Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16


| CLosED-MASAGERs SHOW THEIR REGARD FOR
THE PRINCE OF wALEs-BEERBoHN TREES Re-
HEARsALs OF 'HAMLKT''-suCcEss OF THE
DANCING GIRL"
LONDON, Jan. 16.--The general gloom caused
by the death Of the Duke of Clarence and Avon
dale will have a very bad effect upon the Lon
don amusement world. The spontaneity dis
played in tho closing Of the theaters tes:ifes
to the estimation in which the Prince OF Wales
| ia held by the managers. Not alone were tho
theaters closed, but the larger music halls and
places of amusement Of all kinds also shut
their doors Thursday night as mark Of re-
spect The symphothy concert which Mr.. and
Mrs. Hensehell proposed to give was postponed.
The Lyceum Iheater, at which Mr. Henry
Irving Is playing in Henry VII" and the
vaudeville Iheater 1t is announced will be
closed the night of the day of the funeral. 1t
Is certain that the other theaters will also close
that night.
The morning (matinee) performances Thurs
day at the Drury Lane Theater and other places
OF amusement could not be stopped, but the
performances everywhere were poorly at
tended.
The death of the duke means heavy loss and
lad season. Caterers of all kinds of public
amusement are already heavy losers through
Dad weather and fog which preceded Christ
means empty stalls at all the theaters.
Signor Lago. in consequence of the death of
the duke, meditates delaying the opening Of the
opera season.
1T the Royal English Opera THE Basoche'
Will be Withdrawn tonight Mr.. D'Ovly Carte
will close the house and viii try to let it. II he
fails IN this plan he may perhaps reopen it with
Cowen opera founded on "Ouida's" novel,
sigan," which the composer is just complet-
ing.
Nv
Glri from the boards of the Savoy Theater to
allow OF the rehearsal Of 1.-THE Vicar Of Bray"
he Households have made a contract for
forty recitals in the United States They will
start on their tour in March
Mr. Harry Furniss. the well-known carica-
tnfe artist, whose work is well known to hmcri-
cans through Lis sketches in a number of
american magazines. is very seriously i'll. He
mad entered into contracts for q series of illus
trated lectures in London and the provinces.
put hls illness has compelled him to cancel all
his engagements.
After the anniversary performance last night
OF the dancing Girl, which has been IL most
successful production at the Havmarket
iheater. that house was closed for the final re-
hearsals OF Hamlet" which Mr.. Berbohn Tree
intends TO present to the public on January 81,
win hlmself as Hamlet, Mrs. Tree as Ofltelid,
Macklin as Cl0uoius. keruble as PolOnius, Ar
thur Dacre rs HOrdtiO, Fred Terry as Laertes
and Fernandez as Ghost
Mr; Tree has also III prospect new classical
play by q. Stuart Ogilvie on the subject of
Hypatla, which, it may be remembered. WAS to
be the subject of play by another author.
which Mis- Mary Anderson had thoughts of
producing at the Lyceum just before she re-
tired into private life.
Sir Arthur Sullivan has taken abroad several
schemes OF ibretti for cantatas and opera both
grand and comic. for consideration, and hopes
to get through deal of work during tho pres
ent year,
Italian newspapers again announce the pro-
ductlon very soon of Boioto's long-promised
opera. ''Nerone'
Mrs Humphrey Wards new novel, 1.-THE
history OK David Grieve," will shortly be pub
liShed In London and New York,