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This hall is situated in the centre of the town, within seven minutes' walk from
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Fee— One Night, £3; Two Nights, £4 10s.; Three Nights, £6.
The above is an inclusive charge for all light, heating, seating, etc. Both gas and electric light.
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footlights. Proscenium and Scenery. Proscenium opening 20 feet. Accommodates
1,000 people. Good Dressing Rooms. Lighted throughout by Electric Light.
Dates and terms on application to W. A. HIDDLESTON, Manager.
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ATHENJEUM HALL, ENNISCORTHY.
DIMENSIONS: Hall, 70x31; Stage, 15x31; Floor to
Ceiling, 22 feet. Two convenient Dressing Rooms
under Stage, with Private Entrances, Lavatories,
Ac. Sitting Aocommodation, over 500.
RENT: One Night, £2; Two Nights, £3 10s.; Three
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appointments. No picture shows. — For terms of booking, apply
J. H. HOLLYER. Secretary. Corbett Estate, DRO1TW1CH.
REDRUTH.— DRUIDS' HALL.
Licensed for Stage Plays and Cinematograph Shows.
Population, including places immediately adjoining, 20,000. Size of hall, 70 ft. by
36 ft. Stage, 36 ft. by 16 ft. 3 ins. Balcony, with 120 tip-up seats. Good Dressing
Rooms. Hall and Balcony hold 700. Electric Light. Gas for Lanterns, etc. Heated
by hot-water apparatus. Dates and Terms on application addressed —
OWEN HILL, Secretary.
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Stage Suits to any special design made
on the shortest notice.
Smart Lounge Suits made in all the
newest shades of Cloths and pure Indigo
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THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
Writer of "Any Little Girl that's a Nice Little Girl is the Right Little
Girl for Me," "Think It Over Mary," " Good Night, Nurse," "There's
a Little Church Around the Corner," etc., etc.
The Writer of To*day
THOMAS J. GRAY
VAUDEVILLE AUTHOR
Sketches — Songs — Monologues. Jlsk Anybody.
FRANK TINNEY, BERT WILLIAMS, YORKE & ADAMS, JOE
WELCH, JOHN BUNNY, T. ROY BARNES & BESSIE CRAWFORD,
EMMA CAR US, STUART BARNES, HARRY B. LESTER, NELLIE
V. NICHOLS, M'CORMICK & IRVING, LEWIS & DODY,
MORRIS & ALLEN, ALICE HANSON, ELI DAWSON, NEFF &
STARR, HERMAN TIMBERG, LEONA STEPHENS, HARRY
TIGHE, FARBER GIRLS, POLLY PRIM, RHODA & CROMPTON,
ED. MORTON, MOORE & HAEGER, MAE WEST, MORRIS
GOLDEN, GRACE DE WINTRES, BLANCHE COLVIN,
CLAR ANCE OLIVER, JIMMY ROSEN & CO., FRANCIS & PALMER,
MALEY & WOODS, CAMELLA JEWEL, WANDER & STONE,
JOE LANIGAN, LAURA BUCKLEY, KEIT & DE MONT,
STUART & HALL, WALTER JAMES, FABER & WATERS,
WOODS & KELLER,
and over 400 other artistes are using successful " GRAY " matter.
Max Witt's "COURT BY GIRLS," Book and Lyrics.
Gus Edward's "KID KABARET," "YANKEE DOODLE SCOUTS,"
Book and Lyrics.
"RUBE MARQUARD & BLOSSOM SEELEY,"
"The Suffragette Pitcher."
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GET YOUR ACT AMERICANIZED.1
XX. THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
'The Poems that made Kipling laugh.
A GIFT WORTH GIVING.
HARRY BREEN S
POEM PARODIES ~* ^ ~~' ORIGINAL
"GungaDhin." _> „ Ki98es
'•The Ladies." ~ ~~ Crosses.
"ToP. G. W.
y~V ~M~^
I I h
V-T.M.
"Mandalay."
"Getting Ready
-r^^^V-B-^T* jff^ the
"The Bar Room T)/J I^IV/I ^1 The Bun£alow-"
Floor." M. V^/A-^i.T-l.k5 "Clown Night."
"LOON LYRICS" and OTHERS
This is not a joke book, but contains twenty-flve original poems,
just the kind to do when called upon to entertain.
A beautiful book printed on heavy paper with an art cover.
A valuable addition to your library. These poems are written
to help pass the time away when nights are long, the town lone-
some, and friends few.
I am not trying to fool my brother artists, and you can have
your money back if you are not satisfied with the book.
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Broadway and 47th Street, New York City, U.S.A.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
OTA GYGI,
Court Violinist to his Majesty Alfonso, King of Spain.
Tremendous success in the United States on the
Keith and Orpheum Circuits. Opening in
London the middle of February.
Returning to America for
Starring Tour in
Season 1914.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
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THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
HARRY LESLIE'S
Summer Entertainment Bureau and
Concert Party Agency.
Booking Agents
for the
- BROWNIES."
" CANTABS.
- CORINTHIANS."
" EUTERPI ANS.
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PIERRETTE
AND PIANO."
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wanting Big Box
Office Winners
communicate with
THIS Agency.
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The RIGHT Goods
at the RIGHT Price.
21 years' Sound
Experience.
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Barrow, H.M. Theatre
Blackpool Tower
Blackpool North Pier
Bradford,
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Bridlington Spa
Buxton Opera House
Derby Pavilion
Douglas,
Gaiety Theatre
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llfracombe Pavilion
Leeds,
Arcadian Pavilion
Lytham Pier
Morecambe,
Central Pier
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Portrush,
Winter Gardens
Rusholme Pavilion
St. Annes Pier
Southsea,
Clarence Pier
Torquay Pier
&c., &c., &c.
NOTE ADDRESS:
HARRY LESLIE, 122, Platt Lane, MANCHESTER.
Telegrams: "Laughs, Manchester." Telephone: 473 Rusholme.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
THE SCARLET MR. E'S AND THEIR JESTER.
THE FAMOUS EN7EKTAINERS.
All corns, to DAN DANIELS, 34, Elphinstonc Road, Southsea, Hants.
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THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
ALL
THE STARS
RADIATE FROM
MOSS' EMPIRES
[MANAGING WKCtOA MB (B»M< «al*J
LONDON
HIPPODROME
W.C.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK:.
THE
Theatrical & Vaudeville Exchange
WILL COLLINS & CO..
Broadmead House, Panton St., Haymarket, S.W.
Rooms 12, 14, 15, 16, 17.
rr i v, ., (9839 GERRAED.
Telephones |1656 REGENT.
Telegrams: "SNILLOWILO, TELEW," LONEON-
Telewriter: CHARING CROSS 241.
WILL COLLINS.
JEM LATOXA
GERALD GRIFFIN
ANNA EVA FAY
MCWATTERS & TYSON
YOUNG BUFFALO
ADA REEVE
DE BIERE
HELEN TRIX
HORACE HCNTER
TUCKER
ANNA DOROTHY
BERT ERROI.
HARRY LAMORK
THKK<: ERNESTS
THE CLIFFORDS
WOODY WOOD& WKLLS J. F. TRAYNOR & Co.
HARRY THL-RSTON MAX GRUBER
SISTERS KEEVE 4 BARDS
MME. D'ASTREEL AND THE FOUR KASRACS THREE TYPES
TENOR MARTINI & MAXIMILIAN FARBEH GIRLS
CHAS. OLCOTT TAYLOR'S BABOONS LEOCABILLO
JENNY HARTLEY THREE AEUOS BISON CITY FOUR
LUPINO LANE HARRY GREY SAM CURTIS & Co.
HILL, CHERRY & HILL JEANSCHWILLER &Co. JOHN GKIGER
KARL EMMY'S PETS JOHN & MAE BURKB MCMAHON, DIAMOND
LONZO Cox
DAISY DORMER
LUDWIG AMANN
ANNA HANA
FHKD WILDON
PONCHERRYS
WILLIB PANTZER Co
VANN & SCHENK
MIKE 8. WHALLEN
PASTOR & MERLE
EDDIE Ross
JACKSON TROUPE
HAMLYN & MACK
DEPARTMENTS:
AMERICAN : Under personal supervision of
M. S. BEMTHAM, Palace Theatre Building,
1564 Broadway, New York (the premier agent
of the U.S.).
CONTINENTAL: B. OBERMAYER,
Broadmead House.
BRITISH REPRESENTATIVE :
HENRY CARLTON, Broadmead House.
J
Business Management Undertaken for
FIRST-CLASS ACTS.
Some of our
Clients :
'TRAINED NURSES ' Co.
' FIREMAN'S XMAS EVE'
WILLA HOLT WAKE-
FIELD
FIVE OLRACS
TOM PAYNE
AL ROVER
WILLIAMS & SEGAL
JUGGLING NELSON
RAY HARTLEY
MERIAN'S DOGS
THE HAWAIIANS
AERIAL SMITHS
IvMKLUM) & DUPRE
RAY & ZACK
KENO & GREEN
CARL DE MAREST
VILMOS WESTONY
DAISY WOOD
VASCO
i' THE RED HEADS.' MR. LYN HARDING. MR. PHILIP BRAHAM'S Cos. :
" ALICE UP-TO-DATE," THE GROTESQUES, THE MARCH HARES,
and many other well-known artistes.
& CLEMENCE
MAYE & ADDIS
JOSIE HEATHER
NATALIE & AMIS DAG-
WELL
J. GRADY& WIFE
JACK McAuLiFFB
MR. & MRS. JIMMY
BARRY
BEN DUELEY & Co.
CHAS. KELLOGG
Gus EDWAHDES' REVUE
CAITS BROS.
SAM GETHING.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
Tehrgruns: OSWASTOLL, WESTRAND, LONDON.
Telephone: GERHARD 7545. (2 lines).
STOLL OFFICES
COLISEUM BUILDINGS, CHARING CROSS, LONDON, W.C.
COLISEUM SYNDICATE, Ltd., MIDDLESEX THEATRE OF VARIETIES. Ltd., HACKNEY AND SHEPHERD'S
BUSH EMPIRE PALACES, Ltd., WOOD GREEN EMPIRE THEATRE OF VARIETIES, Ltd., MANCHESTER
HIPPODROME AND ARDWICK EMPIRE, Ltd., LEICESTER PALACE THEATRE, Ltd., CHISWICK EMPIRE
THEATRE OF VARIETIES, Ltd.. CHATHAM EMPIRE THEATRE OF VARIETIES, Ltd.. ST. AUGUSTINE'S
PARADE HIPPODROME, BRISTOL, Ltd.
Chairman and Managing Director, OSWALD STOLL.
Secretary and Chief Accountant. W. 8. GORDON MICHIE.
ARTISTES' DEPARTMENT: Negotiations A. D. DAVIS; Dates-LLEWELLYN JOHNS.
Addrttt mil communications to the Managing Director.
London Coliseum
CHARINQ CROSS, FACING TRAFALGAR SQUARE.
Two Performance! Dally at 2.30 and 8. Rehearsal! every Monday at 10 a.m.
PROPRIETORS COLISEUM SYNDICATE, LTD.
MANCHESTER HIPPODROME. BRISTOL HIPPODROME.
OXFORD 8THEET.
Two Performance!* Nightly at 6.40 and 8.50.
Matinee* Tuesday and Saturday. Rehearsal*
every Monday at 12 noon.
Proprietors: THE MANCHESTER HIPPODROME
AMD ARUWICK EMPIRE, LTD.
SHEPHERD'S BUSH EMPIRE.
SHEPHERD'S BUSH OREEN, LONDON, W.
Two Performances Nightly at 6.30 and 9.10.
Rehearsals every Monday at 12.30 p.m.
Proprietors: HA< KNKY AND SHEPHERD'S BUSH
EMPIRE PALACES, LTD.
HACKNEY EMPIRE
MARE STREET, LONDON, N.E.
Two Performances Nightly at 6.45 and 9.
Balaam In every Monday at 12 noon.
Proprietors: HACKNET AND SHEPHERD'S BOMI
EMPIRE PALACES, LTD.
LEICESTER PALACE.
BELORAVE OATE.
Two Performances Nightly at 6.45 and 8.50.
Rehearsals every Monday at 12 noon.
FLORAL HALL. PICTURES.
Proprietors: THE LEICESTER PALACE
THEATRIC, LTD.
CHATHAM EMPIRE.
HIOH STREET.
Two Performances Nightly at 6.20 and 8.45.
Rehearsals every Monday at 2 p.m.
Proprietors: CHATHAM EMPIRE THEATRE or
VARIETIES, LTD. Joint Managing Director—
H. E. Davis, ex-Mayor of Gravesend.
TRAMWAYS CENTRE. ST. AUGUSTINE'S
PARADK.
Two Performances Nightly at 6.40 and 8.50.
ReheargaU every Monday at 12 noon.
Proprietors : ST. AUOUBTINE'* PARADE HIPPO-
DROME, BRISTOL, LTD.
CHISWICK EMPIRE.
CHISWICK HIGH ROAD, W.
Two Performances Nightly at 6.40 and 9.
Rehearsals every Monday at 12 noon.
Proprietors: CHISWICK EMPIRE THEATRE OF
VARIETIES, LTD.
WOOD GREEN EMPIRE.
HIGH ROAD, WOOD GREEN, LONDON, N.
Two Performance* Nightly at 6.40 and 9.
Rehearsals every Monday at 12.30 p.m.
Proprietors: WOOD GREEN EMPIRE THEATHE
or VARIETIES, LTD.
NEW MIDDLESEX THEATRE.
DRURY LANE. LONDON. W.C.
Two Performances Nightly at 6.30 and 9.10.
Proprietors: THE MIDDLESEX THEATRE or
VARIETIES, LTD.
ARDWICK EMPIRE.
ARDWICK GRKKN.
Two Performances Nightly at 6.40 and 9.
Rehearsals every Monday at 12.20 p.m.
Proprietors: MANCHESTER HIPPODROME AND
ARDWICK EMPIRE, LTD.
NOTE : All sketches played at the above theatres must be licensed ty the Lord Chamberlain ,
and a copy of the license, together with script a* licensed, must be sent to the atoll office* at least
21 days before date of performance.
BAND PARTS REQUIRED.— 14 different parts for English Orchestrations and 17 for Foreign
Orchestrations. Bristol Hippodrome requires 20 parts, including three first violins and piano part
for harp.
STAGE DEPARTMENT.— Songs proposed to be sung should be submitted and special stage
requirements stated, in letters marked " Stage Department," by artistes three weeks before opening.
ADVERTISING MATTER.— Bills, Blocks, photograph*, and specimens of pictorials really
representing the act should be forwarded three weeks before opening. If return of photographs
required, please say so.
COARSENESS. VULGARITY, ftc., is not allowed. The Licensing Authorities forbid this
and the majority of the public resent it. This intimation is only rendered necessary by a very
few artistes.
ARTISTES' SCENERY AND PROPERTIES must be fi reproofed or they cannot be brought
into the theatre. This is by order of the Licensing Authorities.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
JULIAN WYLIE,
An Agent with an " Ideas " Department,
18, CHARING GROSS ROAD,
LONDON, W.C.
DCs
JULIAN WYLIE'S GREAT IDEA:
SIXTY YEARS A QUEEN
(produced by Barker's Motion Photography, Limited)
is the sole property of THE ROYAL FILM AGENCY.
99
SOLE AGENT FOB:
DAVID DEVANT.
VAUDEVILLE
PRODUCTIONS, LTD.
(Owners of ' I SHOULD WORRY*
and * A Year in an Hour' Revues).
OSWALD WILLIAMS.
THE JESSE L. LASKY CO.
in " DETECTIVE KEEN."
11 THE GIRL WITH THE GOLDEN
HAIR."
(Miss MARGARET DEMPSEY,
Prima Donna.)
MASKELYNE AND DEVANT S
MYSTERIES.
Including : "THE WINDOW OF
THE HAUNTED HOUSE,"
"THE DISAPPEARING DON
KEY," &c.
(Vaudeville Bookings only).
&C.,
"THAT 'CELLO MAN."
JACQUES GRANDPIERRE.
LAURI WYLIE AND COMPANY
in "EARLY MORNING
REFLECTIONS "
and "THE TOY THEATRE."
P. T. SELBIT'S NOVELTIES.
Including :
" SHADOW PEOPLE "
"THE WRESTLING CHEESE,"
"SPIRIT PAINTINGS,"
"THE OBJECTICON,"
"OLD SOLDIERS FIVE," Ac.
OWEN CLARK.
DEANE TRIBUNE & ESTELLE
CERRERO.
ERNEST H. MILLS.
MARTIN KAMP.
FRANK WILSON & COMPANY.
&c.
Telephone: 5996 GERRARD.
Telegrams: « WYLICARRO, WESTRAND, LONDON."
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
STANDS FOR EFFICIENCY IN AGENCY
The Vaudeville Booking Office, Ltd.,
Provides and Exploits Original
Notions, and Conducts its Business
on Original Lines. It is "LIVE."
Joint Managing Directors:
T. F. Dawe & W. Buchanan Taylor,
26, Charing Cross Road, London, W.C.
Telegrams: VEBO. LONDON.
Telephone: 2926 REGENT.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
AUSTEN HURGON'S
PRODUCTIONS
Breaking
";. Records
Everywhere !
Wire : " AUSTURGON, WESTRAND, LONDON."
'Phone: REGENT 2945.
53, ST, MARTIN'S LANE,
w.c.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
WILLIAM HENRY
BRO ADHE AD & SON
OF
Manchester and Blackpool.
Operating the following Establishments:
-THK-
Resident Acting Manager. Rehearsal,
Hippo.. Hulme, Manchester Fr«4 Dry 2 p.m.
Pavilion, Liverpool George Slatter 2 p.m.
Empire. A»hton-under-Lyne John Boyle 2 p.m.
Winter Gardens, Morecambe Alfred H. Read 10.30 a.m.
King's, Manchester James Trippett 2 p.m.
Metropole, Manchester Edward Hamilton 11 a.m.
Hippodrome, Salford Fred Bernardo 2 p.m.
Royal Osborne, Manchester Joseph Brearley 2 p.m.
Junction, Manchester John Mason 2 p.m.
Palace, Preston William Boyle 2 p.m.
Hippodrome, Preston Frank Burdett 11 a.m.
Crown, Eccles Albert Rogers 2 p.m.
Hippo., Queen's Park, Manchester Clarence Meek 2 p.m.
Hippodrome, Bury Raymond Furniss LI a.m.
Pavilion, Ashton-under-Lyne Arthur Downes LI a.m.
Empress, Manchester Wilfrid Hayes 11 a.m.
'Phone.
2388 Central
1799 Royal
95 Ashton
8 Morecambe
665 Rusholme
2392 Central
2394 Central
2391 Central
2397 Central
317 Preston
360 Preston
824 Eccles
2396 Central
146 Bury
95 Ashton
2391 Central
Instructions to Artistes and Managers.
SONGS.
The words of all toog* matt be
sent to the Keiiident Acting Mana-
ger fourteen days before opening.
SKETCHES.
The Lord Chamberlain's license
mast be obtained and mast be
produced to the Resident Acting
Manager.
REHEARSALS.
Artistes should note the times of
rehearsal as specified above. This
clause in contracts will be strictly
enforced.
BILL MATTER.
Full particulars of matter for Bills.
Blocks. Specimens of Pictorials and
AdvertiHements mast be sent to
the head offlce.Hulme Hippodrome,
twenty-one days before opening.
Failing this, artistes are liable to
cancellation of contracts.
SCENERY, PROPERTIES AND
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS,
The Management cannot permit
Scenery, Properties, eto., which
have not been fireproofed, and
Electrical Installations must be in
accordance with the regulations of
the Licensing Authorities.
AH Communications r« may of theft Establishments to—
PERCY B. BROADHEAD,
The Hippodrome, Hulme, Manchester.
General District Manager - H. WINSTANLEY.
Secmtary - - - - W. H. ISHERWOOD.
Telegram* : " Broadheads, Manchester." 'Phones : City 5928. 5929, 5037 & 49.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
ETEL. : REGENT 2325. f^
RNEST G. ROLLS & b
IMPRESARIOS,
THEATRICAL PRODUCERS.
UNDER THE PERSONAL SUPERVISION OF ERNEST C. ROLLS.
MUSICAL ADVISER, MAX DAREWSKI.
GENERAL MANAGER, J. DAWSON. | MANAGER, KENNY KAY.
Offices, 53 & 54, HIGH STREET, NEW OXFORD
STREET, LONDON, W.C.
PROPRIETORS OF THE SUCCESSFUL PRODUCTIONS,
"THE DAWN OF LOVE,"
"OH! MOLLY,"
" RAGMANIA,"
STEP THIS WAY;
FULL INSIDE
The above Productions Invented and Produced by ERNEST C. ROLLS.
Music by MAX DAREWSKI.
AUDITIONS HELD WEEKLY.
Artistes of all descriptions are invited to write in for Appointment.
ALL ENQUIRIES BE THE ABOVE PRODUCTIONS,
ERNEST C. ROLLS & CO., Sl5i;:ficH8TREET
XXXIV.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
EUGENE STRATTON
Still in the Running.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
JOE ELVIN
Still in the Running.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
Ll
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H
ITTLE TIC
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Com
ERNES
f
"Going better than ever."
>NDON PALLADIUM.
nunications : —
>T EDELSTEN, Walter House, Strand, London, W.C.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOfC.
Salmon
Shooting
Pheasant
Fishing
xxxviii. THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
R. G. KNOWLES.
LONDON SEASON.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
James W. Tate
The Theatrical Expert,
-EXPLOITING
CLARICE MAYNE
AND
(with JULIAN WYLIE)
"I Should Worry"
AND
"A Year in an Hour."
5, Green Street, Leicester Square,
LONDON, W.C.
'Phone : Gerrard 6493.
xl.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK,
FRED KITCHEN.
Dame Trot in Babes in the Wood Pantomime,
Grand Theatre, Glasgow.
Another Big Production in March
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
xli.
JACK & EVELYN,
London Season.
xlii. THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
DUNCAN
AND
GODFREY
London s Own
Coster Comedy Couple,
PRESENTING
THE COSTERS COURTSHIP,
THE COSTERS" ONEYMOON."
AND
THE COSTERS CHRISTENING.
Not forgetting "ME AND 'ER."
Corns., VAUDEVILLE CLUB.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
xliii.
S'NAWFUL NIGHT.
S'NAWFUL NIGHT.
HARRY WELDON,
"Stiffy, the Goalkeeper."
Representative :—
ERNEST EDELSTEN, Walter House, Strand, W.C.
TELEPHONE— 596 PUTNEY.
xliv.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
AMBROSE BARKER
PRESENTS
»»
THE CORINTHIANS,'
In Their Original Vaudeville Entertainment.
Originality
Refinement
Humour
Vocalisation
Sail for South Africa January 31, 1914, under Rufe Naylor's
Management.
Fully Booked Summer, 1914,
by Harry Leslie, Manchester.
Music Hall Dates, Apply Karl Hooper's Agency.
AH Communications,
VAUDEVILLE CLUB, W.C.
THU STAGE YfcAft BOOK.
xlv.
CHAS.
COHAN
Britain's Premier Hebrew Comedian.
BOOKED WITH ALL THE LEADING TOURS.
All corns., WALTER BENTLEY'S AGENCY.
£ TUCKER
*>#
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
xlvii.
Mr.
Jimmy
Learmouth,
PRINCIPAL
COMEDIAN
for
Peterman's Productions, Ltd.
Miss
Ruble
Ralland,
PRINCIPAL LADY
for
Mr. Joe Peterman's
Companies.
xtviii. THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
Stop ! Look ! Listen !
What we are about to say
is the Truth, the whole Truth
and nothing but the Truth.
Radf ord
and
Valentine
The Famous Fun Furnishers
are booked SOLID. -AMEN.
HARRY RADFORD & Co.,
< BRIXTON 25OO 4 LINES).
He who bets and does not jjay,
Must not bet another day.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK. xlix.
T
HE COSMOPOLITAN
ARTISTES' CLUB.
The Home of the Vaudeville
Profession.
THE SUPPER CLUB OF
LONDON.
MEALS (Hot or Cold) till
4 o clock a.m.
WINES, SPIRITS, AND CIGARS.
Only the best quality kept.
APPLICATION FORMS FOR MEMBERSHIP CAN BE
HAD BY APPLYING TO THE SECRETARY,
Anyone of note in the profession can always be
found when in London, at
THE COSMOPOLITAN CLUB,
15, RUPERT STREET,
'Phone— 8297 GERRARD. LONDON, W.C.
THE STAGE YEAR
BRISK AND BREEZY.
BARTON & ASHLEY
Presenting their Laughing Comedy Successes,
-MONEY TALKS,"
"ADAM THE SECOND"
AND
"CANAL BOAT SAL/'
ON THE RICKARDS' TOUR, AUSTRALIA.
Booked by HUGH D. McINTOSH, E*q.
Best of Good Wishes to all our Friends the World over.
RETURN TO OPEN JUNE 8th, MOSS TOUR.
"The Vicar.** "The Curate." " The Swell." " Mr. John Bull."
CHARLES KAY
(A Comedian with Original Idea*).
N.B. — Discovered by the late Charles
Morton of The Palace, W., and booked
by the King of Agents, the late
Hugh J. Didcott.
WANTED.
An American Manager to
give me a trial booking.
Refer. Charles Aldrich, W. C. Fields and Griff.
1912-13 Pantomime,
THEATRE ROYAL. BRADFORD.
1913-14 Pantomime,
PRINCESS'S THEATRE. GLASGOW.
Address, co. Herbert BUckmore'i Aftncy,
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
li.
Acknowledged by Public, Pro-
prietors, Managers, Agents and
Press as the One and Only
Recognised Star in hi? Original
Studies of Children.
Ruthlessly copied by many. Equalled
by none. Imitators take his ideas but
can never aspire to his Personality.
ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW.
:: ALWAYS A DRAW. ::
Gains more laughs in a few minutes than
other Entertainers gain in ha.f-an-hour.
Called by the late Mr. George Adney Payne—
"ENGLAND'S
REPRESENTATIVE
ENTERTAINER.1'
England's It."
Permanent
Address:
WILSON HALLET
Vaudeville Club, 98, Charing Gross Rd., London, W,C.
FRIEND &
DOWNING
"The
Chosen
Comedy
AL. FRIEND. SA|yl DOWN,NGp
WE DON'T LIKE TO TALK ABOUT OURSELVES— WE LEAVE THAT TO OTHERS.
Following are a few unsolicited newspaper criticisms :
Liverpool Express — "None the less enthusiastic was the recaption accorded Friend and
Downing, the inimitable pair of Hebrew comedians, whose mirth-provoking patter and
excruciatingly funny songs keep the audience always in ' fits,' and they may truly be awarded
'the Palm in the Hebrew Couples Class.'"
Leeds Evening News—" There is no better turn at the Leeds Empire this week than
Friend and Downing. Unlike the usual Hebrew comics, they do not rely in the main on skits
on the alleged characteristics of their own people. They have a fund of humour which must
assuredly appeal to all, even to the most touchy Hebrew."
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, etc., etc.
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ACTS BOOKED FOR
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PRESENTS
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THE BOMBSHELL,"
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DRAMATIC CARDS.
HERBERT BEERBOHM TREE.
His Majesty's Theatre.
HARRY NICHOLLS.
RUPERT COTTAGE. BEDFORD PARK. W.
C. W. SOMERSET,
6, Ingoldsby Mansions, Avonmore Road, W.
'Phone: Hammersmith 1075.
WINIFRED MAUDE.
Miss Winifred Maude's Companies.
Address en route or c.o. "The Stage." London.
Mr. EDWIN BEVERLEY.
Leads, Special Parts, etc. (Miss Agnes Gagan— Heavies and Character.)
Communications re Autumn— S3, Vane Street, Hull.
BERT MURRAY,
Prin. Comedy. Sing and Dance, Falls, etc.
S. Rodney Road, Hackney, London, N.E.
Mr. LESLIE HAMILTON.
Juveniles, Light Comedy, etc. Stage or General Management.
11. Fambridge Road, Sydenham, S.E.
HAMILTON DEANE.
Address: Sturt House, St. Augustin's Road, Bournemouth.
Miss AMY LLOYD EARLE,
Mrs. Henry Percy. Character, Comedy, or Aristocratic, or Comedy Old Women,
or any special part. 80, Gloucester Road, South Tottenham, N.
CLARICE JENNER.
Principal Singing Soubrette or Special Lead. Speciality Mandoline Solos. Petite,
Dark. Permanent Address, 714, Great Northern Road, Woodside, Aberdeen.
MISS ADA BLANCHE.
ADDRESS :
Shaftesbury Theatre, W.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK. Ivii.
DRAMATIC CARDS.
J. 0. CUTHBERTSON & TINA LANGLOIS.
Heavy Leading Business. Robust Character and Srage Management. Chambermaids. Soubrettcs and Boy*.
Permanent Address, 30, Clavering Road, South Wanstead, N.E.
Miss FLORENCE CAMERON,
Chambermaids and Juveniles.
66, Downing Street, Evcrton, Liverpool.
MR. CECIL H. RAYMOND.
Principal Comedian. Yorkshire Comedian.
Permanent address, 30, Ashton Street, Harehills, Leeds.
ALMYR VANE,
The Eccentric Comedian. P.A.. 2, Stamford Grove East, Stamford Hill, N.
Agents: Frank Weathersby. or Barnard & Eden.
MISS MINNIE RAYNER.
Character, Comedy. Grand Dames. Disengaged; Actors' Association,
32, Regent Street, W.
MR. LEON VINT,
142, Long Acre. London, W.C.
Telegrams: "Vinticon," London. Telephone: 9549 City.
HARRY_W. DAY.
General Manager, Gaiety Theatre, Ayr.
VARIETY CARDS.
PRANK CASS,
Versatile Artiste.
Compliments to all. Perm., Poplars, Glan Conway, N. Wales.
Miss NAIB ASH & Mr. FRED ALLENDALE
Starring in their immensely successful Musical Comedy Interlude, "The Soldier and the Girl," by Bert Lee
and Worten David. Agents: Harry Burns, Ltd. Pernunent address: " Seaholme," Promenade, Blackpool.
ATLAS-VULCANA TROUPE,
WORLD-FAMOUS SOCIETY ATHLETES.
Perm. Address ; "The Hollies," Fulham.
BLERIOTS TRANSFORMATION
and FAIRY FOUNTAINS. The spectacular triumph, graceful posing and artistic
pictorial tableaux. Perm, address, 48. Freshford Street, Wandsworth, London, S.W.
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VARIETY CARDS.
DOROTHY VEE KEMP.
Aj<cnt, James Fioni. Norton St., Liverpool. Panto, 1913-14, "Beauty" and
Speciality Dancer. Perm. Add. : Urmston, near Manchester. Tel. : 215 Ui mston.
THE MANSENS,
Memi and Mandie, Dainty Singers of Dainty Songs, and Dainty Dancers. In their Pretty and Refined
JAPANESE SOftG SCENA. Own Electrical fit-up. Perm. Add. : 6, We^tbourne Avenue. Gateshead-on-Tyne.
ARTHUR TESTI,
Light Comedian and Dancer. Permanent Address: '* The Newgate,
St. John Street, Chester.
Extraordinary Sinter* and Novelty Dancers. Featuring their Great Novelty, DANCING ON THE ELECTRIC
ILLUMINATED REVOLVING TABLE. Continental Offers Invited. Perm. Add. : 64, Whalley St., Blackburn.
VL NAVA and BLANCHE CUTLEfi
And A VOCALIST, in Novel Musical Scena. "GIPSYLAND."
All corns.: VI. NAVA. 51, Talbot Road, Blackpool.
ESYLT, RAY, YOLANDE.
London's Baby Toe-D.*ncer«. Most Charming and Refined.
All Com*, to "Thelma," Essex Road, Enlield.
VICTORIA AND RAMOO.
On the Crystal Pyramids. The only act of its kind in existence. Something entirely new.
For terms and dates apply First Class Agents, or 19, Oxford Street, Middlesbrough.
MISS CARRIE HENDERSON.
On Tour with "A Goad Idea; or Daddy's Reform," Sketch.
The Season's Greetings to all friends. Per.. 50, Beach Lane, Musselburgh, N.B.
CHARLES CRAYFORD7~
"The Kentish Mystic."
46, Watling Street, Bexleyheath, Kent.
DAINTY DIXIE,
THE JOLLY JUVENILE. The Marvellous Dancer on Roller Skates.
Perm. Add. : 1O, Roger Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
MISS LILLIE VILLIERS,
Prima Donna. Singing Violiniste. 1 he artiste who plays her own violin obligates whilst singing.
An entertainer at the piano. Perm. Add. : Princess Theatre, Churchgate, Bolton, Lanes.
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VARIETY CARDS.
WALTER AUBREY, Setv.,
Producer-Manager. 20th Panto. The Biggest Success known in Dublin, "Jack and the Beanstalk." Open
for Offers 1914-1915 as S. M. & P. Vaca\t Fe>. 16th. Pernonent: 52, Newsomb: St., Liverpool.
SCOTCH KELLY,
The Miniature ComeJy Comet.
Corns.: Barney Armstrong, Vaudeville Club, Charing Cross Rnad, London, W.C.
Still on Top.
LITTLE H AC REN SCHMIDT,
The Battling Bantam. £500 Open Challenge to the World, no one Barred. Genuine Records for big business
Broken all over Great Britain. Corns. : Permanent Address, 34, Margaret St., L verposl.
BRISTOW BROTHERS,
Jack and Ted, Comedians and Dancers. tn established act by established performers. Panto, Seebold's
Red Riding Hood, Jimmy Green and Johnny Stout. For vacan:ies, all corns c/o Stage or en route.
VAN ROORE & WYNBERG
In novelty pot-pourri. " Blacksmith Act," original, comedy and sensational. Own scenery, full stage setting
D.C. Lithos. The only act of its kind in the WM-ld. Offirs invite*. G nuine top. P.A., 3, Marland St., Dukinfield.
STANTON RETCHELL,
Chocolate Coloured Coon with "Singing" Voice and Expert Dancing.
Perm. Add.: 12. Brendon Street, Edgware Road. London.
THEO MAURITUS,
Handcuff King and Jail Breaker.
Perm. Add.: 65, Dicken Street, Audley, Blackburn.
FLORENCE PHILLIPS.
Solo Dancer and Soubrette.
Permanent address, 25, Earl's Court Square, Earl's Court, London.
LLOYD'S 5 ALARMS.
Expert Singers and Danczrs.
____^ Permanent address, Prof. Lloyd, Barry.
The ORIGINAL TWO BATTS,
HAPPY DUTCH COUPLE. Look out for new Dutch Scena (5 People), producing Palace, Tibshelf; Aug. 3, 1914
Perm. Add. ; c.o. W. FAWCETT, Norman Grove, Linthwaite, Huddersfield.
The original
GIPSY SOPRANO.
Operatic and Ballad Vocalist. In picturesque Gipsy costume. Neat reliable turn.
Still some vacancies, 1914. Communications, 20. Blake Street, Sheffield.
Write to— R. E. V. E., MYCENAE ROAD, BLACKHEATH, S.E., for Lists of
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JEWELS, ALL COLOURS, 8d., 10d., 100; f-in., II ; Larger, 1/3; J-in., 1/9 100.
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THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
YORK GATE, MARYLEBONE ROAD, N.W.
INSTITUTED I 822. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1830.
Patron — HIS MAJESTY THE KING.
President— H.R.H. THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT AND STRATHEARN, K.G.
Principal -SIR ALEXANDER CAMPBELL MACKENZIE, Mus.D., LL.D., D.C.L., F.R.A.M.
THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF Music offers to students of both sexes (whether
amateur or professional) a thorough training in all branches of music under the
most able and distinguished Professors. In addition to receiving individual
lessons in the various branches of the Curriculum, students have the advantage
of attending the Orchestral, Choral, and Chamber Music Classes, and the
weekly lectures on music and musicians. Evidence of their progress is given at
the Fortnightly and Public Concerts and by periodical Operatic and Dramatic
Performances.
There are three Terms in the Academic year — viz., the Michaelmas Term,
from Michaelmas to Christmas; the Lent Term, from early in January to
Easter ; and the Midsummer Term, from early in May until the end of July.
The Fee for the ordinary curriculum is 12 Guineas per Term.
A large number of Scholarships and Prizes are founded and are competed
for periodically.
Students who show special merit and ability receive the distinction of being
elected by the Directors Associates of the Institution, and are thereby entitled
to the use after their names of the initials A.R.A.M. Students who distinguish
themselves in the musical profession after quitting the Institution may be
elected by the Directors Fellows of the Royal Academy of Music, and are
thereupon entitled to the use after their names of the initials F.R.A.M.
Subscribers have the privilege of attending the Lectures and Public
Concerts and of introducing friends in proportion to the amount of their
subscriptions.
An examination of persons trained independently of the Academy is held
twice a year — viz., during the Summer and Christmas vacations — successful
candidates at which are elected Licentiates of the Academy, and are thereupon
entitled to the use after their names of the initials L.R.A.M.
An examination of persons engaged in the Training of Children's Voices
is eld annually in September and during the Christmas vacation and a
certificate is granted to successful candidates.
A Special Course of Lecture Lessons for Professional Musjc Teachers has
been instituted, to be followed by an Examination for the distinction of
Associateship.
Prospectus, entry form, and all further information may be obtained on
application.
F. W. RENAUT, Secretary.
"THE STAGE"
YEAR
BOOK
8 . 8
1914
EDITED BY L. CARSON
LONDON :
- « THE STAGE " OFFICES
1 6, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN
44THE GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC,
VICTORIA EMBANKMENT, E.G.
(Near Blackfriars Bridge).
Established by the Corporation of Londoriftln 1880,
And under the Management and Control of the Music Committee.
Principal - LANDON RONALD.
The Guildhall School of Music wss established by the Corporation of the City of London in
September, 1880, for the purpose of providing high-class instruction in the art and science of Music at
moderate cost to the Student. The School is for Professional and Amateur Students.
The subjects taught in the School include :- Elocution. Gesture and Deportment, Stage
Dancing, Fencing and all Musical subjects.
Instruction in the above subjects is given daily from 8.30 a.m. till 8.30 p.m.
The year is divided into Three Terms, arranged to commence as follows:— Third Monday In
September, Second Monnay In January. Fourth Monday In April.
Students of any age are admitted at any time. Fees from £1 14s. to £10 10s. per term.
The only School in London or the Provinces possessing a fully equipped Theatre.
Students of the Guildhall School have played leading parts In the following Theatres and
Companies:— The Moody Manners Company. The Carl Rosa Company, Greet's Companies,
The D'Oyly Carte Companies, The George Edwardes Companies. Mr. Seymour Hicks' Com-
pany, Drury Lane, The Gaiety, The Savoy, The Vaudeville, The Garrlck, The Palace, &c., A.C., &c.
The Stage Training given Is of a thorough description, and opportunity Is afforded pupils
each term of taking part In performances In the School Theatre.
OPERATIC CLASS.— Saturday* at 3 o'clock, and other appointed times.
For Protpectu* ami all further particular* apply to
H. SAKE WYNDHAM, Secretary.
Telegraphic Address:—" ECPHOXICM, FLEET, LONDOX." Telephone No.— 1943 Holborn.
Royal General Theatrical Fund
Established 1830. Incorporated by Royal Charter 1853.
PATRON :
3fl$ 5ttai«*t? tb
PATRONESSES :
3fcr Stlaiest? th* Queen : 3fcr !fttaie»t? Queen
PRESIDENT :
SIR GEORGE ALEXANDER, J.P.
TRUSTEES
ALFRED DE ROTHSCHILD, ESQ., C.V.O.; SIR SQUIRE BANCROFT;
SIR GEORGE ALEXANDER, J.P.
To provide Annuities for Aged and Infirm Actors
and
others connected with the Theatrical Profession.
Particulars as to Rules, Subscriptions, etc., on application to
CHARLES CRUIKSHANKS, Sec.,
55 & 56, GOSCHEN BUILDINGS. 12 & 13, HENRIETTA STREET,
COVLNT GARDEN, LONDON, W.C.
Office hours : Tuesdays and Fridays, 1 1 till 4.
\
CONTENTS.
Academy of Dramatic Art 139
Acting of the Year. By Bernard Weller ; 145
Actors' Association ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 115
Actors' Benevolent Fund ... ... ... .-..- ... ... ... ... 118
Actors' Church Union ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 121
Actors' Day 120
Actors' Orphanage Fund 119
Actresses' Franchise League ; ... ... 122
Adelaide Neilson Fund 123
America, The Drama in. By W. H. Denny 57
America, Fires in Theatres ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 261
America, New Theatres Opened ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 234
America, Obituary 262
America, Pliys of the Year 235
American Vau leville —
The Principal Proprietors ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 69
United Booking Office and its Work. By Walter J. Kingsley ... ... 66
Australian Stage, The. By Eardley Turner 97
Authors of the Year , 222
Beneficent Order of Terriers 137
Birmingham Repertory Theatre ... ... ... ... ... "134
Books of the Year. By L. H. Jacobsen 27
Bushey Repertory Theatre ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 134
Catholic Stage Guild '.. ' 122
Censorship and Licensing ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... 103
Children (Employment Abroad) Act ... 107
Circuits ... .,. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 153
Concert Artists' Benevolent Association • 140
Concert Party Proprietors' Association... ... ... ... ... ... ... 149
Concert Societies 140
Critics' Circle 140
Dinners, Banquets, etc. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 230
Drama and the Royal Academy, The ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 103
Drama of the Year, The. By E. A. Baughan 1
Dublin Repertory Theatre ; ... 133
Fires in Theatres 276
General Meetings of Societies, Funds, etc. ... ... ... ... ... 26
German Plays, Alphabetical List 272
Germany, The Theatrical Year in. By F. E. Washburn Freund ... ... gl
Glasgow Repertory Theatre ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 133
Grand Order of Water Rats 137
Hampstead Literary Theatre ... 134
Ibsen Club... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 124
Incorporated Stage Society, The ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 123
Kinematograph Associations ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ^41
King and the Theatre, The ... ... ... ... . ... ... ... ... 271
King George Pension Fund ... ... ... ... ... .;'. - .;. ... -122
CONTENTS— continued.
PAGE
Legal Cases 279
Legal Cases (Index to same) 278
Liverpool Repertory Theatre 133
London County Council Licences ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 104
Manchester Repertory Theatre 132
Masonic Lodges HO
Meetings of Societies, etc. 26
Miscellaneous Events of the Year 230
Miscellaneous Societies 138
" Modern Scenic Art." By Arthur Scott Craven 17
Music Hall Artists' Railway Association 135
Music Hall Award (1913) 53
Music Hall Home Fund... • 137
Music Hall Ladies' Guild 136
" My Lady Kinema." By Arthur Coles Armstrong 33
New Theatres and Music Halls Opened 231
Notable Farewells 109
Obituary 232
Paris. Plays of the Year 267
Paris Stage in 1913. The. By John N. Raphael 76
Playgoers' Clubs 129
Play -Producing Societies 123
Plays of the Year (Alphabetically arranged with full Casts) 159
Poetry Society 138
" Portraits of Shakespeare. " By Austin Brereton 7
Repertory Movement, The, General Review 39
Birmingham. By T. W. J. Wilson 46
Dublin. By W. J. Lawrence 43
Liverpool. By J. James Hewson 41
Manchester. By Thos. F. Hunter 44
Repertory Theatres 132
Royal General Theatrical Fund 119
Shakespeare Memorial Nationa' Theatre ... 144
Society of Authors 117
Society of the Theatre 138
Staff Organisations 142
Stage Needlework Guild 120
Theatres Alliance, The 117
Theatrical Clubs 126
Theatrical Ladies' Guild 120
Theatrical Organisations
Theatrical Managers' Association 116
Touring Managers' Association 117
Travelling Theatre Managers' Association 117
United Bill Posters' Association 140
Variety Artists' Benevolent Fund and Institution 136
Variety Artists' Federation 135
Variety Organisations 135
Variety Year, The. By E. M. Sansom 48
Vaudeville Producers' Association 135
West End Theatre Managers, Society of 11
STAGE YEAR BOOK.
THE DRAMA OF THE YEAR.
By E. A. BAUGHAN.
IN spite of the many failures of 1913 there is still room for optimism in regard to
the theatre. Indeed, are not the failures themselves some ground for optimism?
A Mark Tapley might put that question, but it is not so unreasonable as it may
seem, for many of the plays that have ignominously failed have not deserved
any other fate, and their average merit has 'been higher than the average merit of
unsuccessful plays of even a decade ago. Take the late Mr. Stanley Houghton's " A
Perfect Cure " as an example. It ran for only four nights. Yet it had a certain
facility of characterisation in the selfishness of the father. It was only in the conduct
of his cure that the play failed, and in a certain naive simplicity which made it seem
more suitable for amateurs than for Mr. Hawtrey's ripe talent. I do not affirm that
this play would have succeeded ten years ago, but in the eighties I ajn sure it would
have been hailed as a delicate piece of the domestic genre, and its machine-made
denouement would have been accepted as a matter of course. Perhaps even Lengyel's
" The Happy Island," another of the year's failures, would have achieved some
success twenty years ago. I am sure its obvious satire would have been considered
very daring then. Baron Rothschild's "Croesus," which only ran for twenty-two
nights at the Garrick Theatre, would have achieved considerable reputation for its
author.
The fact 'is, not only the critic but the public has become much more fastidious.
The taste in drama has improved with its achievement, and the manager who does
not recognise that fact is certain to see the blue bills outside his theatre very soon
after the production of an inferior play. Instead of facing the altered conditions
many managers cling to their old-fashioned ideas of plays and blame the
Press for their failures. Now and then an old-fashioned play succeeds, and the
manager is confirmed in his ideas. The triumph of " Diplomacy" is a case in
point. This play of Sardou's was revived on March 26, and is still running at the
moment of writing. Why it has been successful I do not know, except that the
conduct of the plot is exciting, and it gives many opportunities for broad and
emotional acting. Essentially it is an old-fashioned play, and its drama is quite
machine-made. It must be remembered, however, that its revival appealed to many
middle-aged playgoers who naturally desired to see it once again. That would -not
account, of course, for such a long run, but doubtless it was a factor in its success.
Also there is a reaction in favour of melodrama, or, perhaps, one should say, in
favour of exciting, picturesque plays. " Within the Law," another great success of
the past year, for the play was produced on May 24, is further proof of this reaction.
" Within the Law " is not, however, an old-fashioned play. Its incidents, and, to
some extent, its characterisation are fresh and new, and its dialogue is much more
natural and easy than the dialogue of old-fashioned melodrama. Melchior Lengyel's
" Typhoon " was another of the successes of the year. It would be wrong to class
that play as an ordinary melodrama. Its theme has only been possible since the
rise of Japan to power in the councils of the nations, and it does try to give a true
picture of the Samurai ideals which have made Japan what she is. Incidentally,
the fine acting of Mr. Lawrence Irving as Takeramo had much to do with the success
of the piece. Mr. Harry M. Vernon and Mr. Harold Owen's "Mr. Wu " is cut
more according to the ordinary pattern of melodrama, but in this play again, there
is attempt to realise the oriental character in contrast with the occidental. The
play was only produced on November 28, so that one cannot yet claim a success for
it measurable to that of " The Typhoon," but it may very well achieve it. In this
play, too, we were given a fine piece of acting in Mr. Matheson Lang's Mr. Wu.
The East has evidently a fascination for the playgoer of to-day. Mr. George C-
1
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JIazelton and Mr. Benrimo'a "The Yellow Jacket" ran for over a hundred and
fafty nights. ThU was an amusing and naive comedy, representing a typical Chinese
play iu a Chinese theatre. Its humour and beauty of setting were the chief factors
oi its success. Karl Vollmoeller's " Turandot," a most picturesque version of the
Persian tale, did iiot please the ordinary playgoer. To tell the truth, the artless
humour of Pozzi's Commedia dell' Arte was very poor, and as there was a great
deal of it the rest of the play was swamped. It deserved a better fate, if
only for the acting of Mr. Godfrey Tearle as the Persian Prince and for the beautiful
and distinguished Chinese Princess of Miss Kvelyn d'Alroy. The mise-en-scene
and Busoni s music ought to have made a triumph of the production, but none of
these merits could stand against the puerilities of the humour. I only mention
this particular failure, for failures are best buried without any epitaph, in order to
show that even when there seems to be a popular desire for a certain type of piece
it by no means follows that everything that conforms to that type will interest the
public. " Turandot " was no doubt mounted because " Sumurun " had been such a
success, and because the triumphs of Reinhardt and the Russian liallct, with its Bakst
costumes, had proved that there is a vogue for the bizarre and picturesque.
COMEDIES.
Bvfuru dealing with the plays of the year in more detail it will be well to glance
at the successful comedies, so that some kind of lesson may be learned from the
dramatic year. We have seen that stirring melodramas such as " Diplomacy " and
' Within the Law " have been among the most popular productions, and that the
love of spectacle, combined, if possible, with thrilling dramatic interest, has been
the appeal of these Eastern plays. In comedy itself the cirri pl.u •(• must be given
to Mr. Arnold Bennett's " The Great Adventure." Produced on March 25, one day
before the revival of " Diplomacy," it shows every sign of running well into the
new year. 1 never had any doubt of its success from the first, although it did drag
at its premiere. "The Great Adventure" is a type of the modern comedy which
has some serious ideas as its basis. Mr. Bernard Shaw must be given the credit of
having founded this type of comedy as far as the London stage is concerned, but
Mr. Arnold Burnett rt-hes more on quaint characterisation and less on thr drama of
mind. In all Mr. Shaw's work th« working out of an idea is really the drama, and
not the situations or even the characters. Indeed, his dramatis persona; are made
plastic for the expression of that ninit.il drama. That results in giving them the
air of puppets, without any life of their own apart from their maker's will, and to
that extent even the drama of ideas is marred, lor the characters who express them
and are set up as a living argument for or against the ideas have no stability, so
that in the end they prove nothing. Mr. Bennett makes no pretence to Mr. Shaw's
profundity, but " The Great Adventure " owes much to the author of " You Never
Can Tell" in respect of the characters thinking aloud. There is genuine wit in the
play, and that quaintness and strangeness which modern audiences domain] «f
comedy. I doubt if an ordinary manager would have foreseen a success for this
piece. He would have been frightened by the unconventionally of dividing the four
acts into no fewer than eight scenes. Yet I think we have here a departure which will
mean much for drama. Mr. Galsworthy had already done the same thing in "The
Silver Box," and in France M. Bernard Tristan has recently carried this apparently
scrappy treatment even farther. To the lover of the well-made play this new idea
of construction, copied from thr Kli/.al>ethan dramatists, must seem to embody all
the vices of bad play-writing. Half the art of the old-fashioned playwright wa*
concentrated on conducting a drama within three or four symmetrical acts. When
this is well done it has a certain value of concentration and of form, but it is very
doubtful if the good effect of this symmetry is not achieved at a heavy expense of
reality and variety. In these days, when scenery can be shifted quickly, and in
days to come, when the stage will be even better equipped with time-saving
appliances, there is not, and will not be, the same need of retaining one scene for a
whole act. Obviously, if an author can divide his play into many scenes, he can
present his subject from more points of view and cover a wider psychological field.
His play, then, has something of the freedom of a novel without losing any of the
more definite attributes of drama. Neither " The Great Adventure " nor " The Silver
Box " could have been written in the conventional three or four acts. Apart
altogether f-c-m its intrinsic merits, Mr. Arnold Bennett's comedy has broken new
ground in the technique of play-writing. Its success is one of the most gratifying
features of the year. I would point out, too, that, like " Typhoon " and "'Mr.
Wu," " The Great Adventure " owes much to the acting. Mr. Henry Ainley and
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Miss Wish Wynne and the clever company at the Kings way Theatre have given us
some of the best comedy acting to be seen on the London stage.
THE OLDER DRAMATISTS.
In respect of its technique, " The Great Adventure " is, perhaps, the most notable
play of the year. Mr. Arnold Bennett one may describe as a " middle-aged " drama-
tist," not because he is really dwindling into the sere and yellow, but because he
does not belong to the younger generation of playwrights, nor yet to the older. Our
established dramatists, to tell the truth, have been disappointing. Sir Arthur Pinero
has given us nothing new except a poor one-act piece, " The Playgoers," which might
have been excellent satire, but was not. The revivals of " The Schoolmistress " and
"The Second Mrs. Tanqueray " proved that there is vitality in Sir Arthur's work.
He has such a keen sense of the theatre that his plays will always hold the atten-
tion, however old-fashioned their style of comedy and problem may have become.
Mr. Henry Arthur Jones seems to have taken a new lease of life in his "Mary Goes
First." Technically, it is a brilliant comedy, but there is something too bitter in
its satire of provincial pretentiousness, and the satire is rather theatrical. Miss
Marie Tempest's wonderful impersonation of the managing and rather cattish pro-
vincial lady, who fights for precedence, has lifted the comedy into one of the decided
successes of the year. We have had nothing from Mr. Alfred Sutro or Mr. Haddon
Chambers. Sir James Barrie's "The Adored One" was a delightful whimsicality,
full of real Barrie touches. The public seemed to have objected, however, to a mur-
deress being made a heroine of a comedy, although it was quite obvious the play was
the merest fantasy. A second version, in which the action was made part of a dream,
was brought out, but the alteration was not really an improvement. In the same
evening's bill was included " The Will," a trenchant little drama, in three scenes,
showing the deterioration which age often works in the characters of men. Mr.
Bernard 'Shaw's reputation has been upheld mainly by revivals of "The Devil's
Disciple" and "Caesar and Cleopatra" (by Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson), and
" The Doctor's Dilemma " (by Mr. Granville Barker during his repertory season at
the St. James's and Savoy Theatres). " Androcles and the Lion" was poor fooling
and not altogether without offence. The author has only himself to blame if his
audience and many of his critics did not grasp the fact that the main thesis of the
play was a contrast between the showy Christianity of the early Christian martyrs
and the practical Christianity of Androcles. This thesis was obscured by much
horseplay and cheap witticism, and the climax that Christ cannot be properly wor-
shipped while men still bow before the god of war seemed almost like an after-
thought. There were some fine ideas in the play, but the treatment did not bring
them out clearly. Mr. Shaw's " Great Catherine," produced at the Vaudeville, is
mainly remarkable for being a farce in four scenes. It is extraordinary how the
author has managed to give flash-light pictures of life in Catherine the Great's Court,
but the farce is, for the most part, very obvious and cheap. Mr. Shaw is apparently
determined to be amusing at all costs. Neither of these new plays is worthy of him.
Mr. John Galsworthy is a dramatist of whom we expect much. He is, indeed,
almost our only serious playwright. His masterpiece, " Strife," was revived at the
Comedy Theatre, and ran for nearly fifty nights. From the point of view of the
commercial theatre that is not a long run, but such a play is not for all markets, and
it is satisfactory that it could attract so many audiences to its revival. The same
author's " The Fugitive " is a sincere and earnest endeavour to show how a gently-
born woman, who has been brought up to do nothing, is hunted down by men. The
play suffered from obscurity of characterisation, and from stating a particular case as
if it were general. Mr. Galsworthy's praiseworthy ideal of impartiality resulted in
a curious shifting of the audience's sympathy. Moreover, the denouement seemed
to be in no way a natural end tc the play. Of course, like all Mr. Galsworthy's
work, " The Fugitive " is sincere and dramatic without being theatrical. If only
he had humour and allowed his characters to stumble without his leading strings, Mr.
Galsworthy would do work of which the English stage would be proud for many a
generation. At present he is so intent on being serious, for his work gives that
impression of self-consciousness, that he fails to give his plays the roundness of human
nature.
NEW PLAYWRIGHTS.
There is certainly cause for optimism when we survey the work done during the
year by dramatists who are either quite unknown to fame or have not written much
for the stage. Here, again, the tendency is not towards serious drama, but towards
comedy, with a serious undercurrent or else frank, light-hearted fun. Mr. Galsworthy
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is, indeed, the only dramatist of comparative recent fame who writes straightforward
serious plays. 1 confess I am not of those who deplore this modern tendency. For
one thing the theatre, however intellectual it may be, is a place of recreation for
the mind. No man with imagination fails to be kindled by a great idea, finely
expressed, but no man who has work to do in this world wishes to see all that he
finds most sordid and harrowing in life reproduced on the stage. Seriousness need
not be synonymous with ugly realism or grey, unemotional sordidness. Very great
drama rises, of course, through this sordiduess by dint of its emotional strength. It
is lack of feeling rather than actual environment that makes a drama sordid. Ibsen
is a case in point. The environment of his dramas is unnecessarily sordid and ugly.
His people have an irritating lack of even the common attributes of humanity, but
the mental drama he conceived has such force that it sweeps everything before it.
Such is the stimulating mental effect of his plays that you never leave the theatre after
witnessing one of them in a depressed state of mind. We cannot expect to have an
English losen as a matter of course. Failing a dramatist of that calibre, it is best
that our lesser men should approach life in a spirit of geniality and sympathy.
Only one dramatist of special note has made his debut this year. I refer to Mr.
J. O. Francis, whose "Change," produced by the Incorporated Stage Society, carue
as an absolute surprise. It is a simple little Welsh drama, dealing with the jld p.nd
new spirit in a small South Wales village, and has scenes of great emotional tension
as well as much quiet humour. The denouement, always such a difficult matter to
the inexperienced dramatist, has a suspicion of being forced, and is certainly not
inevitable; but the play is otherwise one of the most notable achievements of the
younger school. Mr. Francis is quite young, and his future will bo watched with
interest. Mr. Eden Plullpotts, tne well-known novelist, is by the way ot being a
serious dramatist. "The Shadow," produced by Miss Horniman's company, is not,
however, a great or even a convincing play. The scenes of country-side humour
and characterisation were fresh and amusing, but the main theme, the bigger courage
of living in spite of the shadow of a crime, did not seem to spring naturally from the
characters. Mr. Phillpotts has much to learn in the matter of terse and dramatic
dialogue. His peasants are very literary.
LITERARY MKN AS DRAMATISTS.
These two plays form the output of serious drama by the lesser known men. On
the other hand, we have to welcome several writers who have made their first attempt
at writing plays, although well known as literary men. " George A. Birmingham's "
"General John Regan was one of the delights of the year. The comedy showed
inexperience in many ways, but its fresh and spontaneous humour captivated many
audiences. A perusal of the Rev. Canon Hannay's novels suggests that his characters
appear again and again under different names. This may militate against his future
as a dramatist, for playgoers do not care for that kind of repetition. Mr. Hawtrey had
also the good luck to introduce another new dramatist, Mr. W. 11. Post, whose
" Never Say Die " is one of the funniest and most witty farces of recent days. At the
same time Mr. Hawtrey was responsible for the shortest run of the year, with the
late Mr. Stanley Houghton's "The Perfect Cure." What the author of " Hindel
Wakes " would have done in the future is not now a matter for discussion. Neither
"Pearls," nor "The Perfect Cure," nor yet "Trust the People," produced by Mr.
Bourchier at the Garrick Theatre, was worthy of him. Besides " George A. Birming-
ham " and Mr. Eden Phillpotts, a third distinguished literary man, Mr. G. K. Chester-
ton, has tried his hand at stage work during the year. " Magic " is witty and has one
good character, an absent-minded Duke with a habit of irrelevant quotation, but it is
rather a flimsy little play, and the seriousness of the author in championing magic
does not ring true in the theatre. It is the kind of thesis Mr. Chesterton might uphold
in au cfsay with paradoxical seriousness, but on the stage it seems very superficial
and unreal. WT« want English literary men to write for the theatre, but it is an
art which requires either considerable study and care or the natural gift of a Barrie,
whose clearness of visualisation enabled him tn become a dramatist without any
experience at all. Another literary man not quite new to the stage, Mr. A. E. W.
Mason, had a certain success with "Open Windows." Mr. Mason works, however,
in the manner of the old-fashioned well-made play. He is ingenious, but " Open
Windows," like " For the Defence," is frank drawing-room melodrama. Yet a
fourth novelist. Mr. Temple Thurston, sought fame and fortune as a playwright.
"The Greatest Wish in the World," produced by Mr. Bourchier, is a dramatisation
of one of Mr. Thurston 's novels. Its simple sentimental story is better told in the
book than on the stage.
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Mr. Cyril Harcourt, -whose " A Place in the Sun " will probably prove one of
the success of the year (it was only produced on November 3), is also a novelist,
but he has been an actor, and has almost too much knowledge of the stage. I mean
he has allowed his dramatic instinct and knowledge to play tricks with his psycho-
logy, and has succeeded. That kind of mastery of the stage is dangerous to a
youngish writer. Still, there is real dramatic grit in "A Place in the Sun," and
much power in building up dramatic climaxes, as well as pleasant and easy wit.
Mr. Harcourt, whose novel " The World's Daughter " is full of delicate and truthful
observation, and is remarkable for 'the reticent handling of a difficult subject, should
do fine work for the stage.
There is no kind of problem in any of these plays by literary men, if we except
Mr. Chesterton's " Magic," and, in a minor degree, Mr. Phillpott's " The Shadow."
One might almost say there is not even a thesis. That really means that these
dramatists have not put any strong fundamental brain-work into their plays. It is
in that brain-work that Mr. Bernard Shaw, however little one may caire for his
work, is immeasurably above the other dramatists of the day. He has always,
except in "Great Catherine," some idea which has (inspired his plays. There is a
reason, beyond mere entertainment, why ihe wrote them. Mr. H. M. Harwood, in
his " Literlopers," had a definite aim. He wanted to show 'that children should
not be the end and sole aim of their parents' life. The treatment was, however,
too theatrical and conventional. The brain-work of conception was behind the
play, but the idea was too big for the playwright's powers. Still, even this play
is far above the standard of ten or fifteen years ago. And how many other plays
have been produced during the year that have had at least one good idea as their
basis? I could fill a couple of pages with a bare analysis of them. Mr. Harold
Chapin's "The Marriage of Columbine" and "It's the Poor That Helps the Poor,"
Mr. St. John Irvine's "Jane Clegg," Mr. Ronald Jean's "The Cage," Miss Bridget
Maclagan's " Collision " (a sad waste of good material), Mrs. Alison Garland's " Votes
for Men," Mr. Edward Knoblauch's "The Faun," Miss Gladys Unger's "The Son
and Heir," Mr. Inglis Allen's "If We Had Only Known," Mr. Robert Vansittart's
" The Cap and Bells," Mr. Frank H. Rose's " The Whispering Well," Miss Dorothy
Brandon's "Venus on Earth," and Mr. R. Duncan McNab's "My Lady's Garden"
— these are but a few of the plays of the year which have shown considerable fresh-
ness of idea.
BEYOND FIFTY PERFORMANCES.
Several comedies and farces which passed their fiftieth performance must be men-
tioned for the sake of completeness, but they do not require comment. Mr. Joselyn
Brandon and Mr. Frederick Arthur's "The Chaperon," "The Real Thing" (an
adaptation of Sacha Guitry's "La Prise de Berg-op-Zoom "), Mr. George Broad-
hurst's " Bought and Paid For," Mr. WiUrid T. Coleby and Mr. Edward Knoblauch's
"The Headmaster," Mr. George M. Cohan's "Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford," Mr.
C. B. Fernand's " The Pursuit of Pamela " (a triumph for Miss Gladys Cooper and
Mr. Dennis Eadie), Mr. J. K. Jerome's "Esther Castways," "This Way, Madam,"
"Oh, I Say!" and "Who's the Lady?"
Some of the melodramas produced during the year have already been noticed. It
should be added that Mr. Louis N. Parker's " Joseph and His Brethren " has proved
one of Sir Herbert Tree's "obstinate successes." It will have run for more
than four months before "The Darling of the Gods" is revived. Mr. Edward
Ferris and Mr. B. P. Matthew's " The Grand Seigneur " gave Mr. H. B. Irving
the kind of part in which he excels. The autumn Drury Lane drama, " Sealed
Orders," was one of the most stirring of these elaborate melodramas, and at the
Lyceum and the New Prince's there have been the kind of plays which the patrons
of those theatres require. Amonsc the best of these productions were " Nell Gwynne "
and " The Story of the Rosary."
Revues showed no signs of waning popularity, but precisely why they are call id
"revues" is a mystery of nomenclature. That some of the musical comedies have
not had the long run expected of them has not been due to the modern vogue for
the revue. At least it would not be safe to assume that. " The Pearl Girl," " The
From Utah," " The Laughing Husband," rechristened " The Girl Who Didn't,"
with a new cast and new numbers, and " The Marriage Market " are still running.
The Girl on the Film " ran from April 5 to the middle of December, when many
of the principals left for America to take part in the production there. In general,
musical comedy has improved from year to year. The music is more ambitious, and
we Jow comedian does 'not. have everything his own way. At the same time ono
6 THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
feels the need for better singing, especially in ensembles. The managers are rather
in a quandary in this respect. The pubuc has taken a great fancy to the finished
and workmanlike scores of the Viennese composers, but it insists on the slimness
and good looks of the principal artistes. Vocal ability and atti active appearance
rarely go together. There are exceptions on the London stage, but the rule holds
good. Until musical comedy can recruit its artists from the young people at our
musical institutions, it is useless to expect any great development in this form of
art.
Pantomimes hardly come within this review. Only two have U-en given in
central London last year — "Sleeping Beauty Re-Awakened," at Drury l*vne, auJ
'The Babes in the Wood," at the Lyceum. On the other hand, there have I
no fewer than four plays mounted especially for children: "Where tin- Rainbow
Ends," "Peter Pan," "Alice in Wonderland," "The Shepherdess Without ,i
Heart," and several children's plavs at the Court Theatre. "The I'oor Little Kieh
Girl," an importation from New York, where it has run for a year, may !*> «m
dered a play for children. Its authored. Miss Eleanor (.'.ates. has \\iitteii a pi
imitation of " Hannele," with a happy ending.
SHAKESPEARE AND THK REI'KH mi: v t,)l ivilov
With so much of interest in a year of drama in London it may !»• asked. Is a
repertory theatre required? I >» not the London theatres ^i\e us a huge up i
tory? As far as variety goes, we do not require a repertory the.iiie. An ordinary
playgoer cannot keep ]»ace wi-th the numerous productions in London. Kvi-n a pro
fessional critic, who spends, on an aveiage. four nights a week in the t he.it ie. l>. M.|.>
matinees and Sunday performances, cannot manage to see every production. BI-I
therw U another reason why a repertory theatre is required. For one thing we
really do not have enough Shakespeare jM London. Wit.'i the exception <•;
Herbert Tree's Shakespeare festival (itself a icpertory season). Mr. Forbes Robert
son's farewell performances at Dimy Lane (an exceptional circumstance), and an
isolated production of "The Taming of the Shi.w." by Mr. Martin llaivey (a
very interesting production in the modern manner). we have had no Shakesp
As far as I»ndon managers are eoneerned. \\.- should have I.e. n entirely depi ndent.
on Sir Herbert Tree's festival fur our Shakesj>eare. Nor is "the Bard" the only
consideration. There are many plays which cannot In- expertrd to have a long run
at an ordinary theatre and yet appeal to quite a large number of playgoers. Mr.
Granville Barker's season at'st. .James's Theatre, after the withdrawal of " Androclen
and the Lion," and the ingeniously contrived "Harlequinade," has pro\ed tliai
there is room for a repertory tlnatre. During his tenancy of the St. -l.>
Theatre and the Savoy Theatre, pending the piodneti >n of " A Midsummer Night's
Dream," Mr. Barker has levivtd "Nan." "Tin- Witch." "The Silver
Box," "The Wild Duck." and "The Doctor's Dilemma," and lias been
able to produce an admii.ible translation of Molien-'s " I.e Mai iago Force,"
and Mr. Sutro's version of Maeterlinck's "The Death of Tintagilet." With
the exception, perhaps, of Mr. Shaw's nlay. not one of th< se plays could
be mounted for U long run at an ordinary thcatic. Ibsen's "The IV
tenders," one of the greatest plavs in all dramatic literature, only reached thirty
five performances at the llaym.uket T'leati I- il.jeet \\.as not to the popular
taste. Thiitylive pel foi niaiio s would be quite a respectable success if spread over
the season at a repertory theatre. Again, during the year the revivals of "The
School for Scandal" reached forty seven pei foimanccs, of "Strife" forty nine, and
of "The Second Mrs. Tanqucray " sixty eight. These are not great runs for an
ordinary theatre, but they would be more than sufficient for a repertory theati .
where the cost of production is not ;vo. We could do with at least a couple
of repertory theatres in I^.ndon. That is our crying need at present, and it is to
be hoped that before the New Year is out the nerd will be supplied.
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THR STAGE YEAR BOOK. 17
MODERN SCENIC ART.
In Two Parts.
By ARTHUR SCOTT CRAVEN.
Part I. — A Symposium.
THROUGHOUT all history the development and decline of nations have been
reflected in the work of their artists, whether plastic, graphic, or literary ;
and if all the detail of written history were lost, we might read the broad
outlines of racial evolution in the artistic expressions of each succeeding school
of pottery, painting, sculpture, and philosophy. But the art of nineteenth century
Europe — or, at least, of Western Europe — seems to present at first sight a contradic-
tion of this general rule. It was essentially the century of eclecticism. The machine
in its 'many forms had thrown open the doors of the great storehouse of material, and
even the artist was affected by the extraordinary influence of an intellectuality that
was imitative rather than creative — although we may well question whether pure
intellectualism can ever create a work of art. The effect upon the theatre was,
inevitably, an ever-increasing bias towards realism or naturalism. The movement
had begun with the works of Sir William Davenant and Thomas Betterton in the
seventeenth century, and had received an enormous impetus from the influence of
Francois Talma and his friend David, the painter, at the end of the eighteenth and
the beginning of the nineteenth centuries. It only remained to develop the tendency
a few steps further, and the spread of a nationalism that had its origin in the amazing
scientific discoveries of the last sixty years, encouraged the movement up to a pitch
of absurdity. For half a century at least mechanism has reigned triumphant, and
every addition to the theory of stage productions has been in the direction of a
treater realism. Shakespeare has been staged with every adjunct that could tend to
eceive the audience into believing that it was witnessing an actual representation
of life in the period presented ; until by a perfectly natural process the scenic effects
became of more importance than the play and the only anachronism was the method
of the dramatist. And in the last year or two it would seem that this demand for
naturalism has reached a limit. We have had the suggestion of the fourth wall to
fill the ever-present gap in the staging of an interior ; indeed, it is difficult to imagine
any further development unless every member of the audience be asked to witness
the play through a key-hole cut in a sheet of cardboard.
But signs are not wanting that the crest of the wave has been reached, although
whether we are now entering a higher form of art it is not our present purpose to
decide. The intimations are found in our inclination to consider stage productions
as a whole, and to consider them as creative designs rather than mere imitations of
natural life. The most striking example of the tendency may, perhaps, be found in
the recent Shakespearean productions of Mr. Granville Barker who, with Mr. Norman
Wilkinson, has proved not only that new effects are possible, but also that they may
be, in the best sense of the word, made popular. We must not forget, however, that
Mr. Gordon Craig has been experimenting magnificently in the same direction for
many years, and that he has, moreover, set out his theory of this new scenic art in
various books of enduring worth and moment which, coming slightly in advance of
the general movement, have met with the criticism that always awaits the genius who
is likewise pioneer. Another, and in this particular aspect, more recent exponent of
the theory is Mr. Albert Rothenstein, who would, we believe, hasten the new
development by every means in his power. Other names, also, may suggest them-
selves in this connection, but for the moment we may content ourselves with these
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three, and in order that we might arrive at some clearer conception of the general
purpose and theory of what may represent the typical scenic art of the middle of
our own century, we have initiated the present symposium of opinion.
MB. ALBERT ROTHKNSTEIN.
We will take Mr. Albert Rothenstein's admirable contribution first, inasmuch as his
letter to us sets out more clearly than any other the true object and the defence on
(esthetic grounds of the new theory. After the opening of his letter, which is not
relevant to our present purpose, he says : —
" We now come to the question of the Theatre, and as to what some of my ideas
are as regards the art of it, or as to what that art should be ... I should like
to take a simple view for the moment and treat it as it stands to day in Kneland.
This being so, it becomes purel\ and simply a matter of v hat, for want of a better
word, I will call decoration, ana by this I mean the entire mounting of a play, stag-
ing, dresses, etc. ; in fact, every detail concerning the aprearance of the stage and
the mimes on it.
"To begin with, let me say at once that I consider any form of realism in tin-
Theatre to be wrong, and as m painting, sculpturing, and all the arts, we demand
higher qualities than a mere copying of nature, so we must look for the same in the
Theatre. The mere copying of familiar objects, such as men and women, trees, and,
indeed, anything in nature, however faithfully or slavishly done, is a very poor
affair indeed as an end in itself, and we need those qualities of creation, imagination,
and vis! >n, without which tln-n- is no true or great work of art. When we judge of
the great men of the past, and with the perspective which time tends to make our
judgment the more certain, wn find that it is this particular quality of the creative
vision which allies the great artists, the one to the other, in a common brotherhood ;
and — however different and diverse they be in any particular manner of expression
or execution — neither the skill nor the technique matter (these are accidental), it is
the fact that there was matter to express, the mind working to express itself and
creation following. This, then, is something to start on, and when we examine the
Theatre in England to-day and look for a gleam of any form of imaginative expression
we must suffer defeat at the outset. Indeed, the complete absence of any serious
thought or idea is such that the people as a whole do not ever think of looking for
it, and are content to accept a form of jerry building, often skilful enough, hut both
wrong and ridiculous and pathetic. When further we come to examine how this
}'erry building is done, it is at once obvious as to why the final results are so poor ;
or it is impossible that a dozen or six or three men working separately to produce
a single idea together ahmild succeed ; and they must fail before ever they begin.
" To begin with, then, the decoration of a play, in every detail must be the con-
ception and work of one mind alone. No other way is possible.
"I will not here go into the larger question of one man doing both play, produc-
tion, decoration, etc., for I am not, in this letter to you, concerned with this view
of things.
"As to how the actual decoration should be attempted : this is a large question,
and it must depend also on the play ; a point, by the way, which has no consideration
amongst most of our producers to-day, and the same old painted scenes, etc., are
used for every conceivable thing. In short, the habit of realism has become part ami
parcel of our Theatre, whilst practically no attention or thought has been given to
the one crying problem in the matter of stago decoration — the relation between a
living and moving thing, the actor, to his backgroxind. It is obvious that it is
wrong that an actor, alive and moving and speaking, should have as his (or her)
background a thing which, though lifeless, pretends to life, and this being too its
only merit — if it can be so called for the moment — for we may take for granted that,
as naturalistic representation has been the decorator's aim, a mere faithful copying,
a naturalistic representation (often well enough achieved) is the only result, and no
attention has been passed to the all-important fact that a relationship in value
between actor and setting is all that is required. Actor and setting should together
have the right value the one to the other, and so treated that each is indispensable
the one to the other, both mediums, the living mime and the humanly conceived set-
ting, playing, as it were, into one another's hands to make one complete whole.
" Tte setting, in short, should be a decorative suggestion, and the greater the
imaginative power of the decorator so will the more beauty and significance be
created. This surely must ba applicable to the Theatre if the Theatre ranks with any
of the other great arts.
" I do not mean that this should apply alone to the more serious side of the
Theatre. It must apply and be applied to every side. One can speak of Watteau
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and Giotto in the same breath : of Loughi and Rembrandt. The difference is only
one of particular vision, the important thing being that the vision is there, living
and lively, and so creating a life of its own.
" We can all of us realise the beauty of a gay bunch of flowers placed against, let
us say, a white wall ; immediately the room is filled with colour, and we observe
not only how wonderful the flowers are themselves, their colour, form, and droop,
but also how wonderful that piece of white wall becomes in its value to the flowers.
Place the same flowers against a mass of imitation flowers, and the result is an ugly
confusion. We see neither the beauty of the real flowers nor the quality of the
imitation ones. So in the theatre it must be a matter of relationship, and by arrange-
ment of the material at our disposal we must give sense of the tragic or the gay ; of
breadth, space, height, or the reverse; and by means of contrast and suggestion,
never by an attempted imitation.
"In making a scene which represents, let us say, a solid building, the important
thing is to suggest a solid thing, and unless this effect is obtained no mere decoration
of the surface of it can have meaning. No painting of bricks and mortar is needed.
The thing must be reduced to a simple background for your moving and living
figures to live and move against, and the impression to be given is that behind or
around them is a solid thing. Broadly speaking, this seems to me to be the crux
of a question of the sort, and in all these remarks to you I attempt only a broad
underlying principle in the matter of decoration, and do not attempt to describe
either ways or means. Indeed, such problems are to be solved only when we are at
work on them. In the matter of designing clothes, the same principles I have put
before you are equally good. It is wrong to attempt to simply copy from the past.
A fashion plate, dead and lifeless, is the result, and this we see for ourselves in
almost every theatre where such doings are the practice. A play is a more imagina-
tive . affair than this, and when we design clothes for one we must be imaginative
and invent, building on a foundation of knowledge of the particular moment or
period, but making of it a thing creative and alive so that the impression given is
that it must be such or such a moment or period. This, then, is the necessity, and
again it becomes a matter of suggestion and not of a slavish copying. All things
were and are possible after all, in all times and at any time, and who is to lay down
the form ? No, we must re-make and re-invent every time, and provided we do it well
enough and with enough true instinct, and with enough creature power, then we
bring forward a living thing and not a dead one.
" We must further produce men for the Theatre who take a serious view of the
importance of the Theatre as a whole, and for each side and every point of it. No
one side should be more important than the other, and every small detail should
be of equal importance. Decoration should not be regarded as a sort of joke — a minor
thing to be placed in the background at every opportunity. All must work
together. The actor and actress must learn that they are to do what they are asked
to do in the matter of their personal clothes, wigs, etc., etc. How, can they, seeing
himself, or herself, alone in a small dressing-room realise possibly what they look
like ? They do not see themselves merely as a part of a whole conception, but look
at it from a personal point of view."
Here, then, we have a very lucid analysis of what the new art of the theatre
promises to do, and we find a practical 'application of the same theory in Mr. Norman
Wilkinson's letter which follows, omitting such parts as cover too precisely the same
ground as that of Mr. Bothenstein, one of the most brilliant and promising men, in
his own line, of the present day.
MB. NORMAN WILKINSON.
In his description of Mr. Granville Barker's superbly simple and supremely effec-
tive Shakespearean productions, Mr. Wilkinson writes : —
" The endeavour all along has been to produce something that is very closely
knit, that does not show the seam where one person's work is joined to another's.
Mr. Granville Barker himself has labelled my work 'Decoration,' and what this
actually means is the designing (after much preliminary discussion with the pro-
ducer) and the supervision of the making of costumes, scenic backgrounds and
scenes, and properties of all sorts. I have always believed that it is useless to be
merely a designer for the theatre.
" Though there is always the preliminary planning and drawing for a production, I
am convinced that the bringing into being of the actual scenery, dresses, etc., is the
work where art is needed, and it should be supplied by one man who grasps the
central idea of the work.
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" There is, one feels, a tendency in the theatre to-day to do what is done now so
much in house-building and furnishing — having a house ' Waring and Gillowed," or
' Thornton Smithed,' instead of having it, for good or for evil, just as one can do it
oneself to suit oneself.
" In the Barker Shakespeare productions a definite attempt has been made to give
a play a simple, direct treatment that is free from ' style ' and ' period '—simply some-
thing that is the result of a thorough investigation of the play as it stands — alone.
"This was what I attempted when the 'decoration' was done for 'Twelfth
Night ' at the Savoy last Christmas.
Roughly speaking, there were two forms of decorative scene used in it — front
curtains and built scenes, the latter occupying the whole stage. The curtains that
were the backgrounds for the short front-stage scenes (the Elizabethan convention
of front and back-stage was used) were meant to be only suggestive of the time, place,
and mood of the action that took place in front of them. There was no attempt at
scenic illusion in the ordinary sense of the word, only such colour and form as is
appropriate to a soft-folded material was used.
" The whole stage decorations, used for the more important scenes of the play,
were treated in a real manner — real, that is, in that everything was solid, of those
dimensions — tangible, not a flat piece of canvas painted to look like what it was not.
" All the objects that went to make up Olivia's garden were solid. They had
plan and elevation, and were as usable as the component parts of any garden, or as
a street and houses.
" I cannot believe that stage trees can ever have the natural life, or stage build-
ings the weathered and sun-lit beauty that actual trees and buildings have, but they
may possess structure and colour and under an artificial light this may be a revela-
tion of art and beauty that is satisfying.
" What one calls a ' natural effect on the stage is got by cheating people, for the
moment, into the idea that they are where they are not, and at the Savoy there
was no attempt to convince the eye against the judgment of the mind — that one was
out-of-doors looking at clipped yew trees and marble canopies.
' I attempted to give the design and plan that was necessary for the action of
the play, and the charm of light and line and colour that might result from that —
and that alone.
" The costumes in ' Twelfth Night ' were purposely more elaborate in design than
the backgrounds against which they were set. I feel that the characters of Shake-
speare are drawn elaborately with all the rich detailed feeling of the Renaissance,
and that apart from his characters there is in his plays this simple and dignified
and almost indefinite sense of background that rerves to throw the already brilliant
characters into still more brilliant relief."
It may be argued, perhaps, that this treatment is more particularly suitable to
Shakespearean productions, inasmuch as a certain separation of the " time, place, and
mood,' as Mr. Wilkinson says, is more strongly felt in this relation, and that the
form of words and methods of construction being in a sense more remote from us,
we are able to regard the whole more nearly as a single artistic form than it is
possible for us to do in a modern play. This argument, however, begs the question
that we are unable to produce a modern playwright whose work can be regarded
as an artistic form, for we would submit that even though it may not be acceptable to
the larger public, the work of the contemporary artist— though we may deprecate it
in relation to the work of his predecessors — is, or should be, the most vital expression
of contemporary thought. If, therefore, we once admit that a modern play cannot
be treatea as an aesthetic whole, and so depicted in terms of "time, place, and
mood," we must admit also that it cannot fall into the category of true art. But
a more practical controversial of the argument mav be found in the fact that Mr.
Wilkinson has — if in a less marked degree— adopted his principle to modern drama,
such as "The Madras House" and "The Sentimentalists" at the Duke of York's,
" The Master Builder " at the Little, or Eden Phillpotts's " Secret Woman " at the
Queen's.
MR. GORDON CRAIG.
" Lastly, in this connection, we may quote in toto certain passages from the letter of
"that consummate master of stage decoration," Mr. Gordon Craig, regretting that
we have not space t » print his admirable and extraordinarily lucid contribution in
full. He begins by attacking the same question of the single mind that is necessary
to regard the production as a whole. "Modern scenic art," he writes, "includes
under one heading the crafts of scene making and painting, costume making, property
making, the movement of everyone, the grouping of everyone, the lighting of scene,
Costumes, figures, and faces. Add to tpig the designing of the scenes, cogtunies.,
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properties, lighting, and movement, and we have the whole business of modern
scenic art as I understand it. Each of these parts affects each other part, and all
affects the whole. Let one of them be out of key or foreign to the others, and all
' art ' has gone. . . . and only the ' modern scenic ' remains." He adds caustic-
ally : "And this is what generally happens." He goes on to claim that the time
is coming when we shall teach the Russians, Germans, and French. " They still
think," he says, " that a work of art is made as you make a patchwork quilt. . . .
industry and plenty of scraps of stuff . . . many-coloured . . . they think
that a work of art is a trick. They come over here with plenty of money to spend
on their patchwork — and we just love it. But if that's what we seriously care to
pass as modem scenic art, then let us hesitate before we follow in their footsteps."
After this hopeful pronouncement, Mr. Gordon Craig examines the evidence of
history in regard to scenic art, but the claim which emerges from his examination
is all that is strictly germane to the present article. This claim we may pick up at
the end of the argument as follows : —
" These books, as I said, show really what was done in scenic art in Greece and
Italy.
"And every scrap of the evidence proves our own William Poel to be wrong.
" He wants (or wanted, till he ' took up ' with the modern way) to have his boards
bare ; because, says he, Shakespeare liked 'em bare.
"I don't care a rap what Shakespeare liked, but I may tell you that I have seen
evidence here in Italy during the last seven years that the fifteenth and sixteenth
centuries didn't like the boards to be bare.
" So all this rubbish which has been talked at the poor reporters and journalists
during the last twelve months about the new way being the old way is what is
known in our estimable and well-cultivated land as ' All my eye and Betty Martin.'
" And the word Martin reminds me that my old friend and understudy, Martin
Harvey, led the van in this piece of propaganda work.
" But that was possibly his joke . . . for he will surely know that the old way
was not a single esplanade stretching from the Year One to 1913, but was cut up
into many, many bye-ways, each unique in its own way.
" We need not hurry Mr. Martin Harvey, but he will perhaps some day look up
the facts and tell us from some pleasant lecture seat, where the air is nimble and
sweetly recommends the sitter, all that we ought to know about scenic artists and
their ways, not forgetting Bibiena, Sabbattini, Ferruzzi, Serlio, Scamozzi, Parigi,
Pozzo, and a host of others.
"He will have a long story to tell, and for my part I should be glad to have the
privilege of telling the tale before Mr. Harvey nips in. I should tell it by repro-
ducing the pictures which these masters have left us to show the world that the old
ways were always swagger, and those who were more serious than others were always
the swaggerest.
" NO ! The new way is NOT the old way.
" They say I am the leader . . . forerunner (that's the funny title) of the new
way. So I ought to know.
" But if I may be pardoned for putting in a word for myself and my way, I must
say that my way changes every three years.
"Perhaps this accounts for my 'followers' having lost their way ... or my
way ... or the old way . . . which is it?
"And to conclude: Modern scenic art, if it be modern, is a new thing. It is of
European importance. It is worth our respect and need cause ne one any apprehen-
sion.
Modern scenic art is a difficult thing if it is to be worthy of our age — difficult even
for those who realise its possibilities, and do not care to avoid its difficulties.
" On the other hand, up-to-date scenic art is very easy. I know of at least half-a-
dozen young bloods who ' take up ' up-to-date scenic art after a few years' training
at the Slade School, and there are even more who go in for it on the strength of
half-a-dozen visits to the Russian Ballet.
" Poor Bakst has more to be responsible for than I .... for he is always the
same dear and delightful Bakst of blues and greens and tassels and cushions, and, as
Balance says, ' an occasional bead,' whereas I am cursed by a longing to try new
roads, and so my imitators, once I'm out of sight, forget how the trick was done.
"Moreover, we ought all of us to cry, 'Long live up-to-date scenic art,' for 'ts
life is always so short.
" Modern scenic art, on the other hand, has a great future before it, and its future
lies iri the hands of those few individual thinkers who, with plenty of blood in. their
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bodies and fine thoughts in their heads, can love our lovable Theatre as she
deserves."
MR. CONRAD TRITSCHLER.
With this letter our case for the new theory is closed, and it seems to us that we
have little material at command with which to controvert the broad aesthetic argu-
ment so clearly and cleverly adduced by the three authorities quoted above. Mr.
Conrad Tritschler's criticism under this head, although he is plainly a warm oppo-
nent, does not really affect the main contention, although we quote it to show how
strong is the opposition of some ecenic artists of the first repute. Mr. Tritschler
opens at once by saying :
"One might be tempted to believe that the scenic art of this country was too
deplorable for words, if the acclamation accorded to certain recently imported
innovations in stage scenery were any criterion, and one gave ear to the continual
ranting of the worshippers of the new art craze. No one denies that scenery can be
found (at times) which is unsatisfactory, unsatisfying, and even repugnant to
refined taste. Salvation will not be found in new art, it is too full of the spirit
of eccentricity and freakishness for that, too unreal, too opposed to nature.
" It would certainly be cheap and non-committal ; you couldn't get very far wrong
(in a hurry) with whitewashed flats and a bit of gold paint. There would be no
need to worry about the style of architecture or the period. The kaleidoscope
hieroglyphs might be a bit monotonous to the paint boy — he never did like sten-
cilling."
MR. R. C. MoCLEERY.
Not less antagonistic is the attitude of Mr. R. C. McCleery who, refusing to enter
the controversy for the reasons stated in the extract from his letter below, never-
theless makes his own position perfectly clear. " I am afraid," he writes, " that
my views on the present state of scenic art would not be pleasant, the striving to
do eccentric productions, for the sake of being different to others or for the sake
of advertisement, which exists with a certain few management*, or, again, the abor-
tions in painting shown by the Russian ballets or opera — when one thinks of what
has been done in the last sixty years by the pastmasters in scenic art, this causes
one to grieve. Therefore, I don't think it would be worth wasting words on, as it
would only be my own opinion and would only be understood by my fellow workers
in the art or craft."
MR. W. T. HEMSLEY, MR. JOSEPH BARKER.
Our letters from Mr. W. T. Hemsley and Mr. Joseph Harker do not touch the
controversial question which we have raised, and we regret that for various
reasons several other names are not represented, notably those of Mr. Walter Hann,
Mr. Bruce Smith, Mr. Leolyn Hart, and Mr. Ryan. Nevertheless, with the material
now at our disposal it may be possible to summarise the position, although we do
not wish to range ourselves definitely on either side ; desiring rather to present one
of the- instant problems of the stage, than to suggest a solution.
A SUMMARY.
And for this reason, and because the case for the new scenic art has been so ably
set out in the letters quoted above, we may turn for a moment to elaborate the
case for realism, which has not, perhaps, been iairly stated. It is easier to do this
when we remember, as we must, that the particular art under consideration does
not stand alone, and should not be differentiated, as some writers seem to imply,
from the other graphic arts. Indeed, if we were so to differentiate it, the new move-
ment would still have authority on the ground that the work of the scenic artist
did not stand alone but was designed as a setting to the words and suggested action
of the dramatist, a plea which might well be used as an attack upon realism — as,
in effect, Mr. Rothenstein does use it in his simile of the bunch of flowers. But
we would claim rather that — as Mr. Arnold Bennett acknowledged in his brilliant
articles to the English Review last year, and as Sir Herbert Tree has so consistently
and brilliantly maintained— the production of a play is essentially a work of
collaboration, that dramatist, producer, and actors combine to produce the final
effect which, if perfection is to be won, must then be the result of a sympathetic
understanding between the three agents. Assuming, then, that the producer— who
for our present purpose is supposed to combine all the functions of his art in one
person — is an artist working to effect the same purpose as the dramatist, whether
living or dead, we must regard his art as essentially one of the greatest and so to
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be judged by the same standards that we should adopt in criticising a painting, a
group of statuary, or an essay in ceramics. And from this point of view it is not
difficult to state a case for the realists.
For it may well be claimed that we have not at the present time reached the
highest point of naturalistic representation in art, and that, Post-Impressionism
and Cubism notwithstanding, a more perfect form of realism is still possible, and
that it is, a fortiori, the most apt expression of our own age. Are not two of our
most able dramatists of the present day realists, par excellence, namely, Mr. Bernard
Shaw and Mr. Granville Barker ? And while the latter has allied himself with the
new movement and is obviously in sympathy with it, we wonder if he would consent
to mount " The Voysey Inheritance " without all these aids to the presentation of
atmosphere which are to be found, for instance, in the natural setting of a lawyer
among the familiar details of a lawyer's office? We see in such a case as this, that
while the play can by no means be excluded from the category of true art," it
falls into the subdivision of realism, and so requires for a background those adjuncts
which realism demands. Nor must we decry this realistic art on any traditional
ground, for the height of Greek attainment in this kind, the sculptures of Phidias
and Praxiteles — to the former of whom may be assigned the pediment of the Par-
thenon— was essentially realistic, and markedly so in contrast to the sculpture of
the ^Egean civilisation which preceded the Hellenic. There is, therefore, an excel-
lent case to 'be made out for those who uphold this school, and more especially so
in this connection, in which, as we have said, we have to remember that our modern
expression in the drama is realistic, and so demands its natural setting.
We have stated this problem, we hope without prejudice, believing it to be one
that is destined to figure prominently in the future history of the stage in England.
Art is a living force and moves continually onwards, even when, as in the past,
some influence appears momentarily to stem its advance. And when the life of a
people is no longer manifest in any aesthetic expression, it is, according to the pre-
cedent of history, an unfailing sign that this people is a moribund and failing race.
And for this reason, if for no other, we should welcome the new movement in
scenic art, taking it as a sign that we in Western Europe are still vital, and that
the theatre in England may yet rise to a new dignity.
Part II. Non-TechnicaL
In connection with our illustrations, it is of interest to note a few details con-
cerning the production of three well-known scenic artists whose names have not
been very prominently mentioned in the foregoing discussion on the future of stage
mounting.
MR. JOSEPH HARKER.
Prominent among them is that doyen of the profession, Mr. Joseph Barker, best
of good Savages and fellows, and we cannot perhaps do better than print his own
amusing letter in full.
" I commenced," he writes, " at a very early age with Mr. Thomas Hall and my
uncle, John O'Connor, at the Haymarket. I was next associated with Mr. Thomas
Grieve at the old Cremorne and Surrey Gardens. Followed some years of general
assistance to the principal scenic artists of that time — strenuous years, hard slogging
— 'but it was experience of the very best kind, and rapidly gave me that most
valuable asset — confidence. Afterwards I went to the provinces, and was stock
artist for some time at the Royal, Glasgow. From there to the Gaiety, Dublin,
where I met Sir Henry Irving. It was to this meeting that I owed my first real
start, for Sir Henry remembered my work, and on my establishment in London,
after visits to the States covering some four years, I again became associated with
him — an association which lasted till the end' of Sir Henry's life. My first work
for Sir Herbert Tree was in " Hypatia," about 1892. It was, as I remember, about
the same time that I commenced work with Sir Augustus Harris, also for the
Empire Theatre.
" A conversation that I had with him (Sir Augustus) over a scene that he wanted
me to do may prove of interest, being rather typical of his methods, his sense of
the theatre — of how much*must be conceded for the sake of effect.
' You see, my boy— Charing Cross station ! — fine chance for you — platforms,
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A SCENE IN "ANDROCLES AND THE LION'
AT THE ST. JAMES'S.
"ANDROCLES AND THE LION/'— SCENE L: A JUNGLE.
Hanging cloths painted in dyes.
MR. NORMAN WILKINSON'S WORK,
«' TWELFTH NIGHT/' LAST SCENE.
Arrival of Orsino at the gates of Olivia's house.
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BELLA DONNA/' AT THE ST. JAMES'S.
MR. W. T. HEMSLEY.
MR. W. T. HEMSLEY'S WORK.
LAST SCENE IN "EVERYTOMAN," AT DRURY LANE.
ACT DROP AT THE LONDON OPERA HOUSE.
MR. CONRAD TRITSCHLER.
MR. CONRAD TRITSCHLER'S WORK.
STREET SCENE, « BLUEBEARD." QUEEN'S, MANCHESTER, 1893.
AN EARLY FRONT CLOTH BY MR. CONRAD TRITSCHLER.
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of Parliament, clock tower.' . . . . ' Yes, but you can't see the clock tower
from the inside of the station.' 'Doesn't matter a ! You put it there, and
they (the audience) will see it ! '
" Then followed in due course, association with most of the leading managers of
to-day — Frederick Harrison and Cyril Maude, George Edwardes, Sir George
Alexander, Oscar Asche, Arthur Collins, and many, others.
" Much of my most successful work has been with Sir Herbert Tree and Mr.
Oscar Asche, as spectacular productions, such as 'Joseph and His Brethren' and
' Kismet,' naturally give the most scope. With regard to intending aspirants, in
the first place I would say DON'T. But if you will, if you must, be prepared for
hard work, be prepared for drudgery, be prepared to have to discipline your yearn-
ing artistic soul with a large brush, with which to demolish pails of priming (the
first preparation of the canvas before it is painted) and heartbreaking acres and
acres of canvas. When you have achieved proficiency in this first branch of your
ART you may be promoted to the passionate joy of line-ruling — lines, lines, miles
of lines — then perhaps 'pouncing,' which consists of applying a piece of paper on
which a design is pricked, to the canvas, ruLLing thereon a porous bag containing
black powder — which means your being enveloped in a choking inky cloud, and
from which you emerge in a condition to make a chimney sweep cry with envy.
Then perhaps minor forms of decoration, such as the feverish excitement of
'mosaicing' millions and millions of little squares, etc. — then may follow 'laying
in,' and so on. But what I want to lay stress on is that there is, and can be,
nothing meteoric in the career of the scene-painter. You must, to achieve anything,
start at the bottom — you must work and keep on working. You have to acquire
a knowledge of periods ; you have to train your memory, your observation, keeping
your mind ever open — how much harm has been due to the tendency to reduce ocene
painting to a formula : same old skies, same old specious trick effects, with ever-
increasing disregard of Nature — and, above all, there is your imagination ! And
in so much as you possess these qualifications is the measure of your success.
" As with acting, so many have approached my profession in complete oblivion of
the preliminary drudgery and hard work — fascinated by its breadth and strength,
and thinking to be entrusted right away with work which only years of experience
can entitle them to. But it cannot be ! Then comes disillusion — in the words of
an illiterate ' would be * : ' I comes 'ere for foliage, and they puts me on to priming.'
" With such revolutionary methods, which crop up from time to time with
beautifully ingenuous belief in their own startling originality, I have naturally
little sympathy. I have so often seen them come and seen them go! in the words of
who was it, ' Those that like that sort of thing will find that the sort of thing they
like.'
" As regards my life, apart from my work, my mistress, ART, is an exacting one,
and I have little time for relaxation — an occasional pious evening at the Savage Club
or I he London Sketch Club, of which this year I have the honour to be president;
an hour or two snatched occasionally to plunge into my favourit -•; sports — polo, yacht-
ing, shove-ha'penny, and huntrthe-s'lipper. Tiddleywinks, too, once held me in its
toils, but it proved too engrossing. But how the memory lives of that glorious night
when, after an appalling struggle, I brought home in triumph the Championship
Shield of the Tottenham Tiddleywinks Tournament."
MR. W. T. HEMSLEY.
Hardly less well-known, perhaps, is Mr. W. T. Hemsley, who was born at New-
castle-on-Tyne in 1850, and whose first professional work was the painting of stock
scenery for the Mechanics' Institute at Swindpn, in 1868 ; and his first London
engagement for "The Eviction," at the Olympic, in 1880. His many famous pro-
ductions have covered nearly the whole range of Shakespeare's plays ; he has painted
Greek scenes for the University plays at Cambridge, and Roman scenes for the far-
famed " Quo Vadis?" ; indeed, he has covered nearly every sort of ground in historical
and modern settings. We are glad to be able to add that his present activity shows!
no sign of declining, and he is now at work on some remarkable new scenic effects fon
a forthcoming Horse Show.
MR. CONRAD TRITSCHLER. |
Mr. Conrad Tritschler's list of productions is not less worthy of note, beginning
as it does with a first experience at the Old Queen's, Manchester, in the days of
Richard Mansell, and ending, for the moment, with " The Pearl Girl," at the Shaftes-
bury. Mr. Tritschler has very kindly written us with regard to the general condi-
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tions of the painting of stage scenery, with various comments on the hardships and
triumphs of the artists, a letter which we are glad to print, and which fiftly closas
our note on the subject of scenic art. Mr. Robert Courtneidge was largely responsible
f « >v his ' ' discovery. ' '
''The conditions under which our scenery is painted," he begins, "are neither
ideal nor conducive to the best results. The artist is compelled to choose the quickest
way, and falls back on old ideas and designs, and sticks to conventional colour
schemes and methods for safety. He has little time to work out correct perspective,
or to give much thought to bold composition.
" Scenic art could be raised to a higher plane than this, and will be when the
artist ceases to be forced to be a mere commercial scene painter.
''Producers ought to realise this, and, more, they ought to encourage the Press to
take a livelier interest in him and his work generally. This is the. way to give him
ambition and imagination, and give him incentive to cleverer and less conventional
work.
" The average scene-painter of to-day seldom sees his work or his name mentioned.
Even when the very finest efforts are commented on there is no reference to the artist
who is responsible. Scenery might be the work of an automaton, of a mechanical
contrivance ; something without susceptibilities, ambition or aspirations, wth no
brains or individuality.
" The scene-painter requires a tremendous lot of knowledge of one sort and another.
His work is both mentally and physically very ihard, and he has to work much longer
hour? to get through than any other man of his class.
" Scene-painting, moreover, is a very beautiful, a very wonderful art, and loses
nothing in comparison with any other. Because it is broadly treated — as it must
be to have effect — it is disparagingly referred to as coarse and dauby. Just reduce
a gc od scene down to the siw, of a picture, and. behold, what a wealth of interest and
effects 'it contains. Again, magnify a picture to the size of a scene, you will find the
daubs and the coarseness are there, too.
" Improvement in scenery could also be brought about if more first-class theatres
had their own studios, kept their own artists, and did their own work, ,as Mr. Robert
Courtneidge does. And if artists generally received the encouragement and con-
sideration that he gives, I am sure the all-round improvement would be quite surpris-
ing, apart from any new art influences
" On the other hand, if artists continue to be considered of but little account and
looked upon as a sort of necessary evil, it will be discovered one of these days that
all the first-class men have gone. Artists of the class of William Telbin and the
late Hawes Craven are slowly but surely becoming extinct. The young ones are not
coming along to fill their places. What encouragement is there for them to do so?
" The nature scene-painter (there are still a few left) is a hardy creature and can
stand a lot ; he will even survive this bad epidemic of Russian influenza and the
other troubles. The Berliner new art bogey gave him a nasty turn, but it won't
prove fatal. A better place in the sun, where he can feel its rays and have his mind
thawed ; a little tonic now and then to keep down convention and make him bolder ;
and he will be all right.
Looking back through the ever-lengthening vista of years to the days when
provincial theatres were homes of creative industry, little kingdoms self contained,
each depending on its own resources and trying its level best to outshine the others —
"When one thinks of the big productions and pantomimes; of the life and death
interest everyone took ; of the nights and days lived in the theatres —
" Of the first nights; of the pent-up feelings, of the qualms, of the misgivings, of
the relief that came as one heard the outburst of applause as scene after scene was
disclosed, and one realised that again the labours of months were crowned with
success — -
" One can surely understand it was then, and under such conditions, that artists
were made. . . .
"It was then that the imagination was fired as the bosom swelled with pride in
work accomplished and successful.
" Then it was that inspiration came, that the vision cleared and showrd the loftier
ideals that attract the willing and the eager step by step up the ladder of fame.
" Things have changed since then, many for the better, but not so, up till now,
for the artist. The sun for him has ceased to shinn. The Art of the Theatre atmo-
sphere, once so bright and invigorating and conducive to the ground of the ideal, is
now thick with grime and soot of commercialism. Time is measured only in hard
cash ; everything has its rock-bottom price ; Scenic Art is old-fashioned and out of
favour, and the artist is now a man of commerce,"
CONRAD TRITSCHLER.
26
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
OTHER ARTISTS.
So ends our long, laborious, but agreeable task !
It is inevitable that an article dealing with so vast and comprehensive a theme
should be distinguished — or disfigured — by many notable omissions and defects, but
it is the first serious experiment that has been made in any popular work of reference
known to us to deal at all exhaustively with a highly-interesting but strangely-
neglected subject, and we shall welcome criticism and suggestions of all kinds gladly.
It has necessitated many weeks of hard and somewhat trying labour to gather
together the copious material required for such an article, and the wish of the Editor
was to have added not only the opinions of Mr. Hann, Mr. Bruce Smith, Mr. Ryan,
and Mr. Hart to the views expressed so ably by the gentlemen with whose works this
article deals, but to have included the views of others whose talents have contributed
so much of real value to " stage decoration " in recent years.
But fell circumstance proved too formidable an opponent to enable us to present
a more nearly complete survey in the present issue.
ANNUAL AND OTHER MEETINGS OF SOCIETIES,
Etc.
January 22. — Annual meeting of the Show-
men's Guild at the Agricultural Hall
(World's Fair). Mr. Patrick Collins pre-
sided.
January 26.— The annual general meeting of
the Variety Artists' Federation was held
iat the Criterion Restaurant. The chair
was occupied by Mr. W. H. Clemart, Chair-
man of the Federation.
January 30. — General meeting of the Vaude-
ville Producers' Association, Bedford Head
Hotel, Mr. Herbert Darnley in the chair.
February C.— Annual meeting of the Theatri-
cal Managers' Association , Gatti's Rat-
staurant, Strand, Mr. Cyril Maude in the
chair.
February 7. — Annual conference British Empire
Shakespeare Society at His Majesty's,
Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein
presiding.
February 11. — The twenty-second annum!
general meeting of the Actors' Association
was held at His Majesty's. The President,
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, occupied the
chair.
February 14. — The annual general meeting of
the Actors' Benevolent Fund was held on
the stage of His Majesty's. Sir Herbert
Beerbohm Tree presided.
March 14. — Special general meeting Variety
Artists' Federation to amend certain rules,
Bedford Head Hotel, Mr. W. H. Clemart
in the chair.
March 27. — The annual .general meeting of the
Royal General Theatrical Fund was held
at the St. James's. Sir George Alexander
(President) was in the chair.
March 28.— Mr. Syd. Walker was appointed
Trustee of the Music Ball Artists' R.ail-
way Association, in the room of Mr. Paul
Martinetti, resigned, at a special meeting
of the Association held at the Bedford
Head Hotel.
April 20. — The annual service of the Actors'
Church Union took place at All Saints'.
Margaret Street. The preacher was the
Rev. J. A. V. Magee.
April 27.— The annual meeting of the Concert
Artists' Benevolent Association was held
at the Criterion Restaurant. Mr. George
Robin? presided,
April 28. — The annual general meeting of the
Variety Artists' Benevolent, Fund and In-
stitution was held at the Bedford Bead
Hotel, Maiden Lane, Strand. Mr. Albert
Voyce occupied the chair.
May 2. — Mass meeting of the Actresses Fran-
chise League at Drury Lane, Lady Wil-
loughby de Broke in the chair.
May 22. — The Provincial Variety Agents' As-
sociation was inaugurated at a meeting in
Manchester, Mr. Edgar Stebbings in the
chair.
May 23. — Annual general meeting of the Tour-
ing Managers' Association, Mr. Bertram
presiding.
May 23. — The seventeenth annual general meet-
ing of the Actors' Orphanage Fund was
held at the Playhouse. Mr. J. Forbes
Robertson presided.
June 3. — Theatrical Garden Party an aid of
the Actors' Orphanage Fund at Chelsea
(Royal Hospital grounds).
June 10. — The thirteenth annual conference of
the Actors' Church Union was held in
London.
September 29. — The annual general meeting of
the Travelling Theatre Managers' Associa-
tion was held at the Kingsway. The
chair was taken by Mr. A. E. Drinkwater.
September 29. — Seventh annual festival of the
British Empire Shakespeare Society at
Weston-super-Mare.
November 2. — A meeting called under the aus-
pices of the National Association of Thea-
trical Employees was held at the Royal
Victoria Hall, Waterloo Bridge Road, for
the purpose of further organising workers
in places of amusement.
December 7.— Under the auspices of the
National Association of Theatrical Em-
ployees a meeting was held at the Royal
Victoria Hall to consider proposals for
the amendment of the Music Hall Award
of 1907. Mr. W. A. Appleton presided.
December 12. — The annual general meeting of
the Theatrical Ladies' Guild of Charity
was held at the Haymarket. Miss Fanny
Brough, President of the Guild, occupied
the chair.
December 16.— Annual general meeting of the
Catholic Stage Gui}d at thp Sodality HalJ.
CHNOMOTVPE.
Mr. MARTIN HARVEY
Vrom tltftdt by H. Cj . GavtAonii
i.u siinii.- <>f ;in.'v<-i-lifiit Poster, the work of DAVID ALLBN& SONS, LTD.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK. 27
BOOKS OF THE YEAR.
BY L. H. JACOBSEN.
THERE was abundant food for thought in the books published during the year.
As will be seen, the most important of these fall under the headings of
Controversy and Criticism, which is packed full of interesting matter, and
Shakespeare and His Stage will also demand particular notice. The section
devoted partly to Biography shows, unhappily, a tendency to degenerate into mere
Gossip in the books compiled by certain authors. Wagner naturally loomed large
in the department of Music, and there was a good deal of interest also to be found
among the works of fiction and the miscellaneous writings sent for one's opinion.
CONTROVERSY AND CRITICISM.
In .this semi-Homeric combat between heroes, if not exactly a Titanic struggle o/
giants or demi-gods, the protagonists were Sir Herbert Tree and Mr. Henry Arthur
Jones, who have carried on a vigorously waged controversy from the stage, on the
platform, and in print. In his " Thoughts and After Thoughts," to which an
arboreal sub-title might be supplied, Sir Herbert Tree, after his double-edged Dedica-
tion to "Mine Enemy," and to "My Friend," gave to an expectant public, in book
form, a collection of the essays and papers that he had written in the last couple
of decades. Most notable amongst the many arguments that he sets forth in
characteristic fashion are those to be found in his Defence of Modern Taste, with an
elaborate Apologia for his methods of Shakespearean production, a subject on which
he, and some of his critics, are openly at variance.
In this connection some significant passages may again be quoted. The first runs :
"I maintain that the only men who have ever done anything for the advancement
of the higher forms -of the drama, the only men who have made any sacrifice to
preserve a love of Shakespeare among the people, the only men who have held high
the banner of the playhouse, on which the name of Shakespeare is inscribed, are
the actors themselves." A second interestingly illuminative extract that bears repro-
duction is : "It should be remembered that Shakespeare was himself a stage manager.
The fact must never be lost sight of that his plays were primarily designed for the
stage, and not for the library ; that, though the greatest of poets, he was an
experienced actor as well ; and that the prompt copies of his own plays must (perhaps
it would be safer for us to interject ' may ') have been originally filled with stage
business in the highest degree illustrative of the text — indeed, it is one of the
tragedies of literature that the greater part of them has been lost for ever."
Again, "It is the fashion to say that the mounting of Shakespeare is the main
consideration the modern actor-manager has in view. No author demands a more
natural, a more sincere, a more human treatment at the hands of the actor than does
Shakespeare." A final quotation " The plays of Shakespeare most suitable for stage
representation are those which contain a strong love interest. Probably the plays
which are most popular to-day were also the most popular in Shakespeare's own age ;
but, whereas in Elizabeth's time the spectators were chiefly men, women are the
determining factor in the theatre of to-day."
The vexed, if not precisely burning, question of Publication before Performance
was raised by Mr. H. A. Jones in the issuing of his hitherto unacted play, " The
Divine Gift' (Duckworth and Co., 3s. 6d. net). Among the pertinent passages in
his Preface or in his sarcastic Dedication to Prof. Gilbert Murray, this one may be
selected: "In advocating the publication of plays prior to their production, I may
claim that I am doing a good turn to those authors who wish for a thoughtful con-
sideration and a well-founded estimate of the permanent value of their work. Of
course, publication wi}J never protept from failure any play, or any individual pro-
28 THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
duction of a play, that has in it no germ of potential success in the theatre. But
publication does afford the best and easiest means of winnowing the wheat from the
chaff, and of judging whether a play has any claims to serious consideration; tliat.
is, to rank as literature. "
Previously to this, in his volume on ' ' The Foundations of a National Drama ' ' (Chap-
man and Hall, 7s. 6d. net), Mr. Jones had expressed very forcibly his opinions con-
cerning a National Theatre, and the relations between the Drama and the Theatre
generally. Among other things there was a trenchant attack upon Musical Comedy,
and there was an interesting suggestion the gist of which is " The Academy of Dra-
matic Art could be taken over as it stands and made a most valuable home for the
crucial experiments which it is necessary to make before the National Theatre can
be started on a secure basis. A repertory could be chosen, and performances could
be constantly given." Further, he advocated the introduction of "a healthy
friendly rivalry in the playing of modern parts," averring that by " this excellent
custom our baneful system of long runs would be broken up and new life would be
shot into every limb and artery of our drama."
Rather more acrid and aggressive in tone than "'Jimmy' Glover, His Book"
was " ' Jimmy ' Glover and His Friends " (Chatto and Windus, 7s. 6d. net). Under
this heading J. M. G. (whose initials emphatically do not mean " Jimmy Must Go "),
the popular musical director of Drury Lane, worked off the final instalment of Re-
miniscences of a varied career, making the rather unexpected confession : "I have
been mixed up with theatrical people — living in at atmosphere of spangles, wig-paste,
and limelight — and yet the one tning I have never really liked is the theatre, for
which reason I have always kept near my journalism and other things, and often
tried many a venture to free me from ttie thraldom of the footlights." What he
•ays about "Command Performances," Revues, and ragtime may not have proved
agreeable to all Mr. Glover's readers.
There was much to praise and enjoy in Mr. Gordon Craig's latest work with the
lengthy title, " Towards a New Theatre — Forty Designs for Stage Scenes, with
Critical Notes by the Inventor, Edward Gordon Craig" (J. M. Dent and Sons,
Limited, 21s. net). This included, besides a number of his original and imaginative
drawings for Shakespearean and other plays, and some of the usual invective against
the Commercial Theatre, a charming Dedication " to the Italians in respect, affection,
and gratitude to their old and their new actors, ever the best in Europe." Near the
end of the work is a strongly worded paragraph, " The popularisation of Ugliness,
the bearing of false witness against Beauty — these are the achievements of the
Realistic Theatre. I wish these designs of mine to stand as my protest against the
Realistic Theatre and its anarchistic tendency."
One places in this section, and not in that dealing partly with Gossip, " Gaiety and
George Grossmith " (Stanley Paul, and Co., 5s. net), merely on account of the
youngest G. G.'s enthusiastic eulogy of Mr. George Edwardes, and in his remarks
about the qualifications needed for success by a Gaiety girl, and the training and
opportunities for advancement afforded at the theatres under Mr. Edwardes's control.
Otherwise, in these " Random Reflections on the Serious Business of Enjoyment " one
cannot congratulate either the popular comedian or his self-styled Boswell, Stanley
Naylor, on the display of any particular taste, or any sense of the relative importance
of things. The elaborate dissertation upon the differences between the " Blood " and
the " Nut " has interest only for men and women about town. Mention might here
be made also of William Poel's " Shakespeare in the Theatre," and that competent
critic, H. M. Walbrook's "Nights at the Play."
To this lengthy aper$u of books falling under the conjoint category of Controversy
and Criticism may be added passing notes on Shaw's new and enlarged edition of
" The Quintessence of Ibsenism," a Criticism of the Norwegian Master, by R. E.
Roberts; a useful Lippincott publication, "The Drama To-day," by Charlton
Andrews (6s. net) ; and two more works by John Palmer, of the Saturday, who
recently attacked the Censorship problem. These were " The Future of the
Theatre" and "The Comedy of Manners: A History, 1664-1720," the latter a
scholarly and able survey. Doubts may be entertained as to which group may most
conveniently and correctly be assigned the best work composed so far by Cecil Ferard
Armstrong, well known as author of "The Dramatic Author's Companion," "The
Actor's Companion," " A Century of Great Actors," and so on. As it has been found
necessary to speak with some severity of Cecil Armstrong's previous writings, it is all
the more pleasant to be able to praise his volume styled " Shakespeare To Shaw "
(Mills and Boon, 6s.). This comprises " Studies in the Life's Work of Six Drama-
tists of the English Stage," the Gallant Six being composed of Shakespeare, Congreve,
Sheridan, T. W. Robertson, Pinero, and G- B. Shaw, and the essays being largely
THE STAGS YEAR BOOK. 29
critical as well as descriptive and biographical. Otherwise it would have been placed
in the following section, and much the same applies to a capital monograph on Sardou.
The author of this volume entitled " Sardou and the Sardou Plays " (the J. B. Lip-
pincott Company, 9s. not) is Jerome A. Hart, a well-informed American writer, who,
besides giving Sardou's own plots and many biographical and chronological details,
has also discussed, under his sub-title, adaptations of the long renowned artificer of
"The Well-Made Play," English and also American. A frankly TransAtlantic pro-
duction is a work, " endorsed by the Drama League of America," " The Play of
To-day : Studies in Play Structure for the Student and the Theatregoer " (John Lane,
5s. net), by Elizabeth R. Hunt, who may be commended for her good intentions and
righteous earnestness, at any rate.
BlOGEAPHY OR GOSSIP.
This designedly composite heading serves a double purpose. Under the former
category apparently falls the companion volume to " A Century of Great Actors,"
Harold Simpson and Mrs. Charles Braun's brightly and pleasantly written " A
Century of Famous Actresses" (Mills and Boon, 10s. 6d. net), which does not
profess to be much 'more than a collection of character studies and little pen-pictures.
This it is impossible to say about several of the other books in this group, some of
which approximate unpleasantly to the genre of Scandalmongering and more or less
malicious tittle-tattle. Evidences of original research and close and careful study
of authorities enable one to exempt in the main from such censure Charles E.
Pearce's " Polly Peachum " (Stanley Paul and Co., 16s. net), which is full of
valuable particulars about " The Beggar's Opera," and also about the eighteenth-
century stage. Mainly marked by rather disagreeable personalities regarding a
popular actress's protectors and intrigues is Philip W. Sergeaunt's " Mrs. Jordan :
Child qf Nature" (Hutchinson, 16s. net), an obvious piece of mere book-making, in
the course of which the author half apologises for having at one point to follow
pretty closely his frail subject's " theatrical record." Terms of still greater harsh-
ness might be used about a very undistinguished and scarcely edifying book of a
type with which no true well-wisher of the stage has any sympathy, -"Peeresses of
the Stage," by Cranstoun Metcalfe (Andrew Melrose, 7s. 6d. net), which, in its
chapter inelegantly entitled " The Modern Actressocracy," presents some sort of
resemblance to the young George Grossmith's " Gaiety " book already noted. The
pictures are the best things in the " Peeress " compilation.
SHAKESPEARE AND His STAGE.
Under this heading fall a fair number of works either really important or of some
intrinsic interest. The J. B. Lippincott Company are continuing to bring out
further volumes in the sumptuous and absolutely- exhaustive New Variorum Edition
of the Works of William Shakespeare, initiated by that eminent scholar the late Dr.
Furness, and now continued with his father's assiduity and comprehensiveness by
Horace Howard Furness, jun. The latter treated "Julius Caesar" with the
thoroughness characteristic of the series, the eighteenth volume of which, " Cymbe-
line " (royal octavo, 15s. net), was the last work from the pen of Furness pere. This
New Variorium Edition should be prized by all Shakespearean students, and there
are excellent features to be found also in the lately issued Savoy Edition (Eyre and
Spottiswoode, 7s. 6d. net). This is illustrated with twenty-eight coloured and sixty
five black and white pictures, reproductions of famous Shakespearean pictures or
facsimiles of photographs of performers, mainly modern, in numerous roles. The
value of this Shakespearean picture gallery is considerable, but it would have been
greater if there had been more examples of Henry Irving, shown, once only, as
Wolsey.
Greening and Co. have started a promising " Novels from Shakespeare Series,"
the opening volume of which (6s.) deals with the story of " The Merchant of
Venice," " Told by a Popular Novelist," who has filled in, apparently out of his
own head, the surnames of the Shakespearean characters, and has introduced the
sensational incident of a duel fought with Bassanio by "a profligate Venetian
noble," Niccolo Grimani ; otherwise he has kept closely to Shakespeare's plot and
dialogue. Somewhat similar is " Shakespeare's Stories," by Constance and Mary
Maud (Edward Arnold, 5s. net).
Excellent intentions, if also an ingenuity misplaced and almost perverted, might
be discerned in a laboriously worked out and decidedly mathematical monograph
(Smith and Elder, 6s. net), styled Shakespeare's ' Hamlet ' : A New Commentary.
30 THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
with a Chapter on First Principles." This was by an ex-Professor of English
Literature at Irish Universities, Wilbraham Fitz-John Trench, who bears a name
honoured in the annals of Hibernian scholarship. Mr. Trench's main thesis has
reference to "the formalism of Shakespeare's plot structure as seen especially in
his frequent determination to secure for a plot a mathematical centre," and he
holds that " there is a moral centre of the plot deliberately placed in the central
scene or scenes of the central act" in a dozen of the plays including "Hamlet,"
which has for this centre act three, scenes three and four.
The success of W. J. Lawrence's first volume on "The Elizabethan Playhouse"
encouraged that brilliant scholar and original investigator to issue, at the Shake-
speare Head Press, Stratford-on-Avon (12s. 6d. net), another ' volume of such
fascinating and illuminating Studies, the sections on The Origin of the Theatre
Programme, the Picture Stage, and Windows (the last a most elaborate
treatise) being especially suggestive and valuable. Charlotte Carmichael Slopes
may also be commended for her monograph on " Burbage and Shakespeare's
Stage" (Alexander Moring, Limited, 5s. net), which comprises a former contribution
of hers to THE STAGE, and is packed full of details concerning the Burbage family
and early London theatres. Similarly useful to students should be G. H. Cowling's
able little book, "Music on tl.e Shakespearean Stage" (Cambridge University
Press), both technical and literary in nature, and illustrated with curious plates.
Mention should be made also of two delightful gift books (Constable, 2s. 6d. net
each) of Shakespeare's Songs and Sonnets, with initials and borders illuminated
by Edith Ibbs, and " Shakespeare and Stratford," the first volume in the new
Literary Shrines Series, written by that expert topographer Henry C. Shelley,
author of such well-known and similarly attractive works as " Literary By-Paths in
Old England " and " Untrodden English Ways."
Music : MAINLY WAGNER.
As might have been expected in the Centenary Year of Richard Wagner, 1913 was
noted for the issue of a good many works dealing with the Bayreuth Master or some
of his compositions. His autobiography, " My Life," was followed by the publica-
tion of his Family Letters, and far on in the year there appeared a volume of
some importance (G. Bell and Sons, 10s. 6d. net, photogravure frontispiece), styled
" Richard Wagner, Composer of Operas," by John F. Runciman. In this ably
written book, partly biographical, partly critical, the very independent and out-
spoken musical critic of the Saturday Review essayed with success to set forth
"no special pleading, no defence or extenuation, no preposterous eulogy, on the
one hand, and, on the other, no vampire work, but a plain and concise attempt to
depict the mighty artist as he lived and to describe his artistic achievement as it is."
That erudite scholar Edwin Evans, sen., issued an admirable translation of Wagner's
monumental and tremendously abstruse and difficult treatise on "Opera and
Drama," in two volumes, 10s. net each, published by William Reeves, from whose
firm proceed also Rose Koening's " Three Impressions of Bayreuth " »nd small books
on "The Ring" and on "Parsifal," by Gustave Kobbe and N. Kilburn. G.
Bernard Shaw also had sent forth, by Constable (3s. 6d. net) a new edition of his
Commentary on the " Nibelungen Ring," " The Perfect Wagnerite." Alice Leigh-
ton Cleather and Basil Crump, whose Interpretation of "The Ring," "embodying
Wagner's own explanations,' has now reached a fifth edition, issued, also through
Methuen, a second edition, revised and with much new matter, of their companion
monograph on "Lohengrin" and "Parsifal." The "releasing" of "Parsifal," at
the end of the year, and the forthcoming production at Covent Garden, were
accountable not only for this re-issue of the Cleather-Crump book, but also for
Richard Northcott's admirable and comprehensive little work on "Parsifal," a
theme with which he dealt lovingly on the recent production of tableaux at the
London Coliseum. Near to the end of the year that long distinguished accompanist
and cultured artist Chevalier Wilhelm Ganz published a volume of reminiscences
under the title of " Memories of a Musician " (John Murray, 12s. net). A period of
seventy years of great changes in musical life was covered by this engrossing book,
which, full of first-hand information and of acute and discerning criticism as it was,
should rank very high among the literary outpourings of musicians.
SOME FAMOUS DANCERS.
In "Fifteen Years of a Dancer's Life " (Herbert Jenkins, Limited, 10s. 6d. net),
a work originally published in French, with a laudatory preface by Anatole France,
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and designed in the first instance for Gallic readers, Loie Fuller proved herself much
more interesting in giving particulars about the various dances — Butterfly, Fire,
and so on — which won her fame some twenty years back, than in gossiping about
" Her Distinguished Friends." Her views about colour and light, the harmony of
motion, and cognate themes are decidedly worth studying. There is much acute
criticism, besides useful details concerning the Russian Ballet, in Geoffrey Whit-
worth's volume on " The Art of Nijinsky " (Chatto and Windus, 3s. 6d. net), which
is embellished with some beautiful coloured pictures by Dorothy Mullock, who, In
scenes from nine "typical ballets," has caught Nijinsky'e poses exactly. A more
elaborate and ornate work, dealing at large with the achievements of Nijinsky and
his colleagues, is that sumptuous colour book, " The Russian Ballet," illustrated by
Rene Bull, with sixteen coloured plates and numerous drawings. This is published,
in buckram, full gilt, at 21s. net, by Constable and Co., Limited. Its letterpress is
by A. E. Johnson.
MISCELLANEOUS.
That sympathetic and graceful writer S. R. Littlewood, in his charming little book
" The Fairies — Here and Now " (Methuen, 2s. 6d. net), adopted a very different
view of the often beneficent Little Folk from that lately expressed by G. K. Chester-
ton in his Fantasy with a mystical and Obscurantist tendency " Magic." What Mr.
Littlewood writes is always worth reading. In the late Mark Melford's " Life in a
Booth ' ' (Henderson, Is. net) by far the most interesting and important passages were
those concerned with his graphically told early experiences of the days when he was a
strolling player. In " The Indian Theatre : A Brief 'Survey of the Sanskrit Drama,"
by E. P. Horrwitz (Blackie and Son, Limited, 2s. 6d.) there were full accounts of
" Sakuntala," "The Toy Cart," and other Indian plays. A good many plays, by
Galsworthy, Strindberg, Lady Gregory, Yeats, Zangwill, and others, were published
during the year. There also appeared " My Sketches from Dickens," by Bransby
Williams (Chapman and Hall, Limited, Is.), besides a beautiful edition of " Quality
Street," illustrated by Hugh Thomson, and " The Ibsen Calendar" (Frank Palmer),
admirably put together and arranged by Constance A. Arfwedson.
NOVELS.
The novels published during 1913 included " The Fool's Tragedy," Arthur Scott
Craven's able, if rather depressing, psychological study of a clever man with whom
success seems likely to come only posthumously. This first novel by a versatile
man was published by Martin Seeker. Other works of fiction that came under one's
notice were "The Vaudevillians " (John Long, Limited, 6s), dealing with the life
of some of the variety artiste; " The Pearl-Stringer," by Peggy Webling (Methuen,
6s.); "The Dancing Child," by Brenda Girven and Monica Cosens (Chapman and
Hall, 6s.) ; and " The Cloak of St. Martin " (Stanley Paul and Co., 6s.), written by
Armine Grace, and based on a previously composed drama by H. A. Saintebury.
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MY LADY KfNEMA— THE ELEVENTH MUSE.
By ARTHUR COLES ARMSTRONG.
