The evening world., 1894-05-26
THE LONDON STAGE.
1rviug's Son Laurence Produces a
Play Of Russian Life.
An American mystical" Musician
Astonishes British Society.
J. NJ. Barrie Very. III Mr.. Gros-
smiths Gift OF Carriers.

copyrighted, 1894. by the Associated Press)
LONDON. May 26.-Henry Irvine's son
Laurence recently paid q long visit to
st. Petersburg in order to study the lam
guage and 'characleristics OF the people,
with the view Of writing a play dealing
with the d~own-trodden and furnishing
Russian ~peasantry and with the Siberian
system of Imprisonment. This play, in
one act. entitled Thine. Hunger and the
Law was produced for the benefit Of
charity at a matinee at the Criterion
Theatre on Thursday. The new produc-
ton was efficiently played by the author,
his brother. H. b. irving, Cyril Maude
and others. Although not with nut merit,
the play lacks dramatic skill and proved
q tedious entertainment. But 1t is only
Just to add that young Mr.. ~Irving's play
gives hope OF better things In the future.
Although q. s.. Wizards programme
for his coming season Is not officially
announced. many applications for seats
v already been received and considera-
BILE interest Is manifested in his plans.
At Days Theatre Mime. Eleonora
Duse continues to meet with much sue
cess.
At the Royal Italian. Opera, Covent
Garden, Sir Augustus Harris is present
ing a series Of operas, including Faust
"Orfeno." "Cavalleria Rusticana,'' Phil
emon ct Baucis," "Pagliacci.' Carmen
and "Falstafr." The artists who are in
terpreting these operas are Mines. Calve,
Simonnet. Pauline. Joran. Bauermeiste
and Giulia and Sofia Ravogli. NM. Plan.
con. Albers. Bonnard. Customary, Iginio
Corsi, Rinaldini, Pin Corsi. Armand and
Pelagalli Rosetti and others.
On Monday last Marie Geselschap, thu
pianiste, of Boston, Mass, played at @
soiree given by the Netherlands Minis
ter, Baron Won Kernebeck. United
States Ambassador Bayard was amons
those present.
An American mystical musician
named Shepard made his debut this
week at the house of Lady Milford. H.
is astonishing society drawing-rooms by
his wonderful extemporizing.
j. M. Barrie, the novelist, author O
"A Window in Thrums," &C.. is seri
Nously i'll from lung trouble.
The wordy warfare between Clemen'
Scott and Robert Buchanan, resultins
from the formers notice of "A Societ,
Butterfly" in The Daily Telegraph, ha.
resulted in cross libel suits. This caus
sslebre Will probably rave a %stimulatin,
effect upon business.
That the sympathies Of the great mas
of theatre-goers are with &c, g." ha
been shown more than once since tn,
now famous incident. At many recen
first nights he has been received witt
loud cheers from all parts OF the hous
ON entering his box with his wife.
. In The New Boy Weldon Grossmith
In the role of the luckless pseudo-school
boy, has to appear in knickerbockers
and his stockings of ten show an In
clination to come down. Two or thre
days since a Small parcel addressed t
the manager, in a feminine hand. wa
delivered at the stage door Of the Vau
deville. On opening 1t Mr.. Grossmitl
discovered the contents to be a YER
smart pair of white silk garters, EN-
broidered with forget-me-nots. TIL
gift was inclosed in a. dainty caske
tied with pale blue ribbon, in which wa
I. entwined a large bunch OF real forget
me-nots. f'-
(; In celebration of the one-hundredt
b night of 1.-The New Boy a supper wa
tgiven on the stage Of the Vaudevill
natter the play.
Two years ago Mrs. Oscar Beringe
wrote a one-act play entitled. "Salve,
which Is to be produced by the indie