St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-13
THE LONDON THEATERs.
"Maid Marion" Scores a Success
at the Prince of Wales.

Il
LONDON, April 1.-THE Easter sea-
son has proved to be one of great pros
perlty for the London theaters. They
are nearly ali playing to big business.
Tt the Gaiety theater and at the Opera
C0mique there has been decidedly
phenomenal success scored by Manager
Edwards burleSque companies in bur-
lesques of Carmen" and Joan of Are"
The fashionable event of the week, of
course, was the opening of the opera
season at Covent Garden. where Man.
ager Augustus Harris is producing
everything in the most lavish and brill
liant style.
The visit of Emperor William of Ger
many to England will be made the oc
casion for 4 gorgeous OpeIa night which,
it is announced, will surpass in detail
and display the famous operate fete
which, in the operate world, SignaliZed
the visit of the Shah of Persia TO Lon
don. The operate festival, being pre-
pared in honor of the young kaiser. will
consist of excerpts from three of Wag-
ner's most popular operas, with Jean
DereSke and Albani in the leading
| roles.
The weekly newspapers OF this city
| thoroughly endorse the encomiumS
passed upon Miss Games, the American
singer, who has been engaged, together
with Maurel, by Mir. harris, for the
parts of Yazdohara and Buddha, re-
| spectively, in Il scenic OratOriO by Isl
| dore Delara, and founded upon Sir Ed
win Arnold's slight of Asia. 'In addition
to Miss Eames, a long list of American
actresses is now appearing at the Lon
don theaterS. This prOvOkeS jealous
comment from certain portion of the
English press.
The concert hall is shortly to lose the
presence of Miss Josephine Simon. who
is to be married April Il to Edward
Hudson Bayley. Gladstone Liberal.
The Princess Christian will attend the
farewell concert of Miss Simon April ID
under the patronage of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gladstone, the Warehouses of Tweed
dale and Justice and Lady Jeune.
The annual performances of burlesque
comedies given by the Brigade of
Guards Burlesque company are as brill
liant and ambitious as ever. The per-
formanceS are crowded nightly with the
leaders of London society eager to see
the acting of the well-knuWn "maShers"
of the crack English regiments. The
subject of the burlesque this year is
"Robinson Crusoe."
"L'Enfant Prologue" replaces Reg
inald De Koven's Maid Marion" at the
Prince of Wales theater Wednesday
next. The Pail Mall Gazette, referring
| to the young Americans work, says
that Maid Marion' has drawn excel
lent houses since the day of its produc-
ton, and attributes the fact of lis with
draWal to the enormous salary list of
the opera, which prevents its financial
success. AS matter of fact, Horace
| Sedger, the lessee and manager of the
Prince Of Wales theater, had arranged
the dates for the production of "L'En-
FAINT Prologue" before the production
of De koven's opera, and he was not
able to alter them. maid Marion" will
be sent on tour of the provinces soon.
Miss Emma Eames. the young Ameri-
can prima donna, appeared in the opera
| of ''Lohengrin," which was produced
by the Royal Italian Opera company in
| the COvent Garden Iheater tonight.
Miss Eames scored a great success and
fully confirmed the high opinions which
had been formed in regard to her tai
| eutS.