New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-29
THE STAGE OF LONDON.

London. Aug. 2s-Thc theatrical year of London
has reached the lowest level OF It's ebb-tide. and
the coming fortnight will usher In the advance
guards Of a new There are only h5
dozen theatres Of the first class whose doors arc
open this week. but already there Is great gossip
among the actors who consregatc in the cafes OF
the strand concerning coming productions ana
much wire pulling to secure desirable assignments
Under the system which prevails I'm London. the
manager cnrolls a fresh company Tor each pay,
casting about for the people who seem TO MN most
capable of meeting the demands OF the various
roles Few Of the managers maintain pcTmanen'
stock companies and the system. although 1t may
involve a satisfactory peopling OF plays - an
undesirable one from the point OF view of the
actors who are condemned % on the minor parts.
OF the plays which are to be seen these Au-
gust nights THE Geisha." The Circus Girl" THE
French Maid" "Secre. Service" and LA Poupee."
all having the virtue OF being suited to the weather
have continued without ntornsslon for several
weeks The Woman Of the Guard" after a
months vacation has been re!nstalled at the
SAVOY TIE revival OF In Town" as training for
its American tour proved sufficiently successful TO
induce George Edwardes to extend its run for a
week longer than first contemplated. Its sue
cossor At the Garrick, La Pcrchoe,' rcmodclled
and staged somewhat gorgeous scale. began
tonight
George Alexander has begun his provincial
theatre playing THE Prisoner of Zenda.' "The
Princess and the Butterfly" and AS You Like r.
having tho young American actress. Julie OPP, foc
his first aid.
Wilson Barrett has roopered the Lyric with The
Sign OF the Cross
Though q majority Of the theatres are darkered,
Londoners do not starvc FOR amusement. for all CT
the four hundred music balls great and small,
which the city supports. are under fun steam.
RI" number OF American performers on the
music hail stages Is remarkable. but the most
popular features tho bills OF the Palace ana
AlhaInbra are the American iiograph. with Amer
lean views. and the cincmaiosraph. displaying pho
togrdphs OF the Jubilee procession
Despite the abundance OF the theatres which
strive for the entertainment Of LondoneIs. there
are no less than dozen new ones in process of
building. to be launched into the stream Of COM
petition this fall Most Of the dozen erected
in the suburbs. the most prot.ntious Of them beng
named tn" New Grand Nessrs. Hardie and Van
Leel the patrons Of mcloGrama, under whose man.
agement The Two Orphans won It's first popu-
larity. are building nous Tor thcir own COM
panies ana another theatre IS being finished for the
exploitation OF Cissie Graham.
The differences between the theatrical standards
OF two continents i most poIntedly illustrated b.
the translation from American to English OF
Martha Alorton's play The Sleeping Par,nor,' in
which visitors from the United States who nap
pcncd into the Criterion Theatre surprised 10
.r.coA nlze w. II. crane : character known in its
nome AZ lis VII, Father Ia its transforma-
uol. Tor the Ehgh'n stag the ors'hai Pio' ana
81. - business retained Win an thcir details.
ru, tre scene of .,uou j. shifted TO London,
ana ,nl Characters az" lnJcr rusAsn men ana
women, instead II American the lew version I'M
,.lIn ,ao lDanc omitted Tor whereas the original
,naraoIe. was piac,icany made to order Tor zane
ana utteN mas p,. 'ohhii'! ne " Hult OF 'iC'h'S'
oo".rs Me.ch laIs to ,e"nle the idea OF tne
i.tnCresa. tnoGsn nom want 81 personal Adaptable
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D. seriously otaois lament hat good comedy has
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b, riarns MeInor.a' Committee. ORGANIZED
ch.,hr by theatrical lr-pi - 'lec, nrimyiial 10
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cy "o.ritai Tor me ,&r % o ne ,S recf,on Of -
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month. .o eor n,o No,borgolc.
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sends TO the A,Hociated an c6%,'n,,tion win
statement ~ Ahe i'h.,. '1I hrouchf against the
M, NV. WIN, ,,rnt of an alleged breach Of con
tract. Mr. NetherSof sayS my u,'r stl 90 a.. ,,
tract made two years ago Miss o, rhe man
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