The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-14

all such concessions are likely TO be
promptly granted.
The announced intention of Sir George
Newnes, the well known newspaper pro-
prietor, 10 challenge for the Americas
cup, Is not reagrded seriously among
yachtsmen here, as it is not believed he
will be able TO back his challenso.
In speaking OF the proposed plan oil the
bimetallic league to bring a motion be-
fore parliament favoring b-metalism, Sir
John Lubbc ok said TO representative OF
The Associated Press:
"Bimetallists have always declined to
commit themselves to any ratio. But 1t
Is obvious that the results OF the change
would, TO great extent, depend on the
ratio which was adopted. At present,
roughly speaking. gold is more that 80
times the value Of silver. There are some
bimetallists who would insist on ratio
approaching the market values. For
practical purposes, however, we may at
once dismiss any such idea. In France
the legal raj 10 is still 15i2 TO j end no
French authority has shown any DISPOSE
tion to accept any material change.
America, would, believe, take SINH
lar view.
practically. then, bime alism means
a ratio of 10 or 16 to 4; that is, foreign
countries should be permitted to send
us any quantity of silver at double its
present price. Bi-metallists tell US that
II there was any practical probability of
the adoption of bimetalism the value of
silver would rapidly rise. | doubt, how
ever, whether this would be the result.
We should rather, think, see great
stimulus given 10 silver mines, great
increase of production of silver and all
creditors would do their best TO call In
their debts while they could still claim
payment in gold'
The theaters, with the exception OF the
Ilaxf rly,t urfn and nnn or
two OF the Strand houses, show the effect
OF the Lenten season by a perceptible
diminution of business. The above men
toned places OF amusement are, however,
crowded, and the same is true of the
principal music halls.
There has been another change in the
plans of the Imperial Opera Company.
The Crown Lease Propriety Company,
who had undertaken TO build the new
opera house in the Haymarket. have
failed to carry out their agreement with
the mortgages. The Imperial Opera Com
pany has therefore cancelled the contract
and decided to take immedi late steps for
seeking another site suitable for the pur-
pose. In the meanwhile the opera COM
pany is making arrangements for the
forthcoming American tour, which COM
mences on October 26 next at the Acad-
emy of Music, New York.
The company will afterward visit
Philadelphia, Boston, Chic go, st. Louis.
San Francisco, and other cities. 1t will
also take part in the opera festival at Gin
cinnati, in the following spring.
Kate Vaughan, an old time Gaiety
Theater favorite, who married Colonel
Wellesley, and who since her divorce from
him has obtained some degree of success
as star in the provinces, is now in poor
health. Her doctors have ordered her to
a warmer climate and as her means are
insufficient a benefit will shortly ne
arranged. George Edwardes has offered
the use of the Gaiety Theater tor the pur-
pose.
George Alexander has accepted 5-act
play by X. {. Carton. which will be the
successor to the "Prisoner OF Zenda. -
The new play is understood to have a
very strong part which has been written
especially for Mr.. Alexander. So great,
however, is the success of the "Prisoner
of Zenda,n that the new play will not be
produced until the autumn. A second
company is now playing "An Artists
Model" at the Metropolis theater,
Camberwell. The business is fully as
large as tnat enjoyed at Daly's, where the
original company continues to draw large
houses. The provincial success of "The
Shop Grip has also been so great that
despite the fact that il had a continuous
run of over year at the Gaiety, no less
than four companies will be ON tour in
the provinces wit in few weeks.
Felix Morris, well known in the United
States, is meeting with great success in
.On Change" at the strand Theater.
The management have recently been COM
p elled TO announce extra matinees.