New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-17
GLOON AT The LONDON THEATRES.
THE DUKE OF CLAEENCE's DEATH CAUSES TIFF
CLOSING OF NANY-PLANs OF
TIE MANAGERS

TIE MANAGERS
London, Jan I6.-rhe general gloom caused BY
the death of the Duke OF Clarence and AvOndale will
have bad effect uOpn the London amusement world
The pontaneity displayed In the clol OF the theatre
lcstines 10 the estimation In which the Prince Of
Wales Is held by the managers Not alone were the
theatres closed but the larger music halls and places
OF ali kinds also shut their doors Thnrs
day night a II mark Of respect The symphony concert
which Mr. and Mrs. Henschel proposed to give was
pos tpon.d. The Lyceum Theatre, AT which Henry
Irving Is playing IN Henry WILL" and the Vaudeville
Theatre. II Is announced. will be closed on the day
of the funeral certain that the other theatres will
also close The morning performances Thursday at the
Drury Lane Theatre and other places OF amusement
could not be stopped. but the performances every
where poorly attended. The death OF the Duke
means a heavy loss and bad season
sIgnor Lago, in consequence Of the death Of the
Duke contemplates delaying the opening OF the
opera season
At the Royal English Opera The Bssoche7 will be
withdrawn tonight. DOyly Carte Will close the
house aud will try lei 1t. II he fails In this plan
he mBy perhaps reopen It with Governs opera
founded on Ouida's novel, sigma" which the com
poser IS lust completing. Mr.. Carte will also Win
draw The Nautch Girl" from the savoy Theatre to
allow OF the rehearsal OF " The Vicar OF Bray.'
The Henschels have made contract for forty
rec-.als I'm the United States. They viii start on
their tour In March
NJ Paulus has returned TO the Trocadero. Win
Mile Violetta, another celebrated Paris music hall
singer A special English translation OF their songs
has been published, and they have become quite inc
,ace In London The most popular Parsian care
ch.nte,se Yotte Guibert. is also coming 10 London
She will rccave salary here which is double mat
maid 10 an actress at the Coincide francaise
Harry Furniss the well known caricature artist Is
seriously H. lie had entered Into contracts for
series OF Illustrated lectures In London and the prov
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nces, but his lhhesS mas cohPcheu nun "
his engagements. IL. ~,
After the anniversary performance last hiSn' "
The Dancing Girl" which has been most successu'
poduc,ion al the Haymarkct Theatre, that mouse "e
closed for the final rehearsais Of Hamlet which ,'
Beerhobm Tree intends to present on January II WIN
himself as Hamlet, Mrs. Tree a. Ophe!a, Machi'h a.
(and,us Kcrnble Polonns, Arthur Dacre ~ horS''
Fred Terry AS Laertcs and Fernandez as the "hos''
Mr. Tree has also in prospect new classical pi' "
q smart OCilvc on the subject Of Iiypata when "aS
70 No ths subject OF a play by another author wh.en
Mis- Mary Anderson had thoughts Of producing d. o
ycenm inst before she retired into private liie. ANA s
uasI,n,s york which, however, seeing the popularity
Of aii ~ MIR frees Shakcspearean productions Is VII
likely 10 be billed at least ut The iihymarKct lor so
0',s u The Waymarlct probably on January ~ ae
matinee bencht and farewell TO Ms; bcrh "" INC
teso" e tavc made generous offers Of assistance.
Mrs. Heerc win play Lady Teszle In a scenc lro,,
sTne ecno, for scandal" with Eccrbohm Tree "a Joseph
snrtoce md e Charles Wyndham Charlie. COrncy
Grain has offered sketch and John Hare proposes 10
top viii a. however be Maeernck the Belgian Shake,
ncares short MAY, "Llnffisc.' which was ne ,up
icct Of Mr. Trees recent cctrs at the iiaygSr 'cbeme
Of Ibreitos for cnntatas and operas both grand ana
comic. for consideration and hopes to get throas"
italian '' newspapers again announces The production
soon n Boto's long promised opera "Nerone'