The New York herald., 1921-10-09
LONDONFALLSEASON
FAIRLY UNDER WAY
Promises to Be Gay Despite
Business Depression and
Unemployment.
THEATRES ENJOY BOOM
Restaurants Enlivened by
Lengthening Of Drinking
Hours in West End.
REVIVAL OF DANCING
.- F.. ri,
Society Returns to Town and
Rotten Row Full Of Fine
Mounts.


Special Gable to THE Nxw yosx HmArp.
Copyright 1891. by THE Nsw YoaK HzaALD
New York Herald Bureau.
London. Oct. 3.
London's fall season is now fairly
under way. and despite the business
depression and unemployment II
promises to be gay one. The Prince
Of Wales is here. but he is busy pre-
pairing for his Indian trip. The King
and the Queen are just back in Lon
don. but will remain here only long
enough to bid the Prince farewell
when he starts on his voyage to India.
Then they will go to Sandringham for
the shooting, to return to London
later on.
Meanwhile, there is remarkable
boom In theatre business. more than
half a dozen houses here displaying
permanently the "house fulr' sign.
These include the Winter Garden, with
Dorothy Dickson in Sally; the
Adelphi, where Leslie Henson is play
ing the Golden Moth; the st
James's, with Sherlock Holiness; the
Vaudeville, with "Now and Them" and
the Haymarket, with Quality Street"
James O'Neill's American two act
play, Different" Is making a 'shit" at
Every Mans Theatre. In Hampstead.
where George Bernard Shaw reisned su-
preme last year.
The restaurant life Of London has also
had distinct boom with the lengthening
OF the drinking hours throughout West
End to IL o'clock in the evening. Every
one is putting up determined fight to
prevent the London licensing justices
from enforcing uniform closing hour
for the entire London area at 10 or 10 40
oclock at night, despite the fact that the
new licensing act Is evidence of inten-
tions on the part of Parliament to per-
nit drinks being served at after-the-the-
atre suppers. which have been an extinct
species here since the wartime restric-
tions became effective.
The licensing justices admit this, but
they are not willing to grant long extern
sions in the areas where working class
men live. since relaxations there already
have resulted In heavy increases In the
number Of cases OF drunkenness. The jus
tices, however, now find themselves face
to face with the problem Of what to do In
view Of the fact that persons who want
something to drink can, by. going from
one zone to another. get all they want al
most all day long. @
With the present relaxations, how
ever, many wei known London hotels
and restaurants have gone a step fur
ther than the law allows and are serving
ginger ale" to patrons whom they know
far after the prescribed closing hour
Already this season there has been q
general revival of dancing here. despite
the unprecedented heat. This dane
Ing Is both public and private.
Many of the big homes have bean re-
opened before the hunting season gets
fairly under way and every one goes
back to the country again. Rotten Row
in Hyde Park Is full of fine mounts with
riders every morning. and much quiet
entertaining Is being done m Mayfair
and Belgravia.
With the return Of the royal family
from Scotland many house parties there
have ended. The Duke and Duchess OF
Sutherland have ended their Dunrobin
Castle party. and the Lord Chancellor
Lord Birlzenhead. and his daughter
who Is reported to be going into the
movies" are already back In London.
With the reopening Of Parliament
next week all the leading politicians
are returning to London.