The evening world., 1894-05-26
THE LONDON STAGE.
Irving's Son Laurence Produces a
Play Of Russian Life.
An American mystical" Musician
Astonishes British Society.
j. NJ. Barrie Very m-Mr. Gros-
smiths Gift of Carriers.

Copyrighted, 1894. by the Associated Press)
LONDON, May 26.-Henry Irving's son
Laurence recently paid a long visit to
st. Petersburg in order to study the Ian
guage and characteristics of the people,
with the view of writing a play dealing
with the down-trodden and furnishing
Russian peasantry and with the Siberian
system Of imprisonment. This play, in
one act. entitled thine, Hunger and the
Law" was produced for the benefit of
charity at a matinee at the Criterion
Theatre on Thursday. The new produce
ton was efficiently played by the author,
his brother. Fl. b. Irving, Cyril Maude
and others. Although not without merit,
the play lacks dramatic skill and proved
. tedious entertainment. But it Is only
Just to d that young Mr.. Irving's play
gives hope Of better things in the future.
Although e. 8. Willard's programme
for his coming season IL not officially
announced, many applications for seats
have already been received and considera-
BILE interest Is manifested in his plans.
At Days Theatre Nine. Eleonora
Duse continues to meet with much sue
ssss.
At the Royal Italian Opera, Covent
~cseShs SA I IN pltStIt-
ing a series Of operas. including Faust"
"Orfeno.'' "Cavalleria Rusticana," phil
emon ct Baucis," "Pagliacci,'' Carmen"
and 'Falstaff." The artists who are in
terpreting these operas are Mines. Calve,
simonnet. Pauline. Joran, Bauermeister
and Giulia and Sofia Ravogli. MN. Plan
con. Albers. Bonnard. Customary. Iginio
Corsi. Rinaldini. PM Corsi, Armand and
Pelagalli Rosetti and others.
On Monday last Marie Geselschap, the
pianiste, of Boston. Mass, played at a
soiree given by the Netherlands Minis
ter. Baron Won Kernebeck. United
States Ambassador Bayard was among
those present.
An American mystical musician
named Shepard made his debut this
week at the house of Lady Milford. He
is astonishing society drawing-rooms by
his wonderful extemporizing.
]. M. Barrie, the novelist, author of
"a Window in Thrums," &C., is seri-
ously i'll from lung trouble.
The wordy warfare between Clement
Scott and Robert Buchanan, resulting
from the formers notice Of "A Society
Butterfly" in The Daily Telegraph, has
resulted in cross libel suits. This cause
oelebre will probably have a stimulating
effect upon business.
That the sympathies of the great mass
of theatre-Soers are with &C, s." has
been shown more than once since the
now amous incident. At many recent
first nights he has been received with
loud cheers from all parts Of the house
on entering his box with his wife.
In 1.-The New Boy" Weldon Grossmith,
in the role of the luckless pseudo-school.
boy, has to appear in knickerbockers
and his 5tockings of ten show an In
clination to come down. Two or three
days since a small parcel addressed &c
the manager. in a feminine hand. was
delivered at the stage door Of the Vau.
devtlle. On opening 1t Mr.. Grossmith
discovered the contents to be a very
smart pair of white silk garters. EN-
broidered with forget-me-nots. The
gift was inclosed in a dainty casket
tied with pale blue ribbon, in which was
entwined a large bunch of real forget
me-nots.
In celebration Of the ~one-hundredtf
night of THE New Boy a supper wal
given O. the stage Of the Vaudeville
after the play.
Two years ago Mrs. Oscar Beringei
wrote a one-act play entitled "Salve.'
which Ii to be produced by the hide