Evening star., 1904-02-29


coach house are sixty carriages, MASTER
pieces Of Longacre workmanship. They
are owned privately. An electric landaulet
VIII run thirty miles without recharstng.
been taught to drive. When they get homo
after long day they have not to trouble
about the horses. When their masters and
n4stresses are at restaurant or theater they
In the club room there until It IL time to
return. Their wages. too, are higher.
The Duke OF Sutherland, Lady Warwick
and Lady Wimborne use electric iandaulets.
carnage horses are for ceremonial purposes
only, SO far an regards motor enthusiasts,
the fashion 10 to keep the electric carriage
Tor London, driving in 1t to the suburbs,
1nd cnans1ns there to the Mercedes or
an extraordinary change In the matter of
mechanical traction 80 far as the West End
II concerned.
Theatrical Novelties.
First nighters are confronted with a
crowd OF novelties at the London theaters
this month. A sensational American play,
AN Actors Romance by Theodore
Kremer. the author of 'The Fatal
Wedding" leads the way tomorrow
u to be noted that the most Of the coming
pieces are from foreign sources. Thus,
The Jailbird." which was produced at
Wyndham's last night was from the Dutch,
oAAN TIC SA &C SuOEG Q1SCGS Iudt 0I. Wlllldm
Trant gave that same day at the Royalty
are from the French. "The Love Bird"
with which the Savoy re-opens tonight IL
certainly OF English origin, with George
Crossmith as author, but the work is musi-
cal comedy of the Gaiety sort, new class
OF entertainment at the home Of Gilbert and
sullivan opera "A Queens Romance" at
the imperial on Thursday, is founded on
Victor Hugo's "Ruy Bias" while MY Lady
OF Rosedale," at the Avenue, which Sir
Charles Wyndham brings out at the New
Iheater on Saturday, is an English transla-
ton of Comyns Carr Of Alfred Capus' La
Chatelaine." There is a clash" for INV
Lady OF Rosedale," at the Avenue, where
the same evening occurs the premiere of
Mr.. w. 8. Maughams "A Man of Honour"
very serious play by an author who SO far
mas mace MS name amongst the novelists.
Next week Is almost equally busy. It
opens with the successor to Lefty" at the
DUKE or York 8, Captain Dieppe,'' which is
light comedy in which Anthony Hone
takes collaboration in Harrison Rhodes.
me next evening French drama again in
Brieux,s dge-dinstruction" play, La
Ro9e Rouge, of which the author has
duct1on. On this evening another clash
gives Romeo and Juliet" at the Court and
Amorelle," comic opera, with French
Ieanlnes, and Napoleon masquerade is
announced for the Comedy on the same
night. But hear "Amorelle," may be post
poned Later in the month there will be
big Edwardes production at DaIy's in Sum
ny Ceyion, ON the staging of which that
manager is spending f14,OOO Lucky musical
comedy. But poor English drama with this
attenuated showing in the midst of our
own Jingles and these foreign activities.
The Henley Library.
Widespread interest is being taken in the
forthcoming dispersal on March IA, of the
library of the late William Ernest Henley.
II Will be recalled by all students of con-
temporary literature that Henley and Ste
Venson were friends onward from the time
when the Scottish romancist visited the
Edinburgh Hospital in which Henley was.
onward, that is till Lewis Stevenson be-
came in the view of Henley the Anxious
Egotst,' the Shorter Catechist." AS ad-
mrers of Stevenson scan details of the
Henley library they see that some of it's
most valuable lots are associated with the
man whose shortcomings were SO unneces-
sarily dwelt upon in an article which ap-
peared in the Pail Mall Gazette few wears
ago by Henley. One may find, for instance.
a copy of the Stevenson edition de luxe,
volume 1 of which contains the printed
dedication, ITO William Ernest Henley and
Anna his wife. o pulchra fila! o fila au-
reola! Vale. Vale, ct in aetearam!" with,
added, the Letters" 1899; Life" by Mr..
Graham Balfour, 1901 and IAN Object of
Pity" 1885, copy of whose original edi-
ton, 1892, has sold for as much as $50 =.
Of the plays in which Stevenson and Hen
ley col!aborated there are examples in the
original wrappers, as printed for private
circulation, of Admiral Guinea Beau
Austen" Macaire" and Deacon Brodie''
a second copy of this last having manu-
script annotations and alterations through
out. Miss Katherine lyman inscribes the
copy Of her poems ITO her dear and honor
ed old editor, for whom she was so proud to
write" and there are Inscription copies of
work by Whistler, Mr.. Andrew Lang Mr.
Charles whitley. Mr.. Sydney Colvin, Mr..
Edmund Gosse. Mr.. Austin DObson, Mr..
Gleeson White and many more. There are
sumptuously printed examples of Mr. Hen
ley's own writings and of works edited by
him. such as the Edinburgh Folio Shakes
peare, the Tudor TRANSACTIONS, etc; indeed
the library testifies to alertness and catho-
ncity of interests. L. H. MOORE.
WINTER RESORTS.