The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-02
Remarkably Clear Social
Horizon Now.
Public Places Are Gold Mines
to Happy Managers.

sun of enjoyment. The drawing rooms
OF the West End are rarely as well filled
as they are now and the public places of
amusement, especially the theaters and
music halls, ale SO MANY gold mines to the
happy managers who preside over them.
Royalty is enjoying the season as much
as the general public. There was brill
Iiantly attended dinner party given by
the Queen at Windsor Castle on last
Thursday In honor of the betrothal OF
Princess Maud, otherwise Harry OF
Wales to her cousin, and Prince Charles OF
Denmark, second son of the crown prince
OF Denmark, lieutenant in the Danish
navy. The Pincess of Wales accompanied
by Princess Maud travelled to Windsor
by special train from Sandringham and
the Prince of Wales Joined the party at
the castle. The Queen had not seen
Princess Maud since her engagement was
announced and expressed great pleasure
at the visit OF her popular grand-daugh-
ter for whom her majesty has much
affection.
The wedding OF Princess Maud to Prince
Charles will, it is understood. be cele-
brated in this city during next June
and will be made the occasion for the
display OF much pomp and vanity.
Queen Victoria's solicitude for the two
princes, Henry OF Battenberg, husband
OF her youngest daughter, Princess Bea-
trice, and Prince Christian Victoria OF
Schleswig- Holstein; eldest son OF her
majesty's second daughter, Princess
Helena of Schleswig- Holstein, who are 10
accompany, the 'Ashantee picnic" as
the British expedition to Comassie is
generally termed here, is rendering them
ridiculous. After the steamship Bathurst
sailed for the gold coast OF Africa from
Liverpool, with Prince Christian on
board the steamship company received
telegram. from Windsor Castle asking
for the latest news of the prince.
A reply was sent as follows:
"The pilot left all well at Holyhead.
Prince Christian Victor was in good
lit has been reserved for Edwin
Abbey, the American artist, to revive
interest in the waning popularity
of pastel drawings. For the past three
weeks his collection of studies in pastel
have been on exhibition at the rooms of
the fine arts society and have attracted
much attention IN the artistic and fash
ionable world. Every afternoon the
rooms are thronged and the line OF car
riages from Mayfair and Belgravia extend
for a long distance on either side of Bond
street in the vicinity of the art rooms.
Most popular OF the pictures are the
several shepherdesses, q series OF queens,
bey's better known illustrations of char
acters in the old standard comedies, such
as Sir Lucius O'Trigger, Sir Anthony
Absolute and the genial Bob Acres.
Mr.. Abbey, who has been much honored
in society, In at present living in Glou-
cctershire, and has undertaken several
commissions OF decorative nature. ALL
the pictures in the collection OF pastels
are offered for sale and many OF them OBJ
tanned speedy purchase at prices ranging
from so to 120 guinsas.
Sir Augustus Harris, in speaking of his
recent trip to the United States, said:
81 was delighted with my visit and
was especially pleased with the theaters.
They are SO clean, so bright and so con-
venient, being all upon the first floor. i
was also much impressed with ability OF
the American actors, whom had the
pleasure of seeing. You know our play,
THE Sporting Duchess, is now run
ming in America. Well, the actor'who
plays the old man in it is the best I
have ever seen in the character, and
made quite the hit of the play.
81 was amused at the descriptions of
myself which appeared In some OF the
papers They seemed to fird fault with
the fit of my dress clothes, intimated that
my white waistcoat was limp and needed
more starch and claimed that wore too
many diamonds.
"But," said the manager Iaughingly,
sit will take more than these comments
TO keep me away from such splendid
country as America. -
The Elizabethan Stage Society will give
an interesting entertainment on next
Saturday, December z.
On this occasion the "Comedy OF Err
rorsn will be revived before the Benchers
of Grays Inn. The play has not been
acted In the hall OF the Inn since the per-
Torrance OF Shakespeare's company in
1894. The revival will be strictly in ac-
cordance with the traditions of Shakes
peare's time. Among the new mem mbers
OF this society, which is largely composed
OF antiquarians, are Alma Tadema and Sir
Walter Besant.
Miss Ellis Jeffreys, who in private life
3s the Honorable Mrs. Frederick Cursor,
and who 10 an exceedingly clever actress,
has been engaged by John Hare to play
the parts Of Gertrude Thorpe In "The
Notorious Mrs. Ebbmith," and Mrs.
Goldfnch In "a Pair Of Spectacles, I"
during his coming American tour. Beer
bohm Tree has under consideration an
offer from Henry +. Abbey for another
tour of the United States, beginning in
the autumn os 1896. Ii is not probable,
however, that Mr.. Tree will accept, as
the prodigious success OF "Trilby" will
probably not sbate until long after that
time.
performance OF "Trilby' on Monday,
December Q, the proceeds OF which will
be devoted TO the Royal Hospital, South
wark. This bene At performance will be
under the immediate patronage OF the
Marchioness OF Lorne.
Robinson Crusoep is the subject OF
Oscar Barrett's annual Lyceum panto-
mime. which will be produced on Boxing
Day, and enjoy the usual holiday run.
The book OF the psntomime mas been writ
ten by Horace Jennard, and is said to be
unusually witty. The scenery in by
Henry Emden, and Madsme Katti Lam
ner will arrange the ballet.
IL Is only owing TO the lack OF q theater
that Wilson Barrett's new play. "The
Sign OF the Cross" which has been so
successful in the provinces. has not, up
20 this, been seen in London. II is now
stated that the Lyceum Theater has been
secured and the play Will in all proba bility
be produced there shortly after Christ
maa.
A short time ago IL was announced
thet z. Z. Willard would produce a new
ssrious pay from the pen OF W. s. Gil
bert. This Is now denied and n Is as.
serted that Mr. Willard has I'm contempla-
ton alter The present run o. "The Pro.
ftbaor's Love story" the production OF a
ycrg strong and original play I'M iour
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