The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-13
THE LONDON STAGE.
"Dtinking Auditorium" License
Refused to the Empire.
Edith Kenward to Fill a Notable
Engagement at Berlin.
Albert Chevalier Married; May Yohe's
Hopes for Lady Slavey."
,copyriehted. 1894, by the Associated Press.)

Copyrighted. 1894. by the Associated Presso
LONDON, Oct. 13.-The most notable
thing in connection with the past the
atre week has been the action of the
ShIicensing Committee of the County
Council in refusing drinking auditori-
um" license to the Empire Theatre and
recurring the closing of its promenades
Manager George Edwardes will not
give in without a fight. He announces
that he will appeal to the County Coun-
Gil and that, failing in obtaining what
- he considers to be justice from that
body, he will Immediately close the EN-
pire Theatre, thus throwing thousand
people out of employment just as the
Winter is approaching. Doubts are ex-
pressed as to the success of Mr.. Ed
wardes's appeal
The Palace Theatre has succeeded in
getting it's license, and there was no
opposition to the application of the AL
hambra.
A commission Of French authors Is to
sit, some time in November, to try the
question whether or not the plot OF Sig.
Leoncavallo's successful II Pagliaccf'
was borrowed from La Femme de Tab
arin" of Catulle Mendes. To an outsider
the anger of Catulle Mendes seems su-
perfuous, the incident of an actor
killing his faithless wife in fun view of
the audience Is very old. 1t occurs in
''Yorick," which the late Lawrence Bar
rett made familiar throughout the
United States, and which, as Is well
known, was taken from the Spanish
Drama Nuevo' of Tamayo. 1t also ap-
pears to have been the central scene In
an old Italian drama called la Rimana.'
Campanini writes that he has made up
his mind to settle in London as teacher
and concert singer. He has been en-
gagged for the title part in Berlioz's
Faust" at the Royal Albert Hall on
Dec 13.
Beerbohm Tree reopened the Haymar-
ket last Monday with his remarkably
successful Grundian comedy, "A Bunch
of Violets." During his just ended
tour, in what the English are pleased
to call the provinces" Viola Tree
made her debut as a page in 1.-The
Ballad Monger," and. fortunately for
this ten-year-old leading lady, she had
the happiness of making her debut be-
fore the Queen.
Mr.. Tree is seriously beginning to de-
bate as to what shall succeed 1.-The
Bunch of Violets" when 1t fades. He
has under consideration, among other
manuscripts, one dealing comedywise
with Dean Swift, which would be sure
{ to rouse a deal Of interest in the hands
I of Mr.. Tree.
Hayden Coffin will give a short series
of vocal recitals at Steinway Hall, be-
ginning on Monday next. Admiration
for Mr.. Coffin's personal appearance is
Is one of the minor cults of London.
ali; -
.eedon for the Winter, with his health
restored. He will Immediately finish the
music for king Arthur" and will then
finish the music for the Empire Theatre
ballet, IL the Empire is opened. Sir Ar
thur will then work on the oratorio for
y the Leeds festival.
Edith Kenward has Just accepted a
fattering offer to appear at the Ernst
Theatre, Berlin. for two months, next
Summer. She will be the only Engli Jh
member of the cast which will produce
1.-THE Chinaman," Herr Adolph Ernst
' having bought the German rights ot
lTresahar's play, upon seeing &c here at
The Trafalgar. Miss Kenward is to play
her part of the American circus rider
In that broken German English common
to the tourist. circus rider or otherwise.
The engagement is certainly a feather
in Miss Rewards cap, as the appear
ance of English stars IN German compa-
MES in Germany are decidedly uncom-
mon.
1t is also quite on the cards that Miss
Kenward. who has made a success of
her "Houp-la-Dance" quite equal to that
OF the Kangaroo" will take THE
Chinaman" to America.
Great preparations have been made at
the Avenue. which opens Thursday
next-more for the purpose of restoring
sprightly May Yohe to the applause of
London play-goers than for any re-
markable success that can be antici-