Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-12-16
TIE LONDON THEATRES
During the nu.,caI season of Five wet
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During the MusicaI season of Five wees -
Nearly 400 Concerts were Given
Copyright. 1894. bv fks AssQeia'sf Pyess.
LONDON, December 15.-The winte
musical season ends tonight. With
FIVE weeks nearly 200 concerts hav
been given. In the majority OF thsn -
the only noticeable interest manifesto
was that displayed oy the friends Of th
performers or by the supporters OF "a
object for which they were given. Les
than one-third OF the number receives
auy notice 10 the press.
Ibsen's new play. which II was hnall
decided to cali lille Eyolf," was pre-
sented for copyright purposes at til
Haymarket. 1t is played in Norwegian
and by amateurs, with the exception
Elizabeth Robbins, as RITA Allmers
and Miss Braekstad as Asia. william
lehman and Edmund Gosse took III
parts OF Eyoi and Borgshm.
Days theater during the holidays
to sec tho production of work by her1
Humperdiuck, "IlRnsel aud Gretel.
The opera is Ia three acts. or pictures,
and is none other than the story OF
Hans and Gretchen, by Grimm, fas
miliar TO every lover OF fairy stories.
The words were arranged by Herr a,
Wstte. IL will be produced by theE
Carl Rosa company. The music
WsgHerian in style, although original,
and possessing a charm OF It's own,
more especially 10 Rn opening duet OF .
the children. the Evening Prayer
and two or three other numbers. The
L. III Va,lI =
highest point Is reached Ia the second
act. the forest idyl, where 10 the &C
compartment OF suitable music . beau
tiiul and poetic tableau is presented.
Mrs. Anna Rupert, late OF the Prin-
cess Theatre. will 90 on a tour az Christ
mas. opening at the Theatre Royal,
Ryde, 10 Camille" Many stories are
In circulation as 10 why Mrs. Rupperts.
season at the Princess came TO such .
very sudden ending-the laiost bsiHg
| that her lady hacker, who is understood
TO have had $500 In tho venture, be-
| came very much Interested In the lead
| ing man, so much so as 20 stand 81 the
wings aud sigh all the time. MRS. Rnp-
pert objected. and, on demonstrating
| with the "backer," the latter became
angry aud stopped the show by de-
mau1lng the return OF tho $500. Mrs.
Rupert, however. asserts that her
flight across the London stage cost her
| SIS. 900.
The Palace will. at Christmas, put
forth new series OF living pictures,
which will include Sir Frederick Leigh.
tons Esprit Of the summit" And. TO
the horror os Lads Henry Somerset and
to Mrs. 0rmiston Chants disgust, the
series will include "Lody GodlvA.',
Oscar WiIde's new play, which Is In
active rehearsal Al the Comedy Thea
tire, will require forty people 10 the cast.
Prof. Hubert Hergomer, painter,
architect, organist and worker In wood,
is about to blossom out as q com poser
| for the piano aud violin, and a set OF
pieces for those Instruments Is an
nounced for issue this month by Messrs.
| Novello. EAcu will DO accompanied by
full cage illustration from original
drawings on stone by the artist must
clan.
"The Stage Is q now play which 10
| 10 DO produced IN London Ia the early
part OF 1895, wherein the author. L. j.
| Cook, lecturer OF elocut!on and the
drama to the Batterseal Polytechnic ln-
stitute, promises 10 Lay bare -
ner workings and sacrifices -
actress"
The one thousandth = i
Faust" at the ParN x,
took place last evening. The hrst per.
formancs took place In 1859. the shres
hundredth performance occurred 10
November. 1879. and the sixth hun
dredth performances was recorded 10
Suly. 1891.
AdelIna Patti sang before the Queen
a, Windsor CGSle, Tuesday eveniag.
This was the drst lsme Queen Victoria
had heard Nine. Patti slhG.
At the Alhsmbrs ThursSas kor-
geous new ballot. "Ah oa." W pS><
duced. II recalls the best ballet work
! OF the AlhambfAs best period. JaeooFs
music IL delightful and new dancer,
Cecilia Cerr, was great success
Burnard and Sulllvan's opera, "Con-
trabandista," was produced Wednesday,
under the title OF "The ChleftAin." At
the Savoy TheRter. The rewriting has
much improved the piece.
Mrs. Mary Anderson Navarro Is stead
| ily gaining strength.
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