The evening world., 1894-07-21
The LONDON STAGE.
Queen Victoria Personally Ar
ranges a Do Reszke Programme.
Funny DisiIlusion Caused by Black
Cat in The MiddIeman.
Wyndham Rchcarsing His Company
on IL Stage In His Garden.

Copyrchrei 1885, by the Associated rres.r
LONDON. July 2l.-Aside from Sarah
E,rnhnrdt. the week las been devoid Of
novelties in theatriclls.
operate and dramatic performances
before the court arc so frequent as to no
longer attract much attention. For in
stance, on "Wednesday last the two he
EosaltCs we're commanded t. appear at
Windsor Castle during the afternoon
They obeyed. naturally, AMI sang So
! lection of solos and duets from various
| OF Cras. rOsti presided at the piano.
| The same evening Sigrid Arnollson. Ben
Davies and Sig Anc11i saLg before the
Queen, the C2arawitc IN and other mem
bors of the royal family and their guests.
Cowcn played the piano The Queen
| personally arranged the programme for
| the lie Reszkes.
| The Princess OF Wales. accompanied
by brilliant suite. was present on Tues
day last at Sarah Bernhardts perform
ancc of LA Femme de Claude" The
aGOi"ncc applaudoi vi ;orUusly. and Nine.
Bernhardt was recalled repeatedly. But
| The enthusiasm displayed was called
forth by the wonderful art OF the great
| actress, ana llol ny inc pay,
| Il. s, willard has extended his season
mt the Comedy Theatre. as "Thc Pro-
f,sscr's Love Story" has been drawin,;
| better than at first expected.
| Charles Wyndham certainly does his
| best to make the reheLrsais of his COM
pany as agrt cable as possible. When
Lady VOLT Grcville's play vas being
| prepared for production at the Criterion
| he took the entire company down Ia
| Brighton fer several days and rchearscd
| In a large private salon at the Metropolis
| Now, however. he has gone one better
| than this He has had "A tiny stage
fitted up in the garden of his own house,
and it is on these miniature boards
shaded from the sun. though in the open
air. that the first rehearsals OF Henry
Arthur Jol"ss new play. due at the
Criterion early in the AUTUMN. are TAX
ing place.
At ordinary rehearsals II is almost inn
| possible to get anything ike comfort.
able meal. hut at Mr.. Wyndhams Thea
ire Royal, Back Garden" the creature
comforts Of the performers are mos
carefully looked after by Mrs. Wynd
lem.
Henry Irving has lent the Lyccum 70
"A special matinee next Monday by mem
bers of the Actors Association and 9th
re among the people who are to appea
being Sarah Bernhardt, who, during he
present stay. has several times given he
services in the aid of charity. The pro
gramme is to conclude with the pla
scene from "A Midsummer Night
Dream" with George Arson, T.. j. Lon
men, j. l.. Shine, Harry Paulton. Lions
Rynold, Fanny Brough Carlotta Addiso
and Beatrice Lamb in the principal part
! The supers will also all he prominer
actors and actresses. Performances {
: this kind always cause as much amuso
ment to the performers as to the aud
ence, and gagging is the order of tn
| afternoon.
| Twenty years ago managers would "A
soon have thought of flying as of under
taking a tour round the whole English
speaking world. Now, such enterprise
are of quite common occurrence. Earl
in September George Elwarles sends t
America a powerful burlesque company
whose tour will open vita "A ten weeks
season in New York. Their principa
piece is "A Gaiety Girl" which has ha
such "A phenomenal success at the Prime
OF Walcs's. But In Town" will also b
played. After visiting the chief town
in the United States the company wi
sail from San Francisco for Australia
and will not return to England unit
July, 1895. so that the tour Will last alto
gether ten months.
Several interesting engagements hay
been made by George Elwardes in con