The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 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-
tours matinee at the Coincide Parish
enne, Paris, on Tuesday last. with the
view of showing whether 1t was pos
sible for a foreign actress to gain
perfect mastery of the French tongue.
Miss Calhoun selected the role OF Her
mione, in Racine's "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
quis 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.
LoIioi 10 tHItdttUtu WIFI an 1nunud-
tion 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 frst.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 Nari-
cites was recorded in this column some
weeks ago. and this young lady sings
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 a little
over two hours.
After a short visit to Paris. on their
return from America, Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
dal are again back in London and en-
deavoring TO work off the long arrears
Of their social engagements. Mr.. Ken
dial, who had a nasty accident on the
voyage home, breaking one of his fin
gers, is still obliged to carry his arm in a
sling.
Miss Olga Nethersole, who in appear
ance is very like what Mrs. Kendall was
in her younger days. Is going to the
| United States in the Fall. She has made
gigantic strides in the profession during
the last two years, and her performance
in "The TransGressor." at the Court
Theatre. called forth enthusiastic praise
from the most Unconditional of the crit.
les During her visit to America Miss
Nethersole will appear in Clement
Scott's version Of e Denise" with which
she will probably open her ensuing sea
I son at Days.
Like Mrs. Beerbohm Tree, Miss Maude
Mllett and many other actresses who
have made their mark, Miss Nethersole
was a governess before she went on the
boards
| At the present moment no play by Mr.
/ Pinero is being performed in London, al.
though. Henry Arthur Jones, the grea
I rival of the author of THE Second Mrs
Tanqueray." has during the past week
been represented at two theatres-at the
Comedy by "The MidGlman" and at the
St. James's by The Masqueraders.' Ir
the Autumn, however, either Dandy
| Dick" or THE Cabinet Minister" Is tc
be revived at the Court Theatre, and Mr.
| Pinero's new serious play Is to follow
Money" at the Garrck Theatre.
! The New olympic which has been botf
, theatre and music hall since Its construc
ton. will be sold by auction next Friday