The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-11

Carmen. OF course she will put on
some of her other plays now, and see
how they go down in London town.
The next night after our Carmen eX-
perience we went to see the Kendals,
who have opened at the Garrick the
atre with their new play, The Great
est of These" It's very mOurnful and
l was afflicted with the weeps nearly all
the evening, but 1t was like breath of
fresh air after Carmen, nevertheless
Mrs. Kendal is very sweet in it, the
character she takes suiting her to the
finger tips. She Is a woman of middle
age, Mrs. Armitage. with grown-up
children, and Mrs. Kendall makes her
lovely. A box full of princesses and
princelings of the house of Brunswick
were there, looking on with great inter-
est, and in the midst of it all an anus
ing incident occurred which was not
down on the programme, and which,
though 1t spoiled scene, was hugely
enjoyed by the whole house, pit, gallery
and stalls. While Mrs. Kendall and
another actor were having very in
teresting scene together, the MANTLE
piece, upon which Mr.. Curzon leans
negligently, suddenly gave way and fell
over onto the stage with a great bang.
1t was marble, and the chairs danced,
the gas jumped. and great fog of dust
arose from the stage, almost obscuring
Mrs. kendais matronly figure from
view, and 1t was found necessary to
lower the curtain and straighten things
up generally before the play could be
proceeded with. They are doing ex-
tremely well at the Garrick, which is
indeed far more than did poor Mr. Will
lard, who nearly ruined himself over
the "Rogue's Comedy" which he with
drew from that theatre after only few
weeks run. Willard, you know. is de-
voted to America. where he made so
much money with "The Professors
Love Story" some six or seven years
ago, and Alabama" only year or two
ago. And SO he Is coming over there
with the "Rogue's Comedy" shortly,
and try that which made so lamentable
failure in London on the American
public, before he shelves it altogether.
1t is a curious fact that in matters the
atrical, the things that charm the pub
lie on one side of the water do not "go
down. at all on the other and while
his "Rogue's Comedy" did not strike
London as good, 1t may be great sue
cess in New York.
WAGNERIAN JOYS.
am glad indeed that am living this
summer, and I'll tell you why. l have
seen the most perfect representation of
Wagner's only comedy opera, Die
Meistersinger, that was ever performed.
You may ask how that could be, when
New York has grand opera every WIN
ter and Die Meistersinger is performed
there. But 1t Is so, nevertheless, Emma
Eames. you all know is perfect Eva.
and as for the rest OF the cast, Eduard
and Jean De ResZke were Herrs Sachs
and Walter respectively. and all the
others from Pogner down, stars every
one on their our account. l won't in
fiict all the names upon you. except to
mention the Beckmesser of David Bis
pham. which was the daintiest bit of
German comedy acting / ever wish to
see. You have never had Bispham over
there believe, and so cannot really ap-
preciate what he is in Wagner opera
which can assure you is host. He is
American born, though most of his pro-
fessonal life has been passed in Italy,
Paris and London
Never in my life have ] seen such
wonderful and delicious fruit as the
Kent Strawberries, which are now, and
have been for two weeks past. in the
market. London, I must own is some
times q sore trial to me in the winter,
with It's dull atmosphere, damp, chill,