Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-22
LONDON DRAMATIC NOTES.
Sims and Raleigh's "Guardsman" Presented
ut the Court Theater.

1t the Court The0ter.
LONDON, Oct. 22-The Court Theater re-
opened on Thursday night with Sims and
Raleigh's "The Guardsman." The play is
based upon a motive similar to Sheri-
dams "The Rivals" and deals with "the
complications and misunderstanding that
occur in the course of love affair be-
tween guardsman and an American belle.
The couple meet for the first time on the un-
foreground railway. The play is cleverly
written and was admirably acted 1t
evoked screams of laughter from start to finish.
Mr.. Grossmith scored another hit The reap
pearance of Miss Caroline Hill upon the Lon
don stage was warmly welcomed and her acting
was praised By the critics. Miss Agnes Thomas
and Mr.. Arthur Cecil are also in the cast of
The Guardsman.'
MRS. LASGTRY NEW PLAY.
agatha Tylden (merchant and ship owner),"
Mrs. Langtry's new play, is much more ten
derby handled by critics than her .'Queen of
highest praise for her clever acting,
which, it is said, saved the play from
failure. Her role of Amutha Tylden suits her
better than anything she has lately attempted.
Hence her success is not due to her dresses and
diamonds, but to the genuine merits of her act
ing.
Mr.. Toole has returned from his vacation and
has resumed his place in the comic play.
walker, London" which is now in its eighth
month at Tooles Theater. The play is the
brightest bit Of fun on the London stage, and
Its drawing power shows no sign Of diminution.
ACTRESSES WHO CANNOT MARRY.
Something of sensation has been caused by
the public learning that one of the leading the
aters in London only engages actresses on
the condition that the theater may cancel
their engagements at weeks notice If
hay a..
ment. 1t is also arranged that the engage
ments shall be Cancelled if the actresses become
involved many scandal. The legality of the mar
rage rule is contested in some quarters and it
Is asserted that an actress could claim damages
should she be dismissed because she married.
newspaper woman leads in cutlery against
this cause of the contracts. She declares that
any wholesale restraint on matrimouv among
msrriageable women is obviously immoral.
Mr.. Abbey has secured the American rights
of the sporting drama, The Prodigal Daugh-
ter" now playing at the Theater Royal, Drury
Lane. The intense realism of this play has
been described at length in previous cable let
tiers of this series.
Sarah Bernhard will visit Prague Bohemia,
shortly. She will play twice at the Czech Ma
tional Theater
Yesterday at the Opera Comique the Inde-
pendent Theater Society presented Webster's
duchess of Maih.' under the direction of Mr..
VIM. Peel whose version of the play was used.
and Mr.. Paul Berton. 1t was well staged
part of the scenery havingfbeen loaned by
Henry Irving. The cast included Mr.. Murray
Carson as BosOIa, Mr.. Sidney Barraclough as
Ferdinand. Mr. Ian Robertson the Cardinal
Mr.. Bernard Gould rs antonio. Miss Hall Cain
as Cdrriold, Miss Frances liver as julia and
Miss Mary Rorke as the Duchess. The pro-
duction created considerable interest
A rupture has occurred in the ranks of the
independents" a section Of whom are pro-
testing against the preference shown by Mr..
Grein, their leader, for the works of foreign
authors.
TO ENCOURAGE NATIVE TALENT.
circular signed by Messrs. Leonard Out
ram, Frank Lindo, Austen Fryers, Cecil
Raleigh and ]. W. BouIding, all dramatic
authors more or less known to fame and,
therefore, directly interested in the protest.
has been issued conveying a me citing
of the malcontents, at which Mr.. Davenport
Adams has consented to preside, to take meas
ures to found an English Independent society.
to take under its wing all rising native dramatist
and histrionic talent. No TRANSACTIONS adap-
tations Of foreign plays will be encouraged. and
in the unlikely event Of an inadequate supply OF
the native article, old English plays out of tine
usual repertoire will be selected by ballot.
Mrs. Woods will make welcome temperance
in play. IAN Old Lady," founded upon the
gambling mania of Monte Carlo.
The management Of the Trafalgar Square
Theater intends to revive for series of Christ
mas matinees Golfers opera Dorothy" 1t
will be plaved entirely hy children