New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-17
Countess of ROden Will
Give 1.-THE Other John
at London Theatre.
WITHIN THE LAW"
RUNS FOR II MONTHS
Preparations Under Way for Al
Fresco Production of Passion
Play of Oberammergal.
fBy Cable to The Tribune.l

London May lb.-IHe Nouii'eSo Va ~"
den is 10 be the producer and stage man
ager OF a series OF performances which are
TO be given in aid OF various charities
at the Court Theatre during the week be-
ginning May %. one Of the plays. "The
other John" written by the Countess and
her daughter. Lady Marcia Jocelyn, is new
70 London. Lady Marcia will play the
nrincipai part in this, as well as IN
"cousin Kate" and Captain Drew on
Leave"
LADY Roden. who is the wife OF an irish
peer. has written a number OF spor''"s
novels under the name Of Ada Maria
Ioce,vn. Several OF her plays have been
produced privately and at charity mau-
nees during the last few years at Iui'y-
mara Park County Down, Lord Rodens
Irish seat.
Lady Marcia Jocelyn is already noted
amateur actress. Her sister-in-ia"' Wis
countess Jocelyn, is also well known !"
amateur theatricals.
within the Law" closes tonight at the
Haymarket. within a week or two Oh '''S
o,rtvorsarv Of its premiere. Next Satur-
dav Frederick Harrison VIII suo'n''
Jerome X. Jerome's new COMEDY no"
definitely christened, THE Great Gathple.
As evidence Of the strange way III "i'''"
the long arm Of coincidence is always "'
,,orl in matters theatrical. it may be men
toned that Mr.. Jerome's first choice Oh 4"
,i,le was "The Great Adventure. bu.
that having been appropriated by Arnoiu
Rennett, another had to be found.
Innovation in the Pit.
Among those who will figure in the cast
aro Miss Sarah Brooke. Edmund Maurice
Leon Quartermaine, Stanley 'oohe' =, :.
BRYANT. II. Hewetson. MISS Mars"re'
Dore and Miss Hida DALEY.
Mr.. Harrison. incidentally is aoie 10
report the unqualified success OF his re-
Gently established system OF booking pit
seats prior to the opening or the doors
$50 far the scheme has worked admira-
blv he declares Even late corners,
confronted with the announcement that
there Is no longer any room, have taken
their disappointment in what, from the
managerial viewpoint. is a very right ana
proper spirit, and secured places In other
parts of the house.
Preparations are being made for an al
fresco production OF the Passion Play or
Oberammergau in a large garden near
London. A few weeks ago it was intended
to produce II at the Palladium Music
Hall. but. at the last moment. after prac-
tically all arrangements had been COM
pleted. the Lord Chamberlain forbade
the production. The only explanation
given was: The Lord Chamberlain does
not like TO see the central figure OF the
New Testament depicted on the stage
Feared Outcry from Clergy.
George Foster, who is acting for the
German managers. said THE only ex-
PLANTATION I can suggest is that the Lord
Chamberlain's department anticipated an
cutlery from a section OF the clergy and
refused a license as the simplest way
out of the difficulty" Mr. Foster con-
tinucd: An open-air setting is really
more appropriate. The play is always
produced in the open at Oberammergau
and We intend to reproduce II as accu-
rateIy as we can in an English garden y
The great sacred play Will be present
ed by 400 actors, forty OF whom are from
Bavaria. where the special scenery and
costumes for the English production will
be prepared. The two principal charac-
tiers. Christ and st. John, will be inter-
preted by the brothers Fassnacht who
have appeared in these parts at Ober-
ammergau Both of them have magnlii-
cent tenor voices. and will ne supported
by large chorus and an orchestra OF
100 players.
Stands for 5000 spectators will be built
in the garden and the railways Will or
ganize special excursions during the run
of the play, which, it is expected. VIII
last a month. II a suitable lighting sys-
TEN can be devised there will be per-
formance every night. as well as every
afternoon, but II ii is found that artificial
light detracts from the artistic effect.
there will be only daylight perform
ances which will include the full thir-
teen tableaus and take five hours in pre-
sentation.