The Washington times., 1894-11-26
LONDON PLAYS And PLAYERS
An American Noman's Success in the
Role of Marguerite.
A FUTURE OF GREAT PROMISE
Preparations for the One Thousandth Pro-
duction of "Faust" at the Paris Grand
opera-JOseph Hoffman's Artistic Ability
-Reopening of Famous London Theater.

copyrighted, 'g4, by the Associated Press.l
LONDON. May 25.-There was q lack OF
novelties at the theaters during the past
week, and the absence of all members OF the
royal family from the pldyhouses on account
of the mourning for the Car had some effect
upon the general prosperity of the season,
although the Haymarket, Lyric, Criterion,
Drury Lane and a few other theaters were
booked far ahead. The booking at the Lyric
Theater amounts to $4,000.
Mrs. Patrick Campbell is not going to the
United States with Beerbohm Tree Lilly
Hanbury is to rejoin Mr.. Trees company.
but Mrs. Tree will be the female star of the
company.
The famous little theater in Tottenham
street, properly styled the Prince OF Wales,
but commonly known as the dust Hole"
may be reopened. Herr Charles Maurice the
director of the German company now doing
such excellent work at the Opera Comique
will try and secure it for the establishment of
permanent German theater in London.
The building has had famous history. 1t
was here that the Cup and Saucer" comedies
OF Robertson became famous and this house
saw the rise of the Hare, Bancroft. and Ken
dal fortunes. The building at various times
has borne the names OF the Regency Theater,
Queens Theater, FitzroY Theater, and the
Prince of Wales.
Joseph Hoffman made his only appear
ance this season at st. James Hall on Tues
day before very good audience. but he did
not create any special excitement, Hoffman
| is now full-grown youth and resembles Os-
car Wilde His performance was an artistic
success the best critics agreeing that the pre-
al,sf 4 Ips a into Rnfr l.al
artist.
Mile. Jeanne Nuola, who appeared last
week with success in Carter's "Placida'' and
the ''Stabat Mater" is to sing at the Scottish
concert on November 81 in Albert Hall. She
is also. unless present arrangements are
changed, to appear at La Scala, Milan, in Jan
uary next and at Drury Lane during the next
grand opera season of Sir Augustus Harris in
1895. Mile. Nuola is very beautiful
daughter OF New Orleans and possesses a
dramatic soprano voice of wide range and
cultivation.
She has already secured triumph in the
English provinces as Marguerite her treat
ment of the heroine Of the Faust legend be-
ing new TO the English stage, and one which
won her the unqualified Endorsement Of
Gounod. The brilliancy of her method, deli
cacy OF phrasiGg, and that more than ad-
mirable quality, sympathy, which she pos
sesses in generous abundance, will secure
Mile. Nuola a future of promise. She may
be heard in America in 1886.
Great preparations are under way for the
1,000th performance of Faust at the Paris
Grand Opera. which may be expected some
time this month or early in December. For
/ this special performance statue of Gounod,
executed by NJ. Falguiere, will be placed on
the stage in the center of aD operate group,
dressed in the costumes OF the various charac-
tiers Gounod has contributed to the stage At
] Al,
Faust, a chorus in honor OF the composer
will be sung. This chorus Ambrose Thomas
has promised to provide
William Terris had designs Of Touring
with his own play. Knowing how essentially
be is a strong gallery and pit performer, he
has ordered play from that veteran sea dog,
W. Clark RUSSELL whose sea tales have been
so widely read. The nautical play is to be
thoroughly romantic.
At the strolling places first smoking concert
on Thursday last, at Queens Hall. ladies were
admitted. This was radical innovation for
London.
Rudolph Aronson has closed a contract
with the management of the Empire Theater
t by which the New York Casino obtains first
choice OF all the Empire attractions. Mr..
Aronson has engaged forty variety artists
whose acts are new to the United States, in
cludlng. Canary. q juggler; Suzanne Schaef-
fer, a member of the Schaeffer family; the
Rajades, pantomimists: Nile Phlo Durand,
Monsieur Pichat, and the Yoscarys.
Paderewski has arranged a series of per-
formances OF his Polish fantasia with orches-
ira in Dresden, Leipsic, and Vienna for the
end of February. After that the condition OF
his health is 10 decide whether or not he will
be able TO undertake much more work during
the summer succeeding. At present all his
time is given to composing.
"Contrabandista" is pretty nearly finished.
All OF the music Sir Arthur Sullivan wrote for
Mr.. Burnand's libretto or as much of it as
will be used at all will be used in act l. The
second act will, in consequence, be entirely
new. The opera, however, will not be wanted
until after the new year.