New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-06
THE LONDON STAGE.
DEMAND FOR THEATRICAL GOODS MADE
IN AMERICA"
NOVELTIES OF THE wEEK-sAYINds AND DO
1NGs IN THE MUSICAL. AND ORA

NOVELTIES OF THE wEEK-sAYINos AND DO
INos IN THE MUSICAL AND ORA
MATIC WORLD.
London June B-The only dramatic novelties OF
the week have been THE Maid Of Athens" pro-
duced at the Opera Comique on thursday Night
and Settled Out of Court" produced on IhurS-
day at the Globe Neither succeeded. The former Is
the usual musical and farcical medley. with music
hail performers and the latter 10 gloomy COM
edy- drama
Tho Sutro Sisters, OF Baltimore Md, appeared
az n crowded concert on Monday at ST. Janes's
Hall. Thee received warm praise from the press
There seews to be boom in theatrical goods
made In America Just now. "A Night Out Is
still doing good business at tho Vaudeville Thea
ire where It has been successfully running for
twelvemonth Secret Service packs the Adelphi
Theatre nightly, and Charles Frohman has So
cured the Comedy Theatrs for the presentation OF
Secret Service June Il, at the conclusion OF
its run at the Adelphi Secret Service VIII cor
tinue at the Comedy until the end Of the season.
opening at the Empire Theatre, New-fork. on
September /. In the autumn Secret Service" will
be produced hero By English company.
Mr.. Gillette is quito enthusiastic at the way he
and his piece Secret Service" have been re-
ceived by the London public. English audiences"
he said the other afternoon. seem remarkably
arprecatve. considering that Secret Service is a
very American play They much more demon
strative in their approval than American audi
erces often standing up and cheering aiter an
exciting act and calling us before the curtain over
and over again. This is, OF course. very encour-
aging 10 company CT actors who, like us, are
far from their native land We are made to feel
a, once that we are among friends. The few
points that they do not understand are more than
made up for by their greater enthusiasm. one OF
the points which always brought down the house
at home, and which, as was 10 be expected, ala
not bring down the house here, is where. when
am told that an TO go TO prison until the Con-
feGerate Army enters Washington, reply:
General you, are sentencing me to an eternal I'M
prisonmnntr rOur public at home naturally sa"
the point. while the Londoncrs. quite as naturally
did not. at least. at first, although they are now
beginning catch on to IT.
Tonight the Prlncesss Theatre gave The
County Fair" the American domestic play, which
began its English career not long ago at the Brix-
ton Theatre. The full cast tonight Is as follows:
Abigail fhIs ;Nei Bursess
S Si liam Hanmer bead Egar
Tim the Tanner. Ridgeway BARRIE
Joel Laurencs Cautley
Bill Parker. j \. i%,ahy
salIy Greehaway' NIss BoH sco
Maria Perkins MISS ray
Little Tony Wal,ers
Ti Emma Pollock
Taggs ''."hhhd iohuCh
War is reported to have broken out between
Audran the composer Of La Poupee" and Low
Waless Theatre. La Poupee" has now for months
been playing big business. said to be partly due
TO Mile. Faver, pupil Of Audran. who sings the
title part. II appear3 that Lowenthal sold the
American rights OF tho opera to Oscar Hammer
STEM Of New-York. for production at the Olympia.
and agreed 10 let Mile Favier assume the princ-
pal part in tho New-Yor!s performance. To this
Audran objects, and result OF the quarrel he
is said to have broken off all negotiations for the
production Of lie Petit Ouvrer," his latest opera
at the Prince Of Wales's.
The latest rumor Is that an American OPERA
"The Wedding Day." is to follow THE Woman of
the Guard at the Savoy Theatre.
The Iago of "Othello" now being played by Will
son Barrett az the Lyric Theatre. IS Franklin Nc
Leary a native Of Canada and formerly Master
of Modern Languages at the Woodstock Collegiate
Institute While there he made the acquaintance
of James T.. Murdoch, whom he accompanied to
Boston, where he attended the School OF Oratory
and afterward adopted the stage as n profession.
Miss Miriam Clements, now playing in My
Friend the Prince" ut the Garrick. Is 10 make n
tour OF the United States under the management OF
George Edwardes. beginning In the autumn.
Mile Olltzka. the Polish contralto has been
eaeed for the Carl Rosa Opera Companys autumn
season at Covent Garden.
Austin Fryer's new musical play will probably
he entitled THE Japanese Girl" 1t his orig
inal intention TO call It The Gesha Girl but he
has abandoned this project because of action
recently brought against him by George Edwardes.
who considered II an infringement on his copy
right of the title Of The Geisha," now success
fully running at Days Theatre.
The latest thing in theatrical souvenirs has been
devised by the management of Terrys Theatre.
who in honor OF teh Queens jubilee. as well as 20
increase the attractions Of Tho French Maid"
propose TO give diamond brooches TO their three
most faithful patrons. Their plan Is to give cou-
pons TO all purchasers Of tickets for the galleries.
Dit and upper boxes, and to those securing the
foro Off bSg. nrtg
of the house the trnkets will be awarded
on next Monday the Matinee Theatre gives Rob
ert Buchanans drama "A Mans Shadow, in
which Acton Bond Dora De Winton and Miss
Keith Wakeman appear in the principal parts.
Mr. and Mrs Kendall have purchased two new
PLAYS for production in their next provincial
season. which begins in September. One Is do
nestle play in three acts by Hendrle and Wood
and the other is n four-act comedy by Walter
Firth.
Sydney Grundys play, "A Marriage OF Con-
venience" produced at the Haymarket this
evening with the following cast:
Comte de Candale. william Ierilss
Chevaer de Vaeles .................. cyril Maude
The General. Nh'ei ,s
Jasmn Ci,rencc Backiston
comtesse de candae. wnifrcd Emery
1t was originally Mr.. GrHndys Intention to call
b. the esa of n pas
"a gorgeous Louis XIV interor-in which tho
action passes. The action is laid In Paris in 100,
and much pains have been taken 10 give truth
full representation OF the social life OF the French
arlstocracy of the epoch of Louis XIV every detail
OF costume and furniture being copied from pict-
ures OF tho period.
A matinee performance OF David Garrck' will
be given next Thursday afternoon AZ the Criterion
Theatre. IN aid OF the Prince OF Waless Hospital
Fund. Tho following Is the cast:
DAVID CarTick Nynhhan
squire chiFsy George u Siddsns
Smiln pIdhrlry
Brown a. T. jones
Jonea