Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-17
BRITISH ACTORS
AND ACTRESSES
PAWN CLOTHING
England's Theatrical Crisis
Is Daily Growing More
Serious; More Than A.
900 Are Out of Work.
(By The Associated Press)

LOnuOn, July 10 wy tlo NS"ON'
ated Press. )-London' theatrieal
crisis is daily growing more seri-
Gus. More than 1000 actors and
actresses, including Americans, are
without employment and many are
on the brink Of starvation. RAY
house officials say it is the worst
situation in the history OF the
stage.
Men and women who one time
were billed as stars and VINO
have devoted their lives and tai.
ents to giving pleasure to others
are now existing in a Wretcheu
state of misery. Many Of them
have sold their jewelry and most
of their clothing Artists who in
the past drew $50 night now get
less than that in week. But most
of them are without engagements
of any kind and are seeking help
from benevolent institutions The
causes are the wholesale closing
of theaters due TO lack of public
support, the increasing tendency OF
people to patronize the cinema in
the interest OF economy; and the
general exodus of the population
to seashore and country.
The reform Of the house of lords
is a perennial problem in British
politics, and according to many
astute political observers, it may
prove to be the rock on which the
coalition cabinet will split.
1t is generally said that the con-
servatives want to reform the up
per house of parliament by maxi
ing it an iron clad permanent con-
servative body, while the liberals
are striving to dilute its conserva-
tism as much as possible.
The government of former Pre-
mier Asquith reformed the lords
by taking away its power to Kill
bills originating in the house OF
commons, although it can post
pone them by an annual vote for
three years. The principal motive
for this reform was to make liberal
Irish legislation possible.
The upper house next Tuesday
will deal with proposals of Prime
Minister Lloyd Georges cabinet.
which resemble more a declaration
of principle than a definite plan of
reform. The government proposes
that the membership of the house
of lords consist of $50 members.
According to the present plan,
the house shall consist, in addition
to peers of royal blood and law
lords, Of members selected from
outside inclufins hea editalt peefs
elected by their order and mem
bers nominated by the crown, the
number of the latter to be fixed by
statute. The terms of the elected
lords should be fixed by statute.
and they would be eligible for re-
election.
The government proposes that
the lords shall not reject or amend
financial bills, and the question
whether a given bin is a financial
bill would be decided by a joint
committee of the two houses.
There are now more than 600
lords, only a small minority of
whom take part in that body's pro-
ceedings and many of whom are
never seen there.
So far the year 1922 has not
been a triumphant season for Brit
ish explorations.
The failure Of the Mount Everest
expedition to reach the summit of
the highest mountain in the world
was discounted by most authorities
who said the greatest surprise had
been that the climbers were able
to go as far as they did without
oxygen and that they were able to
transport oxygen apparatus to al
most the highest slopes,
The definite news that they were
returning was taken for granted
before it reached England. Wheth-
er the Royal Geograp phical society
will renew the enterprise another
year is questionable. The expedi-
ton was one of the most costly
ever attempted and financial reas-
ons may make another Mount Er-
crest campaign impossible.
The late Sir Ernest Shackleton's
little ship Quest, according to re-
ports, is about to sale from the
South Pacific, thus giving up the
long program for antarctic explora-
tions over which the explorer had
studied several years.
Sir Ernest's death was not the
only cause of the failure of the
enterprise. Captain Wild, who
succeeded to command, after his
chiefs death, concluded after con-
sultation with shipping men that
the Quest was not large enough
and strong enough to fight the
southern ice field.
Considering Sir Ernest's wide
experience and the fact that all of
England's seafaring knowledge
was at his disposal, it now seems
strange to leading shipping ex-
perts that the Quests possibilities
and limitations were not realized
before the expedition started.