New-York tribune., 1912-01-14
AWAITING KINGS RETURN
Social Forecasts Indicate Per-
haps 8 Courts and State Ball.
MAID OF HONOR TO WE'D
Romeo ct Juliette' and Louise
in Rehearsal at Hammer
STEMS Opera House.
[By Cable to The Tribune.

London. Jan. 13.-Social forecasts,
awaiting the return Of King George and
Queen Mary, indicate four and POSSIBLY
five Courts, with the usual number OF
levees. There Is no prospect, however,
of a revival Of the Ascot picnic In VIZ
ginia Water, and state concerts for some
reason are not favored by Queen Mary.
1t is probable that there will be garden
party at Buckingham Palace, and there
NAV also be a state ball after Whitsun-
tide.
The King and Queen are expected 10
remain at Buckingham Palace until the
end Of March, when they will go 10
Sandringham for several weeks.
The Hon Sybil Brodrick, daughter oil
Viscount Middleton. is the first OF queen
Mary's maids Of honor to lead the way
to the altar and receive the royal gits
OF a diamond brooch and pendant. Her
marriage with Ronald Graham, adviser
TO the Minister Of the Interior in Egypt
will be the most brilliant social event OF
next week. The vacancy In queen
Mary's retinue has not yet been hileu'
but the Hon. Ivy Gordon-Lennox mas
been appointed one Of Queen Alexan-
dra's maids Of honor.
There is a large house party at wei
beck Abbey. where Prince Arthur Vi
Connaught and two dukes are guests.
Entertaining on a large scale Is In
nrogress at Mount Stewart, notwith-
standing the illness of the MarchionesS
OF Londonderry.
Fox hunting is brisk in the MidlandS'
where the Duchess Of Hamilton Lazy
Willoughby de Broke, Lady brocN'e-
hank the Countess OF Cowley and many
otber ene horsewomen are following the
hounds.
Charles Dickens. son OF Henr!
Dickens. has been selected CominiSsioI'e'
NJ Ass,ze on the Midland Circuit. ana Is
l,ke,v TO receive from the Lord Chan-
ce,,or a permanent judicial appointment
Covent Garden has been trahsiolI'.u
for Max Reinhardt's production NEu'-
nus Rex" but has not been cohNei'eu
into q Gothic cathedral Ike the OiynhPia'
The main floor area has been raised 10
the level of the lower tier boxes. and the
orchestra we'll has been built up SO tha'
there is space for broad flight OF stairs
leading to the stage palace. A passage
will he left for three hui. lred Thebans
between rope barriers through the mid-
die Of the stalls area, and the band avail
able for fanfares and drum rolls will be
concealed in the background.
Covent Garden will be darkened for
more than two hours. except for search-
lights concentrated on the performance.
The action OF the tragedy VIII pass
mainly on the broad stairway. and the
wonderfully drilled chorus Will be a
prominent feature. Martin Harvey has
labored strenuously over this produc-
ton. which F.. S. Willard was anxious
TO secure for England and America.
Romeo e. Juliette," with Fred Terry's
sumptuous scenery. and Louise are
under rehearsal at Hammerstein's Opera
House. but there will be no changes Of
programme next week. Jose Danse has
appeared for the first time as Rigoletto.
and Vilmos Deck and Louise Merlin, the
French soprano, will sing next week.
Victoria Fe- Will also take three soprano
parts.
Il four-act comedy by r. G. Carton is
announced at the Comedy Theatre with
Miss Compton In the principal Part. and
Gertrude Kingston will reopen the Little
Theatre with Captain Brassbound's s
Conversion"