The evening world., 1894-07-21
The LONDON STAGE.
Queen Victoria Personally Ar
ranges a De Rcszke Programme.
Funny Disi,lus,o Caused by a BACK
Cat in The fasd4,eman."
Wyndham Rchcnrsing His Company
on II Stage In Ills Garden.

tCopyrieh,ei 1894 by the Associated PROSE-
LONDON, July u --As!i" from Sarah
B,rnhardt, the week las been devoid of
novelties In theatricals.
operate and dramatic performances
before the court are so frequen;' 50 to TO
longer attruct much attention. For in-
stance, on "Wednesday last the two De
Rcszk.s were commanded to appear at
Windsor Castle during the afternoon
Troy ohcyed naturally. and sang a Sc
lection Of solos and duets from Various
oreras Tcsti presided at the piano.
The same evening Sisrid Arnol isun, Ben
Davies and Sig. Anc)Ta saig before the
Queen, the Czarewit IN and other mem
bers of the royal family and their guests.
Cowcn played the piano. The queen
personally arranged the programme for
the lie Reszkes.
The Princess of Wales, accompan MED
by brilliant suite, was present on Tues
day last al Sarah Bernhardt's perform
ance of LA Femme de Claude" The
auoience applauded vi yorUusly. and Mime.
| Bernharat was recalled repeatedly. But
'hc enthusiasm displayed was called
forth by the wonderful art of the grea
az ''VsE, anu Hol Wy lnt play.
f. S. Willard has extended his season
at the Comedy Theatre, as The Pro-
ftsscrs Love Story" has been drawing
better than at first expected.
Charles Wyndham certainly does his
best to make the rehearsals of his com
pany as agreeable as poss ible. When
Lady Violet Grevilles play was being
prepared for production at the Criterion
he took the entire company down to
Brighton ter several days and rehearse |
In large private salon at the Metropole.
Now, however, he has gone one better
than this. He has had a tiny stage
fitted up in the garden OF his own house.
and 1t is on these miniature boards,
shaded from the sun, though In the open
air, that the first rehearsals of Henry
Arthur Joles's new play, due at the
Criterion early in the Autumn, are TAX
ing place.
At ordinary rehearsa.s 1t is almost i'm
possible to get anything ike comfort
| able meal, hut at Mr.. Wyndham's Thea
tire Royal, Back Garden" the creature
| comforts of the performers are most
carefully looked after by Mrs Wynd-
fsm.
| Henry Irving has lent the Lyceum for
| special matinee next Monday by mem
| bers of tAe Actors Association and 9th.
ers. among the people who are to appear
| being Sarah Bernhard. who, during hei
present stay, has several times given hel
| services in the aid Of charity. The pro
| gramme is to conclude with the play
scene from "A Midsummer Night'.
Dream" with George Arson. +. ]. Lon
men. ]. l.. Shine, Harry Paulton. Lione
Rynold, Fanny Brough, Carotta Addiso,
and Beatrice Lamb in the principal parts
! The supers will also all be promin"l
actors and actresses. Performances o
this kind always cause AS much amuse
ment to the performers as to the audi
ence, and sasging is the order of tn,
| afternoon.
| Twenty years ago managers would a.
soon have thought of flying as of under
taking a tour round the whole English
| speaking world. Now, such enterprise.
are of quite common occurrence. Earl,
in September George Edwardes sends t.
America a powerful burlesque company
whose tour will open with ten week
season IN New York. Their prlncipa
piece is "A Gaiety Girl" which has hat
such phenomenal success at the Prince
of Wales's. But I'm Town" Will also b.
played. After visiting the chief towns
in the United States the company will
sail from San Francisco for Australia
and will not return to England unit
July 1895. so that the tour will last alto,
| gether ten months.
Several interesting engagements have
been made by George Edwarles in con.
nection with the English touring com