The evening world., 1894-06-30
the LONDON STAGE.
Heason ct Its Zenith and Mana
gers Generally Prospecting.
4 Son Of the KendaIs "Cut OF "
for Becoming an Actor.
One Of Theft daughters May Also
Take to the Theatre.

NCcopyrishted. 1894. by the Associated Press)
hONDON, June 30. - The theatrical
season Is at its zenith. The leading
theatres are doing remarkably we'll;
there are countless concerts and extra
matinees, and. consequently, entertain
ment managers are, as rule, making
money.
Sarah Bernhard. with her Theatre
de la Renaissance Company, continues
to Nil Days Theatre with fine perform
ances Of La Tosca'' and La Dame
aux Camelas." In the latter. apparently
spurred by Nine Buses recent inter-
probation, the French actress has quite
surpassed herself.
Nine. Rejane, at the Gaiety Theatre.
in Madame Sans-Gene," has had an
equal success. She has attracted the
Prince and Princess of Wales and other
members OF the royal family to the
! Gaiety, and has been much praised by
the critics.
Coquelin Is coming to London next
week, but he is to appear only in draw
ing-rooms and in a selection of mono
logues.
Henry Irving has secured the English
rights Of Madame Sans-Gene," and
Ellen Terry will play La Marechale
Lefebvre, the character in which Nine.
Rejane has made SO brilliant a success.
Irving himself has a somewhat small
part, that Of Napoleon.
The Green Room Club supper to Z. s.
Willard. on Thursday last. was an ex-
cept!onal gathering. The 100 guests in
cluded the three Irvings. ]. L. Toole,
Beerbohm Tree and all the leading ac-
tors, managers and dramatists of Lon
don. Mr.. Irving dilated upon America 5
unstinted appreciation of English play
ers and upon the unlimited capacity for
playgoers Of the people OF the United
States. Mr.. Willard responded briefly.
H. H. Kohlsaat, of Chicago. who came
from Paris to attend the supper. &C.
cupied the seat Of honor. between Mr..
Irving and Mr.. Willard.
J. NJ. Barrie is loon to be married to
Mary Ansell, a clever and pretty actress
who appeared In his walker. London -
1t would be a graceful act on the part
Of the Anti-Gambling League to gran,
Robert Buchanan. in his present par.
lous state, n substantial annuity for hav-
ing SO thoroughly exempliled their con.
tentions. His bankruptcy. to the tune OF
pOHc was Hndlnly tHe result OF
turf transactions. He caught the gam.
bling fever, 1t appears. at the time that
he was writing a melodrama in collabo
ration with George Il. Sims. and after
heavy losses became more and more
deeply involved. In a short time Mr.
Buchanan will be revealing In the law
courts. Besides his cross-action with
Clement Scott, and the libel action he I.
4 bringing against The Sketch on &C.
I. count OF a criticism of A Society But.
\ teS4H," 1t is said that he intends to in
! Ititute proceedings against Mrs. Langtry
I sor breach OF contract
The season at the Opera Comique has
\ In fact been most eventful from the out
set. Some unplensantness was caused at
De very beginning by Mrs. Langtrys re.
fusal to perform a certain dance. which
she considered unsuitable. Matters ultI.
mately reached climax. and Mrs.
Angtry is now no longer In the cast.
The reason of her withdrawal is said to
be that she received a questionable
:heck. She wrote to the management
informing them that II this were not
y .emedied by o'clock on the following
lay she would not appear at the thea
IRE In the evening. Her protest was dis.
regarded. and she fulfilled her threat
Before the play commenced the manager
went before the curtain and announced
without Arther explanation that he had