Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-23
ENGLISH TRAGEDIANs COMING.
Tourof Irving and Barrett-Dramatic News
of London.

LONDON, July 23.-Mr. Irving is not the only
English actor who contemplates an extended
tour in America. Mr. Wilson Barrett has also
made arrangements to play in all the principal
towns of the United States and has engaged Mr.
John r. Rogers to act as his manager there.
Mr. Barrett opens his next season at
the Theater Royal. Nottingham, on July
IS, and will play IN the provinces
until October Is, when he will give farewell
performance at the Court Theater, Liverpool.
On the 18th of October he and his company
hope to sail for America. After appearing with
his company in all the principal American
cities Mr.. Barrett will proceed alone to San
Francisco to fulfill an engagement at the Stock
well Theater. where he will be supported
by California company. his own mean
time having returned to England. All
the old pieces that have pleased English audi
ences will be played during this visit to
America a. we'll as two new ones which Mr..
Barrett has arranged to produce. One OF
these is an adaptation by Mr.. Hall Game and
Mr.. Barrett of "The Bondman." The other Is
entitled NV Pleasant Sins.
On the 30th the Lyceum season ends and Miss
Terry takes her usual benefit on that night.
Miss Terry induced by the success of her
article in 1.-The New Review" to write Q book,
which will be called 'Stray Memories" and will
contain "reminiscences of her stage life stories
of prominent actors and actresses, and bids fair
to be a most entertaining volume. Mr.. Heine-
man publishes it in September.
Horace Sedaer's success with half-price matt
nees at the Lyric Theater has induced him to
add Saturday to Wednesday as a half price day,
and his example ia likely to inspire other man
ayers who are said TO contemplate it next sea-
son.
Tonight Sarah Bernhardt will make her FIRE
well appearance at the Royal English Opera
House, where she will appear in ia Tosca."
Her season, a. q whole, has continued most
fl>
admitting that Madame Bernhardt is now
equally ~ popular here as in France, see signs
Of q coming reaction. They declare that she
undertakes too much.
With all its love for music, traditional and
real, and with its devotion to the music Of Eng
hsh composers, London looks on complscently
while the<Royal English Opera House, that was
opened q little over a year ago with such eclat.
Is converted into o music hall of the Empire or
Alhambra type.
Edward solomon and Mr.. Frank Burnard are
hard at work on a very ambitious task. 1t is an
original two-act comic opera with dramatic
basis, well sprinkled with fun.
Miss Tracey, the young New York prima
donna who made successful debut at the Ital-
ian opera as DOnaG Ami in don Giovanni"
. short time since, has been the recipient Of
several offers for the continent, including one
for five months season at Nice, to commence
IN November next, which she has accepted.
Popular taste here runs to light and even tasty
music and it is useless to try cater to anything
else at this time of the year. The Franco-Itslan
opera season ends today. The English course
Of Wagner for the autumn.has been definitely
decided upon, sufficient money having been
guaranteed
Sir Augustus Harris considers the German
operas have been successful that he an
nounces an extra weekof them beginning on
next Monday.
Mira Antonio Navarro CMary Anderson)
writes to the Associated Press q letter in which
she denounces a. untrue the reports which have
been current of Ate that she intended to return
to the stage. The Navsrros will pass the autumn
In Scotland and the winter in Italy.
The scheme Of presenting a triple bill at the
Court Theater has received fresh impetus from
. play by b. O. Stephenson, entitled Faithful
james" in which Weldon Grossmith plays the
part Of placid. oficious waiter in West End
hotel 1t is pronounced the best thing he has
done.
Miss Agnes Hart, daughter Of Dean Hart Of
Denver, Col, who has been studying in London
Tor several years, made a successful debut in
concert at the Portman rooms on Monday In
. criticism on her program the Times COM
mends her tasteful and intelligent singing.
The Criterion Theater will open on Wednes-
day with MessrA Gilbert and Grossnith's new
musical comedy "Haste to the Wedding"
Rubenstein has definitely cancelled his con-
trsct to make tour in the United States.
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