The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
The LONDON STAGE,
Lady Henry Somerset Denounce'
The Living Pictures,
Florence S. John Replaces Nay
Yohe at the Lyric.
Hope Buoth Fails to Get n Theatre
Irying's Surprising Present.

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LONDON, Aug. l.-Royalty is decided
ly increasing Its devotion to tho thea
tire. Last saturday was the Duchess Il
Works first appearance in public since
her recovery, and she vent to see
Re jane in Niue. Sans-Gens" on Mon
day the Duke and Duchess Of York and
the Prince and Princess of Wales were
present at CoNent Garden.
Miss Hope Booths negotiations for
the lease OF the Gairick Theatre ar& OF.
Miss Eooth and Mr. Hare wcr0 unable
To agree as - the terms of the lease,
and 40 L. s Willard viii take the hou'a
Tor n short season and produce Hat
tons John Nceiham'S Double"
Lady Henry Somerset. who, by the
way. leaves Southampton for New York
by tho steamship Paris to-day, visited
the Palace Theatre recently. Since then
Lady Henry has written a letter 10
the NEWSPAPERS declaring that In the lic-
Ing pictures at that establishment pet
ticoats. bodices "and an are frankly
dispensed with for the FIRST time in n
Christian country. and yet all are bid
den TO assist at this exhibition OF un-
clothed women" Lady Henry adds:
This letting women make public NOR
chandise OF the beauty OF their bodies
is the stayest insult and dishonor put
upon women In our time. I appeal to
the English public AS nccomplices In the
ruin and degradation Of these girls,
md demand to know why the County
Council does not Interfere" ...
whether the letter VIII HAYS any
effect, beyond being a splendid advertise
ment for the Palace Theatre is more
than doubtful.
Florence ST. John has taken May
Yphe's place VI Little Christopher Co
luinhus" at the Lyric Theatre. Geraldine
Timer has also IJlned the cast. ..
Trebolli ls TO undertake u series of
concerts In the tinted States next
Spring, slnging In Cincinnati, Springfield,
indianapolis and Columbus at the musi.
cal festivals to be held In those cities.
American tours have also been ar
ranged for Ben Davies, Lloyd. Watkln
Mills, Paderewski. De Pachmann, Ysaze
Cesare Thompson. Kocsaiski and Holl.
man.
In addition. Nine. Nevada Is arranging
tour and will sing in Wasner's ear,
opera. THE Fairies
So many of the theatres are nov
closed that theatrical gossip of the pas
week has been rather of what Is Il
he than Of what is. with the exception
Of The Professors Love story" at tn
Comedy, which has still week longe
to run, burlesque. farce and melodrarn
will have It all to themselves during tn
dog-days.
1t Is q pity that Miss Booth was no
able to obtain a lease OF the Garrick
as n powerful cast had been engaged TO
her American play, Little Miss Cute.
including Bob HARDWOOD. Albert Sims
Allan Aynesworth. Mrs Herbert War
ing, Fannie Ward and Alexis Slighton.
Little Miss Cute" was to be pre-
/ coded by n new farce. by Fred Horner
entitled "On Toast" Miss Booth will
l. probably be more successful In the Fall
THE Gentleman Whip" now beini
! played In front of THE New Boy" n
the Vaudeville. will be replaced mex
/ Thursday by Loyal" a one-act pla!
by II. johnson. the editor of Fun.
Loyal treats of an episode in the If
OF Charles H.. and the heroine. a kin,
! of modern Imogene. will be played b,
! Esme Beringer, who acts 30 amusingl.
! as the servant girl in 1.-THE New Boy"
| II circumstances prove propitious
! Fanny Brough. who Is at once n cleve
actress and a first rate business wo
man, will shortly undertake the man
agement OF n London theatre. II he
managerial scheme falls through sh
will probably go 10 America and Aus
tralia next year.
Olga Brandon has formed a compan,
| for the purpose Of taking Sardou's IL
Tosca' on tour from the middle %
/ September. Miss Brandon win vis!
/ the towns at which Sarah Bernhard
recently appeared in the same charac
! ter.
Henry irving has received man,
anonymous presents during his long ten
ancy OF the Lyosum, but none surprise,
! him more than a gift lately sent hin
from the village Of Haslemere. In Sur
rey. Two small children belonging T.
what is known as the Pollock set. e.
the friends 81 Sir Frederick and Lad,
Poliock-were taken tn the Lyceiim AM
were so much impressed by Mr.. Irving
acting that they determined To maxi
him a present US "A token OF their al
Hiration. So they saved up their peck
ct money until 1t reached The sum o
"a. and then purchased 4 large volume
OF The Christian Year" which the!
addressed to Mr.. Irving at the stuge
door OF his theatre.
Miss BESSIE Clayton, who during he
engagement at the Trafalgar was de
scribed as "America's greatest dancer,
is the latest acquisition ut the Palace
Theatre Of Varieties. and her high back
kicking has come rs a revelation TO tn
music hall public, jaded with the stereo
typed dances OF the serio-comic am
| serpentins orders.