The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-01
MRS, GEORGE KEPPEL WINS OVER QUEEN Sweeps All Before Her on
 Third Visit THE KING IS VERY UNEASY The Kaiser's Health Exercises Edward and He Insists on Sending For His Favorite Surgeon, Sir Fred
 erck Treves.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.


 On the occasion of her third visit to | Sandringham, the Hon. Mrs George hep- pei, who was accompanied by her nus band, swept all before her. Her Vislt to the Kings Norfolk home was marked py a great coolness on the part of queen Alexandra Her second visit was far more pleas ant and on this third excursion the queen completely suceumbed to Mrs. keppeps charms 1t was the Queen who took Mrs. Keppei alone round the dairies, the farm and the kennels and 1t was noticed that the Queen laughed almost as heartily at Mrs. Keppel's jokes as she invariably does at those of M. de Several, the For- tuguese minister.
 Mrs Keppel has a wonderfully distinct way of speaking, and Her Majesty who is deafer than ever, manages to catch all the entertaining ladys stories, which are always new and up-to-date, but never Ill., natured. It was really a most informal and jolly house party The Duchess of Westmin- ster, always in high spirits, was seen one day, clad in vivid crimson, playing diab- olo with little Prince Olaf, the spoilt child of the party, and Lord Rosebery enlivened the men after dinner with his witty anecdotes.
 Another feature of the house party was a sporting bet between King Alfonso and
  bring down the largest number of birds. The game keepers were wildly excited over it, and made many bets among themselves The Prince, however, was an easy winner by more than fifty birds. The King is very much exercised over the Kaiser's health, and has Insisted on sending for his farovite surgeon, SIT Frederick Treves.
 The Kaiser however, will not hear ot it. because Sir Frederick is taking holl7 day on the continent, and has also re- tired from the profession. It Is expected, however that the King will communi- cate with Sir Frederick, and that the great surgeon will examine the Kaiser's 8 throat during the quiet stay in the Isle of Wight.
 Sir Frederick has been presented by the King with charming home in Rich | home park, known Thatched House Lodge The drainage is now being over hauled and many alterations are being made, so that it will be impossible for the famous surgeon to occupy it before next April.
 One of the other lodges in the Royal park was presented by the King to the still beautiful Georgiana, Countess of Dudley, who resides there in the sum mer months and constantly has royalties to tea with her.
 MfS. hOn9luS, better klDWi lO lIOUuOu- CTS as Aunt Fanny. is back again m town after going through nnumerable cures" for rheumatism, courses of mas sage and other aids to beauty, and the friends who crowded to her first Sunday concert in Cadogan place declare that this wonderful American has continued with her seventy odd years to look about forty again.
 There was no very startling artist intro duced to the public on her first Sunday, but Aunt Fanny" has young Bostonian up her sleeve of whom she talks mys- teriously and who she says, will make sensation Mrs. Ronalds has waiting list very frequently of loo or more so- pranos, violinists. contraltos and tenors who are anxious to make their debuts at Cadogan place, and it Is whispered that engagements aren't easily obtained.
 Mrs. Ronalds has a serious rival now in MT. Ernest Gchrst, once a wealthy bachelor, who lost his fortune last year and has become a concert agent At his own house he also privately introduces new artists to London society.
 There is general surprise in theatrical circles that MT. Beerbohm Tree was given the "cold shoulder" and passed over in favor of John Hare, who was l<nighted on the Kings birthday.
 Sir John Hare is, it is generally admit 
 this country, but he has done nothing for the British stage, while MT. Tree has worked increasingly to raise it's tone by presenting Shakespearean plays as they never were produced before.
 By an almost pathetic coincidence John Hare, Charles Santley, the veteran singer, and MT. Tree were all staying at the same hotel in Manchester when the news came that the King had been pleased to confer knighthood on Hare and Santley. The ac- tor and singer were both completely sur- prised and equally delighted
 MT. Tree was chatting with them when the news came, and he at once congratu- lated both his friends warmly. If he felt any emotion he managed to conceal 1t, but he retired early to bed that night.
 It is well known that MT. Tree is not one of the Kings fayorite actors, but recommendations for honors are made in the first place by the government, and all MT. Trees friends are surprised the pres ent cabinet should have overlooked him.
 Lady Galway has long been accredited with the possession of an Elzabethan mind. She is strongly drawn toward pa geantry and the drama as it was enacted in the days of the Virgin Queen" So she has written q masque of the sort Decker Chapman and Massinger delighted in. and she is hard at work supervising 
 though it is not due for performance at Serlby hall until next August
 The story deals with an episode In the days of Bluff King Hal" The arch polygamst and one of his wives, Kath- crime of Aragon, are on their way to visit Cardinal Wolsey, at Scrooby pal ace. and the Cardinal promotes a series of revels for the entertainment of his sovereigns. Over 250 people will take part in the dances and the great choirs have been engaged to do justice to the choral music.
 Society has been attracted by the idea, an1 quite a goodly number of its Vota- ries have been "roped in to enact the principal parts. Colonel Whitaker will play King Henry VIII while Katherine of Aragon will be represented by Mrs. Skeffington Smyth; Lady Fitzwilliam will enact Anne Boleyn. and Lady Galway. the gifted authoress and producer, will appear as the Countess of Oxford.
 Other parts will be played by Captain Godfrey Skeffington Smyth, Miss Maud Coats Mrs Walrond. and MT. George Monkton will be the master of the masque which is entitled King Harry's Revels"
 The English hunting season has started with such an. unusually large proportion of accidents that there Is marked tend ency to pull the rein
 One peer has been killed outright. while kalf a dozen wearers of the strawberry leaves are laid up with broken collar bones legs and arms. Nor have the un- fortunate ones been noyices at following the hounds On the contrary. most of