The evening world., 1894-08-18
the LONDON STAGE.
Lillian Russell's Singers to Re-
hearss on q Special Train.
Sylvia Grey Joins the Number Of
theatrical JeweI-Losers.
Amusement Circle Of the English
Metropolis to BE Enlarged.

LoNDoN, aug. IA-As eNpeCttu, bauy
Henry somerset's attack upon the So
called living pictures has spread the
craze for that sort of thing, and tab
leau wants of all descriptions and OF
the most unblushing nature are to be
seen even In the suburban halls.
The perennial farce. Hot Water"
was revived on Wednesday last and
served to I'LL the Criterion nightly.
George Hawtrey assumes the role asso.
ciated with Charles .Wyndham twenty
years ago.
At the Gaiety there has been this
week n not over successful revival OF
Jack Sheppard" But the traditions of
Nellie Farren and Fred Leslie were too
strong for the newcomers.
Lillian Russeli's rehearsals Of THE
Queen Of Brillisnts' are being pushed
actively. and the prompter and accom-
PIANIST have gone to Queenstown in
special saloon carriage" with a piano.
to meet the Aurania and bring the
singers expected to arrive on her to
London. Rehearsals will take place in
the special cars while en- route from
Queenstown to Dublin, and while tray
cling between Holyhead and London.
Nine. Amadi has been engaged in the
place of Laura Joyce.
Solomon, the composer. Is following
In the footsteps OF Corney Grain and
George Grossmith and starts his own
show In the Autumn. doing monologues
and dialogues with George Hawtrey.
The theatrical centre of London has
long been as distinctly restricted as is
the political centre of London. Between
St. James street and the Law Courts
are situated all the theatres that count
for anything save the Court and Prin-
cess's. The Grand. at Islington. is con-
sidered In the provinces, the Elephant
and Castle and Surrey are lover the
water" the Britannia and the Pavilion
are in that terra incognita. the East
End.
But all this II to be changed. Before
the year Is out two theatres. now
building. will open. Plans of another
are in the architects office. These three
are going to produce plays OF the first
class, and serve the people In the quar-
ter where they live. The Brixton Thea
tire. the walls OF which are now ready
for the roof, will seat $500 people, and
In to be opened by Henry Irving, Dec.
l. with 1.-The Bells" The second week
will probably be given up to OLIVIA"
Irving is to be followed by the Ken
dals for two weeks. and they will be
succeeded by a pantomime for the usual
run. Prices will be somewhat lower
than on the Middlesex side of the
Thames.
The Camberwell Theatre, which will
open at the end Of September, will seat
about $500 persons, and n theatre of
similar size Is to be begun at once In
Kensington.
The Japano- Chinese war has already
been heard Of in theatreland. Charles
Lauri has invented a 'fantastical, demo-
niacal Japanese pantomime," which Is
announced at the Paragon Music Hall.
Hoyt's "A Trip to Chinatown" will
soon be seen at Toole's Theatre. pro-
duced by an American company under the
Management of Mr.. William Terriss.
That old standby OF the weary funny
man paragrapher-an actresses diamonds
has bobbed up serenely once more. Syi-
via Grey. Mrs. Fenwick. the charming
Gaiety dancer. when she returned from
her honeymoon the other day, found
that two of her servants had levanted
to the United States with the proceeds
Of $4,000 worth Of syivia's jewe.ry. mainly
diamond rings and brooches, and all Of
them tributes that her twinkling feet had
won from the front row. The jewelry
was pawned: a suit has been begun for
It's recovery. and the laws lazy hands
are now stretched out to capture the
thieves.
Every little while some Polonius of
the Press slips behind the curtain and
discovers something marvellous In the
lives Of the people Of playland. We are
now told that Mr.. George r. Sims before
he learned the art of play writing stud.
led carpentering and construction in q
wholesale furniture shop. Albert Che
waller, the coasters laureate" was
brought up with the idea of becoming
Catholic priest. 1t seems.
The production OF the new piece at the
Prince of Wales Theatre, in which
George Grossmith Is to have a part, will
prevent that gentleman's return to the
| American amusement platform until
1886.
| A Berlin publishing house has just
introduced a new idea in the sale OF
songs. sonates and symphonies by
weight. The price Is about IS cents pei
pound. Plano music. whether for tive
| or four hands, Is a little more costly
and symphonies are priced at so cents
per pound. The system does not ad.
NIT OF discount.
Another novel idea has come from
Paris. The manager OF the Theatre De,
jazet announces that one hundred seats
will be given gratis to the first hundred
people who present themselves at tn,
doors OF his house at every Performance,
of La Villa Beaumigard." 1t Is ex
pected that rather than return home
most of those from a distance remair
and pay.
Tolstoi has written an operate II
bretto with moral entitled THE Dis
tiller," the object being to cure tn,
Russian peasant OF his fondness 70
vodki and other forms OF ardent spirits
Madame Sierova set the work TO music
but II has failed In Its object from
I very simple cause.-the Russian moujil
does not spend his time at the opera.
Theosophy seems 10 have stepped int
the shoes Of the more or less defunc
fad OF spiritualism. or. more properl,