THE title at the head of this page calls for some little explanation, and
embodies a certain diffident fancy. The explanation is comparatively easy,
for journalists, like lawyers and party politicians, can explain anything ;
but the fancy is as speculative a matter as, say, a seed dropped in mid-
air by a passing bird, or a winged arrow shot, like ithe symbolic barbed shafts of
the king of Israel, at a venture. In the golden world of the pagans, it will
readily be recalled, the devoted practitioner of the arts had the fascinating habit
of deifying the comprehensive spirit of his particular affection, with the glorious
result that he invariably found an inspiring god or goddess ready to his aid when-
ever he set about practising his chosen art or science. Were he in search of a
theme, for instance, he strained his closed eyes towards the mountains of Helicon
or Parnassus, where the patron Muses dwelt ; did he find the wings of his fancy
unduly heavy with mundane influences, he still looked in the same direction,
supremely confident that at least one oi the nine beautiful virgin daughters of Zeus
and Mnemosyne would direct him to his particular patch of heaven. In other
words, and to be decidedly more prosaic, there were nine Muses- who patronised
and 'Controlled the arts and sciences, and — but a truce to the past tense ! The
nine Muses, yea ! the whole mighty hierarchy of the golden pagan world are as
surely and as palpably alive to-day as ever they were, notwithstanding the insincere,
self-deluding protests of the gaitered cleric, with his back everlastingly turned
towards the East, or that anaemic modern Intellectuality (not necessarily Intelli-
gence) which arises like a more or less disagreeable miasma from a more or less
disagreeable mess of unsavoury proteids, and scorns anything with red blood or
wa-ran colour in it. Yes, the Muses are most assuredly alive, but with this little
difference — there are no longer nine of them ! For quite a long time there have
been no fewer than eleven ; and their father, Zeus, must still be very proud of his
family of sonsy girls, notwithstanding the possibility that, in his nodding Homeric
moments, he may be tempted to scratch his heroic locks and wrinkle his mightily
eloquent forehead in confused speculation as to the exact origin of the two latest
arrivals — Muses ten and eleven ! The late Sir Edwin Arnold is responsible for the
tenth Muse, or .perhaps it would be more correct to say that he was responsible
for the christening of the tenth Muse. A few years ago, it will be remembered,
his warm Oriental imagination dubbed her Ephemera, Our Lady of the Press ; and
the very fact that the mighty parents of the celestial nine seem to have desired no
particular word in the matter upon that auspicious occasion, emboldens the present
writer, straying for the nonce among the Immortals, to seek to rescue the eleventh
Muse from her nameless condition — she is quite old enough by this time ! — and to
christen her Kinema, Our Lady of the Animated Picture. That, patient and
learned reader, is the explanation of the title of this article. As for the diffident
fancy? Well, the diffident fancy is that possibly the high gods have chosen a
(hitherto) humble individual to be responsible for the publication and birth, of the
name, and ordained, probably centuries ago, that it be announced in THE STAGE
YEAR-BOOK for 1914. It is an inspiring thought — so inspiring, in fact, that the
present writer is almost persuaded to throw away the mental crutches which have
enabled him to hobble along in the wake of so distinguished a litterateur as Sir
&dwm Arnold, and to begin to persuade himself that he really knows something.
I he name Kinema is a fine one. It has the true smack and apt termination, a«
well as the real classic ring; and it must always be spelt with a " k." That it
f8,, en 'bee,n used jn a certain debased sense as denoting the possible equivalent
camera, or indicating a mere building in which pictures are screened, is only
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auother instance of how " angels unawares " may be subjected to humiliation before
their divine presence be realised ! May the name of my Lady Kinema be regarded
fcoin now and for ever as that of ihe patron Deity of the Animated Picture World ;
may her beautiful sisters upon high Helicon celebrate her christening by weaving
filmic garlands about her brow, and casting mystic reels about her feet; and may
Apollo, for ever the leader of the nine, and the choirmaster of the morning stars
that sing together, instruct and direct her in the proper distribution of sunlight
and shadow among her vastly increasing disciples upon earth !
This is, perhaps, rather a quiet christening for so stupendous a personage as tlio
eleventh Muse. But a quiet celebration, like a quiet woman, is always the beet ;
and who so quiet as my Lady Kinema? Let us hope that she may flourish and
grow even more beautiful as the years go on, and that her spirit may inspire only
that which is good and true, and 'therefore beautiful. It is for her whole-hearted
worshippers to promote and extend her good works ; for, be it understood of all
men, she can live beautifully only by the faithful belief and trustful endeavour
of those who love her — -like the good fairy Tinker Bell in " Peter Pan." Having ,>-;ii<l
thus much, and at too great a length, he fears, the writer must e'en take a plunge
into the colder world of practical generalities, and, after labelling a goddess,
condescend to become a mere scribe again.
A GENERAL SURVEY.
Probably the most important as well as the most commonplace thing to say
about one of the most wonderful inventions of our present wonderful age is tli;ii
it has come to stay. Such a statement would be unnecessary but for the fact that
there are still many ultra-conservative persons roaming the earth who not only
know not the kinematograph, but steadfastly refuse to know it. Some of them, too,
are quite intelligent — as, for instance, the well-known journalist who recently
informed his readers in a popular weekly that the kinematograph had reached the
limit of ite powers of attraction, and has more than onoe told' the present writer
that he has never set foot within a picture thea-tre, and never .means to ! Surely
such ultra-conservatism as that blots out something of the joy of living ! What
has to be remembered is that the kinematograph, notwithstanding its present pitch
of perfection, is still in its comparative infancy, as much so, lor instance, as is
the aeroplane, or wireless telegraphy, or the potentiality of radium. One thing is
quit* certain, and that is that it is impossible for any really catholic-minded man
or woman to regard the lasting presence and influence of the kinematograph as
anything less inexorably inevitable than to-morrow's dawn, or rent day, or grisly
Death itself. It would be well for the ultra-conservative person io remember that
— if the ultra-conservative person, whose deplorable condition is due to the fact of
his having forgotten all about the evolution of the world from primeval swamp and
chaos to motor-'buses in the Strand, ever remembers anything. It is not entirely
necessary, of course, to point to the thousands of picture theatres which have
sprung up during the last few years in and about the whole length and breadth
of England, to enumerate the almost countless numbers of persons who patronise
them, or to attempt any calculation of the vast turnover of capital involved in
an industry which is rapidly becoming one of the foremost of those concerned with
the recreation and amusement of the people. Mere numbers, mere figures, may
indicate a possibly ephemereal condition, and your average ultra-conservative flies
to a vulnerable point like a nee-die to a magnet, or a navvy's lips to the pewter
when the dinner-bell rings. What is infinitely more to the purpose is to convince
him, or endeavour to convince him, that a new influence, a new power, has arisen
which is at the hub of a great art, a vast, radiating, scientific industry, and that
it -would remain just as significant and potent a power if it attracted or appealed
to nobody at all ! A giant is no less a giant beca.use he is locked up in a coal-cellar ;
nor is the fact that the kinematograph has not yet attracted the ultra conservative
person any indication of weakness in an industrial influence which ie in every way
calculated to survive mere popularity, and become a thing permanently essential to
the life of the nation. On the other hand, it is a tribute to its intrinsic strength,
for the stronger the pull on the bow, the farther the flight of the arrow. Perhaps
the ultra-conservative person has his unsuspected mission in life. His very stolidity
inspires a certain impetus, warms the blood, and tunes up the orchestra of the
soul. But for him a general survey of the manifold benefits to mankind of which
the kinematograph is capable would perhaps be unnecessary, although his retro-
grade spirit may find some comforting balm in the knowledge that the lover of
animated pictures is usually so much obsessed by the sheer daylight obviousness
of fuch benefits that he is unable to speak to any great length upon the subject.
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The -almost uncanny power, the almost unlimited possibilities of a simple little
machine which sets before the spectator not only a photographic realisation of life,
bait a photographic realisation of life in natural action and colour as it is live-d,
must surely be patent to all. Think of it, you ultra-conservative person ! — you who
have grown so old in spirit as to take all the wonderful things of the present Anno
Domini as a mere matter of course, and swear that you will write- to the Times
because something has gone wrong with the telephone which enables you to speak
from the Strand in London to your friend in the Boulevard des Invalides, the
Friedrichstrasse, or the wilds of Timbuctoo with as much ease as you order your
long-suffering wife .to put your slippers before the fire — think of it! Or if your
imagination still remains in its blind puppy stage, take down that family album
you are so fond of showing to those friends iwho are sceptical ahout your claim
to have escaped Debrett only by the skin of your grandmother's teeth, and try to
realise the weird possibility of the photographs of your dead and buried ancestors
suddenly stepping from their respective pages, and telling you, in so many animated
and eloquent gestures, that that last transaction of yours upon the Stock Exchange
was unworthy of the family blood, and that you ought to be ashamed of yourself
for sacking the office-boy as you did without a moment's warning. That is the
kind of thing the kinematograph will enable your children, and your children's
children to exiperience — or something very much like it — long after you have
returned to that clay you now so much resemble. But even the rocks fade under
a persistent succession of raindrops, and perhaps one of these fine days — who knows ?
— you may be persuaded to turn your repentant eyes towards my Lady Kinerna,
and to express yourself — with a familiarity and a lack of reverence strangely out
of keeping where a goddess is concerned, but eminently characteristic of your
upbringing — in those deathless sentiments of the now-popular pantomime lyrist,
" You made me love you ; I didn't want to do it ! " But you had better hurry up
before your teeth go. The gods dislike false accent and articulation. In the
meanwhile it may interest you to learn that increasing attention is being paid day
by day to the kinematograph in the daily Press, and that a big exhibition was
held in honour of my Lady Kinema at Olympia ,some months ago, which attracted
thousands and thousands of her enthusiastic worshippers.
THE PROGRESS AND SCOPE OF THE KINEMATOGRAPH.
Of course, even those progressive beings who fully appreciate the worth of the
kinematograph did not wholly realise, during those hideous flickering beginnings,
that within a very short space of years the picture upon the screen would be as
natural as any to be seen by the naked eye. But that, perhaps, is another story,
and concea-ned more with purely technical matters. How many of us, however,
whose imaginations have since been kindled by my Lady Kinema, then realised that
considerations of time and space were so soon to be almost entirely eliminated, and
that the excitement of, say, a lion hunt in an African jungle, or a whale chase in
Greenland's icy waters would so quickly become simply a matter of a cigar and an
armchair within half a mile of Charing Cross ? It is not necessary nowadays to go
to mid-America in order to see what those clever engineering fellows are doing in
their stupendous task of joining the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans ; ten minutes' walk,
and the expenditure of a few pence will bring the whole thrilling business before
our eyes ! And who, in the dark, prehistoric days of twenty years ago, would have
dreamed of the possibility of seeing a live python, in its wild and free state — and
still in India! — in Coventry Street, hard by Leicester Square? The man whom
you meet in Oxford Street, and, in answer to your query, says that he is just off
to see that herd of wild buffalos in Yellowstone Park some thousands of miles
away can no longer be regarded .as a drivelling idiot ; nor must you suspect the
friend of having indulged too freely in rosy vintages who buttonholes you in
Piccadilly Circus with the exciting information that he has just seen, at exceedingly
close quarters, an orang oufcang feeding in a tree in British North Borneo, for it
is ten to one that he is speaking the sober truth. To take a trip on one of those
delightful little steamboats on the Seine ; to shout yourself hoarse in a sunburnt
bull-ring in old Castile — if you are one of those extraordinary persons who like to
see their beef worried before it is killed ; to see the giggling midinettes in the Rue
de la Paix, or slack-limbed niggers at work and play on a South African ostrich
farm ; to see a Labour riot in Johannesburg, or a Peace Conference at The Hague ;
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not necessary nowadays to walk more than a mile, or to spend more than a nimble
chilling. The eye of my Lady Kinema is over the entire habitable and uninhabitable
globe ; and it is in her almost unlimited power to bind the nations of the earth into
a closer understanding of each other, not by the self-interested wiles of gilt-edged
diplomacy, or the disgorgings of conscience-stricken millionaires turned philan-
thropists, but by the simple medium of a few thousand feet or so of pearly per-
forated film ! To see ourselves as others see us is a great moral and humanising
tonic. Is it not as vitally important, and as comprehensively humanising, that we
also see others as they see, or perhaps fail to see, themselves?
ITS RELATION TO THE DRAMA.
Those who fear that the kinematograph is, or ever can be, a serious rival to the
interests of the drama, or those engaged in the animated picture industry who
imagine that the future of the drama will possibly be in their eventual keeping,
are rather wide of the mark. The drama can never be affected by the popularity
or otherwise of the kinematograph for the simple reason that it has no more to do,
as a counter attraction, with the living and spoken drama than has a glove fight
at the National Sporting Club, or a Cup Tie football match at that draughty, over-
grown greenhouse known as the Crystal Palace. It seems rather late in the day
to have to repeat the evident truth that the drama can have no enemy but the one
that comes from within, and that so long as it is true to itself, and produces the
right kind of play, all the picture paJaces in the world can have no effect upon box-
office receipts. The "superior " lover of the drama who dislikes the kinematograph
is deluded in this matter, as indeed he is in most other matters, and probably takes
his cue from the present popularity of what is known as the picture play. He
deplores the fact that thousands of persons go to see What Happened to Mary
at the local picture palace who do not care a brass button about " What Happened
to Jones " at the local Theatre Royal, and quite ignores the obvious explanation
that one section of the populace is going to see a kinematograph display and the
other a spoken drama acted by actually-present persons. The two publics are at
present wide apart, and the average picture lover can no more be tempted to sit
out a play than can the inveterate theatre-goer be persuaded to descend to what is
to him the ghastly frivolity of "seeing the pictures." The "superior" lover of
the drama also grounds his fears upon something even more simple and obvious —
something, moreover, which those interested in the picture industry would do well
to lay to heart— and that is, that the imitation article, however apparently real, will
never out-rival the appeal of the real article. A living person, inspired by human
thoughts and passions, is always infinitely more attractive than your mere auto-
maton, or moving photograph ; and nothing on earlh can ever dethrone the value
and beauty of the spoken and acted word. This also seems rather a superfluous
thing to say, but it is necessary for more than one reason. As has already been
explained in this article, the kinematograph is as yet in the earlier days of its
development, and is feeling for ground, as it were, upon which to erect the lasting
foundation of its future existence. This is proved, if proof were needed, by the
extraordinary diversity of the subjects it exercises its ingenuity upon, and the
peculiar, if sometimes rough-shod, facility with which it exploits and assimilates
them. Its present appetite would seem to be just as rapacious as that of a growing
child, and just as liable to be injudicious. What more natural, therefore, than
that, like a greedy boy, it should sometimes turn its eye away from that sustenance
best suited to its own constitution, and cast a sheep's gaze at the bigger and older
fellow's plate? It would be idle for even the most devoted worshipper of my
Lady Kinema to enter upon a whole-hearted defence of the picture play in its
present phase. Some are good, some merely indifferent, but a vast number, it must
be confessed, are hopelessly crude and sensational. Moreover, many of them have
a most deplorable lack of continuity, which is emphasised rather than dissipated by
a form of interruption that can only be described as an aggressive resurrection of
the old-fashioned theatrical aside or Greek chorus — that of the explanatory word
thrown on the screen to serve as a sort of connecting link between scene and scene.
If for that little circumstance alone, pregnant as it is with something of the pathos
of a dumb man trying to make himself understood, it should be obvious that the
kinematograph can never replace the spoken drama. That several leading actors
have recently succumbed to the golden persuasions of picture-producing firms can
discomfort only those theatrical whole-hoggers who possess not the seeing eye, or
what the Americans call horse sense. Nor will the device of exploiting a theatrical
"star" benefit the film producer in the long run, because it is quite certain that
Miss CICELY COURTNEIDGE,
IN "THE PEARL GIRL," AT THE SHAFTESBURY.
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the entertainment-seeker is not going to look for a famous player upon the screen
if he can see him in the flesh round the corner. In the same connection, also, the
entertainment-seeker may be disinclined to go back to the picture palace when once
he has tasted the play it induced him to see ; for once a playgoer always a playgoer
is one of those axioms which admit of no argument. The film exploiter, therefore,
is going against his own ultimate interests by encroaching, or endeavouring to
encroach, upon the Tom Tiddler's ground of the drama, and by creating a public
which, it is reasonable to suppose, will eventually leave him for the theatre. Owing
to the comparatively modest ca/pital he requires for his enterprise, he can penerate
into districts where the average theatrical manager would fear to tread, even with a
fit-up. He is, therefore, moulding the tastes and desires of an entirely new public ;
is it to his ultimate interest that he turn their thoughts towards the drama by giving
them snippets of popular plays, or featuring famous players ? Is he not, by so
doing, acting simply as a sort of advance agent for the theatrical manager ? When
the picture man has extricated himself from the uncertain desires of adolescence,
none will recognise this truth more readily than he ; for the kinematograph, like the
drama, like variety, can only hope to succeed by assiduously ploughing its own
particular furrow. Its legitimate sphere in anything approaching drama must lie
solely in the pictorial representation of those stories, novels, themes, and broadly
comic effects which are too large for the restricted and concentrated canvas of the
dramatic stage. In other words, the kinematograph must stick to its task of
realising the pictorial worth of a herd of cattle, for instance, and leave the con-
centrated beef essence suggested by such herbivorous quadrupeds to the skill of
the theatrical dramatist. At its best the kinematograph cannot give the soul of a
play ; and to see, as one has recently seen, prominent actors mouthing the words
of Shakespeare, is anything but a pleasing experience. Surely the real value to
humanity of such productions, excellently produced as most of them have been, is
in a theatre for the chronically deaf, or in a storehouse of future records in the
British Museum ! And, speaking of the British Museum, what would the present
feneration of drama-lovers give to be able to spend an afternoon in Great Kussell
treet in the filmic presence of the great histrions of the past ? To see Garrick,
Siddons, the two Keans, Kemble, Macready, Phelps, Irving — all the giants of the
sock and buskin in their full habit as they fretted -their brief hour upon the stage,
and then were seen no more ! Could anything make that old thief Time look more
stupid than that ! Such an experience is reserved only for our more fortunate
descendants. For the present, my Lady Kinema will surely not take it amiss if
some of us make the most of the contemporary player while he is yet with us in
the flesh, and refrain from paying him the questionable compliment of anticipating
his demise by looking for him only on the screen.
As AN EDUCATIONAL FORCE.
The inestimable value of the kinematograph as an aid to the history book, the
scientific treatise, or the natural history essay cannot fail to be vitally apparent to
those interested in the intricate problem of education, and it is a matter for regret
that the educational authorities in Great Britain are not yet agreed as to the
advisability of its use in public schools. As is perhaps natural in the home of the
" Kindergarten," Germany has already realised the high value of the animated
picture as an aid to the spread of knowledge, and it is interesting to learn that a
film library has been opened in Berlin where, by the payment of a small fee, parties
of school-children, accompanied by their teachers, may be shown special pictures
bearing upon their current subject of study. Such a scheme has been made possible
by the enterprise and generosity of a number of leading film manufacturers ; and
the society, which is under the management of Director Goerke, assisted by two
secondary and two elementary school teachers, also organises kinematograph exhibi-
tions in all parts of North and Central Germany with the present object of making
its work known. During last winter, one also learns from the same source, some
700 sets of films were hired, and special exhibitions were arranged for children and
adults in no fewer than 186 towns ! Possibly, when Germany has fully launched
the film as an educative medium, a wily Teuton will come over to these shores with
a box or two of scientific subject pictures, and not only be hailed as a mighty
gioneer dropped from the skies, but also be paid huge sums by an enraptured
oard of Education. It is understood, it is true, that a well-known British firm
has, at present, such a scheme in hand, but then there is our old friend the ultra-
conservative person to consider. The Italian Government is also in the van, and
has ordered a considerable number of machines and films for use in the big educa-
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tional centres of Italy, and the King of Italy has very aptly described the project
as " the most progressive move of modern times from a scholastic point of view."
Why should England wait? The methods of Dr. Wackford Squeers at Dotheboys
Hall — where, it need scarcely be recalled, it was a case of w-i-n, win, d-e-r, der,
winder, a casement, go and clean one — have come in for a deal of hot-blooded
criticism ever since Dickens dragged that brutal Yorkshire schoolmaster into being,
and kicked him down to the execration of posterity, but is it not possible that in
those methods may be found the germ of a future educational system ? Does not
the film, with its* natural illustrations of animal, bird, or reptile in its native
haunts, its phases of plant life, and its wonders of engineering science offer a huge
and invaluable field in such a connection? There are the chief events and episodes
of history, too, crying aloud for filmic reconstruction, some of which have already
been brought into the comprehensive vision of my Lady Kinema, and reflected with
wonderful verisimilitude. When is the modern school to be robbed of some of its
horrors for the juvenile mind and made not only a place for instruction, but also
a place of infinite attraction ?
AND THE FUTURE?
Some brief indication of the probable future development of the kinematograph
has already been given, as far as the fields of the drama, education, and public
records are concerned, but it needs a prophet inspired to predict its final use.
Probably the immediate future will see it as the handmaid of the drama, rather
than its would-be rival, for its value in the connecting up of scenes, for example,
has surely not vet been fully exploited. (In this connection it is permissible to
record that the late Mr. Charles Berte was one of the first to call my Lady Kinema
to .Sis aid as a dispeller of the entr'acte when he introduced several connecting films
into the dramatic sketch " The Mystery of the Red Web," produced by him at the
Canterbury Music Hall in May, 1908.) One thing may, perhaps, be reckoned upon
as certain — the kinematograph will eventually cause a revolution in illustrated
journalism, and later on in journalism itself. Who will care to read about a big
race, for instance, when he can possibly have the whole affair brought before his
eyes in a matter of an hour or so — possibly within a mere matter of minutes? Then
there are those terribly long jwlitical speeches in which a Minister "hits back" at
So-and-So, or "admits" something: is it not possible that they will be seen and
heard some time in the future long before the compositor has had time to get his
apron on ? At the least calculation the present nighly imaginative descriptive
reporter will most assuredly wake up one fine morning to find his wings gone, and
for that reason, if for no other, the discriminating person ought to take off his hat
to my Lady Kinema !
CONCERT PARTIES.
MR. WILSON JAMES'S "THE GAIETIES."
Miss GERTRUDE HART, Miss RUBY WILSON, MR. BERNARD TURNER, MR. FRANK HENRY,
MR. FREDERIC GROOME, MR. FELHATE Kixr;, and MR. WILSON JAMBS.
MR. SYDNEY JAMES'S "THE MEXICANS."
MR. CONWAY STEWART, MR. FRANK DUNLOP, Miss MINA DORINA, Miss JOYCE FLAWN,
Miss PEOOY WAJ,SH, MR, ALFHED GREENE, MR. Louis FINNIS, anclMiss GU.ACE POWEIL,
CONCERT PARTIES.
MR. RANDELL JACKSON'S CONCERT PARTY.
Miss PAULA STVART, MR. RANDELL JACKSON, MR. FRKD MII.NKK, Miss LILLIAN BURGKBS,
MB. Ai.ntii. Hi III.KV, mid MR. PHILII* Jinn.
MR. AMBROSE BARKER'S " CORINTHIANS."
MR' HARRY STOODEN, MR. AMBROSE BARKER, MR. HABRINGTON WEEKS, Miss ISABEL
CARLYLE, MJSS PICKEHA HARRIES, and MR. LESLIE HABOLP.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK. 39
THE REPERTORY MOVEMENT
A REVIEW OF THE PAST YEAR.
THE Repertory Movement generally, which may be credited with some
advancement, received a notable stimulant in the last month of the year
1913 by the interesting season which Mr. Granville Barker and Miss Lilian
McCarthy 'began during the last weeks of their tenancy of the St. James's.
London, oi course, had not been without some previous attempt at Repertory. Mr.
Charles' Frohman's costly experiment carried out at the Duke of York's a few
years ago with unsuitable material will -be remembered, principally for ite failure.
Sir Herbert Tree, who was responsible for the now famous " When is a Repertory
Theatre not a Repertory Theatre? When it is a success " — regularly year after year
presents Repertory in a specialised form in his fine Shakespearean Festival at His
Majesty's. That this on one occasion at least has been temporarily displaced
from the April month on account of a long run "obstinate success," is, of course,
only in the nature of things so long as private enterprise unassisted by State
or other aid is responsible for the high achievements in repertory production Sir
Herbert has educated the public to expect at His Majesty's. There were, in
addition, the short seasons provided by the Irish Players, Miss A. E. F.
Horniman's company, and Mr. Algernon Greig and Mr. Milton Rosmer at the
Court, by Mr. F. R. Benson's company at the Coronet, and Sir Johnston Forbes
Robertson's farewell season at the Drury Lane.
Mr. Granville Barker and Miss McCarthy began their Repertory on December 1
at the conclusion of the run of " The Witch." They aimed at achieving a three
weeks' season only, with a b'll varying practically with each performance ; but
so promising was the support that the season was extended to four weeks, and
after that carried on at the iSavoy, where at the time of writing it hae every prospect
of running for .a further four weeks.
Mr. Granville Barker, who in his previous Shakespearean productions ait the
Savoy (had shown himself to be a manager of advanced ideas, naturally sought for
his Repertory programme in the field of what is usually referred to as the drama
of ideas. No one would deny the necessity for intellectuality in Repertory if
it is to be of any value to the Drama ; but some would prefer that the drab and
sombre plays should be interspersed with the lighter works. Mr. Barker, although
his selection leaned heavily towards the tragic, probably had this in mind
when he followed the opening night, devoted to the vague symbolism of Ibsen's
" The Wild Duck," with a performance on the second night of an English version
of Moliere's quaint and witty " Le Mariage Force," in which the quaintness was
emphasised by the setting given by Mr. Albert Rothenstein. " The Witch," by
H. Wiers-Jensen, in an English version by John Masefield, which has been given
a regular production at the St. James's on October 29, was also included, and as
a strong contrast to this stood out the 'brilliant and audacious wit of G. Bernard
Shaw in his eight-year-old play " The Doctor's Dilemma." Maeterlinck was
represented by "The Death of Tintagiles " in Alfred Sutro's translation; and
John Galsworthy's " The Silver Box," which, like " The Doctor's Dilemma," was
produced in 1906 at the Court, and John Masef eld's " Nan " were also given.
The interest Mr. Barker and Miss McCarthy's experiment aroused was con-
siderably augmented by a suggestion for the establishment of a Repertory Theatre
made by Mr. Barker on Wednesday, December 17, in a speech delivered at the
St. James's after the performance of "The Silver Box." Mr. Barker put his
suggestion in the form of an invitation to those who were enthusiastic in their
support of the ideals of Repertory to put their ha-nds in their pockets. He
said : "If there are a thousand people in London who care enough for the
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vitality of the theatre to put on the table twenty-five pounds each and to
guarantee twenty-five pounds a year for three years this Repertory can continue "
— and he added that if there were a thousand people in London who cared enough
he would be very glad to hear from them. Evidently there are a number of people
in London who care enough, for since then Mr. Barker has announced that the
response has been quite satisfactory — though it ia doubtful if the required full
number of subscribers will be found. Mr. Barker's intention is not to give
to such subscribers any return for their money in the way of seats. They are
to 'be treated in the ordinary way as investors, and as Mr. Barker has stated that
on his Repertory season at the St. James's he made money instead of losing it, his
contention that in a short time a Repertory Theatre would be paying a dividend
seems justified. Mr. Barker places the number of plays which should be going on
in the theatre during the year as between twelve and twenty — and these not pro-
duced on the short run system, but regularly going into the bill. Initial expenses
in connection with mounting all these plays would, qf course, be heavy — and it i:; to
meet these that so much as £25,000 is asked ; but after the first year or so the
producing costs should be considerably reduced. It is sincerely to be hoped tliat
the enthusiasm of theatregoers will be sufficient to enable Mr. Barker to put Jus
excellent scheme into practice.
Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson's season at Drury Lane perhaps strictly speaking
should not be classed as a contribution to Repertory of the year. It was his
farewell to the London stage, and he included among the plays he presented most of
those in which, during a long and active career on the stage, he had made personal
successes. And it was the personality of the actor-manager and the knowledge
thai this was the last opportunity London playgoers would have of seeing him
which were mainly responsible for the crowded houses which throughout marked the
reason. The plays he presented included " Hamlet," " Othello," " The Light
that Failed," " The Passing of the Third Floor Back," " The Sacrament of Judas,"
" Mice and Men," eitc.
Among the plays given at the Court by the Manchester Gaiety company during
their three weeks' season, which opened on May 12, were " The Pigeon," by John
Galsworthy ; "Jane Clegg," a new three-act play 'by St. John Ervine ; " Nan," by
John Masefield ; "Prunella," bv Laurence Housman and (.Ji;in\ illc Barker;
"Elaine," by Harold Chapin ; " The Whispering Well," by J. II. Koulds ; and the
following one-act plays : — " The Little Stone House," " Miss I a-; . \ ." by Elizabeth
Baker; "Complaints," by Hamer Clegij ; "The Woman Who Sold Herself," by
W. F. Casey; and " The Dream Child, by W. Oliphant Down.
At the same theatre the Irish National Theatre Society, during a short season,
opened on June 2, gave the following plays new to London: — "The Magnanimous
Lover," by St. John G. Ervine; "The Magic Glass," and "The Country Gentle-
man," by George Fitzmaurice ; "The Gombeen Man," by R. J. Ray.
Mr. Algernon Greig and Mr. Milton Rosmer's short season at the Court, which
began on August 30, was mainly notable for the production of John Galsworthy's
" Tho Fugitive," in which .Miss Irmo Rooke made such an impression with ;i
finely emotional study of the part of Clare.
Repertory had a test in the suburbs at Croydon, where, on April 14, with commend-
able enterprise, Mr. Keble Howard and Mr. Dick Adams began a short preliminary
season, which aroused considerable local interest. "Chains," by Elizabeth Baker;
" The Situation at Newbury," by Charles McEvoy ; " The Tyranny of Tears," " The
New Sin," "Candida," and "Dropping the Pilot," the last a new four-act comedy
by Keble Howard, were each put up for a week's run. The season was <|iiite an
artistic success, and from the support received — though we are unable to
say whether Mr. Howard and Mr. Adams added to their banking account or not
over their venture — it would seem that there certainly is a repertory public in
Croydon.
Tho year 1913 was not a particularly happy one for the advancement of reper-
tory in the provinces. Productions in Glasgow, once an active hive of repertory
industry under the guidance of Mr. Alfred Wareing, have been conspicuous by their
scarcity. The Scottish Playgoers, Limited, whose productions Mr. Wareing con-
ducted, had trouble to contend with in their own camp in the varying opinions of
their shareholders. Some of the large shareholders pressed the company to go into
liquidation, and a meeting was held in March in Glasgow, which happily resulted
in the shareholders authorising the directors to carry on the work of the company.
The company gave only a few one-act plays in the form of a " turn " at one of the
Glasgow music-halls late in the year. They will resume operations at the Royalty,
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Glasgow, on January 21, 1914. Mr. Alfred Wareing, as an independent venture, gave
a repertory season at the Royalty, Glasgow, lasting from March 10 to April 26, during
which he produced " The Bill," a four-act comedy, by Mrs. Cornwallis West; " The
Average Man," by Kenelm Fcss; "The Carrier Pigeon," by Eden Phillpotts; and
" The Surrender of Joan," by Sybil Noble; also reviving " A. Gauntlet," by B. Jorn-
son ; "The Waldies," by G. J. Hamlen; "The Importance of Being Earnest," by
Oscar Wilde; and "Light o' Love," by Arthur Schnitzler. He also gave a private
performance of G. Bernard Shaw's "Mrs. Warren's Profession." At the conclusion
of his season Mr. Wareing, in a short speech of thanks, had the satisfaction of
announcing that the season on the financial side had been a success.
Manchester and Liverpool, though producing much valuable material, as a glance
at 'the extensive lists given in another part of 'the book will show, had to
face discouragement in decreased attendances and consequent financial troubles.
That much interest is locally evinced in everything appertaining to the movement
in each of these towns, however, is shown in 'tine correspondence which was
carried on in the Liverpool and Manchester papers by playgoers and critics of
the policy of the management and of ways and means. Birmingham, in a way,
shines as a bright spot. Here Repertory, largely due to the enthusiasm of the
Pilgrim Players and others associated with them an their venture, has apparently
nourished at the handsome and cosy Repertory Theatre, some pictures of which
given on another page illustrate the style adopted in the building.
THE LIVERPOOL REPERTORY THEATRE.
BY J. JAMES HEWSON.
It is just a little more than two years since the Liverpool Repertory Theatre
opened its doors, and at the moment of writing a meeting of the shareholders is
being held to consider a depressing balance-sheet, showing an adverse 'debit of £1,858,
and to discus's the fate of the theatre itself. The question uppermost in the minds
of all who are interested in the existence of the theatre as : What has brought about
so great a calamity to an institution which was established in all sincerity, honesty,
and unselfishness, with a view to place dramatic art before the people in its highest
and most cultured phases. Naturally, the present position has evoked a flood of
correspondence in the daily Press, in which are contained the most contradictorv
views and opinions of the policy and future of the theatre more bewildering than
enlightening. One thing stands luminously clear, and that is that the Liverpool
people do not appear to want the theatre. Even those who were most enthusiastic
in its inception have marked the value of that enthusiasm by consistently staying
away. In a manner it is inexplicable why they do so, and why the theatre has been
so ingloriously checked in lits career. An examination of its record of plays shows
that not only should these have appealed irresistibly to those who were reasonably
regarded as being predisposed regularly to patronise the theatre in proof of their
belief in it, and for the encouragement of others, but they were, both in quality
and variety, even if at times they lacked freshness, an invitation to a larger circle
of those who look for wholesome, literary, and well-intentioned plays. And whether
one goes to (the theatre for enlightened relaxation, healthy amusement, or intellec-
tual mental improvement, the Repertory management, according to their lights,
have endeavoured to 'provide all these with care and discrimiinatio'n ; and the com-
pany, during the whole life of the theatre, have maintained an excellent standard
of histrionic ability. If the works of Bernard Shaw, Sydney Grundy, Oscar Wilde,
Ibsen, Davies, Pinero, Sutro, Barker, Galsworthy, Synge, Anstey, Tom Robertson,
St. John Hankin, Robert Marshall, Hauptmann, and Arnold Bennett have failed to
draw a public willing to maintain a paying patronage, tihe management may well
despair of the theatre being a success under trie policy of confining it to the " intel-
lectual" drama. And it is difficult to see how an annual municipal subsidy of
£2,000 (which in their embarrassment the management are suggesting) would induce
a-i indifferent public ito enter a theatre from wlhioh they are standing aloof, as it is
more than probable that this subsidy would be regarded as merely cutting losses.
I echo Mr. Henry Arthur Jones, and say that if a theatre cannot pay its way after
it has established itself no artistic purpose can be 'served 'by an outside subsidy.
The avowed aim of the Repertory is to produce works which are not generally
familiar to the playgoing public, and which are not financially acceptable .to the
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modern manager. And in pursuit of this (policy the Repertory management point
out -that in two years they have produced twenty-three plays wihioh have not been,
and probably but for the Repertory would never have been, seen in Liverpool ;
and that fifteen new plays have been produced at the* theatre for the first time on
any stage. In point of numbers this is entirely satisfactory work, and though none
of the latter has been since heard of or seen, their production proved the disposi-
tion of the Repertory to discover new dramatic authorship, and thus endeavour to
carry out part of their policy. But here a thought intrudes itself as to whether
after all a Repertory theatre is really proving its .necessity for the discovery of
exceptional dramatic talent, or is — in view of the monotony of failure here pointed
out — merely a refuge of the destitute, and a home for dramatic Rejected Addresses ?
It is admitted that all the foremost dramatists will not agree to their plays being
originally produced at the Repertory, and that when a production is a success
elsewhere it is impossible immediately to secure it lor this theatre. The Repertory,
being thus handicapped, is dependable upon the resurrection of the obsolete, or,
the performance of that which apparently no one else wants. The public have
shown a studied indifference to the plays, as a whole, which have been produced at
the Repertory under a policy of this kind performed by the resident company. The
consequence is that there have been raised foolish charges that dramatic taste has
deteriorated ; that the drama is in decline : and that no one nowadays is intellectual
enough to appreciate Shakespeare, or sufficiently so to warrant continual perform-
ances of our national drama. Even the Liverpool Repertory management haw
fallen into the utterance of these cries, apparently overlooking that up to this
moment their own stock company have not once performed a Shakespeare play.* Of
course, no one with a thoughtful knowledge of what the modern theatre in general
has done will be disturbed or prejudiced oy loose talk of this nature, but as it is
indulged in somewhat extravagantly just now in Liverpool, it impels one to observe
in all fairness and impartiality that the Repertory has no monopoly in the presen-
tation of enlightened drama and clean comedy, and that in this respect in the mind
of the public at large the performances — apart from musical comedy and pantomime
— at the Repertory Theatre have differed nothing in genre from those presented at the
other first-class theatres in the city. Often enough, less in quality, freshness, and
interest. And putting oneself for the moment in the place of the ordinary playgoer
the Repertory stands in the general mind as being in the category of the theatres out
for the purpose of catering on lines not obviously differentiated from those of other
first-class theatres, its face value being in effect the same. This is so easily capable
of proof as to stand in no fear of contradiction.
All must, as lovers of the best in drama, be thoroughly sympathetic with all that
aims for its purity, idealism, truth, and intellect, and no one will cast a doubt
upon the bona-fides of the Repertory management in the zeal, unselfishness, and
high-minded views which have characterised their work and illumined their pur
pose, and carried them on through so many difficulties in — from their point of view
— determining to lift the British drama from the slough into which a section of
extreme playgoers insist that it has fallen.
To arrive at an understanding of the failure of the Repertory is a simple matter
only in the mind of the quidnunc. The more thoughtful and experienced follower
of the drama finds it a problem hard to solve. But I venture a word or two upon
this point. First, it is a difficult thing to persuade the provincial playgoer into the
theatre to see unknown or resuscitated plays. Set before him a trumpet-tongued
success of the day, and you are assured of him multiplied in thousands. I nave
shown that the Repertory cannot command such plays, and here at once is a seem-
ingly insurmountable bar to success. Another question is this — and I touch upon
it with delicacy, and without prejudice to personal merits — Is the stock company
system a -wise one, and sufficient for a first-class provincial theatre at the present
time? It is significant that, broadly speaking, the imported attractions at the
Repertory have proved the most successful. Even your highest-minded playgoer
has his volatile side, and to expect the patrons of a provincial theatre to sustain
a high enthusiasm for one set of players — be their quality what it may — for eight
months of the year is straining endurance. I am inclined to the view that herein
is the crux of the movement. It ie not sufficient to change the play week by week,
there are other stimulating factors necessary to keep alive the interests of the circle
of patrons indigenous to a provincial Repertory theatre. It ie a purposeless thing
to sneer at the star actor, and the old stock company system depended for its
* Since writing "Twelfth Night '' has been successfully produced for a short season.
THE BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE*
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AUDITORIUM FROM THE STAGE.
THE GAIETY, MANCHESTER,
Setting of ''Julius Caesar/'
Fig.-:4.-THE PLAINS OFv PHILIPPI.
Fig. 2.— BRUTUS' ORCHARD.
THE GAIETY, MANCHESTER,
Setting of "Julius Cssar."
Fig. 3.-THE*SENATE HOUSE.
Fig, l.-THE FORUM,
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fortune mainly upon such. The modern revival is only a revival in part, and the
greater part has been dispensed with. I submit either its restitution, or an
exchange of Repertory companies, if the stock system is to be continued and relied
upon, to make the movement a success.
THE ABBEY THEATRE, DUBLIN.
By W. J. LAWRENCE.
Whatever may be the standing of the Abbey Players and the movement, of which
they are the outward and visible manifestation, in England and America, the Abbey
Theatre itself is languishing. Except to those who have followed its history in the
making, it will hardly appear credible that, at the close of a nine years' record, it has
barely emerged from its chrysalis state of coterie-theatre. Considered at one time
to possess the nucleus of a National Irish Theatre, its woeful failure is writ large
in the fact that it has never been able to inflame the popular imagination, or to make
irresistible appeal to the great body of entnusiast;c Irish playgoers. Years ago, W.
B. Yeats, in a memorable speech, expressed his intention of " disciplining the bour-
geoisie," but, so far from listening to the voice of the charmer, the bourgeoisie have
passed by scornfully on the other side. Their opinions have been forcibly expressed
by certain of the Dublin critics, who have constituted themselves their spokesmen,
and the preponderating journalistic attitude of uncompromising hostility towards the
Abbey school of thought has at last induced the Abbey directors to retaliate by
staging. St. John <G. Ervine's heavy-handed satire, " The Critics; or, A New Play at
the Abbey Theatre." The truth is that outer recognition of Synge's genius has done
irreparable injury to the Dublin Dramatic Movement. One is careful here to use
the word "Dublin," not the more sweeping term, "Irish," mindful of the fact
that the Ulster Literary Theatre has not bowed the knee to Baal. Synge's harsh
imagination and grimness of outlook still hang like a pall over the whole scheme
of Abbey dramaturgy. Misled by his deification, the budding Irish playwright,
instead of delivering his own message in his own way, has sought to express himself
in terms of the Great Acclaimed One. The result has been an abundant crop of
ineffective and unconvincing peasant plays, in which coarseness of thought has been
mistaken for realism, and coarseness of language for strength. Since the Dublin (one
may even write Irish) public has never expressed any particular liking for this type
of "unpleasant" play, it is not surprising that during the intermittent repertory
periods at the Abbey during the past year, performances have often been given to
meagre audiences. On the other hand, when the well-worn comedies of William
Boyle or W. F. Casey are put in the bill, " standing room only " is the cry.
While in point of productiveness the year at the Abbey has been more than com-
monly fruitful, the result has been, for the most part, a garnering of Dead Sea apples.
Irrespective of R. J. Ray's grimly powerful, if technically defective, drama, "The
Gombeen Man," which was first produced by the Abbey Players during their
prosperous season at the Court (a somewhat erratic procedure which, it is hoped,
will not be followed so long as Dublin remains headquarters), ten new pieces saw
the light. Of these no fewer than six were in the one-act form, a statement of fact
subtly indicative of the short-windedness of the rising Irish playwright. One cannot
speak of the success or failure of an Abbey play with the decision that one speaks of
the success or failure of a London production. At the little Marlborough Street
house, where no play has ever been kept in the bill longer than a week, there .is no
box-office measure. Moreover, ever since the hostile verdict on " The Playboy " was
unaccepted by the Abbey directorate, our first night audiences have lost the habit of
sitting in judgment on the play.
Prior to the return in May of the first company from their s'econd American tour,
it fell to the lot of the second company to produce four new pieces.
All, with one exception, were by writers new to the theatre. Although
betraying the ^ hand of the novice in its indecisiveness, John Guinan's three-
act play, "The Cuckoo's Nest," proved to be a merry comedy of intrigue
with (what is so rare in Abbey Theatre drama) a gently sentimental
love interest. In " The Home Coming," Gertrude Robins told once more
that ghastly old Cornisih folk-tale upon which Lillo based " The Fatal Curiosity,"
but by dint of investing it with latter-day Galician surroundings and discussing the
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well-worn theme with technical expertness, contrived to evolve a grimly-absorbing
little tragedy. Despite their slavish imitation of Syuge's multicoloured diction,
Miss S. R. Day and Miss G. D. Cummins contributed in Broken Faith " a realistic
peasant play of considerable emotional power and cumulative grip, but the whole
would have been bettered by a little humorous relief. Geo. Fitzmaurice's fantasy,
" The Magic Glasses," disappointed in presenting a profusion of sun-kissed foliage
behind which lay little fruit. Subsequently, the second company, who had been
originally established under the superintendence of Mr. Nugent Monck, in November,
1911, were disbanded, but, happily, their chief members were drafted into the main
body.
Of the six new plays produced by the first company in the latter half of the year,
one, "The Critics," has already been referred to. Symptomatic of a growing ten-
dency in the theatrical world to kick against the pricks, St. John G. Ki vine's sturdy
attack on the Philistines of the Press utterly lost its sting after a brilliantly satirical
opening. In " Sovereign Love," Mr. T. C. Murray, best and cleanest-minded of
Abbey realists, discussed the familiar theme of Irish mercenary marriages from an
entirely new and delightfully whimsical standpoint, while never transcending the
bounds of probability. In point of constructive power, delicacy of characterisation,
economy of dialogue and abounding humour, the piece takes rank with the best one-
act comedies (amounting to not more than two or three) in the Abbey repertory.
Technical inexperience was written large over Joseph Connolly's three-act comedy of
Ulster life, "The Mine Land." Several of the elements of success were prominent,
the characterisation was well-observed, if occasionally exaggerated, and the humour
spontaneous, but the play itself was unshapely, the theme being too meagre for the
canvas. When a threeact comedy, waits and all, takes little over an hour in the
acting, one may be sure there ia something wrong with the construction. The bud-
ding Irish playwright pays too little attention to the mere mechanics of his art.
Although effective in a cheaply theatrical way, Mrs. Bart Kennedy's brief reflex of
remoter rural conditions, " Sly Lord," offended by its obsolete patriotic clap trap
and its poverty of phrasing. Less pretentious than " The Magic Glasses," it proved
an equally conspicuous failure. One cannot comprehend how the Abbey directorate
came to produce either of these pieces. Sounder judgment was shown in staging Mr.
Seumas O'Brien's right merry farce, " Duty," in which the potent but inoffensive
girdings at the human, as well as official, weaknesses of the Royal Irish Constabulary
proved so effective as to keep the house in a continual bubble of enjoyment. Assuredly,
"Duty " will long hold a prime place in the Abbey repertory. Last in point of pro-
duction, Mr. Seumas O'Kelly's threeact drama, "The Bribe," stands first in point
of merit. One hails it, without hesitation, as the play of the year. Breaking new
ground, Mr. O'Kelly discusses, with telling power and admirable artistic reticence, a
deep-rooted canker on the body politic, the moral corruption attached to the system
of Poor-law Guardianship, and, passing from the general to the particular, illustrates
the deadly potency of its contagion by slow revealment of the downfall of a right-
minded man of affairs. Consummate artistry is shown in the tragic ending, which,
without obvious insistence, leaves in the mind the germs of a powerful moral.
Realistic in the best sense of the term, "The Bribe " convinces, not by a striving
after a blunt coarseness of diction — the prevailing Abbey Theatre method — but by
fidelity of atmosphere and the unerring interplay of character.
The" most regrettable feature of the year was the secession from the Abbey, in July,
of Miss Allgood, an actress of pronounced versatility and abounding resource, whose
association with the little theatre dates from its inception. People pass away and
the planet still revolves, but assuredly we who are devotees of the Dublin dramatic
movement will have a heavy miss for long of Sara Allgood's golden notes.
THE GAIETY, MANCHESTER.
By THOS. F. HUNTER.
Thu repertory movement has undoubtedly made some headway during the year
1913, inasmuch" as large cities and towns have adopted the movement. The great
drawback, however, is the monetary side of the venture. The object of the reper-
tory is to uplift the art of the theatre, and not to look upon the theatre as solely
a place of entertainment. As a commercial enterprise the theatre must pay its
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way ; but that is just what the theatre of art cannot be expected to do. To attain
the object of overcoming the money conditions and to assert the true art of the
theatre is to have unlimited funds. This condition can only be attained by State
or municipal subsidies to cover losses. Manchester stands unique in this respect,
having so enthusiastic a patron of the art as Miss Horniman. Few men have etood
so firmly and stoically by their convictions and determination as the proprietress
of the home of repertory in England — the Gaiety, Manchester.
Severe criticism 'was levelled at Miss Horniman's repertory enterprise in ibhe
early part of 1913. It was asserted that mediocrity was all that the venture had
attained. The new plays produced were (mediocre, and the acting mediocre. The
success of .several members of the Gaiety company in London either gives a direct
refutation to the mediocre statement as regards the artists, or London's judgment
is worth little. There will at all times be diversion of opinion on the merits of
new plays — a Shakespeare is not born every century — but Miss Horniman's enter-
prise has been the means of bringing the names of aspiring dramatists before the
public. The work accomplished during the year by the repertory company at
the Manchester Gaiety may or may not have reached the ideals of playgoers
generally, but, taken in its entirety, strenuous and highly commendable work has
been accomplished under the able direction of Mr. Lewis Casson. There were only
two productions of note during the spring season — "The Whispering Well" and
"Jane Clegg," and both dramas gained high enconiums when seen in London, at
the Court, in June. The autumn season has proved of greater value from a pro-
ducing point, and .records seven new plays produced by the repertory company,
viz. : — " The Price of Thomas Scott," " The Shadow," " Account Rendered,"
"Nothing Like Leather," "Wind o' the Moors," " The Pie in the Oven," " The
Apostle," and an artistic and memorable revival of "Julius Caesar." Apart
from the new productions there has been fifteen revivals of drama and
comedies, chief of which are " The New Sin," " The Marriage of Columbine,"
and "The Way the Money Goes." Mr. Matheson Lang gave at the
Gaiety " Westward Ho ! " ; Messrs. B. Iden Payne and H. Theodore's company pro-
duced during their stay "Other People's " Babies," " The Lost Silk Hat,"
"The Moor Gate," and " The Death of Chopin," and revived John Fletcher's
"The Elder Brother," and the "Last of the de Mullins." Mr. Milton
Rosmer, while on a visit with "The Fugitive," staged for the first time
the one-act play, "A Man with a Maid." Mr. Esme Percy also produced
a hew play, "The Awakening Woman." A feature of the revival of
Julius Caesar ' ' was the staging with the simplicity of the Elizabethan
period, to which Mr. Casson had given much study and careful research to
accomplish the high standard of art that was attained. Miss Horniman has
adopted the Continental system of no orchestra, except in cases where the play
requires music. This innovation has provoked heated controversy, and is put
forward by some as one of the causes of a decline in the box-office receipts. The
cry for refinement and great art for the multitude is to a great extent " cant."
The multitude exhibits little appreciation for great art, and the question arises,
" Will it ever do so? " This is the great problem for Repertory to solve.
SOME NOTES ON THE STAGING OF « JULIUS C^SAR »
as produced by Lewis Casson at the Gaiety Theatre, Manchester.
The .setting of the play consisted of one built set only, shown in Fig. 1. In
the first scene the centre arch closed by grey velvet curtains running in a panorama
groove stood for the entrance to the circus.
The night street scene was a front cloth, painted without perspective as a wall
of great squared stones. This cloth was dropped immediately behind the two small
permanent arches in the P. and O.P. corners. For Brutus' Orchard (Fig. 2) the
central arch (mounted on castors for easy movement) was run down to the side
of the stage, and formed the entrance to Brutus's house. A few very dark tree
wings Completed the scene, which was lit by a single shaft of light from the flies.
Caesar s house was a front scene, used like all the front scenes in connection with the
apron," backed by a loose drapery of old gold, with a bold blue stencilled border.
The street scene that followed was the same towering wall used for the night scene.
The Senate scene, shown in (Fig. 3, was a re-arrangement of the original set
(Fig. 1). The panorama curtains closed all the arches, and short, brown-stencilled
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curtains backed the recesses thus formed, and the steps were set in a different
formation. At the exit of the conspirators a black drapery fell behind Antony.
and during the "Havoc" speech and the scene with Octavins's servant this
interior was instantaneously converted to the Forum scene (Fig. 1) by the striking
of the various curtains and re-arranging the steps. The pulpit stood on one of the
bastions of the central arch. The absolute continuity from the Murder scene to
the end of the Forum scene was a great gain. The Cinna-Poet scene was played
on the apron with the curtain down, and the Lepidus' house scene on the main
stage before the csame cloth as Ca?sar's house, with different lighting and furniture.
This scene finished the second part. For the third part the main set was the
Plains of Philippi (Fig. 4). For the Tent scene the panorama curtains, shown
drawn back at the sides of the photograph, were closed. A few short scenes were
played on the apron in front of the curtain, but except for these and for change!
of lighting this set stood for the whole of the battle scenes.
The production was designed for absolute continuity of voice and action
throughout the play, but as a concession to the wishes of the modern audience there
were two intervals.
THE BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE.
By T. W. J. WILSON.
As the Birmingham Repertory Theatre was opened with a performance of
"Twelfth Night" on February 13, 1913, it has not quite completed yet its first
year's work ; but as it has been open continuously since then, with the exception
of a short vacation in the summer, there has been time enough for a clear policy
to be carried out, and a notable contribution made towards the artistic appreciation
of dramatic art in the provinces. Most of the repertory seasons in England,
whether in London or provincial cities, have devoted themselves to popularising
the realistic drama, "naturalism" in the theatre similar to that popularised in
the novel a decade ago and now beginning to make itself felt in the work of our
younger poets. But in Birmingham the tendency has been towards that poetical
drama which is less popular at present, although of more permanent importance,
in the view of many critics, than the less inspiring types of realism. I', ili;i|is this
tendency was only to be expected when the post of general manager was filled by
the appointment of Mr. John Drinkwater, whose published work luis already shown
him to be a versemaker and literary critic of real distinction ; and he has the support
of the founder of the theatre, Mr. Barry V. Jackson, himself part author of a
verse drama and a children's play, both produced at the Liverpool and Manchester
Repertory Theatres. This agreement in taste has resulted in the production of
such plays as W. B. Yeats's "Countess Cathleen," Rostand's "The Fantasticks,"
Maeterlinck's "Death of Tintagiles," and Mr. Lascelles Abercrombie's "The
Adder." Mr. Masefield'a " Nan," despite its prose, probably belongs to this
group also.
The prominence given to Shakespeare has, too, been exceptional. " Twelfth
Night," "The Merry Wives of Windsor," "King John," "King Henry IV."
(Part I.), "Merchant of Venice," and a portion of "Richard III." have all been
played a considerable number of times, and the second production in the New Year
will add "As You Like It" to the list. The manner of presenting these plays
has been somewhat similar to that adopted by Mr. Granville Barker at the Savoy,
though there has been no copying ; the permanent apron stage, lit from the back
of the theatre, and proscenium doors, have made the performances approach more,
perhaps, to the Restoration than to the Elizabethan stage, but these devices have
permitted the whole of the plays to be given without intervals for changing scenery
or any excision of short scenes. Though the staging has been simple, it has not
lacked beauty, and if rooms of state are not always well realised by means of
curtains, a hemispherical plaster wall and the Marino-Fortuny system of diffused
lighting have given open-air scenes great charm of colour and atmosphere. In the
production of Professor Gilbert Murray's translation of the "Medea" of Euripides,
the black hangings, with a white column on each side of a great white gateway,
suggested Reinhardt rather than Granville Barker, perhaps, except that the chorus
was dignified and small in numbers.
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It would be unfair, however, to suggest that modern plays have been absent from
the programmes. Mr. Galsworthy's fantasy "The Pigeon" has been done fre-
quently, and remembering its comparative failure in London, its success here over
"The Silver Box," which has been given by the company at Stratford-on-Avon as
well as in their own theatre, is perhaps explained by its very artificiality and lack
of realism. His early play " Joy " was less a real success of merit than a rarely acted
piece of 'prentice work interesting for purposes of comparison. Mr. Shaw's " You
Never Can Tell," "Candida," and " Press Cuttings" have been given also,
the second more frequently, although the first had large audiences during
its run. The late St. John Hankin, and also Oscar Wilde in " The Importance
of Being Earnest," have, though, been the theatre's great draws in the fashion of
modern comedy ; " The Cassilis Engagement," " The Return of the Prodigal," and
" The Constant Lover," by Hankin, have been admirably acted with much success.
Mr. F. A. Besant Rice has produced all these modern plays, on orthodox lines, with
the footlights restored, and at -the end of the year he added "The Voysey In-
heritance " as an example of modern intellectual comedy. The plays of a fuller
emotional interest — like Ibsen's "Enemy of the People," Stevenson and Henley's
"Admiral Guinea," and Lady Gregory's "White Cockade" — had a more fluctu-
ating appeal, and Mr. Robert Vansittart's "The Cap and Bells" was nearly a
complete failure, at least artistically. Sheridan's "The Critic" was acted as wild
burlesque, and as such repeated at Christmas time.
The composition of the company has made the acting vary considerably in quality.
The theatre was really the result of the performances in Birmingham and neigh-
bouring towns during some years of an amateur society calling themselves the
Pilgrim Players, and the best of their number were engaged at full salary for the
theatre ; they included Miss Margaret Chatwin, Mr. Claude Graham, Miss Cicely
Byrne, Mr. Frank Moore, Mr. Thomas Foden, Miss Betty Pinchard, Miss Cathleen
Orford, ,and Mr. Barry Jackson. To these a stiffening of experienced professional
actors was added, including Miss Mary Raby, Mr. 'Felix Aylmer, Mr. Ivor Barnard,
Mr. Scott Sunderland, Miss Maud Gill, Miss Margaret Dudley, Mr. W. Ribton
Haines, and Mr. E. Stuart Vinden, with one or two pupils from the school attached
to the theatre. For special plays other players were obtained for engagements of
varying length, their names including Miss Madge Mclntosh, Mr. Allan Wilkie,
Miss Florence Haydon, and young pupils of Miss Italia Conti. These were respon-
sible for the whole of the performances, with the exception of visits from Miss
Jean Stirling Mackinlay, Miss Nellie Chaplin and her company in ancient dances and
music, and the Graeme-Percy company.
Two plays received their first public performances at this theatre — a four-act
drama, " The River," adapted by Christopher Sandemann from Max Halbe's
" Der Strom," and a one-act comedy of bankruptcy, " Re Pilgridge," by L. B.
Chatwin, a local solicitor. Perhaps the theatre has hardly done enough to en-
courage the writing of one-act plays, usually so negligently treated in the ordinary
theatre; one of Schnitzler's " Anatol " episodes, Mr. Harold Chapin's "Augustus
in Search of a Father," and Mr. WTilfred Coleby's "Their Point of View" have
been the only others produced in this style. A sort of quasi-novelty came to the
theatre, however, through the interest of the Rev. Arnold Pinchard, who prepared
and produced a new version of three Nativity plays from the cycle of the Chester
Mysteries, as well as those other interesting examples of the medireval stage,
" Everyman " and " The Interlude of Youth."
48 THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
THE VARIETY YEAR.
By E. M. SANSOM.
IT is a curious fact that nearly every year in the history of variety can be written
down as a " boom " year in one respect or another. During 1912 music-hall
managers vied with each other in their endeavour to book ragtime acts of all
daicriptions, and although a number of these — certainly the best of them — still
remain with us, one seeks in vain for anything approaching the great number which
contributed so much to bills in London and the provinces. 1913 dawned with the
ragtime craze in full blast, and though sunset has come with ithe desire diminished
and the attraction less pronounced, there can be little doubt that the curious synco-
pated music winch hailed from America has left its mark in England. Ragtime
music, judged from the high ideal of the musician, may not have been a paragon of
virtue, but there were a virility and an indefinable charm about it which made its
appeal irresistible to the great body of music-hall patrons, and even if the ragtime
craze has gone the music of the period still lias some of its form. 1913 has been
revue year without a doubt, and in all quarters of the kingdom has this style of
entertainment been popular. Revue hails from Paris and includes within its scope
a desire to hit off the follies and fashions of the moment, as well as to deal in
amusing fashion, or in the spirit of burlesque, with topical items of interest. The
English genre is somewhat different, though in few instances an attempt has been
made to follow the pattern of the Continent. Here a revue is merely the excuse
for the elaborate staging of a succession of song scenas strung together -with the
merest semblance of a plot, or with scrappy dialogue which has little reference to
anything in particular. But the public has proved by its enthusiastic reception of
the new form of entertainment that it is to its liking, and one cannot help wonder-
ing how long is to elapse ere some enterprising producer comes along with a revue
that reaMy reviews the affairs of the time. It is evident that this new form of
entertainment has come to stay, though it will of necessity undergo various changes
as time progresses. Many so-called revues will go to the wall, but the beat will
survive, and with constantly changing component parts will fill the bills in the
variety theatre for a long time to come.
So far as the West End of London is concerned, the revue is no new tilling, for
the Empire has had many such productions, and the Alhambra during recent years
has staged several examples of this entertainment. But the competition is increasing,
and at the London Hippodrome "Hullo, Ragtime! " produced at the end of 1912,
ran well into the following year; while another similar piece, " Hullo, Tango! " was
presented as a Christmas 1913 attraction, and looks as though it will run its prede-
cessor very closely in the matter of length of season. Touring revues have also to
be considered, and some excellent examples have to be recorded as visiting the
various houses. " Step This Way," and " Full Inside," were 'both produced at the
Oxford— the latter at the end of the year and the former some time previously —
and the success of "Step This Way" on tour has been remarkable. "What Ho,
Ragtime ! " and " And Very Nice Too ! " both played successful engagements in and
around the West End after productions in the provinces and successful tours ; while
"I Should Worry!" lhad the enviable and unusual experience of playing at "three
West End music-halls within a month, and " Alice Up-to-Date " appears ^to be
challenging its competitors at the London Pavilion as the New Year opens. " Come
Over Here ! " played for over two hundred performances at the London Opera House,
while among the suburban and provincial revues which have been prominent during
the year are "I Should Say So!" "Splash Me" (which introduced aquatics into
its scheme, an example which was followed by "Say When !"}, " What a Game! '
"How D'ye Do," "Who's Got It," and "Mind Your Backs. '
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During the greater part of the year Mr. Oswald Stall has given over the new
Middlesex, to revue, and here Mme. B. Kasdmi (whose success with this form of
piece at the Ba-Ta-Clan, Pads, is well known) has produced no fewer than three,
all of them played in French, by Parisian companies. They were entitled " J'adore
Ca," "C'est Chic/' and " Caohez Ca." A sure indication of the attractive quality
of the revues was to be found in <the fact that instead of the lowly prices which
formerly obtained at the Drury Lane house, the stalls were priced at 7s. 6d., and
other seats were in proportion. The Palladium was visited during the year by
several revues, but it was not until the last week of 1913 that the management
followed the lead of competing houses and produced their own piece, which was
entitled "I Do Like Your Eyes." Before leaving the subject of revues one cannot
help referring to the peculiar and exclamatory titles which have been used for tlhe
pieces. Those mentioned above are all in this category, and the Alhambra's " Eight-
pence a iMile " and "Keep Smiling," and the Empire's "All 'the Winners" can
hardly be called exceptions to the rule.
THE TANGO.
At one time we were threatened with a dancing boom similar 'to that which has
characterised other years, but fortunately this never quite "came off." The dance
in question 'was the Tango, a Spanish product which as apparently one of the prin-
cipal dances of Spanish South America. The dance is a double effort containing a
number of intricate movements, iand seems to be based to some extent upon the
waltz, with peculiarly attractive music. From the spectators' point of view, the
dance is too slow ever to achieve much success as an individual music-hall turn, but
as an incident in a revue or similar performance it has been quite popular during
the year. Its main accomplishment, however, ihas been the introduction of what
was called the Tango Tea — afternoon performances where the Tango and other
similar dances were performed in, conjunction with dress parades which gave the
halls concerned the appearance of a showroom of one of the great drapery emporiums.
This scheme met with only partial success, limited to a very few houses ; while
many suburban and provincial houses which attempted the scheme confined their
efforts to a week's trial. The Tango is no new thing to London, and though it has
received much newspaper publicity, mainly on the ground that it is considered in
some quarters to be lindecent, it has not proved a very formidable rival to the
ordinary attractions of the music-hall.
THE BISHOPS' PROTEST.
Though the Lord Chamberlain took over the licensing of music-halls for the pre-
sentation of sketches with authoritative sanction during 1913, the variety world had
had no trouble with him in the matter of refused licences or banned pieces until
October of the past year. Then a bombshell was dropped in the form of a peremp-
tory order to Mr. Alfred Butt, of the Palace, to modify the performance of " A la
Carte," in which Mile. Gaby Desiys played the principal part. The piece had been
duly licensed by the Lord Chamberlain, and had been in the Palace bill for several
weeks ; but it appeared that clerical gentlemen had been present at a performance
and had made representations to their superiors with the result that the aid of the
Lord Chamberlain had been invoked. Mr. Butt strongly denied that anything
had been added to the piece since it had been licensed and seen by a representative
of the Lord Chamberlain ; but this availed him little, and the piece had to be revised
somewthat to remove the parts to which objection had been taken. But the action
of the clergy did not stop at the Palace ; there was much high flown talk about
"throwing down the gauntlet" to the music-halls, and the Bishops of London and
Kensington were the leaders of a church party who made more or less vague accusa-
tions against the morality of the music-hall and 'threatened joint "cleansing"
action. It is useless to deny tihat there are some things in the music-halls which the
profession would be better without, and perhaps during recent times there has been
on the part of a few performers — a very few — a return to the suggestive joke ( ?) as
a means of raising a laugh, while in some of the revues a display of lingerie and
the exhibition of ladies clothed in the minimum of attire have been features which
have taken the place of real items of entertainment. But one or even a few black
sh&p-p do not make a whole flock bad, and tihe music-hall world is quite capable of
looking after its own affairs without the assistance of the clergy. One has no desire
to follow a frequent line of alleged argument and bully the other side, though, it
should be remarked, the " mudsHngine " was 'not all on the side of the clergy at the
time of the controversy ; but it Is permissible to question whether tlhe clergy as a body
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have a sufficiently adequate knowledge of the life of the people to entitle them to
interfere with their pleasures. The music-halls have become something more than
a luxury .to the people of this country ; they are part and parcel of the daily life
of the worker, and as such, for their very existence's sake provide the entertain-
ment which is demanded by the public. Errors of taste in variety programmes are
nothing less than faulty investments, for the audiences have no use tor such things,
and if any manager persisted in catering for a small section of his
patrons who might appreciate the salacious, he would be committing
business suicide by driving away the " family audience," which is now the main-
stay of all music halls. .No one would contend that those engaged in the music-hall
industry are any better than any other section of the community, but, on the other
hand, they are no worse, and it is to be hoped that we shall hear no more of " Purity
Crusades " and similar heroic enterprises until such time as they be nccr.s.-ary which
is hardly likely to come in this generation.
THE NEW AWARD.
It was hardly likely that either the artists or the managers would let pass the
opportunity available this year for a revision of the Music Hall Award which was
issued subsequent to the strike in 1997. As a matter of fact the parties held
many joint meetings with the object of arranging matters amicably, but in the end
it was necessary to apply to Sir Georgo Kanken Askwith for his ruling upon
Certain points, and a new Award was issued, and came into force on July 16.
It cannot be said that the artists gain very much under the new arrangement ,
indeed, the Chairman of the V.A.F. (Mr. W. H. Clemart) rather aptly describes it
a* a " Syndicate Halle Award." Some relief, in the matter of barring an the
provinces, is accorded the artist, and no one will regret the abolition of the involved
" extension bar," but when one comes to London one finds that West End manage-
ments can issue contracts for seven, performances (i.e.. inclusive of a matinee),
while the barring arrangements have been much changed. Under the old Award
a West End contract used to bar for one mile and four months, irrespective of the
length of the engagement. Now a week's engagement bars for one mile and
sixteen weeks, while one for two weeks or longer increases the bar to one mile and
thirty-two weeks. Barring at the suburban halls (other than exclusive houses)
has increased from two miles and eight months to two miles and forty-eight weeks,
but the bar at the exclusive houses has been reduced from two miles and fifteen
months to two miles and fifty-two weeks. The new Award — as can be seen
from the copy which appears in another part of this Year-Book — is a much simpler
affair than its predecessor, and the necessity for the removal of an option clause
(if any) from the body of a contract; the uniform time for the despatch of bill
matter ; the. fixing of twenty-one days as the maximum period for the receipt of a
confirmation ; and other points which at first sight might appear to be of minor
interest, but which, in reality, are of great importance to the artist, are questions
upon which the Arbitrator has laid down very definite instructions. Considering
that the managers appealed for "Freedom of Contract" and that the artists
echeduled a lengthy list of amendments they desired to ithe 1907 Award it i«
obvious that neither side has obtained anything approaching what it wanted, but
in any case the Award does furnish a basis for the businesslike working of the
profession, and the Variety Artists' Federation can be relied upon to see that
its provisions are carried out in the spirit as well as in the letter.
THE KING AND THE PROFESSION.
Though 1913 has not produced another Command Performance similar to that of
the preceding year, there have been two occasions upon which the King haa
emphasised his interest in the profession. The first of these was in July, when
the King and Queen were the guests of Lord Derby at Knowsley Hall. Lord Derby,
whose sympathies w'th matters of the music Jiall have ;been given practical ex-
pression upon more than one occasion, arranged, with the assistance of Mr. Frank
Allen, a variety entertainment for the Royal visitors, and a programme comprising
Tom Edwards, George Formby, Neil Kenyon, David Devant, Olga, Elgar, and Eli
Hudson, Frank and Vesta, and George Graves and company was presented with
considerable success.
The second special performance under Royal patronage was in October, when at
the London Coliseum the King and Queen, as well as the Prince of Wales and a
large number of other members of the Royal Family, attended a great charity
entertainment, which was arranged by Lord Lonsdale and Mme. Sarah Bernhardt
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK. 51
on behalf of the French and Charing Cross hospitals under the title of the " Good
Samaritan Performance." The best artists from the dramatic, variety, and
musical professions contributed to the entertainment, and the music hall was
represented by W. C. Fields, Green and Wood, George Graves, George Robey, Will
Evans, Neil Kenyon, George Formby, Arthur Roberts, Billy Merson, Mark Sheridan,
Alfred Lester, Fred Emney, the late Harry Fragson, Lydia Kyasht, Harry Tate,
James Watts and others who are mo*e or less temporarily domiciled in the music
halle after making their reputations in the theatre. No less a sum than £5,000
was realised from this performance, and Mr. Oswald Stoll had the satisfaction
of receiving a Royal letter of thanks, in which reference was also made to the
beautiful character of the decorations of the Coliseum. By the way, it should
bo mentioned that the accounts for the 1912 Command Performance were passed
early in the year, and that a sum of £2,350 7s. 4d. was distributed as follows: —
To "the Variety Artists' Benevolent Fund and Institution, £1,343 le. 4d. ; to
the Music Hall Home Fund, £503 13s.; and to the Music Hall Ladies' Guild,
£503 13s.
FUNDS AND SOCIETIES.
The past year has been one of general success so far as the various organisations
connected with the profession are concerned, and fuller records of the year's work
of the various societies are to be found elsewhere in this Year Book. The Variety
Artists' Federation have completed another year of great usefulness under the able
leadership of the chairman, Mr. W. H. Clemart, and though its main work never
sees the light of day except to those particularly concerned, it is recognised as a
wonderful power for good. The Music Hall Artists' Railway Association, with its
six or seven thousand members, has pursued the even tenor of its way, devoting its
energies to the saving of money for members and subscribing its profits — which are
considerable — equally between the railway and music-hall charities. It would be
interesting if the committee of the M.H.A.R.A. could contrive to give an annual
return showing exactly how much had been saved on railway journeys undertaken
by its members, and the ingenuity of the secretary, Mr. C. Douglas Stuart, should be
equal to the task. Mr. Stuart has another important post, that of secretary of the
Variety Artists' Benevolent Fund and Institution, and in this latter capacity he has
been prominent during the year in various ways. A fete and gala at " Brins worth,"
a splendidly successful dinner at the Trocadero Restaurant in December, when over
£1,100 was raised ; the amalgamation of the Music Hall Home and the Institution are
the greatest enterprises in the cause of charity which have marked the year 1913, and
to Mr. Joe Elvin, Mr. Charles Austin, Mr. Harry Tate, and the other prominent
artists who are always to the fore in the cause of charity, the heartiest thanks of
the profession are due. It should be noted, too, that by means of an excellent
arrangement under which a tax on special performances is made, the Variety Artists'
Fedeiation has been able (with the assistance of some special donations) to hand over
£250 10s. 7d. to the profession's charities. There are schemes in the field for the
establishment of a convalescent home and an orphanage for the children of the pro-
fession. The former was suggested by Mr. Elvin at the V.A.B.F. dinner, and is
already in process of organisation. The orphanage is the idea of the Music Hall
Ladies' Guild, a hardworking body of ladies who strive to make the lot of the women
and children brighter with what degree of success their records plainly show. The
Guild purpose making the receipts from the Command Performance the nucleus of a
fund for the purpose, and having regard to the fact that they have a happy knack of
accomplishing all they set out to do, it seems reasonable to suppose that their latest
scheme will have a successtul result. Regarding the Grand Order of Water Rats and
the Beneficient Order of Terriers (a strong and influential body of performers which
has risen Phoenix-like from the ashes of the old Terriers' Association), little can be
said because both organisations are of a private character, but it may not be out of
place to remark that both societies .ire ever to the fore in all matters of interest to
the profession, and that their strength increases as the years pass.
MANAGEMENTS.
With hardly a hint of a new combine, there have been very few changes in the
management of home affairs during the past year, though interesting appointments
have been those of Mr. Frank Allen as managing director of the Moss Empires,
Limited ; Mr. Charles Reed as general manager of the newly erected Golder's Green
Hippodrome (where Mrs. Walter Gibbons appears as the managing director of the
new enterprise), and Mr. Harry Masters, who has returned to his position as general
52 THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
manager of the London Theatres of Varieties, Limited. South African and Austra-
lian variety has been much in the public eye. In the former country the Africa's
Amalgamated Theatres Trust, Limited, of whom Mr. Rufe Naylor is the London
agent, have obtained almost complete control of the music halls and parties of
English artists sail every week to fulfil engagements in Africa. Mr. Hugh D.
Mclntosh, the new managing director of the Rickards' Theatres in Australia, has
visited England and America during the past year and has booked many turns for
the Antipodes.
THE WORK OF THE YEAR.
The large share of the bills which has fallen to the lot of revues has already been
noted, but there is one point in connection therewith which cannot be over-emphasised.
A revue takes up a large share of the ordinary programme of a music-hall, and it is
obvious that, as a consequence, fewer single-turn artists have been necessary, and
"postponements" and "cancellations" have been rife. Speaking generally, the
leading revue artists have not been the ordinary music hall favourites, but there
has been a noticeable move, particularly during the last weeks of the yeax, to include
some of these artists. Herein, it would seem, lies the future of this form of enter-
tainment, for the public will not be deprived of its stars, and it is just those very
artists who can do so much to make a success of a production. The success of Harry
Tate in "Hullo, Tango! " the Poluskis in "I Do Like Your Eyes! " and Billy Mer-
son in "Hullo, Ragtime!" may be cited as instances. How fond are music-hall
patrons of those who have supplied them with mirth for so many years is emphasised
when one recalls the success during the past year which has attended such artists
as Eugeno Stratton and Joe Elvin. Apparently even their oldest songs or sketches
are more than good enough for audiences, who receive with enthusiasm the work
of these two really great artists who ever have their fingers upon the public pulse,
understanding exactly what is required of them, and being in the happy position to
supply it. How well they, in association with Little Tich, R. G. Knowles, Harry
Lander, Wilkie Bard, George Mozart, Mark Sheridan, Harry Weldon, and others
whose names are truly " household words," have kept up the traditions of the music
hall does not need to be dilated upon at this time. They are and will continue to be
leaders in the music hall industry, and the single artist of their calibre will remain
a staple attraction when other things have been forgotten. The artistic musical
act of Olga, Elgar and Eli Hudson, and that of May Erne and Erne Chester have
been features on many bills, and a new Hebrew comedian in Charles Cohan (formerly
of Lowenwirth and Cohan) has scored a notable success during 1913, while Jimmy
Learmouth is a new comedian who has rapidly come to the front via Joe Peterman's
sketches. Ella Retford, one of our daintiest and best comediennes, has performed
much delightful work, and her appearance in the " Eightpence a Mile " revue at the
Alhambra was attended with complete success.
Last year it was remarked that the prevalence of tabloid versions of plays in music-
halls was hardly in the best interests of variety, and it is pleasing to be able to
record that the tendency to include these "boiled down dramas' has been less
frequent during 1913. In a great number of instances they are unworthy of inclusion,
and managers have been well advised to leave them alone. The twice-nightly panto-
mimes have been popular at the Christmas season, but as these employ a large num-
ber of music-hall artists they are to be welcomed, especially if they meet with public
approval as would seem to be the case.
CONCLUSION.
Music halls have a great future before them, providing those responsible realise
their opportunities. Some of the circuits jog along with booking arrangements which
would be humorous were the results not so serious, but on the whole the public are
being excellently catered for, and one looks forward with optimism to what 1914
has to offer.
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53
MUSIC-HALL AWARD, 1913,
ON May 14, 1913, Sir George Askwith issued the following Award as between
variety artists and managers of variety houses, replacing the Award of 1907.
The Award, which does not affect musicians and stage employees who came
under the terms of the Award of 1907, came into existence on June 16.
Except in respect of transfers, it does not apply to contracts made before June 15,
which, however far ahead they may go in their provisions, remain under the Award
of 1907.
THE AWARD.
The following award is made by mo
the undersigned May 14, 1913, for
Theatres of Varieties in Great Britain
and Ireland, to govern the relations of
managers and artists for a period, by
request of the parties, of not less than
five years, and in accordance with the
provisions of my award dated June 14,
1907, the provisions of such award re-
lating to future disputes being deemed
and hereby found to 'have been duly ful-
filled, and the parties 'having been heard
on April 24, 25, and 26, and their state-
ments fully considered.
EXISTING CONTRACTS.
(1) No existing contracts made prior to
this award shall be deemed to be affected
by this award, except that by consent of
the pa/Hies it was agreed that all actual
expenses reasonably incurred of any trans
fer shall be allowed and shall be paid
within fourteen days of the completion of
the transferred agreement.
FUTURE CONTRACTS.
(2) In contracts made by a management
for the performance of an artist at a West
End theatre of varieties, i.e., a theatre
situated within a radius of one mile from
the monument in the yard of Charing
Cross Railway Station on the northern
bank of the Thames, to the entire exclu-
sion of any other theatre of varieties, the
terms and conditions shall be such as may
be agreed upon between the parties.
(3) The terms and conditions of other
contracts are to be deemed to be subject
to the following obligations, viz. : —
(a) A contract containing or in accord-
ance with the provisions laid down
in the annexed model contract
should be ordinarily used with such
proper alterations and additions as
may be suitable for particular
localities or circumstances.
(6) No barring clauses shall impose
greater restrictions than the restric-
tions mentioned under the heading
of Barring Clauses.
(c) In the event of the contract baing
made without the intervention of
an agent, the management shall not
charge or deduct any commission.
(d) Options of re-engagement may be
agreed upon between the artist and
the management upon terms to be
mutually arranged, 'but must be
either upon a separate form, or, if
put on the same form as the con-
tract, must be in a space set apart
from the rest of the contract and
separately signed or initialled by
the artist.
(e) Any clause inserted in the form
of contract calling upon the artist to
prolong his engagement shall be
subject to the engagements already
entered into by the artist.
(f) The number of performances
allowed to be inserted in Clause 2
of the form of contract shall, unless
the artist agrees to the contrary,
be tho usual weekly number of per-
formances at the time of making
the contract ; the number shall not
in any case exceed twelve.
(4) FORM OF CONTRACT.
The following is the form of model con-
tract mentioned above: —
An Agreement made the day
of 191 between
hereinafter called the management of the
on© part and hereinafter
called the artist of the other part wit-
ni'sseth that the management hereby en-
gages the artist and the artist accepts an
engagement to appear as
(or in his usual entertainment) at the
theatres and from the dates for tho
periods and at tho salaries stated in the
Schedue hereto, upon and subject to the
undermentioned conditions: —
1. The word "artist" shall when more
than one is included in the performance
§4
THE STAGE YEAR BOOR.
include the plural (the troupe, company,
partnership, or combination) and tho
word " theatre " shall include all places of
public entertainment.
2. Tho artist agrees to appear at
performances per week at
a salary of and shall be
paid at tho rate of one-twelfth of that
salary for each performance required by
the management in excess of ouch num-
ber.
3. Where this contract relates to a
troupe, company, partnership, combina-
tion, or sketch, tho artist shall at the
time -when the contract is signed furnish
the management in writing with such
names as tho management may require
and shall not substitute a performer for
a person so named without the written
consent of the management.
4. The artist may 1» • transferred during
the whole or any part of the engagement
(not less than one week) to any other
theatre owned or controlled by or asso-
ciated with the management, with the
consent of the artist, such consent not to
be unreasonably withheld.
All actual expenses reasonably incurred
of any transfer shall be allowed and shall
be paid within fourteen days of the com-
pletion of the transferred engagement.
5. Barring clause —
Upon breach of (any of) the barring
clauses tho artist shall pay to the manage-
ment as liquidated damages one week's
salary for such breach thereof, but nothing
in this clause shall affect tho right of tho
management to apply for an injunction
to restrain the artist from performing in
breach of the said clauses, nor the right to
determine the contract.
6. The artist shall not infringe any
copyright, patent, or other proprietary
rights of third parties, and in the event
of infringement shall bo liable for and on
demand pay the amount of all damages,
penalties, and costs incurred by the man-
agement.
The artist shall not give or permit to be
given any colourable imitation or version
of his performance within the radius or
time proscribed by the barring clauses.
7. In case the artist shall, except
through illness certified as hereinafter
provided, or accident proved to the satis-
faction of the management, fail to per-
form at any performance, he shall pay
to the" management, as and for liquidated
damages, a sum equal to the sum which
the artist would have received for such
performance, in addition to costs and ex-
panses incurred by the management
through the default of the artist.
When the management own or control
two theatres in any provincial town the
artist shall act as deputy in cases of
emergency upon request, and be paid at
a rate to be mutually arranged.
8. The artist undertakes that his per-
formance shall not 'be dangerous to the
artists, audience, or stage employees. If
any accident or injury results from the
performance of the artist the artist ehall
pay for any loss, damage, or costs in-
curred by the management.
9. The management shall not be liable
to the artist or to the legal personal re-
presentative of the artist for any loss,
damage, or injury to the artist's person
or property during or in connection with
the engagement, unless caused by the
negligence of the management.
10. Tho artist shall not assign, mort-
gage, or charge his salary, nor permit the
same to bo taken in execution. No salary
shall be paid for days upon which tho
theatre is closed by reason of national
mourning, fire, epidemic, strikes, lock-
outs, disputes with employees, or order
of the licensing or any public authority.
No salary shall be payable for any per-
formance at which an artist may not
Appear through illness or his own default,
nor provided that eight weeks' previous
notice has been given to the artist for
days upon which the theatre is closed for
alterations, decorations, repairs, or any
cause which the management may reason-
ably consider adequate.
11. The artist agrees to observe and
carry out conditions and regulations im-
posed by statute, the London County
Council, or other public authority, and to
comply with the requirements of any
public authority that scenery and pro-
perties used by tho artist shall be non-
flammable. All flammable material
brought into the theatre by the artist may
be required to bo made non-flammable by
him, or at his expense, 'by the manage-
ment.
12. The artist declares that at the time
of signing this contract he is under no
engagement with any other management
that can preclude him from fulfilling the
engagements shown herein, and that he
has not concealed any change of profes-
sional name or description.
13. The rules and regulations subjoined
shall be read and construed as forming
part of this contract, and the artist agrees
to abide by all reasonable rules which may
from time to time ba made by the man-
agement for good and orderly conduct or
special requirements of their theatres, pro-
vided that the rules shall have been
served on or brought to the notice of the
artist.
14. Upon the breach by the artist of
any of the terms and conditions in this
contract, or of Rules 1 to 10, the manage-
ment, without prejudice to other remedies,
and in addition to rights given under the
terms and conditions aforesaid, or the
rules, may forthwith determine this con-
tract, and the artist shall have no claim
upon them for salary (other than a pro-
portion for performances played), ex-
penses, costs, or otherwise.
The same provision shall apply upon
breach by any member of a troupe or
Tttt SfAG£ YEAR
55
company, if not remedied after complaint
by the management.
15. Any notices under this contract may
be served upon the artist by posting the
same to his last known address, or to the
agent through whom this contract is
made, or while performing at any theatre
in the manner specified by Rule 11.
16. If the artist's performance is con-
trary to law, or is objected to by any
licensing or other public authority, this
contract may be cancelled by the manage-
ment.
If the management be threatened with
legal proceedings in respect thereto the
contract may bo cancelled, unless the
artist forthwith provides indemnity to the
satisfaction of the management.
17. The artist shall notify his intention
to appear, specifying dates and places,
and send matter for billing, programmes,
and advertisements, and in the case of a
sketch or stage play a copy of the Lord
Chamberlain's license, to
in time to arrive at
not later than twenty-one days before
opening.
18. The artist is permitted to perform
within the barred area of any theatre
referred to herein not opened for public
entertainment, provided that his perform-
ance takes place within eight weeks of
the making of the contract for the said
performance and that he makes no new
contract for any such performance after
receipt of notice from the management
that the actual building of any such
theatre is then substantially commenced.
19. If the theatre shall not be in the
occupation and possession of the manage-
ment at the date fixed for performance
thereat the engagement shall, provided
the best possible notice has been given to
the artist in writing, be deemed to be can-
celled as from the date of such notice.
20. The agreement is subject to written
confirmation by the management. If not
confirmed within twenty-one days after
receipt by the management of the agree-
ment signed by the artist no liability
shall attach either to the management or
the artist.
SCHEDULE.
Week at
the salary of
(5) RULES AND REGULATIONS.
1. The artist shall attend rehearsals if
required at the places and times notified
by the management.
2. The artist shall be present in the
theatre and ready for his appearance not
less than five minutes before he is due to
appear on the stage.
The artist may be put on ten minutes
later than the specified time, and if re-
quired must do the whole of his perform-
ance. The artist (unless exclusively en-
gaged) shall not have the time for his
appearance varied after the second per-
formance on Monday evening, except in
commencing
per week.
case of emergency, unless the artist be
notified in writing not later than noon of
the day upon which the proposed change
of time is required.
3. In the event of an artist being un-
able to perform through illness a medical
certificate must be sent immediately to
the management at the theatre, setting
forth the nature of the illness and that
the artist is unable to appear. If the
artist is prevented by illness or from any
cause whatever from performing on the
first night, or for three consecutive per-
formances, the engagement may either be
determined or be treated as po&tponcd to
such date as the management decide, sub-
ject to engagements entered into by the
artist.
4. Any artist giving expression to any
vulgarity or words having a double mean-
ing or using any objectionable gesture
when on the stage shall be liable to in-
stant dismissal, and if dismissed shall for-
feit the salary for the current week. Any
question under this clause to be decided
by the management, whose decision shall
be binding and final on the artist.
5. Any artist being da the theatre in a
state of intoxication may be fined one
week's salary or dismissed.
6. Artists shall not address the audi-
ence except dn the regular course of the
performance nor interfere in any manner
with other artists or employees nor go
into the front of the house without per-
mission.
7. Singers shall, if required, sing at
least three songs at each performance
ine management may prohibit the whole
or any part of the performance which
they may reasonably consider unsuitable
or displeasing to the audience, and in the
case of songs may require a copy to be
forwarded for approval twenty-one days
before a song is to be sung, and no varia-
tion will be permitted from words so ap-
proved. The artist shall not be required
to perform if by the unruly behaviour of
ate audience his performance would be
or is (rendered inaudible.
The artist agrees to produce a new or
revert to any old song, sketch, or busi-
ness, on the reasonable request of the
management, and to provide suitable
dresses and properties.
8. Artiste must respond to encores or
not, as the management shall reasonably
direct.
9. No naked lights shall .be carried or
matches used, nor any lighting apparatus
interfered with by the artists. Artiste
u M ,not 'bnn£ *?**> *he theatre com-
bustible or explosive materials without
the written permission of the management.
10. Smoking is strictly prohibited in
dressing-rooms or anywhere in proximitv
to the stage.
11. The artist must furnish the hall-
keeper with his address, and while per-
tormmg at any theatre notice shall be
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
sufficiently served if sent to such address,
or ff no address is furnished by deposit
in the place for deposit of letters at the
theatre.
12. The management shall have the sole
right to determine the position of the
artist's name, the size and nature of the
type, and the description of the turn on
bills, programmes, and advertisement.
13. No person not employed at the
theatre shall go behind the scenes with-
out permission.
(6) BARRING CLAUSES.
The United Kingdom, for barring pur-
poses, shall be divided into three eec-
tior.s: —
(a) West End of London, as defined in
Clauso 2 (Future Contracts).
(b) Suburban, i.e., the Metropolitan
Police District, exclusive of the
•Wot End.
(«) The Provinces.
An exclusive engagement means that
during such engagement the artist shall
not appear at any other public phi-- *>f
entertainment.
nature of such alteration and the reasons
therefor and the theatres affected thereby.
The party receiving the notice shall have
the right of replying to it within i\\<>
calendar months, either by giving counter-
notice or otherwise, and within one calen-
dar month of the said counter-notice, on
or before 31st March, two managers and
two artists shall meet together and • n
deavour to come to an unanimous under-
standing before 30th June, failing which
both parties shall refer the question to
arbitration. A party upon receiving notice
as hereinbefore specified may within seven
days demand that a like notice shall bo
>• rved on any other managements whom
ho shall derm to lie nlUvted, and upon
such demand notice .shall be served forth-
with upon -udi «.ih««r managements, and
shall bo d> fun d to have been served on
the 1st January.
In the event of no understanding being
arrived at between the parties affected the
question, in accordance with agrreui. n;
now come to, shall be referred for final
determination to me, or failing me to
another agreed arbitrator, or failing agree-
ment to an arbitrator appointed by
the Hoard of Trade. Upon such reference
each party shall, as a condition precedent
M \\IMr.M BARS.
—
Distance— i.e., n RadiuH
(according to the
Ordnance Survey) of
Time.
West Knd, exclusive, nee CUuic 2 (future contracts). .
West End turns (one week's engagement)
1 mile
1 mile
2 miles
2 miles
6 miles
16 weeks
32 „
52 „
48 ,.
52 ,, mid also 2 weeks
after engagement
West Cnrt tarns (two weeks' engagement or Ion*.
Suburban , exchmive
Suburban turns
Provincial....
The extension bar referred to in the 1907 Award, Barring Clauses, subsection (ft is abolished.
(7) FUTURE DISPUTES.
In the event of any dispute arising here-
after no strike or stoppage of work shall
take place, and if any change be desired in
the rules and conditions hereinbefore de-
clared six calendar months' notice in
writing must be given, either by manage-
ments or artists, such notice to expire on
June 30 in any year (except that neither
side shall give such notice prior to Janu-
ary 1, 1918), and shall state clearly the
to arbitration, deposit the sum of £20 with
the arbitrator, who may out of such sum
award costs to either party. The decision
of the arbitrator shall be final and binding
on the parties.
This present Award shall come into foroe
on and after Monday, June 16, 1913.
Signed and published this 14th day of
May, 1913,
GEORGE ASKWITH,
Chief Industrial Commissioner.
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THE VARIETY STAGE.
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MR. BILLY MERSON
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AN EFFECTIVE POSTER IN USE BY MISS CLARICE MAYNE
AND MR. J. W. TATE.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK. 57
THE YEAR'S DRAMA IN AMERICA.
By W, H. DENNY.
THE year .now passed and gone has proved a great disappointment to managers,
who looked for a revival of business after the election had ended the
indecision of affairs prior to November in the previous year, when the
Democrats made such a clean sweep and put their candidate in the Presi-
dential chair.
It was prophesied that business would take a jump, and once more the days of
plenty would arrive ; but the year turned out one of the worst on record, when
the number of productions and the amount of capital invested in the numerous
ventures put forth by the various producers in this vast country are taken into
account.
Whatever the cause inducing this condition of affairs, this is no place for the
discussion ; but it may not be quite out of place to record that in one large city
alone nearly eight million people paid for admission to the picture houses last year,
representing a cash statement amounting to close on $5,000,000, or one million
pounds. Of course, this is only a newspaper announcement, and, in the absence
of opportunity for verification, one may receive the statement with caution ; but
for all that there is not the least gainsaying that an enormous amount of business
has been taken away from the theatres by these cheap entertainments.
The advent of the New Year saw no fewer than fourteen successes running on
Broadway, three of them of the first magnitude, these being "Broadway Jones"
at the Cohan Theatre, "Oh! Oh! Delphine ! " at the Knickerbocker, and "The
Whip " at the Manhattan, this last-named attracting wonderful business. The
prices being of the popular kind, from one shilling to four and twopence, perhaps
furnished an object-lesson to those managers who insist upon charging double, and
even more.
The remaining successes were "Years of Discretion " at the Belasco, "Snow
White" at the Little, "The Conspiracy " at the Garrick, "The Argyle Case" at
the Criterion, " The Yellow Jacket " at the Fulton, " Stop Thief ! " at the Gaiety,
" The Lady of the Slipper " at the Globe, " Firefly " at the Casino, " Little
Women" at the Playhouse, "Milestones" at the Liberty, and "Fanny's First
Play" at the Comedy, the last two, like "The Whip," being, of course, London
successes prior to being presented in this city. These fourteen plays represented
the result of nearly one hundred and fifty produced since the opening of the season
in the previous August.
The month of January saw about a dozen productions, of which but three proved
attractive, " A Good Little Devil," by Mme. Rostand and her son, which was
presented by David Belasco at the Republic Theatre; "The Poor Little Rich
Girl," by Eleanor Gates, presented by Arthur Hopkins, a new addition to the
extremely limited small producers ; and " Joseph and His Brethren," which turned
out to be one of the most successful productions made by the Lieblers, the play
having been selected by George Tyler, the author being Louis N. Parker. After
this play had run the season out at the Century Theatre, it proved an irresistible
draw on the road, and is still making large sums of money in the States.
During this month the Shuberts endeavoured to introduce the English system
of charging for programmes, but it aroused such a volume of indignant protest
that the scheme had to be abandoned.
Early in the year several mechanical contrivances were tried out to supplant the
orchestras in theatres, the movement being induced by the increasing demands of
the musicians, made through their union. Several were installed in different
theatres, but only proved moderately successful.
58 THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
An attempt was made during January by an association dubbing itself The Stage
Society to give plays in New York on Sunday, but the police interfered, and after
deferring the beginning of the performance until after midnight for one or two
productions the promoters gave up the idea, and held performances on week nights, or
matinees, though very little in this direction transpired throughout the subsequent
months.
The New Year also gave birth to a rumour concerning the arrival at a mutual
understanding of the rival firms of Klaw and Erlanger and the Shuberts, and
although strenuously denied at first, subsequently it became an accomplished fact,
and the two firms entered upon an agreement to consult each other with regard to
bookings. Prior to this understanding or agreement each firm tried to find out
the bookings in each large city, and endeavoured to send an attraction similar to
that sent by the opposition, but stronger. Another part of the agreement was
that unremunerative theatres should be abandoned or given over to pictures, both
firms having gone into the picture business, in conjunction with the Biograph and
\: itagraph companies. At the time of writing they are endeavouring to bring about
an understanding'whereby the salaries of actors employed by them may be reduced,
since the cladm is that actors in the first rank obtain remuneration entirely out of
proportion to the services rendered. How far this may go in the way of achieve-
ment remains to be seen.
The actors were not slow to appreciate the danger of the approaching change in
affairs, and a number of the principal members of the various companies met and
suggested the formation of a new society called The Actors' Equity Association,
the principal persons connected with it being Francis Wilson, who was elected
President; Henry Miller, who was chosen for Vice-President; Bruce McCrae, Secre-
tary ; Frank Gilmore, and several others, while the membership speedily rose to
tho number of five hundred, including practically all the principal actors of New
York. .Soon after the Association was placed on a working footing actresses also were
accepted as eligible, but at present extremely little has been accomplished in the
way of effective steps to insure united action. The Association is perhaps too young
to allow of an estimation of its probable effectiveness ; but a significant sign of
its weakness may be gathered from the fact that the Vice-President published a
letter in a theatrical organ evidencing extremely inimical ideas regarding the actor,
siding with the managers regarding the contention that the actors were an overpaid
people.
Towards the end of the month of January a rather sad indication of the modern
trend of theatrical affairs was evidenced in the turning of Wallack's Theatre into a
picture house. This did not last very long, however, and an attempt was made to
establish a stock company, with Nance O'Neill as principal leading woman, but it
failed, and later the Irish Players entered upon a season, which proved attractive
an;l remunerative.
February proved more successful as a producing month, since out of nine
productions five turned out to be successful, these being "The Sunshine Girl " at
the Knickerbocker Theatre, with Julia Sanderson in the principal part; "The
Honeymoon Express " at the Winter Garden, with the mechanical effect of a race
between an express train and an automobile, which drew the public to the Garden
Proxy" at .the Cohan Theatre, with May Irwin in the star part, which made
considerable money for the Lieblers ; and " Romance," by Edward Sheldon. The
last-named had a fanciful construction, whereby the former life passed again
before the imagination of the elderly ecclesiastic, and once more he saw himself
the devotee of the opera singer, which character served for Miss Doris Keane
to register an artistic success of the highest order, and place her dn the ranks of
the stars of the dramatic profession.
In Chicago during February the authorities bestirred themselves regarding the
safety of the theatres in case of fire, and as a result ordered quite a number of
houses to be closed, including the popular La Salle, until alterations could be made.
In February also the Marquis of Queensberry arrived, after being much heralded
by a pushing Press agent, eventually producing a piece entitled " The Light on
the Road." But it proved but a poor farthing dip, and flickered out immediately.
In spite of the fact that everybody connected with the theatres in this city was
painfully aware of the fact that there were far too many theatres, no fewer than four
new ones were opened during the first two months of the year. They were the
Court, the Eltinge, the Forty-eighth Street, and Weber and Fields Theatre, while
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK. 59
two more, the Booth and the Shubert, were in active course of preparation, and were
opened later on. Ground had also been cleared for another, the Strand, but opera-
tions came to a standstill for want of capital. Towards the end of the year, however,
they were resumed, and at present the house is near completion, with the announce-
ment that it is to be opened at the dollar limit, with an attraction that has made
enormous profit in San Francisco. Other new theatres are to follow.
March had eight productions to its credit, and the opening of the Princess Theatre,
with three playlets, "The Switchboard," "Fancy Free," and "Any Night." One
of these productions, " The Ghost Breaker," by Paul Dickey and Charles W. God-
dard, was most successful at the Lyceum Theatre, with Harry Warner in the star
part. Another success was achieved at the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre by " The
Five Frankfurters," though not of any very great proportions ; but it served to reveal
unsuspected powers in the acting of Madame Cotrelli, who played the part of the
mother. Another of these productions caused a run on plays on similar lines. This
was " Damaged Goods," an adaptation reported to be by Mrs. G. B. Shaw, of " Les
A varies," by Brieux. The play was announced as under the auspices of a medical
association, and contained the most outspoken sentiments regarding certain medical
subjects, usually discussed in secret, or at medical gatherings. The first representa-
tion was at a matinee, but later the piece was put into the night bill, and drew
crowded audiences, running out the season, reopening after a brief withdrawal
during the hot period, but only for a limited run. Later in the year it was sent to
Chicago, also under the auspices of the local medical authorities, and attracted extra-
ordinary business. In consequence of this, there was a rush on the part of managers
and authorities to provide the public with plays on kindred subjects, called vice
plays, under the impression that the public required that class of dramatic food, but
disappointment was the result, except in the case of one or two which contained
sufficient power to carry the otherwise objectionable matter.
A new association sprung into existence about this time, termed The Federation of
Theatre Clubs, with Sydney Rosenfeld at the head of affairs, and the name of William
A. Brady also on the list of principal members. The avowed object was to produce
plays selected by the committee, the guiding influence being exerted -by Rosenfeld,
but early dissension sprung up among the members concerning the Rosenfeld methods,
and little of importance was accomplished in this direction.
Additions to the Copyright Bill were made owing to the efforts of the National
Association of Producing Managers, rendering play piracy more difficult and prosecu-
tion of offending persons easier.
In March Winthrop Ames filed a bond for $10,000 (two thousand pounds) with a
banking firm, the amount to be awarded to the author of a play selected from any
sent in before a certain date. The judges appointed to select the play were Augustus
Thomas (the author), and Adolf Klauber (the dramatic critic of the " New York
Times "), and Winthrop Ames himself. A deluge of MSS. was the result, and,
although the competition closed long before the opening of the autumn season, the
winning play has only just been selected. By pre-arrangement, however, the name
of the author will not be made public until after the production, which is shortly
to take place. This method of obtaining MSS. has since been adopted by several
other managers and producers, notably Oliver Morosco and the management of the
Princess Theatre.
In March new excess rates on the railway came into force, whereby all trunks over
a certain height were to be charged excess, but owing to the efforts of the White Rats
Actors' Union of America professional baggage was exempted.
There were only two original productions in April. " The Lady From Oklahoma,"
by Kate Jordan, at the Forty-eighth Street Theatre, was produced by Jessie Bonstelle
in conjunction with Messrs. Shubert and Brady. Unfortunately it had too strong a
resemblance to " The Governor's Lady," played the previous season at the Republic
Theatre, under the management of David Belasco, and it was withdrawn immediately
owing to want of interest on the part of the public. The second was " The Purple
Road," a musical piece, produced by Jos. M. Gaites, with the most lavish scenery
and effects, in which Miss "Valli Valli gave a most beautiful performance of the
heroine, but in spite of every effort the play came to an end on the road soon after
the autumn season had opened.
Though there were but two original productions, quite a number of revivals took
place, including the old Wallack play, "Rosedale," at the Lyric; the Gilbert and
Sullivan operas at the Casino; and " The Amazons " at the Empire, with Miss Billie
Burke in the principal part.
60 THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
In this month Miss Horniman, with her Manchester company, opened at the Ply-
mouth Theatre in Boston, and registered a success.
In April the Mayor of this city, Mr. Gaynor, in an eoideavour to curb the evil
wrought by the keeping open of restaurants until all hours by means of cabaret
shows, issued an order for a general closing of all restaurants and saloons at one
o'clock during the week, except Saturday, when midnight was given as the time to
shut down. This order aroused considerable objection, in many instances from
the guests themselves, who frequently had to be forcibly ejected from the places
frequented by them by the police.
In Chicago this month a fruitless fight against an ordinance calling for a £200
license for theatres charging a dollar or more for admission terminated in the
order becoming law. Other places of entertainment, down to the 5>
houses, were ordered to take out licensee at proportionate amounts.
In Chicago, too, a successful prosecution of a play pirate iv.Milt.'d in a fine of
$500 (£100) for selling a manager in Vancouver a MS. of " Baby Mine " for a sum
which he said covered fee* for the original author and consequently permission to
play. Sutro's " Builder of Bridges " was also in the case, but the defendant proved
that it was registered before the present law case came into force.
A plan had been evolve J for the provision of opera at the Century Theatre,
and among the contributor* to the capital necessary to finance the scheme were
many of the promoters of the New Theatre project, for which the Century
originally built, the principal being Otto Kahn, the banker. Considerable spV
tion was aroused as to who would be given the direction, but late in April it was
announced that the Brothers Aborn (Milton and Sargent), who have been associated
with Kn^lish opera at cheap prices for years, had been appointed to the position.
and in tin- autumn the Century was opened with opera at popular prices, and has
since continued to attract crowded audiences.
In Chicago dissensions led to the resignation of Andreas Dippel from the manage-
ment of the Grand Opera Company and the substitution of Campanini, while in
Philadelphia the beautiful Opera House built by Oscar Hammerstein was acquire'!
by a vaudeville syndicate headed by Nixon and Zimmerman. A provision was th.it
(liand Opera should be given during a certain number of weeks in the season.
In far-off California a Bill passed the Senate containing certain provisions for
the pi»t< c-'.ioti of actors, agents being called upon to furnish bond before they
could begin operations, while contracts were ordered to be drawn out by the Com-
missioner of Labour.
May wis a month of failures, for three original productions were quickly with-
drawn, while an attempt of Fritzie Scheff to revive interest in " Mile. Modiste "
failed utterly, and a subsequent season in Chicago resulted in disbandment.
This month saw the closing down of several productions which had been classed
among the principal successes, including " Stop Thief," " The Lady of the Slipper,"
and "Oh! Oh! IMphine ! ' In ;i)l tliirt<-«'ii attractions closed down, and most of
the theatres remained dark until the opening of the autumn season. Charles
Frohman made an earlier departure for London than usual, and in June Al. H.
Woods followed his example, as did Marc Klaw also, the object of the three being
the scouring of the United Kingdom and the Continent for attractions for the next
season. These were followed soon by William A. Brady, while David Belasco, for
the first time in ten years, crossed the Atlantic in order to look around the London
and Parisian theatres.
In June the summer attractions "All Aboard" and "The Follies of 1913"
were presented on the roofs of the Forty-fourth Street and New Amsterdam
Theatres. .The actors arriving on Broadway, after the calling in of the attractions
with which they were playing, discovered that an order of the police prevented fc^eir
loitering on the pavement of that portion of the popular thoroughfare known as the
Rialto. This order was issued on the complaint of the shopkeepers, who claimed
that ^.he loiterers interfered with their custom by preventing people seeing the
wares in the windows.
In July a remarkable instance of plays being " released " for stock was given hy
Charles Frohman putting a number of his plays on the list of those eligible for
stock managers. Among others were "The Mind-the-Paint-Girl " and "Preserv-
ing Mr. Panmure." Previously to this years used to elapse before a popular play
was allowed to be released.
In Montreal a new opera was given its initial performance, with Joseph P. Bicker-
ton as the producer, though it was an open secret that at his back was William
Ziegler, jun., who had just been given the first instalment of a fortune left him by
his uncle; this fortune amounting to over $16,000,000. The opera was " A dele,"
and has since established itself in New York as a reigning succe&e.
THE AMERICAN STAGE.
MISS FANNIE WARD,
in " Madame President."
THE AMERICAN STAGE.
MISS NATALIE ALT,
in "Adele," Act. II.
THE AMERICAN STAGE,
MISS DORIS KEANE.
THE AMERICAN STAGE.
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MISS LAURETTE TAYLOR,
as PEG, in "Peg o' My Heart."
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During the close month the stage hands, musicians, and managers resumed the
old standing fights between them, and this led to an agreement between the stage
hands and the managers, a mutually agreed contract being drawn up and signed, to
be operative for two years.
The autumn season opened early in August with " The Silver Wedding," produced
by Henry Frazee, with Tom Wise in the star part, but the piece proved a failure ;
while on the same evening "Damaged Goods" was revived, and later a version of
the Montague Glass tales, prepared by Charles Klein, and previously tried out in
Atlantic City, was presented at the Cohan Theatre, and proved an instant success,
while at the Maxine Elliott Theatre the first instalment of the vice plays, with
which the theatres of this city were to be inundated, was presented by the Shuberts.
The play was called "The Lure," by George Scarborough, and attracted consider-
able attention, as did also a play by Bayard Veiller, presented at the Hudson
Theatre the first week in September, entitled " The Fight. " Both plays came under
police supervision, resulting in an order for the objectionable c.cenes to be eliminated,
after a private performance had been given before the authorities. The alterations
proved fatal to " The Fight," which was soon withdrawn, and sent on tour, but
. " The Lure " survived, and ran until late in December.
Nine original productions were given in August, and out of these five were suc-
cessful, including " The Family Cupboard," presented at the Playhouse by William
A. Brady, and "Believe Me, Xantippe," at the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, with
John Barrymore as the star. This latter play was the winner of a prize offered
by John Craig, of the .Castle Square Theatre, Boston, for competition among the
Harvard students, the author being an undergraduate named Frederick Ballard.
" Adele," already referred to, was also brought to the new Long Acre Theatre, and
registered a success.
The month of September saw no fewer than fifteen productions, in addition to
the opening of the Hippodrome, with the great spectacular production " America '"
and John Drew's appearance as Benedick in "Much Ado About Nothing." For
this last an enormous amount of Press agent's work had been scattered abroad, the
result .being what the title of the play suggested, for in less than two weeks the
scant addition to the box-office receipts induced Charles Frohman to present his
star in modern comedy, which failed to attract also, so Mr. Drew was sent on the
road.
Of the fifteen productions but four turned out successful, while the others regis-
tered short runs, from one performance to a week or so. Of these four, " Nearly
Married," at the Gaiety, was looked forward to with interest, for the reason that
it marked the first appearance of Bruce. McCrae, a nephew of Sir Charles Wynd-
ham's, as a star actor. The result was, to a certain .extent, successful, and the
comedy registered quite a respectable -run, considering present conditions, keeping
the boards until nearly Christmas; while "Madame Presidente," at the Garrick,
produced under the direction of Charles Dillingham, with Miss Fannie WTard as the
star, reached the New Year.
One of the other two successes was " Sweethearts," a new comic, opera by Victor
Herbert, with Miss Christie McDonald in the principal part. This was originally
presented in New York, at the New Amsterdam Theatre, being removed to the
Liberty later, to make room for Ivan Caryll's musical version of " The Little Cafe."
The other was " Seven Keys to Baldpate," by George M. Cohan, adapted from a
novel of the same title, by Earle Derr Biggars, which was presented at the Cohan
Theatre, and scored a success which promises to run the entire season out.
Considerable disappointment was experienced at the Casino, through " Lieber
Augustin " failing to attract to any considerable extent. This was the same
musical comedy as "Princess Caprice," which ran at the Shaftesbury in London.
But the Shuberts thought it better to revert to the original German title. After-
wards it was changed to "Miss Caprice," but in spite of the fact that an excep-
tional cast was provided, including May De Sousa, George Macfarlane, and De Wolf
Hopper, the piece had to be removed, and was sent to Chicago in the hope that it
would create interest there. But there also it was a failure, and De Wolf Hopper
was recalled to New York, to take the principal part in the production of the
Drury Lane pantomime " Hop-O'-My-Thumb " at the Manhattan Theatre.
Still another disappointment was experienced in the production of the George
Edwardes musical comedy "The Marriage Market," which came with the hall-
mark of a London success, but in spite of the most lavish mounting, and the reputa-
tion of a Frohman production, it failed to arouse any very great interest, and was
sent on the road to try its chances.
Stanley Houghton's "Younger Generation" fared still worse, in spite of the fact
62 THE STAGE YEAR BOOK
that it received most favourable notices, and, furthermore, was bolstered up with
Barrio's " Half-an-Hour," with Grace George in the leading part. After a few
weeks' endeavour to force a run, the bill was withdrawn, and sent outside New
York, where it proved equally unsuccessful.
David Belasco, in September, revived " The Auctioneer," with David Warfield
in the character which originally brought him into prominence ; but it failed to
excite much interest, in spite of the fact that the piece had been brought up to
date, and was withdrawn after a run of several weeks.
October opened rather badly with the production of a dramatic version of Long-
fellow's " Evangeline," which Arthur Hopkins, who also produced " The Poor
Little Rich Girl " with such success, presented, with Edna Goodrich in the name-
part. The reception was so adverse that the piece was speedily withdrawn, inflict-
ing a very severe monetary loss upon the producer, who had mounted it in the most
gorgeous and expensive manner.
Of the other twelve productions made subsequently in this month but four proved
successful, the principal being the Granville Barker production of " Prunella,"
which Winthrop Ames presented at the Little Theatre. It made an instantaneous
success, in spite of the fact that it was entirely opposed to the class of play sought
after by almost everybody running theatres in New York City. Its charming sim-
plicity and pureness of motive made a direct appeal to the public, and after playing
to packed houses for over two months at the Little the piece was removed to the
Booth Theatre, to replace " The Great Adventure," which was also produced this
month, but which failed to attract any very considerable amount of patronage. The
success of " Prunella " was as much d*ue to the cast as to the merit of the play itself,
for Miss Marguerite Clark as Prunella and Ernest Glendinning as the Pierrot
attracted exceptional notice from the reviewers.
" At Bay," by George Scarborough, who wrote " The Lure," proved successful
at the Thirty-ninth Street Theatre, mainly owing to the playing of the principal
part by Guy Standing, who came over from London especially engaged for it.
The piece was done out of town first, after which some alterations were effected by
Augustus Thomas. Though Augustus Thomas could apparently effect a change for
the better in " At Bay," he evidently could not do the same for his own play,
" Indian Summer," in which Charles Frohman presented John Mason at the
Empire. The piece did not last long.
A success was registered at the Forty-eighth Street Theatre, where " To-day,"
one of the numerous vice plays with which New York was inundated after the
success of " Damaged Goods," was presented. The play was given the most un-
favourable comment by every critic, and all connected with it expected a speedy
dissolution, but it was suggested to the producers that a different ending to the
original one might prove more interesting, for it would excite, perhaps, more feeling
among the audience if the husband killed the guilty wife whom he found in the
resort, instead of going out and leaving her to an indefinite fate. This was effected,
and th« box-office immediately showed improved results. Prior to this, one of the
actresses, who had put money into the venture originally, sold her interest out to
Harry von Tilzer, the composer of popular songs, thus giving him almost sole
ownership, and she is appealing to the courts to rescind the transaction, alleging
that von Tilzer had taken undue advantage of his knowledge of the improved
conditions, and induced her to part with her holdings. A musical version of " Oh ! I
Say!!" produced at the Casino, also proved successful.
The arrival of Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson and Lady Forbes-Robertson with
their company for the purpose of playing a season of Shakespearean and other plays
at the new Shubert Theatre aroused extraordinary attention, and public receptions
were tendered them, at which the notables of the city attended, and their subsequent
appearance in their repertory proved to be the most important event of the season,
and the time set apart for them had to be extended indefinitely.
About the same time Cyril Maude, accompanied by his daughter Margery, arrived
in Canada with his company. After several weeks of successful appearances he
came to New York, where his first productions failed to succeed, though his per-
sonal notices were of the most favourable description. Eventually he presented
his latest play, "Grumpy," which scored an immediate success; so much so that
his managers^ the Lieblers, decided to relinquish the original intention of present-
ing him in repertory, and confine his appearances in this country solely to
"Grumpy," which is at the time of writing attracting magnificent business to
Wallack's Theatre, where Mr. Maude was placed.
Mr. F. R. Benson, too, arrived about this time for the purpose of presenting a
company in a round of Shakespearean plays, but hU coming had been anticipated
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK. 63
by a singularly unpleasant statement explaining his reasons for not appearing in
New York, reflecting upon the taste of the playgoing public of that city. In spite
of denials and absolute refutation, the report seriously affected the public opinion
in Chicago, where the first American appearance was made.
The increasing establishment of stock companies received a serious set-back
with the closing of the Orpheum Players at the Chestnut Street Theatre, where
stock had existed for many years, latterly under the management of Mr. Percy
Winter, a nephew of William Winter, the one-time critic of the New York Tribune.
For some reason or other, Mr. Winter was replaced by another manager, a step
which apparently resulted in a speedy ending of the venture.
At the Garden Theatre in this city, also, an attempt was made to institute a
stock company, but without success.
At this period rumours were general regarding the failure of productions to
attract paying business all over the United States, and from San Francisco the
news arrived of the stranding of the company touring " The Enchantress," a
musical comedy, headed by Miss Kitty Gordon, and looked upon as a first-class
venture. A benefit performance had to be given, in order to assist most of the
members of the company -back to the East ; and in the North-west " Over the
River," a musical version of "The Man from Mexico," headed by Eddy Foy,
shared a similar fate. The members of "The Count of Luxembourg " perhaps
were more fortunate, since the company were disbanded in the regular manner by
Klaw and Erlanger on the grounds that, although fine business had been done, the
heavy salary list prevented a profit being made, and so they had to call it in.
The beginning of November saw the opening of the Cyril Maude season at
Wallack's Theatre, already referred to, and the presentation of new productions,
the most important and successful of which was a musical version of Justin
Huntly McCarthy's novel " iSeraphina," by David Stevens and the author, -with
music by Victor Herbert, in which Anne Swinburne performed the principal part.
The title chosen was " The Madcap Duchess," and the initial performances took
place in Boston, where the piece made an instant success. It was -brought to the
Globe, and repeated the Boston success, and is still running, the venture being
that of H. H. Frazee, who, in conjunction with George Lederer, ma.de an enor-
mous amount of money out of an American version of the London failure,
' ' Madame Sherry. ' '
"General John Regan," too, scored a success at the Hudson Theatre, with
Arnold Daly in the part played originally by Charles Hawtrey, while "The Little
Cafe," at the New Amsterdam, made an impression scarcely inferior to that
created by " The Pink Lady" and " Delphine."
Considerable consternation was created by the announcement that hereafter
actors' salaries exceeding $3,000 (six hundred pounds) per annum in the case of
eingle and $4,000 for those married would be subject to a tax of one per cent.,
amounting to a little more than twopence in the pound, the tax to be deducted
from their salaries by the manager, who is held responsible for the collection. A
decision of some importance was handed down by one of the judges this month.
The case was one brought against the Shuberts by an author, who had submitted
a play to them, and who claimed that they had taken the main idea from his
play and .embodied it in their production of " Niagara" at the Hippodrome. The
judge decided against the plaintiff. A few weeks previously to this a ruling was
given in an action brought by Acton Davis against the author and producer of
"Kindling," claiming that the plot had been taken from the report of an occur-
rence brought to his notice during a journey and which he had recorded. The
judge decided that no copyright could exist in anything which had really happened,
and was merely news of the period.
November was an extremely busy month, with ten productions new to New York,
in addition to the Forbes-Robertson and Cyril Maude seasons, entailing frequent
changes of bill, and the Winter Garden entertainment. Of the twelve productions
buit two turned out to be real successes, "General John Regan " and "Madcap
Duchess," both, strangely enough, the product of Irishmen, the first-named being
by the Dublin ecclesiastic who hides his real name under the nom ds
guerre of George A. Birmingham, while Justin Huntly McCarthy's novel,
" Seraphina," supplied the motif for "The Madcap Duchess," Victor Herbert,
also an Irishman, providing the music. "General John Regan" jumped at once
into favour with the public, its quaint display of intimate Irish life attracting
business, which induced the Lieblers to announce that they would cease to make any
more productions, especially as almost immediately afterwards the production of
"Grumpy" at Wallack's Theatre, also under their management, proved a success.
"The Madcap Duchess,' too, made an instant success, owing to the delightful
64 THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
music of Victor Herbert, and to the charm of the art of Miss Anne Swinburne, who
made her bow to the audiences of New York for the tirst time as an operatic star.
Of the others several disappeared from the programme immediately, while a few
created just sufficient attention to justify the management in keeping them going,
principally for the reason that there was really nothing in sight to replace them.
An exception perhaps might be made in the case of "The Little Cafe," at the New
Amsterdam Theatre, where Ivan Caryll's catchy music infused a certain amount of
popularity into the musical comedy, but the effect on the public fell far short of
that made by " Oh ! Oh ! Delphine " and " The Pink Lady,' by the same composer.
Increased advertising, however, offset this for a time, but the piece could not be
classed among the wonderful successes of the year.
Perhaps the most notable matter at this time was the marvellous business done
by Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson at the new Shubert Theatre, where night after
night the entire house was sold out to audiences which packed the theatre, and gave
every indication of the most enthusiastic appreciation.
The advent of Cyril Maude did not create the attention that was expected, one
reason being that he was relegated to a down-town theatre, far away from the
theatrical centre, and another that he was ill-advised enough to open with a play
already seen in this city, having failed to attract much attention then, and, as
though that were not sufficient, this was followed by another which had previously
proved a failure here. At length " Grumpy " was presented, scoring a success at
once, inducing the Lieblers to make the announcement already referred to, and,
furthermore, to cause Cyril Maude to rely on it as his one effort, instead of reper-
tory, as originally intended.
\ table event also took place in November, being the first production offered in
New York by David Belasco, other than at one of his own theatres for many years.
The popular manager presented a " crook '' play, by Roland B. Molineux, entitled
" The Man Inside," at the Criterion Theatre, the Belasco being occupied by David
Warfield in " The Auctioneer," and his other theatre, the Republic, by " The Tem-
peramental Journey." Although bearing the hall-mark of David Belasco, the pro-
duction could not >be placed on the first list, though it served to attract a certain
amount of patronage for a limited period. At the Winter Garden the Shuberts
presented an entertainment entitled, " The Pleasure Seekers," by Edgar Smith and
Ray Goetz, but the production fell far short of previous attractions at the place,
ana vigorous steps were at once taken to introduce items calculated to improve its
chances.
An event of importance to the theatrical profession came this month with the new
income-tax, which is intended to offset the effect of the reduced tariff. As the tax
is to be deducted at the source, managers were prepared to make weekly reductions,
since they would be held responsible for the amounts due. An appeal by one of the
actors to the Treasury officials educed the fact that actors' salaries came under the
section providing for incomes of uncertain and indefinite amounts, the tax on which
must be paid by the individual after a sworn statement. This caused considerable
relief to the members of the theatrical profession generally, and to those in receipt of
large salaries particularly.
At the Manhattan Theatre the Drury Lane pantomime, " Hop-O'-My-Thumb," was
produced late in November by the same syndicate that made such a large amount of
money out of " The Whip," but the experiment proved a failure, although as good
a cast as possible, as far as names were concerned, was obtained, and no expense was
spared in the mounting, the whr.le of the elaborate effects from the Lane being
brought over. The last month of the year saw quite a number of new productions,
owing to the fact that so ma/iy attractions failed to come up to the expectations of
their promoters. Of these special mention must be made of David Belasco' s produc-
tion of a version of Henry Bernstein's "The Secret," which gained considerable
notice from the public owing to the artistic acting of 'Miss Frances Starr, who
playect the heroine.
And so the very worst year on record closed with depleted exchequer in many
instances, bankruptcy in others, while never before has it happened t/hat so many
actors have been idle at this time of the year, when usually every available artist is
occupied. Nor is this the worst phase of the case, since managers have scarcely
an attraction that they can count upon to take them safely to the summer, or one
that can offer any very great prospect for the road when the present pieces have to
be called in.
However, hope springs eternal in the human breast, and none can foretell what
good fortune awaits the American drama in the immediate future. On all sides
confident predictions are heard regarding the possibilities of next year, and the
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66 THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
AMERICAN VAUDEVILLE.
THE UNITED BOOKING OFFICES AND ITS WORK.
By WALTER J. KINGSLEY.
THE announcement that during the week of December 1, 1913, the vaudeville
world celebrated the thirtieth anniversary of the foundation of Aim-i-iran
vaudeville by 13. F. Keith brings to public attention the fact that the iim.-t
popular of American amusements has barely reached the end of its third
decade, and that Hroadway has a great clearing house for vaudeville, where evrry
first-class act on the native and European stage is represented and traded in as an
amusement staple. To the men and women of variety this clearing house for enter-
tainers of all kinds, from intelligent animals to Sarah Bernhardt, is known as the
United Booking Offices, and it controls a weekly salary list of well over a half-
million dollars. It is located in the Putnam Bujlding, at No. 1,493, Broadway, and
the presiding genius and general manager, who has made "big business" out of
an amusement, is £. F. Albee. Half-a-dozen floors are given over to the executive
offices and headquarters of the magnates of vaudeville and their allied agents and
managers. This is the home of " Big Time," in the argot of tne two-a-day artists,
and every first-class vaudeville theatre in America is an integral part of the great
organisation that has linked up a once disorganised and inchoate business into a
wonderfully co-ordinated and efficient institution. The halls and elevators of the
1'iitnam Building are crowded all day long with vaudeville performers seeking
audience with the booking powers, who determine the weekly programmes in Port-
land, Me., and P 'land, Ore., and every city and major town between. In a few
weeks the Unit« i -ill remove to the marble B. F. Keith Palace Theatre Building,
where a dozen floors have been arranged for the special needs of vaudeville. In
the new offices only solid mahogany is used for fittings and furniture, and the
United's new home will be finer than any bank.
At present on a morning in the Putnam Building one may see Loney Haskell
chaperoning Don, the talking dog, on his way to an audience with the booking
powers. Peter, the man-monkey, chatters savagely at Don, his rival, as they enter
the elevator together. In the same car going up is Dainty Marie, she of the silk
union suit and the flying rings, chatting with Willa Holt \Vakefield, the most refined
pianologist. Joe Welch, Hebrew monologuist, exchanges stories with Frank
Fogarty, the Dublin minstrel, and the cachinnation of ( 'onroy and Lemaire,
specialists in Ethiopian comedy, is heard as they enter the building. Pretty Bessie
Wynn says " howdy " to Olga Nethersole, and Lynch and Zeller, club swingers, re-
mind Marie Lloyd, in the entrance, that they played on the same bill with her in
Leeds. Odiva and the tutor of the Diving Seal follow closely after one another, and
an elephant trainer scoffs at a rival who exhibits cockatoos and trained cats. A pair
of tumblqrs discuss falls, while a wire walker tells how an untipped stage hand
"crabbed" his act in "San Antone." The old-timers cling to "bo" and " cul "
and " pal " in their greetings. But the youngsters prefer " old dear " and " sweet-
heart." "How did you go in Syracuse?" asks one. "They fell for me like a
peal of thunder " is the reply. "I'm gettin' it over all right, but that skirt has put
a jinx on me," complains a song-and-dance man, and his companion says, sagely,
" Them dames never knows when they're hitched up right ; can 'em at th* first
holler is my motter. " This is by no means the general manner of speech, but there
is sufficient of it to engage the wayfarer's attention. As a matter of fact, the
majority of vaudeville artists speak with crisp, clear enunciation, and use excellent
English as a result of their training in the two-a-day where vague diction is an
TH1L STAGE Y£AR BOOK.
abomination. Just loiter in the entrance of the Putnam Building any week-
day, and in the course of a few hours a hundred of your favourites will pass in
or out. They all go to No. 1,493, Broadway. It is the Mecca of variety, and the
high priests are the men who give or withhold contracts. A highly specialised slang
is spoken here, the vocabulary of vaudeville being tersely expressive. A hit is
always a "riot," while a fiasco is a "flop." To be jeered from the gallery is
"getting the bird," but to be applauded vociferously is to "clean up." A woman
who works all by herself is a "single woman." Two women working together are
a " sister act." A.n act in which no word is spoken, as in juggling and acrobatic
turns, is a " dumb act." The position of an act on the bill is the " spot." Vulgar,
slap-stick comedy is "jasbo," "hokum," or "gravy."
But to return to the United Booking Offices and the clearing-house methods of
major vaudeville. The top floor of the Putnam Building contains a huge room
filled with Circassian walnut desks, ranged in close formation. Each desk is
allotted to the local or visiting representative of each "big time" house in the
United States and Canada. In many cases a dozen houses are represented by one
expert booking agent. The Orpheum Circuit, for instance, includes territory from
Chicago to San Fxancisco, and one man, with a staff of assistants, books it. In
another large room, opening off the booking men's quarters, is a huge table, around
which gather the agents, as the men who act as business representatives for artists
and acts are known. The agent sells entertainment and the booking man buys.
When his theatre is stocked a week's bill is retailed to the public. The United
gets five per cent, of the artists' salaries to maintain its organisation, whose
expenses are necessarily vei-y large. This five per cent, commission on salaries
is fixed by law. Thus we have the men who buy acts and the men who sell acts
in juxtaposition. The agents have neat cards made out listing all their acts and
the weeks that each is at liberty ; that is to say, unsold. The booking men have a
thorough' personal knowledge of 'thousands of established standard acts. Their idea
is to buy nine excellent acts, covering as wide a range of entertainment as possible,
for their respective houses for a week in the future. Each city has its favourite
types of vaudeville, and the buyers of acts submit a thousand demands to the
agents.
All around the big rooms for buyers and sellers are the executive rooms of the
United Booking Offices. Here are huge ledgers that tell the past movements and
the future bookings of every good act and every artist deemed worthy of "big
time." There are wonderful card indexes that enable the workers to run down
the records of everyone in the business. Each week every house manager in
America forwards to the United a detailed analysis of each act or. current bill.
These reports are classified, and the buyer of the acts who do ...s an agent's
estimate of a turn that ,he is selling turns to the reports upon past performances
and finds out just how Bruin's Bears, Nolan and Sweeney, or Millicent Marigold
impressed the good people of Providence, Omaha, and every other city they ever
played. Telegraph instruments tick madly. Every few minutes a cry for help
comes from neighbouring cities demanding fresh artists to take the place of those
who have fallen sick, been injured, or walked out of the programme for some reason
or other. Long-distance telephones are jingling, and the whole place is a motor
centre of vaudeville energy.
Buying and selling of acts goes on merrily. The law of supply and demand
governs the price paid for acts. There are no prices set a.s a standard. The agent
of an act drives the best bargain possible with the booking men. In the event of
several theatres wanting the same artist for the same week the price as apt to go
up. " I want an opening act for the week of December 8," shouts the booking
man for Trenton, N.J. A dozen agents offer him acrobats, cycle riders, jugglers,
and other opening acts. Manager Jordan, of Keith's, Philadelphia, wants a
closing act. He selects it from the score that are offered. In this connection be
it known that there are hundreds of acts that are doomed always to open or close
vaudeville bills. They are "dumb" acts, which are not disturbed by late-
comers or early-goers. There are insistent demands for every type of act, and
the United can supply comedy, tragedy, light opera, grand opera, song and dance,
tabloid drama and musical comedy, side-walk conversation, Irish, German, Hebrew,
Scotch, negro, and every other kind of comedian, wire-walkers, sharpshooters,
equilibrists, divers, strong men and strong women, trained seals, marionettes,
cockatoos, dancing bears, animals of all kinds, jugglers, Nautch dancers, prima
donnas, dramatic -stars, dwarfs, giants, freaks, talking dogs, skaters, hoop-rollers,
bicycle ridere, musicians, clowns, acrobats, tumblers, and a thousand other forma
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of entertainment which go to make up variety. No sooner is the want expressed
than the agents strive to sell their clients' services. It is a wide, open market.
