New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24
Famous British Vaudevil-
liam Has Yet to Make His
American Debut.
GILLETTE TO BRING
DIPLOMACY" HITLER
Jerome X. Jerome, in "The Great
GAMBLE" Again Writes Flay
on Semi.Allegorical Lines.
IBy Gable to The Tr.blne. I

London. May 23.-George Robey. prob
ably. next to Wilkie Bard. the best known
and most popular vaudeville performer
in England. is soon TO go to America, and
il Is predicted By those who know that
he will make a great success.
William Gillette who Il now In London
has arranged for his appearance In ID
plomacy" in New York as Henry Beau
clerc. Blanche Bates will play the Count
ess Zicka. Marie Doro. who has made
great hit here. will continue as Dora
Adele" with its New York cast and
big group Of American chorus girls. VIII
omen soon al the Gaiety. succeeding
after the Girl" which has proved a
Nivver. and which comes off tonight.
Nine. Badly has bought the rights OF
". Somerset Maugham's play. The Land
of Promise" for all French speaking
countries. and will produce 1t in Paris
next October, with herself in the char
acter PLAYED here by Irene Nanbrush
Charles Frohman Is organizing two COM
panies TO tour Canada and the United
States with the new Vaughan play.
mme. Melba has received news by caoie
that her father is in very bad health
She sails on June II from Toulon for
Australia. Last Tuesday was her birth
day and dinner was given for her at the
Savoy. Among the guests were LORD ana
Lady Abingdon. Lady Randolph Churchill
Captain Duff, Lady Juliet Dun, LORD
AIastair Innes-Ker and Lord and Lady
Ripon
Jerorre's Great Gamble.
The newest play in London. with the
exception OF Israel Zangwilrs Plaster
Saints" to be produced this evening, is
Jerome X. Jerome's comedy. The Great
Gamble" which had its premiere at the
Haymarket last Thursday. The play is a
very peculiar one. Mr. Jerome has at
tempted 10 follow the semi-allegorical
lines OF THE Passing OF the Third FLOOR
Back" but has only succeeded In pro-
ducing a fantastic. original and amusing
comedy. with rather sentimental love
motif running throughout. The first two
acts are quite interesting. but the play
does not lead anywhere.
Frank Tinney is doing enormous ousi-
ness at the Hippodrome at one OF the
largest salaries in London, and is ter
rife favorite. The other revues are DONG
well-"The Passing Show" at the Palace
which IS really beautifully staged and
in which Elsie Janis is the sensation. and
the Alhambras Not Likely" in which
the big hit is the staircase set horizontal
" across the stage. Morris Gest, "heh
he saw this. went Immediately pehind
the stage and bought the set for the
New York Winter Garden. Lois Josephine
and Wellington Cross will soon join THE
New Revue" at the Empire. as also will
Joe Smith.
Big Business with Grumpy"
CYRIL Maude is doing big business with
"Grumpv." "Sybil," new three-ac;
musical play which has been produced in
Budapest, has just been secured for New
York by Charles Frohman, and VIII De
produced there in october.
Charles Hawtrey terminates tonight
the run Of Things We'd Like to Know,
at the Apollo. where on Wednesday next
will be produced by p. Michael Faraday.
The Little Lamb" adapted by Arthur
Wimperis and Hartley Carrick from a
German piece by Franz Arnold and Ernst
Bach The company includes Louis CAL
vert. Arthur Whitby. Nigel Playfair.
Leon NJ. Lion, Rudge Harding. Robert
Horton, Stanley Turnbull Miss Helen
Have, Miss Laura Cowie. Miss Kate
Bishop, Miss Mabel Burnege and Miss
Faith Cell As the original is now being
PLAYED in Berlin. Mr.. Faraday conveyed
some of his principals TO that city on Fri
day to witness performance there They
will return on Monday.
Mr.. Hawtrey will make his reappear-
ance at the Apollo early in the fall with
the American play, Seven Keys TO Bald
pate