The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-02
CORONATION MEANS
WEALTH FOR PEERS.
Will Lease Town Houses for
Small Fortunes.
FOOT THE BILLS
Mi1lionaires Seeking Temporary I
Quarters in London willing to PAY
at His Majesty's Theater Will Be
q Feature of the Festivities.

London, April Ito British peers who"
own London town houses, the coronationi
| this year means a small fortune, for the
demand for such houses has grown ex-
ceedingly brisk of late. The bidders arei
nearly all American multimillionaires.
some of whom have already secured flats
| in fashionable apartment houses, butt
want to add to their name the glory of
! inhabiting the residence of a member of
the British nobility, probably not without
the silent hope that their grateful land
| lord will get them a chance to put their
] feet inside the walls of Buckingham Pal-4
ace.
| One Liberal peer has refused an Ameri-,
| can offer of $50 100 for the use of his resi-i
dence for six weeks Another American!
/ has offered $4,000 for the tenancy of Al
house in Hill street during May, June
and July, but the owner refuses to takei
less than 100000
Mrs. William Leeds, Mrs. Potter Pail
| mer, and Mrs. Goelet, American widows
possessing vast wealth, will be Important
| hostesses here this year. All these ladies'.
have already entertained royalty in the.
person of King Edward or the Kaiser,
| while yachting in southern seas. Mrs.
Leeds has secured lease of Mrs. Georges
| Keppers fine house in Grosvenor street.
Mrs. j. J. Astor is in search OF a new!
London home. as her occupancy of II
Portman square is soon to be terminated
Ham mond's Appointment Pleases.
The private residence of the prime
| minister, always greatly coveted by rea-,
| son of its splendid reception rooms, old
mahogany staircase, and wall painted by
| Sir John ThornhilI. two centuries ago.
| has been secured by Lady Cunard, ant
Anglo-American hostess of great prom
| inence.
The selection of Mr.. John Hays Ham,
! niond Us the special representative of tho
United States at the coronation has given
great satisfaction. He is an immensely
popular man, an ideal host, and a great
sportsman.
While in London Mr.. Hammond will
stay at the old Piccadilly home of the
late Baroness Burdett-Coutts, where the
present Queen frequently stayed as a
| child. the baroness being a personal
friend of her mother, the late Duchess or
Teck.
Besides the marvellous collection oc
Queen Anne and early Georgian silver.
| there is vast quantity of very valuable
china. II Mr.. Hammond chooses to en-
terrain on an extensive scale. he will be-
I able to cover the huge dinner table with
Flaxman silver. or he can make use OF
service of gold with beakers and COB
let's OF exquisite workmanship.
In the gallery is Sir Joshua Reynolds
favorite chair, while on the walls hang
many pictures by this famous painter.
The precious Winged Victory from
Yanina, showing the wonderful gold
work of the Greeks with the chisel 900
years ago: first folio Shakespeare, Rae
burn pictures of Scott, and the Mulgrave
picture Of Pitt painted in the year of his
death by Hoppner. are a few of tho.
other treasures of which Mr.. Hammondi
will be the temporary guardian 1t is
said that he will pay $4,000 a week for
the use of the house during the six
weeks of his occupancy.
1t is expected that there will be a bril-
liant coronation entertainment at Dor
chester House, and that the Ambassador
and Mrs. whitelaw Reds royal guests
will include the Kings and Queens of
England, Spain. and Norway.
Show for Royalty q Feature.
Notable among the coronation festivi-i
ties will be the gala performance at His,
Majesty's Theater on June q This is
the first gala representation to take
place in an English theater, such gala,
performances having hitherto been re-
served for the opera, and the honor thus
done to the stage had been responded to,
by the entire theatrical profession.
Among the recent developments in con-,
nection with the performance. it may be.
mentioned that Nine. Clara Butt wilt
sing God Save the King" notabIet
feature will be the appearance of Mrs.
Kendall and the welcome return of Misst
Ellen Terry. These distinguished ac-
tresses will play the letter scene from
1t
will be supported by Mrs Charles CAL
vert in the part of Mrs. Quickly
Another interesting item will be thet
appearance OF Cyril Maude as whisker-
andos in THE Critic" which he, with
Arthur Bourchier and Charles Hawtrey
will jointly produce. The large numberi
OF applications for the various leading
and subsidiary parts are being dealt with
by the executive committee. The forunl
scene from Julius Caesar alone will
enlist the services of considerably more
than 100 actors and actresses.
So far as the seating arrangements are,
II is announced that the dress
circle will be devoted entirely to the
royal party and their guests.
Kitchener Has Big Task.
As commander-in-chief of the military,
forces in London during the coronation.
Lord Kitchener will have to mobilize an,
army more than twice as large as the
'orce which President Taft recently SEM
% the Mexican border. besides 5000
,ailors.
Lord Kitchener. who will return from
British East Africa to command the cor
nation troops. win find himself faced
With severe but congenial task in gen.
.raiship and rapid mobilization. for ans
Lrmy of 5000 soldiers. probably with
'ome 5000 sailors, will be in possession
Il London.
The war ONCE is actively preparing for
his great invasion Of London from the
military depots and garrison towns
throughout the country. 1t is expected
hat the majority of the regiments will
V billeted In the parks, At many of the
omcil schools. and In several big build
ngs, like the Agriculture Hall.
A week before the coronation an army
II sappers will start trenching the soil
n Kensington gardens, tents win be,
rected In the leafy avenues. and field
Iitchens placed In the vicinity Of the
hound Pond. Nearly 10000 men will camp
a the gardens.
This army will include representatives
4 every state and dominion In the en-
ire. Several distinguished transport Of
cers are to be chosen for duty on
peciaI military railroad stan. which will
uperyise the detraining OF the troops
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