New-York tribune., 1891-05-03
IN THE LONDON THEATRES.
q HEDDA GABLER'-" OLIVIA" AT THE LYCEUM
WILSON BARRETT's EXPERIENCE
.NTrsIcAI NOTES

MUSICAL NOTES.
London, May 2-From present indications the cour
age and skill Of Miss Marion Lea and Miss Elizabeth
Robins. the two American actresses who have been
stemmng the tide of popular disavor in their efforts
to make a out Of Ibsen's "Hedda Gabler,'
seem likely to be rewarded with artistic and financial
That play is to be promoted to the place OF
honor the evening bill Of the Vaudeville Theatre on
Monday. The critics. it would appear, excited
public curiosity by their bitter comments that they
have defeated the object they had in view. Ibsen, by
the way visiting in Vienna, and talks Of coming
TO London in the autumn.
Daniel Frohman, the New-York theatrical manager
is now In this city.
Henry Irving's revival at the Lyocum Theatre Of
"ovia,' though presented by such artists as himself
and Messrs Terrss MacKein, Hume Tyars and Gordon
Craig ably supported by Miss Ellen Terry Miss Annie
Irish Miss Barnett and Mrs Pauncefort, has, far
proved improbable. 1t will require decided success
with the revival of the "Corscan Brothers," which is
announced as the Lyceum attraction for next week. to
pull Mr. Irving through this season without financial
loss
"L'Enfant Prodigue,D at the Prince Of Waes's
Theatre, is drawing the most crowded houses OF any
piece now being presented in London.
Geraldine Ulmar, the popular American actress, who,
in this city, on March 30 married 10 Ivan Caryl
the young composer and conductor Of the Lyceum
Theatre, seems already 10 be preparing TO return to
the footlglts. When she married she retired
from the cast Of La Cigale," and 1t announced
that II she returned to the stage it would not be
within year two But 1t Is said that her
husband is already writing the music for operetta In
which Miss Ulmar will reappear before the public.
The plucky fight against adversely which Wilson
Barrett has been making, at the Olympic
Theatre, has reached climax with the failure of his
revival of Beiphegor" under the title OF "The
Acrobat" This last failure has induced Mr. Barrett to
his annual benefit for Saturday May o, after
which he will make tour of the provinces, while
seriously medlt ting tour Of Australia, after the
example Of his friend, Mr. Toole.
II is said In theatrical circles here that Augustn
DAILY, of NewYork, will take the new theatre projected
the site Of old Waterloo House, for his next
in this city. The comedy, "A Shadow Hunt" by
Walter Pollock has been accepted by Mr. DAILY, and
contains good part-that of the heroine, specially
written for her-for Miss Ada Rehan. II is said that
"A Shadow Hunt" will first be produced In New-York
possibly for copyright purposes and that 1t will then
be feature OF Mr. Day's season at the Lyceum
Theatre in this city.
There is little which may be classed absolutely
new in musical matters. Madame Blanche Stone
Barton, the American soprano, sang several bravura
songs at Jean Gerardy's violoncello recital at St.
James's Hall. on Monday, with much success. Among
the other artists who distinguished themselves
Eugene Holiday. a pupil of Anton Rubinstein, and
Waddington Cooke, the accompanist
Fanny Davies has written letter to friend in
this city, saying that she has heard Clara Anatasia
Novelo, the Countess Giglucci, sing charmingly
though the latter Is now over seventy two years Of
age. The Countess II may be recalled is the fourth
daughter Of Vincent Novello the musical composer.
In the days of Malibran Rubini and Mendessohn
the Countess celebrated singer.
Dubois the French sculptor, piqued that his statue
badly placed in the Paris Salon, has smashed 1t to
atoms.