The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-07
GREAT OSCAR IS FALLEN.
Two of His Plays mir in London,
but They Are the Last.

but They Are the Last.
LONDON, April Oscar Wilde has been
making immense sums of money lately out
of his plays and books. His plays are now
running at two London theaters, and many
companies are playing them in the prov
inces. OF course, in future, no one will ac-
cept his plays. Mr.. George Alexander, pro-
prietor and manager of the st. James The
alter, stated last night that if it were not
for the fact that the withdrawal of Wilde's
play, 1.-The Importance of Being Earnest
would throw 12O persons out of employment
he would at once stop it. Therefore, unless
the theater-going public manifests its dis
pleasure of the author by refusing to wit
ness his works, the play at the st. James
will be continued as usual Another of
Wilde's plays, which is now running at the
Haymarket Theater, will, after this week,
be transferred to the Criterion Theater.
The authors name, in both cases, will be
omitted from the bills and advertisements
in future.
Thomas Hardy is dramatizing Tess for
Mrs. Patrick Campbell. whose wonderful
performance in THE Notorious Mrs. Ebb-
smith," at the Garrick Theater, is winning
the highest praise and packing the theater
Among the artists already engaged by Sir
Augustus Harris for his forthcoming Italian
opera season, which is to open at S 9s,s
Calve, Erama Eames, Sofia and Giula RAJ
vogli, Olitzka, Florence Monteith. Marcella
Sembrioh, Ralph and For the
six performances in which Madame Patti
will appear she is to receive $l2,e00-rather
moderate Cor Patti, whose ordinary terms
are 5000 for a single performance. She
probably consented to a reduction on TAX
ing a quantity and then the diva is sure
of her money. 1t has happened under less
happy management than that of Sir Au-
gustus that the house has not contained
suficienf to pay the lady her fee and, al
fhoroh the money WAS brought round to her
as it came in, it was only by. a scratch
that they got her upon the stage IN time.
gustus has engaged the following men:
Jean and Edouard de Reszke, Tamagno,
Rinaldini, Pini-Corsi. David Bisham. Plan
con, Arimondi, Richard Green Albers and
Castelmary. Joseph Joseph ona Masse Am9ng sM ane
meo and Juliet" Hamlet and "Falstaff."
Wagner will be well represented and Eng
llsh composers will include Mr.. Cowen and
Doctor Stanford. One or two of Rossina's
viii be heard in 'Grispino Z La Comare."'
There will be the usual large orchestra and
chorus and the conductors will be Signor
Nancinelli and Signor Bevignani.
Before the end OF his present season.
Henry Irving proposes 10 revive several of
as 3 fo n sneessseI Dr oe Dozie's VII .sTh aesg story Of
Waterloo to a Lyceum audience.
BERNHARDTS NEW PLAY.
Sarah Bernhard has accepted a new play
by NM. Armand d'Artois and Guyot. with
the intention of producing it during her
American tour Of 1866. 1t is entitled La
Belle Nine. Mont Brun.' and has a part for
Bernhardt which. will offer great opportun-
tiles
The new piece by c.. w. Godfrey, with
which the Court Theater will reopen at
Easter, has not been put in full rehearsal
by the entire company. The title has not yet
been settled. The piece is a satirical COM
edy wherein Arthur Cecil Will appear as a
man OF fashion with q passion for coster
songs. Mrs. John Wood viii nave the part
of an odd wouan-usi4lE old In contra
distinction to women OF the new school.
The author has undertaken in his play to
set the new woman down a peg.
Forbes Robinson has secured the English
rannd, which was produced with such
milrked success at the Paris odeon IN an