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An ANALYSIS of the programmes OF twenty
| ,vo ves, End theatres open this week shows
| tim, thirteen arp devoted 10 amusement pure
| and sinn,e seven TO more serious work, and
| ono 10 n combination Of both. OF the thirteen
| probably all are making money Oh, 'wo, VI
the seven perhaps four are successful lnerr
Is but one cause for everything III r'hS"n'
| now the war. Every one Is looking Tor re-
lief and escape from gloom, so that inc n,uS'c
halls and the hippodrome are not toucnen 10y
the depression that j. affecting 'he 'hea"es
where seriois work is produced.
Among the victims Of the war - Mt 'r"o'h'
whose "Marsac Of GasCony" besides beiohg-
ing 10 a class Of plays that has been worNeu
out, contained far too much killing LOT Inv
feelings Of the public at present Mr. "Fnu-
ham has achieved only n succfs dtsim' WIN
"Cyrano de Bcrgerac," the battle scene IN
which Is one Of the best ever produced ~
n more favorable time Mrs, Walters leSS
might have repeated the success OF MIS-.
fi>ke'- in America: but II was too SAD anu
two weeks saw the end Of its run.
The most interesting event OF the week. II
not of the season. has been the temperance
Of Signora Duse at the Iyceum. Her a'llhg
l. n powerful NJ ever, despite her recent ILL.,
ness. which has left the hair on her forehead
quite gray. She chose MdOdd for her open
ing performance, "A character Mrs. PAtfI'k
Campbell has been playing for nearly one
hundred nights at the Royalty. Mrs. Camp
bell has no need to fear comparisons IN TINS
play. buses performance is marked 10y an
absence of any effort TO suggest the influence
of MdoiG's ten years Of Bohemianism. in fact.
it i hard to believe that such u Na0dd would
ever have broken away from the narrow Purl-
taniSm of her fathers home,
Madame Butterfly" is one of the few irage-
dies the war has been unable to affect. Miss
Evelyn Millard'S fhO-cho-snn and the perfect
way the play is produced hold III" audience
speilbound. No play has ever met with a
warmer and more unanimous reception. An
American Beauty" has gained rather than
lost by the dl-favor with which il was received
the first night. The readiness and skill shown
in the alterations made have excited admi-
ration and surprise. The lines of people AZ
the pit and gallery hours before the doors
open recall the days of The Belle of New York, "
and the booking is well into July.
what do YOU think OF 'Haza?'" is a much
used Conversations gambit Every one is
taking steps 10 form an independent iudg-
men, by seeing the piece II has caused more
discussion than The Gay Lord Quex" and
bids fair To be- oven more successful
The new suburban theatres arc undoubtedly
proving dangerous rivals of the old London
houses. Almost every district has one. hand
some. well built. and with prices half the usual
town rates. The latest successes reach them.
quickly brought either by the original COM
pany or by "A touring company which can hold
It's own with the original in acting and scenery.
For example, Mr.. John Hare and Miss Irene
Vanbrugh appear nj the Grand Theatre Full
ham. next week. The avalanche and music
hall Of Hearts Are Trumrs' have been sue
~cessfullv reproduced for weeks without leav-
ing the radius of Greater London. In this. an
American, Miss Ray Rockman. aS Lddp Wi"i-
frrd has made her mark by the refinement of
her acting aud the beauty Of her diction.