New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-27
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA IN LONDON.
LEADING THEATRES NOT AFFECTED BY THE
GENERAL DEPRFSSION-OLD AND NEW
bIAY--NOTES OF MUSICAL AFFAIRS.

LEADING THEATRES NOT AFFECTED BY THE
GENERAL DEPRFssION-OLD AID NEW
fLAY--NoTEs OF MUSICAL AFFAIRS.
London. Nov. 26.-The BOOM In theatrical mai
tiers that expected the beginning Of the season
ana which managers have since been looking for has
not yet been realized The depression. however does
not affect tie leading houses. hut Is indicated by a
new recourse 10 rcvivaS amid the abundance Of new
plays that are awaiting production. The unusually
dlsag'eeabe weather has mnch TO do with the alb
Sence OF crowded houses. The exceptions 10 IN" de-
preston are ts' C0ur;. Prince Of Wales'S and Hay
market theatres. AT the Court The Cuardsman' Is
paying well. At the Prince OF Wales's. " In Town,
with the curtain raiser. Aud Lang Syne." (, meeting
with success. The dcDunciatlon by the critics Of
Agatha Tyidcn. Merchant and shpownrr," Mrs.
Langtry's new play have been ignored by the public.
ana thp house + filed every night Mrs LaDstry j.
So well satisfied with the play that she has bought
the provincial and American rights to II. aud when
she visits the United States again size will probably
appear In IT,
Al the Trafalgar square Theatre tonight the comic
opera Dorothy" will be revived. II will De presented
by strong company Dorothy" Is Of the most
successful comic operas record. The irnccSsS
Theatre will also reopen tonight, when lIoodman
Blind" will he revived.
great crowd assembled at Drury Lane Theatre
on Thursday afternoon the occasion being benefit
for the Royal Theatrical Fund The performance
lasted from l uni!l q o'clock. The performers in
cludcd the members OF Moore and BURGESS MINISTRIES,
the companies belonging TO the Drury Lane. Gaiciy
and Court theatres, and MessIs RignOd. Arthur Rob
ertS and Herbert Campbell. The benefit neted 500.
| sydney Grundy has rewritten whit, Lies" fer Mr..
and Mrs. Kendall.
| Mr. Willard has accepted tragedy. the subject OF
which is Sir Ianceot. for his American season. Louis
Parker is the au,hor OF the work Henry Iring has
an Enacted play On the same subject awaiting pro
| ductlon.
| Hall Gaines The BondmaD." which Wilson Barrett
will play in America, has been presented At Bolton
for copyright purposes.
Charles Baton formerly OF the New York Casino, has
secured the American rights OF The outsider,
Forbes Dawsons melodrama. Mr. Barton Will sail
today on the I'mbna for New York. lie has also
purchased steepechaSerS, which are to appear In
| tile race scene I'm the Third net Of the play.
Padereswki will .ail the IiaNrl Tor New-iork on
December Ia lie has delayed his departure In order
to funl engagements here that were postponed OWING
| TO MS rccen, Hines. lie has written new PohSh
Rhapsody for tho piano and orchestra for the NORWICH
Music Festival next yenr where he VIII pla' 500
lar.
| The Wagner society viii give 10 Performance nj
| Eayreuih in 1893. The society some tine ago mp
| pointed committee 10 rise money for the purpose Of
securing relics and souvenirs Of the great mnSter 10
| farm 81 WAGNER museum at Vienna Many such relic
and sUl,N enlIs obtained anu II l. now rumCri
that they about 10 be sold 10 PERSONS IN the m'i
percy Hutchinson. Mime vallcrta's husband. has
been appointed manager OF the BFisseN Ahiihp,a
which nao been acquired by English syndicate ior
conversion into u builesquc and variety house me
syndicate Is negotiating for the purchase o' TIVE
Gaicy Theatre In Paris.
Miss Loe Fuller performed al the Eiysee In Paris on
Wedn, sday in the presence ot PRESIDENT ana MILO
arnO. r-.-.
Ernest RosSi Is publishing II volume on european
| octor. and aciI.ss,S The work contains critical
SKI fches OF Henry Irving, sarah Bernhari aud Barry
sullivan. -,
| Henry Irving, company have presented IA hin "A
ststu.,t. of himself in character OF Matthias. n II
reminder of the twentv-frst anniversary Of ia" hrst
| NJ, ductIon Of The HcIs7 The saiuelr /, ia" work
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