The evening world., 1894-09-29
the LONDON STAGE.
Mad Race Of Mr.. Tree and Com
pany to Please the Queen.
Nine. Rupperfs Debut In "0dette''
Occurs Tonight.
Marquis Of Lorne's Librettos-Gen-
eral News and Gossip.

tCopyrighted, 1894, by the Associated Press)
LONDON, Sept. 29.-In theatricals,
the past week was signallized by one of
Queen Victoria's spasmodic indulgences
in a dramatic treat. On Monday night
the Haymarket Theatre Company gave
n brilliant and successful performance
of 1.-The Ballad Monger and the Red
Lamp in the ballroom Of Balmoral
Castle, Scotland, before Her Majesty,
the Royal family and party and repre-
sentatives of the principal families of
the neighborhood. The Haymarket Com
pany was afterwards entertained at
supper, the members of the Royal
family and their guests being present.
For this entertainment of royalty,
Beerbohm Tree, after being commanded
to take his company to Balmoral, only
had forty-eight hours in which to pre-
pare for the trip, have new scenery
painted and secure new properties for
the strange-sized stage of the ball
room Of Balmoral Castle. Everything
had to be made with magician-like
rapidity and finished in time to be
transported by train to Scotland and
arranged in faultless manner for Mon
day night
After the supper, the Haymarket
Company. flushed with success and
honors fairly won, left Balmoral Castle
at 100 A. NJ, drove ten miles to a rail-
road station, and then, by means of
special trains and special steamer, sue
ceeded in reaching Dublin at s o'clock
on Tuesday night, where the company
opened an engagement. The Queen
was much interested in this race against
time, and telegraphed her congratula-
tions to Mr.. Tree when informed that
the company would open on time at
Dublin.
Tonight is fixed for the first produc-
ton of "Odette' at the Princess's,
when Nine. Anna Rupert will turn her
talents to entertaining London playgo-
ers She has undoubted dramatic talent,
and as Clement Scott is standing spon-
sort is his version of Odette" that
will be produced-a strong cast should
be able to fill the Princesss for the few
weeks of Nine. Rupperts lease.
At the same hour tonight Trip Edgar
opens Toole's Theatre with Hoyt's " A
Trip to Chinatown" r. G.. Knowles,
who has made such a distinguished sue
cess at the London halls, will, upon this
occasion, make his first essay on the
legitimate boards, and will be supported
by a strong cast, including H. de
Lange, Trip Edgar. Edgar Stevens.
Henry Hillard, Fred Bonsfield, George
Egbert, Albert Bernard. Fanny Marriott.
Edith Vanes! George Wright, Audrey
Ford, Kate Everleigh, Marie Dainton
and Madeline Rowsell.
Sarah Bernhard has added The Sec
ond Mrs. Tanqueray" to her repertoire.
7 The chief event of the coming season
Mt the Opera Comque, Paris, will be a
lyrical version of La Femme de
Claude" the words by NJ. Gallet and
music by M. Albert Cohen.
"A Gay Parisienre'' is announced as
in rehearsal at the Avenue Theatre.
For 1t Ivan Caryll has written the music.
Grant Allen has Joined the ranks OF the
dramatists, probably to produce some
thing like a Darwinian version Of the
"Gaiety Girl" for Allen it was who de-
clared that mo men who do really severe
brainwork take an interest in the ser!-
Gus drama"
Sardou's Belle Maman," adapted by
Mr.. Barnard, was to have opened the
doors Of the Court Theatre this evening
for It's Autumn season, but the produe'
ton was Postponed. The cast was to in
clude Messrs. Brandon Thomas, Edward
Righton, Fred Thorne, Gilbert Hare and
Mesdames Eva Moore, Mabel Harding
and Lottie Venue. This cast should dc
the fullest justice to the wit of the edi'
tor OF Punch when his adaptation is pro-
:, duced.
!. The Marquis of Lorne. replying to in
:, tiries on the subject, writes to the
nay. sociated Press as follows: Regard
asnlE operas being written by Mr.. Hamish
'sre9 sCunn on librettos of mine, 1t is true
1T Mr.. McCunn has the music in a
ward state of preparation. The
Times are worthy of the author of the
fk6gell-known cantata Land of the
Mountain and the Flood They are
founded on the heroic tales so well