The evening world., 1894-03-31
HEROES the Order Of the Times In
the Music Halls.
Mrs. Langtry to Reappear - New
.Operetta for Nine. Calve.
Dy Associated Press.)

Va uSthoh t"S Siit
hand is said to be apparent. Miss
Fletcher's play was submitted to many
West End managers before 1t was finally
offered to Miss Elizabeth Robins, who
was then playing at the Trafalgar Thea
ire in Ibsen'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 It
to John Hare. who completely Endorsed
her judgment and accepted it 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
and Mr.. Forbes Robertson being of far
less importance han 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 Tho 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
''i' i''Nht, "ih IciSclI tdhe tIt Dldy
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 j. 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 a pantomime sketch last
ing about ten minutes. after which she
will sing a couple of chansonettes.
An era of patriotism and worship of
heroic deeds has set IN the music halls.
NV dplVhi nv Va " iSN Soot aBoih t"N
stage has an eiectrifying effect upon the
audience, and Charles Godfrey Is nightly
cheered to the echo for his im]personation
of Major Wilson. Of Matabele renown, in
THE asst Shot At nearly all the halls
the heroic element is more or less proml.
nent in the programme: Not to be be-
hindhand in this respect, the Alhambra
management have just produced THE
New Victoria Cross" consisting In five
popular pictures or tableaux vivants. OF
"England's heroes toiling day by day.
by Clement Scott. The tableaux have
been painted and arranged by Mr.. 7. S
Ryan. and are as original as they are
beautiful. Mr.. Scott's verses, which have
been copyrighted for America and canno,
he sung without permission of the
authors agents. are extremely happy
and spirited. They are acclaimed by
Sydney Valentine through illustrative
music especially composed by Walter
Slaughter. The following chorus is suns
after each verse by Mr.. Valentine anG
the audience, who join In with the great.
est verve:
These are the men who can do or die. these ar,
the boys who save.
Heroes. some on our dear old land. some on III
circling wave.
Thinking how little of life and iove-nothins o
profit and loss.
Ask OF our Queen. She will grant It, lads. q new
Victoria Cross.
The idea OF the ode. It will be seen. Il
to ask the Queen to give an order fol
civilian heroes of equal Importance t,
the Military and Naval Victoria Cross.
The character of Mr.. Scott's verses
may be judged from the titles: "Th'
Miners Rream," THE Lay of the Maj
In Blue THE Fireman's Song" 9TH
Engine-Driver's Story" and 1.-THE Tall
of the Lifeboat Man"
Mrs. Langtry is likely soon to reap.
pear on the London stage. The role OF
the heroine In the Cotton King" now
being played at 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 hand. DESTROYS of becoming a man,
ager on his own account, he has taker
the Opera Comique Theatre with thu
intention OF producing an adaptation Of
one of his own novels and also a new
work by David Christie Murray. thu
novelist. Mrs. Langtry will play II
these pieces.
The coming opera season at Coven
Garden will bring some new works o
the modern French school before tn,
London public. Sir Augustus Harri!
proposes to present. in Its original form
NJ. Bruneau's opera "L'Attaque du Mou
lin," which has been favorably received
In Paris.
This work is based upon a dramatic In
cident during the Franco-Germa war o
1870. but for political reasons. when pre-
scented In Paris. the action was trans
ferred to an earlier period. This objec
ton will. OF course, not apply here.
Another novelty will be a one-act op'
era. which NJ. Massenet has written es
p~ecially for Nine. Calve. entitled 'Ls
Navarraise." Nine. Calves role will
be that Of a modern Judith. the Holo
fcrnes Of the story being a Spanish Gen
eral In the asst Carlist revolution.
L~eoncavallo's II. Medici' will also b,
among the new works performed.a ne
possibly Massenet's That's" recent,
produced In Paris.
Nine, Antoinette Trebelli sailed on tn,
Umbria to-day from Liverpool. on
tour of the limited StateR and Canada