Evening star., 1908-01-19
The Foreign Stage.
Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
LONDON. January S. 1908.
Those AmericanS-and they are many
VITO whfstled. hunmed or strummed the
seNtct from ''Florodora.' in season and
.",st,of, season and who were captivated
7ster On by melodies from The School
girl and The Belle of Mayfair no
doubt Will hear with pleasure that Leslie
Stuart <who composed the pieces men
toned. and likewise o"The Silvsr slipper.
has new musical comedy score almost
finished His collaboration is again Cosmo
Hamilton, who dashes off a iioretto. now
and then, when he isn't either writing
novels or adapting pieces from foreign
tongues, Hamilton did the book of The
Belle of Mayfair, as well as that OF
The Catch of the Season Francis Will
son appeared in his version of The
Mountain Climber and most people at
home read the best of his novels, Dukes
-SoR,
The new Stuart H amilton piece, which
was commissioned by Charles Frohman,
has not been named definitely yet. but the
book is said to be uncommonly witty
while STARTS score is pronounced by
: those who have heard it played to be the
scatcfiest, he has written, not even ex-
ceptinS ''Florodora." Especially warm is
the praise of its opening chorus. The
piece viii be in two acts, the first laid al
Monte Carlo. the second in London in the
sdrawins room of city merchants The
beginning. indeed, bears slight resem-
hlance TO Hall CaiHe's melodrama for
he hero is prodigh son who arrives at
r$1ofaco broke, and proceeds to play
thsL tabfes At this point however. he
meets with another .wayfarer-a girl mas
querading a boy-and the rest of the
= la ha NTon a,,'O Hx,in
sNjreefle. who appeared in America as 1.-The
-Bbchess of -Dantzig."' will play the
heroine in london. and If present plans
are carried out the new Stuart piece will
he done. at the Hicks Theater. following
er:BTewster's Millions It will be tried
IN the nfed States later.
= StEthe. Playhouse, cyril Maude.s the
ater the last three weeks of 1.-The Earl
OF Pawtucket are announced. Tonights s
: performances of the Thomas play is the
2leths a fact which reveals to the London
s<trftics who slated 1t unmercif,lily. that
'sfyoir never acan tell" Next to CLYDE
Fitch's adaptation of "Tripplepatte
cToddles ,, IL is the biggest success that
M&ude has Hhad since he started iii man.
asement' on his own account.
sf''1hr Earl Of Pawtucket. will be, fol-
lowed at the playhouse by H. " Esmond's
new lrish comedy. "The O'Grindles" Per-
: haps N may show us the author of when
= thirg that hardly can be said TO have
been dome BY ''Ilnder the Greenwood
Tree Esmond's last piece A feature of
The o'Grindles'' will be q love scene on
nhorseback.
Something seems to have happened to
Arthur Bourchier. He was to have pro-
.duced Mss. Humphrey Wards MA rriage
scf WilHam Ashe., at his theater the Gar
rick. az once Instead of doing so ne
suddenly. has leased, his theater. and, is
said IN have engaged himself and his
wife. Violet Nanbrugh to the Haymar-
ket management for the forthcoming pro-
dnction- Of Son Pere," the French sue
cess which has been adapted for the Hay
market by Michael Morton. whose work
Is in more demand here than that Of any
Rourcher is brilliant actor ! but has
carried on too many quarrels with the
newspapers and with actors and play
wrfshts TO be exactly popular, and 1t may
he he is convinced that he was not espe-
cially designed by Providence 70 be a
manager. The theater of which he is
lessee Is owned bv W. : Gilbert. and was
bought out Of Gilbert and Sullivan royal-
ties. Fortunately. the sudden change in
Tue Bourchier plans doesn't leave Mrs
; Humphrey Ward out in the cold. for sew
eral other stars apparently anxious TO
get the plav.
There have been runors flying about
that the brilliant Nedrenne- Barker man
aSemen' has not been doing so we'll since
y left the snug Court Theater for the
larger savoy, Anyway. some of the Savoy
performances have not been UP 10 the old
Court standard. but the presentation o.
Shaw Arms and the Man this week
seems 10 mark the turning over of a
now leaf. Every part is made a work of
art and every detail is admira BILE Gran
Vile Barker himself plays the difficult part
NJ Saranon and his wife. Lillah McCar-
thy. is Rama. The play is not nearly SO
well known here as Mansfield made il in
tho United States. and was received with
those genuine shouts OF laughter that
usually signify a long run.
hats in theaters appears TO he proceeding
relentlessly. There have been various
uproars ar playhouses. provoked doubt
less. by would-he winners Of the gold
medal that has been offered for the most
successful protest against headgear that
obscures ones view. AT the Moulin Rouge
this week the first performance of n
new revue" was delayed for a quarter
of hour While the heather ragged
against towering aigrettes and masses OF
flowers that clanrbered over huge ledses
Of hats. "Chapeaux. chapeaux," yelled the
manifestorS- Some of the weaker sisters
Immediately yielded but others stood their
. ground until one of the characters in the
'revue" stepped before the curtain and
said In solemn accents: I'm the name
Of the French republic. take OF your
hats This was the final appeal. and it
proved efeCtual Even those who were
conscious Of the danger OF the proceed :.
ing. Of borrowed locks that nigh. depa ri
with the headdres bowed before the bon
ular demand for clear view and TO
favor.