The evening world., 1894-04-14

Houses" produced by the Independent
Theatre Society. were too nice to be ap.
prteeiated t by the ordinary play-goer,. OF
imhe'nsr iohe msrnh,p ahe play was merely a weighty
public still remains subject OF conjec.
ture. For two reasons it's production will
not readily be forgotten-it gave rise tc
the now famous speech delivered by the
part OF irreverent gods" and also
brought to the fore that clever comedy
actor, James WEIGH.
II ls rumored that certain actress
With melodrama in London, has been
offered ESQ S1,250) week, for three
months certain, to support Jim Corbett
IN uyGsntleman Jack" at Drury. Theatre,
e. dance at the Globe Theatre to-day
to celebrate the five hundredth perform
ance in London of "Charley's Aunt :.
The play which John Oliver Hobbies"
ration Is to be published In ,nstalments
in the new quarterly. "Thr Yellow
Book" the first number Of which will
appear. about. the middle Of April The
title chosen is "a Fools Hour"
The annual Summer Garden at Ear's
Court Is to be known this year as the
Exhibition OF Industries" and British,
manufactures of every description VIII VII
shows will be held at the exhibition
during the season, one in June and the
other in September: Among the gen
eral attractions Will be gigantic Fer
ameter: a show in the arena, and real
ice-skating rink.
The Lyeeum Theatre rreope.n9fs, TO-, to-day
A supper in Henry lrving,,s honor was
given last Saturday april 2 evening
at. the Arundel club. Mr. Toole pre-
sided, and proposed the health of the
Gus speech. making many references to
Mr.. lrving's American tour.
Willie Edouin Is engage IN pvm writing
ment,h and which will be produced at
a, matinee at the Strand Theatre during
The handsome new building just COM
pleted in South kensington for the Royal
College of Music will be opened on May
by the Prince Of Wales, on behalf of
the Queen.
An unusually large contingent of Eng;
Lloyd, Watkin, Mills, Foil, Normand
Salmond and Mines. Albani and Antoi-
nette Stirling.
pleased with the music OF Leoncavallo's s
II Medicl" that he Immediately com
missioned him to write new German
patriotic opera fol, next season In Ber-
lin. The Emperor himself chose the sub
tect, Elector Frederick the Second Of
Rrandenburg, and commanded Prof;
Taubert to write the libretto, which Will
be based upon the novel by Willibald
Alexis. The title of the new work will
be ''The Roland OF Berlin"
Sir Augustus Harris has arranged
with NJ. Sardou for the production at
Drury Lane of two of his plays, Don
Quixote" and La Patrie." 1t is possi-
BILE that Mrs. Langtry may appear In
In regard to the row at the Savoy
Theatre, where utopia. Limited" has
been holding the fort. no new play be-
ing ready, Mr.. r. D'Oyley Carte wanted
to revive 1.-The Mikado." But Mr.. Gil
bert refused to allow this unless the
heroines part was allotted to an ar
tiste who was Objectionable to both Sir
Arthur Sullivan and Mr.. D'Oyley Carte:
consequently, the negotiations are at a
standstill.
Verdi. the great composer. is to re-
ceive the Grand Cross of the Legion of
Honor upon the occasion of the pro-
duction of "Falstaff" in Paris. Upon
the same occasion Ambrose Thomas is
to receive the Grand Gordon of the Le-
gion of Honor. and King Humbert of
italy will also confer high decoration
upon him.