The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-09
hits IN LONDON THEATRES
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LONDON. Oct September proVet 4
fortunate month for theatrical enter
prise. this season. Many of the play
PRODUCED met with success. and every
thing points 20 "a winter Of prosperity u
the theatrical world q London.
/ The ubiquitous Hall Game placed -iil
another offering before the public or
Monday night. This time IL ~ -Th'
Deemstsr.' which he has altered and
adapted and Grammatical into The Bishops
] SON play with much praying and
sermoniSinE.
! The interesting events Of the evening
Were two debuts. First was that a;
Bransby williams. a Dickens impersonater
| Of music hall fame, who made his entrance
into legitimate drama. Mr.. Williams
was almost as artificial and melodramaiic
NJ the piece itself. and played Dan Mylr'd
with a cOcknsy accent which one would
scarcely expect to hear on the Isle 81 Man
The second debut was that of Tim. a rough
haired terrier. who was aSSuredly the
success u the evening HIS part was
important. and ~ DuH's only companion
in exile. he acted in fashion creditable
to' himself and Ia Mr. Hall. Caine who
trained him for the part
the full appreciation Of tn. pit and gallery.
who wept when they were expected to do
50. a nd shouted themselves hoarse with
excitement aud enj oyment.
George Alexander produced an Ameri-
can piece ON Tuesday, -D'Arcy Of the
Guards by Louis Evan Shipman. A.
the dashing darcy Mr.. Alexander has a
chance to look very handsome in a we'll
built uniform. to make love piCturesquely.
and to get the best Of his comrades in
wordy conbaIS employing all the time
brog,ie which would astonish any genuine
inhabitant Of the Emerald Isle. lie
please- his admirers 10y appearing very
youthful gay aud debonnair. DircB
suits Mr.. Alexander and the piece ought
To run for some time.
II is many months since the ~. James.
the most fashionable theatre in London.
has had n fret night, for The importance
10 Being Earnest has flled the house
since April. Therefore Tuesday eve
ninRs performance was a social event
and all the MEMBER Of the smart set
In town who could secure seats went To
applaud Mr.. Alexander IN has new piece
A man 81 many parts Is Mr. Alexander,
on the stage ~ well A. on. for he IL actor
manager. producer. political speaker,
member ~ the London County Council
and society favorit~. and hts first nights
are social events which rank next opera
nights for brilliant displays ~ jewels
and gowns.
Young Fernald.- another importa-
ton from America. distinctly pleased
the audience AZ the New Theatre on
Wednesday evening. The company 81
course was English and the scene II the
piece Is laid in Yorkshire. Miss Evelyn
Willard produced Young Fcrnald. PLAY
ing the name part herself, and though
she WAS just a little matronly for the
hoyish young heroine she looked very
pretty and acted with much more vigor
aud animation than she usually does
The audience seemed delig hted to welcome
Miss Willard back from the dangers
81 risky French plays like The Crisis
which sh. produced few weeks ago. to
an innoclous though hreezy and original
little comedy like Young Fernald
A remnant Of IN" Salome influence was
seen NJ the rehearsal on THURSDAY, when
a mat in..e performance Of The RCch1n-
ais. an excerpt IN blank verse from
The kacche" 81 Erripedes was given
The author 81 the excerpt was ferdinand
D. Happy The incident MIR Happy
selected shows what happened after
BdechuS anger,'d 10y tha resist 1nce ~
Aeor' and her son. the boy Klng PsnfhCUs.
- his claim 81 divinity. causes her 20 lpsa
her reason and mist kP the lad for young
lion and to tear HIM - pieces iorrC
enters with her sons head on spear
and the scene depICts he recovery ~ her
senses and the realization 81 her deei
No unplea SAINT details were spared ny !
author or players The head itself was
grewspmely realistic. Mr. kappv'S work !
Is not likely 90 b" seen again eNcept in !
print
Miss Kingston has decidei - "p"n !
her little theatre with -Ivsizt rata now
a. Laurence Housmans play. Pains J
and Penalties. whi"h she had hnpei - /
give. has been FORBIDDEN nv n" Gems "
Mr. Housman has had the mlsfort unr ID /
fall under he CenE,r'S han before, with .
a very beautiful play. -Bet hlehrm. - he
I akeS this disNppOint ment philos pphiCally. I
Pains and Penah ies- deals with George /
" and does not mince matters in regarn |
his cruelty - Queen Caroline and other 4
iet ails II his private life All Of which
IL quite according 10 history, but evI- |
denily ~ not the way the Censor thinks |
a monarch only four times removed from 7
he present King should be treated
Nine. BernhArdt - crpwding the Coli /
SCUM 20 it's very doors every night Next
week she - going To do the torture scene Z,
from Ia ToaCA. instead ot -L'Aiglon
Between performances she - being ftted
and entertained. just a. II she had never T.
visited England heforr
Her example will certainly be followed .
by other great French artists who have
failed - have financial success in Fin gland
" hen they took theatres and produced
he masterpieces of French drama There
" III he a rush for London music hall EN-
gayements. Already R@jane has come
and arranged To come again and Mm.
Hading ~ said - ~ considering the
matter
The Bolt from the Blue has been with .
drawn after q three weeks run. but Mr.
truhnan has plainly 81 plays in res.rv.
for his Duke ~ Works Theatre company
and IN a fortnight It will appear ia a
Nv Somerset Vaughan
Every one IL looking forward To seeing
yril MaIde In his new version 1T Rip
Van MinkLa, which he has promised to
bring Out-a little later m tn" year. should
e TantslizinK Tommy receipts drop "A
httl. aud allow 81 his considering new
production.
George Moore ~ collaborating with T.
Robinson, = young Irish writer in drama
living Esther Waters aud "A West End
manager - r~Ady g. produce thu piece.
should the censor thoroughly approve
II it.
Socialism iO EermaRy.