The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-25

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The Manxman" will be produced in
London, preparatory to being taken to
New York. where It will open Mr.. Bar
retts eight weeks engagement at the
American Theatre. Mr.. Barrett will
also be seen in two or three other
American cities.
The libretto OF a new opera, the join,
work OF Messrs. Harry and Edward Paul.
ton. has just been completed for Pauline
Hall.
The next promised development of the
tableauX vivant craze is to produce
huge tableaux depicting the Battle OF
waterloo. the engagement at Tel-el-
kebir and the march on Kandahar. Ii
Is proposed to have Two or three hun.
dred living posed figures in addition to
the painted ones and the innumerable
accessories.
Comyns Carr opens the Comedy on
Sept. with Sydney Grundy's 1.-The New
woman" the American rights of which
rave been purchased by Charles Froh-
man for the Empire Theatre, New York.
Mr.. Grundy's uncompromislng treatment
OF his subject will probably arouse a
considerable amount of lively discus
sion on both sides of the Atlantic.
Rehearsals have been going on daily
for a fortnight past under the direction
Of Mr.. Grundy and Mr.. Carr, who has
engaged a fine cast to interpret it.
Miss Winifred Emery remains the
leading lady, to all playgoers' satisfac.
ton, and has a charming part in 1.-The
New Woman" Her husband, Cyril
Maude, has a character role that suits
him admirably. Mr.. Fred Terry plays
the hero Of the piece.
Miss Rose Leclercq, after q short alb
sence. resumes ner allegiance to the
Comedy, and Miss Alma Murray and j
G. Graham are new members. Three
distinct types Of the modern woman will
be impersonated by Laura Groves. Ger.
trude Warden and Irene Rikards. Other
characters will find representatives in
Mr.. Wyse, Mr.. Champion, Miss Rad.
clyffe ana Miss O'Brien.
The leading musical celebrities are
still scattered In their Summer retreats
The brothers De Rezske are at their
home in Poland, Nine. Melba at her fla
In Paris. Nine. Calve at Lozat; Edward
LLOYD has chosen Brighton for his Sum.
mer vacation; Mr.. Santley is still at
Lago Maggiore; Plunket Greene has Just
Senior Sarasate is at Pampeluna Mile.
Rovogli is in Italy.
Barton McGuckin Is at Folkestone,
and Nine. Marian Mckenzie is at her
villa in Boulogne. Sir Arthur Sullivan
Is at Walton-on-Thames, and the Sum-
mer hiding-place of Sarah Bernhard,
which she vowed would remain UNI
known, has been discovered-Begmeil,
In the picturesque bay of Concarneau,
about ten miles from Quimper, Brittany.
Next year will see new departure by
Sir Augustus Harris-he will import his
German opera wholesale. The Teutonic
season does not rival the more fashion
able italian season, and it has proved,
in London, more popular and more re-
munerative. The company from the
Carlsruhe Opera-House, under the con-
ductorship Of Herr Motif, will be i'm
ported in body in June, 1895.
On Monday next Sir Augustus starts
his tour of grand opera throughout
Great Britain and Ireland.
Sig. Amanda Sapelli and Herr Field
will conduct the Covent Garden orches-
ira. The company will visit twelve OF
the principal cities.
1t Is not impossible that Henry Irving
may this year produce Faust" on the
stage of the Coincide Franchise. Paris
Hemary is very anxious to arrange 1t, be-
lieving that Irving's success would be
extraordinary.
A detachment Of the Coincide Fran
caise has just given a performance OF
"Oedipe Roi'' ard of "Antigone" in the
ruins of the Roman Theatre at Orange,
near Avignon. in which Mounet-Sully
achieved a veritable triumph.
The Grande Place of Cattolica, near
Girgenti, Italy-an entire market place,
with church complete-has Just been
used as the stage setting for a per-
Torrance of "Cavalleria," with thou
sands for an audience, and "all in de-
spite of My Lord Cardinal" The church
and its organ were actively included
in the properties"
Olga Brandon begins tour at Biz
mingham on Monday. opening in a new
piece by 8. x. Coure, entitled 'The
Great Pearl Case" comedy drama.
supposedly founded on the Mrs. Har-
greaves-Spink case of few years ago.
Later on Miss Brandon will appear in a
specially translated version of LA
Tosca," Paul Berton playing Scarpia.
If Lillian Russell fails to capture Lon
don on Sept. 8. It will not be for
any want of liberality upon the part of
her managers. The scenery and cos
tunes promise to keep up to the Lyceum
standard. Over 100 for the chorus have
been engaged. and they are already fair