The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-18
THEY TOUR EUROPE
EIGHT AMERICAN THE0S0PHISTS
ABROAD,


An-How Mrs. Tingiey, Their Leader
-Blavatskys Blayatsky, IL Possible,
and Always Finds Out About Things
without First Ascertaiains-News of 2
General Sort From London.
Copyrighted 1896 by the Associated PrssS.)
! London, Oct. 1.-THE band of eight
American Theosophists who started
out to make 8 crusade extending over
! the world are just finishing the CONT
nent and will next be heard from at tine
! Pyramids IN ancient Egypt, which they
win explore. According TO reports re-
ceived by the TheosophiSts of this city
the Americans have met with remark
able success. The 7ociety in Europe mas
never been as strong as in America and
in many of the larger critics no organ
ization existed among the few Theoso-
phists who dwelt there. The crusaders
report that they have not visited a
single city without making enough con-
verts to organize a branch and that
where branches already existed the
membership has been doubled and ire
bled. Mrs. Tingley, the leader OF the
crusaders, is reported by her friends to
be a second Blavatsky and it is said
that there is no end to the remarl1a BILE
things constantly occurring. She is
credited with knowing all about every
town in advance, without having been
there and of being able to prohesy
how many converts wifi be made at
each stop and of being able even to de-
scribe their personal appearance. The
Theosophists in Holland We're very anX-
iouS that their country should be repre-
Sented by a stone in the corner stone
Of the Occult college, soon to be built
in America. This corner stone is to be
made UP of stones from various coun-
tries, to be fitted pieceHeal, and it is
necessary that the component parts be
of a certain shape and hardness. To
find a stone of any kind in Holland is
like finding a four-leafed clover, but
Mrs. Tingley, it is said, hired convey
ance and drove some ten miles out of
Amsterdam straight to a spot where a
single stone was found. 1t answered
every requirement and will shortly be
shipped to America On the whole the
crusaders have no reason to complain
of their reception in Europe. They have
succeeded in arousing a considerable
interest in Theosophy and are frequent
" the guests of nobility.
THE LONDON STAGE.
George Alexander will open mis- win
ter season next Tuesday, resuming the
run of ''The Prisoner of Ze1da." New
plays by Mr. Pinero and Mr.. Carter will
follow. In November Mr.. Alexander
will begin a series Of afternoon per-
formances Of classic plays. He has
gathered about him company that for
strength and talent is not usual in Lon
don in these days Of syndicate theatres.
Among those already announced are
w. H. Volnon, w. H. Vincent, Allen
Ainworth, Henry Lorraine, George P.
Hautrey, James Fernandez, II. V. Es-
mond, Henry B. Irving and Fred Terry.
The ladies include Julia Nelson, Fay
Davis, Ellis Jeffreys, Mabel HACKNEY
and Dorothea Baird.
Edward Terry reopened his own thea
tire on Wednesday with Love in Idle
ness the new three-act comedy by
Louis n. Parker and E. ]. Goodman.
= Two new theatres are to be built at
>Qeptford-one by Mr.. Mulholland, Who
now owns the Metropole at Camberwell,
and the other by Cissy Graham. This
last viii accommodate an audience of
5000 and will be called the Broadway.
Mrs. Osnond T. Earle. formerly Min
ME Conway, the actress, at one time the
wife Of Levy, the cornetist, is dead. She
was buried at Whitley ON Tuesday last.
E. V. Esrnond has completed his three
act comedy for Charles Frohman.
CRUSADE THAT FAILED.
The license committee of the London
county council considered the music
halls on Wednesday last. The Vigilant
society opposed the granting of IL
cense to the Palace Music hall on the
ground that some of the Giving pict-
ureS" were immoral but the committee
granted the house full license and eX-
pressed regret at the fact that the Wig
ilants had made the suggestion refer
red TO- which the committee considered
to be utterly unfounded. This is the
first time the Palace has been granted
full license. Licenses We're also grant
ed to the Empire theatre and to the AL
hambra, although both were opposed
by the Vigflants.
The failure of the Purity League or
Figilant's crusade against the license
of music halls is hailed with delight,
end as sequel to the testimony before
the county council, Madge Ellis, the
variety actress, is suing the league and
Mr.. and Mrs Reed, who have been prom
inently identified wit 1t, for s75. 900 dam
ages. Both the persons mentioned
swore that Miss Ellis. who is singing at
the Oxford Music hall. appeared in
socks and bare legs. this suppression
apparently having been conveyed 20
their verdant minds by the double
decked hosiery. the upper half of light,
sometimes flesh, color. and the lower
half of some dark design, which Miss
Ellis wore. AS English judges and il.
TieS are very severe in such matters,
r. is more than likely that Miss Ellis
i'll have her hosiery INDICATED in p
most liberal manner. and give a lesson
TO the ''prudes," who are addicted to
''prouling."
LONDON BREv1TIES.
The largest quantity OF champa gne
ever actioned off here was sold on Wed
nesday last. It consisted of 1000 dozen
and, according to the advertisements
was sold. by the order OF an eminent
firm of bankers in New York" having
been shipped back here from that city
after having been IN warehouse since
early III 1s94. The safe attracted buy
ers from all parts OF the kingdom and
low prices prevailed, the average being
sSi5 per dozen.
Sheen House. formerly the residence
of the late Comte de Paris, has been
rented by what promises 70 be the
smarteSt bicycle club in England. The
house and grounds are both Tnagu1fi-
cent and among the long list OF names
OF aristoc-atfc patrons OF the club ara
the Duke and Duchess OF Marlborough
and Sir Charles and Lady Woiseiy. nee
Murphy % California The honorary
secretary OF the organization IS D. E.