During the season of the Metropolitan Opera
Company at the Columbus Theatre, Harlem,
the opera "Un Ballo In Mascnera" will be
presented. The repertoire Of the organization
is very large one.
Generosity can lurk even in the vicinity Of
rival comic opera companiea "The Pearl of
Pekln" Organization. headed by LouisH HARRISON,
encountered hard luck, It 10 said. good many
miles from the metropolis some time ago.
The Conried Opera Company saw lis rivals
misery, aud. feeling sorry, paid the faro OF
seven Of Louis Harrison's people to New York.
What do you think OF that for unselnshness7
spite OF It's struggles in London, is going to
make tour through the English provinces,
playing in the big townI
Miss Marie Jansen, with her cousin, Is going
to London very soon, as two unprotected
females, resolved to do the sights alone. Mis-,
Jansen has been advised to see the burlesqut
of "Joan Of Arc." now running with muct
success in the British metropolis. a. 1t Ii sale
to be In her own peculiar style.
Francis Wilson sat through O performance
| Of Wang" at the Broadway Theatre thu
other night and applauded the vigorous worl
| and Hopper, although In business sense theI
are disposed to cut each others throat, are. II
Q social way, very friendly. When Hoppe
ends his engagement at the Broadway Theatre
In October, Wilson steps in for very long stay
william Gavin, T. Henry French's reliabl,
| lieutenant. says that the indications are tha
the season Of promenade concerts given b.
Gilmore and his band, beginning to-morrov y
nlpht, will be extremely prosperous. The sal
| Of seats opened yesterday with good results
| In addition to Gilmore and his band there will
| be attractions such aa Campanini, SpiR aroli
Ida Klein. Emma Mantell and Maud POWELL
|
Miss Emma Juch, who Is now singing in con
rerts in the large cities Will shortly 60 Il
Europe. She Is engaged 10 appear at tn
Crystal Palace concert.
Managers are always afraid OF Q Presiden
| tial election year and invariably try to stee
for Canada In March, so as to be. GU
Of the untheatricL excitement An In
dividual named Feelev, of Cincinnati. who
said TO be new to managerial pursuits, an
| who 10 booking q new play called "Tn
Soldier, " caused hearty laugh at an uptow
exanange yesterday. He had his date book y
his hand and wanted to know II somebod
would inform him where Lent pegan' ~ u
would like TO steer away from It
The Clitheroe Case. that attracted so mue
attention in England q short time ago, and tn
long reports Of which appeared In III
WORLD, is being dramatized, II Is said, BY III
willy Pettitt, Of London. for the Drury Ian
Theatre.
Miss Nellie Lingard Uhis sounds 90 fakey,
but II isn'D received q handsome gold watc
Yesterday, and has no idea as TO the identity c
the sender. She was instructed not to attemI
to discover his identity, and will probably 10
low Instructions.
Mrs. W. G. Jones, who has been before I'll
metropolitan public for more than nifty year,
will appear next week at the Windsor Theatr
In SOLVER Twist. " Mrs Jones 10 glad to talk
| OF the silly old women who caper around try
ing 10 play soubrettes ami lnRenues.