New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-10
LONDON DRAMA
Homage from the Profession.
Closing Plays.
EOndon. .Inn.n

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drsmatists. who are Competing with =.
another for public favor but the ni.v..
themselves united in the bonds =, ..
fellowship and in common feeun.
loyalty 10 the sovereign. At the coro,.
ton service in the Abbey the living p.
lish composers were allowed 10 sn,,,-
fresh scores for anthems and ~.
munion numbers. and the best choir,
London were reinforced BY favori,ss :,
the concert room. so that there mizs, !.
the most effective rendering o, ~.
work. Unfortunately they did No, :.
TO the level Of a supreme occasion =,
new music vas feeble and enn.y 4
comparison with Handles "zadok -.
Priest" and the ancient plain song D..
sibly the dramatists OF the dav wa,
have been equally inadequate II "a.
had been commissioned 10 write Ala.
for the command performance r...
did not receive encouragement elu.,
from the Lord Chamberlain or fror, -.
committee OF actors Ben Josv.
Shakespeare. Sheridan and Roben..,
were considered good enough for Ties,
tertainment Of the Kings guests. and =
they were!
The most appropriate number in n.
programme was the masque. "a.
Vision OF Delight" which was wrf.,,
by Ben Jonson for the court n y,,
James I and enacted with scenic sr,s,.
dor at Christmas. 1917. Like the o,h.,
Mosques Of that period, it was reheara.
for a single performance in Whitsha1
Gardens. was staged BY lingo Jones ana
the Master Of Revels and was prodpos,
with a cast OF courtiers and grsa,
ladies'. arrayed in costly silks and satin,
embroidered with gold and pearls. +
was a luxurious court entertainment
stage managed By the most eminent ar.
chitect Of the day and mounted Wiz
scenery painted by fashionable deco,s.
tors. Dances We're arranged by srtis,,
and music was written for the occs.
sion. and everything was done 10 r'.
vide the court with sumptuous ar
splendid allegorical drama in yery
Groundlings. who frequented the s,:.
ring but poverty stricken plays az tt.
Globe or the Fortune, could not hope ~
spectacles as picturesque and lovely
these poetic Mosques.
If the Queen and her maids q horr
looked on from the boxes al Ek
Majesty's. instead Of leading the days
and Joining in the choruses, as in To
olden time ar Whitehall. there were L.
handsomest actresses Of the day to in.
personate Spring and Cupid, the Bealta
dark or fair. the twelve misohievoa
Phantasies. the twelve constant Hacn
and the allegorical figures Of Dellss,
Peace. Love. Harmony, Sport and G.ac
If the classical treatment Of grave SD
iects and the deliberate and measure.
movement of verse and scenery were q
adapted 10 current taste. the beauty G
the actresses, the picturesqueness o.; u
grouping and the qua!ntness OF the dIs'
matte forms fascinated the brlllAH
audience. Wearisome reading ID
Seventeenth Century MasQus' w'lA
have been in the library. but as CO..
tune play, with combined attractnu
and graces Of sixty stage favorltes
was a stately and interesting revn-
The services of amateur actresses az
the use Of inferior stage properties "oG|
proba bly, have impaired the erect o.
UNIQUE entertainment. A most ARTIST
presentation dignifed the oldt!Ee wo'i
The earnest dramatists OF BanEsNs
who had no money TO waste on cosIun"
and were forced 10 substitute paste J"
diamonds. were not neglected IN u
gala programme. Two comedy queslA
Miss Ellen Terry and Mrs. henn-
played with vivacity and humor IN
letter scene Of Merry Wives an'
Mrs. Calvert were scamped in the par :"
Mistress Quickly and Mr.. Rutland =
rington's Falstaff were merely pa'-''
puppet. the passage was a spirited -
tain raiser for more elaborate dEan-
II the forum scene from Julius OS''
Sir Herbert Tree and Mr. Wl-a'u
Marc Antony and Brutus ADDRESSED V
most remarkable stage crowd ever se
in any theatre. Senators o'''''-
matrons. maldens and soldiers OF an''-'
Rome were impersonated by 2io acc.
and actresses accustomed 10 '7a"-
parts and the full publicity o. tH7 ~
of the stage. SO large rn"s.''
artists was a tribute at once 10 saA
speare and to royalty. Wen u', .,
stage crowds are often seen
Maiesty's. where mechanical prec!so.
obtained by frequent rehearsals. 49,
one was less remarkable for oou'ss
efficiency than for indlvidua! It's
II was not a swarm OF trained p'pY.
\ mob swayed by transient p'sIa-.'
momentary caprices, sudden su:s
~
passion and overpowerins Fe'u''.. ..r.
feeling was portrayed with en''
realism = ~
The best single rertoTmaAos
evening was sir Charles WyHa|S" r.,
The second part Of David Carries. ~
v ,,s+ was as asile and versatile ~, ~
was twenty years ago, ana M"' ',n,ts
Moore. WHO impersohated me IT, ". ~
ADA Ingot, might easily nave -, ~, ~
taken for a girl Of twenty 50 Is W.
she carried the burdens q ye~'' .,,.y
this passage was less effective "a : ~
ccmedy acting than the pic'u ,s r,ag
from The School for Scah''' ,u.s.}
have been. it was shorter ana ~ ~ d,
.un time for a fine Reproductive, ,on5.
essential SIS, portions of sheridan: "r NV
Onslaught, upon old-fashionea -.