The Washington times., 1894-07-30
American Stars Will Shine in the
Metropolis in the Fall.
HOPE BOOTHS COMING DEBUT
She Has Taken the Garrick and win Produce
New Pisee-Lillian Russell in ''Ths
Queen Of Brillisnts"- Ganthony to
Appear in the United States.
Copyrighted 1894 by the Associated pres.l

doners will have only a few undying sue
cesses, like "The Gaiety Girl, ''The New
Boy" and Little Columbus" to chose from
in addition to the music halls, which are
always open and crowded.
A new drama, "The Puritan" by three au-
thors, Christie Murray, Henry Murray, and
Actor Shine. was produced at the Trafalgar
Theater. on Thursday last, and was given a
kindly reception. "The Puritan" was well
played. but it will require great deal OF
pruning. The problom Of tho play, dealing
with sexual matters In a manner, Is likely to
cause much dispute.
pest as the heroine for the new opera which
David James is writing to follow 1.-The Gaiety
Girl" at Days.
Mascagni is to visit New York next winter,
and will conduct operas at the Metropolitan
Opera House.
| "when the English are away, the Amer
| leans will play" 1t is becoming quite an es-
tablished custom for London theaters to be
occupied by Americans during the temporary
absence Of their rightful owners. In the
| coming autumn American stars will shine at
two of the best houses, the Lyceum and Gar
rick. In both cases the projected entertain
|
ditions OF theaters. Comic opera will Gust
tragedy from the Lyceum and farce will fol-
low high comedy at the Garrick.
''THE QUEEN OF BhILLIANTs."
Henry Irving's theater has been leased by
| September with 1.-THE Queen Of Brilliants, :"
a comic opera, in which Miss Lillian Russell
will play the principal part. The rest OF the
| cast will be completed in England, but the
| other roles have not yet been assigned to
iiants, the music of which is by Herr E.
Jacobowski, was first produced in Vienna
under the title Of 'Die Brilliantenkoenigin," +"
| on March 25 OF the present year. 1t had a
run OF fifty consecutive nights, which is quite
| long for the continent. The original libretto
| by Taube and Fuchs has been adopted for
English purposes by Brandon Thomas. The
| scene of the opera is lai d in Dalmatia, thus
| giving the composer excellent opportunities
for the introduction Of local color.
Tho Garrick has been taken by Miss Hope
Booth, a niece of Edwin Booth, who has
| come over to England for a stay Of three
years, and is now busily occupied in fixing up
her pretty fiat in st. James street mansions.
More adventurous than Lillian RUSSELL Miss
Booth goes into management on her own ac-
count. The Garrick is only available for
three months before the return Of john Hare
and his company, but the little American lady
has the refusal OF the Shaftesbury Theater,
which has been closed for some months past,
for tenancy of one year.
HOPE BOOTHS NEW PLAY.
Theatrical people here have been much
Brandon, and Edmund Maurice, a prominent
actor. who has a slight acquaintance with
the English actress. chatted with the Amer
lean a. q recent matinee, supposing her to be
Miss Brandon, for nearly quarter Of an
hour before discovering his mistake. Miss
Booth is, Of course, considerably younger
than Olga Brandon. but the type OF face is ex-
;raordinarily similar.
The play Miss Booth has chosen for making
her London debut has been written for her by
Charles I. Vincent, and is entitled Little
Miss Cute" 1t is in three acts, the first of
which is laid in hotel at Rome during car
nivaI time and the other two in an English
country seat Miss Booth plays the part of
an American heiress Of sixteen, who travels
alone in Europe with her maid. Her first
entrance is original and effective. She
reaches the hotel in a most dilapidated condi-
ton and barefooted. the victim of carnival
fun. Incidentally she will give proof Of her
terpsichorean talent, and will sing song by
Arthur West and also platation ditty.
John Hare has given his ''cachet" to the
production by allowing his son Albert to ap-
pear in the piece. 1t may be pointed that,
barring infant prodigies, Hope Booth was the
youngest star In America in 1892. and will be
the youngest star in England in 1894. II she
is as successful rs she is pretty, her term OF
management will not be brief. Hope Booths
understudy. by the way, will be Miss Fanny
Ward, another fair American and her greatest
friend
NELLIE GASTHoSY's VISIT TO AMERICA.
In part acknowledgement Of the visit of
Lillian Russell and Hope Booth London Is
sending to the United States Miss Nellie Gan
thony. the Lady Corney Grain" who starts
on the 3oth proximo per Etruria for New
York on her first American tour. Her visit
will be protracted one, lasting some thirty
six weeks. She opens in New York on Sep
tember II, proceeding thence to Philadelphia,
Albany. and other large cities, and will alter
ward visit Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal
among other Canadian towns.
Miss Ganthony only returned at the end or
May from a most successful trip to South
Africa where she and her manager, Mr.. Scare,
covered 1000 miles in six months, leaving no
big town unvisited. She was universally
feted and drew record houses In Johannis-
burg, Durham, Pietermaritzburg, and else
where. Miss Ganthony has had some exper-
ience as an actress, but she now makes a
specially Of musical sketches or monologues,
as amusing and clever in their own way as
those of Corney Grain or George Grossmith.
She possesses the advantage Of youth, a mu-
sical voice. very attractive appearance. and
great fund of humor and initiative power.
The artistic success Of ARMS and the Man"
has induced Bernard Shaw to give up musical
criticism in order to devote his whole time to
play writing He is said to have resigned his
position on the London World. and the well
known initials G. B. s. will shortly disappear
from the pages Of the Journal.
Some surprise has been caused this season
by the well known Fabian disregarding one
OF his principles and appearing at the opera
in the evening dress.
The last performance Of MADAME Sans
Gene" by Madame Rejans and the rest Of the
company from the Theater Du Vaudeville,
Paris, takes place at the Gaiety this evening.
SARAH BERNHARDT IN THE PROVINCES.
Sarah Bernhardt has bid farewell to her Lon |
don season at Days Theatre. She has been
giving matinee performances during the past
week in some of the northern and midland
cities under the direction of Messrs. Abbey |
and Grau, starting from town on Sunday |
night. She has appeared on successive days |
at Edinburgh, Glasgow. Bradford, Birming- |
ham and Liverpool, and this afternoon is per- |
forming at Princess Theatre. Manchester, |
with her company, numbering about seventy |
in ALL Sarah Bernhardt has Travelled in a |
luxurious salon train on the Midland Rail-
way. provided with every comfort for the
various journeys.
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