The herald., 1894-12-02

LONDON Dec. 1.-[CopyriGhted by the
Associated Press. The theatrical bar
ometer now stands at 'set fair" in many
OF the theaters, and many OF the con-
cert managers report the ssme tales ol
success. Roughly speaking, all the inn
portant new plsys of the season have
turned out we'll.
The New Woman, MIR. Cars first
great money success, had its one-hun-
dredth performance at the Comedy
theater on Thursday. and on Monday
last The Wife OF Dives, by s. X. Courte,
at the Opera Comique, restored olga
Brandon to the London boards in q
fairly strong play which scored a sue
cess.
Rsbeilious Susan and John O. Dreams
have beaten the Criterion and Hay
market records.
At the Drury Lane and at the Adelphi
q big business has already been done
with The Derby Agnes and the Fatal
Gard, while at the Globe and at the
Terry, with Charley's Aunt and Little
CHRISTOPHER Columbus, full houses are
reported nightly.
The Gaiety Girl is running from its
second into it's third year, and Harry
DAMS The Shop Girl has pulled up
since it's first performance and is doing
nicely.
Sir Augustus Harris has definitely de.
cided to transfer The Derby Winner to
the Princess ON boxing night.
A novelty has been heard in connec-
tion with the Llovds. 1t is a common
saying that any risk will be guarded
against there 'if you will only pay the
premium" Concert insurance, how
ever. must be new departure. Some
gentlemen have been organizing
charity concert, and being
desirous OF obtaining mini
mum sum of $500. applied to
Lloyds underwriters to insure them in
that amount. Proper inquiries we're
made, the attractive powers of the art
lists engaged were considered, and the
risk has been accepted at five guineas.
1t was clearly matter within the con-
troll of the underwriters and their friends.
Another risk. the insurance of an artist
against illness against his forthcoming
tour-fxing the sum to be allowed for
every night on nonappearance, has been
declined on the ground that 1.-THE indis-
position" of artists needs no encour.
agement.
Lewis Waller and 81. H. Morrell will
open their season at the Haymarket as
soon as Mr.. Tree shall have departed
with new comedy by Oscar Wilde, as
yet unchristened. for which have been
engaged Alfred Bishop. Charles Brook
enfield, Charles Hawtree and Mines.
Fanny Brough, Maude Millet, Floren ce
West, Vale Featherstone and Julia Neil
son.
The Moore & Burgess minstrela, after
80 years. adherence to the rule OF not
allowing female to take part in their
performances, have at last succumbed
to the all-permeating influence of the
hour. In G. r. Sims Yaller Girl.
which will be the Christmas novelty at
the st. James hall, g woman will have q
part, and good part too.
O new farcioal comedy by Messrs' Lor-
raine and Sydney Bowkett, which is
promised at West End theater before
the end of the year.
During the run of Eastward Ho at the
Opera Comique. q series of matinees of
children's extravaganza, by Charles
Newton, will De given.
When Ellatine Terris leaves the cast
of His Excellency, her part OF There
Nevin goes to Ada Jenour
There was not an unoccupied seat in
Albert hall on Wednesday last upon the
occasion of Adelipa PATHS first appear
ance before the public this season. The
diva, who wore mourning, looked we'll
and sang with her usual success.
Sir Augustus Harris opened his an.
nual series of fancy dress balls at Gov
ent garden last evening. There was q
gorgeous Kaleidoscope scene; the house
was radiant with psrti-colored draper.
los. flowers, lights, views of Monte Carlo,
etc. the occasion called forth an i'm
mense crush from Bohemian London.
The new violin contero attributed to
Haydn, which will be performed for the
first time in public at the Cryetal palace
today. by Herr Pepper. was scored by
himself last summer. The solo part
was presented to him by rich amateur
while he was q oelloist in the Vienna
opera orchestra about five years ago.
but neither the score nor the parts could
be discovered.
When Geot retires from the Theater
Francais today he takss what is consid-
cred equivalent TO $50, 200, in addition
to a life pension of $1,000. Considering
the very highest rank among comedians
to which Geot has attained after 30
years. work on salary far smaller than
he could have obtained in the open mar.
ket, his fortune does not seem remark.
able.