The Washington times., 1894-07-09
In LONDON'S PLAY HOUSES
May Yohe Causes a Conductors Dis
charge and a Damage Suit.
LANGrRY NorATERPsIcHOREAN
Oscar Wilde Declines to Be Interviewed.
Cissie LOTUS Studying Sarah Bernhardt's
style-Little Ruby Dancing Before the
Prince of Wales Daughter.

LONDON, July s.-The actors Of London re-
Gently have provided many free shows in the
law courts which have been largely
attended. For instance, an action brought
by the discharged conductor of the orchestra
of the Lyric theatre was commenced on
Wednesday last before Judge Stirling. The
testimony presented revealed many secrets
connected with that theatre. The trouble all
arose through the refusal of May Yohe (who
has upon more than one occasion been re-
ported to have married Lord Hope) refusing
to be bound by the ordinary rules OF the
establishment.
Finally, Lord Hope made 1t sine qua non
that the conductor should be discharged or
May Yohe would leave. The conductor went
and the law suit followed.
"a MODERN EVE"
Salama's "a Modern Eve," at the Haymar-
ket theatre, on Monday last, pleased critical
house, which included many members of the
dramatic profession. All present predicted
success for the new play, which is frank and
audacious study of perverted womanhood,
made attractive by some fine character draw
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Beerbohm Tree played
the two leading parts with great spirit.
OSCAR wILDE's BRIGHT WIT.
During Beerbohm Trees absence on tour
next autumn the Haymarket will pass into
the hands of Lewis Waller, who intends to
produce there new comedy by Oscar Wilde.
Mr.. Waller is one of the most hard-working
and conscientious of London actors. His
wife, Miss Florence West who will presum-
ably play the leading woman's part, is sister
of Mrs. Clements Scott.
In connection with the above forthcoming
production a characteristic correspondence
has passed by wire between Oscar Wilde and
the writer. Lewis Waller is at the present
out of town. and. in order to obtain some
particulars about the new play, the writer tel
egraphed to Oscar Wilde asking him to grant
him an interview. This was the reply, re-
ceived about an hour or so later:
''Very many thanks, but quite impossible.
No one should read newspapers. Oscar"
A second telegram was sent to the literary
Rsthete: MANY thanks for your wire. What
should one readF'
MY own books, of course, Oscar" was the
prompt response.
cIssIE LOTUS AND SARAH BERNHARpr.
So great has been Sarah Bernhardt's sue
cess at Days theater that Mcssrs Abbey and
Grau may possibly prolong their season in
order to allow of further performances OF
''Izeyl' being given.
One of the most regular attend ants at the
theater has been little Cissie Lotus, who is
studying the great tragedienne with view to
initiating her later on at the Palace Theater
OF Varieties. Bernhardt has given Cissie LOT
tus every opportunity to see her act, and has
herself written out many characteristic pas
sages of .Izeyl" for the benefit OF the young
artist Cissie LOTUS contract at the Palace
expires very shortly, and she may possibly go
on provincial tour with variety company
Of her own, but she is now in negotiation
with Henry Abbey, with a view to visiting the
United States. In conjunction with 7. P.
O'Connor, Miss Lotus has organized a mon
ster variety entertainment which is to be
given at the new Queen hall, Langham place,
in aid of the families Of the Achill islanders
who were drowned in the recent boating dis
aster while on their way to Scotland.
MRS. LANGTRY WOULDN'T DANCE.
The account of the circumstances con-
nected with the retirement of Mrs. Langtry
quent withdrawal of the play, as cabled last
week, was substantially correct. Mrs. Lang
try, it appears. was drawing a salary Of S400
y week, but as she positively declined to per-
form the dance, which was to have been one
of the features of the play, the management
insisted that she should pay the salary of u
dancer to take her place. Mabelle Stuart,
the American serpent:ne dancer, was engaged
for this purpose, but Mrs. Langtry refused to
pay her any part OF her salary, hence the dis
honored check and other complications.
Frederick Cowens' opera, sigma" which
was produced last Saturday at Covent Gar
den, was originally written in four acts, but
was on this occasion given in two. At Milan
the third and fourth acts were compressed
into one, and the latter part of the opera was
thus given practically as it was performed at
La Scala, while the first and second acts were
played as one.
No LACK OF "aALL."
The following incident is probably without
precedent and needs no comment: Shortly
before Tyrone Power opened his season at the
Princess with 1.-THE Texan" Clement Scott
wrote a sympathetic note abou. the American
actor in his weekly dramatic column in the
Daily Telegraph. A day or two after the pub
ication of the paragraph Clement Scott was
called upon by Tyrone Powers backer, who
without circumlocution that the
critic should give conclusive proof of his kind
ieeling toward Mr.. Power by advancing S2, 500
.owards the production. Needless to say he
went away empty-handed and Mr. Scott sub
received an apology from Tyrone
Power for the extraordinary conduct of his
packer.
Upon the occasion of the birthday of Prin-