St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-07
His New Operas Get a Cold
Reception in Berlin
TheatePS.
COQUELIN AND BERNHARDT
All Paris Agog Over a Ru NOR
That They Will Appear
Together.


and excellent business has bsen done at
the theaters having real attractions.
The latter, however. do not include the
Princess. where Nine. Anne Rupert
has been presenting Clement Scoti's
version of ''Odette," or TOole's theater,
were Trip Elgar has been giving
HOyts IA Trip to Chinatown"
Last Monday the A NANTES, com.
pany OF natives of Cochin China, who
have just finished an engagement at
the Antwerp exposition, presented at
the Aquarium bizarre, gorgeous piece.
in which are scenes supposed TO repre-
sent events which have happened dur
ing the war between China and Japan
over Corea.
The Criterion theater opened Wednes-
day with Arthur Jones' new play, 1.-The
Case of RebeliiOus Susan," in which
Charles Wyndham and Mary Moore
made their temperance. The audi
ence and critics present al the premier
rendered a unanimous verdict that the
play is brilliant. but one of action and
not of character. 1t is a distinct ex-
ample of the present tendency of
DTiLlSu urdludttc dIt.
1.-The New Woman" is incidentally
discussed and wholly scorned. The
honors were with Wyldham. who was
the backbone Of every scene OF interest.
AS already cabled. the rebellious young
lady of the plot is without aspirations
to independence, but she finds herself
out of harmony with her surroundings.
At the Royalty theater on Tuesday
net tRh Y,rsl
miere, James Ortimer and Charles
Kline's poor farce, Truthful James,"
was preceded by Mortimer's xcurtain-
raiser, "a Plous Fraud"
The blood and thunder drama received
highly successful accession at tue
Surrey thea or on Thursday last in Sir
ley Il Conquests ''Phantoms."
At the Princess theater, Manchester,
I last Thursday, Carl Rosa produced
T0Sca'S tw0-sct opera. ''Santa Lucia"
strong, compact work modelled on Ca
3 vaIleria Rusticana" and so forth.
5 Lillian Russell in 1.-The Queen of
I Brilliants" is to finish her season at the
~Lyceum on Thursday next.
Emile lola has contracted to write a
Z four-act. ive-seene iibretto for the mall
3 agement OF the Grand opera, Paris.
3 Rubenstein,s New Operas.
4 German newspapers state that the
future will probably never see another
sOpera from Rubenstein's pen. The
?failure of Kinder der Haide," recently
given at Dresden. in which the German
tcritics failed to discover any merit, and
(which. the audience regarded with
saversion reduced to Kisses, following
upon the. exceedingly cold reception
given to "rhe Demon at the Royal
Italian opera-even though Nine.
{ Albani appeared as the heroine-has so
disgusted the great Russian that his
present mood Is responsible for his
resolution to "write no more operas for
an ungrateful world" His less am
bilious compositions have always been
more popular and more cOmprehended
by the public, and his interpretations of
the compositions of others have been
more popular still. just at present he
has severai minor subjects in hand. one
of which is ballet music for an opera,
though for the opera RubenStein
does not intend to compose more than
incidental morceauX.
A new movement in the direction of
theatrical enjoyment Is taking shape at
Leeds, aud will doubtless spread over
England. A dramatic club is in process
OF formation. aud George Alexander
has promised, when it is organized. to
accept the honorary presidency. 1t is
intended to hold weekly meetings for
the discussion of the drama and study
of the plays. Shakespearean and mod
eIn. Lectures by distinguished men,
beers of the profession will be de-
4iyered, and possibly one OR two of the
leading drematists or critics will also
add papers during the winter. The
club proposes to gather within its MEM
bership all the leading entertaining tai
ent of the place. 1t will have an annual
reproduction" and the services of the
members of the club will always he
available for charitable and other OBJ
jects. The sphere and influence of such
an organization may easily be made very
great. 1t marks a step in the greatly
altered conditions of the relations be-
tween the playhouse and the public,
relations which, in one form Or another,
are undergoing vital changes in the land
Of Shakespeare and Pinero.
Paris Is All AGo2 Over
the coming legal battle between the
Coincide Franchise aud Coqueiin, the
elder, which has long been determined
| on should Coquelin actually accept ems
| gagement at any other Paris playhouse
than thatof Moliere. The positive an
nouncement of last week that Cuquelin
had agreed to appear with Sarah Bern.
hardt at the Renaissance fluttered
'stout Paris" ana since then the air has
been full of reported coming legal
movements. The great comedian has
disputed with the Coincide before now,
which have been adjusted without the
Intervention of courts, but this time,
says M. Jules Claretie, there can be no
such adjustment. Eight years ago M.
Coquelin left the Franchise by arrange
ment. with the stipulation that he was
| IN q HQrIc
France. Three years later he was re-
ceived in the fold, but he had lost his
| position as ''sOcetaire" and could only
become an honorable ''pensionaire. !"
But he was not content and in 1892, he
left the Coincide for good. OF course
against his leaving M. Claretie
could do nothing effectual, but
that gentleman has announced that SO
| soon as it becomes certain NJ. Coquelin
| is about to appear at another Partisan
| tbeater, an injunction will be asked for
from the courts. Doubtless Coquelin
has thought Of all this in agreeing to
support the only Sarah. 1t may seem q
little harsh to attempt to stop M. CoQue-
lin. but it should not be forgotten that
he has benefited by privileges and ad.
| vantages of the National theater all hi 8
life, and it is now unfair that he ShOu Id
place his talents at the disposal OF a
rival.
| E. G. Plympton has completed the
music of an opera to the libretto Of
"Huan Mee," which is being debated
at the Palace theater. The Australian
rights have been disposed OF to Messrs.
Williamson and Musgrove. w. s. Gil.
bert, some years ago. accepted com.
mission from Mr.. Plympton for libret.
to to the order Of Charles Morton
| Circumstances have delayed Mr.. Gilbert
going On with it, but 1t is expected he
will find the necessary time during the
winter now approaching.
LonRfell6yv,s ssHiawatha,s =
has been selected by Dvorak Is thu
theme for his next opera.
| Preliminary pansomims announces