Show PANTOMIME BUSINESS OVERDONE OVER THE SEA London Jan IS The pantomime season is threatened thre toned with an untimely close Travels at the Ave Aye Avenue Avenue nue flue theatre and the Swineherd and the Princess at the Royalty Roy theatre 1 have been withdrawn while others rs are likely to soon suit ault However at Drury Lane and at the Vaudeville Bluebeard and Bluebell I in Fairyland respectively ly continue to play pay to exceptionally large audiences audien es esthe the weekly receipts at Drury Lane av averaging averaging averaging The triumph of these two pantomimes meant death to the others There is no less than eight of these th performances struggling for ex existence existence existence in the west end Their experiences proves that only two to pantomimes can be supported What business Bluebell in Fairy Fairyland Fairyland Fairyland land and Bluebeard have bave not mo roo monopolized monopolized has gone to John Hare in A Pair of Spectacles at the Criterion theatre and William Gillette in Sher Sherlock Sherlock Sherlock lock Holmes at the Lyceum theatre These houses are nightly packed to overflowing and have nj ved ed Immense Immensely Imme e ely I ly popular pop lar as holiday resorts especial especially ly to the younger younge youn r element clement |