New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-04
on THE LONDON STAGE.
A POOR WEEK AT THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF THE SINGERS.

POOR WEEK AT THE ltf'A ihHS
OF THE SINGERS.
1o,don JuIv 3-The Jubilee attractions OF last
week and the warm weather have interferHd sadly
with the profits OF managers, ana ie" y. "''
theatres can be said to be doing paying 0uS'e'''
s,nce Monday tho metropolitan houses nave oeeh
literally invaded by foreign ATTRACTIONS pes
Nine Bernhard at the Adelphi Nine I'ey""o 20
y, tho lyric and Nine Odillon and the Vienna
Volkstheatre Company arc at Days Nna''
Frohmans Secret Service" company AT '"e IN
edv has been here so long and has been so Warmly
received that Mr.. Gillette and the other heh'oe''
of the company may be said to have already &c
oured the freedom Of dramatic London IL Is
curious fact that. except few musica' '"'.e w
London Jubilee playful was distinctiVeN Ioleis"
one The I.yccum's attraction was and Is Saroou
mime sans-Gene" "a Night Out" Mt the Naude-
Vile is an American version OF French Iarcca'
comedy. "I.Hote du Libre- Echange" All awe
OH" nj the Strand IS the peculiar and misleading
title given TO an English adaptation Oh lie us
paru" The Prince of Wales's Theatre has not at
tempted 10 Angllcize the title OF La Poupee'
George Alexander with THE princess anu 'i'e
Butterfly" was tho only London manager VINO han
an exclusively English play for this great Enghsh
Jubilee
Last Monday tho Colonial Premiers. with their
families and suites, attended. by invitation or Sir
Henry Irving the performance at the Lyceu'h'
After the performance Sir Henry held reception
about fifty Tonight a similar function took place
NJ Her Maiesty's Theatre where the same as
t,npuished Colonias are the guests OF Mr. and
Mrs Beerbohm Tree. The visitors occupied all
the boxes and two rows of stalls ana az the con-
clus,on OF THE Red Lamp they were entertainer
by Mr. and Mrs. Tree on the stage Several other
London managers including Charles Wyndham,
Mr. Hare and George Alexander. have intimated
their desire to extend similar courtesles to Eng
lands Colonial visitors.
The opera at Covent GARDEN mas pceH
extended to July % With the non-arrival OF NINE
Calya and the Illness OF Jean de Reszke and other
of his artists Maurice Grau has thus far not peeh
over fortunate with his first London season as
managing director Last Tuesday Der Evangei-
i,,m" was produced for the first time In London
with Van Dyck in the leading role. Since then van
Dyck has lef. London for Bayreuth. and next week
Mr. Seidl proceeds to the same place Tor the
"Parsifal" rehearsas. Next week will be given
zines Mendo" with Renaud in the cast. and there
Is also some talk of LES Huguenots" with Nine
Melba Milo. Mcintyre and NJ Alvarez IN 'he
prncipal roles Miss MCINTYRE proposes to make
professional tour of Germany, beginning In OCTOBER
The Vienna Nolksheatra Company when ~
now giving a series OF matinee performances at
DAYS Theatre presented Die Godene Eve last
Wednesday, with Nine. Odon In the leading role
On Monday Renaissance" a three-act comedy
nv Franz Won Schonthan and Franz Keppel. Will
be produced
A notable performance this week was that or
Dorothy" given at the Gaiety last Monday Tor
the benefit of Furneaux Cook. The principal per-
formers were Marie Tempest. Florence Dysart,
Florence Perry, Miss NJ. A. Victor, {. kenning-
ham. Hayden Coffin, Arthur Williams lie Hay,
Seymour Hicks. E. j. Lonnen. Arthur Roberts and
Furneaux Cook. Others who took part were Katie
Seymour. Topsy Sinden, Mabel Love- j. DAuoan'
VIII Bishop and Willie Warde.
Another notable matinee this week was the one
given ut the Iyceum last Thursday for the benefit
of the Queens Jubilee Nurses Fund 1t was under
the management Of Mr.. Terry and proved great
OF the o. tha paW the sale Of
when must have added II substantial to the
receipts. The venerable Mrs. Kelley was among
..The Princess and the Butterfly has been with
nd on fr Thnrs as 0 The Of zenda
revived with GeGrgs Aesa1dfr n .v his 9Tisn INA
Mauban. II is announced that whcn, The Princess
sea SON by Daniel Frohman the part of the Princess
will be played by Julie Opp: who has already ap.
peared several times in the role at the ST. Jamess
I English students of French acting are having
Adelphi and Nine. Rejane st the Lyric; During During
Essk sGsn Sd e tie
latter in LA DouIoureuse" and "Frou Frou"
Nine @ rS npG IA
vreur" while Nine. Rejane will be seen seen IN La
An Interesting performance Is announced at the
ST. Georges Hall Langhan Place. for next week
The Elizabethan Stage Society proposes to give on
Friday evening. July 0. the greater portion of the
older play OF Arden of Feversham' and such
narts OF Edward III rs have been attributed By
some authorities to Shakespeare. 1t Is said that
the stage methods employed VIII De tnose OF the
Elizabethnn period. .
n Is again rumored that Nine Marchesl, the we'll
known Partisan teacher Of singing. has accepted
the offer to go to the United States next winter for
the purpose of making a teaching tour. The plan
Of the Spectator who Is said to have assumed the
risks Of the venture Is TO have Nine Marchesi
make her headquarters In New-York. but to visit
other cities give singing lessons. II Is also said
| but the statement should he taken with a large
| grain of salt--that Nine. Marchesi is TO receive
| SEQ 900 and travelling expenses for eight months
Of '"rhe School Girl" Is announced for production
early in the autumn. The libretto Ia by Henry
Crattan the comedian. and the lyrics are by Frank
Boyd. The piece has been named Ihe Crystai
| legend OF the revivihcation OF mumfnies ABOUT
| ninety people will be engaged In the production,
| and one feature will be n chorus OF mumm!es
William Armstrong, musical crltic OF ne Shira-
| ROYAL Academy OF Music. Sir Alexander Macken,,
| zie ectilred on Wednesday BEFORE distinguished
| audience on american Composers' D MI Arm
strong at the conclusion or MS remarhs' WAS p'e-
| sented n laurel wreath. -. A..
| the difficulty with Nine. Melba has been arranged
| II IL Nine. Frances Savile VINO Ia wHrrvihp az
management OF the Coyent Garden onera r1',, ~
The forest bird In Siegfr.ed, but she INFORMED tne
| management that she did not consider the roie
suito HE and that they had better have substitute
ready When Mr. Seidl Informed or THIS ne
| cot angry and refused TO rchearse the piece with
| Nine Say.lle and some one else sang the part
DISASTROUS FLOODS ~ FRANCE.