Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-19
HAS JUBILEE FEVER
London is Completely Invested by E1-
cursionists From Outside.
ARRANGEMENTS Seem INCOMPLETE
Spectators in Seats Have Lost
Heavily on Their investments.
WHERE ARE THE AMERICANS?

LONDON, JUNE 10.-London is in the
midst of jubilee fever. The streets are
impossible resembling a mixture Of car
penters' shops and country fairs. They
are crowded with excursionists from all
parts of England, who are coming In on
special trains at all stations. Everything
seems to be half done and INCOMPLETE
Many of the decorations are already seedy
from two days storm. Nothing, however.
seems to be lacking in enthusiasm, unless
1t is in the case of the syndicates Of spec
ulators in jubilee seats. who. at all places
except ST. PauTs Cathedral, are accepting
any reasonable offer The combined losses
of the four largest spectators exceed $780,
900. and on every hand are inquiries as to
Where are the Americans?" Considerable
disguest and even resentment is expressed
at the fact that the Americans have not
bought up all the available seats at the
SPECTATORS prices. Much sarcasm is di-
rected against the Shareholders.
Whistler's Sarcastic Cartoon.
Whistler in Fridays Chronicle has a
sketch in which Nelson. speaking from the
top of his monument in Trafalgar Square,
is supposed to say:
Bearded at last England expects ev-
cry man to be Ridiculous
In addition, st. Martin Is depleted as put
ting up sign on his church, reading:
Protestant house of the Lord to let.
Apply to the money changers of the ves-
try"
A strange tale is vouched for by one
London paper. 1t says that a wealthy
member of the aristocracy has paid ESQ
(s1,IJO) for a room on st. James street.
He Is suffering. it is added from hideous
malformation of the countenance. He will
arrive late on Monday night, will spend
that night IN the room referred to and will
witness the procession with his attendant.
all other people being excluded from the
room. For twenty-seven years. 1t Is fur
Their stated. only two people have seen his
face. The unfortunate man drives every
night about London. and on entering and
leaving his carriage, according to the news
paper he covers his head with hood.
A discordant note of the festivities is the
shabby way in which the colonial soldiers
have been treated. Again and again
various attachments have arrived at noon,
but have met with no intimation as to
where they should so, and they found no
food ready for them when they finally
reached their barracks. The scandal was
at last taken up by the press. especially by
the Pail Mall Gazette. the Globe and the
Daily Mail, and the Prince of Wales him.
self brought the red tape officials to their
senses. There was marked change when
the Canadians arrived. Though it was mid
night. large number of officers were in
waiting on the platform. and band of
racks. where they found their quarters
and supper all ready for them.
For the present the theaters are doing
Ioor business. but it is probable that this
slump. which is the chief topic of con-
versation in theatrical circles, will come to
an end with the jubilee celebration, which
is doubtless its chief cause.
NOrdica and de Resxke at Outs.
1t has long been an open secret that a
quarrel exists between Nine. Nordica and
NJ. Jean de Reszke sufficiently serious to
prevent the two eminent singers from ap-
pearing in the same opera. Colonel Maple
son has, acting as mouthpiece for Nine.
Nordica, made public an explanation of the
origin of this misunderstanding, which, he
says, originated during the last season in
America. At that time Nine. Nordica. it
seems, made some remarks complaining of
the opposition to which she thought she
was The object at the hands of NJ. de
Reszke. These remarks. in an exaggerated
form. found their way into the papers and
made NJ. de ResZke so angry that when
Mime. Nordica wrote to him to explain he re-
turned the letter unopened. This occasion
ed a complete estrangement between the
two artists. which still continues, and all
attempts at reconciliation have. so far,
proved abortive. Meantime Nine. Nordica
still remains out of the bill at the Covent
Garden Opera House, and. as Colonel Ma
pleSon's projected opera season at Drury
Lane seems to have fallen through, 1t be-
gins to look as If the prima donna will not
be heard in London during the present
summer.
The Drury Lane Theater belongs to the
Duke of Bedford, who rents the house to
the new company for 5000 a year. which
is to be gradually raised to 1850 the COM
pany also paying half the insurance pre-
miums. Formerly the rent Of the Drury
Lane was $1,000 with FLO additional for
every performance in the year above f20O.
Another interesting fact connected with
ho tod
Killigrew patent, granted in 1862 by
Charles II to Thomas Kil:igrew. his heirs
and assigns. which was at the time a vir-
tual monopoly of the theatrical business
in London, Westminster anu their suburbs.
At present this patent has little, If any,
value except a dramatic curiosity, but
even so late as the early years of the pres
ent century 1t was considered to be worth
10000. as that was the price paid for II