The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-10-06
FOREIGN STAGE NOTES.

FOREIGN STAGE NOTES.
Signor Novelli Will sail for New York
on October Is He viii open his season
here in Papa LebOnnard."
Anna Robinson, the Countess of Roslyn,
has leased the Apollo Theater, London,
and will produce new play, The Edu-
cation of Elizabeth" by Roy Horniman.
Ut an early date. she will play the lead
ing role herself.
A new play by Madeleine Lucette Ryley
was brought out in London on October
by Ellis Jeffreys. It bears the odd title
Of The Sugar Bowl" Miss Jeffreys was
to have produced the play during her
season here, but deferred the matter be-
cause she wanted to give its premiere in
England.
Weldon Grossmith has written a sort OF
burlesque social melodrama, which he will
try soon in the English provinces. It is
his intention TO play 1t with entire seri-
BUSINESS, leaving the public to take It IN
Jest or earnest, at their own sweet viii
He is said 10 expect a big success or
utter failure. Some Of our latter-day
melodramas are grotesqUe enough. but it
would be an exceptionally humorous per-
son who could find much excuse for
laughter in any Of them. They are too
bad 10 be productive Of anything but
melancholy. The difficulty Is TO discover
the point where absurdity ceases to ex-
asperate and begins 70 be funny.
THE Knave Of Hearts," a four-act
drawing melodrama," by Miss
Gladys Unger, has been produced at the
Royalty. Glasgow. with Mr. H. A. Saints
bury. Mt Leon NJ Lion, Miss Nina Sew
ening, and Miss Haidee Wright in the
leading parts. The play belongs 10 the
same category as "Rafles" and Capt
Swift the hero being a card-sharper
who masqueradeS as the son OF a wealthy
manufacturer, and falls in love with the
manufacturer charming daughter IN
course OF time his real Identity is dis
covered, but by an act Of self-sacTifce
he succeeds tn winning not only the hand
Of the manufacturer daughter. but the
good opinion of that worthy himself Miss
Unger, apparently. has gone back to first
principles.
Mr.. Edward Compton seems TO have
made a hit with The School for Scan
dal' at the ST. James Thester. His cast
except his own Charles which has long
been a favorite-was largely new 70 Lon
don. ard seems 10 be an uncommonly
good one. Eric Lewis. capital actor OF
fine finish. is the Sir Peter. Henry Ainlcy
is the Joseph. Charles Groves Sir oliver.
Lillian Braithwaite Lady Teazle, and +.
N. Robson Moses. a cable dispatch L.
morning newspaper speaks of Mr.
Compton as a veteran, probably the
doyen" OF the British stage. The author
of it evidently COMPOUNDED him with some
body else, perhaps Mr.. Farren, OF pos
sibly his father, Henry Compton, who
would he more than 100 years old were ne
alive to-day. Edward Compton is only
q little over fifty. and in the very prime
Of his artistic powers, which are by no
means inconsiderabIe.
Announcement is made Of the engage
ment of Antonio d Annunzio a brother
OF the noted italian playwright and au-
/ thor. Gabrielle d'Annunzio 70 Miss Adele
dAnnunzio a daughter Of Mrs. Philo-
meme d'Annunzio, Of Abruzz0. Italy. Ar
engagements have already been made for
the wedding, and the date selected is
/ Wednesday. October . The ceremony
viii take place IN the Church Of the Holy
Cross. in West Forty-secOnd street. New
/ York, at 1880 o'clock in the evening, and
Mgr Charles McCreery. Of the Church Of
/ the Holy Cross. will cficiate. Mr.. dan
nUnzio Is a musician and a composer.
and while he has not written many
plays he is completing the score of a
musical comedy entitled "Cupidia." with
a ibretto by American writers. This
work is now under consideration for a
New York production: and in addition 10
this musical piece. Mr.. dAnnunzio is
also writing the score for one-act play.
with music. named "Pietro. OF Italy" an
Italian character sketch.