New-York tribune., 1912-04-07
SOC|ETY'S FOCUS.
Several HoSteSseS Entertaining
House Parties in Sister Isle.
AFTER EASTER-WEDDINGS
Ritual at Westminster Cathedral
Enriched for New British
Cardinal.
IBy Gable TO The Tribune. !

London, April 6-King George has had
period Of restful quiet at Sandringham
after the racking anxieties of the LABOR
revolt. There will be a large family
party and no entertaining for almost
three weeks but the social interests OF
the season will not suffer from neglect
Two courts and three levees are planned
and there will probably be other fuhc-
| tions.
The Marchioness of Londonderry nag
now regained her health suf1clentiy 10
resume her post at Mount Stewart
County Down. as Unionist hostess
! There will be full muster OF aroeh'
Tories there for the week end 10 meet
Bonar Law on his visit to ulster Loiu
Charles Beresford, Sir Edward Carsoh
Lord Hugh Cecil, Walter Long ana
Henry Chaplin will be among Lady Lon
donderry's guests.
The Duke and Duchess Of Devonshire
are at Lismore Castle, County water
| ford: Lord and Lady Granard at Castie
Forbes, County Longford and Lord ana
LADY Wicklow at Shelton Abbey. Many
other well known persons have gone 10
ireland for Easter, and Lord and Lazy
Decies are also having housewarmihS
| party at Luttrelstown, near the capital
The American Ambassador and Mrs.
Reid are spending the week end with
their daughter. the Hon. Mrs. John
Ward at Chilcot.
, The Duchess Of Rutland has large
party at Belvoir Castle, and other coun-
try houses are filled, yet people OF fash
! ion are staying in London In unprece-
dented numbers, partly because the rail-
way service is so uncertain and manly
because weddings begin after Easter. the
marriage of Lord Stafford and Lady
Eileen Butler being among the earliest
The holiday traffic for clerks and shop
keepers is lighter than for many years
the Great Eastern being the only rail-
way offering anything approaching ade-
quate facilities for excursions.
At tho Theatres.
The theatre managers, after holding
back their new plays until the public, Il
might be imagined. would be in better
mood for them. are starting In with be
lated energy. Cyril Maude has set the
pace by producing George Cameron
farce Billy" al the Playhouse, but has
not found suitable part for himself.
A. +. Matthews Is the football hero and
is as funny as James Welch would have
been If the original plan had been car
ried out Miss Maidie Hope and Miss
| Florence Hayden are among the most
satisfactory players In the cast OF this
American farce. There is also an effec-
tive curtain raiser. Her Point OF View,
| by Wilfred /. Coleby.
Fred Terry returning as Charles III TO
the cast OF Sweet Nell Of Old Drury,"
al The .Sew Theatre. has received
warm welcome after his protracted Ill
ness.
Eugene Walters play The Easiest
Way has proved a money maker from
the first night on account OF the excel
lence Of the acting Of Sarah Brookes and
her company II has been transferred 10
the Queens Theatre. and tho American
company has taken possession Of the
Globe for the production Of The Pink
J Lady"
Tree as OtheIlo.
The main theatrical event next week
will be the production OF "Othello" at
His Ma1esty's Sir Herbert Tree will
not initiate Salvini In making the Moor
OF Venice IA frenzied savage. and viii
even suppress the passage In which
Othello strikes Desdemona. Laurence
Irvings Iago promises TO he a great i'm
personation for subtlety and sinister
power and will undoubtedly attract the
older generation OF playgoers. which can
| remember his father In the part. Phyl-
Ills Nelson Terry. who has been a won
derful Trlby, will be the Desdemona.
Miss Marie Tempest will appear next
week in a drama by Anthony =. Whaf-
| ton. entitled AT the Barn" and Gerald
du Maurier will produce II. A. Nachelrs
play "Jens," In which almost all The
characters are connected with Il bank.
The rival opera managers are raising
so much dust over projects and patron
age that outsiders cannot tell what is
really going on. Oscar Hammersteln is
depending again upon fresh voices
and artistic stage management Mile
Yvonne Gomelli is the singer he has
secured for "Mignon'
The Easter services in the metropolis
will follow their usual round with the
usual anthems and preachers. The pres
ence Of new Cardinal has caused an
enrichment OF the ritual at Westminster
/ Cathedral. A magnificent mace given by
the Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrs-
ment. with brilliant contrasts in rock
crystal and enamel and forming sacred
| figures, will he carried in the procession.
CHEAP OIL POWER ON CANALS