Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-08-26
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LONDON, August 25.--The Marquis OF
Lorne has entered the lists OF "Lioret'
lists" and has prepared the book OF IN
opera 30 which MIR. Hamish hcOann
has written the music. The subject,
doubtless, is Scotch, and the author Is
rather an adept at "Rhymerei, having
turned the Psalms into verse, or rather
rhymes. some years ago. The marquis
is ambitious 10 have his work perform
ed 1t 2 West Fad theatre, but her MAJ
estY has refused permission, coupling
the refusal with partial promise 10
have it produced at Windsor or Bal
moral.
Mr.. Wilson Barrett produced at his
Leeds theater, last Wednesday, "Tae
Manxman," an adaptation OF his friend
hall Gaines new book OF the same
name. II is an exceedingly powerful
plaw, drawn from q book which the
critics have not hesitated TO describe as
zone OF the very finest novels OF the
century" The play follows the book
very closelY-Mr. Bsrrett'S adaptation
having the advantage OF condensation
and elimination OF what an excited
reader OF the book would call the use
less"
The story OF THE Manxman," as
uniolded in the play, is IS old "a the
Bible-it is the story OF David, Baths
heba and Uriab, aud the moral OF the
play is laid down with terrific mphasi,
in the old text: what shall IL profit ]
man If he gain the whole world and lose
his own soul?"
The play is tragedy and il possesses
the true note OF tragedy-inevits ole'
ness. In bringing about the calamities,
the awful crisis with which the plot
abounds, human will plays its part, but
inexorable fate, the inileXiole laws OF
society, even a sort OF malicious chance,
play larger part still. Ii is the same
keynote as in "OthellO."
THE ManIman" will be produced In
London preparatory 20 being taken TO
New York. where 10 will open Mr.. Bar
rett's eight weeks engagement 1T the
American theatre. Mr.. Barrett will
also be seen In two or three other Amer
lean cities.
The libretto OF new opera, the joint
work OF Messrs. Harry and Edward
Paulton, has just been completed for
Pauline Hall.
The next promised development of
the tableaux vivants craze Is To pro-
duce huge tableaux depicting the bat
tie Of Waterloo, the engagement at Tel
El-Kebir and the march Of kandshar.
IL is proposed TO have two or three
hundred living posed hgures, in addi-
ton 70 the painted ones and the innu-
merable accessories.
Comyns Carr opens the Comedy on
September l with Sydney Grundy's
The New Woman"-the American
rights OF which have been purchased
by Charles FrohmaD for the Empire
Theater, New York, Mr.. Grundy's
incorporating treatment OF his sub
ject will probably arouse n considerable
amount OF lively discussion on both
sides OF the Atlantic. The world Of
modern fiction has been much agitated
over the pretensIons and claims OF the
new woman, and the moments therefore
well chosen to transfer the discussion
from the region OF literature TO the
wider arena OF the stage. The play will
present a series OF scenes OF salient
cOmeuy anu SdNlIc III WHICH VIZ ihbN'A
development of womanhood is contrast
ed finely, sharply, almost ridiculously,
with the earlier and more elemental
TYNE of the sex. Rehearsals have been
going on daily for fortnight under the
direction of Mr.. Grundy and Mr.. Carr,
who has engaged fac cast TO inter
pref IL.
Miss Winifred Emery remains the
leading lady, TO all theatre-goers' salts
faction, and has a charming part In
"The Nv Woman" Her husband,
Cyril Maud. has character role that
suits him admirably. Fred Terry play:
the hero OF the piece. Rose Leclercq,
after a short absence, resumes her al
lagiance TO the comedy, and Alma MUIR
~ and G.. J. Graham are new mem bers.
Three distinct types OF the modern
woman will be impersonated by Laura
Groves, Gertrude Warden and lrone
Rikards. Other characters will hnd
representatives in Mr.. Wyes, Mr.. Cham
pion, Miss Radcliffe and Miss OBrien.
Mr.. Cars name is guarantee for the
mounting. Gertrude Warden-who 4:
Mrs. Wilton Jones In private llie-is
the well known novelist.