Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-31
WHAT The new YORK
THEATRES ARE DOING
Drake" to Be Put On in London
Movies Ahead Of Legitimate With
Films Of the War While Latter Must
Wait.
By Beau Rialto.

Written for the United Press)
New York, Aug. 2s.-with the an
nouneement that Beerbohn Tree is to
put on the thrilling Louis N. Parker
play, Drake" at his majesty's the.
ater in London, theater-goers in Amer.
lea can look forward to revival Of
many of tae romantic and patriotic
plays that always follow in the wake
Of armed conflict. Obviously the Ba.
ker play is being put on with a double
purpose. If there is any one show that
all London would go to see at this
time, ii would be "Drake." Again,
the play is certain at this time to
arouse to the highest pitch British en-.
thusiasm and patriotism in England s
proves on the sea.
Drake" is the story Of the rise of
Sir Edward Drake from mere pirate
to kuighthood through his dashing and
brilliant victories while commanding
ships flying the Union Jack, and for his
intrepid daring in taking at point Of
his ships guns the golden laden gal.
Icons Of Spain as they sailed from the
violated and treasure despoiled cities of
old South and Central America. II is
the only play ever written about the
rise of England 5 navy from a mere
nonenity over the sunken and once
feared ship-Of.war of Spain TO first
place ON the high seas.
The play teens with romantic inter.
est and intensely thrilling scenes of
conflict II portrays the sailing of
Drake with his ships to South American
waters to capture the coveted Spanish
treasure ships. There were some power
full men at Elizabeth y court who
strongly advocated brakes venture.
some enterprise. Despite protests from
the enemies of these men Elizabeth
tacitly gave Drake authority to sail on
his quest under the Union Jack.
Ia the meantime the enemies of
Drake 5 supporters had honeycombed
the personal of Drake S ships with their
tools. On the high seas these men mu.
tinied Drake over eame them and put
back to England, where he turned them
over to be hanged Then he set out
once more. On his return with vast
treasures he was knighted, amidst pub.
lie acclaim.
Then came brakes part as second
In command when the great Spanish
Armada was annihilated almost within
reach Of London by the British defend.
ing fleet. Throughout the play runs a
softening and cleverly pictured love
story. II IS not improbable that the
play may be seen on American stages
this winter,
American play goers can confidently
look forward TO series OF war plays,
just as surely as American readers can
look forward to reams upon reams of
war stories and novels. Already the
"play factories" along Broadway have
their wheels turning, grinding out war
pieces taat may be seen along about
Christmas, or possibly earlier.
II is interesting TO note, in this re.
spect that once again the movie people
have forged ahead of their brethren OF
the legitimate stage. While the theater
folks have been plodding along with
the same shows they mad intended put
ting on before the great European war
broke out, the movie managers have
been filming score Of wartime pieces
that are nightly drawing thousands
away from the problems plays and mu-
sical comedies.