The evening world., 1893-12-07
NEWS Of THE STAGE WORLD
Hamlet" in Five Musical Acts
Is Somewhat Tiresome
The Kendnls viii Give q Varied
Programme In Philadelphia.

Hamlet" Ambrose Thomas's 1ve-act
opera, was sung for the first time this
soason at the Metropolitan Opera-House
last night. Nine. Melba probably Sc
lected 1t on account of the mad scene In
Tho last act. which gives her musical
pyrotechrics full PLAY. Melba evidently
likes vocal insanity. for on Monday
night 1t was Lucia" that she chose.
Unfortunately, In Hamlet Nine. Mel
ba's opportuni. es did not come early.
In quiet and non-extravagant episodes
the Australian prima donna Is very or
binary. She Is like half a dozen others.
Her voice IL. Of course. beyond re-
proach, but, IT. has no distinguishing
the prima-donna did marveliousiy well.
Her. method IL admirable, tho .nexibility
o. her voice is simply astonishing, and
she, goes through the most preclpltous
roulades with the utmost ease and sang
froid. The audience. was, IA little. bit
weary. and some people did not wait TO
hear Melba's triumph in the fifth act.
Ambrose THOMAS. %n,though, meiodic, i
have been sung frst; and the first act
the M tss pefnlt OF wo ,hS RRs srvIes Ssen Ter "a!
different. Lasalle was exceedingly good
as the Prince of Denmark. although he
was somewhat colossal and chubby for
that morbid. melancholy Dane. NJ.
Piancon was King claudius,. Mile. Dome
mech. Queen Gertrude; NJ. Mangiere, La
ertes; Sig. Niviani. the ghost; Sig. Ger
and Sig, Naschetti, Polonius. To,mor-
row night Romeo ct Juliette'' Will be
sung In French.
The Kendals will fall bach upon their
repertoire in Philadelphia next week,
one undiiuted week of "The Second Mrs.
Tanqueray" being deemed sufficient for
the arch and chubby inhabitants of the
Quaker CITY,. The Kendals will play
THE Silver Shell" "a White Lie. "A
sSsrapP. Of Of Pager stsa' still Wate IT, Run 7,r,
named play viii also be given BY Nine;
Jane Hading at the Chestnut Street
Theatre, go that Philadelphia will have
an opportunity OF seeing both the ma
ture and ~loud-voiced Madge and the
dainty, sinuous HEading as the misguided
Claire.
Maurice barrymore is now rehearsinR
with Rose coghlan In "a Woman of No
Importance" and he attended the first
rehearsal letter perfect, which is some
thing quite unusual for the ~areless Mr..
Barrymore. Miss Coghlan herself il
working very hard. The fraternal cpl
sode has upset her considerably. but she
Is gradually recovering from the effects
Of The annoyance. IT Is said that Charles
like, the role he was to have played Is
really true. The role was that OF a man
who has betrayed a woman to whom.
W nv, tf 'oDilN SuESfStS flIfIltRf.
Mr.. Coghlan thought that the role was
unsympathetic. 1t would be interesting
to know what he thinks of the part he
has Just played in real life,
Miss Josephine Plows-Day has been en-
gagged to play Miss Elliotts part In
THE, Prodigal Daughter when that
Day has already made herself unpopular
in the company. 1t is said that al the
first rehearsal she, the only newcomer,
prgnmikealon to NM lse rr %s%ser excuse %s t ms
for saying that think you are all ran
In the last act"
Who Is more important. the composer
of IA comic opera or tho librettist? The
question has often been discussed. Emile
Iola has Just taken IT up, and makes
sician SHOULD not be treated on the same
footing. While an able writer may make
u book. for an opera In three weeks, the
labor Of the musician Is enormous, though
he has some recompense in the fact
that his name may live forever while
the librettist il Fenrd OF no more q
How fond W. S. Gilbert must be OF
lola!
James A. IIerne and his "shore Acres
company LAY orr next week and tn,
following week APPEAR in Newark
TO a Broadway Theatre probably Days
Herne Is a peculiar man. His friends
nave DtkEel nm 10 tNke ms a1mlfdbl'
play to the Fourteenth Street TheGtr,
or the Academy. whore II could run ful
Il year to enormous business, He vii
not listen to them. AZ u matter OF fnct
Ilerne cares more for The artistic thar
the financial success of 'Shor" Acres
There are not many actors Ike him.
Roslna yokes's retirement from tn
stage ~. unfortunately. irrrvOcahly set
tied. All her charming one-act plays are
Offered for sale-"My Mill,n"r'a Bin
"a Rantomimc Rehearsal" 'Thc Circus
Rider" MAID Marian Wig and
Gown" The Tinted Venus" and "croc'
odilc Tears" The new plays that she
was TO have done this season are also
on the list.
Carl and Theodor Rosenfeid. will enc
then "arccr as lessees OF NiOlo's Satur'
day night. The house will then go "a
Walter sanford, for whom the Roscn'
fields h8 ye don good work I'm recovering
for NiblO's some Of It's ancient popular
ity The house viii he closed for the
next two weeks, a IN" eid OF which
time the Liitpu!inns WI! rct"rn'
T.. =. Willard IL 10 return TO I.oudoT
I'm April. lie has been absent from Eng
land for u very long time. when h
gets back he VIII have "A West Enc
theatre for the season, and the Lon
doners will then see for the first tint
THE Professors Love Story"