Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-01
oATr,y KENNEBEC JOURNAL. MONDAY. OCTOBER ], 1894
QUEEN INDUCES
In Dramatic Trsat-Othsr Notes on Foreign
Theatricais.

IheatficaiS.
LONDON, Sept. 30-In thcatricals, tho
past week was slgnalized by, one of Queen
Yictoria's indulgcnces, in dramatic
treat. On Monday night the Haymarket
Theatre company gave brilliant anu
successful performance of Tho Ballad
Mongcr and Her Rcd Lamp" in the ball
room of Baimoral castle, Scotland, before
her majesty, the royal family and party,
and representatives of the principal fami-
lies of the neighborhood The Haymar-
ket company was afterward entertained at
supper, the members of the royal family
and their guests being present
| For this entertainment of royalty, Beer
bohm Tree, after being commanded to
take his company to Balmoral, only had
4S hours in which to prepare for the trip,
paint new scenery and secure new prop
critics for the strange sized stage of the
ball room of Balmoral castle. Everything
had to be made with magician-like rapidity
and finished in time to be transported by
train to Scotland and arranged in faultless
manner for Monday night.
| After the supper the Haymarket col M
pany, flushed with success and honors
fairly won, left Balmoral castle at 1:3O
| a. m, drove 10 miles to railroad station,
| and then, by means of special trains and
IA special steamer, succeeded in reaching
Dublin at o'clock on Tuesday night,
where the company opened an engage
| ment. The queen was much interested
| in this race against time and telegraphed
her congratulations to Mr. Tree when in
| formed that the company would open on
| time at Dublin.
Emperor Williams Song
will Tor the first time be made public in
| Berlin on Oct. %. Copies of the imperial
production have been sent to all the reign
| ing sovereigns and the original manuscript
has been deposited among the royal ar
chives.
| Sarah Bernhart has added '"The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray" and Oscar Wilde's
SALON. to her repertoire.
| The Marquis of Lorne, replying to in
quiries on the subject, says: Regarding
operas being written by Hammish Nc
Gum on librettos of mine 1t is true that
Mr.. McCunn has the music in a forward
state of preparation. The themes are worthy
of the author of the well known cantata,
Land of the Mountain and the Flood
'"They are founded on the heroic tales so
we'll known in Ireland and Scotland.
These are linked with those of England
and are fully equal in interest to those
successfully treated in Germany by Wag-
ner Two dramas have been put into IL
bretto form already"
| 1t is not improbable that one Of these
works will be seen on the London stage
next spring as q leading impressario is
impressed with the subject.
| Mr. Irving has been unburdening him
self on the art of acting. He insists that
at is great point in the dramatic pro
fcssion not TO overestimate ones own
ability''-a sentence which received melan-
choly proof in the ill-starred Hope Booth
opening at the Royalty. Mr. Irving also
thinks that every actor should be scholar.
at least as far as it is possible to be such.
Many escapadcs in management or
queer tales from the footlights have
occasionally come to the ears of audiences,
but it is doubtful if anything more strange
has ever been heard of than a tale which
has Just reached London from Fiesole,
near Florence, Italy. The audience Mt the
local theater Royal assembled to witness
performance of Carmen" At the APP
pointed hour the curtain failed to rise.
Instead thereof the manager appeared and
explained that the orchestra had gone on
strike
Until Their Salaries Were Paid.
"Gentleman and ladies'" continued the
manager, there are only two ways out of
the difficulty. Some one from the audi
cncc must preside at the piano, or some
body must lend me the money to pay tho
! orchestra"
| Boldnoss carried the day. A butcher in
front stood up and offered the amount re-
quircd. The curtain rose, q start was
made, and then the curtain came down
again "Gentlemcn and ladies'" said the
manager, once more appearing before the
footlights, II regret to inform you that the
| chorus has struck. If anyone will lend
me 100 lire the performance will proceed"
| The butcher this time was obdurate.
Words followed, and the affair ended in a
riot, in which those behind the footlights
freely joined.
Little Jack Sheppard finished it's run
Saturday night at the Gaiety theatre as
| the board of works. has ordered Manager
Edwards to close that place of entertain
NEST Immediately, and alter the whole
sys en- of Crain<. The Gaiety, it is ex-
pc tel, will be reop ned in November.
The London rch arsals for the Birming
ha Ii Musical festival were finished on
Thursday last. The festival opens today.
Mime. Albani. Brcma and Lloyd caused
| great enthusiasm at the rehearsal.
Henry Irving at Walsall, on Wcdnes
|day last, as president of the Walsall liter
airy institute, delivered an address, in
which he advocated the establishment OF
the municipal theatres, Switch, he added,
ARE as much matter of municipal life as
,as and water, etc.
Curses on Dying Lips.
PARIS. Tex, Sept. 3J.-Tom Moore and
Eugene Fulks, two white men, were TX
Routed here for murders committed in the
indian territory. several attempts We're
made TO haze them rcprioyed. Both were
Igame to the last. Fulks dying with