The evening world., 1894-09-22
The LONDON STAGE.
rableaux Vivants Give Place to
Pretty " Ballad Pictures.
New Opportunity to Be Afforded to
May Yohe.
Bernharht's Coming Appearance as
Duchess Of Athens.

copyrighted. 1884 by the Associated Press.)
LONDON, Sept. 22.-During the past
week there has been only one theatrical
novelty to record that attracted any at
tention. This was Henry Irvings pro-
duction at Bristol of Conan Doyle's
STORY Of Waterloo" For the premiere
q large party of newspaper men and
friends of Mr.. Irving went to Bristol
The Duke and Duchess Of York are
announced as about to pay to a visit to
Nine. Patti at Craig-y-Nos.
Sarah Bernhard opened the Renais-
sance Theatre on Sunday last with La
Femme de Claude" Needless to say a
brilliant house greeted this brilliant
woman. When La Femme de Claude"
ceases to attract Sardous new play, La
Duchesse d'Athenes," which has been
specially written for Sarah, will have
It's premiere. The plot Is laid in Athens
In 1851, during the period called the
Duchy Of Athens.
The English rights of La Duchesse
d'Athenes" have been secured by Comyns
Carr, who will doubtless adapt 1t him
self. The inevitable Mr.. Frohman will
produce the play in New York.
Emperor Williams long-looked-for
song will be published in about two
weeks time in Berlin. Later 1t will be
rendered into English by a member Of
the royal family Of England, and 1t will
then be published in London. The Queen
of Italy is to turn the German Emperor
production into Italian, and 1t will after
wards be published in Italy.
Emperor William is also engaged upon
an operetta, on wagnerian lines, founded
upon an old German legend.
The Lord Chamberlain has intima ted
to Violet Melnotte that the Chinese En-
voy objects to THE Chinaman," now
playing at the Trafalgar Theatre. In
this play, one of the characters, a Man
DARN, Is held up to ridicule, and 1t Is
now proposed to make the Mandarin a
Japanese. Then, II the Japanese Envoy
objects to ridicule, the character will
probably be converted into a Persian or
q Turk.
The tableaux WANTS have, perhaps
to please Lady Henry Somerset, been
merged into ballad pictures" the pic
lures being vocally illustrated. At the
Palace Theatre, "Sally in our Alley"
Comm Thro' the Rye" Carmen" the
"Village Blacksmith" and THE Lost
Chord are now on the bill.
Olga Meth rsole should arrive in New
York about Monday next Her list of
plays will include Carmen" Juliet"
the new version of Camille THE
Transgressor," and a new translated.
though yet unnamed. play by Herman
suderman. On her return to England,
In April. 1885, she will repeat the same
round Of plays at Days Theatre here.
The costumes she has taken with her
are expected to attract great attention.
The Compromised adaptation OF Sar-
dous "Patria," which has been talked
about for different West End theatres
for the past six months, is now stated
to have been made for Lewis Waller,
who, after a trial In the provinces. will
produce 1t ut the Haymarket Theatre
during Mr.. Trees absence in the United
States
The English version Of Sardou's
a Madame Sans Gene" IL being prepared
by Comyns Carr, and is nearly ready.
William Greet, who has an excellent
equipment in the experience gained as
business manager for Willie Edouin and
Horace Sedger, has taken the Avenue
Theatre. and will open 1t towards the
end of the month with 1.-The Lady
Slavey" a play new to London but ia
miliar in the provinces. May Yohe will
play The Slavey. A part was offered
to Chevalier Scovill. but the price-100
puineas-was too much for the treasury.
When THE Lady Siavey' ceases to