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France, where the feeling q q againsts Germany
IL stronger than in any other country.
As Lights Out" the success Of the drama
In London was considerable. But as LA
ketraite' the work has gradually come
TO be regular play in the repertoire Of
the French theatres and il now acted
there more and more frequently every
year. Yet 1t was first written by Franz
Beyerlein more than eight years ago. II
has been said that these plays depicting
In an unworthy light the life Of the officers
are most popular In Germany because
there are restrictions against certain
classes In Germany which make delight
IN any play that shows the' officers In a
After trying various actors in the prin-
cipel role of The Garden Of Allah 1t 10
ment that an Englishman is best suited
to the role. lawrence Butt. who was ono
Of the graduates Of the Benson company
and later appeared with Beerbohm Tree.
will supplant Lewis Waller in the COM
pany next winter when the Chicago sea-
son begins In the Auditorium.
The so-called cabaret performances
have proved q boon to the actors during
the summer months. Singers who might
otherwise he without employment are
able to find engagements to sing in res
taurants when otherwise they might be
compelled to await the opening of the
do not feel that they can let their attrac.
tions 90 when the business needs every
stimulus and there Ia demand OH all sides
for entertainers who are able to do some
thing. whether II be sing or dance or recite
for the amusement of the public. The
demand for the services Of such persons
does not come to an end with the summer.
The opening Of suburban resorts. on the
other hand, makes more Of these cabaret
performers needed than at any other
time during the year.
The rebellion Of the London actors
against the necessity Of having to appear
so frequently at benefits gratuitously
and for charities in no way connected
with the stage has reached the point
of exacting that in every case one-fifth
| Of the receipts Of the benefits at which
they appear shall 60 to an actors charity
which is to be named in advance. Ameri-
can actors have long since ceased to take
part in benefits not intended to be OF
assistance to some of their own charities
and the number Of times they are allowed
to act outside their regular occupations
is 90 rare "a to be almost unknown Man.
ayers have q rooted objection to allowing
their artists to appear in any but theiI
own plays. Charles Frohman will not
for instance. allow one Of his stars Il
appear in any benefit performance
OF course some Of them may get permis
sion II they want to and probably il Johr
Drew or Billie Burke insisted eithe
would be allowed to act in any perform
ancs they desired to. But as rule thu
actors under contract TO manage
are not allowed to appear anywher'
without his consent.
| Most benefits in the course OF seasoI
in New York are for . charitable pur
pose in which the actors are interested
and they as Q rule need not volunt eel
unless they want to. In the ma jori ty
OF cases II 10 the public rather than the
actors who have a right to complain
Actors have for some years past beer
altogether reckless about lending thei
names to benefit programmes when the,
have little or no intention OF appearing
At the performance.
I II may he that the actor who promise
Ito take part in . benefit performance
lat certain time sincerely intends To b
OH hand. but it takes only slight obstacl
many disappoint ments have finally ha'
the result Of making the public suspicion
in the matter and the result is the diff
Guilty with which the tickets are sol
to benefits nowadays unless there IL u yer
strong list Of artists and the essuranc
that they will all appear Even unde
such favorable conditions the ticket
to benefit are difficult to sell nowadays
So there is less ground for revolt on ,h
part of the American actors than thel
colleagues in England have
There are various ways in which actor
are able to meet the demands of th
women who importune them to take pa
in their charity benefits One actres
who is able to say whether she will appea
or not without consulting her manage
always consents on condition that ever
lady OH the committee will contribut
to the charity an amount equal TO III
money which the actress would recciv
: | for her services in a theatre. That deman
, usually has the effect Of diminishing th
ent husiasm OF the committees to degre
which makes them leave the actress
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