Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-14
THE DEAR PRINCE
Greatly Disappointed at Show
ing of His Racing Stock.
Queer Victoria Dismays Tfose Who
Thought She Was Feeble.
The gffec, Of q Newspaper letter-Hadden
Chambers Rev Play.

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| stakes. and he is said to be equally put out
at the fanr that his colt Pcrsimmon could
| do no better than come in third in the
struggle for the Middlcpark plate Friday
| The prince. il is claimed had been yer,
conf lent of capturing the czarewitch, and
present ut Newmarket in the hope of see
inc his father land the prize with Flori
zell II.
The prince, after the races Friday,
started tor Warwick castle on a visit to
the Earl and Countess of Warwick The
latter, first rs Lady Brooke and later IA
Countess Warwick, has had the prince ut
the head Of her list OF admirers xor many
years past, and is still one of the great
beauties of England. The prince will re,
main the guest of the Earl and Counties,
Of Warwick until Monday next The list
of guests invited to meet the Duke OF
York at Dunrobin last week included the
Earl and Countess of Warwick
The weather in Scotland recently has
been very cold for this time of the yeal
especially, but it is understood that Queen
Victoria has been driving about Balmoral
and its ncighborhood mt late hours in the
afternoon in an open victoria to the dis
may OF those who are continually dwell
ing upon the ageing and apparently daily
increasing helplessness and feebleness OF
her majesty.
The Effect of a letter.
Following upon the purchase, for use
as Il museum, of the house formerly occu
pied by the late Thomas Carlisle at Chel-
sea, and the successful accomplishment OF
that undertaking, it has been proposed to
purchase the house formerly occupied by
Turner, the great English painter, which
is also located at Chelsea. The first idea
was to convert the Turner house into a
museum; but that proposition, we'll under
way, was suddenly killed by the fact that
SOME person wrote to The Times throwing
doubt upon the statements that the house
was really occupied by Turner, and hint
ing that if he did stay there for time, it
WAS for other purposes than those of art.
Tho price asked for the property was
S7503, and Il lady had already guaranteed
to pay this sum for the property in order
that it night be converted into Turner
museum, but the intimation conveyed in
che communication to The Times was
more than the lady referred to could be eX-
pectel to bear up under, and she promptly
withdrew her offer to supply the funds for
the purchase of the house Since then,
however, it has been definitely established
chat the house at Chelsea was really Tur-
ner's residence, and steps are again being
taken to purchase the house and convert
it, with others adjoining, into refugees or
homes Tor unfortunate landscape painters.
There seems to be Il prospect that the latter
plan may be adopted.
For some time past the rumOr has been
current in theatrical circles that Haddon
Chambers, the dramatist would III con-
nection with Henry Barnato, the South
African millionaire known as the liking
If the NatlirS," write Il play that was
founded on the experience of the latter,
who has had most eventful career. 1t is
now stated that Mr.. Chambers recently
accompanied Mr.. Barnato to Paris, where
She plot and scenery was decided upon.
When questioned about the matter to
representative of the press, Mr.. Chambers
smiled and said that he was not yet in a
position to either affirm or deny the report
1t is stated that Miss Eastlake, who will
be remembered as playing the leading
DittS III tilt tpiiil''tiiF NiiitI NpbLNI lilt
United States with Wilson Barrett on his
first visit there, will, after Il long retire
ment. again appear on the London stage.
Miss Eastlake. who has appeared in al
most every line of character from broad
comedy to Ophelia, will upon her return
be seen in a drama of the romantic school.
Dramatic Gossip.
The Goth birthday of Mrs Kelly, the
veteran actress. will be celebrated in be-
coming style on Nov. % A matinee per
Torrance will be given at the Lyceum
theater and Mrs. Keely will recte an ad-
dress, which will be written for the occa-
sion by Ashby Starrcy. The proceeds of
the matinee, in which all the leading act
ors in London will take part, will be dis
tributed among several deserving theatri-
cal charities. Mrs. Kelly made her first
public appearance upon the stage of the
Ipswich theatcr in 1920.
Pinero is finishing his new play. which
Comyns Carr will shortly produce at the
Comedy theatcr, Whitstable. In descrih
ing this new drama, which is entitled
1.-The Benefit of the Doubt" Pinero saws.
at Will be in much lighter vein than
either Mrs Ebbsmith' or THE First Mrs
"Thc Artists Model" which in its third
edition has been transferred to Days the.
alter, is nightly drawing crowded audi
encos. 1t is understood that George Ed
wardes has selected musical comedy
dealing with a japanese subject. which
will be produced when the popularity of
the present piece shows signs of waning
The English version of ''Die Walkure',
will be presented at Covent Garden on
"Wednesday, Oct. Is. The cast will in
clude Lillian Tree, Susan Strong and
Olitka and Messrs. Edmondt and David
Bispham.
NJ. Larochelle, the new director of the
Theater Libre, of Paris, is now in London
engaged in collecting designs for the
scenery and costumes for the new French
translation of Shakespeares king Lear
which will shortly be produced at that
theater.
An opera, having for its title liking
Arthur will also be produced at the
Theater Libre during the winter.
Long Struggle Ended.
SOUTH Mc.ALEsTER, l. T., Oct fs.-Tbe
bill providing, for the removal of the liz
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