Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-08
LORDS COULD GO ON STAGE
Abolition OF British upper chamber
Night Frotit LneateIs.
LADY MARY TALAs POSSIBILITIES
Man, NobIclnen ana Iiticd Women ot
ENGLAND Eviucc Decided DISPOSE
ton 60 shine in the LIGHT
TINT pnzgies.

/ s.,.,,,5 ,vo~st comic 60 worst the House
/ ,, ords be abolished and the peers and
pccrcsses compelled TO earn their living
/ NV the,. own efforts, the stage undoubtedly
. would be enriched by many noble names.
/ As il Is more than ono name which may
/ be found in Burke may also be seen on
play. bills a. mombors of professional com
panics.. Amorg these known in America
are Tho earl OF yarmouth. Lord Rosslyn'
Lady con stance Mackenzie and Lady An
CELIA Forbes.
The duchess OF sutherland has contrib
uted moro han one play to the London
stage. some Of which have boon produced
and gained a fair measure Of success.
Several members OF our royal family
/ have tglsun part IN amateur theatrieals,
and Princess Louise duchess Of Argyll, IL
an amateur actress Of also considerable
ability. Princess Henry OF Battenberg
/ possesses no mean hislriuy1ie talent. Nat
uraIIy with the court IN mourning no
! theatricals are INDUCED in at Windsor or
| Sandrlngham; but, fyr some years after
! King Edward came e the throne a week
used to be set apart every January for
these entertainments. Thoy were quite
free from ceremony. and we're always a
time OF fun ana brightness. Lady Pom
sonby usually acted stage manager.
Dutchess Keen for Theutricn1s,
In addition to having written and pro-
ducCd plays, the Guchcss Of Sutherland
takes an uucndrng delight in all matters
pertaining to the stage. on several oc-
casions she has organized clever amateur
dramatic performances m aid Of charity.
In these many d stinguished names have
figured on the play bill on one very spe-
clrl occasion the cast included the count
ess of iathom. the Hon. Miss Stuart Bou-
ve-le. the Hon. Rosaznond Tuition. and the
Hon. William Goshen. Lady Lathom has
lived in the musical world all her hfe and
! when a mere girl took part OF first violin
In ladies' orchestra Of eighty performers
organized by her mother, the Dowager
Lady Radnor. She sings oharmingly, but
seldom displays her gift except in the
cause OF charity.
The Chatsworth theatricals always mark
an epoch in society stageoraft Princess
Henry OF Pless, who has boon so seriously
ill., created a great sensation by her acting,
dancing and singing in The Lotus Flower
at of these gatherings. The princess,
who was formerly Miss Daisy CORVALLIS
West. is a sister OF the duchess Of West
minister She has taken very kindly to
acting, and has frequently appeared in
musical pieces with Lady Maud warrender
by the way is the daughter Of Mrs Arthur
Wilson Of Tranby Croft, has more than
once been the heroine Of the Chatsworth
theatricals and has acted q good deal in
London. Indeed. Sir Beerbohm Tree has
warmly applauded her acting.
The late marquis OF AnRlesey's theatrical
proclivities are Of course we'll known He
had a beautiful bjou theater at Anglesey
castle, where he produced an annual PAN
tomime.
Lady Mary CORDIALLY. the charming sister
Of Lord Cottenhom, often appears in pri-
vate theatricals at her mothers town
house and is seen to great advantage in
French plays, TO which she is specially de-
voted Lady Mar and Keilie is another
distinguished actress, and so are Lady
Islington, who often appears on the boards
for charity's sake. and Lady Fitzwilliam,
while beautiful Mrs. Cecil Powney is gem
orally in request when society theatricals
are going,
King Georges Expense Heavy.
Those who imagine that King George,
like the monarchs one reads of in fairy
stories has only to dip his hands into a
bag of gold whenever he desires to possess
himself of anything, would be sadly dis
\ illusoned IL they could but enter the office
of the keeper Of his majesty's privy purse,
the old-fashioned title of the kings chief
accountant.
The office of the keeper of the privy
purse Is light one. The duties ara
many and varied. The royal estates ara
numerous and of considerable extent, and
a whole army Of workpeople of various
grades are employed. At Sandrngham,
Windsor and Balmoral there gardeners,
coachmen, footmen. farm hands, game
keepers heaters, motor and electric light
mechanics, backsmiths, carpenters, dairy
maids, locksmiths,, tailors. grooms, wagon
ers, forest rangers, veterinary surgeons,
hydraulic engineers and a verltable army
Of miscellaneous workers who may be con-
veniently included i'm the all-embracinB
term, odd men" No account is taken
here of the purely domestic servants, who
alone form a miniature army. The wages
and pensions OF this huge body occupy the
attention OF several clerks.
Then there is the purchase of live stock,
seeds, roots, agricultural and farm ma
; chinery, dairy fittings, electrical supplies,
) uniforms and liveres, farm and garden
requirements, and a thousand and one
things Building operations, the painting
and decorating Of Sandrngham house and
the cottages on the estate, the gasshouses,
stables, drains and other matters associated
herewith, are complicated items which
necessitate much clerical labor. The sup
, ply Of provisions coal, fuel oil cattle
, foods and medicines, Is another department
, and then there are the innumerable pri-
|. yate expenses, Of which the school fees
and taxes OF the royal children, the pur-
chase OF books newspapers, clothing, seats
, ! at the theater, and travelling expenses may
be quoted as representative items. Con-
tributlons to charitable institutions, money
| gifts to deserving persons, and presents
TO foreign royalties have 10 be reckoned
with. ana in addition there are, Of course,
many outgongs Of a purely personal
o character.
J Rates, taxes and gas and water have TO
: be paid, and the king pays rent for more
2 than one portion Of his estates IN the
north
J MnrIbOrOuEh'S wife Not stingy.
j The duchess Of Marlborough has been en-
] t6rtainlng a whole series of parties-some
2 followed by Informal dances and others