There is no bar to a buyer bidding as high as he wishes, and there is no hard-and-
fast rule fixing prices for the salesman. There is one iron-clad rule, however, and
that is that an act once sold for a week or a series of weeks remains sold. The
moment a buyer closes with an agent for an act he fills out a slip with the name
of the act, the price and the date, and registers it under a time clock whose die
times to seconds. These slips determine priority of claim in the event of a dispute
over a performer's services. Contracts are made out by experts in triplicate ; they
are sent to the Commissioner of Licenses for his sanction, and then the artist gets
one, the theatre another, while the third is filed at the United Booking Offices.
A huge Press bureau has a half-acre of filing cases containing photographs,
records, stories, plots, technical details, and billing for every act playing first-class
houses. The moment an act is booked the Press bureau is notified, and a full
supply of all matter necessary to announcing the feature is sent to the theatre to
be played. This Press department is the largest and most efficient in the country.
It handles an average of a thousand acts a week.
Tho United maintains its own elaborate legal department and a law library of
10.000 volumes. Maurice Goodman, a young lawyer of high standing, is general
counsel, with a staff of assistants. He receives a large salary for his exclusive
services, and is pointed out in the profession as a shining example of the possibili-
ties of the law in New York. For that matter all the executives of the United
are well paid, it being Mr. Keith's motto that liberality toward trusted and
efficient lieutenants is the highest form of business tactics in maintaining a great
organisation. Mr. Keith and Mr. Albee have never had their confidence in an
employee .misplaced, and the men close to them have their fullest confidence in
all matters pertaining to vaudeville.
The United is partial to women in business, and the highest salaries ever pa,'d
in the theatre have been paid to women stars. Vaudeville could not exist were it
not for women performers and women patrons. A number of successful agents
wear petticoats, and drive as hard a bargain for their clients as any male repre-
sentative could possibly do. The club department, which provides entertainers for
private and special functions, and is kept running at high tension night and day,
is in charge of a keen-witted young business woman, Frances Rockefeller King,
who can turn from a grande dame, demanding Fritzi Scheff for her musicale, to
Alderman Gowanus, insisting upon acts with " jasfoo " and "gravy" for a club
smoker, and give both patrons what they want off-hand. The rule of the United is
courtesy, always courtesy, and the waiting-rooms have maids in attendance and
every convenience for artists seeking audience.
American vaudeville appears to be the best-paid profession. No united act is
paid less than $150 per week, and Sarah Bernhardt was paid $7,000 per week net.
Ethel Barrymore is paid $3,000 for each week she plays. There are many artists
getting $2.500, and many more draw $2.000. Scores of acts are paid $1,000 or
more, and hundreds run from $500 to $1,000. There are more than 2,000 acts
recognised as first class or "standard."
Like the circus, vaudeville is made up of thrifty, clean-living people. The pace
is too fast for much dissipation. Since E. F. Albee organised vaudeville, prosperity
has come to the artists, and the majority are buying homes. There is nothing less
than a mania for real estate among performers since the new era of big salaries
and continuous bookings. The vaudeville artist without a good bank account is
rare.
During the business hours the rush and excitement of the booking offices are
tremendous. Only officially designated representatives of theatres and acts are
permitted in the big rooms, but for them the place is as free as air. They buy
and sail for all " big-time " acts and all " big time " theatres. All first-class vaude-
ville centres in these rooms. Comedy is sold in quantity, dancers are to be had
by the gross, monologuists and singers by scores. Any act unbooked is in stock.
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AMERICAN VAUDEVILLE.
THE PRINCIPAL PROPRIETORS,
MR. EDWARD F. ALBEE.
WHEN B. F. Keith selected Edward F. Albee to be his chief he proved
himself to 'be a shrewd judge of men. E. F. Albee has never known defeat
in his innumerable .business campaigns. 'Since 1893 'he has been in full
charge of the enormous interests of B. F. Keith, and to-day, besides that
vast burden of responsibility, he is the general manager of the United Booking
Offices. He rules over a magnificent business and an artistic kingdom. From his
offices in the Putnam Building, E. F. Albee is in actual touch with everything in
first-class vaudeville from New York to San Francisco. The pay-roll of the
theatres composing the United Booking Offices average more than $500,000 a week
during the season.
Edward F. Albee is an American. He hails from Machias, Maine, coming from the
best Puritan stock. His ancestors were distinguished border soldiers in the French
and Indian wars, and several Albees won fame in the Revolution and the war of 1812.
It was off Machias that the first naval engagement of the Revolution was fought, an
Albee being prominent in the sea fight that resulted in lowering the British colours.
Mr. Albee is the son of Nathaniel S. Albee, for many years a prominent shipbuilder, of
Machias, and later a resident of Boston, of which city he became an honoured public
official. Born in 1860, Mr. Albee attended the public schools of Boston until 1876,
when he joined P. T. Barnum and became a circus expert. In a short time he became
known nationally as a showman, and until 1883 travelled each season on the road
with one or other of the big circuses. In 1883 he entered the employ of B. F. Keith,
in Boston, as manager of the old Gaiety Theatre and Musee. Mr. Keith was then
beginning to work out his ideas for elevating variety, which have resulted in the
glorified Keith vaudeville of to-day. Mr. Albee caught his employer's enthusiasm
and set himself to work to master every detail of theatricals, aiding Mr. Keith in his
work of creating a new field of amusement for the American public. As manager of
the Gaiety he staged and produced light operas for the Gaiety Opera Company,
thereby winning a reputation that still obtains as an operatic producer. This com-
pany was wonderfully successful. Meanwhile Mr. Albee studied house construction,
theatre decorating, stage equipment, the technique of house operation, and kindred
subjects. His good taste in decoration and furnishing is shown in the great Keith
theatres, all of which he supervised in construction and outfitting. For Mr. Keith
the young lieutenant supervised the building of the magnificent Keith theatres in
Boston, Providence, Philadelphia, and elsewhere. Mr. Albee watched every brick
laid, and studied every detail of construction of these houses which established a new
era in theatre building in this country. After the houses opened he remained with
them until they were running like watches. Some years after Mr. Albee had risen
to be the Keith general manager the magnate presented him with the magnificent
Keith's Theatre, Providence, as an outright gift. It was E. F. Albee, acting for
Mr. Keith, who created the United Booking Offices. E. F. Albee is in his prime, and
still the busiest man on the Rialto. He has the reputation of being resolutely just.
MR. MARTIN BECK.
That there is no more interesting and dominant figure in vaudeville than Martin
Beck is an assertion that will doubtless meet with no contradiction. The rise of
this man to the heights of a great business — and vaudeville, as Mr. Beck sees it,
is a business — is a sto^v of real interest. Not many years ago Mr. Beck was an
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actor who had to cope with the trials and vicissitudes that fall to the lot of the
"struggling genius." His start was in New York, at the Thalia Theatre. From
the Thalia he took his first significant step forward by joining the Waldemer Stock
company in St. Louis. This step was an important move, as it started him on
his march to the West, where fame and fortune awaited him. He progressed to
the top of the ladder from the time he went to the Pacific Coast and became
associated with Morris Meyerfield, jun., in the original Orpheum Theatre of San
Francisco. After drama, opera, and the concert had t'aiTed to make any money,
vaudeville was tried in this theatre. Mr. Beck's belief that vaudeville would be a
success proved to be correct. Theatres in other cities that were secured by the
same interests that owned the 'Frisco Orpheum made money from the start, and
thus cut down the long jumps that it was necessary for acts to take in going to
the West. This plan of spreading out the Orpheum Circuit has developed it into
the powerful organisation of to-day. The circuit now reaches from Chicago to
San Francisco, and from New Orleans to Winnipeg, with many theatres in all the
prominent cities, and more being built and opened every year.
As one house after another was added to the circuit, it became necessary for
the executive offices to be moved near to the base of supplies. The head offices
were for a while located in Chicago, but several years ago were removed to New
York. Branch booking offices are maintained in London, Paris, and Berlin. The
real estate holdings of this circuit are alone worth several million dollars.
The Orpheum Circuit has joined forces with European interests in its affiliation
with the Variety Theatre Controlling Company of London.
Mr. Beck is a man of most artistic taste and good judgment in theatrical affairs.
He believes that the clientele of his theatres want the best and most artistic
offerings the amusement world affords. This he gives them, and that his judgment
here is correct is proven by the success of all his theatres. Martin Beck has
accomplished so much in the business department of the theatre that it is difficult
to recount adequately his various achievements. He is one of the most conspicuous
figures in the amusement world of to-day ; admired by his associates, and respected
by those who oppose him in a commercial way.
A glance through the executive offices of this active chief in New York City
gives the observing visitor an idea of Mr. Beck's principal qualification, and the
one which more than any other, perhaps, accounts for the ease with which he
dispatches large and varied interests — systematic organisation. His headquarters
are unlike any theatrical offices in the world, taking on the dignity and general
appearance of a huge banking institution, rather than the booking and executive
offices where the weekly amusement for a million people is provided.
Every visitor is greeted with prompt and courteous attention, for the Orpheum's
chief officers — who include M. Meyerfield, jun., as well as Mr. Beck — do not believe
in letting a matter rest upon the table for an indefinite period, but rely upon
quick, fair, and polite execution of each application and each problem as soon as
they present themselves. Not a little credit is due to these gentlemen for the
selection of lieutenants, as each department is in charge of a most efficient head,
and it is without the least hesitation or anxiety that Mr. Beck leaves his desk
for months at a time to travel through Europe or to seek recreation in the pleasure
resorts at home, entirely out of communication with these lieutenants. But
whether actually at the helm of affairs or away, the Beck principal and methods
are perceptible in every transaction, for his strong personality and the example he
sets his large staff permeate the entire circuit. A man of tireless energy, Mr.
Beck has a great capacity for work. With the utmost ease and complacency, he
directs the affairs of his interests even to many of the details. In spite of the
great a-mount of business he transacts, he seems always to find time to devote to
interviews with authors, composers, and artists, which gives him a vast number
of acquaintances among these people. Mr. Beck is an extensive traveller, a reader,
a student, and an athlete. One cannot fail to be impressed by the strength of
Mr. Beck's personality. His leadership, his force, his energy, and those other
characteristics that have made him a master in his business are evident to the
observer almost instantly upon meeting him.
MR. JOHN W. CONS1DINE.
Having "sized up" the theatrical, or, more properly, the vaudeville situation in
the Pacific North-west, some ten years ago. John W. Considine. executive head of
Sullivan and Considine, conceived the idea of "popular priced vaudeville," and in a
remote part of his brain was an idea of a transcontinental vaudeville gircujt, Ag
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this thought began to develop, the possibilities for a theatre in every city from coast
to coast became more appaient to him. He had the idea as to procedure, and he
knew that it meant an outlay of a vast amount of money, and that years would elapse-
before he could bring the scheme to perfection. He knew that it could be consum-
mated if he had the proper kind of backing, and though the vaudeville situation at
this time was extremely indefinite, he submitted the scheme to his old friend, the late
Timothy D. Sullivan.
Mr. Sullivan, who was respected by his fellow men as one of the highest integrity,
was not found wanting. His answer was conspicuous by its brevity — " Go ahead,
John, I'm with you." Mr. Sullivan remained with Mr. Considine until his death,
though he never took an active part in the management of the huge Circuit.
Being of a courageous and far-seeing nature, Mr. Considine began by acquiring a
small theatre in Seattle. This proved, under the astute Considine's management, a
"gold mine." Then another theatre was added, and still another. All the while
the wiseacres back on the Rialto winked their eyes knowingly. Then into 'Frisco
jumped Mr. Considine, where he built a theatre. Then Chicago, Kansas City, Los
Angeles, and another in Seattle. Before the wise ones were thoroughly cognizant of
what had taken place, he had a vaudeville circuit that was giving fifteen-week con-
tracts to performers.
In justice to Mr. Considine it might be mentioned here that his firm is perhaps ihc
only one to-day issuing contracts so broad and equitable that they stand to-day as
testimonials to the man's desire for a " square deal " to everyone. No act has ever
been closed voluntarily by Mr. Considine since the inauguration of his circuit.
"Who is this man, Considine?" was the question on Broadway, and before any
reply was forthcoming Mr. Considine had obtained theatres between Chicago and
Cincinnati, and in the meantime, as a sort of diversion, he had gained control of four
other theatres in Butte, Spokane, Seattle, and Portland, which were the means of
bringing Orpheum shows to Mr. Considine's houses in the Pacific North-west. The
foresight of the man may be partially understood when it is known that his Empress
Circuit paralleled that of the Orpheum, but did not conflict in any way, by reason
of the difference in the price of admission — all of which he had figured out in advance.
The credit of the achievement of bringing Orpheum shows into the Pacific North-west
falls to Mr. Considine, without detracting in any way from his pet "hobby" of
"Popular Priced Vaudeville." Mr. Considine is a quick thinker, dignified, and, one
may say, almost aggressive ; but underlying all this tenacity of purpose, beats a big
heart, through which surges the warm blood of sympathy and compassion for the
" under dog." It is said that few men grow with their business, but in this par-
ticular instance the business bulged, and from what has since transpired the conclusion
to be drawn is that the ' ' man ' '. was always larger than his business and broadened
ahead of it. Early in life, like his business associate, Mr. Sullivan, he recognised
the value of a good physical understanding and a healthy body. He rarely, if ever,
smokes, and never touches intoxicants.
Mr. Considine is most patient and considerate in business matters, particularly so
with regard to the errors of his employees. He has said: "The man who never
makes a mistake is not a man— -he's a saint." Probably the knowledge of Mr. Con-
sidine's feelings in the matter is largely responsible for the affection in which he is
held by his employees. No one except his intimates has ever quite understood his
confidence in mankind. He has stood like a bulwark by the foolish and erring, some-
times to his own disadvantage, but even this has not shaken his faith in humanity.
But let a man attempt any " saffron-hued tactics," and he's as vitriolic and tenacious
as the proverbial terrier.
Seattle is the home of Sullivan and Considine's big financial undertaking, involving
as it does millions of dollars annually for its maintenance, a greater portion of which,
either directly or indirectly, finds its way back to the main office. Mr. Considine
occupies the position of a director, with the reins extended to San Francisco, Denver,
Chicago, Cincinnati, New York, and London, where are located his superintendents,
whose duty it is to keep tab on the various managers under their jurisdiction, and
in turn to report to Mr. Considine. In that way the fifty odd shows on the circuit
move on weekly from one city to another without the slightest hitch. The books
for the entire circuit are kept in Seattle and closed each week. The profit and loss
is closed off, and a statement is placed on his desk every Monday morning, which
shows him tat a glance the amount of profit and loss of each individual theatre on the
entire circuit, and in which is included figures for the previous year's business on this
particular week. If he is travelling this information is sent him. The system
employed was worked out s»nd perfected bv Mr- Considine.. and is so accurate that
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a discrepancy of a ten cent admission cannot escape the scrutiny of his subordinates.
His pay-roll over the entire circuit amounts to, approximately, $8,000,000 a year, and
that paid out to performers alone amounts to almost $4,000,000 annually.
During all his efforts toward the conclusion of " big things " involving a tremendous
amount of detail and money, Mr. Considine has found time to add to his string of
horses, and his kennels of Llewellyn setters, and for shooting and billiards. Every
great mind has some hobby. Dogs seem to be Mr. Considine's. If he be discussing
the details of a million-dollar theatrical deal, and a bewhiskered dog fancier is let
into his private office with some fine breed of dog attached to a chain, the deal is
off until he has concluded a talk on dogs.
MR. MARCUS LOEW.
Marcus Loew is looming up as a powerful figure in the theatrical world. Eight
years ago he had nothing, and to-day he is master of $37,000,000 and owns or
controls thirty-two theatres. He is adding to both his wealth and his theatres
daily, and has opened three million dollar houses within two months, the last
being the Young Street Theatre in Toronto, opened Monday, December 15,
at a cost of over a million dollars. Mr. Loew is brought into greater prominence
because of the fact that he has entered the producing field, having put on,
at the Winter Garden, New York, the musical comedy "The Pleasure Seekers."
His success with this production, the personality of the man himself, his many
millions, and his wonderfully organised force of workers make him a rival to the
other big American producers.
Marcus Loew was born forty-three years ago on the Lower East Side in New
York, where a $750,000 theatre now stands, a monument to this poor little boy's
wonderful fight against great odds to a position of eminence in his chosen field. Like
most boys of the neighbourhood he started life as a newsboy, and at the age of six,
late at night and early in the morning, he peddled his wares. This early education
in the streets of New York sharpened his wits and aged him before his time. At
the age of thirteen he was a partner in a printing establishment, and later helped
to edit a paper called the East Side Advocate. He learned when he could, but
worked for the most part, for his parents were poor, and he had to help in their
support. Later he went to work for a relative in his fur store for $2 a week,
became a helper in a wholesale fur house, and then went " on the road " for the
firm as a salesman. Always anxious to be in business for himself, he cut away from
a salaried position, borrowed $3,000 from a wealthy relative, and started a fur busi-
ness of his own. He failed, and went back to his job. Gaining more experience,
he again started a fur store, and again he failed. „ The third time it was the same
story. All this occurred before he was twenty years old. Before he was twenty-
three he had paid back every cent, of debt against him.
Mr. Loew went westward to Cincinnati, and there, in company with David War-
field, the actor, a lifelong friend, he started penny arcades, which at that time were
all the rage. They borrowed $40,000 to start, but made money. One day Loew
heard about a man running a motion picture show at Covington, Ky., just across
the river from Cincinnati, and Mr. Loew went over to see it. It was a crude sort
of an affair, in which the owner was also ticket seller, operator, and actor, but it
made money. Mr. Loew realised the possibilities, and opened one in Cincinnati.
Loew then came to New York and opened motion picture theatres at Twenty-third
Street and Seventh Avenue, and two other places in the vicinity — just corner stores
made over into theatres. They prospered, and laid the foundation of his fortune.
\Vhile running his motion picture theatres, the first in New York, a young violinist.
who owed Loew money, came up to him and said he could not pay, but he was willing
to work out the debt, and offered to play in his theatre. Loew, more to help him
out than anything else, told him to go ahead and play a selection after each picture,
while a new one was being arranged. He did so, and the combination proved such
a hit that Loew determined to adopt it on a larger scale. He wanted a real theatre
to try out his theory that vaudeville and motion pictures would go well together, so
he sought out of the Royal, Brooklyn, probably the worst selection he could possibly
make. The theatre had been closed for two years, and before that it had accumu-
lated an unenviable reputation because of the brand of burlesque shown there.
When Mr. Loew, with his brother-in-law, Mr. Sichel, went to the theatre to look
at it, it was ankle deep in mud. Against the advice of his friends he leased the
theatre for a year, renovated it thoroughly, and arranged a bill consisting of six
acts of vaudeville and six reels of motion pictures- He announced his opening and
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awaited the result of his experiment. The first day the theatre opened one man
paid his ten cents and took his seat. That was all. Mr. Loew, deeply disappointed,
took it upon himself to tell the man that the cashier had made a mistake in selling
him a ticket, and that it was only a dress rehearsal. The man said he was perfectly
satisfied to pay ten cents to see a dress rehearsal, and stuck. There was nothing
else to do, so Mr. Loew ran his six vaudeville acts and his six reels of pictures
for one man. This was enough to discourage anyone, but Marcus Loew has made
himself what he is by refusing to accept defeat. He stuck to his original plan, and
at the end of the first week his receipts were something over $60. The first year he
made $67,000, and the Royal, now devoted to motion pictures exclusively, makes
$100,000 a year for him. Originality, nerve, and courage did it.
That was the beginning of Mr. Loew's vaudeville and motion pictures combined.
Now there are more than three score small vaudeville theatres in New York, while
motion picture theatres can be found in every street. Once successful in combining
vaudeville and motion pictures, Mr. Loew advanced rapidly, and is now a great force
in the lower priced vaudeville field. Mr. Loew is furnishing the people with from
six to ten acts of vaudeville, in a beautiful theatre seating on an average 2,500 people,
with everything for their comfort and convenience, for 10, 15, and 25 cents.
Mr. Loew started his career alone, and when his operations grew too big for him
to handle individually he showed good judgment in selecting his helpers. For
general manager he has Mr. Nicholas M. Schenck, a theatrical man with a capacity
for getting the viewpoint of the public. His brother, Mr. Joseph M. Schenck, is
general manager of the Loew Booking Office, with offices in the centre of New York,
at Forty-second Street, and Broadway ; Mr. David Bernstein is treasurer, and deals
with all financial matters. Mr. Samuel H. Meinhold has charge of all employees of
Mr. Loew's theatres, books feature pictures, and does a vast amount of detail work
in connection with the enterprises. The power lies within the hands of these five
men, who know exactly what is going on all the time all over the vast circuit, and
theirs are the brains which run this piece of theatrical machinery.
The theatres owned by Marcus Loew (the list does not include theatres booked
or controlled) are : —
NEW YORK CITY.
Boulevard, Southern Boulevard and Westchester Avenue; National Theatre, 149th
Street and Beggan Avenue ; Seventh Avenue, 124th Street and Seventh Avenue ;
Orpheum, 87th Street and Third Avenue ; Yorkville, 86th Street and Lexington
Avenue; Lincoln Square, 66th Street and Broadway; Circle, 60th Street and Broad-
way ; American Theatre and Roof Garden, 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue ; Broad-
way, 41st Street and Broadway ; Herald Square, 35th Street and Broadway ; Greeley
Square, 30th Street and Sixth Avenue; Avenue B Theatre, Avenue B and Fifth
Street; Delancey Street, Delancey and Suffolk Streets.
BROOKLYN.
Bijou, Smith and Livingston Streets ; Shubert, Broadway and Howard Avenue ;
Liberty, Stone and Liberty Avenues ; Royal, Pearl and Willoughby Streets ; Colum-
bia, Washington and Tillery Streets.
TORONTO.
Young Street Theatre.
Mr. Loew is also building theatres in Montreal, Ottawa, Buffalo, Rochester, Provi-
dence, and other cities.
MR. ALEXANDER PANTAGES.
At the age of forty-three, Alexander Pantages is the sole owner of one of the
most popular high-class vaudeville circuits in America, the houses being located
principally in the Far West and Canada. Ten years ago he started his first vaude-
ville venture in a small theatre in Seattle. The public patronised his well-meaning
efforts for their amusement to such an extent that at the end of the year he was
enabled to build a magnificent modern edifice, that stands to-day one of the most
beautiful amusement palaces in America. Rapidly spreading out, he gradually
built theatres in Los Angeles, San Diego, Spokajie, San Francisco, Salt Lake City,
Oakland, Tacoma, Denver, Ogden, Winnipeg, Edmunton, Calgary, Vancouver, Port-
land, Oregon, and other large cities. The name of Pantages stands for everything
that is high-class and clean in modern vaudeville. Hence the support of the theatre-
going patrons in every city he has a house.
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MR. LOUIS PINCUS.
Although but thirty years old, Louis Pincus is considered to be one of the beet-
known vaudeville experts in America. Starting in business with George Liman,
Pincus rapidly acquired a knowledge of what was then variety. When William
Morris, the well-known agent, decided to go ahead for himself he engaged him as
one of his chief assistants. Remaining with Morris for ten years, Mr. Pincus
subsequently signed a contract with Alexander Pantages to represent him in New
York City, and book all the programmes for the rapidly growing Pantages circuit.
Pincus has been acting as booking representative for the past six years, and will
probably continue in the same capacity for many more years to oome.
MR. S. Z. POLL
Twenty-five years ago Mr. Pali commenced his operations in the vaudeville field
in Newhaven, though he had been for several years engaged in theatrical under-
takings, both individually and in conjunction with others, in New York, Chicago,
Huffalo, Toronto, Troy, and other cities, but Newhaven was destined to be the
permanent centre of his activities. Now he has theatres in various parts of
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and the district
of Columbia. If a man is known by his works, Sylvester Z. Poli reaches high
standards. The opportunities that the land opened to his efforts have been availed
of to the very limit of their possibilities. Careful attention to details, breadth of
provision, fideJity to the interests of the public he serves, keen intuition as to the
best thing to do in moments of difficulty, and withal an abiding and sure confidence
in his own judgment and powers, are the dominant features of the years that have
brought Mr. Poli to the hour of his theatrical silver jubilee.
The New York Vaudeville
Representative of
"THE STAGE'
is
Mr. J. J. IRIS.
Putnam Buildings,
1493, Broadway.
AMERICAN VAUDEVILLE,
MR, B. F. KEITH,
AMERICAN VAUDEVILLE.
MR. MARTIN BECK,
Managing Director of the Orpheum Circuit,
AMERICAN VAUDEVILLE.
MR. E. F. ALBEE,
General Manager, United Booking Offices. General Manager for Mr, B. F. Keith.
6
AMERICAN VAUDEVILLE.
MR. JOHN W. CONSIDINE,
of Sullivan amliConsidine.
AMERICAN VAUDEVILLE.
MR. MARCUS LOEW,
Owner of the Loew Circuit of Theatres.
AMERICAN VAUDEVILLE,
THE LATE MR. TIMOTHY D. SULLIVAN,
of Sullivan and ConsidhiC:
AMERICAN VAUDEVILLE.
MR. SYLVESTER Z. POLI,
Owner of tlie Poli Circuit,
AMERICAN VAUDEVILLE.
MR. ALEXANDER PANTAGES,
Owner of^PantagescCircuit of^Theatres.
AMERICAN VAUDEVILLE.
MR. LOUIS PINCUS,
New York Booking Bepresentative for Pantages Circuit.
76 THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
THE PARIS STAGE IN 1913.
By JOHN N. RAPHAEL.
TO the stage of Paris, as to many other things, 1913 has proved a most unlucky
year. There is no definite progress to put on record. We have lost Mon-
sieur Jules Claretie; the handsomest theatre in Paris — and the newest —
has been obliged to close its doors for want of support ; there have been
constant troubles at the Opera ; and the three outstanding plays of the twelve
months which have gone are again by the three playwright-teams who were alone to
score in 1912— MM. Henry Bernstein, solus princeps, de Caillavet and de Flers (this
year with Etienne Rey to help them), and Tristan Bernard, who has scored two
goals, one by himself and one with the help of Alfred Athis.
JULES CLARET IK.
The death of Jules Claretie is a heavy loss to the French stage, to France, and
to French journalism. For ei'/Mt and t\vnt\ y, us (Jtiimauve lo Conquerant, as Paris
used to call him (guimauve, in caae your school French wanes, means the marsh-
mallow), has ruled the destinies of the Comedie Frangaise so gently and so diplo-
matically that the fussiest societaires have never felt the yoke, and, though he has
been criticised and laughed At, caricatured on the stage and off it, no man was ever
more respected in his difficult position or more utterly, because unwittingly, obeyed.
I was honoured with the old man's friendship (he was the providence of every
journalist who hungered for the anecdotic history of Paris) and know that he had
'hoped to complete his spell of thirty years' management. His enforced retirement
killed him, though doctors called it grippe, and he died with dramatic suddenness
a week before he was to leave .the Frangaise. In 1914 Monsieur Albert Carre will
succeed Jules Claretie at the Franca i--.-. :'inl Paris lias hopes of him, too, for Mons-icuif
Carre's management of the Opera Comique has shown him to be both a man of the
theatre and a man of affairs. The Isola Brothers (who were conjurers once, and
are, metaphorically, conjurers still) succeed M. Carre. Of the year at the Opera
there is little or nothing to be said that is pleasant. There have been quarrels
without end, unpleasant scandals, and as the new year will begin with a new
management, the less said about the old one the better. It is to bo hoped that Mon
sieur Roche, who comes with a ,good record and a big bank balance from the tiny
Theatre des Arts to the Opera, will succeed in making the great Paris opera a joy
again. For more years than I care to think of, the handsome building has been a
half-lighted horror, the successive managements of which have invariably, instead of
successes, presented excellent reasons for their failure to give the public good pro-
ductions, even at the wicked prices which are charged for seats.
FAILURE OF THE .GRAND THEATRE DES CHAMPS ELYSEES.
The Grand Theatre des Champs Elysees opened with a flourish of trumpets, and
was backed by a syndicate in which English and American money figured largely.
The money has gone, the beautiful big theatre is closed, and a few Russian operas,
a revival" of " Benvenuto Cellini," and regret for a lost opportunity, are all that the
season has left us. The Astruc Theatre (M. Gabriel Astruc wag responsible for the
enterprise) was, and, for that matter, is, the best and most luxuriously built theatre
in Paris, and perhaps we may have the luck to welcome its renascence from its dead-
sea fruit in the coming year.
IMPORTATIONS.
This year, again, has been remarkable as 1912 was for the number of plays and
productions which have been imported to Paris from our own side of the Channel
As usual, too, by no means the best plays have been selected for importation. One
THE PARIS STAGE.
MLLE. BERTHE BOVYt
as HUGUETTE in Paul Fcrricr's "Yvonic,"
at the Com£die-Fran$aise.
THE PARIS STAGE.
MLLE. GABRIELLE ROBINNE,
as CHRISTIANE DE SERVAIS in Kistemaecker's ** Embuscade,"
at the Com£die-Fran<jaise.
THE PARIS STAGE.
MLLE. MADELEINE CARLIER,
as ETIENNETTE in *'Le Bourgeon/* by Georges Feydeau,
at the Athenee.
THE PARIS STAGE.
MLLE. ANIE PERREY.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK. 77
would expect Paris managers to be as keen on importing the best English plays fo»
adaptation and production here as London managers are keen on the contrary
operation ; but Paris has always been a good seller and a bad buyer. The managers
of the Paris theatres import only when importation is more or less forced on them
and can be secured cheaply, and they still have the belief that the only thing in
the stage world which London can do better than Paris is musical comedy. Foi
this reason, while " Hindle Wakes," "The New Sin," and other plays of interest
from London which would certainly interest Paris if properly done, are still waiting
production on this side, the only "straight" plays from the English which
Paris has seen in 1913 have been " Hamlet " — which is hardly a novelty — and
" You Never Can Tell," by George Bernard Shaw, which was not a success.
Parisians have got into the habit of talking of Bernard Shaw as " un maitre," but
I know few Parisians who either have seen his works played or have read them.
In the way of musical comedy we have had " The Arcadians," which would have
been a greater success in Paris at a theatre than it was at the Olympia Music Hall ;
a revival of "The Quaker Girl " in French, which proved as popular this year as it
was last; and "La Chaste Suzanne," which was "The Girl in the Taxi," after
having been " Le Fils a Papa" in "straight" form; and, of course, "The Magi-
strate." I have often wondered why nobody ever pointed out the fact that
Pinero's "Magistrate" was produced eleven years before " Le Fils a Papa's"
production. Monsieur Antony Mars certainly owed more than a slight debt of
gratitude to Sir Arthur Wing Pinero. Madame Suzanne Despres was the Paris
Hamlet of the year and gave a marvellous performance. She succeeded in sinking
her womanhood, and her reading was not even an effeminate one. But Madame
Suzanne Despres has always been a magnificent actress, and it will always be
one of my regrets that Paris sees comparatively so little of her. Another English
play (which surprised those few Parisians who saw it more than a little) was
" L'aventure du Capitaine Lebrun," by Mrs. Irene Osgood. It was produced at
the Theatre Moliere — a melodrama of the tawdry and transpontine type, more
suited to the stage of a one-night stand in the provinces than to the metropolis.
But though Paris playgoers have not yet seen by any means of England's best,
these small beginnings are a step in the right direction, and before long we may
perhaps hope to see almost as many English plays on this side as we see French
plays on yours.
TOPICAL PLAYS.
Paris playwrights have not, with the exceptions I have mentioned, distinguished
themselves this year. Their work has run in those grooves which point in the
work of the stage to a period of mental laziness, and not the least remarkable fact
about the Paris theatrical year has been the curiously topical basis of the new plays
given, as though writers were too slack to invent and took their subjects from the
news. Brieux, Donnay, Marcel Prevost, and Edmond See have all given us plays
on the woman's rights question. In " La Femme Seule " Brieux preached (cleverly
enough, but unilluminatingly) on women's wrongs; in " Les Eclakeuses " (which
would, I suppose, be called " The Pioneers " in English) Maurice Donnay showed
quite amusingly the basis of hysteria which underlies the women's howl for rights.
"Les Anges Gardiens," by Marcel Prevost (for the play was an adaptation of the
novel), proved a catchpenny play, an attack on foreign governesses of all nationali-
ties, a disregard of their necessity if children are to learn other languages than
their own, and an effort to bring the Paris public to the theatre, by pandering to
the protectionism which is in every Frenchman's heart and at the bottom of his
pocket. See's play, " L'Irreguliere," was a more earnest piece of work, but the
author had spent so many years on the writing that it smelt of the lamp and
was dull.
The beginning of the year was remarkable for an outburst of stage patriotism
in Paris, caused, of course, by the state of the political situation, and, for that
reason, less interesting than it might otherwise have been from an artistic point
of view. At the Theatre Rejane " Alsace " scored a triumph, though mingled
with its vibrating qualities was a coarse humour at the expense of the German
conquerors of Alsace which weakened the force of the play as a whole. " Servir,"
by Lavedan, was another topical triumph in which Lucien Guitry as a super-spy
made good some of the loss which "Kismet" must have caused him.
MELODRAMA.
But a return to its old love for melodrama, for the quick-starting tear and the
ready laugh, sandwiched and served up in gorgeous scenic surroundings, has been
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78 THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
the main characteristic of the stage in Paris in the last twelve months. Even the
Comedie Franchise has condescended to emulate the call of the kinematograph, for
" L'Embuscade " was melodrama, beautifully acted and well-written, but
still melodrama, and " Le Phalene," by Henri Bataille, which failed to
attract enthusiasm, was merely an effort at super-melodrama which rather
over-reached itself. The management of the Chatelet — the theatre which owns the
biggest stage in Paris — has tried again this year to emulate Mr. Arthur Collins at
Drury Lane, and both "The Champion of the Air" and " L'Insaisissable Stanley
Collins " have succeeded with the great public of the simple-minded who enjoy
cheap sentiment and cheaper humour mixed with the dressing of expensive pro-
duction. " Mon Ami L' Assassin," by Serge Basset, at the Ambigu, was a com-
bination of the story of the Paris motor bandits with a clever idea, which the
author neglected to work out as it might have been treated. There is certainly a
play idea still in the notion of the discovery by an honourable man that the friend
to whom he owes all his success in life is a murderer and a burglar by profession.
MM. Descaves and Noziere were responsible for "La Saignee," a play on the Com-
mune which was melodrama of the picturesque " Dead Heart " type, but which,
to suit the taste of the experienced playgoer, needed a little more of Sardou's
genius to help it on. M. Kistemaeckers scored heavily with melodrama, patriotism,
and psychology in " L'Occident," and Paul Lindau's Jekyll and Hyde play, " Le
Procureur Hallers," is still running in an excellent adaptation from the German
at the Theatre Antoine. But the best melodrama of the year, the simplicity and
style of which are a well-learned lesson from the success of the kinematograph, is
undoubtedly Tristan Bernard's "Jeanne Dore," in which Madame Sarah Bern-
hardt is making the biggest success of her career since "La Dame aux Camelias."
The success of " Jeanne Dore " is likely to set a fashion, and for some time to come
we shall no doubt have little life stories upon the Paris stage, with tableaux
instead oi acts, and carefully reproduced fact photography of life, in place of fic-
tion. "Jeanne Dore" is noteworthy, too, from the fact that it has introduced a
new jeune premier to the Paris public in the author's son, Raymond Bernard,
who with the charm of youth combines his father's gift of observation and the
art of appeal to the heart of the crowd. It is too soon to welcome Raymond Bernard
as a great actor, but the undoubted charm and magnetism of his first performance
show that he may, with more experience, become one.
Paris always loves plays about business, and it is amusingly true that the French,
who jeered at us in the past for a nation of shopkeepers, are quite the most com-
mercial-minded people in the world, not excepting even the Americans. No two
Parisians can ever talk for three minutes without mentioning francs and centimes.
This year we have had — besides the successful revival of Bernstein's " Samson " —
two plays about business and francs and centimes — Dario Niccodemi's " Les Re-
quins " and Pierre Decourcelle's "Rue du Sentier " at the Odeon.
COMEDIES.
Once again this year Paris has fallen short of its best in high comedy, and during
the past twelve months there have only been two notable comedies of totally
differing types. In 1912 any committee oi playgoers would have awarded the prize
for the best play of the year without exception to M. Bernstein for "L'Assaut."
This year he would win the first prize again with " Le Secret," in which, despite
the difficulty of his subject, he held Paris playgoers spellbound for months, and
keeps them arguing still as to the points he raised. The other comedy success
came late, but was none the less welcome. Just before Christmas MM. de Cail-
lavet, de Flers, and Etienne Rey sot Paris laughing and crying a little now and
then at "La Belle Aventure," a play which will perhaps prove a danger to the
flapper when it gets to London, but the daring and daintiness of which have
enchanted Paris. A good third, though perhaps not quite in the comedy class of
the new Paris plays of the year, is "Les Deux Canards" at the Palais Royal.
MM. Tristan Bernard and Alfred Athis are the collaborators in this excellent dish
of laughter, which is likely to prove as successful as "Toddles," and which Mr.
Frank Curzon will show you in London before very long.
Alfred Capus, to whom we ought always to be able to look for the high class
of comedy which has made the Paris stage's fame, has failed us this year. His
two plays, " L'Institut de Beaute" at the Varietes, and " Helene Ardouin " (which
is his own dramatisation of that little masterpiece of novel-writing " Robinson "), have
pleased neither the public nor the critics, and the comparative failure of " L'Institut
de Beaute " is the more regrettable that an excellent idea was spoiled by careless
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working out. There were, however, such excuses for the play's lack of finish (the
severe illness of the author's wife during the final rush before the production, among
others) that we may still hope for his best work from the master of optimist
comedy. His rivals have given us little to boast of in the year. " Les Rpsei
Rouges," by Remain Coolus, "Vouloir," by Gustave Guiches (at the Frangaise),
were sound, but unremarkable, and " Le Veau d'Or," by Lucien Gleize, though bril-
liant and amusing, left an unpleasant taste behind it owing to its bitter mockery
of the small vanities of a dead man who did a great deal of good in his lifetime.
The two lyric plays of 1913 — it is curiously characteristic of modern Paris that
there are only two, and that neither of them is the work of a Frenchman — were
Maeterlinck's "Marie Magdeleine " and "La Pisanelle," by d'Annunzio. "The
Woman of Pisa," ambitious, and dotted with flashes of true poesy at intervals,
fell flat, owing to the absurd pretensions which characterised it. " Marie Magde-
leine " will often be played at Easter, I imagine, but it is far from the best work
of the great Belgian. One of the successes of the Paris year, " Le Minaret," by
Jacques Richepin (the son of the Academician), stands by itself. The play was
trivial and uninteresting. The Oriental beauties of the staging, the scenery, and
costumes, not only saved it, but made it a success. It was produced at the
psychological moment, when women were looking round for new clothes and new
fashions, and, though lovers of poetry found few ideas to joy them in " Le
Minaret," the wives, sisters, and daughters went two or three times to see it,
BO as to be able to meet their dressmakers on equal terms. The one truly excellent
farcical comedy of 1913, in addition to "Les Deux Canards," already mentioned,
is by a great author who wrote some years ago, Voltaire. MM. Charles Mere and
Regis Gignoux, two Paris journalists, had the ingenious notion of adapting Vol-
taire's "L'Ingenu" to the Paris stage, and the little play met with instantaneous
success at the Theatre Michel, and is running still. Voltaire proved, though
dressed in the clothes of his own period, as modern and as much in tune with
modern' notions as though "L'Ingenu" had been written yesterday, and the only
liberties taken by the adaptors with the original were taken so skilfully that
Voltaire rather gained than lost by them. An effort was made late in the year
to bring about a renaissance of French operette, but neither the librettists nor
the composers of "Monsieur de la Palissa " and " Cocorico " can be congratulated.
Perhaps, now that he is free from business worries, M. Andre Messager may give
ns another " Veronique," or a new genius or two may spring up. It is to be
hoped that something of the kind may happen soon, for Paris has grown tired of
operette from Vienna via London and New York.
There is little to say about the music halls. Both the Folies Bergere and the
Olympia have adopted the Tango tea, which has invaded every other place in
Paris where there is room for an orchestra. With the wane of the year there are
signs that the Tango is dying in Paris, but it is by no means dead yet. The
cabarets offer the usual highly spiced fare, and music halls are still improving
glowly. Next year will see the opening of an English-managed hall in the very
centre of Paris, for the success of the Alhambra here, under Mr. Butt's director-
ship, has induced his company to acquire ground in the Rue Mogador, and a great
music hall will be opened there in a few months and run on a happy combination
of London and Paris lines.
THE PARIS STAGE.
MLLE. THOMERY,
Who appeared in " Le Cceur Dispose," at the Athende,
THE PARIS STAGE.
MLLE. BRIGITTE REGENT, [
Who appeared as Nadina in " The Chocolate Soldier," at the Apollo.
THE PARIS STAGE.
MLLE. NELLY BERYL,
Who appeared in " Les Petits," at the Antoine.
THE PARIS STAGE.
[Reutlinger
MLLE. ALICE NORY,
As Catherine in " La Rue du Sentier," by Decourcelle and Andr<5 Maurel, at the.Odeon.
THE PARIS STAGE,
[Reutlinger
MLLE. YVONNE GARRICK,
As Henriette in " Les Femmes Savantes," at the Th6Atre-des-Arts.
THE PARIS STAGE.
[Rtutlingir
MLLE. MADELEINE ROCH,
.Who had "great success as Hermione in Racine's " Andromaque," at the Cometlie-Fran^aise.
THE PARIS STAGE.
MLLE. JANE DELMAR,
As Claire Frenois in •' La Demoiselle du Magasin," at the Gymnase.
THE PARIS STAGE.
MLLE. VERA SERGINE,
Of the Th(§atre-aes-Arts.
THE PARIS STAGE.
[Iteutlinger
MLLE. MARCELLE GENIAT,
As Fanny in " Les Anges Gardiens," at the Com^die-Marigny.
THE STAGE YEAK 300K. 81
THE THEATRICAL YEAR IN GERMANY
(UP TO DECEMBER 1, 1913.)
By FRANK E. WASHBURN FREUND.
THE German Stage during 1913 was notable for the many centenaries which
were celebrated : The War Against Napoleon for Freedom ; the anniver-
saries of the births of Wagner, Friedrich Hebbel, Otto Ludwig, and the
talented young writer Georg Buchner, who died when only a little over
twenty. Verdi also came in for his share of celebration. Then there were also
the fiftieth birthdays of two modern dramatic writers, A. Holz and H. Bahr, who
are still working energetically, and have exercised great influence on German
dramatists.
The War of Freedom was celebrated in nearly every town by Festival plays,
most of which, however, were of ephemeral quality, pieces written for the occasion
and serving their purpose more or less, then disappearing. Amongst them, cf
course, were several good pieces of work, of which I shall mention three. The
first is " Freiheit " ("Liberty"; publishers, A. Langen, Munich), by Max Halbe,
the author of " Jugend " (''Youth'') and " Der Strom" ("The River"; given
quite recently in English by the Birmingham Repertory Theatre). It plays in
Danzig during the time of Napoleon's disastrous Russian campaign, and mirrors
the great events of that period condensed into the small frame of the story of one
family. Arthur Dinter's " Eiserne Kreuz " ("The Iron Cross; publisher, Felix
Lehmann, Berlin ; agents, Vertriebsstelle des Verbandes Deutscher Biihnen-
schrif tsteller, Berlin) is a well-planned and . constructed play, full of warm sym-
pathetic feeling, showing many happy and original touches of characterisation,
especially in the drawing of low-class figures. It contains a very arresting scene,
in which the son of the house where Napoleon is staying is discovered in an attempt
on the life of the Emperor, who is by no means shown here as black as he is
generally painted. The young man is condemned to death unless he will repent
of his act, but prefers death, and in this spirit of sacrifice and patriotism the result
of the great drama, which was being fought out between the two nations, is fore-
shadowed. Walter Lutz's " Andi'eas Hofer " (agent, S. Fischer, Berlin) is a drama
describing simply and convincingly the Tyrolese peasant-hero, Andreas Hofer, in
his fight against the French, his betrayal by a jealous countryman, and finally his
condemnation to death in Mantua.
GERHART HAUPTMANN'S FESTIVAL PLAY.
But the Festival play which created the greatest interest in all circles — in rather
a sensational way, it is true — was Gerhart Hauptmann's Festival play in German
rhyme. He was commissioned to write it by the City of Breslau, and it was given
for the first time in the new Rotunda of the Breslau Centenary Exhibition, bril-
liantly produced by Max Reinhardt, but, after a painful scandal and a short run,
taken off the repertory, as otherwise the Crown Prince would have resigned his
position as patron of the Exhibition. It was to a certain extent Hauptmann's fault
that matters went as far as this, although one cannot honestly deny his right as
poet and free man to express his ideas and opinions openly. But, of course, his
intellectual opponents have the same right also. Hauptmann made his Festival
play into a sort of manifesto of democratic culture, in which he extols the spirit of
the people as expressed by its spiritual leaders— the " spirit of the War of Freedom,"
he calls it — in contrast to that of the rulers, and hails the spirit of Peace on Earth
and Goodwill to Men. Thus he closes his play with the word " Forward ! " meaning
it in the sense of development of culture and peace. The play itself is less a drama
82 THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
of action than an allegory, a life-sized puppet play, in which the Deity is the director
and Napoleon, Bliicher, and the others are the puppet players. Its language is
formed to a great extent on the style of Hans Sachs.
Otherwise no new play came from Hauptmann's pen, although another work by
him, entitled " Der Bogenspanner Odysseus" ("Odysseus, the Archer") — evidently
the fruit of his visit to Greece — is said to be finished and will soon be produced.
Following Goethe's example, Hauptmann has taken up practical work on the stage
as producer in the newly-founded Deutsches Kiinstlertheater, Berlin, and began
his duties there boldly with a performance of Schiller's " Wilhelm Tell." This beau-
tiful " Song of Freedom " naturally appealed to him very much, besides being most
suitable to this year of commemorations. Everything in it which was merely rhetorical
he entirely eliminated, and emphasised instead all that was characteristic, thus
bringing it nearer to the modern public. Many of his hearers were horrified at his
version, for they missed in it the well-known quotations and text. In an article
entitled "Das Recht der Klassiker " ("The Rights of Classical Writers") in the
Berliner TageUatt, Paul Schlenther reminded these cantankerous critics that
what Hauptmann had done to Schiller's " Tell," Schiller himself had, in his way,
done to Shakespeare's " Macbeth." With Schiller, Tell himself is the " hero " ; with
Hauptmann, son of a democratic age as he is, Tell is only the symbol of his whole
people, whose suffering, bondage, and struggle for freedom are the principal themes
of the whole play. Can any one seriously blame him for that?
FORTINBRAS VERSUS HAMLET.
The Wagner Centenary Celebrations have fallen at a time when there is a ten-
dency in certain circles, as I indicated in my previous survey (1912), to break away
— " iiberwinden " is the German expression — from the views of art and life repre-
sented by Wagner, although the majority of the public is still under his spell. Julius
Bab, a well-known writer in Germany, has just published a book in which, by the
antithesis " Fortinbras-Hamlet," he gives sharp expression to this tendency. Hamlet
represents the romantic view of life, the last great exponent of which was Wagner.
The longings of the romanticists were directed towards "salvation," because with
them, as with Hamlet, the burden imposed on them was too heavy, and they fled
from it rather than face it. From ' ' The Flying Dutchman " to " Parsifal ' ' the
central theme of all Wagner's works is "salvation." It is not so with Fortinbras;
he is the hero of deeds who takes the world as it is with a bold spirit, and makes
himself its master. He is the representative of the new generation which has just
begun to stir, which has been nourished on Nietzsche, and grown up in a time of
tremendous technical inventions (conquc-t of the air, etc.), and hard political facts
(huge armies and the struggle for "a place in the Sun). This spirit of Young Ger-
many— as opposed to the now older generation of Hauptmann — is beginning to make
itself felt in the drama also, the drama in Germany — at least to a certain extent —
being, for better or for worSe, the mirror of the intellect and culture of the times,
however far the writers may seem to roam into the lands of history or phantasy.
The lyric poet, Freiligrath, once said in one of his political poems: "Germany is
Hamlet." To-day they are saying : Germany is — or at least ought to be — Fortinbras.
The tremendous intellectual energy in all possible directions shown by a number of
young writers, as, for example, Stefan Zweig, is lacking in concentration and pene-
tration, but the reaction against narrow specialising in all branches is very welcome.
Another thing they have not got — and no one can give it to them, for it is foreign
to their natures — is the unconscious lyrical flame within, which brings forth the most
delicate and tender blossoms of poetry, and alone can lift for one moment the veil from
the riddle of nature. With them everything is conscious, springing from an intellect
always on the alert. And as the development goes on, a one-sided poetry of the mere
intellect, a new period of rationalism, will arise, which will become farther and
farther removed from the true source of poetry, instinct, and feeling, till the heart
again begins to revolt. But it is of no account whether one approves of this develop-
ment or not ; its time will, and must, come, for the soil of to-day can only nourish
such seed. Everything is still struggle and chaos, so the works of these young poets
are anything but complete. They waver between " artistry " and kinematograph
effects ; with the former they hope to master the new material and with the latter
they hope to get at the public.
FRIEDRICH HEBBEL, OTTO LUDWIG, AND GEORG BUECIINER.
Consciously to give centre and core to one's work should be learned by these
writers from Friedrich Hebbel, whose life-work was to show, in his dramas, the
THE STAGE I' EAR BOOK. 83
eternal laws of nature against which single figures revolt only to be shattered to
pieces. What moves one so powerfully in this most conscious of all the poets is hii
incessant work at himself, to make himself, as it were, the pure vessel which was
to give forth the great doctrine. It almost seems as if the human voices in him had
to be silenced, so that he might devote himself exclusively to his great mission (later
on Nietzsche did somewhat the same thing). And so well did he " put out to usury "
the talents which the Lord had given him — his gift of philosophical poetry — that he
sometimes makes us almost forget that his qualities do not come straight from the
heart, because his spirit is always striving to reach the purest heights.
It was very different with his contemporary, Otto Ludwig, who is certainly one
of Germany's most richly-gifted dramatists. An unhappy lack of trust in his own
splendid poetic gifts — perhaps partly from ill-health, perhaps from the feeling
that the uncontrolled poetical ecstasy of the moment was apt to lead
the imagination into bye-paths, and that therefore self-discipline was necessary — led
him over and over again to seek to write poetry by theory, to try, when the inner
voices are silent, as William Blake expresses it, to win his muse by method. So he
gave himself up to digging into Shakespeare's works, even to the most minute details,
examining their construction and all the art methods which Shakespeare employed, in
order to be able to turn them consciously to account himself. Thus he lost his power
of creating and became more and more a penetrating critic, in spite of his great
talent for original poetry. For this reason his poetical works, especially his dramatic
ones, are few in number and hardly even finished — most of them are mere sketches — •
although in his most important works ( " Erbforster " and " Makkabiier ") there are
scenes full of real dramatic power, true characterisation, and great poetic beauty.
He recognised the beauty of Nature, but at the same time saw her other sides also,
and was thus, in his small-minded time, almost the only representative of artistic
realism, from which, later on, a new generation drew its inspiration.
Georg Buchner, the third dramatist whose centenary was celebrated this year,
died when he was only about twenty-four years of age, after having written a few
not even completed works, full of fire and rebellion. His drama of the French Revo-
lution, " Dantons Tod," has, for its principal scene, the tragedy of dying genius
painted from the poet's own inner experience; his romantic comedy, " Leonce und
Lena," reminds one of an idyll in the midst of a storm; and his terrible tragedy,
" Wozzeck," left as a mere skeleton, tells of a poor man who, persecuted by life
and his fellow-mortals, tries hard to keep straight, but is driven to commit a crime,
and in the end drowns himself. The last-named play was produced this year in
Munich for the first time on any stage, and made a deep impression. It was given
in a carefully-prepared version of Dr. Karl Wolf and Dr. Kilian, chief producer at
the Munich Court Theatre. Like Hauptmann many years later when he wrote
" Die Weber," this young poet loved all who were poor and oppressed, and his early
death was an irreparable loss to the German drama. All the tones in the gamut of
poetry were at his command, from lyrical tenderness to grimmest wrath, while his
temperamental power was second to none.
ARNO HOLZ.
Arno Holz is the father of "consistent naturalism," and as such exercised at one
time a great influence on Hauptmann, who is the same age as he. The theoretical
side of his talent is the more highly developed, which is doubtless the reason for his
not continuing to advance as Hauptmann has done. He remained in the backwaters,
as it were, while the current swept along ; and now he naturally feels lonely and
neglected. In Hamburg, it is true, they gave his new work, a tragedy entitled
" Sonnenfinsterniss " (" The Sun's Eclipse "), but the style of his art failed to appeal
to his audience. The play is full of strong, forceful points, which seem to be taken
straight from life, but they have not been knit into an unbroken chain. There is a
ring of chance, even untruth, about much of it, therefore, which proves that " con-
sistent naturalism " in art has no raison d'etre. This and several other plays by him
strike one as having been written only to prove the truth of his theories ; but, as a
matter of fact, they do exactly the opposite. That is much to be regretted, because
Holz's mental energy enabled him to wield a great influence at one time. And that
must never be forgotten of him.
HERMANN BAHE.
In the midst of all the intellectual combats which are being fought still stands
Hermann Bahr. His place has always been in the forefront of the battle, bearing
the standard high before all the others. And on his standard are the words :
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"Liberty! Liberty for the spirit, for the faith, for one's true self! " His interests
are many, and the theatre and drama show only one side of his activities. He once
gave as his definition of an artist: "An artist is one who feels he has the ability
in him to bring happiness to men by helping them to become better and more beau-
tiful." He himself has faithfully worked to that end, and it must not be omitted
here that he has stood on the side of the actors, as no others have done, in their fight
for a better position, and has always spoken on their behalf. His dramatic works
are not all of equal value ; some of them are perhaps rather hastily done, written on
the spur of the moment, and are sometimes apparently the outcome of bad temper.
Those, however, which are the offspring of humour, and his delight in the peculiarities
of his fellow-creatures, are amongst the treasures of the German drama. His dialogue
is light, brilliant, and at the same time characteristic ; he is a gifted and witty con-
versationalist, and his plays show a spirit eager to draw nourishment from everything
and able to assimilate it. He is most successful in satirical comedies, but once he
wrote a play, " Franzl," which is brimming over with human love, kindness, and
understanding. Here he is entirely himself, and has made of the play a monument
of real love to the memory of a national Austrian peasant poet. Bahr's new play,
"Phantom," is being given in Darmstadt as I write these lines.
PSYCHOLOGICAL, PROBLEM, AND SOCIETY PLAYS.
In contrast to his last piece, " The Beggars of Syracuse," Sudermann, in his new
play, " Der Gute Ruf " (" Good Reputations " ; agents, Vertriebsstelle), returns to the
criticism of society with which he originally made his name as an effective playwright.
Berlin, W., is the scene of the action, misunderstood women and matrimonial errors
form the contents. The dialogue is illuminated by aphorisms ; there are entangle-
ments such as one reads in novels, and the ending of each act is effective and pointed.
No wonder, then, that he again manages to get the big public with him.
A clever " theatre piece " is Ludwig Hatvany's " Die Beruhrnten " (" Celebrities " ;
publishers, G. Miiller, Munich ; agents, Drei Masken Verlag, Munich). It tells of an
authoress who, having made a name and fame for herself in the world of letters,
marries a learned scholar and tries to settle down quietly as his wife. But the
temptations of fame and the Bohemian life are too much for her, and she succumbs.
Many of the dramatists have made woman's character the theme of their plays with
more or less success. In " I rauen " (" Women "), by Beyerlein, the author ot '• LigM.,3
Out," a musician is placed between two women of different temperaments, and the
author tries sincerely to make the old " triangular theme " simple and true to life
(agents, Vertriebsstelle, Berlin).
Heinrich Mann, the novelist, gives, in " Die Grosse Liebe " (" The Great Love "),
the picture of a worldly woman who, in all her passing affairs of the heart, longs
for the one great love of which, however, her own nature is incapable. The author
has flavoured his work with all sorts of superficialities, such as jewellery thefts,
blackmail, and so on, and thus robbed the play of all semblance of real life.
The woman past the first blush of youth, but unwilling to renounce the love and
admiration she has been accustomed to, has given three dramatists material for plays.
Korfiz Holm has written a pleasant comedy with a splendid " star " role in " Mary's
Grosses Herz " ("Mary's Big Heart"; agents and publishers, A. Langen, Munich).
Mary's humour and graceful ways reconcile one to her somewhat easy principles, and
won great applause for the work, to which the fluent dialogue and frank audacity
contributed in no small degree. Another proof that honest frankness is better than
double entente.
The same theme is handled gently and sympathetically by Sil Vara in his " Frau
von Vierzig Jahren " (" A Woman of Forty " ; agents, Anstalt fur Auffiihrungsrecht,
Berlin-Charlottenburg). This finely-thought-out play tells a story of renunciation
of love. It is almost a duologue between Leonie, a noble-minded woman, and her
foster-son, for whom, although loving him with something more than a foster-mother's
love, she finds a life-companion of his own age. The dialogue is quite free from senti-
mentality and would-be cleverness, and breathes a spirit of warm humanity which
lets us see into the very hearts of the characters. No wonder, then, that the play
won hearty and genuine applause. Sil Vara is also the translator of Synge's " Play-
boy of the Western World," his version of which aroused extraordinary interest in
Munich.
Almost the same theme as Sil Vara's "Frau von Vierzig Jahren" is treated in
"Erziehung zur Liebe" ("Learning How to Love"; publishers and agents, S.
Fischer, Berlin), by Hans Kyser, the gifted author of " Titus und die Jiidin," of
which I spoke in last year's survey. To the figures of the woman and young man
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Kyser, however, adds the husband of the former and the mother of the latter, so that,
with a fuller score, as it were, the theme indicated in the title is treated from several
different sides. His strong temperament and poetic gift of making himself live in
the passions and longings of the ripening youth have helped him to create several
scenes of great fascination ; and yet it is astonishing how, in spite of this capability
for " youthfulness," he has been able to give his maturer characters the calm under-
standing of experience, instead of making them talk in rhetorical and conventional
phrases.
" Im Turm " ("In the Tower"; agents, Vertriebsstelle, Berlin), by R. Walter, is
the tragedy of a youth. The style is seemingly realistic, but in reality symbolistic,
built up with almost an excess of consciousness out of the ordinary events of reality
and the words of every-day life. In this he follows somewhat closely on Strindberg's
lines in dramas such as " Easter."
A fine psychological study of the human heart, dealing principally with a husband
and wife, is given by P. Apel in his play " Gertrud " (publishers and agents,
Oesterheld and Co., Berlin). The wife, Gertrud, who is entirely devoted to her
husband, seeks her own death on learning that his love for her has ceased. The tone
of tender sadness which pervades the whole, the fine shading, free from all "theatri-
cality," both in the characters and in the natural course of the action, capture one's
attention and interest.
The anti-Jewish question, which constantly crops up in Germany, gives material
for two dramas: " Klein-Eisen " ("Ironmongery"; agents Drei Masken Verlag,
Munich), by Eugen Albu, and " Ueberwinder " ("The Master Power "), by G. Hirscn-
feld. Eugen Albu's play is less a drama than an honest psychological study and
sincere confession of faith; while Hirschfeld's " Ueberwinder " is more a book drama,
rich in tender poetic touches, than a work for the stage. In it two lovers, artists
both, but belonging to two different worlds, are only united to each other on the
death of one of them.
Two dramas with military surroundings are " Die Frau des Kommandeurs " (" The
Commander's Wife"), by the exiperienced writer Max Dreyer, and a well-worked-out
play, " Lutz Lowenhaupt " (agents, Vertriebsstelle, Berlin), by the newcomer Hans
Schmidt-Kestner, who, after this proof, shows that he does not found his claim to con-
sideration on the fact that he is a descendant of Goethe's " Lotte " in " The Sorrows
of Werther." The characters of his play have flesh and blood, and the action has
grip.
The novelist Gustav Frennsen — already known in England by his novel " Jorn
Uhl "—tried his hand at a drama, " Sonko Erichsen " (agents, Drei Masken Verlag,
Munich), the theme of which is undying love for one's home and country. It is easy
to see, however, that it has cost the author a struggle to write in this new form. The
inner life of the piece does not blend with the outer, and one notices all sorts of little
points which show his dependence on older dramatists.
Eulenberg, this time, gives us strong theatrical fare, which he wishes taken as
symbolic in the wider sense, but it fails in this respect. Jakob Schafner, a new
man as a dramatist, tries to do the same in " Heilige " ("The Saint";
agents, Drei Masken Verlag, Munich), which simply breathes murder and sudden
death. All the same one feels that the play is written with the very heart's blood
of the poet, but he needs distance to view his work properly. Nevertheless, it is a
good proof of talent.
Eulenberg's " Zeitwende " (" The Turn of the Tide ") tries to show the turn of the
present times towards the Moloch of commercialism, against which he has so often
battled. His "hero," a reckless adventurer and swindler, is evidently intended to
represent the present day. Like so many of Eulenberg's plays, however, this strange
piece was a failure. On the other hand, a clever little one-act play of his, "Paul
and Paula," received well-merited applause, for it handled a very ticklish situation
with a delicate yet sure touch.
COMEDIES.
The foundation of most modern German comedies — a,t least of those which are not
intended only as the lightest fare for the big public — is either society or political
satire. Amongst the satires of the former class is " Burger Schippel," by that bitter
opponent of all philistinism Carl Sternheim. In this play he draws, with a pen
dipped in acid, the upward career of a man from the proletariat to the bourgeois
class. Ludwig Thoma's " Sippe " ("Dear Relations"; publishers and agents, A.
Langen, Munich) shows the struggle of two free-minded people confronted with the
narrow prejudices of provincial town-dwellers, who (sacrifice their whole Ijves to the
small questions of rank in society and such matters.
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Other plays of the same class are: — A. F. Cohn's " Kulturplast " ("Homes of
Culture " ; agents, Vertriebsstelle), the satire of which is directed against certain
Berlin building speculators; H. Ilgenstein's charming and amusing " Kammer-
mueik " ("Chamber Music"), which makes merry over a certain class of pedantic
moralists — and the dialogue of which is easy, fluent, and natural — while the principal
female part is a brilliant "star" role full of spirit, wit, and true-heartedness ; and
Otto Soyka's " Geldzauber " ("Magic of Gold"; publishers and agents, A. Langen,
Munich), which, with a half-mocking, half-regretful smile, shows the power of gold
over men. The plot centres round an American millionaire whose creed is that for
gold he can buy love, friendship, everything. Soyka's temperament is an intellectual
one, and his interest in the world and mankind deep. He is quite devoid of sentimen-
tality, but at the same time has none of Sternheim's scornful bitterness, so that one
can follow his work with something more than mere interest.
In "Das Paar nach der Mode" ("Marriage a la Mode"; agents, S. Fischer,
Berlin), R. Auenheimer discourses in a light satirical dialogue on the marriages of
fashionable young society people. H. Vosberg, in " Generalprobe " ("The Dress
Rehearsal " ; agents, Anstalt fur Auffuhrungsrecht, Berlin), describes the sorrows of
a young author at the way his play is :treated.
A play of considerable originality is T. Rittner's "Mann im Souffleur Kasten "
(" The Man in the Prompter's Box "). A poet-dramatist finds his way into the
empty theatre at night, and soon the theatre is peopled with the figures of his
imagination till, on the appearance of the "beautiful leading lady," he is dragged
forth into daylight, and alas ! only too soon after he is discovered writing plays to
catch the public. Which is as much as .to say that poets' dreams cannot stand the
garish light of day, and that beautiful ladies are only to be won when one has a
good banking account. The figures are moulded in the true spirit of comedy, yet
they are true in all essentials, and the whole play moves like a dainty dance.
Rudolf Holzer gives us some good, amusingly observed figures in " Gute Mutter "
("Good Mothers"). Without great pretensions it makes a good impression by
reason of its warm-heartedness and simplicity. The " Good Mothers" are in reality
the bad ones, because love makes them blind, and they give their children either
too much or .too little freedom.
Smart and in some parts brilliant dialogue distinguishes " Das Europaische Kon-
zert " (" The European Concert " ; agents, Anstalt fur Auffuhrungsrecht, Berlin), by
Max Roosen. In it an American manages to bring about a " concert " of the three
European nations, England, France, and Germany, represented by their national
types. Except for this, however, there is no political satire in the play, which is
worked out from a rather old-fashioned recipe.
Of farces and farcical comedies there has been no dearth. Some which are over
the mere average are: — R. Herzog's " Herrgottsmusikanten " (agents, Vertriebs-
stelle, Berlin) ; G. Engel's " Heitere Residenz " (" The Gay Capital " ; agents, Ver-
triebsstelle, Berlin), a light satire on a small German Court ; " Will und Wiebke," by
F. von Zobeltitz (agents, Vertriebsstelle, Berlin), a pleasant little family story;
" Piquebube " ("Knave of Spades"; agents, Vertriebsstelle, Berlin), by R. Over-
weg, a good-natured satire on the sagacity, or rather stupidity, of the police, who
are set at naught by the cleverness and 'cuteness of a trio of scoundrels; " Excellenz
Max" ("His Excellency Max"; agents, Vertriebsstelle, Berlin), by Julius Bis-
chitsky, also concerning scoundrels; and two wild but effective farces, " Donatello,"
by G. D. Jennings (agents, Drei Masken Verlag, Munich), a parody on the art-
treasure-seeking American millionaire in Europe ; and " Die Spanische Fliege " (" The
Spanish Fly " ; agents, Ahn and Simrock, Berlin), which may be called the record in
comical confusions and spicy situations.
PEASANT PLAYS.
Carl Hauptmann (Gerhart Hauptmann's brother) has spent many years of his life
in a village, and has got to know the peasant and his ways very thoroughly. The
fruits of this are two new dramas. One of these, " Die Lange Jule " (" Long Julia "),
is a relentlessly realistic study of a woman who sacrifices everything to her will.
But by the sudden appearance of a ghost the author brings a supernatural note into
the play. In his other work, "Die Armseligen Besenbinder " "The Poor Broom
Binders "), he combines dream and reality somewhat in the style of " Hannel^s
Himmelfahrt," making it seem almost a real fairy-tale, in which one is ready to
believe the reality of the unreal. It describes the dream-heaven of a poor old man
whom, as Mignon sings, this life has burdened with sin. A picture of the scene in
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illustrations accompanying this article. The reproduction shows that the simple yet
fairy atmosphere of the play has been preserved in the staging at the Royal Court
Theatre in Dresden under Dr. Zeiss' artistic directorship. " Die Armeeligen
Besenbinder," with its mixture of true poetry, humour, freshness, and tender
symbolism, is probably Carl Hauptmann's most successful work, although perhaps it
makes a stronger appeal as a book than as a stage play.
Ernst Legal, an actor at the Wiesbaden Court Theatre, made his debut as dramatist
tliis year. His " Liitaie " (publishers, Oesterheld and Co.) is a valuable addition to
modern dramatic literature, being original and true to nature. It reproduces very
convincingly the spirit of dawning Spring amongst the inhabitants of a little village
where they still keep up the custom of bearing Winter solemnly to his grave, and
ringing in Spring, the season of love, with joy-bells.
Jakob Scherek gives us a simple village tragedy in "Marthas Leidensweg "
("Martha's Path of Suffering"), the story of a poor fallen girl, rejected by every-
one, who pleads in vain for pity; but alas! "moral" people have no hearts. The
piece shows genuine feeling and a true instinct for "popular" style in the good
sense of the word.
Another village play — a comedy this time, but which, however, almost threatens
to become a tragedy — is " Das Beschwerdebuch " (" The Complaint Book " ; agents,
Drei Masken Verlag, Munich), by Karl Ettlinger, the author of "Die Hydra," a
splendid satire on theatre audiences and art enthusiasts. The originality of the
idea, the well-observed types, and fresh dialogue won for "Das Beschwerdebuch"
a very warm welcome.
HISTORICAL PL\YS.
Faust's pupil Wagner waxed enthusiastic on the delight of steeping oneself in
the spirit of olden times. Faust's answer to that was that those who do so generally
take their own spirits with them into those strange times. That is quite a usual
thing .with authors of historical dramas, and in most cases they do not deny it, for
their first concern is to find the most suitable setting for a theme of general human
interest ; as, in fact, the Greek dramatists did also when they dramatised the old
sagas of their country. Many of these German dramatists have learned much from
Hebbel, and very often their work rests more on a philosophical than on a poetical
foundation. Others, again, wish to reproduce on the stage bright and varied pic-
tures of strange happenings and peculiar characters, and they ransack the history of
all lands for a subject to suit their purpose. Some, however, are content to hide
a merry comedy in a picturesque historical costume, and offer it to the public in
this guise.
All these styles of "historical" plays were represented in no meagre quantity in
this year's output for the stage. To deduce from that, however, that public and
authors took special interest in historical things would not be justified.
To the class we may call the "idea dramatists" belongs L. Lublinski, who died
a few years ago. A tragedy of his, " Kaizer und Kanzler " ("Emperor and Chan-
cellor"), full of thought and earnestness, this year made its appearance on the stage
at last, although it had been published in book-form for some time. The Emperor
of the title — the great and still enigmatical Friedrich II. of Hohenstaufen — is fight-
ing for what seems to the people of his day an utterly incomprehensible idea, namely,
that every man should carry his God within himself, and should belong to this earth,
not, as the Church preaches, to the world beyond the grave. Everything lyrical or
temperamental is absent; the principal conflict is kept well in the foreground, and
everything else is directed towards it. But it is all done with such evident intention
that the tragedy leaves one cold, because nothing has a real anchorage in living
human nature.
E. von Bodman also works from an " idea." only in his " Heimliche Krone " (" The
Invisible Crown ") in which a Prince wins a crown, but loses the crown of his inner
life. In this play also the characters are "sicklied o'er with the pale cast of
thought."
Else Torge, a lady who is making her first appearance as a dramatic writer,
plainly follows Hebbel in her " Urtheil des Salomo " ("The Judgment of
Solomon "), in which she uses the well-known story of Solomon and the two mothers
with their children as groundwork for a drama on The Woman. Her Basmath wishes
to belong only to a man worthy of her, to enjoy, at least for once, all the sweetness
and wonders of life, so that she may put to use all the possibilities slumbering in
her. Hers is the Faith in Life, and she gives it expression in the words : " This
soul will rejoice and sing aloud ! Whatsoever may happen, I will live ! " Fine •&
the intentions of the play are, they are not yet embodied in a perfect shape.
88 THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
H. Lilienfein goes back to classical days jn his " Tyran " ("The Tyrants";
agente, Ahn and Simrock, Berlin), which, avoiding all theatrical effects, gives the
tragedy of a ruler who is forced to play the solitary tyrant while longing for the
love of one human being whom he can trust.
Other works are: — D. H. Sarnetzki's " Eroberer " ("The Conqueror"; agents,
Vertriebsstelle), which has William the Conqueror for its hero, and describes
cleverly his wooing expeditions to Flanders; "Astrid," an Icelandic love-tragedy
by Edouard Stucken, the poet-author of dramas of the Holy Grail (" Lanval," etc.) ;
Paul Zifferer's " Die Helle Nacht " (" Light in the Night " ; agents, Vertriebsstelle,
Berlin), a well-thought-out poetical drama playing in the Paris of the Middle Ages
and written in rich verse of changing rhythm; Lily Braun's "Mutter Maria"
(" Mother Mary " ; publishers, A. Langen, Munich), a tragedy which, although out-
wardly playing in Florence in the time of the Medicis, is in reality a sort of parallel
to the "Passion of Christ"; " Fiorenza " (publishers, S. Fischer, Berlin), by the
favourite novelist Thomas Mann, more a book than an acting drama, the climax
of which is reached when Lorenzo de Medici and Savonarola, the two antagonists in
their viewe of life, meet face to face ; H. Heiseler's " Peter und Alexei " (agents, S.
Fischer, Berlin), which gives, with subtle power, the story of Peter the Great
and his unfortunate son in well-built acts. Finally, " Schirin und Gertraude," by
E. Hardt, a light comedy clad in historical dress; " Fiirstliche Maulschelle " ("A
Princely Blow"), by E. von Wolzogen ; and A. Zinns's " Drei Briider von
Damaskus " ("The Three Brothers of Damascus"; agents, Vertriebsstelle, Berlin),
show a pretty gift of invention and delight in telling stories.
PLAYS OF THE " GOOD OLD TIMES."
Since the tremendous success of " The Five Frankfurters" all over Germany
some years ago (it was also seen in London about the same time) dramatists are
fond of using the time of " Grandmama and Grandpapa " — that is to say, the end of
the eighteenth and the first half of the nineteenth centuries — as milieu for their work.
Among these plays this year were several of more than average quality. W. von
Scholz, a writer in whom thought and feeling are equally strong, chose a still
earlier period — the time immediately preceding the outbreak of the French Revo-
lution— to draw a convincing picture of Parisian morals, mostly bad, of the ancien
regime, in his play " Gefahrliche Liebe " ("Dangerous Love"; publishers, G.
Miiller, Munich ; agents, Drei Masken Verlag, Munich). The play is founded on
the novel " Les Liaisons Dangereuses," by Laclos.
The eve of another revolution, that of 1848, but in Berlin this time, is used by
Hans Heinz Ewers, a novelist of an unusual type, in his " Wundermadchen von
Berlin" ("The Miracle Girl of Berlin"; publishers, G. Miiller, Munich), which
gives a brilliant description of the milieu and feelings of that time, and proves that
its author has a sure eye for the stage. It introduces us to some curious charac-
ters, amongst them the historic figure of the Wundermadchen herself, who by
day is a sort of saint and by night a frequenter of low places of amusement. A
goodly supply of grotesque humour gives it, in the good sense of the word, a
genuine German flavour.
Another novelist, G. Hermann, made use of his own novel " Jettchen Geberts
Geschichte " ("Jettchen Gebert's Story") for a play, "Jettchen Gebert " (Drei
Masken Verlag, Munich), in which, as is generally the case, much that is good in
the novel is lost. Nevertheless, it makes a strong appeal by reason of its kindly
if not always consistent characterisation, especially of the heroine.
Other plays of the same class are: — Cruwell's " Schonwiesen," a peculiar mix-
ture, not always " chemically " blended, of life and " theatre," with Austria in
the days of Maria Theresa for milieu ; H. Miiller-Schlosser's humorous and popular
comedy " Schneider Wibbel," which plays in Diisseldorf in the time of Napoleon
(agents, Vertriebsstelle, Berlin); L. Schmidt's " Christiane," a dramatic picture of
Weimar during Goethe's time, with many of his friends as " dramatis personse "
(publishers, G. Miiller, Munich ; agents, Vertriebsstelle, Berlin) ; and finally
Mozart's marriage turned into a gay, popular play by J. Krauss and Otto Schwarz
(agents, Vertriebsstelle, Berlin).
ONE-ACT PLAYS.
As the system of curtain-raisers is not in vogue in Germany, one-act plays are
comparatively seldom given, and therefore seldom written. Now and then " One-
act Evenings," as they are called, are given, in which generally three or four plays
by the same author are presented, A group of plays of this class, und-^r th<>
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collective title of " Gesinnung " ("Convictions"), is by H. Miiller, who has
evidently learned much from Shaw and Schnitzler. Single one-act plays are : —
Ludwig Thoma's " Sauglingsheim " ("The Home for Infants"; publishers, A.
Langen, Munich), a biting political burlesque in the style of "Press Cuttings,"
which, however, does not quite stand comparison with the same author's
deliciously humorous " Lottchens Geburtstag " ; and A. Wildgans' "In Ewigkeit,
Amen!" ("For Ever and Ever, Amen!"; agents, Vertriebsstclle ; publishers, L.
Staackmann), a deeply earnest play, the theme of which is the so-called justice of
the Courts of Justice.
ENGLISH PLAYS.
Among the comparatively large number of English plays given for the first time
in Germany or Austria during 1913, may be mentioned G. B. Shaw's "Pygma-
lion " (produced in the Hofburgtheater, Vienna, for the first time on any stage)
and his " Androclcs and the Lion," which latter piece, after having been left for
slain on the critics' battlefield, was splendidly vindicated by Julius Bab in a fine
analysis in issue No. 50 of the weekly theatrical paper "Die Schaubiihne " ; J. M.
Synge's "Playboy of the Western World"; Sir Arthur Pinero's " Mind-the-Paint
Girl" and "Theatregoers"; E. Knoblauch and A. Bennett's "Milestones"; E.
Knoblauch's "Faun"; Cicely Hamilton's "Phyllis"; and John Galsworthy's
"Justice," "The Pigeon," and "The Eldest Son" (the two last-named published
in neat volumes by Messrs. Oesterheld and Co.), while his " Strife " was revived
by the Volksbuhne in Vienna with the greatest success.
In this connection may also be mentioned a very successful revival of " The
Mikado " in Berlin and Munich, and an English tour under the management of Miss
Glossop Harris and Mr. Frank Cellier with Shakespeare and Sheridan plays.
FOREIGN PLAYS.
The important foreign plays given for the first time on the German stage —
which, in its cosmopolitanism rightly draws nourishment and stimulus from all
sources — were several plays by Strindberg, who has become a power in the German
theatre; the Icelandic dramatist J. Sigurjonsen's "Berg Eyvind und sein Weib "
("Berg Eyvind and His Wife"); Molnar's " Liliom " ; Melchior Lengyel's " Tante
Rosa" ("Aunt Rosa"); Van Eeden's " Lioba " ; Schalom Asch's "Bund der
Schwachen " ("The Bond of the Weak"); and Tolstoi's " Lebender Leichnam "
(" The Living Corpse ").
Reinhardt's production of the last-named work, which was merely an unfinished
sketch at the time of Tolstoi's death, was one of his greatest successes, and shows
him to be a master of what is called in Germany " innere Regie " (the suggestive
guidance of the actor by the producer), in contrast to the " aussere Regie" (the
producer's rule over the stage). Reinhardt's work in the latter connection has been
followed to a certain extent by the various reproductions of his scenes in the
different volumes of this book. In order to give an idea of his power in the former
capacity I should like to say a few words about his Tolstoi production.
Briefly, the "plot of the sketch is the following : — The " hero " is one of the
poorest and weakest of mortals, a drunkard and card player, but possessing one
divine spark which nothing can extinguish. This spark burns in him as in a
brother of Christ, and Tolstoi makes i't grow and grow in spite of the most terrible
degradations till the poor creature, even in his outward appearance and manner,
shows some similarity to Christ. But temptation is always at hand. One day, in
a low-class tavern, he is telling a fellow-sinner some of the incidents of his life,
and says that his wife, thinking him dead, has married another man, and has
therefore committed bigamy. Someone who has been listening in a shadowy corner
of the room to the conversation suddenly joins them and puts the idea into his
head that he could make use of that knowledge to blackmail his wife for money,
for, if she refused to give him anything, he could then accuse her of her crime
and get her imprisoned. Here Reinhardt's genius recognised a parallel to the
Temptation of Christ in the Wilderness, and with equal genius lie made the Listener
the embodiment of a sudden thought in the hero's own soul. But, degraded though
he is, he can still repel the tempter. Reinhardt made this perceptible to his
audience by making the listener speak in a curiously high monotonous voice, and by
giving his figure something uncanny, something almost nonhuman, although in
the middle of a realistic night scene.
Finally, I should like to mention a very interesting performance of Calderon'a
" El gran teatro del mundo," a grandly conceived allege ri :al representation of
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the whole Roman Catholic conception of the Universe. It was given by the
Calderon Society, whose aim it is to foster the art of poetry — particularly in
dramatic form — which specially breathes the spirit of Christianity. The society
is now preparing to found a sort of religious theatre for the people (Christliche
Volksbiihne).
MUSICAL PLAYS.
The place of the real operette is gradually being taken by the lightest of vaude-
villes in the style of " The Girl in the Taxi," the music of which consists more or
less of only a few "hits," while the play is kept going otherwise by rattling
dances — especially two-step and tango — and plenty of fun. Fashionable dress, or,
rather, undress, of course, also plays a very important role. This class of piece
seems to suit the taste of the " big " city public, and is also cheaper to put on because
only a small orchestra is required and no first-class singers. For the education of
taste, however, the less said the better.
But it is pleasant to be able to speak of at least one musical work of quite
another kind, the chief value of which lies in its light but none the less artistic
dtmsic, full of verve, charm, and colour. It is Oskar Nedbal's "Polenblut," which
was an instantaneous success both in Vienna and Berlin, proving that when some-
thing genuine does come along it finds recognition. I almost think the success is
partly due to the fact that Nedbal's music is not the kind which is intended to
please everybody and anybody and in the end pleases nobody. Nedbal is a Slav,
and his music expresses the true Slav temperament, just as Puccini's does the
Italian. But things that are genuine push through in the end and live on, ,so
Nedbal's music will also conquer. "Polenblut" has already been secured for
London.
KlNEMATOGRAPHS.
The kinematograph has increased and flourished to such a degree that it has
become a most formidable competitor to the theatres. This can best be proved by
the result of an Amusement Tax levied by the town of Hanover on all classes o>f
entertainments. For 1912 this tax brought in Mks. 8,131 from theatres ; Mks. 13,241
from variety halls ; while from the kinematographs alone came the astonishing
sum of Mks. 25,562 ! No wonder, then, that the Society of German Theatre Directors
sounded the alarm at their yearly meeting. On the other hand, it must be con-
fessed that picture house managers are business men who understand their business,
and have learned that only the best is good enough. They have had several hand-
some houses built, as, for example, the Cines-Nollendorfplatz, Berlin, designed by
no less an architect than Oskar Kaufmann, whose work has several times been
illustrated in these pages (Hebbeltheater, Berlin; Stadttheater, Bremerhaven).
They persuade well-known writers to write films for them, and musicians to com-
pose special music. In fact, the whole thing has developed into such an important
business that the Verband Deutscher Buhnenschriftsteller (the authors' own
dramatic agency) has started a special branch for the purpose of transacting
business, on agreed lines, between authors and film-makers, and also for ensuring
for authors adequate performances of their work. For these works the best-known
and most favourite actors are often engaged for the principal parts, and one firm —
the Projections Aktien-Gesellschaft Union, Berlin — has even had a film " produced "
by Reinhardt. This was " Die Insel der Seligen " (" The Island of the Blessed "),
composed with fine taste and a pleasant touch of humour by A. Kahane, Reinhardt's
literary manager. Two pictures of this film are given here, as further examples of
what I have described as Reinhardt's " aussere Regie."
MUNICIPAL THEATRES.
Faced with such competition, it is becoming harder and harder for private man-
agers to keep their heads above water. In the big towns, especially in Berlin, they
are trying to keep things going by means of the long-run system, with all its bad
consequences and its entire dependence on a big " draw " ; or else they do their beet
to win the coy public by catering entirely for their baser wants. That the only real
cure for this lies in the municipalising — at least to a certain extent — of the theatres,
the managers themselves are now beginning to realise, and at the yearly meeting of
their Society a resolution was passed saying that "the Society of German Theatre
Directors regards it as one of the noblest duties of German towns to work to a much
greater extent than heretofore to promote the interests of the German stage." And
all the time the towns, quite apart from the ruling princes, are doing a great deal, and
in an ever-increasing degree, in that direction.
TttE StAGZ Y£AR ZOOK.
The number of towns running their theatre as an entirely municipal concern grows
every year. Breslau has, during this year, started a municipal opera under Inten-
dant W. Runge ; in Elberfeld, the theatre, which is under the artistic direction of
von Gerlach, has become entirely municipal. In many towns the subventions have
been raised where the building of a new theatre is contemplated, and the towns
share in the expense by giving the ground free and contributing a sum towards the
building fund. In Bonn, for example, the town has given the ground and almost
half the sum for building, while other public-spirited citizens have started a sort of
" Theatre Building Fund Society " in the town in order to .raise the remainder of
the required sum; an excellent and fair arrangement all round.
In Krefeld, the Town Council decided to grant a sum of 1,750,000 marks for the
erection of a new theatre if private citizens would subscribe 400,000 marks between
them. Without the slightest difficulty, however, 600,000 marks wexe raised ! (It is
instructive to compare this with what happened in Glasgow a few years ago !) This
example ought to go to prove the erroneousness of the belief, so generally accepted
in England, that Germany's "paternal Government" nips all private initiative in
the bud. Several towns, such as Cologne, Leipzig, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt a/ Main,
Freiburg, Strassburg, spend comparatively large sums on their theatres — in some
cases up to £30,000 a year and even more, because they hold that their theatres
are "sources of culture." In that light, so far, only Art Schools are regarded in
England. R - ddency towns, too, such as Munich, Stuttgart, and Darmstadt, whose
theatres are *wned by ruling princes, have recently granted sums towards their
upkeep, knowing well that good theatres are good for them from a business point
of view also, because they attract visitors to the town. The town of Darmstadt
decided to vote a yearly sum of £1,000 to be specially devoted to increasing the
salaries of employees. The grounds given for this grant were that, under the new
Intendant, Dr. Paul Eger, the theatre had reached such a high artistic rank that
the good work deserved special recognition. Our illustrations this year include some
scenes from Darmstadt performances, and the grandeur yet simplicity of their style
will show the artistic earnestness with which the work is being carried on there.
Altogether the towns are now very much alive to the needs of the employees of the
theatre, and everywhere more and more is being done to help them. This con-
sideration is very greatly due to the excellent propaganda of the -German Actors'
Association. Aroused to a sense of its duty by this propaganda, the town of Aachen
has decided to pay at the rate of half a day's salary for the days during which
the rehearsals take place before the engagement proper begins ; besides that, the
chorus singers are to get all their costumes free, and are also to be paid by the year,
although they are only on active duty for seven months. So the intervention of the
towns helps all round.
NON-COMMERCIAL TOURING THEATRES, SlAEDTEBUND THEATRES, PEOPLES' THEATRES.
It is good to report that the movement towards these kinds of theatres (which
have been repeatedly mentioned here) is spreading considerably and is being warmly
supported by the Actors' Association, because they see in it something good for
their own members. The Reichsverband deutscher Stadte (The Imperial Union of
German Towns), which embraces the small towns of Germany, petitioned the Govern-
ment for support for these theatres, because they bring the art of the drama into the
smaller and more remote places without working for a profit.
The two big Volksbuhnen (Peoples' Theatres) of Berlin recently formed themselves
into a "combine," which now brings the membership up to 70,000, and the founda-
tion-stone was laid for a handsome theatre of their own, to which the town of
Berlin helped with a loan. Their scheme of work includes not only the theatr*
performances but also concerts, lectures, etc. ; in short, they represent a sort of
Peoples' University in the field of Art. In the provinces the same idea is carried
out, but in a different way, namely, by arrangements being made by the towns or big
societies (like trades unions) with the theatres to give frequent cheap performances
for the people, as was done, for example, in Minister in 1913, when such perform-
ances were given once or twice a week at the cheap uniform rates of 6d. for a play
and Is. for an opera. Needless to say, nearly all the performances were sold out.
Fifteen operas and twenty-six plays were thus made available to the poorer classes
of the population.
BERLIN.
Many changes, especially in the management of several of the important theatres,
took place in Berlin during the past year. Since the bankruptcy of several theatrical
undertakings which, financially speaking, were of the broken reed order, theatre
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concerns in the capital now seem to rest on a surer foundation. The principal inno-
vation is the formation of a Societaires's theatre — somewhat on the lines of the
Comedie Frangaise, but without a public subvention — called the Deutsches Kiinstler-
theater, run by the principal members of the old Lessingtheater under the late Dr.
Brahm. One of its Societaires is Gerhart Hauptmann, who acte at the same time ae
producer and adviser.
Reinhardt's great scheme for a Theater der Fiinftausend (Theatre for Five Thou-
sand Spectators) is likely to become a reality soon. In an article which he wrote
for the Neue Freie Presse, he says he wishes to regain the "grand style"
which is akin to that of the old classical stage, and he hopes that it will also give
fruitful impetus to modern dramatists. Besides that, it will appeal to a wide public,
to whom the low prices will make it possible. Reinhardt has been working for
several years with Professor Roller and others at designs for this theatre, and now
it has been decided to alter Circus Schumann to suit his plans. They expect to open
this great theatre in autumn, 1914.
NEW THEATRES.
In last year's survey I spoke of the new Royal Schauspielhaus in Dresden which,
as regards technical arrangements, is one of the most up-to-date theatres of the
present day. It was opened in autumn, 1913, under Dr. Zeiss, whose artistic
management and excellent choice of plays, both classical and modern, have made
Dresden one of the centres of modern drama in Germany. For years many important
works have made their first appearance under him ; this time it is Carl Hauptmann'a
"Die Armseligen Besenbinder," one scene of which is included in our illustrations.
It serves to show that real poetic simplicity is the keynote in the staging of plays
at this theatre. In suggestive lines and forms the scenery reproduces the spirit and
style of Carl Hauptmann 's fine work.
Among other important new theatres built during the year is one by Professor M.
Diilfer in Duisburg. The acoustics of this theatre are said to be particularly fine,
owing to a special arrangement in the ceiling of the auditorium. With the aid cf
special machinery the proscenium can be made narrower or wider at will. The stage
has all the modern improvements, including a " Schiebebiihne " (movable side stage),
on which new scenes can be set while the play is going on before the audience, thus
doing away with the necessity of long stops. Here also they go in for the new
impressionistic style of staging. For the actors there are excellent, airy, almost
luxuriously fitted-up dressing-rooms. Nevertheless, the architecture is entirely free
from all superfluous ornamentation, both inside and outside.
The Bremen theatre is another of the important new theatres of the year, built
by two architects of the town. It is a simple, quiet, tasteful building with a well-
proportioned auditorium, the private boxes right and left being done away with, as
is the case in many new theatres nowadays. The theatre is fitted up with all the
most up-to-date technical arrangements.
A third new theatre is in Heilbronn, built by Professor Theodor Fischer, which,
with its up-to-date stage and bright and inviting dressing-rooms for the actors, is in
no way behind the Duisburg theatre. The auditorium is refined and "intime," with
a warm dark wall-covering resembling wood panelling, inlaid with dainty repre-
sentations of classical dancers, etc., by Friedrichson. This wall-covering — a kind
of thin veneering of different fine African woods — is used here for the first time, and
with splendid effect, although much cheaper than real panelling. Another feature
is the finely curved oval foyer. At all points beauty is combined with utility. The
arrangement against fire is quite novel, and consists of thirty-two windows above
the rigging-loft intended to let the smoke escape, the whole arrangement being easily
set going by one handle.
The question of fire is a " burning " one in more senses than one, and much atten-
tion is being given to it. In the Wiesbaden Court Theatre, for instance, a " Fire and
Smoke Test " was carried out, while in Diisseldorf a very interesting experiment is
to be tried. The town, in connection with several building societies and fire insurance
companies, has decided to erect a theatre to be used entirely for fire experiments. It
is to be built at a cost of £4,000 from designs by Fire Inspector Schlunck, and is to
be half the size of the Dusseldorf Stadttheater. No one, however, has yet tried the
panic-proof type of theatre designed by Architect Henry Helbig, of Munich, the
most distinctive feature of which is a -wide, imposing flight of steps outside the build-
ing, right and left. A picture of this theatre was given amongst our illustrations a
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R. WAGNER'S " LOHENGRIN »: SCENE IN THE COURTYARD.
(Designed by Curt Kempin.)
GOETHE'S "TORQUATO TASSO": GARDEN SCENE.
(Pesigned3by Curt Kempin,)
THE GERMAN STAGE.
GRAND DUCAL COURT THEATRE, DARMSTADT.
R. WAGNER'S « MEISTERSINGERS," ACT II.
F. HEBBEL'S " NIBELUNGEN/ II. (ISENLAND).
(Designed by Kurt Kempin, Darmstadt.)
THE GERMAN STAGE.
THE ROYAL COURT THEATRE, STUTTGART.
TWO SCENES FROM MOZART'S "NOZZE DI FIGARO/
(Designed by Professor B. Pankok.)
THE GERMAN STAGE.
G. WUNDERWALD, BERLIN.
GOETHE'S "IPHIGENIE.
[Photographers : Werkstaette fur Kiinsthrische Photographic Berlin, Kc.'.serstrassc SO,
"FIDELIO," LAST ACT, LAST SCENE,
THE GERMAN STAGE.
HELLERAU.
[Photographer: Frau Enia Lendvai-Dirksen
SIDE VIEW OF ENTRANCE TO THE GREAT HALL OF THE
DALCROZE SCHOOL OF EURYTHMICS.
(Architect : Heinrich Tersenow.)
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tion, London. It is, however, to be turned to practical account soon — although not
exactly as a theatre — as the German Theosophical Society in Munich is going to build
a Temple with platform stage from Heilbig's designs. The Society's magazine,
" Mazdaznan " (Leipzig), gives an illustration and full description of this Temple
in its issue for July, 1913.
HELLERAU.
A ' ' theatre " of a unique character has stood for some time now in Hellerau, near
Dresden, the first Garden City in Germany, which owes its being to the initiative of
Dr. Wolf Dohrn, an idealistic and enthusiastic worker in the field of art and culture.
This little place is beginning to attract the attention of many countries as being the
home of Dr. Dalcroze's School of Eurythmics.* The "theatre," designed by Tesse-
now, is really the Great Hall of the school. Here, in summer, Festival performances
are given in which pupils of the school take part. In 1913 they gave Gluck's
"Orpheus" and "Annunciation," by the new French mystic writer, Paul Claudel,
the theme of the latter play being what might be described as the wrestling of the
human soul with God. In the representation of these pieces there was no division
between the stage and auditorium. Players and spectators were in the same light,
namely, a diffused light resembling daylight without visible sun, a system invented
by A. von Salzmann. This effect was obtained by means of innumerable but in-
visible electric lights placed behind the transparent covering of the wall, so that
the hall seemed to glow with light instead of being lit from an external source. The
stage itself — in so far as it can be called a stage — consisted merely of a platform
divided into three parts and connected by flights of steps, which lent themselves
splendidly to effective groupings and processions. On this platform simple pieces
of furniture necessary to the action were placed, such as a table, a seat, or, as in the
case of " Orpheus," the funeral urn. All realistic decoration was thus avoided, and
even the surroundings were merely indicated ; for example, the impression of a wood
was suggested by long stripes, the vertical lines of which created in the mind of the
audience an impression of trees, and tuned their thoughts to the right rhythm. Thus
the imagination of the spectator — whose bodily eye sees only a few simple forms —
is stimulated to do some of the work itself, and the word of the poet reigns supreme.
It is helped in this work by the lighting, which is made to increase 'and decrease in
accordance with the ebb and flow of the poem. It might be said, therefore, that in
this theatre the audience is, in a sense, indeed part and parcel of the play, and yet,
in another sense, outside it ; which, of course, is the ideal state. With their experi-
ments the Hellerau directors aim at making their theatre supersede the modern stage
in its present state of development, at least for works of the "grand style." They
also hope that the outcome of their endeavours will be a new style of acting. The
"Paul Claudel Programmbuch," published by the Hellerau Verlag, gives a good
resume of their aims and objects. An article by F. Rosenthal, which appeared in
the excellent bi-monthly magazine, " Der Merker " (Vienna, July 2 issue, No. 14, 1913)
may also be mentioned as containing a detailed and well-reasoned explanation of this
movement.
One of the most important tasks which confronts the originators of this movement
is the education of a new public. In this task Dr. Dalcroze's teaching of Eurythmics
will play an important role, for it has been proved that his training not only educates
the body, but also develops a deep sense of the artistic.
THE SIMPLIFIED STYLE OF MOUNTING IN OPERA.
As we have seen from the Hellerau production, Dr. Dalcroze goes to the farthest
limit of the idea underlying simplified staging. Its originator — at least as far as the
opera is concerned — was M. Alphonse Appia, a French Swiss, like Dalcroze, who, as
early as 1896, broke a lance for the new style in his book, "Die Musik und die
Inscenierung," and in his own designs for Wagner's musik dramas. But the first one
to put into practical use the idea of the simplified style as applied to the productions
of operas was Professor Willy Wirk, chief producer of the Munich Court Opera,
already well-known to London by his work in Covent Garden. Some of the operas
produced by him in this way are : " Tristan und Isolde," " Magic Flute," " Orpheus,"
etc., and since then talented artists in many of the German opera 'houses ihave
been at work ki the same field, although none of them goes as far in his views as
* This school lately opened a hransh in Liondon under the management of Mr. T. B,
Inghani, B.A., 23, Store Street, W.C., af er great interest had been aroused in England by ,
course of lectures given by Dr. Dalcroze himself.
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the Hellerau artiste. The illustrations this time show the work of some of these
artists such as the impressive yet simple scenes by G. Wunderwald, of the Deutches
Opernhaus, in Charlottenburg ; the grandly conceived group of weeping women
from O. Starcke's production of "Orpheus" in the Frankfurt Opera House; some
refined scene-pictures from " Figaro's Hochzeit " in Stuttgart, where Emil Ger-
ha'user is chief producer and Professor B. Pankok (the excellent organiser of the
whole art movement iai Stuttgart) is designer to the opera; and finally an " intime "
warmly coloured picture from Debussy's " Pelleas et Melisande " by Professor
Leffler.
It will probably be a bitter pill for those Wagnerites who hold more to the letter
than to the spirit to see the master's works — apparently against his intentions and
tha Bayreuth traditions — brought under the sway of this new style. They <->ught
not to forget, however, that Wagner must have thought of a style like this himself,
for he repeatedly requested A. Bocklin, the great emotional poet-painter, to design
scenes for him. JThis painter's pictures, such as " Heiliger Hain," show vsry
clearly that the present-day movement must have been influenced by him, at least
unconsciously.
PARSIFAL.
On January 1, 1914, Wagner's works became free of copyright, and with them
" Parsifal " also. As the latter is to be performed almost everywhere, we give
here a number of stylistic designs for " Parsifal " taken from the richly illustrated
"Parsifal" number of "Die Scene" (publishers, Vita, Berlin), edited with great
skill by Dr. E. L. Stahl. Dr. Stahl is no stranger in England, for he was formerly
Professor of German Literature in the University of Nottingham, and has just
written an exhaustive "History of English Theatres in tTie Nineteenth Century,"
which is to be published shortly in Munich by Messrs. Oldenbourg. He has kindly
sent us a charming picture, " Music in the Good Old Times," illustrating one of the
" Artistic Matinees " which he introduced to Diisseldorf and elsewhere. At these
matinees a subject such as Music in the time of Schubert (who, with some of his
confreres, appears in the picture) is made to live on the stage.
" Parsifal," the work which brought Wagner peace for his soul from the world's
vanity (" Frieden voin Wahnen "), demands, in its very essence, a noble and simpli-
fied setting. A realism which only imitates reality would not be in place in a work
whose theme is the rise of man from the earthly plane to higher regions.
M. Appia describes his three scenes thus : —
Heiliger Wald (The Sacred Forest) : The Sacred Forest must
prepare architecturally, as it were, the eye of the spectator for the Temple
of the Holy Grail. At the very beginning of the act, the trumpets of the
Temple must be clearly heard ringing through the Forest.
The moving backcloth goes from left to right (of the audience). Graduilly
the tree trunks become simpler and more like architecture. Shortly before
the entrance into the Temple they stand rootless, like pillars with rocks for
a base. Thus the tree trunks have become pillars.
Klingsor's Zauberschloss (Enchanted Castle) : Klingsor's Enchanted
Castle is built on darkness. Deep blue sky. At first Klingsor stands down
below, on the terrace overhanging the precipice. When Parsifal approaches,
Klingsor mounts the flight of steps and, standing, leans against the tower,
making a silhouette against the light.
Blumenau (The Flower Meadow) : In order to preserve the unity of
this scene, it is absolutely necessary to treat Wagner's description of this
decoration very freely. So, from the very beginning, the path up to the Temple
of the Grail remains quite free and unused. Gurnemanz' Hut stands lower
down, so that the old man has to mount two or three rocky steps before he can
reach the Sacred Spring The Spring must be in the middle. Kundry lies
under the bushes on the left. Parsifal comes up from below to the middle of
the stage, between the Flower Meadow and the Hut. At first his head only
is visible, then gradually his whole body. He walks past the astonished
Gurnemanz.
In the " Parsifal " number of " Die Scene," mentioned above, which contains many
valuable contributions, Dr. Stahl discusses in detail the problem of the scenic repre-
sensation of " Parsifal " and also the difficult question of the " moving backcloth." A
well-illustrated article on the " Parsifal " performance which took place in Zurich in
1913 (the Swiss copyright law making this performance possible) can be found in
No. 8 of " Der Merker " (April 2 issue, 1913).
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A THEATRICAL EXHIBITION.
An important exhibition of modern artistic designs for costumes and scenes from
a great variety of plays took place in Mannheim in the early part of the spring of
1913, on the initiative of th^ " Kunsthalle " there, at which English artists (Gordon
Craig, Norman Wilkinson, and others) were also represented. It gave an excellent
survey of the development of the modern movement, and showed the different charac-
teristics of a number of artists. Dr. W. F. Storck's finely illustrated and compiled
catalogue, " Moderne Kunst," contains valuable contributions from A. Appia, Gordon
Craig, O. Starke, and others. Like the special number on this exhibition, edited by
him for " Dekorative Kunst " (April, 1913), this catalogue is made of permanent value
by the information it gives about the progress of the movement. The art magazine,
" Kunstwelt " (Berlin, W., 62), also published in November, 1913, a special " Theatre
Number," treating the new style of staging in text and illustration. Amongst the
illustrations are some of Mr. Byam Shaw's scenes for "Parsifal," designed for the
Coliseum.
THE ACTORS' YEAR.
The year which is just gone has been one of great importance to the German actors.
The long-expected Imperial Theatre Law has not yet received the sanction of Parlia-
ment, it is true, but the draft of it, drawn up by the Government, was sent to the
actors and managers for their consideration early in 1913. The result of the dis-
cussions, initiated by the Government, between ail the parties concerned, allows the
hope that the coming law will bring many good innovations. There is no doubt that
it will come into force in 1914.
In Austria the first part of a Theatre Law (what is called " public law ") was laid
before Parliament for consideration in November. Some of its most important
paragraphs are those concerning the conditions of the licenses which managers must
procure before starting management, and quite a new point is a clause prohibiting
managers, during the holding of the license, from changing the form of agreement
upon which they undertake to engage the members of their company. It also
establishes a minimum salary for members of touring companies.
On the 1st of last January the Insurance of Employes Act came into force in
the German Empire, and all theatre employes, including actors and members
of orchestras, "quite irrespective of the value of their artistic work," must now be
insured (hitherto no " artists " of any kind came within the scope of this Act). The
insurance is : Against illness, if the actor's income is not more than £125 ; and against
permanent inability to work, old age, and in favour of survivors in case of death, if
his income is not over £250 a year. The amount of the insurance varies according
to the income, also the contributions, of which the manager must pay half. This
insurance means an important step towards a proper provision for members of the
stage.
The Actors' Association also had a "great year." Their membership now stands
at over 14,000. The combine (of which they are the most important part) counts
noarly 70,000 members, the other societies being the Austrian Actors' Association,
German Musicians' Society, the Chorus Singers' Association, Austro-Hungarian Musi-
cians' Society, and the Ballet Union. On several occasions during the year the
combine made successful use of that sharp weapon, the boycott, in its fight against
managers, and, in fact, proved itself a power to be reckoned with. The Association
has raised its yearly subscription slightly (to Mks. 18), and for that sum the members
can now get the benefit of (a) the Legal Protection Bureau (whose methods have been
pronounced quite permissible by the Courts of Law, and whose splendid work cannot
be accused of Ibias in favour of the actors) ; (b) Home for Children and Fund for
Mothers administered through the Women's Committee ; (c) Engagements Registry
free of charge ; (d) travelling loans to facilitate accepting engagements at a distance ;
(e) insurance against unemployment (for this a small extra subscription must be paid) ;
(f) costumes at very reduced prices : (g) cheap advertisements in the official organ
of the Association, " Der .Neue Weg," which continues, as before, its excellent pioneer
work by publishing special articles of great value to actors. The Association also
publishes every year its comprehensive ' Biihnen-Almanach " (" Stage Almanack "),
which appears this year for the twenty-fifth time and contains, besides other matter,
very complete statistics and addresses of all the German-speaking theatres. Members
of the Association can obtain it at a reduced price.
This most admirable activity has extended into yet another field of work, for the
Association recently went into theatre management on its own account by taking over
the theatre of the town of Guben. This theatre is managed for the Association by
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one of its members, and in it all the demands of the Association as to payment for
rehearsals before the engagement begins, minimum salary, providing of all costumes,
etc., are to be carried out. Happily the town of Guben helps the Association, for,
without such assistance, the scheme could not be worked, as the expenses would be too
great. The Association hope to be able to prove, by this experiment, that their
demands are justified, at least if the towns also do their duty by helping the managers.
They hope that, by this truly welcome form of " syndicalism," they are contributing
towards the solution of the theatre problem. For this reason the Association agreed
to help, with the grant of a guarantee, in the formation of a " Stadtebundtheater "
in Westphalia, at the special request of the Government. This theatre, too, will be
worked on the lines laid down by the Association. Other ventures of the same kind
are to follow. The leaders of the Association see clearly that the salvation of the
actors and employees of the theatre lies in their being taken over by public or
syndicalist institutions, because it is they who are the first to feel the increasingly
hard competition of kinematographs, etc. And as art, too. demands this change and
many people are in sympathy with it, there is little doubt that it will come to pass.
The brilliant example of the Association has spurred on other professions to organise
themselves, such as concert singers and players, artists (painters), and others. And
the motto of all is now " viribus unitis."
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THE STAGE IN AUSTRALIA.
BY EARDLEY TURNER.
THE year 1913 will long be remembered in Australia for the severe loss tha
theatrical world suffered by the death of Mr. J. C. Williamson, the founder
of the great firm known for some time past by the title of J. C. Williamson,
Limited. Though of date the deceased impresario had taken a less active
part din the business than in former years, the, as governing director, was ever
keenly alive to every change in the theatrical situation, and saw to it that his firm
went with the times. Shrewd and far-seeing, his judgment was seldom at fault, and
to the last his interest in matters connected with the stage in this country — to which
he first came thirty years ago — never slackened.
The "firm" continue their chief's large-minded and open-handed policy, and
with three such experienced and astute managing directors at the helm as Messrs.
George Tallis, Hugh J. Ward, and Clyde Meynell, who have as heretofore Mr.
J. A. E. Malone to look after their interests in Europe, J. C. W., Limited, will,
one may be confident, still retain unchallenged their premier position as wholesale
amusement caterers for this part of the world. The company's interests are indeed
expanding daily. The principal theatres in South Africa having been leased,
engagements will be entered into in future for all first-class and "star" attractions
to make what may be termed a " grand tour " of both the Australian and African
continents, which partakes undoubtedly of the nature of a "large order." One of
the firm's own companies, playing the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, will inaugurate
the scheme this year. The principals engaged in London will meet the members of
the chorus, engaged in Australia, in South Africa, and after visiting the principal
centres there will come on to this country, and here complete the tour. Such enter-
prise deserves to succeed.
IMPORTANT CHANGES.
Turning to theatrical matters in general and attempting a review of the past
twelve months, it appears to me that the outstanding features of. a somewhat fitful
year may be summarised thus : —
(1) The striking advance made by the repertory theatre movements throi ghout the
Commonwealth ;
(2) The renewed activity in the building of new places of amusement ;
(3) The appreciable, not to say surprising, all-round improvement in the work of
the native-born actor ; and
(4) The comparatively few English plays staged, and, consequent on this, the
remarkable number of pieces produced of American origin.
THE REPERTORY THEATRE.
To take these items seriatim, the repertory theatre is evidently here to stay.
Each large city now has it "Rep.," as it has come to be familiarly called, and in
every case highly favourable reports as to the progress of the various societies are
to hand, which, I take it — having in mind the ultimate good to the cause of the
Drama — is matter for congratulations all round. At Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide,
and even Brisbane — the capital of Queensland's population is the smallest of all the
cities named — it has been made possible for admirers of the literary drama to
witness performances of most of the plays that have done so much to bring
fresh intellectual support to theatres in older lands, and incidentally offer
encouragement and opportunities to local historians and playwrights to show their
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mettle at' public performances. There is not an established theatrical management
in Australia, faced with the ever-increasing competition of music halls and picture
shows, that dare risk the production of a series of plays frankly termed by their
supporters " uncommercial," and small blame can be apportioned to the managers
for their attitude. It is not to be inferred that experiments in this direction have
not been tried by them : costly experiments they have proved in nearly every case.
The vast majority of playgoers in this part of the world, as has frequently been
pointed out and as frequently been proved to demonstration, cannot be drawn to
the theatre for anything but amusement. But the repertory movement was not to
be denied, and so, engineered by competent and energetic enthusiasts, it comes to
pass that it has become an important factor in the advancement of the taste of
theatre-goers generally. Bernard Shaw, curiously enough, though his plays cannot
be said to be paying propositions on the professional stage out here, is easily the
most popular author. During the last few months performances have been given of
"Candida," "Getting Married," "Man and Superman" (this piece has also been
produced professionally by a J. C. W. company), " The Devil's Disciple," " The
Man of Destiny," "Major Barbara," "How He Lied to Her Husband," and
" Fanny's First Play " (this also has been professionally played by the Sydney Little
Theatre Company). A remarkable list. But it must not be thought that other
authors have been neglected. Galsworthy, Hauptmann, Bennett, and Maeterlinck
have also figured in the bills. At present the pieces are acted mostly by amateurs,
but with the best professional assistance on occasion, and some really first-class
performances have been given. The Melbourne Society, with Mr. Gregan McMahcn
at the head of affairs, has made the most marked progress. The Sydney organisa-
tion, whose policy is directed by an "advisory board," is of a more recent growth,
and first and foremost avows — vide pro-pectus — its intention " to encourage by prac-
tical means Australian authors to write Australian plays for Australian audiences."
A patriotic pronouncement, of a somewhat insular character, maybe. But it goes
without saying that should a worthy play be found in this way its worth cannot fail
to become noised abroad, and it will be a proud and happy day for this far-away
land when a native-born writer succeeds in having a piece produc-ed with success in
the capitals of the old world. The native repertory theatre, then, has for its
ultimate aim the foundation of a national drama, and, such being the case, its
onward march will be watched with sympathetic interest.
NEW THEATRES.
The building of new theatres is sufficient in itself to show that the country is not
standing still or marking time in matters of amusement. Considering the slow
growth of the population, the constant additions made and projected to the list of
playhouses are indeed something to wonder at.
In Sydney — that unusually live show-town — was opened in the early months of
1913 a cosy comedy house. It was run on somewhat novel lines by a syndicate, with
Mr. Hugh C. Buckler, the popular actor, at its head. The house was appropriately
christened the Little Theatre. This was not really a new building — though the
alterations to the interior were extensive and thorough — for it had been standing
untenanted for many years, known as the Standard. Mr. Buckler started his cam-
paign at the Little amidst, it must be confessed, a chorus of anything but
encouraging remarks from superstitious theatrical folk, but the scheme succeeded
from the beginning, and the charmingly conducted Little Theatre soon became a
recognised rendezvous, in its particular way supplying a long-felt want. Mr.
Buckler was fortunate in securing for his business manager Mr. Reynolds Denniston,
who had but recently severed his connection with Mr. Harry Plimmer. Together
these two well-known actor-managers had started the Plimmer-Denniston comedy
company, but the partnership was dissolved and the managers went separate ways,
Mr. Plimmer continuing his control of the original organisation and Mr. Denniston
throwing in his lot, as aforementioned, with the Little Theatre proprietory. As
he is the youngest manager in Australia, Mr. Denniston will assuredly go far. His
energetic methods, aided by an engaging personality, have made him, in a very
short while, one of the most popular men in the theatrical business. Under his
spirited direction the Little Theatre in its first season produced four plays new to
Australia — viz., "The Man on the Box," "Bobby Burnit " (both these are by
American authors), Bernard Shaw's "Fanny's First Play," and Arnold Bennett's
"The 'Great Adventure." The last-mentioned piece was done only two or three
months after its London premiere— a "scoop" keenly appreciated by playgoers.
In all of these comedies the leading parts were sustained by Mr. Buckler and Miss
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Violet Paget (Mrs. Buckler), who were firm public favourites beforehand, and who
were supported by some well-chosen local talent. The Little, as may be judged
from its programme, is really another phase (a professional one) of the repertory
movement, and it is gratifying indeed to know that it has made such an auspicious
commencement.
Another new Sydney theatre — and a novelty in every department as far as
Australia is concerned — is that designed for Mr. George Musgrove's management.
Mr. Musgrove, who needs no introduction to London playgoers — for one thing, was
he not responsible for the bringing of the ever-popular "Belle of New York " to
the Shaftesbury? — has the idea of running a theatre and a restaurant — a dining hall
and playhouse combined — to be known as the Pavilion. The stage will be fully
equipped for the proper presentation of any kind of play, though sketches and
vaudeville will predominate in the programme, of which a complete change once a
month is contemplated. The scheme is a sufficiently daring one, I think, but
Australians, and .Sydneyites especially, crave after novelties, and no doubt will be
attracted by the latest idea. The Pavilion is to be erected on a prominent site in
the Darlinghurst district — a penny tram ride from the centre of the city.
In Melbourne the J. C. Williamson directorate are busy with the erection of a
new small-sized, elegant comedy house, which is estimated to cost £40,000. The
requirements of the firm in recent years have not been met as regards the produc-
tion of comedy and the lighter class of plays, their Theatre Royal and Her Majesty's
being both built on somewhat too large and spacious a scale for pieces of the kind
mentioned to be satisfactorily or properly staged. This latest playhouse is to be
known as the Williamson Theatre — a graceful and fitting memorial to the departed
chief. A bust of the late manager, subscribed to by the entire theatrical profession
throughout Australia, is to be placed in the vestibule of the new theatre, which
it is hoped will be completed by February, 1914.
Another new building projected in Melbourne is a vaudeville house for the ever-
expandihg Rickards circuit, controlled by the energetic Mr. Hugh D. Mclntosh.
When this is completed music hall artists are to have their first experience of
working two turns a night in Australia, as it is the managing director's intention
to adopt the London plan now made possible by the growth of the suburban popu-
lation. The new Rickards music hall will be erected in the heart of Prahran, a
populous district not more than two miles from Bourke Street, in which city
thoroughfare the firm's long-established Opera House stands. The same manage-
ment has only recently opened in Adelaide a new and most up-to-date vaudeville
theatre, with the title of their older — but now discarded — property, the Tivoli.
This is one of the largest houses of its kind in Australia, its seating accommodation
providing for over 2,000 people. From all of which it will be gathered that business
m theatres and music halls continues to flourish.
IMPROVEMENT IN AUSTRALIAN ACTING.
With these many additions to the already existing places of amusement, it can
be naturally surmised that good times are in store for the native-born artists. Not
that they know any real bad times — comparable, for instance, to those experienced,
alas ! on occasion in England. But there are signs that even more and better
chances of distinguishing himself in good parts, with commensurate salaries, will
be offered the local actor in the near future. The system of bringing big stars
with their full companies from England will, I think, be found to be less encouraged
by the premier management for one thing ; I betray no confidences in suggesting
that latest experiments in this direction have not proved exactly gilt-edged invest-
ments for the Australian partners in the enterprises. If my view is a correct one
it will naturally mean that the companies will be recruited entirely from the ranks
of artists on the spot, which is a consummation the local professionals have been
wishing for, more or less devoutly, for some considerable time. And the local pro-
duct has of late been showing, under accomplished and wise stage-management,
what he is really capable of, and he has surprised many people (including his own)
by the first-class ability displayed. To give instances: "Milestones," produced
for the first time in Australia at Sydney Criterion last December, under the direction
ot Mr. Julius Knight, for J. C. Williamson, Limited, was thought in advance by
many good judges to be a piece difficult to cast here. Comedy acting of a quiet and
delicate kind has been rarely asked for of recent years. In spite of its wonderful
English credentials, then, " Milestones " was regarded as a somewhat dubious pro-
position as an attraction for this country, where there is undoubtedly always a
chance of the fatal "square peg in a round hole." But the result proved quite an
' eye-opener," for it was acknowledged all round as one of the best-played pieces
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seen here. The acting throughout was evenly balanced and quite worthy of the
play, which scored a complete success.
Again, a very pronounced hit has been made by the J . C. W. combination playing
a round of American comedies, with Mr. Fred Niblo at the head, and also producer-
in-hief. The company, playing " GetrRich Quick Wallingford," "The Fortune
Hunter," " Excuse Me," and " Officer 666," have been a big money-maker from the
Btart, and, with the exception of Mr. Niblo (Miss Josephine Cohan was originally
the leading lady, but left for a trip to America, during which her parts were given
to two Australian actresses, Miss Beatrice Holloway and Miss Enid Bennett), the
make-up of the casts, all of which are lengthy, has been all-Australian, and the
actors, without exception, have acquitted themselves admirably.
Take, aJso, the case of the latest Williamson production, " Witihin the Law,"
which is the biggest boom that Australia has seen for many years. After the four
American principals brought out specially for the piece — Miss Muriel Starr, Miss
Mary Worth, Mr. Lincoln Plumer, and Mr. E. W. Morrison — the characters are
played entirely by actors engaged on the spot, and a better-acted drama has never
been staged here within my recollection. How has this been made possible? Why
this distinct and pleasing improvement in the art of the native actor? Well, first
and last, the greatest credit is to be given the various producers. Mr. Knight, Mr.
Niblo, and Mr. Morrison, to whom the productions were entrusted, have careful
and stringent methods of stage-direction, and spare no pains to let the members of
the company fully grasp their ideas. Strict disciplinarians, they have taken local
talent in (and by the) hand, and shown that there are the makings of fine artists in
the young actors of this country.
The influence of the repertory theatre and the best class of producer has inevit-
ably brought about a higher standard of acting, and Australian playgoers who have
hitherto lain under the reproach that they were lacking in proper appreciation of
the work of their own countrymen are showing themselves alive to the fact.
FEW ENGLISH PLATS.
It will have been remarked that frequently in this article I have had to refer to
American plays. The list is indeed a long one, and, like the much-advertised
giantess shown in London in my youthful days, is "still crowing." With the
exception of the usual run of melodrama staged by Mr. William Anderson and
George Willoughby, Limited (quite a number of these, too, are manufactured in the
U.S.A.), and tne ever-popular musical comedies made at home, few are the pieces
that come to us from England these days. Glancing at the programmes for the last
twelve months, how many British plays do we find? In addition to " Milestones "
and " Bella Donna " (which both started the 1913 season), not half-a-dozen !
On the other hand, frequently has it been the case that every theatre in a capital
city (with the single exception of that house in which either grand opera or musical-
comedy has held the boards) has during the same week staged an American piece.
I make no further comment on the situation except to say, " It was not always
thus."
Mr. Lewis Waller, at present touring here, has, of course, a very acceptable all-
English programme, and has given Australian audiences novelties in " A Butterfly
on the Wheel" and (a quite extraordinary event, a "first production on any
stage") "A Fair Highwayman." Both have been much appreciated, the new
romantic play by William Devereux having been most cordially received. It was
staged at the Royal, Sydney, on September 6, and should do good service for the
popular visiting star, who was not blessed with the best of luck for his first appear-
ance in Australia, an epidemic of small-pox breaking out in the New South Wales
capital just prior to his opening date. Mr. Waller and his company — special mention
being naturally deserved by his talented young leading lady, Miss Madge Titheradge
— have since then been received everywhere with every token of approbation.
THE NATIVE AUTHOR'S CHAKCE.
It can be easily imagined from what has been said re the scarcity of English
plays that a good opening presents itself to the Australian writer, and there is
evidence that he, like the Australian actor, is "coming out of his shell." At
present there are astonishingly few authors who attempt stage work, but that is
hardly to be wondered at — so little encouragement has been offered the embryo
playwright. A great impetus to his activity has undoubtedly been given recently
by the huge success all through the Commonwealth of the locally-written comedy-
drama "On Our Selection," produced by the Bert Bailey company of all-Australian
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THE AUSTRALIAN STAGE.-soME AUTHORS.
STEELE RUDD (MR. ARTHUR H. DAVIS)
One of Australia's most popular writers. His series of
"Selection " stories have been adapted for the stafje, and
his "On Our Selection" has scored a big hit,
MR. ARTHUR H. ADAMS,
A well-known Australian author and playwright.
One of the founders of the Sydney Repertory
Theatre.
MR. RANDOLPH BEDFORD,
A writer in the foremost rank of Australian literary
men. Author of many books and plays.
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MR. EDWARD DYSON,
A versatile and popular Australian author 'and
journalist. His play "The Golden Shanty," pro-
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players. A typical Australian piece this, and only a slightly exaggerated picture of
fife in a small back-blocks community. Amusing all the time— riotously funny on
occasion— this home-grown production is financially the biggest thine of its kind I
can ever remember. The author of the book (or, rather, series of books) from which
has been obtained the material for the play is recognised as one of the most humorous
writers Australia has produced. " Steele Rudd," in fact, is a household word, and
his Stories sell by the hundred thousand. An Australian of Australians, Mr. Arthur
Hoey Davis— for such is his real name — is as unaffected as a child ; whatever he
writes is simple, sincere, and lifelike — racy, indeed, of the soil.
The only other prominent local writers who have tried their hands at stage-
craft number four all told— Louis Esson, Arthur H. Adams, Edward Dyson, and
Randolph Bedford.
I was enabled in the last issue of " THE STAGE YEAR BOOK " to give a few details
concerning the career and work of the first-named, so I will now merely mention
that Mr. Esson continues to employ his clever pen at play-writing, and that his
latest piece— a four-act comedy— is to be staged by the Melbourne Repertory Theatre
at about the end of the year. Mr. Gregan McMahon (who tells me he thinks highly
of the work) will produce and play in the piece, which is as yet without a title.
Mr. Arthur Adams is a well-known journalist and author, who has published
various novels and books of verse, and has also a goodly list of produced plays to
his credit. He, one suspects, is only waiting the chance to submit an important
and ambitious work to playgoers. He gave London a taste of his quality not so
long ago, when his fanciful play, " Pierrot in Australia," was staged by Miss Ger-
trude Kingston at the Little. A striking one-act piece from his pen, " Dr. Death,
has proved its popularity by being produced by various organisations of the repertory
kind on five different occasions. Unlike the work of " Steele Rudd," Mr. Adams s
plays, all modern comedies, although Australian in atmosphere and filled with
modern types, are concerned with city life, with town society generally, not with
the back-blocks and the bush. Mr. Adams "started in the business," as he puts it,
by becoming literary secretary to the late J. C. Williamson, and the experience
gained during that period in a theatrical atmosphere should stand him in good
stead For Mr Williamson, it is interesting to note, he wrote the libretto of
"Tapu " a Maori opera, with music by Mr. Alfred Hill, which the, firm produced
successfully throughout Australasia. Mr. Adams has a new play on the stocks, and
it is to be 'hoped the public will be given an early opportunity of seeing it.
Mr Edward Dyson's name has been to the fore for many a year. He is a facile,
racily humorous writer of verse and stories, with a keen appreciation of " character
—the lower and broadly comic types for preference. When the popular Bland Holt
melodrama company was in existence Mr. Dyson, in addition to his work as an
author and journalist, assisted Mr. Holt in giving " local colour" and the necessary
"atmosphere" to many and various English plays, converting them in this way
into acceptable Australian pieces. The practical and technical knowledge i
acquired naturally proved of value to Mr. Dyson, as was evidenced in two recent pro-
ductions of his fertile pen. The first, a one-act play of bush life, entitled
Climax " was produced by the Melbourne Repertory Theatre two seasons ago; the
second, a more ambitious effort, was a four-act play, "The Golden Shanty, stage
by the Bert Bailey company at the Palace, Sydney, in August of 1913. Encouraged
by the reception of this latter piece, Mr. Dyson intends utilising the excelh
material contained in several of his published books (a method he adopted in the
case of " The Golden Shanty ") for the purpose of plays. As he is undoubtedly well
equipped for the task, Mr. Dyson should go far.
A good all-round literarv man is Mr. Randolph Bedford, one of the best, indeed,
that Australia has produced. He has travelled far and wide, and his name is a
familiar one in English and American magazines, in many of which short si
from his pen have appeared. A strong, virile, " grippy " writer he should one daj
succeed in fashioning a play that will do himself and the land of his birth the fullest
credit Up to now, he confesses, his produced plays have suffered from being
"booky." He is preparing for .his next aJttempt by seduously unlearning novel
construction and paying instead more attention to stage technique.
His pieces already staged include "White Australia," a patriotic drama, with the
Asiatic menace for its subject, produced by the William Anderson company, IE
"The Lady of the Pluck-Up," a mining story, done at the Princess i
Melbourne, in 1911 ; and " The Unseen Eye," seen at the Palace Theatre, Sydney,
1912
If industry, combined with "grit" and perseverance, not to mention a Kip-
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lingesque command of language, go for anything, Mr. Bedford will assuredly "get
there" as a playwright.
In addition to the authors I have mentioned, there are a number of quite worthy
Australian writers who continue to turn out plays — mostly of the melodrama type —
for popular consumption, and many of these efforts have obtained no little success.
But I take it that those who have already won their spurs at literary work of all
kinds (the literary man in Australia is perhaps the most versatile in the woVld !)
are the more likely to succeed in producing the workmanlike, artistic, and vital
native play so long looked for. From that view-point the writers alluded to are
without question " in the lead," as the colonial expression goes. They constitute
a little band of talented authors imbued with national sentiment, and that it will
be from them and such as they the national drama will spring there can be little
doubt.
Meanwhile, it must be ungrudgingly admitted that theatre-goers and enthusiasts
for the play generally continue to oe well-served in regard to the quality of
imported attractions.
THE QUINLAN OPERA.
Perhaps the chief event of the passing year has been the return visit of the
Quinlan Grand Opera Company — a rare musical treat. Music lovers have in truth
been specially favoured all the year through. We have had such singing stars as
Madame Clara Butt and Mr. Kennerley Rumford, Madame Nordica, Mr. David
Bispham, and Mr. John McCormack. All of these have proved powerful attractions,
Madame Butt and Mr. MoCormack (both of whom were making their second tours
of Australia) being especially favoured with regard to patronage. The reception of
the renowned Irish tenor, one can truthfully say, has been sensational wherever he
has sung. On the last night, for example, of his return visit to Sydney the takings
al the Town Hall were in the near neighbourhood of £1,000.
All these artists are managed in this country by Messrs. J. and N. Tait, who
have in a comparatively few years built up a great reputation and a splendid business
as concert and musical impresarios of the first order. Also they have built a
palatial concert hall, known as the Auditorium, in Melbourne, where, of course, all
the performers under their management make their bow.
Returning to the Quinlan Opera, it is pleasant also in this case to have to record
brilliant seasons — better business, in fact, than on the first trip, and that was
highly remunerative, as the quick return proves. And the colossal undertaking of
Mr. Quinlan deserves the success achieved. To give an idea of the work involved
in a tour of this country, I may mention that during the Melbourne season of not
quite eight weeks twenty-five operas were performed, many of them for the first
time in Australia. Among these latter were Puccini's " Manon Lescaut " a.nd
Charpentier's " Louise," also (first (time Jiere in English) Wagner's " Ring of the
Nibefung," which, on account of its success, had to be repeated in its entirety.
Among other stellar attractions during the year Mile. Genee must not be for-
gotten. The famous dancer and the supporting members of the Russian Imperial
ballet (including M. Alexander Volinin and Mile. Halina Schmolz) scored an all-round
artistic success, and one hopes that the monetary result also gave all-round satis-
faction.
THE OSCAR ASCHE VISIT.
