St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-29


Bring Out-Sarah Bernhardt's
Farewell.
copyrighted. 1894, by the Associated Press
LONDON, July 2S.-ThiS Is the last
night at half dozen theaters, and next
week Londoners will have only few
undying successes like 1.-The Gaiety
Girl" TIE New Boy" and Little Co..
umbus" to choose from In addition to
the music halls, which are always open
and crowded.
A new drama, "The Puritan" by
three authors. Christie Murray, Henry
Murray and Actor Shine, was produced
at the Trafalgar theater on Thursday
last, and was given a kindly reception.
THE Puritan" was well played, but it
will require a great deal of pruning.
The problem of the play deals with
matters likely to cause much dispute.
George Edwards has secured Marie
Tempest as the heroine for the new
opera which David James is writing to
follow The Gaiety Girl" at Days.
Mascagni Is to visit New York next
winter, and will conduct operas at the
metropolitan opera mouse.
When the English are away the
Americans will play. 1t is becoming
an established custom for London thea
tiers to be occupied by Americans DUR
ing the temporary absence of their
rightful owners. In the coming autumn
American stars will shine at two of the
best houseS-the LYceum and the Gar
rick. In both cases the projected enter
tainments will be somewhat opposed TO
the traditions of the theaters. Comic
opera will GUST tragedy from the Ly-
ceum, and farce will follow high COM
edy at the Garrick.
Henry Irving's theater has been
leased by Henry Abbey. who will open
his season OH Sept s with 1.-The Queen
of Brilliants." a comic opera In which
Miss Lillian Russell will play the prin-
pal part. The rest of the cast will be
completed in England. but the other
roles have not yet been assigned to
their future opponents. The Queen of
Brilliants," the music of which is by
JacoDowski. was first produced in
Vienna, under the title of "Die Brill
iantonigin," on March 25 of the present
year. 1t had run of fifty consecutive
nights, which is quite long for the con-
tinent. The original libretto. by Taube
and Fuchs, had been adapted for Eng
lish purposes by Brandon Thomas.
The scene of the plot is laid in Dali
malta. thus giving the composer excel
lent opportunities for the introduction
of local color.
The Garrick has been taken by Miss
Hope Booth, niece of Edwin Booth,
who has come over to England for
stay of three years, and is now busily
occupied in fixing up her pretty fiat in
st. James street. More adventurous
than Lillian Russell. Miss Booth goes
into management on her own account.
The Gafrick is only available for three
months before the return of John Hare
| and his company, but the little Ameri-
can lady has the refusal of the Shaftes-
bury theater, which has been closed for
some months past, for tenancy of one
year. Theatrical people have been much
struck by Hope Booths resemblance to
Olga Brandon, and Edmund Maurice, a
prominent actor, who has slight ac-
quaintance with The English actress.
chatted with the American at a recent
matinee, supposing her to be Miss
| Brandon, for nearly quarter Of an
| hour before discovering his mistake.
| Miss Booth is, of course, considerably
younger and more petite than Olga
| Brandon. but the type Of face is extraor =
dlnarily similar. The play Miss Booth
has chosen for making her London debut
has been written for her by Charles T.
Vincent, and is entitled Little Miss
| Cute" 1t is In three acts, the first of
which is laid in hotel at Rome during
| carnival time, and the other two in an
English country seat. Miss Booth plays
| the part of an American heiresS of
| sixteen, who travels alone In Europe
with her maid. Her first entrance" is
original and effective. She reaches the
hotel in most dilapidated condition
and barefoot, the victim of carnival fun.
Incidentally she will give proof Of her
terpischorean art and will sing song
by Arthur West, and also a plantation
ditty. John Hare has given his cachette
to the production by allowing his son
Gilbert to appear in the piece. 1t may
be pointed out that, barring infant
prodigies, Hope Booth wss the youngest
star in America in 1892, and Will be the
youngest star in England in 1894. If
she is as successful as she is pretty her
term of engagement will not be brief.
Hope Booths under study, by the way.
will be Miss Fanny Ward, another fair
American and her greatest friend.
In part Acknowledgement of the visit
of Lillian Russell and Hope Booth,
London is sending to the United States
Miss Nellie Anthony, the Lady Corney'
grain, who starts on the 18th prox.. per
the Etruria, for America, on her first
American tour. Her visit will be a pro-
tracted one, lasting some thirty-slx
weeks. She opens in New York on
Sept. II, proceeding thence to Phila-
delphia, Albany and other large cities,
and will afterwards visit Toronto,
Ottawa and Montreal, among other
Canadian cities. Miss Anthony only
returned at the end of May from most
she and her manager. Mr.. Scar, covered
1000 miles in six months, leaving nc
big town unvlsited. She was UNIVERSAL
ly feted and drew record houses In
Johannesburg, Durham, Pletermaritz-
burg and elsewhere. Miss Anthony
has had some experience as an actress,
but now she makes speciality Of must.
cal sketches or monOlogues, as amusing
and clever in their own way as those
| VI COTneySrdln OF george GrOSSlnltD
She possesses the advantage of youth
a musical voice, very attractive ap
pearance and great fund Of humol
and initiative power.
The artistic success of 'Arms and the
Man. has induced Bernard Shaw t
give up musical criticism in order Il
devote his whole TING to play-writing
He is said 10 have resigned his post 81
London World, and the well known
initials q. B. S. will shortly disappea
from the pages of that journal.
Some surprise bad Been caused Till
season by the we'll known Fabian disre
garding one of his principles, and APP
pearing at the opera In the evening
dress of ordinary wear. The last per
, formance Of Mime. Sans Jele," b!
| Nine. Rejane and the rest of Che com
pany from the Theater du Vaudeville