Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-09-16
THE LONDON PLAYS.
TIE LEADING THEATRES BEING RE0PRNED
THIS WEEK.
Tost's Opsrstta Being Rshssrsed at Balmoral for
the EdifcatOD of the Royal FamIly-Earl
Rlsell and His Countess Have Become Recon
ciled and Are Living Together.
conurinht. tso4, bu A1 Amoeiated Preis.

COtDfiQll, 1879, " M decoNtN'Ct fc'e
LONDON, September 1.-THE week
In theatrical circles has shown signs OF
reaction In p~lay-going and play-produc-
ing. There has been plenty OF novelty
| on(the boards, and the receipts At the
theatres were generally high. Manv
| OF the play houses were crowded. On
| Thursday the Trafalgar opened;- last
the ROYALTY began It's season, and to-
night Drury Lane ara tne> Opera
! Comique throw open their doors.
Sir Augustus Harris has improved
Drury Lane inside and out, aud has
staged his new play, derby Winner"
an exciting sporting drama, 10 the very
best style. The scenery and stage
setting are magnificent. The big scenes
are the grand ball, Tattersall's and the
derby.
The Trafalgar product was THE Chi
naman," a farcial comedy not dist'n-
guished by any great originality, but
containing plenty Of good business and
merriment. The great success OF the
evening was Edith Kenward, who was
enthusiastically received 10 q poor part,
that OF an American circus rider.
SignOr Tosti's operetta, which he has
written especially for the edihcatlon OF
! the queen, has been put In rehearsal at
Balmoral, under the direction ef the
royal amateur stage manager, the Hon.
Alex Yorke. Princess Beatrice Is TO try
one OF the principal roles, and some OF
the B~attenberg children will appear
among the ~''supes." Tho thereto, by
n. D-.... HoaIo urfth m ~ n I o. a y "
romantic ad venture In the He OF Marie
A~ntoinette, and the music Signor TOsti
has written is rather reminiscent OF his
songs. though Il includes several new
drawing-room melodies. The ensemble
music is spirited and delicate.
Edward ~Jakobowski, the composer OF
"Erminie," has contracted 10 write a
new opera for Lillian Russell from a
German libretto. 1t Is 10 be flushed 10
time for Miss Russeli's London season
OF 1895. Mr.. Jakobowski Is also under
contract TO write the music for "Le Ca
RENE de Titlne," q li5retto by NM.
! Chivot and Duru, the French librettists.
The work Is being done for Francis
Wilson and is to first see the light OF
day at Abbey's Theater, September IL,
1899. Brandon Thomas is 10 furnish
the libretto and Jakobovski the music
for an opera for Francis Wilson's season
OF 1896.
Miss Kate Vaughan-Mr.. Arthur
Wellesley-Is preparing a drawing room
entertain ment q la Grain Grossmith-
Solomon-Ganthony with some Vaughan
thrown In, 1t is due about October /,
and In 4, Miss Vaughan will have the
assistance Of Mr.. II. j. Lethcourt.
For downright suggestion one mus,
90 10 Paris, where the talk OF the town
"a LA Revue D%eshabille," at the Cafe
dss Ambassadears, "skii," on which
many London entertainment caterers
have cast longing eyes. The scene
represents a lady's bed room and
the fair occupant, when
the curtain rises, % still
ln bed. After her maid has brought
the chocolate, she arises, appearing 10
a short pale 5lue chemlse, cut open a,
the sides, and a pair OF black silk stock
inRs with dainty colored parters. She
takes I'D her eorsets and prepares 70
put them on when she Is prevented By
the arrival OF the hair dresser. A sec
ond attempt TO dress is interrupted by a
visitor, who obtains admission BY send.
Ing in a check as visiting card. The
Americans in Paris are frequentirg the
show and because OF no, understanding
French probably do not find IL out OF
keeping with French life as pictured By
the French themselves.
Countess Russell, after the circula.
ton OF q number Of umor that she
was going back to her husband, has
finally left the stage for good, II Is said,
and has become reconcIlsd to her has
band. The countess will be remem-
bered as the Iady, nee Scotr, who 10
1891 applied for g divorce from her hus;
band, Earl Rq-sell, on 9 number Of
grounds, including III treatment. The
affair was enc y the society scandals Of
the day, and the revelations 10 court
shocked nearly ell who read them. In
April Countess Russell drought suit
against her husband for the restitu-
ton of her conjugsl rights.
but the Earl refused the petit
tIon and declsred\ his intention
Of ~defepdink the suit/ Counsel for she
earl contend ID that 10 eountesA u
the divorce buFtz she - Bob
e1i.ed and ! ! - essss ssesst;