Australia said a final farewell to Mr. Oscar Asche and his company about the
middle of the year, and many were the regrets expressed when the actor-manager
announced that he would not be re-visiting — anyhow, professionally — his native
land. He has given some fine presentations, and his productions especially will be
remembered. His "Antony and Cleopatra" and "Midsummer Night's Dream"
were splendidly put on. The pity is that they were not better patronised. With
regard to the reception of the latter play, Mr. Asche was tempted to remark :
" Australia is not yet ready for the fantastic: it prefers the obvious! "
In confirmation of those words the obvious kind of melodrama continues to flourish
Bxceedingly, perhaps because it is very well done out here by George Willoughby,.
Limited, and Mr. William Anderson. The former organisation was known origin-
ally as George Marlow, Limited, but Mr. Marlow, who founded the firm, went out
of the business, intent on .taking a rest in August, and from the first day of the
following month Mr. George Willoughby, who had previously been a co-director
with Mr. Marlow, took over the entire control, Mr. Ben J. Fuller — of the well-
known music hall firm, Brennan and Fuller — joining the board of directors under
the new arrangement. Mr. Willoughby is not making any departure from the
former policy of his management. He still continues "to supply the goods" his
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thousands of patrons like and appreciate at the old addresses — the Adelphi, Sydney,
and the Princess's, Melbourne.
On the other hand, Mr. William Anderson, of the King's, Melbourne, so long
known as a drama proprietor, with an occasional excursion into pantomime produc-
tion, shows an inclination to branch out in other directions. In addition to running
his ordinary melodrama company, with his talented and popular wife (Miss Eugenie
Duggan) as leading lady, he is controlling the destinies of an American musical-
farce company, playing "The Grafters," "The Speculators," and "A Day at the
Races," and the success of this venture (the hit it made was one of the surprises
of the year) has no doubt influenced him in his decision to present, on a more
ambitious scale, at Christmas time or thereabouts, .a musical piece, long a favourite
in the U.S.A., called " The Land of Nod."
LOOKING AHEAD.
Other "futures" are the revue "Come Over Here," which will be staged by
J. C. W., Limited, in Sydney what time their pantomime is running at Melbourne.
Then, in the drama line, will come "Joseph and His Brethren," which, judging
from the reception accorded "Ben Hur," should be a sure success for the big firm.
Rumours were current that Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson was to pay us a visit,
but I " hae ma doots " ; Pavlova also, but that engagement is not to be counted
on. There are, however, no "doots " about Harry Lauder, and very few about his
reception when he gets here, I should think. Australia 'has been waiting for the
Scotch comedian for years, and Messrs. Tait, who are bringing him, should be well
rewarded for their costly enterprise.
A new company, whom Mr. Louis Meyer is reported to be sending from England
to play farcical comedies — "The Glad Eye," "The Chaperon," and "The Presi-
dent " — should be welcome. Nothing is more acceptable to playgoers over here
than "a good laugh."
There are busy times ahead, and the outlook was never more promising. Australia
happily continues in a state of remarkable prosperity, and I think that in the
future, much more than has been the case in the past, this young country will show
that she is surely beginning to "find herself" in matters theatrical.
THE DRAMA AND THE ROYAL ACADEMY.
The Drama was poorly represented at the Royal Academy last year. Among the
portraits of those connected with the stage were those of Miss Lilian McCarthy in the
character of Jocasta in " CEdipus Rex," painted by Mr. Harold Speed; Miss Kate
Moffat in the part of Bunty, painted by Mr. Cowan Dobson ; and Sir Johnston
Forbes-Robertson, a reproduction of which serves as the frontispiece to this issue of
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK. Mr. George Harcourt was the painter. Mr. Michael
Sherbrooke was shown in character by Mr. J. H. Amschewitz, and there was a bronze
bust of Mr. Gerald du Maurier, executed by Mr. Newbury Trent. The miniatures
included a full length picture of Miss Violet Vanbrugh as Queen Catherine in " King
Hency VIII."
CENSORSHIP AND LICENSING.
In the House of Commons on April 16 Mr. Robert Harcourt moved that the
attempt to maintain by means of antiquated legislation a legal distinction between
a theatre and a music hall, and to differentiate between productions called stage
plays and other dramatic performances, is unworkable ; that the system of licensing
stage playe before production in Great Britain, though not in Ireland, by means
principally of the perusal of a manuscript should be abolished ; and that, as
regards stage exhibitions of whatever kind or wherever given, reliance should be
placed on subsequent effective control.
The motion was agreed to without a division.
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LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL LICENSES.
REVISED REGULATIONS.
Arising out of representations made by
the Theatres. Alliance, the Theatres and
Music Halls Committee of the London
Qountj i 'ouncil revi.-rd tin1
il Id applications for jnii'-if,
• and dancing, and stage ]ihivs
-03. The revised regulations, which
apply to all houses for which the Council
grants licenses, were passed by the Coun-
cil at the meeting at Spring Gardens on
TmvMlay, July 15.
The Theatres Alliance suggested that an
applicant for the renewal of a license,
without alterations in terms, should not
be required to post a copy of the notice
of his application on the premises, but it
was not suggested that any alteration
should be made in the case of applications
for new licensee or for the removal or
modification of the conditions attaching to
existing licenses. This alteration brings
the regulations more into accord with the
regulations of other licensing authorities,
and it is not necessary, according to the
procedure laid down under the <tihe Licen-
sing (Consolidation) Act, 1910, for an appli-
cant for a renewal of an excise license to
.post a copy of fche notice of application
upon the premises. The posting of a copy
of the notice serves little or no purpose.
This alteration obviates the necessity in
the case of applications for renewals, for
a statutory declaration being made.
Part I. of the Regulations has
been recast and re-arranged. An altera-
tion has been made in the regulation in
connection with applications for transfers.
The regulation required applicants for
transfers to submit evidence of character, '
and in order to give effect to this regula-
tion it was the practice to require an
applicant to obtain the signatures of two
householders, being neighbours of the
applicant, to a certificate as to ttiis conduct
and character, but no inquiries were made
with regard to the persons who signed the
certificate. In the case of new licenses,
however, the regulations did not require
any such evidence. No useful purpose
was served in requiring evidence of char-
acter, and the regulation has been
amended accordingly.
REVISED REGULATIONS.
Music, Music and Dancing, and Stage Play Licenses.
KEGULATIONS MADE BY THE LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL UNDER THE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1888.
PART I.-^APPLICATIONS.
1. (a) Applications are investigated by
the Theatres end Music Halls Committee
of the London County Council, referred
to hereafter as " the Committee."
(b) The Committee report the result of
their investigation to the Council, bv
whom all licenses are granted or refused.
(c) The annual meeting of the Commit-
' tee shall be held in the month of Novem-
ber.
NEW LICENSES.
2. A person applying for a new license
must—
(i.) On or before the 1st day of October
in each year, give notice to the clerk
9f the London County Council of such
intended application on a form to be
obtained on application to the clerk
of the Council.
(ii.) Within seven days after senving the
notice of intended application on the
clerk of the Council, affix and, until
the application has been dealt with,
maintain upon the principal outer
door or other conspicuous part of the
premises sought to be licensed, at the
height of five feet above the footway,
a copy of such notice printed in large
type, known as " Two-line English
Roman," so that the same can be seen
and read by persons in a public street
or place.
(iii.) Advertise the fact of his intended
application in three newspapers circu-
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lating •generally throughout the county
or throughout the locality in which
the premises are situated or proposed
to be erected, and must transmit one
copy of each such newspaper contain-
ing the advertisement of _such notice
to the clerk of the Council.
Such advertisement must be inserted by
the applicant within seven days after
serving the notice of the intended ap-
plication upon the clerk of the Council.
(iv.) Send to the clerk of the Council,
seven clear days at least before the
day appointed for the hearing of his
application by the Committee, a statu-
tory declaration that he or 'his agent
has duly published and served all the
notices prescribed by this regulation.
Where the notices have been served by
an agent, a joint statutory declaration
must be furnished.
3. Applications must be supported by
satisfactory documentary evidence that
tho applicant is owner or lessee (for at
least one year certain) in possession of the
premises in respect of which the license
is required.
4. No application will be entertained
unless plans of the _ premises for which
the license is required have been ap-
proved by the Council.
5. Applicants must attend personally
before the Committee, and. if required
by the clerk of the Council, must also
attend before the Council.
RENEWAL OF LICENSES.
(i.) With removal or modification
of conditions.
6. A person applying for the renewal of
an existing license and desiring the re-
moval or modification of any condition
or conditions attached to such license must
comply with all the provisions of Regu-
lation 2, and must state in the notice to
the clerk of the Council and in the notice
to be affixed to the premises and in the
advertisement, that he intends to apply
for such removal or modification, and
must set out in the notices referred to and
in the advertisement the condition or con-
ditions sought to be removed or modified.
Regulation 5 also applies to such appli-
cations.
(ii.) Without Alteration in Terms.
1. — A person applying for the renewal
of an existing license without alteration
in the conditions, if any, attached
thereto, must, on or before October 1
in each year, give notice to the clerk
of the Council of such intended applica-
tion on a form to be obtained on appli-
cation to the clerk of the Council.
Applicants need not attend before the
Committee unless notice of opposition
to the renewal has been given, or they
haye been specially required to do so by
the clerk of tlie Council.
Swimming Baths.
8. — (a) Application for licenses in re-
spect of any swimming baths erected
under the Baths and Washhouses Acts,
1846-1882, may be heard at the annual
licensing meeting of the Committee, or
at any other meeting of the Comni i
(b) Such applications must be made in
accordance with regulations Nos. 1 to 7,
but they may be heard at any meeting
after the expiration of one month from
the date of the notice to the clerk of the
Council.
9. — The licensee of any swimming bath
licensed by the Council for music, or music
and dancing, must give notice annually
to the clerk of the Council when it is
proposed to alter the baths so as to render
them suitable for the purposes of the
license, and such license will not be issued
until the alterations have been satisfac-
torily completed, and the district surveyor,
or the borough surveyor, or any surveyor
accepted by the Council, has certified his
iipproval of the construction of the floor-
ing over the swimming bath.
STAGE PLAYS.
10. — Applications for ajinual licenses for
the performance of stage plays in premises
outside the jurisdiction of the Lord Cham-
berlain must be made in accordance with
regulations Nos. 1 to 7. In addition to
the notices required by these regulations,
the applicant must send to the clerk of
the Council, at least fourteen days before
the hearing of the application, the names
and addresses of his proposed two sureties.
The licenses, if granted, are subject to the
provisions of the Act for regulating
theatres (6 and 7 Viet., ohap. 68), save as
to the provision requiring the signatures
of the justices.
11. — Applications for licenses for the per-
formance of stage plays for periods of less
than one year but more than a few days
must, so far as practicable, be made in
accordance with the regulations relating
to annual licenses except that they may
be heard at any meeting of the Committee
after the expiration of fourteen days from
the date of the notice to the dork of the
Council.
12. — Applications for licenses for occa-
sional dramatic performances may be
heard at any meeting of the committee.
PROVISIONAL LICENSES.
13. Applications for provisional licenses
for premises about to be constructed, or
in course of construction or re-arrange-
ment, must be made in accordance with
regulations Nos. 1 to 11.
14. A provisional license does not justify
the use of the premises for public enter-
tainments. The premises must not be
so used until such license has been con-
firmed by the Counoil. Such confirma-
tion can take place at any meeting of the
Council held during the year, provided
that the Committee report that the
premises have been satisfactorily com-
pleted.
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TBANSFERS.
15. (a) A person applying for a trans-
fer of an existing license must give notice
to the clerk of the Council of such appli-
cation at least one month before the
meeting of the Committee at which such
application is to be considered. The
application must be supported by satis-
factory documentary evidence that the
proposed transferee is owner or lessee (for
at least one year certain) in possession
of the premises in respect of which the
license is required.
(6) Applications for transfers may bo
heard at any meeting of the Committee,
except during the months of August,
September, and October.
(c) Applicants must attend personally
before the Committee, and, if required by
the clerk of the Council, must also attend
before the Council.
General.
16. — Notice of intended application for
a license or for a transfer of a license
when given on behalf of any company
registered under the Companies (Consoli-
dation) Act, 1908, must be signed by a
responsible officer of the company, and
proof of his appointment must be given
if required by the Committee.
17.— If a person who has given notice
of his intention to apply for a license
vacates the premises in respect of which
the license is sought, or dies before the
application is heard, the new tenant, or
the legal representative of the deceased
person, may be heard in place of the
original applicant if the Committee
think fit.
18. — Licenses are subject to the regu-
lations of the Council in reference to
arrangements for the safety and protec-
tion of the public.
PART II.— MODE OF MAKING OBJECTION TO APPLICATION.
19. — No objection made by any person
other than a member of the Council to
tho granting or renewal of any license
shall be heard by tho Committee unless a
notice of such objection, setting forth the
grounds upon which the opposition is
made, and where definite offences are
alleged, the dates and particulars of such
offences, has been received by the Clerk
of the Council and by tho applicant four-
teen clear days before the day appointed
for the hearing by the Committee.
On the hearing of the case before the
Committee it shall not be competent for
any person (other than a member of the
Council)1 objecting to the granting or
renewal of any license to go into any
matter not set forth in such notice.
PART III.— PROCEDURE TO BE OBSERVED AT THE HEARING BY
THE COMMITTEE OP APPLICATIONS.
20. Application for licenses will be heard
by the Committee in the order in which
they appear in the list complied by the
clerk of the Council except chat applica-
tions which are opposed will be heard last,
provided that the Committee may, in the
exercise of their discretion, take any appli-
cation out of its proper order, or post-
pone it.
21. The meetings of the Committee shall
be open to the public. The Committee
shall, however, conduct their deliberations
and consider their report to the Council
upon the applications in private.
22. Every applicant for a license, and
every person objecting to the granting
thereof, who shall have given the notices
required by regulation No. 19, shall be
heard, either personally or by counsel, and
shall be entitled to call witnesses.
23. The order of hearing shall be as
follows —
(i.) On the case being called each
person objecting shall be heard in person
or by counsel in the< order of the date
of his notice or objection, and, after
stating his grounds of objection, may
call witnesses in respect thereof.
(ii.) The applicant or his counsel may
then call witnesses, and may be heard
in ireply to objections.
(iii.) On the hearing of applications
for new licenses or for the removal or
modification of the terms of existing
licenses, this order of procedure shall
be reversed, and the applicant shall in
every such case be heard first.
24. Where a member of the Council, or
of the Committee, makes an allegation
for or against any application in regard
to a license, and such allegation is un-
supported by the evidence of any other
person or persons, the party affected
thereby or his counsel, shall be permitted
to put questions through the chairman by
way of cross-examination.
25. Regulations Nos. 1 to 24- will, so far
as they are applicable, be observed at all
the meetings of the Committee at which
application for licenses are considered,
unless the Committee otherwise determine.
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CHILDREN (EMPLOYMENT ABROAD) ACT.
TEXT OF THE MEASURE.
Tho Act (3 and 4 Goo. 5, Ch. 7) to pro-
hibit and restrict children and young
persons being taken out of the United
Kingdom with a view to singing, playing,
performing, or being exhibited, for profit,
was passed on August 15, 1913, and came
into force on September 15, 1913. The
trxt is as follows: —
RESTRICTIONS ON CHILDREN AND YOUNO PERSONS
GOING ABROAD FOR THE PURPOSE OF PERFORM-
ING FOR PROFIT.
1.— (1) If any person causes or procures
any child or young person, or, having the
custody, charge, or care of any child or
young person, allows such child or young
person to go out of the United Kingdom
for the purpose of singing, playing, perform-
ing, or being exhibited, for profit, that
person shall, unless, in the case of a young
IMTSOII, such a license as is hereinafter men-
tioned has been granted, be guilty of an
offence against this Act.
8 EDW. 7. C. 67.
(2) A constable or any person authorised
by a justice may take to a place of safety
any child or young person in respect of
whom there is reason to believe that an
offence under this section has been or is
about to be committed, and the provisions
of Section twenty of the Children Act, 1908,
shall apply as if 'such an offence were an
offence mentioned in the First Schedule to
that Act.
(3) This section shall not apply in any case
where it is proved that the child or young
person was only temporarily resident in the
United Kingdom.
GRANT OF LICENSES.
2. — (1) A police magistrate may grant a
license in such form as the Secretary of
State may prescribe, and subject to such
restrictions and conditions as the police
magistrate thinks fit, for any young person
to go out of the United Kingdom for the
purpose of singing, playing, performing, or
being exhibited for profit, but no such
lii'i.'ii.se shall be granted unless the police
magistrate is satisfied —
(a) that the application for the license
is made by or with the consent of the
parent or guardian of the young person ;
(b) that the young person is going out of
the United Kingdom in order to fulfil a
particular engagement;
(c) that the young person is fit for the
purpose;
(d) that proper provision has been made
to secure the health, kind treatment, and
adequate supervision of the young person
whilst abroad and his return to the United
Kingdom at the expiration or revocation of
the license;
(e) that a copy of the contract of em-
ployment or other document, showing the
terms and conditions of employment, drawn
up in a language understood by the young
person, has been furnished to the young
person.
(2) A license under this section shall not
be granted for more than three months, but
may be renewed by a police magistrate from
time to time for a like period, but no such
renewal shall be granted unless the police
magistrate is satisfied by a report of a
British consular officer or other trustworthy
person that the conditions of the license
are being complied with.
(3) Where a person applies for a license or
the renewal of a license under this section,
he shall, at least seven days before making
the application, give notice thereof to the
chief pfllcer of the police for the district
in which the young person resides or re-
sided, and that officer may make a report
in writing on the case to the police magis-
trate, or may appear or instruct some per-
son to appear before the police magistrate
hearing the application, and show cause
why the license should not be granted or
renewed, and the police magistrate shall not
grant or renew the license unless he is satis-
fied that notice has been properly so given.
The notice given by the applicant shall
be accompanied by a copy of the contract
of employment or other document showing
the terms and conditions of employment,
which copy shall be sent by the chief officer
of police to the police magistrate.
(4) The police magistrate to whom appli-
cation is made for the grant or renewal of a
license under this section shall, unless he is
satisfied that under the circumstances it is
unnecessary, require the applicant to give
such security, either by entering into a re-
cognisance with or without sureties or other-
wise, as he may think fit for the observance
of the restrictions and conditions contained
in the license, and the recognisance may be
enforced in like manner as a recognisance
for the doing of some matter or thing re-
quired to be done in a proceeding before a
court of summary jurisdiction is enforceable.
(5) In any proceeding for enforcing a re-
cognisance under this section, a report of
any British consular officer, and any deposi-
tion made on oath before a British consular
officer and authenticated by the signature of
that officer respecting the observance or
non-observance of any of the conditions or
restrictions contained in a license grant rd
under this Act, shall, upon proof that the
consular officer or deponent cannot be found
in the United Kingdom, be admissible in
evidence; and it shall not be necessary to
prove the signature or official character of
the person appearing to have signed any
such report or deposition.
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(6) Where a license is granted under this
section, the police magistrate shall send to
the Secretary of State for transmission to the
proper consular officer such particulars as
the Secretary of State may by regulation
prescribe, and every consular officer shall
register the particulars so transmitted to
him and perform such other duties in relation
thereto as the Secretary of State may direct.
(7) A license granted under this section
may be revoked by the police magistrate at
any time if he is satisfied that any of the
conditions on which the license was granted
are not being complied with.
PENALTIES AND PROCEEDINGS.
3. — (1) A person guilty of an offence against
this Act shall, on summary conviction, be
liable, at the discretion of the court, to a
line not exceeding one hundred pounds, or
alternatively or in default of payment of such
fine, or in addition thereto, to imprisonment
with or without hard labour for any term
not exceeding three months :
Provided that, where the offender, by
means of any false pretence or false repre-
sentation, procures the child or young per-
son to go out of the United Kingdom for
any such purpose as aforesaid, he shall be
liable on conviction on indictment to im-
prisonment, with or without hard labour, for
any term not exceeding two years.
(2) Where proceedings are taken against
any person under this Act in respect of any
child or young person, and it is proved that
the defendant caused or procured or allowed
the child or young person to go out of the
Tinted Kingdom, and that the child or young
person has, out of the United Kingdom, been
.smiling, playing, performing, or been ex-
hibited, for profit, the defendant shall be
presumed to have caused or procured or
allowed such child or young person to go out
of the United Kingdom tor that purpose
milts* the contrary is proved:
Provided that, where the contrary is
proved, the court may order the defendant
to take such steps as the court directs to
secure the return of the child or young
person to the United Kingdom, or to enter
into a recognisance to make such provision
as the court may direct to secure the health,
kind treatment, and adequate supervision of
the child or young person whilst abroad, and
his return to the United Kingdom at the ex-
piration of such period as the court may
think fit.
(3) Proceedings in respect of an offence or
for enforcing a recognisance under this Act
may be instituted at any time within three
months from the first discovery by the per-
son taking the proceedings of the commis-
sion of the offence or (as the case may be)
the non-observance of the restrictions " and
conditions contained in the license.
(4) The wife or husband of a person charged
with an offence under this Act may be called
as a witness either for the prosecution or
defence, and without the consent of the per-
son charged.
INTERPRETATION.
4. For the purposes of this Act, the ex-
pression " police magistrate " means the
chief magistrate of the metropolitan police
courts, or one of the other magistrates of the
metropolitan police court in Bow Street, and
the expression "chief officer of police "-
(a) with respect to the City of London,
means the Commissioner of the City Police ;
(b) elsewhere in England has the same
meaning as in the Police Act, 1890;
(c) in Scotland has the same meaning as in
the Police (Scotland) Act, 1890;
(d) in the police district of Dublin metro-
polis, means either of the Commissioners of
Police for the said district;
(e) elsewhere in Ireland, means a district
inspector of the Royal Irish Constabulary.
SHORT TITLE, CONSTRUCTION, AND COMMENCE-
MENT.
5.— (1) This Act may be cited as the Chil-
dren (Employment Abroad) Act, 1913, and
shall he construed as one with the Children
Act, 1908; and that Act, the Children Act
(1908) Amendment Act, 1910, and this Act may
be cited together as the Children Acts, 1908
to 1913.
(2) This Act shall come into operation on
the expiration of one month from the pass-
ing thereof.
FORM OF LICENSE FOR YOUNG PERSONS.
The Children (Employment Abroad)
Act,, 1913 (3 and 4 Geo. 5, Ch. 7), au-
thorises the Home Secretary to make
regulations and prescribe a form of license
for young persons eenit abroad. The
Home Secretary in pursuance of these
powers issued the following : —
FORM OF LICENSE AND REGULATION.
(1) I prescribe the annexed form of license
for use under Section 2.
(2) I make the following regulation : —
The particulars to be sent by a police magi-
strate to the Secretary of State for transmis-
sion to the proper consular officer where a
license is granted for a young person to go
out of the United Kingdom for the purpose of
singing, playing, performing, or being exhi-
bited, for profit, shall be as follows: —
(a) The name and address of the young
person.
(&> The date and place of birth, and,
•where known, the nationality of the young
person.
(c) The name and address of the appli-
cant for the license.
(d) Where the father, mother, or guar-
dian is not the applicant far the license,
the name and address of the father,
mother, or guardian.
(e) Particulars of the engagement, with
the place or places at which and the
period or periods during which the young
person is to sing, play, perform, or be ex-
hibited.
(f) Copy of the contract of employment
or other document showing the terms and
conditions of employment.
(g) Copy of the license.
R. MqKENNA,
One of His Majesty's Principal
Secretaries of State.
Whitehall, August 27, 1913.
FORM OF LICENSE.
CHILDREN (EMPLOYMENT ABROAD) ACT, 1913.
"3 and 4 Geo. V., Cap. 7, Sec. 2.
License for a young person to go out of the
United Kingdom for the purpose of ling-
ing, playing, performing, or being exhi-
bited, for profit.
Whereas (a)
being [or having the consent of] the parent
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109
[or guardian] of (b)
of years>,
born, so far as can be ascertained, on
lias made app!ie;itum to me for a licen
ml young PI.T.S.HI to go out of the United
Kingdom for tin? purpose of singing, playing,
•mi;;, or IHMIIH exhibited, for profit;
And yhereas I am satisfied that the young
•iiii.' out <>f the I 'niti-d Kingdom in
order to fiilitl a particular engagement; that
the YOUII;,' (>erson is fit for the purpose; that
proper provision lia.s been made to secure the
h.'ulth, kind treatment, and adequate super-
vi*ion of the young person whilst abroad and
his [or her] return to the United Kingdom at
tin- expiration or revocation of the license,
anil that a copy of the contract of empl<>> •
mcnt or other document, .showing the terms
and conditions of employment, drawn up in a
language understood by the young person, has
been furnished to him [or her]:
I do grant license for the said (M
to go out of the United Kingdom for
months for the purpose of fulfilling the afore-
said engagement, subject to the restrictions
and conditions set out below [(c) for the ob-
servance of which the aforesaid (a)
is to give security by entering into a recog-
nizance for the sum of pounds, with
sureties, each in the sum of
pounds].
(Chief Magistrate of the
Police Courts of the
Metropolis.
A Magistrate of the
Metropolitan Police Court
at Bow Street.
The conditions and restrictions referred to
above are : —
(a) Name of applicant. (6) Name of youns
person, (c) Strike out if not necessary. (d)
Strike out inappropriate words.
FORM OF RENEWAL OF LICENSE.
ClIILDKKN (EMPLOYMENT ABROAD) ACT, 1013.
, (Jap. 7, J-
Renewal of License for a young person to go
out of the United Kingdom for the pur-
pose of singing, playing, performing, or
being exhibited, for profit.
Whereas application has been made to me by
(e) for the renewal of
the license granted on ;
to go out of the Unite.!
Kingdom for months for the purpose
of singins;, playing, performing, or being ex-
:. for profit:
And whereas I am satisfied by the report of
(;/) that the conditions of tin'
lieen.se are being complied with:
I her, h\ renew the said license for a period
of months from (M
Chief Magistrate of the
Metropolitan Police Courts,
(i). A Magistrate of the Met-
ropolitan Police Court in
Bow Street.
(e) Name of applicant, (f) Name of young
person, (g) Name of British Consular Officer
or other person reporting, (ft) Date of expiry
of existing license. (t) Strike out inappro-
priate words.
FORM OF REVOCATION.
CHILDREN (EMPLOYMENT ABROAD) ACT, 1813.
3 and 4 Geo. V., Cap. 7, Sec. 2.
Revocation of License for a young person to
go out of the United Kingdom for the
purpose of singing, playing, performing,
or being exhibited, for profit.
Whereas I am satisfied that the conditions
of the license granted on for (j)
to go out of the United King-
dom for months for the purpose of
singing, playing, performing, or being exhi-
bited, for profit, are not being complied with,
I hereby revoke the said License.
(Chief Magistrate of the
Metropolitan Police Courts.
(it)-] A Magistrate of the Met-
ropolitan Police Court in
( Bow Street.
(j) Name of the young person, (fc) Strike
out inappropriate words.
NOTABLE FAREWELLS.
SIR SQUIRE BANCROFT'S.
Sir Squire Bancroft, though he with his wife retired from active work on the stage so
far back as 1885, some few years later imposed upon himself the task of raising £20,000
in aid of the hospitals by means of readings. The reading of " The Christmas Carol,"
which brought the amount he thus gained up to the figure he had set himself to
attain, was given on Tuesday, March 11, when Sir Squire, who, fifty-two years ago, at
the age of nineteen, appeared before the public, said good-bye to it. In another
portion of the Year Book, we publish a photograph of Sir Squ re surrounded by the
members of the company who appeared in the revival of " Diplomacy," the success of
which, at Wyndham's, has been one of the features of the dramatic year.
SIR JOHNSTON FORBES-ROBERTSON'S.
Though he has not said "good-bye" to the public generally, Sir Johnston Forbes-
Robertson, the knighting of whom, during the past year, proved a welcome recognition
of dignified and distinguished service in \he cause of the Drama, played a farewell
season to London at Drury Lane. He opened on March 22 with a performance of
" Hamlet," ;md his repertory included "The Passing of the Third Floor Back," "The
.•niicnt of Judas," " The Light that Failed," " Mice and Men," "The Merchant
of Venice," " Othello," and " Csesar and Cleopatra " (Shaw).
110
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MASONIC LODGES.
A RECORD OF MASONIC LODGES AND CHAPTERS, MEMBERS OF WHICH ARE
CONNECTED WITH THE DRAMATIC, MUSICAL, AND VARIETY PROFESSIONS.
LODGE OF ASAPH, No, 1319.
Consecrated 1870.
Held at Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen Street,
London, W.C., on the fourth Tuesday in February,
March, May, June, October, and November.
Installation in November.
OFFICERS, 1913-14.
Tom Clare L.R., W.M.
CHAPTER O F ASAPH, No. 1319.
Consecrated, 1875.
Held at Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen Street,
London, W.C., on the fourth Monday in February,
April, June, and November.
Installation in June.
OFFICERS, 1913-14.
George A. Keen M.E.Z.
Chas. W. Trollope . . . . H.
Frank Lister I. P.M.
W. E. Holloway S.W.
Alfred P. Oxley J.
George Dy ball J.W.
Chas. Cruikshanks, P.A.G.Std.B.,
I'.M Treasurer.
James W. Mathews, P.A.G.D.C.,
P.M Secretary.
Rev. W. P. Besley, P.A.G.C. .. 8.D.
Douglas Cox .U>.
E. W. Whitmore, P.M D.C.
Ernest Bucalossi . . . . . . Organist.
Herbert Chenery, P.M., L.R. .. Ass. Secrty.
Harry Locket Asst. D.C.
W. L. Barrett, L.R Almoner.
Joseph Batten Ass. Organist.
Herbert Chenery, P.X Scribe E.
Hairy Nicholls, P.Z. .. .. Treasurer.
E. H. Paterson P.S.
John Ryley Scribe N.
James Powell .. .. .. .. 1st A. 8.
TomCl re 2nd A. 8.
A.E.George Organist.
John Gilbert . . . . . . . . Janitor.
PAST PRINCIPALS. IN CHAIR. G.C. RANK.
James Weaver . . . . 1877 P.A.G.D.C.
Edward Humphrey . . . . 1887
James E. Hambleton . . 1896 L.R.
W. 8. Per ley 1897 P.O., Treasr.
Harry Nicholls 1898 P.D.G.D.C.
Oscar Grimaidi . . . . . . I*G.
Charles Norton . . . . . . ) Oi_
Alpern- n Rose | Stewaids.
J.Gilbert Tyler.
PAST MASTERS. G.L. RANK.
E. Stanton Jones . . 1870— 1
Charles Coote .. 1871—2
John M. Chamberlin 1872— 3
James Weaver . . 1873— 4 P.G.Std.B.
Edward Frewin . . 1874 — 5
Charles 8. Jekyll .. 1875—6 P.G.O.
William A. Tiiiney . . 1876 — 7
Tom de Brnnow Holmes .. 1900 P.P.G. O.Kent
Arthur G. Duck 1901 P.A.G.D.C.
James D. Beveridge . . 1903 L.R.
Luigi Lablaihe .. .. 1904 L.R.
William J. Harvey . . . . 1906
James W. Mathews.. .. 1907 P.A.G.D.C.
Edward W. Whitmore . . 1908
Clarence T. Coggin . . . . 1909
E. H. Bull 1910
F. Stewart, L.R 1911
W. J.Keen 1912
Robert D. Cummings . . . . P.A.G.D.C.
Edward Terry . . 1877— 8 P.O., Treasr.
George Buckland . . 1878— 9
Edward Swanborough 1879—80
Charles Wellard . . 1880- 1 —
W. Meyer Lutz . . 1881— 2
John Maclean . . 1882— 3
J. Percy Fitzgerald P.A.G.D.C.
William Clegborn P.G.Std.B.
Address of Scribe E. —
78, Addison Gardens,
Kensington, W.
Frederick Delevanti 1883— 4
Charles E. Tinney . . 1884— 5
William J. Kent . . 1885— 6
Henry J. Tinney . . 1886— 7
William Lestocq . . 1887— 8 P.A.G.D.C.
James D. Bevendge 1889—90
T. de B. Holmes . . 1890— 1 —
Alfred E. Bishop . . 1891— 2
W. Sydney Penley . . 1892— 3 P.O., Treasr.
J. Edward Hambleton 1893— 4
Francis H. Macklin . . 1894— 5
Charles C. Cruikshanks 1895— 6 P.A.G.Std.B.
Samuel Johnson . . 1896— 7
W. John Holloway . . 1897— 8
LIVERPOOL DRAMATIC LODGE,
No. 1609.
Consecrated 1876.
Held at Masonic Temple, 22, Hope Street,
Liverpool, on the fourth Tuesday in every month
except June, July, and December.
Installation in October.
OFFICERS, 1913-14.
Frank M. Coker ("Fred Coles").. W.M.
H. C. Arnold, jun I.P.M.
E. Geo. Cox S W.
Luigi Lablache .. 1898—9
Charles Blonnt Powell 1899— 1SOO
George Smith .. .. .. .. J.W.
Win. Savage, P.M., P.Pr.G.,Treas. Treasurer.
James W. Mathews 1900— 1 P.A.G.D.C.
Algernon Syms . . 1901 — 2
Louis Honig . . . . 1902 — 3
Akerman May . . 1903 — 4
Herbert Leonard . . 1904 — 5
Edward W. Whitmore 1905— 6
E. H. Bull . . . . 1906— 7
Herbert Chenery . . 1907— 8
Ernest H. Paterson . . 1908— 9
Chris Hilton . . . . 1909—10
A. B. Tapping .. 1910—11
Albert Le Fre . . 1911—12
Frank Lister . . . . 1912—13
Address of Secretary —
Duke of York's Theatre,
St. Martin's Lane, W.C.
R. T. Palmer, P.M Secretary.
W. D. Jones, P.M Ass. Secrty.
E. Haigh, P.D.G.S. (Gib.) . . S.D.
Alfred Hatton J.D.
E. Baxter, P.M., P.Pr.G.S. of W. D.C.
J. J. Hewson, P.M., P.G.D.C. . . Asst.D.C.
A. F. Savage Organist.
Harold Terry Ass. Organist.
John Breeze I.G.
Wm. Crompton, Jack Waters,
Albert Moore, Frank Stokes,
R; H. J enson, George M Saker,
W. A. Burnham.and J. Leslie
Green Stewards.
J. Wiatt Tyler.
Lewis Peake, P.Pr.A.G.D.C. . . Charity Rpve.
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Ill
Liverpool Dramatic Lodge — Continual.
\\.M. (i. I, .RANK.
\V. \V. Siimlbrook 1880andl889 P.P.(i.l).
\\.snviu;.' 1882 P.P.G.,Treas.
.1. l''m,-.li,-ix 1890 P. !'.('.. 1".
K. Baxter 1898 P.P.G.S.ofW.
oold.. .. 1901—2 P.P.G.D.
Uawav.' .. .. 1903 P.G.8.U.O M.K
.1. .1. Hcwson 1904 P.Q.D.C.
T. It. Kobrmon . . . . 1905
H. T. I'almrr 1906
\V. I). Jones 1907
.1. lull 1911
H. C. Arnold, Jun 1912
I;. IV.'lkr, 1035 P.P.A.G.D.C.
O. 10. B. Limbrick, 1620 ..
T. Hash P.P.G.D. O.
S. Haden Jones, 1299 .. .. P.P.G.P.
Address of Secretary —
61, Park Road,
Seacombe, Cheshire.
DRURY LANE LODGE, No. 2127.
Consecrated 1885.
Held at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane,
London, W.C., ore the second Tuesday in
February, March, April, and November.
Installation in February.
OFFICERS, 1913-14.
Col. H.Walker, P.G.S.B Acting W.M.
Bruce Smith 8.W.
J. H. Ryley J.W.
Rev. W. Cree, M.A Chaplain.
Thomas Catling, P.A.G.D.C. . . Treasurer.
J. Percy Fitzgerald, P.G.Std.B. . . Secretary.
Dr. W. Wilson S.D.
E. T. Pryor J.D.
Albert G. Neville, P.D.G.D.C. . . D. of C.
J. C. Harker Almoner.
Frank Braine Organist.
Geo. A. Highland, W.M. 3377 . . I.G.
R. Frost, A. Steffens Hardy, W. J.
Crumplin, Louis L. Weiner,
and J. Myer Stewards.
T. Reeves " . . . . \ . .. Tyler.
WHEN
PAST MASTERS. W.M. G.L. RANK.
The Karl of Londesborough 1886 P.G.W.
Sir Augustus Harris.. .. 1887 P.G.W. , Trsr.
Sir John E.Gorst, Q.C., M.P. 1888 P.G.W.
Adtn. Sir E. A. Inglefield . . 1889 P.G.D.
Sir Henry A. Isaacs (Lord
Mayor) 1890 P.G.W.
James Fernandez . . . . 1891 P.A.G.D.C.
Sir 8. B. Bancroft .. .. 1892 P.G.D.
Harry Nicholls .. .. 1893 P.G.Std.B.
Thomas Catling .. .. 1894 P.A.G.D.C.
Oscar Barrett 1895
Henry Neville 1 1|^ } P.A.G.D.C.
Gerald Maxwell .. .. 1898 A.G.D.C.
GuyR-pton 1899 P.G.D.
Lionel Rignold . . . . 1900
J. H. Barnes 1901
Luigi Lablache . . . . 1902
Albert G. Neville . . . . 1903 P.D.G.D.C.
A. Rashleigh Phipps .. 190*
H.Nye Chart 1905
Clarence T. Coggin . . . . 1936
S. H. Tatham Armitage . . 1907 P.G.D.
James Powell 1903
Rt. Hon. Lord Athlumney 1909 P.G.W.
Bedford MoNeill . . . . 1910
A. Blomfield J.icksoii .. 1911
Col. H. Walker .. .. 1912 P.G.S.B.
Blake Adams 1913
Address of Secretary—
3, Dean Road,
Cricklewood, N.W.
MANCHESTER DRAMATIC
LODGE, No. 2387.
Conieerated 1891.
Held at Freemasons' Hall, Cooper Street, Man-
chester, on the fourth Thursday in January,
February, Marih, April, May, June, September
October, and Njvember.
Installation in April.
OFFICERS, 1913-14.
ManbyWillson W.M.
John Bentley I. P.M.
F.Morris S.\V.
Harry C. Roberts J.W.
Chas. Swinn, P.P.G.D. .. . Treasurer.
J. Butterworth, P.P.G.Swd.B. . Secretary.
E.L.Wilson S.D.
F. Green J.D.
J. J. Bennett, P.M D.C.
Ernest Catling Organist.
M. Tench I.G.
W. Lawley, F. Thorpe, H. R
Clarke, G. T. Ashton, E. Ben
nett, and W. Chad >vick .. .. Stewards.
E. Roberts, Prov.G.T Tyler.
J. Butterworth, P.P.G.Sw.B. . . Charity Rpve
WHEN
W.M. G.L. RANK.
. 1895 P.P.G.J.D.
. 1898 P.P.G.S.W.
. 1900 P.P.G.Swd.B.
. 1901
. 1902 P.P.G.J.D.
. 1903
. 1904
. 1906
. 1907
. 1908
. 1909
. 1910
. 1911 —
. 1912
. 1880 P.P.J.G.D.
. 1884 P.P.G.A.D.C.
1898
PAST MASTERS.*
Chas. Swinn
Edwin G. Simpson . .
John Butterworth . .
J. Pitt Hardicre
T. LI. Marsden
Harry S. Greenwood
Nelson Stokes
Phillip Joseph
James J. Bennett
John R. Piekman . .
Arthur E. Wait
S. Fielder
Tom Cook
John Bentley
Peter Lawton. .
Louis Peake
Geo. W. Potter
; At present Members of the Lodge.
Address of Secretary —
Rochester Avenue,
Sedgley Park, Manchester.
GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC
LODGE, No. 2454.
Coneeerated 1892,
Held at the Holborn Restauranf, High Holborn;
London, W.C., on the second Monday in Feb-
ruary, March, May, November, and December.
Installation in December.
OFFICERS, 1913-14.
Mortlake Mann W.M.
F. Harold Hankins, P.M., L.R.,
P.P.G.O.Herts I.P.M.
Frederick A. Winter . . . . S.W.
Ben Johnson J.W.
Walter Morrow, P.M., L.R. . . Treasurer.
George F. Smith, P.G.O Secretary.
E. Lewis Arney S.D.
Frederick J. Griffiths .. .. J.1J.
Bernard Turner I.G.
Albert E. Rowarth, P.M., L.R.,
Dep.G.Orgst D.C.
Arthur H. Lines, P.M., P.P.G.8.D.
Herts, Grand Pursuivant . . A. D.C.
David Beardwell, P.M., L.R.,
P.Dep.G.O Asst. Secy,
Charles Mogs Organist.
P. G irlicld Blake and Walter
Hnbbard Stewards.
George Coop Tyler.
9*
112
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
Guildhall School of Music Lodge— Contd.
WHEN
. IN CHAIR. G.L. RANK.
1893 P.G.Svvd.Br.
1893—4 P.G.O.
1894— 5 P.G.O.
1895— 6
1896— 7
PAST MASTERS.
T. Hastings Miller . .
Geo. F. Smith.. ..
W. Henry Thomas . .
Henry Gadsby . .
Henry Guy, L.R. . .
William H. Cummings,
Mus. Doe., Dublin 1897— 8 P.G.O.
William Hy. Wheeler 1898— 9
Walter Syckelmoore 1899—1900
David Beardwell . . 1900— 1
W.Rogers .. .. 1901- 2.)
Thomas R. Busby . . 1902— 3
Albert E. Rowarth . . 1903— 4
George H. Dawson . . 1904 — 5
Arthur L. Simmons.. 1905—6
Montague Borwell . . 1906— 7
(I. A. Hustler Hinchliff 1907—8
Sir T. Brooke-Hitching 1908—9
Arthur H. Lines . . 1909—10 { .
H. Turnpenny . . 1910—11
George K. Lang . . 1911—12
F. Harold Hankins.. 1912—13 P.P.G.O.
Address of Secretary—
" Seabourne,"
Bonham Road,
Brixton Hill, S.W.
GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC
CHAPTER, No. 2,454.
Consecrated 1900.
Held at the Holborn Restaurant, High Holborn,
London, W.C., on the fourth Friday in March,
June, and October.
Installation in March.
OFFICERS, 1913-14.
P.Dep.G.O.
P'g;g;Dep'
P.Dep.G.O.
P.Dep.G.O.
P.Dep.G.O.
P.G.I).
George K. Lang
Hugo T. Chadneld
Arthur H. Lines
C. H. Allen Gill
.. M.E.Z.
.. I.I'./.
.. II.
.. J.
Dr. W. H. Cummings, P.G.O. .. Treasurer.
David Beardwell, P.G.O So
KiilniMU R. Ronay Scribe N.
Dr. John W. Pare I'.S.
Arthur T. Cummings .. .. 1st A.S.
Edwin F. Frcund 2nd A.S.
George Coop . . . . . . . . Janitor.
OFFICERS, 1914-15.
(Elected October 24th, 1913.)
Arthur H. Lines
G. Kershaw Lang
C. H. Allen Gill
Kiilmai) R. Ronay . .
Dr. W. H. Cummings, P.G.O.
David Beardwell, P.G.O. .
Dr. John W. Pare
Arthur T. Cummings
Edwin F. Freund
Orton Bradley
George Coop
M.E Z.
I.P.Z.
H.
J.
Treasurer.
Scribe E.
. . Scribe N.
.. P.S.
.. 1st A.S.
.. 2nd A.S.
. . Janitor.
WHEN
IN CHAIU. G.C. RANK.
1900— 1 P.G.Std.B.
P.G.O.
P.G.O.
P.G.O.
P.G.O.
PAST PRINCIPALS.
T. Hastings Miller
Dr. W. H. Cummings 1901— 2
W. H. Thomas . . 1902— 3
Thomas R. Busby . . 1903— 4
Fountain Meen . . 1904 — 5
Charles E. Tinney . . 1905— 6
David Beardwell . . 1906— 7 P.G.O.
Walter Morrow . . 1907— 8
Albert E. Rowarth .. 1908— 9
F, Harold Hankins . . 1909—10
George F. Smith, P.G.O. 1910—11
Arthur L. Simmons. . 1911—12
Hugo T. Chadneld . . 1912—13
G. K. Lang . . . . 1913—14
Address of Scribe E.—
38, Patshull Road,
Camden Road, N,W,
GREEN ROOM LODGE, No. 2957.
Consecrated 1903.
Held at the Imperial Restaurant, 60, Regent
Street, London, W., on the first Friday in
January, February, April, MaYi June, November,
and December.
Installation in May.
OFFICERS, 1913-14.
E. Vivian Reynolds ...... W.M.
Frank Vernon ........ S.W.
Fred Annerley ...... J.W.
Harry Nicholls, P.G.Std.B. . . Treasurer.
J. H. Ryley, P.M ....... Secretary.
Douglas Gordon . . . . . . S.D.
A. E. Raynor ........ J.D.
John R. Crauford ...... I.G.
W. P. Besley, A.G.C ..... Chaplain.
W. Lestocq, P.A.G.D.C ..... D.C.
Hubert Harben ...... A. D.C.
C. A.Doran ........ Almoner.
A. E. George ........ Organist.
Arnold Lucy ........ Ass. Secrty.
A. K. George, Arnold Lucy, Julian
Royce, Frederick Ross . . . . Stewards.
E. J. Nesbitt ........ Tyler.
WHEN
PAST MASTERS. W.M. G.L. RANK,
Harry Nicholls . . . . 1903- 4 P.O. Std.B.
J. D. Beveridge . . . . 1904— 5
Gerald Maxwell.. .. 1905—6
Herbert Leonard . . 1906— 7
Akerman May . . . . 1907 — 8
K. II. Bull ...... 1908— 9
Charles Macdona . . 1909—10
Hubert Willis .. .. 1910—11
J. H. Ryley . . . . 1911—12
Blake Adams . . . . 1912—13
Address of Secretary —
38, Maida Vale, W.
P.A.G.D.C.
LYRIC LODGE, No. 3016.
Consecrated 1904.
Held at the Imperial Restaurant, Regent Street,
London, W., on the fourth Saturday in February,
March, October, and November.
Installation in February.
OFFICERS, 1913-14.
Wilson James Lakeman (Wilson
James) ........ W.M.
C. H. E. Goodman ...... I. P.M.
D. Lome Wallet ...... S.W.
J. H. Willey ........ J.W.
John A. Stovell (Edgar Bari;cs),
P.M., P.P. G.D., Surrey .. .. Treasurer.
Thos. F. Noakes, P.P.G., Organist,
Middlesex . . . . . . . . Secretary.
Chas. E. White ...... S.D.
James E. Ward ...... J.D.
Sir George Pragnell, P.M., L.R. . . D.C.
Walter Walters ...... A. D.C.
Clarence Nobbs ...... Almoner.
Harry Hudson ...... Organist.
T. Thorpe Bates ...... I.G.
Ernest H. Shields, H. J. Barclay,
Ernest H. Baker, and F. de Lara Stewards.
J. Bailey
WHEN
W.M.
Tyler.
G.L. RANK.
PAST MASTEKS.
W. S. Penley . . .
Joseph Harrison .
Charles Bertram .
J. A. Stovell . . .
Sir George Pragnell.
F. A. Ransom. . .
Tom Clare . . .
Harry T. Dummett .
G. H. E. Goodman .
Address of Secretary —
Apsley Lodge, Kimberley Road,
Clapham, S.W.
1904— 5 P.G. Treasr.
1905— 6 A.G.D.C.
1906— 7
1907— 8
1908—9
1909—10
1910—11 —
1911—12
1912—13
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113
LYRIC CHAPTER, No. 3016.
/ 1910.
i lull, (Ireat Queen Street,
hnmlon, W.C., on tli.' third Saturday in January,
Muivli, mill November.
'ation in January.
oi ni'l'Ks » ELECT," 1914-15.
Ivos M.E.Z.
P. A, Ransom (P.P.Q.T. Surrey).. I.P./.
: irclay H.
<!. II. K. Goodman J.
,1. H. Willey Scribe E.
. \\'aiters Scribe N.
.1. \.Stovell Treasurer
1 Hill P.S.
.lames 1st A.S.
A. Francis May 2nd A.S.
Harry Hudson Organist.
Robert Dennant Steward.
J. Bailey Janitor.
PAST PRINCIPALS. WHEN IN CHAIH.
Tom Clare 1910— 11--12
.JolmA. Stovell 1912—13
Address of Scribe E. —
Apsley Lodge, Kimberley Road,
Clapham, S.W.
ORCHESTRAL LODGE, No. 3028.
Consecrated 1904.
Held at the Holborn Restaurant, High Holborn,
London, W.C., on the fourth Thursday in March,
May, September, and December.
Installation in March.
OFFICERS, 1913-14.
W. Silvester ........ W.M.
R. Gray ........ I. P.M.
H. Van Dermeerschen .. .. S.W.
Herbert (loom ...... J.W.
John Solomon ...... Treasurer.
George F. Smith, P.O. 0 ..... Secretary.
Charles J. Appleford . . . . S.D.
Edwin F. James, P.M., P.P.Q.O.,
Surrey ........ J.D.
Cecil Dorliug .. .. .. .. I.G.
Tlios. H. Busby, P.M., P.Dep.G.O. D.C.
Albert E. Rowarth, P.M., L.R.,
Deputy (irand Organist . . . . A. D.C.
Charles J. Woodhouse .. .. Organist.
Walter E. Lawrence .. .. Ast. Organist.
Victor A. Watson, Sydney H.
M ixon, Jonn M. Appleford .. Stewards.
J. Whiteman .. .. .. .. Tyler.
WIIKN
PAST MASTKRS. W.M. G.L. RANK.
Thomas R. Busby ..
Albert E. Rowarth . .
\V. A. Sutrh .. ..
Frank Stewart, L.R..
John H. Callcott .
James Breeden . . .
1904— 5
1905— 6 D.G.Organist.
1906— 7 —
1907—8 —
1908— 9
1909 — 10
Kdwarcl W. Whitinore. . 1910-11
Frank James .. .. 1911—12
Robert Gray . . . . 1912—13
Address of Secretary —
Seabourne,
Bonham Road,
Brixton Hill, S.W.
ORCHESTRAL CHAPTER, No. 3028.
Comecrated 1906.
Held at the Holborn Restaurant, High Holborn,
I ,oiulim, W.C., on the third Friday in April, June,
ami December.
Installation in April.
OFFICERS, 1913-14.
Edwin F. James /.
Robert Gray l.P.Z.
Frank G. James H.
Orchestral Chapter— Continued.
W. Silvester J.
D. Beardwoll Treash
George P. Smith Scribe K.
Montague BorffeU •• •• •• Scribe N.
C. Appleford I'.S.
C. Dorling 1
Walter Morrow 2ml A.S.
J. Whiteman Janitor.
WIIKN
PAST PitiNciivu.s. IN CHAIR. G.C. RANK.
Thomas R. Busby . . 1906— 7 P.G.O.
J. Kit ward Hambleton 1907 — 8
Albert E. Rowarth . . 1908— 9
Frank Stewart . . 1909—10
Edward Whitmore . . 1910—11
H. G. Hambleton . , 1911—12
Robert Gray .. .. 1912—13 —
Address of Scribe E. —
Seabourne,
Bonhan Road,
Brixton Hill.
CHELSEA LODGE, No. 3098.
Consecrated 1905.
Held at the Town Hall, Chelsea, London, S.W.
on the third Friday .in March, April, May, June
July, August, September, and October.
Installation in May.
OFFICERS, 1913-14.
Ernest T. R. Lester W.M.
George H. Dyball I. P.M.
William H. Roberts S.W.
Albert Brady J.W.
Wolfe S. Lyon, P.A.G.P Treasurer.
Charles J. Doughty Secretary.
H. W. J. Church S.D.
Douglas White J.D.
A. W. H. Beales, P.M D.C.
Walter H. Hitch, P.M Almoner.
Ernest Smith I.G.
W. J. Garrett Organist.
William J. Wells, Henry Mason,
Wm. J. Mundy, and Chas. H.
Burton .. .. .. .. Stewards.
J. H. McNaughton Tyler.
WHEN
PAST MASTERS. W.M. G.L. RANK.
James W. Mathews .. 1905—6 P.A.G.D.C.
Albert Le Fre .. .. 1306- 7
Theodore Schreiber . . 1907— 8
Henry Coutts . . . . 1908— 9
Walter H. Hitch . . 1909-10
Harry Bawn . . . . 1910—11
Walter F. K. Walton . . 1911—12
George H. Dyball . . 1912—13
Address of Secretary —
14, Rostrevor Road,
Fulham, S.\\r.
CHELSEA CHAPTER, No. 3098.
Consecrated 1907.
Held at Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen Street,
London, W.C., on the fourth Friday in March,
June, September, and November.
Installation in June.
OFFICERS, 1913-14,
W. H. Roberts (Atlas) .. .. M.E.Z.
Charles J. Doughty H.
George H. Dyball J.
Walter H. Hitch, P.Z Scribe E.
Monte Bayly .. .. .. .. Scribe N.
Wolfe Simon Lyon, P.A.G.D.C. . . Treasurer.
Frank Hardie P.S.
A.T. Earnshaw 1st A.S.
J. T. W. Grant 2nd A.S.
A. T. Chamberlain D.C.
Erne Warsaw.. Organist.
John Gilbert .. , Janitor,
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Chelsea Chapter — Continued.
PAST PRINCIPALS.
James W. Mathews .
Albert Le Fre . .
Herbert Chenery
Henry Coutts
Walter H. Hitch
Harry Bawn
Address of Scribe E.—
14, Rostre'vor Road,
Fulham, S.W.
WHEN
IN CHAIR. Q.C. RANK.
1907— 8 P.A.G.D.C.
1908— 9
1909—10
1910—11 —
1911—12
1912—13 —
BOHEMIAN LODGE, No. 3294.
Consecrated 1908.
Held at Masonic Hall, Oliver Street,
Birkenhead, on the fourth Friday in January,
February, March, April, May, September.
October, and November.
Installation in May.
WHKN
W.M.
PAST MASTERS.
A. J. Shelley-Thomp-
son
H. R. Romer ..
W. S. Tafner
Henry Mathison
Address of Secretary—
"Inglewood,"
Belmont Drive,
G.Li. RANK.
( P.P.G.W.,
1908- 9 I . Cheshire.
lonn ln I P.P.G.D.,
10 i Cheshire.
1910-11 P.P.A.G.D.C.
1911—12 —
Liverpool.
PROSCENIUM LODGE, No. 3,435.
Coneecratfd 1910.
Held at the Town Hall, King's Road, Chelsea,
S.W., on the first Tuesday in March, April, May,
June, July, August, September, and October.
Installation in March.
OFFICERS, 1913-14.
William James Wells . . . . W M.
A.B. J.Bayly.. .. - .. .. 8.W.
A. W. H. Beales J.W.
Wolfe S. Lyon P.A.G.P.
Charles J. Doughty, I. P.M. . Secretary.
John T. W. Grant S.D.
B J. Whiteley J.D.
W. H. Roberts, P.M D.C.
Albert Le Fre, P.M., L.R. . . Almoner.
Achille C. Girard I.G.
S. F. Haines Organist.
Ernest A. Warsaw, Stanley Palmer,
C. J. N. Bootbby and G. A. Keen Stewards.
J, H. McNaughton Tyler.
WHEN W.M.
PAST MASTER.
Albert Le Fre
W. H. Roberts (Atlas)
Chas. J. Doughty
Address of Secretary —
14, Roetrevor Road,
Fulham, S.W.
1910—11
1911—12
1912—13
DRAMATIC MARK LODGE, No. 487.
Consecrated 1895.
Held at Mark Masons' Hall, Great Queen
Street, London, W.C., on the second Thursday
in February, fourth Thursday in March, and the
second Thursday in October, November and
December.
Installation in December,
Dramatic Mark Lodge No. 487— Cant.
OFFICERS, 1913-14.
J. H. Ryley
James Powell..
Alfred Ellis
Ludwig Simon
Tom Clare
W. E. Holloway
Douglas Gordon
Rev. C. E. L. Wripht, P.M.
C. Cruikshanks, P.M
Clarence Sounes
Will Sparks
W. H. Roberts (Atlas)
G. S. Beeching
A. H. Hunt
Frank Callingham
Joseph Batten
E. Vivian Reynolds and W. J. C.
Nourse
F. Banchini . .
PAST MASTERS.
Harry Nicholls
Rev. C. E. L. Wright
Charles Cruikshanks
W. A. Tinney
Harry Nicholls
H. G. Danby . .
W. J. Holloway
Herbert Leonard
Thomas Fraser
E. H. Paterson
The Rt. Hon. the Lord
Athlumney
A. G. Duck (D.M.)
Clarence T. Coggin . .
J. E. Hambleton
G. A. Keen
W. J. Keen . .
W. Hotten George . .
Chris Hilton
James Powell ..
W.M.
I. P.M.
S.W.
J.W.
M.O.
s.o.
J.O.
Chaplain.
Treasurer.
Reg. of Marks
Secretary.
S.D.
J.D.
D.C.
I.G.
Organist.
Stewards.
.. Tyler. •
G.L. RANK.
1895— 6 P.G.Std.B.
1896— 7 P.G.C.
1897— 8
1898— 9
1899—1900 P.G.Std.B.
1900— 1
1901— 2
1902— 3
1903— 4 P.G., Treasr.
1904— 5
| 1905— 6 P.G.W.
1906— 7
1907— 8
1908— 9
1909—10
1910-11
1911—12
1912 -13
Address of Secretary—
32, Walbrook, E.G.
DRAMATIC LODGE NO. 487 OF
ROYAL ARK MARINERS.
Consecrated 1901.
Held at the Mark Masons' Hall, Great Queen
Street, London, on the first Thursday in the
months of January, April and October in every
year, and at such other periods as the VV.C.N.
for the time being shall appoint.
Installation in April.
OFFICERS, 1913-14.
Chris Hilton
Clarence Sounes
W. H. Roberts
Will Sparks
James Powell
Major John Barker .
J. J. Pitcairn ..
W. J. C. Nourse
. . C.N.
. . J.
. . 8.
. . Treasurer.
. . Scribe.
.. D.C.
. . S.D.
. . J.D.
.. G.
PAST COMMANDERS.
Charles Cruikshanks
Harry Nioholls . .
Rev. C. E. L. Wright
Herbert Leonard
Thomas Fraser . .
A M Scarff
WHEN IN CHAIR.
. . 1901— 2
.. 1902-3
1903- 4
. . 1904— 5
1905— 6
. . 1906— 7
. . 1907— 8
Address of Scribe—
,34,
Essex Street,
' Strand, W.C.
TJIR .S'/'.UVA1 r/i.lA' /.VWA'. 115
THEATRICAL ORGANISATIONS.
THE ACTORS' ASSOCIATION.
STFADY \( slow pr work of the Actors' ASBOCI
''iiiilding up the1 position to which tin- n-pr.
If the inn. in,' l>r small and tin- •
riut.ioii has the satisfaction of having emerged fn,m t.lic insolvent slat,' in
which it was a lew yeara ago. The debentures, which at ..no time stood at £800,
anil were ulway- a millstone round the neck of the A^-oriation, have been considerably
ced, while a growing memhership roll brings increased subscriptions. At the
annual general meeting, held on February 11 at His M
that, during 1912 the income had been £796, subscriptions bringing in £644 11s.;
the Agency, £48 19s. 4d. ; and entra C29 5s. The work of the Council of tin;
-hould «o well toward gaining the, conlidence of actors generally, and bring
: increased support. That they have not yet, succeeded in obtaining the Standard
ract for which they have worked for some years is rather a reason for the actors
who remain outside the one organised body his profession has, to join it and strengthen
the membership roll and the influence of the Association for future efforts in this
direction. There seemed early in the pa - ome hope that the Council of the
Actors' Association and the Society of West End Theatre Managers would agree upon
the terms of such a contract. The Managerial Society expressed their willin,
to take the draft contract into consideration, and appointed a sub-committee to meet
the representatives of the Association, but the result was distinctly disappointing.
The Society intimated to the Association that after considering the opinions of their
members they felt that it would not be possible to arrive at a satisfactory arrangement,
and so the matter ended, no indication being given to the Council as to what
particular clauses in the draft contract were considered as objectionable. The draft
contract submitted by the Council set out that no season, run, or tour, should be
terminated at less than a fortnight's notice ; that fares from London during tour or
• a, and to London at) the termination of the agreement, be paid by the manager;
that artists engaged at a salary of £5 per week or under should receive, as payment for
rehearsals, salary at the rate of 25 per cent., with a minimum of £1 after rehearsals
had been in progress a fortnight ; and aimed at establishing six performances per
week as the standard for purposes of the contrac.t with payment for math
computed in sixths or twelfths. The Council also recommended the adoption of the
principle of payment by performance.
Acting jointly with the Society of West End Theatre Managers and the Theatrical
Managers' Association, the Council prosecuted inquiries in regard to the National
Health Insurance Act, which had the result that the benefits under the Act »
made more applicable and more convenient to the actor or actress moving about
from town to town.
As a result of representations made by the Association, Mr. Ben Webster, as
representing the Association, was elected as a member of the Shakespeare Memorial
National Theatre Committee.
The Annual Hall was held at the Holboru Restaurant on February 7. Sir Herbert
took the chair at the sapper. The annual dinner was held at the Cecil on
December 14. Sir Herbert Tree was iii the chair, and the other speakers included Lady
ctt Roe, Mr. Allan Aynesworth, Mr. Rutland Barrington, Mr. Cl;u
Derwent, and Mr. H. B. Irving.
The I 'resident of the Actors' Association is Sir Herbert Tree; the Vice- Presidents
are Sir George Alexander, Mr. Martin Harvey, Mr. H. B. Irving, and Mr. I
Benson.
The Association is governed by a council of twenty-five. Those elected in 1913
were: — Mr. Ben Webster, Mr. C. Hayden Cot'tin, Mr. C. Derwent, Mr. I'. Annerley,
Mr. \V. H. Fay, Mr. F. Morland, Mr. Chris Walker, Mr. M. MoncrietT, Mr. Cyril
Cattlev, Mr Adnam Sprange, Mr. \V. Deveroux, Mr. Frederick James, Mr..lohn
Mortimer, Miss I1. Uroughtou, Mr. F. J. Arlton, Mr. Douglas Munro. Miss \\ Ch.
Miss Lucy Sibley, Mr. Norman Yates. M:-. c. F. Ceilings, Miss I.. Leyi
Mr. Arthur Dennis, Mr. .1. H. I'.utler, Miss Judith Kyrle. Mr. \V\ii Weaver.
iar\ , Mr. 1 >iincan Y
Oih'ces, 32. Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus, W. Telephone, (lerrurd 1753.
116
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THE THEATRICAL MANAGERS' ASSOCIATION.
The Theatrical Managers' Association has 90 members, who represent about 250
theatres.
President : Mr. Cyril Maude.
Vice-Presidents :
Mr. J. B. Mulholland.
Mr. J. F. Elliston. -
Mr. W. B. Redfern.
Mr. Arthur Bourehier.
The Council, which is elected annually, is divided into four sections, as
follows (1913) :—
LONDON.
Mr. Arthur Bourchier.
Mr. Tom B. Davis.
Mr. ('has. Frohman.
Mr. P. M. Faraday.
Mr. H. B. Irving.
Mr. Cyril Maude.
Mr. Walter Melville.
Sir Herbert Tree.
Mr. Fred Terry.
Mr. II. G. Dudley Bennett.
Mr. Wentworth Croke.
Mr. Fred Fredericks.
M . Milton Bode.
Mr. J. \V. P.ougluon.
Mr. IVrey li. llroadl,
Mr. Sidney Cooper.
Mr. <>tto Culling.
Mr. K. J. Domville.
Mr. E. Dottridge.
Mr. J. V. Elliston.
Mr. Charles Elphinstone.
Mr. ( 'rraham J''alcon.
Mr. Frank -B. O'Neill.
SUBURBAN.
PROVINCIAL.
TOURING.
I
The annual general meeting takes place the last
Secretary, Mr. Her-nit I'.laekmore, 11, Garriek
Treasurer, 'Mr. Fred \V. Wanlen, Royal. Belfast.
Mr. J. B. Mulholland.
Mr. Fredk. Melville.
Mr. Ernest Stevens.
Mr. John Hart.
Mr. W. \V. Kelly.
Mr. Egbert Lewis.
Mr. W. B. Redfern.
Mr. R. Redford.
Mr. II. \V. Rowland.
Mr. T. W. How.-.
Mr. \V. 1'ayne Seddon.
Mr. F. \\.\Vyndham.
Mr. Fred W. Warden.
Mr. T. C. Wray.
Tuesday in January.
Street, London \Y.C. Honorary
THE SOCIETY OF WEST END THEATRE MANAGERS.
The Society of West End Theatre Managers consists of twenty-two members,
including two hon. members, Sir Squire Bancroft and Sir John Hare.
dent, Sir Herbert Tree ; Vice-Presidents, Sir Charles WMiilliani, Sir <
Alexander, and Mr. George Edwardes. Members: Sir George Alexander, Sir
Squire Bancroft, Mr. H. Granville Barker, Mr. Arthur Bourchier, Mr. Arthur
Chudleigh, Mr. Robert Courtneidge, Mr. Frank Cur/on, Mr. Tom B. havis, Mr.
George Edwardes, Mr. Charles Frohman, Mr. P. M. Faraday, Mr. J. M. Gatti, Mr.
William (Vreet, Sir John Hare, Mr. Frederick Harrison, Mr. Gerald du Maurier,
Mr. Louis Meyer, Sir Herbert Tree, Mr. J. E. Vedreniir, Mr. Lewis Waller, and
Sir Charles Wyndham.
ings are held on the first Wednesday of each month. The Committee meet
when required.
The theatres controlled by the members are : — Adelphi, Apollo, Comedy, Criterion,
Daly's, Duke of York's, Gaiety, Garrick, Haymarket, His Majesty's, Kingsway,
Lyric, New, Prince of Wales's, Royalty, St. James's, Shaftesbury, Strand,
Vaudeville, and Wyndharn's.
Secretary, Mr. H. E. B. Butler, 95, St. Mary's Mansions, Paddington, W.
Registered Offices, Bassishaw House, Basinghall Street, E.G. Telephone: Bank 633.
During the year, a sub-committee was appointed to consider the draft of a
Standard contract proposed by the Actors' Association. Negotiations, which it was
hoped would lead to the adoption of such a contract were, however, suspended in April
at the instance of the Society, which intimated to the Association that, after
considering the opinions of its members, it felt that it would not be possible to arrive
at a satisfactory arrangement, and did not intend to proceed farther in the matter.
STAGE YEAR BOOK. 117
IE STt
THE THEATRES ALLIANCE.
This Association was formed in fhr year 1894, under the name of the Suburlm.n
Mai: bion. 'I'll fillip was originally limited to suburban
managers, but, it being found desirable to extend the sphere of usefulness of the
n, the scope was enlarged by making eligible for membership all pro-
prietors, lessees, licensees, directors, and >•• -punsilile managers of theatres receiving
touring companies. 'I'hr name! was changed to tin: present one in 1908.
The objects of the Association are, -inter nlm, the discussion and settlement by
arbitration or otherwise of matters of common interest to theatrical managers or
proprietors ; the affording to members a central means for inter-communication and
encouragement, by meetings or otherwise, of the direct exchange of opinions arid
ideas regarding theatres; the taking when necessary of concerted action and the
institution or defence of proceedings legal or otherwise.
The officers of the Alliance are : — President, Mr. Bannister Howard ; Vice-President,
Mr. W. Bailey; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. W. Payne Seddon ; Hon. Auditor, Mr. S.
I'.aniard; Hon. Secretary, Mr. J. Moverley Sharp, Criterion Chambers, Jenny n
Street, S.W.
The members meet every month at Criterion Chambers, Jermyn Street, S.W.,
on the second Tuesday in the month to discuss and deal with any matters of
general or particular interest that may arise.
TOURING a MANAGERS'^ ASSOCIATION, LIMITED.
The Association has one hundred and twenty members. Committee ! — President,
Mr. Wentworth Croke ; Chairman, Mr. A. Bertram ; Vice-President, Mr. E. Graham
Falcon ; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. G. Carlton Wallace ; Asst. Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Frank
Weathersby ; Hon. Solicitor, Mr. W. Muskerry Tilson ; Auditors, Messrs. Bryden,
Fedden and Co. ; Messrs. Cecil Earth, A. H. Benwell, J. A. Campbell, Joseph
Collins, Oswald Cray, William Giffard, W. H. Glaze, Charles Harrington, Grahame
Heringkm, J. Bannister Howard, J. Forbes Knowles, W. W. Kelly, G. B. Lambert,
M. V. Leveaux, Samuel Livesey, Lauderdale Maitland, Robert Macdonald, Ernest
E. Norris, Leslie Owen, Alfred Paumier, E. Taylor Platt, G. M. Polini, Herbert
Ralland, H. W. Rowland, W. Payne Seddon, N. Carter Slaughter, Brandon Thomas-,
John Tolly, and Sir H. Beerbohm Tree. Secretary, M. Martin.
During the year the Association extended some official recognition to the prin-
ciple of the £2 minimum by passing the following resolution : — " That no action
be taken against artists for breach of contract, so far as the Association is con-
cerned, where the artist receives less' than £2 per week."
TRAVELLING THEATRE MANAGERS' ASSOCIATION.
An Association, formed in 1907 among managers and proprietors of portable
theatres. One of the principal matters to which the Association turned its
early attention was (working hand-in-hand with the Copyright Play Protection
Association) that of preventing the pirating of plays in portable theatres. By
purchasing the portable rights of plays and letting them out to their members the
Association has been able to put a certain amount of check on piracy and to bring
the price of copyright plays well within the limited reach of its members. It is
not a large body, and possibly handicapped by a lack of funds — at the last annual
general meeting in September it had but £281 10s. 8d. — it has not sought much in the
way of reform amongst portable theatres beyond that already mentioned in the
way of piracy prevention, and even in this direction the Association can do but
little, as many portable managers are not members, and its authority, of coarse,
does not extend beyond its membership. The officers for the current year are : —
Mr. A. E. .Drinkwater, chairman; Mr. Ebly, vice-chairman; Messrs. J. Johnson,
Ebley, Haggar, and Garrett, emergency committee ; and Mr. H.Johnson, secretary;
Messrs. Harcourt and Garrett, auditors. Its office is at 219, Folkestone Road, Dover.
Among the new rules passed at the annual general meeting, held at the Kingsway on
September 29, with Mr. A. E. Drinkwater in the chair, was one by which every
member was bound each week to send to the agent a copy of his printed day-bill.
THE SOCIETY OF AUTHORS.
Dramatists have no separate body to represent them, but under a Dramatic Sub-
Committee of the Society of Authors, they are able to act as an independent section
118 THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
of that body, save on the question of finance, The dramatists now members of the
Society number over 250, comprising nearly all the best known authors. The
Dramatic Sub-Committee has for its chairman, Mr. R. C. Carton, and is composed of
Mr. C. Haddon Chambers, Mr. Anstey Guthrie, Miss Cicely Hamilton, Mr. Jerome K.
Jerome, Mr. W. J. Locke, Mr. A. E. W. Mason, Mr. Justin Huntly McCarthy, Mr.
Cecil Raleigh, Mr. Bernard Shaw, Miss E. M. Symonds, and Mr. James T. Tanner.
The questions dealt with by the Dramatic Sub-Committee have been many and
varied, comprising such important issues to dramatic authors as Copyright, Domestic,
Colonial, and International ; the Managerial Treaty, Kinematograph Film Contracts,
Amateur Fees, Foreign Agents. The meetings, and the subjects discussed, are
chronicled fully month by month in The Author, the organ of the Society.
On the recommendation of the Sub-Committee to the Committee of Management,
cases are carried through on behalf of dramatic authors. These cases comprise claims
for infringement of copyright at home and abroad, actions for breach of agreements,
claims for unpaid authors' fees, questions of plagiarism by one dramatist against
another. Those last mentioned cases are very carefully investigated by the Sub-
Committee, and members of that body, very often help the member, if the claim
seems a sound one, by giving evidence on his or her behalf.
There is, in addition, a Collection Bureau attached to the Society. This Bureau
collects authors' fees on contracts in the United Kingdom, United States and Canada,
Holland, and Germany. Its operations are being extended and it is hoped, at no
distant date, to cover all the countries with which Great Britain is in copyright
relations. Amateur fees, equally with professional fees, are collected by the Bureau
which, in addition, keeps its members informed of performances in the States and
Canada of their plays, thus enabling them to receive early news of any unauthorised
performance should one occur.
The Society has, as well, a Register of Scenarios and Plays. For a fee of 2/6, a
member is able to deposit with the Society a copy of his play immediately he has
completed it. The evidence of the date of completion of his work, which he thus
obtains, may prove of importance should his work be pirated subsequently or
should its originality be challenged by another party.
Secretary, Mr. G. Herbert Thring, 1, Central Buildings, Tothill Street, Westminster,
S.W. Telephone, Victoria 374.
ACTORS' BENEVOLENT FUND.
The object of the Actors' Benevolent Fund, which was established in 1882, is to help,
by allowances, gifts, and loans, old or distressed actors ;md actresses, managers, stage
managers, and acting-managers, and their wives and orphans, and choristers whose
efforts arc entirely devoted to theatrical work.
The President is Sir Charles Wyndham. The Vice-Presidents are Sir Herbert
Beerbohm Tree, Sir George Alexander. -Mr. Harry Nicholls is Hon. Treasurer, and Sir
Charles Wyndham, and Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree are the Hon. Trustees.
The members of the Executive Committee are as follow : —
Mr. Morris Abrahams. Mr. A. Holmes-Gore. Mr. Harry Nicholls.
Mr. J. D. Beveridge. Mr. 9. Bannister Howard, Mr. Lionel Rignold.
Mr. E. H. Bull. Mr. S. Major Jones. Mr. Algernon Syms.
Mr. Robert Courtneidge. Mr. Cecil King. Mr. A. B. Tapping.
Mr. Charles Cruikshanks. Mr. Cyril Maude. Mr. Arthur Williams.
Mr. A. E. George. Mr. M".' R. Morand.
Actor's Saturday, when a collection is made in every theatre for the benefit of the
Fund, is held on the last Saturday in January. The Secretary of the Fund is
Mr. C. I. Coltson, and the offices are at 8, Adam Street, Strand.
The annual dinner was held on November 30, at the Hotel Metropole, with Mr.
Martin Harvey in the chair, when a subscription list of £1,200 was announced.
The annual general meeting was held at His Majesty's on February 14 with Sir
Herbert Tree in the chair. The accounts showed that during the preceding year in
donations and pensions the sum of £3,246 9s. lOd. had been granted. The investments
totalled nearly £28,000, while the Fund had another £2, 000, in hand. The Benevolent
Fund, in addition to distributing money for charitable purposes in the ordinary
way, has on its books many old actors and actresses to whom pensions are granted in
the form of stated sums per week. It also undertakes whenever possible the burial of
a member of the theatrical profession in cases where otherwise the expense would
be borne by the parish in which the person died.
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THE ACTORS' ORPHANAGE FUND.
This Fund, founded in 1836 by Mrs. C. L. Carson, has for patrons the King and
ii and tli.' J'rineess Royal. Mr. Cyril Maude is the President, hit
elected to that position on the death of the late Sir Henry Irving, the Fund's
i'lvMdeiit. Vice-Presidents are Miss Carlotta Addison, Lady Bancroft, Mr
I,. Carson, Miss Winifred Emery, Miss Kllen Terry, Lady Tree, SirCeor^e Alexander,
and Sir Herbert I'.eerbohm Tree. Trustees are Mr. Arthur Bourchicr, Mr. Charles Cruik-
shanks, Mr. Harry Nicholls, Mr. Cyril Maude, and Mr. A. J. Austin. Hon. Treasurer,
Mr. C. Aubrey Smith, and Hon. Secretary, Mr. A. J. Austin. The offices of the
Fund are at THE STAGE Offices, 16, York Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C., and
at 26, Old Buildings, Lincoln's Inn, W.C.
Executive Committee : —
Lady Alexander
Miss Dorothea Baird
Miss Ada Blanche
Miss Lilian Braithwaite
Miss Phyllis Broughton
Arthur Bourchier
Charles Cruikshanks
Robert Courtneidge
Dennis Eadie
Miss Sydney Fairbrother
Miss Vane Featherston
Edmund Gwenn
D. Lyn Harding
Miss Constance Hyem
Miss Marie Lohr
Dawson Milward
Harry Nicholls
E. Lyall Swete
Miss Hilda Trevelyan
Miss Irene Vanburgh
Miss May Warley
Ben Webster
Arthur Wontner
Mrs. Fred Wright
The aim of the Fund is to board, clothe, and educate destitute children oj
actors and actresses, and to fit them for useful positions in after life.
DEFINITION OF DESTITUTE CHILDREN. — By destitute children is meant —
(a) A fatherless and motherless child.
(b) A child, of whom one parent is dead, or incapacitated ; the other living,
but unable to support it.
. (c) A child whose father is permanently and entirely unable, by reason of
mental or physical affliction, to contribute to the support of the child, the
mother living but unable to support it.
The Orphanage Homes are at 32 and 34, Morland Road, East Croydon. Matron —
Miss K. Eady, assisted by a Resident Master, Assistant Matron, and Household Staff.
At the end of 1913 the Fund was supporting fifty children, nine of whom were
admitted during 1913.
The Annual General Meeting was held on May 23, at the Playhouse, with Sir
Johnston Forbes Robertson (then Mr.) in the chair. The accounts showed that £431 was
derived from subscriptions, £67 from collecting boxes, £111 from taxes on free admissions,
and £1,412 from the Garden Party in 1912, while £1,790 was spent on the maintenance
and education for 26 of the children. The balance of income over expenditure was
£1,937, while the assets stood at £19,571. The .speakers at this meeting included
Mr. Sydney Valentine, Mr. Edmund Gwenn, Mr. Charles Cruikshanks, Mr. Gerald du
Maurier, Mr. Huntley Wright, Miss Carlotta Addison, Miss Irene Vanbrugh, Mr. Cyril
Maude, Mr. Robert Courtneidge, and Mr. Arthur Wontner. The Annual Garden Party
in 1913 was held at the Chelsea Hospital on June 3, when the net profit came to
more than £3,000.
ROYAL GENERAL THEATRICAL FUND.
The Royal General Theatrical Fund, which has the King, the Queen, and Queen
Alexandra as its patrons, was instituted January 22, 1839, and Incorporated by Royal
Charter January 29, 1853. It is for the purpose of granting permanent annuities
regulated by the rate of quarterly subscriptions paid by members in accordance with
the published scale to actors and actresses, singers, dancers, acting mana.L.
managers, treasurers, chorus singers, scenic artists, and prompters on attaining the age
of sixty. Quarterly payments cease at sixty in the case of men, at fifty-five in
the case of women. Any member who has regularly contributed to its funds by
payment of quarterly subscriptions for the term of seven years, at any time afterwards,
on becoming permanently incapacitated by accident or infirmity from exercising his or
her duties, has a claim on the Fund as if he or she had attained the age of sixty years.
On the death of any member the sum of ten pounds, if applied for, is allowed and
paid out of the fund for funeral expenses, arrears of subscription, if any, being first
deducted if the Directors think fit. President : Sir George Alexander, J.I'. ; Trustees :
Mr. Alfred do Rothschild, C.V.O., Sir Squire Bancroft, and Sir George Alexander,
J.P. ; Mr. M. R. Monuid, Chairman of the Association; Mr. Charles Rock, Honorary
120 THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
Treasurer ; Directors : Messrs. Lionel Carson, Lewis Casson, H. Cooper Cliffe, Charles
K. Cooper, Tom Craven, Arthur Curtis, Henry Evill, Douglas Gordon, Edmund Gwenn,
Hubert Harben, Herbert B. Hays, Ealph W. Hutton, H. B. Irving, Alfred Jenner,
Herbert Lyndon, Frank Eidley, Lionel Rignold, Bassett Roe, F. Percival Stevens,
Hubert Willis, and H. Saxe Wyiidham. Mr. Charles Cruikshanks, 55 & 56, Goachen
Buildings, 12 & 13, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, W.C. Office hours, Tuesdays and
Fridays, 11 till 4.
The Annual Dinner was held on Tuesday, May 20, at the Savoy, when the Bishop
of London took the chair. The speakers included Bishop Boyd Carpenter, Sir George
Alexander, Mr. A. E. W. Mason, Mr. Charles Bock, the Rev. H. C. de la Fontaine,
and Sir John Hare. The subscription list came to over £700. During the year the
Fund benefited considerably under the will of the late Mr. George Rignold, who
left the residue of his estate, estimated to realise over £7,000, to the Fund. The
Annual General Meeting was held at the St. James's on March 27, with Sir George
Alexander in the chair. The accounts showed assets amounting to £51,309 16s. lOd.
THEATRICAL LADIES' GUILD.
Founder, Mrs. C. L. Carson; President, Miss Fanny Brough ; Vice-Presidents,
Mrs. Edward Compton, Miss Carlotta Addison, Miss Compton, and Miss Ma\
\Vhitty ; Members of the Executive Committee, Miss Lena Ashwell, Lady I'.nn
Mrs. Alfred Bishop, Miss Phyllis Broughton, Miss Lilian Braith waits, Miss Ada
I'.lanehe, Mrs. 'John Douglass, MKS Vane Featherston, Miss Helen Fenvix Mrs.
Synge Ilutehinson, Mrs. Ernest, Ilendrie, Miss Sophie Harriss, Miss Clara Jerks.
Miss Lindsay .lardine. Miss Kva Moore. M iss Wynne Matthison, Miss Alma Mu
Mrs. Raleigh, Miss Louise Stopford, Miss Irene Vanbrugh, Mrs. Fred Wright, Miss
Frances \\Vtheral!, and Miss May Warley.
Every member to pay not less than Is. per year, and to contribute Is. or more
towards buying material. The Guilds helps mothers (members of the theatrical
profession) during the period of their maternity by a complete outfit for mother and
child, in special cases doctors' fees being paid. The Guild also provides second band
clothing for stage purposes and for private wear to the poorer members of the pr
sion. Ladies not connected with, the theatrical profession can be elected as honorar\
members on payment of a donation not less than 2s. 6d. They can then attend the
weekly Bee meetings, the annual general meeting, and all social furictions in COD
tion with the Guild, but they have no voting powers.
The Guild is allied to the Needle and Thimble Guild, Edinburgh, and the Stage
ilcwork Guild, which annually contribute clothing and sums of mop
I'.ee meetings every Friday, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Secretary, Miss Hammond. Oflic.cs : 3, liayley Street, Bloomsbury, London, W.C.
THE STAGE NEEDLEWORK GUILD.
The Stage Needlework Guild was founded in 1895 by Miss Louise Stopford as a
branch of the Theatrical Ladies' Guild. Its object is to provide new clothing for the
poorer members (men, women and children) of the theatrical profession and the working
staffs of the London and Provincial theatres. The Stage Needlework Guild undertakes
only the making and supplying the clothes; for purposes of distribution it hands the
garments, after an exhibition usually held in December, over to the Theatrical Ladies'
Guild. There is one president, Miss Louise Stopford. There are unlimited vice-
presidents, the qualification for such a position being an undertaking to find at least
five- associates.
Rules. — All members to contribute two new useful garments (at least) every year,
and pay a subscription of 6d. (at least) to cover printing and postage expenses, or
contribute 2s. 6d. (at least) in lieu of clothing. Men can become Associates by
contributing 2s. 6d. (at least) per annum, which will be used in buying articles which
women cannot make (such as blankets, etc.).
Address, Miss Louise Stopford, 19, Belgrave Road, London, S.W.
ACTORS' DAY.
The initiation of Actors' Day took place on Thursday, October 18, 1906.
The annual Collection falls on the third Thursday in October in each year.
Conditions. — All who contribute one night's salary, or fees, once a year are on the
register. Actors, actresses, authors, managers, whether actor-manager, theatre
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touring manager, business or acting manager, or stage manager, arc eligible.
Fund helps no one who is not on the register. All not playing on Aci
hut who have, in previous years, when playing, contributed their night's salary, will
11 mi tin' register, provided they notify the Committee of the fact. Those on the
ter may apply for benefit. The Committee may authorise grants or loan
contributors, in case of sickness or urgent need.
Trust. v* : Mr. Robert Courtneidge, Miss A. E. Horniman, and Mr. Kdmmid (!v,
The Advisory Board stands as follows : —
chairman, Mr. Henry Ainley. Deputy Chairman, Mr. Sydney Valentine.
Mr. Story Gufton, Mr/E. M. Robson, Mr. C. Seymour, Mr. Norman V. Norman,
Mr. Cecil Earth, Mr. C. Hayden Coffin, Mr. Laurence Irving, Mr. Walter Maxwell,
Mr. H. A. S.iintsbury, Mr. Brandon Thomas, and Mr. Cyril Cattley.
Secretary, Mr. Clarence Derwent, Dudley House, 37, Southampton Street, Strand,
London, W.C.
ACTORS' CHURCH UNION.
The object of the Actors' Church Union is to endeavour to make special provision to
meet the spiritual needs of those members of the Church who are engaged in the
dramatic profession.
The chaplains (nominated by the President with the approval of the Bishop of the
Diocese) endeavour to render any service in their power to the theatrical members of
the Union, and are glad to be notified of any case of illness or other emergency which
may need their help.
The Actors' Church Union is in no sense a mission to the stage. It does not regard
actors and actresses as in any way different from other people, nor as needing any
" special treatment." It looks upon them simply as members of the Church who, on
account of the constant travelling which their profession involves, are deprived of many
of those spiritual advantages which are enjoyed by other Churchmen whose mode of
life permits them to have a fixed place of residence and to attend some particular
church.
In London the Union in many instances, through its chaplains, has been able to
co-operate with the Actors' Benevolent Fund, the Music Hall Ladies' Guild and other
theatrical charities in looking after cases of distress.
One special feature of the work of the A.G.U. is the lodging-house register,
containing addresses in the various towiis recommended by the local chaplains. The
register is published in the A.C.U. Directory, and is issued to all members.
The Union also attempts to organise something in the way of entertainment and
friendly social intercourse to alleviate the monotony of life on tour.
Any member of the dramatic profession may become a member of the A.C.U. on
payment of an annual subscription of one shilling, which is required to defray the
printing and postage expenses connected with the Union.
President, the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Winchester ; Vice-Presidents, Right
Rev. the Lord Bishop of London, Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Southwark, Right
Rev. the Lord Bishop of Oxford, Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Birmingham, Right
Rev. the Lord Bishop of Bristol, Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Lichfield, Right
Rev. Bishop Boyd Carpenter, Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Glasgow, Right Rev.
the Lord Bishop of Argyll and the Isles, Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Southampton,
Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Burnley, Rev. Prebendary Pennefather, Sir Charles
Wyndham, Sir Herbert Tree, Mr. Arthur Bourchier, Mr. Edward Compton, Mr. Ben
Greet, Mr. Martin Harvey, Mr. H. B. Irving, Mr. Charles Manners, Mr. Cyril
Maude; Committee, Rev. J. Stephen Barrass (Chairman), Rev. Wm. Give, Rev.
H. P. Davidson, Rev. Wynn Healey, Rev. A. D. V. Magee, Rev. A. M. Dale, Rev.
W. E. Kingsbury, Rev. Thomas Varney, Mrs. H. R. Gamble, Mrs. Donald Hole, Miss
C. Chambers, Miss E. G. Clarke, Mrs. Murray, Mr. G. Munro Miller, Miss Lilian
Baylis, Miss Lilian Braithwaite, Miss Phyllis Broughton, Mr. Charles Coborn, Mrs.
Carson, Mrs. Edward Compton, Miss Winifred Emery, Miss Harriet Greet, Mr. Charles
1 lalhird, Mr. Fewlass Llewellyn, Mr. C. Douglas Stuart, Mr. Chris Walker, Mr. Duncan
Young ; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. G. Munro Miller, Barton St. Mary, East driii-:
Sussex; Hon. Lady Correspondent and Visitor, Miss Clarke, 30, Blomfield Road,
Maida Vale, \V. ; Organising Secretary, Rev. Donald Hole, 14, Milton Road,
Highgate, N. Tel. 839 Hornsey.
The A.C.U. Annual Directory (price 7Jd. post free) can be obtained from the
Secretary.
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CATHOLIC STAGE GUILD.
The objects of the Catholic Stage Guild, founded in 1911, are to help Catholic artists
on tour and to place them in touch with the local Catliolic Clergy. The means by
which these are accomplished are by distributing to the theatres cards giving the
hours of Mass and name of priest ; forwarding names of members to the priests in
the towns visited ; and furthering social intercourse among the members. Membership
is open to artists or those engaged on the staff and the minimum subscription is Is.
per annum for members and 2s. 6d. per annum for associates. The committee are :
Mrs. F. R. Benson, Miss I'na Gilbert, Miss Ethel Rainforth, Miss Ellaline Terriss,
Messrs. J. J. Bartlett, Charles Burden, Reginald Garland, Wai Kent, R. La Fane,
Arthur G. Leigh. Arthur Linay, Hyland J. O'Shea, J. P, Turnbull, J. K. Yedrenne,
J. Ansdell Wilson, J. K. Woods, Rt. Rev. Monsignor Brown, V.G., Rev. Roderick
Grant. Mrs. Leslie Stuart, Miss Hdith Anton-Laing, Miss Bessie, Annyta.uv, Miss A.
Gould, Miss I. Gould, Miss Ida Molesworth, Miss Mary Rorke, Miss Hilda Trevelyan,
Miss Frances Vine, Messrs. Lilford Arthur, F. Owen Chambers, Reginald Garland,
A. Houghton Goddard, Patrick Kirwan, James W. Mathews, Duncan McRae, Bernard
Merefield, George Mo/art. Harry I'aulton; Secretary, Miss Ethel St. Barbe, 80, Walton
Street, Knightsbridge ; Hon. Assistant Secretary, Mr. Richard B. Mason, 88, Walton
Street. Knightsbridge ; Hon. Treasurer, Rev. L. N. Herlihy, Church House, Effingham,
Surrey.
The Guild has the following Provincial Representatives: —
liirviiiiiiluini. -Miss Auriol F. Roberts, 431, Stratford Road; Dublin. — Miss Mary
Nairn, 13, Wotlaml Row ; Glctx<i»ir. — Hugh Boyle, Roselea, 100, Dixon Avenue,
Crossbill; Leeds. — Rev. Thomas Kelly, S.J., Sacred Heart, Burley Road; Liverpool. —
J. Stephen*- Karnshaw, 25, Nicander Road, Sefton Park; Manchester. — Rev. S. Gates,
O.P., St. Sebastian's Priory, IVndleton.
THE ACTRESSES' FRANCHISE LEAGUE.
This League wa* founded by Miss Adeline Umirne, Miss Winifred Mayo, Miss Sime
Scruya. and Miss Gertrude Elliott (now Lady Forbes-Robertson), in November, 1908.
It now numbers 870 members. Lady Forbes- Robertson is the President of the League,
and tile Yiee-Presidents are Mi*s Lena A*hwell, Miss Nina Boucicault, Miss Marie
Brema, Miss Constance Collier, Mrs. 1'a^an, Miss Julie Opp Faversham, Mrs. Langtry,
Miss Lillali McCarthy, Miss Deeinia Moore, Miss Eva Moore, Mrs. Mouillot, Miss
Beatrice Korbes- Robertson. Mrs. Madeline Lucette Ryley, Miss Elizabeth Robins,
Mrs. E. S. Willard, Mrs. Theodore Wright, and Madame Lydia Yavorska.
The Executive Committee are. Mis* Ashwell. Miss Victoria Addison, Miss Inez
Bensusaii, Miss Nina P.oueirault, Mrs. Carl Level, Mrs. Fagan, Miss Sidney Keith,
Miss Winifred Mayo, Miss Edyth Olive, Miss Eva Moore, Miss Blanche Stanley, Mrs.
M. L. Ryley. Mi*s .lanette. Steer. Mi*s Henrietta Watson, and Miss May Whitty.
Among tin1 distinguished members are. Miss Ellen Terry, Miss Compton, Miss
Suzanne Sheldon, Miss Fanny Brough. Miss Evelyn D'Alroy, Miss Sarah Brooke, and
many others.
Hon. Secretary : Miss Nina Boucicault ; Hon. Treasurer: Mrs. Fagan; Organising
Secretary: Miss Winifred Mayo; Organiser of the Play Department: Miss Inez
Ik'nsusan ; Hon. Treasurer Play Department : Miss Victoria Addison.
Pink and Green are the colours of the League.
The A.F.L. organised a Petition to the House of Commons asking to be allowed to
stand at the Bar of the House, the signatories of which petition represented over
100,000 women.
Many meetings have been held in large Halls and in private houses. A series of
open air meetings were held in Hyde Park. Performances of propaganda plays were
held all over the country and in London, and a week's season was given at the Coronet
Theatre in December, when a translation by Mrs. Bernard Shaw of Brieux's " La Femme
Seule " entitled " Woman on Her Own " was given, and also Bjornson's "A Gauntlet."
The League held a mass meeting at Drury Lane on May 2. Among the speakers
•were Lady Willoughby de Broke, Miss Gertrude Elliott, Mrs. Arncliffe Sennett, Miss
Compton, Miss Irene Vanbrugh, Miss Eva Moore, Madame Lydia Yavorska, Miss Lena
Ashwell, and Miss Lind-af-Hageby.
Office : 2, Robert Street, Strand, W.C. Tel. City 1214.
KING GEORGE'S PENSION FUND.
This Fund was founded on the amount derived from the first Gala performance
given in an English theatre (apart from those given at Covent Garden). The
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performance in 1911 at H in Majesty's in c,,nnectkm with the func'
which in ( '"roiia.tion, and resulted in a profit of more than £4,000. In
1913 a special performance of " London Assurance " was given at the St. James's,
and this, with special donations, including £250 from t- Cassel, brought a
profit of £1,093 11s. 6d. to the Fund. Mr. Arthur Bourchier is the honorary
secretary.
ADELAIDE NEILSON FUND.
Lilian Adelaide Ncilson, who was born in 1850 and died in 1880 in Paris in
Ijhe zenith of her fame, endowed a fund for charity amongst certain needy actors and
The fund is admin 1st (.'red by the present trustees, Sir Squire Bancroft, Sir
nd Mr. Arthur Bourchier,
PLAY PRODUCING SOCIETIES.
THE INCORPORATED STAGE SOCIETY.
This Society was founded in 1899 and incorporated in 1904. Council of Manage-
ment : Mr. L. E. Borman, Dr. Antonio Cippico, Sir Almeric Fitzroy, K.C.B.,
K.C.V.O., Mrs. Gordon-Stables, Mr. H. A. Hertz, Mr. E. J. Horniman, 'Mr. W. S.
Kennedy (Hon. Treasurer). Mr. W. Lee Mathews, Mr. T. Sturg.? Moore, Professor
Gilbert Murray, Sir Sydney Olivier, K.C.M.G., Miss Magdalen Ponsonby, Mr. G.
Bernard Shaw, Mrs. Bernard Shaw, Mr. Charles Strachey, Mr. W. Hector Thomson,
Mr. Frank Vernon, Mr. Charles E. Wheeler, Mr. Frederick Whelen, Mr. Norman
Wilkinson, Mr. Allan Wade, Secretary. Address, 36, Southampton Street, Strand, WT.C.
Telephone : Gerrard 6907.
The year's productions of this Society were as follows : —
February 16, "The Brothers Kanuua/ov," drama in five acts, by Jacques Copeau
and Jean Croue (from Dostoievski), Aldwych ; March 9, " Comtesse Mizzi," comedy in
one act, and "The Green Cockatoo," grotesque in one act, by Arthur Schnit/ler.
Aldwjch ; June 22, " Elizabeth Cooper," comedy in three acts, by George Moore,
Ifaymarket; December 7, "Change," play in four acts, by J. 0. Francis, Haymarkct.
THE PLAY ACTORS.
This Society was founded in May, 1907, by members of the Actors' Association
for the production of original works by English authors, Shakespearean plays and
other classic works, translations of well-known foreign works, and to benefit the
position of the working actor and actress.
The membership consists of two degrees — acting membership and ordinary
iate. Only professional players who are members of the Actors' Association are
admitted to the first, and from these the various plays presented and produced are
cast. Associates' subscriptions are from 5s. (for gallery) to £2 2s. (stalls), according to
the position and the number of seats desired by the members.
During the year 1913 the Play Actors produced the following : —
February 16, "A Gauntlett," play in three acts, by Bjo: nstjerne Bjornson, trans-
lated by R. Fanpiharson Sharp (afterwards presented by the Actresses' Franchise
League during their Woman's Theatre week at the Coronet in December) ; March 16,
'' Those Suburbans." a family comedy for young people, in three acts, by Cecil Clifton;
May 19, " Pillar of the State," play, by Henry Arncliffe Sennett, "The Newly Married
Couple," by Bjornson. translated by R. Farqiiliarson Sharp, " It's the Poor t hat-
Helps the Poor," by Harold Chapin ; June 22. "My Lady's Garden," play in three
arts, by Duncan McXab ; November 17, "A Man of Tdeas," comedy in three acts, by
Miles Malleson, and " Venus on Earth," modern fantasy by Dorothy Brandon, all
produced at the Court.
Council, for the ninth season, consisted of Mr. Fcwlass Llewellyn (Chairman). Mr.
H. K. AylilT, Miss Ine/ Bensusan, Mr. Herbert Bunstoii, Mr. Harold Chapin, Mr. YY.
G. Fay, Mr. A. M. lleathcote, Mr. Ralph Hutton, Miss Agnes *lmla\ . Miss Mary
Mackenzie. Miss Winifred Mayo, Mr. Reginald Rivington, Miss Blanche Stanley. M.-.
124 THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
Hugh Tabberer, Mr. Jackson Willcox ; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. A. M. Heathcote, The
Malt House, Faringdon, Hants ; Secretary, Miss Ruth Parrott, Court Theatre, Sloane
Square, S.W.
THE ONCOMERS' SOCIETY.
The Society was founded in September, 1910. The object of the society : To
introduce to the West End of London plays and players hitherto unknown in the
metropolis. Performance in 1913 : —
May 30, " Blind Fate," play in three acts, by Christopher Landeman, Little.
Director (during Miss Mara Maltby's absence abroad), H. F. Maltby, 32, Regent
Street, W.
THE DRAMA SOCIETY.
This Society, founded October, 1911, produces plays at special matinee performances.
The subscription is 3s. 6d., which admits to one performance. Full particulars may be
obtained from Secretary, The Drama Society, International Club, 22A, Regent Street,
S.W. Director, Mr. Rathmell Wilson.
In 1913 the Society presented the following plays: — "Catherine the Great," by R.
Henderson Bland and A. E. Manning Foster (Cosmopolis, February 11); "The
I'a-iM-r-by," an English version by Rathmell Wilson of " Le Passant, by Francois
Coppee (Cosmopolis, May 26); "A Short Way with Authors," by Gilbert Cannan;
"Open or Shut," an English version by Rathmell Wilson of " II font qu'une porte
soit ouverte ou fermee," by Alfred de Musset ; " When We Dead Awaken," by Henrik
Ibsen (translated into English by William Archer).
THE MORALITY PLAY SOCIETY.
l.'iit : 11.11. Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein. Committee: The
Karl am! < '• mntess Beauchamp, The Countess Grosvenor, The Earl of Plymouth, The
Earl of Portsmouth, The Earl of Lytton, The Viscount Halifax, The Lady St. Helier,
The Hon. Mrs. Reginald Fremantle, Sir Sidney Colvin, Sir Oliver Lodge, F.R.S.,
Sir Charles Stanford, Sir Herbert Tree, Sir Henry Wood, Miss Lena Ashwell,
Mr. F. It. Benson, Mr. Acton Bond, Mr. Arthur Bourchier, Mrs. W. K. Clifford,
The Rev. Percy Dearmer, Miss Hay Drummond, Mrs. Gamble, Mr. Frederick
Harrison. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Harvey, Mr. Vivian H. King, Miss Gertrude Kingston,
Mrs. Ronald McNeill, Mrs. Noble, Mr. William Poel, Mrs. Romanes, Mr. Athelstan
Itiley, Mr. Cecil Sharp, Miss Ellen Terry, Miss Marion Terry, Mrs. Ernest Waggett.
Hon. Treasurer I Mr. F. E. Blaiklock. Hon. Director of Plays : Mrs. Percy Dearmer,
lion. Consulting Solicitor: Mr. Harvey Clifton. Hon. Secretary: Miss Maud
ISartlett, 57, Fellows Road, London, N.W. Minimum Subscription, 2/6.
The Morality Play Society was founded in June, 1911, to produce original Moralities.
Mysteries, and Miracle plays, and other modern plays of an ideal nature.
ELIZABETHAN STAGE SOCIETY.
The Society is not now a society in the strict sense of the word, but is rather a
voluntary association of those — numbering well over 1,000— who are kept together by
the interest and vitality of Mr. William Pool's works. Mr. Poel is the Director, and
Mr. Allan Gomme the Hon. Secretary, 41, Upper Gloucester Place, Baker Street, W.
THE IBSEN CLUB.
This club was founded in November, 1909, by Miss Catherine Lewis to present
the works of Henrik Ibsen. Directress, Miss Catherine Lewis; secretary, Miss C. A.
Arfwedson ; studio and office, 65A, Long Acre, W.C.
Since its inception the club has produced: "Ghosts," " Hedda Gabler," "The
Master Builder," " Rosmersholm," "When We Dead Awaken," " A Doll's House,"
" The Wild Duck," "Peer Gynt " (first performance in England, February 26, 1911) ;
" The Lady from the Sea," " Olaf Liliekraus " (performance of first English transla-
tion, June 18, 1911); "Brand" (4th act), "Little Eyolf," "The Hero's Mound"
(performance of first English translation, May 30, 1912), and "Mary Magdalene," by
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Mauriee. Maeterlinck (first performance in Kngland, March 17, 1912). A reading of
"Tin: 1'ivtrtiders " and the following lectures have also been given: "I
Lover." " Ibsen, the Man and Poet," " Ibsen and his Outlook upon Women," " I
i'^iry Lore." During the year 1913 the club gavo performances, readings, and
lectures as follows: January 19, "The Viking," a reading, the Ibson Studio;
•:i:iry 9, " Littlo Eyolf," the Ibsen Studio; February 23, "Mary Magdalene"
(Maeterlinck), the Ibsen Studio; March 2, "The Boy Ibsen," lecture by C. A.
Arfwi'dson, and " St. John's Night," reading (first English translation), the Ibsen
Studio; March 9, "The Master Builder," the Ibsen Studio; March 30, " The Lady
from the Sea," the Ibsen Studio; April 13, Scenes from "When We Dead Awaken,"
the Ibsen Studio ; April 27, "Peer Gynt," the Ibsen Studio.
PIONEER PLAYERS.
Among the plays given by the Pioneer Players during the year 1913 have been " A
Matter of Money," drama in three acts, by Cicely Hamilton, Little, February 9;
"Hamlet," on lines laid down by Louis Calvert in his book "An Actor's Hamlet,"
King's Hall, Covent Garden, March 9; "The Great Day," by Cecil Fisher, "The
Month of Mary," by Salvatore Di Giacomo, translated by Constance Hatton, and
" The Last Visit," by Hermann Sudermann, all three at the Little on May 18 ;" The
Street " in three acts, by Antonia R. Williams, and " The King's Wooing," a fantasy,
by Norreys ConneH, at the Little on November 30. Address, 139 Long Acre, W.C.
Telephone, Regent 4086.
CENTURY PLAY SOCIETY.
This Society produced " The Link," Strindberg's play, translated by E. Bjorkman,
at the Clavier Hall on January 26.
THE NEW PLAYERS.
Had no performances during 1913. The former Hon. Secretary informs us that the
Now Players do not now exist.
WOMEN WRITERS' SUFFRAGE LEAGUE.
The object of the Women Writers' Suffrage League, which was founded in 1908 by
Miss Cicely Hamilton and Miss Bessie Hatton, is to obtain the Parliamentary
Franchise for women on the same terms as it is, or may be, granted to men.
The qualification for membership is the publication or production of a book, article,
story, poem, or play for which the author has received payment, and a subscription of
2s. 6d., to be paid annually.
President: Mrs. Flora Annie Steel. Vice-Presidents : Miss Cicely Hamilton, Miss
Beatrice Harraden, Miss Bessie Hatton, Miss Evelyn Sharp, Dr. Margaret Todd, Mrs.
Belloc Lowndes, Miss May Sinclair, Mrs. Margaret Woods, Mrs. Meynell. Mrs. F. A.
Steel, Mrs. Zangwill, Mrs. Baillie Reynolds, Miss Symonds (George Paston).
Committee: Mrs. Marion Holmes, Miss S. Bulan, Mrs. Madeleine Greenwood, Miss
E. M. Symonds, Miss Josephine Knowles, and -Mrs. Sarah Tooley. Hon. Secretary :
Mrs. Romannefames. Hon. Solicitor : Mr. Reginald C. Watson. Hon. Head
Literature Department : Miss Compton Burnett. Hon. Treasurer : Mrs. H. W.
Nevinson. Office : Goschen Buildings, 12 and 13, Henrietta Street, London, W.C.
Telephone : Gerrard, 1495.
STOCKPORT GARRICK SOCIETY.
The Stockport Garrick Society was founded in 1901, for the purpose of studying and
giving performances in dramatic literature. Its headquarters are at Garrick Chami
Wellington Street, Stockport. The officers are as follow : — President, Alderman Albert
Johnson, J.P. ; Honorary Members, Miss A. E. F. Horniman, M.A., William Archer,
H. Granvillo Barker, and John Galsworthy ; Honorary Secretary, George Leigh Turner,
174, Wellington Road South, Stockport; Honorary Treasurer, Arthur 11. (libbiuis,
" Ruskin," Nursery Road, Heaton Moor; Executive Committee, Horace Abson,
H. J. Bagley, Mrs. Burley Copley, Walter Chadwick, Miss Gaul, S. A. Jepson, Edward
R. Lingard, T. G. Morris, A. Horace Page, R. J. Smith, A. W. Slater, Fred. W. Taylor,
William Temple, Albert Walthew, T. Henley Walker ; Honorary Auditors, Joseph
Aikin and Thomas Dutton.
During the year 1913 the Society gave performances of: "The Secret Woman, ".by
Eden Phillpotts ; " Jephthah's Daughter," a play in three acts and a prologue by
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X.Y.Z. ; "Civil War," by Ashley Dukes ; "The Pigeon," by John Galsworthy; "A
Gauntlett," Farquharson Sharp's translation; "The Clodhopper," by S. M. Fox;
and "In the Black Forest," by H. M. Richardson. Beginning on April 21, the
Society gave a week of repertory at their headquarters. The following six plays were
performed: "The Secret Woman," " Jephthah's Daughter," "The Waters of
Bitterness," " The Pigeon," " The Drone," and " Civil War."
Prospective performances in 1914 include those of ' Woman and Destiny," by Ross
Hills, one of the members, in February ; and "Family Failing," by William Boyle.
The Society will undertake another repertory week in March, consisting of the plays
given during the season, and a revival or a new play, which at the time the YEAR
BOOK went to Press had not been selected.
Some efforts ara being made to begin branches of the Society in Altrincham and
Bakewell. It may be decided, however, to organise them as separate societies, and to
give them such guidance as they may desire.
THE BURY STAGE SOCIETY.
The Bury Stage Society has its officers as follow : — President, Mr. B. Iden Payne ;
Producer, Mr. F. Taylor (of Stockport Garrick Society); Hon. Secretary, Mr. T. L.
Peers, 78, Heywood Street, Bury; Assistant Hon. Secretary, Mr. H. B. Hall, 12, Mon-
mouth Street, Burnley; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. A. M. Pennington, 366, Limefield, Bury.
H» ;iil<|ii:irii r.. Textile Hall, Manchester Road, Bury. Objects: To stimulate an
interest in modern dramatic literature by means of performances, lectures, readings,
and discussions. Recent plays presented under the auspices of the society, or to be
presented during the year 1914, include "Woman's Rights," "'Tilda's New Hat,"
" A Question of Property," "The Workhouse Ward," "A Doll's House," and " The
Silver Box."
THEATRICAL CLUBS.
THE GARRICK CLUB.
The Garrick Club, Garrick Street, Covent Garden, was founded in 1831. Its objects
are defined as follows : — " The Garrick Club is instituted for the general patronage of
the drama, for the purpose of combining a club, on economic principles, with the
advantages of a Literary Society, for bringing together the supporters of the Drama,
and for the foundation of a theatrical library with works on Costume." The club
possesses a collection of more than 600 theatrical portraits and other pictures, and
numerous theatrical relics, to which an addition was made recently in the legacy under
the will of the late Mr. Augustus F. Montague Spalding, an old and prominent
member of the club. Mr. Spaldiug left to the club some valuable oil paintings and
souvenirs of Charles Mathews. These included "The Bath," by Etty ; "Listen
Introducing the Young Mathews to the Public," once the property of Charles
Mathews ; the oil painting by Mathews of his villa at Twickenham, painted by him for
Mrs. Spalding in 1874; and a cigar case and blue ash tray used by the celebrated
comedian for many years. Secretary, Mr. Charles J. Fitch.
THE SAVAGE CLUB.
The Savage Club, 6 and 7, Adelphi Terrace, Strand, London, W.C., is for the
association of gentlemen connected professionally with Literature, Art, Science, the
Drama, or Music. Trustees, Mr. Conrad W. Cooke, Mr. A. Gordon Salamon, Sir
William P. Treloar, Bart. Committee, Messrs. Oliver A. Fry, Fred Grundy, Bernard
Hamilton, Joseph Harker, J. W. Ivimey, Yeend King, V. P.R.I., D. A. Louis, J. W.
Mathews, H. G. Montgomery, MostynT. Pigott, Edward G. Salmon, J. Walter Smith,
Hon Treasurer, Sir James D. Linton, P.R.I. ; Hon. Secretary, Mr. Reginald Geard ;
Hon. Solicitor, Mr. R. H. Humphreys. Hon. Auditors and Scrutineers, Mr. Thomas
Catling and Mr. Achille Bazire ; Hon. Librarian, Mr. C. J. Shedden Wilson. The
annual dinner took place on December 6, at the Connaught Rooms, with the Lord
Chief Justice in the chair.
THE ECCENTRIC CLUB.
The Eccentric Club, 21, Shaftesbury Avenue, W., is constituted for the purpose of
promoting social intercourse amongst gentlemen connected, directly or indirectly, with
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Art, Music, tin? I>nim:i. Sri, 'iice, Sport, and Commerce. Tl nt in
ii(lli;un. tin! Hon. Secretary J. A. Harrison. The Committee are as
,l:i jor 1 1 . Kiteman. Messrs. 1 1 . Montague Hates, \V. -I. \V . Heard, \V. Ili-llamy,
r,i-ln>|i. Frank H . CaHingham, r.aniet Cohen, Bertie Crewe, Walter de I
ills, 'I'ln >i 1 1:1-, l-'ra set, YV. K. I iaisl in, Frank ( 1 ]cni-4er. 1 1 . .1 . Homer,
, \V. S. Hooper, Sydney Jousif'fe, Percy Leftwich, John Lc Hay,
T. liichanls, YV. J. Dayer Smith, Ernest Stuart, A. J. Thomas, and R. L. Wurn-r.
Telephone : 1723/1724 Regent,
THE GREEN ROOM CLUB.
The Green I loom Club was founded in 1877 for the Association of gentlemen of the
dramatic and artistic professions. The Committee are vested with power to elect
others than those engage! in dramatic, literary, and artistic professions as members of
the club. The larger proportion of the members are actors. The club for a number of
was situated in Bedford Street, whence it moved to its present premises in
Leicest3r Square in 1902. The late Duke of Beaufort was the first President of the
club. Sir Squire Bancroft is the present President. The Green Room Club exchanges
courtesies with the Savage Club, ea^h club finding accommodation for the members of
the other when such occasions as redecorating and repainting temporarily deprive the
members of the Green Room or of the Savage of their club premises. Snooker-pool
and billiard matches between the two clubs are arranged annually, when silver
challenge cups, presented one by each club, are competed for. Sir Herbert Tree some
ago presented a challenge cup to the club for billiards, which is played for every
year. Mr. Lewis Waller has presented one for golf, and Mr. Murray Marks one for
bridge.
The late Mr. George Detacher was for more than twenty years the Honorary
tary of the club, and only retired when the club was enlarged and moved into its
i premises.
The Green Room Club includes amongst its treasured possessions valuable pieces of
autographed plate, the gifts or legacies of various members and celebrities in the
dramatic profession. Mr. Henry Neville, by whose death during 1910 the club lost
one of its most popular members, left a small legacy to the club in order that it might
purchase a memento of him in the shape of a silver tankard. The annual dinner was
held on Sunday, December 14, at the Criterion, with Mr. Fred Terry in the chair.
Secretary, Sir. d. Swann. Address, 46, Leicester Square.
THE TOUCHSTONE CLUB.
This club was formed at a meeting held on October 16, 1911, at the Rehearsal Theatre,
when Mr. Harry Paulton was elected President, Mr. Harry Nicholls, Honorary
Secretary, and Mr. Charles Cruikshanks, Honorary Treasurer. Membership is limited
only to actors, that is to say those who at the time of joining are not managers,
business or acting managers, musical directors, authors, critics, journalists, etc., and
only those who have been in the profession for 21 years or more are eligible for
membership. The club house is at the Adelphi Hotel, Strand. The Committee include :
rs. Frank Alton, J. H. Barnes, J. H. Ryley, H. A. Saintsbury, Edward Sass,
Arthur Williams, and, ex officio, the President, the Treasurer, and the Secretary.
THE MANAGERS' CLUB.
The Managers' Club is instituted for the purpose of bringing touring and resident
manager.-,, theatrical proprietors, and all interested in theatrical enterprises and
business into touch with each other. The club has 300 members, and the annual
subscription is £2 2s., except in the case of members of the Touring Mana
ieiation, Limited, who pay an annual subscription of £1 Is. in addition to their
subscription to the Association. The Committee, which is elected annually, consists
of twenty-one members. The present Committee is as follows : — Chairman, Mr. A.
Bertram; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. G. Carlton Wallace; Assistant Hon. Treasurer, Mr.
Frank \Yeathersby; Auditors Messrs. Bryden, Fedden & Co. ; and Messrs. (Veil
I '.a nli, A. II. r.etiwell, Harry Barf ord, Sydney Bransgrove, Oswald Cray, Went\vorth
. F. Graham Falcon, William Gift'ard, J. H. Hart, Grahame Herington, W. YY.
Kelly, J. Forbes Knowle.-,, (I. I',. Lambert, M. V. Leveaux, Jose G. iiuuel
Livesey, Lauderdale Maitland, Krnest E. Norris, Leslie Owen, Alfred I'aumie:
'• I'i.iM. Berber! Ralland, H. YV. Rowland, W.Payne Seddon, Sir H. Beerbohm
, John Tully ; Secretary, Mr. M. Martin ; Address, 5, Wardour Street, YV. Tel.
Gerrard 8458.
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THE REHEARSAL CLUB.
The Rehearsal Club (29, Leicester Square) was founded in 1892 with the view to
furnishing a quiet retreat to which minor actresses might resort between the hours of
rehearsals and matinees and the evening performance.
The members' subscription is 2s. per quarter. The club is open from 11 a.m. to
8 p.m., and contains comfortable reading, resting and refreshment rooms, the former
well supplied with books, papers, and magazines. Anyone wishing to see the club will
be gladly shown over by one of the committee or the matron.
President, H.R.H. Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein ; Vice- President, the
Lady Louisa Magenis. Committee : Chair, Lady Maud B. Wilbraham, Lady
Alexander, Lady Bancroft, Mrs. Bayne Chapman, Mrs. Gilmour, Miss Alien
Gladstone, Mrs. Max Hecht, Mrs. R. S. Henderson, Mrs. Kendal, Mrs. George
Marjoribanks, Mrs. Cyril Maude, Mrs. Mayne, Mrs. Frank Pownell, Lady Tree,
Eleonora Lady Trevelyan, Mrs. Philip Walker, Mrs. W. H. Wharton; Hon. Treasurer,
Mrs. Mayne, 101, Queen's Gate, S.W. ; Hon. Secretary, Mrs. George Marjoribanks,
22, Hans Road, S.W. ; Secretary, Miss Murray, 10, The Grange, Maitland Park Road,
N.W.
THE LYCEUM CLUB.
The Lyceum Club was started in 1904 for the purpose of affording a meeting ground
for women of all professions. The interests of dramatists were, however, unrepresented
until 1908, when the Authors' Board extended its protection to the dramatists, and a
sub-committee was formed, which has included Mrs. Havelock Ellis, Miss M. Stanley
('lurk, Miss Beatrice Harraden, Miss Bessie Hatton, Mrs. Teignmouth Shore (Priscilla
Craven), and Miss Muriel Currey. At present it consists of : — Miss M. Stanley Clark,
Miss Bertha N. Graham, Miss Muriel Dawbarn, Miss Marjorie Hamilton, Miss Olive
Lethbridge and Mrs. Turnbull (Eliot Page).
The object of the dramatic sub-committee has been to afford dramatist members an ,
opportunity of producing their plays experimentally, and it has been already proved
that the work is of real use. Two of the plays given at the club have this year reached
the regular stage — "The Rose with a Thorn" (Sheffield Repertory Season) and
" Taffy's Wife," as curtain-raiser on tour.
Owing to the success of the one-act play competition, for which over fifty plays were
sent in, a long play competition has been inaugurated, for which twenty-nine entries
have at the time of writing been received. It is hoped to give the winning play early in
the New Year, after Mr. Frederic Harrison has passed final judgment on the I\ISS.
On October 27 the dramatic sub-committee entertained Mr. Frederic Harrison in
recognition of his kind promise of help in the competition.
The chief event of the year was the production on March 10, 1913, at King's Hall,
Covent Garden, of the prize plays in the one-act play competition, judged by Mr.
Martin Harvey for the Costume Plays, of which the collaborating winners were Mrs.
Teignmouth Shore (Priscilla Craven) and Sybil Ruskin, with "The Painted Nun," a
story of the Revolution, and the late Miss Alice Ardagh, with her study of Scottish
life, in " As the Law Stands," judged by Mr. H. Granville Barker to be the best
modern play sent in. Miss Leah Bateman Hunter has secured the latter play for
some special matinees which will take place in January, 1914. In addition to the
prize plays two others were given — "John Anderson's Chance," by Mrs. Steuart
Erskine, and " The Dancer," by Mrs. Vigo.
A reception to Miss Horniman and her company was given on May 27, and was
largely attended. On November 4 two new plays were produced — ' ' On the High Veldt, ' ' by
Sybil Bristowe, and " The Blue Hat," by Bertha N.. Graham.
On December 5 Mr. Clarence Derwent gave an address, followed by an informal
debate, on " The Mirage of a National Theatre." At the close of the debate, in which
Mr. S. R. Littlewood and Mr. William Poel took part, a resolution was passed in
favour of the National Theatre.
The plays are submitted under a pseudonym, and are judged by five readers : — Miss
Constance Beerbohm, Mrs. Matthew Arnold, Mrs. Vigo, Mrs. Mouillot, and Miss
Lucy Dale.
A professional play reader has also been retained by the Club, who will give advice
on MSS. for a small fee.
Address : 128, Piccadilly, London, W. Telephone, Gerrard 640.
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THE ACTORS' SWORD CLUB.
The Actors' Sword Club was founded by Mr. Gerald Ames in 1910. Membership
is limited t<> artist-;, authors, singers, musicians, and anyone en^a^rd m (.In- alii. •
of the theatre. The yearly subscription is 5s. The club badge is a scarlet band worn on
the left sleeve of the jacla-t. Kach member provides his own jacket, foils, etc. Members
inert and feiK.v together on Tuesdays and Fridays at one or another of the following
Salles d'Armes : Felix Bertrand, 10, Warwick Street, W. ; Felix Grave, 159, Brompton
1; MI!, S.W. ; Fred MePherson, 3, Victoria Street, S.W. The president is Sir George
Alexander ; the vice-presidents are Lord Howard de Waldeii, Mr. Norman Forbes, and
Mr. Kgorton Castle. The Committee are Messrs. .). P. Blake, Justin Huntly
McCarthy, E. Vivian Reynolds, Jerrold Robertshaw, Athol Stewart, and Lyonel
Watts. Honorary Secretary, Mr. Gerald Ames, 48, Greycoat Gardens, S.W.
THE ACTRESSES' FOIL CLUB.
The Actresses' Foil Club is the ladies' branch of the Actors' Sword Club, and is
formed on similar lines to that Club. The president is Miss Irene Vanbrugh. The
Committee are : Miss Esme Beringer, Miss Gracie Leigh, Miss Alexandra Carlisle,
Miss Mary Mackenzie. Hon. Secretary, Miss Ruth Maitland, 32, Basil Street,
Knightsbridge, W.C. A six-monthly subscription of 5s. entitles members to meet and
fence together at three London Salles d'Armes.
PLAYGOERS' CLUBS.
THE PLAYGOERS' CLUB.
This club was founded in 1884 to encourage social intercourse amongst those
interested in the Drama, and to afford facilities for the discussion of all matters
connected with the theatre. Debates on new plays are a feature in the club, and in
addition, lectures, concerts, dinners, dances, etc., are held to which members have
the privilege of inviting guests. There are a golfing society and a Masonic Lodge
and Chapter in connection with the club, and it exchanges courtesies with the
Manchester Playgoers' Club and other provincial clubs.
Commodious new premises above the Leicester Square Tube Station in Gran-
bourn Street and Charing Cross Road have recently been acquired, where ample
accommodation is provided for the large and increasing membership. Annual sub-
scription, £3 3s.; entrance fee, £2 2s., in addition to which every member must on
election take up one 10s. (fully paid) share in the Playgoers' Club, Limited.
Officers and Committee :— President, Mr. E. Marshall Hall, K.C., M.P., ; vice-
president, Mr. F. G. E. Jones ; trustee, Mr. Louis E. Harfeld ; treasurer, Mr. Will
Sparks; committee, Messrs. E. J. Bevan, H. Passmore Edwards, Osman Edwards,
A. M. Latham, Arthur F. Spencer, E. A. Whitehouse, W. H. Watts, W. Stickland ;
hon. secretaries, Messrs. James Sharpe and Chas. E. B. Kibblewhite ; hon. architect,
Mr. H. E. Pollard.
Excellent work is done by the Playgoers' Club in connection with its Christmas
Pantomime Fund. Thousands of children who possibly otherwise would have little
chance of witnessing one of the hardy annuals are annually taken to pantomimes, and
if any endorsement were wanted as to this work of the Club being good work, it would
be found in the enthusiasm and happiness displayed by the favoured youngsters on
these occasions.
THE O.P. CLUB.
The O.P. Club was founded and opened in the year 1900 by a body of play-
goers interested in the pursuit and progress of the drama, and desirous of estab-
lishing an institution which would foster and conserve the love of playgoing in a
broad and catholic spirit. Its headquarters are at the Adelphi Hotel, Adelphi.
Permanent features of the Club are two annual dinners, to which leading acton
and actresses are invited. During 1912 a ladies' dinner was given on March 24, at the
Criterion Restaurant, with Mr. J. M. Gatti (Mayor of Westminster) in the chair ; and
a dinner was given at the Hotel Cecil to Miss Neilson Terry, M-iy 19, Sir Herbert
Beerbohm Tree in the chair. Most of the " Terry " family were present.
President, Lord Howard de Walden ; Vice-President, Mr. Percy Barringer ; T
Mr. Carl Hentschel ; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. A. E. Elkan ; Hon. Seer. tarn-. Mr. J.
Davis Smith and Mr. Ernest H. Miers.
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On October 20 a "Milestones" Dinner was given at the Hotel Cecil. The three
toasts " 1860," " 1885 " and " 1912," the three periods in the play, were responded to
respectively — 1860, Miss Genevieve Ward, Miss Bateman and Mr. Jas. Fernandez ;
1885, Sir Squire Bancroft ; and 1912, Miss Gladys Cooper and Mr. Dennis Eadie.
THE GALLERY FIRST NIGHTERS' CLUB.
The headquarters of the Gallery First Nighters' Club are at the Bedford Head
Hotel, Maiden Lane, Strand, W.C. Subscription, 10s. 6d. per annum. President,
Mr. H. S. Doswell ; Vice-President, Mr. F. Page ; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. G. F. Wright ;
Hon. Secretary, Mr. John Page. Committee : Messrs. L. Arnold, J. Campbell,
H. Cohen, A. T. Ellis, J. Kenny, R. Levy, J. L. O'Riordan, and W. 0. Summers.
Hon. Auditor, Mr. F. H. Long.
The Club was founded in 1896, "to maintain the right of playgoers to give free
and independent criticism in the theatre, and to afford facilities for social intercourse
among gallery first nighters." Genuine gallery playgoers alone are eligible for
membership. The club holds frequent debates on subjects connected with the Drama.
Other functions include the annual dinner, held at Frascati's in February, Bohemian
suppers, concerts, etc. Ladies are invited to the annual dinner and the debates.
At the Seventeenth Annual Dinner, to be held at Frascati's on Sunday, February 22,
the principal guests will be Miss Wish Wynne and Mr. Arthur Whitby.
BRISTOL PLAYGOERS' CLUB.
The Bristol Playgoers' Club was founded on November 8, 1911, and has now a
membership over 460. The subscription is 10s. per annum and there is no entrance
fee. The Club nights are Thursdays, and the meetings are held at the Eoyal Hotel,
College Green, at 8.30 p.m. Committee : President and Chairman, Dr. Barclay
Baron ; Vice-Chairman, Mr. Richard Castle ; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. F. B. Stead; Joint
Hon. Secretaries, Mr. J. F. Holloway, Cairns Villa, Sneyd Park, and Mr. J. C. Wing,
37, Whitoladios Road, Clifton ; Mrs. Barclay Baron, Mrs. Ostlere, Mrs. Fleetwood
Webb. Miss Alexander, Mr. Or. K. Archbold, Mr. G. W. Boyd, Dr. Green, Mr. C. H.
King, Mr. H. N. Matthews, and Mr. W. J. Robinson.
The Club has organised a play competition for one act plays, which must be written
by members of the Club, and submitted before February 1, 1914. The Committee
reserve the first option of producing the winning play.
LEEDS PLAYGOERS' SOCIETY.
The Leeds Playgoers' Society was founded in April, 1907, for the " furtherance of
operatic and dramatic art." The objects of the Society are : (a) the announcement of
engagements ; (b) the arrangement of special performances ; (c) lectures ; and (d) co-
operation with similar societies. The headquarters are at the Leeds Art Club, 8,
Blenheim Terrace, Leeds. The Theatre Night is Monday, and the Meeting Night
the first Thursday in the month.
The President is Prof. Sadler, M.A. (Vice-Chancellor of Leeds University). The
Hon. Treasurer is Mr. T. A. Lamb, 9, Newport Mount, Headingley, Leeds, and the
joint Hon. Secretaries are Messrs. W. P. Irving (Arts Club, 8, Blenheim Terrace) and
F. G. Jackson (8, Park Lane). The Committee are : — Prof. Cohen, Messrs. J. B.
Crossley, F. R. Dale, C. M. Dawson, H. Hildesheim, L. Marcan, Miss M. Taylor,
Mrs. Albert Dawson and Miss Josephy,
The Society does not produce plays on its own account, but frequently arranges for
special performances of plays which would not otherwise be seen in Leeds. The
Society had a very large share in the work of the Committee which arranged an
experimental Repertory Season in Leeds in 1913, and its members formed the bulk of the
subscribers to the guarantee fund.
Among those who have delivered lectures before the Society are Mr. Holbrook
Jackson, Mr. G. K. Chesterton, Mr. E. T. Heys, Mr. Edward Compton, Mr. James
Welch, Mr. B. Iden Payne, Mr. Ashley Dukes, Mr. Laurence Irving, Mr. Wm. Archer,
Mr. W. B. Yeats, Mr. Hilaire Belloc, Mr. Basil Dean, Mr. Lennox Robinson,
Miss Ellen Terry, Mr. C. E. Montague, and Mr. Henry Arthur Jones.
