New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-10
THE LONDON AMUSEMENT SEASON.

THE LONDON AMUSEMENT SEASON.
CUTTING THF BAUDFLEY CAKE-oRCHlsTRAL
MusIC IN ENGLAND-YHRDI'S FAL:TAFF'
london. Jan. 5.-IIenry Irving spent f15Oco IN
mouptipr his new Henry VII" at the Lyceum inc
atra When the Lyceum Is full the receipts amount 10
E4OO, while the expenses are $500 weekly iHi'' -
win be seen. allows handsome m"'Eih VI p loat
and as Henry VIII" has been received Win "'.'
nous praise by the critics and theatre going Pubic
tho MAY will without doubt net MI Irving handsome
sum OF money The attraction partakeS more OF INC
spectacular than Of the dramatic FORM
Sir Augustus Harris introduced an innovation at
this years Twelfth Night ceremony OF cntuhe ,nc
Baddelcy cake. The income under the VIII VI 'no
donor of this peculiar bcQucst amounts Only 10 L"
yearly but sir Augustus always gives spIehou sup
per on Twelfth Night lie invited 1000 guests 10 at
.,d Tho festivities on the stage OF the Covent Garden
Theatre instead OF in the Drry Lane Theatre, WheFe
the ceremony OF cutting the cake according 10 INC
terms Of the bequest mus! be performed AIhost ,i'
the leaders in the dramatic profession assembcd III
the Covent Garden Theatre at midnight Inc nd'"'
OF the Coldstream Guards PLAYED. The real EahdeieY
cake had previously bccn Gu; and Distributed III INC
Drury Lane greenroom to the members OF the panic
mime COMPANY in accordance with Baddtey> Will
After the suests had assembled in Covent "ardeh
Theatre Sir Augustus sliced an enormous CAKE no
expained that the function Lad ongrown the oher
theatre loosely adding that II the guests had I" de
pend on the real Haddeley cake some OF them wouu
60 rather short. The tlliong thch leis'eu 'hu u"'
until late In the morning.
Mrs Frances IIodg-on Rurnett. who has secured a
lease Of the Royalty Thenre produced there on Wcdnes
day night her play. "rhe showman's DnnehteT'
The subject is called sood one, but the play shows
lack OF technical knowledge. II Is not hkey U sue
coed.
Scnor Iaco opens the Shaf.esbury fhentre again
about the middle OF January, his novelty on this o.
caslon being Mascami's second opera, "LAmico Fritz
which will be played alternate nights Win
"Cayalle1Ia Rnstlcana.7 Mile Eland Mis- Marie
Brema and senor vignas figured In Lagos previous
season are already engaged. Sieno: Lago cleared
$4,000 by his brief autumn season The composer
popularity will it Is thought, snfer through the sal'
q the English rights in all his operas, existing and 10
come 70 n London firm OF pianCfore makers, wh1 de
mand n fee for every performance.
Frederick w,atherv. popular song writer. has
been commissioned to writ an English version Of
"Csvallera Rustcana7 70: the Carl Rosa Company,
which has n double cas-. studying the parts.
Mr. Abud and Mr. Greet have purchased all the
English and American rights I'm Meihscs latest Pnlals
ROYAL comedy. Monsieur Liable" and have ennis,
stoned Malcolm Watson 10 adapt it for the Englsh
stage. IL an extremely delicate little wnik.
Sir Charles Iiac's famous Manchester Band is 60
have fine house o, its own. society Is being
formed for the purpose q "ccunG concert hali
more suitable than the pr eat hall. in which or
chestral performances ar. given When The iuild-
ing IS completed, Sir Charles proposes " establish
school of music
The National society Of Professional Musicians,
which closed it seventh annual conference at New
castle on Tyne yesterday, raised the question 10 tho
de p!olabe state Of orchestral music In England com
pared with the class Of music on the Continent
Tie chairman urged tie cultivation Of orchestral mu'c
10 chcLes the best means OF encouraging the study
OF orrhestral instruments. Ne suggested that these
local orchestras be subsidized by the municipalities
4 letter f,om the Bishop Of Durham was read. APP
proving the idea set forth ~ the chairman. Among
the music performed Nj Prouts 9th Psalm,
choral fuguo in eight parts with -four subjects by
DR. Vincent a pianOfore quartet by d.. Mackenzie,
and a pianoforte sonata by the late Dr.. Ferdinand
PIaege:.
\ traaslation OF swinburues Poems ana Ballads
which has recently appeared. Is made by
NJ Gabriel Mourey preface 10 the WORK Is written
by VI. Guy de Maupassant.
James Waylon is preparing for publication gene
illogical history of the descendants Of the Protector
It's title Will DC The House Of Cromwell and the story
Of Dunkirko Mr. Waylon assert that he assisted
Carlyle when lie wrote his biography Of Cromwell and
that he the means Of discovering much infofma-
ton that was Of service 10 CARLYLE in his worh. Mr.
Waylons book will contain. among other matter here
tofore unpublished over 100 letters that Carlyle did
not notice IN his Work
The French authorities have been pcitoned BY all
the principal French painters in oil colors in regard
to the bad quality OF The pigments supplied t, the
trade They say that In consequence Of these inferior
pigments their pictures rapidly deierioratc. They
wish the inspectors Of the Pubic Laboratory t. turn
their attention 70 the color factories and see that IN
fcrior materials are not used
In all interview Yesterday IN Man the composer
Verdi said that his opera Falstah, was practically
completed He said that I'm the composition OF this,
bis latest work he hsd completely abandoned the
{" Wagnerian method and returned 10 tie spOn-
tapeiiyr Of Italian music and The comedy traditions
Of the composers Pergolesl ihcse'lo and Cimaro.a'
without losing sight o. the modern progress Of MS art
He had thus he said fulfilled the dearest aspiration
Of his life.