The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1895-05-11
The LONDON STAGE.
The Coming Opera Season Will
Ee Especially Brilliant. Il alsnl
Marie Engle, The American Prime
Donna, Appears Tuesday.
Olga Nethcrsole Returns to the
United States xt Fall. 20

Copyright 1895, by the Associated Press.) .
LONDON, May 1.-THE coming opera
season n, .Govnet Garden Theatre will
be one Of especial br.lliancy. Beyond
Governs Harold very little in the way
of novelty is prou.,sed. but the reap
pearance of Adellna Pail after so many
years absence from rondon's lyric
stage will amply atone for the absence
Of new works to a Fashionable audi
ence.
The season opens on Monday neSk Wth
Nerdi's "O'eilo." which has not ben
performed at Covent Garden since 1897
Nine. A.hani will be the Desdemona, and
Sig. Tamagno will resume his origi-
nal role.
on Tuesday, Marie E:ngle. the Ameri-
can prima donna. will appear in Ezra
Diavola," with Sig. De, Lucia as the
hero. Wednesday night next will bring
la Prophetic" with Tamagno. Guilia
Ravogl! and Mile. Lejeune. new So
prano from Brussels.
! Miss Margaret MacIntyre will reappear
on Thursday after a prolonged absence,
in the dual characters of Margherita and
Helen OF Troy. in revival Of Boito's
"Mefstofele." Nine. Albani will be the
star on Friday. as Elsa in "Lohengrin,"
and the week VIII be finished with III
Trovatore." production only JUSTIFIED
by the powerful caste. WHICH includes
Tamagno. Mss MacIntyre and GuiliA
Ravogli. - aJi
Nine. Calve. who is generally associ-
ated with the part OF Santuzxa In
'Cavalleria." will not be able to come
to London this season and will be re.
placed by Mile. Bellincioni. who has
gained good reputation in Germany
and Italy. and who Is also the author OF
an operate libretto. She was the origi.
nal exponent of the ill-treated wife.
Natalia. In Samaras tragic opera. La
Martire." which was produced at Naples
last May. During her sojourn here Sir
Augustus Harris has promised to mount
| this work -" -
Sir Charles and Lady Halle have signed
contracts for a concert tour in South
Africa. .. a,s,st soci
The centenary OF the Paris Conserve
tory of Music will be celebrated with
great maghificence in August next. A''h
Henry A Jones's new play, now In
preparation at the St. James's Theatre,
THE Triumph of the Phi.istines," WIN
be played by Herbert Warning. 0eorge
Alexander. f. V. Esmond. f. NJ. Rob
son. James Webb. Lady Moncton and
Miss Juliette Nesville.
Miss Olga Nethersole will return to
the United States this FAN. -''
A company OF comedians. selected from
the best theatres in Madrii Barcelona
and Seville. will visit Paris and London
shortly previous to a lengthy tour of the
Uniteo States Their repertoire will In
clude Spanish masterpieces by Calderon
and other writer's.
Mr.. harrington. on taking Toole's part
at the latter's theatre. read a telegraas
which he received on Thursday last
from the actor-manager denying the
alarmst rumors circulated regarding
his health, and adding:
Il am not of a retiring disposition.
My health is much better"
| This would seem to set at rest the
stories printed here to the effect that
Toole was stricken with paralysis and
that he had determined to retire from
the stage.
b. c. Cartons THE Home Secretary,
| which was produced at Charles Wynd-
hams Criterion Theatre on Tuesday last
Us doing we'll
Nine Modjeska. the Polish actress
who was expelled from Poland by order
Of the Russian Government on account
of her utterances at Chicago during thu
Worlds Fair. mas retired to Budapest.