New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-16
Sir Herbert Tree Seen Again as
Fagin in SOLVER Twist"
"THE THIRD DEGREE" BILLED
Charles Klein's Play To Be Pro-
duced Tomorrow Under the
Title Find the Woman.
TBv Gable 10 The Tribune. J


been worked up zealously by him, and
he gave a wonderful character study of
the incarnation Of evil, yet he manages
"a create an atmosphere Of sinister com
edy.
In a. talk your correspondent had yes
terday with Ign Harding, the actor sala
that In America the playgoer seems 10
desire more than anything else 4 play
which has a slice of real life, not neces-
sarily local, so long as 1t has VIDE
human interest. The romantic drama
and Shakespeare, he said, 10 not appear
70 the American man, but women ike
costume dramas. and these get good
matinee houses.
The chances Of actors in America
eeemed to Mr.. Harding to be greater
than here, because the country is so
vast and the interest in the theatre
everywhere makes long tour possible.
He was sure there was room for more
theatres in London. After finding the
atre. he said, comes the difficulty of find
ing the play.
Il would like Sir 4. 6. Doyle TO write
me another play like The Specked
Band Villains are absorbing studies I"
develop on the stage. There is much
more in creations in which there is light
and shade than many playsoers believe
Prineess's Theatre Doomed.
Another famous London theatrical
landmark shortly to disappear is the
Princess Theatre. in oxford street
which is 10 be torn down and the Prin-
cess's Hotel built on its site.
The theatre was built in 1875. Its first
manager failed in the early COS. Charles
Kean and Ellen Tree played Shakespeare
there. and Ellen Terry made her first
appearance on the stage there IA Ma
milius in The Winters Tale" George
Vining in 1869 produced Charles Reade's
Never Too Late to Mend" and Jeffer-
son in Rip Van Winkle' made his first
appearance IN England.
Walter Gooch in 1879 made the first
production in England ~ Hola's Il As
sommoir" under rho title Drink with
Charles Warner in the SOS, and there
Wilson Barrett's famous run of me!c-
dramas. The Lights o London The
Silver King" The Romany Rye
"Claudian." "Clito" and 'Chatterton'
were given.
There. too, Edwin Booth was appeal
ing in classic repcrtorv 10 empty
benches when Henry Irving secured his
instant recognition in London as great
Lyceum to alternate with Irving the
roles Of Othello and Iego.
Play Changed BY Wireless.
Arthur Bourchier will produce on Mon
DAY at the Garrick Theatre Charles
Klein's play. The Third Degree" re-
named Find the Woman MIR Klein
vas on the Atlantic early this week. and
Mr.. Bourchier with a conscientiousness
exceptional among actor-managers, sub
mitted several slight alterations in the
play by wireless.
On TUESDAY at the Criterion Sir
Charles Wyndham and Mary Moore viii
give LeChmere Worralrs three-act mod
ern comedy Ann" Much is. expected
Of the title part, but Sir Charles viii
not appear in Ann" as he is still at the
New Theatre playing Sir Daniel Car
teret in Mrs Danes Defence"
Charles Hawtrey will be seen i'm a new
play this autumn, the work Of George s .
which is o pen name for
Or. Westport, clergyman and author
Of several popular novels. The title Of
the play is General John Regain" and
1t is comedy OF life and character in
an Irish village. The hero is q doctor
with a vivid imagination. The Ameri-
can rights OF General John Rcgau"
have been acquired by George &. Tvler.
Lewis Walters Plans.
Lewis Waller is here for a holiday and
to look over plays for America. He re-
turns TO reopen at Days on September
l. He wants something light with which
TO run through the campaign, and later
will revive Shakespeare's Henry v"
He has refused two offers TO appear
here.
Madge Titheradge is here and will re-
turn to America in the fall 10 appear
again in Butterfly"
Max Reinhardt has acquired the Ger
man performing rights OF THE Playboy
Of the Western World" and will produce
It at the Kammerspiele Berlin, next sea-
son. The German version is by Charles
II. Fisher and G. Silvara.
1t would be interesting to know whether
the Whisper Grip has reached the the
aires of the u tied States. The 'Whis-
per Girl is Charles Frohman's latest
addition to the staff at the Globe Thea
ire. She glides through the aisles of the
iarkened house and everybody makes
way Tor her as she passes from seat To
seat, whispering telephone messages, it'd
ngs OF projected suppers, bridge parties
and calls for the doctor out to snatch an
hours pleasure. Under the new arrange.
nent everybody Is registered at the box
'ffice OF the Globe Theatre, and the
whisper Girl" is trained to do her work
quietly. She is absolutely firtproof
IN PARIS BOURSE