Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-13
QUEENS CHRISTMAS
Victoria Will Have a Family Party in Her
Isle of Wight Home,
PRINCESS MAUD WILL GO TO DENMARK
Prince Charles to Take His Wife Home for
First Time Since Wedding,
SEAL SKINS BRING BUT POOR PRICES
Prince and Princess of Wales Win Prizes at
Northampton Dog Show.
GOSSIP OF THE LONDON THEATERS
Henry Irying's Orchard IIr' Will
Adhere to the Original Textile
GOSSIP OF THE LONDON THEATERS
Henry Irying's "Richnrd IIT' Will
Adhere to the Original Textile
Piece VIII lie Produced
Next Saturday Night.

Copyright 1896, by the Associated Press)
LONDON, Dec. 12-With mild and rainy
weather during the past week, London has
been at its worst and already the exit from
the metropolis of distinguished people intent
upon enjoying their Christmas holidays Is
very general. The queen will leave Windsor
castle for Osborne next Friday, where she
will receive a family party during the
Christmas holidays. The party will consist
of the duke and duchess of Connaught and
their children Princess Louise and the mar
quis of Lorne and the duchess of Albany and
her children. There are to be no festivities
Of any kind at Osborne during the winter
residence of the court. Mr.. and Mrs. George
n. Curzon were among the queens guests at
Windsor during the week
Prince Charles of Denmark and his wife,
Princess Maud of Wales, are going to Copen-
hagen at the end OF the coming week for the
first time since their wedding. The delay
of Prince Charles in bringing his wife home
has caused a great deal of dissatisfaction In
Denmark and has aroused much comment, 1t
being even stated that the princess refused
to leave her own country. A suite OF twenty
FIVE rooms has been decorated and furnished
for their reception In the immense palace
near Copenhagen of their uncle, the king of
Greece.
The fat cattle show at the Agricultural
hall, Islington, has been an unusual success.
There were 574 entries, exclusive of poul-
try and the queen, the prince of Wales, Lord
Rosebery and the duke of York were big
winners.
STEVENSON SCoTT'S SUCCESSOR.
At n meeting held in Edinburgh on Thurs
day to promote a memorial to the late Robert
Louis Stevenson, Lord Rosebery presiding,
his lordship alluded to Stevenson as the sue
cesor of Sir Walter Scott, and said that he
desired to see a memorial that testified to
Stevenson's passion for Scotland.
The first big sealskin sale of the season
occurred on Wednesday. Although the Offer
inIs were Tar bslow the usual number. being
only 60,0 900 pelts, there was a great decline,
averaging 20 per cent, in prices. The reason
given for this is that the trade in America
has not yet recovered from the turmoil Of
the election and that there was scarcely a
buyer or a commission from that country on
Wednesday for the really high grade skins
which they generally get at any cost
In view of the belief that Rev. George f.
Pentecost, the American evengelist will
probably accept the call to New York, his
successor is being discussed here and it is
generally thought that Rev. DR.. John Wat
son Qan Maclaren) will fill the vacancy.
At the Northampton dog show on Wednes-
day. the prince of Wales Lapland Sledge
dog won the first prize in the class of foreign
dogs. The princess of Wales small
Boraz dog Ala took two first prizes and
two special prizes.
THEATRICAL GOSSIP
There was first performance at a matt
nee at the Court theater on Tuesday of
Hurst's comedy, "A Woman's World" which
turned out to be a weak and conventional
production.
The "Circus Girl" produced on Saturday
last at the Gaiety, has been the chief
theatrical attraction of the week, and prom
ses to be a great success. The music is
catchy and the topical songs are bright
and pointed.
Sir Henry Irving has at last definitely
decided upon the cast OF "Richard III'
which will be produced next Saturday night
Sir Henry will adhere strictly to the original
text and7there will be no fusion OF the COM
monty accepted Collay Cibber version.
The incidental music which Edward Ger
man had expressly composed for George
Alexander's revival of "As You Like It. has
been a feature of the comedy.
There will be decided change in the
cast of THE Gay Parisienne" next week
December IA. The play has now been run
ming for eight months at the Duke of Yorks
theater and the business is still very large.
There is some talk that Mrs. Patrick
Campbell and Forbes Robertson will again
fal, a.
the actress engagement in THE Sorrows
of Satan" at the shaftesbury theater, and
that they will undertake a revival of
"Magda."
The United States ambassador, Mr.
Thomas +. Bayard, will distribute the
prizes and deliver an address 20 the stu
dents of the Bristol Merchants Venturers
Technical college next Thursday
Mary Elliott Page, the American actress
who was under engagement to Charles
Hautrey, and who appeared at the st. James
theater in "The Prisoner of Zenda," sailed
yesterday for Australia, where she will
appear in THE Sign OF the Cross" and "The
Prisoner of Zenda," under the manage
ment OF Messrs Williamson and Musgroye.
George Edwards informs the Associated
press that as yet he has not decided upon
the personnel of the company with which
next season he will tour America. It has
not been determined as TO the nature of
tho play which will be given but in all
probability the company will make tour
Of the world appearing in a round OF the
Gaiety theaters successes, Marie Tempest
Will undoubtedly be the leading lady OF
the company.
The Schubert Centenary will be duly OBJ
served In London on Saturday January
20. There will be a representative program
of ihe composers works at the Crystal
palace on that date.
The music halls continue to do a large
business. The fourth anniversary of the
Palace under the management OF Charles
Morton occurred last Thursday night, De
oember 10, when so exceedingly long a bill
was given that the doors were open at
$3.50 o'clock.
Mr. Ysngwill will lecture at the Londor
Institution next Monday afternoon, his sub