The evening world., 1894-08-18
Lillian Russell's Singers to Re-
hearse on a Special Train.
Sylvia Grey Joins the Number Of
theatrical Jewel-Losers.
Amusement Circle of the English
Metropolis to BE Enlarged.

craze for that sort OF thing. and tab
leau wants of all descriptions and OF
the most unblushing nature are to be
seen even in the suburban halls.
The perennial farce, Hot Water"
was revived on Wednesday last and
served to I'LL the Criterion nightly.
George Hawtrey assumes the role asso.
ciated with Charles Wyndham twenty
years ago.
At the Gaiety there has been this
week a not over successful revival OF
Jack Sheppard" But the traditions Of
Nellie Farren and Fred Leslie were too
strong for the newcomers.
Lillian Russell's rehearsals OF THE
Queen of Brilliants" are being pushed
actively, and the prompter and accom-
PIANIST have gone to Queenstown in a
special saloon carriage" with a plano,
to meet the Aurania and bring the
singers expected to arrive on her to
London. Rehearsals will take place In
the special cars while EN- route from
Queenstown to Dublin, and while trav-
cling between Holyhead and London.
Nine. Amadl has been engaged in the
place of Laura Joyce.
Solomon, the composer, Is following
In the footsteps Of Corney Grain and
George Grossmith and starts his own
show In the Autumn, doing monologues
and dialogues with George Hawtrey.
The theatrical centre of London has
long been as distinctly restricted as is
the political centre Of London. Between
st. James street and the Law Courts
are situated all the theatres that count
fnr y,,Ftl D,,t,,
cesss. The Grand, at Islington, Is con-
sldered In the provinces. the Elephant
and Castle and Surrey are lover the
water" the Britannia and the Pavilion
are in that terra incognita. the East
End.
But all this Is to be changed. Before
| the year is out two theatres, now
building. will open. Plans of another
are in the architects office. These three
are going to produce plays of the first
class, and serve the people In the quar-
ter where they live. The Brixton Thea
tre the walls of which are now ready
for the roof Will seat $500 people. and
Is TO be opened by Henry Irving, Dec.
], with THE Bells" The second week
will probably be given up to OLIVIA"
Irving is to be followed by the Ken
dals for two weeks and they will be
succeeded by II pantomime for the usual
| run. Prices will be somewhat lower
| than on the Middlesex side of the
| Thames.
The Camberweil Theatre, which will
open at the end OF September. will seat
about $500 persons. and n theatre OF
| similar size Is to be begun at once in
Kensington.
The Japano-C Chinese war has already
been heard OF In theatreland. Charles
Lauri has invented a "fantastical. demo-
niacal Japanese pantomime." which is
announced at the Paragon Music Hall.
Hoyts "A Trip to Chinatown" will
soon be seen at Tooles Theatre, pro-
iuced by an American company under the
management OF Mr.. William Terriss.
That old standby of the weary funny
man paragrapher-an actresses diamonds
has bobbed up serenely once more. Syi-
via Grey, Mrs. Fenwlck, the charming
Gaiety dancer. when she returned from
her honeymoon the other day, found
| that two OF her servants had levanted
to the United States with the proceeds
| OF $4,000 worth OF Syivias jewe.ry. mainly
| diamond rings ami brooches. and all OF
them tributes that her twinkling feet had
Won from the front row. The jewelry
was pawned; a suit has been begun for
its recovery. and the laws lazy hands
are now stretched out to capture the
thieves.
Every little while some Polonius of
the Press slips behind the curtain and
discovers something marvellous In the
lives of the people Of playland. We are
now told that Mr.. George II. Sims before
he learned the art OF play-writing stud
led carpentering and construction In Il
wholesale furniture shop, Albert Che
Waller, the ''costers' laureate" was
brought up with the Idea OF becoming
q Catholic priest, It seems.
The production of the new piece at the
Prince of Wales Theatre. in which
George Grossmith Is to have part, will
prevent that gentleman's return to the
American amusement platform until
1895.
A Berlin publishing house has just
introduced new idea In the sale OF
songs. sonates and symphonies b,
weight. The price is about 20 cents pei
pound. Piano music, whether for two
or four hands, Is little more costly
and symphonies are priced at 90 cent.
per pound. The system does not ad
init OF discount.
Another novel idea has come from
Paris. The manager of the Theatre De
jaZet announces that one hundred seat,
} will be given gratis to the first hundred
. people who present themselves at tn,
doors OF his house at every performance
OF La Villa Beaumigard." 1t is ex
pected that rather than return home
, most of those from a distance remain
E and pay.
Tolstoi has written an operate II
: bretto with a moral entitled 1.-The Dis
= tiller." the object being to cure tn
e Russian peasant of his fondness 10
I vodki and other forms of ardent spirit:
Y Madame Sierova set the work to music
e but II has failed in its object from
Z very simple cause.-the Russian mouji
4 does not spend his time at the opera.
h Theosophy seems 10 have stepped int
the shoes OF the more or less defunC
fad of spiritualism. or. more properl!
spiritism. 1t is not strange. therefor
a to find that the amusement stage shoul
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