The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-18
Lillian Russell's Singers to Re.
hearse on a Special Train.
Sylvia Grey Joins tho Number Of
theatrical Jewei.Lossrs.
Amusement Circle Of the English
Metropolis to he Enlarged.

leau wants OF all descriptions and OF
the most unblushinR nature are to be
seen even in the suburban halls.
The perennial farce, Hot Water"
was revived on Wednesday last and
served to fiIl the Criterion nightly.
George Hawtrey assumes the role asso-
ciated with Charles wyndham twenty
years ago.
At the oaiety there has been this
week n not over successful revival of
Jack Sheppard" But the traditions of
Nellie Farren and Fred Leslie were too
strong for the newcomers
Lillian RusseIrs rebearsals of 1.-The
Queen OF Brilliat1ts" are being pushed
actively. and the prompter and accom-
PIANIST nave gone to Queenstown In n
special saloon carriage" with piano,
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.
Mime. Amadi has been engaged In the
place of Laura Joyce.
Solomon, the composer, Is following
in the footsteps of Corney Grain and
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
FOR anything save the Court and Prin-
cesss. The Grand. at lslington. is con-
sidereo IN the provinces, the Elephant
ana Castle and surrey are over the
wdter' the britannia ana the PAVILION
are In that terra incognita, the East
END.
But all this is to be changed Before
the year IL 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
tire, the walls of which are now ready
for the roof, will seat $500 people, and
IL to be opened by Henry Irving, Dec.
I, with 1.-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
succeeueu py paHtoHiine ior ule usual
| run. Prices will be somewhat lower
than on the Middlesex side of the
Thames
The Camberwell Theatre. which will
open at the end Of September, will seat
about $500 persona, and theatre of
similar size Is to be begun at once In
Kenslngton.
Thu Janano. Chinese war has aireadv
been heard of in theatreIand Charles
l,auri has invented n "fantastical. demo-
niacal Japanese pantomIme," which is
announced at the Paragon Music Hall.
| Hoyts ~ Trip to Chinatown" will
soon he seen mt Toole's Theatre pro-
iuced by an American company under the
management OF Mr.. William Terriss
That old stand-by of the weary funny
nm, aragranher-sn actra.s,a aIamonds
has bobbed I'm serene,v once more svI-
win Crev Mrs FenwIck the charming
aaietv dancsr whom sbs raturned from
her honeymoon the other day found
That tw, NJ ber servants had levanted
"a The IrnIt.a states with tho nroc.od,
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