New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-21
THE STAGE OF LONDON.

London Nov 20-There only four Of the Lon
don theatres whose doors not opened. although
the season is hardly under way, and two OF ,he
four will be filed early in next month Yet LOT
all this display OF theatrical activity hardly h'o,o
than half OF the thirty payhouses when srugs'c
for the patronage and the money OF the LonuoEerS
are paying their running expenses. Some OF the
most pretentious programmes. moreover, are TO ne
counted emong the losing enterprises; yet ho'-
withstanding the prevailing conditions in LONDON
those English actors and actor-mana gers VINO are
thriving in the provinces all trying 10 get pos
session OF theatres In the metropolis.
Various theories are advanced for the iailcre OF
London theatres 10 pay, the most credited one De-
ing that the increase of suburban playhouses Is
keeping suburban playgoers at nome. Ahouer
factor which unquestionably counts Is the price
charged for seats. An orchestra stan In a ~ohuo"
theatre costs 10 shnss while other seats are
correspondlngly high Yet no theatre can cut the
rates without losing caste. one manager, whose
season has since come to an end recently inaugu-
rated gift enterprise" giving away one TICKET
with every two purchased, but he was merely
clutching at straws before going down.
The most noteworthy success among the money
making minority Is The Geisha." which, after
two-years' run at Days Theatre. gives no sign
of lessenng popularity, while among tho newer
native ventures THE White Heather. sehsa-
tional melodrama: Henry Arthur Joncs's COMEDY
The Liars" which Charles Wyndham is giving
Summers Day" and Cartons play. The Tree OF
knowledge" with George Alexander ana Julla
Nelson as the stars, centres Of interest TOT
the fashionable world. And. strange 10 say. liam
let must be Included in the list Of drawing plays
for Forbes Robertson has apparently succeeded
where many others have failed and will now step
into the rank of actor manager as result. pro
ducing other plays after Hamlet has hao us
run. OF the foreign mportatons Meyer AGAIN
seems assured OF a prosperous London career;
thanks to the admirable creation OF the musical
e'The Days Of the Duke" which Launched
with great flourish Of adver,sins a. the AdTiphi
embodiment emf Of the Duke Of Wellington was ~, not
in Itself n to Ss on 1Sa Te Of WA
proved TO be copy Of many other stage hSls 30
will be revived next Wednesday with the original
English cast including William Terriss ana Evelyn
John Hare who has not been seen in London
since 1875 retnrns 10 the mop9ss o mrs wbcS
known varied degrees of fortune since "Chariey's
Aunt established 1t, Mr. Hare's last London play
his talents will avail 10 restore to favor theatre
unfortunate in It's locality and in rs anecedens
company to America ne found himself with super
huous theatre on his hands. the Duke Of YORK s.
wherein Mrs. Potter had appeared. Nj Lest9ca'
who handles Mr. Frohmsn's interests in London;
has released the house to OSWALD Lambert who WI
bring out a play by Louis y. Parker. entitled "A
Happy Life" which is also TO he produced in Amer
ics Mr. qna an5 T 2s Befb0Sm es gave special
inee the members OF The Conservative Association
"Wednesday presenting
their plays. Lord and Lady Llsneattock mounted
on the stage and presented TO Mr. Tree silver
cgar-case. To Mrs. Tree they presented diamond
brooch.
There has been much speculation as n how the
American singer Marie Engel would he received AZ
the Royal Opera House Madrid. In view Of the polit
ical tension between Spain and the United States,
but, according 10 a dispatch from Madrid the ap-
pearance Of Nine Eneel Tuesday az opheha In
Ambrose Thonas's Hamlet" was very successful
She greeted with several recalls and the press
notices OF her appearance were favorable
Rosa Obitzka. who has sung In the metropolitan
Opera House. New FORK had an enthusiastic reCcp'
ton at Thursdays Philharmonic concert In London
She has been engaged 10 sing with the De Reszkes
! In German opera AT 81. Petersburg In April.
| Sir Henry Irving while playing al Edinburgh was
| seized with severe chill and was ordered by his
| physician 10 rest for week,
| Juliet Nesville has returned from New York
| where she had part In Edwardes's musical com.
Town. and has resumed her old role OF
! Juilette Diamant in The Geisha."
The Shaftesbury Theatre, whose doors have been
| dark since Adele Richie ceased 20 sing there In
| "The Wizard OF the Nile" reopened on Wednes-
| liam managers who brought Mrs. Potter and Kyrle
| Pellew 10 London. with An Angliczed reproduction
! under the title Of The Scarlet Feather" OF an
! old French opera. originally named La Petite
| Mariee" II was greatly altered from the French.
| and several numbers by Lionel Monckton. were
| added But II fails 10 strike the popular fancy In
| spite OF great expenditures upon It. Thomas q
| Seabrooke has secondary part In II and acquitted
| himself commercially. The opera was first sung In
| Paris in 1876 and has been given In London by a
| French company in the seventies. Its time OF
action was laid in the year 1870 It's place Monaco.
| The chief tenor part was assumed by another
| American c. T.. Hedmondt.