St. Paul daily globe., 1894-07-15


Audience-An American Act.
ress Leases Garrick Theater.
Copyrighted 1904 by the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 14.-Although the end
of the theatrical season is near, several
novelties are marking its close.
For instance, Sarah Bernhardt on Z
Tuesday next will produce at Daly's
theater for the first time in London
Dumas LA Femme de Claude.
But the recent production of Messa-
gers opera "Mirette" at the Savoy was
almost the final flicker of the theatrica
season, and managers are now busy
making arrangements for their autumn
provincial tours.
The LYceum, Haymarket, Garrick.
st. James and Court theaters will all
close very shortly. ]. NJ. Barrie and his
bride formerly Miss Mary Ausell, of
the "Walker-L London" company,) during
the week attended the Comedy theater
and saw, for the first time. a perform
auce OF "rhe Professors Love Story
of which Barrie is the author.
E. S. WILLARD,
as Prof. Goodwillie. in The Professors
Love Story" is doing much better, and
has extended his season to July 27. The
German opera season at Drurv Lane
as been noteworthy by the revival Of
Weber's .Der Freischutz" on Thurs
day last after an interval of ten years.
Its success was so great that repeti-
tion is announced.
Paderewski came from Paris Wednes-
day last especially to play at the open
! ing Of the new Sale Erard on Great
Marlborough street. The brilliant IN
vlted dauience included the Duchess of
! Manchester, Mrs. Moreton Frewen.
Mrs. Herbert Gardner, Carl Falton. Of
Boston, and Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Sutro
and their daughters. Misses Rose l..
Sutro and Ottilie Sutro, of Baltimore,
and other Americans.
| 1t has been decided that the Misses
Sutro are not to make their public ap-
pearance until autumn. In the mean
time they have been playing privatelE,
| and have attracted much attention from
the highest musical circles in London.
PADEREwSKI,
| especially, was delighted with the play
| ing Of the young American girls. and
told Mr.. Sutro that his daughters played
charmingly. He also wrote note to
| Mrs. Sutro, saying: -
Your daughters have played superb
| ly, magnifcently. and congratulate
| you with all my heart"
The specialties of the Misses Sutro are
ensemble playing for two pianos. iii.
which they excel, and for which they
| have received the WarmeSt praise from
the great critics of Berlin. where they
renamed for five years under the tut
tiOu of Prof Henry Barth, at the Royal
Conservatory OF Music.
Miss Hope Booth,
| AN AMERICAN ACTRESS,
| has leased the Garrick theater, and will
open there Sept.
Bernhard Shaw'S "Arme and the
Man, was Withdrawn from the Avenue
| theater last Saturday. and both Toole's
and Terry's are advertised as ITO Let"
the former during Mr.. Toole's provin-
cial tour until Christmas, and the latter
''for few weeks only" pending the
| production early in the autumn of
two-act farce by w. S. Lostog and E.
Robson.
Tyrone Powers brief season at the
Princess and with "fhe Texans" was
enlivened by the vagaries of the finan-
cier Of the production, whose .applica-
| tlOu W VIC OCOlt lOI oil uufduC0 vi
$4,000 has already been recorded. When
he found that The Texans" was not
monetary success this gentleman sud-
denly withdrew his support from Ty-
| rome Power, and the young actor was
consequently let in for a heavy loss.
| The latter made such favorable i'm.
preston by his performance, however,
that he will probably not remain long
| out of an engagement, and, indeed, II is
~ Ie, 1, !, ,r,tI
bohm Tree on the forthcoming provin-
cial to UT of the Haymarket company.
Mr. Tree has not yet decided which
| play he will select from his large roper
toire when he visits America next year.
| He opens in New York oh Jan. 8, and
will subsequently appear at Boston,
Chicago and Philadelphia. The tour
has been mapped out by Henry Abbey.
MR.. AND MRS. Kendall
have arranged to leave England for the
! United States on Sept. 5. 1t is not gen!
orally known that Mrs. Kendall enjoys
| the unique distinction of being lady
member of the Savage club. Upon the
circumstance of her election, Sydney
| Grundy founded an episode in ''fhe
Old jew" which was produced at the
| Garrick theater some time ago. ManY
years siuce, i'll the heyday of Evans,
Mrs. Kendall, then better known as
Madge Robinson, arranged a visit to the
rooms with the husband and party of
| friends, whom she was to meet there
after the play. Somehow or other, she
entered the wrong building, and open
ing door in front of her, found her.
self In the company of some fifty or
sixty "savages," ali smoking vigorously.
She was at once recognized by those
present, who included her brother, Tom
Robertson. and Sydney Grundy, and
was invited to partake of the clubs
hospitality. On her departure she was
elected member of the Savage by
acclamati0n, and since has had the
privilege of using the club premises if
ever she pleased.
/ A garden party to meet Nine. Rejane
was given by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hor-
ner in the pretty grounds of the Albany
club at Kingston last Sunday. Every
body who is anybody in theatrical and
Bohemian London was present.
/ OSCAR WILDE
Is pleased to continue to be interviewed
by telegraph and relieve himself of
sundry eplgramnatic obiter dicta. Last
week people were recommended to read
his books instead of the daily newspa-
pers. This naturally called for some
| explanation, aud the following WAS sent
to the author of dorian Gray"
"What is the difference between your
books and newspapersw
Tue qaestion proved poser to the
maker OF epigrams, who begged it thus;
"che difference between literature
and journalism is that journalism is un-
readable and literature is not read.
OSCAR WILDE"
An hour later he was asked:
us not the unread only known
through the unreadable?"
To this he replied:
"of course; that lis why the world is
still to bo civilized. =
OSCAR WILDE"
Here the interview remains. TOR the
present.
During Henry Irving's absence on the
tour. 1t Is probable that Messrs.5 Abbey