The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-25
THE LONDON STAGE.
Narouis u Lorne Has Written
the Libretto Of an Opera
wilson Barretrs Success In His
New Play, 1.-The Manxman."
,a,,,.u Russell Bids Fair to Win
Fresh Laurels.

c,,,rsh,sd, 1894. by the Associated frssa)
LONDON. Aug. 3.-There has been no
,ovelty at the theatres this week. but
~. air is full Of busy preparations for
the September openings.
The Marquis of Lorne has entered the
,,t Of "rbrettists" and has prepared
.b. book Of an opera, to which Mr..
Hsmish Mccunn has written the music.
rb, subject matter has not yet trans
n,red but the subject doubtless is
scotch. and the author Is rather an
,d.pt at "rhymerei." having turned the
palms into verse. or rather rhymes,
,ome years ago.
Mr.. Hamish McCunn IL not known as
get as q composer of anything more am
hltIous than usually falls to the song
ritter. The Marquis 10 ambitious to
have his work performed at a West End
theatre: but Her Majesty, who 10 ex-
eeedingly sensitive to ridicule. has re-
fused permission. coupling the refusal
with a partial promise to have 1t pro-
duced at Windsor or Balmoral.
MIR. Wilson Barrett produced at his
Leeds Theatre last Wednesday 1.-THE
Man1man," an adaptation Of his friend
Hall Gaines new book of the same
name. 1t is an exceedingly powerful
play, drawn from an exceedingly power
full book-a book the critics have not
hesitated to describe as lone of the very
finest novels of the century"
,,r,t,> No NJ xha ira 0a1v ho Z
three victims-two men ana a woman
The David. in the hands Of Mr.. Caine,
Is Phillip Christian, the man born
to success, the man Of ideals and ambi.
tons, the man whose ideals are never
far beyond his grasp and whose am.
billions fulfil themselves as easily a:
the leaves unfold in Spring. The Uriaf
Of the plot Is Phillip Christians lille
Ultimate cousin. Pete" who looks w
to. loves and worships him; the Bath
sheba Is Kitty Creegan, soft, beautiful
and hayward, with heart enough t.
make a tragedy of life and not quite
head enough to rule the stars Of destiny
her own, Pete's or Phillips
What follows is the threadbare them'
Of opera, leitmotifs of THE Scarlet Let
ter" of "A Dolls House." of 1.-THE 81
lence of Dean Maitland" Pete goes ava!
10 make his fortune at the diamond
fields; Phillip undertakes the task o.
the Manx Dooiney Falla, lover b,
proxy, With duties or moral guardianship
over the girl. while the man himself II
at 1.-The herrings," or away at thu
mackerel," or abroad on wider voyages
Phillip fights hard against his love
Kate fights hard against hers. 30 loni
u loyalty fights only against love, loyal
ty conquers. Word comes that Pet
has been killed; passion takes possession
Of Phillip: Kate falls. Pete returns ant
marries Kate. who. like Nora Helmer
hopes Phillip will somehow work a mira
Gle and save her from Pete. But Philil
stands best man to Pete at the wed
ding. and from this hour the TRACED!
hastens to the inevitable.
child 10 born to Kitty-it II Philip
she leaves the child with Pete and file,
to Philips care. Pete tries to shield
her by making out that he has sent he
TO England for her health. And then h
comes slowly to read in the face Of tn
child the dread secret, the features o
Philip
In 8 scene OF immense pathos Pet
gives the child up to its father. Then
10 that Philip has to reckon with hi
soul, and in the hour Of his worldly tri
umph 10 called on to take the hiRhes
office in the little kingdom. and. q
Dsemster. to try Kate. who. in her de
par. has attempted suicide. In tn
presence Of the island notables he rise
bonn his chair and makes the reparatio
b q public confession. degrades himsel
before his people, and steps down fror
he Judges seat to take from the ce
he woman he has ruined and whose d.
bottom has blasted his career.
Mr.. Barrett played Pete and Mis-
ietfries was the Kate.
In Mr.. Barrett's hands Pete was
Robsonian part. suggestive Of Ham Pes
eoty; T. w. Pcrcivai played Philli
christian.
Thers vsra Av> arta ana AVE- scen o,