New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
IN THE LONDON THEATRES.
"A Venetian Night" Shows Gen.
sOr Again in Ridiculous Light.
"THE PRICE" TO BE SHOWN
Miss Fannie Ward, Ben Web
ster and Frederick Kerr to
Play the Chief Roles.
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London, NOV. lO.-lne LoHuon OP0A"
House has been taken on six-year
lease by Ferdinand Akoun at a rental
of $50 600 q year. Mr.. Akoun will take
possession on December 10. 1t is his in
tention to produce spectacular dramas
light operas and operettas and also pro-
sent high-class music hall turns and
sensational picture films. The opera
house was built by Oscar Hammerstein
at a cost Of more than million dollars.
Max Reinhardts wordless play. "A
Venetian Night" was produced after
a. weeks delay owing TO its having been
banned in It's original form by the
censor. II the Lord Chamberlain could
PASS the present version there is no
clear reason why he could not have
passed the original, so once again the
censor has made himself ridiculous. The
incident 70 which he objected was a
small part Of the pantomime play. I'M
less Il has been much altered, which Ia
said not to be the Gaze, "A Venetian
Night" is not to be mentioned In the
same breath with "Sumurun," but II
will probably attract people to the
Palace Theatre.
Granville Barker, who produced
Twelfth Night at the Savoy Theatre
on Friday, will present John Gals
worthy's new play, THE Eldest Son."
at the Kingsway on November %.
To their existing stock plays Messrs.
Vedrenne and Eadle have just added a
German piece called "A Fools Dance"
by Leo Birinski. II was produced
simultaneously In several important
cities Of Germany at the end OF last
September. Vedrenne and Eadie have
also acquired a new comedy by Miss
Elizabeth Baker, author OF Chains"
II is named over the Garden Wall"
Mrs. Lewis Waller (Miss Florence
West), wife Of the actor, and herself an
actress prominently before the public,
mostly In drama, for twenty years, died
on Thursday at her home near Bognor.
Since she underwent an operation
tically retired from the stage, but in
terest in stage affairs remained very
keen, for her husband, her son and her
daughter-in-la are all members OF the
profession. Mrs. Waller. who was In
her fiftieth year. had two sisters, one
OF whom is Lady George Arthur and
the other Mrs. Clement Scott. She
leaves one son, married to Miss Ethel
Uorwick, and one daughter.
Charles Hawtrey resumes West End
management carly in January, but has
not yet settled upon a theatre. His
first production is 10 be a new comedy
by the popular novelist George Biz
mingham, otherwise known as the Rev.
G. Hemming, Canon OF ST. Patrick's
Cathedral, Dublin. Rarely have church
and stage been more closely linked to-
gether than In this instance, although,
OF course, several notable examples OF
the same thing might be cited. Cen
eral John Regain" is the provisional
title Of Mr.. Brmingham's first dra-
matte essay, which. as may be gath
cred from ire fact that Mr.. Hawtrey
plays the leading part In IL, Is OF hui
morous nature. The action takes place
IN u small town In the West OF Ire
Land, and we are promised very faith
ful picture OF the manners and charac-
teristics Of Connaught.
The following Is the cast Of George
Broadhursrs three-nct play, The
Price" to be produced by Sir Joseph
Beecham at the Aldwych on Thursday
next:
Ethan Bristol, ST. D............ Ben Webster
sldIHdIN 'Dlt -. W. lltdN
Professor DamaToH ..........., Frederick Kerr
Ambrose L0rrmer .......,......... Max Leeds
Ethel TosCdui ......,....... Miss Fannie Ward
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