The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-24
GOSSIP OF THE THEATRES
Comedian Lonnen Sails Over Here
for a Weeks Holiday.
London Papers Give Lillian Russell
Lots OF Praise.

L. ]. Lonnen, the English comedian,
who was here a few years ago with
George Edwardes's Faust Up to Date"
company arrived in New York for one
weeks holiday Saturday. II had no
idea / was coming until the Thursday
before l sailed said Mr.. Lonnen, as he
stood In the lobby OF the Casino with
his friend II. j. Leslie. at suddenly &C.
CURED to me that l needed holiday,
so l went to the Lyric management
I'm in Little Christopher Columbus
you know-and told them l was going
to take run over to America SO they
put my young brother into my part, and
here ! am. AS to the statement that
am going to appear In Little Christie
pher' at the Garden Theatre, can say
that II Is not true. 1 am here purely
for recreation" 1t Is, however, whis-
pered that Mr.. Lonnen wants to secure
''The Isle Of Champagne" for England,
and that this Is the real object of his
mission. The English comedian was
asked about Lillian Russeli's season at
the Lyceum Theatre, but he had very
little to say about It, II didn't see The
Queen Of Brllliants,' he declared, be
SouoC "oS uNtiib VNNiy A"ioo
| Russell, however. has made hit. She
| received the most laudatory notices, but
| the Londoners don't like The Queen of
Brilliants'Iand. Of course, the, operas
| the thing that makes success. None but
| kind words have been spoken Of Mss
Russell. Little Annie Meyers made
quite as much hit as the arima
DONNA
The arrival in the city of the English
papers, reek.ng with long, closely typed
notices of The Queen of Brilliants."
| caused quite stir in one or two the
atrical offices in this city. The contents
Of the journals we're devoured eagerly.
| The criticisms were very surprising, be-
| cause it had been generally inferred and
q, cold liasco The London papers show
that this Is undoubtedly not the case.
The Daily Telegraph says; without a
doubt Miss Lillian Russell Is the one
Harris stage managerial heaven. Her
voice has improved, her acting has real
charm, her, diction is refined and per
suasive, and ii, she could have gwen her
songs three times over her many ud-
mirers in front would have been sun in
satisfied" The book, says this cri!ia,
Daily News asserts that apart from a
tendency to the tremolo. from which
American artists are usually free"
Miss Russell is a much better vocalist
| than she used to be. The Sunday Times
declares that whatever success THE
Queen of Brilliants' may achieve will be
| due to the personal efforts of Miss Lillian
Russell. The Referee gushingly an
| nounces that Lillian's success was ir con-
| testable. So there you are. The v.Xcl
| question is settled
One London critic has discovered tina t
| Lillian has grown taller within the last
| ten years. Isn't that quite too sweetly
gallant? 1t infers, of course, that ten
years ago Lillian was in her teens.
This kindly criticism will undoubtedly
send dozrns of antique prime donne to
the English metropolis.
| The contract between Henry f, Alb.
hey and Messrs. Canary & Lederer is
even more favorable to the Casino man.
ayers than has YET been made known
| They get their $500 a week, even IL Miss
Russell were Ill, and didn't sing, and
anything over that sum could be paid
| them from the corresponding weeks
business the following season. Abbey
will also have to pay the travelling eX-
penses of Canary & Lederer's repre-
| sentative. Should the prima donna
suddenly leave this mundane sphere.
the whole sum of $4,000 deposited by
Henry Il. Abbey would go to Canary &
| Lederer.
The unkindest cut OF all: On the
| Roster q Bal programmes tonight the