SHEFFIELD PLAYGOERS' SOCIETY.
The Sheffield Playgoers' Society was founded in March, 1910, for the purpose of
awakening and encouraging an interest in the drama and kindred arts. Amongst
others the following have lectured to the Society : — Mr. B. Iden Payne, Miss Cicely
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Hamilton, Mr. (1. K. Chesterton, Mis-; \. K. I'. llonumaii, Mr. H. Cranvilln !;.-•
Mr. J. Galsworthy Mr. Hilaire Hclloc, Mr. ,1. T. Grcin, and Mr. II. A. Jones.
At the request of the Society Mr. B. Iden Payne and <-«\n\< orm-
ances of " Man and Superman," " Nan " and " Cupid and Comn- in March,
1912. During the week beginning October 7, 1912, Mr. I'aync and comp
plays entireh new to Sheffield, three of which — "The Seril F. .1 . AdkiiiK,
neat," by Alan Moukhouse, and " Emancipation," \,\ Leonard Inkstcr — were
produced for the first time on any stage. During November vore made
with the I Jessie Comedy Company to give special performances of " Billy's Little Love
Affair," by 11. V. Esmond, "The Dear Departed," by Stanley I lough ton, "The Liar,"
by S. Footo, " 4 A.M.," by Harry Paulton (for the first time on any stage) and " The
Rehearsal," by George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham.
In February, 1913, a month's Repertory Season was held under the auspices of the
Society. The programme included "Chains," "The Return of the Prodigal,"
" Admiral Guinea," " Cupid and the Styx," " The Importance of being Earnest," and
il one-act plays. The Season, artistically , was a great success, but it resulted in a
financial loss.
At a special meeting held in May the subscription to the Society was increased from
2/6 to 5/-. This has resulted in a considerable falling off of members, the number to
date being 225.
Meetings are usually held at the Grand Hotel at irregular intervals. An interesting
experiment during the present session is a play-competition for members. The
following are the officers : — Vice-President, Mr. H. A. L. Fisher, Vice- Chancellor of
Sheffield University ; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. F. Bowman; Hon. Assistant Secretaries,
Miss G. Davidson, and Miss C. Radford ; Chairman of Committee, Mr.' F. J. Adkins ;
Committee, Mrs. T. P. Lockwood, Miss A. E. Escotfc, Miss F. Corbett, Mis.-, L.
Hawson, Mrs. Hutton, Mrs. R. Wood, Messrs. W. S. Jackson, H. L. Cooper, J. B.
Simpson, J. A. Clarke, E. E. Lewis, G. H. Simpson, E. H. Newman, and H. I',.
Gallimore. Hon. Secretary, Mr. R. D. Bennett, 3, Mackenzie Crescent, Broomhall
Park, Sheffield.
BRADFORD PLAYGOERS' SOCIETY.
The Bradford Playgoers' Society was founded in May, 1912, the first public meeting
being held on Thursday, May 16, under the Chairmanship of Dr. Warchauer. The
Inaugural meeting was held on Thursday, October 3, 1912, when Miss A. K. I'.
Horniman delivered a characteristic and inspiring address. At that time the
membership numbered about 350, but at the end of the inaugural session there v.
membership of over 700, this result of a first year's working constituting a record in
membership for any playgoers' club or society in the country.
The following is the list of Committee and Officers : —
President : The Lord Mayor (Aid. John Arnold) ; Vice-Presidents : Mrs. Alfred
Illingworth,' Sir Geo. Scott Robertson, Mr. A. M. Drysdale ; Chairman : Mr. R.
Lishman ; General Committee : Mr. H. McGee, Mr. B. Riley, Dr. R. Pohl, Mr. A. L.
Auty, Mr. A. C. Wilkinson, Mr. W. Greenwood, Mr. J. R. Symons, Mr. D. L. Lip
Mr. J. Fotheringham, Mr. Tom Turner, Mr. J. Dexter, Dr. Warschauer. Mr. R.
Lishman, Mr. R. J. Foster, Miss Naylor, Miss Logan, Mrs. Newboult, Miss I'attinson.
Miss R. Woolfe, Miss Nalton, Mrs. Holtom, Miss Jetley ; Hon. Secretary : Mr. <
Hoi torn, Victoria Cottage, Lindley, Huddersfield.
The objects of the Society are the furtherance of operatic and dramatic art, and the
work is intended to include —
(a) The early notification of theatre engagements by special arrangements witli
theatre and company managers.
(b) The delivery of lectures by eminent authors, critics, and exponents on the
subjects of opera and drama.
(c) The arrangement of special performances by desire of the Soci.
The Society endeavours by means of lectures and readings to arouse interest in all
forms of intelligent drama. Readings of plays are held every week and have proved
most successful, being attended by over 100 members on each occasion,
i The Society does not aim so much at arranging for special visits or performanc.
at inducing the local management to arrange for visits from the best and most forward
companies on the road. fiEverything possible is then done to make the visit a financially
successful one. In this connection the Society posts to all its members copies of
small printed matter on behalf of the companies they are supporting, holds lectures
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readings and discussions on the plays in question, arranges lectures, if possible, by
members of the visiting company and generally by these and other means endeavours
to arouse interest in the performances.
A number of well-known local lecturers have placed their services at the disposal of
the Society, and other societies or groups of people can, upon application, be provided
with a lecturer upon the subjects of the Drama and the theatre. A large number of
lectures have been arranged throughout the city under this scheme.
This Society has been the first in the country to induce the Education Authority to
arrange for series of lectures on plays to be given.
A journal, " Plays and Playgoers" is published monthly, and posted to members
free of charge. This contains articles by well-known people relative to the objects of
the Society, it also gives a list of coining and a resume of past events, and has many
other interesting features.
BRITISH PLAYGOERS' FEDERATION.
President, Mr. J. T. Grein ; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. F. G. Jackson ; Hon. Secretary,
Mr. R. D. Bennett. The Federation is composed of the following Societies : — The
Playgoers' Club, London; Bristol Playgoers' Club, Oxford Drama Society, Birmingham
Drama Society, Sheffield Playgoers Society, Huddersfield Playgoers' Society, Leeds
Playgoers' Society, Manchester Playgoers' Club, Liverpool Playgoers' Society, and the
Worcestershire Playgoers' Association. The Second Annual Conference was held at the
Playgoers' Club on April 12, 1913.
REPERTORY THEATRES.
THE GAIETY, MANCHESTER.
During the year 1913 Miss A. E. F. Horniman, in addition to the work done by
her company at the Gaiety, Manchester, sent out a company in the early Spring to
Canada and America. Montreal, Ottawa, Chicago, Boston, and Springfield were
visited, and the following plays presented, viz.: — "The School for Scandal," "The
Rivals." "She Stoops to Conquer," "Nan," "What the Public Wants," "The
Silver Box," " Candida," " Miles Dixon," and " Makeshifts." A three weeks' season
was also given at the Court, London, commencing May 12. The plays presented
were: — "The Pigeon," "JaneClegg," " The Whispering Well," "Nan," "Prunella,"
and " Elaine." In the Autumn, Miss Horniman sent out a tour of " Hindle Wakes,"
visiting Nottingham, Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham,
and finishing at the Court, London, with a month's season, followed immediately by a
fortnight of " The Shadow," and a fortnight of "Jane Clegg."
Other towns visited by Miss Horniman's company during the year are Cambridge,
Oxford, Harrogate, Liverpool, Brighton, Swansea, Bury, and a fortnight's season at
Bristol, when " Hindle Wakes," " The Silver Box," " The Shadow," and "Candida "
were presented.
The plays staged at the Gaiety, Manchester, during the year 1913, and for which Miss
Horniman's company were responsible, are as follows : — "The Rivals," "Wonderful
Grandmama," " Nan," " Candida," " The New Sin," " Miss Tassey," " The Return
of the Prodigal," "Old Heidelberg," " The Whispering Well," " Lydia's Sacrifice,"
"The Marriage of Columbine," "The Little Stone House," "Jane Clegg," "Mr.
Perkin's Pension," "Prunella," " The Dream Child," " Mary Broome," " Winds o'
the Moor," "Hindle Wakes," "A Family Affair," "The Apostle," "More
Respectable," "The Price of Thomas Scott," "Account Rendered," "Hiatus,"
"The Silver Box." "Nothing Like Leather," "<Fhe Shadow," "Julius Caesar,"
"What the Public Wants," " The Way the Money Goes," "The Pie in the Oven,"
and " Columbine."
Other companies have staged the following: — "Westward Ho" (Matheson Lang),
" Hannele " (Liverpool Repertory Company), " The Turning Point " (Alban
Limpus and Cecile Barclay's company), " The Eldest Son " (Liverpool Repertory
Company), "The Fugitive" (Algernon Greig and Milton Rosmer's company), "The
Honeymoon" (Elsie Vron Neville), aud "The Gay Lord Quex " (Charles Stretton).
During the month of August Messrs. H. Theodore and B. Iden Payne had a season
at the Gaiety and presented "A Pair of Spectacles" and "The Lost Silk Hat,"
"Other People's Babies " and "The Moor Gate," " The Last of the De Mullins " and
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"The Death if Chopin," " The Eldor I'.n it In r " and " The Admirable Bashville."
i ho Christmas season "Miss I loriiiman'n company played "The School for
Scandal", .ind Mr. Algernon < Iroig presented " Kifinella."
Mr. Louis Casson, who for moro than two years was director of the Gaiety,
relinquished his position in December, being succeeded by Mr. Douglas Gordon.
THE LIVERPOOL REPERTORY THEATRE.
The following plays were given at the Liverpool Repertory Theatre during
the secnm! srason 1912-1913 :- " The Importance of Being Earnest," by Oscar
Wilde, " The Doll's House," by Henrik Ibsen, " Lonesome Like," by Harold Brighouse,
" The Mollusc," by Hubert Henry Davies, " Iris," by Sir Arthur Pinero, " Instinct,"
by Henry Kisternaeckers, "Press Cuttings," by Bernard Shaw, "A Florentine
Tragedy," by Oscar Wilde, "The Pigeon," by John Galsworthy, "The Education
of Mr. Surrage," by Allan Monkhouso, " Lonely Lives," by Gerhardt Hauptmann,
"The Voysey Inheritance," b\ Granville Barker, "What the Public Wants," by
Arnold Bennett, "Fifinella," by Barry Jackson and Basil Dean, "The Right to
Die," by Kathleen M. Lion, "Admiral Guinea," W. E. Henley and Robert Louis
Stephenson, "Strife," by John Galsworthy, "The Charity that Began at Home,"
by St. John Hankin, "The Adder," by Lascelles Abercrombie, "Miles Dixon," by
Gilbert Cannon, " Ser Taldo's Bride," by Barry Jackson and John Drinkwater,
"Hannele," by Gerhardt Hauptmann, "The Perplexed Husband," by Alfred Sutro,
" The Conynghams," by George Paston, " Candida." by Bernard Shaw, " The Shadow
of the Glen," by J. M. Synge, "His Excellency- the Governor," by Captain Robert
Marshall, " The Man from Blankleys," by Prank Anstey, " Caste," by Tom Robertson.
The plays of the third season, 1913-14 — given and promised include "Lady
Patricia," by Rudolf Besier, "The Eldest Son," by John Galsworthy, "Arms and
the Man," by Bernard Shaw, " An Enemy of the People," by Henrik Ibsen, " A Pair
of Spectacles," by Sydney Grundy, "Playgoers," by Sir Arthur Pinero, "Masks and
Faces," by Charles Reade and Tom Taylor, "Barbara Grows Up," by George J.
Hamlon, "The Second Mrs. Banks," by F. H. Rose, "The Mother." by Eden
Phillpotts, "Jim the Penman," by Sir Charles Young, "The Cage," by Ronald
Jeans, "A Roman Holiday," by Lawrence Hanray, "The Game," by Harold
Brighouse.
Managing Director, Mr. Godfrey Edwards ; Business Manager, Mr. T. J. Pigott ;
Stage Manager, Mr. Arthur K. Phillips.
GLASGOW REPERTORY THEATRE.
Repertory in Glasgow, except for a short season provided by Mr. Alfred Wareing, has
practically been moribund during 1913. The Scottish Playgoers, Limited, the company
who ran the Repertory Theatre, were faced with a loss at their meeting on June 10 of
£125 16s. 3d. The directors, at an Extraordinary General Meeting held in the preceding
March, had been authorised to arrange a season for the autumn, but no theatre was
available. So the contribution of the Scottish Playgoers, Limited, a body once in the
foreground of Repertory work, resolved itself into a series of one act plays given ai a
turn at the Alhambra Music Hall, Glasgow, during the three weeks in November of
1913. The Playgoers, however, have made arrangements to reopen the Royalty.
Glasgow, for a spring season in January, 1914, and have engaged Mr. Lewis ('.
from the Gaiety, Manchester, to be their producer. Directors, Messrs. F. L. Morrison,
T. Lawrence Jowitt, Neil Munro, D. Dehane Napier, J. R. Richmond, E. J. Thompson,
and J. Brownlee Young ; Secretary, Mr. James Winning, 93, West George Street,
Glasgow.
THE ABBEY THEATRE, DUBLIN.
Founded in 1898. Its aim was to produce ' ' plays that are literature." In the begin-
ning English actors were brought over to play in the pieces, and at the first production
of Mr. W. B. Yeats's " Countess Cathleen " Miss May Whitty, Miss Florence Farr, and
Mr. Trevor Lowe were in the cast, with Miss Farr as General Manager and Mr. Ben
Webster as Stage Manager. In 1901 performances were given by Mr. W. G. Fay's
company of Irish amateurs, calling themselves the Irish National Dramatic Company,
and afterwards the Irish National Theatre Society.
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Miss Horniman acquired the lease of the Abbey Theatre, rebuilt the house, and gave
the Irish National Theatre Society its free use. From 1904 to 1910 Miss Horniman
in addition gave the society an annual subsidy.
For seven months of the year the Abbey Theatre Company will be found at the
Abbey Theatre, Dublin, and another three months are generally spent in visits to
towns in Ireland and England. In 1911-12 a tour was made in the United States of
America. In 1912 a Second Company were formed, who perform at the Abbey Theatre
when the first company are away. There is also a School of Acting in connection with
the theatre.
There are about fifty plays in the active repertory of the company. The following
plays were produced during 1913 : —
Jan. 23, " The Dean of St. Patrick's," G. Sydney Paternoster; February 6, " The
Casting Out of Martin Whelan" (Revival), R. J. Ray; February 20, " Hannele,"
Gerhard t Hauptmann ; March 6, " There are Crimes and Crimes," August Strindbcrg ;
March 13, "The Cuckoo's Nest," John Guinan ; April 10, "The Homecoming,1'
Gertrude Robins; April 17, " The Stronger," August Strindberg ; April 24, "Broken
Faith," Misses S. R. Day and G. D. Cummins ; April 24, " The Magic Glasses," George
Fitzmaurice ; May 17, "The Post Office," Rabindranath Tagore ; June 30, "The
Gombeen Man," R. J. Ray; September 11, "Sovereign Love," T. C. Mu ray ;
October 2, " The Mine Land," Joseph Connolly ; October 16, " My Lord." Mrs. Bart
Kennedy ; October 30, " The King's Threshold " (Revival), W. B. Yeats ; November 20,
" The Critics," St. John G. Ervine.
Directors : Mr. W. B. Yeats and. Lady Gregory ; Manager : Mr. Lennox Robinson ;
Business Manager : Mr. A. Patrick Wilson.
BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE.
The Birmingham Repertory Theatre was opened on February 13, 1913, with a
performance of "Twelfth Night." Among the plays presented since then are:
"Countess Cathleen," by W. B. Yeats; "The Fantasticks," by Kostand ; "The
Da^th of Tinitagiles, " by Maeterlinck; " Nan," by John Masefield; "The Pigeon,"
"The Silver Box," and "Joy," by John Galsworthy; "You .Never Ca.n Tell,"
"Candida," and "Press Cuttings,' by G. Bernard Shaw; "The Importance erf
Being Earnest," by Oscar Wilde; "The Cassilis Engagement," "The Return of
the Prodigal," and "The Constant Lover," by St. John Hankm ; "The Enemy
of the PeopJe," by Ibsen; "Admiral Guinea," by Stevenson and Henley-, "The
Voysey Inheritance," by Granville Barker; "The White Cockade," by Lady
Gregory ; "The Crifdc," by Sheridan; "The River," by Christopher Sandemann ;
" Re Pilgridge," by W. B. Chatwin; " Augustus in Search of a Father," by Harold
Chapin; " Their Point of View," by Wilfred Coleby ; "The Merry Wives of Wind-
sor," "King John," "King Henry IV.," "The Merchant of Venice," a portion
of "Richard III.," "As You Like It," "Everyman," "The Interlude of iouth,"
and three Nativity plays from the Chester Mysteries.
BUSHEY REPERTORY THEATRE.
This society, a sort of local Stage Society, with its members playing most of the
part* in the pieces represented, gave its first performance on Saturday, November
29, when were presented G. Bernard Shaw's " The Dark Lady of the Sonnets,"
" The Unseen Helmsman," by Laurence Alma-Tadema, and " The Maharani of
Arakan," adapted by George Calderon from a story by Rabindra Nath Tagore.
The society consists of about 200 members, at an annual subscription of 10s. each.
The term Repertory Theatre as applied to the intermittent amateur performances
given by the society — limited to a minimum of three each season — is perhaps too
definite and conclusive, but the movement has in a distant way its relation to
the Eepertory Theatre.
HAMPSTEAD GARDEN SUBURB LITERARY THEATRE.
Formed for the purpose of presenting plays of literary and dramatic merit. The
promoters consist of a director and an advisory board. The fellowship, which has been
formed on the basis of a nominal annual minimum subscription of Is. per member,
exceeds 1,000. Four performances of Ibsen's, " The Pillars of Society," were given in
November, and the plans for 1914 include: a triple bill in January and February
comprising four performances of "Augustus in Search of a Father," by Harold Chapin;
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Williams; I Imi. Sec ivtary and Treasurer, Mr. 1 'lorian Williams, 26, Temple l-'-irtmic
N.W. : Advi-.-ry Hoard, Mr. J. Scott Caldur, Mr. Darn II l-'iggis,
Mak, .In, Knee, Mr. Malcolm Knee, Mr. II. W.O'K . rt liur ( tppenlu
Mr. Florian William-, Mr. W. E.Williams, and Mr. Frank Ycrbury.
VARIETY ORGANISATIONS.
VARIETY ARTISTS' FEDERATION.
Founded February 18, 1906. Registered under the Trades Union Acts, 1871 and
1876. Offices, 18, Charing Cross Road London, W.C. Telephone, Gerrard 6950.
Affiliated to the White Rats Actors' Union of America, the International Artists'
Lodge nf (lei-many, L'Union Syndicate des Artistes Lyriques of France, the
Australian Vaudeville Artists' Association, and the Trades Union Congress. Officers: —
Chairman, Mr. W. II. Clemart ; Secretary, Mr. Fred Herbert ; Trustees. Messrs. Joo
Klvin. I'aul Martinctti, and Edmund Edmunds; Treasurer, Mr. G. H. Chirgwin ;
Accountant, Mr. W. H. McCarthy. Executive Committee meetings are held every
Thursday at the offices at 12 noon.
The Federation aims at the abolition of all abuses detrimental to the interests
and welfare of the music hall profession. It provides its members with financial
•aii'.-t: as regards railroad fares in the United Kingdom, free legal advice, and free
protection. There is also a death levy of 6d. per head per member in full benefit.
Entrance fee, 21s. Weekly subscription, 6d..
The Executive are as follows : — Jas*. Alexandre, Martin Adcson, W. H. Atlas, F. V,.
(Lieut.) Albini, Barney Armstrong, Charles Austin, Joe Archer, Signer Borelli,
Sid Bandon, Bert Byrne, Harry Barrett, J. R. Barnard, F. J. Barnard, Edwin
Barwick, Gco. Brooks, Burnetti, Andie Caine, J. W. Cragg, G. H. Chirgwin, Lioni
Clarke, Fred L'urran, Chas. Coborn, Harry Conlin, Morny Cash, W. J. Churchill,
T. C. Callaghan, Whit Cunliffe, Dave Carter, Syd Crossley, Tom E. Conover, Harry
Claff, Geo. D'Albert, Herbert Darnley, Harry Delevine, Sam Deleviue, Percy
Delevine, Sid Doody, Robert Dunning, William Downes, J. J. Dallas, Johnny
Dwyor. Marriott Edgar, Seth Egbert, Harry Falls, W. F. Frame, James "Foreman
A. L. Godfrey, Eorace (ioldin, Arthur Gallimore, W. E. Gillin, Fred Griffith*, (ins
(Ian-irk, den. 1 lushes, Carl Hertz, Martin Henderson, Phil Herman, Harry Jee, Tom
.Io\. Lew Lake, Chas. Kasrac, James Kellino, Fred Kitchen, C. W. Kloof, Max
He ml Konarah. -I. W. Knowles, Albert Le Fre, Alf Leonard, Harry Lauder,
J. Laurier, Fred Latimar, J. P. Ling, John Le Hay, Frank Melvin, B. Monti,
Walter Munroe, Fred Maple, James Mooney, Harry Mason, Chas. McConuell, Joe
McConnell, Steve McCarthy, Geo. Newham, Orpheus, Jim Obo, Ben Obo, Wai
Pink. Jack Plcasants, Fred Parr, Pip Powell, Fred Russell, Charles Rich, W. B.
Raby, Austin Rudd, J. W. Rickaby, Harry Radford, F. V. St. Clair, Fred Sinclair,
Ryder Slone, Max Sterling, Harry Stelling, Eugene Stratton, George Sanford, Albert
Schafer, Alfred Sutcliffe, Harry Tate, Joe Tennyson, Thora, Deane Tribune, Albert
e, Horace Wheatley, Tom Woottwell, Fred Woellhaf, Erne Warsaw, W. H.
Wallis, Horace White, Bert Williams, J. W. Wilson, John Warren, H. O. Wills,
L A. Wilson, Ben Whiteley, Howard Ward, Charles Whittle, Major Charles, and
J. Miller Sutcliffe.
MUSIC HALL ARTISTS' RAILWAY ASSOCIATION.
Founded on February 2, 1897. Head offices, 18, Charing Cross Road, London, W
Secretary, Mr. C. Douglas Stuart. Branch offices in Cardiff : Agent, Mr. W. F. Moss ;
<ow : Agent, Mr. John Alexander; Liverpool: Agent, Mr. Tom McKa\ : and
Manchester: Agent. Mr. l-'red Slingsby. Officers, for the current >ear: — Hon.
ient. Mr. Joe Elvin ; Hon. Vice-Presidents, Lieut. Albini, Mr. Charles Austin,
Mr. Harry Hlake, Mr. W. H. Olemart, Mr. Charles Coborn, Mr. Arthur Gallic:
Mr. Fred Herbert, Mr. Edward H. Lucas, Mr. Bon Obo and Mr. Albert Vovce ; H
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Trustees, Messrs. J. W. Cragg, G. H. Chirgwin and Syd Walker ; Hon. Treasurer, Mr.
Arthur Rig by ; Chairman of Committee, Mr. Stanley J. Damerell; Vice-Chairman,
Mr. Jack Harris; Hon. Solicitor, Mr. Eugene Judge (Judge and I'riestly).
The annual subscription is 7s. 6d., Entrance Fee 5s. and from this 2s. 6d. is donated
to the new Music Hall Benevolent Institution. At the close of the financial year on
September 30 the total funds were : Reserve Account, £601 15s. 4d. ; Current Account,
£4190s. 8d. ; Cash in hand, £47 10s. 4d. ; Total, £1.068 6s. 4d. A largo number of new
members have joined during the last twelve months and the total on the books of active
members was, on September 30, 7,534. Weekly meetings of the Committee are held
every Wednesday at twelve o'clock.
VARIETY ARTISTS' BENEVOLENT FUND AND INSTITUTION.
Offices, 18, Charing Cross Road, W.C. ; Secretary, Mr. C. Douglas Stuart. The
work of the society consists of the granting of relief to the deserving poor of the
variety profession, and the direction of the Institution of " Brinsworth," Staines
Road, Twickenham, where eighteen old performers of both sexes are housed, fed and
clothed and the Gipsy Hill Branch where ten male performers are maintained.
The Committee is composed as follows: — Elected for three years: Messrs.
Hen Obo, W. H. Atlas, -lim Oho, Arthur Gallimore, T. C. Callaghan,
Ed. II. I mley -I. Damerell, If. Griff, Ed. Crosland, Cecil Rutland, Chas.
. E. Simthson, S\d Walker, Horace Wheatley, Tom Packer, Bert
Williams, Robert Abel, Mirliii Henderson, Ken Gallimore, I1'. W. Millis, Chas.
Coboni, A. de Brean. C. Kasrae, Win. Welsh, J. W. Gallagher, W. E. Gillin, Bert
Marsden, Eugene Stratton, and H. Falls. Elected for two years : Messrs. Ben
Wh'- ;, Julian Mack, H. (). Wills, Harry Bancroft, Burnetti, W.
Fullbi-onk. Bniee Green, Kicb. Ta\l >r, Tom E. Conover, E. Gribben, H. Braff,
Arthur Ui-!>\ , W. Marrett. A. I'. Hemsley, Harry Wright, Chris Van-Bern, J. Barker,
\. Borelli, Ohas. Clark, Ted E. Box, Harold Finden, Albert Lc Fre,
Edwin Uarwick, Lieut. Albini, Sid Baker, Reginald Prince, Cyril Yettmah, and Chas.
for one yeai1 : '• \ . Huley, Sam Vincent, Horace White,
Com Francis, W. Jackson, Toni Morton, A. Schafer, Marriott Edgar,
I-'. .Mel \ in', Waller Dale, Alt. H rrirk, James Kellino, Dick Bell,
i MrNaiighton, Dave ()"' Sandford, Fred Hughes, Seth Egbert, Fred
illiaf, D. Ileiidy Clark, Gus McNaughton, Dusty 'Rhodes, Alf. Leonard, Geo.
Herd, II. M. Darsie, Fred I'arr, and W. Kellino. Chairman, Mr. Albert Voycc,
Chairman, Mr. Edward II. Lucas.
THE MUSIC HALL LADIES' GUILD.
Guild \\.is formed on September 23, 1906, with the object of assisting the
iists, who, through lack of employment, illness or confinement, are
in \\ant- ui help, by supplying proper medical aid, food, coal, or other necessaries
as may ht! required. Also, in cases of confinement, to lend a supply of suitalii •
baby clothes for the first month, to 'be returned at the expiration of that time; to
Aidows of artists to find suitable employment, to find employment for
children of poor artists and orphans as programme sellers, in sketches, or in
: to supply uece.ssit: hs with free clothing; to give stage or other
clothing to artists who may require it; to visit the sick; to give 'toys, books
and games M> the sick children of artists. During 1913 the Guild's
, .have ]>een devoted to a matinee a,t the London Pavilion in aid of their
funds, a fa.ncy dress ball at the Trocadero for the same object, a fortnight's holiday
at the seaside and in -the country for a number of poor children, and a Christmas
•or the children at the Horns Hotel. Kennington, while the Committee also
distributed a large number of Christmas dinners to necessitous people. The officers
of the Guild are as follows :— President, Miss Cecilia Macarte ; Vice-Presidents,
Mrs. Charles Cobur.n, Mrs. Gintaro ; Hon. Treasurer. .Miss Lottie Albert; Executive
Committee, Miss Irene Rose. Miss Marie Lloyd, Miss Alexandra Dagmar, Miss
Kate Vulcana, Miss Louie Vere, Mrs. Vernon Co\vper, Mrs. Herbert Shelley,
Miss Ray Wallace, Miss Julia Macarte. Mrs. George Gilbey. Miss Fanny Harris,
Mrs. Thomas Fawkes. Miss Marie Kemlal. Mrs. Fred Kitchen. Mrs. Arthur
Were. Mrs. Audie Caine. Mrs. Kasrae. Mrs. G. H. Chirgwin, Miss Irma Lorraine,
Mrs. Harry Tate, Miss Clarice Mayne. Miss Evelyn O'Connor, Mrs. Billy Merson,
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Ml.-,, Klnrne ( ;.l!lniluiv. Miss l)i;ui;i Hope, .Miss Dorothy \M 11H IM-, Miss .111
\li-. Olga 'IVIumui. .M i.ss Maidii- S< . Clara Romanic, M i.iik',
Mi- II. 15. Dillon. Miss Mary Neil, Miss Ros«' I'.ancrot't , M
I'ail Hert/., Miss .Jennie Lyir.vood. Mrs. Lewis Levy, V
A.l.i He.'\.', Mrs. \Yalford Bodie, Miss Ru'th Da\ •enport. Miss V-/
Unison, Mrs. C. Hayden Coffin, .Miss Niagara, Miss \Yinifreil Ward,
Kelton, Miss Kmilie .1 laves, Mrs. Fred Millis, Mi.ss Kth«'l Newman.
H uiiton: Hon. Committee, Mrs. Austin E. Farleigh, .Mrs. Sly.
Committee meetings are ;li«ld every Wednesday at 3.30 p.m. at the •
3, Newport House, 16, Great Newport Street, W.C. Secretary, .Miss Melimla .May.
THE MUSIC HALL HOME FUND.
The Music Hall Honits Fund was founded fourteen years ago by o
prominent members of the Terriers' Association with the object of providing sli<
to deserving members of the variety profession who (have fallen on evil time^, and to
provide a permanent home for poor .performers, who, through illness, <lisabl< i
or old age are unable to find employment. The present home at Gipsy Hill is used as
a branch of .the Variety Artists' Benevolent Institution at " Brinsworth," Twickenham,
the two societies having amalgamated during 1913. Secretary, Mr. C. Douglas Stuart,
18, Charing Cross Eoad, W.C. Matron, Mrs. Fruin.
THE GRAND ORDER OF WATER RATS.
This Society was founded in 1890. Ite headquarters are the Vaudeville Club,
98, Charing Cross Road, W.C. For the present year the officers are as follows : —
King Rat, Fred Russell; Prince Rat, Arthur E. Godfrey; Scribe Rat, \\ . 11.
McCarthy; Test Rat, Deane Tribune; Musical Rat, James Stewart; Bait Rat, Gus
McNaughton; Collecting Rat, Gus Garrick ; Trustees, J. W. Cragg and Charles
Warren.
During the year the Water Rats held their Up-river Outing, and gave a matinee
at the Oxford on December 3, in aid of their own charities.
THE BENEFICENT ORDER OF TERRIERS.
The Order, which was founded in December, 1912, by the active member*
(variety performers) of the Terriers' Association (now dissolved), has had a most
prosperous year and is in a good financial position. Nearly 300 artists have
become members of the Order, and a large number of candidates are awaiting
initiation. The entrance fee is £5 5s. and the subscription from Is. to Is. 6d.
per week, according to age at joining. The benefits include free medical attend-
ance in town, country, or abroad, sick pay during illness, free legal advice, in
unce of properties against loss by fire, emergency loans, death grants, etc.. and
many other advantages. A grand ceremonial meeting of the Order is held every
Sunday cveiiing at the Three Stags Hotel, 69, Kennington Road, London, S.E.,
when the general business is conducted in open lodge, new members are initiated
into the mysteries, and a social gathering is held. Keen competition exists for the.
various official (positions, and amongst the members who have had the honour of
being elected to the chair are Will Cody, Harry Falls, Bert Marsden, Chris Baker,
Julian Mack, Harry Gribben, Syd Walker, Harry Wright, Ben Whitely, ami
George Cooper. The principal events of the year 1913 were the annual dinner
and dance at Frascati's Restaurant, a most successful function; the production
of the Terriers' Tribunal, a revue by Albert Voyce at the Variety Artists' Benevo-
InsttttUtion Fete at "Brinsworth," a/nd the' ladies' suppers and concerts, held
nearly every month at the Boulogne Restaurant. The officers for 1913 are :—
President, Ben Obo ; Vice-President, Syd Walker; Trustees, Willie Benn and
Arthur Gallimore ; Treasurer, Jim Obo ; Auditors, Harry Gribben and Julian Mack ;
Assistant, Secretary. Tom Packer ; Solicitors. Messrs. Osborn and Osborn ; Secretary
Arthur Were. Headquarters, the Three Stu-f HoU-1. 69, Kennington Road,
London, S.E.
138 TH£ STAGS YEAR 800X.
THE VAUDEVILLE PRODUCERS' ASSOCIATION.
The object is to further the interests of the producers of sketches, etc., in the Variety
theatres. It was founded in the Autumn of 1912 by Mr. Herbert Darnley, who i
present chairman. The members of the Executive Committee are as follows: — Messrs.
Leonard Marry. Monte Bayly. William Berol, Fred Eustace, Arthur Gibbous, P. S.
Henderson, Maurice Hoffman, Edward Lauri, Edward Harris, George Pickett, Harold
Wolfgang, J. W. Cragg. Wai I 'ink, Sam Richards, Joe Peterman, J. K. Poole, The
offices, pro tan., are care of Mr. Herbert Darnley, 38, Stockwcll Park Eoad, Clapham
S.W.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE SOCIETY OF THE THEATRE.
The Society of the Theatre aims at creating a dramatic movement which shall appeal
to the theatrical rather than to the literary aspects of drama. By "theatrical" is
meant that form of stage production which makes an appeal thro ugh the senses to the
imagination rather than to the intellect.
The Society has adopted the idea of Gordon Craig, and continues to spread that
idea by means of propaganda.
Subscription : One shilling.
The list of the Committee is as follows: Miss Elsie Fogerty, Mrs. Gordon Craig,
Messrs. Gordon Craig, J. Cournos, P. ( 1 . K<mody. Haldane Macfall, Lovat Fraser, Ralph
Hodgson, A. M. Ludovici, Walter Crane, Kenneth Bell, W. B. Yeats, 0. H. Chi i
Cecil Sharp, Ezra Pound, Professor Sauter. Mr. Krnest Marriott, Honorary Treasurer;
W. B. Meo, Hon. Secretary.
Offices : Adelphi Chambers, 7, John Street, Adelphi, London, W.C.
THE POETRY SOCIETY.
The objects of the Society, as stated in the Constitution, are to promote, in the words
nf Matthew Arnold, adopted as a motto, "a eleaiv. use of the best in poetry
and of the strength and joy to bo drawn from it." To bring together lovers of ]>•••
with a view to extending and developing the intelligent interest in, and proper appreci-
ation of. poetry. To form Local Centres and Reading Circles and encourage the intelli-
gent reading of verse with due regard to emphasis and rhythm and the poet's meaning,
and to study and discuss the art and mission of poetry. To promote and hold private
and public recitals of poetry. To form sub-societies for the reading and study of the
works of individual poets.
The ordinary membership is 7s. 6d. with an entrance fee of 2s. 6d. The Society was
founded in February, 1909. Sir J. Forbes-Robertson is the, President, Mr. Galloway
Kyle the Hon. Director, Mr. C. O. Gridley the Hon. Treasurer, and Miss V. E. James,
the Secretary. Headquarters, 16, Featherstone Buildings, London, W.C. 'Phone,
Holborn 2188.
The Society holds periodical auditions, and features of these have been the addresses
delivered by Sir Forbes-Robertson.
ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ART.
The Academy of Dramatic Art (62-64, Gower Street, London, W.C.) was founded
by Herbert Beerbohm Tree in 1904. It was reconstituted in 1906, and is now vested
in the following Council : —
Sir Squire Bancroft (President).
Sir John Hare,
Sir Arthur Pinero,
Sir H. Beerbohm Tree,
Sir George Alexander,
Sir James Barrie, Bart.,
Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson,
Mr. Arthur Bourchier,
Mr. Cyril Maude,
Mr. G. Bernard Shaw,
Mr. E. S. Willard,
Miss Irene Vanbrugh
Administrator. — Kenneth R. Barnes, M.A.
The aim of the Academy is to provide a thorough training for the dramatic stage
in England, and to encourage those who show talent and discourage those who do
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lalifying t ling of tv us, three times ann
at the commencement - i>f each term. Januar r. Two sdi«il.c
of one \ car's free tuition are awarded t.< tin- best lady and gentleman stn-i
term ; tlins, there are six scholarships in tins
'I'h.' training consists of voice product ion . elocution. :
fencing, ivheai .; also lecture-; on subjects connected with the drain •
(optional). The ordinary c, : four terms, hut student
arm. The fee per term is £12 12s., and the ent>
The I'Yench diction classes arc £1 Is. extra for regular students. The nuinher of
regular students during the past sear lias been 120.
There is a body of eighty-four Associates, consisting of distinguished members of tin-
theitrical profession. The Council and Associates take voluntarily an active part in
the w.irk of th . During 1913 the following ladies? and gentlemen assisted
at qualifying tests, scholarship competitions, lectures and prize-judging, etc.: — Lady
B.mcn>tt. Miss Gertrude Burnett. Miss Klsie Chester, Mr. Harold Child, Miss Kate
Cutler. Mr. (1. Dickson-Kemvyn, Mr. Dennis Kadie, Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson.
Mr. A. K. i . uly Gilbert, Mr. Edmund (Iwenn. Miss Helen Ha\e. Mr. C. M.
Lowne. Mr. Cyril M-iudo, Mr. (lerald du Maurier, Mr. Norman 1'age. Mr. Nigel
Playfair. Sir Arthur I'inero. Mr. K. I A all Swete, Lady Tree, Sir Herbert Tree. Miss
Hilda Tievdvan, Miss Irene Vanbrugh, Mr. Ben Webster, Mr. Arthur Whitby and
Mr. .1. Fisher White.
The last students' public performance took place at the Playhouse, and the following
programme was performed : — Act one, "Milestones," by Arnold Bennett and Eduard
Knoblauch; act two. "A Woman of no Importance," by Oscar Wilde; act t:
is one and two, " Romeo and Juliet " ; " 'Enery Brown," by Edward Granville ;
act one, •' Diana of Dobson's," by Cicely Hamilton: scene from "On ne Badin-
1'Amour," by Alfred do Musset ; a play in mime: and Mazurka, Harlequin et
Columbine, ami l'a.s de Trois Dances. The Bancroft Gold Medal was asvarded by Lady
Bancroft, Sir .lohnston Forbes- Robertson and Mr. Cyril Maude to Mis-s Oli\e \Y.
Davie-s: and sp it Medals were also awarded to Miss Gladys Young and Miss
Marv !•'. l\' i\\an by Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson and Mr. Cyril Maude. Certili'
of honour and merit were also awarded by the judges.
The following ladies and gentlemen have held positions on the salaried staff, and
gave regular classes during 1913 : —
Teachers of Acting. — Miss Gertrude Burnett, Miss Klsie Chester. Miss Helen II .
Mr. Norman Page. Mr. Nigel Plavfair. Mr. Arthur Whitby and Mr. J. Fisher White.
Teacher of Voice Production. — Mrs. George Mackern.
Teacher of Klocution. — Mr. A. E. Geoi
readier of (Delsarte) Gesture.— Mrs. Kdward O'Neill.
Teacher of Dancing. — Mr. Louis Hervey d'Egville.
Teachers of Fencing. — M. Felix Bertram! and Mile. Bertram!.
Teacher of French Diction. — Mile. Alice Cleiv.
In addition to the regular classes the advanced students have during 1913 had the
.•i 1 vantage of special rehearsals voluntarily undertaken by the following Associates : —
Mr. Kenneth Douglas, Miss Fllis Jeffrey-*, Mr. Charles Maude, Sir Arthur Pinero.
Mr. (',. Bernard Shaw. Mr. Alfred Sut.ro. and Mr. L. Lyall Sv
There are three different divisions, eight different classes, usually including a
chilli-en's class. Kadi class consists of twelve to fifteen students, and forms, as it
w re. a company. Pla\ s rehearsed in the acting classes are performed at the end
•h term. ^ providing generallv over thirty performances, each of about :
hours' duration. A variety of plays from Shakespearean i raged v to modern i
ikeii. The aim of the Academy is in the first place to afford a practical training,
to lie of use both to the student and to the man
The Academ\ is self-supporting, and is not a source' of profit to am of
Ming Bod\ . Any surplus in fun Is is applied to the enlargement of the prem
and the improvement of the training.
The Council, assisted b\ a generous gift of £1.000 from Sir Squire Bancroft, are now
having a theatre tor the students constructed .m a site adjoining the present prem:
The stage will be about the si/e of thai at the Duke of York's, and the auditorium will
.iOO comfortabl\ . having a dress circle and boxes. It is estimated that this
theatre \\ill he opened during the | ir 1914. It will be a great addition to
the practical value of the training at the' Acadenu . The present -tage and auditorium
will also bo kept in use,
140 THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
THE UNITED BILLPOSTERS' ASSOCIATION.
President, Mr. David Allen, M.A., LL.B.. B.L., Dublin ; Vice-President, Mr. Cyril
Sheldon, Leeds ; Committee :— Mr. W. H. Breare, J.P., Harrogate ; Mr. John Hill,
Reading ; Mr. J. M. Godfrey, Portsmouth ; Alderman J. Duckworth, J.P., Accrington ;
Mr. H. \V. Klmcr, Bristol ; County Councillor David Western, J.P., Enfield, Middlesex ;
Mr. Walter Hill, London; Councillor Joseph Crookcs Grime,. F.I. S. A., Manchester;
Mr. L. Bockley, Nottingham ; Councillor Charles Pascall, London. Consultant
Secretary, Mr. G. F. Smith, 12, John Street, Bedford Row, W.C. ; Secretary, Mr.
C. G. Wright. Offices, 4, and 5, Warwick Court, Holborn, London. Telephone,
6447 Holborn.
This Association, which had been in existence for many years, was registered in
June, 1890, for the protection and advancement of common trade interests.
It has a committee of management, governed by a president, vice-president and ten
other members, which meets monthly. The Association has a membership of between
600 and 700, comprising practically the whole of the Billposting contractors in the
kingdom.
It has also (jointly with other associations) a Committee of Censors, whose duty is
the examination of posters of questionable taste which may be sent them, and whose
views upon them are communicated to the members. It has also a Parliamentary
Committee to watch all proposed legislation and any bye-laws under same.
THE CRITICS' CIRCLE.
During the year 1913 there has been formed a Critics' Circle in connection with the
Institute of Journalists. Dramatic critics were not previously without any organisation.
There was a Society of Dramatic Critics formed in 1906 with a membership of between
50 and 60, with Mr. A. B. Walkley as president. Interest in the Society, however, on
the part of its members, most of whom have joined the new Circle, waned, and the
Society of Dramatic Critics is now moribund. The Critics' Circle was formed in April.
The Committee consists of : Messrs. William Archer, G. E. Morrison, J. T. Grein,
Richard Northcott, and S. H. Littlewood, Honorary Secretary.
CONCERT SOCIETIES.
THE CONCERT ARTISTS' BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION.
The Association, of which Mr. George Robins is chairman, consists of ladies and
gentlemen who are professional vocalists, instrumentalists, and entertainers. It has
been established since 1897, and is managed by an annually elected Committee of
fifteen members.
The Association is for the purpose of relieving the sick and needy, promoting
sociability, providing legal and medical advice, furnishing a central address, redressing
grievances, giving opportunity for discussion upon all matters connected with the
concert artists' profession, and publishing a list of members for the use and guidance
of entertainment promoters. The Association is willing to act as arbitrator when any
dispute concerning its members' interests is brought to its notice.
The Association has its Benevolent Fund and Special Sickness Fund. During
the year a number of "At Homes" are held on certain Sunday evenings, when
members have the opportunity of appearing. These "At Homes" are attended by
organisers of concerts and otheis, and the advantage to the artist appearing is obvious.
The entrance fee is 5s. Annual subscription £1 Is. For country members resident
over forty miles beyond London the annual subscription is 10s. 6d.
Secretary, Mr. Arthur C. Roberts, 9-10, Pancras Lane, London, E.C.
CONCERT PARTY PROPRIETORS' ASSOCIATION.
Formed in No\ember, 1913. Objects, to safeguard the interests of concert party
proprietors generally, to receive and deal with suggestions for the benefit of members'
interests, to establish, by means of meetings and written correspondence, a closer
friendship amongst members, and generally to deal with all matters of complaint
brought before the executive of the Association.
Only bona fide proprietors of concert parties, either resident or touring, are eligible
for membership. The Association is gpverned by a Council of fifteen, elected annually,
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KINEMATOGRAPH ASSOCIATIONS.
INCORPORATED ASSOCIATION OF KINEMATOGRAPH
MANUFACTURERS, LTD.
Office, 62, Strand, W.C. Tel, -phono, 6316 Central. Secretary,.!. HrookeWi;
Formed tn proteol the interests of manufacturers and publishers of fil
THE KINEMATOGRAPH EXHIBITORS' ASSOCIATION OF GREAT
BRITAIN AND IRELAND, LIMITED.
Til.- Kinematograph Exhibitors' Association of Great Britain and In
im-oi May 22, 1912. as the ivsult of a meeting held at the I lolborn Restaur-
ant on January 24, 1912. when a provisional committee was formed to mak'
ments for the- formation of the Company. The tirst general meeting was held 1*11
Eebruarv 13, when a chairman, officers and an executive commit , otpointed.
and these appointments wen; confirmed by the Directors, sitting after the incorpor-
ation of the Association as a limited Company. The liability of the mi
bv tlie Art ociation at one shilling.
The following are the objects of the Association and the conditions of membership : —
1. To maintain the rights and further the; interests of the Kinematograph e\l.
of the British Isles.
2. To protect Kinematograph exhibitors in their general relations with Parliamentary
and local authorities.
3. To promote the interests of the whole Kinematograph industry.
Members consist of three clas:->
(a) Exhibitors who own 6ne or more Kinematograph theatres, but who ai
also carrying on the ordinary business of film manufacturers or hirers.
(o) Exhibitors who own one or more Kinematograph theatres, but who an;
also carrying on the ordinary business of film manufacturers or hirers.
(c) Any other person who may be interested in the exhibiting branch of the
Kinematograph industry, either practically or financially, but \vho i
eligible lorn and b membership, and any other person who. in the opinion
of the Committee, is likely to further the interests of th, on.
a members only are eligible for election to the executive committee. If a member of
the executive committee is found to be carrying on the ordinary busines.-
manufacturer or renter lie automat ically ceases to be a member of the commie
The subscription of a and h members is one guinea per annum for each hall owned
or represented by them. The subscription of c members is half a guinea per annum.
One-half of the amount of the annual subscription is allocated to district commit
or local associations for the purposes of their work.
For the purposes of <- i. the country has been di\ ided into four -
divisional branches have been established in the Northern. Northern Central. Midland
and Southern eounti>- . Local associations ha ^mcd within t he divi-ions, ;md
existing i d. The General Council directs t::
on. The Executive Committee carry out the policy decided ab the C.eiieral
Council. The Association is now represented in the following counties, viz., IV, i
shire, Berkshire. Carmarthenshire, Cheshire, Cumberland. Derbyshire. I >i \oitshire.
I>orseNlmv. Durham, Essex, Glamorganshire, Gloucestershire, II
donshire, Kent. Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Middlesex, Norfolk,
' lumiberland. Northamptonshire. "Not t iimli.i in ~bi r hire, Staffordshire.
Suffolk, Sum ., Warwickshire. Westmorland. Wilts!: hire.
Yorkshire: and the afTaiix of Lon'i.'H are looked afl London Distric:
142 TJIE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
Since the formation of the Association the Executive Committee, who number
thirteen members, have met on an average once each fortnight, Sub-committees
meeting sometimes daily, and an enormous amount of work has been transacted.
The Association publishes a monthly journal and a weekly film selection, which are
issued free to its members. It keeps a keen outlook upon the action of locfrt
authorities, and renders legal assistance to its members in cases where any principle is
involved affecting exhibitors generally.
The Secretary is Mr. W. Gava/zi King, and the offices are at Broadmcad House,
Panton Street, Haymarket, S.W.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CINEMATOGRAPH OPERATORS.
(Branch No. 10, N.A.T.E.)
This Association was established in April, 1'907. Its office is 1 Broad Court
Chambers, Bow Street, London, W.C. Its members arc qualified operators of animated
picture apparatus.
Objects : — (a) To protect and promote the interests of qualified operators, and to
raise the status of their profession, (b) To encourage among its members a knowledge
. of the science of new inventions affecting their business, (c) To establish a standard
of proficiency by a qualifying examination. (</) To secure the recognition of a
minimum rate of pay for each class of work, (e) To establish an employment register,
and to assist mem hers with legal advice and assistance at the discretion of the
Committee.
Entrance fee, 3s, Contributions, section a, Is. per month ; section b, Is. 4d. per
month.
Certifieates are issued to members passing an examination, particulars of which are
supplied on application.
Present Officers: — President and Acting Hon. Secretary, Mr. E. H. Mason ; Vice-
President, Mr. A. Savers; Treasurer, Mr. Wm. Johnson; Finance Committee aud
Trustees, Messrs. E. H. Mason, A. Malcolm, and John Hutching : Managing Com-
mittee, Messrs. E. S. Catlin, H. Hackell, C. Perry, F. W. Green, A. Malcolm, and
W. Watson.
Full particulars of membership and benefits supplied post free on application to the
Hon. Secretary, at 1, Broad Street Chambers, Bow Street, London, W.C,
BRITISH BOARD OF FILM CENSORS.
A Censorship Board voluntarily established by the Kinematagraph Manufacturers in
the eatly part of 1913, the idea being', on the one hand, to get publishers of films to
submit all their films, other than those known as " topicals " or locals, for censorship,
and to pay for each subject at a fixed rate of Is. per 100 ft. ; and, on the other, bo get
proprietors of halls where pictures are shown to exhibit only those pictures which have
passed the censorship. Two forms of certificates are issued. One is issued by the
Board for every film examined and passed, and the other applies to those films passed
for " Universal " exhibition, which are specially recommended for children's matinees.
When a film has been passed, the publisher is entitled and expected to cause a photo-
graphic reproduction of the certificate to appear in each film immediately after the
main title. The Board is controlled by Mr. G. A. Bedford, who at one time was the
Reader of Plays under the Lord Chamberlain, in connection with the licensing of plays,
The offices are at 75-77, Shaftesbury Avenue. Tel. Regent 2076.
STAFF ORGANISATIONS.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THEATRICAL EMPLOYEES.
This Association was established on August 20, 1890. It represents those
employed in the various stage departments, in the manufacture and use of stage
scenery, properties, electrical fittings, animated picture machines, comprising
stage managers, heads of departments, carpenters, electricians, kinematograph
operators, property men, stagemen, and in fact all men and women employed on the
mechanical or administrative staff of a dramatic, variety, or picture theatre, theatrica)
or cinematographic business or industry.
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\\illl the < ieneral I I 'liH'11
Hi and Provincial Trader and Labour Conn.
1, I '.road ( '..HI ! • Street. London, W.C. Telephone, 1305 Uerrard.
;ilinarv ol ' "f cadi class and grade of run
maintaining a minimum rate of pay, definite working rules, and llie provision of
flllle: nevolcnt benefits for inemlii i',. '|'l,. : 1 1- branch
!"ti and one each ill Birmingham. Bradford . Oldhai :
ton-On-Tees, Keston and Doneaster. The en! ram <• neluding
eopv nf rules and membership card. The contributions and benefits are as foil
(a) TRADE SUCTION MKMUKKS. Open to employes over 18 yea ntri-
but.ions, 3d. per \vrek. Benefits: Trade protection; Dispute pay, a sum equal t
half of tin; normal earnings at the time, from theatre work, not exceeding the sum '•[
20s. per week : Legal advice free ; Legal assistance in approved circumstance^ ; (l>
from the Benevolent Fund subject to the discretion of the Committee, (b) TRADK
\ND KrsKKAi, ITM) SECTION MEMBERS.— Open to those under 40 years of aj
time of joining. Contribution 4d. per week. Benefits, in addition to all th.
provided for class (a) members, the following sums at death: — £10 on the death of a
member, £5 on the death of a member's wife or husband, after 12 months' membership.
The constitution of the Association permits any grade or section of employes eligible
to join to form a branch, or all sections to combine in one branch in any locality. The
aim of the organisation is to enroll all eligible men with touring companies, and those
resident in e\cr\ theatrical centre in the United Kingdom.
The National Kxecutive Committee is selected from the members residing within
twenty miles of the chief office, but it is open to any branch to nominate any member
•ueral offices. This Committee organises the London annual theatrical
sports and annual concerts, and lias charge of the National Open Bene\olent Fund,
which is maintained from the proceeds of the theatrical sports and donation
by the. annual concert funds, for the benefit of non-members, men and women
employe''-,, \\hose case is recommended by a subscriber to the sports or concert funds, or
l) theatrical or music hall association whoso rules do not permit them to help
such applicants.
The .in secured during 1913 about 3,000 additional member--.
Members of the Executive Committee are :— President, Mr. J. Cullen, master
ca i pouter, the St. James's; Treasurer, Mr. J. Atherton ; Trustees, Mr. Arthur
I'almer (V. I'.). irpenter, the Comedv : Mr. Charles Thorogood, President,
No. 1 Branch; Committee, Mr. C. T. Cory, master carpenter, the Vaudeville;
Mr. A. -lones ; Mr. Edward Stow, stage staff; Mr. George Pickering, stage staff;
Mr. II. .1. Kemp. Mr. T.Lowe; Mr. H. S. llenby, property master, Strand; Mr.
<1. A. Mason. ,J. Hutchins, A. Ward, carpenter. C. Burgess, master carpenter, Play-
house; It. Billinghurst ; Mr. C. R. Porter, master carpenter, the Strand ; Mr. 1
Sinkins, carpenter ; ( ieneral Secretary, Mr. William Johnson, 1, Broad Court Cham
Bow Street, London, W.C.
TJi/e Association is affiliated with the Australian Federation of Stage Employes.
The National Association of Theatrical Kmployes is also an approved Society for the
purposes of the National Health Insurance Act, 1911.
" This approval extends to the Society in respect of persons resident in Kngland,
Scotland. Ireland and Wales, who are members of the Society for the purpo-
Pari I of the Act."
Am man or \\oman betsveen the ages of 16 and 65 engaged in any capacity in the
rtainment World may apply to join the A^ociat.ion for the purposes of the
irrespective; of wheth- he is eligible or ineligible to join the Association f.
other purp
THE DRAMATIC AND VARIETY THEATRE (Employes')
PROVIDENT ASSOCIATION.
This fund is a and independent fund for >pecial purpose,. It is not
ri of any Approved Societv. although it is managed b\ the Kxecutive (.' 'inmi;'
-."ational Association of Theatrical Employ
It is for those who wish to make provision for more assistance during sickness than
the National Health Insurance Act provides. It combines the savings bank priii.
with the c i operati\e method of providin; i'enetit and sums at death. That is
bributions noi needed to as.-i^t members in any one year arc
divided at the end »!' the vear between the mem
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144 THE STAGE YEAP BOOK.
This Association is open to any man employed in the entertainment world over eighteen
and under forty-five years of age whose application is accepted by the Committee.
Entrance Fee. — Is. 3d., including membership card and book of rules. Revised
contributions : — Class A.-H5d. per week to the General Fund. Class B. — 3d. per week
to the General Fund. Levy of 6d. per member on the death of a member. Levy of
3d. on the death of a member's wife. No levy for any member with less than six
months' membership. Revised Benefits : — Sick Pay. — Full benefit (on the respective
scale) after six months' and half benefit after three months' membership. Class A. —
15s. per week for thirteen weeks ; 7s. 6d. per week for a further thirteen weeks if
necessary. Class B. — Half Class A scale of sick pay. At death of a member or
member's wife — a sum equal to levy, as above. Annual division of the surplus General
Funds. In December of each year, each member receives an equal share for equal
period of membership (Class A full share, Class B half share), less Is. deducted to
carry on the membership, and if required Is. for the Benevolent Fund. The share
for 1909 was 15s., in 1910 9s.. in 1911 10s. per member.
1, Broad Court Chambers, Bow Street, London, W.C. Telegraphic address :
" Stagcland-ran, London." Telephone: 1305 Gerrard.
HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS ASSOCIATION.
Tliis Association is a branch of the N.A.T.K. and was established in November, 1902,
and consists exclusively of stage managers, scenic artists, master carpenters, chief elec-
tricians. master propertymen, and master gasmen of dramatic, variety, and picture
theatres. Membership is open to those connected with any theatre, music hall, or touring
company in the United Kingdom who have held such positions for at least six months,
and are otherwise qualified. The entrance, fee is 3s. The contribution varies from Is. to
4s. 8d. per month, according to benefit desired and age of applicant. Sick pay is assured
to those subscribing for same from 10s. to 20s. per week for a number of weeks.
The Association has a benevolent fund, and affords free legal advice to members.
An annual dinner has heen given each year, at which the following gentlemen have
in turn presided: — Mr. J. ('minus Carr, Sir George Alexander, Sir Herbert Bcerbohm
Tree, Mr. H. B.Irving, and, on the last occasion, Mr. Edward Terry. The Association
assisis to organise the London theatrical sports and the annual concerts. Officers are: —
President, Mr. James Cullen, master carpenter, the St. James's; Hon. Secretary, Mr.
Philip Sheridan, electrician, the Strand Theatre; Financial Secretary, Mr. \Vm.
Johnson; Committee, Mr. W. G. Wilton, property master, the Vaudeville; Mr. R.
J. Carter, electrician; Mr. David Sheridan, electrician; Mr. Geo. Bailey, master
carpenter, Alhambra ; Mr. H. S. Henby, Property Department, for Mr. Forbes;
Robertson; Mr. Win. Sindall, carpenter; Mr. G. W. Wilcox, property master -
Mr. C. R. Porter, master carpenter, the Strand Theatre ; Mr. W. Marsh, electrician,
the Savoy Theatre. Office, 1, Broad Court Chambers, Bow Street, London, W.C.
Telephone, 8753 Central.
SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL NATIONAL THEATRE.
TOWARDS the end of the year it was announced that the Committee had
acquired, at a cost of £60,000, a site for the Memorial Theatre. The site
is between Russell Square and Bedford Square. It is about 47,700 square
feet in extent, or more than an acre, and has at present three street frontages
— Gower Street, Keppel Street, and Malet Street. It has a frontage of 281 feet on
Gower -Street, 182 feet on Keppel Street, and 281 feet on Malet Street.
At a meeting of the General Committee earlier in the year at the Mansion House,
on May 22, the balance-sheet then presented showed a balance of cash in hand of
£79,763. The purchase of the site therefore leaves the sum of £19,763 as the nucleus
of the fund which, it is hoped, will be raised to erect and equip the theatre.
In the House of Commons on April 23 Mr. Mac-kinder moved : —
" That, in the opinion of this House, there should be established in London
a National Theatre, to be vested in trustees and assisted by the State, for the
performance of the plays of Shakespeare and other dramas of recognised merit.
Mr. Ellis Griffiths, speaking for the Government, asked the House for its guidance
in the matter. He stated that when a contribution was made by the State to a
project it would be in the form not of a capital grant, but of an annual subsidy.
The motion, to which several members spoke, was eventually "talked out."
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ACTING OF THE YEAR.
BY BERNARD WELLER.
TO glance back at the acting of the past year is to call up before the mind's eye
a multitude of images. Perhaps no one of them may bear the authentic mark
of genius. But in that case the stage is no worse off than other branches of
ail and letters. If there is no Garrick. no Sarah Siddons on the pies -'lit day
boards, equally there is no Dickens nor Thackeray in fiction, no Tennyson nor Brown-
ing in poetry, no Carlyle nor Spencer in philosophy, no Turner nor Constable in fine
an. \ ct ol those images which spring freshly intto remembrance, how many an:
altogether admirable ; and are there not some that have elements of greatness ?
All in all, the West End stage is well served in acting, and in one respect extremely
well served. Physically, our actors and actresses can challenge those of any foreign
stage. What other stage can show the maze of pretty faces smiling forth every
night in town from any musical comedy ? The remark is true not only of our
musical comedies. Good looks are g<jin 'nil and good figures also — figures not
cumbered with the too too solid flesh of the German actors, nor abbreviated in
height like the French. In intellectual power — which is not the highest thing in
acting — our artists may be excelled by the German, and in technical accomplishment
by the French. Technical accomplishment is no doubt the weak spot in the a.
of our younger players. The old training ground of the provinces has been
There is little experience to be found on tour Long runs in the West End supply
even less. But when a, theatre is run .somewhat en repertory lines, when the
members of a company are well-selected and play together in a number of pieces, tho
richness of our histrionic material — so wastefully and unproductively used in the
ordinary way — speedily becomes plain. One needs not go merely to the Gaiety,
.Manchester, for an illustration. In town much the same thing has been seen on
various Occasions — as at the Otho Stuart period at the Adelphi, at the Yedrenne-
Barker period at the Court, the iFrohmau repertory season at the Duke of York's.
the seasons under Mr. Herbert Trench at the Haymarket, the McCarthy-Barker
seasons at the Savoy and the St. James's, and so forth. These seasons brought out
the abilities or established the fortunes of a number of players. Repertory touring
can point to similar results. The example here, most fruitful of all over a ;
course of years, is of course that of the Benson company. However, at the moment
the reference is naturally to the fine though alas all-supported work of Mi-s
A. E. Horniman in .Manchester. Again and again the activities of her theatre :
indicated the extent of the latent gifts or the unappreciated powers only await-
ing opportunity. The list is much too long to be examined in detail here. But,
in a single direction, seeing tin iek of leading -ladies, three names may fairlv
be mentioned — those of Miss Irene Booke, Mi-s Kdvth Goodall, and Miss Sybil
Thorndike. In short, the amount of italent in the ranks of the youn
remarkably large. It only wants intelligent and regular direction.
SHAKESPEARE. — (1) AT DRURY LANE.
Our best acting is in modern comedy. The reason is a simple one. Modern
comedy offers the most favourable field for practice. For the same reason, on the
i he standard of Shakespearean acting is, with ;', few exceptions, not
so high as it should be. And during tho year the. lit tin eminent Shakespearean
acting left to UK .suffered a loss in tho retirement of .Johnston FoH'es i;,,l,er,
Of Forbes-Robertson Mr. Bernard Shaw, in connection with tho farewell dinner in
March last, said a thing entirely apt and just when he called Forbes Robertson " the
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greatest classical actor on the English stage" — a fact to which the knighthood
coming shortly afterwards paid, so to speak, a national tribute. During his season
at Drury Lane Sir Johnston naturally appeared in representative parts from
his repertory. But his fame will re^t in the Shakespearean parts, und most sttraly
in Hamlet. His "aweet Prince" may not be the complete Hamlet it is
not in mortal actor to be that — but it is a Hamlet that in humanity, in sheer beauty,
and in spiritual feeling is amongst the foremost in a line of which the British stage
is rightly proud. During his successful season at Jh'ury Lane Sir Johnston also
appealed as Shylock and Othello. Unlike his Jew of Venice, his Moor had been seen
in London prior to this season, but, like the Jew, the Moor was not amongst the
parts best suited to the actor's powers. The noble voice and its rich cadences made
music of the verse — the actor could touch nothing, and particularly the distraught
love of Othello, and not endue it with beauty. The softer emotions of the Moor
finely .-hown. and in the la>t ad the tenderness for | >,-demi>tia. that i
the fell purpose of the Moor was made very evident. To Forbes-Robertson the
wild growth of the character meant little. The barbaric, tempestuous Othello would
not be in his temperament at all. His reading, therefore, did not emphasise the
racial difference between the warrior son of the desert and the fair Venetian, and
was one that in this respect could not please the school of critics who take Brabantio's
view of the blood-wrong that Desdemona has done in wedding the Moor, and who
find in this fact rather than in the villainy of lago the real cause of the tragedy. Air.
Forbes-Robertson minimised this theory of Othello of the "sooty bosom," showing
instead "the tawny Moor," in whom there is scarcely anything physically repulsive
— a sombre, loving, not unreflective Othello, who is less the victim of a violated
natural law than the prey of wicked machinations. Mr. Forbes-Robertson dressed
Othello with slight turban and clinging white robes, \vhich brought out the
lines of the classic face and spare figure. Presenting an Othello of this aspect and
working chietly through the intell«:t. Mr. Forbes-Roberteon kept rein upon the
passions, and when Othello is most heavily moved, as in the scenes with lago, it wan
mure with a nervous vehemence than with the primal feelings in ungovernable storm.
To this non-volcanic Othello Mr. J. II . Barnes opposed a specially bluff and
•inn ami as.Mired style of this aennnplished
artist. Mr. Barnes excelled in the honest front that lago keeps to the persons of
the play. The defect of this quality, however, was that the inner nature of the
super-subtle Venetian was not fully conveyed to the audience. lago was, with Mr.
Barnes, a man of some maturity, though Shakespeare meant the ensign to be com-
paratively young. In "Hamlet" Mr. Barnes was seen again in his impersonation
of Polonius, an unexaggerated, natural picture of old age, with a fine vein of humour.
Miss Gertude Elliott also re-appeared as Desdemona and Ophelia, and made a first
appearance in town as Portia. As Desdemona she looked as well as ever, and slit-
played with a less studied simplicity than before, and her acting was very effective
in the scenes with Othello and Emilia in which Desdemona shows how cruelly she
is wounded by the charges of the Moor. Her Ophelia was wanting in a sense of
M flowers, the maid " turns to favour and to
prettiness . . . thought and affliction, passion, hell itself " ; and the actress's
Portia was on a somewhat small scale. The general company at Drury Lane were
scarcely adequate to the occasion, but good work was done by Mr. Basil Gill, play-
ing in "The Merchant of Venice" his courtly Bassanio here as well as at His
Majesty's ; and by Miss Adeline Bourne, Mr. Alexander Scott-Gatty, and others.
(2) AT His MAJESTY'S.
To his <li\ lory of Shakespearean impersonations Sir Herbert Tiw added
yeai Mercntio. which he played for the first time during the Festival of which
His Mak'sty's is ;is our leading theatre the fir •.•••. A part of this Oiigh
fantasy doubtless made a natural appeal to Sir Herbert, though for him it was '
somewhat in the nature of a tour de force. His Mercutio was no gay, mercurial
young fellow, but a stalwart man, an accomplished courtier, with a keen sense of
humour. In the death scene Sir Herbert showed that originality of treatment which
marks all his acting. The mortal hurt from Tybalt's treacherous blade was so
realistically suggested that it seemed that, with the sudden assuming of rigidity at
the lines, "your houses," the body that Benvolio bore off had no life left in it.
The directions in the text .speak of Meirutio's making his own exit, supported by
Benvolio; and then Benvolio reappears with the cry, "0, Romeo, Roineo, brave
Mercutio's dead! " So graphic was Sir Herbert's treatment in showing the collapse
of "that gallant spirit" that Benvolio's statement seemed rather an anti-climax.
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During ' Sir Herbert treated <
Shylock, liis inimitable Malvoliu. and his highly wioi, lift Antonius.
Phyllis Xeilson Terry bore once mure <m Ir-r young shoulders the i espuiisibili!
It-ailing lady showing a growing measure of pouer ami uf facilit;, Her
parts Were Juhei. I'urtia. \'iula, ami the minur I'urlia uf " Jnlin- I'he lirst
named was the must in; .f an artist for whom
future may well hold much in store. Her Juliet had the great gift of youth. But
there was little Sothern passion in it. Nor had it much of the feeling for tragedy.
Miss Neilsoii-Terry .showed more executive ability than in her first appearances in
the part. Her voice had lost many of the former harsh and hurried tones and
inflections. .Much of the exquisite verse of the Balcony scene was softly and charm-
ingly spoken. Hut in strenuous scenes Miss Neilson Terry usually attempts
too much, overloading neatly all her scenes. which therefore miA the
pie ami direct purpose of acting uf true, clarity. She needs to culti-
vate the sense of selection, which rejects all that is inessential and super-
ficial, and she should be very much on h'>r guard against, mere tricks of
expression, such as hearings of the chest, kittenish turns of the shoulder, and the
like. As Juliet she was at her best perhaps in the scene of cajolery with the Nurse —
the scene in which Juliet learns from the Nurse that Romeo has been, sentenced to
bajii- .'happily cut out — and in the scene of parting from Romeo what
time "Night's candles are burnt out. and jocund dry Stands tiptoe on the misty
mountain tops." There, as she said "It is the lark that .sings so out of time.
she caught '.something of the poetry that suffuses the real Juliet. Her Juliet .vas
radiantly young, highly forcible, but was not drawn from the deeps. Juliet's
was not lucent, luminous, not compelling, not pitiful. There appeared'to be a Inck
oi imagination, or it may be that the concept was there, with a failure at pr.
to realise it. Her Lady of Belmont showed a gain in graciousness and in humour:
and her Viola was pleasing and picturesque, continuing to be, so far, the part
best within her means. Mr. Gill, in addition to playing Bassanio admirably, brought
a poetic air to Or.sino and vigour and exaltation of spirit to Brutus. That abln
Mr. A. K. George, to whom nothing comes ill, went with practised skill
from the extremes of the clownish drollery of Launcelot Gobbo to the dignity of
The "envious C'asca " Iri I a commanding exponent in Mr. James
Berry, a rising actor also noteworthy for his Tybalt, which was Shakespearean in
spirit and vividly worked out. Mr. Philip Mi ri vale was rather overweighted as
I'.umeo. and his Antonio was curiously brisk and jaunty .for the sedate merchant.
lie was more in the vein as Cassius, only excelled by his Joseph Surface in the
revival of "The School for Scandal" at this theatre. Mr. Merivale, let it be said
here, was throughout excellent as Joseph. He spoke well, looked well, carried him-
y.ell. and succeeded in the difficult task of conveying to the audience the dupli-
city of nature that the man of sentiment must conceal from the characters in the
play. Mr. Merivale. greatly advanced his position by this admirable performance.
His soliloquies he gave direct to the audience, a practice followed by other actors
in the same circumstances No pretence was made. The fourth wall was put aside
and the audience, as it were, invited into the mechanism of the play. This tr
ment is new on the modern stage, though " Tu ran dot " and " The Yellow Jacket''
also gave some examples of it. Also lending valuable support to the Festival v,
amongst many others, .Miss Maire O'Neill, an enchanting Nerissa ; Miss Marjorio
Patterson, a pleasing, if flaxed-wigged Jessica : Miss Rose Edouin, a good N>.
humorous, garrulous, leaning to the extra-comic side; and Miss Cicely Richards, as
vivacious as ever as Maria.
Reference may be made here in passing to the further work in the busy year at His
Majesty's. In " The Happy Island," in which there was an unconvincing parable
attempted against modern industrialism. Sir Herbert Tree played Derek Arden, a
" civilised scoundrel." He had his fine moments in the part, but generally his
skill in impersonation, ^reat as it is. was held back by a pinchbeck character.
Miss Neilson Terry acted the guilty wife with an effective emotional abandon.
The revival of " The School for Scandal " wa leomp. Sir Herbert does
let tradition stand in his way as Sir Peter. The old reading of Sir Peter Teazle
was of an irascible, lean old fellow. Sir Herbert has an eye to dignity a.nd w;irm
human nature in the man — a Sir Peter on the higher plane. Fresh a-nce
shows this Sir Peter mellowed somewhat, but still a sturdy gentleman, a trifle
choleric, simple, unaffected, and full of quiet force of character. The sheer comic
side to which the old reading lent itself in the domestic duel of course suffers, and
there is also a tendency to slowness of pace, but right or wrong as the present
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reading may be, this Sir Peter is rich in the real flavour of 'old comedy. As much
could not altogether be said for the Lady Teazle of Miss Neilson-Terry. The
excellent cast for "The School for Scandal" included, among othe'rs, Mr.
George, Mr. G. W. Anson, Mr. Fisher White, Mr. Henry Mori-ell,
Mr. Hayden Coffin, and Mr. Matheson Lang, Miss Frances Dillon, and Miss Edouin.
After Sheridan, Moliere, with Sir Herbert in an elaborate study of M. Jourdain
in " Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme." Mr. Merivale gave a fine air to Dorante, and Mr.
Roy Byford was notably good as the Master of Philosophy. Miss Neilson-Terry, with
a part in another manner as Dorimene, -showed her address— as she did later in the
year in French farce of the present year of grace, acting with spirit and charm as
Paulette Vannaire in "The Eeal Thing" at the Garrick. Lastly to be noted at
His Majesty's is "Joseph a.nd His Brethren,'' jn which Sir Herbert made so
impressive a patriarch as the white-bearded Jacob, and in which Mr. Henry Vibart,
Afr. Owen Roughwood, Mr. II. A. Saintebury, Mr. Hubert Carter, Mr. Merivale,
Mr. Bassett Roe, Mr. Byford, Miss Jessie Winter, and Mr. George Relph especially
i ihuted t<> a fine nil-round performance, the rapt yet suptle dreamer of the last-
named being of bright omen for the future of the actor.
(3). — SHAKESPEARE
To pick up again the Shakespearean thread is not a long business. There
was the revival of " Taming of the Shrew" by Mr. Martin Harvey upon
mixed Poel Reinhardt lines at the Prince of Wales's ; there was the revival
of "Romeo and Juliet" on popular lines at the New Prince's; there was the
revival of "Hamlet" on avowed Louis Calvert lines — which did not seem to depart
much from tire ordinary old-school lines — at King's Hall, Covent Garden; and in
Manchester there were the Flanagan revival of " Romeo and Juliet " and the Horni-
maji revival of "Julius Csesar." In "Taming of the Shrew" Mr. Harvey did not
aim as Petruchio at much physical truculence. This Petruchio was a genial fellow,
with an air of bravado assumed for the pufpose. Whether it would deceive a
woman of the real temper of Katbarina one may more than doubt, but to meet the
position the Shrew of Miss N. de Silva was not upon a large scale, and even for
what she was she was untamed. By a fresh reading Katharina mocked Petruchio
rather subtly over the sun-moon episode ; and the spirit in which the speech on
wifely duty was delivered — a speech in which a considerable cut had been made —
suggested that Katharina wae only doing lip-service to her lord and keeper. Mr.
Charles Glenney gave a full flavour of bibulous humour to Christopher Sly, as the
part requires, and his rich laugh and grotesque antics ingeniously made up for lack
of matter when, after the Induction, the tinker watches the play unfold.. "Romeo
and Juliet" had a good working cast at the New Princes, with Mr. E. Harcourt
Williams as ;i .spirited and impassioned Romeo. Miss Lilian Hallows as Juliet, .Mr.
Alfred Brydone as the Friar, and Miss Blanche Stanley as the Nurse. The Man-
chester revival had Mr. Dennis Xeilson-Terry as the star-crossed lover to the tender
and poetic Juliet of Miss Margaret Haktan, an actress of a flower-like grace of style,
who is too seldom seen in town. In "Julius Caesar" the most noteworthy feature
was the Cassitis of Mr. .lulus Shaw, a valuable actor in the Horniman forces. In
the ambitious " Hamlet " performance in which Mr. Calvert was a robustious Prince
of Denmark, good points were the plaintive Ophelia of Miss Ellen O'Malley, the drily
humorous Polonius of Mr. Fisher White, the First Gravedigger of Mr. Edmund
Gwenn, the Horatio of Mr. Halliwell Hobbes, and the Laertes of Mr. Berry.
SOME ACTOR-MANAGERS.
The perennial art of Sir Charles Wyndham had during the year a fleeting expres-
sion in David Garrick, a part in which his name will probably and worthily
endure best. Sir George Alexander very artistically played John Herrick in
"Open Windows," a part calling for subdued emotion and the turning on of the
cooling hose of reason ; re-appeared as Aubrey Tanqueray, and also acted on his
provincial tour the strong and complex part of Alexandre Merital in " The Attack."
To Pinero's most famous1 play Sir George brought the old charm of his Aubrey
Tanqueray. The performance attracted once more by its simplicity of means and
its entire naturalness. Nothing was overdone ; and there was a genuine thrill in the
quiet force with which Tanqueray commands Paula at the critical moment where
the angry woman is about to strike him in the face. Mr. Arthur Bouichier acted
widely different charactere in his strenuous Labour Minister in " Trust the People,"
his genial Father O'Leary in "The Greatest Wish," and his astute and politic
Comte Sorbier in " Croesus," to say nothing of hie delightfully weighty Dr. Johnson
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in the play of that name. .Mr. Martin Harvey, in addition to the parts in which h<;
0 ]>n|iul;ir in his repertory, was seen as Silvani, the pseudo-Sardinian I'ruice in
" The- Faun." As this mythological figure in the terms of modern life, witn
goatish tricks and semi godlike pretensions. Mi-. Harvey gave a rnnai kalilc per
formance, of much originality, flexibility, and uncanny power. The success of
"Diplomacy" lias held Mr. Ccrald du .Manner to a single part-- Hem .
for which his touch ie somewhat light. Another actor of the younger school. .Mi
Dennis Eadie. had also, through the long run of " Milestones," limited opportunities,
but he made the most of the rather acrid raisonneur in " Interlopers " and the
harum-scariun, globe-traversing lover in " The Pursuit of Pamela." Mr. H. B.
Irving, returning from his South African tour, had a part scarcely worthy of hi*
a.s I>csire. .Munmis <le la Y.'iHierc. in "The Cram! .Seigneur," but he portrayed
picturesquely and -with psychological skill the "sneering devil" who executes a
f(t<-> to .something like virtue in the last act. His brother, Mr. Laui
Irving, was fortunate in two fine parts, displaying the range of the actor'a powers —
first the ambitious, conscience-tossed Skule, too strong and not strong enough, as
Mr. Galsworthy might say, and second, the subtle, secretive Takeramo of
" Typhoon." caught in the frenzy of a Western crime passionnel. In the Ibsen
character, a sort of Macbeth of the fjords, Mr. Irving gave a tense, vivid perform-
ance, somewhat marred by mannerisms of voice and gesture. In his jTakeramo .Mr.
Irving was marvellously close in hie study of Japanese traits, particularly in facial
expression, speech, and peculiar gait. The reserve, the quiet power of his acting
were profoundly impressive. Behind the man seemed to lie the semi-sinister inscrutable
mystery of the East. The foregoing players, excepting Sir George Alexander. Mr.
Harvey, Mr. L. Irving and Mr. du Maurier, appeared, it might be mentioned, in
the cast of the Command performance of "London Assurance" at the St. Jam
as also did Mr. Charles Hawtrey, Mr. J. D. Beveridge, Mr. Henry Ainley, Mr.
Weedon Grossmith, Mr. Godfrey Tearle, Miss Marie Tempest, Miss Irene Van
brugh. Miss Neilson-Terry, and Sir John Hare. The last-named also came out of
his retirement to play with all his old sense of character, acnteness, and finish of
method the Judge in " The Adored One."
PBOMINENT ACTORS.
One of the most versatile of our actors as he is one of the most highly endowed is
Mr. Henry Ainley. He can play a character part as well as a jeune premier, a tragic
or poetic part as well as a modern light comedy. This year the long run of " The
Great Adventure " has almost monopolised him for the bashful and tongue-tied Ham
Carve, an elusive concept of the author's, nevertheless worked out by the actor with
rare plausibility and skill, and invested with a sensitive charm invaluable to the part.
Mr. Matheson Lang, also a versatile actor, ranged from Charles Surface in old
comedy to his delightfully humorous French Canadian in one melodrama — " The
Barrier" — and his wonderfully-composed Chinaman in another — "Mr. Wu. " If his
Charles Surface left something to be desired, his 'Poleon Doret and Wu-li-Chang were
masterly studies. Mr. Leon Quartermaine, an actor of no little imaginative force,
played various parts, and played them well. Few can strike better the fantastic note,
though perhaps he overdid it a little in Hialmar in "The Wild Duck." Bui
reckless Bohemian in " Typhoon " was thoroughly in the vein, a brilliant piece of
work. One recalls, amongst other impersonations, the dissipated Henri in "The
Green Cockatoo," the romantic Gerard Mordaunt in "Panthea," the serio-comic
Caesar in " Androcles and the Lion," the kindly Blinkinsop in "The Doctor's
Dilemma," the ill-starred Jones in " The Silver Box," and the old man in "Nan,"
in which character Mr. Quartermaine, skilfully made up, fiddled and quavered, and
babbled of Gaffer Pearce's ghostly love and weird imaginings with an exquisite
touch. It is a record of which any actcr might be proud. Of Mr. Charles V. France's
various parts perhaps the wicked Baron in "Panthea " was the most notable — a subtle
and powerful portrayal ; but he was exf llent also in his more familiar manner aa
Richard Stern in "The Handful" and Richard Whichello in "Mary Goes First."
Mr. Norman McKinnel, who gives an almost Zolaesque realism to his work, had con-
genial characters in the nerve-racked George Digby in "Collision," the brutish Jim
Harris in "Between Sunset and Dawn, the * sardonically-passionate Henri in
" The Green Cockatoo," when revived at the Vaudeville, and in " Great Catherine "
in the one-eyed, semi-barbarous Prince Patiomkin, coarse, drunken, and supremely
cunning, a character in -which Mr. McKinnel discovered a rich vein of humour. Mr.
McKinnel was also seen as James Ralston in "Jim the Penman " and John Anthony
in " Strife "—the latter one of the finest impersonations on the modern stage.
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A like remark may be applied to Mr. J. Fisher White's David Roberts in Mr. John
Galsworthy's play. Contrasted with the nervous force and vehemence of Mr.
White's playing of this character were the composure and finesse of his Baron Hard-
feldt in "Jim the Penman." This accomplished artist, in addition to his Shake-
spearean and old comedy work at His Majesty's, acted the irritable and eccentric
student of criminology in " The Scarlet Band " and the dour old Puritan in " The
Night Hawk." Reference has already been made to Mr. Gill's roles at His Majesty's
and Drury Lane, but there remains a high tribute to pay to his strong, sure Hakon
Hakonsson, i/he fortunate man, in " Th-e Pretenders." Mr. Gill, under the impulse
of this great character, got into the heart of Hakon with a freedom not always his,
making Hakon not merely a romantic but an heroic figure, splendid of spirit. In
"The Pretenders" also Mr. William Haviland was subtle and intense as the
intriguing and malignant Bishop, and the long death scene of the wicked Nicholas
was sustained with unfaltering concentration and graphic if not magnetic power. Mr.
Sydney Valentine showed in the embittered Philip Brook in "Open Windows" his
wonted grip, and in Philip Ross in " The Will " the true vein of feeling with which
this actor can underlie and humanise his work. Mr. C. Aubrey Smith is, like Mr.
Valentine, a virile actor who does not always get the parts tha-t he merits, as ,in
'' Years of Discretion," where Christopher Dallas had, in company with three other
swains, to make love to a gramophone obbligato. Anthony Ashmore, in " Margery
Marries," was another part in which Mr. Smith was not well served, but it was very
pleasant to renew acquaintance again with his altogether admirable Torpenhow in
" The Light that Failed." Mr. Allan Aynesworth gave two performances of excel-
lent temper and discretion as Robert Stafford, the millionaire with drunken and
sensual fits, in "Bought and Paid For," and as Charles Herio, the irrisistible
lady-killer, whom he played very happily in the vein of light comedy in " The Real
Thing." Mr. Frederick Rosa had a part well after his resolute manner in the hard-fisted
Edward Gilder in " Within the Law " ; and another part in which he showed a fresh
side to his elocutionary powers in the utterances of the suave, dulcet-voiced Chorus
of " The Yellow Jacket," a performance of which the rounded art was a thing for the
connoisseur. Mr. Julian Royce had a character somewhat out of his line as Horace
Daw in " Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford," but one briskly and admirably played, and
he was in his element as Baron Kurdmann in "Sealed Orders." The polished
villain has perhaps— in the West End, at all events Fallen from his high estate,
though not, when Mr. Royce ie about, " never to hope again." Speaking of villains,
Mr. Ellle Norwood should lie noled for the concentration of his Jim Garson, set off
with a certain glamour that was highly effective. In " Within the Law " Mr. E.
Lyall Swete gave a Bland subtlety to perhaps the best-drawn character in the play as
the lawyer, George Demarest. Mr. Gerald Lawrence also broke fresh ground as Amos
Thomas in "Years of Discretion." This half-rogue, half-visionary, self-satisfied, de-
liberate, spouting transcendental nonsense, and keeping his unworldly eye steadily
on the main chance, was a droll and clever study. Mr. Lyston Lyle brought his
forceful personality adroitly and effectively to the part of the senile Sir John Capel
in " A Place in the Sun " ; and Mr. Edward Sass showed an equal address in por-
traying the robust Admiral in " Sealed Orders " and the ineffably foppish Trdssotin
in "The Blue Stockings." Mr. Alfred Brydone had one of his best parts, very
vigorously hit off, as Ferrovius in " Androcles and the Lion," in which also Mr.
O. P. Heggie as Androcles gave a performance of winning humour and pathetic gentle-
ness. Mr. Heggie also acted with much insight as well as strength of handling as
the thoughtful and tolerant clergyman in "Magic." Few actors can combine the
genial with the earnest and impressive as well as Mr. J. D. Beveridge, with his rich
voice and firm and finished style, though the Irish doctor in " The Big Game " and
the old Italian musician in " Panthea " did not supply him with any great opportunity.
Absolon Beyer in " The Witch " was a part more worthy of his powers. Mr.
William Farren, son of the third William Farren, of a famous line, is also an actor
in whom one always feels the value of good elocution and sound style. There was
force in his materialistic doctor in "Magic" as there was humour in his dry
lawyer in "The Adored One." Maturity of style, quiet, cultivated, also marks the
playing of Mr. Frederick Kerr, who appeared in a number of more or less raisonneur
parts, including Edward Grimshaw in " The Big Game," the Earl of Chislehurst in
"Cap and Bells-," Sir Joseph Little in "People Like Ourselves," and the elderly
bachelor Don in "A Cardinal's Romance."
COMIC AND CHARACTER ACTING.
Comic acting on our stage has less and less indulgence in broad effects, based on
"star" parts. The influence of actors such as Mr. Charles Hawtrey, Mr. Cyril
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Maud.', Mr. Weedoii Grossmith. M --o, and even of
|il.-i\ '-mi and M r. (
Ml in. 'lit, iml. di\oieed from Llio j»l;iy as ;i whole. Of Mr.
jius Woodhury, jun., in Niy Die," was
i in popularity with pla\goeis, who !i old
! iiilinarian in "Tin- Perfect ( 'in e, " • : 'it- impersonation was. They liked
thi-ir favourite with the attain of quiet audacity, not as tin- man who would be ill,
man who wouldn't. The suave and n Lucius O'Grady in
John K> u ;an " was also properly Hawt.ivyan and duly appreciated. "General John
in " was also noteworthy, amongst other things, 1'or the inimitable Timothy
Doyle of Mr. Leonard Boyne. Mr. Maude's most prominent part was as the Rev.
Cuthbcrt Sanctuary in "The Headmaster." Mr. Maude \\ as at his best in this
mildly eeceiiine character. Mr. Maude scored another hit as Andrew Bulli-
vant, in " Grumpy," though, so far, only in the provinces and the United States.
Mr. Grossmith made the most of the Duke of Chuffam in " The New Duke," and
John Queebury in " Ask Quesbury," two char.-ict eristic impersonations by this skilful
comedian. Mr. Welch gave a fresh turn to his laughter-making powers as the touch-
and-go Marcel Durosel in "Oh, I Say!" Mr. Clarence had a congenial old man
part in Mr. Devizes in "The Will," a middle-age part in the nervous Thou
i.ii " P.illy'.-: Kurt mi.'." and a rather lnw comedy part as the much-married valet in
" The inferior Sex." Some good and diversified parts fell to Mr. Gwenn as the
choleric Rankling in "The Schoolmistress," the Dickenslike Guppy in "Yours,"
the self-made, self-opinionated John Barger in " The Cage," and the man-of
people capitalist in " In and Out." Mr. Cloves, one of the ablest of our comedians of
ilder school, gave a performance of remarkable excellence, clean-cut, reticent, beau-
tifully finished, as the keen but not unkindly old Pargetter in " Nan." The light
touch, the imperturbable humour of Mr. Eric Lewis had not much to work upon as
Sir Holier! I'.acUns in "The Adored One," nor as Peter Dodder in "Pamela." Mr.
K. llolmaii ( lark has, in his own way, a touch as light as Mr. Lewis's. Very deft in
the handling, and significant in its minute details, was the latter's Property Man in
" The Yellow Jacket," in which piece also Mr. Ernest Hendrie as Tai Fah Min and
Yin Suey (long was, in two adroitly differentiated characters, ludicrously bix;
Mr. Michael Sherhrooke, who excels in comic parts requiring pace, was also Very
as the far-seeing philosophic German professor in "Collision." Two comedians who
made conspicuous strides forward last year were Mr. Arthur Whitby and Mr. Arthur
Hatherton. Mr. Whitby has a peculiarly dry style, shown in his tetchy Uncle Kd
in ••Th«- Harlequinade," his sepulchral-looking Pancrace in " Le Manage Foi
his self-satisfied Bonnington in "The Doctor's Dilemma," his keen investigating
Judge in " Typhoon," his clearly-limned John Barthwick in " The Silver Box, and
in other parts. His work is delicately pointed and rich in detail, yet never overladen
as to obscure the humour. Mr. Hatherton has a gift of simple and direct drollery,
which can easily take on colour, as in his studies of the indifferent ship's hand in
" Brother Alfred "—bad plays sometimes offer the compensation that they bring to
light good actors — the clownish emergency valet in "This Way, Madam," and the
fiery provencal scornful of the Northerner, in "Who's the Lady?" Mr. Fred
Lewis has a full and fruity humour, admirably expressed, as the inconsequent Duke,
in "Magic." He gave a skilful performance as Sir Herbert Craddock in "The
Faun," and another as Brigella in "Turandot." In sheer drollery the year saw
little better than Mr. James Blakeley's glib and loquacious matrimonial "agent in
"The Laughing Husband," a part originally confined to the but on the
ground that one cannot have too much of a good thing afterwards worked int.
preceding acts. Mr. Paul Arthur, an accomplished American light comedian, m,
welcome appearance as Dick Roderick in " Vanity." Mr. Arthur is well-known t
but Mr Hale Hamilton came tor the first time last year, and as Rufus Wallingford iii
" Get-Rich-Qnick Wallingford," at once, using an appropriate idiom, "made°good."
Hannibal K. Calhoun. in " Sealed Orders.'' did not give him much scope, but his sense
of fun and his nicely cnleuhi.ted style, easy and ingratiating, had plenty of pin-.
Nathaniel Duncan in ''The Fortune Hunter." The latter piece also introduced an
obviously good charaet er a< -tor in Mr. Forrest Robinson, who acted tin- simple hearted
old inventor very happily. Note on the American side is also due to Mr. Frank
ven in the part of James Cilley. in "Bought and Paid For," a type
cleverly drawn from American life, with quiet, easy humour. American comedians
excel in acting nonchalant character pa :tin«'
them.
The murical-comedj stage mal [|rr,,
M>' raves. Mr. Kdmund Payn<>. Mr. George Grossmith. jun., Mr. W
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Passmore, Mr. Joseph Coyne, Mr. G. P. Huntley, Mr. W. H. Berry, Mr. Alfred
Lester, Miss Gertie Millar, Miss Connie Ediss, Miss Gracie Leigh, and many more
were again to the fore in parts of the conventional musical-comedy sort.
LEADING AND OTHER LADIES.
One looks in vain amongst our leading ladies for an artist of the enchanting
personality and the sunny genius of Miss Ellen Terry, or of the emotional force —
always under so sure an artistic control — of Mrs. Kendal. Short of that, the stage
has a plentiful supply of talents on the distaff side. Our actresses, as a rule, get
too little help from the parts that fall to them. As an instance, how inadequate was
the part of Leonora in "The Adored One" to the exquisite art that Mrs.
Patrick Campbell brought to it. A part such as Paula Tanqueray emphasises the
fact from force of contrast. The re-appearance of Mrs. Campbell in Sir Arthur
Pinero's play showed her in the fulness of her powers. Mrs. Campbell had
modified and harmonised Paula Tanqueray without, however, weakening the
appeal. Mrs. Tanqueray was not so neurotic as she had been. The old reading
showed her less a victim of circumstances, less "a good woman maimed," than
a woman temperamentally unsound. If it was not altogether easy, it was not now
impossible to conceive Aubrey Tanqueray marrying this woman. There was a
valuable gain of sympathy in the part. Mrs. Campbell, indeed, acted with a new
subtlety, and her style had lost such rough edges as it used to have. A piece of
acting of a finer finish as well as of more deep and luminous expression it would be
difficult to imagine. Miss Irene Vanbrugh, also one of the ablest exponents of
Pinero women, had no better part to play than Cynthia Harcourt in " Open
Windows." With the supremacy of Mrs. Campbell in certain pants in drama is
that of 'Miss Marie Tempest in certain parts in comedy. As Mary Whichello in
" Mary Goes First," wkty, feline, fascinating, Mr. H. A. Jones fitted our comedienne
of comediennes to a nicety. She was less happily served in her other parts, but
even poor material she can;vitalise and fashion with her quick humour and swift and
unerring technic. Miss' Ethel Irving, who seems to the manner born for
Lady Teazle, as she was for Millamant in "The Way of the World,"
undertook mere theatric parts in "Vanity" and "Years of Discretion,''
though her resources as a comedy actress, with a fitfe sense of feeling,
had some scope again as Lady Frederick in Mr. W. iSomerset Maugham's
play. Miss Marie Lohr's return to the stage gave her delicate and sensi-
tive gifts only a showy and artificial character to work upon as Adele Vernet in
"The Grand Seigneur." Miss Evelyn d'Alroy, failing parts worthy of so sin-
cere and able an actress, showed her versatility as a Chinese princess in
" Turandot " and as a musical comedy princess an "Love and Laughter." In
the musical comedy she brought her powers as a skilled actress to Yolande,
greatly to the advantage of the character. Her acting was exquisite in the scene of
renunciation. Miss Lilian Braithwaite, always a graceful and natural actress, was
committed to the ugly melodramatics of a white woman trapped by a yellow man in
"Mr. Wu." Miss Alexandra Carlisle had also a melodramtic part, though a good
one of the sort, in " Bought and Paid For." Very sweet and womanly indeed
was her Virginia Blaine, and these qualities threw up the contrast of natures
presented in the acene between the wife and her drunken husband, and emphasised
the poignancy of the wife's situation. The character was depicted with great
sensibility and' delicacy and also with an emotional expression of which Miss
Carlisle has a growing command. We see altogether too little of Miss Nina
Boucicault, whose Susan Thjossel in "Quality Street" brought out the beauty of
conception and treatment in which she excels. Miss Winifred Emery, also too seldom
seen, gave play to her xich vein of humour as Miss Dyott in " The Schoolmistress."
Miss Eva Moore, who has so true a command of pathos, masqueraded as a little
fright of farce in "Eliza Comes to Stay." Miss Moore played Eliza with a
conscientiousness that you almost resented in so charming an actress. Her bespec-
tacled Eliza in straw hat and plaid skirt was an appalling young person. You could
not believe in the third-act metamorphosis, but you were grateful for it, for at all
events it gave you Miss Moore in her bright and delightful manner. Lady Herbert
Tree played for the most of the year, and played with a rare sense of character,
Lady Henry Fairfax in "Diplomacy." Also in "Diplomacy" Miss Ellis Jeffreys
endowed Countess Zicka with something of the graciousness of manner belonging to
this charming actress of comedy, and played with a sensibility very effective those
scenes in the last act when the toils have closed round Zicka and confession and a
prayer for pardon alone remain for her. Miss Violet Vanbrngh, if one can trust
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memory, hud nf> new jiart of importance. x
plisl' ill high comed\ . mad"' ;i He. '.'lilu-
similar appearance in " \\oinan mi Her < h\ n "---a title Imiir
,-, :ili mingled sympathy, tenderness, an I s Lillah
tier Old parts -• -.Jennifer J >el>udat, in " I In- I )•
whii-i' it her best : Nan, which she plays with an aim
\nne Pederadotter in " The Witch." a character in which she
manner; d gait. Her Livinia in " Ainlrocies and the I.
duly Shavian. Various part* fell In Miss Kllen <)' V ! marked
individuality \vh<> is perhaps best, in c'n
Irene Martin in " The Cage." or Paine Julian in " Dame Julian's Window."
in a straight part — for example. i in " A I'iac,. in the Sun" — she
employ a simple and moving pathos. Miss Grace Lane is an actress with something of
the economy of means and the direct method of Mrs. Kendal. Miss Lan-
admirable Airs. 1'alston in the revival of "Jim the Penman," and her Susan Digby,
the fragile yet spirited wife of the volcanic George Digby in "Collision," was ably
conceived and skilfully and dramatically worked out. Miss Henrietta \Vatcon has
equals in characters hard upon the surface yet sub-pathetic, of which her Mrs.
Parfitt in "The Greatest Wish" was a good dnsta-nce. Miss Hilda Trevelyan is
another individual actress, good in a part of mischievous fun as Peggy H<
The ScholmistresB," but better where she can temp-
delicious homely feeling, as in Jenny Gibson in " Yours." Actresses of temperament
— to use technically a word somewhat vague in itself, for all acting is dependent on
temperament — are Mise Mabel Hackney, Miss Dairagh, Miss Miriam Le
K tie Cutler, Miss Tittell-Brune, and Miss Marie Doro. Miss Hackney gave a per-
formance marked by passion and abandon, if not altogether complete, as Helene in
'Typhoon"; Miss Darragh showed her emotional power in a number of assump-
tions, chiefly in repertory work in the provinces; Miss Lewes depicted the Countesn
von Hoenstadt in " Elizabeth Cooper " with vivacity and warmth, if with not much
shj ie usually cast for, brought, her breadth of style and vigour of expression to Nell
Gwyn at the Lyceum, and Miss Doro acted with touching sensibility in the char;,
of Margaret Holt in "The Scarlet Band." Misc G«rtrude Kingston acted— and
acted excellently — a part a little out of her range as an actress of marked intellectual
quality — as the amorous Empress in "Great Catherine." Miss Madge Mclntosh :«
another actress on the intellectual side. Her Olive Jaggard in " Dropping the
Pilot" was admirable, and not less so her Mrs. Moody in "If We Had Only
Known." A performance of much merit was given by Mies Dorothy Dial.
Lizzie Rogers in "The New Duke."
In nothing was the year more encouraging than in the number of younger actresses
coming to the front. It is significant that it has been the repertory system, and
especially that expression of it to be found under Miss A. E. Horniman at the Gaiety,
Manchester, that has brought about some valuable accessions to the ranks of our
leading ladies. Miss Irene Rooke, for example, had, prior to taking up repertory
work, been playing in and but of London without the opportunity of developing or
exhibiting those high powers of acting which favourable conditions have established.
Her Nan at the Court was in the nature of a revelation — a performance of sheer
beauty, however unspeakably sad. One's humanity revolts, no doubt, at the remorse-
less and indeed causeless cruelty of Nan s evil fortune in this jnelodrama in terms
of poetry; but the part must be taken as it is. There can be few 'more poignant
memories than that of this soft voiced sweet and vital woman, with her pat;-
her faith, and her wealth of loving — of this woman thrown back upon herself in her
mute and desolate despair. Miss Rooke in the part has a large, sure manner, in
which nothing is overwrought, everything simplified, as in the clarity of tragic acting.
In Clare Dedmond in " The Fugitive " Miss Rooke had a different character to por-
tray— one modern and complex. But she gave to it the same living force, the same
acute reality — never with obtrusive detail, always with lucid and natural et'
woman "too fine and not fine enough," dogged by fate to her pitiable end, wai
made wonderfully real and sentient; and the death scene, in the midst of the glitter
and luxury of the gay restaurant, had again that elevation of mood, that realism
which is transfigured into mystery and beauty, that " pity of it " which i.« essentially
tragic. Miss Rooke played many other parts during the year, but it is sufficient to
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think of her work in the light of these two remarkable achievements, which place her
amongst our foremost actresses. If she perhaps might have arrived sooner, ut all
events she escaped the misfortune of beginning at the top. To do so is never properly
to learn the minutiae of acting — to do so is, as a rule, to become an undisciplined
player, with crudities that overload style and faults that crystallize into mannerisms.
Miss Edyth Goodall, another of the same Manchester school, is more frankly dramatic
in method than Miss Rooke. Miss Goodall's Fanny Hawthorn in " Hindle Wakes "
proved her to be an actress of strong individuality and no little power, but did not
suggest the grip, the breadth, 'the intensity of expression such as she put into her
Margaret Taylor in " Within the Law." Miss Goodall not only thrilled the audience
with her emotional gift and declamatory force, but she was also able, by play of
personality, to maintain the character of Margaret Taylor more or less in the
sympathy of the audience in those scenes with Agnes Lynch, Garson, and others
where the artifice and the ethical unsoundness of the piece wsre in danger of asserting
themselves. A uiird Horniman actress to make a reputation is Miss Sybil Thorndike,
whose Jane Clegg in Mr St. John Ervine's play was a deeply realistic study. In
this type of part — as also as Malkin in " The Whispering Well "—she excels, but how
well and variously she can act her Lady Philox in "Elaine," her Ann Wellwyn in
"The Pigeon," and her Annie Scott in "The Price of Thomas Scott" bore ample
testimony. She scarcely, however, touched the heights of Hester Dunning in " The
Shadow." a fact, however, for which the dramatist, with his love for word-piling
was not free from blame. Nothing retards and dissipates good acting so much as
redundant dialogue. Another histrionic reputation of the year was that of Miss Wish
Wynne. Miss Wynne came directly to the pan of Jane Cannot in " The Noble Vaga-
bond " from the music halls, where she was giving her excellent character songs, but
she did not conic as a stranger to the regular stage, on which she had already had
considerable experience. To this experience the technical excellence of her acting may
be ascribed, but her insight to the concept of the author and her sustained \c\ easy
power of working it out were much more than would be looked for in the ordinary
way, revealing an actress of unsuspected powers, .lane Cannot is the type of in.,
ing. motheriii'_r woman, shrewd, practical, homely, with a humour that may veil hut
docs not shut out a tender and solicitous heirt. The character is as go.nl as Maggie
Wylie or Bnnty Biggar, or even better than cither; and Miss Wynne's treatment of
it was one of the most refreshing as it was one of the most illuminating things in the
acting of the year.
Of rising actresses. Miss Gladys Cooper, Miss Catlilecn Xesbitt. and Miss Laura
Cowic, amongst others, are specially noteworthy. Each has the gift of personality.
Miss Cooper was a little overweighted as Dora in "Diplomacy," but her performance
had some emotional strength and much charm, and her wayward, half fantastic
runaway in "The Pursuit of Pamela" many delightful moments. Miss Nesbitt
perhaps found the dainty interpolated part of Alice Whistler in "The Harlequin-
ade " the most within her present means, delivering her lines as she did with a cap-
tivating girlish relish. That she is not simply an ingenue we know, however; and
in such opposite parts as the laconic Irish colleen in " General John Regan," the
hot-blooded Linet in "Dame Julian's Window.'' and the tired and somewhat jaded
Phoebe of the ringlets who1 merges into the supposititious Livy of lively temperament
in " Quality Street," the young actress showed her sense of character and range of
expression. Her present slight hardness of style she will no doubt grow out of.
Miss Cowie, who was so merry a romp in " The Seven Sisters," played feelingly, if
mercurially as Renee de Rould in "The Attack." As an ingenue Miss Margery
Maude is extremely pleasing, though Portia Sanctuary in " The Headmaster " did
not give her much chance ; and so is Miss Rosalie Toller. The latter was an almost
ideal Ellean in ^' The Second Mrs. Tanqueiay." She looked the part of the fair
girl delightfully, and conveyed without coldness its virginal character. Her Elsie in
" Open Windows," and Cicely Cardew in " The Importance of Being Earnest " were
also in their different degrees admirably done. It will not perhaps seem invidious
to mention amongst the good ingenue work of the year that of Miss Gladys Storey,
Miss Rita Lascelles, and Miss Muriel Martin Harvey. One recalls Miss May Blaney
for her sympathetic acting as Necia in "The Barrier"; Miss Renee Kelly for her
bright Eve Addison in " The Inferior Sex," Miss Mabel Russell for the Cockney humour
of her Agnes Lynch in " Within the Law," Miss Lettice Fairfax for a similar humour,
skilfully veneered, as Lady Orreyed in "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray " ; Miss Mnr-
jorie Patterson for her vivacious Jababa in " The Happy Island " and the squalid
Liz Higgins in " Between Sunset and Dawn " ; Miss Lola Duncan for her vivid picture
of a slattern in " The Whispering Well " and her Marjorie McGregor in " A Daughter
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her highly promibin</
tli<- I • Miss II ild r her warmly • ulelma in
in " Lilian II. i' i the sup). . ',don
nf li. . [onckton ll"ii.
intensity «( lirr llerlot's Mart.e in "'I In- Witch " and IHT " I'.
Kiiid Hell, playing a number of p ably
ami always a beautiful woman, was perhaps at her best as Jieatrice in " A Cardinal's
Romance." showing in the second act con.si.. Mile. Beri
attempted too much as I 'lie's work
Mie making. Sunn- little Fronch and ol "li.s brought to
notice Mill.-, .lulii'ttt' Mylo, a iinisii < tiously spirituelle, for whom
there should be a brilliant future.
.JKTM.S l'i;v.\i Q
The young lover as a line of business is not so well defined as it once was, perhaps
.ire out of favour with playgoers. This tendency inea'
r range for juvenile leading men. Thus we have Mr. Henry Ainley as the
hero of t ' garters, or Mr. Godfrey Tearle as the fascinating pirate wanting
to be " mothered." or Mr. Mutheson Lang as an inscrutable Cliinaman, or Mr.
E. Harcourt, Williams as a Jingle-like Englishman amongst the. innocent Welsh, or
Mr. Reginald Owen and Mr. Charles Maude as musical comedy young men. Mr.
Tearle. appeared in a round of parts, varying from the picturesque Astrakan prince
in " Tiirandot " to the dashing Valentine Brown in " Quality Street," and inch;
Lord Arlington in "Her Side of the House"; Percy Robinson in "The Cap and
mil Captain Rattray in "The Adored One," all pi; lias they were
looked by this handsome and manly actor. Mr- Owen acted in "Elizabeth
i ooper" in Dnyne rather on effeminate lines, and his very clever Stuart
Capel in "A Place in the Sun " was yet inclined to be too much a smiling doli.
Some of t.lie younger actors lean to an invertebrate manner. Mr. Owen Nares gave
to Julian Boauclerc in " Diplomacy " a good deal of the distempered anxiety of
the problem play weakling. Mr. Dennis N eilson-Terry has a lack of stamina, which
may disappear witli experience. He .is best so far in parts of poetic colour — as in
Martin in "The Witch " — though the realistic, long, and difficult death sceii'
Louis Dnbcdat in "The Doctor's Dilemma" was handled wtih much technical
cleverness in so young an actor. But Mr. Neilson-Terry over-emphasised the
decadent characteristics of the painter. On the other hand, there was a quiet
and excellent grip in the Orloff of Mr. Arthur Wontner, if an insufficiency of colour,
seeing th.; mt is a Russian. Mr. \Vontner, who is an actor of no little
individuality, was good with few opportunities as Philip Cast ways in
Castways." Mr. Robert Loraine can always be relied upon for virile work. He
has seldom dome anvtihing better than iris Dick Blair in "A Place in the Sun."
Whether in the tenderly chivalrous scene with Rose — stage brothers, as a rule,
have scant pity for erring sisters — in the scenes of altercation with the Capels, ir.
the pretty love passages with Marjorie, or in the swiftly changing perplexities of
the last act, Mr. Loraine was never at a loss. He is one of the most magnetic of
our actors. Mr. II. Marsh Allen and Mr. C. M. Hallard also know how to grip a
part. Mr. Allen was vary strong as Jack Howell in " The Scarlet Band," as
earnest and sincere a piece of acting as one could desire. Mr. Hallard had a
congenial rule ns Max Hallard in " The Cage." He also did extremely well as —
in am.thor sort of part — John le Page in " Sealed Orders " — tempering villainy with
a certain sympathetic glamour. Mr. Cyril Keightley, who can play a villain of your
polished and subtle sort, made a diversion into farce, acting Hilary Chester in
''The Chaperon" with capital nonchalance. Mr. W. Graham Browne is always
easy and facile, with the right finesse for modern comedy. HLs Felix Galpin in
"Mary does First" was in a happy vein, and as the nondescript nuin of the
world flitting through "Esther Castways" he added force to finesse in the melo-
dramatic third act. The light, jaunty humour of Mr. Kenneth Douglas had scope
in a number of parts— Kenyon Juttle an " People Like Our- Winslow
in "The Inferior Sex," and .Tames Daubenay in "The Xight Hawk,"
• ood in "Jim the Penman" — a detective eligible for
room and Frederic Wilder in "Strife," a character that he varied in reading i
the former exposition hy Mr. I Minis Ead:e. In "Strife" should also bo i
in passing, Mr. Athol Stewart for his Edgar Anthony, the product of a more
humane • t ion of capitalists, acted skilfully and with a quiet gravity
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of touch; Mr. Bassett Roe, who as the hard, matter-of-fact Oliver Wanklin, played
finely, with conspicuous distinction of style; Mi: Charles Kenyon, whose Simon Har-
ness, a piece of close observation, might have stepped from actual life; and Mr F
Crembn as the typically Welsh Henry Thomas, less visionary than Mr "H ' R'
tt s had been, but more racv of the soil. A juvenile lead deservedly' coming
"Yr *™nt « Mr. £°J?^JS™» who»lf i»'P«-i-sonations of dive Rushton in
A Cardinal s Romance," Jack Chiaholm in "Interlopers," and Alexis Vronsky in
-iannf ^?rTr , uCif *>leasillS °* Presence, well wrought, and full of nervous
Mr Bahol Holloway ean play a jeune premier part, a, witness hie graplnc:
cture of the romantic -but sensual Dick (hirvil in "Nan"; -but little come
tins well graced actor—his Belling i,, "The Wild Duck," for instance.
OTHEB ARTISTS.
In this section one must ask the indulgence of very many well-known and able
artiste who have not been mentioned in detail or at all. There must necessarily be
many faults oi omission where the field of reference is so wide and the limits of
space, comparatively speaking, so severe. Much could be written alone concerning
ish acting, Welsh acting, and the acting of what may be called the Lancashire
Hi.; growths in these ttBpecte wlm-h the year has maintained are welcome
highly interesting plovers and students of arting. The Irish players some of
wfcom have gone b,.yi,,ui their own hounds-include players richly endowed with
drama ,c and luum,u,us gifts, ,,fwh,,,,,. Mr. . Ar.hu, • Sinclair. Mr. Krod O'lJonovan, Ml
J-M- Kerrigan, Miss Sara Allgood, and Miss Mairc O'Neill come prominently to imnd'
i ! II ' ''' hlivo 'l mitm-al predisposition to acting, and it' ... a pitv
the prejudice against the stage, Mill surviving in the Principality as a whole
jmongst other Lnflueacee kept back much theatrical development there The
players in - 1 ho Joneses'1 and "Change " were remarkable for their indi-
lual talents, and they aJ.so played together with a natural ease and a buoyant
effect no less remarkable. It is not too much to say that they afforded the London
tage a iresh sensation in acting, and they did so with a legitimate art, such as the
Irish players, for examp e, have sometimes been wanting in, and also without the
violence oi method o the Lilians. Thi, Utter referSice'may seem far-fetched
it is remembered how <.mme,iHy racial Welsh acting is. Of \\elsh artists Mr.
Harding Thomas and Miss Lilian Masm, were already known to us. Mr Thomas
and Mus Mason d,d not have in " The Joneses," which was mainly on the
"
ae n e oneses, wc was mainly on the comic
the opportunities that the old father and awthei «av« them in"" Change " They
(b end <>. - Change" inexpressibly s;id. with the poor proud mother bereft
•r .on* and utterly sundered m svmpathv from her rigid yet not unsympathetic
The pride of motherhood - all the more beautiful because bred within
hes,. humble \\elsh cot. profotfndly shown by Miss Mason, whose
had .1 simple strength of line that belongs to the fim-st etching Mr I! \
Hopkins, who was so tempestuous a lover in "The Joneses," gave the glow of
an TcL« w'fl young strike leader in "Change." M,ss Eleanor Daniels is
i actress with a quaint and self-possessed air of coquetry very much her own
Which made her MyWy Jones and Jinnie Pugh unconventionally piquant Mr'
Tom Owen is a comedian of the first water, with a variety of expression that Ins
Jon \h *T Vn "K ' 'T^ aS We1'1 aS lm emPh:itlc and ^xcitabl« Eleazer
. Mr- Led Eopkins >s also a eonunhun of the drollest kind. He made the
slow-witted, good-humoured Moses Watkins in " The Joneses" the funniest farm
hand imaginable. To the Horniman players some references have already b™n
M,n 1 P5 ft" '° \l JV"ly ^^ ^ pay a most ^adequate tribute to Miss
Munel Pratt, so good a fanny Hawthorn in "Kindle Wakes " to mention one of
a dozen impersonations; Miss Ada King. Mr. Brember Wills, Mr. Bernard Copping
, Lewis Casson, Mr. Claude King, Mr. Leonard Mudie, and Mr. Jules Shawfthe
!f^,nan?,ed/ fit™?S and skllfu actor' who was very ^rcible as the butcher-lover in
ihe bhadow But over-much playing in narrow Lancashire drama perhaps inclines
lese players to a treatment at times too matterof-fact and unimaginative. Their
The Shadow was in a hard and material manner— it had no savour
of West-country sweetness, of the breadth and mystery of the moors
louching the remainder of the histrionic \vork of the year, there have
i contributions from, amongst others, Mr. Norman Forbes, whose Baron
tern of a meticulous finish, was worthy of the acting traditions of
M^FZS ':V li DMWT MilTd' Ml\J>Jm»"d Malice, Mr. Philip Cuningham
) Neill Mr. -Spencer Trevor, Mr. Herbert Buuston, Mr. Leonard Rayne,
Mi. Guy Standing, Mr. Edmund Gurney, Mr. Luigi Lablache, Mr. Harcourt Beatty
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK. 157
Mr. Lv Vivian Reynolds, Mi'. lVn-e\al C!aik«', Mr. Mi'. Ma
ry, whose cheery doctor in " The Poor I, ill I.* Rich Girl
er than his mournful Choula in " Collision " ; Mi. II. A. Sainlsbury, M
I'.'ss, Mi'. Henry Loiisdale. Mr. Albert. Ward, Mr. Frederick Mnt-lami. Mr. \!
Muraiid, Mr. K H. Kelly, Mr. Vernon Steele, and Mr. Lauderdil. Maiilaml, an
'•les II. in "Nell Gwyn " ; Mr. Charles Kenyon, Mr. .1. \
Mr. Milton Rosmer, Mr. A. E. Mattln-ws, who took up Algy ;ilomacy "
in -Tune; Mr. Clarence Blakiston, Mr. Kric Maturiu. Mr. Shu! . Arthur
Craven, Mr. Aoton Bond, Mr. CLive Currie, Mr. (',. ion S\\inli'V. Mr. Donald
Calthrop, Mr. Bertram Forsyth, Mr. Lionel Atwill, Mr. Fewlass Llewellyn, Mr.
Clarence Derwent, and Mr. W. H. Muni-o; Mr. K. W. Royce, Mi. Kntlan ;
ton, who was mainly on tour, though he succeeded Mr. Ross as Chorus in " The
Yellow Jacket"; Mr. George Shelton, an excellent Tadmari in " M.
Firsl " ; Mr. E. M. Robson, Mr. George TuLly, whose sailor man in "The
Harbour Watch " was a ripe piece of comic acting; Mr. E. Dagnall, very funi
in "The Chaperon ': ; Mr. Fred Kastman, highly d
the Lady?" Mr. Thomas Sidney, Mr. E. W. Garden, Mr. T. X. \\Yguelin, Mr.
Frederick Volpe, Mr. Sam Sothern, Mr. John Tresahar, Mr. George. Bealby, Mr. J.
Karren-Soutar, a light and amusing Cypnen Gaudet in ' Who's the Lady?" Mr.
Lawrence Grossmith, Mr. Rudge Harding, Mr. I1'. A. Vane-Tempest, Mr. Percy
Hutchison, Mr. Laurie de Frece, Mr. George Barrett, Mr. Robert Xainby. Mr. V.
Kay, and Mr. J. T. Macmillan ; Mr. Courtice Pounds, who scored one of the sue*'
of his career as Ottakar Briichne • in " The Laughing Husband " ; Mr. Hayden Coffin,
and Mr. Bertram Wallis ; Miss Maxine Elliott, Miss Alma Murray. Miss Frances Ivor.
Mrs. Saba Raleigh, Miss Aimee de Burgh, Miss May Whitty, Miss (! \\-ynne Jlerh'Tt.
Miss Mary Rorke, Miss Maude Millett, Miss Suzanne Sheldon, Miss Sarah I'.rooke.
Miss Ethel Dane, Miss Hilda Spong, Miss Lena. Burnleigh, Miss Maud Cressall. Mi.-s
Cicely , Hamilton, Miss Christine Silver, Miss Athene Seyler, Miss Cynthia Brooke,
Mi*s Madge Fabian. Miss Edyth Latimer and Miss Alice Crawford, Miss Carlott.i
Addison, Miss Kate Bishop, Miss Kate Sergeantson, Miss Helen Ferrers, Miss Gl
Ft'olliott, Miss Vane Featherston, Miss Annie Schlet'ter, who gave a clevorly in
vcntiotial reading of the Marquise in "Diplomacy"; Miss Hutin Britton, Miss Fthel
Warwick, and Mine. Lydia Yavorska ; Miss Fanny Brough, us full of her
vibrant, infectious humour as the part of Mrs. O'Mara in "Sealed
Orders" would allow; Miss Nancy Price, and Miss Helen Haye. an act
who continues to make notable progress; Miss Hilda Anthony, Miss Audrey
Forde. Miss Mary Jerrold. Miss Sybil Carlisle. Miss Nina Srvcnin^.
Lydia Bilbrooke, Miss Ethel Dane, Miss Estelle Winwood, Miss Doiotliy
Minto, whose Lulu in "The Real Thing" was rather out of her dainty
silver-point style; Miss Minnie Terry, Miss Daisy Thimm, and Miss Koueiiu
Jerome, Miss Mary Brough, Miss Annie Hughes, Miss Alice Mansfield. Mi-.- I'.ianche
Sianley. Miss Drusilla Wills, Miss Alice Beet, Mis* Kloremv Lluyd.
Miss Jean Aylwin, Miss Louie Pounds, Miss Iris Hoey. Mi-- Kinmy
Wehlen. Miss Marie George, Miss Ada Blanche, Mi.ss Phyllis I'
Cicely Courtneiclge and Miss Yvonne Arnaud. Mention should also be made of Mi.
Franklyn Dyall, an actor of striking personality, whose Hortensio in "Tainic_
thi: Shrew " was as fantastic as his Stranger in " Magic" was weird and 1
man in "The Three Wayfarers" grim and powerful; of Mr. Merl- bson,
whose cold, self-satisfied old We-rle in " The Wild Duck" was a masterly stiui\
Mr. H. 0. Nicholson for a pathetic broken Kkdal in " The Wild Duck." and a c
cut William Pargetter in " Nan " ; of Mr. Edmond Breon. sjiruce and official a- the
young captain in " Great Catherine." and highly realistic an th< D in
"Between Sunset and Dawn"; of Miss Clare Greet, who perhaps made Oina
Kkdal in "The Wild Duck" too drab and commonplace, but faithfully worked
her concept of the part-, which was curiously pathetic and impressive ii
studiously low tones; and of Mrs. A. I>. Tapping. . life study of the
untidy, wheedling charwoman in "The Kugitive" was in str-; her
cold-tongued and icy-hearted Mrs. Pargetter in " Nan." one of the best and most
memorable bite of characterisation of the year, throwing up by force of sheer repel-
lency the lone beauty of the Nan.
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CIRCUITS.
WHERE AND TO WHOM TO WRITE FOR ENGAGEMENTS.
BACON'S PICTURE PALACES.— 143, Charing Cross Road, London, \V.C.
BARBER'S PICTURE PALACES.— Regent Hall, Tunstall.
BLACK BROS. TOUR.— 46, North Bridge Street, Sunderland. Telephone : 1781. Telegrams
"Biograph, Sunderland. 'i
BOSTOCK TOUR.— Headquarters, Exhibition Hall, Glasgow. Telephone: 498 Douglas. Wires:
"Bostock, Glasgow."
BROADHEAD TOUR.— Hulme, Hiopodrome, Manchester. Telephones: 5928 and 5929 City. Wires:
" Broadheads, Manchester."
BROWN'S PICTURE PALACES.— Wallshaw Street, Oldhain.
COUTT'S CIRCUIT.— Theatre Royal, Swansea. Wires: "Coutts, Swansea." Telephone: 1212
Central.
I>E MONDiS PICTURE PALACES.— Public Hall, Hucknall, Notts.
EDWARDE3 (T. ALL VMt TOUR.— Grand Theatre, Darby. Telephone: 193.
GIBSON'S ENTERPRISES.— Pieturedrome, Scarborough.
GREEN'S PICTUREDROMES.— Carnival, Glasgow.
HAMILTON AND HUGHES TOUR.— Co-operative Hall, Crewe.
HAMILTON'S PICTURE PALACES.— 213, Buchanan Street, Glasgow.
KENNEDY TOUR.— Empire, Smethwick. Telephone: 127 Smethwick. Telegrams :" Kennedy,
Smethwick."
LONDON THEATRES OP VARIETIES, LTD.— Managing Director, Mr. Charles Gulliver.
Randvoll House, 39, Charing Cross Road, W.C. Genera] Manager, Mr. Harry Masters.
Telephones: 9870—9875 Gerrard. Wires : " Randvoll, London," and " Barrasforcl, London."
Mu'HARG'S PICTURE PALACES.— Tyne, T'ieture Theatre, Wallseud.
MACNAGHTEN VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT, LTD.— Provinces : King's Chambers, Angel Street,
Sheffield. Telephone: 3449. Wires: " Maeiniglitcn, Shellii'ld." London: Oakley House,
Bloomsbury Street, London, W.C. Telephone : 9167 Gerrard. Wires : " Cirvaumae,
London."
MIDLAND ELECTRIC THEATRES CO.— Empire Palace. Shirebrook. Telephone: 54 Mansli-ld.
Wires : " Ruggins, Shirebrook."
MOORE AND CO.— Coliseum, Ardwick, Manchester.
MOSS EMPIRES, LTD.— Cranbourn Mansions, Craubourn Street, London, W.C. Booking Manager,
Mr. Ernest Wighton. Telephone: 1050 Gerrard. Wires: " Twigsomc, London."
PANTOMIME PRODUCTIONS, LTD. Managing Directors, Harry Day and Edward Lauri,
Efflngham House, Arnndel Street, Strand, W.C. Telephones: Gerrard, 6915 and 1009.
Central 1500. Telegrams: "Terpsichore, London."
PEOPLE'S PALACES, LTD.— 3, Cecil Court, London, W.C.
PHOTOPLAYS, LTD.— Camden Street, North Shields.
PICKARD'S PICTURE PALACES.— 115, Trongate, Glasgow.
PITT'S PICTURE PALACES.— 37, St. Mary Street, Cardiff. Telephone: 2171 Cardiff. Telegrams
Pittograph, Cardiff.
POOLE'S THEATRES, LTD.— 146, Westgate, Gloucester. Telephone: 176 Gloucester. Telegrams:
"Myriorama, Gloucester."
THE "C. W." POOLE'S ENTERTAINMENTS.— 146, Westgate, Gloucester. Telephone: 176
Gloucester. Telegrams : Dates, Gloucester.
PRINGLE'S PICTURE PALACES, LTD.— Elm Row, Lsith Walk, Edinburgh. Telephone : 288
Central.
RAYMOND'S PICTURE PALACES.— 12, Garrick Street, London, W.
ROGERS, STANLEY, TOUR.— Messrs. Arthur Stoker and Co., Waterloo Chambers, Bath Lane
Newcastle.
SCOTT'S TOUR.— 75, Renfield Street, Glasgow. Telephone: Douglas 1218.
STOLL TOUR.— Coliseum 'Buildings, St. Martin's Lane, W.C. Telephone: 7545 and 7546 Gerrard
Wires: " Oswastoll, Westrand, London."
STONE'S PICTURE HOUSES.— New Hippodrome, Tonypandy.
SYNDICATE TOUR.— 1, Durham House Street, Strand, London, W.C. Telephone : 5654 and 5655
Gerrard. Wires: " Mimesis, London."
VARIETY THEATRES CONTROLLING CO., LTD. (De Frece, Barrasford Tours, etc.) Uandvol
House, 39, Charing Cross Road, W.C. Booking Manager, Mr. Paul Murray. Telephone
9870 to 9875 Gerrard. Wire: " Yellit, London."
VINT TOUR.— 142, Long Acre, London, W.C. Telephone: 9549 City. Telegrams: " Vinticon
London." Booking Manager : James J. Welch.
WARD TOUR.— Weymouth House, Salisbury. Telephone: 262 (two lines). Telegrams: "Albany
Ward. Salisbury."
WEISKER BROS.— Kinema House, London Road, Liverpool.
WILLMOT TOUR.— 33, Norton Street, Liverpool. Telephone: 1758 Royal. Wires: "Vacancies
Liverpool."
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PLAYS OF THE YEAR.
KKING A COMPLETE LIST WITH CAST3 OP NEW PLAYS, SKETCHES, AND IMPORTANT
REVIVALS AT THEATRES AND MUSIC HALLS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM DURING THK
YEAR 1913.
ABSENT-MINDED HTSUAND, THK. come-
diett.i, by ' Henry Set-on." March 11.
.lames Soutter .• Air. Kdmund Bivou
Lily Lancaster M i>* Vera I'
Daisy Dinirosc Miss Dai.sy Thimm
— Court.
M'.SKNT 'AIR. JOHNSTON. THE, comedy tri-
viuin for romantic souls, by Ian Richard-
.-.II. Jul> 22.
Pepparahaw Air. G. Chalmers Colonia
Panthea 'Linck Miss Nancy Blackwood
K. Lester Hestexshock..Mr. C. A. W. Brown
• — Cosmopolis.
ACCOUNT RENDERED, one-act play, by John
H. Turner. September 22.
Anna Date Alias Alary Byron
Joan Dale Al iss Alstry Fenner
Ella, Darley AI iss Alarie Royter
John Martin Air. Bernard Copping
Constable Mr. S. A. Eliot
Motorist *.... Mr. Ernest Haines
—Gaiety, Manchester.
ACTING MA/D, farcical sketch, with songs, by
Alexander J. Haviland. March 7.
An Actor, Author, etc. ..Mr. A. J. Haviland
A Postman Mr. Edward Ashworth
A Ataad of all Work ..Aliss Phyllis Vaughan
— Roll i
ACTING TO ACT, play, in one act, by Jack
Hulbert. (Produced by amateurs.) Feb-
ruary 3.
Herald Thornton Air. Jack Hul'bert
Bubbles Miss Judith Sandber.;
Mrs. Thornton Miss Gaskell
Archie Wooding Mr. D. Carmichael
— .New, Cambridge.
AT)DF/R, THE. play, in one act, by Lascelles
Abercrombie. March 3.
Ne\\by Mr. J. H. Roberts
Seth iMr. Laurence Hanray
The Girl Miss Eileen Thorndike
Th<- Squire Air. Norman \McKeown
— Repertory, Liverpool.
ADORED ONE, THK, legend of the Old Bailey,
in three acts, by J. M. Bame. ('Revised
version, September 28.) September 4. Last
performance (the 83rd), November 14.
