The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-15
GOSSIP FROM LONDON.
Dull Week at the Theaters--Whnt the
Doing.

LONDON. April 1.-THE theatrical sea-
son showed no Improvement during the past
week and, consequently, several Of the
managers are suffering from more or less
severe attacks Of the blues. Another of
the expensive productions OF the season.
Mrs. Densingham." at the Garrick Thea
ter. must now be pronounced a failure.
for it cannot last but a few weeks at the
utmost.
The second production Of Don Juan"
at the Gaiety Theater, was greeted with
rapturous applause yesterday evening. Don
Juan" has been largely rewritten and the
burlesque Of certain music hall living pic
lures, one of the features of the New Don
JUAN" is a great success.
The Mystery or oratorio of "Bethle-
hem of Prof Alexander Campbell
Mackenzie. principal of the Royal
Academy of Music. once intended
for the worlds fair at Chicago,
was performed for the first time on Thurs
day evening at Albert Hall. The scholarly
work was well received.
Mr.. George Alexander has fixed April
q for the production of the new four-act
play by Henry Arthur Jones, which is
to succeed 1.-The Second Mrs. Tanqueray"
at the st. James Theater. The scene OF the
first act is the court yard of the Stag
Hotel at Crandover; that Of the second
is the drawing room at Lady s1eene's; the
third is private sitting room at the Hotel
Prince de Gales, Nice. and the fourth is
the observatory on Mount Garidelh, Mari
time Alps near Nice. The part played by
Mrs. Patrick Campbell is said to be that
of a bar maid.
Sir Arthur Sullivan's opera "Ivanhoe" is
announced for production at the Berlin
Opera House at the end of the present
month.
Mr.. Bernard Shaw's new play. which is
to succeed the Inflated Comedy of Sighs''
at the Avenue Theater about the sd inst,
is skit on things that be. 1t is a bur-
lesque of romantic drama The scene is
laid in Servia during the vo-Bulgarian
war, and there is no lack Of local color
in the names of the characters, one and
all being Enthusiastically national
1t is rumored that certain actress whose
name has long been associated with the
melOdrama in London has been offered
ESQ week for three months TO support
Jim" Corbett in Gentleman jack at
Drury Lane Theater.
w s. Peney, of the Globe Theater, to-day
celebrated the five-hundredth performance
in London OF ''Charley's Aunt"
An unusually large contingent of En-
glish vocalists will be touring the United
States next winter, including Messrs. Lloyd,
Watkin, Mills, Foil, Normand. Salmond,
and Mesdames Albini and Antoinette Ster-
Sir Augustus Harris has arranged with
IL Sardou for the production at Drury
and La Patrie." 1t is possible that Mrs.
Langtry may appear in the latter.
In regard to the row at the Savoy Thea
ter. where Utopia Limited" has been
holding the fort, no new play being ready,
Mr.. r. D'Oyley Carte wanted TO revive
the "Mikado.' but Mr.. Gilbert refused TO
allow this unless the herOine'S part was
allotted TO an artist who was objection
able to both Sir Arthur Sullivan and Mr..
D'Oyley Carte; consequently the negotia-
lions are at q Stdndstill.
Verdi the great composer. is to receive
the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor
upon the occasion of the production of
"Falstaff' in Paris. Upon the same occa-
sion Ambrose Thomas is to receive the
Grand Gordon of the Legion of Honor,
and King Humbert of Italy will also con-
fer a higher decoration upon him.