Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-21
PRIMROSE DANES
Busy Preparing for a Season
of Great Brilliancy'
What Shall Be Title Of Son of Prince
Adolphus Of Tech?
New Motor for vehicles-TheasrIcai Manager:
Preparing for Christmas.

Prince AdoTphus OF 1ech, VINO haFflet-
.ho daughter of the Duke of Westminster,
and whose sister is the Duchess of York,
wife Of the heir presumptive to the throne,
has raised the yexed question as TO how
he will be STYLED. According TO German
law the prince, being the descendant of
two morganatic marriages, has no right
to the title of prince. In England the
title of prince is not recognized at all ex-
cept in the case Of descendants of the SOW
ereign. But the queen has recognized
Prince Adophus as a prince, and may do
the same in the ease Of his son. However
if the case was decided by the law pure
and simple the son Of Prince Adolphus of
Teck would be plain Mister
In the quarters of London, inhabited by
the rich and fashionable classes, there has
been busy brushing and busting, scour-
ing and polishing, painting and sweeping
during the past week, preparations for the
coming season, which caused most of the
famous LorNlon houses to show these signs
of life. IL fact, the birds of fashion are
already flocking from hillside and moor,
mountain and glen, seaside or the contin-
ent, and the London tradesmen are once
more beginning to look happy. From all
appearances, the season will be memoir
able one, in spite of business depression
and decreases in rental rolls, for the Tories
are firmly in power, and the Primrose
danes are preparing to throw open their
drawing rooms with brillancy and fire.
quenry not witnessed for some years past.
England's first horscless carriage parade
took place at Tunbrdge Wells this week.
Petroleum motors worked smoothly, and
the oil engines proved to be in way I'M
slightly. The mayor and other notabili-
ties of Tunbridgc Wells steered them
selves around ring with the most COM
plctc success. The exhibits included vic
torias, landaus and tricycles.
The Daily Chronicle commenting on
the exhibition. predicts that we shall soon
see vans and carts of all descriptions going
to the different markets with motive
power supplied by the Standard Oil trust"
At Il public meeting at bennington on
Tuesday Niscount Peel presented an
Illuminated album TO the Rev. DR.. Nichol-
son for his REPUTATION of Ignatius Don
nelly cryptogram of Shakespeare. The
subscribers included Beerbohm Tree, Sir
Augustus Harris and Sir Henry Irving.
Speaking of the proportions which the
Baconian- Shakespeare controversy has as
sumcd, the viscount said that America has
contributed Isl works to the controversy,
England g. Australia 10, Scotland /,
Canada 3, Germany ? and Italy /, Hol-
land. Ireland and India one each
Getting Ready For Christmas.
Managers are already arranging the de-
tails of the Christmas pantomimes. Drury
Lane, which is usually conceded to take
the lead in this form of entertainment,
will have for this years theme the hon
orcd "Cinderclla," which will be ar
ranged by Sir Augustus Harris, Gordon
Surgers and Cecil Raleigh.
Il. :. Willard has now definitely de-
cided to supplant the run of Alabama"
with jerome X. Jerome's play, 1.-The Re
demption Of Dick Halward." This play
is already known in America as "The
Way to Win a Woman"
Pinero's new play, 1.-The Benefit of the
Doubt was produced at the Com cdy
theater on "Wednesday last, and was the
event of the week in the dramatic world
1t is comedy in three acts and deals
with the subject of divorce.
The critics warmly praised the produc-
ton The plot, in brief, is that the ultra
JEALOUS Mrs Allingham failed to secure a
divorce against her husband on the ground
of misconduct with Mrs. Fraser, who is
absolutely innocent. The play turns up
on the subsequent relations between the
two husbands and wives. There was a
powerful scene at the end of the second
act, where Mrs. Fraser drinks champagne.
and under the influence of the wine begs
Allingham, whose relations with her are
only those of friendship, to elope, while
Mrs. Allingham, who has come to ask
pardon of her husband, is listening be-
hind curtain. The play ends with an
unsatisfactory patching up between the
husbands and wives in the third act.
which is very weak.
Theatrical Briefs.
Willie Edouin will probably Join Mr.
Edwardes' company in the musical COM
edy which will follow 1.-THE Artists
Model at Days theater
Edgar Pcmberton, author of the life of
f. A. Southern" has written n life of
John Hare, the actor, who will shortly be
seen in America,
The provincial tower of Mr.. and Mrs
Kendall has been far from satisfactory.
At Manchester, which has ALWAYS been
considered one of their best towns, their
new play The Greatest of These" was
given to an almost empty house, and a
quick substitution Of "a Scrap of Paper,
and others of their former successes re-
suited in very slight improvement in the
business.
Oscar Beringer, author of "Tares." one
of the first of the modern social problem
dramas, has written one-act poetical
play entitled Penelope" which has been
accepted by Augustin DAILY. The play is
based on the Homeric story. The play
will shortly be produced in America
Marguerite Tamango, daughter of the
great tenor, is studying for the theatrical
profession.
The German musical papers are author
ity for the statement that Siegfried wag-
ner, the son of the great composer, will
shortly marry the daughter of wealthy
brewer of Munich.
A gala performance is to be given at the
Paris opera house today for the bene-
fit of the Madagascar soldiers. The plan