The herald., 1894-04-22
A Dull Amusement Season in
London. hn
What Is OH the Boards at the Lead
ing PlayhOuses.
The Latest Music Hall Novelty Is the
Fire Dance by Miss Mabel stuart.
The Presidenps Gold
en- star.
Copyrighted by the Associated Press.


Her Woes at the Garrick, with the
many crudities OF An Operatic Alliance
at the Criterion, and with the poor
humor OF The Best Man and jannty Jane
Shore at Tooe's and the Strand, respec-
lively, the theatrical season cannot be
said to have opened under very favor
able auspices.
All hopes are now csntered in The
Masqueraders, by Henry Arthur Jones,
which viii be produced at the st. James
theater on April 2Sth. The Iehsarssls
OF the new play are, however. not going
as smooth as might be desired. There
has been no little friction among some OF
the leading members OF the cast. and
the infuence OF Pinero, which was
turned to much good in The Second
Mrs. Tanquary, haa been greatly missed
by the company.
Arrangements are being made for the
production in the United States OF an
American yersion OF Mr.. Clement
Scotia English Heroes Toiling Day by
Day, which has scored u great success at
the Alhambra. The new version is
called The Presidents Golden Star, and
in the chorus the American public are
urged to ask congress to grant golden
star as reward for heroism on the part
OF civilians.
A most influential committee, under
the championship Of Mr.. George Ed
wards, has been formed in connection
with the matinee which is to be given at
the Gaiety on the Esd inst. to celebrate
the 25th anniversary Of Herr Meyer
Lutz's musical directorship OF the
theater. The list includes Messrs. q. r.
Simms, May Thomas, Clement Scott,
John Hollingshead. Arthur Roberts and
the Hon. George Fitzwilliams.
A unique event in the history OF
Manager Augustin Daly's theatrical
career-the run OF 100 nights of Twelfth
Night at Daly's theater here, celebrated
on Thurbday laat--iB receiving due at
tention from the London press. Special
attention 10 directed to the fact that Miss
Ada Rehan has not failed to appear on
a single night during the run. The
occasion was marked by the distribution
of a memento in the shape of silken
illustrated programme. Miss Rehan
never played better. The bookings are
enormous for the single weeks render
ing of As You Like 1t.
The latest novelty at the mueic halle
is called A Fire Dance, snd is performed
nightly at the Alhsmbra by Miss Mabel
Stuart, the young American actress who
fret introduced the serpentine dance in
Paris in 1892. The new dance is as weird
as it is effective. The dancer appears to
be literally on FIRE, or what is still more
remarkable, her whole body seems to
has had veryavsried career. She was
born at Gettysburg, Pa, the daughter OF
DR.. I. t. Tato, who served through the
civil war as army surgeon to the north
ern forces. She made several tours
throughout the states, playing in such
light comedy companies as tho Salisbury
troubAdors and the Evans q Hcey COM
pAuy. On1the termination of these en.
gagements Miss Stuart lived for 49,
months on q ranch in California, where
che proved herself an expert horsewo-
man. Tiring at length of the monotony
of life she crossedthe Atlantic, and ate
a brilliant engagement in Paris made q
prolonged tour in the French provinces.
Since then che. has visited the chief
capitals OF Europe, making stay of not
less than five months in Madrid and
ether Spanish towns.
After long period OF slack business
the Palace theater has suddenly
bounded into popularity, due to the
ceaseless efforts of the management to
provide first-rate entertainment On
the 23d inst. Miss Cissie LOTUS, the
young lady who vent direct from the
convent where che was educated to the
variety stage, will enter upon an engage
ment at this hall, her contract with Mr..
Goodwards having expired. She will
give limitations of leading burlesque
actors and actresses in London, q type
OF performance in which she excels, and
Thursday last, Primrose day, Mr..
Charles Morton, manager of the Palace
theater, celebrated the eventby an addi
ton to his new series of tableaux vivaDt
in the ehape of a reproduction of the
Beaconsfield statue, at which the
image OF the minister WAS covered with
masses of primroee wreaths and other
decorations of the day. The stasue was
q great hit.
Mr.. VIM. Alderman has just pub
lished in the city a new play entitled
The Cross of Sorrow aud has deposited a
copy OF it with the librarian OF congress
at Washington in order that it may be
duly copyrighted in the United States.
The copies of The Cross of Sorrow are
IIuBll5h pAlulOu COplopy anu tu0y uuVb
been so deposited at Washington in
order that test may be made as to
whether the copyright can be Illegally
enforced, as there is provision in the
copyright law which provides that
copies OF plays sent to Washington for
copyright must be printed in the United
States. ~1'fasisitte .4es g .af n
The chief attraction at the Tiyoli con-
tinuee to be MILE Jane May, in her
charming mononimis Monsieur ct
Madame PETROL whcih lie followed. by
remarkably clever burlesque Of Sarah
Bernhardt in various characters. Since
her last appearance in London, in | En-
FAINT Prologue, MILE May has been play
ing at the Analogue and varieties in
Paris.
Mr.. Gilbert has written a letter In
which he says his disputes with Sir Ar
thur SullivAn'are due'to the latter's in
eisting as a condition to writing a new
opera that the control of al! the London
rights in their IA previous collaborsted
operas be given to d'Oyle Carte, an mad
equate and unreesorable, term.
Negotiations which have been on foot
to engage Yxette Gnilbert at the En-.
pire theater for 9200 weekly have col.
lapeed. Mile, tiuilbert and Mise Loie
Fuller are now seeking for theater in
London in which to open on their own
account. pesr gr fssses
Princess Christian opened the Chill
dren's salon at home at the Westmin-
ster town hhll this afternoon (21st) The
Ghildrpu'e o lnr, voa forY.tlaA hut Mr. Il