New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-10

SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
Thirteen Plays at His Majesty's
Notable Celebrations.
London. March &c.

Mill no; find an spathetic public. There
has been greater classical acting in the
,,ss, but never have there been SO
many English companies as al present
q training FOR the rapid production %
sbakespeare's plays. During the festi-
al month opening next week a bakers
sozen 81 these plays will be produced
q, His Msjesty's Theatre: and at STRAIT
cord there viii be a larger repertory.
~ Benson's hand Of trained players
heinc reinforced by some of the best
London performers.
whereas there were rivalries and
ieslousies formerly. there is now cordial
cooperation in honoring the poets
memory by the production Of his works
CT Herbert Tree welcomes rival man.
srers and actors to his theatre and en-
ls-res tho range OF his own rerertory.
wr. BensOn's company appears AZ His
us,eetv's without prejudice against
rroxincisl methods Of acting. and Sir
Herbert Tree. Mr.. Bourchier and some OF
rbs foremost London PLAYERS are proud
n act a. Strstford under his manage
nent. Even the once despised Eliza
he'hsn stage Society. under the direc-
flor ~ Mt. William Poel. is allowed an
evening in the best theatre OF the
metropolis for the presentation Of one Of
ne es-lv PLAYS The acting profession
is united and tolerant in its efforts 10
render tribute 10 a great memory. When
harmony and goodwill prevail among
sr,ors and managers plavgoers are not
likely 20 wait many Years for the
memorial theatre.
The London celebration viii open with
"Tbe Merry Wives Of Windsor" ~
which As many as fourteen performances
s~e promised. Sir Herbert Tree will he
Fs'staf. and il Is the best Of his comic
rs-ts. and Miss Ellen Terry viii renew
her youth IS Mistress Page. with Lady
Tree almost as nirthful and hovdenish
- Mistress Ford. The minor parts are
filed by Mr.. Ainley, Mr.. Lyn Harding.
Mr.. William Plsyfair. Miss Kate Phil
Inns and other accomplished players. The
Eliza bethan farce is taken rapidly and
converted into carnival 81 practical
saking and merry-msldng, and II is one
- the most satisfactory productions 20
10 witnessed a. His Majestvs
There are 20 he seven performances or
Julius Cesar with magnificent seen
- and = well drilled stage crowd 20
tske fire from the oratory 81 Marcus
Antonius This is one Of Sir Herbert
Trees triumphs % illustrative byplay
and audiences are Invariably thrilled hv
g. Mr.. Ian Harding viii impersonste
Brl.tus with austerity and power and
NJ Henry Ainley win offer = fresh proof
of his versatility 5y enacting Csssius.
Twelfth Night" viii he performed Eve
firnes. with Mr.. Fred Terry and Mr. Nor
man Forbes a. 4 single matinee ana with
sir Herbert Tree repeating At each
r-eeentation his subtle and ingenious
Msholio.
Hamlet" viii be enacted three times.
,rice with sir Herbert Tree in the prin-
oral mart and with handsome. Vinsome
Nise E.vel1n D'Alrov as Ophels. ana
once -y Mr.. II. r. Irving. Miss Dorothea
Psf-7 and their associates from the
Queens Theatre There viii be five
rshes-sals ~ The Merchant Of Venice"
ono IS PLAYED az the command perform
sncs ~ Windsor castle 10y Mr.. Arthur
Rolrcrlers company and the other four
~ sir Herbert Trees company, with
Miss Evelyn D'Alroy as Portis.
Ny. Lewis Waller viii repeat at
single matinee his fine performance in
'Henrr r." with Mr.. Nollison support
iur him as Pistol and the fun resources
~ the Lyric company behind him. At
another matinee viii he presented King
La with the artistic scenery re-
Gently seen ~ the Hsymsrket and with
NJ Norman NcKinnel and Mr. Trench's
other PLAYERS in their familiar parts.
81 hard III" viii also he revived for
Two nights by Sir Herbert Trees COM
rsny. with AL the splendor II the first
production al His Majesty's.
Nr Bensou's contributions 10 the
London festival are made when he is
Responsible Tor the most ambitious series
q performances ever undertaken Al
suatford one is The Tanning Of the
shrep." ID which both he and Mrs.
Benson are seen 20 the greatest advan-
tsrs. The .ther Is 'COriolanus,
neglected work which Sir Henry Irving
revived with psinstaking care ana which
Nr. Benson has included in his Ssratford
fepeu0ry. Miss Genevieye Ward returns
70 tns staFe - Nolumnis and plays The
par with splendid fire and moving
Isthos
Two Gentlemen 81 Verona" which Is
seldom seen On the stage. viii he pro-
ouced hy M~. Poel. with the assistance
I" amateur snc professional actors as
an example ~ Shakespeare immature
genius. Toward the end Of this brill
ant festival there ViH be q matinee
with triple bin comprising IN act
ron "Otheno." with Sir Herbert Tree
arc Nr. a. r. Irving In the two principal
tsrts. an az from Macbeth" with Mr..
Arthur BoUrchier and Miss Violet Van
Uugh nn the stage. and an act from
The Clsndestine Marriage" with Mr..
tsFn Mauoe - LORD Ogleby. Mrs. Ken
ca cannot 30 prevailed upon 20 act dur
Is tais Shakespesrisn month, bat she
mas consented 20 give . recitation al this
interesting matinee
IN The course ~ the London proouc-
ron Of thirteen Shakespeare plays dur
He Apr about two hundred ano sixty
sectors and actresses will be employed
single theatre. supers and walking
hSf1s being excluded. Not one Of them