The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18
new PLAY ALL READY
EXCEPT FOR A TITLE.
Mobs and Thugs to Figure Largely
in New Drury Lane
Production.
THE VILLAIN is VERY RICH.
Tries to Corner FOodstuffs and
There's a RiOt-Mr. Collins
Introduces Bride to His
Numerous Family.
THE VILLAIN is VERY RICH.
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London. Aug T.-At present while Lon
don Is SO dull and SO many theaters are
closed as perhaps to make a record for the
summer season. there Is no buster man than
Mr.. Cecil Raleigh. who is preparing for his
great Drury Lane production In the autumn.
Up to the present he has not been able
to think of a title for his new drama At
least. If he has he will not say what 1t is
to be. Indeed, the characters of the play
are numerous. and the action is 80 varied
and ever-shifting that it is rather difhcult
to give II a name.
For example. the action Of the STARS" has
strong infusion of gypsy life as lived up
the river.
In a stirring dramatic scene We find GER
tain Romany tribe coming into conflict with
servitors of a local riparian millionaire. who
likes to keep all his newly acquired estate
to himself. and refuses to allow thereon
even visitors Of the well-behaved type.
Rich Villain Corners F0odstuAs.
After heavy alarms and discussions be-
tween the nomads and the millionafres, the
struggle involving, Of course. the suffering
Of poor but honest hero. to say nothing of
the heroine of the same caliber. We find this
same millionaire SO heavily concerned in
making corner in sfoodstuffs that he
brings terrible hardship and privation upon
the poor.
In short. the plutocrat's high-handedness
causes terrible riots in "Slumland."
1t is in these highly contrasted and vivid
scenes, showing now the needless waste OF
wealth and next the soul-numbing tor
lures OF want. that Mr.. Collins Will have
even more scope than usual for displaying.
not only a series of striking stage pictures.
but also his wonderful skill in the arrange
ments OF the stage crowds.
Overthrow Of the villain.
OF the newest Drury Lane drama. 1 will
only add at present that it is during the big
gest scene. concerned with a terrible social
upheaval. that the naughty plutocrat discov-
ers that even the possession Of untold god
II powerless to save him from the never
failing Nemesis that tracks down evil
doers. be they peers or paupers.
Directly this Is over, Mr.. Collins's COM
pany will have the increased labor of beat
fountains and SO forth. This play must be
ready to embark for New York to open at
the Broadway Theater in November.
Once this enormous production is on the
high seas. Mr.. Collins will be busy in real
earnest on the new pantomime. which is
to be 'Blue Beard" the theme of the late
Sir Augustus Harris's first pantomime at
this house.
An Extensive Family.
Apropos OF Arthur Collins and Drury
the Sketch this week has an interesting
story about Collins and his young Ameri-
can wife. Mr.. Collins. 1t Is said, refers
jocularly to his recent arrival in London
with his bride at in the evening, when
every one was in evening dress.
A great deal of the bridegrooms time
was taken up with the Introduction of the
bride to the extensive Collins family. In
deed the number of Mr.. Collins's near rela-
tives is enough to stagger the member of
any average sized family.
For example. Mr.. Collins, beside the
usual father and mother. has nine brothers.
two sisters. five eisters-in-law, eighteen
nephews. twenty-one nieces and aunts and
uncles too numerous to mention.
Mr. Collins says he advises every busy
for there one can put in q full days work.
dress. have dinner quietly, 60 on to the
church between and 10 and then have
plenty OF time for the ceremony.