The evening world., 1894-06-23

Romeo and Juliet" Faust" and 10
hengrin."
Eleanor Calhoun. the American ac-
tress who was formerly engaged to
f. II. Winston, of Chicago, formerly
United States Minister to Persia, and
who has appeared with success at the
Haymarket Theatre, London, and the
Odeon Theatre, Paris, after having
studied at the Paris Conservative, was
Invited to the Journalists and littera-
teuis' matinee at the Coincide PARISH
enne, Paris. on Tuesday last, with the
view of showing whether 1t was pos
sib!e for foreign actress to gain a
perfect mastery of the French tongue.
Miss Calhoun selected the role of Her
mlone. in Racines "Andromaque." She
was assisted by Paul Mounet and her
old Odeon comrades. The audience in
cluded United States Ambassador Eus-
tbs, the British Ambassador, the Mar
quls of Dufferin and Ava, and a num-
Der OF eminent French authors. AL
though Miss Calhoun has not lost her
American accent, she sustained her
part with great success and was warmly
complimented
London is threatened with an inunda-
ton of songs with English words and
French refrains. The responsibility lies
with Messrs. Abud and Harris, the les
sees Of Terry's Theatre. who are doing
all they know to turn the flrst-night
failure Of king Kodak" into a popular
success, pending the production of a
new comic opera of French origin. They
have engaged Miss MARITIME. whose ap
pearance at the Palace Theatre of Vari-
eties was recorded in this column some
weeks ago, and this young lady sings
a song describing the Impressions of a
| Partisan girl on her arrival in London.
The words and music are the work
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Watson. re
spectively, and the song was written
set to music. and learned in littl,
over two hours.
After a short visit to Paris, on thei
dial are again back In London and en-
deavoring to work of the long arrear
of their social engagements. Mr. Ken
dal. who had a nasty accident on tn
voyage home. breaking one Of his fin
gers Is still obliged to carry his arm in
sling.
! Miss Olga Nethersole, who in appear
ance Is very like what Mrs. Kendall wa
in her younger days. is going to tn
United States In the Fall. She has mad
gigantic strides in the profession durin
the last two years, and her perfopnanc
in THE Transgressor." at the Cour
Theatre, called forth enthusiastic prais
from the most Unconditional OF the crit
les. During her visit to America Mis-
Nethersole will appear in Clemer
Scott's version of " Denise" with whic
she will probably open her ensuing sea
son at Days
Like Mrs. Beerbohm Tree, Miss Maud
Millett and many other actresses VIII
have made their mark, Miss Nethersol
was a governess before she went on tn
boards"
At the present moment no play by MI
Pinero is being performed in London, a
though Henry Arthur Jones, the gree
rival of the author of THE Second Mr.
Tanqueray," has during the past wee
been represented at two theatres-at tn
Comedy by THE Middlman" and at I'll
ST. Jamess by The Masqueraders.' !
Dick" or THE Cabinet Minister" Is
be revived at the Court Theatre, and M
Pinero's new serious play Is to folio
Money at the Garrick Theatre.
The New Olympic which has been bot
theatre and music hall since Its constru
ton, will be sold by auction next Frida