New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
Scion of the CeciIs TO 4,
pear in q. Edwardes',
61st Production.
LONDON SEES SOME.
THIN, POOR PLAYS
Ethel Levey Regarded as On. a,
the Coming Actresses in
the Legitimate"
fBy Gable 70 The Trlbsn. I

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London, Jan. 1.-THE long herald,
debut Of a scion Of the house O, r.,
on the musical comedy stage IL 10 ma.
the production OF After the c,,,s
George Edwardess sixty-f'rst mu,,.,,
comedy. Randall William Ga,cov,.
Cecil, grandson Of the late Maroui, :,
Salisbury and nephew Of the pr.,.,.
peer and Of Lords Robert and gus,
Cecil, Is the aspiring actor.
Young Cecil was sent down, ,,,,.,
oxford in 1905 FOR breaking Winds.
with stones a Ballot College. y.,,
day mis- father wrote 70 THE Tina
as follows The modern plan os am
ploying clumsy lower class polIc.ms,
to keep high spirited gentlemen IN A..
der is 20 take course which must nm
woke a breach Of the peace, and bo,,
VINO have no criminal intent but pI.s,,
OF high spirits. innocent and pure IN,
themselves In the police court. with q.
accompanying degradation and pubp..
fly"
Ethel Levey. who has been biz re.
cess in the revues at the London HIo.
podrome, is 10 be leading woman 4.
Gerard du Maurier when he produss
his new play by Hubert Henry Davis,
One critic writes as follows snent Ms.
Levey's debut on the legitimate stsss,
1T is obvious that she has outs,ans,s,
histrionic abilities which only need .
proper outlet 10 place her among The
few really distinguished actresses oe
the Anglo-Sax world"
Even though the year has only I'm,
begun, the tale OF new plays fsl.rs
has already started. The Poor Lit,
Rich Girl" has closed, the piece nav.
ing been well received, but bushes
having proved poor. probably because
the play. as one critic said, is FAR to-
heavily charged with that particular
class Of sentimentality which IL appr.
emily highly priced by playgoers on tAs
other side, but for which ours DO ncA
show any particular liking" The v9y
thin Jerome play, "Robina In Search 4
a Husband" has also closed.
On January % Israel ZangwilIs p!ay
The Melting Pot" will be seen for tAa
first time in Lindon in English. q.
though 1t has been produced in ~
East End In Yiddish.
Sir Herbert Tree revived Tho Dan
ing OF the Gods" tonight, and later
the season expects to produce one
two new plays, including a dramattnr
ton of We're Stackpool's Blue "a.
COON" romance Of the South Seas
c. Haddon Chambers's play, m
Tyranny OF Tears" is soon to be ~
vtved with an all-star cast.
George NJ. Cohan's Broadway Jonsr
opens early in February, with Seymour
Hicks in the name part.
Although the trial OF John Jasper M
the murder OF Edwin brood was not y
had been expected, Walter Crclca
junior counsel for the crown; Gel
Chesterton and Sheridan Jones are %.
ing TO write play around the book.
Henri Bernsteins play, THE Attach
known in New York as The sentt'
was much appreciated by critics NJ
Martha Hedman was a big hit ix
beauty as well as for acting.
Pantomimes, London's premier wlr'
ter delights. as usual are hurting u'
business OF other productions, and Hrs
Hamilton has reduced the orchom
prices for The Fortune Hunter
81 go seven shillings and sixpencs.
reduction OF % per cent, saying con-
petition from music halls and mo'in
pictures was formidable.
The Adelphi Theatre has institutes
new departure in reserving the pit, ana
thus doing away with the long ous''
which nightly blocked traffic In !"
Strand before the performance. y"
Haymarket will follow this example
Mary Girl" By Hope Merrick W"
Of Leonard Merrick. the novelist ""
indifferently received last Tuesday
Probably the week in April surfoah'
ing Shakespeare's birthday WIZ
made the occasion Of trying TO ~"
100000 for the National lHs'''
scheme. The situation now Is US
$4,000 remains after paying iof !"
site, and $4,000 is expected from :"
government, $4,000 is expected Nv
the London County Council ana ~
900 is expected from the public ~'o.'
collection boxes in theatres. Sns'-
speare ball and a series OF SnaSesp'
dinners.