The Washington times., 1894-07-15
LONDON PLAYS AND PLAYERS
Theatrical Season Very Near to Clos
ing for the Fall.
TYRONE POWER AND BACKER
Misses sutro. Of Baltimore, Highly Compile
mented by Paderewski for Their Brilliant
Performance on the Piano-successfu
Revival Of Der Freischuetz."

[Copyrighted 1894, by the Associated Pressl
LONDON, July 14.-Although the end Of the
theatrical season is near, several novelties are
marking its close For instance. Sarah Bern
hardt, on Tuesday next, will produce at
Days theater. for the first time in London,
Dumas LA Femme de Claude" But the re-
cent production Of Messengers opera,
"Mirerte," at the Savoy. was almost the final
flicker of the theatrical season, and managers
are now busy making arrangements for their
Autumn provincial tours. The Lyceum, Hay
market, Garrick, st. James, and Court
theatres will all close very shortly.
]. NJ Barrie and his bride, formerly Miss
Mary Ansell, OF the walker, London" COM
pany, during the week attended the Comedy
theater and saw for the first time a perform
ance Of ''The Professors Love Story" Of
which Barrie is the author Z. IS. Willard, as
Professor Goodwillie, in "The Professors
Love Story" is doing much better and has
extended his season until July 27.
The German opera season at Drury Lane
has been noteworthy by the revival OF
Weber's .'Der Freischuetz" on Tuesday last
after an interval of ten years. Its success
was SO great that a repetition is announced.
Paderewski came from Paris on Wednes-
day last especially TO play at the opening OF
the new Sale Erard, on great Marlborough
street. The brilliant audience included the
Duchess of Manchester, Mrs. Morelon Freun-
ton. Mrs. Herbert Gardner. Carl Faelten, of
Boston, and Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Sutro and
their daughters, Misses Rose l.. Sutro and
OttilIe Sutro, of Baltimore, and other Ameri-
cans
MISSES .sUTRo's PROMISING FUTURE.
1t has been decided that the Misses Sutro
are not to make their public appearance until
the Autumn. In the meanwhile they have
been playing privately and have attracted
much attention from the highest musical cir
cies in London. Paderewski especially was
delighted with the playing OF the young
American girls and told Mr.. Sutro that his
daughters played charmingly. The distin-
guished pianist also wrote note TO Mrs.
Sutro. saying: "Your daughters have played
superbly, magnileently, and l congratulate
you with all my heart" The specially OF the
Misses Sutro is ensemble playing for two
pianos, in which they excel and for which
they have received the warmest praise from
the great critics OF Berlin where they remained
for five years under the tuition OF Prof. Henry
Barth. at the Royal Conservatory of Music.
Miss HOit DOOkLi, an hiIcii'fii a'bAcoc, llstS
rented the Garrick Theater and will open
there on September 3.
Bernard Shaws' Arms and the Man" was
Withdrawn from the Avenue last Saturday,
and both Tooles and Terris' are advertised
as to let the former during Mr.. Toole's pro-
vincial tour until Christmas, and the latter
for a few weeks only. pending the production
early In the Autumn of a two-act farce by W.
Lestocq and +. NJ. Robson. W. J. Pomewav.
the well-known actor, manager of Austria
lia," who has taken the theater for this pur-
pose. wished to engage Lottie Nene for the
leading woman's part, but as her arrange
ments did not allow of her accepting his
offer, the character will be taken by that rising
young actress, Ellis Jeffreys, who made such
a hit at the Criterion by her performance of
"Up-to-Date Society Girls" Charles Groves.
Sidney Brough, and Miss Susie Vaughan will
also be included in the cast.
TYRONE POWERS EXPERIENCE.
Tyrone Powers brief season at the Princess,
with 1.-THE Texan" was enlivened by the vag
aries of the financier OF the production whose
application to Clement Scott for an advance 9
OF So 500 has already been recorded. When
he found that 1.-The Texan" was not a none
tary success, this gentleman suddenly with
drew his support from Tyrone Power. and the
young actor was consequently let in for
heavy loss. Tue latter made such favorable
impression by his performance, however, that
he will probably not remain long out Of an
engage ement, and indeed it is on the cards
that he will go with Beerbohm Tree on the
forthcoming provincial tour Of the Haymarket
company.
Mr. Tree has not yet decided which plays he
will select from his large repertory when he
visits America at the beginning of next year.
He opens in New York on January 30, and
will subsequently appear at Boston, Chicago.
and Philadelphia. The tour has been mapped
out by Henry Abbey.
leave England for the United States on Sep
tember 5. 1t is not generally known that
Mrs. Kendall enjoys the unique distinction of
being a lady member OF the Savage Club.
Upon the circumstances of her election sgd
ney Grundy founded an episode in 1.-The Old
Jew which was produced at the Garrick
Theater some time ago.
A garden party to meet Nine. Rejane was
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Horner in the
pretty grounds of the Albany Club at Ken
sington. Everybody who is anybody in the
atrical and Bohemian London was present.
MORE OF OSCAR wILDE's EPIGBAMs.
Oscar Wilde is pleased to continue to be
interviewed by telegraph and relieve himself
of sundry epigrammatic "obiter dicta." Last
week people were recommended to read his
books instead of the daily newspapers. This
naturally came in for some explanation, and
the following wire was sent to the author of
'.Dorion Gray" What is the difference be-
tween your books and newspapers"
The question proved poser to the maker
of epigrams. who begged it thus: The dif-
ference between literature and journalism is
that journalism is unreadable and literature
is not to read.-Oscar Wilde"
An hour later he was asked: "Is not the
unread only known through the unreadable?''
To this he replied: ''Of course, that is why
the world has still to be civilized. Oscar
Wilde"
Here the interview remains for the present.
During Henry Irving absence on his tour
it is probable that Messrs. Abbey and Grau
will run n season of comic opera at the
Lyceum, with Lillian Russell as the chief at
traction. No contract, however. has yet been
signed and it is quite uncertain in what play
the talented American will make her debut in
London. Should the negotiations now pro-
ceeding with Miss Russell be brought to n
satisfactory issue and the play. selected prove
a success, Messrs. Abbey and Grau intend to
send it TO America with the original cast
AeN-
An Accommodating Prescription.
An old fellow from the back lots came into
a Piscataquis county drug store not long ago