The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-06
THE LONDON STAGE.
A Cochin China Company Among
the Latest Novelties.
Lillian Russell Closes Her Season
at the Lyceum Next Week.
Longfcllow's "IIiawatha" to Furnish
the Theme for "a Dvorak Opera.

Copyrighted. 1894, by the Associated Press)
LONDON Oct. 6.-Three theatrical
novelties have signallized the past week
here, and excellent business has been
done at the theatres having real attrac-
tons.
On Monday last the Anamaties, a com
pany OF natives from Cochin-China who
have Just finished an engagement at the
Antwerp Exposition, produced at the
Aquarium a gorgeously costumed piece.
In which are scenes supposed to repre-
sent events which have happened during
the war between China and Japan over
CoreH
The Crit erion Theatre opened on
Wednesday last with Henry Arthur
Joness new play, THE Case of Rebel
lious Susan" in which Charles Wyndhan
and Mary Moore made their rcappear-
ance. The audience and critics present
rend red unanimous verdict that the
play is brilliant but one OF action and
not OF character 1t Is n distinct exam
pie of the present tendency of British
dramatic art. The New Woman" is in
cidentally discussed and wholly scorned.
The honors were with Wyndham, who
was the backbone of every scene of in
terest.
At the Royalty Theatre on Tuesday
last there was another wretched premiere
James Mortimer and Charles Klein's
poor farce, Truthful lanes" was pre-
coded by Mortimer's curtain-raiser, "a
PIous Fraud"
At the Prmcesss Theatre, Manches-
ter, last Thursdty Carl Rosa's company
produced Tosca's two-act opera, Santa
I NNnt Ct NM l.
elled on "Cavalleria Rusticana," &c.
Lillian Russell. in The Queen of Brill
iants." Is to finish her season at the
Lyeeum Theatre on THURSDAY next. ,
Despite adverse critics, THE Queen of
Briliiants" has been drawing good
houses and doing paying business.
Miss Russell has certainly made smooth
the path of her next .oadon engagement.
German newspapers state that the fu-
ture will probably not see another opera
from Rubenstein's pen. The failure of
kinder der Haide." recently given at
Dresden. in which the German critics
failed to discover my merit, and which
the audience regarded with aversion re-
duced to Kisses, following upon the ex-
ceedingly cold reception given TO THE
Demon at the Royal Italian Opera
even though Nine. Albani appeared as
the heroine-has SO disguised the great
Russian that he has formed a resolu-
ton &c write no more opera for an I'M
Paris Is all agog over the coming legal
battle between the Coincide Franchise
and coquelin the elder which has long
been determined on should Coquelin ac-
tually accept engagement at any. other
Paris playhouse than that of Moliere
| The positive announcement of last week
that Coquelin had agreed to appear
with Sarah Bernhardt at the Rennais-
| sance nuttered all Paris. and since then
the air has been full OF reported coming
legal motions. The great comedian has
had disputes with the Coincide before
which have haan nIinafeI without
the intervention of courts, but this time.
says NJ Jules Claretie. there can be no
such adjustment
e. G. Plumpton has completed the
music Of an operetta TO the libretto of
"I1uan Nee" which is being debated al
the Palace Theatre The Australian
rights have been disposed of to Messrs.
Williamson and Musgrove. w. s. Gill
bert some years ago accepted "A commits
sion from Mr.. Plumpton for a libretto
10 the order. Of Charles Morton. Cir
cumstances have delayed Mr.. Gilbert
going on with 1t, but 1t is expected he
Will find the necessary time during the
Winter now approaching;
Longfellow's "Hiawatha" has been
selected by Dvorak as the theme for his
next opera.
the Fatal Card" at the Adelphl, is
drawing fl0O a night more money than
taken by the Harbour Lights
temple Of melodramas."
II. w. Dam is rewriting his book on
America.
Miss Violet Cameron will on Monday
appear at the Empire with some new
songs, new dresses and perhaps a dance.
Miss Cameron. who some years ago
visited the United States. has had a
clever career upon the comic opera
boards. That she should now turn to
the music halls-wherein Miss Ella
Chapman successfully preceded her last
week-does not so significantly indicate
the rise in the tone of music hall en-
tertainment3 as the decay OF comic
opera.
Wilson Barrett writes the Associated
Press that in his new play, which is TO
deal with the question of the New
Woman" he expects to be set upon by
a thousand tongues. Il set out with the
intention OF teaching a very strong
moral lesson indeed. How far my col
laborateur ana ! have succeeded must
be determined by the critics. OF one
thing We are sure, that should our
teaching be condemned, then all teach
ing must be condemned"
Those who are, supposed to be au
courant with the intimate life of Queen
Victoria declare that Her Majesty is
vexed with the New Woman" move
ment, and that she detests the Idea
which permits wife to disobey her
husband. II this be so, 1t Is certain
that Mr.. Barrett will never have the
felicity OF staging his new play at
Balmoral or Windsor by command OF
a