The evening world., 1894-03-31
The LONDON STAGE.
Soon to Contribute a New and
Advanced Play to America.
HEROES the Order OF the Times in
the Music Halls.
Mira Langtry to Reappear - New
Operetta for Nine. Calve.



very highly of the new play by Miss
Fletcher George Fieming). which Is in
rehearsal Mt the Garrick Theatre for pro-
duction when Caste" is withdrawn, The
play is one OF the most advanced type
and from literary standpoint Is OF high
merit. but in regard to certain minor
matters OF construction the prentice
hand is said to be apparent. Miss
Fletcher's play was submitted to many
West End managers before II was finally
offered to Miss Elizabeth Robins. who
was then playing at the Trafalgar Thea
tire In lbsen's Master Builder" Miss
Robins's arrangements did not permit
her to produce 1t. owing to her brief ten
ancy OF that theatre. but she was so
much struck with the power and orig
inality OF the play that she submitted 1t
10 John Hare, who completely Endorsed
her judgment and accepted II without
hesitation
AS might naturally be expected from
the first dramatic work OF a lady novel;
LIST. the play is essentially a woman's
play. the parts to be taken by Mr.. Hare
ana Mr. Forbes Robertson being OF far
less importance than those allotted to
Miss Kate Rorke and Miss Robins The
title has not yet been fixed although
Mrs. Leosingham" Miss Robins's char
acter, and The Second Chance" have
both been mooted
Part OF the American rights are vested
in Miss Robins. who. in the event OF Mr..
Hare deciding not TO visit America for
the present. will herself take the play
across the Atlantic. playing. OF course.
her original character. In this event she
Will also appear in those OF Ibsen's char
acters which she has made peculiarly
her own-the heroines OF the Master
Builder "Hedda Gabler" and Brand"
The date at present fixed for the ap-
pearance OF James ]. Corbett. the prize
fighter and actor. at Drury Lane in
Gentleman jack is April q.
No decision has yet been arrived at
in regard TO the American rights OF
the New Boy" which is taking the
town at Terry's Theatre. Should Wei
don Grossmith retain them himself.
there is not much chance OF Mr.. Laws
play being seen in America for the next
eighteen months, or Whereabouts.
one OF the latest actresses to desert
the theatrical for the music-hall stage
is Mile. Jane May. OF "L'Enfant Pro-
digue" fame, who enters upon an en-
Gagement at the Tivoli on April 9. She
will appear in n pantom.me sketch last
ing about ten minutes, after which she
will sing couple Of chansonettes.
An era OF patriotism and worship OF
heroic deeds has set in at the music halls.
The appearance OF a red coat upon the
stage has an eiectrtying effect upon the
audience. and Charles Godfrey is nightly
chNerei 70 the echo for his Improvisation
~ Major Wilson, OF Matabele renown. in
The Last shot" At nearly all the halls
the heroic element is more or less prcmi-
neat in the programme. Not 70 be be-
midland in this respect, the Alhamhra
management has just produced The
New Nictoria Cross" consisting OF FIVE
popular pictures or tahleauN vtvants, o:
"Engianis heroes toilinE day by day"
ny Clement Scott. The tahleauS have
been painted and arranged by Mr.. T. :,
Ryan. ana are as original as they are
beautiful. Mr.. Scott's verses, which have
been copyrighted for America and cannot
Ne sung withou; permission OF the
authors agents, are extremely happy
and spirited They are detained h
/ sydney Valentine through illustrative
Slaughter. The following chorus is sung
after each verse ny MI Valentine an!
the audience. who join in with the great
est verve
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the Nrys ~sc
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Vf-;s-!. C-,ss
Tha .3sa 81 tire o!s. I. Will - seen. is
- ask the queen = give AZ order To-
civilian heroes Q. sQua! Importance -
the Military ard NAvs. VicIoria Cr-ss-
The character of NJ. Scouts verses
may - Judged tr2n the titles; The
Miners Dream" The I-ay o: ,he Man
. H,us" The Firsmaa's sang" The
Erstre-prtvsrs Story" ana The Tale
9. the Iitst.eat Mar"
Mrs LanErry is likely soon 10 reap
pear On the London stage, The role Of
the heroine in the Cotton King" now
being played al the Adelphi Theatre,
WAS offered TO her. but the negotiations
fell through. Robert Buchanan has now
engaged her for a new venture he has
IN mana. l'SSlENAS OF becoming man
aSer on his own account, he has taken
the Opera ComiQue Theatre with the
intention Of producing an adaptation OF
one " his own novels and also a new
work by David Christie Murray. the
novelist. Mrs, lAngtry will play in
these pieces.
The coming opera season at Covent
Garden will bring some new works of
the modern French school before the
London public, Sir Augustus Harris
proposes 10 present, In its original form.
NJ EruncSu's opera 'L'Attaque du Mou-
lln" wh!ch has been favorably received
IN Paris.
This work is based upon dramatic in
yIaent during the FrAnco-German war OF
lS7o, bat Tor political reasons, when pre-.
scented In Paris, the action was trans.
terrci ~ an earlier period. This objec,
toa will ~ course, rot apply here.
Another novelty will he n one-act op.
era, which NJ Massene; has written es.
= pecially for Nine Calve, entitled LA
, Navarraise," Nine, Calves role will
he tina; ~ modern Judith. the Holo-
fvvnes 81 the story being Spanish Gen.
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