The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-15
THE LONDON STAGE.
Edith Kenward Succeeds in The
Chinaman at the Trafalgar.
Jakobowski to Write an Opera for
Lillian Russell.
Princess Beatrice and Operetta-
General Gossip.

tconvrIghted, 1894, by the Associated Press)
LONDON, Sept 15.-The past week in
tbeatrica. circles has shown obvious signs
of the long delayed reaction In play-going
and play-producing. There has been
plenty of novelty on the boards, and the
recelpts at the various theatres were
generally high. Many of the playhouses
were crowded. On Thursday the Trafal-
gar opened, last night the Royalty began
the season and tonight Drury Lane and
the Opera Comique throw open their
doors.
Sir Augustus Harris has altered and
improved Drury Lane, inside and out
entirely, and has staged his new play
1.-THE Derby Winner" an exciting sport
ing drama, in the popular managers very
best style. The scenery and stage setting
are really magnificent The big scenes are
the grand ball. Tattersalis and the
Derby. 1.-The Derby Winner" Is in -four
acts and has thlrty-seven principals In
the cast.
The Trafalgar product was 1.-THE China
man." farci al cone ly, not distinguished
by any great originality, but containing
plenty of good business and merriment'
Cicely Richards and John Tresatar scored
but the great success of the evening was
that of Edith Kenward, who was enthusi-
astically received in a poor part-that OF
an American circus rider
Sig. Tostis operetta, which he has writ
ten especially for the edfcation of the
Queen, has been put in rehearsal at Bal
moral under the direction Of the royal
amateur stage manager, the Hon. Alec
Yorke. Princess Beatrice is to try one
OF the principal roles, and some of the
Battenberg children will appear among
the "supes.'
Every theatrical manager, at one time
or another, has been taught the peril
BUSINESS of small type in announcing an
artistic October will see the trial of an
action at Liverpool wherein Lady Man
sell will seek from the lessee of the Park
Palace Music Hall to obtain substantial
damages for putting her name on the
bills In small type. Eminent London
counsel have been briefed for the plain
tiff and, presumably, the claim will rest
upon the fact that anything under ten
line plea" was an insult to the lady's
reputation. II Lady Mansell succeeds
she will have added a new terror to the
many which beset the path OF a theat-
IldudBeT.
The Royal Choral Society has arrang-
ed its 1S94-5 season at the Albert Hall.
The Society will produce the Messiah"
Elijah" Israel in Egypt" "Redemp-
tion," Berliozs Faust" and Sir Arthur
Sullivan's Golden Legend"
king Saul" the oratorio by DR.. HUI
bert Parry, which will be heard for the
first time at the Birmingham Festival,
will be repeated at the Albert Hall, Feb.
z, 1895. Mr.. Edward Lloyd will sing the
role of David, which he Is to create, and
Miss Marie Brema and the other Biz
mingham soloists have been retained for
the London production. The work is
said to be most brilliant.
Edward Jakobowski. the composer of
"Erminie," has contracted to write a
new opera for Lillian Russell from a
German libretto. 1t is to be furnished
in time for Miss Russell's London sea-
son of 1895. Mr. Jakobowski is also
under contract to write the music for
lie Careme de Titine," a libretto by
NM. Chivot and Duru. the French IL
brettists. The work is being done for
Francis Wilson, and is to first see the