The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-05-13

London May 12.-[Copyrighted. 1894 |
by the Associated Press.l-Queen Vic
toria has commanded the performance
of the opera of Faust at Windsor
Castle for next week.
The prince and princess of Wales, the |
duke and duchess of York, the Prin- |
cess Beatrice princess Henry of Bat
tenberg); the duke and duchess of
Fife and the Princess Alex, of Hesse, |
have made. another round of the thea |
tres. much to the satisfaction of the
theatrical managers, whose business
naturally increases beneath the smiles
of royalty. The royal theatre-goers |
during this tour of the places of
amusement visited the Lyceum Hay
market, Vadel Vaudeville and the st.
James theatres.
1t is rumored that Henry Irving is
soon to be knighted.
Augustine Days promises of another
Shakespearean production has excited
the greatest curiosity. 1t is supposed
that Mr. DAILY intends to produce
"CymEoeline," which Mr.. Irving also in
tends to revive The two productions
will give an opportunity for an inter-
esting comparison of the acting of
Miss Ada Rehan and Miss Ellen Terry
in the same role-that of Imogene
The Daily company Miss Ada, Re
han being with it, has gone to the con-
tinent or a long holiday.
Nine. Duse is enjoying her usual
success al Days theatre in La Dame
Aux Camellias."
COrbett Captures King.
James j. Corbett, in addition to his
engagement in the Folies Bergers, Par
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and to play before King Leopold. of
Belgium, who has expressed a desire
to see him.
Mile, YVette Gilbert commenced on
Wednesday last a ten nights engage
ment in the Empire theatre. 1t is I'M
derstood that she receives a salary of
5000 per night. Mile. Gilbert has
scored the greatest of successes, the
audacious innuendo of her songs, and
her facial expression, are greeted night
" with storms of applause The French
singer says that she is charmed with
the reception she has met with in Lon
don. She also expresses surprise a the
docoilette audiences and at the freedom
of the English stage Mile Gilbert
thought that England was more
straight-laced. She received on Thurs
day from New York an offer of $4,000
per week for an American engage
ments but she is undecided whether to
accept it or not, as engagements are
being made in her behalf to bring to
London. the star Partisan singers
Miles. -Fougere, Samary and Mealy, for
a series of matinees in London. Mile.
Gilbert expects the elite of London to
attend these performances.
Signor Puccine, the composer, has
arrived in London to conduct the per-
formances of "Manon Loscant" in Con-
vent Garden.
Successes Are Few.
All theatres are now provided with
regular bill, but the real successes may
be counted on ones fingers With the
started on a fresh career of prosperity
/ in the Vaudeville, and Faust" in the
j Lyceum (revived, presumably. for the
{ benefit of the younger generation of
play-goers), the Gaiety, the Prince of
Wales and Lyric are doing better than
any of their rivals, and neither Don
juan the "Gaiety Girl nor little
Christopher Columbus was among this
seasons productions. Each was flour
ishing when 1888 was still young.
AS for the so-called burlesque, Go
Bang, at the Trafalgar, 'Jaunty Jane
Shore at the Strand and King Ko-
dak'' at Terry's, they do not call for
George Fleming's Mr.. Lessingham"
has proved a failure, and will be fol-
lowed by a revival of Money on the
18th inst.
The "Masqueraders" is doing well at
present at the st. James. but all are
agreed that Mrs. Patrick Campbell is
not suited to the part of Dulcie Laron-
di and George Alexander and Herbert
Warning, excellent as they are, can
hardly make the play lasting sue
cess, unassisted.
IAN Aristocratic Alliance" seems to
have found favor in the eyes of the
Criterion clients.
Frau Frow'' is still a. the Comedy.
utopia" at the Savoy and Charities
Aunt" at the Globe, and business is
going steadily up at the Avenue with
Bernard Shaw's clever satire, arms
and the Man"
Olga Brandon's Matinees.
Among the Forthcoming matinees,
the most interesting is undoubtedly
that to be given by Miss Olga Brandon
at the Prince of Wales on the 22nd i'm
slant. 1t is long since Miss Brandon
has been seen in a part worthy of her.
| The play she has selected for what is
practically her temperance on the
stage, is by Henry Hoyt, the Austria
liam dramatist. The title has not vet
been fixed, but will probably be Cor
issande." Miss Brandon will plav
Corissande Ghe Marquis de VilIefor6
and the other principal parts will be
in the hands of Messrs. Charles Glen
ney and Abingdon and Miss Agnes
Thomas. The light comedy of the
play is supplied by Miss Thomas in
the role of Lady Tawk, an American
widow.
Miss Brandon will probably appear
as the heroine in the autumn drama
at Drury Lane.
Schools of Music.
Sir J. Barnady, Sir George Grove
Drs Mackenzie, Critchett and stan
ford, Messrs. Rothschild. Henry Rus
sell, Beerbohm Tree, CAME. George
Alexander and Edward Terry having
donated number of grand prizes for
the purpose of the three great schools
of music. these prizes were presented
to the pupils in Drury Lane theatre
yesterday afternoon. At the same
time, in behalf of the same gentlemen
Sir Augustus Harris was presented
with an Illuminated album recording
the musical events of his manage
ment- Sir E. Lawson, in presenting
the gifts, said that Mr. Russell the
composer who was present, originated
the idea of the presentations.
Sir Augustus Harris in rep1vinr
said that he desired to see established
an English opera house, adding +bat
4 there were plenty of English com
posers, Sullivans, Governs. Stanfords
and Mackenzies, and plenty of good
English singers, and consequently he
felt justified in advocati the estab-
lisnment of a distinctly English opera
house in London, where English op-
eras should be sung by English sing
ers.