The evening world., 1894-06-23

Romeo and Juliet" Faust" and 10
hengrin."
Eleanor Calhoun, the American &C.
tress who was formerly engaged to
f. H. Winston, Of Chicago. formerly
United States Minister to Persia, and
who has appeared with success at the
Haymarket Theatre, London. and the
Odeon Theatre, Paris, after having
studied at the Paris Conservatoire, was
invited to the Journalists and iittera-
tours matinee at the Coincide PARISH
enne. Paris. on Tuesday last, with the
view OF showing whether It was pos
sible for foreign actress to gain a
perfect mastery of the French tongue.
Miss Calhoun selected the role OF Her
mione, in Racine's "Andromaque." She
was assisted by Paul Mounet and her
old Odeon comrades. The audience in
Guided United States Ambassador Eus-
tbs, the British Ambassador. the Mar
quis of Dufferin and Ava. and a num-
Der OF eminent French authors. AL
though Miss Calhoun has not lost her
American accent, she sustained her
part with great success and was warmly
complimented.
London is threatened with an inunda-
ton Of songs with English words and
French refrains. The responsibility lies
with Messrs Abud and Harris, the les
sees of Terry's Theatre. who are doing
all they know to turn the first.night
failure Of king Kodak into a popular
success, pending the production Of a
new comic opera of French origin. They
have engaged Miss MARITIME whose ap-
ha Do 80 Va IT
eties was recorded in this column some
weeks ago, and this young lady sings
q song describing the impressions Of q
Partisan girl on her arrival In London.
The words and music are the work
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Watson. re-
spectively. and the song was written.
set to music, and learned in a little
over two hours.
After a short visit to Paris. on their
return from America. Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
DIAL are again back In London and en-
deavoring to work of the long arrears
OF their social engagements. Mr.. Ken
dal. who had nasty accident on the
voyage home. breaking one Of his An
gers, Is still obliged to carry his arm In a
sling.
Miss Olga Nethsrsole. who in appear
ance Is very like what Mrs. Kendall was
in her younger days, Is going to the
United States In the Fall. She has made
gigantic strides in the profession during
the last two years. and her performanc e
In 1.-THE Transgressor." at the Court
Theatre, called forth enthusiastic praise
from the most Unconditional Of the crit.
les. During her visit to America Miss
Nethersole will appear In Clement
Scott's version Of Denise" with which
she will probably open her ensuing sea.
son at Days.
Like Mrs. Beerbohm Tree, Miss Maude
Millett and many other actresses who
have made their mark, Miss Nethersole
( was a governess before she went on the
boards"
At the present moment no play by MI
Pinero is being performed In London. al.
! though Henry Arthur Jones, the grea'
/ rival of the author of THE Second Mrs
: Tanqueray," has during the past week
I been represented at two theatres-at the
Comedy by THE Middlman" and at the
ST. James's by THE Masqueraders." In
the Autumn, however, either Dandy
Dick" or THE Cabinet Minister" Is tc
/ be revived at the Court Theatre, and Mr.
! Pinero's new serious play Ia to follow
"Money" at the Garrick Theatre.
i The New Olympic which has been botf
, theatre and music hall since Its construc
ton, will be sold by auction next Friday