New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-08
IN THE LONDON THEATRES
Wave of Patriotic Enthusiasm
Marks Production of ''Drake."
GEORGE FAWCETT'S CHANCE
To Appear in THE Great John
Canton" on Saturday Next
Some Dates Ahead.
fBy Gable TO The Tribune.


London. Sept. THE autumn dra-
matte season has got well under way
this week, with a considerable booming
OF cannon, rattle Of musketry and -four
ish Of drums, the same being furnished
in large measure by Drake at His
Majestys, though other plays have
participated in the fervid enthusiasm.
"Rebecca OF sunnybrook Farm"
opened on Monday at the Globe before
an audience which most cordially well
coined that delightful play.
Graham Moffat's comedy. "A Scraps
of the Pen" almost went with a rush.
though it seems very doubtful whether
It will have the lasting popularity Of
"Bunty Pulls the Strings"
1.-The Girl in the Taxi" at the Lyric
appealed 10 those with a taste for
rather coarse comedy. and Miss Mare
Tempest, in Art and Opportunity" at
the Prince Of Waies's. made the big
gest hit OF the week, next TO Drake"
Actress and play are both amusing
but not less amusing is the reckless
abandon with which the critic Of THE
Times" throws himself at her feet and
pours forth his admiration of the
charming Marie"
As to Drake" surely. IL any reli-
ance is to be placed on newspapers the
English nation is about TO be regen-
Grated through the agency OF this spec
tacle. The former naval greatness Of
the country seems to be taken for
granted. Naval greatness lies in the
past. The nation needs regeneration,
but everything is all right now and
the nation is about TO take her place
far in the front once more.
il cannot be supposed to be mere
coincidence that on the day following
the first production OF Drake" the
announcement came that England was
about TO build the greatest battleship
ever imagined. No, Drake was sure
ly responsible.
Meanwhile there is still a little in
terest left for future productions. Mr..
Frohman's Barrie Pinero- Shaw bill is
still to come, though there Is some UNI
certainty now as 10 the date formerly
positively announced for September 81.
but Sir A. w. Pinero Is in the country.
j. NJ. Barrie is. Of course. in Scotland,
and G. b. Shaw. equally of course, is
on the Continent. Mr.. Boucicault. who
is Charles Frohman's general producer
Is In New York. but it may be assumed
that rapid progress will he mace when
the combination once settles down to
work.
On September II III. V. Esmond's "A
Young Mans Fancy" will have its pre-
miere at the Criterion, Lechmere Wor-
rails Ann" being moved to the Court
George Fawcett opens On Saturday
next at the Aldwych, in The Great
John Canton"
Some time this MONTH" is George
Edwardes's comprehensive way Of In
dicating the date Of his next produc-
ton at the Adelphi. Further than that
Nv 10 bioiNililtu W ~, 5,
it appears. are still In an embryonic
state. In the main the company will be
pretty much the same company as that
which appeared In THE Quaker Girl"
Miss Gertie Millar. abandoning Dalye.
returns TO her old allegiance as the
heroine. The title has not yet been
definitely decided, but as she Is spoken
Of throughout the piece as The Dane
Ing Mistress" IL lie not difficult 10 guess
what II IL likely to be- With her, as
the lawyers say, are Joseph Coyne,
James Blakeley, George Carvey, Pope
Stamper. Miss Elsie Spain, Mile. eau
mont and that delightful coincidence,
Miss Oracle Leigh. Three acts are re-
Quired for the development of the
story. J. T. Tanner Is the author of
the piece, Adrian Ross and Percy
Greenbank are responsible for the
lyrics and Lionel Monckton has COM
posed the music.