The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-28
ALAPERFORMANCE AT LONDON THEATRE
 
 Three Hundred Stars Per- form for Occasion GEMS FROM CLASSICS Scenes From Shakespeare and JonsOn Delight Distinguished Audience.
 His Majesty Is Host at
 Afternoon Tea
GEMS FROM CLASSICS

London, June 27.-The King and Queen and royal and distinguished guests at- tended the second command performance in connection with the coronation fes- tivities at his majesty's theatre tonight.
 For the occasion Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree had arranged a superb programme. The distinguished audience was treated to scenes from ''The Merry Wives of Wind sor" David Garrick," Julius Caesar" "The Critic" and Ben Johnson's masque, ''The Vision of Delight" in which ap- peared more than 300 leading actors and actresses with minor actors and actresses filling supernumerary roles, the whole number engaged reaching 1000. The whole grand tier was converted into a royal box, beautifully decorated. The audience rose and sang the national anthem as the King and Queen walked to their seats. Nearly all the men present were in uniform and the women were superbly gowned. but as at Covent Garden, the Indian princes with their gorgeous and bejeweled apparel outshone all others.
 The audience included all the royal and other special representatives to the coro- nation, ambassadors, coloniel premiers and members of the cabinet. The King wore the uniform of field marshal with the garter ribbon. The Queen wore a wonderful robe of old gold with the in- signia of the garter and diamond feur de lys and maltese cross tiara
 Special American Ambassador Ham mond was guest in the royal box and sat beside Prince Louis of Battenberg, who, in heavily gold braided admirars uniform appeared gorgeous in comparison with the representative of the United States. who was in conventional evening dress. Mrs. Hammond wore an emerald green satin gown embroidered with dull gold
 Display of Loyalty
 At the conclusion of the performance there was a remarkable display of loy- atty. The whole audience stood motion less while Miss Clara Butt, the English contralto, sang the national anthem, the Indian princes and gentlemen with. their hands raised at salute
 After the last verse the whole house took up the refrain. Queen Mary turned and bowed to the audience. Then their majesties departed.
 The evenings entertainment included William Waldorf Astor's concert at his residence in Carlton house terrace, Mime. Melba and Ignace Paderowslxi being among the artists who per formed
 Kings Afternoon Tea
 No fewer than 5000 persons attended the Kings afternoon party" at Buck ingham palace this afternoon It was the largest affair of the kind ever held in the spacious grounds of their maj esties' London residence.
 The gardens covering 50 acres pre- scented a charming picture A bright sun favored the festival and the great crowds and multi-colored flower beds with a large lake in the center looked their best.
 Brightly painted barges manned by the Kings boatmen in scarlet gold liveries lent a toucht of earlier days to the brilliant scene. Temporary struc- lures had been erected on the lawns and bands of music were stationed througho out the gardens.
 Grounds Toured
 King George and Queen Mary, with tn cir royal guests, escorted by the great officer of state, toured the grounds in procession in the afternoon, the other guests forming avenues as they passed
 Among their majesties' guests were many Americans including MT. and Mrs Charles P. Taft and Miss Taft, Special Ambassador Hammond and Mrs. Ham, mond and others.
 Whitelaw Reid, the American ambas- sadorS who, with Mrs. Reid and the staff of the embassy. was a guest at the garden party, was presented by the King with a coronation medal.