Mr. Justice Grimdyke Sir John Hare
Sir Robert Backus Mr. Eric Lewis
Capt. Rattray, R.N. .. Mr. Godfrey Tearle
Mr. Tovey Mr. Frank Denton
Mr. Lebetter MT. Wm. Farren
Railway Guard Mr. Charles Trevor
Foreman of Jury Mr. John Kelt
Juryman Air. Richard Hai^'h
Leonora Airs. Patrick Campbell
Lady Backus Miss Helen Haye
M rs. Tovey Miss Mary Barton j
M:i.i<l Miss Gladys Calthrop ,
—Duke of York's. I
ADRIENNE LKCOUVRJFJ'R, now \
freely adai>ted from the Frcncli ol
and Legouve, by Cecil HowaTd-Tumer.
June 8-
Ai'rienne Lecouvreiir Aliss Ella Erskinp
Maurice, Com to <le Sa\< ..Mr. Noel Pholps
Prince de Bouillon Air. J. Poole Kirk
I'rincesse do Bouillon .. Aliss Hedda I
Abb6 de Chazeuil .. Air. J. Henry Twyford
Inirhesse d'Auinont
Aliss F.ve More-Dunphlo
Mairquase dc Beaumarcliais
'Aliss Phyllis Birkett
Baronne de Drolincourt
Mi.-- Kathleen Dunsmuir
Michonnet Mr. Campbell Car?ill
Mile. Jouvenot Miss Bertha Verral
iMlle. Dangevillc Aliss Phyllis Birkett
M. Quinault Mr. Rathmell Wilson
M. Poisson M. Paul Lejssac
Marie Alias Estelle Desmond
Servant Mr. Georpe F. Woir
— Coemopolis.
ADVENTURE OF PIERROT, AN, " arranse<l
from Old French Songs " by Gustavo
rari. April 3.
Pierrot Miss Nancy Denvers
Jeanette Miss Alarpot Ashton
Tircis Aliss Violet Morton
Lisette Miss Dora Matthews
Villageoises.— Misses Munday, Hunter.
Ashton, Palmer, M.c
—Comedy.
AFTER GOOD-NIGHT, farcical episode, by
H. G. Willis. February 15.— King's Half,
W.C.
AFTKK Till: I'KODUCTION, musical c..!.t,Ml>
skctrh. by Itrrt LI-I'. April L'S.
— Einjin 88.
AGFNCY, THE, comic sketch, by L. J. Clar-
nice. July 4.— Rehearsal.
AHA ! " panto, mixture," by Max Cardiff.
December 26.— Devonshire Park, Ka-t-
bourne.
A LA CARTE, sketch, " in two cafes and a
street," by Dion Clayton Calthrop, the
music composed and arranged by Herman
Finck. September 1.
Ninon Mile. Gaby Deslys
Carolus Mr. Harry Pllcer
Baron Cigalc Mr. Robert Mn
Alphonse Mr. Lewis Sydney
Werbert Mr. Herbert Ma
Uranie Miss Florence I.!
A Sleepy Gentleman.. ..Mr. Ernest Arundle
— Pa1
ALCIDES, allegorical play, in two act
Majorie H. Woolnoth, the music by
Richard J. C. Chanter, and (be dances and
160
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
Alcrdes (continued).
movements arranged by Mrs. Woolnoth.
November 26.
Alcides Mr. Peter Upcher
Phronime Mr. Ernest Meads
Hedonide Miss Esther Walker
Arete Miss Freda Cooper
Bacchus Mr. Bernard Crewdson
l Miss Winifre i Woolnoth
Three Bacchantes j Miss Hermie Woolnoth
I Miss Mabel Goshawk
Ill-Temper Miss Elaine Gayford
Faith Miss Mabel Goshawk
I Miss A. Wyndham Gittens
H°Pe i Miss Marjorie Bell
Charity Miss Freda Dunn
Truth" Miss Hermie Woolnoth
Mercy Miss Elso Fossick
Purity Miss Kathleen Fossick
Peace Miss Winifred Woolnoth
Resolution Mr. Walter M. Kecscy
Innocence Miss Edith Bilke
Humility Miss Stella Oldfield
Despair Miss Phyllis Fenton
Love* Mr. Dennis Stubberlield
Angel of Death Miss Isabel Emery
—Court.
ALICE IX WOXDERLAXD, revival of the
magical dream-play, music by Walter
Slaughter, bixik by the late 11. Savile
Clarke, based on Lewis Carroll's famous
stories, " Alice in Wonderland " and
"Through tire Looking-Glass." ( December
23, 1886, Prince of Wales's). December '-!;i.
— Comedy.
ALICE UP-TO-DATE, revue, by Fred Thomp-
son and Eric Blore, music by Philip Bra-
ham. (November 24, Empire. Liverpool.)
December 29. — London Pavilion.
ALL'S FAIR, play, in one act, by Tom Gallon.
August 25.
Richard Xedby Mr. Templer Powell
Col. Lidstone Padwick Mr. F. W. King
Mrs. Scambler Miss May Holland
Flora Padwick Princess Khan
Tivnli.
ALL SQUARE, one-act play, by Captain Frank
H. Shaw. (January 6, Empire, York.) Sep-
tember 1.
Mike Draylott Mr. J. K. Walton
Jake Thomas Mr. L. Williams
The Innocent Mr. Alfred Richards
Surton Mr. Xaylor Gnmson
Colash Miss Susie Winifred
Hiram Mr. Richard Dunwell
Kate Briscow Miss Jessica Black
— Woolwich Hippodrome.
ALL THE WINXERS, revue, in three scenes,
by C. H. Bovill, music composed, selected,
and arranged by Cuthbert Clarke, pro-
duced by Fred Farren. April 10. — Empire.
ALWAYS TELL YOUR WIFE, farce, in one
act, by E. Temple Thurston. December 22.
Mr. Chesson Mr. Seymour Hicks
Mrs. Chesson Miss Ellaline Terriss
Melrose Miss 7oe Gordon
—London Coliseum.
ALYS THE FAYRE. one-act play, by Robert
Elson. Produced by the Stage Players
July 10.
Lady Alys de Gueselin.Miss Beatrice Wilson
Joanna Miss Evelyn Cecil
Sir Bertrand de Fourget
Mr. P. Gedge Twyman
A Palmer Mr. Charles Maunsell
Lord Ralph de Gueselin...Mr. Charles Vane
Page Miss Rosamund Belmore
—Little.
AMAZING MARRIAGE, AN, play, by H. F.
Housden, in four acts. October 13.
General Sir Raglan Riversdale
Mr. Henry Eglington
Gilbert Lance Mr. Walter Cruikshanks
Major D'Arcy Denville Mr. Felix Pitt
Amazing Marriage, An (cnntiinictl).
Captain Kennedy. Mr. G. Mortimer Hancock
Aklor Mr. Gerald Byrne
Lieut. Wimpole Mr. Johnny Leone
Subaltern Porknidge Mr. Ellis Leigh
Coonga Mr. Sam Edwards
Violet Miss Dorothy Love
Mrs. Wimpole Miss Eveline Kingtoii
Mina Ida Potter Miss Lizxic Adair
Hazel Riversdale .. Miss Florence Delmar
— Elephant and Castle.
AMBASSADOR, THE, farcical comedy sketch,
by Leonard F. Durrell. (July 21, Grand,
Derby.) August 18.— Euston.
AMI DE MARCEL, L', play, in one act, by
Yves Schwarz. November 14.
Francis Laurent M. YTvcs Schwarz
Marerl \utier M. Paul Lacage
Joseph M. Main
llayinonde de la Tourprensgarde
Mile. Alice Dermont
Solange Bernard .. Mile. Maximo, de My:a
Host- Mile. Juliette Myln
— Cosmopolis.
VMorils I)' \i TOMM'. " Poeme theatral," by
Juliette Mylo and Yves Schwarz. Feb-
ruary l.'i.— Cosmopolis, W.C.
\\Dl;iH l.lis \M> Till' LION', a fable play,
by George Bernard Shaw. Septernl'-
Last. ].n -fonnaiice (the 52nd)) Oetober 2,").
Thti Kmpcror Mr. I. con Quarteniianie
Tli" Captain Mr. Ben Webster
Androcles Mr. (). !'. II
The Lion Mr. Kdward Sillward
Leiitulils Mr. Donald Calthrop
Mi-tellus Mr. lle.-keth Pearson
I'Vrrovins Mr. Alfred Brydoiie
Spintho Mr. J. F. Out ram
Centurion Mr. 11. O.
Tho Editor Mr. Herbert II. \\etson
The Call Boy Mr. Neville Gartside
.itor Mr. Allan ,l< .
Ketiarins Mr. J. 1'. Turnbull
The Menagerie Keeper Mr. Baliol Holkrway
The Slave Driver Mr. Ka.lph Button
Megaera Miss Clare Greet
I.Hvinia. Miss Lillah McCarthy
Christians. courtiers, \r.\-_ otors.
etc., Mis-.es Rosemary Craig, Gladys
Alwyn, Pamela Derrick. Angela Colenso,
Ycra Tschaikowsky, Mary Ross Shore:
Messrs. Templeton, Kilby, Tucker War-
burton, Jerome, Madgewick. All'ne. Bush,
Campbell Brown, Yal Gurrn y, Collins,
Bfiimi.-h. W. Moore. F. Brunton, I •'.
Courtley, S. BusH.
— St. James's
AM) V Kit V MCi: TOO. n >.uc in three
by Au-tcn Jlnr'.'on. (September 29. Mi:.
pOdrOUte, I.ivcr]i<i<il.) Deeejnller 15. <
don < aliseuin.
ANNA KAUKNIXA. play, 1n four acts, by John
Pollock, from Leo Tolstoy's novel. De-
cember I.
Prince Chcrbatsky. .Mr. Leonard Shepherd
Princess Cherbat -ky Miss C. Grayson
Princess Dolly Oblonsky. .Mi.-s Mary Grey
Anna Karenina Mme. Lydia Yavorska
Prince Oblonsky. .Mr. Arthur Scott Craven
Footman Mr. Edward Lyttleton
Constantine Levin Mr. Charles Doran
Countess Nordstone..Miss Margaret Dunbar
Princess Cherbatsky Miss I). X. Trevor
Count Alexis Vronsky..Mr. Xorman Trevor
Prince Yashvin Mr. Basil Ryder
Captain Petritsky .... Mr. W. Wild Moore
Count Alexander Vronsky..Mr. A. B. Imeson
Cord Mr. Edward Victor
Princess Tverskaya .. Miss Moira Crecgan
Countess Ivanovna..Miss Margaret Marshall
Princess Miagkaya .... Miss Kthci Cannon
M. Karenin ' Mr. Herbert Bunston
Count Siniavin Mr. John Burton
Annoushka Miss Elspeth Dudgeon
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
1G1
A»nn Kiiri'iiiim (/•nnliniinl}.
Serge Lisa Sterkcr
lan Mr. Ualph Kent
'Hitch Mr. Victor Wiltshire'
Berpouhovsky.Mr. Leonard Shepherd
Unbassador's.
ANNKTTE, <mc act drama. In Frank Macrae.
January '2'.>. Clavier Haii, \v.
ANVBODY'S \VIKi:. a dome-tie <|r:ilua, by
Kenned) Allen and Kvu Elwes. .Novem-
ber 10.
Mailv Meadow-, .Mr. Fred I). DavN
! Langdale Mr. Andrew Money
Sail! Meadows Mr. Douglas Ste
Mr. Bertram Hanks .. Mr. ]•;. Hall Eldon
Silas Slammer Mr. Syd Lertou
Hill Blinkers Mr. Kennedy Allen
Mary Clement- Miss Marie Cotton
Kllen (iertrnde Miss Shiel Porter
C'ara Klphinstone .. Miss Georgie <le Lara
—Cambridge, Siiennymoor.
APOSTLK. Till':, three-act play, by' Paul
lly.-uriiitlie lyoy-on, translated from the
French by V. M. Kaukin. September 11.
Kngenie Miss Lucy Beaumont
Hatidain Mr. Jules Shaw
Michu Mr. S. A. Eliot
Maidservant Miss Dorothy Hick
Clothilde Miss Amy Ravenscroi't
Octave Baudain Mr. Douglas Vigors
Galimard Mr. Lionel Mingaye
Pratt Mr. Horace Braham
l!o<iuin ...- Mr. Noel Spencer
Ferrand Mr. Percy Foster
Moreau Mr. Brember Wills
Latouetoe Mr. Ernest Haines
•Inles Mr. Leonard Chapman
Duval-Porcheret — Mr. Horace Braham
Me.vr-rheini Mr. Basil Holmes
Adele Mi.-s Mabel Salkeld
•Jean Mr. Tommy Nickson
Puylaroche Mr. Bernard Copping
II U Majesty's, Carlisle.
ARABIAN M(iI!T, AN, scena, by George
Arthurs, music by .Tullien H. Wilson.
\ngii.st 18.— South London.
AKBOUR OF REFUGE, THE, comedy, in one
.iet, by Gilbert Cannan. February 4.
Mary Miss Madge Mclntosh
Truman Mr. Bertram Forsyth
Dashbord Mr. Scott Craven
Sempter Mr. Edward Rigby
Loeum Mr. Ben Webster
Gardener Mr. David Hallam
—Little.
ARK YOU THERE? farcical musical play, in
two acts, music by Leoncavallo, book by-
Albert P. de Courvilie, and lyrics b.-,
Kdgar Wallace. November 1. Last per-
formance (the 23rd) November 23.
Percy Pellett Mr. Lawrence Grossmith
Gordon Grey Mr. Alec Fraser
Antonio Mr. Eric Roper
Bertie Carlton Mr. Lawt'ord Davidson
OoanmiBMbnatoe Mr. Alec Johnstone
Viscount Guineas .. Mr. Francis E. Vane
Carlo Mr. William Thomas
A Customer Mr. Harold Trcadaway
Another Customer .. Mr. Ronald Graham
Gregory Lester Mr. Billy Arlington
Miss Bins Miss Veronica Brady
Mafalda- Malatesta Miss Carmen Turin
Maud Waring Miss Dorothy Fan.
Winifred Miller .. Miss Madge Melbourne
Mi.-s Hammersmith .. Mi-.- Winit'red v
Mi-- Kensington Mi-, M.-,rjorie ]>mi,b;tr
Miss London Wall .. \li>s Helen Beltramo
Miss Gerrard Miss Violet ]/ i,
Miss Mayl'air Miss Olive Homer
Miss Wimbledon Mi.-s Sophie Fox
Miss Hopp Miss Cissie Moore
A Loafer Mr. Arthur Bourn"
1st, Keeper Mr. Ernest Shannon
An Yi'H Tlii'ir ' d;,nlin.
2nd K''<|>er Mr. Harry Donrli
Mr. Becord Mr. Law:
M-. Nott \\ rlghl Mr. Kn.
Grand Vizier Mr \
Sylvia Lest IT M,SS shir)f>
—Prince <>\ u
\Ki \D\I. IN \ \\os. Richard
OJKTa, l,.H,k b> 11,11..,, \.in 1|,,:
included in •• T||,. perfi . t (,. ml, man "
adaptation by W. Somei-rt Maiiyham nl
Mohere'.-, coined). " ]., Gentil-
homme." May ^7. (Produced for eJgtit
special performances.)
THU COMI.I.K
M. Jourdain Sir Herbert Tree
Mme. Jourdain Mi-s ROM; F.douin
Dorimene — Miss Phvllis [
Oorante Mr. Phili), Merlval*
^''•ole Miss Stella St.
Music Master Mr. A. I
Dancing Master Mr. Ben Field
Fencing Master Mr. Gerald Ame-
Master of Philosophy .. Mr. \;,,\ I',\I.,M
Tailor Mr. H,
An Apprentice Mr. Alexander Sarner
First Footman Mr. B. Ni,
Second Footman .... Mr. Sydney (loiildi-
Third Footman .... Mr. Stanley Howhtt
Fourth Footman .... Mr. Patrick Kirw.m
Composer .... Mr. Walter R. Creiuhton
Dancer Mi-s Mabel i;,,y
THK OPERA.
Ariadne Fr. Eva Von Der Ost en
Bacchus Herr Otto MaraK
Na.iade .... Fr. Martha Winternit/-Uord -i
^"•yade Fr. l.illi Hollman
Kcho Fr. Erna Hcllciisleben
Xerbinctta Mme. Herminc '
Harlekiii Hrrr Carl Armster
Scaramuccio Herr Heinrlc!
'Iruffaldin Herr Josef Schlembach
Brighella Herr Juan Spivak
Conductor, Mr. Thomas Beecham.
Opera produced by Herr Emil Gerhiiuser
and Mr. T. C. Fairbairn.
—His Majesty's
AKMV AMI \ \\-\\ THK. Bong cycle com-
posed and jirranired by Alice' \rlelaid.'
Needbam. .Mine l(i. Palladium.
AS 1.1! DAMS ARK MADK OF. play, by Wil-
(red Stephens (Black Cat Club). Reh, nr-
sal, February 24.
ASK' QUESBURY, farce, in three acts by T
Herbert Lee. February H. Last perform-
ance (the thirty-fourth) .March i:,.
John Quesbury .... Mr. Weedon Grns.-mith
Wittbnn Daintrc-e .. Mr. Edwin H. Wynne
Pragnell Thurston Mr. Undue Harlin-
TwiL-i-s Mr. Henry Ford
Frank Elverton Mr. Qeoffrej D.-ny-
Luolsa Daintree Mi.-, Daisy Thimm
Fanny Thur.-ton .\|jv, \|:,,,;i ,
Ida Mountjoy \|,,. \,,r;1 i.;,,,,;,,.,
Morris Mi.s si,.
— GJ.
ASPIIJA'I'IONs OF AlICIIIP.ALIi. Till
the first timi- on the variety stai;<-), pla\ .
in one act, by )•:. |.,n Swinley. September
15.
Archibald Mr. Brnediek Butler
Evansieline Mi-.- Florei .
Nance PiL'ott .... Mi.-s Mariorie Tli,N>bal,|
\oli.
\< Till: LAW STANDS, modern play. I)
act. by Winifred M. Ardauli. M.,:
hum
Mi.-- Leah Itateman-Hnnt.T
John Graham Mr. C. Marshal
Archibald Campbell .. Mr
— Kinc's Hall. \\ c
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AT BRONTE'S SHACK, Canadian sketch.
December 15.— Grand, Clapham.
ATTACK, THE, play, in three acts, from the
French of Henry Bernstein, by " George
Egerton." (November 10, Royal Man-
chester.) January 1.
Alexandre Me>ital .. Sir George Alexander
Antonin Frerjeau .. Mr. E. Holman Clark
Garancier Mr. E. Vivian Reynolds
Daniel Marital Mr. Philjp Desborough
Julien Marital .... Mr. Reginald Malcolm
A Servant Miss J.. Adeane Barlow
Georgette Marital Mias Gladys Storey
Range d« Roufld .... (Miss Martha Hedman
-jSt. James's.
AT THE MERCY OF THE MORMONS, drama,
in three acts, by Edwin George. January
20.
Ruddy Rodger Mr. H. P. Sullivan
Mexican Jake Mr. Edwin Davlefl
Ezra Higbee Mr. Jas. Mailey
Ebenezer Guffy .... Mr. W. 0. Rossiter
Matt Hinds Mr. Harry Beverley
Slim Jim Mr. Walter Leahair
Tony Harris Miss Margaret Brinsley
Pat Hickey 'Mr. Forbes Dawtrey
Wishee Washee Mr. Ambrose Finder
Titus Tanssig Mr. Jen-old !•:, Keed
Stumpy Liz Miss Alice Mamie
Lucy Harris Mi.-s Haxel lient
Ruth Marlow Miss Ruby LoiN-raine
—Royal. Woolwich.
AT THE TEMPLE OF APHRODITE, Greek-
Idyll, by Francos A. McOallum. (Produced
by the Stage Players.) November 14.
Harmion Mr. Pereival Maducwick
Narsia Miss Barbara Everest
Glaucus Mr. W. Stack
Helena Miss Judith Kyrle
Orcias Mr. F. J. Nettlefold
Lycus Mr. Benedict Butler
Astraea Miss E. Nolan O'Connor
Chrysia Miss Lilian Wao-de
Ida Miss Maud K ir w an
1st Messenger Mr. Garrett Hollick
2nd Messenger Mr. Charles Maunsell
Arete Miss Margherita Gordon
Attendant Miss Rosamond Belmore
— Ambassadors.
AUDITION. THE, musical comedy sketch.
August 25. — Holborn Empire.
AURORA'S CAPTIVE, play, in one act, by
Tom Gallon. June 18. (October 26, 1911,
New, Cardiff.)
William Mr. Alfred Ibberson
Miss Dorcas B urn in gh am. .Miss Ada Palmer
Aurora Petunia (Emma). .Miss N. <le Silva
— Prince of Wale.s's.
AUSTRALIAN NELL, four-act melodrama, by
Mrs. F. G. Kimberley. August 18.
• Arthur Carrington .. Mr. John C. Carlyle
Jed Angeles Mr. Carthage Caldcleugh
Jack Richardson . . Mr. Frederick Garrett
Sambo Mr. Jay Kay
Ted of the One Eye — Mr. Fred. Newburn
John Carrington Mr. Edwin Lever
American Bill Mr. Jack Hope
Gerald Montressor . . Mr. Edward Fletcher
The Goldflelds Doctor .. Mr. Frank Guy
Kidd'e Miss May Masterman
• Phoebe Miss Florence Mclnnes
Arrabella Miss Bella Moody
Laura Carring-ton — Miss Leah Corentezs
Nell Carrington Mrs. F. G. Kimberley
— Junction, Manchester.
AUTHOR'S PRODUCTION, AN, comedy
drama, by Arthur Campbell. March 18.
Splinter Mr. Wilfrid Stephens
Worker Mr. Albert Hayzen
Sleeper *••••, Mr. Arthur Campbell
V —Rehearsal.
AVERAGE MAN, THE, comedy, in three acts,
by Kenelm Foss. April 21.
Josep'hine Fladgate .. Miss Elaine Sleddall
Sally Miss Sybil Noble
The Gardener Mr. Mawson
John Morland Mr. Richard Fielding
Marion Miss Ruth Mackay
Geoffrey Claris Mr. Kenelm Foss
Jim Davis Mr. George Elton
— Royalty, Glasgow.
AVUNCULITIS, one act farce, by " W. Stag."
(Produced by the Black Cat Club.) Novem-
ber 28.— Arts Centre.
AWAKENING WOMAN, THE, play, in three
acts, by H. M. Richardson. November 28.
Sally Firmlin Miss Judith Wogan
Mrs. Firmlin Miss Una Gilbert
Willie Firmlin Mr. Paul Hansell
James Firmlin Mr. J. Augustus Keogh
Clarice Firmlin Miss Darragh
Herbert Marston Mr. William Muir
Lizzie Miss Nita Minards
Dick Delane Mr. Esme' Percy
"The Person" Miss In<5 Cameron
Mrs. Delane Miss Kirsteen Graeme
Mr. Delane Mr. Desmond Brannigan
— Gaiety, Manchester,
AWKWAKD FIX. AX. sketch, by Allan Morn-.
March 17.
He Mr. Norman Vat is
His Friend Mr. Arthur Pilbeum
His Friend's Friend. .Miss Josephine Harratt
She Mrs. Sterling Mackinlay
• — Camber well Empire.
BACILLUS AMORIS (THE MICROBE OF
LOVE), one-act play, by Carlotta R«/we
and Raymond Le Caudey. September in.
Dr. Arthur Wingrave . .Mr. R. Carfax Bayley
Gerald Huntwortli..Mr. Cyril H-ardiiiL
Maid Miss Catherine Lord
Elsie Grandison .. Miss Evelyn Brennard
Mrs. Wallace Miss Isabel Christison
—Court.
BANK OF BIG IDEAS, THE. playlet, by
Drexel H. B. Sharman. April 28.
— Camber well Empire.
BARREL ORGAN'. THE. monologue, with in-
cidental music by Herbert H nines.
March 21. —London Coliseum.
BARRIER, THE. first West End production
of the play, in four acts, adapted by Philip
E. Hubbard, from the novel by Rex He.adi.
(July 15, 1912, Kelly's, Liverpool : Novem-
ber IS. 1012, Elephant and Cattle). July
17. Last performance. (the, eighty-first);
October 4.
John Gale Mr. Charles l!o;-k
No-Creek Lee Mr. Hubert Willis
Alluna Miss Luna Lyndon
Necia Miss May B'Jaym \v
Meade Burrel Mr. Malcolm Cherry
'Poleon Doret Mr. Matheson Lang
Runnion Mr. Lewie WUloughby
Corporal Thomas Mr. E.ldrett Giilson
Trooper Mr. Walter Plinfic
Dan Stark (alias Bennett). .Mr.-H. Beatty
Skagway Jack Mr. Sidney Vautier
Pincher Pete Mr. R. C. Harcourt
Trailer Johnson .... Mr. Louis Ashmeade
Trooper Parker Mr. W. Hubert
Miners, Troopers, etc.
— Strand.
BEDFELLOWS, farcical comedy sketch, in
one scene. June 9.
Jack Taviatnck Mr. J. R. Spurlins
Farren Mr. David Baird
Swindon Mr. A. R. Scarlett
Ka<thLe<en (Miss Beaumont Collins
—Holborn Empire.
BEGGAR GIRL'S WEDDING, THE. revival
of, the drama by Walter Melville.
(Originally produced October 19, 1908,
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163
Elephant and Cattle). Anguat 20. Last
pen. r 25.
. Mail land
Mr. All)! it Ward
• rni Mr. Fr> ;
MI irvey
P.O. Phillip: Mr. I- tock
•11 Mr. Fred Morgan
mpson Mr. C. Brown
HUMS Mr. II. Elton
Lizzio M iss LLly Trounsell
Tina Torkington Miss Eva Dare
Maud Villiers Mise Elinor Foster
Gilbert Lindsay Mr. Henry Lonsdale
Joe Webster Mr. J. T. Macmillan
The Dodger Mr. Horace Kenney
Robert Grim&baw — Mr. C. F. Collings
Old Cloe Mrs. Wilson
liin Rothschild Mr. George Bates
Corky Mr. J. Clark
Elsie Cunningham . . Miss Cicely Stuckey
Bessie Webster Miss Phyllis Relph
—Lyceum.
HKl.I.K'S STRATAGEM, THE, Miss Bate-
rnan's revival of Hannah Cowley's comedy.
July 8. — Court.
VYAL, THE, one-act play, by Padraic
C-olum. April 7.
Morgan Lefroy Mr. Kenneth Bruce
William Frizflle Mr. Joseph A. Keogh
Peg Miss Dorothy Kingsley
A Bellman Mr. William Dexter
— Royal, Manchester.
Ki:iTER HALF, THE, play, by Alison Gar-
land. (Produced by the Actresses' Fran-
chise League.) May 6.
—King's Hall, W.C.
BETTY VERSUS DOLLY, play, in one act,
by Anna Kinnison. July 2.
Sir Edward Norman Mr. Scott Clarke
;.?. Willoughby Mr. Geoffrey Gilbey
Miss Betty Vereker .. Miss Marjorie Moore
— GJobe.
BETWEEN qrRFELYrs, sketch, in one scene,
by Francis Annesley. May 20.
Mrs Miss Marie Pera
Mr Mr. James Adams
Another Mr. Francis Anneeley
Another Miss Helen Thomson
—Empress.
BETWEEN SUNSET AND DAWN, play, in
four scenes, by Hermon Quid. October 28.
Mrs. Harris Miss Ada King
Jim Harris Mr. Norman McKinnel
An Old M^n Mr. Ernest G. Cove
c.urly Tom Mr. Harold Bradly
Liz Biggins Miss May Blayriey
A Respectable Woman .. Miss F. Harwood
Bill Higgins Mr. Edmond Breon
Mrs. Hlggins Miss Alice M-ansfleld
Mrs. Lansdowne Miss Ethel Marryat
— Vaudeville.
BIG GAME, THE, play, in four acts, by
Sydney Wontworth Carroll. August 19.
Last performance (the nineteenth), Sep-
tember 6.
Mrs. Grimshuw Miss Francos Ivor
Kitty Morrison M iss Eileen Esler
Mildred Carnithers..MLss Margaret Chute
Lizzie Hopton Mix Mary O'Farrell
MM id Misn M;'.r_'aret Dallas
Rita Morrison Miss Ethel Dane
Edward Qrimshaw Mr. Frederick Kerr
Dr. Doyle Mr. J. D. Beveridge
Charles Geddes Mr. Lyonel Watte
Julian Ross .... Mr. Dennis NeHson-Terry
— -New.
BIG JOSS. THI-:, a Him --American episode
of the Gold Rush of 1849, by Francis
Annesley. January 6.
Tong-Li Mr. George Pickott
Ah-Luu Mr. Laurence Osborne
" On- -(inn " |i
H
M
MILL I. 'I ED
.Inly :(. Imperial Tint,, |
KILL, Till.. In f.nir act
••rnwallK U . -; Man I.
Henrietta Lam-on . . M
Maliei Laiii.-ori ..
Rt. Hon. J. Laiii.-i.ii Mi. II.
Rt. Hon. Chas. Veriioii ..Mr. f.'ooki
1 1 an ild Lamson ...... Mr. Richard !
Lady Corisande l,ain...;:
Sir Timothy Bullen ---- Mr. <;.
Kir George Lacey — Mr. Owen Kounhuo...!
Walter Devereaux — Mr. Frank
Footman ............ Mr. Rudolph
Servant .................... Mr. II
Fitz Alan .............. Mr. G. A.
Memprise ................ Mr. .To Harki-r
Pemberton .............. Mr. Guy AiMi^on
Mrs. Parsons .......... Mi-
Mrs. Rumbold .........
t'sher .................. Mr. J. ~B. Wood-
Lady Middlesboro ...... Miss Dora Hark.T
A Doctor ................ Mr. G. A. I
Visitors t<> the HoiiM'- of Parliament and
Guests in the Sncakrrs' Gallery— M
Adele Villiers, Ina" Carter, Kathleen
Molly Milne, Jessie Mat-Donald, Am
Phyllis Despard, Dora Stanley, liuth Lock,
Messrs. Chas. Wilton. O-iiom K\ans, Chris-
topher Nutall, Francis (Jardner.
—Royalty. Gla-uow.
BILLY'S T'llJST LOVE, comcdv sketch, l,v
Sfwell Collins. May 12.
— Hippodrome, Manchester.
BILLY'S FORTfXE, comedy, in three acts, by
Roy Horniman. January 16. Last perform-
ance (the 28th) February 8.
Mr. Grohy ............ Mr. H. B. Surrey
Mrs. Davis ........ Miss Sinna St. Clair
Billy Charteris ---- Master Johnni.
Mr. Dakin ........ Mr. Howard Stnruc
Sarah .................. Miss Lydia \v, -t,
Benjamin Qameboys .. Mr. Arthur Vc/in
Mrs. Benjamin (Jameboys .. Mi-- c. Mason
Bertie Bradley ...... Mr. Clifford Mollison
Mr. Bradley .......... Mr. E. M. :
Mrs. Bradley ---- Miss Henrietta I
Mrs. Thomsett ............ Miss Alice Beet
Mrs. Tarvis Ganii'lmys Afiss ("Jwvn. (Jaltou
Mr. Thomsett ...... '. . Mr. O. B. Clarence
Jarvis Gameboys ____ Mr. Rndge Hardiim
Mr. Stone .......... Mr. Philip K. Kno\
Chummy ........................ The Dm:
Wopsall .......... Mr. Heath .T. TJnvilaml
Cook .................. Miss Ella Tarrant
Aunt Fanny .......... Mis< Alice Matisti, Id
Waters .......... Miss Elizabeth >
Broomhall ............ Miss Hetta Bartlett
Tilda ................ Miss Gertie Britton
Tommy Gameboys ____ Mr. Chris. Saint'Eve
Benjie Gameboys ........ Mr. Jack Rooke
Jane Gameboys .......... Miss Edna > <
Maloney ................ Mr. Victor Way re
—Criterion.
BLACK PASSION, A, four-act drama, by Ivan
Patrick Gore. August 11.
Captain Peter Potter .. Mr. Victor fin •
Richard Carton ...... Mr. Vivian Charles
Prof. John Derwent ____ Mr. Angus Warden
Jasper Malaiki . . Mr. J. Leicester Jackson
Lung Tu .............. Air. Geor
Rev. Ezekiah Squills .. Mr. M
Fred Dirke ............ Mr. Jack Carroll
Angus M'Giiinnpss ........ Mr. Will Whitf
Sir Harrv Stanhope ........ M
Juliana Cantanarc ...... Miss Emily I
Lipa ................ Mi- Winnie >
Dawn Derwent ........ Miss iioio:
—Royal, Belfast
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BLACK TORTURE, THE; OR, SPOTTEM
FROM THE YARD, " murderous melo-
drama, in three stabs," by John Harwood.
June 3. (Actors' Orphanage Fete.)
—Royal Hospital Grounds, Chelsea.
BLIND FATE, drama, in three acts, by Chris-
topher Sandeman. (Produced by the On-
comer's Society.) May 30.
Dr Carl Rosenheim .. Mr. Ernest Hames
Butler Mr. William Muir
Dr. Hanbury Smith Mr. Harold Neville
Donald Sinclair Mr. Bernard Copping
Violet Miss Darragh
Bryan Montgomery . . Mr. B. Chailey Lewes
Langton Mr. Rex Barrington
Police Inspector Mr. Frank Snell
Sir Richard Henley.. Mr. \V. Garrett Hoi lick
—Little.
BLUE BAT, THE, one-act play, by Bertha N.
Graham. November 4.
Madame Isis Miss Martha Vigo
A Lady Miss Peggy Dorot
-V Gentleman Mr. V. Stanislaus
— Lyceum Club.
BLUE BLOOD, play, iu one act, by Arthur
Rose. July 28.
Nathan Goldsmith . . Mr. Herbert Landeck
Julia Goldsmith Miss Winifred Pearson
Jones Marshall Mr. Howard Brenan
Hon. Aubrey Winchester.. .Mr. Tom Terris
James Mr. E. Lloyd
Koberts Mr. H. Cheeney
— Hammersmith Palace.
BLUE STOCKINGS, THE, version of MolU T< >">
Les Femmes Sacuntes, by Mesl/ey Down and
Henry Seton. November 28.
Chrysale Mr. Edward Rigby
Philamente Miss Fortescue
Annaiide Miss Esme Beringer
Henriette Miss Jessio Winter
Beliso Miss Dmsilla Wills
Arista Mr. W. R. Staveley
Martino Miss Florence Lloyd
I'litandre Mr. Robert Minster
Trissi >tin Mr. Edward Sass
Vadius Mr. Michael Sherbrooke
Notary Mr. James Lindsay
Lepine Master Christopher St. Eve
—Globe.
BON C(EUR D'OLIVETTE, LE (Le Demi-
monde), an episode from Juliette Mylo's
" Silhouettes Parisiennes." March 7.
Olivette Mile. Juliette Mylo
Yvonne Mile. Alice Dermont
Suzette Volant Miss Lily Kerr
Gaston M. Ren! Helie
Fourmi M. Georges Hunaut
— Cosmopolis.
BOOSTER'S BILLIONS, comedy sketch. De-
eember 8.— Royal, Yarmouth.
BORIS GODOUNOW, inusic drama, in three
acts and seven tableaux (after Pouchkine
and Karamzine), by M. P. Moussorgsky.
June 24.
Boris M. Chaliapine
Fedor Mile. Dawidowa
Xenia Mile. Brian
A Nurse Mme. E. Petrenko
Prince Chuisky M. Nicolas Andreew
Vimene M. Paul Andreew
Gngori (afterwards the false Dmitri)
M. Damaew
The Hostess of the Inn — Mme. Petrenko
Varlaam M. Belianin
Missail M. Bolchakow
An Idiot Boy M. Alexandrowitch
Chelkalow M. Dogonadse
A Commissary M. Zaporojetz
A Noble M. Alexandrowitch
Twn Tpsnits J M- Semen°W
Iwo Jesuits | M_ Strobinder
(Boris Oodounoia (continued).
Conductor, M. Emile Cooper. Opera pro-
duced by M. Alexandre Sanine. General
Stage Director, M. P. Strobinder.
Chorus under the direction of M. D.
Pokhitonow.
Stage Manager, M. O. Allegri.
— Drury Lane.
BORSTAL BOY. THE, first variety perform-
ance of the play, in one act, by H. Hamil-
ton Fyfe, March 17. (Originally produced
on November 26, 1911, His Majesty's.)
Albert Mineral Mr. John McNally
Charlie Mr. Reginald Davis
Mrs. Albert Mineral .. Miss Nancy Price
— London Coliseum.
BOSS OF BAR Z RANCH, THE, co\\l».y
drama. December 8.
Frank Marvel Arizona Jack
Richard Huntley Mr. Jerrold Heather
Moqui Mr. Burt Hawthorne
Billy Wilson Mr. F. J. Gavillet
Doc. Rye Mr. Hobhs L\on>
Arabella Miss Ida Fane
Florence Curtis Miss Hilda Shirley
Madge Marvel Mi.-s May Dalby
— Hippodrome, Stoke-on-Trent.
BOUGHT AND PAID FOR, drama, Ib four
acts, by George Brnadlmr.st. March 12.
Last performance (the sltli), May 24.
Robert Stafford .. Mr. Allan Aynesworth .
James Gilley Mr. Frank Craven
Oku Mr. Giro Kim
Waiter Mr. J. H. Stewart
Virginia Blaine .. Miss Alexandra Carlisle
Fanny Blainu Miss Alice Crawford
Josephine Miss Sonia Bourcard
—New.
HOI NDKIt, THE, play, by W. F. Mennioii.
May 21.— Assembly Rooms, Balham.
BOY DKTKC'I 'I YD, THE, melodrama, by Mrs.
F. G. Kimberley. May 12.
Adam Daunt Mr. Valmore Miain
" liny" Master Harold Bell
Silas Deep Mr. Leslie Langham
William Pickles . . Mr. Highland T. O'Shea
Miser Rat Mr. C. H. Brookes
Sam Blinkins Mr. H. Garrett
Howard Studleigh Mr. G. Shirley
P.C. Wilson Mr. H. Jones
Joseph Onions Mr. W. Ellis
Jasper Hope Mr. Byrom Douglas
Dan, the Bloodhound By Himself
Minnie Hope Miss Lydia Andre
Maud Berry Miss Lina Nazeby
Harriett Ann Mannaduke
Miss Edie Macklin
—King's, Longsight.
BREWSTKIl'S MILLIONS. Revival of Winehell
Smyth and Byron Ongley's dramatisation
of George McCutcheon's novel. (Original
London production, May 1, 1907. Ilieks.)
May 12. Transferred to the Strand on
June its. Last performance (the 55th),
June 28.— Prince's.
BRIBE, THK, drama of Irish rural life, in
three net.--, by Seumas O'Kelly. December
18.
John Kirwan Mr. Arthur Sinclair
T)r. Luko Diamond . . Mr. Fred O'Donovan
Dr. Power O'Connor Mr. Sydney J. Morgan
Dr. Jack Power O'Connor Mr. Philip Guir.V
Mr. Tbomey Mr. H. E. Hutchinson
A Pauper Mr. M. Coniffe
Mrs. Diamond — Miss Nora Desmond
Mary Kirwan Miss Kathleen Drngo
Mrs. Cooaey Miss Eithne Magee
Poor-law Guardians, Messrs. J. M. Ker-
rigan, J. A. O'Rourke, U. Wright, A,
Patrick Wilson, Farelly, Pelly, etc.
—Abbey, Dublin,
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IU;M \:>\v u .m\ i.s. pi.iy, -,'.\ toui
M Cohan. Septeml,.
........ Mr. Seymour I;
... MI. Thomas Meighan
.broke ...... Mr. William I
.hid. .1. C. Murk
d ........ Mr. Harry Laun
i-. in .......... Mr. Archibald McLean
____ Mr. .Icihn Keati'.-liamp
................ Mr. John Burton
............... Mr. Arthur \\ i
llenrv Hopper .......... Mr. Jack Morris
Mr. Leary ............ Mr. .1. Cliff Appleby
M; . i,.;ard ...... .Miss Elizabeth Watson
i ...... Mis Adda M.
it swood ........ Miss Zoe Gordon
:• Richards ...... Miss Gladys Cooper
— Royal, Bradford.
ilUOKF.N FAITH, drama, in two acts, of
t •omit y Cork peasant life, by 8. R. Day
and G. D. Cummins. April 24.
Michael (Jam .......... Mr. Farrell Pclly
l>au Houriban ...... Mr. Michael Connittv
Timothy Call ............ Mr. Philip Guiry
Mikeeii .......... Master Laurance Byrne
1'olicenian ............ Mr. Charles Power
Bridget Gani ........ Miss Nora Desmond
Old Mrs. Gara ........ Miss l.'na O'Connor
—Abbey, Dublin.
I1KOKEN STRIN'G, TIM:. (Iraniatii- episode, by
Kdali- l.atehfonl. Man-li 4. Produced, for
thr lirst time in variety, at the Huston,
•ier 6-
Mr Richard Vaiie .. Mr. Di.'lim-ourt Odium
Hi n Ho\vden ........... Mr. Richard Carfax
\l:i jaret Var.e .......... Miss Evelyn Hope.
— Aldwyeh.
ALFRED. farcical comedy, in three
. liy II. \V. \\c-tlirook and .Pj^G. Wode-
JuHtot1. (March .'i, Devonshire Pork, East-
Bourn e.) April 8. Last performance (the
14t In, April 19.
.lolii' Marshall ........ Mr. (.'. Mayor-Cooko
Hilly Marshall ......... Mr. Arthur Chesney
George Lattakcr ...Mr. Lawn/nee GrossTnith
\ii-ii-tiis Arbutt ...... Mr. E. W. Garden
Count Fritz von Coslin
M' . 1'hiiip CoaloghaiD
])• nman Sburgis ...... Mr. Sydney Skarratt
Voule.s .................. Mr. Edward Sass
Sidney ............... Mr. Arthur Hatherton
Vanderly ____ Miss Gwynneth Galton
la ................... » Miss Faith Celli
M runic Foster .......... Miss Maud Creesall
,111 ........... -Miss Florence Tempest
Wanda de Baron, Mary
. Freda. Watson, Dorothy Wymlprl,
11, Violet Blyth-Pratt,
II. V. Surrey, Stap-
. Adkins, Bejibie, Vaughan.
—Savoy.
I'.Kol HKK> KAI!A'\IA/uV, TI1K, drama, in
livii arts by .laei|"' .iinl Jean
om tin- Kii--ian of ])o-toievski,
translated by CbriBtOpheir St. John. (Pro-
duced by t b nary ]<;.
AliAt-i Karama/.ov ....... Mr. Allan \Vade
:ma ........ Mr. Ralph lluttmi
Dmitri Karama/ov .. Mr. <)\M-II !:•
Nnerdiakov ................. Mr. Shiel liai-y
Ivan Karamazov ...... Mr. Francis Roberts
Father Paissy ...... Mr. lleliry \\'i:
•ih ........ M : . <
. . . Mr. R. Farquharson
i!i';t Ivaiiovna . . Mi-- Hilda Ant< n>
\ Servant ........ I :trwood
n a Ale\:inilrovna..Mi>s Miriam Lewes
: ..................... iMr. James Skea
Mr. C. Herbert 1!
............. Mr. H. B. Waring
....... Mr. Tom Ronald
................. Mr. Val <
Boris .............. Mr. H. Caunoii George
Itrntllti-
..I
•
Charles llald'Ain. V.. C. M.ii •
Kit iiiid:e> 1'ov.i
LM. Hlppo.ll- ii,;, . lle.lmmM- .. 10.—
Victoria P.I
in N i \ l-i LtLd 'I in. >i 1:1
the Scot <• i
ham Mollatt. I ( Ii mnially ;•
43rd), July 18.- I
HI uu,\i: AM* 'i HI; CUM., i in:, .iu.,
liy Matthew Boulton. Febrtiary '24.
Jturglar Mi ri iott, jun.
Girl Mi-s Ruth l)o<j\vra>
l'a\il:on, \V( \mouttl.
CACHF/ CAI i: true, b> Mme. i:. Ua-imi. De-
cember 7. — Middlesex.
OJ5SAR AM) ri.lxii-Al i; \, MI. Forbes-
'•ertcon's reNival of the, " History,
live acts, by (,• - aw. (Ori-
»:nally produced March 15, 1899, R- •
Newcastle; November 25, 1907, Savoy.)
April 14.
Chorus Mr. Grendon Bentlcj
Julius Ctesar Mr. .1. Forbe-.Robi •
C'.copatra Mi>« (iertrude Elliott
I'tatateeta Mi^s \deline Boui'iiu
Pothimis Mr. H. Athol Forde
Theodutus Mr. S. \ .
Ptolemy XIV Ma-t«- -t' n
Aehilliis Mr. Walter Ringham
Rufio Mr. Frank Lacy
Britannus Mr. Ian Robertson
Lucius Septimi us Mr. Percy Rhodes
A Wounded Soldier .. Mr. Ri'-h.i
A Sentinel Mr. S. T. I1.
A Major Domo Mr. Go
Apollodorus Mr. Alex. Scott-Gatty
Centurion Mr. Robert Atkins
First Porter Mr. L. Frith
Second Porter Mr. ]•:. A
Boatman Mr. I
A Nubian Slave Mr. D. V.
— Dnir.v Lane.
CAGE, THE, comedy, in three acts, by Ronald
Jeans. June 10.
Cuithia Harrington.. Miss Estelle Win-wood
Mrs. Barger M:.- <;w\nn..>t'
Mrs. Harrington MBS Lena Halliday
Max Barger Mr. C. M.
John Barger Mr. Edmund Gwenn
\ rarlounnaid .... Miss G. Black-Re'
Another Parlourmaid. .'Misa Marjorie Butler
Martin ..
Mr. Ljonel WatU
Miss Stedmaji
—4'.
CALIPH AM) '1 in. IlKl.i. AJ; S DAM. H'l I I:,
I II !•;, T!a-t. rn mil
\n:ust 4.
The Ciili.pl i Mr. Leo ]>r\d<-n
The ]'e Mr. Bex'
'I he Beggar's ham
The CalpihV Chamber!:. in. . Mr. II.
The Story Teller Mr. A. Bradley
Morie M iss Mamie v
r Girl Miss Carri-
Mi— IVilsey Cariclio
Tin Fakir Mr. <
Laurie Pui-
Incense Bur: fa. Walford, Wallis.
and Reed-Pinaiid
Bodyguards .. <Me->r<. Williams and Vort
Train Beau
Webb, an<i
166
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
Caliph and the Beggar's Daughter, The (continued).
Fan Bearers .. Miss Lincoln and Mr. Lacey
Trumpeters Messrs. Irwin and Watson
The Old Man Mr. Bertie White
Has Daughters Misses Grant, Lester,
and Marshall
—Pavilion.
CAN YOU BEAT THIS? revue. December 26.
— Hippodrome, Bedmdnster.
CAP AND BELLS, THE, comedy, in three acts,
by Robert Vansittaxt. April IT. Last per-
formance (the 44th), May 30.
Earl of Chislehurst Mr. Fred Kerr
Duke of Dartford Mr. Eric M<aturin
Percy Robinson 'Mr. Godfrey Tearle
Hammond Mr. Heath Haviland
Lady Chislehurst Miss Maude Millett
Lady Clara Marden .. Miss Ethel Warwick
--Little.
CAPTAIN CHRIS, drama, in three acts, by
John Johnson and Dagney Major (produced
by the HildenT orough Village Players).
January 21.
— Drill Hall, Hildenborough.
CAPTAIN CUPID, musical comedy, in two
acts, by H. F. Housdcn. May 26. •
—Foresters'.
CAPT. STARLIGHT, OF THE KELLY GANG,
dramatic, romance, in four acts, by J. H.
Danili'y. July 21
I'ic-tri Sarillo (" Capt. Starlight ")
Mr. G. Steer Flindci>
Starkey Mr. Frank Woodville
Bruno Benjamin Isaacs Mr. J. W. Bradbury
Ling-Soo Mr. David Douglas
Shaun O'Shaughnessy Mr. Chas. H. Hugho.s
Capt. Frank Fairfleld -. Mr. Cecil Kle>>.
Albn Dale Mr. Frank Wheatley
Commissioner Bainbridge . . Mr. R. Hope
Martin Mr. Geo. Lawrence
Heywood Mr. James Mount
:'.iniien Miss Stella Carmich.U'l
Martha Mullarkey .. Miss Fay Rivington
Elaine Miss Ethel Raynor
— Prince's, Portsmouth.
CARDINAL'S ROMANCE, A, play, in three
acts, by -Edward G. HemmeTde. June 14.
Last performance (the 15th), June 28.
Clive Rushton Mr. Norman Trevor
Mark Cartel Mr. Douglas Greet
Gilbert Tyrell Mr. Hunter Ne?bit
Richard Farrant Mr. Fred Kerr
Frank Lester Mr. Ernest Mainwaring
Kenneth Lester Mr. Godfrey Kerr
Father Luigi Villari . . Mr. Alfred Brydone
William Mr. Frederick Morland
Sr. Tito Castelli .. Mr. Fewlnss Llewellyn
Beatrice Miss Enid Bell
Mrs. Frank Lester Miss Joy Chatwyn
Gladys Pennant Miss Ethel Tusoo
Si'bell Jackson Miss Cicely Le G-ros
Dolly Rushton (Miss Peggy Fitzmaurice
— S^avoy.
CARELESS LASSIE, A, sketch, in one scene,
by Harry Grattan. M.ay 19.
Fattier Mr. Ernest H. Paterson
Mother Miss Adelaide Grace
Daughter Miss Jean A vlwin
— Empress, Brixton.
CAROLINA BROWN, sketch, presented by Wai
Robbins and company. November 10. —
West London.
CARRIER PIGEON, THE, one-act play, by
Eden Philpotts. A,pril 7.
Harry Hawke Mr. George Elton
Elias Cobleigh Mr. Mawson
Milly Hawke Miss Dora Harker
— Royalty, Glasgow.
CASTE, revival of the comedy, in three
acts, by T. W. Robertson (Prince of
Wales's, April 6 1867). August 4.
—King's, Hammersmith.
CATHERINE THE GREAT, play, in three
acts, by R. Henderson Bland and A. E.
Manning Foster. February 11.
Princess Sophia Augusta Fredericka
of Zerbst, afterwards Empress
Catherine II Miss Frances Dillon
Princess Jeanne Elizabeth. .Miss Rose Duprfi
Empress Elizabeth Miss Ella Erskine
The Grand Duke Peter .. Mr. Alfred Toss<5
Count Bestoujeff — Mr. Clarence Derwent
Count Lestocq Mr. Alexander Rivers
Herr Brummer Mr. Stanley Roberts
Count Peter Schouvaloff. .Mr. Leon M. Lion
The Archbishop of Novgorod
Mr. Frederick Moyes
Gregory Orloff — Mr. Langhome Burton
Alexis OrlofT Mr. Noel Phelps
Adjutant-General Goudovitch
Mr. Benedict Butler
Sir Han-bury Williams.. Mr. Geo. Fitzgerald
Count Poniatowski. .Mr. R. Henderson Bland
General Munnich . . Mr. George Fitzgerald
Lamberti Mr. Stanley Roberts
Courier Mr. Benedict Butler
Elizabeth Worontzofl . .Miss Edith Graham
Mme. Krause Miss Irene Moncrieff
Countess Roumanizofl .... Miss Lily Kerr
— Cosmopolis.
CATS, farce, by C. King Coyne. (Produced by
the Black Cat Club. January 24.
Kitty . . . .' Miss Wynn Weetcott
Mary Primrose Miss Ruby Bashall
Mis." Jann.m Miss Ella Daincourt
Mrs. 'Opkins Mrs. Taunton
Adalbert Mr. Wilfred Stephens
Professor Percy Mr. Percy Venion
—Rehearsal.
C'EST CHIC, French revue, in twenty-four
scenes, by MM. Celval and Charley. Sep-
tember 1.— Middlesex.
CHALLENGE, THE, comedy, in three acts, by
Dnde Shearim. September 11.
Daphne West Miss Beryl Hamilton
I e Croomo Mr. N. Thorpe-Ma>nc
Mortimer Croome..Mr. Chas. Kent-Francis
liernara Whyte .... Mr. W. Jules Kemp
Miss Isabel Fortiscue
Miss Sylvia Faucet-Baker
Mrs. Ebbutt .. Miss Margaret Deiuiistoun
Frances Miss Bee Sutherland
Dulcie Whyte Miss Bessie Jewell
—King's Hall, Ilkley.
CHANGE, Glamorgan play, in four acts, by
J. 0. Francis. (Produced by the Stage
Society.) December 8.
John Price Mr. Harding Thomas
Gwen Miss Lilian Mason
Gwilym Price Mr. Harold West
Sam Thatcher Mr. Frank Ridley
Isaac Pugh Mr. Tom Owen
Lewis Price Mr. R. A. Hopkins
John Henry Price Mr. John Howcll
Dan Matthews Mr. Gareth Hughes
Twm Powell Mr. William Hopkins
Jinnie Pugh Mis« Doris Owen
Lizzie Ann Miss Eleanor Daniels
— Haymarket.
CHANGE FOR A SOVEREIGN, musical play,
in three acts, by A. Howard Llnford and
Edith M. Bathurst. (Produced by ama-
teurs.) December 20.
Canty Mr. D. Brlault
Joe Spindleshanks Mr. B. Linford
Jimmy Boracks Mr. E. Baum
Mat Berry Air. V. Paulks
Jack Jolly ..." Mr. K. C. Darling
Hugh Mr. E. Morrell
Tom Mr. H. Sherwood
Miles Fenton Mr. A. Stevenson
Lord Arlington Mr. P. Smith
Duke of Fattington Mr. G. Baer
Lord Lovatt Mr. T. Sergius
STAGE
1G7
• ur I'.cntwich
Mr. K. !•
.... Mr. T. I
•
1 Mr. 1 '
,i>le Mr. <l
<• Ambrose Mr. M. Dreyfus
Mr. A. Knight <
Line Grey
I'riii. h Miss ARMCS Wylic,
(Jucen of Scots Miss Gla.i
iiaui|i-iead Conservatoire.
cil \i'i:i:n\. TH
,11 Brandon and Frederic ArtllMC
(April 21. Devonshire I'ark. East bourne.)
April performance (tlie flfty-
fourt.ii). June 14.
Hilary Cluster Mr. Cyril Keightley
Him. Algernon Broeklelmrst
Mr. Lawrence Robbins
Christopher Pottinger. M.I'.— Mr. K. Dagnall
Admiral Peter Maxwell. . Mr. M. R. Morand
Colonel Redwood Mr. Harold Sturge
1'aul Kominsky Mr. Edward Irwin
Sehwarx Mr. J. Parish I;
Mr. Lambert Plummer
Pane Boy Master Maurice F.dmond--
:.. nid Gaythorne Miss F.tliel Dane
: .nger Mir-s Helen Have
Hairiet Maxwell Miss Ada Kini;
Mayne Miss Mary Dibley
Curtis Miss Violet Graham
— Strand.
cil U! LEY'S AUNT, revival of Brandon
Thomas's farce. (February 29, 1892, Royal,
Bury St. Edmunds.) December 20.— Prince
of Wales's.
CHARMER, THE, revised version of the play
of that name, by Compton Riekett, givc-n
by the Play Actors, at King's Hall, Covnt
Garden. Oct.. her 13, 1907. October 3.
Caroline Fairleigh .. Miss Dorothy Jarkson
Millicent Gret!g .. Mrs. W. Brooke Willis
Marsh Mr. A. C. I
Gregory Fairleigh .. Mr. L. Barlow-Ma.-sicks
Jan Mr. S. Elden Minns
Stella Fairleigh Mrs. H. W. Griffith
Roy Fairleigh Mr. C. Compton Ricket;
Dirck Sinclair. M.I). .. Mr. H. W. Griffith
Eliza Filders Miss Gertrude Hall
.la Day Mrs. Wildman
Mrs. Filders Miss Jessie Phillips
Gracie Miss Kathleen Phillips
—Assembly Rooms, Rotherbam.
CHEER-OH! CAMBRIDGE, musical comedy,
by Jack Hulbcrt. music by Alan Murray,
extra numbers by J. W. Ivimey. B.Mu>.,
and C. F. Smyly. extra lyrics by H. Rotten-
burg and J. L. Crommelin-P.rown. (Pro-
duced by the Footlights D.C.) June 12.
Algy Verc Mr. Jack Hulbert
Mogg Mr. E. G. Snaitli
Teddy Brown Mr. R. M. H
Le.Comte Tango Mr. A. Portauo
Glum Mr. \. M. Pcii/er
Professor of Psych<'loL!> . . \lr. I', oilereiishaw
Rowing Coach Sir. H. C. M. Farmer
Auctioneer Mr. P. L. Barrow
k Mr. T. P. Ellis
Waiter Mr. L. S. St raker
Sylvia Mr. M. Cuthb.
Daphne Mr. D. Carmiehae.l
Mrs. Walker Mr. II. V. To
— Queen's.
C1IIVA ORANGE, A, one-act play, by Emil
Lock. March 31,
Vladimir MirskofT Mr. Rnb.-rt Noble
Paul Goveski Mr. Edinun !
Countess Alexandrovna. .Miss Alma Stanley
—Bedford.
(TTI/IA Mnl;n,
\|.nl HI.
\r\ club.
CLANl
b.V I.e \ lli.i.
t 11.
I
01 \i M: \i'.i;n\n, „: ,
liliref ••
Aaria..Mr. A. H. Leveaux
Mari|iii» ol
Sir Simeon Stuart, '
Lord Claude C'!
Mr,
Count Am..r\.-ki Mr. I
Siinpkins .Mr. CM
Mnii^iciir Gail/ .. Mr. S. Edgar Wain
Her
Damski Mr. P. Ni-villf
Balouski Mr. H. I.
Reporter Mr. W. 11
Waiter Mr. i
Gendarme Mr. I
.^vendor Mr. 11. R. Ward
Lady Violet Cbattert'.n. . \i
Brishka Miss Marjurie Hamilton
Trimmings Mrs. i
Cicely Canning Miss Gertrude '
i ! 1 \1I1.V AN h cuNClsl.I.V. dl
Robert lli!-"-inbotliam. January ;«).— St.
James's.
CLIMAX, THE, one-act play, by Murray Gil-
Christ. May 2.
Job Askew Mr. Martin Sands
Jud Yellot Mr. Desmond Uraimigan
Joanna Miss Car
. Dane Miss Ine" Cam
— Royal, M
CUM \\. THE: A SONG OF THE .-ol I .
n. '\v version of tlw play, by Edward 1
pted
for tho Englisb stage by C. M. Brune,
LL.D., M.A., with musical tbemo by
Joseph Carl Breil. October 20.
Adeline von Ha/en Miss Helen Cunningham
Dr. John Raymond Mr. Bernar !
Luigi Golfantl Mr. i:<:
Pietro Gollanti Mr. i:rir M
siguora Vittorin ^
Anton Kubeiistcin Mr. 'lam
Mr. James Kelinitli
Georgo Downio Mr.
lievonshire Park, Eastbourne.
COCODRILI .1 come'die '
Croix. N
Court.
COLD Ditrrill'. A. romcd y «-|ii-.i.ie, hy H- r
:>irc.
COLLIi I ill., don
Mrs. F. G. Kimbe-
ham-
Rob
iing Mr. J
Frai:
John Willie Hay..V
Hubert Cardel Mr. !
•MS
.l.'lr M^. .1
Bill Giles Mr. Fred Barnp*
Flossie Shaw M
II
168
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
Collier's Lass, The (continued).
Mary Ellen Nuttal Miss Lynn Darlington
Martha Copley Miss Ellen Beverley
Maud Fernley Miss Mona Gray
Grace Copley Miss Muriel Dean
— Royal, Stratford.
COLLISION, play, in four acts, adapted by
Bridget Maclagan, from her novel of
Indian life. October 1. Last performance
(the 19th) October 17.
Gopi Chand, C.l.D. .. Mr. D. H. Munro
George Digby, I.C.S. Mr. Norman McKmnel
Imogen Daunt Miss Alice Crawford
Susan Digby Miss Grace .Lane
Ismail Mr. Ernest G. Cove
Bobbie Concannon Mr. Vernon Steel
Edward Annandale Mr. J. Cooke Beresford
Prof. Shalieb Mr. Michael Sherbrooke
Benjamin Trotter Mr. Leslie Carter
Kashir Ram Choula, M.D.
Mr. Malcolm Cherry
A Mohammedan Mr. Harold Bradly
Fulmani Miss Dorothy Edwards
Mrs. Badri Nath .. Miss Suzanne Sheldon
Rai Sahib Badri Nath Mr. E. F. Mayeur
Nautch Girl Miss Nancy Denvers
—Vaudeville.
COLONEL CLEVELAND, V.C., play, in on«
act, by A. F. Owen-Lewis and Eille Nor-
wood. October 20.
Colonel Cleveland, V.C. .. Earl of Carrick
Maud Cleveland Miss Mary Jerrold
Doctor Maxwell Mr. Franklin Dyall
Sergt. Silver Mr. Clifford Brooke
— London Coliseum.
COME AND SEE (The Real Show), revue, by
F. Storry, with music by S. M. Paul.
November 3.
Lucy Miss Lydia Alexandra
Fifl Miss Rosie Gaston
Princess Wiskiana .. Mile. Valma Dupont
Chief Mr. Nat Lewis
Cornelius O'Reilly Mr. Phil Coleman
Lord John Wentworth . . Mr. Joo Wilson
A Slave Mr. David Keir
—Palace. Bath.
COME INSIDE, revue, written by Joseph
Hayman, music by W. Neale, with addi-
tion numbers by Bert Lee (October 6,
Hippodrome, Boscombe). October 13.
Wiggs, the Waiter Mr. Horace Jones
Lieut. Jack Wayne .. Mr. Conway Dixon
Ram! Sam Mr. F. W. Ring
Tommy Master Edmonds
Sergeant Mr. J. W. Hemming
Gendarme Mr. Moody
Kitty Travers Miss Netta Lynd
Very Fly Miss Minnie Leslie
Lady of the Snows — Miss Cecily Laurl
Our Sarah Ann By Herself
Astor's Waldoria, U.S.A.
Miss Bessie Clifford
— Holborn Empire.
COME OVER HERE, revue, in three acts,
book by Wilson Mizner and Max Pember-
ton, music by Louis A. Hirsch and J.
Rosamond Johnson, lyrics by Harry
Williams, production by Gus Sohlke. April
19. — London Opera House.
COMFORTABLE SITUATION, A, prelimin-
ary performance of a sketch by A. C.
Torr. February 5. — Royal, Yeadon.
COMFORTERS, THE, comedy, in one scene,
by Lewis Sydney and Herbert Mason, with
music by Herman Finck. November 10.
.Tosiah Grizzle Mr. Lewis Sydney
Geoffrey Speekswete ..Mr. Herbert Mason
Betty Speekswete .. Miss Marjorie Moors
— Palace.
COMPOSER'S DREAM, A, musical ec«na.
May 19.— Oxford.
COMPROMISED, light comedy, in one act,
by Edgar Jepson. (October 7, Ambassa-
dors.) May 19.
Rupert Verrinder . . Mr. Yprko Stephens
A Policeman Miss Jess Sweet.
Lady Molly de Carteret Miss Edith Graham
Emmeline Miss Helen Leyton
— Tivoli.
COMTESSE MIZZI, comedy, in one act, by
Arthur Schnitzler, translated by H. A.
Hertz. (Produced by the Stage Society.)
March 9.
Servant Mr. Val Cuthbert
Count Arpad Pazmandy
Mr. Robert Horton
Mizzi Miss Katherine Pole
Gardener Mr. Charles Bishop
Egon, Prince Ravenstein Mr. Athol Stewart
Philip Mr. GodfTrey Dennis
Lolo Langhuber .. Miss Margaret BussS
Wasner Mr. Rupert Lumley
Professor Windhofer Mr. Ivo Dawson
— Aldwych.
CONFESSION. ,THE, Irish episode, in one
scene, by Montague Turner. April 14.
Connor Fitzgerald Mr. Aldan Lovett
Dennis Fitzgerald Mr. Gilbert Ritchie
Father Maguire Mr. James Skea
Eileen O'Hanlon ..Miss Frances Ruttledg*
— Putney Hippodrome.
CONTRACTS, one-act play. by Wilfrid
Stephens. (Produced by the Black Cat
Club.). January 24.
Airs. Tabb Miss Ruby Bashall
Jeannette Mrs. Taunton
Bella Miss Mona Maughan
— Rehearsal.
CONVERSATION AT THE STYX, A, one-act
play, by James L. Dale. (Produced by the
Stage Players.) July 10.
A Saint Mr. William Stack
A Scoundrel Mr. Wilfrid Seagram
Charon Mr. • Wyn Weaver
A Respectable Person. ..Mr. Ernest Graham
—Little.
CONYNGHAMS, THE, comedy, in three acts,
by " George Paston." April 14.
Julian Rolfe Mr. Algernon F. Greig
Rossle Miss Ellinor Arup
Freida Conyngham .. Miss Marie O'Neill
Eliza Miss Mona Smith
Mrs. Fitzalan Miss Eileen Thorndike
Mrs. Rolfe Miss Aida Jenoure
Rufus Pagnall Mr. Baliol Holloway
Major Fitzalan Mr. Shiel Barry
Hugh Conyngham Mr. Norman McKeown
Mrs. Lewis Miss Estelle Winwood
Mr. Rolfe Mr. Wilfred E. Shine
Toby Master Harold French
Mrs. Hollyer Miss Fannuy Olive
Brodie Mr. J. A. Dodd
Albert Baxter Mr. Richard Evans
—Repertory, Liverpool.
CORMORANT, THE, one-act play, by May
Isabel Fisk. June 16.
Airs. Leighton Miss Concordia Merrel
Dora Miss Manora Thew
Will Mr. H. E. Schwartze
Fred Mr. Leslie Pryce Harner
Clive Leighton Mr. Cavendish Morton
—Little.
COUNTRY DRESSMAKER, THE. First pro-
duction in London of a comedy, In three
acts, by George Fitzmaurice. June 28.
Julia Shea Miss Nell Byrne
Norry Shea Miss Helena Molony
Matt Dillane Mr. Farrell Pelly
Min Miss Una O'Connor
Pats O'Connor Mr. Eric Gorman
Edmund Normyle .. Mr. Michael Conniffe
Michael Clohesy Mr. George St. John
•Maryanne Miss Nora Desmond
Babe Miss Peggie Buttimer
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169
, Tit, (I'lintiiiufil).
Miss Kathleen Drago
Mr. Charles Power
i.MiiltiT Mr. Philip Ouiry
— Court.
Ml, playlet, by Ena May
r 21.— Passmore Edwards'
• ment.
COWAJtD, 'Mil:, play, in one act, by Ada
iiii|ii<m. December 11. — .'•
Gateahead.
cn\\ Buys i;i:\ I:M;I:. Till';, Wild-West play,
in four acts. .March 10.
I Oanvers Mr. Wilson Benge
Jim Travers Mr. Harry Vane
Burley Skeets Mr. Charles T. Higgins
Mr. Daw.son Mr. Austfn Dean
HIT Wee .Mr. Fra^ik Cavanah
• loia-l Mr. Lauri Moynaham
Mr. Washington Wells .. Mr. Bob Linton
Tom Archer Mr. Charlie Smythe
The Sheriff Mr. F. J. Lawson
Bob Ford Mr. Bert Denton
'1-gi- Hopkins Mr. S. T. Wilson
Larch Lees Mr. P. J. Tomkins
Frank Hendon Mr. Ralf Hillier
Roy Matthews Mr. H. J. Sanderson
Jack Conroy Mr. Karl Peters
Paul .Jones Mr. Seth Thomas
Bill Hickock Mr. Tim Preston
Ga Na Gule Ska Wapka
Hudin Skawin Foy Caflnch
Long Eagle Amos Halrna
Nell Dawson Miss Maud Hastings
an Dawson Miss Nellie Hazel
Hurricane Kate Miss Sadie Smith
— Royal, Swansea.
CRACKSWOMAX, THE, drama, In four acts,
by Henrietta Sehrier. June 23.
Eustace Strangeways . . Mr. Lodge Percy
Andrea Vassili Mr. G. Edward Hall
Colonel St. Justin Eyre.. Mr. Libley Hicks
Gilbert Eyre Mr. H. Erle-Seamore
Philip Eve Mr. Eric Crowther
Forbes Mr. Richard Austin
Parker Mr. Theo Gautier
Sylvia Dale Miss Dorrie Lawrence
Cassandra Moorhouse. ..Miss Adela Harvey
Mrs. Fitzgerald Eve. .Miss Henrietta Schrier
— Royal, Rochdale.
n; \I>LE. THE, one-act play, by A. Rochester.
li 11.
Mr-tthcw Steere Mr. Lionel Atwill
Sarah Steere Miss Esme" Beringer
Tlrrtothy Jeal Mr. H. O. Nicholson
—Court.
ri;i:ol,l', THE, dramatic sketch, in one scene,
by Loon M. Lion. (May 12, Olympic, Little-
hampton.) June 30.
Juan Valia Mr. Wm. Fraser-Brunner
Dick Carrol Mr. Douglas Cecil
Patterson Mr. Josh. E. Arundell
Lucho Mr. Juan Garcia
Skinny Mr. Claud Wi'.root
Bud Mr. Bud Sadler
>u> Creole Miss Helena Millais
— Metropolitan.
CRITIC, THE, Sheridan's comedy, revived for
tin- Christmas season by the Birmingham
Repertory Theatre.
CKH ITS. THE: OK. A NEW PLAY AT THE
ABl'.KY THEATRE, dramatic satire, in one
. by St. John G. Ervine. November 20.
Mr. Barhary Mr. .T. M. Kerrigan
Mr. Quacks Mr. Fred O'Donovan
Mr. Quartz Mr. Sydney J. Morean
Mr. Bawlawney Mr. Arthur Sinclair
\n \ttendant .... Mr. H. E. Hutchinson
— Abbey, Dublin.
-f'S. play, in three acts, by Henri de
• •iiild. May 22. Last performance
i« 50th), Jiih
rnmte Sorbier Mr. Arthur Bourchler
I .< vicomte de Fon?ac..Mr. Spencer Trevor
I Grandva! .. M
. - M
Hnmot .\;
Hrouard Mr. -
Verity
Hippolyte v Imondu
Servant
Mrne.
HeMene de Grandcourt.M
Elise
• Miss Barbara
2rnbrkl«f,, Miss Pearl Aufrere
Mil.-. Vilk-Ue
Mme. Robert Miss Carton;
Mme. Martin Miss Beatrice May
Toto Mr. Joyce Robey
Yvonne Pinchard..Miss '
— Garrick.
CROOK, THE one-act play, by Graham Hill
January 20.— Collins's.
CROSS Pl'U'osES. one-act play, by Major
T. MacGregor Greer. December 18
Lady Mary Swift
Edith Waldemar-Leverton
Nancy Swift Miss Marc"
Capt. Reginald Blood Mr. Milton Frey
•';'n.cs •• le Hesilrige
Major-Gen. Blood Mr. Charl.
—Court.
CRYSTALS, THE. miniature magical play,
written and produced by David Dcvant
February 18.
Richard Bulwell ^ „
SiKnor Ombrosio ....JMr- lK'lvuI Devant
(''apt,. Robert Bralntree. .Mr. Arthur Burne
Nora Braintrce Miss Mun
Mrs. Michelmas .. Miss Nina Westerleigh
Pyson Mr. Williat-
—St. George's Hall, \V .
CUCKOO'S NEST, THE, comedy of contem-
porary Irish life, in three acts, by John
Guinan. March 13.
Phil Dolan Mr. Mi, ha, 1 ConnilTe
Lake Muldowney Mr. Philip Guiry
Hugh Loughnane Mr. Farroll I'dly
Nancy Kennedy ATiss Helm Holooy
Nora Flanagan Miss Pegtry Mnttimer
Peg Galvin Miss
—Abbey, Dublin.
CFPID, rNLIMITED, burlesque, by 3os6 G.
Levy and Percy Barrow. March 3.
Mornabelle Mr. Sidney T Pease
Kidling Mr. P. \. Wenlock Brown
Ram Mr. Philip Durham
Betty Chance Sihley
Mrs. (fo Grubb Mi- - Shore
Dorothy M
—Baling Hippodrome.
<Tl; \TE'S DILEMMA. THI ketch.
by Itr. Haiiiilt-iii S. \ mow g.—
l.'rhi-arsal.
fTT OFF THE JOINT. A. playlet. l,v Walter
E. Grogan. October i:;._ Palladium.
DAILY T \l
Cowen. June 21.
Willyer M-. \ K. Walk<r
Ixird Nrtrr.-ys
A Clerk
T'°" • .ham
'"ire Park, 1
KAMI: DI'.MPTY-S mi IM \i \. (.
\. Hanbury Frore. Oet^b. •
Hall, Walham Green. 8.W.
170
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
DAME JULIAN'S WINDOW, morality, by
the Hon. Mrs. Alfred Lyttelton. Pro-
duced by the Morality Play Society. July
Dame Julian Miss Ellen O'Malley
Annvs . Miss Barbara Everest
£in°t /.. Miss Cathleen Nesbitt
Avmar Mr. Langhorne Burton
Martyri Mr. Alan Trotter
Piers the Merchant .. Mr. Clifton Gordon
\n Old Man Mr. Rathmell Wilson
Kobin Mies Dorothy Maaville
Marfiet Miss Barbara Noel
p01[8 Miss Joan Carr
4n Old Woman Miss Marian Bird
A Mother Mrs. Percy Allen
A Child Miss Mamie \V albs-Jones
A Gallant Mr. Basil Hallw.ard
Blind Man Mr. Trevor
— Little.
D\MER'S GOLD, comedy, in two acts, by
Lady Gregory. (Abbey, Dublin. November
21, 1912.) June 16.— Court.
DANCER IN THE HAREM, A, Eastern epi-
sode. October 27.
Hassan Ben Mackara^ ^ ^^ Yofk
Eunuchs of the Harem ^ ^ ^ ^
Zuleika La Belle Binda
—Hammersmith Palace.
DVNCEK. THE, one-act comedy, by " T.
' V." March 12.
Ii Reine Miss Martha V)go
Joseph . .'" Mr. Albert Waimvright
Colonel Gunnsled Mr. Vincent W. Lawson
Prince Dorian ..Mr. Owen Ediss
— King s Ball, W.C.
DANCE THIS WAY. revue of dancing. June
16. — Hippodrome, Boscomhe.
DANDY BAND, THE, comedy spectacular
'sketch, in three scenes, by Edward Mar-
m music by A. W. KVtrlbv. (Septem-
ber 18, Opera House, Dudley.) Novem-
Maior' Phil Mordyke .. Mr. Phil Lester
Optimus Squawkes .. Mr. Harry Rydon
MWM Mr. Freddy Kigby
Mr.Meeke Mr. Kenny Rove
Jackson Mr. George Marte
The Bellman Mr. Harry Burgon
Marjorie Miss Peggy Rydon
Pearl Mo-rdyke Miss Audrey Leslie
Jessie Jasmine .. M'iss Gertrude Morrow
M.arie Messenger Miss Nellie Turner
Bodkins Mr. Bert CTiarles
— Finsbury Park Empire.
DAN THE OUTLAW, a romantic Irish melo-
'drama, in eleven scenes, by Herbert Shel-
ley. (An elaboration of the author's one
scene protean sketch.) February 17.
Domanie Corrigan Mr. John Beauchamp
Wolf Mooroo Mr. Charles A. White
Lord Kinsale Mr. Emmet Dunbar
Dana Kinsnle Mr. Royce Milton
Capt. Jefferies Mr. Harry Johnston*
Pat Dwyer Mr. Hush Kendal
Tin, O'Connor Mr. Dennis Hogan
Dick Arran Mr. Thomas Sandford
Ned Lismore Mr. George Wells
Barney Conolly Mr. Arthur Tighe
Miles Cavan Mr. John Longford
Private M<acnab Mr. Laurence Atkins
Private Buckley Mr. Samuel King
Dan Mr. Herbert Shelley
Eileen " .' M_iss Winnie Donovan
Dolly Corrigan .. Miss Kathleen Bryant
The Banshee Miss Rowena Moore
Robin Miss Sophie Larkin
— W'illesden Hippodrome.
DARK LADY OF THE SONNETS, THE, by
G. Bernard Shaw. Revival for the first
performance of the Bushey Repertory
Theatre of the play. November 29.
The Warder Mr. H. F. Sainsbury
William Shakespeare. .Mr. J. B. Hobsbaum
Queen Elizabeth Mrs. William Mollison
Mary Fitton Miss Kate Attenborough
DARLING DEVIL, THE, comedy, by Hugh
Marlin. May 28.
Mrs. Lovall Miss Elsie Harcourt
Howard Marriott Mr. Harry Tremayne
Maid Miss Ethel Ramsden
— Rehearsal.
DARLING JACK, domestic comedy, in one
act, by Alfred Barnard. August 4.
Jack Mannering Mr. Henry De.as
Kitty Mannering .... Miss Anna Rutland
Arnold Butterwick Mr. Fred Seeley
Madame Phyllis Miss lima Dayne
Polly Miss Eva Ross
— Balham Hippodrome.
DAUGHTER OF FRANCE, A, play, in four
acts, by Pierre Berton .and Constance
Elizabeth Maud. October 21. Last per-
formance (the 19th), November 8.
Sir Archie McGregor
Mr. Arthur Scott Craven
Colonel Farquharson Mr. Herbert Bunston
Alan Farquharson .. Mr. Douglas Imbert
Duncan Mr. Chalmers Colona
Todd Mr. William Armstrong
Fergus Mr. W. Ros.s
Doctor Mr. Cyril Turner
Waiter Mr. Gilbert Chambers
Lady McGregor .. Miss Elspeth Dudgeon
Marjorie McGregor .. Miss Lola Duncan
Kirstie McGregor .. Miss Ethel Gannon
Mrs. Duff .... Miss Nancy Blackwood
Adfele Miss Joan Pereira
Jack Lisa Stecker
Jeanne de Clairv.aux Mme. Lydia Yavorska
—Ambassadors
DAUGHTER OF ITALY, A, one-act play, by
Eve Adams. Produced by the Stage Players
July 10.
Lucia Miss Laura Leycester
Maria Miss Frances White
Stranger Mr. W. Slaine Mills
Carlo Mr. Templar Powell
—Little.
DAUGHTER OF PLEASURE, A, revised ver-
sion of the sketch produced at the Bed-
ford during 1904. July 28.— Bedford.
DAVID GARRICK, comedy sketch, in two
SCTTIOS. May 12.
David Garrjck Mr. Sinclair Neil]
Alderman Ingot Mr. Basil Dyne
Mr. Brown Mr. Ivor Barry
Sniffy Mr. R. Bell
Mrs. Brown Miss Beatrice Annersley
Ada Ingot Miss Alice Miller
— Shoreditch Olympia.
DEADWOOD DICK, Western drama, by Fred
Bulmer. August 2. — Royal, Lincoln.
DEAL IN MAYFAIR, A, play, in one act, by
J. L. Dickie. October 24.
Sam Butterneld Mr. Colston Mansell
Anthony Mr. Peter Upcher
Mrs. Bumpus
Miss Edith Waldemar-Leverton
Miss Lampkin Miss Catherine Lord
Tom Hazel Knutt Mr. Arthur Lindo
Miss Warmington Brown
Miss Grace Edwards
Enid Dawson Miss Enid Groom
— Court.
DEAN OF ST. PATRICK'S, THE. drama, ir,
four acts, by G. Sidney Paternoster.
January 23.
Dr. Jonathan Swift . . Mr. Patrick Murphy
Mr. Joseph Addison — Mr. Farrell Pelly
Dean ,,/' .S.'. /
rl!i. \ivhhisliop ____ M
•nt. Bolm^biokr .... Mr. Philip i.un \
Dllkr ill 111 Illllllll ...... Ml I h.i . I'oiv II
•I Oxford ...... Ml. SIMM I oinioiU
Mr. Coogreve ...... Mr. \ Patrli h \\'ii on
Dr. John Arliiitliiint. .... Mi l.n< <.o> man
IStii. K ............. Mr. Mirha,
Royal Si'i \.rnt ....... Mr. Tims-. P.;irn-tt
Esther Johnston ........ Mis- Ni-ll B\ me
Mr-, Dm-!. \ ........ M D snionil
Hclster \';in lloinrigh
pinger
Mr-. VMM Homiigh ____ I- letcher
Misi !•••.-> Anne l.n'iu' .. Mir-H I IIM O'Connor
Mrs. Touchet ........... Miss N.-ll
First. Lady ........ M.ss Kathleen o1 linen
• IK! Lady .......... Mi-s Betty Kin;:
Sweetlit art ..... ____ Mi.--- Helen Moloiicy
Lbbey, Dublin.
DI-: \l! FOOL, 'I II K, comedy, in tin
IT. V. Esmond. Dec* inher 4.
i I "unbar .......... Mi.-s Kva M....-V
Bill .................. Reginald Crasdorl)'
Jack ........................ Hoy Royston
Eth,-l ................ Mi, Estelle De-pa
Dolly Pal.L'rai\e .. Mi - Syliil Westfflacott
Mrs. Hunter .... Miss Cnnst ance (JnAe-
Mary .............. Mi-.- I'lti, l.< ii/h-Hnnt
The Marquis of Murdon Mr. Leslie Banks
Dr. Wiiile .............. Mr. Freil (irove
Bfrlnaham .............. Mr. Harry Ashford
Sir Egbert InslefleW .. Mr. H. V. Esmond
— Lyceum, Edinburgh.
DEATH OF CltOPlX, Till-:, hi-toriral ,:
in one art. by Leonard Tnkstor. Alien
Frederic Chopin ...... Mr. F.nieM i
The Abbe .1, lowirki .... Mr. Breniber Wills
»!iitiiian ............ Mr. W. ,T. Kvennett
Franchomme ........ Mr. II. (J. Phillips
Doctor .............. Mr. Harold Oreaves
Ciiniitc-s Delphine .. Miss Helm TVndcnnis
Mme. Dudevaiit .. ^liss Dorotlu Kinirsley
Miiiirli.
DEATH OF TINTAGALES. THE. Mr. Gran-
ville Barker revived Maet.i-rlinck's play on
December Is <luriiiK his repertory season.
— St. James's.
Di;\ril THAI'. THE, drama, in one art. b\
Snenccr T. .Iiirncs. July 23.
Muriel Campbell ....... . Miss Kdith Carter
Peters .......... Miss Matiorie Theobald
Captain Victor Kentisbeare Mr. Peril Bevan
— Arts Centre. \V
DF.CKI'TIOX. i>!ay, ,in one act, by Leslie II.
Steiner. (Produced by amateurs.) 1".
her 20.
Rutherford .......... Mr. F. G. Mitchell
Tollcmache ............ Mr. C. F. Bnser
Wilson Smith ...... Mr. Leslie II. Steiner
—Stanley H.all. Norwood.
DE€1RJEE OF P.ROVfDEN'CK, A. t.rM^cdy, in
one act. (Prodllei-d by the P.lark Pat
Club.) Ortober 24.
Rii'hard ArmstronR ...... Mr. F. A. K. Pijir
.lolm Detiton .......... Mr. T. Plibnrn
Janet .................... Miss B. Lindlcy
Mrs Armstrong ........ Miss .loan Ashbv
— Rehearsal.
HI- FEAT OF DEFIANPE. THE, Egyptian
mime-drama, in four tableaux. April 7.
Hippodrome, Colchester
DEFJAXPK, one. act play, by llobert Meynell.
(Produced by amateurs.) December l.'i.
Tin-- Servant' ...... Mi Ren* < h. villiard
The Aunt ............ M llaL'hcr
The- Elder Brother Mr. Alexander Charlier
'U>iU«T Brother.. Mr. Ba-il S. Pa\m-
The Father of the Servant
Mr. Robert \l.-\nell
—St. Luke's Hall. Stroud (Jreen, N.
171
DI.I.I\ i .1:1 i
powdi
l.i-int ward
lil. -I l; I ll> l:i \ \l -. I III.. " pi
rhyme.'' by < "hri-i in,- C.iiinell Ajinl M
Flake \\hil,
Mr. Ooi Mi
Cupiil .
\r;ililin1 ;i
D|-;SPI.I: \|)i> I" \ltBS, <lr;i;i
II, ;: March in.
DF.sPl'.II.VI ION. one-act pla>
18.
I;. -in,. Delorme M
Ja<'qui H Delorme Mr. \\ ;
ild Balmain Mr. <
Lionel Arthur M
DFSTINV, i:u"i.-iM drama, in foin
Arkadew. June 21. .poli.<.
DIAN ^ DISM'PKVItS. play. b> I.. M.
'. rlllbrr Ci.
Eii--rn Parr Mi--
it'rjtv Dt-Miir Mr. c
Aunt. Parolitie M i>s K;ttv WilloiiL-hby
I'ncle Charles Mr. PI;,:
Broun Miss Daphne F.r.-kine
ion Pavilioi..
Dli:i HI.KI'. I.E. Hindu legend ballet, in one
act. by MM. .lean Pord-aii an, I 1 1
music by Ruynaldo Halm. Fcbru.-
— Covent (iardi-n.
Dll.KMM \s OF I- \PII\K. Till., comedy, in
o\ Dade Sheariiu
D.iphu.' West Mi-- Beryl Hamilton
Leslie Croc, me Mr. N. Thorp, Mayne
Mortimer Proomc Mr. Charles Ken'
Bernard Whyti Mr. William Jules Kemp
Isabel Fortisrm- Mi-- Svhia >
Mrs. F.bbutt ... Miss Margai
Frailer- M: In-rland
Dulcie Whyte
—Pier Pavilioi.
Ill NCI. F. THE. a play, in onr a
by Halcott (Jlover. July 1.
Moll Miss Kathrrme
I .,i,, : Bernej Mi-s \'. "rrow
Lavenuro Mr. It. Henderson Bland
The Finning Tinman .. Mr. Adrian liordon
Postillion Mr. Wii:
—Little.
DIPI.OMACV. revival of B i -, and
Clement Seott'.- phi;.. in four
adapted from Saidoii's " D^r.'."
pr<«luee<l at the old Prince of W.,
.lann.-iry 12, 1-7-; revu,,l (i.ini.k. February
18, 1893.) March 26.
Hei raid dii Manrier
Julian Beaiich-n- M •• 0
Algernon Fairfax Mr. Donald Palthrop
nt Oiloil Mr. Arthn-
Stein ....
Markham Mr II i
Sheppard Mr
Antoine Mr. Frederick Pulley
Lady Henry Fair' :\ Tr««i.-
Countess Xicka M
Dora M:
Mion
DISCIPLE. TIIF
fellow
Gilbert Pardcw Mi
Hi- Fath. -
172
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
Disciple, The (continued),
His Mother Miss Elaine Limouzin
His Sister Miss Annie Edelsten
His Sweetheart .. Miss Sybil Westmacott
His Friend Mr. Austin Melf ord
A Neighbour Miss K. M. Begbie
\ Gipsy Mr. Leslie Rea
—King's Hall, W.C.
DISRAELI, dramatic sketch, in two episodes,
by John Lawson and Samuel Gordon.
May 26.
Aquillar Montana .. Mr. C. W. Somerset
Drummond Mr. W. A. James
Freda Montana Miss Lucille Sydney
Sir Rupert Marsden .. Mr. Henry Ludlow
Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield Mr. J. Lawson
Mahmoud Bey Mr. F. H. de Quincey
Political Envoy Mr. Charles Vane
Political Envoy Mr. J. Camberyard
De Costa Mr. C. Stanford
Royal Messenger Mr. Frank Seddon
— Metropolitan.
DOCTOR AND MRS. MACAULEY, THE, play,
in one act, by Margaret E. Dobbs.
August 18.
Dr. O'Connor Mr. Graham Smyth
Richard Dobbs Mr. Joseph Doherty
John Mr. N. H. Graham
Mrs. Macauley Miss Matthews
Harriet Miss G. Shields
— Opera House, Belfast.
DR. JOHNSON, first London music hall pre-
sentation of Leo Trevor's one-act play.
(Originally produced Royal, Richmond,
May 11, 1896.) September 22.— London
Coliseum.
DOCTOR'S DILEMMA, THE. Revival of
•George Bernard Shaw's play by Mr. Gran-
ville Barker on December 9 during his
repertory season.
DOCTOR'S PRESCRIPTION, THE, sketch.
April 11. — Battersea Palace.
DOCTOR, THE, sketch, in one act, by
Frederick C. Broadbridge. April 4.
Dr. Granton Mr. Rollo Balmaip
Harry Spalding Mr. Christopher Steele
Ruth Spalding Miss G. Verschoyle
— Rehearsal.
DOG'S CHANCE, A, sketch, by Matthew Boul-
ton. March 24. — Palace, Reading.
DOPE, dramatic sketch, in one scene, by
Joseph Medill Patterson. September 22.
Doc KalthoS Mr. Hermann Li«b
Slim Mr. Phillip Kay
Jerry Mr. Arthur Ricketts
Arthur Robeson . . Mr. Bernard Merreftelrt
Miss Courtney Miss Evelyn Walls
Jimmy Master John Gartland
Lil Miss Alice Chiswick
— Chelsea Palace.
DOUBLE BLANK, sketch, by R. Louis Casson.
June 23.
Kate Alston Miss Miriam March
Richard Forbes Mr. B. A. Pittar
Jack Thornton Mr. Henry Deas
—Empire, Sheffield.
DOUBLE EVENT, THE, spectacular sporting
play, in seven scenes, by Malcolm Watson.
October 27.
Prologue Mr. Sydney Borrodaile
Sir Harry Croft Mr. Harry Dodd
Ramon Dalvarez .. Mr. Edmund Kennedy
Matthew Digwell Mr. Edmund Lee
Jo« Whittuck . . Mr. Lawrence J. Lawrence
Solway Molyneux — Mr. Edward Mervyn
Tom Spriggs Mr. Bobby Dillon
Bob Sutton Mr. Hubert Woodward
Dan Sutton Mr. Jack Scott
Juan Enriquez Mr. George Kent
Carson Mr. Frank G. Dunn
Double Event, The (continued).
M.C Mr. Vernon
Comte de Tourain* Mr. F. H. Wood
Cuthbert Mr. F. G. Townaend
Media Spriggs Miss Dorothy Wilmer
Lady Vavasour Miss Dorothy Romaine
Jennie Whittuek Miss Violetta Bruce
Chris Whittuek .. Miss Violet Blyth-Pratt
—Oxford.
DOUBLE'S TROUBLES, A, comedy sketch.
May 19.— Palladium.
DOUBTFUL ENGAGEMENTS, play, in one
act, by B. Mandeville Phillips. May 26.
Kate Seaton Miss Lydia Busch
Mabel Wyatt Miss Ida Phillips
Jack Armstrong .. Mr. Everard Vanderup
Dick Armstrong Mr. Julian D'Albi«
— Pier, Eastbourne.
DREAM CHILD, THE, one-act play, by Oli-
phant Down. April 28.
Pierre Mr. Bernard Copping
Jeannet Miss Lilian Cavanagh
Father Dubonnet Mr. Brember Wills
— Gaiety, Manchester.
DREAM OF LOVE, A, musical sketch, com-
posed by Francis Bohr. December 22.—
Canterbury.
DREAM PR1NCKSS, THE, rustic musical fan-
tasy,- in. three acts, written -and composed
by Arthur S. Gill, with additional numbers,
jokes, and jingles by Harry Farnsworth.
(Produced by amateurs.) December 8.
ivdrillp Mr. Albert Farnsworth
Preludio Mr. Harry Farnsworth
Imacula Mr. Percy W. Hobson
Confabio Mr. Frank. -Lees
Sonambula Mr. Harold Horley
Georgio Mr. Gordon Litchfteld
Enrico Mr. Wilfred Robinson
Ursula ) Mme. Florence
Felicity ) Farnsworth
Lola Miss Dorothy Irene
Morning-Star Miss Dora Blee
Lotus-Blossom Miss Ivy Sybil
Yvonne Mme. Gertrude Baumfleld
Lolita Miss Winnie Woollatt
Volga Miss Ida Harrison
Zobeide Miss Ida Sargent
Yen-Yen Miss Constance King
Amina Miss Flora Moakes
Rosella Mme. Middleton-Woodward
—Royal, Nottingham.
DREAM WOMAN, THE, play, by Ena Hay
Howe. (Produced by th« Black Cat Club.)
February 24. — Rehearsal.
DROPPING THE PILOT, comedy, in four acts,
by Keble Howard. May 12.
Mrs. Jaggard Miss May Pardoe
Olive Jaggard Miss Madge Mclntosh
Klaine Miss Nora Keseler
Marian Hooke Miss Elaine Sleddall
Oswald Lewis Mr. James Gelderd
Mr. Jaggard Mr. Stanley Lathbury
Leslie Hooke Mr. John Nap per
Philip Lowe Mr. Eille Norwood
Mrs. Piper Miss Pearl Keats
A Messenger Boy "Alfred"
Edith Miss Alison GilUes
A Policeman Mr. Bruce Irving
—Grand, Croydon.
DU BARRY, LA, opera, in four acts (in
Italian), by Ezio Camussi. July 3.
Duca di Brissac Signor G. MartinelH
Zamor Signor Mario Sammarco
Jean du Barry M. Armand Crabb6
Maupeou M. Defrere
Cazott* M. Gugtave Huberdeau
D'Aiguillon Signer Michele Sampieri
Grieve M. Defrere
Nicolet Signer Pompilio Malatesta
THE STAGE VEAR BOOK.
173
La I)u Hurry Mm,
brun Mine. J. Rover
Roeder
Mile. Ruby lleyl
Premiere iMintfe'UM- .. Mile. FeTyne
r 1-viguor Ettorc Panizza
— Co\
!>[•( in.-s or i;i:cki.i:v. THI:. fan-,-, in cm--
i-y \V. \!;,\w,-ll Cmly. OctObl
! Koiitli Mr. .1 I
Kit Mr-. I'Vln-r .Ji,in>
Will Evans Mr. Maxwell Cml;.
r Ford Mi.-- l'n, la Cay
Thomas Mr. Fred \\estlak,-
Duchess of Beckley .. Mr.-. !• i.-h,-r Joiie*
—White Rock Hall. Hastings.
DUCHESS'S NECM.ACK, THI-:, play, in four
acts, by James A. Douglas. June 7. Last
performance (the seventh), June 13.
Charles Harvt-y Mr. Charles Kenyon
Alfred Wood Mr. A. H. Imeeon
Reginald Fletcher . . Mr. Henderson Bland
Barry Groom Mr. E. VaswiH-Vaughun
Colonel Delve Mr. Lewi* Sealy
R6n6 Desparre Mr. Warburton (.Iambi,-
Rubenstein Mr. Harry Parker
Julius Macfloosy Mr. K. II. Ki-lly
Dr. Duncan Mr. W. Brunton
Waiter Mr. H. Wynn
Page Boy Mr. J. Cherry
iMiehess of Heniiia. .Miss Margaret Hal>tan
Gertrude Fair Miss Phyllis Relpb
Harvey Mis- Frances Dillon
Mrs. DuBfOaa Miss Gertrude Le Sage
K> becca Rubenstein .. Miss Diana. Durand
Lizzie Miss Daune O'Neill
Mary Miss Eva Treverina
— Aldwych.
DUTY, farce of County Cork rural life, in one
act, by Shamus O'Brien. December 16.
Padna Sweeny Mr. J. A. O'Rourke
Miens Goggin Mr. J. M. Kerrigan
Head-Constable Mulligan... Mr. A. Sinclair
Sergeant Dooley Mr. Fred O'Donovan
Constable Huggins..Mr. Sydney J. Morgan
Mrs. Cotter Miss Una O'Connor
—Abbey, Dublin.
ECONOMISING, comedy, in one act, by John
F. Haylock. (Marcih 3, Royal, Ashton.)
March 31.
Mrs. Albert Ogston .. Miss M. Trpnchard
Mr. Albert Ogston Mr. John Cecil
Mrs. Ogston Miss Martraret Berk
— Kennington.
EIGHTPENCK A MILK, revue, ill two art-
anil twenty-live tableaux, by George Gros-
smith and Fred Thompson, music coin;
and (irran^. <1 hy Willy Redstone, lyrics by
Hugh E. Wright, ballets by 'I
aid ensembles by Julian
Alfred. May 9. — Alhambra.
EKMITPI-NCE A SMILE, revue, in "
regrettable acts and some paini
written and produced hy Arthur Witni
June 3. (Actors' Orphanage F6te.)
—Royal Hospital Gronn
EILEEN'S SANTA CLAUS, a Christmas story,
by Henry Allen Ashton. December 18.
Mr. Tam'linton Mr. Milton Frey
Mrs. Tamlinton
Edith Waldemnr-I.i \
Eileen Tamlinton Miss Lilian Hay
Stewart Miss Armine Grace
Harvey Barlow Mr. Telford Hughes
Joe Mr. Charles Hows
Bill Mr. Walter Danks
Sam Mr. Arthur Lindo
Herbert Renshaw . . Mr. Reginald Donhan
—Court.
I.I. M S by Harold
i. May 26.
! Briggi
M*.-
lodkln
Lou
—Court.
I.I.I»I:K r.ko'i IM:K. 'i HI:. Jol n
i :t>Iie.
I. lij.
Mr.
.unont M ;iaine«
;u; • .ma«
Ryder
K list ace ' -,rrow
iiioiit Mr. W J. Evennett
Andrew Mr. H
Cook Mi .-hts
Uutler M' aveg
Notary Mr. Norn hton
Angelina I'- n-l,-nnU
Sylvia Miss Dorothy Kir
— Gaiety, Mam!
Kl.l)i:i:.> lion:- inestic sketch. In
one scene, by R. J. Mael,nnan. (January
C, King's, Southsea.) July 14.
Sam Mr. Georpe Tawde
Bella Miti.s Eva '
" Tom " ., "A Br
— Hohx>rn Empire.
KLr.VENTH H(M IT. THE, dramatic sketch, by
Constance Stnedley. April 15.
— Victoria
ELIZAUI:TII roMi'KU, comedy, in three acts,
by George Moore. (Produced by the Stage
.ety.) June 22.
Martin Mw Edith Evan«
Sebastian Dayne Mr. ReKinald Owen
Mrs. Dayne Miss Emily Luck
Lady Thurlow Miss Jov Chatwyn
;s Davenant Mr. C. \
Godby Mr. Kenyon
Countess von Hoenetadt .. Miss M. Lewes
Fletcher Mr. Charles Maiinsell
Lord Thurlow Mr. Val Cuthbert
Professor Dayne Mr. Gedge Twyman
Lady Kingsweight — M- ^prn
Miss Ca-inan Mis- Edith Cut>
Mr. Ireton Mr. John
Lady liiisin-,' Miss Iren,
Sir I ing .. Mr. Telford Huuhes
— Haymarket.
i:l .!/ \ I'dMKS 'in S'l \V. f . :'.. by
H. V. E.-mond. (Originally pr<-:
t.niber 30, 191^, \\
nary 12. Last performance (the 132nd),
June 7.
Hon Sandy Verrali .. Mr. 11. V. E-mond
:in,l, r Stoop Verrali.. Mr. Kr«',l (.Jpove
Jordan Mr. Eric 1
llerbrrt Mr. Chat
Lady Pennybroke .. '
M -rtw
All:iwa> N:
Eliza '. M -*>r«
— Cri;
EMILY, play, in one ftct,
Ma\ — R«] rpool.
I.NCII \N IT: i) (I \I:DI.\, THE. children's play,
it. (Children's Theatre.)
December 29.— Court.
180N, THE, musical come-
dietta, by Margaret Parker. M
— Euston.
ENGAGEMENT. Till l:n li&D play, in one
act, by K. l-iail -A it-- h April 19.— Cos-
111 'polls.
174
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
ENGLAND EXPECTS, one-act play, by F.
Leonard A. Gibbs. November 21.
Mrs Fov Miss Carrie Haase
poy' Mr. Charles Howe
Captain Bettiswith .... Mr. Clarence Hart
Lieutenant Vane Mr. Cyril Ashford
— Court.
ENQUIRE WITHIN, sketch, in three scenes,
by Wial Pink. (March 3, Empire, Glasgow.)
March 17.
Tupper Mr. Jay Laimer
Lord Pcppercomb .. Mr. Eric J. Langham
Samson Mr. Hyilton Warde
Don Gomez ;Mr. Harold Wallace
Miriam Miss Maudie Francis
Lady Peppercomb Miss Violet Kendal
— New Cross Empire.
ERROR OF HIS WAY, THE, comedietta, by
Miss Gibbons (produced by amateurs).
January 27.
—Watson Memorial Hall, Tewkesbury.
ESTHER CASTWAYS, play, in four acts, by
Jerome K. Jerome. January 21. Last per-
formance (the 47th) March 5.
Esther Castways Miss Marie Tempest
Philip Castways Mr. Arthur Wontner
John Farrington . . Mr. W. Graham Browne
Joselyn Penbury Miss Marie Polini
Virginia Grey Miss Rowena Jerome
Reuben Pierce — Mr. Charles V. France
Mr. Jackson-Tillett Mr. Ernest Mainwaring
Mrs. Jackson-Tillett Miss Kate Serjeantson
Miss Lechmere Miss Sybil Carlisle
Jimmy Allingham Mr. Stafford Hiltiard
Stephens Mr. Horton Cooper
Hodgson Miss Drusilla Wills
Manservant .. Mr. Montague Elphinstone
— Prince of Wales's.
EVER OPEN DOOR, THE, drama of London
life, in four acts, by George R. Sims and
H. H. Herbert. September 6.
Miriam, Lady Dereham Miss Hilda Spong
Robbie Miss Ruth B>uuell
Maggie Miss Moya Nugent
Lady Orme Miss Joy Chatwyn
May Miss Janet Alexander
Sister Lil ,Miss Dulcie Greatwich'
Molly Dundon Miss Kathleen O'Connor
Sally Miss Nora Nagel
Mrs. Johnstone Miss Gwen Trevitt
Mrs. Sydney Miss Mabel Mulyany
Father Clement Mr. Frederick Victor
Lord Dereham Mr. Charles Weir
Hon. Charles Aveling Mr. Edward JepLson
Sergeant Slithers Mr. Stephen Adeson
Jim Dundon Mr. Jack Haddon
Swankey Dottles Mr. Ernest Sclig
Tom Slatter Mr. Henry Matthews
Footman Mr. A. Wood
Martin Mr. J. Cherry
— Aldwycb.
EVERYWIFE, symbolic play, in four scenes,
by George V. Hobart. April 14.
Nobody Mr. Mitchell Lewis
Every wife Miss Helen Luttrell
Everyhusband Mr. Vivian Gilbert
Happiness Miss Edna Rich
Rhyme Miss Florenz Kolb
Reason Mr. Halliwell Hobbes
Jealousy Miss Leonora Le Fevre
Care Miss Roy Price
Gamble Mr. Glenwood White
Sporty Mr. Richard Baker
Money Mr. Harry Bentham
Highflier Mr. Stanley Young
Drink Mr. Frederick Moyes
Expectation Mr. Charles Hersee
Trifler Mr. Vivian Ross
Dress Miss Winifred Ray
Beauty Miss Renee Raymond
Affinity Miss Brenda Guida
Gaiety Miss Millicent Vernon
Flirt Miss Florrie de Mar
Everywife (continued).
Elegance Miss Connie Carr
Vanity Miss Ethel Wayne
Squabina Miss Adelaide Harland
—London Coliseum.
EXPERIMENT, THE, one-act play, by Mrs.
Albert S. Bradshaw. February lf>.
Willie Wendover Mr. Frank Hills
Hetty Mrs. Albert Bradshaw
Melier Ann Honeydew Miss Kuth Wallace
—King's Hall, W.C.
FAIRIES' CAPTIVES, THE, fairy operetta, in
one scene, by J. A. Farren, composed by
Walter Bloxham, with additional dances in-
vented and arranged by Miss E. Lamb.
(Produced by Amateurs.) November 29.
FAIRIES.
Puff Miss Ella Lydall
King Miss porothy Hawkins
Queen Miss Norah Diplock
•n ! Mr. Mervyn Bloxham
'es 1 Miss Vera Hawkins
Sway Miss Kitty Langford
Flip -. Miss Ivy Brown
Will o' the Wisp Mr. Dick Lydall
Poppy Miss Muriel Fisher
MORTALS.
Tom Mr. Jack Hawkins
Elsie Miss Kathleen Hawkins
—Public Hall, West Norwood.
FAIRY DOLL. THE, children's play, by Netta
Syrett. (Children's Theatre.) December
29.— Court.
FAIRY IDYLL, THE, children's ballet, by
Jeanne d'Enereaz; music by Tom Sutton.
November 5.
A Prince Miss Helenor Bevan
A Princess Miss Betty Kenning
The Fairy Queen .. Miss Eileen Castle
(Misses Marjorie Daw, Doris
Hall, Genitha Halsey, Vio-
let Lambert, Daphne Mor-
gan, and Joy Kenning.
— Arts Centre.
FAIRY STORY, A, sketch, by Henry Bedford.
April 25.
Colonel Cowan Mr. George Hudson
Mary Cowan Miss Maude Rosslyn
Little Mary Miss Dorothy Hudson
— Tivoli, Manchester.
FALLEN IDOL, A, sketch, based on the book
of the same name, by F. Anstey, 11,e illu-
sions and effects by Nevill Maskelyne and
David Devant. January 25.
Ronald Campion Mr. Arthur P.urne
Axel Nebelsen Mr. H. de Lange
Chalanka Mr. Charles Glenrose
Colonel Elsworth Mr. Percy F« ncis
Hales Mr. Rutland Sfiericer
A Boy Master Len Bethell
A Female " Elemental " Miss Thea Hansard
Mrs. Staniland Miss Annie Hill
Sibyl Elsworth Miss Winifred Beech
—St. George's Hall.
FALSE PROPHET, A, one-act farce, by Mauds-
legh Dudley. (Produced by the Black Cat
Club.) November 28.— Arts Centre.
FAMILY AFFAIR. A. play, in one act, by
A. C. Magian and Countess Max. July 28.
Robert Smallman Mr. Edward Landor
James Smallman Mr. Leonard Mudie
Mrs. Berry Miss Hilda Davies
Mr. Carey Mr. Reginald W. Fry
—Royal, Nottingham.
FANCHETTE, THE NEW MAID, farcical in-
cident. June 16.
— Alexandra, N.
FANCY DRESS, comedy, in one act, by Gerald
Dunn. April 14.
Captain Truscott Mr. Charles Esdale
Laurence Browning Mr. Richard Lane
Parkins Mr. Fred Grove
Criterion.
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175
\Mi I l.\ .y, l.y
ipliallt. Sej
I -lit h \\ uM
" • •
Dr Way iv ........ Mr. It. Caff H \
— Court.
KATHKi;. OBI ,1 pla>. l.y H. T. Sidtfwick.
September 19.
Kli/a Morley ...... Mi-- Flon-m e Harwood
---- ." ....... Mi - I.M-lyn Uremiard
\Villi.-iin ............ .Mr. It. Carfax l',,yley
Jim Prcttiman .. Mr. It. Campbell Fletcher
—Court.
FU'V. THE, |>l:iy, in three act*, l>y Edward
Knoblauch. June in. l.a-t prrfoi maiire
(the twenty-third), June 28.
Prince Silvani ...... Mr. Martin Har\ry
Lord Stonbury ........ Mr. Basil Hallam
Sir Enwst (.'ruddock, K.C...Mr. Ii
Mauri
Cyril Overton ...... Mr. Stafford Hiliiurd
Fish ................. Mr. Gordon
•ii .............. Mr. Ernest Stidwell
Lady Alexandra Vancey
Madce Fabian
Mrs. Hope Clarke ...... Mis- II
Vivian ........ Miss Muriel Murl-in Harvey
l.ydia Vancey ---- Miss Ada I'alnier
— Prince of Wa:
FKMIN'OI.ocisT, Till:, drama, in two scenes,
Muriel! Keed. (Produced by the Black
Cat Club.) February 24.
Lady Romer ....... Miss farina \lc.\!li-.t >-r
Miss Pinncll ........ Miss Wynn V
Mrs. Dene .......... M 'laiifthan
De Bouvilh: ...... Mr. (;. 1C. V. Fletcher
Mr. Dene ............ Mr. Wilfred Stephen*
Butler ..................... Mr. A. Campbell
Silas Marston ........ Mr. Frederic Morena
—Rehearsal.
FIDO, THE BULL-DOG DETECTIVE, sketch.
February 17.
Molly Purvis .......... Miss Molly Shine
•fee Purvis .......... Mr. B. Murray
The Loafer .......... Mr. Stanley Bereton
—Hippodrome, Aston.
FIFIXELLA, revival of the "fairy frolic and
some pantomime," presented by Algernon
Greig. December 22.— Gaiety, Manchester.
FIND THK MAN. farcical epi>odo. by S. \
nary i:,.--Kin-'s Hall, W.C.
!•' INK FEATIIF.liS cmneily. in two acts, by
William <;. WatM.ii. (Produced by ama-
teurs.) March 29.
Archibald Rutterbury .. Mr. S. T. Wvbber
,ld ............ Mr. F. Duncan Hart
Mr. Franklins ...... Captain A. >
The Duke of Rowton. .Mr. Leonard Edmunds
Beiberl Willmichby. .Mr. Harold .T. Turner
Oftptfl n .lack Villiers ...... Mr. \1 . I!
Hon. Algernon dc Comiiton-J'iiwer
Mr. E. ('. T. (
P.C. Small ............... Mr. J. Hiiuliliun
James ................ Mr. Donald H. Hart
Bates .............. Captain T. N. MO..I-
liatterbury ............
Elale ................ Miss Etliel (
Duchess of Rowton ..... Mr<. Chas. Stiickc
Mrs. \Villoughby ........ Miss F
Clare Everard ...... Mi»s Eunice Campbell
Mrs. Villiers .............. Miss M. Smith
Mrs. Appleby ........ Mrs. Oeo. H. Graham
Julie ....... " ......... Mis- Edith Jl. Hrown
—Town Hall, Woolwich.
M.HI
•i. by
Lilian LHC.-IH Mi i'..irb«
\lr.-. Morier i Busch
ii Morier Mr. .1. H. I1.
Grant Morier Mr
Mary Morier
Alan Seymour M •
•: ier V
m Waters Mr. C. F. Colling*
.-s
Hodges M '.-ifnie
Sharps Mr. J
— 4
FI. \TS, farcical sketch, in three sceri'
Fred Karno and Charles Baldwin. March
24.
Hon. Billy Browning .. Mr. Fred Edwards
'iiu- !>' Ven Miss Ma
Major Mount Mr. W. E. Mathews
Spinks ince
The Lift Attendant .... Mr. Bob!..
Mrs. Mount Mi-> Jessica Gray
— Euston.
FLOUR GIRL, THE, musical " millodrama,"
written by Percival C. We-t. music by
Cecil Goodall. December 15. — Grand, Clap-
ham.
FOOL'S M \T11. First, music hall presentation
of the comedy, in one act. by F. W.
Brought on. Toole's, December 12, 1889).
August IB
F.arl of Summerdale
Mr. Hubert Woodward
n Mr. Austin Kennedy
Servant Mr. (Juy Swindon
Dorothy Eyerton Miss Grace Muriell
—New, Northampton.
\i !.[> I \M; SVM. .L.tneotic drama. In
four acts, by Fred Bulmer. December 29.
Harold Clifton .... ' .ther
Sir Frederick Clifton, Bart. Mr. G. gli:.
Philip Marchmont . . Mr. Jerrold Heather
The Hon. (ierald S>!
Mr. Stephen C. Venner
George Truscott Mr. E. Hall Eldon
Len Rushton Mr. Claverins Craig
.lames Moore Mr. Eust :ie,- Day
Wilfred Jacques ..Mr. Richard Wentworth
Audrey Vernon M
Katherino O'Xeil . .
Lisbeth Rushton it. Vincent
Nancy Mayrie Miss Marie
Donald Leiah -1 Lingnrd
ijh Mi's Hilda Si
— Junction. Mnti
Fill! III'R CHI'
con in four a< 'lore
Kr.i t 4.
II' v. U. K ucr J. Will
Dr. .. Mr. II :
\~ht-on Mr. G era Id K> r
ilurrourt Mr. B. Turner
Jonathan Prymm Mr. Lan
Jimmy
Mi.- Tylden Mi-s M.;
Little Ka;
Mina Senimmelhusch
Flor
Edna K inpsley Pass
— Broadway.
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THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
FOR THE KING, romantic play (in which
some of the incidents were partly adapted
from Sir Walter Scott's " Woodstock "), by
Emily F. E. Lamb. March 13.
Sir Henry Lee .. Miss Emily F. E. Lamb
Alice Lee Miss Winifred Bailey
Lord Amyas Carruthers.Mr. John Hawlains
Colonel Albert Lee.. Miss Dorothy Hawkins
Lady Lillian Carruthers..Miss K. Hawkins
King Charles II Miss Norah Diplock
Breakfast Miss Vera Hawkins
Col. Markham Everard..Miss Jessie Diplock
Edith Everard Miss Kitty Langford
Oliver Cromwell Mr. Robert Lydall
Oanp. Grace-be-faere H<uimigudgeom
Mr. Richard Lydall
—South Place Institute.
FOR THE SAKE OF CHARITY, comedy, in
one act, by Alice Clayton Greene. Janu-
ary 27. (April 17, Clavier Hall, W.)
Arthur Ingram Mr. Campbell Cargill
James Grant Mr. Eric Bass
Constance Grant .. Miss Carrie Brockman
— New Cambridge.
FORTUNE HUNTER, THE, comedy, in four
acts, by Winchell Smith. December 17.
Nathaniel Duncan Mr. Hale Hamilton
Henry Kellogg Mr. W. Boyd-Davis
George Burnham Mr. G. Mayer-Cooke
James Long Mr. Bryan G. Powley
Lawrence Miller Mr. Lawrence Phillips
Willie Bartlett Mr. Norman Yates
Robbing Mr. Robert Ayrton
Newsboy Mr. John A. Weymouth
Sam Graham Mr. Forrest Robinson
Mr. Lockwood Mr. George Traill
Roland Barnet Mr. Henry Wenman
Tracey Tanner Mr. C. Denier Warren
Pete Willing Mr. Fred Forrest
Charles Sperry Mr. Arthur Brandon
"Watty" Mr. E. W. Royce
Herman Mr. George Spellvin
Betty Graham Miss Myrtle Tann»hill
Josie Lockwood Miss Clara Mackin
Angie Tucker Miss Clara Coapcr
— Queen's.
FOR VALOUR, one-act play, by T. G. Wake-
ling. September 19.
Daddy Brown Mr. B. A. Pittar
The Colonel Mr. R. Campbell Fletcher
Mrs. Sims.. Miss Frediswyde Hunter-Watts
— Court.
FOUR SEASONS, THE ; OR, A DREAM FAN-
TASY, spectacular ballet and ragtime
revue, arranged by Mile. Pauline Rivers.
July 5. — Tower, Blackpool.
FRENCH LEAVE, comedy, adapted from the
French of Dr. Miller by P. Barrow.
March 3.
Horatio Ponting..Mr. C. A. Wenlock Brown
Mrs. Ponting Miss Lucy Sibley
Robert Ponting Mr. W. Abingdon
Minks Mr. Hampton Gordon
Fanchette Mile. La Rubia
— Baling Hippodrome.
FROM PORTLAND TO LIBERTY, drama, by
Robert Provo, in four acts. March 10.
Jack Trusdale Mr. Cunning
Winston Marlowe .. Mr. Arthur Wingrave
Robert Wilson Mr. Almyr Vane
Sir James Harrington .. Mr. W. Hamilton
Barney M'Guire Mr. Arthur Byron
Tod Small Mr. Frank Ayrton
Dr. Paton Mr. George Benson
Gov, Hopwood .... Mr. Charles Enwright
Warder Moffatt Mr. Edward Wynter
Dr. Lightfoot Mr. Fred Millar
Otto Mobile Mr. Frank Mackay
Duke of Colney Hatch.. Mr. Howard Veale
Keeper Mr. Sidney Humphreys
Assistant Keeper Mr. Bertram Dixon
Paul Rovergi Mr. Paul Atherton
From Portland to Libtrty (continued).
Pietro Mallucci .... Mr. Robert Emsdale
Enrico Bellini Mr. George Best
Guido Marini Mr. Vincent Dunn
Charles Conway Mr. W. H. de Vere
Nellie Harrington..... Miss D. Richardson
Dot Underwood Miss Ida Thompson
Mammy Caroline . . Miss Florence Lovyell
— Lyric, Hammersmith.
FUGITIVE, THE, play, in four acts, by John
Galsworthy. September 16 (special
matinee). Went into the evening bill at
the Prince of Wales's, .September 25. Last
performance (the 27th), October 18.
George Dedmomd Mr. Claude King
Clare Dedmond Miss Irene Rooke
General Dedmond .. Mr. Nigel Playfair
Lady Dedmond Miss Alma Murray
Reginald Huntingdon Mr. A. Hylton Allen
Edward Fullarton — Mr. Leslie Rea
Dorothy Fullarton ..Miss Estelle Winwood
Paynter Mr. Frank Macrae
Burney Miss Doris Bateman
Twisden Mr. J. H. Roberts
Haywood Mr. Charle* Groves
Malice Mr. Milton Rosmer
Mrs. Miller Mr*. A. B. Tapping
Porter Mr. Eric Barber
A Messenger Boy Walter Cousins
A Young Man Mr. Vincent Clive
Arnaud Mr. Clarence Derwent
Mr. Varley Mr. Charles Groves
A Languid Lord Mr. J. H. Roberts
His Companion .. Miss Eva More-Dunphie
A Blonde Gentleman Mr. Leslie Rea
A Dark Gentleman . . Mr. Montague Wigan
Two Ladies with ) Miss Doris Bi.iteman
large hats — .(Miss Grace Newcombe
— Court.
FULL INSIDE, a " merry musical dream," In
two scenes, book by Charles Willmott and
Ernest C. Rolls, music by Max Darewskl,
produced by Ernest C. Rolls. December 29
—Oxford.
FUTURE LADY WATTEAU. THE, sketch.
January 6. — Hoborn Empire.
FUTURIST LOVE, comedietta, by Hugh Mar-
tin. May 28.
Dolly Miss Barbara Barry
Molly Miss Norah Bird
Jack Mr. Harry Tremayne
— Rehearsal.
GALATEA, " phantasy of musac and marble,"
in one act, by J. E. McManus. October 27.
Galatea Miss Marie Stuart
Eliza Miss Nina L>n
Angus Farquharson Mr. Donald Fergusson
M,acDougal Mr. Leo Stormoat
—Palladium.
GAME, THE, football comedy, in three act*,
by Harold Brighouse. November 39.
Austin Whitworth .... Mr. J. A. Podd
Edmund Whitworth Mr. Lawrence Hanray
Leo WhitwoTth Mr. Algernon Greig
Jack Metherell .. Mr. Lawrence Anderson
Hugh Martin Mr. George Dewhur«t
Dr. Wells Mr. Leonard Clarke
Barnes Mr. A. C. Rose
Elsie Whitworth .. Miss Eileen Thorndike
Florence Whitworth Mr. Lois Heath^ley
Mrs. Metherell Miss Aids Jenoure
Mrs. Wiilmot Miss Mona Smith
Mrs. Norbury Miss Nina Henderson
—Repertory, Liverpool.
GAMESTER, THE, one-act romantic costum*
gay, by Sydney Bland. July 14.
uc de Courley .. Mr. G. -R. J. Austin
Anatole Mr. Sydney Bland
Martin Mr. J. P. Marsden
Duchesse de Courley .. Mies M. Hodson
—Empire, Wakefldd,
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177
GAKDKN (IK \\1\KS, Till-:. " de&ert com-
pote," b,M>k ami lyrics by Sidney Moi .
mu.Mc l>y Louis Arnold and Peter Rjed.
June 2. — London Pavilion.
GARRICK, " adaptation of the old story and
the old play." by M.-ix I'cmberton, v ith
incidental music by Dora Bright. July H.
David Garrick ...... Mr. Seymour It irks
Simon Ingot ........ Mr. William Lugg
Lord Farelcigh ---- Mr. Vincent Stern
Mr. Brown ............ Mr. Henry I
Mr. Smith ........ Mr. J. C. ;
Mr. Jones ........ Mr. Laurence r'-iird
Miles ............ Mr. C. Osbonie Adoir
Barry .......... Mr. Victor E. Armi'imc
Miss Araminta Brown .. Miss Nellie Dade
Mrs. Sm it ti ........ Miss Adda M.
Ada Ingot .......... Miss Ellalinc T.
— London Coliseum.
:.eteh, in one act. April 7.
May ............ Miss Marjory Armstrong
Mr. Ladbury ...... Mr. Horace Douglas
Simpson ............ Mr. Arthur Ten-pie
— Edmonton Empire.
c, \rNTI.K.T, A, play, in three icts, \\
Hjtini.-tcrne Hjornson, translated by
R Farquarson Sharp. (Produced by the
1'lay Actors.) February 16. Subsequently
presented during the Women's Theatre
week at the Coronet
Mrs. Riis ............ Miss Winifred Mayo
Dr. Nonian .......... Mr. H. K. Ayiill
Riis .............. Mr. A. M. Hcathc-",
Svava .......... Miss Ernita I.a«eelles
Alfred ................ Mr. James lierry
Margit ............ Miss Elizabeth Rosslyn
Hoff ................ Mr. Jackson Wflcox
Christensen .......... Mr. Charles Vane
Mrs. Christensen .. Miss Phyllis Manners
Thomas ................ Mr. E. Reynolds
— Court.
GAY BUTTERFLY, THE dance-soena. written
and arranged by Ettie Sismondi, with
music by Denham Harrison. July 7.
The Gardener ............ M. Jean Grossi
The Maiden .......... Miss Xan Sannders
The Butterfly .............. Mile. Rosalie
— Euston.
GAY LOTHARIO, THE, vaudeville, in one
scene, by C. H. Bovill, the music by
Frank Tours. September 15.
Sir George Toorish — Mr. Shaun Glenville
John James Cheesehouse..Mr. Rene Koval
Charles Simpson ---- Mr. Vernon Watson
Mr. Valentine Ver« .. Mr. Charles Troode
Fritz .................... Mr. Fred Payne
Mrs. Simpson ...... Miss Kate Sergeantson
Dahlia .................. Miss Unity More
Miss Peacock ........ Miss Florence Helm
Miss Winnie .......... Miss Peggy Evelyn
Valerie ................ Miss Maidie Hope
— Empire.
GEMINAE, farce, in one act, by George Cal-
deron. {November 3, Devonshire Park,
iiourne.) November 7.
Alexander ............ Mr. Thomas Sidney
i'harles ........ Mr. Guy I • rton
A Waiter ............... ' Mr. A. K. Walker
Rose .................... Miss Helen Brown
Violet .................... M
— Little.
.Inhn Jtrgati (run fir:
HIM)
C. Gregg ..........
Sergeant Colgan..M-
Oon
.errigan ----
Rev. Father McCormack
Lord Alfr
M
Ma
Dane, Patrick 'I
ll.iv.ard, 1'atr,
Chainberkiin,
L'l
6uininer'ey, M. Duigan, 15.
C. Moore, B. Courtenay, etc.
—Apollo.
GENTLEMAN WHO WAS SOHIIY.
" curb-. Nine romance," adapted >
Ly<'!i>, with the co-operation of Philip E.
Hubbard. from a story in his volume,
" Arthur." August 18.— Victoria Palace.
JOHN REGAN, play, in three acts.
toy George A. Birmingham (the Rev. J. O.
Hannay). (Ran for 176 performances, finish-
ing June 13. Revived June 23, and ran for
another ninety-nine performances, finishing
September 9.) January 9.
Dr. Ludus O'Grady .. Mr. Charles Hawtrey
Timothy Doyle ........ Mr. Leonard Boyne
Major Kent ............ Mr. Franc Stoney
iMCII-t^riCK WAI.LlNiiroKD. ;
comedy, in four acts, b>
adapted from the stories by George >
dolph ' .lannary •;, i
dens, Folkestone.) January 14. Last per-
formance (the 158th), May 24. January 14.
J. Rufus Wallingford .. Mr. Hale 11
Horace Daw .......... Mr. Julian I:
Andy Dempsey ...... Mr. II
Edward Lamb .......... Mr. Cecil <
il Welles ...... MV. 1
Kenneth Lampton ---- Mr. J. J
&. W. Battles .......... Mr. Frank C
Timothy Battles ...... Mr. EL:
Harkins .............. Mr. D
O.ui;: .......... Mr. K. \. •
Doc. Gunther ...... Mr. K-:
Tom Donahue .......... Mr i
Willie .............. Mr. C. I'
Yosi ................ Mr. Frank S:
K. B. Lott .......... Mr. ltr>
Mrs. Dempsey ......
• ie .................. v
Dorothy ........ M iiart
Bessie" ............ Miss Siniita M.r
Chambermaid .......... Miss Kita
Fanny Jasper ....... '-:>> Fabian
— Q'i
(i IH >.-'!'. TIIK. comedy, in one act, by Charles
IVnd.-r. May 1.
Horace Overend .... Mr. s. \\ . Maddock
1'ranU \Vakely ........ Mr. J. (Jilles Butt
Peter ............ Mr. Robert V. .1
Kthcl Desmond ........
—Abbey, Dublin.
(ill.DKH I'll. I.. I Hi:, play, in tin.
J Storer Clouston. June 18. Last
formance (the 'J9th) July 12.
R,,' ii.. Mr. Rutland i
...... Mr. I
Sir •-nhury..Mr
•:iry .... V
The Duke of Polegate .. Mr. t.
Dr. Carmiehael ........ Mr. D.
Marker .............. Mr. nun
Footman ................ Mr. Ii
Diana (ilastonbnry utley
Muriel Glastonbury .. Miss Mary O'Fan-oll
Mr». Fanton ........ Miss Emma Sto.
Kitty Tyson .......... M!<* Laura C
Duchess of Poflegate a Homfrey
Mrs. Uathway-Dene..Miss Muriel Hampton
—Globe.
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GINGER, sentimental farce, by Stanley
Houghton. September 26.
Mrs. Fail-brother Miss Una Gilbert
Mr. Gee Win. J. Rea
Teddy Faiirbrother . . Desmond Brannigan
Mr. Fairbrother J. Augustus Keogh
Katie Fairbrother — Miss Judith Wogan
Horace Botwright Mr. Esme Percy
Maud Sankey Miss Nita Minards
Helena Vernon-Mowbray . . Miss Diarragh
Olive Bridges Miss Kirsteen Grasme
Countess of Castlebar ..Miss Una Gilbert
Rev. Vernon-Mowbray .. Mr. Wm. Muir
Harold Vernon-Mowbray.. Mrs. Paul Hansell
Paton Mr. Desmond Brannigan
R. J. Saunders Mr. W. J. Rea
— Royal, Halifax.
GIPSY'S DAUGHTER, A, one act play, by
Hubert Stewart. Produced by the Black-
Cat Club. June 27.
Ernest Vesper Mr. Norman Newcombe
Edith Vesper Miss Westcott
Lena Willow — Miss Gwendoline Ellwood
lago Deenial
—Rehearsal.
GIRL AND THE DETECTIVE. THE, American
tabloid comedy drama. August 18.
The Girl Miss Lorraine Buchanan
The Detective Mr. Billii; Di-vens
— Tottenham Palace.
GIRL FROM UTAH, THE, musical play, in
two acts, by James T. Tanner, the dia-
logue in collaboration with Paul A. Rubens,
the lyrics by Adrian Ross, Percy Green-
bank, and Paul A. Rubens, and the musie
by Sydney Jones and Paul A. Rubens.
October 18.
