The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-28
TREE CALLS Mr.. DAILY
PROMISE OF A LIVELY DISPUTE BE-
TWEEN THE TWO MANAGERS.
Helen Bertram suppIants Florence st.
John in LondOn-The sidney Drews
Make Foreign Hit.


Copyright. 1897 by the Associated Press)
LONDON, Nov. 27-The question to
who may be accused of taking the greatest
liberties with Shakespeare is a mooted one
between Augustin Daily and Beerbohm Tree,
and has risen result of the unpleasant
ness between the two distinguished man
ayers over Mr. Trees invitation to Ada
Rehan to appear in his theater. Mr.. Tree
expressed considerable surprise when in
formed that Mr.. Daily had accused him Of
unmanagerial conduct because he invited
Miss Rehan to assume the part of kath-
crime in the condensed one-act version of
the Tanning of the Shrew," given by Mr..
Trees company, and had applied the epithet
"emasculated' to that version. He explained
that the invitation for Miss Rehan to par
ticipate in the performance had been In
tended as compliment rather than an
affront, in which latter sense Mr.. Daily ap-
pears to have received it. His manager,
Henry Dana, on the suggestion of Mrs.
Tree, had called on Mr., DAILY and extended
the invitation for Miss Rehan to play with
Mr.. Trees company. Mr.. Daily had re-
piled that the acceptance of the offer would
be impossible because the company was to
sail for the United States immedia tely after
the close of its provincial engagements. A
similar invitation had been given Nine.
Sarah Bernhardt to play in her Majesty's
theater this summer, and the French star
had accepted it.
1.-The version of the Tanning of the Shrew'
which have adapted Mr. Tree explained,
was the one used by Garrick, and not an
adaptation of my own. So far as the 'emas-
culation' of Shakespeare is concerned, 1 be-
lieve Mr.. Daily is something of an adept
polates songs into Twelfth Night and
arrangeS stage versions which differ con-
Slderaply from the originals
Mr.. Tree is preparing an elaborate produc-
ton OF Julius Caesar which will be staged
early in January. In this work he has the
assistance of Alma Tedema. Lewis Waller
Will have the part of BrutuS, while Mr.. Tree
plays Marc Antony In the meantime Mr..
Tree will revive his old success, "A Man 5
Shadow" which had run of 20 nights on
its first London appearance some years ago.
1t is probable Inat the Chevalier Scovel,
the American tenor, will be heard in the
United States next year in the Wagner roles
of Tristan" the "Meistersinger, and
'Tannhauser, (which he has studied diligenr-
ly this year under the celebrated Meister
AloiS Janetschek. The chevaiier who is one
of the best known figures among the Ameri-
cans who have settled in Europe, has not
sung in the United States since 1850, when
he was tenor with the Boston Ideals. His
last appearance in England was with the
Carl Rosa Company, when he created the
title role in 'Lohengrin,' of which he gave
a mastery Interpretation. In the Intervals
of his operate engagements the chevllier
lives with his family in one of the finest
of the Old-style villas of Florence
Another American artist who is making
her London debut this season is Helen Ber-
tram, late of the Bostonians, who replaced
Florence ST. John in, La Perichole.'' She
has also been engaged for the chief singing
part in Oscar Barrett's Christmas opera
Cinderella" which is billed for the Gar
rick. In this opera Cissy Lotus will fig
ure as Cinderella and Fred Kay and John
r. Sheridan as the ugly sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew, who have
been giving their sketch, when Two
Hearts are Won,7' at the Tivoli for several
months, have secured SO firm hold on the
London public that they will appear Mon
day night at the Alhambra, the principal
music hall in this city. The conclusion of
their engagement there will have given
them season of eight months in England
Then they contemplate a Partisan debut
in a French version of the same skit, which
they are now studying. They were among
the artists selected for the Drury Lane BEN
eft last week, which enlisted the best at
fractions from all the london theaters. The
Americans are SO well satisfied with their
reception in England that they expect to
remain here perhaps for some years, and
are talking of attempting revival of THE
Rivals