Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-16
CHANGES IN THE PLAY BILLS.
London Thcnters Shift the Scenes for
New Pieces.

Copyright, 1896. by the Associated Press)
LONDON, Feb. 15.-After the termina.
tion of the run Of 1.-THE Strange
Adventures of Miss Brown last Sat
urday, the Terris theater was closed till
Friday evening and Mr.. Kerr and his COM
pany were busily rehearsng "Jedbury, Jr.,''
which was then produced successfully and
which promises to have a long run.
The comedy. MRS. Ponderdury's Past"
which was withdrawn from the Avenue the
ater last Wednesday night to make room
for the production Of "The New Barmaid. !"
will, next Monday, February II, be trans
ferred to the Court theater Mrs. John Wood
will. at this time. be added to the cast.
After months of delay and frequent an
nouncements, work has at last COM
menced on the new theater in the Haymar-
ket. The plans include theater the same
size as the Lyric, and a hotel which COM
| bnes the advantages of cafe and residential
| chambers. A large force of workmen is
| now engaged in excavating for the new
foundation.
Sir Arthur Sullivan has been appointed
conductor Of the musical festival to be held
| In Wales in June. This is the festival
which the late Sir Joseph Barnaby would
| have conducted had not death, unfortunately,
interviewed.
| A large dinner will be given at the Queens
hall, Buckingham. on the night of Friday,
February 2S, by the colonel and officers of
the Quenn's Westminster volunteers to the
new commander-in-ch!ef, Viscount Wolseley.
! The function will be an important one, as
! all officers interested in the volunteer move
ment in the London district are invited to the
reception, which is to follow the dinner
So great an interest has been manifested In
| the collection of the Carlyle mansion in
Cheyenne row that it will be continued dur
ing the month Of February, and possibly
March. Many dopations Of relics have been
| received, and they will go to make up
nucleus for permanent museum at the
house.
The cast Of the new opera by Gilbert &
Sullivan at the Savoy theater includes Rosina
Brandam, Florence Perry, William A. Opon,
Turland Darlington. Walter Passmore Ken
ningham and nScott Fische. special con-
tract has been entered into with Nine. Won
Palmay, the Niennese actress, who made her
debut in England last summer in "Der Vogel
Handler when that opera was produced at
The business ats all the leading theaters
continues goolA Wilson Barrett is doing a
phenomenal business with "The Sign of the
Cross" at the Lyric; "Trilby" continues to
Of Zenda" still draws crowded houses The
| same holds good Of the Adelphi, the Criterion,
the Royalty. The Shaftesbury, with "A
Womans Reason" and the comedy, with
"The Late Mr.. Castle" are doing fairly
well.
bill until after Easter. when "The Profess
sor's Love Story" will be withdrawn and
the play by Henry Arthur Jones substituted.
The Professors Love Story" is now near
ing it's 25Oth London presentation.
The new Lyceum play, which is an English
version of Coppee's "Pour la Courraine,"
will be produced on Wednesday, February 26
By an arrangement with Comyns Carr, Wini-
fred Emery will assume the leading part,
while Mrs. Patrick Campbell will assume
v,,t, Dnhs
been in Paris for the purpose Of witnessing
the production of this play at the Theater
de POdeon. The management promises that
the play shall be much better mounted and
costumed in London than it was in Paris.
Mr.. Robinson gives as his reason why the
idea Of producing "Othello' was abandoned,
that. as the expense would be too great and
his lease of the Lyceum is limited to Iry-
ing's return. the undertaking is not war
ranted. -.t
The duke Of York's theater. which had a
disappointing experience under the manage
ment Of Messrs. Cartwright & Davis has
again reverted to Horace Sedger. or the
three plays, "Her Three Advocates"
Tommy Atkins" and "The Fool Of the
Family" produced under the. former man
agement. only the first was a partial sue
cess, while the latter was withdrawn after
a brief run Of three nights Mr.. Sedger will
shortly revive "The Gay Parisienne" and Is
engaged in finding company for the piece
The new comedy by Robert Buchanan and
Charles Marlowe authors Of "The Strange
Adventures Of Miss Brown" is in active
rehearsal at the Vaudeville, where 1t will
shortly be reproduced. The play is called
1.-THE Romance Of the Sleep Walker" and
the cast includes Weldon Grosmith NJ. A.
Victor, Nina Bouccault, Mrs. Elwood and
David James. In the new comedy Mr.. Gro
smith is to play the part of a vulgar little
snob, who is Unexpectedly brought into con-
tact with certain members OF upper
classes'' and who falls in love with titled
lady.
The scene of the first act is laid in a for
lists shop, which conveniently provides a
rendezvous for all sorts and conditions of
men and women.