New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-28
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA IN LONDON.
THEATRES PlEPARING EOR EEOPENING-

THEATRES PREPARING FOR EEOPENING-
vERDIs NEW wORK-PADEREwsKI.
London. Aug. o7.-The Gaiety Theatre closed on
Saturday last will open again until october,
when Cinder Ellen Up Too Late" will again be pre-
scented. Fred Leslie will return to his original part
but Is reported that he aspres management and
high comedy.
The Continental rights to all the Ciaety burlesQucs
have been acquired by Mr.. Hutchinson, husband of
Madame Valera, the soprano. He intends to form a
limited company and produce them at the European
capitals. opening In Vienna In September.
In all likelihood the Lyric Theatre will reopen on
September u.s. the DrIry Lane September II and
the Lyceum on September "a.
Henry Irving has accepted comedy written by
]. NJ. Barrie, the author OF walker, London" which
has had such successful run at Tooles Theatre that
Mr.. Tooe forced forego his usual vacation.
signor LAgo has engaged Miss MacInyre and
Oudin for his autumn opera season at the olympic
Theatre. He is also trying to secure Madame Abani
Among the novelties he will produce will be an
English version OF Tschaikowskys Russian opera
"Mazeppa' and a italian work by Puccni, q
fellow student OF Mascagni.
II the present plans carried ont, the new
Trafalgar Square Theatre will open on September
TO-
In order to meet the convenience OF Paderewski.
the time honored custom Of giving popular concerts
on Mondays will be changed this and the
concerts In which he takes part will be given on
Tuesdays He will give the proceeds Of his next
London recital to the Childrens Hospital at Chelsea,
and those OF the final recital to the New-York
Childrens Hospital.
Lord Tcnnyson recently Invited William Terriss
and Miss Millward to visit him at AdwOrth. He
questioned both of them keeny regarding theatrical
affairs.
The Wagner Festival, at Bayreuth. has been notable
this year for the marked increase in the number Of
French visitors. This season 1000 French lovers OF
wagncrs music have visited Bayreuth, against 1000
English and American visitors. The next festival has
been fixed for 1894.
The truth about Nine. Nortcas not singing at
Bayreuth in "Tannhaeuser' appears to be that she
offered to take the role OF Venus, but her acquaintance
obliged to abandon 1t. To this due the unfounded
rumor that she was ILL.,
Verdi has requested the manager Of the Argentina
opera House. at Rome, to send his principal scenic
artist and costume designer to England to obtain
sketches OF old authentic Views OF Windsor and the
English costumes in the reign of King Henry " for
the forthcoming production OF " Falsaf." VI. Maurcl
is still solournng at verds country residence and 1t Is
daily in coaching up the French singer in his part Of
the fat knight.
II. Pottingcr stephens and Edward Solomon are
they are the authors Of several comic operas he
ginning with Billie Taylor" (which + still being
payed In the provinces and besides tie work already
big firm Of music publs hcrs. Messrs. stephens and
solomon have in preparation comic opera founded
on the English ballad Of sally in Our Alley
Lotie Collins, the well-known English music hall
singer, sailed to-day from southampton for New forh
on the Hamburg American Line steamer Normannia.