The Washington times., 1894-10-15
Drinking Auditorium License Refused
to the Empire Theater.
DISPUTES AS TO PLAGIARISM
Plot Of 'I Pagliacci" Said to Have Been
Taken from One of Catulle Mendes' Novels
-Campanini Will Make His Home at the
British Capital-Ellen Terry Recovering.


the county council in refusing drinking
auditorium" license TO the Empire Theater
and requiring the closing Of its promenades.
1t is an incident of the annual attack upon
the music hall licenses by the Social Purity
Leaguers and the vigilance committee, etc.
This year the evidence against the Palace
Theater is mainly that two anonymous Ameri-
cans have professed to have been awfully
shocked at the ballet which caused the Pail
Mall Gazette to remard: "This reveals Ameri-
cans in London in quite a new light"
Manager George Edwards, however, will
not give in without making a sturdy fight.
He announces that he will appeal TO the
county council. and that falling in obtaining
what he considers to be justice from that
body, he will Immediately close the Empire
Theater, thus throwing a thousand people
out of employment just as the winter is ap-
preaching. The Palace Theater, on the
other hand, has succeeded in getting its Ii
cense, and there was no opposition to the
application OF the Alhambra for its official
permission to continue business as hereto
FORE although both OF these places are con-
sidered to be equally guilty with the Empire
Theater in the charges brought again st the
latter establishment.
CHARGES OF PLAGIARISM.
No play is produced nowadays but there is
a rancorous dispute as to plagiarism in con-
ncction with the main incidents, but beyond
newspaper warfare the matter is not allowed
TO 20. In France, however, they,are about to
carry it further, and a commission of French
the question whether or not the plot of Signor
Leon Cavallos successful II Pagliacci' was
borrowed from La Femme de Tabarin,' of
Catulle Mendes.
To an outsider the anger of Catulle Mendes
seems superiiuous as the incident Of an actor
killing his iaithless wife in full view OF the
audience is very old. 1t occurs in ''Yorick, -
which the late Lawrence Barrett made famil-
lar throughout the United States which, as
is well known, was taken from the Spanish
Drama Nuevo" of Tamayo. 1t also appears
to have been the central scene in an old
Italian drama called La RimIni.
Campanini writes that he has made up his
mind to settle in London as a teacher and
concert singer He has been engaged for the
title part in Berlioz's Faust" at the Royal
Albert on December l3.
Beerbom Tree reopened the Haymarket last
Monday with his remarkably successful
Grundian comedy, "a Bunch of Violets. :"
During his Just ended tour in what the Eng
lish are pleased to call the provinces, - Viola
Tree made her debut as page in the ballad
Monger" and fortunately for this ten-year-old
leading lady, she had the happiness of max
ing her debut before the Queen.
NEW WORKS To BE PLAYED BY HENscHEL.
Mr.. Henschel's ninth season of London
symphony concerts will commence at the
Queens Hall November l. Four ont of the
nine concerts will be given by Henschel's
Scottish orchestra, which will be rehearsed
in Glasgow and which will travel up to Lon
don for these occasions. Among the less
familiar works are Carl Goldmark's now
overture. 'Sappho." the prelude TO Humper
Dink's "Hansel Und Gretel." " the opera which
on various stages has gained such marked
success during the past years. in memoriam
Of Louis Kossuth," by the Hungarian COM
poser, Emanuel Moorv, and Dvorak's new
symphony in E.
Sir Arthur Sullivan has returned to London
for the winter with his health restored. He
will Immediately finish the music for king
Arthur" and will then finish the music for the
Empire Theater ballet, If the Empire is
opened. Sir Arthur will then work on the
oratorio for the Leeds festival.
Edith Kenward has just accepted fatter-
ing offer to appear at the Ernest Theater,
will be the only English member of the cast,
which will produce The Chinaman." Herr
Adolph Ernst having bought the German
rights of Treshar's play upon seeing it here
at the Trafalgar Miss Kenward is to play
her part of the American circus rider in that
broken German-English common to the tour
ist, circus rider or otherwise.
MAY YoHE TO REAPPEAR.
Great pre- parations have been made at the
Avenue, which opens Thursday next-more
for the purpose of restoring May Yohe to
London play-goers than for any remarkable
success that can be anticipated from the
production of the Lady Slavey." Miss Yohe
will sing a catchy song by Joseph Watson,
for which Mrs. Watson has written very
charming music. Whatever success tine piece
may achieve will result from the cleverness
of the performers and the incidental music.
Henry J. Wood, who will act as conductor
and take charge OF what music there is, has
made somewhat of reputation as a COM
poser. He has written several dramatic
cantatas, one of which furnishes the musical
setting for an Indian legend.
Ellen Terry. who has been suffering from
severe nervous exhaustion, writes that she is
almost entirely recovered. The complete
rest she has been taking at Lower Cottage.
Winchelsea. has justified the physicians or
ders and Miss Terry is now able to give
several hours a day to the study of her next
role, Guinevere in "King Arthur"
Before Mr.. Irving started on his provincial
tour, the first rehearsals of ComYns Carr
play took place at the Cayendish rooms.
Forbes Robertson is to have part in it.
A DANsEUsE's GREAT FORTUNE.
Albert Chevalier. the famous "Coster"
singer, was married on Monday last to Florry
Levbourne. Signor Foil is going to the
United States in April next. Smith and De
Koven's new opera, Rob Roy" which is now
touring in the Western part of the United
States, has been performed here for copy
right purposes.
Mrs. Lyme Stephens, more generally known
as the famous French dancer, Nine. Duver-
nay, who died early last September. has left
a fortune of G747 .65S personally and e57, $50
in realty. In addition she enjoyed a life in
terest in f1 ,000,0 Nine. Duvernay became
the rage in London in 1S33in the Drury Lane
ballet of The Sleeping Beauty" She was
the rival Of T6glioni and of Fanny Elser. At
the zenith of her fame in 1S45 Nine. Duvernay
retired from the stage and married Mr.. Lyme
Stephens, a wealthy man. who once repre-
sented Barnstable in the House of Commons.
The deceased dancers splendid collection of
pictures, together with her collection of
Sevres porcelain and historic furniture have
been bequeathed to the nation. Mrs. Lyme
Stephens also made a number of charitable
bequests, and during her lifetime she pre-
sented the sum of e140.000 to the Roman
Catholic Cathedral of Cambridge.
LorilIard Moving Southwark.