Lord Amersham Mr. Alfred do Manby
Policeman i.R. 38 Mr. George Cooper
Colonel Oldham-Pryce. .Mr. Douglas Marrs
Page Master Michel Matthev. s
Commissionaire Mr. David llallam
Detective Shooter Mr. F. W. Russell
Lord Orpington Mr. Harold Latham
Archie Tooth Mr. William BainliridL'e
Douglas Noel Mr. Harry R. Drummond
Bobbie Longshot Mr. Sidney Laiiie
Sandy Blair Mr. Joseph Coyne
Trimmit Mr. Kdnurnd Payne
Una Trance Miss Ina ('lain:
Clancy MiSs r.'r.-n
Lady Amersham Miss Bella Graves
MTss Mona West
Miss Heather Feathers/tone
Miss Sylvia Paget ... Miss Gertrude White
Miss Lydia Savile . . Miss Dorothy Devere
Miss Alma Cavendish Miss Kitty Kent
Miss Violet Vesey 3'i ' !som
Miss Rosie Jocelyn . . Miss Queenie Vincent-
A Waitress Miss Gladys Kurton
Lady Muriel Chepstowe
Miss Cynthia Murray
Hon. Miss St. Aubyn. .Miss Valerie Richards
Lady Mary Nowell Miss Helen Rae
Mrs. Ponsonby Miss Beatrice Guiver
Dora Manners Mis-s Phyllis Dare
— AdeTph'"
GIRL IN EVERY PORT, A, comedy, in one
act., by Sydney Blow and Douglas Hoare.
March 17.
Rose Parrott Miss Eileen North
Hannah Meatyard . . Miss Irene Moricrieff
Jane Dutton Miss Jessica Black-
jack Summers Mr. Tom Seymour
— Collias's.
GIRL IN THE PICTURE, THE, sketcn. No-
vember 3. — Collins's Music Hall.
GIRL ON THE FILM, THE, musical farce, in
three acts, adapted from the German of
Girl on the Film, The (continued).
Rudolf Bernauer and Rudolf Schauzer by
James T. Tanner, with lyrics by Adrian
Ross, and musdc by Walter Kollo, Willy
Bredsehneider, and Albert Sirmay. April 5.
, Last performance (the 232nd), December 5.
Cornelius Clutterbuck Mr. Geo. Barrett
Valentine Twiss Mr. Chas. M'aude
Doddie Mr. Robert Nafnby
General Frtzgibbon. .Mr. Graf ton Williams
Sergeant Tozer .. Mr. Reginald Crompton
Lord Ronuy Mr. Arthur Wellesley
Tom Brown Mr. William Stephens
Max Daly Mr. Geo. Grossmith
Winifred (" Freddy ") Miss Emmy Wehlen
Liiula Miss Madeleine Seymour
Signora Maria Gesticulate
Miss Gwendoline Brogdeu
Lady Porchester Miss Violet Wilson
Viola Miss Blanche Stocker
Olivia Miss Gladys Wray
Portia Miss Florence Reade
Mrs. Clutterbuck Miss Irene Verona
Kupheniia Knos Miss Connie Edis?
— Gaiety.
GIRLS, fameal comedy, in three acts, by
Clyde Fitch. September 10. Last per-
formance (the eighth), September 17.
Pamela Gordon Miee Enid Bell
Violet Lamsdowne Miss Daisy Thimm
Kate \Ve.st Miss Dorothy Fane
Lucille PurceHe Miss Esrne1 Ber>mge>r
Mr.-;. Dennett Miss Winifred Turner
Kd-ar Molt Mr. Sam Sotheni
George H. Sprague..Mr. Drelincourt Odium
Frank Ixx>t Mr. H. E. Garden
Dennett Mr. Ernest Leverett
Willis Mr. Victor Pierpoint
The Janitor Mr. A. T. Lennard
man Mr. Alex. Brown
Messenger Boy Mr. Clifford Molli'son
—Prince cf WaJes's.
GIRL WHO DIDN'T. THE. Revised version of
Till: L\r<;iIIN<; HUSBAND. December
18.
l.uc inda Miss Amy Augarde
Hans Ximt Mr. Morant Weber
Dolly Miss Gwladys Gaynor
llella P.niekner Miss Grace la Rue
Herr von Hasewit/ ....Mr. D. J. Williams
Baldrian Mr. lago Llewys
Count Sel/.tal Mr. F. Pope Stamper
Ktelka Basewitz Miss Yvonne Arnaud
l,ut/. Nachtigall Mr. Lionel Mackinder
otta-kar liriickner Mr. C. H. Workman
I'ipdhuher Mr. Tom A. Shale
Wiedchopf Mr. Eliot Skinner
Dr. Rosenrot .... Mr. James Blakeley
Juliette Miss Violet ^Graham
—Eyrie.
GIULIANA, one-act opera, by David Knox,
the libretto being the composer's transla-
tion firom the Italian of Enrico Gollixiani.
November 19.
Paolo Mr. F. Christian
Count Daniele Mr. Elitoff Moore
Lorenzo Mr. H. Dunkerley
Mairta Miss O. Weetwood
Giuli'ana Mme. Saiviania
—Opera House, Cheltenham.
GLEANERS' DREAM. THE, children's ballet,
by Jeanne d'Ene'reaz, music by Torn Sut-
ton. November 5.
The Harvest Fay Miss Helenor Bevan
A Dragon Fly Miss Genitha Halsey
1 Misses Phyllis Crook, Doris
Neale, Betty Kennittg,
Daphne Morgan. DorLs
Page, and Muriel Tuckex
—Arts Centre.
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179
UOtiGLES (for provisional purposes), farcical
sketch, in one act, by i). B. N<»
January 28.
Jack Mr. E. B. Norrnon
Dolly '• May
Wilson .Miss Marion dr Maiiville
Chauffeur Mi--, l.:iur;i Howard
— Shakespeare, Liverpool.
U01VS ON AT KITTY'S, eoinedy. by W. .1.
Lovett. April 4.
Patrick Ketty Mr. W. J. Lovett
Sarah Ketty Mis> .lean, tte .Inn
Peggy Ketty Miss Hilda O'Neill
Maggie Ketty .Miss Helen I.. Browne
Mrs. Mawhinney.Miss Caroline A. Crawford
James M"€omb Mr. Jas. Milliken
Claude Malcolm Mr. William Scott
Constable Regan Mr. W. A. Wallace
Dun Brown, A.B Mr. Victor Salter
Lieut. Ketty Mr. G. I!. M'lkiugall
— Dufferin Memorial Hall, Bangor, Co. Down.
GOLD DUST, play, in one act, by Leslie Gor-
don. October 24.
Buck Hackett Mr. R. Carfax Bayley
David Parkman Mr. Ewart Scott
Silas Mr. Fred Bailey
Jack Mr. Arthur Lindo
Dick Mr. W. F. Danks
Madge Bateman Miss Grace Edwards
— Court.
(iOl.DEN BELL, THE, musical comedy, by
Captain Stacey, music by Paul Pym.
(Produced by amateurs.) January 27.
-Watson Memorial Hall, Tcukesbury.
GOLDFISH, THE, comedy, In one act, by Lady
Troubbridge and Richard Fletcher. Decem-
ber 15.
Lord St. Vede Mr. Robert Minster
Butler Mr. Edgar Ashley Marvin
Mrs. Whiting Miss Sarah Brooke
— Tivoli.
GOM.HEEN MAN. I UK. Play, in tlm .
by R. J. Ray. June 30.
Michael Myers Mr. J. M. Kerrigan
Richard Kiniry Mr. Fred O'Donovan
Roger Connors Mr. J. A. O'Rourke
William Naughton Mr. Philip Guiry
Mrs. Naughton Miss Eileen O'Doherty
Stephen Kiniry Mr. Arthur Sinclair
Martin Shinnick — Mr. Sydney J. Morgan
Mrs. Kiniry Miss Sara Allgood
—Court.
GOOD FAIRY, THE, playlet, in one act, by
Harry Wall. April 4.
John Faversham...Mr. K. Nelme Grasswell
Harold Noel Mr. Chas. Wiseman
Young Lawson Mr. Wm. Daunt
Mrs. Faversham . . Miss Macdnnald Martin
Mrs. Parsons Miss Eve Bates
The Good Fairy Miss Haide'e Gunn
— Tyne, Newcastle.
GRAND SEIGNEUR, THE, play, in four acts,
by Edward Ferris and B. P. Matthews.
October 4. Last performance -(the 88th),
December 20.
Marquis de la Valliere Mr. H. B. Irving
Due de Rennes Mr. Cowley Wright
Vicomte de St. Croix Mr. Basil Hallam
Captain Taberteau Mr. Leonard Rayne
Dr. Dupont Mr. A. E. Benedict
The Maire Mr. Ben Field
Rougeterre Mr. Raymond Wood
Lemaitre Mr. Claude Reed
Monsieur de Troyes Mr. Tim Ryley
Captain Felix Mr. C. Trevor-Roper
Pierre Mr. E. H. Ruston
Jean Mr. Tom Reynolds
Jacques Mr. L. Oswell
Andre Mr. 11
Joseph Mr. J. Cass
Sergeant Mr. W. Graham
Adele Vernet . . .... Miss Marie L6hr
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Anm-tti; ......
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sMI'.l.i lielill, U.
Han. ........ M •. inley
Albert Shawn ......
Dr. i
Edward Horning ...
Janet Cannot .
Cyrus Carve .......... Mi
A Page ................ Mr. Cyril beiinett
Honor!* Loo,. ...... MI - i.Mlia It,
I'.-ter Horning ........ Mr. A. <,. ;
l-l'ag .............. : .vt-nt
A Waiter .............. Mr. V:il C'uthbert
.larnes Shawn ........ Mi
John Shawn .............. Mr. John A
\lbert Shawn.... Miss Alma I
Lord Leonard A!ear...Mr. I' ^ard
el .............. Mr. Frankh
A Servant .............. Mr. Ow
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Rus iiiv in th.
tury, in lour
Shaw. N<>\. -nitii-r 18.
Varinka .............. \
Prince Patiomkin.. .Mr. Nun.ian McK
A Cossack Sergeant. .Mr. .1.
Captain Kdsta.^lun .... Mr. l-idp
Nar\shkiii ............ M:
Empress Catherine. - M
The Princess Dashkott .... M
Claire .......... Miss Dor
— Van
GREAT CONsl'ikAi y. THE, play, by Joseph
M. Wharacliffe. Ootobi
Captain Arthur Leigh .... .Mr. ]'
Gboolab Shah ...... Mr. Char
Lu-ut. Freshwater ---- Mr. .1
Jim Shallurn ........ Mr. Leo Montgomery
Col. Carrn; .. „ .
Sergt. Cartwright I Mr' ' wood
l-'in Sing .............. Mr. 1
P.O. lilogum ............ Mr. E. D. Allen
Lilian Carruthers ..
Hanks .......... \
.............. Mi>s Emmie I
Euphemia Palter — M
Torema Merkana . . Mi
i>\y. THE, •
Fisher (produced by the i
.May 18.
........... Mr. i
on .. Air. .1
i eon ird Joyi
Mr. llM.k'ii .......... Mr. '
David Arm-itnuiK ____ M'
A. <le Winton
-•er .......... Mr. Li- •
j>h HemmiiiR ........ Mr. Frank
Mr. II. l> r W. I
I 1'ER LOVE TH \\ TIT piny,
by M;r,
L6.
(iiulia Verlaine ____
Lady l>!;ina Wrioth
•iel Palmer
Jerrold Brereton ...... Mr. Edmund
— I
i;i;i: \TEST WISH. 1 1 .. in a pro
logue and three . i . niple
Thurston (a«iapt€<l from his nov< •:
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Greatest Wish, The (continued).
Greatest Wish in the World "). March 20.
Last performance (the 59th), May 10.
Father O'Leary .. Mr. Arthur Bourchier
Stephen Gale Mr. Farren Soutar
Pinchers Mr. Thomas Sidney
Nicholas Gadd Mr. Frank J. Arlton
Michael Mr. W. S. Hartford
Carter Paterson's Man
Mr. Archibald Maclean
Longshoreman : Mr. W. Hubert
Mrs. Parfltt Miss Henrietta Watson
Mrs. Gooseberry Miss Barbara Gott
Mrs. Coburn Miss Beatrice May
Peggy Miss Isabel Jeans
Lizzie Miss Aimee de Burgh
The Reverend Mother ..Miss Maud Milton
Mother Mary Carthage.. Miss Nina Bentley
Sister Mary Conception
Miss Agnes Thornton
Sister Mary Catherine Miss Florence Piggot
Sister Mary Berchmans .. Miss Edith King
Elizabeth Miss Joyce Robey
— Garrick.
GREAT NAME, THE, episode by Norman H.
Lee. February 24.— Grand, Gravesend.
GREEN COCKATOO, THE, grotesque, in one
act, by Arthur Schaitzler, translated
by Penelope Wheeler (originally produced
by the Stage Society March 9). October 23.
Last performance (the 26th), November 15.
Grasset Mr. Edward Rigby
Lebret Mr. Harold Bradly
Prosper Mr. A. G. Poulton
Inspector of Police Mr. E. Cresfan
Grain Mr. J. Cooke Beresford
Scaevola Mr. Ernest G. Cove
Jules Mr. Douglas Munro
Henry Mr. Norman MoKinnel
Leocadie Miss Mary Clare
(Francois Mr. Edmond Breon
Albin Mr. E. Evan Thomas
Michette Miss M:ele Maund
Flipotte Miss Hilda Davies
Emile Mr. Malcolm Cherry
Guillaume Mr. Arthur Cleave
The Marquis de Lansac..Mr. E. F. Mayeur
Seve'rine Miss Sarah Brooke
Rollin Mr. Henry Hargreaves
Georgette Miss Louise Regnis
Balthazar Mr. Leslie Carter
Stephen Mr. 'Geoffrey Goodhart
Maurice Mr. Gordon Bailey
— Vaudeville.
GROUSE AND THE HEATHER, THE, Scotch
revue, (produced by George Leyton. (Octo-
ber 27.— West End Playhouse, Glasgow.)
December 29. — Balham Hippodrome.
GRUMPY, comedy, in three acts, by Horace
Hodges and T. Wigney Peroival. Septem-
ber 19.
Andrew Bullivant Mr. Cyril Maude
Ernest Heron .. Mr. Edward Combermere
Ruddock Mr. John Harwood
Mr. Jarvis Mr. Montague Love
Isaac Wolfe Mr. Lennox Pawle
Keble Mr. Arthur Curtis
Merridan Mr. James Dale
Dawson Mr. P. Young
Dr. Maclaren Mr. E. Groom
Susan Miss M. Andrew
Virginia Bullivant.... Miss Margery Maude
—Royal, Glasgow.
HABIT VERT, L', French farce, by de Flers
and de Caillavet. originally represented
at the Varie'te's, Paris. June 9.
Duchesse de Maulevrier
Mme. Jeanne Granier
Brigitte Touchard..Mlle. Betty Daussmond
Mme. de Saint Gobain
Mile. Therese Ornay
Mme. de Jargeau Mile. Nelly Beryl
(Mme. Janvr« Mile. Sahita
Habit Vert, L' (continued).
Mile. Marechal Mile. Louise Baudry
De Saint Gobain M. Foucher
Le Colonel M. Rudolphe Verlez
Secretaire Particulier M. Maujean
Officier de la Garde M. Valentin
Eveque de Tarentaise M. Souchon
Due de Maulevrier M. G. Guy
Hubert de Latour-Latour M. Rozenberg
Parmeline M. 6. Fabre
Pinchet M. Poggi
Durand M. Chambreuil
General Roussy des Charmille..M. A. Simon
Le Baron Benin M. Rozanne
Le Doyen M. Emile Petit
Francois M. Dupuis
Laurel M. G. Dupray
Champlein M. Alexandre
Michel M. Fontin
— New
HAIRDRESSER, THE, (farcical sketch, in four
scenes. (August 25, Hippodrome, Bed-
mister.) September 8.
Aldwin Devigne .. Mr. Jimmy Learmouth
Lord Fallsdene Mr. George Rick&tts
Mr. Jack Daw Mr. Charles Stevens
Bains Miss Kingston
Miss Take-Moore Meringue. .Miss Ruby Riley
Lady Fallsdene Miss Dollis Brooke
—Oxford.
HALF AN HOUR, play, in three scenes, by J.
M. Barrie. September 29.
Mr. Ganson Mr. Edmund Gwenn
Doctor Brodie Mr. Sydney Valentine
Hugh Paton Mr. Frank Esmond
Mr. Redding Mr. J. Woodsill-Biirde
Butler Mr. James English
Susie Miss Gertrude Lang
Mrs. Redding Miss Netta Weatcott
Lady Lilian Garaon . . Muss Irene Vanbrugh
— London Hippodrome.
HAMLET, Mr. Forbes Robertson's revival of
Shakespeare's play. March 22.
Claudius Mir. Walter Ringham
Hamlet Mr. J. Forbes-Robertson
Horatio Mr. S. A. Cookson
Polonius '. Mr. J. H. Barnes
Laertes Mr. Alex. Bcott-Gatty
Ghost of Hamlet's Father. .Mr. Percy Rhodes
Fortinbras Mr. Grendon Bentley
Rosencrantz Mr. Montague Rutherfurd
Guildenstern Mr. Eric Ross
Osric Mr. George Hayes
Miarce.ll us Mr. Robert Atkins
Bernardo Mr. Richard Andean
Francisco Mr. E. A. Dcney
Reynaildo Mr. Eric Ross
First Player Mr. Robert Atkins
Second Player Mr. R. Andean
First, Gravediigger Mr. J. H. Ryley
Second Gravedigger Mr. S. T. Pearce
Priest Mr. Montague Rutherfurd
Gertrude Miss Adeline Bourne
Player Queen Miss Olive Richardson
Ophelia Miss Gertrude Elliott
— Drury Lane.
HAMLET. The Pioneer Players revived
Shakespeare's play. March 9.
Francisco Mr. Kenneth Kent
Bernardo* Mr. Eric Snowdon
Horatio Mr. Halliwell Hobbes
Marcellus , . . . Mr. Howard Sturge
Ghost Mr. Courtenay Thorpe
Claudius Mr. Charles Vane
Gertrude Mrs. Saba Raleigh
Hamlet Mr. Louis Culvert
Polonius Mr. Fisher White
Laertes Mr. James Berry
Voltimand Mr. Charles Kenyon
Cornelius Mr. Alan Stevenson
Ophelia Miss Ellen O'Malley
Reynaldo Mr. Lancelot Lowder
Rosencrantz Mr. Edmund Breon
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181
Hiimlft (cantinued).
Guildenstern Mr. Hulnrt Willis
First Player Mr. Clann
• •ad Player .Mr. \. U. Tupping
Third Player Mr. Gordon Gay
Fortinbras Mr. Henderson Bland
A Captain Mr. Lancelot Lowder
\ Gentleman Mr. Alan Stevenson
\ Sailor Mr. llereward Knight
\ Lord Mr. Lionel C'arltoli
iwn Mr. Edmund <; \svnii
>nd Clown Mr. Leon M. Lion
A Priest Mr. A. B. Tapping
[C Mr. Krnrst Thesiger
English Ambassador .. Mr. Eric Snowdon
—King's Hall, W.C.
HANDFUL, Till), a comedy, in four acts, by
William Gordon Edwards. March 8. Last
performance (the 05th), May 8.
.sir Arthur Wetheral, K.C.
Mr. \V. Graham Browne
Richard Stern Mr. Charles V. France
Tom Wetheral Mr. Steff Macdonald
Lord Brandon Mr. John Astley
Landlord of Inn Mr. Horton Cooper
Butler Mr. George C. Brown*
A Fisherman Mr. George Bellamy
Lady Wetheral Miss Marie Tempest
Joyce Wetheral . . Miss Margaret Bruhling
Maid Miss Evelyn Beaumont
— Prince of Wales's.
HAPPY ISLAND, THE, play, in three acts,
adapted by James Bernard Fagan, from
the Hungarian of Melchior Lengyel.
March 24. Last performance (the nine-
• a), April 9.
Derek Arden Sir Herbert Tree
Andrew Remmiugton Mr. Norman McKinnel
Gilbert Hall M,r. Eric Maturin
Mortimer Hunt Mr. Nigel Playfair
Lord Somerfleld Mr. Arthur Wood
Sir Gordon Stephens.. Mr. A. Scott Craven
James Blake Mr. Henry Scott
Baxter Mr. A. E. George
Groves Mr. Francis Chamfer
Rorotu Mr. J. Fisher White
Jadedik Mr. E. O. Smythson
Ca.ptain Bainbrig Mr. Henry Morrell
Lieut. Hawes Mr. Stanley Hewlett
Midshipman Merryweather Mr. R. Grasdorff
Rogers .' Mr. Roy B yford
Williams Mr. Ben Field
Murphy Mr. Archibald Forbes
Smith' Mr. George Laundy
Clair Remmington . . Miss P. Neilson-Terry
Lady Auatha Pangbourne. .Miss F. D>illon
Ruby Pardoe Miss Patricia oaeaae
Alice Forder Miss Mar got Brigden
Eva Barnes Miss Marjorie Dyson
Jauaba Miss Mnrjorie Patterson
—His Majesty's.
HARBOUR WATCH, THE, play, in one act,
by Rudyard Kipling. April 22. Went into
the evening bill at the Royalty, September
15.
Emanuel Pyecroft .... Mr. A. B. Murray
Edward Glass Mr. G. F. Tully
Albert Blashford .. Mr. Lawford Davidson
William Agg Mr. H. Lane Bavliff
Corporal Walters.. Mr. W. Lemmon W'arde
Jenny Blashford Mi.^ Uarjorte I My
— Royalty.
HARLEQUINADE, THE, play, contrived by
Dion Clayton Calthrop and Granville
Barker, music by Morton Stephenson.
September 1. Last performance (the
52nd), October 25.
Miss Alice Whistler. .Miss Cathleen NerotM
Her Uncle Edward .. Mr. Arthur Whltbj
Harlequin Mr. Donald Calthfop
Columbine Miss Phc^a Hayes
Clown Mr. Nieel Playfair
Pantaloon Mr. H. 0. Nicholson
U'tt).
A HI-PI Mr. LOII Qimru-rmadn*
A Villain Mr. !!• . toon
A Philosopher Mr. Ralph Hut/ton
— St. James's.
HAUVI-sr OF HATE. THE. drama, in four
acts, by A. T. Dancey.
Onna "Un^'r '-. Frank Carlyl*
Frank Dunst. -r .. Mr. Arthur Charringtoii
t« Markham .. Mr. ('has. W. Ti:
Andrew Fairburn — Mr. Chas. Turner
•,-ht Mr. A. I
Tod Bmllor Mr. i ;>d*U
Kitty Meadows Mr. Jack J. Dancey
I'wylight .. Miss Ethel Crawford
Lola Tempest -tepheneoo
— N' :i<-ad.
HAVOC, play, in three acts, by John Hasting*
Turner. November 3.
Geoffrey Charleston Mr. Noel Phelpa
James Worth .... Mr. R. Henderson Bland
Redman Mr. Cyril Percy
Ross Mr. James Holland*
Ferris Mr. Jan:
Fenner Mr. Bernard Sir
Dorothy Neville Miss Joan Harcourt
Eileen Charleton Miss Ella Erskint-
— Pier, Eastbourne.
HEADMASTER, THE. comedy, in four acU,
by Wilfn-d T. Coleby and Edward
lauch. January 22. Last perform
(the 164th) June 18.
Rev. Cuthbert Sanctuary. .Mr. Cyril Maude
Portia Miss Margery Maude
Antigone Miss Kathleen Jones
Jack Struhan .. Mr. Edward Combermere
Munton Mr. J. Har
Hon. Manford Wilton.. Mr. Charles Bibby
Hon. Cornelia Grantley..M Ivor
Palisser Orantley Air. Arthur Curtis
Richards major Mr. Jack Hohbs
Jim Stuart M R ae
Bill Etheridge .. Master Kendrick Huxham
— Playhouse.
HEATIT OF A CHILD, THE. sketch. In one
act, presented by Mr*. Walter Simmons'
company.— Palace, Heading. January 20-
HEART OF AN ACTRESS, THE, dramatic
episode, in one acene, by La Rubda.
July 21.
Vera de Lara La Rubia
Flo Mis" Mary Ross Shor*
Mr. ROM Mr. Sydney T. Peaae
— Croydon Empire.
HE KNEW IT ALL THE TIME, sketch, by
vStanley Hope. April 21.— Opera House,
Jersey.
HELLO. EXCHANGE! sketch, by Edgar Wal-
lace. April 7.— London Pavilion.
HKLLO, LONDON! farcical musical comedy
lie, by A. Myddleton-Mvle*. AURI:
Sir Peter Pal .'. .. Mr. Edmund Edmunda
Ananias Gunn Mr. Frank Stone
Rudolf Labelle .... Mr. G. Villiero Arnold
Willie Gunn ' O'Brien
Rejreie Gunn Miss TlU<l.-\ Hanhury
Wcllincton Waffles Mr. <
Charintt Cross Mr. !-.>•> Mnin
r C Sloane Mr. Aneus MaodoiMM
Johnnie Walker Mr. Alfred Kranc.U
Vircinin M "Cll!l
Carrie Flip Miw» Feliri.i F.-rmin
^a Baker Miss Lillian Druk*
Nanti Knorti M
—Bow Palace.
Win:. THK. dramrttio epi^..le. In
one srr-ne. hv A. Patrick Wilwn. (May 12.
Alhambra, Glasgow.) Jun.
John St."- Mr. Dirkson MofTat
.Tnnet Stewnrr .... Mix Dorothy McMillan
David Murchie Mr. J^onard Booker
—Chelsea OPalacc.
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HER LADYSHIP, farcical sketch, by Harry
Grattan (previously produced at the
Hippodrome, Boscombe). February 17.
Mrs. Mary Desborough
Miss Marie Studholme
Arthur Desborough Mr. Walter Pearce
Mr. Billbury Mr. Cecil Burt
Maid Miss Tiny Grattan
— Wood Green Empire.
HER ONiE FALSE STEP., melodrama, in four
acts, by Ivan Patrick Gore. June 9.
Rev. Noel Thome.. Mr. George Edwin Clive
Sir David Darvilte .. Mr. Norman Lewas
iMajor Douglas Warne.. Mr. Hugh Travers
Bill Stanley Mr. Sydney Hallows
Ben Britton Mr. Edward Ashworth
Warder Moore Mr. Frank Eldridge
Old Gummage Mr. Fred East
P.O. Wilson Mr. Reginald B.age
Muriel Stanley Miss Amber Wyville
Nurse Elizabeth . . Miss E. M. MacAIlister
Betty Ireland Miss Maude Stuart
Lady Grace Darville . . Miss Lillian Aubrey
— Royal, Stratford.
HER ONLY REWARD; or, THE ARTIST'S
MODEL, dramatic sketch. March 20.
Marie Miss Marion de Manville
Jack Mr. Reginald A. Fox
— Tivoli, Manchester.
HER SIDE OF THE HOUSE, comedy, in three
acts, by Lechmere Worrall and Att<5 Hall.
(Gaiety, Hastings, February 24.) March 4.
ILast performance (tlhe fiSth), April 25.
Lord Arlington Mr. Godfrey Tearle
Duke of Vernay Mr. Spencer Trevor
•Lord Gerald Cholmley Mr. H. Deacon
Guy Errington Mr. Philip Anthony
Monsieur Teste Mr. Alfred Toose'
Simpson Mr. John Probert
Phillips Mr. Henry Wynn
Summers Mr. C. L. Stuart
Mr. Perkins Mr. Richard Carfax
Cecile Miss Dulce Musgrave
Mme. De Brienne Miss Helen Ferrers
Peggy Tresyllian Miss Helen Green
Lady Heathcote Miss Joy Chatwyn
Victorine Miss Jane Cooper
Marie Miss Manora Thew
— Aldwych.
HER WEDDING NIGHT, play, in one act, by
Alicia Ramsay. October 27.
Countess of Fotheringham
Miss Violet Vanbrugh
Earl of Fotheringham. .Mr. Roland Pertwee
— London Coliseum.
HIATUS, THE, play, in one act, by Eden
Phillpotts. (September 22, Gaiety, Man-
chester.) October 20.
Leonard Bassett Mr. Bernard Copping
Sir Hubert Innes, Bart... Mr. Percy Foster
Rix Mr. Basil Holmes
Jane Sturt Miss Amy Ravenscrof t
Amy Prodgers Miss Lucy Beaumont
—Court.
HIGHWAYMAN, THE. comic opera, in two
acts, by the late M. J. Blatchford, com-
posed by Joseph Broadbent. April 14.
Capt. Carstairs Mr. E. W Mitton
Sergt. Marrow Mr. H. Peel
Samuel Applepip Mr. G. L. Hanson
Jonathan Myrtle Mr. C. D. Wilson
Jack Junket Mr. Percy Eccles
Sergt. Fluff Mr. Arthur Dixon
Timothy Bunnett Mr. H. Spencer
Giles Ramshorn Mr. R. H. Woodcock
Flora Myrtle .... Miss Rosamund Clark
Alice Myrtle Miss Lena Pickles
Grace Myrtle Miss Baume
- Royal, Halifax.
HINDLE WAKES, revival of the play, in
three acts, by Stanley Houghton. Sep-
tember 22.
Mrs. Hawthorn .. Miss Louise Holbrook
Christopher Hawthorn Mr. Charles Bibby
• Fanny Hawthorn — Miss Muriel Pratt
Mrs. Jeff cote Miss Daisy England
Nathaniel Jeffcote — Mr. Herbert Lomas
Ada Miss Hilda Davies
Alan Jeffcote Mr. Leonard Mudie
Sir Timothy Farrar Mr. Edward Landor
Beatrice Farrar Miss Evelyn Hope
— Court.
HIS GAL; OR, 'ER 'AT, preliminary perform-
ance of a sketch by C. Douglas Carlile.
June 6.— Bedford.
HIS HONEYMOON, dramatic episode, in one
act, by G. W. Clifton. April 21.
John Robertson Mr. Coltson Mansell
Irene Miss Madge Trenchard
—Royal, Bury.
HIS LAST NIGHT OUT, sketch, by P. T.
Selbit. October 13.— London Pavilion.
HIS SATANIC MAJESTY, a farcical frenzy,
in one act, by A. J. Dearden. April 30.
— David Lewis Hostel, Liverpool.
HIS SON, play, in four acts, by E. Henry
Edwards and Edward Irwin. February 10.
—Winter Gardens, New Brighton.
HOLIDAY REVUE, THE, London production
of the musical extravaganza, written and
arranged by Henry Curwen, with music by
Alan D'Albert. June 30. — Chelsea Palace.
HOME-COMING, THE, drama, in one act, by
Gertrude Robins. April 10.
Ivan Loweski Mr. Philip Guary
Stefan Mr. Sean Connolly
Paul Loweski Mr. Farrell Pelly
Catherine Loweski .... Miss Helen Molony
—Abbey, Dublin.
HOME FROM THE BALL, one-act play, by
Edith Lyttelton. (Produced by the Theatre
in Eyre.) November 18.
—St. George's House, Regent St., W.
HOME RULE, sketch, by Judith Wogan.
(Produced by Amateurs.) April 11.
George Broadly Mr. W. S. Maddock
Dolly Broadly. ..Miss Claire Wogan Browne
Jeanne Miss Judith Wogan
—Gaiety, Dublin.
HONEYMOON EXPRESS, THE. January 20.
— Palace.
HONI SOIT, " Tune on a Triangle," by iLau-
rence Cowen, April 28. — Tivoli.
HONOURABLE WOMEN, a caricature, in
two acts, by James L. Dale. (Produced
by the Stage Players.) November 4.
Mrs. Abbey — < Miss Lucy Sibley
Raymond Abbey ..Mr. Percival Madgewick
Colonel Trant Mr. Cyril Ashford
Gwendoline Trant .. Miss Phyllis Thatcher
Rosalys Mend'elheim . . Mfes Lilian Revell
Netta Miss Evelyn Cecil
— Ambassadors'.
HOO RAY! on« act farce, by Lew Hearn and
Henry Ciive. September 1.— Stratford
Empire.
HOUR AND THE WOMAN, THE, play, ra
three acts, toy Marion Cunningham. (Pro-
duced by the Advance Players.) April 25.
Geoffrey Vane Mr. Harold Holland
Rhoda Vane Miss Irene Greenleaf
Tom Methlyn Mr. Percy Vernon
Rose Methlyn Miss Crystal Rayne
Mary Methlyn Miss Maud Marshall
Maurice Brant Mr. Leslie Rea
STAGS YEAR HOOK.
183
Hour and the Woman, Tin-
Louise Raymond Mis.s Kditi,
ii Mr. I
Pelligriui Mr. Reginald ll;<:
• aru Mr. I). \\e]|..
Penrl Rudel
Paul Rlldel Mr. L.-Min nr, .1 i
Alma Kudel \li-
nopolla.
HOI SI IN M\K)N STREET, 'MIL. (Ori-
Kinally entitled " Ki, Sim.
First variety present .-it i<.u of tlic plaj.
in out' act, l>y Anthony P. \\li.irtuii. Octo-
ber 13.
William Lassen Mr. Charles White
John Rutt Mr. Kollo Balmaine
('<•(•;! Henry Carter .. Sir. Ronald Squire
Ilaeburn Miss Hilda Trcvciyaii
— London ('••
HOW D'YE DO? revue, Iwok by Arthur Falk-
land, music by George Arthurs. Ji.em,
ber 8. — Grand, Chipham.
HOW Hi: I us I HIS TUAI.N. one-act farce,
by R. T. Guuton. April It;.— Clavier Hall.
HOW IT'S DONE, play, in <>n«- act.
duced at the Glob.-, l-'.-bruary 25.) June 2.
Major Cardigan Vi\ian
Mr. Weedon Grossmith
Clarice Manette De Vere
Shelley Calton
Reginald Bantock .. Mr. Wilfred i
Proprietor of Hotel .. Mr. Richard Hurley
Police Inspector — Mr. Arthur <;.
Detective Eraser Mr. Duncan Druoe
Waiter Mr. Hinnston
— London Coliseum.
HULLO, CINDERELLA! pantomime revue, by
Bertrand Davis, composed by Arthur
Wood. June 3. (Actors' Orphan* g<
—Royal Hospital Grounds, Clu-i
HULLO, TANGO! revue, in nine
Max Pemberton and A. 1'. de (.'ourville,
by George Arthurs, music by Louis
Hirsch. December 23. — London Hippo-
drome.
HUMAN NOTE. THE, one-act play, by Bea-
trice Heron-Maxwell. December 4.
Petronia Warden Miss Carrie TTaaso
-ie Miss Kitty Brown
William Hunt Mr. Cyril Hardinsham
Hew Warden Mr. R. Carfax Bayley
— Court.
HYLAS, classical pantomime, in one tableau,
by D. L. Murray, with music by Norman
Smith. January 2.
The Prince Mr. Ottino
Hylas Mr. D. L. Murray
A .Satyr Mr. Lindsay
The Water-Nymph .... Miss Lillie Lauri
— Rehearsal.
I DINE WITH MY MOTHER, revival <-f the
one-act comedy, adapted from !
by Michael Morton. (February 21. 1910,
Palace). May 26.
Sophie Arnould .. Miss IVaR.v Fitzmnurico
Prince D'Hauteville .. Mi-s Lewis !•'•.
Peter Didier Mr. Eric Cowley
The Chevalier Mr. Rupert Lumley
Marion Mi^-s Marcaret Gros
Chef Mr. A. .1. Char:
Footmen Man
Trotter, Eric Charles.
— flavoy.
I DO LIKE YOI'R EYES, revue, in three
';ray and Har.ild Simp-
son, lyrirg by Harold Simpsorn, mil-
Charles J. Moore, some situations In
Waters and William Harjrrenvfs, pro<lur*d
by Sidney Ellison. December 29.— Palla-
dium.
<rd Maybe.
25.
Mr Clia
Mr. DoiuOd MeK«y
Mr.
Smyth Mr. Philip DorM
hino Mr. J. 0. Abb«y
Mr.
Mr. Jos.
M
Ann
Lily West Miss
M.--. Bradbur) .
— Op< •: Helfaat.
IF UK HAD ONLY I . .val of the
acts, by Innlis Allen
ber 13, 1912, Little), November 19.
Myra Yale rrold
. ;ile Mr.
Mr-. \I i>
Hi ! an^e ..Mr
A I.-'iiVr Mr. (Jeor^'o De-!:
:•<! Vaughan-Thompson
Mr. Arthur Cleave
Mi Thompson
I'.uryh
Mis« Joyce 1:
— Queen's.
TVi: i:o| I;HT A ITJ!, farcical t-ketch, in one
-Imre-
dit'-h Empire.
I I.0\ 1' Yor: English a<i!i; • .lames
...T, of a cutiHxly, in three act^, by
fom r -j. loii.i
Arthur Van Doorman .. Mr. W
Clr t Hnnston
'iint Withinpton .. Mr. Ivo Da
Dr. Salvotti Mr. Art
I'hilip Head Mr. H. ! • vt.iii
'. n,l,Tby..Mr. R.ib.-rt Kar.jul:
Pop.- Mr. Martin Sands
Giles Mr. H. De I
Sandna, Marchcsa di Fontanaroaa • '
\":in D<x>rman).
—Ambassadors'.
[Mi'oK'i \NCI: OF BEIM; nn:.
Sir
Wil : February
forrnaiice (the 15th). March ~
Jam
IMITI.SF. OF A NIGHT. THE. play, in one
1 i:ili> and V.
ni!ii< r 2(i.
I] \\ainwright Miss Ruth Mackay
ndell
Ad. !
—Little.
IN \ M \ N
till
>gue.
F. H.Klart
Th. -r.way
A liiiru'lar M:
:' ' .irv .... M
Juan d'Albertl
Mr. Hal Charlton
Hobhouse . . Mr. Sidney Hughes
184
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
In a Man's Grip (continued).
Albert Thomas Parker
Mr. Ernest iPlumpton
P.C. Traynor Mr. Herbert F. Jones
Viscount Montressor
Little Dorothy Baker
Countess of St. Hilary
Miss Gertrude F. Godart
Lady Sophia Montressor
Miss Violet Craufurd
Lottie Hasluck Miss Nellie Sheffield
— Lyric, Hammersmith.
IN AND OUT, play, In three acts, founded by
" George Paston " on Papillon dit Lyonnais
le Juste, by Louis Bdniere. December 16.
Silas Churchward Mr. Edmund Gwenn
Mr. Ripley Mr. J. Rudge Harding
Mr. Luttrell Mr. A. E. Benedict
Horace Fleming Mr. Vernon Steel
Sir Henry Wollaston....Mr. Athol Stewart
William Hubbard Mr. Gordon Tomkins
Thomas Salter Mr. Norman Page
Crampton Mr. Horton Cooper
Mrs. Ripley Miss Lottie Venne
Eve Ripley Miss Mary Jerrold
Mabel Fleming Miss Marjprie Day
Susan Dyer Miss Sydney Fairbrother
Lady Wollaston .. Miss Muriel Ashwynne
Mrs. Hubbard Miss Annie Chippendale
Watson Miss Margaret Omar
— Shaftesbury.
INDIAN GIRL'S DEVOTION, AN, four-act
American drama, by F. M. Browmann.
March 10.
Jack Stevenson.. Mr. Mathew H. Grenville
Seth Preenes Mr. Cecil A. Melton
Who Ray Mr. Fred Osmond
Lanky Bill Mr. Percy H. Wood
Limber Tim Mr. Robert Mann
Indian Jos6 Mr. Chas. H. Gallier
Eagle Eye Mr. Reginald T. Fox
Bossie Hawkins Mr. Oscar Power
Jonathan Hope .... Mr. C. Croxton Jones
Buckskin Charlie Mr. Wm. Emery
Tony Foster Mr. Harold Goodyier
Wild Flower Miss Alice Buckland
Katie Walsh Miss Elaine Vanbrugh
Golden Dawn Miss Lilian Malvern
Bessie Hope Miss Margaret Hobart
— Junction, Manchester.
INDIAN MUTINY, THE, revival of George
Daventry's melodrama (originally pro-
duced December 26, 1892, Burnley), Feb.
ruary 5. Last performance (the 45tty
March 15.— Princes.
INDIAN ROMANCE, AN, musical scena,
arranged by Florence Smithson, April 7. —
London Coliseum.
INFERIOR SEX, THE, comedy, in three acts,
by Frank Stayton. April 3. Last perform-
ance (the 20th) April 19.
Charles Winslow .. Mr. Kenneth Douglas
Bennett Mr. O. B. Clarence
Luigi Mr. Arthur Grenville
Ah Sin Mr. Percy Goodyer
Engineer Mr. Reyner Barton
Officer of R.M.S. " Dunottar Castle "
Mr. Gerald Ames
Eve Addison Miss RenSe Kelly
— Comedy.
IN HAARLEM THERE DWELT, musicdrame,
in four pictures, by Dora Bright, from a
story by Pieter Van iDer Meer. January
22.
Minna Miss Margery Maude
Gerritt Mr. Mark Paton
Polman Mr. James Dale
— Playhouse.
IN PURPLE INK, play, in three acts, by
Percy Fullerton. (Produced by Amateurs.)
December 16.
Walter James Mr. James Sexton
Martha Junes Mrs. Harold Dickinson
In Purple Ink (continued).
Mary Miss Lawrence
Wilson Mr. Angus Wall
George Mannering .. Mr. Harold Leighton
Nora James Miss Helinor Hard'i^
Timothy Smiggins Mr. E. Skinner
Howard Fletcher Mr. J. Eric David
Chief Counting Assistant. .Mr. G. J. Mahon
Mannering's Agent Mr. F. B. Lunt
James Worthington Mr. E. A. Strugnell
Worthington's Agent.. Mr. G. T. Starbuck
Shakespeare, Liverpool.
INTERLOPERS, comedy, In four acts, by
H. M. Harwood. September 15. Last per-
formance (the 33rd), October 13.
Peter Ross Mr. Dennis Eadie
Jack Chisholm Mr. Norman Trevor
Mr. Ross Mr. Hubert Harben
Amos Thorpe Mr. Miles Malleson
Mr. Robertson Mr. Campbell Gullan
Waiter Mr. Leonard Notcutt
Servant Mr. Arthur Baxendell
Iris Mahoney Miss Miriam Lewes
Margaret Chisholm .. Miss Evelyn Weeden
Isabel Ross Miss Elizabeth Risdon
Mrs. Ross Miss Gwynne Herbert
Beatrice Harbord Miss Elaine Sleddall
Phyllis Miss Lisa Stecker
Maid at Pinner Miss Olga Ward
Nurse- Miss Dorothy Dundas
— Royalty.
INTERLUDE OF THE CHARWOMAN. THE.
monologue, by Barry Pain. Performed by
Miss Nancy Price, January 30.— Bechstein
Hall.
IN THE AIR, one-act drama, by Frederick
Fenn. August 23.
Hilda Marsden Miss Mary O'Farell
Lieut. Geoffrey Tregenna
Mr. Cowley Wright
Lieut. Dennis Brady Mr. Leigh Lovel
Major-Gen. Stewart Pole
Mr. John Armstrong
— New.
IN THE BALKANS, romantic spectacle, book
by L. F. Durell, invented and produced by
Albert Hengler. March 17.
Maza Pasha Mr. Costello
Princess Zeleka Miss Marie Kildare
Irmak Hassan Mr. Matt Powell
Konnia Hassan Miss L. Melbourne
Hiram Maccarthy Mr. M. R. Nono
Mackintosh Mr. Doodles
Baltzik Mr. L. F. Durell
Suli Mr. Frank Eaglesfield
Kasyr Mr. Albini
Captain Yetish Mr. W. Almero
Muratizim Mr. L. A. Cooke
• — Hippodrome, Manchester.
IN THE DESERT, sketch, by John G. Bran-
don. September 29.
The Sheik El Thorab ..Mr. T. H. Bentham
Oran Mr. A. T. Daneey
Paul Ardon Mr. S. Elwyn Leslie
Zelie D'Armand Mile. Margot Delan
— Pavilion, Leicester.
IN THE GRAY OF THE DAWN, "story of
the New York Underworld," by Mary
Asquith and David Higgins. February 10.
Jim Nolan Mr. Walter Gay
Terry Sullivan Mr. Lionel D'Aragon
Steve Henessy Mr. Cecil Morton York
Dave Morgan Mr. William Dunlop
Bill Mr. Arthur Byron
Reliable Jake Mr. Charles Ashby
Molly Dowd Miss Lilian French
Freda Ducommon Miss Rose Morison
Two Step Liz Miss Doris Watson
Her Pard Mr. Johnny Watson
Jessie Cassidy Miss Maud Stuart
Kate Kerrigan Miss Jessie Millward
— Chelsea Palace
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
185
IN THE GRIP OF FATE, dramatic sketch, by
Alan York Charters. November 6.
Jem Mr. Fr«l Lake
Mike Mr. Mi. ILL! Muitley
Liza Miss Chri.-tine It.
Doctor Mr. King
— Cosmopolis.
IN I UK LIUIMRY, drama, in one act
\V. \V. Jacobs ami Herbert r
February 17.
Trayton Burleigh Mr. Roland Pcrtwee
James Fletcher Mr. Cyril II. Sworder
Burglar Mr. Richard Norton
•eant, of Police ..Mr. Lancelot Lowder
Policeman Mr. Fn •.!, ri,-k .hums
— London Opera House.
INVISIBLE MAX. T1IK. farce, in urn- act.
by Cyril Twyford and Leslie Lambert (sug-
gested by the story of the same title by
H. G. \\Y1M. November 3.
Denis Stewart Mr. G. Trevor Roller
Harry Hamber Mr. Cecil lievan
Police Inspector Mr. Frank Snell
P.O. Harris Mr. Herbert R::
Miss Evelyn Cooper .. Miss Tommy Clancy
— London Coliseum.
IN WAR TIME, dramatic sketch, by Emil
Lock. (Produced by the Black Cut Club.)
January 24.
The Princess Thordeski Miss Hall
Burgas Mr. C. Fletcher
Colonel Sorovitch . . Mr. Wilfred Stephen*
Olenka MJ.--S Alma Stanley
— Rehearsal.
IOLE, trapedy, in one act, in verse, by
Stephen Phillips. July 11.
Pelias Mr. J. H. Stanners
Laomedon Mr. E. Ion Swinley
An Old Man Mr. Eugene Herbert
A Priestess Miss Katharine Herbert
( Miss Margaret Gerome
Attendants , Miss LiUan Yates
lole Miss Efga Myers
— Cosmopolis.
IRISH STEW, one-act comedy, by May Finney.
May 12.
Mrs. Potter Mrs. Monroe
Dora Potter Miss Dorothy Falkiner
Mrs. Murphy Miss Sheelagh Tobin
J. Murphy ". Mr. \V. Henry
Servant Miss Elsie Hughes
—Abbey, Dublin.
IRIS OF THE RAINBOW, early Victorian
fantasy, in two acts, by Gwen Forwood.
(Produced by amateurs.) January 15.—
Town Hall, Rickmansworth.
IRON BARS sketch presented by France? TVle-
val. Septembers. — Shoreditch Olympic
IRON LAW, THE, one act play, by Ruth
Young. (Produced by the Actresses' Fran-
chise League.) July .v
Mary Erdington MJss Mildred Orme
William Erdington.. Mr. Lancelot Lowdi-r
Dorothy Dawson . . Miss Vera Cunningham
Mrs. Simkins Miss Nancy Blackwood
—Arts Centre, W.
I SHOULD SAY SO! "Cockney revue." by
George Barclay. Fred Malcolm, and Her
bert Rule, music by Herbert Rule, lyrics
by Herbert Rule. Tom M'Ghee, and Fred
Malcolm. December 8. — Surrey.
I SHOULD WORRY, extravaganza, with music,
in three scenes, by Arthur Davenport, the
lyrics by Clifford Harris, and the music
composed, selected, and arranged by James
W. Tate. (Preliminary production as IT
IS SO. August 4. Willesden Hippodrome.)
August 11.
Silas Q. Smith Mr. Ben Zellar
Mamie Jones Miss Marie Courtenay
President Nugget Mr. Barnsbury Dodd
. 'continued).
Miu Ragt -ufng
-ck Wayho
Ml.--, ilo.,!..- I!., bill". II ,
Signora Solfain . Marie Dalnton
:l O!dA«kJ
Mr. Dewingharn Hall L
Dr Mr. Tom Payne
'•al<l )
.lohiinii: Walki.-r M it.|,-r
Muihr. r M., i. nh. n; . r. .Mr. J.(k.; Friedman
—Pa
in: PIIUI: TII \T HKLl1.- mi; i
|il;c ,
duced by tin- I y 19.
niley
Mr. II. mi- Mr. Wai;
Charlie King
Miss Arinine <•
Kinily 1'ipt
Willie l'i|,.; i.ra.-dorir
Mr. 1'ickard Mr. .Si-ba.-'
Mrs. Manly M
Keity
Alfred Wright Mr. Vn
Walter Wright;
Miss '
Ted Mr. Pt r
— Court.
IT'S UP TO YOU, farcical sketch, in one
by George Arliss. (Originally produced at
the Kriipir.-, December, 1'jin, a^ \\ID-
\\ i:KDS). October 6.
William Waring M iioll.-
II.-"- Mr. H. i.. lirandoti
Mrs. Waring Mr Aulay
Mrs. Lewson ' ce Barnes
Jane, a Servant Mis* Jenn> Hackctt
— P.
IT P\VS TO ADVERTISE, one-act comedy, by
Sew ell Collins, imiMc by Arthur Kii:
art. October 13.
Clare Rornney, an actress.. Miss Frederick
Admiral Foster Mr. Harry Br
Lieut. Crawford Mr. (Jer.ild M
Lucie M irner
— Lewisham Hi|'|i.ir|:
IVAXHOE, play based on Sir Walter Scott's
romance. May 22. Last performance {tin-
iV.'iul), July 6.
Ivanhoe Mr. Lauilcrda!
Prince lohn Mr. F:
Lucas de Beaumanoir. .Mr.
Ahnir.l
Abdul Mr. H. Su!
Cedric the Saxon Mr. Allan \\
<;urth Mr. J. T. MucMillan
Wamba Mr. Fred Ingram
\tbelstane Mr. Norm.
ild Mr. Percy Baverstock
Sir Brian du Bois Guilbert
Mr. Ht-nr
De Bracy Mr. W. K. Hall
Claude V ' -riuth
maid Front du Kn u( Mr. Austen Milroy
Fit Mr. !.
Philip MalvoiMn Mr. Allen Kllis
Will Locksley Mr. Frank Harvey
Friar Ayliner Mr. Jcrrold Manvillc
Much the Miller M-- ^lilton
All-
Stamford Mi :\g*te
Sarah
Ulrica ..
Elgith.i M Nancy U
Richard, King of England
Warburton
Conrad Mr. F. Kl>\\..rthy
Francis . . .
Isaac of York Mr
Rebecca .. : . !l-Bnine
—Lyceum.
186
THE STAGE Y£AR BOOK:.
IVAN LE TERRIBLE. First production to
England of an opera, in three acts and
five tableaux, music by Rirasky-Korsakow.
July 8.
Tsar Ivan, "The Terrible "..M. Chaliaplne
Prince Youri Tokmakoff..M. Paul Andreew
The Boyard Nikita Matuta
M. Nicolas Andreew
Prince Athanasius Vdazemsky
M. Zaporojetz
Michael Toucha M. Damaew
Yushco Velebin M. Zaporojetz
Princess Olga Tokmakoff Mme. Brian
Stephanie Matuta Mme. Nicolaewa
Vlasyevna Mme. Petrenko
A Sentinel M. Semenow
Conductor, M. Emile Cooper. Opera pro-
duced toy M. Alexandra Sanine. General
stage director, M. P. Strobinder. Chorus,
under the direction of M. D. Pokhitonov.
Stage manager, M. O. Allegri.
— Drury Lane.
JACKDAW, THE, first variety presentation of
Lady Gregory's play. August 4.— London
Coliseum.
J'ADORiE CA, MM. Celval and Charley's revue
from the Ba-Ta-Clan, Paris. May 5.
Second edition, with the addition of new
tableaux, June 16.— Middlesex.
JANE CLEGG, play, in three acts, by St.
John G. Ervine. (April 21, Gaiety, Man-
chester.) May 19.
Mrs Clegg Miss Clare Greet
Jane Clegg Miss Sybil Thorndike
Jenny Clegg Miss Mabel Salkeld
Johnnie Clegg Mr. Tommy Nickson
Henry Clegg Mr. Bernard Copping
Mr. Munce Mr. Eliot Makeham
Mr. Morrison Mr. Ernest Haines
— Court.
JAPANESE CURIO, THE. playlet, by Mr«
A. C. Bunten. January 28.
Frokuchi Mr. Alexander Price
0 Chry San Miss G. Vander Beck
0 Tomatan Miss Ellen Robinson
A Priest Mr. Joseph Ireland
— Lyceum Club.
JAPPY CHAPPY, musical play for children,
by E. L. Shute, music by H. W. Hewlett.
November 28.— Little.
JEPHTHAH'S DAUGHTER, play, in three
•acts and prologue, by X.Y.Z. (Produced
by amateurs.) January 27.
Prologue.
Mr. Norton Mr. Ross Hills
Priest Mr. R. LI. Hartley
Innkeeper Mr. H. J. Bacley
Johanna Miss Engine Bradsnaw
First Peasant Mr. Harold Skerrett
Second Peasant Mr. J. Peake Jenson
Play.
MT. Norton Mr. Ross Hilts
Mrs. Norton Mrs. Rihan
Margot Miss Delia Rihan
Mme. De Beaurdvage Mrs. Ogden
Sir H. Mainwaring Mr. R. LI. Hartley
Gerald Farringdon Mr. T. Armstrong
Cardinal Mr. E. R. Lingard
Huida Miss Margaret A. Borrett
Dr. Harbord Mr. Basil Moorhou.se
Butler Mr. Albert Walthew
— Garrick Chambers, Stockport.
JEWEL OF THE EAST, THE, dramatic epi-
sode. March 17. — Bedford.
JIM THE PENMAN. Revival of the four-act
play by the late Sir Charles L. Young,
Bart. (Originally produced March 25,
1886, Haymarket.) June 18. Last per-
formance (the 61st), August 9.
James Ralston .. Mr. Norman McKinnel
Lord DreUocourt Mr. Athol Stewart
Jim the Penman (continued),
Baron Hartfeldt .... Mr. J. Fisher White
Captain Redwood .. Mr. Kenneth Douglaa
Louis Percival Mr. Godfrey Tearle
Mr. Netherby Mr. E. F. Mayeur
Mr. Chapstone Mr. Arthur Grenville
Dr. Pettywise Mr. Edgar Payne
Butler Mr. D. Greene
Footman Mr. Horace Bradley
George Ralston Mr. Evan Thomas
Agnes Ralston Miss Rene"e Kelly
Lady Dunscombe Miss Helen Ferrers
Mrs. Chapstone Miss Nellie Bouverie
Mrs. Ralston Miss Grace Lane
— Comedy.
JOAN OF ARC, historical music drama, in a
prologue, three acts, and seven tableaux,
by Raymond R6ze. November 1.
Joan of Arc Miss Lilian Granfelt
Jacques Mr. Norman Williams
Durand Lazard Mr. Furness Williams
Charles VII Mr. Henry Rabke
Gerald Machet Mr. Manitto Klitgaard
Regnault de Chartres Mr. Cormac O'Shane
Estienne de Vignolles. .Mr. Edward Ramsay
Karl of Dunois Mr. Raoul Torrent
Philip, Duke of Burgundy
Mr. Charles Mott
Isabeau de Baviere Miss Dora Gibson
An English Soldier .. Mr. Julian Kimbell
Raymond M iss Renee Gratz
De La Tremouille Mr. John Bellkim
The Jester Mr. Allan Glen
The Voices — Misses Marie Scott, Ethel
Duthoit, Florence Ludwig, Millicent
Cane.
Premiere Danseuse, Karina. Premier Dan-
simr, Roberty.
Assisted by Misses Marjorie Neville and
Gwen Gauntlett.
Maitre de Ballet, M. Espinosa.
Conducted by the Composer.
— Covent Garden.
JOHN ANDERSON'S CHANCE, a play, dn
one act, by Mrs. Steuart Erskine. March
12.
Maisie Anderson ..Miss Marjorie Hamilton
John Anderson Mr. Jackson Wilcox
Olga Deane Miss Inez Bensusan
—King's Hall, W.C.
JONESES, THE, play of Welsh life, in three
acts, by Laurence Cowen. November 1.
Last performance (the 23rd), November 21.
John Thomas Jones. .Mr. Cadwalader Jones
Elizabeth Ann Jones.. Miss Nancy Roberts
Plantagenet Jones Mr. Harcourt Williams
David Morgan Jones. .Mr. H. West Gwynne
Elcazer Lewis Jones Mr. Tom Owen
Myfanwy Jones Miss Eleanor Daniels
Jane Ellen Evans Miss Lilian Mason
Moses Llewellyn Watkin. .Mr. Ted Hopkins
Nance Ellen Diavies M.iss May Hopkins
Rev. Daniel Thomas. .Mr. Harding Thomas
Captain Owen Thomas.. Mr. R. A. Hopkins
Thomas Christmas Jenkins
Mr. Alec Thomas
William Glyndwr Morris
Mr. William Morgan
Hugh Tredegar Williams
Mr. Gareth Hughes
—Strand.
JONES IN EARNEST, play, in one act, by
Francis M. G. Abell. October 24.
Lucy Brind Miss Daphne Erskine
Dick Brind Mr. Ewart Scott
Gerald Soames . . Mr. R. Campbell Fletcher
Tomlin Miss Catherine Lord
—Court.
JOCK'S INVENTION, Scotch comedy sketch.
November 18.— Empire, G.iU«ow.
THE STAKE ]'KAR BOOK.
187
I'll AND Ills HKI'.THI |n f,,,ir
acts, by Louis N. Park
IflUILITBB.
Jacob Herbert Tree
Reuben ..] f Mr. Philip MerivaJa
Simeon . . I Sons of j Mr. H. A. Snintsbury
r.ovi j Leah j Mr. L. B. Hnrley
Judah I ( Mr. Hubert Carter
Dan \ Pons of ( Mr. Howard Rose
Naphtali f Hilliah \ Mr. Bernard Htorrs
Gad ( Sons of j Mr. Richard Neville
Asher ) Zilpah | Mr. Stanley Howlett
Issachar. . ] s^"e'f j Mr. J. W. Mollison
Zebulun f b£°' £' ( Mr. Cyril Sworder
Joseph . . I Sons of f Mr. George Relpb
Benjamin ) Rachel I Mr. Alfred Will mo re
Hachel Miss Cynthia
Bilhah Miss Frances Torn us
Zilpah Miss Geomina Milne
Miss Rhoda
A Singer Miss Hilda Antony
Camel Driver Mr. Dennis Wyndhnm
1st Slave Mr. Alexander Sarner
2nd Slave Mr. Victor M. I
3rd Slave Mr. Laurence Sterner
EGYPTIANS.
Pharaoh Mr. Henry Vibart
Potlphar '. . Mr. Owen Routrlnvnod
Imhotep Mr. Basset t Roe
i Mr. Roy Byfnrd
Mcnthu Mr. Edward Irwin
Enenkhei Mr. Henry Morrell
/uleika Miss Maxirie Klliott
Asenath Miss Jessie Winter
Wakara Miss Alice Phillips
Tamai Miss V. Vivien-Vivien
Ani Mr. G. F. Weir
Hern Mr. G. Dickson-Kenwin
S'-hni Mr. Chris Walker
Atha Mr. A. H. Goddard
Ranofer Mr. A. Nicholson Tucker
Pesbes Mr. A. T.uhinioff
Mehtu Miss Patricia Stuart
Anset Miss Ksnie Lee
Arilenrni Miss Joyce Francis
Taherer Miss Louise Regnis
Nesta Miss Ef|>a Myers
A Dancer Miss Delphine Wyndham
—His Mai
JOUR DE MME. OCTAVE AMEDEE, LE (La
Bourgeoisie), an episode from Juliette
Mylo's " Silhouettes Parisienne." March 7.
Gaby Mile. Juliette Mylo
Mme. Dupuis Mile. Alice Dermont
Octave Aniedce M. Yves Schwari:
M. Gentil M. Rene" Helie
M. Deroy M. Jean Menetrez
— Cosmopolis.
JULIAN GETS RESPECTABLE. farcical
comedy, by H. Browninc June 9.
Julian Terraine .. Mr. Stephen T. Kwart
Mrs. Turnpenny Miss Cecil,- Uan-lay
Mr. Turnpenny Mr. E. W. Thomas
Lucille Turnpenny
Hornthy Dewhurst
Jackie Hinton Mr. Rupert Lister
Miss Hinton Miss A. Vansittarr
Gibson Mr. Wilfred K. shine
A Bailiff Mr. J. A. Do.ld
Lady Southwiek Miss Au'ip's Knifrhtx
Emmy Southwick Mi-s ('. Knniili\
Laundry Maid Miss A. Vansittart
M'anager of Laundry .. Mr. Kdward ('•
James Murphy Mr. J. \ n<"M
John Murpiy' Mr. Seiriol Rutherford
Mr. Hopkins Mr. C. Edwards
Servant Mr. A. Cecil
—Winter Gardens, New Brighton.
JULIUS CJESAR, Sir Herbert Tree's revival of
Shakespeare's play. June 2.V
-His Majesty's.
•H Li : . com-
JuliiiH Ciunar Mr Will*
Mr
Marcu
Marcus HrutiiH ..
Mr. .1
Casca M
Trebonliu Mr M.,ri.-v
III-CMIS Unit us Mr. llcrnard '
MctdliH Cimb.-r Mr. II
Cinna Mr. Torn Kilfov
Flavins MT
Marullus Mr. Ernest
•-. .Mr. Fra;
Lucius Master Wilr:
Calpurnia Miss Mary Ft-nner
Portia Miss Sybi>
Artemidorus, of Cnidos ..Mr. John Wardle
Cinna Mr. Lionel Uriel.'*
Another Poet Mr. N
Lucilius Mr. I;
Titinius Mr. Hernard '
-sala Mr. Kn,
I'iccro Mr. .V
Publiiis >Tr. Arthur
Popilius Lena Mr. Arthur Pod:
Voiintr Cato .. Mr. Knu .'..-rtson
Volumnius Mr. Fred V M
V'arro Mr. Hubert Helliwell
Clitus Mr. Km
Claudius Mr. Charl'-s Ci»tcl|o
Strato Mr. John W
Dardanlus Mr. James Dilloi.
Pindarus Mr. S. A,
First Citizen Mr. .7am. -s Dillon
Second Citizen Mr. Norman E. Lnughton
Third Citizen Mr. Charles Costello
Fourth Citizen Mr. Joseph Wricht
Antony's Servant Mr. En-
Cffisar's Servant Mr. Raymond Conway
Octavius' Servant Mr. John Wardle
First Commoner M 'lion
'Hd Commoner Mr. Eliot Makeham
First Soldier Mr. Norman E. Lauchton
Second Soldier Mr. Tnrn Kilfov
— Gaiety. Mali.-'
Jt'Ll! . revival of SI
play. April 29. .Mirt.
JUNGLE ROMANCE. A. musical
Wilfred Douthitt. April 7.
— Txindon Coliseum.
JIT.Y RETIRE. THE. one-act play, by Austin
: . ()ct,,l,er 22.
Dr. Kenny Mr. Charles Norman
Pat Casey Mr. H. T-
Phelini O'Knurke .. Mr. Edmui
•:tre.
\ I HiniiLIS. .,ne-aet |-l:i\
Kathleen Ileale. October 18.
John Faulkner Mr. GenfTre>
Gerald Faulkner Mr. Seymour !
Ikner .... Miss Viol,"
Janet Miss Marion i
s\i>il Horf.m Miss Hilda 1
Mrs. llorton Miss Mar-.-ar, t Murch
Hippodroi
JUST IN TIME, monologue by Williair
ban ' .>h. Played by Mr.
Sam \Val-h. May )•_'.
US OF \!
four
- Palaci Soul
KEEPER OF THE KEY -
liiddulph Synion r 4.
la Warden Mi^ E. V. Richar-1
Edmond Warden Mr. Powell Symondu
Parkerson >tr. f -imnd
—Empire, Littlchauipton
188
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KEEPING SUNDAY, farce, by Wilfrid Step-
hens. March 18.
Captain FitzJames Mr. Dan Seymour
Cuthbert Savage Mr. Wilfrid Stephens
Dan Dabble Mr. Albert Hayzen
A Cabman Mr. Arthur Campbell
Maidee Kent Miss Mona Maughan
A Servant 'Girl Miss •Ena Haye Howe
— Rehearsal.
KEEP SMILING, revue, comedy scenes by
Cosmo Gordon Lennox and L. E. Berman,
lyrics by Hugh E. Wright, Assyrian ballet
produced by Theodore Kosloff, dances and
ensembles arranged by J. W. Jackson.
October 6.— Alhambra.
KHOVANCHINA, LA, music drama, in three
acts and four tableaux, by M. P. Mous-
sorgsky, orchestration by Rimsky-Korsa-
kow. July 1.
Dosithens M. Chaliapine
Prince Ivan Khovansky — M. Zaporojetz
Prince Andrew Khovansky ..M. Damaew
Chaklovity Mr. Paul Andrew
Maria Mme. Petrenko
The Scribe M. Nicolas Andreew
Emma Mil. Brian
Varsonoflev M. Bellanin
Kouska M. Bokhakow
i M. Belianin
Theree Streitsy •] M. Alexandrowitch
I M. Strobinder
Suzanne Mile. Nicolaewa
The Persian dance in Tableau III. com-
posed and arranged toy (M. Adolf Bolm.
Miles. Astafleva, Tcherniohova, Maiche-
srka, Pflac, Kopycinska, Konietska,
Bonietska, Dombrovska, Jezerska, Gouluk,
Maningsova, Bromney.
Conductor, M. Emile Cooper.
Opera produced by M. Alexandre Sanine.
Stage Manager, M. Charles Waltz. Dances
composed and arranged by M. Adolf Bolm.
— Drury Lane.
KID, THE, sketch, presented by H. W.
Waynes. March 10. — Olympia, Shoreditch.
KILL THAT FLY! a revised version of the
revue was presented on January 16. —
Alhambra.
KING OF THE GOLDEN MOUNTAINS, THE,
children's fairy play, adapted from Grimm's
Fairy Tales, by John J. Sullivan. Decem-
ber 29. — New, Manchester.
KING'S (BLESSING, THE, iplay, in five aofcs,
by Walter Savage Cooper. (Produced by
amateurs.) February 10.
King Wenceslas Mr. W. Savage Cooper
Prince Mordred Mr. Dashwood Carter
Princess Agnes Miss Adelaide Watts
Princess Mathilda Miss Doris English
Count Stanislaus . .Mr. Berkeley Cascoigne
Eric Miss Christine Tempest
Lord Conrad Mr. Eric Lester
Lord Oswald Mr. Cyril Cheffins
Lady Edith Mrs. Herbert Teasdale
Lady Ida Mrs. Dashwood Carter
Lord Godwyn Mr. Cecil Lowes
Sir Leofric Mr. Cecil Lowes
Bertha Miss Isobel English
Gurth Mr. Sydney Gowlett
Grissel Miss Marg'aret Way
Emm Miss Ethel Cheffins
Robin Mr. Cyril Chefflns
Gaffer Hugh Mr. Claude Welch
Hal Mr. Eric Lester
1st Officer ...• Mr. Joseph Baxley
2nd Officer Mr. Geo. Blount
Grandad Mr. Philip Jewin
Cripplegate Institute.
KING'S MINSTREL, THE, play, In one act,
by F. Randle Ay rton. -^Coronet, February
KING'S OWN, THE, dramatic sketch, in one
scene, by Herbert Sidney. September 16.
Colonel Brett Sharpies
Mr. Jerome Rollason
Mrs. Arundel Miss Elsie Rollason
— Canterbury.
KISS OF JUDAS, THE, play, in ten scenes,
by H. A. and Dora Langlois. September
29.
Archer Cameron Mr. John Davidson
Harry Trehearne Mr. Paul Neville
Sid Daring •."•:.•.'.} Mr' Cedl Ravenswood
Horace Blackoow, J.P.
Mr. Charles Dickens
Crocker Mr. Leo Montgomery
TomTagget :::}Mr'F- Arnold Mussett
Claffin Mr. R. Seath Innes
Ostler Mr. Charles Townsend
Mabel Cameron Miss Evie Conway
Rose Daring Miss Gwen Watson
Paula St. Osyth Miss Bessie Thompson
Mrs. Trother Miss Beatrice Hudson
Cyril Cameron .., Miss Doris Neil
Bob Miss Grace Emery
— Royal, Liverpool.
KNIGHT OF THE GARTER, THE, farcical
comedietta, by J. E. Harold Terry, March
3.
Millicent Barton Miss Gillian Dene
James Carey Mr. Clarence Bigge
Septimus Barton Mr. John Deverell
— Tivoli.
LABOUR LEADER, THE, melodrama, in ten
scenes, by Frand Lindo. June 9.
Mark Staveley Mr. Harry Tresham
Henry Dornton Mr. J. Templar Ellis
Richard Carswell Mr. Clavering Craig
Tom Lorrimer Mr. Percy Boucher
Sam Stripes Mr. Wm. A. Armour
Podgers Mr. Ivor Smith
Rev. Wilfrid Lucas Mr. John Belton
Andrews Mr. Alfred Ames
Annette Miss Alice Baines
Gracie Staveley ..Miss Bertha Brocclehurst
Peggy Silber Miss Molly Hackett
Countess of Castleburg
Miss Francis J. May
Mary Miss Louise Hampton
— Alhambra, Openshaw.
LADIES OF BAGDAD, THE, Oriental comic
opera, in two acts, written and composed
by A. Stanley Gill. (Produced by ama-
teurs.) January 26.
Haroun-al-Raschid ..Mr. Percy W. Hobson
Prince Ahmed Mr. Albert Farnsworth
Tipbad Mr. Harry Farnswortn
El Akbar Mr. J. H. Lees
Giafar Mr. Frank Lees
Mesrour Mr. Stanley Martin
Ibraheem Mr. Digby Wootton
Herald of Abmed ..Mr. Wilfrid Robinson
Forbidden-Fruit Miss Elsie Wilkins
Sweeping-Train Miss Connie Harrison
Flutter-ot'-Frills..Mme. Florence Farnsworth
Pearl -of-the-Portal Miss Dorothy Irene
Dish-of-Dainties Miss Minnie Frost
Bul-Bul Mme. Middleton Woodward
Candidates :— Misses W. Woollatt, D.
Blee, I. Witham, (N. Harper, I. Sargent, B.
Greensmith, I. Hill, and G. Baumfield.
— Mechanics' Hall, Nottingham.
LADY DOCTOR, THE, one act play, by Richard
Maurice. (Produced by the Black Cat
Club.)
Dr. Joan Portland .... Miss Joan Ashby
Dr. George Portland
Mr. Douglas Murray
Jack Mr. F. A. E, Pine
Servant .Miss Dulcia Ellwood
—Rehearsal, June 27.
THE STAGE >OtC.
189
LADY NOOUS. play in thre« acts, adapted
iton from stories liy Edgar
JepbaOD. February 15. Last performance
I. Aj>ril 18.
,1 orringtoii Mr. Lyston Lyle
Liilly llorrodailo Mr. K. Evan 'Hi
.' Alfred »iri-Ki{ Mr. A-lifii I1,
Lord Hartlepool Mr. Li
my I'ottciiham Mr. Kenneth K.-ul
-Ult'uaU' .... Mr. Arthur Circiivillc
(•ottcrill Mr. Key HIT Barton
i ton Mr. Ed«ar 1!. Payne
!cia Lady Urandison
MUs Mary Glynno
iiitcss Karskoviteh .. Mrs. Saba Kaleldi
-. Stetson Mi~-, .Mary Mackenzie
iiess of Huddorsiield
Mi»s Hettie Cavendish
Lady Hartlepool Miss May Warley
su/.i'tto Miss Margaret Chute
— Comedy.
LAIRD AND THE LADY, THE, comedietta,
in one scene, by Jessie Millward and John
•idinning. August 4.
The Lady Miss Jessie Millward
Mrs. McLean Miss Lilian Caird
Tile Mclirt'gor Mr. H. Ni-ilsoii
The Laird Mr. John Glendinning
— Chelsea Palace.
!. \M> OF THE FREE, THE, one act play,
r.ertha N. Graham. January 27.
Mr. Hardacre Mr. Ralph Button
Jenny Miss Leah Batepan-Huntet
Clare Canninge Miss Phyllis Kclph
Mr. Roinily Mr. Char'
— Cosmopolis, V.
LAST ROLL CALL, THE, Scottish sketch, Dy
\Val Croft. May -Jf,.
Sergeant Geordie Robertson
Mr. Wai Croft
Maggie Robertson
Miss Jtathleen Naughton
— Empn 'ss>.
LAST SCENE, THE, melodramatic sketch.
May 19.
— Euston.
I. AST VTISIT, THE, one act play, by Hermann
Sudermann. (Produced by the Pioneer
Players). May 18.
Daisy Miss Ruth Bower
Frau Mulbridge Miss Marie Ault
Mulbridge Mr. Tom Woods
Tempski Mr. Kric .UVney
A Groom Mr. Lionel Carlton
Lieutenant Von Wolters. .Mr. James Berry
Kellerman Mr. Anthony Warde
The Unknown Lady Miss lledda !
— Little.
LATCHKEY. THE, one act play, by Percy
Fitzgerald. November 21.
Mrs. Winterton .. Miss Kitty Wttloughby
Algernon Dormer Mr. Walter Dank*
Policeman Al Mr. Charl.
Taxi Driver Mr. Arthur Lindo
by Mr. Shaun I1
Mr. Whelks Mr. Clan-nc.- Hart
Mr. Winterton Mr. Cyril
—Court.
L\n;in\<; iirsp, \ND, THK. musical
comedy, in three acts, book by Arthur
Wimperis, adapted from the German of
Julius Brammer and Alfred Griinuald.
music by Edmund Kysler. October
performance (the 78th) December 12. Re-
presented under the title of " The Gi'l
Who Didn't " at the Lyric on December 18.
Ottakar BrUckner . . Mr. Courtlce Pounds
Bella BrUckner Miss Daisy IrviiiR
Andreas Pipelhuber .. Mr. D. J. \'-
Lucinda '
Dr. Rosenrot Mr. James B
Count Selztal Mr. George Carvey
Han* /nut
\\ledehopf ... Iff. Alfred I! .
Jiir.. Mr. !
Wiedner Mr
Jii!' '
I.UT LDOl
iry 24.— Bedford.
LBGEND <>K TI:
t|,i !on. July
22.
Kliid Mi -- Nar^-y '
Ernef-t Allenliirst, M • >nn
Meinik Mr. J.
• tain Redvers M:
— Co*mo polls.
'VE, A, scene from
IHACII1: .ille.
LET IN. farce, in one act. • 'A ;ird
and itoU .• H B< itl P dw i d b]
teurs.) Decelilln r 3.
Colonel I .... Mr. C. I' 0
Edward Itrowii Mr. D. MeM
! Mr. \V. W. Morric-'
Winifred Fitzroy ...
Mr M ^cep
Mire Hall, Wini'
LIE. THE. play. :• Mrs. Wai'.
• .11. Novell.
•i Hamilton
Mi-, ri'e.li-V.\d. HllTif. '
Jack Hamilton .... Mr. H. Carfax 1'.
Lord l-'rederick Tayne .. Mr. Arthur Lindo
I letcher Mr. Cl.r
Edward Dent M^r. 11
Prince Boris Mr. Ken'
The Doctor M'
•nbcr of Policr- Korcc Mr. Cli
— London !'
LIGHT THAT FA 1 1. ]•:!». Till:. J. Forbes-
Robertson n-vived '• (ieorfie Fleming's"
adaptation of Kipling's n li 31.
— Drury Lane.
LINK. Till n one
man.
(Product by the Century Play So<
.laiin:ir\
The .JmlLie Mr. Desmond Brannlgan
Th, Mr. David Uallam
Tlu' Baron Mr. I.eiL-h Lovel
Tii . Kenmorfl
Tin- Sheritl Mr. George T. Greig
Tli Mr. W. F. Thomas
Th. .... Mr. Wilfred Stanford
Al, Mr. Kill-
Alt Miss Je*s Dorynne
Th.- Milk-maid Mi-s Edith Carter
The Farm-hand M' 'Ust'll
Tli,
.It. W.
LITTLE DEVIL '
production of •
by
• .ally iirixp: '. IflOS.
'ill's Hall, Wembley.) .Innu.
Harry Linton Mr. P. F. Pollings
Burges* Mr. H. Chanter Gordon
ny Mis* Vita Sp
Kitty Cliv« >' -awford
—Hippodrome, Manchester.
LITTLE FOWL PI. \Y. A. Revival of Harrold
(Oricinnlly prod
::iry 10.— Apollo.
190
THE STAGE YEAK BOOK.
LITTLE MISS RAGTIME, musical play in two
acts, by Isa Bowman, music by W. Neale.
July 24.
Teddy Walkover Mr. Alf Passmore
George Mashwell Mr. Frank Green
Harry Weston Mr. Frank Barclay
K. Ragtime Mr. Joseph R. Tate
J. Jackoby Mr. Ernest Foster
Francois Mr. George Russell
George Wise Mr. Claude Farrow
Fred Knowal Mr. Percy Pope
Ernest Cleaver Mr. H. Rinaldo
Betty Barlow Miss Dulcie Delmar
Connie Gardner Miss Dora McCaskey
Miss Swankfirst Miss Jessie Compton
Bridget Magee Miss Kitty Kirwan
Peggy Miss Lillie Ellis
Su/otte Miss Mane Jermaine
Lallie Miss Nellie McCaskey
Marjie Miss Winnie New
Mrs. Drummedout .. Miss Mollie Outhbert
Mary Johnson Miss May Warden
Lady Pat Miss May Compton
The Hon. Miss Porter .. Miss R. T. Mack
Miss Hathaway Miiss M. Richardson
Little Miss Ragtime Miss Isa Bowman
— Royal, Margate.
LITTLE PRINCE, THE, dramatic episode,
taken from Shakespeare's KING JOHN.
August 11.
Prince Arthur Miss Cora Coffin
Hubert de Burgh Mr. Clive Currie
— Grand, Clapham.
LITTLE SECRET, THE, comedy sketch, by
Margaret Linton. March 7.
Hester Tanner Miss Ethel Hall
Iris Clifford Miss Bell Hames
Olive Hay Miss Minnie Seymour
Arnold Broadfoote .. Mr. William Gourlay
— Reln-arsal.
LITTLE STOWAWAY, THE, new version of
the sketch, by Fred Bowyer, taken from
Arthur Matthison's story, modernised l>y
George Abel and Harry J. Robinson; Isling-
ton Empire. January C.
LIZA'S DISCOVERY, dramatic monologue.
May 26- — Victoria Hall, Walthanistmv.
LOLOTTE, comedy in one act, adapted from
the French of H. Meilhac and L. Ha hey
by John Pollock, March 10.
Lord Feltham Mr. J. Clifford Brooke
Lady Feltham Miss Lilian Talbot
Sir Augustus Pett Mr. Robert Horton
Maid Miss Ethel Cannon
Manservant Mr. W. Cadogan
Lolotte Mme. Lydia Yavorska
— London Coliseum.
LONDON ASSURANCE, revival of the late
Dion Boucicault's play at a special matinee
in aid of King George's Pension Fund for
Actors and Actresses, at which their
Majesties the King and Queen were present
(originally produced Covent Garden, March
4, 1841). June 27.
Sir Harcourt Courtly Sir Herbert Tree
Charles Courtly Mr. Godfrey Tearle
Dazzle Mr. H. B. Irving
Dolly Spanker Mr. James Welch
Max Harkaway Mr. Henry Ainley
Mark Meddle Mr. Arthur Bourchier
Cooi Mr. Charles Hawtrey
James Mr. J. D. Beveridge
Martin Mr. Dennis Eadie
Solomon Isaacs Mr. Weedon Grossmith
Lady Gay Spanker .. Miss Irene Vanbrugh
Grace Harkaway, Miss Phyllis Neilson-Terry
Pert Miss Marie Tempest
Th* play produced by Mr. Dion Boucicault. |
— St. James's. |
LOST SHEEP, THE, Scottish comedy, in one
act, by Charles Hannan. February 10.
MacGregor Mr. J. T. Macmillan
Mistress Mackie Mrs. Blake Adams
Lost Sheep, The (continued).
The Minister Mr. Kenneth Black
The Minister's Wife Miss Lindsay Grey
A Gipsy Girl Miss Dahlia Gordon
— London Pavilion.
LOST SILK HAT, THE, episode by Lord Dun-
sany. August 4.
The Caller Mr. Basil Ryder
The Labourer Mr. H. F. Maltby
The Clerk Mr. Leonard Chapman
The Poet Mr. Ernest C. Cassel
The Policeman Mr. Tom Kilfoy
— Gaiety, Manchester.
LOST WAGER, THE, play, in one act, by R.
Campbell Fletcher. October 24.
Jack Spencer Mr. Cyril Hardingham
Hugh Caufleld .. Mr. R. Campbell Fletcher
—Court.
LOVE AND A THRONE, play, in four acts, by
C. A. Clarke. March 24.
pang8!?16.. :::::::: 1 Mr- Percy Ballard
Prince Oregon Mr. Charles Adair
Philip Demetri Mr. Ernest Digges
General Melachati Mr. Kenyon Gray
Nikyas Mr. Tom J. Taylor
Captain Klitos .. Mr. S. Conyers Radcliffe
Perikles Mr. Fred G. Kay
Draco Mr. Cyril Teale
Borsal Mr. Albert Murray
Archbishop of Tin's Mr. Joseph Cantor
The Headsman Mr. William Hall
Demos Little Violet Lussanne
Piquant Miss Lulu Bowes
Lydia Miss Olive Warne
Helen Miss Genna Lyndon
— Elephant and Castle.
LOVE AND LAND, comedy, in four acts, by
Lynn Doyle. November 24.
Pat Murphy Mr. Robert Gorman
Thos. Dorrian Mr. Charles M'Intyre
Peter O'Hare Mr. J. G. Abbey
Brian O'Connor Mr. Joseph Money
Hughey Rogan ... Mr. Rutherford Mayne
Bdlly Rourke Mr. Laurance M'Larnon
Vidow Doherty .. Miss Margaret O'Gormn"
Rose Dorrian Miss Mary Crothers
Mary O'Connor Miss Marian Cummins
— Opera House, Belfast.
LOVE AND LAUGHTER, musical play in three
acts, the libretto by Frederick Fenn and
Arthur Wimperis, lyrics by Arthur Wim-
peris, music hv Oscar Straus. September
3. !Lab~p«r[OriiiailC(i (Lll«" 65th), October
30.
Princess Yolande Miss Evelyn d'Alroy
Zara Miss Yvonne Arnaud
Queen of Magoria Miss Amy Augarde
Balbus Mr. Tom A. Shale
Lieutenant Skrydloff Mr. Nelson Keys
Schmidt Mr. Eliot Skinner
1st Gardener Mr. lago Lewys
2nd Gardener Mr. Joseph Ritte
3rd Gardener Mr. Robert Eadie
1st Lady Gardener .. Miss Googoo Murray
^Prince Carol Mr. Bertram Wallis
Grand Duke Boris .. Mr. Claude Flemming
Hunyadi Mr. Frederick Volp6
Alfred Harris Mr. A. W. Baskcomb
Sergeant Mr. Arthur Ballance
1st Soldier Mr. Jack Stephens
2nd Soldier Mr. Jack Hornby
3rd Soldier Mr. Frank Melville
4th Soldier Mr. Ewart Baker
Sentry Mr. Barry Calvert
Gipsy Miss Doreen Langton
— Lyric.
LOVE AND THE DRYAD, masque adapted
for the stage by Ruby Ginner, music by
Agnes H. Lambert. April 29.
The Dryad Miss Ruby Ginner
First Singing Nymph
Miss Evangeline Florence
191
unph
:n Mall
Mr. Hubert Bromilow
Tli<- (Joddc-; .... Mi Oeral
I Mr. Hall
Mr. <Ji..
Mr. I
.Mr. I'.
Mr. i
Shepherd Bo> \i iiubi.ard
King s Hall, W.C.
LOVE AM> THE i-KESs (;.\N<;, com*
one act, l>\ \v. !•'. .Mciini..n. May 21.—
mhly Km. ins, Balhalil.
l.o\ i: EPISODE. A. wordless play, in one
in?, by Arthur K. Phillips. 8ep
.t Mi>s Eileen Thorn.!-, ke
Pi.-nvtte- MI>S i.c.is Retberle?
tpool.
T.OVK IN ALBANIA, musical scena, by .Ma-.
Stciner. .May t2G.— Tivoli.
LOVE PASSAIJE, A. < edy, in one act,
adapted from \V. \V. Jacobs' story by the
author and Philip K. Hubbard. February
'.ittle.
LOVE THAT FORGAVE, THE, drama, in four
, by (iraee. Vasey. July 28.
Varian Brandt' Mr. Chas. H. I..
Stafford Cavendish .. Mr. Marius St. John
ilrande Gospodin A. Lubinoii
Jack Cavendish Mr. TIarvey Maeready
Mr. Carruthers .. Mr. William Bradford
John Laird Mr. Charli-s Neville
Colonel Cavendish Mr. John A'Bn
Sir Fortescue Clivc .. Mr. ,T. Ellis, jun.
V.bbleton Clarke .. Mr. Arthur Oanville
Rov. Mr. Goodchild .. Mr. Frank Lasc-
The Keeper Mr. Win. Ernstono
Lola La Vigne Miss Margaret Dainer
Betty Cavendish .. Miss Marie Schaniinjj
Knith Miss Norm a
Hope Miss Dorothy Hope
Charity Miss Lilyan Demiond
tOT€ Miss Winifred Hainelin
Purity Miss Marjorie Raymond
Dorothy Cavendish .. Miss Mario Duncan
— Lyric, Hammersmith.
l.o\ i: \ I'.nsi s si FFK A(;r;. one aoi comedy,
by Ki'ica Kathleen Beale, (d-tober 18.'
Robert Qnither ATr. Kdward Clarke
Ann Ncnke.v Miss MLIly Burrow*
Mrs. Franker ATi.-s Marinn Kin>;
- Hippodrome. Kritrlitnu.
Ll'CK, THE, sportinp sketch in five Beenes,
by \V. P. sheen and Erie Hudson.
June 2.
•lack Lin wood Mr. Edward .Tpph-»n
Olive Dane Miss Ivy Shepuard
Joe Felix Mr. William T'. Sheen
1>ick Felix Mr. Edward Jo-iab
Dick the Twister Mr. Eric HinNoii
Mrs. Leiuhton Mowbray ..Mi--. Cnid Fi.rde
—Surrey.
I.I'CKV .inf. skefch. June 16. (irainl. I'.ir
mtngham.
LI'CKV MISS I'll v\ rE. musical play in
acts, by W. T. Ivory and Kmneth Morri-
son. January 13.
Tootle Mr. i
Dickie A\.i\ Mr. Frank 1
Captain Filbert Mr. Dudley Middleton
il Strong Mr. '
Kliino Burns Mr. Victor \. '
I'imple Mr. Edmund Kichai
Old MI HHC Mr. Freean I
Stella Fl.
Marion Bright
Winnie \V.\n<nm \li~> I'hilli- -I'.iMinj;
\'ir^inia Creep, r Mi~s Minnie Best
Honey Suckle Miss Cissie Best
Lily V,
l.i i K \ ri
M l.ove||
Llllll Lit Xollehe
I.I KJI'S \\
de la '
auth<
LVIHA's BACRIFIC1 :ay, by W.
H. !•
l.>dia
I.ibby Ann
H T
—Gaiety, Mancli
MAh: IK, farcical comedy, in one
act., by Amelia \l. Barker. September 10.
".ton (Arty) .... Mr. Albert Dudk-y
Mr. Beeton ( BartyJ ..Mr. E. Beal I.
pin Mr,
i Bell'.') Miss Myra
Mrs. Beeton (.I'npp.v) •- • M""re
Mrs. Dos-it Miss Marj
and Dramatic Club.
MADKI.KINE COUTURAT (Let Travaitteun),
an :u Juliette M
" Sil !i 7.
Madeleiiu)
Mme. Coiiturat Mile. Alice Dermont
Mons. Hi-naud M. Henri '
Jaci|ii. > M. Yves Sdiwarz
— Cosiiiiipi.lis.
MADEMOISELLE FIFf. j.la.v in <>no act.
dramati>ed by ()>car Metcnier from Guy
Si'i.ti-iub. r
Major Mr. Herbert Bunston
•'tain Mr. 1
Lieut. Auatolo Mr. li Leyton
Mr. William An
Lieut. Willy Mr. BobeVt Farquhar.on
Priest Mr. Ed\var<l
Sacristan Mr. H. <le Lance
Orderly Mr. G. Chalmers Colona
Pamela M Daniel
Bloiidina Mi-i Nancy Black
Amanda !i Hail
E\;i Miss Vera George
!' I Mine. Lydia Vavorkka
—Ambassador*.
M vi.ic, fai • i and
a prelude, by (J. K. ('he I
DeTODshil 'iiher
7.
'Ih Mr. Franklin Dyall
1 roft
Ke\. Cxril Smith Mr. O. I'. Hexgie
II, i Mr. Frank RamU'II
rimthorpe .. Mr. William Farren
'Hi.. Duke Mr. Fred LewU
Morris I'arleon Mr. Lyonel V ••«
MAI.!' I ME. pn.dn, fcion in English
ol
\[iril 28. — C'
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- ian:ihau Mr K>hn
Mr. (,'
nnor
Aunt Mary Miss Nora Desmond
•art.
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MAGIC SPELL, THE, one act opera, by A. V.
Rennison. November 14.— Craiglands Hydro.
MAGIC VIOLIN, THE, play, in one act, by
Ena Hay Howe. April 26.
Marth> Miss Adelina Dine h
Miss Dolly Miss Elsa Dmelli
— Passmore Edwards Settlement.
MAGNANIMOUS LOVER, THE, play, in one
act, by St. John G. Ervine. June 2.
Sam Jiinde Mr. J. A. Rourke
Mrs Cather Miss Helena Moou>
William Cather Mr. Sydney J. Morgan
Henry Hinde Mr. J. M. Kerrigan
Mae"ie Cather Miss Sara Allgood
—Court.
MAB \RAXI OF ARAKAN, THE, revival for
the first performance of the Bushey Re-
pertory Theatre of the play, adapted by
George Calderon from a story by Rabindra
Xath Tagore. November 29.
Amina Miss Xorah Delaney
Roshenara Mrs. F. H. Gorle
Dalia Mr. J. S. Wheelwright
Rahmat .... Mr. Richard H. M. Spooner
Tung Loo Mr. Herbert Russell
Courtiers, Musicians, Attendants, etc.,
Mrs. Holt, Mrs. Burdett, Mrs. Fellows,
Heap, Lion, A. Jameson, and Elsa
Hall ; and Messrs. Mollison, Humphrey,
Puller, and Merrill.
MAIDEX IN MA Its, Till-:, musical play, by
Graham Anderson. (Produced oy
amateurs.) — Town Hall, Aylsliaiii.
MAID OF MEMPHIS, THE, or, THE QUEEN'S
PORTRAIT, Egyptian comic opera, in two
acts, book and lyrics by Richard Ogle, and
music by Oscar Eve. Produced by amateurs.
April 2£.
Antiaocirs Miss Jessie II. ROM
Amara Miss Kay Blake
Sipbah Miss Violet Cooper
Apophis Mr. Arthur Nye
Osorkon Mr. C. Edward Bonton
Logrollo Mr. KolxTl (.'unnin.wam
Lonoto Mr. Rex Gurney
Rekh Mr. T. F. Wills
NeiYrt Miss Doris Cornford
Reshut Miss Kitty Cornford
Mert. Miss Winifred Follett
Heknut Miss Daisy Hancox
Ynert Miss Violet James
Gert Miss Christine van Eitzen
— King's.
MAID OF THE MILL, THE, Lancashire play,
in 'three scenes, by E. Vivian Edmonds.
August 22.
Characters in Prologue, 1892.
Adam Ackroyd .. Mr. Ernest E. Edwards
Ned Ackroyd Mr. E. Vivian Edmonds
Stephen Gaunt Mr. J. Adrian Byrne
Elizabeth Ackroyd Miss E. Manning
Maggie Drake Miss Ethel Vinroy
Mary Blackburn Miss Ford-Howitt
Mrs. Blackburn Miss Bella Power
Eli Platt Mr. Fred Green
Dan Horrocks Mr. W. C. Bland
Morris Barker Mr. William Manning
Mr. Sidebottom Mr. J. Hinnigan
P.O. Jones (Mr. Fred Hartington
Characters in Play. Present day.
Adam Ackroyd .. Mr. Ernest C. Edwards
Ned Ackroyd Mr. E. Vivian Edmonds
Stephen Gaunt Mr. J. Adrian Byrne
Dr. Mason Mr. George Power
Jack Mason Mr. Raymond Raynor
Otto Micklestein The Stranger
Dan Horrocks Mr. W. C. Bland
Morris Barker Mr. William Manning
James Binks Mr. J. Hinnigan
John Hastings Mr. F. Green
Maggie Drake Miss Ethel Vinroy
Mrs. Ackroyd Miss Eleanor Manning
Mary Miss Gladys Ford-Howitt
— Prince's, Blackburn.
MAISON DECOLLETE, operetta, in one act,
by Erich Urban and Louis Taufstein, music
by Martin Knopf, English version by
George Arthurs, lyrics by Sydney Morgan.
January 13.
Duke Von Prascovia Mr. Charles Danvers
Bernhardt Decollet6 Mr. Jack Denton
Chiffon Mr. J. Warren Fi
Bob Miss Winifred Delevante
Lucette Miss Nan Stuart
Mannikins: Missis Florence Darrell. Ada
Holt, Mary Graham, Madeleine Lamare,
Eileen Dai-try, Lucy Frank.
—London Pavilion.
MANAGER'S DRKOI, THE, topical and
musical " revue.tte." book and lyrics by
Edgar Wallace, music by Arnold Blake.
April 14.
Ivy Prunella Miss Ivy Sawyer
Daniel Bromley Mr. Dan Leno
George Bromley .. Mr. James O. Harcourt
Perks Mr. George Nash
Violet Miss Netta Foster
Phyllis Miss Connie Amor
—Chelsea Palace.
MAN AT THE WORKS, THE, play, by Austin
Fryers. October ^1.
Herbert Groves Mr. Charles Maunsell
Old Nip Mr. H. Tripp Ed-ar
ivte Mr. C. Child
Minnie Groves Mi> Kate Kuskin
Mrs. Chessle Miss Elizabeth Dexter
—Arts Centre.
M\X OF IDEAS, A, comedy, in three acts,
by Miles Mallcsoii. (Produced by the Play
.) Xovember 17. Reduced to a
act piece and (presented at the Queen's
in December.
Mr. P. Perceval Clark
.. Mr. Douglas Gordon
Miss Kutli Parrott
. Mr. Campbell Gillian
Miss Amy Ravenscroft
M;,rv . . Miss Margaret Omar
—Court.
MAX WHO COir. BKTWEEN, THE, melo-
drama, in eight scenes, by Edward Thane.
July 28.
Dick Barnet Mr. Joseph Mlllanfl
Ben Brown Mr. John S. Millward
Daniel Barnet Mr. Villiers Stanley
\Ul>rman Barnet Mr. H. Earlesmere
Tr.M\ Ldwards Mr. V. Garnet-Vayne
Warder Bates Mr. George Lester
Sporty Mr. E. Mayilew
Vfannaduke Poolc Martin Mr. Frank Evans
Major O'Donovan Mr. James Revill
Hilly White Mr. R. Kirk
Rev. Charles Saunders .... Mr. Mill Warde
M.-,r( ha Miss Phyllis Claude
Mrs. Edwards Miss Edith Blanoe
Vera Maxwell Miss Mabel Rose
— Queen's, Poplar.
MAX WHO MARRIED BENEATH HIM, THE,
play, in four acts, by Jack Denton (pre-
liminary performance). October 25.
Knightstone Pavilion, Weston-super-Mare.
MAX WITH A MAID, A, one-act play, by
Donald Jeans. November 10.
Robin Mr. John Napper
Cecily Miss Beatrice Smith
Rose Miss Barbara Hannay
George Mr. Charles Groves
— Gaiety, Manchester.
MARCH HARE, THE, farce, in three acts,
by Harold Smith. (April 26, 1909, Royal
Birkenhead, Amateurs. July 7, Pier
Pavilion, Herne Bay). July 10. Last per-
formance (the 24th) July 30.
Uncle John Croker .. Mr. Spencer Trevor
Dr Dart Mr. Robert Horton
Rev. Joshua Flewitt ..Mr. J. H. Brewer
James Bolton Mr. Stanley Turnbutl
Billy
Frank Cftrtwright
Alice Cartwrlght .
XYville Foster ...
Helen Gardner
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193
, The (coittu,
Sykes Mr. Arthur 0. I
L)r. Lister Mr. Charles Steuart
Mrs. Tivertoil Mi-., Mary
Lucy Thcrton Miss Edie Gr«hnrn
Mi~. Pilling i H:iir.l
Mary Mi.-s Kli/.al.eth I
kat« Tivcrton Miss M<iry I
Ambassadors.
MARGKUY M\[;i;ii:s. comedy, in three act«,
hy Norman McKeowii. (March 3, Royal,
Brighton.) June 2.
Anthony Ashmor.- .. Mr. C. Aubrey Smith
Marsery Ashmore. .Mtafl Lilian Braithwaite I
Kitty Blindon Miss Gl;n!
Morton Evered Mr. Charles Vernoo
Kenneth Workley Mr. W. Kershaw
Mrs. Blindon Miss Marion Sterling
Morris Blindon Mr. Norman McKeown
Mason Miss Helen H.ir<ly
Mrs. Kvi-red Mi.-s Mary Raby
Henry Evcred Mr. Tom M
-;.»kcs Mr.-. K. Kinton
Ros* Miss Edith He
— Coronet.
MARIAGE FORCE, I.E. English version of
Molierc's play. December 2.
Sganarelle Mr. Nigel Playfair
Ge"ronimo Mr. Baliol Holloway
Alcantor Mr. Ralph Hutton
Alcidas Mr. Donald Calthrop
Lycaste Mr. H. Pearson
Pancrace Mr. Arthur Whitby
Marphurius — Mr. Herbert II
Dorimene Miss Kvelyn Weeden
Qj,, f Miss Gladys Wilee
' ' | Miss Eltnor I
— St. James's.
MARKKD MONKY, play, in one act, by John
J. Connor. January 13.
Richard Crosby, Jr. (alias Dick Kane)
Mr. Robert M'-
Edyth Glendinning (alias May Martin)
Miss Violet Lewis
Richard Crosby, Sr Mr. Leslie Carter
—Oxford.
MARK OF CAIN. THE. dramatic episode, by
Warren Killingworth. December 1.x
Elii-aheth Stilward Miss Lilian 'I
.John Hollingsworth ..Mr. Leonard Calv-rt
Gilbert Stilward Mr. (J. I'. Woir
Samuel Davidson Mr. H. Moi.t
Nance Hulliday Mi.-s Kleanor Daniels
Solomon Brooks .. Mr. J. Henry Twyl'ord
— <S
MARRIAGE MARKET, THE, musical play,
in three acts, by M. Brpdy and F. M.r
music by Victor Jacobi, lyrics by Arthur
Anderson and Adrian Ross, adapted for
the English stage by Gladys Unger.
May 17. (New .v>n<_'s introduced N<>\ em-
ber 29.)
Jack Fleetwood Mr. Robert Miehaelis
• ifor Abe K. Gilroy Mr. A. E. Dougtes
Bald Faced sandy . . .' Mr. Tom Walls
Mexican Bill Mr. !'••
Shorty Mr. Maurii -
Tabasco Ned Mr. Edward Am:
Cheyenne Harry Mr. Frank I'
Ili-Ti .' Mr. Himh Wakrlield
1'adre Petro Mr. \\alt-or Ad«im.s
Cajitain of the "Mariposd"
Mr. Harry Dearth
Blinker Mr. W. H. lierry
Lord Hurllngham Hr. G. P. Huntley
Mariposa Gilroy Miss SAri I'etraw
A Middy Miss Elise Craven
Emma Miss Avir
Dolly Miss Eileen M<>lyn«uz
Pansy Miss Dolly Dombey
Peach n Brunner
ltd).
'
•
M \i:i:i M,
one act, by Clr . th«
MAKIM \(.i:. Till
by Lady Oregon
Dublin.
M \ i: '
i ...Mr. !>• ".iiinii
Cant. Iliidiviteh Mr. •
Major Shojnro .... Mr. li,:<
C»| Mr. Jan
Auguste Low i n.
Mr. H. McKenzie Kogan
The General's Orderl'.
Marusa M
I'l in. • c.! U'ales'g.
MAKV (;OKS 1'IRST, comedy, In four acU,
nry Arthur Jones. September 18
Sir rth
Mr. Keiiyori Mi, •
1 Which.-llo Mr. Cir.rl , \
K.-lix (;a!pin .... Mr. W. Graham
Mr. Taihnan Mr
Dr. Chesher Mr. li
Harvey Betts Mr. Ri, •'
• Mr \ander
P-il^1" Mr. IL.rt n Cooper
rth .... M
llthwood .. Miss MnrL-;.-
Mrs. Tadtnan Mis- Claire Paiiii.-cfort
Mary Whichello .... !ie«t
— Pla
M\l;Y LATIMER-NDN, melodr;.ni:. in
.' n scenes, by Eva E!»v.«. &.
d Pterpoint Mr. I , isot,
Hon. Alfred Piei
Mr. Richard C. Wagner
John Drayton Mr. 11
Stnbbs M
Dicky Stubbs M
R/ev. Cannon, Hill .... Mr. Georj-e. Gormloy
Stasre Hand Mr. Chas. I
Waiter at Lord Pierpoint's
Mr ! ,1**}
• in Mr.
Cla: • N,.ll ,ln M'I
•e Drayton Miss M
Miss Elizab
y Stubbs nour
Mary I^itimor M ;;k<>r
M \s(.ti i or i r \UMNi.. TIII:. i,v IT, i
ick Goddee, was i :rom
AL.r.-h 11 to 15 in th<- Great, HaJI of 1h«
University of London at South K
MASTI:;; <>i n AH:, diama. In
iibald Templeton . M • -lyle
• 'ark ('live
it. Arthur Charrin(rton
Tin. M-
loll "
X.-i: •
M \TTI:I: 01
Hawkin-s"
•TV Mall
194
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
Matter of Money, A (continued).
Lucia Coventry Miss Sarah Brooke
Dr. Channing Mr. Ben Webster
jacob T Master Walter Plmge
Mr Bentley Mr. Ernest Thesiger
Mrs Bentley Miss Winifred Mayo
Mrs Meadows Miss Inez Bensusan
Marjorie Miss Rosamund Belmore
Mrs. Channing Miss May Whitty
Maid Miss Angela Colenso
Porter Mr. Edmond Breon
— Little.
MENDEL BEILISS, Yiddish play of Russian
life, founded by J. Marcovitch upon in-
cidents in the " ritual murder ' case at
Rieff. November 14.
— Pavilion.
MEN IS SICH FULES, Scotch sketch, by
Charles Hannan. February 3.
Macgregor Mr. Milroy Cooper
Mistress Mackie Miss H. Cavendish
Greta Miss Eva McRoberts
Maeconochie Mr. George Tawde
Jimmy of the Hills Mr. Geo. Gordon
— Empress.
MERCHANT OF VENICE. THE, Sir Herbert
Tree's ninth London Shakespeare Festival,
at His Majesty's, opened on Monday, June
9. with a week's performances of The
Merchant of Venice.
MERCHANT OF VENICE, THE, Shakespeare's
comedy. First London production of Mr.
Forbes- Robertson revival. (August 31,
1906, Royal, Manchester). May 5.
Duke of Venice Mr. Ian Robertson
Prince of Morocco . . Mr. Grendon Bentley
Shylock Mr. J. Forbes-Robertson
Antonio Mr. Percy Rhodes
Bassanio Mr. Basil Gill
Lorenzo Mr. Charles Graham
Gratiano Mr. Alex Scott-Gatty
Salanio Mr. Walter Ringham
Salarino Mr. George Hayes
Tuba! Mr. Montague Rutherford
l.aunrelot Gobbo .... Mr. H. Athol Forde
Old Gohbo Mr. S. T. Pearce
Leonardo Mr. E. A. Ross
Balthazar Mr. Robert Atkins
Gaoler Mr. Eric Adeney
Clerk of the Court .. Mr. Richard Andean
Portia Miss Gertrude Elliott
Nerissa Miss Audrey Ford
Jessica Miss Joan Tuckett
— Drury Lane.
MERELY PLAYERS, lyrical comedy, in one
act, by Fred Macrae, music by Mary Maryon.
(Produced by the Black Cat Club), Feb-
ruary 24.
Gilbert Goldacre Mr. Denis E. Cowles
Charles Golightly Mr. Arthur Hare
Dulcie Golightly Miss Annie Matson
Lady Goldacre Miss Ella Daincourt
Mary Miss Clarice Vernon
— Rehearsal.
MEXICAN HEARTS AFLAME, drama, in four
acts, by Jean Marvin. April 28.
Chiquita Miss Jean Marvin
.lack Hamlin Mr. Thomas Rhyde
Carlos Mendoza Mr. Ernest Dare
John Maynard Mr. Mark Henry
H<. ward Waring
Mr. Clarence L. Managan
Bully Briggs Mr. Laurence Atkins
Frank Maynard Mr. A. W. Ashton
Indian Jim Mr. Harry Roberts
Pantages Mr. Steve Jackson
Captain Donez Mr. George Toseland
Sergeant Morillo Mr. Bud Monroe
Arana Mr. Horace Cobham
Grace Maynard Miss Lillian Rignold
Fawn Afraid Tree-Pe-Dee
Mrs. Doppledinger . . Miss Lizzie Maddocks
-Royal, Belfast.
MIDNIGHT, dramatic sketch, by Berber C.
Sargent. February 10.
Domingo Mr. Stephen Sorley
Pedro Sebastian -Mr. Rupert Stutneld
Burtrey Miss Doris Lawford
Beatrice Sebastian . . Miss Ruth Maitland
— Hippodrome, Manchester.
MIDSUMMER MADNESS; THE CURIOUS
HAPPENINGS OF ONCE UPON A TIME,
musical fantasy, in two acts, by Nancy
Borrett. (Produced toy amateurs.) Novem-
ber 10.
Pierrot -Mr. Harry Craymer
Pierrette Mr. Jessie Rose
Bunty Miss Bertha Sandland
Janemina Miss Muriel Strickson
Max Mr. Max Thompson
The Showman Mr. Basil Mercer
Marionette Miss Nancy Uorrett
— Cripplegate Institute.
MIDSUMMER MADNESS, comedy, in one act,
by Christopher Sandeman (produced by the
Oncomers' Society). May 30.
Dr. Robert Winglield Mr. Ernest Haimes
Harris Mr. Kklrett Gulson
Mrs. Seatoo Miss Helen IVndemiis
Nancy Miss Lillian C'avanagh
Sir Marcus Hamilton. .Mr. Vivian Gilbert
—Little.
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. A. Mr.
Richard Flanagan's revival of Shakespeare's
jiJaj1. November 3.
Mortals.
Theseus Mr. Geo. H. Montford
Eueus Mr. S. Leigh Courtney
Lysander Mr. Harvey Braban
Demetrius Mr. Archie W. Ctoappell
Philostrate Mr. Wilfred Leighton
Quince -Mr. J. H. Atkinson
Snug Mr. Sidney Dench
Bottom Mr. Ryder Boys
Flute Mr. Archibald McLean
Snout Mr. Arthur Gilroy
Starveling Mr. Julian .). UaLlter
Hippolyta Miss Claire Welby
Hermia Mi.ss Enid Lonmer
Helena Miss Evelyn Hope
Immortals.
Oberon Mr. Norman Partriege
Puck Miss Edith Blair-Staplea
Peaseblossom Miss Kerflia Sweeney
Cobweb Miss Florence Kennedy
Moth -Mi** J';lsie Copsey
Mustard-seed Miss Ethel Mec
First Staging Fairy
Miss Queenie Westbrooke
Second Singing Fairy .. Miss Averilla Peers
Titania Miss Beatrice Terry
Principal Dancers, Miss Elaine Middleton
and Mile. Adele Durrand.
—New, Manchester.
MILLIE'S LITTLE DECEPTION, domestic
farcette, by T. Bonsall and Fuller Stem.
February 24.
Millie Newby Miss Maud Davies
Dick Newby Mr. D. Jephson
Mrs. Williams .... Miss Sylvia St. Quentm
Uncle Timothy Mr. Gus Wheatmam
— Camberwell Empire.
MILLIONS, comedy-dramatic sketch, by Ernie
Lotinga and Leonard F. Durell. December
Thomas Radford Mr. A. Cavendish
Milly Radford Miss Maud Linden
Antoinette Mile. Rie Costa
Harry Law Mr. Bert Roper
Jake Inde Mr. Harold Hawk
William Plowden Mr. Adolph Luck
Jimmy Josser Mr. Ernie Lotinga
— Metropolitan.
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llan-uski. llrr. -inli. •
\il\l: I. \\ l>. I'll I . ,-. OK d .imtiy
e, in thre<- acts, i>\ .io.-*-pii Connolly.
Malta I..MIII ...... Mr. Suli
........ 'Mr. Philip (inirv
Mr. KiirncU ............ Mr. Than.
Mr. Lavelk ........ Mi. H. i:. HutehiiiH.n
Mr. Har<ly ............ Mr .l.ilui
Moll .......... Mr. Farn-ll IVlly
William Lulddl .... Mr. ll. !•:. Uutchhwon
Charlie MeCrea ...... Mr. s.-ali Connolly
t .laiir Lynn ............ Miss I'nu O'Connor
Annie Mi-Keiidry ---- Miss Kitlmr V
— AblM-y, Dublin.
MINI 1. 1' TlfK, comedy, in . Kaa
lla\ Ho'.u-. July \'t. Battereea PolyU-ch-
Mli: \<;K OK MISI-OUTIM:. \. one ad play,
b\ McN'icl Irvlarnl. November 21.
• tirey Uraithwaite. .Mr. K. Carlav Uayley
Tain Mclieaii .......... Mr. Cyril A.-hlord
Mrs. Hmithwaite
\l;-s F.ditli \\ aldenmr-L<-\'
Jos.vlyn BraithwaiU-. .Miss Daplmf Ki^kim-
Betty Chalmers .. Mi- Mated Mami«-rinj:
Harry B ra ith wa.it e
Mr. Cliarl.s Trevor-Roper
— Court.
MISCHIKYorS M1SSIVK. A, onr-act, play, hy
F. Cyril Lfi^litoii. Novi-nilicr 10.
Colonel Warrinyton. .Mr. F. Cyril Lcighton
Mainr Toniniy harton
Mr. Ivhvanl Onstoii
• lain Hilly Mathcws. .Mr. I'. Hunt L«wU
(iiTtnnlc \VarriliKtou ..Miss Cynthia !
.laiiii.'.-. .................... Mr. Lionel \\Vst
Mail! .................... Mi-ss Viola Hairs
I'irr. Ka>tn»iiriif.
M1SKK, Til)'., three scenes from Moliere's
• l/\\ar«',' translated by Lady Gregory.
.lime 14.— Court.
MISl'.U \HI.KS, LKS". drama, in four acts,
founded on Victor Mnj-o's no\rl, hy Ivan
Patrick Gore. November 10.
iiishoji Myriel Ponternery
Mr. Charles Cameron
Jean Valjean ...... \
M. Madeleine ...... I.Mr. F. H. Wonlfe
\l. lUanc .......... I
Thenadier .......... >lr. Frank PettiBgel]
Javert .................. Mr. Terry Davies
The Judge ........ Mr. Alfred \Vat:h<>ni
Counsel for Prosecution
Mr. Sydney Kni'-tine
nisei for Defenci- ...... Mr. Alfred \\ ;nle
Clainiesous ................ Mr. Fred Itlake
Marins .............. Mr. Krn.-t I!. Allen
Bister snlpiet- ........ Mis- Winiired Alban
I'antine .................. Mi.-s Kuby Le<
It.' ................ M : : aille
Mine. Majiloirc .. Miss May Irene \Vrinht
Mine. Thenadier ...... Mi :,»rne
I'lponitu' .............. Mi*s In-ne Slieppard
Little Cosette .............
—Royal, Stratford.
HRONVVS HKOTMIM:. aa*-*ct play, by
Dorothy Sadler 1-
ibie Watson ...... Mr. Milton Frey
Charlie Riclianis ...... Mr. Ci
Dora Brown .. Miss Mnrpuerite Harland
Mr. Brown .......... Mr. Telford Hushe*
—Court.
J»
Dudl.
Mix VanderJ
Ml'..
II. M.
ber
Ah
nti in Mr.
U ll'.S lloll-e
Chine
Ping
Ml; I'll:'
May 15.
M M irlel Pratt
Wills
Ml: V \Nin. i:imn. i
land and i
. -M' Grant
\\ I . Chuiev! play, in • -,, by
-n ami HaMld Owen.
:
Mr,
1 Mr. l\->r .smith
' lan.le Burl
1 Mr.
.... '
Ml-< l-:th,
.Mrs. (Jrejjory Mi-- I. ilia:
Hilda (Jrejiory .M
Ah Woliu M
Mr. On-cory
Tom Car^ullier- .... \1 . M
Wu Li Chan;; Mr. V
Chin, -e Clerk M-
irapradore — v
Murray Mr. 1
Hiilman Mr. Flarcourt B>
A Coolie Mr. Frank Tborndike
simp-mi Mr. Sydney Va
Ml:s. PKCKH \M s CAIIOI si:, farcical -
'i 17.
Mil, .11.
MKS. u \i:u;\ s pnori --mx
the play, in four acts. b\ (J. liiTnard Shaw.
A Lyric Club, January • ;1 in.
I'raed Mr. Ou, n I
Sir !s .. Mr. Hiehard Fieldiru
nel (iardner . . M I Itoli
nk Mr. I
Vivie
Mrs. Warren Mi-> Kuth '
Koyalty, {,
MONi:Y TM.KS. eomeily playlet, ]
Barton and Ashley. February X.
Kmpii
MONTI; CVRLO TO TOKIO. i book
by John Tiller, mn • ,nck
and Sydney Ikiynes. and 1 -tace
l'.a\n.-. John Tiller, and Frank Gordon
July 7.
'o^e Jefferson .. v Vine
lx>r<l llarksliire. of M
Jaye
•/-Browne -harpies
ooktt
•oral Kapp Mr
Private Knapp
Prince I
Mr
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'lace
MONTH OF MAI:\. n
'laetano Laurito n n<rh
Raff a, !
196
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
Month of Mary, The (continued).
Varriale Mr. Austin Fehrman
Gennaro Mr. Leonard Craske
Carmela Battimell' .. Miss Annie Schletter
Maddalena Miss Rosamund Belmore
Sister Cristina Miss Olive Terry
Sisters of Charity —Misses Nellie Moore,
Alys Mutch, Margaret Chute, Martha
Vigo.
Children of the Infant Asylum.— Irene
Ross, Willie Courtney, E. Linnett, etc.
—Little.
MOOR GATE, THE, one act play, by H.
Murray Gilchrist. August 11.
Mrs. Thrall Miss Agnes Knights
Miss Lockett Miss Helen Pendenniis
Myra Allott Miss Dorothy Kingsley
Hezekiah Green — Mr. Ernest C. Cassel
Postman Mr. Christian Morrow
—Gaiety, Manchester.
MORE RESPECTABLE, play, in one act, by
W. F. Casey. May 12.
Millie Miss Mary Byron
Doris Miss Mabel Balkeld
'Mrs. Wood Mrs. Albert Barker
Roberts Miss Muriel Pratt
Alf Wood Mr.. Eliot Makehain
Charlie Mr. H. F. Maltby
— Court.
MORE WAYS THAN ONE, sketch, in one
scene, by James Horan. January 27.
Trixie Flyte Miss Beatrice McKenzIe
Jack Hastings Mr. Walter Shannon
Chas. Gana Ibsen Mr. Tom Shannon
Janitor and Model Mr. Chas. Entwistle
Maid Miss Winnie B. Wi'liams
— Palladium.
MORMON AND HIS WIVES, THE. drama, in
four acts, by H. F. Housden. (Originally
produced June 3, 1912, Junction, Man-
chester.) February 24.
The Rev. Dudley Wade .. Mr. Oswald Cray
Josiah Beamish Mr. Clifton Earle
Silas Hellish .... Mr. William H. Burton
Michael Maloney Mr. Ernset A. Duval
Jerry Ackrpyd Mr. Bert H. Reynolds
Jasper Weirdale Mr. Harold Stevens
Zacariah Papp Mr. Leslie Howard
Gawkdns Mr. Leonard H. Rooke
P.C. Skinner Mr. G. W. Wright
Osprey Mr. Chas. A. Chandler
White Hawk Mr. Charles Fields
Mrs. Weirdale Miss Helen Lowther
Rosie May Miss Pattie Dene
Julia Beamish .. Miss A. Grattan-Clyndes
Silver Bell Miss Mamie Reindeer
Nellie Weirdale Miss Sybil Hare
— Elephant and Castle.
MORNING POST, THE. one-act play, by
Morley Roberts and " Henry Seton,"
March 11.
Bertram Michelmore . . Mr. Rudge Harding
Eve Michelmore Miss Ellen O'Malley
Chalmers Mr. W. R. Stavely
— Court.
MORT DE CLEOPATRE, LA. play, in one
act by H. Cain and M. Bernhardt.
October 13.
Cleopatre, Reine d'Egypte
Mme. S. Bernhardt
Iras Mile. Duo
Marc Anroine M. R. Joub6
Pharos M. Deneubourg
Phrao M. Favieres
Mei M. Mariani
La Centurion M. Andre" Cernay
—London Coliseum.
MOTHERLESS, play, by Herbert Fuller.
May 12.
Captain Harry Roberts
Mr. Stanley Hoban
Nornan Brassy Mr. Arthur C. Goff
Bill Rousby Mr. Ambrose Horton
Lieut. Sewbrick Mr. Will Beaslty
Motherless (continued).
Lord Scarbrick Mr. Bertram Darner
Teddy Holmes Miss Lily Fuller
P.C. Softly Mr. Herbert Ful'er
Dr. Bradley Mr. Kit Carson
Tom Western Mr. Harry Owen
Jack Stern Mr. David Harrison
Tod Bayles Mr. Jhibberd Marks
Rev. Childs Mr. Clarencu Mynon
Footman Mr. F. D. Walls
Bill Miss Mignon Briscoe
Jackie Miss Ray Briscoe
Nell Miss Yolande Briscoe
Sallie Flapper .., Miss Cissie Hall
A^lSe^^i MissEmilienne Terry
Joan Roberts \
Alicia Roberts I The Three Little Dots
Alida Roberts J
Nurse Harvey Miss Alice Whineer
Joan Roberts Miss Dorothy Love
Alida Roberts Miss Florence Delmar
— Grand, Lancaster.
MOTHER'S BILL, one-act play, by Mary
Burnham. March 10.
Mrs. Merritt Miss Maud Morris
Mary Merritt Miss Ethel Russell
Bill Merritt Mr. Paul Smythe
— Royal, Manchester.
MOTHER'S MISTAKE, farce, in one scene, by
Ada Roscoe. June 9.
Jim Jenkins Mr. Edward Lewis
Mary Jenkins Miss Ruby Louis
Mrs. Davis Miss Emily Mellon
— London Pavilion.
MOTHER, THE, play, in four acts, by Eden
1'hillpotts. October 22.
Arthur Brown Mr. Algernon Greig
Lizzie Pomeroy Misa Eileen Thorndike
Ruth Rindle Miss Dorothy Thomas
i\vs Pomeroy Mr. F. Pennington-Gush
Kmanuel Codd Mr. Howard Cochran
Avisa Pomeroy Miss Gertrude Sterroll
Nathan Cawker Mr. Wilfred E. Shine
Matthew Northmore
Mr. Lawrence Hanray
Inspector Forrest ..Mr. Lawrence Anderson
Nicholas Toop Mr. Cecil Rose
Constable Mr. A. C. Rose
Constable Mr. Leonard Clarke
Jill Wickett Miss Kathleen Fitzsimons
GkwRo Bonus Mr. George Dewhurst
Samuel Wickett Mr. J. A. Dodd
Butcher Boy Mr. Leonard Clarke
— Repertory, Liverpool.
MI'M'S THE WORD, sketch, in three scenes,
by Edward Marris. (February 17, Palace,
Maidstone.) March 10.
— Walthamstow Palace.
MY LADY'S GARDEN, play in three acts,
by R. Duncan McNab, produced by the
Play Actors. June 22.
Patterson Mr. Hubert Willis
Mrs. Jarvie Misa Blanche Stanley
John Mr. George Tawde
Mr. Tracy Mr. H. K. Ayliff
Lady Graham Miss Mary Mackenzie
Amy Miss Barbara Everest
Sir Malcolm Mr. P. Perceval Clark
—Court.
MY LORD, play, in one act, by Mrs. Bart
Kennedy. October 16.
My Lord Mr. Arthur Sinclair
Dermot Mr. J. A. O'Rourke
Cm-ran Mr. Philip Guiry
O'Grady Mr. Sydney J. Morgan
Ma lone .... Mr. J. M. Kerrigan
Nurse Miss Helena MaJomey
— Abbey, Dublin.
MYSTERY PLAY IN HONOUR OF THE
NATIVITY OF OUR LORD was performed
at All Hallows' Hall, Poplar, on January 2.
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NARKISS, Egyptian operatic ballad fantasy,
Mm.-. Mariiiuita ami .1 lirin.l-
Legend of Jean Ix>r-
C I'V J' a'l V' IgUftl
Woman ................ s.,
.........................
The Athlete ........ Mr.
................ Mr. Allan '
nerd .... Mr. William Wanklyn
High I'rirst .. Mr. Corniac 0'Shain-
Trinple Guardian ....................
................. Smihadrn
Whip Roy ...................... K.SJI
Th< ! ......... Mix Violet Hume
TbePr., ..... m~.....\ "™
The Shepherdess ................. f , . .
The Spirit of the Pool ............ 1 Karln:»
— Covent Garden.
NARROW ESCAPK. A, one-act play, by John
Cutler. December 4.
Isabel Dormer .. Miss Rosemary firrvillc
Charles Dormer ...... Mr. Walter Danks
Theodore Mathieson ---- Mr. Milton Frry
Ella Mandalay .. Miss Margaret Knapman
Smith ...... .' ......... Mr. Charles Howe
— Court.
NARROW SQUEAK. -A, comic operetta, in one
no. by F. J. Whitmarsh, musi
Howard 'Talbot. (Hippodrome, Manches-
ter.) June 16.
The Husha-Tid — Mr. John T. MaeCWlum
The Wife ............ Mi.-* Florence Wr.-iy
The Taxi-driver .............. Mr. J. James
The Burglar ........ Mr. F. Pope Stamper
The Policeman ...... Mr. John Humphries
—London Coliseum.
NATIVITY OF SALUTATION, revived by the
Birmingham Repertory Theatre for the
Christmas season.
NAVY BLUE, nautical dramatic comedy, by
Bernard Parry. September 29.
Jack Meadows ........ Mr. Recinald Davis
Petty Officer Rotes . . Mr. Fred Binninston
Potty Officer Smith .......... Mr. A. !
Lieutenant Villiers ....Mr. Arthur Lennard
Ron Eagle ................ Mr. J. McNally
Polly .................. M iss Yolande Ma y
— New Cross Empire.
NELL GWYNNE, THE KINO'S FAVOURITE.
£lay. in four acts. February 19.—
yceum.
NEV\D\, a revise.! version of IT:irrv M. Ver-
non's DON'T v<>r BELIEVE IT. April
28.— Shepherd's Bush Empire.
NEVER S\Y I>IE. farcical comedy. in three
arts, by W. H. Post. September 13.
iu< Woodbury. .Mr. Cli
II, ctor \\ alt< ' ..... Mr. L'-iii-; '
Viruil Oal.-sliy. M.D...Mr. K. Holman Clark
Sir John Fni^r. M.D ..... Mr. John Clulow
Ori ........ -Mr. I. Va
Verchesi ....... Mr. D.-micl ^^
Bust
Mr'. Gihbs .............. Mr. B. \\
Servant .......... . ........ Mr. .T. B
M Man .... Mr. S. OrenvlHe Darlin-
Violi-t
La Ciealc .............. Mis- I
The Hon. Mrs. Stevenson
Miss Winifred Emery
— Apollo.
NEW CHAR. THE. farcical adventnrr
ber 13
—Chelsea Palace.
. three acU. by
Mr. HaiiM>n .
•'iStxil!
Pearson
Dov
11
Mrs. Rogers
Lizzie ItoKt-rs —
— C< :
Ni:\\ IlFK, THE, sketch. March 31.
Cross Empire.
NEWLY MAlM:ii:i> corpl.E. THE, play, in
Bjornson, translated t
Fai(ii: :p. Produced by the
Play Actors.) May 19.
Laura
r
Father Mr. Hunh Tui.
Axel Mr. A-hton Pears*
;hilde Miss Judith K
Servant -_y Hatton
—Court.
NKillT P.EFoitE. THE, musical farce, in one
acen«, by Valentine and Burcber, to muaic
by Harold Loasdale. September 15.
Capt. Montcarres Mi
! Llewellyn Mr. Arthur
Harold Derbyshire .. Mr. Howard <
:'. Ponsonby Mr. !
.1. -lines Mr. Miiroy <•
luez Miss Ethel '
Babs Ivy Proudfoot
Mollie Ellesmere .. Miss Winifr.',
• tropolitan.
NIiiHT HAWK. THE. play, in four acU, by
Lecbmere Worrall and H- .alf.
(December 1. ;
ber 6.
James D:uil>- nay Mr. Kinri'th Dougla*
Arthur Scudamore
Mr. Roland Cunnincham
Jacob Banister Mr.
Canister
Ruth
Joe Burba '-'• Mr 1
'
Jar.
Billy Klake
Clarke
I \V1I II \ ''IN. A. dramatic
•no scene, by Maurice Leblanc.
'
.> Inspector Mr
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NIGHT WITH THE POETS, A, arranged by
Percy Boggis. October 13. — Victoria
Palace.
NINETTE, episode, by Hugh de Selincourt.
Produced by the Playfellows. June 22-
Ninette Miss Efga Myers
Mother Mass Hannah Jones
Peter Mr. Hunter Nesbitt
Mr. Smith Mr. Arthur Coke
—King's Hall, W.C.
NOBBY, V.C., musical military play, in one
act, to book and music by Daisy McGeoch.
September 22.
"Nobby" Mr. C. Hayden Coffin
Nurse Rose Miss Gladys Doree-Thorne
Captain McKellish Mr. John Browne
"Sloppy" Mr. Sam Walsh
—Oxford.
NOTHING LIKE LEATHER, one act "In-
discretion." by Allan Monkhouse. Sep-
tember 29-
Mr. Topaz Mr. Percy Foster
Mr. Nuncot Mr. Noel Spencer
Mr. Push Mr. Horace J'.rahain
Mr. Cash Mr. Ernest llaines
Mr. Ball . .' Mr. Brember Wills
Miss Stormit Miss Sybil Thonxlike
Mr. Harrow Mr. Douglas Vigors
Mr. Lullum Mr. Bernard Copping
A Call Boy Master Tommy Nickson
— Gaiety, Manchester.
OBERST CHABERT, opera, in German, in
three acts, by H. W. von Waltershaueen.
April 24.
Chabert Herr Rudolf HofJwuier
Ferraud M. Jean )!iiy.sson
Rosine Frl . Pemrd-Petzl
Derville Heir Werner Engel
Godeschal Heir Johannes Fonss
Boucard Herr Hans Lttch.stein
— Covent Garden.
ODD NUMBERS, farce, by Alec Badhain.
