The evening world., 1894-03-31
Soon to Contribute a New and
Advanced Play to America.
HEROES the Order OF the Times in
the Music Halls.
Mrs. Langtry to Reappear - New
Operctta for Nine. Calve.


rehearsal at the Garrick Theatre for pro-
duction when Caste is withdrawn. The
play Is one of the most advanced type
ard from a literary standpoint Is OF high
merit. but In regard to certain minor
matters of construction the prentice
hand Is said to be apparent. Miss
Fletcher's play vas submitted to many
West End managers before 1t was finally
offered to Miss Elizabeth Robins, who
vas then playing at the Trafalgar Thea
tire In 1bsen's Master Builder" Miss
Robins's arrangements did not permit
her to produce it. owing to her brief ten
ancy of that theatre, but she was SO
much struck with the power n orig
Inality OF the play that she submitted 1t
to John Hare, who completely indorsed
her Judgment ard accepted 1t without
hesitation.
AS might naturally be expected from
the hrst dramatic work Of a lady novel
list. the play is essentially a woman's
play, the parts to be taken by Mr.. Hare
and Mr. Forbes Robertson being of far
less importance than those allotted to
Miss Kate Rorke and Miss Robins. The
title has not yet been fixed, although
Mrs. Leosingham' Miss Robins's char
acter) m The Second Chance have
both been mooted.
Part OF the American rights are vested
in Miss Robins. who. in the event OF Mr..
Hare deciding not to visit America for
the present. will herself take the play
across the Atlantic. playing, OF course.
her original character. In this event she
Will also appear in those of Ibsen's char
1CtprG which Shp hoe y,ola na,,lt,rI,,
her own-the heroines of the Master
Builder" "Hedda Gabler'' and Brand"
The date at present fixed for the ap-
pcarance of James ]. Corbett, the prize
fighter and actor, at Drury Lane in
Gentleman Jack" is April 81.
No decision has yet been arrived at
in regard to the American rights OF
the New Boy" which is taking the
town at Terry's Theatre. Should We'll
don Grossmith retain them himself.
there is not much chance of Mr.. Laws
play being seen In America for the next
eighteen months. or Whereabouts.
One of the latest actresses to desert
the theatrical for the music-hall stage
is Mile. Jane May, of "L'Enfant Pro-
diguc" fame, who enters upon an en-
gagement at the Tivoli on April 8. She
will appear in a pantomime sketch last
ing about ten minutes. after which she
will sing a couple OF chansonettes.
An era of patriotism and worship OF
heroic deeds has set IN at the music halls.
The appearance OF a red coat upon the
stage has an ciectr:tying effect upon the
audience, and Charles Godfrey is nightly
choered to the echo for his !mpersonation
Of Major Wilson, OF Matabele renown. In
The Last Shot" At nearly all the halls
the heroic element is more or less proml-
nent in the programme. Not to be be-
hirdhand in this respect, the Alhambra
management has just produced THE
New Victoria Cross" consisting OF Ave
popular pictures or tableaux v~ivants. Of
"England's heroes toiling day by day."
by Clement Scott. The tableaux have
been painted and arranged by Mr.. T. 8.
Ryan. and are as original as they are
beautiful. Mr.. SCOTS verses. which have
been copyrighted for America and cannot
be suns without permission of the
authors agents. are extremely happy
and spirited. They are detained by
sydney Valentine through Illustrative
music especially composed by Walter
Slaughter. The following chorus Is suns
after each verse by Mr.. Valentine and
the audience. who join In with the great
est verve:
These are the men who can do or die. these arc
the boys who save.
Heroes, some On our dear old land. some on II.
circling wave,
Thinking how little OF life and love-nothing oil
pront and loss.
Ask OF our Queen. She will grant It. lads. a n.N
Victoria Cross.
The idea of the ode. II will be seen. 1.
to ask the Queen to give an order fol
civilian heroes OF equal importance &c
the Military and Naval Victoria Cross.
The character Of Mr.. Scott's verse.
may be judged from the titles: THE
Miners Dream THE Lay OF the Mar
in Blue" The Fireman's Song 'Th,
Engine-Driver's story" and The Tai,
% the Lifeboat Man"
Mrs. Langtry is likely soon to reap.
pear on the London stage. The role OF
the heroine in the Cotton King now
being played at the Adelphi Theatre,
was offered to her, but the negotiations
fell through. Robert Buchanan has now
engaged her for a new venture he has
in hand. DESTROYS OF becoming a man,
ager on his own ccoun he has taken
the Opera Comique Theatre with the
intention OF producing an adaptation Of
one Of his own novels and also a new
work by David Christie Murray. the
novelist. Mrs. Langtry will play in
these pieces.
The coming opera season at Coven'
Garden will bring some new works OF
the modern French school before the
London public. Sir Augustus Harris
proposes TO present, In its original form
NJ. Rruneau's opera "L'A:taque du Mou
lin." which has been favorably receive
In Paris.
This work is based upon a dramatic In
cldent during the Franco-German war o.
ls,0, but for political reasons. when pre-
seated in Paris, the action was trans
ferred TO an earle period. This objec
ton Will, Of course, not apply here.
Another novelty will be a one-ac, op
era, which NJ Massenet has written IS
pccidlly for Nine. Calve. entitled IL
Navarraise." Nine Calves role vii
b" that of a modern Judith. the Holo
fcrnes OF the story being a Spanish Gen
eral in the asst Cariisl revolution.
L~eoncavallo's 'IMediri' Nill also b,
among the new works performed. and
possibly Massenet's "Thais.' recent,