New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
Three of Them Drawing
Big Receipts-Posters OF
One of Them Banned.
AMERICAN PLAYERS
RETAIN POPULARITY
Reviyals a Characteristic of Pres
ent Season-Tree Announced
in New Shaw Play.
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London. March 1.-THE Great "a
venture" and DIPLOMACY arc stu the
biggest money makers in London, and are
probably the two best plays OF the season
anyway Strong competitors for big re
ceipts are three plays featuring undrezs
costumes-"who's the Lady, - Pair
CT silk Stockings" and THE Joy Rde
Lady" The last named put out such spicy
posters early this week as TO cause them
10 be banned on all tube and railway sta
lions.
Mr. Somerset Maugham's play The
Land OF Promise" has been enthusiast
tically received. In part the success Is
due TO the fine playing Of Irene Van
brugh and the father satisfactory sup
port Of Godfrey Tearle.
The Drury Lane melodrama. Sealed
orders" will reopen on Thursday next
with Myrtle Tannehill in the cast, out
her husband Hale Hamilton, Is now In
America and does not expect 20 retdrn
before the fall, when he will play here
hoping for better success than he met In
THE Fortune Hunter" -
The company and production OF Sealed
Orders" go to New York in November.
On Wednesday next Sir George Alex
ander will revive Max Beerbohm's comedy,
"A Social Success"
+ ReyivaIs are a characteristic Of the
present season, notable instances being
Oscar Agche's "<ismet," Granville Bark
er's presentation of "A Midsummer Nights
Dream" with its gold-faced fairies; SIR
Herbert Trees success, THE Darling OF
- a
of Kitty" and Haddon Chamberss play.
THE Tyranny of Tears" with Robert
Lorraine. The Anglo-Chlnese play, Mr..
WI; Walker Whiteside, in THE Melting
pot" and C. K. Chestertons Magic"
with a curtain raiser by G. 3. Shaw, are
all doing good business.
Seymour Hicks has been forced to tone
down his imitation Of George NJ. Conan
in broadway Jones" and to play the
piece on more subdued lines to suit the
British public.
On March % Charles Hawtrey will re-
place Never Say DIE with new play.
called Things We'd Never Like 10 Know.
on April IL Sir Herbert Tree will prof.
duce George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion.
Sir Herbert himself will enact the till
part, WHICH, through lSiHtdi hoti'Ati ~.
comes Henri Higgins, professor Of pho
netics. Go "a takes the modern shape
Of Eliza, a Covent Garden flower girl.
The musical plays, THE Girl from
Utah" with Joe Coyne and Ina Claire.
and After the Girl" with Lew Hearn.
Clifton Crawford. Bonita and Muriel Hud
son, are doing big business, as well az
The Pearl Girl" and The Marriage
Market"
The great sensation of the day is Min
sky, who is appearing for a four-weel'
season at the Palace Theatre at $1,000 "a
week. He expects soon TO go 10 America.
Adeline Genees farewell at the Coliseum
was a great success, a tremendous ovation
being accorded 10 her.
Louis Hrsch is writing new music for
a second edition of ''Hullo Tango" Shir-
ley kellogg will soon be replaced by an
understudy She is going to the Riviera
for a rest.
Meodrama still maintains its great hold
in England. The famous old drama The
Lights o. London" is to be revived soon.
Gus Sohlke, who produced Come over
Here" at the London Opera House. is now
rehearsing a big revue for Alfred Butt.
which will open at the Palace Theatre in
April, called "The Passing Show"
The Lord Chamberlain has consented 70
license the stage version Of Walter ste
vens's Paradise Lost on condition that
the actors appearing as Adam and Eve be ,
clothed so that it will be impossible 10
take exception to the production on that
score.
Ellen Terry sails on March 81 for an
Australian lecture tour.
Z. s. Willard energies from his retirement
on May % next to play his old part OF
Spider in 'The Silver King in aid OF
King Georges pension fund for actors and
actresses.