New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
MARC KLAW AS ADVISER.
London Needs Theatre Syndi.
cate, Says New York Manager.
PRICE OF SEATS RISING
New 100000 Amusement
Venture To Be Started in
West End.
lBy Cable TO The Tribune. I


just finished a tour of the Continen,
where he had been looking at severa,
plays which he hopes later to produce
in America, has been busy this week
advising the London public that wha,
is needed here is a syndicate Of the.
atrical producers such as New York
possesses.
George Edwardes is already planning
to try to beat the syndicate to it in the
matter Of raising the prices Of theatre
seats. The standard price for or.
chestra seats in London now is SEQ
Mr.. Edwards says that with the cast
now playing at Days he expects to
raise the price to So and see how the
public takes it.
Edmund Payne, better known "a
Teddy" Payne, after twenty-one years
at the Gaiety will retire from the cast
at the end Of the run of 1.-THE Sunshine
Girl" He expects to go into manage
ment on his own account He has been
b,
lays stress on the fact that he is not "a
young as he was when he entered the
profession. He would like something
less strenuous than the feats he now
has to perform on the stage.
The comedy which Weldon eros.
smith is going to produce at the Globe
is a three-act farce by Thergert Lee,
who so far is unknown as a playwright.
He sent the play by post to Mr. eros.
smith and had the good fortune to
have it accepted at once. This sort Of
thing has happened two or three times
lately, according to the press agents.
At any rate, II ii continues to happen
one will soon feel compelled to doubt
the veracity Of some purveyors OF the.
atrical news.
There is a rumor current in London
that a new f1,OOO,OOO amusement vent
ure is 10 be set on foot in the very
heart of Theatreland. This may be
based on the fact that q firm Of Lin
coins Inn solicitors has given statu-
tory notice of its intention TO intro
duce bill into Parliament 10 extin-
guish all public and private rights OF
way and to remove all posts, stand
ards, tubes. wires, gas, water, electric.
hydraulic and other pipes in Arundel
street, Leicester Square
The street referred TO is a quaint
little backwater thoroughfare little
10 the west of the Empire Theatre. and
it is the entrance TO Londons smallest
square. Panton Square. The street and
the square are practically entirely
given over to foreign hotels and cham
bers, and they are more Continental in
their appearance than any other part
of the West End. The name of Pan
ton, also appearing in Panton street,
Haymarket, comes from Colonel Pan
ton, once the ground landlord. a man
who, having made huge fortune by
gambling. had the good sense to re-
nounce his evil ways.
Sir Herbert Tree Is determined to
make the most Of the leisure which
the continued popularity Of Drake"
affords him. Having disposed OF Ger
many, Austria and America, he is now
visiting Russia with the object OF
studying the conditions Of theatrical
enterprise existing there. His CHIEF
goal is the New Theatre in Moscow.
probably the most completely equipped
playhouse in Europe OF its produc-
tions-'The Blue Bird" is a notable
case in point-of its system Of lighting
and OF it's scenic appointments much
has been heard, and Il is possible that
even Sir Herbert may pick up a useful
hint or two.
Besides appearing twice daily at the
Coliseum, Arthur Bourchier is busy 70.
hearsing Stanley Houghton's new play,
Trust the People," due at the Garrick
on Thursday next. In the number OF
those engaged for the occasion figure
Herbert Bunston. James MacNally
Thomas sydney, Thomas Weguelin
Richard Neville, Kenyon Musgraye,
Miss Marjorie Waterlow, Miss Barbara
Colt and Miss Viva Birkett.
On Tuesday next Miss Gertrude
Kingston resumes operations at the
Little Theatre with new three-sct
comedy. translated from the italian OF
Robert Bracco by Miss d. st. Cyr and
adapted by Gilbert Cannon. "Three" Is
it's title, and II one except a couple OF
servants it is by three characters only
that the entire action is carried on
This evidently is carrying economy OF
means to its EXTREMIST limit, although
the step hardly establishes a record.
In 1.-THE Havoc" it will be remembered
the story called for no larger number
OF opponents.