The New York herald., 1922-11-05


Special Correspondence 10 THE NEW Y5aK
HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Oct. 28.
TIME most interesting thing for
the coming week is the open
Il ing of the Pinero cycle at the
Royalty Theatel. Sir Arthur's mid
Channel leads off with a capable cast
and the other ola favorites are to fol-
low in order. Irene Vanbrugh WI
play her original role Of Zoe BlundeH
and the London pit queues, always
preponderantly reminiscent, are
thrilled with anticipation-at seeing
something old and familiar. 1t is 70
be followed by "The Benefit of the
Doubt" and Sweet Lavendar."
"The Benefit of the Doubt" Incl
dsntally is the one Pinero play that
escaped Bernard Shaw's anvil during
his career Of theatrical criticism in
the nineties and his amusing cam
paign against the banalties of Sir Ar
thurs other polite dramas. He wrote
worth The Prohigate," Mrs. Ebb-
smith" and Mrs. Tanqueray" rolled
into one and multiplied by ten. This
despite the fact that Mrs. Pat Camp
bell was big part of the plays he
scorned.
Also "The Cat and the Canary will
burst upon London's startled view. Nor
ton Selten, J. c. Aubrey. Frank Denton
and S. j. Warrington will carry the bur-
den of the male roles, while Mary
Glynne will play Anndbelle West Much
is being made OF the plays long Aneri-
can run and the critics here are asked
not to reveal the final denouement. The
news hasn't got over from New York
yet.
'.The Immortal Hour scores.
There has been nothing in the last
week to compare with the production
OF THE Immortal Hour of the week
before, and the musicians who have
made the pilgrimage to Islington to
hear 1t insist il will be many a week
before such a success is repeated.
Aubrey Smith. Frances Carson and
good old Holman Clarke opened
Glamour at the Apollo and proved
that the title should have been something
like "Melo-Glamour." 1t was a sort of
sadie the Beautiful Sewing Machine
Girl" with a Galsworthy- last act
added on. Even there. however, there
was a lot of shooting and killing of the
right people to be killed and MIR. Gals
worthy always kills the wrong people
and does it neatly. As a rival TO "Old
Bill NJ. p" and other Lyceum thrillers
and near thrillers however, it may make
"a few queues for the pit.
The Swedish ballet for some reason
or other came back TO town again this
season. There are one or two sincere
and clevers dancers in this organization.
but after the Ballet Russo or even the
lesser glories OF the Chauve Souris, sec
ond rate mining goes very i'll and there
is much in the Swedish ballet that it is
a compliment TO call second rate. The
troup was furthermore handicapped by
playing i'm the Court Theater. so small
that the instruments OF an otherwise
capable orchestra overflowed into stage
boxes and the first rows of the seats
and the general air OF the production
was one of amateurish Incompetence.
The ladies of the ballet are comely,
however. their press agent got them
photographed dancing in lack of costume
around the statue of Peter Pan in Ken
sington Gardens and ~there has been a
fair stream of nuts and their ladies
from Piccadilly dribbling out to see them
in Chelsea all week.
Joseph Coyne's Return.
Two other events gave SAVIOR 10 The
work. however. One was the return vt
Joseph Coyne after a long xoyage
through the touring wilds OF South
Africa. He appeared in gay a0apta-
tion of the French "Dede" a, the Gar
rick and got an uproarious welcome.
He danced with a new little leading lad y
named Gertrude Lawrence and her
charm, as well as Coyne's IMMORTAL SLIM
elegance. brought forth shouts of Dance
the Merry Widow!" from stall as wen Is
pit. But Joe didn't. The piece itself is
rollicking bit and the adapters have
succeeded i'm keeping in enough of the
Ciallick rollick despite the rigors OF thD
Lord Chamberlain's censor and the
traditions Of the British stage.
The second was the opening or the
Mine O'clock Revue" II has replaced
the Japanese tragedy. THE Tolls Ca
Yosbtomo." at the Little Thester, whera
Grand Guignol reigued 50 Tong. 1t "a
aimed to avoid the represensible prac-
tice of coming late to the tacat6r aft e
dinner. And II didn't Just as many
people were late the first night as for
any o'clock curtain n town. But the
Coffee. ices "and other refreshments"
Coffee. ices "and other refreshments
ere served at your seat or m the com
Portable lobbies, and the "Njne O'clock
as an cminently polite compromise be-
tween the old music hail of the Marie
Lloyd and beer and the modc~n cabars;
With nothing tut jazz and champaign
promises TO provide a pleasant noveit y
FOR the now dawning little season" OK
London society.
Joseph Conrnd's stage Debut.
Joseph Conrad's debut on ,nc stage "a
writer, not an actor, is counted the
most interesting item OF the comin,,
week. lie is already toiinl over re
hearsals OF a dramatizatio1 Of "Tno
Secret Agent" and II will se,. the light
on Thursday at the Ambass1 dor Rus.
sell Thorndike and Miriam Lewes ars
the best known names in the cast AIR
Conrad Is taking a deep inTsrcst IN the
rohearsals himself and insists on his
own directions. These. say his COM