New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-31
THE LONDON STAGE.
NOTES AND COMMENTS ON PLAYS AND
PLAYERS OF THE METROPOLIS.

NOTES AND COMMENTS ON PLAYS AND
PLAYERS OF THE METROPOLIS.
rondon Nav so-The success Of Secret Service.
now at the end Of It's second week at the Adeiphi,
continues undated and there Is now advanced
booking for every night OF the two weeks tha'
remain Of the engagement at that theatre Cnaries
Frohman expresses himself as more than pleaseu
With the way the British public has treated MS
piece. What has especially pleased ana SURPRISED
Mr.. Frohman Is that the treatment OF secret
Service by the London critics should nave oeeh
without single exception so Favorable.
unfortunately" continued Mr.. Frohman' i
have only been able to secure the Adephi lor iour
weeks, and at the end Of that time must give way
to Sarah Bernhard. l am now trying 70 ma
orother theatre 10 which to move Secret Service
after June IL. and have every hope that shai'
succeed in making some satisfactory arrangement
IL / do not get what want 1 shall take my COM
many over 10 Paris for few weeks uh''' '"o
Bernhard engagement is over. when snail return
TO the Adelphi. While my wish Is to stay IN Lon
don T am curious TO see how a simon-pure Ameri-
can comedy will take with the French Pubic
Secret Service Is an original and an amer,
can comedy in every sense OF the word' anu
"a II seems TO have proved revelation 70
Iondoners II may. perhaps. open the eyes OIL
Parisians. who have been taught to believe tha'
tho dramatic sun rises and sets In Paris. 70 the
fact that the rest Of the world Is not entirely de-
| pendcnt on France for Its dramatic literature
Mr.. Frohman added that he had been strongly
| urged to keep Secret Service" on the LONDON
| stage where he believes It Will prove as great
b,t nc his might on" which, produced at the
| vaudeville last season, has been running there
| continuously ever since But Mr.. Frohman does
not as yet SEQ his way to do this, as ne Is unoer
| engagement to play his company IN the on'eu
| states next season. He has. however, writer 10
America. to arrange II possible, for the canceins
Of his dates there and II this can be done he VIII
| u,itb la
| "secret Service through the summer ana ensuing
fall and winter o.. -.
| II has now been arranged that Settled Out OF
| court &" tho new comedy-drama by Estellc Burney.
will be produced at the Globe next Thursday at
| matinee with the following cast:
Sir Gerald DelacouIt ..r Fulton
T TSsd rf MGt'r Bobb S Mssh sydney BrSash
Norris wilton iS Hefic
Moyra Lady Delacourt. Ms, JaneIt ran SEgs
insy Helena ST. ouintn. Frances liver
| The actor, Of the play is laid In London
| II 10 about settled that Change Alley VIII De
nroduced in the United States before it is brought
out here Daniel Frohman will give 1t at the Ly-
| ceum. and both Rowland Blackstone and Charies
| Flockstone will be included In the cast. Change
| AIIev' is by Louis n Parker and Murray carson.
| II deals with the famous South Sea Bubble OF inc
last century and although not strictly speaking
| a historical play. one OF the scenes VIII De re-
production or Famous pai"''e "
| the National Gallery.
| ..,-,. land NJ Nod" Albert Chevaliers comic
| onero will have It's first night at Lincoln TINS
| week and has been booked for ten weeks triai III
,ha nrov,nce, Chevalier has written the libretto.
and the music Is by Mr.. West the accompanist VINO
was with the Chevaer in the United States
| last Thursday afternoon Helen Mar the Amer'-
cor reciter gave a musical and dramatic matinee
NJ the Hotel Cecil under the patronage OF the Lord
Mayor and the Lady Mayoress
| - "a said that on her return TO Paris after the
cIose Of her London engagement Sarah Bernharot
will bring out a new piece entitled Beaute In
| nsrieuse' adapted from the novel OF Rosny Freres
ord like tina, novel a story Of social questions or
| oors,derabIe importance Another new piece IN
which Nine Bernhard will be seen at her Paris
theatre the Renaissance, next season Is a COMEDY
| by NJ. Iieusson, entitled la Faute du Malo
! The musical feature this week will be the pro-
duction on Tuesday Of Maid OF Athens at the
Opera Comique. 1t Is musical COMEDY III WV
acts Iibretto and lyrics by c. Edmund, H. Chance
Newton and Adrian Ross: music by Dr. osmona
Carr The cast Is as follows:
The OGrady W Elton
Major Treberne Weir
WarIow John iiamund
p or RAMSEY
rln t g ................. Gilbert Vincent
Ambrosia na,u.
homa'ne
Iphgenia tsme Gordon
Th ns :, Louise Beaudet
wbon a successor Is needed to 'Saucy Sally" at
the Comedy Charles Hawtrey Will produce Curzon
Street. Mayfair" by Brandon Thomas, author OF
| "Charley's Aunt .
| Among the novelties booked for next month Is
,be Vienna Voiks Theatre Company. which will ap-
| near In n series OF matinees at Days, beginning
| on Monday, June %, for eight performances Inc
| star Of this company Is Nine Odilon. whom the
| Vieonese call the Austrian Rejane." she having
| recently made n great MT III uer"ah 'efs'o u
Madame Sans-Gene
| George Edwardcs says lie has discovered young
Italian actor who he declares Is equal to salvih
| IN his prime He proposes 10 bring out this dis
with an Italian fo2 a nna now
'' The manuscript OF new comedy by W s. Gilbert e1
Ia Iay the nane opp So to 4
Unable to ind suitable LSndon ,d theatre she Will
nFsh on ySr" E"ss s TesoS PSeros
Comedy with which the London public are asGuain mt
Sebastian Evans nnyed so meee years ago
Mes s 81 and their Es5
sion the ,o to the original and say that
theirs is faithful translation rather than an adapa
ton Of Pa 1uo%ys Mode be
at The Manass sous BY the
elder Dumas which played for the hrst mm st on
any stage at the Coincide rranca the HoWmarket
T. FSay Tsr 5 Ry'1%sRH R'ETs q ING
Sydney rhera ia no change OF scenery throughout
the four acts which are laid In Paris salon
oV Whnt ia announced as ane last matinee OF The
| phvsician'' at the Criterion was given yester-
day charles Wyndham. however, intends TO give
a special afternoon performance OF Henry Arthur
| Jones's comedy on Thursday week IN aid OF me
| date Arthur Bertram viii bring out new farce at
the Strand II is by Ralph i.umley. and Is an adap-
va, from RrIsson and Sylvane's lie Disparu.
The arrival here OF the famous brothers Jean ana
| Edouard De Reszke who are almost as popular
h.re as they are I'm New York has given much
| needed Impetus 10 the opera season Inc tTince
| and Princess OF Wales and all the members OF the
| "smartest set are almost nightly visitors at the
| opera. ,,, 4. A. At. %sr,o
| sembrich on an operate and concert tour. Accord
| Ing TO programme Nine. Sembrch VIII open at the
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