The herald., 1897-09-12
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MUSIC AND DRAMA
The theatrical season has fairly bios
somed and the first-nighters are over
whelmed with a surfeit of comedy and
melodrama.
One of the annual feats of the London
theatrical years is the Adelphi melo-
drama, to which most enthusiastic thea
ter-goers look forward as the milestone
of the season. The Adelphi melodrama
of this season was inaugurated on
! Thursday night and its greatly dis
cussed play is woven about the battle
of Waterloo, which its authors, Haddon
Chambers and Comyns Carr, at the last
moment christened with the catchy title
In the Days Of the Duke.
1t is a romantic melodrama of the
more refined sort in which there are
humber of impossible but intense situa-
tions. The heavy act of the play, on
which great anticipations had been built,
was an elaborate, presentation Of the
ball in Brussels on the eve of the battle
handed down to fame by Byron and
Thackeray. No more dramatic episode
of history for the stage depletion could
have been conceived, ard certainly none
| more to the taste Of the Adelphi client
| ellie, which demands that it's pictures be
| done in broad colors. If the enthusiasm
Of the first-nighters may be taken. as
| foundation for judgment, the future
| holds in store protracted run and good
| profits for the play.
The motive Of the play is the glorifica-
ton Of the British soldier. The hero's
part belongs to VIM. Terriss, who retires
| from the Secret Service, while other i'm
portant parts are borne by Harry
Nichols, Evelyn Mill Ward and Marion
Terry.
| The Hereford musical festival, which
begins tomorrow, will be noteworthy be-
cause of the first rendition of several
new works by English composers.
Among them will be requiem by Prof
Stanford, written in memory of Pres
ident Frederick Leighton, the late Pres
dent of the Royal Academy.
Cora Urquhart Potter and Kyrle Bel
lew have returned o London after a
globe circuiting tour Of three years,
which included a particularly success
full season in Australia.
The report has been put in circulation
that D'Oyly Carte is negotiating for the
services of Lillian Russell to appear as
the star in a revival of "The Grand
Duchess" and it has sent chill through
London theatrical circles.
The Londoners of the profession are
becoming considerably alarmed at the
American invasion which is taking
| bread from their mouths and are plain
lvy Ind icno ot Mr. orfa
will be a seond offense, if the rumor
proves to be correct.
An American writer and playwright
who has recently secured a foothold in
London, Is Elwyn A. Barron, formerly
dramatic critic Of the Chicago Times
Herald. Mr.. Barron has formed part
nership with Wilson Barrett, for play
writing, and is engaged with him in the
construction Of a drama for Mr.. Bar
rett's next season. He has retired, tern
porarily, at least, from newspaper work
Two plays Of Mr.. Barron's authorship
have been submitted to English and
American managers for consideration.
His first important work to be staged
was the dramatization of Romola.
which Julia Marlowe and Robert Taber
played last winter.
Murray, the publisher, is to present
to the public Sir Ellis Ashmead Bart
lett's 1.-THE Battlefield of Thessaly." 1t
is an elaborate defense of the Sultan
The writer claims the Sultan desires to
be friendly with Great Britain, but the
author adds, the bad manners Of Sir
Philip Currie, the British ambassador
ut Constantinople, prevents this. Ash
mead Bartlett pays high compliments 10
the ability and shrewdness Of the cor
respondent Of the Associated Press, who
was in Armenia in 1894 and who dis
closed the real facts regarding the ter
rible Armenian massacres, saying he
| was the only newspaper man who had a
| real insight into the troubles Of Armenia.
| The Gear recently filled up census
paper in his own handwriting giving
| his name and surname "Romanovo,"
his social status as "Czar of all Russia" !"
| his profession as Master of all the land
of the Russian empire" and giving as
| his accessory that Of LANDED Proprietor
| and Agriculturist." For the Czarina the
Gar wrote, "Zarina Of all the Russias,
| Mistress of all the lands belonging to
| the Russian empire, and Patroness Of all
| the houses Of employment"
| Everything in connection with the
visit Of President Faure to Russia was
thought out with diplomatic cleverness
and instances Of it are leaking out every
| day. AS an example Of the tact en-
ployed, 1t is pointed out that the French
President took with him three dolls as
presents to the Grand Duchess Olga, the
cider Of the two daughters Of the Czar
and Czarina.
Vanity Fair says the queen is quite
interested in the rush to the Klondyke
gold mining regions and has asked many
questions regarding the protection af
forded there to her subjects. Her ma
jesty knows a great deal about British
Columbia where vast estate was pur-
chased for the crown a few years back.
At the Doncaster yearlings blooded
stock sales during the week high prices
were reached. Sir Tatton Sykes, the
famous Yorkshire sporting baron, OBJ
tanned 1910 guineas for fourteen colts
and fillies. Colts by Saint Simon fetched
top prices, one going for 5000 guineas,
and another being knocked down at
22O0 guineas. A filly by Bendora was
sold for 1850 guineas.
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