The Washington times., 1894-06-03
THE FOOTLIGHTS OF LONDON
Henry Irving Will Be Presented at
the Levee of Wales.
READY FOR THE CZAROWITCH
Dowe-sidney Grundy's Bunch Of vi
olets" Proves Big Card-Cast Of "a Mod
ern Evs'-0ther Interesting Notes.


LONDON, June 2.-Henry Irving gave a
morning performance of Faust on Thurs
day, to enable him to preside in the evening
at the annual dinner of the Royal Theatre
fund. There were 250 notable guests at the
dinner, including Sir Frederick Leighton and
the Baron Leopold de Rothschld.
Mr.. Irving made an amusing speech, in
which he ridieuled the prevailing idea that
the theatrical depression was likely to drive
them to the profession of pugilism. He ex-
pressed the belief that the drama would out
| live many generations yet. Lord Randolph
| Churchill sent letter regretting his absence.
Lord Darlington will present Mr.. Irving at
the levee of the Prince and Princess OF Wales
| next Monday.
Almost the last public appearance of the
| Duchess of York for some time was her pres
| ence at Days theatre on Tuesday to witness
| the performance OF Eleonora Duse in la
Dame Aux Camellas."
| The Prince of Wales and the Duke OF York
were among those present at Covent Garden
| Thursday evening at the initial performance
of 1.-The Huguenots" Madame Adini. from the
| French opera, made her debut rs Valentine,
| but she hardly reached the expectations of
| the audience. There was much In the lobbies
| at the opera Of gala night in honor of the
| czarewitch during his approaching visit to
| the queen. On account OF the cab strike Sir
Augustus Harris has been compelled to print
on his programmes the names and addresses
of job masters with their charges, which were
little more than cab fares.
The military tournament opened Thursday
at the Agricultural hall, Islington. The
tournament committee is seeking to promote
horsemenship and skill at arms by the offer
OF four gold medals to the winners Of prizes
for skill on horseback and with arms.
The Aquarium management has secured
for exhibition purposes the cuirass invented
by Maxim, the gun maker, which is said to
be rival of the bullet-proof coat invented
by Herr DOVE, but Maxims invention is only
a sheet of steel which skaters the bullets
fired at it.
Charles Thursby is to give special matinee
at the Prince of Wales theater next Thurs
day of new play by John Gray and Andre
Roffalovich, two youthful members OF the
Oscar Wilde school.
In the preliminary announcement the play,
which has been given the somewhat catch
penny title of The Blackmailers." is de-
scribed as one ''of stroug dramatic interest"
II reports speak truly the subject is certainly
an original one, although il does seem to Of
fer much scope for dramatic development,
the play it is said. turning on the vagaries of
a young man who blackmaiis people when he
is put under hypnotic influences. A very
strong cast has been engaged. including Mrs.
Theodore Wright, Miss Olga Brandon. and
Messrs- W. L. Abingdon. Julian Cross (who
stage manages the piece, and Harry Erers-
field.
John Gray. one of the authors. who is
minor poet of some talent, was recently re-
sponsibie Tor the discovery of the 'shrill''
properties OF giass, and also coined the eu-
phonious word "Twilipped.''
Beerbohm Tree has struck oil with Sidney
Grundys "a Bunch of Yiolets," and ''house
f.,nH 49, a. ~. ~,..t.$ ~.t~.
market. The success is well merited, for the
play is an excellent one, and it is superbly
interpreted.
The rehearsals forthe production at mat
inee of Malcolm Salaman's "A Modern Eve
are rapidly approaching conclusion. The
following are the dramatis persona: Eardley
Hereford, Fred Terry: Viyion Hereford, Mrs.
Beerbohm Tree; Mrs. Malleson. Mrs. Dion
Boucicault; Mrs. Mowbray Merton, Miss
Lottie Venne; Sir Gerald Raeburn, Cyril !
Maude; Kenyon Wargrave. Beerbohm Tree.
The first act passes at the house of Mrs.
Malleson and the second and third acts at
Eardley Hereford's.
Malcolm Salaman is the son of Charles |
Salaman, the celebrated composer, who is
still hale and hearty despite his four score
and odd years. Charles Salaman made his
first public appearance ofimportance in June |
1928, when he figured both as performer and
composer at a concert given by Signor LAMA
house on Sutherland avenue is full of interest
ing souv enirs and his collection of autograph |
letters Is quite unique. One OF the letters |
was written to him in 1862 by Sir (thcn Mr. |
Arthur Sullivan whom he had brought before |
the notice of the musical society of London. |
Young Sullivan wrote: 1T is rumored that |
the Tempest is to be performed by the musi- |
cal society. but it seems too good to be true"
Malcolm Salaman was for many years the |
champion Of Whistler on the press.
Bernard Shaw's ''Arms and the Man. has |
slowly but surely made its way into popu- |
lar favor, and Miss Florence Farr has ex- |
tended her lease of the Avenue to the end Of |
July Last Friday and Saturday money was |
refused in all parts of the house excepting |
the gallery, and there is little likelihood of |
any change in the bill being necessary during |
the season.
In connection with the revival of ''The |
Candidate at the Criterion last Thursday. it |
may be recalled that when the play was oriSi- |
nally produced at the same theater in Novem-
ber, 1884. Charles Wyndham announced in |
reply to the calls for author" that the gentle
man in question was in the "house," !. e.,
House Of Commons, but otherwise gave no
clue as to his identity.
1.-The Candidate" was adapted by Justin
Huntley Mccarthy from lie Depute de Bonn
bignac," by Alexander Bisson. which had been
played at the Francois some months previously
without conspicuous success. The cast for
the revival includes, besides Wyndham
himself as the volatile Viscount Oldacre,
Messrs. William Blakely, George Giddens. c.
W. Somerset, Miss Fanny Coleman, Miss
Pattie Browne. and Miss Mary Moore.
Miss Loie Fuller, the serpentine dancer,
has just completed u ten days engagement at
the Alcasar Music hall in BRUSSELS, where
she was paid 60 per cent. of the receipts.
During her recent visit to London with Mile.
Yvette Guilbert a contract was drawn up by
which the two ladies were to be stars of a
variety entertainment at Daly's Theater on
the three nights In the week when Eleonore
Duse was not acting. For their services they
were to receive GO per cent. Of the profits.
The proposed arrangement, however, fell
through and Yvette Guilbert went to the En-
pire and Loie Fuller to the Strand, Terry's
and Trafalgar.
Hoke Smith Going Home.
Secretary Hoke Smith will leave for a short