The evening world., 1894-09-15
the LONDON STAGE.
Edith Kenward Succeeds in 1.-THE
Chinamsn at the Trafalgar.
Jakobswski to Write an Opera for
Lillian RUSSELL
Princess Beatrice and Operctta-
General Gossip.

,corvrishted. 1894, BY the Associated Prsss)
LONDON, Sept. 15.-The past week in
tbeatrica. circles has shown obvious signs
NJ the long delayed reaction In play-going
and play-producing. There has been
n,enty of novelty on the boards, and the
recelnts at the various theatres were
generally high. Many of the playhouses
we're crowded. On Thursday the Trafal-
gar opened, last night the Royalty began
the season and tonight Drury Lane and
the opera Comique throw open their
doors.
Sir Augustus Harris has altered and
improved Drury Lane. inside and out.
entirely. and has staged his new play,
THE Derby Winner" an exciting sport
ing drama, in the popular managers very
best style. The scenery and stage setting
are really magnificent. The big scenes are
the grand ball. Tattersall's and the
Derby. 1.-THE Derby Winner is in -four
acts and has thirty-seven principals in
the cast.
The Trafalgar product was 1.-THE China
man." a farcical comedy not distinguished
by any great originality. but containing
plenty Of good business and merriment
Cicely Richards and John Tresatar scored
but the great success of the evening was
that of Edith Kenward, who was enthusi-
astically received in a poor part-that oil
an American circus rider.
Sig Tostrs operetta, which he has writ
ten especially for the edification of the
Queen has been put in rehearsal at Bal
moral under the direction OF the royal
amateur stage manager. the Hon. Alec
Yorke. Princess Beatrice Is to try one
of the principal roles. and some of the
Battenberg children will appear among
the "supes.'
Every theatrical manager. at one time
or another, has been taught the peril
BUSINESS of small type in announcing an
artistic. October will see the trial of an
action at Liverpool wherein Lady Man
sell will seek from the lessee of the Park
Palace Music Hall to obtain substantial
damages for putting her name on the
bills in small type. Eminent London
counsel have been briefed for the plain
tit, and, presumably, the claim will rest
upon the fact that anything under ten
line plea" was an insult to the lady
reputation. II Lady Mansell succeeds
she will have added a new terror to the
many which beset the path of theat-
rical manager.
The Royal Choral Society has arrang-
ed its 1S94-5 season at the Albert Hall.
The Society will produce the Messiah"
"Elijah," Israel in Egypt" "Redemp-
tion," Berlioz's Faust" and Sir Arthur
Sullivan's Golden Legend"
king SAUL" the oratorio by DR.. HUI
bert Parry. which will be heard for the
first time at the Birmingham Festival,
will be repeated at the Albert Hall, Feb.
7. 1895. Mr.. Edward Lloyd will sing the
role of David, which he is to create, and
Miss Marie Brema and the other Bir-
mingham soloists have been retained for
the London production. The work is
said to be most brilliant.
Edward Jakobowski. the composer Of
"Erminie." has contracted to write q
new opera for Lillian Russell from a
German libretto. 1t Is to be furnished
In time for Miss Russells London sea-
son of 1895. Mr. Jakobowski is also
under contract to write the music for
LIE Careme de Titine," libretto by
NM. Chivot and Duru, the French IL
brettists. The work Is being done for
Francis Wilson, and is to first see the