The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-13
7HE LONDON STAGE.
. Drinking Auditorium" License
Refused to the Empire.
sdith Kenward to Fill q Notable
/ Engagement at Berlin.
Albert Chevalier Married; May Yohe's
Hopes for Lady Slavcy."
,oo,vr,sht.d, 1894, by the Associated Pr.ss)

( LONDON, Oct. 13.-The most notable
thing in connection with the past the
atre week has been the action of the
Licensing Committee Of the County
kouncil in refusing drinking auditori-
M, license to the Empire Theatre and
airing the closing of it's promenades.
anager George Edwardes will not
81. in without fight. He announces
IL he will appeal to the County Coun-
and that, failing in obtaining what
considers to be justice from that
edy. he will Immediately close the EN-
e Theatre, thus throwing a thousand
/, ople out Of employment just as the
inter is approaching. Doubts are ex-
essed as to the success of Mr.. Ed
irdes's appeal.
rhe Palace Theatre has succeeded in
ting its license, and there was no
sposition to the application of the AL
:mbra.
A commission of French authors Is to
/, some time in November, to try the
estion whether or not the plot OF Sig.
soncavallos successful IT Pagliaccf'
as borrowed from La Femme de Tab
rim" of Catulle Mendes. To an outsider
lie anger of Catulle Mendes seems su-
erfiuous, as the incident of an actor
illing his faithless wife in full view Of
he audience Is very old. 1t occurs in
Yorick," which the late Lawrence Bar
TT 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. 10.
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-
Ibate as to what shall succeed THE
Bunch Of Violets'' when II fades. He
has under consideration, among other
manuscripts, one dealing comedywise
with Dean Swift, which would be sure
to rouse deal of interest in the hands
of Mr.. Tree.
Hayden Coffin will give a short series
(of vocal recitals at Steinway Hall, be.
inning on Monday next. Admira ton
pr Mr.. Collins personal appearance is
ope Of the minor cults Of London.
Sir ,.rthur Sullivan has returned 70
ondon for the Winter. with his health
stored. He will Immediately finish the
lusic for king Arthur" and will Their
nish the music for the Empire Theatre
allet, II the Empire is opened. Sir Ar.
lur will then work on the oratorio fol-
I he Leeds festival
Edith Kenward has Just accepted a
ttering offer to appear at the Ernst
satre. Berlin, for two months, next
amer. She will be the only English
mber Of the cast, which will produce
lie Chinaman," Herr Adolph Erns,
Z ring bought the German rights U.
,sahar's play, upon seeing e here a,
a Trafalgar. Miss Kenward is to play
part of the American circus rider
What broken German English common
he tourist, circus rider or otherwise
engagement Is certainly a feather
Miss Rewards cap, as the appear.
., of English stars IN German compa
!. in Germany are decidedly uncom.
lis also quite on the cards that Miss
INWARD who has made a success OF
"Houp-la-Dance" quite equal to thai
the Kangaroo" will take 1.-THE
Inaman" to America.
sreat preparations have been made a.
Avenue, which opens Thursday