Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-04
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|EARL'S COURT EXHIBITION
New London Club, Called "The No.
bodies" for Professional People.
DEMANDS OF CHORUS GIRLS
Papyrus Supposed to Be Over $500
Years Old Recently Deposited In
British Museum.
Special Cablegram to The Star,

Special Cabegram to The Star.
| LONDON. May 4.-'Shakespeare's Eng
land" exhibition opens at Earps Court
Thursday next with q wonderful old
fashioned collection Of Tudor mansion.
theaters, churches, maypoles. bowling
green's and fitting lists as they were to
be seen four centuries ago, in the midst
Of modern London. A visitor to the place
yesterday found everything practically
ready for the public. Here were copies
| Of Shakespeare's house and Ann Hatha-
ways cottage, and scores Of Elizabethan
houses in timber and plaster the appear
ance of which in little narrow winding
| streets transports the visitor at once into
an atmosphere of days centuries agone.
The network Of alleys is so intricate that
| Mrs. George CORVALLIS West, the organ
| izer OF the pageant, intends to form a
corps Of boy guides and girl guides to
| show visitors their way about.
From this picturesque bit Of old Eng
of Plymouth harbor. for the present
| waterless. but already containing the
model Of brakes ship, the Revenge.
| which is to be one of the great fea-
lures of the exhibition. The Globe
Theater, near by. is almost completed,
and the work Of Transforming the Wei
come Club into the Mermaid Tavern is
going on rapidly.
certs In the Fortune Theater Journeys.
balls. court pageants. and the revival Of
sixteenth century life in all its most at
tractive aspects, the program of festivi-
ties during the six months it will be
thrown open to the public is an unusually
long one. The fixtures that have so far
been definitely settled comprise the fol-
lowing:
May 9-opening Of the exhibition.
June 4. II, II and July 16 and D.
Floral balls in the Empress hall.
June 27-Venetian ball.
July 11-Euzabethan Tourney.
At the big Venetian ball there will be
sufficient accommodation for 5000 mas
queraders, and an interlude is to be given
by special troupe of dancers from
Paris. AS regards the tourney which
Lord Crichton. with the collaboration of
Lord Lonsdale and other distinguished
people. is arranging. the whole spectacle
will be reproduced with exact fidelity. just
as it was held in Elizabeth's time. There
will be ''lists"-that is. a partition extend
ing along and dividing the open space in
which the jousts will take place on either
side with their "esquires' in close at
tendance, and the inevitable jester on
horseback cantering around and poking
nig&, and Viscountess Curzon, who has
been chosen queen" will confer awards
upon the victors.
The five floral balls that are being ar
mentioned in one of Shakespeare plays.
Thus the first of the series has been
named the Love in Idleness Dance,
from passage in "A Midsummer Nights
Dream" and for this dance pansies will
be the scheme OF decoration throughout.
Another a "MAriROld dance
"The Nobodies"-a New Club.
1.-THE Nobodies'' Is the curious title of
a club which has recently been formed
in the West End Of London. Its men,
bership Is open to ''all professional people
of both sexes, and all educated persons
of every nationality and race
Prof. Bickerton. the scientist, who is
temporary chairman of the new body. ex-
planned last night that the object is the
promotion Of racial amity.
1T originated" said the professor,
with the races congress held at the Cax-
ton Hall six or seven months ago. There
was a feeling that 1t was desirable to
get people Of Importance and position
among the members, but It was realized
that the educated residents from all parts
of the world neither rich in coin nor in
distinction most needed the aid OF such
an association So. as a contrast to
gested itself as title for the club
1t Is intended as far as possible that
membership shall serve as an intro
that h1 Exist n most Of tSe ord
nary clubs. Lectures Will frequently be
given by members Of different nation
alities. dealing with the characteristics
Foreigners. the club promoters say.
find London the loneliest city in the
world.
professor, for year in a. London fiat,
and by the end of that time you may
only have a nodding acquaintance with
couple of people who have acci-
one who is a stranger in London must
feel the extreme loneliness OF big
London crowd. sense of mutual sus-
| picion of strangers permeates the Lon
don atmosphere
Demands Of the Chorus Girls.
After the miner 1t Is the chorus girl
whose voice Is to be heard throughout
the land demanding q minimum wage
regulation. The interests Of the vocal
lists are being furthered by the vocal
| section Of the Amalgamated Musicians
Union, which has just circularized all
theatrical and music hall managers and
agents throughout the country, asking
for a minimum wage Of 50 for six
matinee. In addition they ask that free
rehearsals shall be limited to one week
and shall not exceed four hours a day;
other rehearsals not exceeding four
hours a day. to be paid for at the rate
| Of half salaries for week days and full
for Sundays.
Two other paragraphs are: "Choristers
engaged to perform in provincial tours
Of productions shall be paid their re-
turn fares to London or the place from
which they have been engaged" and
| mo commission shall be deducted from
the minimum rates. Agents or others
desiring commission must obtain 1t by
adding 1t to the minimum list Of
prices"
Scandal Whispered in Society.
1t seems probable now that . scandal
which has been so much talked about in
certain circles Of society may be kept
out of the courts. after all. Powerful
influence has been brought to bear in
certain quarters. and some sort Of recon-
ciliation has been effected between the
parties.
For some time past q gang Of so-called
Theosophists have been operating in the
West End who have no connection with
the Theosophical Society, which 10 an
| esteemed body Of people. This gang have
been conducting what they are pleased to
call religious rites in private houses late
| at night. For a short time they hired a
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