The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-08
NEW YORK NOW
THEIR MECCA
London Manager Remarks That
All the Actors He Meets Are
Telling Him Good-By-sev-
eral New Productions
to Be Tried
tspeoial 70 The rlmes-pisr4,eh.l

most striins features perhaps Of tho
opening days OF Londons new drama
IFS season has oeen the great exodus
OF English actors. actresses ar' plays
TO the United States "Wednesday saw
the departure Of "Fannys First Play
company FOR Lee Shuberi's production
In New Y0fk OF the greatest success
which George Bernard shaw has ever
scored in LONDON
on Thursday Joseph Brooks sailed
with the "MNestoues' company for
Sew York production II PLAYED to-
gether for week before sailing at
The Kings Theatre I'm Hammersmith.
Leslie Faber and tha Misses Gillian.
Scaife and Aurial Lee viii nave the
chief parts The last named IS Aunt
Gertrude achieved the higses, success
On the Same day Poll and Louie
Emery sailed to play IN the American
production Of Cesmo Ham!itons, THE
Blindness OF Virtue Walter Last
sailed on the Tunisian on Friday to
suneriniend the opening az "a scrspc
az the Pen BY Graham Monat. OF
Bunty Pulls tine strings fame at
quebec Thence he viii 20 u Sew
Work. 70 look af-er ihe oponiue os
tnc same play there.
This most recent effort az Mr Monst
was produced or Wednesday at the
Comedy Theatre. il disappointed
"Bunty's numerous admirers. IA; Mr..
Nofat and hts wife scored big personal
successes as the ola scotch couple
They have also arranged for Ameri-
can tours ia Nj Mottats sketch. THE
Concealed Bed which was popular In
ntCh music nails before Nj Moitat
was heard II IN London.
Mr. Last Will also arrange for the
American production Of Commo Harii-
tons The Blindness o. Virtue ard
IS c. Cartons The Bear Lenders"
which was bona Ade success In
London
Macdonald Hastings. VINO leaped
into sudden rerute WITH tire much
talked re- Tho New sin" also sailed
on the Tun.sian on Friday 70 produce
Ills play In -hicaeo. H has written
new last act tor ,he American market
hut he has not fallen for a happy
ending Tho Pesi known actors VINO
sailed with Nj Hastings arc; cyril
Heenuey Julian lcstrange y. O..
Poulton and g. j WesEie Nj Hast
irgs second play Love and What
Thcna' which was produced by Syril
Maud while The New sin was still
running here only survived a short
while. america VIII Sec tho FIRST pro-
duction o.: his last play The Modern
Way in which Madame S!mons viii
play the lead
Al seem to he Leaving.
With such sailings IN a week il is
ro wonder that a London manager
remarked the other day. ~ seem to be
say!ns good bye to every actor I meet"
So far as the London theatres are
concerned the patriotic appeal Of
Drake al His Ea1estv's Theatre has
already ensured Us success Givenn
and Hilda Trevclyan in the ioint man
agemeni az the Vaudeville Theatre
have also settled down TO fire business
with Little Miss Llewelyn" Mon
EomeTy's Ready Money AT the New
list
wllliam.,ss- Penleys condition is hope
less Cnncr- has been slowly killing
this favorlte comedian since the he
blaming Of the year o. the big for
innc which be anassed Ia Charlie $
aunt and The Private Secretary.
two q the most successful plays evor
iiDcuc0a' pi"ciloally no'li romans
sis deal in discarded broech-
loadine ri'ies has Just been completed
with austria hy an Unnamed Amer; d
can The riaes are 81 the Worder
type and number 2o5ooo The Ams =
i,en plFshasea them a, 20 cents a
ilrce and Immediately sold them TO
French arm at 40 cents The guns
"tre then traasshipred TO I-icge.
hn sium. where ST. snt alterations are
20 be- effected Then incy wil be
SCENT 20 Jibouul AND thence to Abys-
s.ria Their ultimate destination has
not 1cen gus l0sed bat tho sienircaucc
90 inc deal rests ia Tie present pn-
rest .r Egypt which is burning win
Aee.tion ana also Tic growing war
like activity O.; TRIBES in remote
Iafts ot tn Sordar. where carly this
year TWO expeditions lad stin work
"itn natives. who wore armed will
modern rifles and who showed consid
etau-o military tanning Where thts,
sllcs We're oDt4!neo mas been n!ys-
tory ON wa.ch the Present purchus,
seems 10 tntow soins llsAt The as
pcnso 81 running guns ANA emnuni
No- % TINS dlstaii ltg4oA is cuOr
n40us o-t iAe natives pas Win his.
quantities az ivory
Br,tons Dissatisfied
Hrtons aAFt Always been aEccec
Sc vice which iheg arc toad oi toast
Ing. il me best ia ta, WORLD. hu
since Tie eminent has taken ove
tte telephones these Eritons have
g-u % tAlhn MAT tnrie roon $50
Improvement The telephone strtlc
Was never good here sud ta, dotermial
tion was inmellate "le. So cam, uu
de government eontrol -he lme
flos advocates tno ahuitlou oi tao VI
nee % postmaster ecner-i snl tac SUD
stitution OF q board OF directors wlt
permanent chairman IS simiin
suggestion was made by 81 VI smith
the great news agent IN 1881 IN
continuity OF management BIS prac
teal business men rs rrsca Ass cs
eentlal 1t is argued that ihD post
master-generai cannot master .aa de
tails OF such vest concern dur.n
the life o; single government .n
moreover. regards tne Office nerels
q stepping stone to promotion ia 90
Cabinet the suggestion is that tae'
should be a permanent chairman wn
would rank before all permanent sec
retaries Of departments and all under
secretaries OF state with the sam
freedom Of access 10 the Prime Minis
ter as tho'othe rmembers Of th Cal
lne; and Lhal ne .hoG!l be mad