The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-29
dramatists have been writing for the
actor managers alone.
Lack OF Young Women

LAWN VA Aouli& women.
Another cause of the decadenca OF
the English stage is the lack OF youns
women Marie Lohr, Phyllis Terry
ana Alexander Carlisle practically ex-
! naust the list of talented young wo-
men l could name fifty In the United
states who are equally charming and
talented | 40 not say talented young
actresses do not exist in England, but
simply because the actor managers are
Iold or middle-aged a young actress
docs not get an opportunity. When
an actor-manager acts play he can
not play a part against a young wo-
man and hence he selects a woman
approaching his own age, as, for ex-
ample, Mrs. Pat Campbell playing a
hover girl opposite Sir Beerbohm Tree
In 'Pygmalion'
"A noticeable development of the
past two years has been the sending
OF English companies TO Canada with
out touching the United States This
IS simply an indication that distance
no longer counts from a theatrical
standpoint. look forward to seeing
companies from the United States
playing London rs part of their sea-
son as they no do New York and Chi
caSo. scheme is now on foot to take
an American company straight from
New York theater, put 1t aboard
steamer and open at some English
seaside resort like Rournemouth. If
me public should like the production
there. 1T will BIO given in London. In
a word, the idea, is to make Bourne
mouth and Brighton dog towns like
New Haven IS to New York
Headed for America.
1T Is marvellous what a hold out
door American amusements have
throughout Europe America, from
the amusement standpoint, holds the
world in its hand like a ball They
are beginning to understand American
actors here, and If these actors will
only tone down their accent have no
doubt that they Will receive a cordial
welcome. On the other hand. the
anxiety of English actors and ac-
tresses to go to the United States is
increasing to the point Of craze. II
the American managers took all who
wish to go there would be only about
q dozen left and these are tho actors
and actresses whose position is alb
soIutely assured here"
Printing Baseball Scores.
After witnessing the fight on Sat-
urday, Mr.. Brady will go to Italy to
complete deal for having "a film
made of Robert Mantell in 1.-The Mer-
chant of Venice in Venice itself and
In Romeo and Juliet and other
Shakespearean plays In appropriate
environments. Mr.. Brady added: IT
am told that It is going to be difficult
to travel in Italy on account of the
throng of American theater people
who are being filmed" As f,naI and
conclusive proof of the American In
vasion. Mr.. Brady said: why the
Daily telegraph tho Daily Mail and
the Dali Express are printing the
baseball scores"
Granville Barker has full length
play by Sir James Barrie, which was
originally destined to be produced at
the Palace Music hall with Gaby
Deslays IN the leading part, but that
idea has been abandoned as the piece
is too long.
Joe Coeyne and Thomas Meighatn
will be the stars here in "a Pair of
Skies" playing the parts now taken
by Hamilton Hale and Alexander Carr
in the American production
Baldwin Sloane is composing a
musical comedy with a Hungarian
setting. for which Mr.. Wilkinson is
writing the nhretto. Itewill be pro-
duced in London next fall. Mr.
Sloane Is also writing q French
operetta for Flo Isabelle for New
York.
American Knighted.
The comforting Of knighthood on /
Albert Fl. Stanley, the managing d. |
r
who spent twelve years as manager Of !
American electric railroads, chiefly
tho Detroit United railways and the |
Public Service Railways of New
Jersey. was remarkable among the
birthday honors. He is but thirty
nine years OF age and was brought up |
In America He was only naturalized I
a year ago. Tt was remarkable also /
for the outhurst of enthusiasm II /
evoked from the $4,000 employees of |
the underground railroads who take I
the honor az personal to themselves |
The way in which Mr.. Stanley has
won the approval of his slbordinates |
auurs well for tho success orf Henry
w. Thornton. formerly OF the Long
Island railroad, who is now the gen.
eral manager Of the Great Northern |
When Mr.. Stanley was taken
from New Jersey by the London rail-
roads he had an advantage over Mr.
Thornton in coming here without any
MIR. Stanley told your correspond
ent today that when he arrived in
London the District railway and the
Yerkes company had not completed
the system of tubes and were losing