November 6.
Memorial, Tewkesbury.
OFFICE BOY, THE, serio-comic sketch, by
Horace Kenney. March 17.
llt'urd Hippodrome.
OFFICER 666. revival of Augusfin Mr-Hugh's
three-act " melodramatic farce." July 2.
Originally produced at the Globe, October
50, 1912. where it ran until February 1,1913
(110 performances). Last performance of
revival (the 51st), August 16.
Travers Gladwin Mr. Percy Hutchison
Alfred Wilson Mr. Ben Webster
Whitney Barnes Mr. Sam Sothern
Officer Phelan 666 Mr. F. G. Thurstans.
Police-Captain Stone Mr. Harry Parker
Detective Kearney.. Mr. George Stephenson
Wetkins .*. . . Mr. Alfred Wiltshire
Bateato Mr. Wilfred Stamford
Ryan Mr. A ubrey Mather
Sadie Small Miss Claire Milvain.
Mrs. Burton Miss Laura Hansen
He.len Burton Miss Enid Bell
— New.
O'FLANAGAN, episode, by Ena Mary Howe.
November 21. — Passmore Edwards Settle-
ment.
OH! I SAY! farce, in three acts, adapted by
Sydney Blow and Douglas Hoare from
Henry Keroul and Albert Baud's Une Ntiit
Jet Noces (April 28 Royal, Bournemouth).
Mav 23.
Marcel DuroseJ Mr. James Welch
Henri Gourdon Mr. Robert Averell
Monsieur Duportal Mr. Bruce Winston
Jacques Laverdet Mr. Clifton Alderson
Sorbier Mr. Langdon Bruce
Langely Mr. W. Limdsey
Batinot Mr. Eric A'lbury
A Cook Mr. Cecil Fairfax
A Waiter Mr. James Ashf nil
A Gendarme Mr. George Muir
Oh ! I Unit •' (continued).
A Gendarme Mr. Tom Fenton
Joseph .Mr. Bertram Phillips
Suzette Durosel Mi&s Sybil de Bray
Marguerite Miss Maxine Hinton
.Madame Duportal Miss Hannah Jones
C'kiudine ' Miss Ruby Miller
Madame Pigache Miss Emma. Chambers
GabrieHe Miss Eileen Northe
Julia Miss Kathleen Gower
Sidonie de Matisse
Mile. Marguerite Scialtiel
^-Criterion.
OH, JOY! revue, produced by Bertie Shelton.
Utrniiber 15. — Shepherd's Bush Kmi>ire.
OH! OH!! DELPHINE!!! musical comedy, in
three acts, book and lyrics by C. M. 8.
Me Lellan , music by Ivan Can^l , founded
on the French farce, Villa Primrose, by
Georges Berr and Marcel Guillemaud.
February 18. Last performance (the 174th),
July 26.
Colonel Pomponnrt .. Mr. Courtice Pounds
Fernamle Miss Cissie Defoenham
Blum Mr. Coningsby Brierl«y
A Hall Porter Mr. Charles Chamier
Victor Jolibrau Mr. Harry Welchman.
Jac(|ueliiu; .MISS Winifred itoma
Tutu Miss Gwenyth Hughes
Aiiioim-He MJse M&rjorie Corapton
Amandine Miss MoIIie Hanbury
Lulu Miss Connie Luttrell
IH-.1 ingiu-tte Miss Ma.rjorie Villas
Louis (;i^«iu\ ^Ir B<*-ffi"'aiM Owffl1
Alphonee Bouchotte..Mr. Walter Pasemore
I'hine ,_Mis>
KiuetN; Miss Winifred Dcleven'ti
Bimboula Miss Dorothy Jardon
I'ncle N<ie! Jolibeau Mr. Fred Lewis
Pluchard Mr. Fred Evison
Simon;1 Miiss Nan Stuart
Mine. Bax Miss Violet Gould
Shaftesbury.
OLIVE BRANCH, THE, play, in three acts,
pted liy Fivderi<-k Fenn from the French
of Lex Pi-tit*, by Lucien Nepoty. July 14.
..rlos Willoughby .. Mr. • i ance
Mary Willoughby Miss ErniTa LascellPs
Hubert Willonghby Mr. M«tx Leeds
Fanny Willoughby .. MJSS Dulcie Greatwich
Richard Biirdon ' Mr. Robert Minster
(Jeoi-ye Burden Mr. Bobbie Andrews
r y Miss Phyllis Williams
|.;iIL.,i Miss Mabel Trevor
I xjiot hy Miss Gwenda Wren
Mr. Charles Daly
>f ;i i (1 Miss -Esther Whitehouse
—Devonshire Park, Eastbourne.
OLIVER TWIST, revival of the play, in four
acts, founded on Charles Dickens's novel.
(First presented at the Lyceum, November,
1912.) July 9. Last performance (the 46th)
Augu :
Oliver Twist Miss Mary Glynne
Mr Brownlow Mr. C. F. Collings
Mr. Grimwig Mr. Edward Thayne
Mr. Sowerberry Mr. Frank Harvey
Mr. Bumble Mr. J. T. Macmillan
Monks Mr. Fred Morgan
Noah Claypole Mr. Lawrence Phillips
Giles Mr. George Dayton
Brittles Mr. H. Smith
Harry Maylie .. Mr. Lauderdale Maitland
Bill Sikes • Mr. Henry Lonsdale
Toby Crackit Mr. Henry G. Wright
Fagjn Mr. Albert Ward
The Dodger Mr. Herbert Williams
Charley Bates Mr. Hal Charlton
Turnkey Mr. George Aston
Susan Miss Nancy Bevington
Ttose Maylie Miss Lilian Hallows
Nancy Miss Lilian Hallows
Mrs. Corney Miss Bla.ncb.6 Stanley
—Lyceum.
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199
oi.l v 1:1: 'i \\ i;- i • 'iaii. «
ns'S iio\rl. in four .ut>. by (J. lli'iir\
— Lyceum, Sheffield.
A '11111 !•'. ilrainati.- sUtr'.i. in thru-
ll.iiiy Ulos-oin. April 21.
Miss Hilda Moore
" Mollii r " Miiiii'lifiilu'iin
Helen Leyton
ity Mr. Yorke Stephens
"Gumshoe" (Jus Mr. Nixon Hold
Inspector Flynn Mr. Charles Weir
Big Bill Mr. T. Horsfall
—Empress, Brixton.
£100 AND A1. S.-otti>h <luologue, by Hugh
Marlin. May 28.
Angola Miss Edith Corn
Fred Mr. George Wyley
—Rehearsal.
ONK <)P Till: MIS. comedy sketch
Miitnl by Aubrey Fitzgerald, for the flr.st
time in London. October -0.— Collins's.
ONE OF TJS. farce. In one act, by Barnett
Lando. March 3.
Israel Burnstein Mr. Barnett Lando
Kay Miss Grade Emery
Sidney Elton Mr. Arthirr Delarm-r.'
— Camberwell Empire.
ONIOOKER. THE. r>lay. in one act, by L.
Bamberg. October 12.
Randolph Morier..Mr. Frederick Annerley
Lady Sybil Winterby..Miss Dolores Diorigo
Frances Morier Violet Faucheux
Dr. Merivale Mr. C. Denier Warren
Wyckley Bassett Mr. Stanley Roberts
—Arts Centre.
ONLY \CTINO. burlesque sketch, by George
Arthurs. May 19.— Empire, Smethwkk.
ONLY A DREAM, musical sketch, In one
scene, by Roland Carse. June 23.
Ladv Diana Miss Marion Meath
Sir Ralph Mr. J. Edward Fraser
Lord Hastings Mr. Tom Squire
Gladys Miss Sylvia Bassano
—Islington Empire.
ONLY AN ARTIST'S MODEL, romantic
drama, In six scenes, by Nita Rae (March
24, Alexandra. Hull). September 1.
Victor Ballard Mr. William Vane
Rupert Slim Mr. Edward Cudd
Tommy Allspice Mr. Fred Garside
Reggy Fairfax Mr. Gerald Lee
John Smith Mr. Edwin Turner
Bill Shingles Mr. Percy Garland
Police X 71 Mr. Frank Wootton
Judge Lawrence. M.P...Mr. Edward Mason
Mr. R. Powell, K.C. ..Mr. Edward Lester
Mr. E. Sliackle Mr. Charles Damer
Diana Barclay Mr. Leslie M. Cudd
Belle Loraine Miss Ruby Lee
Mrs. Mason Miss Isabel Marte
Alice Mason Miss Grace Heath
— RoyaJ, Woolwich.
ONLY SON, THE, Yiddish drama. September
18.
— Pavilion.
ONLY WAY. THE. revival of the play,
founded by Freeman Wills on Charles
Dickens's story, " A Tale of Two Cities "
(originally produced at the Lyceum, Febru-
ary 16, 1899). June 30; last performance
(the 30th) July 25.— Prince of Wates's.
ON THE HIGH VELDT, one-act play, by
Sybil Bristowe. November 4.
Jack Br«d<lon — Mr. Francis J. DngoU
Norah Nevera Miss Nell Carter
Terry Blake Mr. Garrett Hollick
— Lyceum Club.
ON TOnt. fanv. in on,' a<-t. "by Wilfrid
Stephens. April 3.
! by tin.-
Ul'liN
Urquise ...
WIM»ows. pUjr, in thr.-o acU. by
A. E. W. Mason \i. i-.-i, n. Laet perform-
ance (the 90th) May 30.
John Ht-rrick ...... hir George Alexander
Sir Henry Clu: a Reynold*
Captain Clufle ---- Mr. i:« ginald Malcolm
Philip Brook ....... ntlna
Heart Fournier ....... Benedict
Hobbs .................. Mr. 1C. Templetoo
Footman .................. Mr. John Ridley
Howard .............. Mr. Austin Frhrmau
Lady Clufle ............ Mi*s May WbittT
Cynthia Horrick ---- Miss Irene Vanbrtisb
Elsie Herrick .......... Miss Rosalie Tolter
— St. James's.
(M: \\GE-M\N. Till-:. Iri-h play, in OIL
by St. John Ervinr. October 10.
John McClurg ---- Mr. Desmond Rrannigan
Tom McClurg ............. Mr. W
J«ssie McClurg ____ l« -rt
Andy Uaveron .......... Mr. J. A. K
•—Palace, Maid»tone.
(illh.IV (I!- AI.F. 'IHi:. j,l..
Jane Wells. June 12.
—Apollo.
OIIKIIN or SPECI1 - 'I Ml
comedy, by Richard M.u
'ib.) April 28.
R'ally Carndover .... Mr. I
Dr. Diinchurdi ...... Mr. Douglah Murray
Dunchurch ...... Mis< Joan \
<;ilrs .............. Mr. f. Ki\
Mrs. Middcl ...... Miss Brunette Blaiberg
Arabella .............. M ->rt*-r
, — Rcl:
oTIM-lLLO. Sir J. Forbes-Robertson's revival
of Shakespeare's play. May 19.— Drury
Lane.
OTHER LADY. THE. farcical comedy, in thr*«
acts, by George Elton. January 13.
Archibald Pennilove ..Mr. Leonard Calvert
Valentine Chapman ---- Mr. Powis Pinder
Wychweed .......... Mr. Edward 8. Petley
Colonel Bullioger ........ Mr. F. K. Brenan
Joseph Bowers ........ Mr. Alfred PhiUpps
George .................. Mr. John Beg-
ins: >i.iw..Mr. Arthur Hambling
C.irlotta Pennilove ...... Miss Una Gilbert
Diana Fitzaubyn ...... Miss Dorothy Dale
Virginia West-oil ........ MK< Uita Rpooti
.' ............ Miss Renee de L'Estrad*
Mary ............... .M-= I i! .m Earle
t Pier. Brighton.
oTIirR PEOPLE'S BABIES, comedy, in
nrts. by Li-dinn-re Worrall
Gi raid Devereux ........ Mr. I:
Mary Dovorruv ---- '
Mrs. Devereux .......... Miss Lydia 1!
Mrs. Trevenna ......
Mark Rtanmore ........ M
Stanmorr ...... Miss Agnes Knifhts
TC .. Miss Frances Kendall
Miss Tween ........ Mis' Dorothy Mavflfld
Tim Hadley .......... Mr. Ernest C. Caa»el
Rev. Septimus 11
Mr. H rhinip*
— Gaiety. Manchester.
OTHER WOMAN. THE. play. In four acts, by
Francis Daniel. December IS.
Henri, Count Lenolr .. Mr. Escott Robson
George Rt. Albans . -:c Morden
!( RyrUnd Leigh
Ixird Fiti Ponsonby ...... Mr. 8yd. Rertoo
'on 1^ Blon ...... Mr. Brooke Shlrlty
l..v Mr. Harold Blackrtt
Hopkins .............. Mr. Frank Btd
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Our Kid
Other Woman, The (continued).
Servant .............. Mr. Jones Rutland
Edith Somerville ____ Miss Altona Stafford
Mrs. Cresswell ........ Miss Violet Malton
Sniffles .............. Miss Effie Macintosh
Lucille ................ Miss Cissie Bellamy
—Royal, South Shields.
OUR KID, farcical comedy, in two acts, by
Erskine McKenzie. September 22.
Sir John Ballantyne ...... Mr. Cyril Dane
Hon. Bunny Ballantyne.. Mr. Jack Kelvyn
James .................. Mr. Arthur Hunt
Grimes .............. Mr. F. Couch Clarke
Professor Wood ...... Mr. Eric Wingfield
Pansy Plantagenett ---- Miss Alice Nixon
Lady Haversham .. Miss Ernestine Walter
Lizzie Wood .......... ,\
.:::: MissMadgeGrey
I
— Grand, Chorley.
OUR MUTUAL WIFE, comedy, in one act, by
Arthur Eckersley. March 29.
Sir Mervyn Jenkins, M.D.Mr. Chas. Kenyon
Bland ................. Mr. Edward Uighy
Mr. Hutton ........ Mr. Robert Pateman
Mr. Jor.es .............. Mr. Cyril Ashford
Sal .................... Miss Dora Barton
— Metropolitan.
OUTCOME OF AGITATION, THE, comedy, in
one act, by J. A. Douglas. June 7.
• — Aldwych.
OUT OF THE DEPTHS, play, in one act, by
R. Beresford and Foster Howard. Novem-
ber 17.
An Adventuress .... Miss Florence Russell
A Detective .............. Mr. R. Beresford
A Forger .............. Mr. Morton Powell
— Star Palace, Glasgow.
OUT OF THE PAST, play, in one act, by Hugh
NOLAN. (February 4, 1898, Royalty, Bar-
row.) December 29.
Hugh Seaton ........ Mr. Leonard Robson
Ada Seaton ............ Miss Helen Russell
Captain Somerset ____ Mr. Leslie Ryecrof t
Willis .................... Mr. G. McLeod
Grace Harding ........ Miss Maisie Stuart
— Alexandra, N.
PADLOCK DOMES; OR, WHO STOLE THE
JAPANESE PAPER BASKET? sketch, by
Charles Leftwich. January 7.
Padlock Domes ---- Mr. Charles Leftwich
Dr. Jptson ........ Mr. Hubert Woodward
BUlikin ................ Mr. Andrew Baird
Mr. B. Lowe Parr ........ Mr. Leslie Kyle
Professor Notoriety Mr. Wilfred S. Stanford
Murgatroyd Parr ........ Miss Grace Vicat
— Rehearsal.
PAINTED NUN, THE, costume drama, in one
act, by Priscilla Craven and Sybil Ruskin.
March 12.
Annette de Regnlere ____ Miss Alice Greeven
Pere Xavier ...... Mr. Albert Wainwright
Denise de Briancourt
Miss Beatrice Wilson
Vicomte de Lausac ____ Mr. Charles Vane
Thibaut ................ Mr. Rollo Balmain
Jacques ................ Mr. Harry Collier
—King's Hall, W.C.
PAN AND THE WOODNYMPH, dramatic
scena, written and composed by Harrison
Frewin. April 29.
Syrinx .......... Miss Evangeline Florence
Pan .................... Miss Joyce Lambert
—King's Hall, W.C.
PANEL DOCTOR, THE, Scottish sketch, by
Katherine Mann. May 5.
— Pavilion, Glasgow.
PANTHEA, play, in lour acts, by Monckton
Hoffe. June 6. Last performance (the
16th) June 18. .
Gerard Mordaunt ..Mr. Leon Quartermaine
Baron de Duisitort ...... Mr. C. V. France
Panthea (continued).
Pablo Centeno Mr. J. D. Beveridge
Henry Simon Mordaunt
Mr. George Fitzgerald
Percival Mordaunt — Mr. Rudge Harding
Dr. Von Reichstadt ..Mr. Stanley Turnbull
Francois Bonito Mr. Ralph Hutton
Count Stephanoff Mr. G. Mayor-Cooke
Rev. Walter Fringe Mr. Reginald Lamb
Little Pogo Master Harley Merica
Gibson Mr. John Probert
Cynthia Mordaunt Miss Caroline Bayley
Mrs. Kilby Cubitt Miss Lena Flowerdew
Princess Malchi Miss Barbara Conrad
Matilda Vanier Miss Edie Graham
Gilda Bonito Miss Nona Wynn
Lucie la Var Miss Vera Cunningham
Priska Miss Evelyn Beaumont
Rosa Miss Vera Gay
Babette Miss Iris White
Elsa Miss Elise Claire
Julie Miss Cynthia Goode
Panthea Miss Lillemor Halvorsen
— Ambassadors.
PANTOMIME REHEARSAL, A, Revival of Uie
burlesque by Cecil Clay and Edward Jones.
(June 6, 1891, Terry's.) December 15.
Lord A. Pomeroy. .Mr. Weedon Grossmith
Captain Tom Robinson. .Mr. Robert Horton
Sir Charles Grandison. .Mr. Alfred Drayton
Jack Deedes Mr. Frederic Norton
Lady Muriel BeaucIerc..Miss Muriel Barnby
Hon. Lily Eaton-Belgrave
Miss Gwendolen Brogden
Hon. Violet Eaton-Belgrave
Miss Dorothy Selbourne
Hon. May Russell-Portman
Miss Eileen Temple
Hon. Rose Russell-Portman
Miss Alice Mosley
Frederick Mr. Duncan Druce
— Palace.
PARIS FRISSONS, musical comedietta, by
L. E. Berman. with Ivrics by M. Tharp
and music by 'Herman Finck. December 29.
Philippe Tournevau Mr. Robert Nainby
Gerald Stirley Mr. George Grundy
Loveday Miss Esme Huhbard
Laura Bellingham Miss Aliop Leigh
Alice Miss Jessie Wharton
Betty Miss Georgia Cairns
Christine Miss Annie Lorraine
Dora Miss Minnie Shaw
Edith Miss Rosie Day
Frances Miss Kitty Dolan
Gladys Miss Teresa Mac Spirit
Harriet Miss Nelly Whiting
Babette Mile. Re'gine Flory
— Palace.
PARSIFAL, a Series of Tableaux Illustrative
of Wagner's " Parsifal " were presented at
the London Coliseum on June 23.
PASSER-BY. THE, new English version, by
Rathmell Wilson, of Le Passant, by Fran-
cois Coppe'e. (Produced by the Drama
Society.) May 26.
Zanetto Miss Pata Sponti
Silvia Miss Christine Willmore
— Cosmopolis.
PASSING OF THE THIRD FLOOR BACK,
THE, by J. K. Jerome. (Harrogate Opera
House, August 17. 1908; St. James's Sep-
tember 1, 1908; Terry's, November 9, 1908)
(Forbes-Robertson's farewell season) ; Drury
Lane, March 31.
PASSING SHOW, THE, revue. In fifteen items,
the libretto by G. D. Wheeler and Bert
Morley, the lyrics and music by G. D.
Wheeler, •with incidental and dance mnsic
by William Bailey, jun. August 4.
—Pavilion
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PAS8H
interlude, I
nley-Dodge
111.--.-, lIl'T
< llll. llll
—Court.
r \xsi-oi. i ,, ,,ii.- act, i
—Little.
iVORD, Till., play, m one act, by Frank
Kn, -iai\ IV.
I'l.ni'i.
King of Boravia .... Mr. John H.
-hal l;ln Ilil't i u. . Ml . Kl1. il H. CulMahli-
I
................ Mr. Bert Athcrtoii
................ .Mr. Edward
Jaaiuettu ............ Mi>- Ada .\1. I
— Avenue, Snnderland.
I'AlI.INi:, duologue, \.\ John Reynolds.
.May 10.- Repertory, l.i\eri>ool.
\-\\ INI, THE PENALTY. Russian Ian
oin: art, hy (,. G. .Sa.s.iiillli. April
Co&mopolis.
Ph Ull, (illM.. THE, niiiM. . hook
Ka.-il Homl, music hy Hugo
,\ ;m<l Howard Talbot, in three .
: mlier 25.
The Unko of 'In-lit.. Mr. Harry \\ .
Jallray ........ Mr. J
Mr. Jeck-, ............ Mr. Lauri .i
Mr'. Muiwridge ---- Mr. Ed 'jar summon;
Mr. Banbnry ........ Mr. l)nin-an Tovoy
Mr. 1'oultcr ..... .'.. .Air. -iiiith
Mr. llojikiii-i ............ Mr. Harry lUiy
llyles .................. Mr. Alfred I
Lord Ocoi-
Mr. I -;.irliind
-tain Ciuiniimhain. .Mr. T. l!ryc<'-\\
Mr. I'rin.- Mi. 11. V. ,
Jan ............ Mr. KIM Curtis
s ................ Mr. Ct-orjje EItx>n
Ernest ............ Mr. Jteuinakl Andrc-ws
DIIC-IK.-SJ of T: !'orotli<.'a Tuinyle
Lady Betty Uiddulj>h
''ifcly Con:
Lady Catharine \Vli-
- id rune Storri
Mme. Alvarez — Miss Marjorie Maxwell
Walker. .Mi.->s Joan Hay
.ter-Browne ____ .\i niche
......... Mi-> \'iol<;t Blythe
.s Beresford — iliss Violet Crompton
Miranda Peploe .......... Mass Iris Hoey
— Shaftesbury.
PEARLS, one-act play, l>y Stanley Houghton.
January G.— London Coliseum.
PEG AM) Till: TUKVliri:, play, in four
acts adapted hy Kinest llindri'- from the
novel by Frank Barret-
KiiiK- Charles II. Mr. H. Hombertaon-Wright
.luliii Qoodman..Mr. James Carter Kdwurd.-
ilow ---- Mr. John H. Tiirnbull
KeiijaMiin Wedge ...... Mr. Horace Hodges
I . nailles ...... Mr. Leslie H. (iord-.n
... Mr. Arthur Williams
...... Mr. Telford HI.
Rev. Anthony Pym ---- Mr. Georj,"
Ttu Duke "i Mnniii'iiith. .MI
Lord Ralph Baxter ..Mr. Bellendeu Clarke
A Notary ............ Mr. Alex. R. Laden
;y Clip .......... Miss \Vini;
Hiitri
•ft Goodrnai.
Iner
louth.
, oom«dy, ID
tart. October
Mr
II H .!• i.:i ngh»m
Mander ...
Parsons Mr. E<l(t;.
. I
1 1'Karrell
Lady
- Ton-iinn
:ie Vava.sour .. Miss Ethel Warwick
—Glob*.
•
act
I (.'ray Mr. Charles 1!
- Cathleen
•i
— Apollo.
I'i'lM ,V. THE. anadaptoUon.
by W. Sonier- -t Man \lolifere'»
I.K ltd i:<;i in- (, i:\-irr.Hc'
\i:\i \M: i\ \ \
l'i:i;il,s \viinn HC-I.T \\M\:
drama, in ten \rthnr Jeffen«on
(pro<hiced July 10, 1890, Kmpi-
Tydvil. as Till: \Vul; l.li'S Vi:
.In no 30.
Sir Geoffrey WoodU.-i«h. .Mr. Jamea Ei:
Jasper Woodle^-h Mr. Klli
e Ashford .... Mr. MArius 8t. John
rrot Mr. Arthur Jefferson
i Black Mr. (',. Eardley Howard
Jeremiah Screw Mr. J. H. La Fao«
Old NVd Mr. Ernest Walters
Inspector of Police . . Mr. Edward Mitchell
Jones Mr. J. Ranger
^1r. \V \
Florence Woodlei«h .. '
Ashford Mix< Marv
Sally JenkiiK ^1
Cora CassiUa MJsa Kathleen Cavarmh
—Broadway.
PETER VAN. revival ,,f J. Af. T,
in three acts (TVoember 27, 1904, Duke of
•rk's). December 23.
I'an Misg Paulina Chaae
I • iok JFr. Godrrev T«33l
Mr. Parlini: Mr. BUlI foSSS
' .trims Miss Xina S
Wendy
John Naimleon Mr. Alfred Will
Mii-hael Xieholas .. V
M'
Tinker Hell
- M
Mi-> Mar-
Sliwlitly ...
Cnrlv Mi-, rrudi-nce Hni;-
1>( Twin
•^nd Twin . ilthun*
Gentlern.:
Ml
Mullins Mr
•
•Tiikcs M-
• ' .'
Great Big Little Panther
Mr. Humphrey W.irden
Aȣcmbly Room*.
202
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
PETIT CABAEET, IE, revue. First London
presentation, March 24 (second edition,
November 17, Palladium).— Palace.
PETROUCHKA Russian ballet, music by
Stravinsky. February 4.— Coyent Garden.
PETTICOAT PRINCE, A, opera, in three acts,
libretto by 'Charles Wlnthrop, music by
Bernard Johnson^ (Produced by amateurs.)
January 28.
Louis, King of Petrania.. Mr. W. P. Wood
Paul, Grand Duke Mr. Val Gould
Feodor Miss Dorothy Cranswick
Sergius Mr. Hubert Grantham
Perekoff Mr. Wm. Cooper
Vladimdr Mr. G, Lacy Wallis
Peter ; Mr. S. Dobson
Vaneshka Mrs. Frank Moor
Annetta Mrs. J. 3. Wardill
Daria Miss Olive Joy
—Spa, Bridlinigton.
PHANTOM BURGLAR. THE, comedy, in one
act, by Edward Ellis and W. Cary Duncan.
Mr Blacker Mr. Roland Pertwee
Doctor Madison Mr. James Dale
Mrs. Madison Miss Helen Hamilton
Thompson \ Mr i,ancelot Lowder
Burns J
—Court.
PHEDRJE, Mile. BiSrendt'is revival of Racine's
•play. September 23.— New.
PHYL, play, in three acts, by Cicely Hamilton.
March 10.
Petty Ponsonby Miss Zola Woodruff
Olive Ponsonby Miss pliva Novina
Mabel Ponsonby Miss Cicily Fairflcld
Maid Miss Agnes Bain
Cathy Chester Miss Helen Mackenzie
Phyllis Chester Miss Mona Limerick
Jack Folliott Mr. J. H. Irvine
Mrs. Ponsonby Miss Ine Cameron
' Waiter Mr. Arthur Phillips
Mr. Westmacott .... Mr. Claude Haviland
—West Pier. Brighton.
PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, THE, play,
in a prologue and three acts, adapted by
G. Constant Lounsbery from the late
Oscar Wilde's novel of the same name.
August 28. Last performance (the 35th)
September 27.
Dorian Gray Monsieur Lou-Tellegen
Basil Hallward . . Mr. Arthur Scott Craven
Lord Henry Wooten . . Mr. Franklyn Dyall
James Vane Mr. Edmund Goulding
Mr. Isaacs Mr. Ivan Berlyn
Dr. Alan Campbell Mr. Charles Kenyon
Parker Mr. Stanley Roberts
Victor Mr. Andr£ Cernay
Mrs. Vane .... Miss Molly Hamley Clifford
Sybil Vane Miss Julia James
—Vaudeville.
PIE IN THE OVEN, THE, play, in one act,
by J. J. Bell. November 10.
John McNab Mr. T. G. Bailey
Susie McNab Miss Lucy Beaumont
Flora Miss Christie Laws
Peter Duff Mr. Leonard Mudie
— Royal, Bury.
PIGEON, THE. Miss Horniman's revival of
John Galsworthy's play (January 30, 1912,
Court) May 12.— Court.
PILLARS OF THE STATE, play, in one scene,
by Henry Arncliffe Sennett. (Produced by
the Play Actors.) May 19.
Mr. Chance Mr. F. Morland
Mrs. Lorn Miss Alice Arden
Rupert Mr. Vivian Gilbert
Sally Miss Rosalie Notrelle
— Court.
PINK NIGHTGOWN, THE, comedy, in one
act, by F. Kinsey Peile. September 22.
Lord Arthur Toliemache Mr. F. Kinsey Peile
Lady ToUeroache Miss Kate Cutler
Inspector Barratt Mr. John Evans
— Tivoli
PIRATE SHIP, THE, drama, in four acts, by
C. Watson Mill. September 1.
Steven Gaunt Mr. C. Watson Mill
Vasco Del Arno..Mr. Beresford Whitcoinbe
Rex Hungerford . . Mr. Sidney A. Monckton
Sir John Hungerford . . Mr. Herman Soutar
Grim Farriday Mr. Sidney Rennef
The Weasel Mr. Sidney Ernest
Simon Brew Mr. Charles Walker
Haggard Mr. R. J. Hamer
Carrots Miss Mabel Hall
Kraul Massa Ben Webba
William Black Mr. Curtis Johnson
Sebastian Sfancho Mr. Cantos Vembre
Mary Keston Miss Lottie Pearce
Millicent Maul Miss Mysie Monte
Loraine Ives Miss Mab,el Lowe
— Royal, Sunderland.
PLACE IN THE SUN A, play, in three acts,
by Cyril Harcourt. (July 21, Devonshire
Park, Eastbourne.) November 3.
Dick Blair Mr. Robert Loraine
Sir John Capel, Bart Mr. Lyston Ly!e
Stuart Capel Mr. Reginald Owen
Arthur Blagden Mr. Cyril Harcourt
Parsons Mr. Gissing Walters
Marjorie Capel Miss Jean Cavendish
Rose Blair Miss Ellen O'Malley
Agnes Miss Ivy Williams
Mrs. Moutrie Miss Vane Featherston
— Comedy.
PLANCHETTE, dramatic sketch. .Novem-
ber 21.
Grace Miss Frances Ivor
Olga . Miss Gertrude Scott
—Court.
PLAYGOERS, domestic episode, by Arthur W.
Pinero. March 31.
The Master Mr. A. E. Benedict
The Mistress Miss Mary Clare
The Cook Miss Margaret Yarde
The Kitchenmaid . . . Miss Iris Fraser Foss
The Parlourmaid. Miss Elizabeth Chesney
The Housemaid Miss Annie Walden
The Useful Maid Miss Esme Church
The Odd Man . . . Mr. E. Vivian Reynolds
— St. James's.
PLAYMATE, THE, mystery play, by Mrs.
Percy Dearmer. Produced by the Morality
Play Society. July 3.
The Mother Miss Ida Molesworth
The Child Miss Moya Nugent
The Playmate Miss Mavis Yorke
—Little.
POINT OF VIEW, THE, one-act play, by
Eden Phillpotts. (Produced by the Theatre
in Eyre.) November 18.— St. George's
House, Regent Street, W.
POLICY 1313, sketch, by Neil F. Grant.
January 30.— Victoria Palace.
POLITICAL PAIR, A, one-act play, by Ernest
Hilder Godbold. Produced by the Black
Cat Club. June 27.
Margaret Trent .... Miss I. M. Cockburn
Gilbert Marshall Mr. Fotheringham Lysons
Parker Mr. Percy H. Vernon
— Rehearsal .
POOR LITTLE iRIOH GIRL, THiE, play, "of
Fact and Fancy." in three acts, by
Eleanor Gates. December 30. Last per-
formance (the 14th) January 10, 1914.
In Fact- In Fancy.
Mr. Clarence
m «, BlakiBton
•o 'S £ J Miss May Laar-
' O 3 fi hoven
" G , Miss Peggy Tandy
Miss Josset Ellis
Potter (the Butler) Mr. George Mallett
MissRoyle Miss Helen Haye
Jane Miss Florence Lloyd
Gwendolyn Miss Stephanie Bell
Dancing Master
GermanTeacher
French Teacher
Music Teacher
THE StA.cn YfAK H06K.
•He Hirh U,r. nued).
Thomas (the First Footman) Big Ears
Mr. J. CooM-Bereiford
Plumber. .The PJP«. -Mr. Fcwlasa Llewellyn
Organ Grinder. .The Mart who m ,
! llfsl Hi II ,1 if
Mother.. The Bee Woman M ' ET
Miss Helen
Green
Miss Rosemary
Oreville
Miss Dorothy
\Villoughby
Mr. Percy
Marmont
Mr.PaulVVynter
Father. .The Money Man . .Mr. Lionel Atwill
Doctor.. The Hobby Rider j Mr- M*loOc™crry
•y Woman..
Second Society Woman
Third Society Woman
First Society Man
:'-ty Man .. .
Broker.. The Breaker.. Mr. Herbert Jarniun
Policeman. .Heels over Head | Mr- F£f Dnunn
Teddy Bear. . Live Bear. . Mr. Edward Si'llward
King's English Mr. Edmund Kennedy
Little Bird Mr. Sidney Leighton
— New.
POST OFFICE, THE, play, in two acts, by
Rabindranath Tagore. July 10.
Madliav Mr. Arthur Sinclair
The Doctor Mr. J. M. Kerrigan
Gaffer Mr. Fred O'Donovan
Amal Miss Lilian Jagoe
The Dairyman .Mr. Sydney J. Morgan
The Watchman Mr. H. E. Hutchinson
The Headman Mr. Philip Guiry
Sudha Miss Eithne Magee
The King's Herald Mr. U. Wright
The King's Physician . . Mr. J. A. O'Rourke
—Court.
POUPEE LA, condensed and revised version of
Maurice Ordonneau and Arthur Sturgess's
comic opera. July 7.— Grand, Clapham.
PRAIRIE OUTLAW, THE, drama, in four acts,
by Mrs. F. G. Kitnberley. March 3.
Rob Middleton Mr. Ashley Page
Josh Hawkins Mr. Terry Davis
Rube Thompson Mr. Edward Bikker
Blue Hawk Mr. Herbert Sydm-y
Happy Harry Mr. Hyland T. O'fihea
Black Pete Mr. George ficulley
Blue Stone Mr. F. Wright
Great Star Great Star
Wah Wahne Mr. J. Jones
Running Elk Running Elk
Prairie Joe Mr. Ernest Greeno
Yellow Flower Miss Nellie Lorraine
Little Moon M is* Nellie Masterson
Morita Miss Marion Denvil
—Royal, Woolwich.
I'KETENDERS, THE. hUtorie drama, in five
acts, translated by William Archer, from
Kongirmnerne, by Hi-iink Ibsen, music by
Norman O'Neill. February 13. LaV; per-
formance (the 35th) March 15.
Hakon Hakons~oii Mr. Basil Gill
InjM of Varteig
V von ne Q. Orchardson
Hagfinn Bonde Mr. Montagu Love
Earl Skule Mr. Laurence Irvin«
Lady Kagnhild Miss Helen Haye
rid I ita Brand
Margrete MI,, N.tu v.
Nil holas Arnesson — Mr. William Haviland
Mia Villiatn Mr. Henry Hargreives
Ivar Bodde Mr. Henry Crocker
Master Sigard of Brabant
Mr. Franlc
(fathom Ingewon Mr. Robin shiells
Gregorius Jousson Mr. Ewan Brook
Paul Flida Mr. E. A. Warburton
Chief Bratto Mr. Allan Jeayes
Jatpcir Skald Mr. Guv Rathbone
<Uf, The (,-., ni i nued).
.Htu Madge Mclntoth
.Mr. L. Ion bwmley
— Uaymarket.
ri:l< : ; in.. i-lay. tn four act*,
by Alexander J. ; .Uuuary U.
J. Havllmnd
James MarinUrUi ....Mr. Goo. Edwin
Mr. :
Willie Tubbs
Morgan Mr. E<lwar.i
Armstrong ..Mr. T. Castello William*
P.O. Squirrel Mr. SU-phen Markley
Juiles Burnstitn Mr. Frank Forest
Williams Mr. Herbert Wright
Police Sergeant Mr. lorn KuMell
Pip By Herself
M-.ii:i Dainton Miss Joau Barcourt
U^.r.i Grayham Miss Amber Wjull*
Emily Wright Miss Phyllis Vaughan
—Palace, Ramsgate.
riilCE OF THOMAS SCOTT, THE, play, in
three acts, by Elizabeth Baker. Septem-
ber 22.
Leonard Scott Mr. Leonard Chapman
Annie Scott i) Thorndik«
May Ruilord Mi--> 'chrlstie Law*
Johnny Tite Mr. Ernest Hainea
Peters Mr. Horace Brahatn
Thomas Scott Mr. Brember Wills
Ellen Scott Miss Dorothy Hick
>rge Rufford Mr. Douglas Vigor*
Wicksteed Mr. Bernard Copping
Lucy Griffin Miss Mary Byron
Tewkesbury Mr. Noel Spencer
—Gaiety, Manchester.
PRIDE 0* THE MILL. THE, four-act drama,
by Sheila Walsh. November 5.
John Butterworth Mr. Harry Foxwell
Jim Lancaster Mr. Arthur Chisholme
Paul Darnt-on Mr. William Bradford
Percy George Shuttk-worth
Mr. Cecil A. Raymond
Don Bruno Di Vilanos..Mr. Frank Lyndon
ivter Robinson Mr. Sydney P. Clew low
Bright Smart Mr. Joseph Fo»ter
Alphonso Mr. John Porter
Norma Darnton Miss Grace Letter
Eliza May Shuttkvvorth
Mis* Cissie Cleveland
Martha Butterworth Miss Marv Dawson
,!ter\vorth Miss Sheila Walsh
— Junction, Manchester.
PRISE DE BERG-nl'-ZnoM, LA. comedy, in
four acts, by Sacha Guitry. April 6-
Charles Herio M . Renato-M*rLani
Leo Vaamaire M. Andr6 Ceroay
Paul Rochcr M. Henry d« Bray
Vidal M. Adrwn Lamy
Schutz M. Victor Marcel
• •ml La Gob»-tt«: M. Hunaut
Durose^u Mr. Fr«aci« Serte
Gcorgca M. M«rteau
Iu .leune Hi. iniin- Mr. Gerald Ames
Utv Valet d« Clwmhrc M. Deroy
L'Homme de 2 in. 5 Mr. T. Wegwlin
Paulette Vaonaire — Mme. Nicole Clary
Lulu Mme. Carene
Mine. VJdal Mi.vs Mary Mackencie
Une Ouvreuso Mine. ValUenoe
l,a Femme de Cb«flrbre..MUe. Gaby BrisM*
Mine. Duroeeau Mlk. Mart he Preval
ag« UaU, 1!
n:i/Kri(;irn:i:-s MHTVKI:. A
i Empire.
ri;n-i.i.vrr. 'iin. ,,ne-act pu>.
•;ib*r 11.— Adler Hall,
PROSERPINE, Greek musical play, by Edith
Veatch. composed by Norman K. Veitch.
December 10.— S<x-iali>t Flail, Newcastle.
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STAG£ V&AR
PURSUIT OF PAMELA, THE, play, in four
acts, by C. B. Fernald. November 4.
Alan Greame Mr. Dennis Sadie
Peter Dodder Mr. Eric Lewis
John Dodder Mr. Campbell Gillian
Doctor Joyce Mr. George Tully
Fah-Ni Mr. Azooma Sheko
Haranobu Mr. J. Z. Coby
Janet Miss Olga Ward
Ume San Miss Aya Yamada
NUTS® Trace y Miss Eve Balfour
Pamela Miss Gladys Cooper
—Royalty.
QUALITY OF MERCY. THE, playlet, by J. A.
Campbell (March 31, Hulme Hippodrome,
Manchester). April 28.
Hon. Frances Challoner
Mr. Herbert Mansfield
Loud Burchell Mr. Richard Bosco
Mrs. Taylor Miss Martha Jephson
Katharine Ghalloner Miss Mary Fulton
—Bedford.
QUALITY STREET, revival of the comedy, in
• lour acts, by J. M. Barrie (September 17,
1902, Vaudeville). November 25.
Valentine Brown Mr. Godfrey Tearle
Ensign Blades Mr. Austin Mellord
Lieutenant Spicer Mr. Edward Douglas
Recruiting Sergeant — Mr. George Tully
A Waterloo Veteran — Mr. Charles Daly
Master Arthur Wellesley Tomson
Master Ronald Hammond
Miss Susan Throssel ..Miss Nina BoucicauJt
Miss Phoebe ' Throssel
Miss Cathleen'Nesbitt
Miss Willoughby Miss Mairy Barton
'Mass Fanny WiLloughby
Miss Marie Hemingway
Miss Henrietta Turnbull
Miss Muriel Martin Harvey
Miss Charlotte Parratt
Miss Susan Richmond
Patty Miss Louie Pounds
Harriet Miss Doris Macintyre
Isabella Miss Moya Nugent
— Duke of York's.
QUEKN MARY OF ENGLAND, historical
sketch, in one scene, founded on Temny-
son's work. February 10.
Queen Mary Australia's Bernhardt
Lady Clarence — Miss Adelida Montague
Lady Magdalene Dacres
Miss Elsie Hayman
Alice Miss Lucae Conway
Louise Miss M. Godwin-Norris
: Emmeliie Miss E. Godwin-Norris
Sir Nicholas Heath
Mr. Shakespere Stewart
Father Bourne Mr. C. Everett
— Kilbnrn Empire.
QUEEN MOTHER. THE. romantic drama, in
four acts, by J. A. OampbeE (October 30,
1912, Junction, Manchester). September 1.
Kin* of Morataiiia Mr. Eardley Howard
Duke of Carola Mr. C. W. Standing
Prince of Menteburg — Mr. Charles Adair
Lieut. Adrian Loritza
Mr. Leonard Seymour
Count Jenitzer Mr. Fred Elvin
• Peter Mr. Arthur Denton
Francis Mr. Stanley Marsh
Baron Von Metsch..AIr. Douglas Tremayne
Marshal Lanitseh Air. Archer Brown
Capernick Mr. John Rimmer
Prince Osric Master Frank Beresford
Duchess of Miramar..Miss Winifred Pearson
Countess of Ebenstadt . . Misa Peggy Dare
Widow Capernick . . Miss Helena Bracewell
. Elsa v Miss Hilda Bateman
Queen of Montania — Miss Lilian Hallows
— Elephant and Castle.
QUEEN OF THE AIR, melodrama, in four
' acts, by Edward Thane. (December 8,
Alexandra, Birmingham.) December 22.
Jack Harding Mr. 'Arthur Haviland
Queen of the Air (continued).
Terry Miles Mr. Joseph Magrath
Suja Khnn .. Mr. Dore" Lewin Mannering
Captain Dudley Wynne
Mr. Charles Lind-Vivian
Col. Sir Henry Vibart Mr. Henry Ellesmere
Ganesha Mr. Herbert Wills
Hon. Ronald Gughes
Mr. Victor Gnrnet-Vayne
Grimshaw Mr. Arthur Ross
A Priest Mr. Ernest Duttoji
Bentley Mr. Tom Fuller
Sergeant Webster Mr. Richard Kirk
P.C. Johnson Mr. Fred James
Horace Mr. James Neville
Azeema Miss Grace Edwards
Myra Curtiss .... — Miss Olga Jefferson
Rose Vibart Miss Joan Ellis
—Royal, Stratford.
QUEEN TARA, tragedy, in three acts and seven
scenes, by Darrell Figgis. February 25.
Juliam Mr. Henry Herbert
Serge Mr. Horace Biraham
Peter Mr. H. Pardoe Woodmen
Anthony Mr. John Cairns
Stephen Mr. Charles Warburton
Lyof Mr. Basil Rathbone
Brabo Mr. Duncan Yarrow
Mark Mr. Basil Osborne
Hage.n. Mr. Edmund Sulley
First Soldier Air. S. B. Bickmore
Second Soldier Air. Frank Freeman
A Servant Air. F. W. Demman
Tara M i*s Gladys Vanderzee
Cathna Miss Brunliild Muller
A Page Miss Muriel Dawn
— Gaiety, Dublin.
QUESTION OF DUTY. A, one-act play, by
Cyril Ashford, produced by the Stage
Players. July 10.
Mrs. Fulton Mass Lisa Co-leman
Airs. Nesbitt Miss Helen Vicary
Frank Fulton Mr. Olaf Hytten
Wiggins Air. John R. Collins
Maid Miss Clarice Vernon
—Little.
QUESTION OF PROPRIETY, A, comedy, in
one act, by George Owen. July 11.
The Dad Mr. George Owen
Mumsie Miss Nell Du Maurier
Mollie Miss Efga Myers
— Cosmopolis.
QUESTION, THE. an episode in the War of
La Vendee, by Robert Dudley. June 24.
Gourgaud Mr. J. Poole-Kirkwood
Roux Air. Harold Anstnither
Duva.1 Air. R. Carfax Bayley
Jean Air. Dacre Marshall
Jacqueline.. Aliss Edith Waldemar Level-ton
Marguar-ite de Alarolles
Miss Isvibel Christison
Captain Marny .... Air. E. Thoraley-Dodge
—Court.
RACE FOR HONOTT.lt, A, sketch, in four
scenes, by T. Allan Kdwardes and Clifford
Rean. April 25.— Hippodrome, Stoke-on-
Trent.
RAGMANIA. February 17.— Oxford.
RAGTIAIE REVUE, THE. revue, written and
produced by Austen Hurgon. February 17.
— New Cross Empire.
RATNAVALI: or, A NECKLACE, drama, by
King Sri Harsha Deba. (Produced by the
Indian Art, Dramatic, and Friendly
Society.) May 20.
Vatsa (King of Kausambi)
Mr. Albert E. Eaynor
Vashanta Mr. Newis Benson
Yogandha Mr. Geo. W. Hodgson
Debadatta Ram Singh
Verraa
Vashu . Dhlra Swami
Siddha
Queen Vasava Miss Olga Ward
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203
Miss Isabel Johns
Joya Miss Barbara L. Murray
Miss Elsie May
Born Miss 1'. \Vli
Naiini — Cosmopolis.
RE-AO.ll s I Ml \ I. A. comedy of inversion, by
(1'roduced by the
Playfellows.) Juno ±2.
Hon. Furnival Scrope
Mr. Reginald Hargreaves
nson Mr. Reginald M
Cynthia Brookes .. Miss \ era Cunningham
-ing's Hall, W.C.
REAL THING, THE, comedy, in three acts,
ijitcd from tlie French of La Prise de
by Saoha Gultry. Augu.
Charles Hdrio Mr. Allan Aynesworth
Dr. Duval Mr. T. Weguelin
Leo Vannaire Mr. George
Henri Vidal Mr. Spencer Trevor
Paul Roclier Mr. Max Leeds
Kmile Mr. Chas. Daly
(ieorge Mr. Claude Edmonds
Suzanne Vidal Miss Mary Mackenzie
Lulu Miss Dorothy Minio
Marie Miss i'hyllis 'lha!> -sn r
Paulette Yannair*
Miss Phyllis Nealson-Tcrry
— Garriok.
REAPER'S DREAM, THE, ballet-idyll, in one
r.e, the music by Leo Delibes and
Tschaikowsky, with additional numbers by
Cuthbert Clarke. February 11.
The Reaper Miss F. Martell
Sun Ray Miss Phyllis Bedells
The Spirit of the \Vheatsheaf
Mile. Lydia Kyasht
— Empire.
1; HATER, THE, dramatic sketch. December 8.
— Kingston Empire.
RED 'RIA, first presentation in variety of the
play, in one act, by Gertrude and Jack
Land a. January 20
•Ria Mi.-s Edyth Goodall
Mrs. Perkins Mi.-.s Esther Phillips
Countess Tolhurst .. Miss Gladys Anderson
Major Fitzaylwin .. Mr. Patrick S. Murray
-Tivoli.
REGULATING A HOME, sketch, in one scena,
by Edward Godal. June 16.
Henry Marsdeii Mr. Eldre-tt Gulson
Gladys Marsden Miss Estelle Desmond
C/>nrad Stephens Mr. James Edouin
—Islington Empire.
OF COLl MKH.LK, THE, play, in
two acts. (1'r xlnei il l.v the In.-h Historical
J'luyers.) January 15.— Hibernian Hall,
Dublin.
REVUE GIRL, THE, comedy revue, in three
acts, by W. T. Ivory and Kenneth Mor-
rison. December 1.
Strong Mr. Chas. Adam
Prof. Tootle Mr. Irry Palmer
Dickie Mr. Ernest Heathcote
Capt. Filbert Mr. Arthur Loman
Pimple Mr. llert Swan
Rhino Burns Mr. Will Stiles
Stella Fierce Miss Catlileen Cavanagn
Winnie Winsome Miss May Rodney
Millie Miss Sadie Sadler
Pollie Miss Grace Stuart
Daisy Miss Dolly Payne
Violet Miss Marie Minto
Grace Miss Bertha Roberts
Ml-s Julia W;,
Lily Miss Lily 1.
I'-: Misa Belle Wilson
Delia Chance Miss Lily Walbrook
— Fulharn.
REWARD, Till,. Western American sketch, In
one scene, by Edward 1 .yum-
her 10. — Surrc-y.
RIP.-V. DON, 'HIE. farcical sketch,
in four scaurs, hy w. C. McKibbin.
Maharajah of Mannaladia
Mr. Harry Roberts
P pos Mr. ILirry Lavers
<ii M
Kartan Mr. Harry Morris
The Baboon Mr. Richard Lomas
Conchita ' «' Ailwood
Abe Mr. t1 hurley Sequin
Jerry Mr. Bob Morris
Nobbier Mr. Lew Lake
— Islington Empire.
RIGHT TO DIE, THE, play, in one act, by
Kathleen Lion. February 5.
Dora Wimpole Miss Eiloen Thorndlke
Mary Bailey Miss Doris Lloyd
Suminers — Miss Nora. Charrlngton
J)*.lly Compton Miss Estelle Winwood
. Stelon St«pon..Mi.^ Nina Henderson
Dr. A. Keith Norton Miss Mona Smith
Rachel Mendoza
Miss K at lik-en Fitzsimmons
Miss Agnes Keppel Miss Ethel James
—Repertory, Liverpool.
RIVER, THE, play, in three acts, translated
from the German of -Max Halbe, by Chris-
topher Sandemann. November 20.
Jacob Doom Mr. Earne" Percy
Reinhold Ulrichs .. Mr. J. Augustus Keogh
Frau Phillippine Doom . . Miss Ine" Cameron
Peter Doom .... Mr. Desmond Brannigan
Renate Miss Darragh
Henry Doom Mr. W. J. Rea
Hannah Miss Judith Wogan
—Repertory, Birmingham.
ROBESPIERRE, " an Episode in the Life of
the Great Revolutionary Leader," by Marie
Vuntini. (Produced by the Black Cat
Club.) April 28.
Robesiperre Mr. H. Bonhote Wilson
Pierre Morin Mr. Ratlimell \N
Louis Bernier Mr. Wilfrid Stephens
Diane de Sevienne Miss Eva Trevenna
— Rehearsal.
ROBINA IN SEARCH OF A HUSBAND, farce,
in four acts, by Jerome K. Jerome.
(November 3.) Palace Pier, Brighton,
December 16. Last performance (the 22nd),
unary 10, 1914.
Lord Rathbon© Mr. Harold Ciiapin
Horace Greehleaf Mr. Richard Evans
\inosJordon Mr. Edmond Breon
"The Doctor" Mr. E. G. Cove
Inspector FlaneJly Jones
Mr. W. 0. Billintrton
Jollyboy Mr. Chris Simpson
Dolove Mr. F. J. R...rk*>
Post Boy Mr. F. St. Aubyn
RobLn-a Pennicuique .. Misa Roweaa Jerome
Kat* Gambett Miss Winifred Beech
Suaan Raflleton Miss Lillian William*
Mrs. Mulberry Mies Jeannie Thomas
—Vaudeville.
KOMANCE OF NELL GWYNNE, THE. Feb-
ruary 19. Last perforaianoe (the 96th),
May 17.— Lyceum.
ROMEO AND JULIET. Sir Harbwfc Tree's
revival of Mr. Fred Terry and Mis« Julia
Neilson's presentation of Shakespeare's
play (September 2, 1911, New). Juno 30.—
His Majesty's.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
KOI.1KO AND JULIET, Messrs. W. and F.
Melville's revival of Shakespeare s play.
March 22. Last performance (the 26t<n)
Romeo ' . Mr. E. Harcourt-Will'ams
M«rcutio Mr. Gordon Bailey
Tybalt Mr. Philip Hewland
laris ." Mr. Henry Hargreaves
Benvolio Mr. Frederick Leister
Montague Mr. John Melton
Capulet Mr. Rothbury Evans
Friar Laurence Mr. Alfred Brydone
Friar John Mr. George Fellowes
Kinsman to Capulet .. Mr. Alfred Weston
Apothecary Mr. Victor Lorraine
Escalus, Prince of Verona
Mr. Asheton Tonge
Peter Mr. Willie Garvey
Abram Mr. H. H. Stanton
Gregory Mr. Percy Bray
Balthasar Mr. Eric Snowdon
Officer of the Guard Mr. Charles Cleave
Page to Paris Mr. W. T. Smith
Lady Montague Miss Eose Withers
Lady Capulet Miss Grace Lester
Nurse Miss Blanche Stanley
Julie; Miss Lilian Hallows
—Prince's.
ROMEO AND JULIET, Mr. Richard Flanagan's
revival of Shakespeare's tragedy. March 3.
Romeo Mr. Dennis Neilson-Terry
Escalus Mr. Alfred Hilliard
Paris Mr. Farrar Peel
Montague Mr. W. F. Stirling
Capulet Mr. Story Gof ton
Uncle to Capulet Mr. M. Clifford
Mercutio Mr. Norman Partriege
Benvolio Mr. Bartlett Garth
Tybalt Mr. Lincoln Calthorpe
Friar Laurence Mr. Ryder Boys
Balthasar Mr. Wilfrid Beckwith
Peter Mr. J. H. Atkinson
An Apothecary Mr. Frank Follows
Sampson Mr. R. Conway
Abram Mr. Sidney Bench
Gregory Mr. Gordon Kingsley
Page to Paris Miss A. Mathews
Lady Montague Miss Clare Welby
Lady Capulet Miss Una Rashleigh
Nurse to Juliet Miss Clare Pauncefote
Juliet Miss Margaret Halstan
— New, Manchester.
ROSALIND, first variety presentation of J. M.
Barrie's one-act play. February 10.
(Originally produced October 14, 1912,
Duke of York's.)— (London Coliseum.
ROSARY, THE, play, in four acts, by Edward
E. Rose June 30.
Father Brian Kelly ..Mr. John Glendinaing
Bruce Wilton Mr. Rayson-Cousens
Kenward Wright .... Mr. G. Steer Flinders
Charley Harrow Mr. Dan Kelsey
Alto March "I: | Miss Beatrice Burdett
Lee Martin (Skeeters)..Mr. Harry Hartley
Kathleen O'Connor .. Miss Evelyn Kington
Lesura Watkdns Miss Lilian Caird
—Elephant and Castle.
ROSENKAVALIER, DER, "a comedy for
music," in three acts (in German), by
Hugo voo Hofmannsthal, music by Richard
Strauss. January 29.
Princess von Werdenberg
Frau Margarete Siems
Baron Ochs of Lerchenau
Herr Paul Knupfer
Octavian Fraulein Eva von der Osten
Herr von Faninal Herr Friedrich Broders,en
Sophie Fraulein Claire Dux
Mistress Marianne Leitmetzzer
Fraulein Elsa Julich
Valaacclu Herr Hans Bechstean
Anuiuu Fraulein Anna Gura-Hummel
Rosenkavalier, Der (continued).
A Commissary of Police
Herr Ernst von Pick
Maior-Domo of the Princess
Herman Kant
Maior-Domo of Faninal
Herr Georg Nieratzky
The Princess's Attorney
Herr Arthur Pacyna
Landlord Mr. Denis Byndon-Ayres
A Singer Mr. Frederick Blarney
A Milliner Miss Gwenn Trevitt
Boots * Mr. Albert Chapman
Three Orphans
Misses May Storia, E. Bailey, Roy
Four Footmen
Messrs. Booth, Dini, Fenwick, Lansbury
Head Waiter Mr. Allen Johnstone
Four Waiters
Messrs. Cornish, Williams, Dunbar,
Brahms
Octavian's Courier Mr. J. Bargeman
Och's Servants
Messrs. Treadaway, Morgan, Parsons
A Little Negro Master Harold Barrett
Conductor, Mr. Thomas Beecham.
The opera produced by Herr Hermann.
— Covent Garden.
RUIN OF A COUNTESS, THE, first London
production of the drama, in four acts, by
0. Silverstone and Miss G. H. Walton.
February 24.
Hon. Francis Hunter .. Mr. 0. Silverstone
Lord Wilfred Efflngham . . Mr. Ernest Dare
Dr. Stephen Webster Mr. Sydney Humphries
Jack Carruthers Mr. Geoffrey Chate
Barney O'Rourke Mr. Ted Mooney
Quong Hi and Chung Li
Mr. Harry C. Rutland
Black Mike Mr. Joe Nicholas
Bertie Efflngham Miss Olive York*
Lucette Miss Maud Grainger
Ivy Hunter Miss Mary Douglas
Lady Marion Efficgham ..Miss Jessica Ford
—Royal, Woolwich.
RULING VICE, THE, dramatic sketch, py
Jack Fortescue. March 17.— Olympia,
Shoreditch.
RUNAWAYS, THE, musical farcical fairy fan-
tasia, by Mr. St. J. Sellon. December 30.
—St. Alban's Hall, North Finchley.
SACRAMENT OF JUDAS, THE, revival of the
play, In three acts, adapted by Louis N.
Parker from the French of Louis Tiercelin
(Prince of Wales's, October 9, 1899 ; altered
version, Comedy, May 22, 1901). March 31.
— Drury Lane.
SAINT AND SINNER, THE, dramatic episode,
in one act, by Maude Williamson. Feb-
ruary 17.
The Man Mr. Alfred Woods
The Woman Miss Maud Williamson
The Saint Mr. G. Mayor Cook
The Sinner Miss D. E. Woods
The Hypocrite Mr. James Saunders
The Profligate Mr. Cyril Delevanti
— Euston.
SAMARITAINE, LA (The Woman of &atnaria),
act two, by Edrnond Rostand. Septem-
ber 8.
Photine Mme. BernlhaTdt
Tine Femme Mile. Seylor
Uae Jeune Filte Mile. Due
TJne Femme Mme. Boulanger
Le Centurion M. R. JoubS
Le Grand Pxetre M. Favieres
Azriel M. Deneubourg
Un Homme M. Tere&tffi
Un Marchand M. Maillard
— London Coliseum.
SAMMYWELL SMITH'S VISIT TO LONDON,
preliminary performance of a sketch, by
A. C. Torr. February 5.— Royal, Yeadon.
THE STAGE YEAR ZOOK.
207
by Frank
I'luttcrxkw. Al.uch *.
Krv. James Bertram
Mr. Laurence J. Clareno*
ifry Rochester Mr. Claude Homer
John Bradley Mr. Reginald Ma«ter
Alan MacKic Mr. Newton Wetherilt
Diana Tempest Miss Edith Carter
—Clavier Hall. W.
s\vu;i<; ENCOUNTER, A, comedy sketch, in
one scene, by Laurence Steaner. fleptem-
^.—Islington Empire.
SAVING SILVER CITY, sketch, in three
scenes, by Rarry M. Vernon (June 2, Hip-
podrome, Birmingham). July 14.
Jeremiah Kelly Mr. F. Jacques
Tom Dugan Mr. E. II. Templeton
Bill Murray : Mr. W. Mclford
Rube Martin Mr. J. Colli.son
Pete Simmons Mr. C. Clayton
One-Eyed Henderson Mr. T. Dawe
Scar Face Sam Mr. Chisholm
Jasbo Jim Mr. Hamilton
Eatem-up Jake Mr. Langard
Dirt, Road Buck Mr. W. Barnes
Mrs. Kelly Miss Minnie Rayner
Miners— Messrs. A. HoweH, li. Parnell W
Johns, L. Bleech, and E. Grey.
— Shoreditch Olympia.
B \ Y NOTHING, comic sketch, by Wai Pink
and Herbert Darnley. June 16 (first London
production). — Surrey.
WHEN, musical, dramatic, farcical
comedy, by L. F. Durell. December 15,
-Hippodrome, Manchester.
BAT \\ UI:N. iwue, produced by Adolph Isen-
thal. December 22.— Lewisham Hippo-
ilrome.
si'U.IT.D. musical playlet, , by Edward
McCullon .Tonniiiu's, inusie by Julian, H
Wilson. March 10.
Bobs Mr. Ed. E. Ford
His Pal Mr. Arthur Bravo
Professor Cruncher Mr. Jack Bland
His Nephew Mr. Arthur Ballard
His Flunkey Mr. Cha -
Miss Dorothy Funstone
—Palace, Bath.
SCARLET BAND, THE, play, in three acts, by
John Emerson and Robert Baker. August
27. Last performance (the 36th), Septcm-
Iter 27.
Rose Towne Miss Victoria A.1
Shipman Mr. R. A. Clifford
• .neJ Schultz Mr. Reynor Barton
Kaufman Mr. .1. Robertson Hare
Margaret Holt Miss Marie Doro
.i.K-k Howeill Mr. H. Marsh Allen
< teptafa Ryan Mr. LewLs Fielder
Winthrop ( i Mr. J. Fisher White
Mr. Christopher Mr. Ashton Peurse
Uncle Mark Mr. Edwir 1'.. Payne.
Martha Miss Gertrude Irving
.luanita Miss Edyth Latinier
Enrico Savelli Mr. Arthur i
Weinberg Mr. Alfred P. Phillips
Victor Holt Mr. Malcolm Tearle
Newsboy Muster Leslie Stones
— Obmedy.
SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL, Miss Horniman's
revival of Sheridan's comedy. December 22.
— Gaiety, Manchester.
SCHOOL FOR SCAMiU.. Till-:. Sir 1!
Tree's revival of Kiri, 5 Slu-ri-
<lan's comedy. April 12. Last perform-
e (the 47th), M«y 23.
Sir Herbert Tree
-urface Mr. ATE. George
irry Bumper Mr. Harry Williams
Sir B. ;hite.. Mr. Nieel Playfair
Joseph Surface Mr. Philip Men vale
Charles Surface Mr. Mat !:«•.-• 'ii l.an?
•
"ltd).
Crabtrce ............ Mr. J. FiBher White
Rowley ................ Mr. Henry Morrell
Mosea .................. Mr. Q. W. Anton
Sir Toby ................ Mr. Roy Byford
Trip .................. Mr. Stanley Howlett
Servant, to Joseph .. Mr. Alexander 8arn*r
I,ady Teazle .... Mis
Mrs. Candour ........ MM BUM JUwuln
M:iid to Lady ! Winifred FitcJ)
Maria ............ Miss Marie Hemingway
Maid to Lady Sneerwell.. Mi«s Irene Dellwe
Lady SneerweLl ...... Mias Frances Dillon
—His Majeaty'i.
SCHOOLMISTRESS, THE, revival of the farce,
jn three acts, by Arthur W. Pinero
(originally produced March 27, 1886). Feb-
ruary 25. Last performance (the 103rd),
May 24.
The Hon. Vere Queckett
Mr. Dion Boucicault
Rear-Admiral Archibald lUinldin^. C.B.
ME. Edmund Gweno
Lieutenant John Malloxy Mr. Ronald Squire
Mr. John Saunders — Master C. Saint- Eve
Mr. Reginald Paulover
Mr. Stafford Hilliard
iMr. Otto Bernstein.. Mr. Walter Westwood
Tyler .......... .. ....... Mr. Archie McCaig
Uotr .................. Mr. Douglas Munro
Jaflray ............ Mr. Oh'ver G. Johnston
Miss Dyott .......... Misa Winfred Emery
Mrs. Rankling ...... Miss Gwynme Herbert
Dinah ........ Miss Muriel Martin Harvey
• ndoline Hawkins ...... Miss Crissy Bell
Ermyntrude Johnson, — Miss N.-ll Carte-r
Peggy Hesfileriggo ---- Mies Hilda Trevelyan
Jane Chipman .......... Miss Lilian Mason
—Vaudeville.
SCRUB LADY, THE, sketch by Sewell Collins.
(February 17, Hippodrome, Manchester.)
March 8.
Mr. Heilbecker ...... Mr. George Stephenson
Mr. Smith ........ Mr. Alfred Field Fisher
Mr. Forbes ................ Mr. Victor Kerr
Mr. Adams ........ Mr. Patrick S. Murray
Miss Mar*aret Mof!at
—London Coliseum.
SCULPTOR'S STRAD, THE, play in one act,
by Adelina Dinelli. April 26.
David Shirley ........ Miss Adelina Dinelli
Ernest Vale .......... Mr. Valentine Sellva
Terpsichore .............. Miss Elsa Dinelli
— Passmore Edwards Settlement.
SEALED ORDERS, drama, in three acts and
sixteen scenes, by Cecil Raleigh and Henry
Hamiltoii. September 11. Last per-
formance (the 115th) December 12.
John Le Page ........ Mr. C. W. Hallard
Ellen Le Page ........ Miss Mildred Cottell
Ruth Le Page ...... Miss Marjorie Walker
Mendel Hart .......... Mr. Robert Ayrton
Bertie Hart ............ Mr. E. H. Kelly
Monty Bevis ............ Mr. Bryan Powley
Joe Allan .......... Mr. Oli ft on A Iderson
Bill Corry ............ Mr. Herbert Vyvyan
Harry Symonds ........ Mr. George Forest
Inspector .............. Mr. Henry Leader
Hannibal K. Calhoun ..Mr. Hale Hamilton
Mrs. O'Mara .......... Miss Fanny Brough
Admiral Gaveston ........ Mr. Edwanl
Ludy Felicia Gau-ston ..Miss Madge Fabian
Gaston Fournal ........ Mr. C. M. Hallnrd
Ruth Fournal ...... Miss Myrtle Tannehil!
Hon. Dennis Willoughby
Mr. Langhorne Burton
Edward Hay ........ Mr. Forrester Harvey
Cecil Drummond ........ Mr. Gerald Ames
Lady Violet Faux — Miss Alice Chartres
Baron Kurdmann ........ Mr. Julian Royce
be ...... Miss Violet Lewis
ham .... Mr. Arthur Poole
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Staled Orders (continued).
Sir John Denshire . .
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
;!^"". '"---Mr. Fred Pearse
Ned Corrv Mr. Denier Warren
Ginger /. Mr. Edward Morgan
r«nt Poinfret Mr. A. Robertson
SSiS*? Rinck ........Mr. 0. Towle
Admiral Don Diego Valdez..Mr. IP f -Hughes
gacna Mr. Herbert Wilson
Duchess of Farnborough
Miss Jean Bloomfield
Jim Saunders Mr. Arthur Leigh
Valet to Calhoun Mr. Edwin Palmer
Butler to Gaston Fournal^ R ^ ^^
Capt. Trevor-Rawson Mr. H. Watson
Spriggs Fortescue Mr. Walter Teale
Jean "Moray Mr T. Richards
Stefan Mr. L. Ashdowne
Flower Girl Miss Florence Vaughan
— Drury Lane.
SECOND MRS. BANKS, THE, one-act domestic
drama, by F. H. Rose. October 15.
Eliza Miss Dorothy Thomas
Polly Miss Rasima Anton
Sam Briscoe Mr. Cecil Rose
Billy Magginson ..Mr. Lawrence Anderson
Joe' Banks Mr. J. A. Dodd
—Repertory, Liverpool.
SECOND MRS. TANQTJERAY, THE, Sir
George Alexander's revival of Arthur Wine
tir-ero's drama, in four acts. (Originally
produced May 27, 1893, St. James's.)
June 4. (Last performance (the sixty-
eighth), August 8.)
Aubrey Tanqueray . . Sir George Alexander
Sir George Orreyed Mr. James Limls-iy
Captain Hugh Ardale Mr. Reginald Malcolm
Cayley Drummle Mr. Nigel Playfair
Frank Misquith Mr. A. E. Benedict,
Gordon Jayne Mr. E. Vivian Reynolds
Morse Mr. Frank G. Bavly
Servant Mr. John Ridley
Lady Orreyed Miss Lettice Fairfax
Mrs. Cortelyon Miss Kate Bishon
Paula Mrs. Patrick Campbell
Ellean Miss Rosalie Toiler
— St. James's.
SECRET, LE, play, in three acts, by Henry
Bernstein. June 23.
Gabrielle Jeannelot Mme. Simone
Henrictte Hozleur . . Mile. Blanche Touta'n
Comtesse de Savageat
Mile. Marcelle Josset
Denis Le Guenn M. Victor Boucher
Charlie Ponta Tulli M. Henri Roussel
Constant Jennelot M. Claude Garry
— New.
SEEIN" REASON, one-act play, by Roland
Pertwee. November 21.
Ike Rutter Mr. Roland Pertwee
Ned Rutter Mr. Reginald Grasdorff
Alf Mr. R. Carfax Bayley
Sal Rutter. .Miss Edith Waldemar-Leverton
Bessie Rutter Miss Avice Schultz
Sam Lewis Mr. Charles Trevor-Roper
—Court.
SEVEN DAYS, play, in three acts, by Mary
Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood.
February 20.
Jimmie Wilson, Mr. James Welch
Tom Harbison Mr. Viv'an Gilber
Dallas Brown Mr. James Lindsay
Flannigan Mr. Lempriere Pringle
The Burglar Mr. J. H. Brewer
A Fcotman Mr. Henry Agar Lyons
Bella Knowle* Miss Audrey Ford
Kitty McNair Miss Marie Hemingway
Anne Brown Miss Athene Seyler
Miss Carruthers Miss Ada Blanche
—Opera House, Harrogate,
SEVEN SISTERS, THE, farce, toy Ferencz
Herczegh. May 14. LAS* performance (the
20th) May 31.
Mrs. Gyurkovics Miss Mary Rorke
Katinka Miss Enid Bell
gar i Miss Heather Featherstone
Ella Miss Peggy Fitzmaurice
Mici Miss Laura Cowie
Terka Miss Florence Pigott
Ljza Miss Olive Walter
Klari Miss Mattie Block
Tom '....Mr. Bertram Steer
Yanko Mr. Arthur Cleave
Baron Radviany Mr. Edmund Maurice
Baron Gida Radviany.. Mr. Ernest Thesiger
Sandorfly Mr. Sam Sot/hern
Count Feri Horkoy Mr. Norman Trevor
— Savoy.
SHADOW OF THE ' GUILLOTINE, THE,
drama, in four acts, by Edward Darbey.
October 13.
The Due de Rochefort. .Mr. Will Ellythorne
Henri de &t. Cyr Mr. Walter Clarke
Claude de St. Cyr Mr. Oscar Wyatt
Pierre Duval Mr. Vic C. Rolfe
Colonel Lebceuf Mr. Ernest Lodge
Jacques Mr. Will Kirk
Lieutenant Antoine Mr. A. James
jailor Mr. A. Sawny
Soldier Mr. Henderson
Executioner Mr. Johnson
Executioner's Assistant Mr. A<ppleby
Officer Mr. H. George
Adele de Rocbefort. .Miss .Margaret Tueskie
Hortense Lefevre . . Miss Hilary Burleigh
•Jean I Miss Bessie Courtney
Madame. Duval Miss Rosa Thornbury
Julie Miss Rene Belle Douglas
—Royal, Stratford.
SHADOW, THE. drama, in a prologue and
three .acts, by Eden Philpotts (October 6,
Gaiety, Manchester). October 20.
Nanny Coaker Miss Mary Byron
Sarah Dunnybrig Miss Lucy Beaumont
Willes Gay Mr. Percy Foster
Thomas Turtle ...Mr. Brember Wills
Ellas Waycott Mr. Bernard Gapping
Hester Dunnybrig Miss Sybil Thorndike
Philip BLanchard Mr. Julius Shaw
—Court.
SHE PAYS THE PENALTY, mimo-drama,
by Dr. Stefain Vacano. March 3.
Mrs. Ruth Sybil Mile. Lotte Sarrow
General Dimitriff M> Von Kelety
Captain Gray M. Morosofl
— Palladium.
SHEPHERDESS WITHOUT A HEART. THE,
fairy fantasy, music by Franklin Harvey.
December 19.
Kasper Peterkin Mr. E. W. Garden
Martha (his wife) . . Miss Florence Haydon
Pip Chris. Saint-Eve
Pippen Gloria Gold
Pippinette Herma Hilair
Old Simon Mr. Ernest Cockburn
Nathaniel Piper Mr. Cyril Cattley
Dreams Mr. Bertram Forsyth
Cuckoo Miss Mercia Cameron
Bonzo Mr. Harry Billiard
Little Brown Miss Viola Parry
Mrs. Little Brown Miss Joan Dilla
Pixie Mai Deacon
Trixie Nora Edwards
Blotch Mr. Bertram Forsyth
Old Old Mr. Kenneth Dennys
Pa Stork Mr. Harry Billiard
Ma Stork Miss Doris Hardy
Freda Mai Deacon
Olav Nora Edwards
Grizel Charles Wareham
Malkin James Mummery
Snow Boy Viola Parry
Snow Girl Doris Hardy
Fuel Mr. Eric Bass
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209
rt, T
Ml— .l..;ill Dllla
Mr. Ba--.il Sydnc)
i IK; llilliard
SHKI'lli:i:l>l. \\i' <w\ instrumental
:-.;i, !i\ M,t\ Kranl. t'cbruary 3.— -Wood
•i Empire.
silKi'HKRDS IIP:, i \i\,,| i,y the Birming-
ham K< 'pcrlo! •
SHERIFF AND Hill HCTI.UV, Tin.:, Cana-
dian iilajlci, in oin- art, li\ K. $
Hi.
Harry Earle Mr. It. S. Ben-ford
•" g Harrison Mr. Harry !
(iraliaiu Miss Ksmai Ellys
Mi-s Florence I!
imbcrwcll Empire.
\\ ll-'i:. Till1:, preliminary peiiorm-
aiicr of a sketch, by Hurry Fnrniss. Fi.h-
ruary -1.
—Royal, Castleford.
SHOEMAKER'S HOLIDAY. Tin:. Thorn-is
•uirdy. was presented by the
O.U.D.S. January 29. (Originally produced
on January 1, 1599.)
The Knig Count J. de Salis
The Karl of Cornwall Mr. M. Wrong
Sir Hugh Lacy Mr. J. H. Turner
Rowland I. acy Mr. G. W. 8. Hopkins
Sir Roger Oateley Mr. T. B. O'Connor
Master.-, Haiiuiioii. \Varren, and Scott
Messrs. K. (i. Sebastian, 15. F. Law-
rence, and H. W. Coofe
Simon Eyre Mr. C. K. Allen
Hodge, Frisk, and Ralph
re. A. K. Gilmour, W. 0. P. Rose-
dale, and A. G. Garrod
Lovell Mr. T. Longworth
Dodger Mr. P. H. B. Lyon
A Dutch Skipper Mr. F. E. Hill
Servant Mr. \V. E. Houston Boswall
A Boy Mr. W. R. F. Wyley
Prentice Mr. X. P. Birley
Rose Miss J. Austin Taylor
Sybil Miss Ruth Jefferson
Margery Mrs. A. Francombe
Jane Mrs. Ainley Walker
Prologue spoken by Mr. A. K. Gilmour.
— New, Oxford.
SHORT WAY WITH UTTHORS, A, burl
by Gilbert Carman. May 20. (Produced
by the Drama Society.)
Mr. 1'es-i nier Steel
Mr. R. Henderson Bland
Mr. TYrcy Yigo Mr. Noel Phelps
Mr. Che, -eman C'lay ..Mr. Ratlunell Wilson
Mr. Kauerkeller ...'.Mr. Ernest Shiel-Porter
Bateman Mr. Stanley Robert-
>fiss Britannia Metal ..Miss Ella Erskine
— Cosmonolis.
SHOT'LD A WOMAX TKLL? "controversial
domestic morality problem." in one act, by
the Rev. A. J. Waldron. October 27.
The Woman Miss Mary Devon II
The Man of the World.. Mr. Alfred Brandon
The Convert Mr. Georgi Cooks
The Yicar Mr. K.
— Yietoria Palace.
BIBBBIA, revival of the spectacular play. May
5.1— Olympia, Liverpool.
SIGN OF THE ROSE. THE, sketch, in one
art. by George Beban. May 2G.
tecfcive Mr. Henry Weaver,
The Wa'rdman Mr. George McBnrroa
Mother .. .vnc'
I'ln (CnHtilni-
r ........ !ix Krembs
• In. r ....
'I If lcili.ui ..... ....... M
idiuin.
Ml,\ III: lin\, Till:. Mr. (Iraiiville Barker re-
vived John <;al-.\vorthy's play on Dei ember
18 <iuriiiii his repertory season.— St.
Jam
SII.YKR LIN INC, Till le, by
itnrl'i.id Delaiinoy. ( I'rodiic'ed by ama-
i April 19.
Mar.-ton ................ Mr. Crant Molene
Mabel .Nfarsloii. .Mi-- Mar'.-an-t Kliapmaiiii
Dick Malthi-ws ........ Mr. Gordon Baker
tc Institute.
MMI'l.i; 'I'. AI;Ti:i) BILL, miniature musical
comedy, by Percy Barrow and " Aitch,"
musif- by Howard Talbot. (August 11,
Km pire, Liverpool.) December 1.
Kdwin Thornton ...... Mr. Fitz Lewis
I'rofe.s.sor Gollop ...... Mr. Lewis Fielder
AiiL'y Gollop .......... Miss Florence Wrny
Bill .................. Mr. Huntley Wriulit
— London Coliseum.
SIROCCO. THK, play, in one act. adapted by
.'.rtlinr Scott ( raven from August String-
b< i'g. August 2£
I'.iskri .................. Miss Ella Erskine
Yuss,uf ............ Mr. Edmund Goulding
Guimard ................ Mr. Vernon Steele
— Vaudeville.
SISTI'Ml HKLKX. one-act play, by Dante
Gabriel Rossetti arranged bv .\uss Bate-
man (Mrs. Crowe). January 27.
Little Brother ........ Miss Marie Goldie
er licit n .. Miss Leah Batemau-Hunter
The Yoice ............ Miss Phyllis Relph
— Co-smopolis, W.C.
sill \TIOX AT XEWBURY, THE, comedy, in
four acts, by Charles McEvoy. April 28.
i originally produced Repertory, Liverpool,
March 18, 1912.)
Iris ...................... Miss Pearl Keats
Miss llam'yn .......... Miss Alison Gillies
Philip 1'errin .......... Mr. Willium Stack
Chauffeur ................ Mr. John Napper
Morris ......... ..... Mr. Stanley Lathbury
George Yqnge .......... Mr. Eille Norwood
Mrs. Porrin ........ Mi.-s Madgo Mclntosh
Maid ................ Mi-s Kitty Woodbrklge
Repertory, Croydou.
SIXTY MILF.3 AN HOUR, dramatic sketch, by
Harold .sinip-oii itir.-t London presentation).
•ember 22.
CM us Blam -y .......... Mr. Henry Brooke
Mrs. IUane\ ............ Mi.-s Sara Dclyroot
Williams .............. Mr. Douglas Phillips
The Baronet .......... Mr. Edgar Lighting
— Kilburu Empire.
SLY WKKKS HENCI-. S.-otti.-h comedy sketch,
by Walter Roy. December
John Robinson .......... Mr. Walter Roy
Carrie Glen ........ Miss Jean Robinson
Sandy Wilson .......... Mr. Joseph Barker
— Empire. Glasgow.
SKYCR \PKRS, THE, by A. Shirley James.
October 13.— Bedford.
SLAVES OF YICE, dr:un;i. in four acts, by
Dennis chde (July 28, Hippodrome. Mex-
boroogb). August 11.
Uttt Mo.-t>n St. I.
Mr. Dennis Clyde
Jake Holroyd ---- Mr. Hugh Montgomery
Joe Mutton .............. Mr. Bert Dench
Yea Li..... ............. Mr. Lionel Belmoot
Mr. Terence Moron d
y Duuitaa ---- Mr. Atlioll
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
Slavet of Viee (continued).
Farm Hand Mr. H. Manners Le«
Policeman Mr. Robert C. Ryder
Inspector Mr. James Jackson
Sin Foo Mr. Edward Saunders
Louis Divert Mr. Leslie Cudd
Chin Sen Mr. Tom Kelsey
Mrs. Fenton Miss Marie Harcourt
Ruth Fen ton Miss Marjorie Seymour
Sally Lamb Miss Alice Ionian
Oli Miss Susan Felton
Zenda Miss Grace Verner
May Fen ton Miss Annette Howard
— Metropole, Bootle.
SNATCHED FROM THE GRAVE, one-act play,
by (Miss) Marriott Hodgkins. (Produced
by the Black Cat Club.) April 28.
Felix Jocelyn Mr. Val Fletcher
Rex Raymond Mr. Douglas Murray
Mine. Sara Vernhart Miss Nancy Lee
Annette Raymond — Miss Aileen Murphy
Flora Moore Miss Maud Lindley
— Rehearsal.
SNORE— AND YOU SLEEP ALONE, farce, by
Jos6 G. Levy and Lionel Goldman. March
3.
Sylvia Arlington ..Mile. La Rubia
Connie Brook Miss Mary Ross Shore
Capt. Travera Mr. Philip Durham
Wilkina Mr. Chas. A. White
— Baling Hippodrome.
SNOWDRIFTS, play, in one act, by Constance
Rae. November 17.
Ann Brent wood Miss Esme Hubbard
Mrs. Brentwood Miss Phyllis Manners
Jim Bryant Mr. Frank Darch
A Gipsy Mr. Ambrose Flower
— Alhambra, Glasgow.
SOCIAL SUCCESS, A, play, in one act, by
Max Beerbohm. January 27.
Tommy Dixon Sir George Alexander
The Earl of Amersham
Mr. Frederick Kerr
Henry Robbins Mr. C. M. Lowne
Hawkins Mr. Ernest Benham
Countess of Amershaim....Miss Kate Cutler
Duchess of Huntingdon
Miss Muriel Barnby
— Palace.
SOLOMON THE FIGHTER, Hebrew comedy
boxing act, by D. Stitcher. February 17.
Joseph Solomon Mr. Ben Stanley
Silas Harrison Mr. Seymour Rose
John Johnson Mr. Jack Talt
— Islington Palace.
SON AND HEIR, THE, play, an four acts, by
Gladys Unger (January 27, Devonshire
Park, Eastbourne). February 4. Last per-
formance (the 49th) March 15.
Sir E. T. Chilworth.. Mr. Edmund Maurice
Everard Chfl worth Mr. Max Leeds
Pascoe Tandridge — Mr. Norman Trevor
Felix Fourie Mr. Raymond Lauzerte
John. Brock Mr. Reginald Owen
Cecil Chilworth — Master Bobbie Andrews
Tidder Mr. Charles Daly
William Mr. Lambert Plummer
Lady Chilworth Miss Cynthia Brooke
Amy Chilworth Miss Ethel Dane
Miss Chilworth Miss Jean Cadell
Dormaji Miss Mary Griffiths
Beatrice Wishaw Miss Ethel Irving
—Strand.
SON OF HIS FATHER, THE, sketch, by E. C.
Matthews. January 27.— Canterbury.
SOVEREIGN LOVE, comedy of contemporary
Munster life, in one act, by T. C. Murrav
September 11.
Dpnal Kearney Mr. J. M. Kerrigan
Maurice O'Brien Mr. Philip Guiry
Charles O'Donnell . . Mr. Sydney J. Morgan
P»vld O'Donnill Mr. Charles Power
Sovereign Love (continued).
Tom Daly Mr. Michael Conniffe
Andy Hyde Mr. Farrell Pelly
Ellen Kearney Miss Ann Coppinger
Katty Kearney Miss Eithne Magee
Mrs. Hickey Miss Helen Molony
—Abbey, Dublin.
SPLASH ME, revue, in two scenes, music by
Frank Bradsell. September 22.— Shore-
ditch Olympla.
STAR TURN, THE, sketch, in three scenes, by
Arthur W. Field. March 10.
Job Dobbin Mr. Will Lindsay
Rueben Rules Mr. Gilbert Rogers
William Mr. Charles Byron
Susie Green Miss Minnie Myrle
Monsieur Quick .... ) M » k j i
Gussie Vayne } ur< Jaclc Jewel
— Prince's, Bradford.
STEAM LAUNDRY, THE, farcical sketch, in
three scenes, by Fred Karno, Leonard Dur-
rell, and Charles Baldwin. (September 1,
Hippodrome, Southampton.) September 8.
Mr. White Mr. Lewis Leslie
Cecil Mr. Chas. Griffiths
Sinks Mr Victor Roberts
Major Grunt Mr. W. E. Chewd
Boy Mr Jimmy Burgess
Inspector of Factories . . Mr. Fred General
Managing Director Mr. Hal Byford
Belle Perkins Miss Helen Lauraine
Jane Miss Maud Sheard
Alice Miss Ada Reed
Mary Miss Jessie Crammonde
May Start Miss Phyllis Stuart
Miss Lenton Miss Vere Fortescue
Perkins Mr. Harold Wellesley
—Surrey.
STEP THIS WAY ! " new vaudeville idea," in-
vented by Ernest C. Rolls, the libretto
and lyrics by Charles Willmott, with
music composed and arranged by Max
Darewski. June 23.
TJTFT'VVallingford Mr. W. H. Kuming
The Hon. G. P. Washington Mr. Geo. Clarke
Susannah Miss Isabel Dillon
Miss Phyllis Rare .. Miss Violet Rangdale
Mr. George Roastsmith..Mr. Eric Randolph
Lord Hownow Mr. Eric Langham
Lord Helpus Mr. Billy Vandeveer
Lord Knowswhoo Mr. H. A. Rowell
Count Getofski M. Isadore Maurice
Four Ladies from a Theatrical Agency..
Miss Nellie McMillan, Miss Gladys
Glynn, Miss Violet Simlone, Miss Gladys
Gill
Cissie Neat Miss Violet Blyth-Pratt
Jessie Smart Miss Connie Hillyard
Alice Joli Miss Dorothy Temple
May Bee Miss Edith Nance
Mrs. G. P. Washington Miss Gwen Harrison
Percy Knutt Mr. G. Arnold
Pppsy Miss Lillian Shelley
Signer Daruso Mr. Eric Randolph
fiignor Ubelik Mr. Louis Delvenne
Countess of Chilli .. Miss Lester von Lohr
Misses Winnie Burke, Peggy Doyle, Pat
Bevan, Vera Edwardes, Edith Maynot,
Louise Hardinge, May Evans, Jessie Fen-
ton, and Alice Marr; and Messrs. F. Nolan,
Arnold Lelievre, Harry Daly, R. Jeffries,
J. A. Green, L. Morgan, Jos Miller, Alfred
Browning, and Percy Ashton.
—Oxford.
STEVEDORE, THE, sketch, by Mansfield Brad-
ford. June 2. — Grand, Gravesend.
STOLEN FRUIT, dramatic comedietta, by Cecil
Twyford. Majch 17.
Eon Mrs. George Wilson
Miss Sybil de Bray
Bertie Lloyd Mr. Ernest Thesiger
Isobel Miss Hilda Moore
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211
MOI:\I IN \ il. \t l r. i, revival ol
ii 20, 1854). February 24.—
Globe.
S10UY ()!•' 'I HI i:os Vl;V. Till .
, b\ Walter How aid
- j<un|ct*Q
nn Mr. Alfred
I'll! . Mi . .' '-•" "
Cokmvl Hil<l< rbuui.l .. Mr. Jolm .NV.,biU
• tenant ivuTkin ...Mr. George Desmond
Troop* Smutz Mr. Arthur Terry
Karl Lai.-.-.' Mr. Waiter Howard
I'rmoj V.»n Sui.ran .... Mr. K. W. Thomas
itriiani lldst. -in ....Mr. Hugh Selwyn
Wiulv.-Urin (Um-le) ....Mr. Philip Gordon
•iier Theodore Mr. J. \V. Kv.lyn
i Hill. tnu Mi.-s Millicent Hallutt
Wtlhelnmi.i Miss May Dallas
The Mother Superior .. Miss Agnes Knights
Veuetia Von Sabran .... Miss Annie Saker
— Prince's.
STRANGE BOY, THE, children's play, by
Netta Syrott. (Children's Theatre.) De-
cember 29.— Savoy.
STRANGER AT Till: INN, THE, comedietta,
by Affleck Scott. Jane 24.
Mrs. Cherry
Miss Edith Wtfktemar Leverton
Aggie Miss Edith Parker
James Gray Mr. Lamonit Dickson
Dr. Doddy Mr. Edward Ragby
Captain Prawle Mr. Clement Braby
— Court.
STRIFE, revival of the play, ia three acts,
by John Galsworthy (originally produced
March 9, 1909, Duke of York's). May 3-
Last performance (the 4%h), June 14.
John Anthony — Mr. Norman McKinoel
Edgar Anthony, his sou
Mr. Athol Stewart
Frederic H. Wilder ..Mr. Kenneth Douglas
William Scantlebury • • Mr. Luigi Lablecbe
Oliver WanklLn Mr. Bassett Roe
Henry Tench Mr. O. B. Clarence
Francis Underwood Mr. Reyuer Barton
Simon Harness Mr. Charles Kenyon
David Roberts Mr. J. Fisher WMte
.lames Green Mr. Edgar B. Payne
John Bulgin Mr. Cecil du Gud
Henry Thomas Mr. Fred Gremlin
•>rge Rous Mr. Owen Roughwood
Henry Kous Mr. Dannel Green
Jago Mr. Ackerman May
Kv«ms Mr. Percy Goodyer
Frost Mr. Arthur Grenville
Enid Underwood Misa Renee Kelly
Annie Roberts Misa Dora Barton
Madge Thomas Miss Esm6 Beringer
Mrs. Rous Miss Marie Ault
Yeo Miss E. Tarrant
A Parlourmaid Miss Goodie Willis
Jan . Walter Pritchard
—Comedy.
STROLLERS. THE. revue, produced by Syd-
ney James. December '29.— Pavilion, Rus-
bonne.
STYI.i;. drama, in four arts, in Yiddish, by
- I'avtlion.
>-l MURUX, Max Relnliardt's revival of the
play in pafrtemlme. May 5.— London
Coliseum.
SUNDAY MOKNINi;. first variety production
of the ont'-.-K't play, I'.v st.-mloy Cooke
(April 8, 1912, Royal Court, Liverpool).
January 6.
Kill Mr. Stanley Turnbull
Little. Bill Miss Irene Ross
Captain Jane Miss Mary Forbe*
— Metropolitan.
M NI.K.HT \V.\\ . THi:. pla). '" •
ritxluced by the HUck
I Allirk Mr. \Vilfn-l
M:li Mi>- K'litli i
,.|y Mis« .' li'-ux
— lleh>
SUPPOSING, eatire by Sewell Collins. June 30.
— London Hippodrome.
si Klir.NlM.u in .11 AN, THE, comedietta, by
Sybil Nol.lr. .Marrh 18.
Captain Donald Juan Mr. Frank Conroy
Lady Jane Castlcton Miss Sybil Noble
—Royalty, Glasgow.
SWEET MIGNONETTE, comedy, in one act,
by William V. R. Mist. May 29.
M. Bimjn Mr. S. Dy»on
M. Lemoine Mr. C. H. Baker
Jules Mr. Will Quaite
.lack Langford M^r. D. Murray
Odette Bifl'on Miss Christine Wacher
— Royal, Canterbury.
SWING OF THE PENDULUM, THE, play, in
one act, by Lilian Bamberg (produced by
amateurs). January 9.
John Harland Mr. E. F. Crome
lather Harland Miss Lilian Ramfoxd
Frank *-ee Mr. Ayah Hawke
Thomas Perry Mr. Percy Harford
Annette Miss Cecilia Gould
— Cripplegate Institute.
SYSTEM OF THE THIRD DEGREE, THE,
protean sketch, iu one scene, by Campbell
MacCulloch. September 15.
Thomas Culver Mr. Joseph Scowden
Insp. Thomas McAuliffe
Mr. George Wharnock
Mrs. Warner Miss Caroline Neilson
Hop Lee
Thomas Brady ...
Albert Warner ...
James Warner —
Gustav Schwartz ,
Giovanni Pardello
Isaac Silverstein .
—Hammersmith Palace.
SYSTEM. THE, play, in three scenes, written
by Messrs. Taylor Grenville, McCree. and
Clark. July 21.
Billy Bradley Mr. Taylor Granville
l>an McCarthy Mr. Geo. Dickson
Tim Dugaa Mr. Clifford Dempsey
James O'Mara Mr. Paul Lovett
Officer Flynn, Mr. Frank Seeley
Tom Hiadley Mr. Fred Burton
"Buck" Hanralum Mr. William Odom
Phil. Wallack Mr. Geo. M. Dunlap
Mr. Darnell Mr. Hugh Bangs
Hobby Perkins Mr. Jerry . Burgees
Dickie Van Hudson Mr. E. W. Shield
Mr. Inbad Mr. W. Leonard
Mrs. Worthiagton .. Miss Bertane Robtasoo
Ma«jj;ie Mis^s llertine Robinson
Goldie Marshall Miss Laura Pierpont
—Palladium.
k Mr. Frank Mayne
TAI.E OF GERANIUMS, A, conifdy skc-tcli.
June 1C.
—Empress, Brixton.
TAMING OF THE SHREW. THE, Mr. Martin
Harvey's revival " in a new way " of Shake-
speare's play. (March 4, Grand, Hull.)
10.
A Lord Mr. Percy Walsh
Oiristopher Sly Mr. Charles Qlenney
Hostess Miss Florence Hunt
Page Master Harold French
Huntsman Mr. David Bain
Baptlsta Mr. Albert E. Raynor
Vincentio Mr. Charles J. Cameron
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THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
Taming of the Shrew, The (continued).
Lucentio Mr. Eugene Wellesley
Petruchio Mr. Martin Harvey
Gremio Mr. Ernest Stidwell
Hortensio Mr. Franklin Dyall
Tranio Mr. Gordon McLeod
Biondello Mr. Denholm Muir
tirumio Mr. Michael iSherbrooke
Curtis Miss Bessie Elder
A Pedant Mr. Alfred Ibberson
A Tailor Mr. Gerald Jerome
A Haberdasher Mr. Sydney Coltson
A Widow Miss Brenda Gibson
Bianca Miss Annie Furrell
Katharina Miss N. de Silva
Ladies in Attendance :— Misses Mary
Gray, Rita Ritchie, Lilian Stidwell, Molly
Wellesley, etc.
Servants, Huntsmen, Officers, etc. :—
Harold Carton, A. Robinson, H. McHugh,
C. Goodall, A. Lloyd.
—Prince of Wales's.
TANGO REVUE, presented by Howard M.
Hartman. November 24.— Palladium.
TANTALISING. TERPSICHORE, comedy sketch,
by E. and H. Gordon Clifford. (January
27, Court, Brighton.) February 24.— Em-
press.
TEN SHILLINGS, one-act play, by Hilda C.
Adshead. Produced by the Actresses' Fran-
chise League. July 8.
Ethel Tongborough
Miss Marie Hemingway
Jack Haddington Mr. Evan Thomas
Felicia Tongborough ..Miss Mignon Clifford
Mr. Tongborough ....Mr. Lancelot Lowder
Mrs. Tonborough Miss Rita Milman
Mary Miss Lydia (Sydney
Mrs. Hildred Miss Edith Pither
Amy Durwell Miss Eleanor Elder
Mrs. Melcombe Miss Ada Francis
Mr. Burroughs Mr. Frederick Castleman
—Arts Centre, W.
TETE DE CANARD, LA, " comedie de salon,"
in one' act, by Justin Gay and Henry Syms.
June 22.
Dubois M. Henry Minseen
Suzanne « Mile. Ellennette Gay
Un Garcon de Bureau M. J. Portal
Un Docteur M. R&ny Gay
Un Commissaire de Police ..M. Justin Gay
DeuxHommes | ^Remy^y
— Cosmopol.is.
THAT PARSON CHAP, dramatic sketch, by
Mrs. F. G. Kimberley. May 24.
Robert Dixon Mr. F. G. Kimberley
Herbert Gray Mr. Herbert Sydney
Ruth Gray Mrs. F. G. Kimberley
Paul Gray Miss Ruby Kimberley
— Grand, Wolverhampton.
THEIR POINT OF VIEW. First variety pro-
duction of W. T. Coleby's one-act play.
January e.
—Palladium.
13, SIMON STREET, one-act play, by Anthony
Wharton. May 1. (First variety production as
THE HOUSE IN SIMON STREET, October
13, London Coliseum.)
William Lasscn Mr. George Desmond
John Rutt Mr. Douglas Munro
('.•en Henry Carter Mr. Ronald Squire
Mfss Raeburn ......Miss Hilda Trevelyan
—•Vaudeville.
THIRTEEN, one-act play,
March 23.
Guy Renwick, F.R.C.S.
Lady Jocelyn Weston
Miss
Sir Bruce Weston
Cornelius Vanderhoven .
Fritz
by Robert Elson.
/.Mr. Marsh All«n
Marie Anita Baizi
.Mr. Edward Irwin
...Mr. H. Browning
.Mr. Victor Maude
—Empire-
THIRTEENTH, THE, play, in one act, by
Edward Rigby and Phyllis Austin. No-
vember 3.
Thomas Lingham Mr. Edward Rigby
Polly Lingham Miss Esru6 Hubbard
George Ansell ....Mr. J. Cooke Beresford
The Stranger Mr. Walter Gay
Mr. Johnson Mr. Reginald Besaut
— Comedy.
THIS IS THE BUSINESS, sketch, in three
scenes. (March 10, Coliseum, Glasgow.)
March 17.
Mr. Giggleswig Mr. A. Ktigant
Mrs. Giggleswig Mr. Joe Nightingale
i The Policeman Mr. W. Fullbrook
— Finsbury Park Empire.
THIS WAY, MADAM ! farce, in three acts, by
Sydney Blow and 'Douglas Hoare, adapted
from Aim6 des Femmes of Maurice Henne-
quin and Georges Mitchell. (September 15,
Royal, Plymouth.) September 27. Last
performance (the 57th) November 15.
Armand Desroches ....Mr. Maurice Farkoa
Albert Bonnipard Mr. Henry Wenman
Louis Faribol Mr. Arthur Chesney
Victor Catiche Mr. John Tresahar
Pierre Mr. J. N. More
Jean Mr. Arthur Hetherton
Lucille Bonnipard .Miss Edie Graham
Annette Faribol Miss Maud Cressall
Mariette Miss Diana Durand
Finette Miss Doris Hurley
Blanche Miss Desiree Hesse
Suzanne Miss Violet Ashton
Julie Miss Peggy Doyle
Estelle Miss Mollie Seymour
Jeannette Miss Greta Lewis
Mme. Banco del Rio de la Plata
Miss Kitty Barlow
Baronne des Herbettes ..Miss Diana Cortis
Justine Miss Dorothy Rundell
Marie Ange Miss Mabel Sealby
— Queen's.
THOMPSON, comedy, in three acts, by St.
John Hankin and George Calderon.
April 22.
Mrs. Vaughan Miss Lottie Venne
Helen Miss Athene Seyler
Miss Latlmer Miss Alice Beet
Gerald Mr. Robert Horton
Frohock Mr. G. F. Tully
James Mr. Dennts Eadie
—Royalty.
THORNS, drama, by A. Dontach. January 28.
• Zipa Mme. B. Goldstein
Hoischke Miss Ida Feldman
Mendel Ginsberg Mr. Ludwig Satz
Miriam Miss Sylvia
Michel Mr. M. Brinn
Rischka v. .Mr. N. Hamburger
Chava .Mme. Brinn
Manuel Gainsborough
Herr Maurice Moscowitz
Katie .„ Mme. Blumentha!
Harold Miss Sylvia
Mary Mme. Brinn
Donald Ditch Mr.' 8. Goldenberg
Postman Mr. Tomianow
Henoch Master J. Arbeitef
—Pavilion.
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213
, for
,iets, by Cecil
0'iodiu-i'd i.y the Play Actors.)
H n>\\ 11 Mr. Sebastian Smith
Moncrleff
Mr. Jiutii-ri Woodward
Alice HIM Ih'li-n.-i 1'arsons
Mr. J. Nappcr
.M m AUlersoi
Mi-- Mignon Clifford
' rl Brown Mr. Kewlass I
i Mi» Allies Hill
\ Mi', \llri d Harris
—Court.
IIIKEE, modern comedy of Roman life, in
three acts, translated from Hi': Italian of
0 t>\ <Mi"i !>. St. C\r.
Ibert t'aiinaii. February 4.
!. performai
Baroness 8aogioy4..Ml8i Gertrude Kingston
Barou Sang'oyi Mi .
Enrico Itaneo Mr. Scott Craved
I'.attisto Mr. David Hallain
Giovanni Mr. R. C. Harcourt
M.tid Miss Joan Temple
—Little.
THREE KINGS, THE, revived by the Bir-
mingham Repertory for the Christmas eea-
THREE WAYFARERS. THE, revival of the
ndary trifle, by Tli<pm:i- Hardy. (June.
Terry's.) November 21.
The Hangman Mr. Franklin Dyall
Timothy Somers Mr. Frank Randell
Joseph Somers Mr. Miles Mallesoi
The Constable Mr. Thomas Sidney
The Shepherd Mr. Hugh Tabberer
A Magistrate Mr. A. E. Walker
Turnkey Mr. Guy Leigh-Pemberton
Serpent Player Mr. Leonard Trollope
The Odest Inhabitant. .Mr. Arthur Bachner
Boy Fiddler Miss Janet Hope
The Shepherd's Wife Miss Hilda Sims
A Damsel Miss Faith Celli
\ Young Girl Miss Norah Hill
Guests at the Christening". — Barbara
Everest, Muriel Stewart, and Gertrude
Pennington, Messrs. Noel Groom, Cyril
Turner, Cecil Stcck, and Roderick King.
—Little.
THROUGH THE POST, play, in one act, by
Atliol Stewart (adapted from the French of
l». Jliclie). January 9.
Edward Stacy Spells ..Mr. (J.orge F. Tully
Lilian Stacy Spells .. Miss Mona Harrison
George Binning Mr. Edgar B. Payne
— Apollo.
III! MBS UP! musical revue, in six scenes, by
Kin- C. Cole. Sept-ember 1.
Lord Augustus Montagu Mr. Edgar Stevens
Mr. McKay Mr. Joseph Freeman
Jerer,.iah Geo. M Hums
Mr. King C. Cole
John Mr. Roi.t. j.,-i,
•'ames Mr. Geo. R. Scott
Frederick Mr. Benj. Williams
Kobert Mr. Chas. Brown
Albert Mr. Arthur Wilson
Charles Mr. Fred. Anders
Justus Mr. Joseph 8
Mary Grey !V i:,j,n
Josephine Bards Miss Dolly Hamilton
Gwendoline Longford Miss Nan<-y Buckland
Strolling Players The SUters Solarl
— New, Northampton.
TIGRESS, THE, dramalie. sketch, bv Cecil
Howard-Tunirr, incidental music by
Christopher Wilson, dance arranged by
Miss Katti-Launer. February 17
Pedro Mr. Noel Phelps
Marta Mil* Rita Denison
Lola Miiw Ella Ersklne
—Tottenham Palace.
TITANIA, fantastic choral ballet, In thre«
*. aux, a>l;.ptr<l f:- Care's The
Midtummrr .\ij>kt's Dream, arranged and
-lueed by Ly<lia Kyasht and C. Wilhelm,
and with MeodeUcobn'a music. October 4.
MORTALS.
k Jt'it torn Mr. Fred Payne
• T Quince Mr. Laurie Hunter
Snout Mr. A. Jameson
Starveling Mr. C. Perkins
Fluto Mr. B. Ford
Snug Mr. G. Vincent
FAIRIES.
Oberon M. Leonid Joukofl
Puck Miss Unity More
Philomel Mi.-.s Phyllis Bedells
Titania Mile. Lydia Kyasht
Peaseblossom, Cobweb, Moth, Mustard
Seed, and other Fairies and Elvee attending
on Oberon and Titania, an Indian Child,
liutteiilies, <ilo\v-worms, etc., by Misses
Walters, Cunninghame, Taylor, Farraat.
Osmo.-id, Hill, Banks Moss, Courtland,
Roullright, McFarlaiie, Tree, Findlater.
— Empire.
TOADSTOOLS, children's fairy play, in three
scenes, by Ruth Streatfleld. December 22.
—Drill Hall, Eastbourne.
TOAST, THE, one-act comedy, by A. W. David-
son. April 20.
John Sarile Mr. Clive Carrie
" Jimmy " Knowles Mr. Charles Danlell
Mrs. Savile Miss Dorothy Dale
Maggie Mi3s Florence Neville
—Arts and Dramatic Club.
TORCH, THE, comedy sketch, by Harold Wolf-
gang. February 17.— Bedford.
TO RIGHT HIS PEOPLE'S WRONGS, drama,
in eleven scenes, by Wilson Howard.
June 23.
Count Eergius Mr. Wilson Howard
Baron Michael Mr. Norton Shields
General Moscowvitch Mr. Frank Hert'e
Lieut. Alexis Mickleoff..Mr. Gerald Smythe
Boris Ivanovitch Mr. T. H. Winter
Peter Petroif i ,, „ , „ ,
Paul Petrofl .1 JIr- Carl Vallender
Lipskonski Mr. E. A. Rose
Georges Hakavenski .. Mr. Paul Forrester
Sergeant Kellen Mr. George Shreeve
OrloK Mr. K. Merrmg
Yan Pauloff Mr. Harry Pitt
The Berena Miss Madge Clare
Anna Lipskonski .. Miss Florence M. Daly
Olga Ivanovitch — Miss Carlotta Ansou
—Royal, West Stanley.
TOWSEE MONGALAY, " Anglo-Chinese
musical comedy," in one act, by Grahame
Jones. April 4.
John Whittier Mr. W. Hartill
Sally Whittier Miss Hilda Moss
ivuch Blossom Miss Doris Lind
Ah Fong Mr. G. Gibb, McLaughlin
—Court.
TRAGEDY OF NAN, Messrs. Algernon Greig
ami Milton Rosmer's revival of John Manr-
lield's play. (Originally produced Iti.'.
M ay 1M, 1908.) August .Hn Court. '
Miss Horninian revi\.-i| John Masefleld's
"The Tragedy of ihr Ouirt,
May 22, and Mr. Granville Barker included
it in his Repertory Season at the St.
James's on December 2.
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THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
- Mr. Arthur Rose
TRAIN 44, railroad drama, by Langdon
McCormick. June 16.
The Operator Mr. M. west
The Track Walker .... Mr. William Riley
The Deputy Sheriff .. Mr. John Harrington
The Girl Miss Sylvia Bidwell
Master Mechanic .. Mr. John Woodruff
Electrician Mr. Joe Hardy
—Wood Green Empire.
TRAPPED, one-act piece, by Dion Clayton
Calthrop. May 3.
The Man Mr. Arthur Grenville
The Woman Miss Dora Barton
—Comedy.
TRUSSED, a Protean playlet. October 27.
Silas K. Baxter .
Ned Rochester . .
Simon Cohen
Pierre Barrere ...
Patrick O'Connor
John Willie Soot
Clarisse Egerton .... Miss Margaret Murch
—Royal Hippodrome, Eastbourne.
TRUST THE PEOPLE, play, in three acts, by
Stanley Houghton. February 6. Last
performance (the 44th) March 16.
John Greenwood .. Mr. Arthur Bourchier
John Greenwood, sen. .. Mr. John McNally
Mrs. Greenwood .... Miss Barbara Gott
Stephen Jebb .... Mr. P. Percival Clark
Nathan Brierley .. Mr. Frank J. Arlton
Joseph Walmesley .. Mr. W. S. Hartford
The Mayor Mr. W. Hubert
The Mayoress Miss Edith King
Mrs. Riley Miss Margaret Boyd
One of the Lads ..Mr. Clifford Heatherley
A Reporter Mr. Hubert Woodward
The Earl of Eccles..Mr. Thomas Weguelin
Marquis of Cheadle Mr. Kenyon Musgrave
Lord Northen'den .. Mr. Richard Neville
Sir J. Harvey-Macpherson Mr. H. Bunston
Morris Johns Mr. Thomas Sidney
Thompson Mr. Archibald McClean
A Waiter Mr. Cedric Hardwicke
Lady Violet Ainslie .. Miss Viva Birkett
Miriam Felton .... Miss Marjorie Waterlow
— Garrick.
TKYPHENA AND CO., farce-drama in five
acts, by Anthony A. Drake. (Produced by
amateurs.) December 3.
Lord Lionel Lovitt Mr. R. H. Scott
Sir Marmaduke BluS Mr. M. P. Ward
Cuthbert Wynne Mr. J. D. Casswell
Thomas Sayit Mr. Cedric Miller
Digby Mr. R. A. Bell
Sam Samson Mr. C. P. Ogden
Robert Peeler Mr. Eric Richmond
Iffer Zazoun Mr. E. L Few
Waiter Mr. A. W. Glennie
Lady Norah Miss K. Bowker Weldon
Tryphena , Miss Winifried Hughes
Sylva de Trop Miss Norah Boord
Polly Miss W. Wartenburg
—Lecture Hall, Wimbledon.
TURANDOT, PRINCESS OF CHINA, Chinoi-
serie, in prose and verse, in three acts, by
Karl Vollmoeller, English version by Jethro
Bithell, music by Ferruccio Busoni January
18. Last performance (the 27tb) February 14
Emperor of China .... Mr. J. H. Barnes
Pantalone Mr. Edward Sass
Tarta*ha Mr. E. Vivian Reynolds
Si!*".*, Mr. Fred Lewis
Truffaldmo Mr. Norman Forbes
Prince of Astrakan .. Mr. Godfrey Tearle
B^ak •••• Mr. James Berry
Prince of Samarkand Mr. Austin Fehrman
I8"™*?.1 Mr. Alfred Harris
Executioner Mr. W. E. Hall
urandot Miss Evelyn D'Alroy
T randot, Prinass of China (continued).
Adelma Miss Hilda Moore
Zelima Miss Maire O'Neill
Skirina Miss Margaret Yarde
Muley-wa Miss Mary Clare
Tien-wa Miss Margaret Chute
Kin Miss Susie Claughton
Yen-Shing Miss Stella Rho
—St. James's.
TURKISH DELIGHT, musical farce, in one
act and three scenes, by Percy Ford, music
by Albert Whipp. March 24.
John Briggs Mr. Harry Brayne
Maria Miss Alice Drummond
Sultana of Balkash .. Miss Nancy Benyon
Grand Vizier Mr. James Aubrey
"Nilgai" Miss Queenie Lang
— Fulham.
TWELFTH NIGHT, Sir Herbert Tree's revival
of Shakespeare's play. June 16.
—His Majesty's.
/ TWELFTH NIGHT. Shakespeare's play was
revived by the Birmingham Repertory
Theatre company on February 15.
£20,000; OR, WHO'S THE LUCKY MAN?
March 17.— Grand, Gravesend.
TWO BIG VAGABONDS, drama, by Arthur
Shirley. May 12.
Rev. Mr. MJobtague ..Mr. Ceciil Trescilian
Harry Pemntagitoni Mr. Philip Darien
Crosby Pennington Mr. Frank Stone
David Ross Mr. Dan F. Rou
Weary Willie Mr. Sidney Kearns
Tired Tim Mr. Matt Wilkinson
Gatcombe Mr. Percy Emery
Clinky Miss Dorothy Mullord
Nellie Montague Miss Ida Chapman
Lura Redburn Miss Gertrude Goddaxt
Molly Pycroft Miss Guinevere Shilton
Jane Ellen Scruncher..Miss Nelson Ramsey
Little Harry Miss Lillie West
—Sadler's Wells.
TWO OF THE ODD BOYS, one-act play, by
Winifred St. Clair. Produced by the Ac-
tresses' Franchise League. July 8.
The Professor Mr. Olaf Hytten
Mrs. Rowley Miss Lucie Evelyn
Bertha Miss Florence Lloyd
—Arts Centre, W.
TYPHOON, drama, in four acts, adapted
by Laurence Irving from Melchlor Lengyel's
"Taifun." (October 3, 1912, Tyne, New-
castle). Haymarket, April 2. Transferred
to the Queen's, May 26; and to the Globe,
July 14; and to the New, September 8.
Last performance (the 204th), September
27.
Baron Yoshikawa Mr. Robin Shiells
Takeramo Mr. Laurence Irving
Kobayashi Mr. Henry Crocker
Omayi Mr. Claude Rains
Kitamaru Mr. Azooma Sheko
Yamoshi Mr. Charles Terric
Hironari Mr. Leon M. Lion
Amamari Mr. Arthur Stanley
Miyake Mr. 8. Isogai
Tanaka Mr. A. Tsuchiya
Yoshino Mr. K. Sumoge
Yotomo Mr. George Carr
Georges Mr. H. O. Nicholson
Renard-Beinsky Mr. Leon Quartermain
Professor Dupont .... Mr. E. Lyall Swete
Benoit Mr. Arthur Whitby
Marchland Mr. Allan Jeayea
Simon Mr. Herbert Hewetson
Usher Mr. Stuart Musgrove
Therese Miss Marjorie Waterlow
H<5Iene Miss Mabel Hackney
— Haymairket.
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MILL, farcical ^kiUii, in one act, by
Rosemary Kvcs. May 26. (Juno 18, Globe.)
Sir Win. Rickinansworth
Mr. Leyton Canoellor
.Freddy Talbot Mr. Edmond Breon
Mary Brook Miss Rosemary Rees
— Grand, Clapham.
a; DICK, one-act play, by H. C. Ferraby.
November 20. — Arts Centre.
IM'LK'S IN T1MK, domestic comedietta.
August 11.— Grand, Clapliani.
1 MUORSTUDY, THE, comedy sketch, by Cecil
Howard Turner. March 18.— Tottenham
1'alace.
UNDER TEE CANOPY, a Russo^Tewish play,
partly founded on Joseph Hatton's novel
14 By Order of the Czar," by J. James Hew-
son (originally produced November 2, 1903,
Pavilion). August 18.
Raphael Kloski ....Mr. Norman Partriege
Susanne Miss Winnie Donovan
Neshla Miss [Nellie Hastings
Peter Blecksdorf Mr. Walter Hicks
Racbael Miss Constance Laming
Abraham Steinvitz — Mr. George Gordon
Hyama Mr. Julian J. Gallier
Andrichovitch Mr. Max Copland
First Reader of the -Synagogue
Mr. Wilfrid Noble
Second Reader Mr. Sam Waller
Naomi Miss Maud Morton Powell
General Ivan Petravno — Mr. J. G. Maine
Strelitzki Mr. Lincoln Calthorpe
• Paul Melidoff Mr. Arthur Cousins
Captain Trubiknow..Mr. Frederick George
Michael Mr. Horace Wells
Paul Mr. George Brough
Soshovitch Mr. Aries Conway
David Mr. Frank Wilson
Trolovitch Mr. William Thomas
.Detective Sloan Mr. Tom McCaffery
Detective Martin Mr. Albert Williams
Hyson Mr. C. H. Evanson
— Brixton.
1. Mt'ER THE RED ROBE, revival by Mr.
Arthur Hardy of the romantic play, in four
acts, adapted by E. Rose from Stanley
Weyman's novel (originally produced Octo-
ber 17, 1896, Haymarket). August 4.
Gil de Berault Mr. Herbert Waring
Richelieu Mr. A. S. Homewood
Henri de Cocheforet.. Mr. Charles Fairlegh
Marquis de PombaL.Mr. Walter Kingsford
De Fargis Mr. Charles Straite
Captain Larolk Mr. A. Corney Grain
The Lieutenant Mr. S. J. Warmington
Sir Thomas Brunt ..Mr. W. C'ronin Wilson
Landlord Mr. Victor Lusk
Clon Mr. A. 8. Homewood
Louis Mr. James Radcliffe
Sergeant Mr. Norman Griffiths
Monk Mr. Martin Jarry
Major Domo Mr. W. Nilman
Renee d« Cocheforet
Miss Amy Brandon Thomas
Mme. de Cocheforet. .Miss Eleanor Redwood
Mme. Zaton Miss Octavia Drayton
Suzette Miss Dorothy Croft
— New, Manchester.
IN I>KR TWO FLAGS, version of Ouida's novel.
October '29.
Hon. Bertie Cecil ) Mr. tauderdale
Louis Victor I Maitland
Berkley Cecil Mr. Frank Harvey
Marquis of Rockinsham
Mr. Frederick C. Leister
Rake Flanagan Mr. Fred Inpram
Willon Mr. H. G. Wright
Ben Davis Mr. Percy Baverstock
Ezra Baroni Mr. Fred Morgan
Marshal Le Brun Mr. C. P. Ceilings
Fagotin Mr. Maurice Smith
Under Tu-o t'luyn (mntinued).
Ua^acho Mr. B. Elton
Colonel Chiitcauroy ..Mr. Henry Lonsdal«
Captain Chanrcllon ..Mj. Nonnan Leyland
Tata ."..Mr. J. T. Macmillan
lldcriin v Mr. Albert Ward
Abdul Mr. H. Wills
Miamoud Mr. George Batea
Zorilda Miss Deborah Nansen
Princess Venetia Corona
Miss Grace Denbeigh Russell
Lady Guinevere Miss Phyllis Dailley
Cigarette Miss Tittell-Brune
—Lyceum.
UNKNOWN QUALITY, AN, three-act comedy,
by Kathleen Hastings (produced 'by ama-
teurs). January 9.
Lady Flexborough.. Countess of Huntingdon
Hon. Muriel Welmingham
Lady Norah Hastings
Hon. Sylvia Welmingbam
Lady Marion Hastings
Mrs. Roger Clifton Miss Enid Fisher
Mrs. Allendale — Lady Kathleen Hastings
Lord Flexborough. .Sir H. Mainwaring, Bart.
Hon. Philip Welmingham
Viscount Hastings
Mr. Roger Clifton
Sir iE. Naylor^Leyland, Bart.
Capt. John Caryl Mr. D. Beech
Hugo Wharncline Mr. H. T. Rice
— Conservative Club, Nuneaton.
UNHAPPY MEDIUM, THE, musical sketch, by
J. C. (Nugent. October 20.
Lady Plantagenet Miss Nora Girton
Jackson Mr. Harry Atkinson
Robert Spifkins Mr. Eric MaTchant
— Argyle, Birkenhead.
UNSEALED ORDERS, sketch, produced by the
Six Brothers Luck. October 20. — Kingston
Empire.
UNSEEN HELMSMAN, THE, by Laurence
Alma-Tadema. Revival for the first per-
formance of the Bushey Repertory Theatre
of the one-act play. November 29.
A Widow Miss Barbara Everest
A Wanderer .... Miss Katherine Careless
An Old Nurse Miss Tarver
UNSOPHISTICATED BURGLARY, THE,
comedy, in one act, by M. Christine Connell.
November 5.
Mrs. Mostin Miss Hamilton
Sally Miss Teesdale
Burglar Mr. McConnel
Johnson Mr. Bryer
Policeman Mr. Vigo
—St. Augustine's Hall, Fulham.
UP IN THE AIR, "flighty farce," in one
scene, by Stanley Dark and William Kirby.
March 10.
Jack Denton Mr. Guy Fane
Rev. Septimus Writley Mr. Geo. Barnard
Policeman Mr. Arthur Brown
Mrs. Griggs Miss Elsa Hall
Emily Griggs Miss Ivy Burton
—Islington Empire.
i HM:R HAND, THE. play, in one act. by
S. W. Tonks. (Produced by amatcur.O
December 13.
Miss Poach Miss Constance Brown
Peter Canton Mr. Vincent Haki-r
Jones Mr. Ronald Myers
Henry Riley Mr. Henry Whitehouse
John Brown Mr. Sproston }
\ Thomas Mr. Arthur Johnson
f°S8ett Mr. James Blnekh-im
Schmidt Mr. Ernest Schalbnrj-
Wo°d Mr. Sydney Anderton
—Assembly Rooms, Edgbaston.
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n 'STROKE, THE, farcical comedy, in one
act, by F. J. Newboult. December 8.
Matthew Slowitt Mr. Charles Groves
Sarah Slowitt Mrs. A. B. Tapping
Emma Miss Doris Bateman
P.C. Scrnton Mr. Eric Barber
Mrs. Jernin.an Miss Beatrice Smith
Joseph Jerniman Mr. J. H. Roberts
Joe Slowitt Mr. Herbert Lomas
—Royal, Leeds.
VAGABOND KING, A, drama, in seven scenes,
by Charles Trevor. March 3.
Gerald Carrington...Mr. Stanley S. Gordon
King Alexis Mr. Harry Parr
Capt. Jack Vardon Mr. Collin F. Heather
Bobby Mr. Billy Sherlock
Couat Orloff Mr. Sidney Clewlow
Major von Halmoz .... Mr. Russ Challis
Rochfort Mr. Tom Arkinstall
Elsa Miss Kate Proude
Ketrina Miss Gertrude Vickers
Doreen Miss Nina Vaughton
—Royal, West Bromwich.
VANITY, play, in three acts, by Ernest Denny.
April 1. Last performance (the 22nd),
April 19.
Miss Fry Miss Phyllis Verrall
Hope Miss Caroline Bayley
Prudence Miss Ruth Bidwell
Ada Kemp Miss Mabelle Hunt
Dickson Miss Mabel Trevor
Jefferson Brown Mr. Guy Standing
Dick Broderick Mr. Paul Arthur
Augustus King ... Mr. Townsend Whitling
Lord Cazalet Mr. James Lindsay
Pilgrim Fry Mr. Eric Mareo
Vanity Miss Ethel Irving
—Globe.
VEIL OF HAPPINESS, THE, play of Chinese
Lifa, translated from the French of M.
Georges Clemenceau. (Produced by the
Theatre in Eyre.) November 18.— St.
George's House, Regent Street, W.
VENETIAN VEXATION, A, comedietta.
July 7.
— Royal Hippodrome, Eastbourne.
VENUS ON EARTH, modern fantasy, by
Dorothy Brandon. (Produced by the Play
Actors.). Nov. 17.
The Hon. Victor Eaton
Mr. H. Lawrence Leyton
Jack Harrow Mr. Stuart Musgrove
Charley Charterhouse Mr. E. Reynolds
A Waiter Mr. E. Evan Thomas
Venus Anadyomene Miss Ernita Lascelles
— Court.
VICTIMS, revised version of the dramatic epi-
sode by Basil James and Walter Peacock.
February 13.
— Cosmopolis, W.C.
VICTIMS OF VICE, melodrama, in ten scenes,
by Enid Edoni. December 1.
Arthur Dacre Mr. Paul Beckett
Isaac Bernstein — Mr. Henry Beckett
Rev. Geoffrey Dennison Mr. John Talford
Gerald De Beaufort .. Mr. Frank Merton
Archibald Molineux .. Mr. Percy Godfrey
Benjamin Black Mr. Fred Taylor
Marjone Seymour .. Miss Margaret Noble
Daisy Fielding .... Miss Nancy Newell
Sally Slump Miss Grace Milton
Dorothy Desmond Miss Enid Edoni
— Alhambra, Openshaw.
VIGILANCE, THE, playlet, by Rose Hawley.
September 8.
Jim Daniels Mr. Irve Hayman
Laz Daniels Miss Ivy Hayman
Ward Miss Nora Williams
Vig)lance Leader Mr. A. Moir
—Pavilion, Glasgow.
VILLAGE WIZARD, THE, play by Naunton
Davies. May 5.
Merlin Mr. Tom Owen
Josiah Jones Mr. Joseph Powell
Morgan Morgan Mr. Gareth Hughes
Nan Miss Rose Thomas
—Temperance Hall, Merthyr Tydvil.
VIRTUES 0' MRS. McTODD, THE, comedy,
in one act, by Ian Richardson. Feb. 24.
Mrs. McTodd Miss Eva McRoberts
Jack Joseph Mr. Phil Hartley
Joseph Jacks Mr. Almyr Vane
Detritus Quickly Mr. William Dimlop
Erchie Mr. Arthur Boxall
Ginglin' Geordie Mr. George Tawde
— Camberwefi Empire.
VISIONS OF A NIGHT, mystical musical
comedy, in three scenes, by C. S. Self,
music by A. E. B. Ansley. April 21.—
GamfoerweU Empire.
VISITOR FROM VENUS. A, farcical fantasy,
by W. Vaiighaai Best. June 16.— Tivoli,
Manchester.
VOOI'S BONES, dramatic episode, In one act
Iiy Anthony A. (Drake and iP. C. Codling-
wood Fenwick. (Produced by amateurs).
December 3.
Lawrence Wakley Mr. H. E. Pott
Frank Lillston Mr. R. J. Dale
Medical Students
The Visitor Mr. F. It. Busn
—Lecture Hall, Wimbledon.
VOICE WITHIN, THE, one act play, by Wini-
fred St. Clair. July 4.
—Rehearsal.
VULTURES. THE, one-act play, translated by
Jocelyn Godefroi, from the French of
Charles Bau Lerberghe. July 1. — Little.
WAKE UP, ENGLAND, eong sceaa, by Alec
Flood, music by Henry E. Pether. July 14.
— Empress, Buxton.
WALK UP, revue, in one scene, by Edward
Cadman, composed by Zoe Caryll, Haidee
de Ranee, and Howard Pryor, music se-
lected and arranged by Ernest Bliss, —
December 1.— Shepherd's Bush Empire.
WANTED— A SOVEREIGN, sketch, by Adam
Btern. (June 23, Pavilion, Glasgow.)
July 14.
The Lady Miss Hilda Quiver
Fizz Barlow Mr. Frederick Hearne
Bob Boddington Mr. Claude Cameron
Tony Poole Mr. F. S. Russell
Waitress Miss B. O. Bradfield
Himself Mr. W. Louis Bradfield
—Palladium.
WAR IN THE AIR, "spectacular object les-
son," in a prologue and four scenes, by
Frank Dupree. June 23.
— Palladium.
WASHINGTON, one-act play, by George F. R.
Anderson. May 19.
Manheim Mr. Albert Chevalier
Oliver Mr. Jyjian Cross
Jim Mr. Harry Brett
General George Washington
Mr. A. W. Tyrer
Lieutenant Mr. Charles Fawcett
Esther Miss Alicia Klementaski
— New, Manchester.
WATCHMAN'S WIFE, THE, dramatic episode,
in one scene, by DLon Titheradge. June 23.
Malcolm Kenshaw Mr. Jack Denton
Mrs. William Benson.. Miss Hettie Chattell
—Hippodrome, Balh'am.
WAY BACK IN DARKEY LAND, minstrel
reveue. (June 2. Grand, Glasgow.)
July 14.
—Broadway.
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WAY us HUM-', THE, play, in on.
\\.\V HI T, I Hi:, .mo-act play, by Kilt;,
i- 4.
Mr. It. rar.'ax Bayley
Vera Mnitlarid .. Miss Kitty WiUoughby
Daphne Er.
•'ain Dundns Mr. Arthur Lindo
— Court.
WAYS AND MEANS, comedy, in three acU,
J. Storer Clouston. January 13.
na Glastonbury .. ..Miss Nina Betltley
Muriel Glastonbury ... :i Drew-
Mrs. Faoton -Miss Emma Stockley
K itt y I yson Mi* Olive Wade
Duobeee of relegate . .Miss Elizabeth Dexter
Mrs. Hathv'ay-Dene .. Miss Isabel Ormonde
Marquis of SavedtUe . .Mr. Eustace Burnaby
Sir Bevis Glastonbury .. Mr. Guy Dawson
Lionel Glastonbury .. Mr. Ralph St. John
Duke of Polegate Mr. Eric Bridgeman
Dr. Oarmichael Mr. Richard Trieve
Footman Mr. F. Lee
Robert Dennieon..Mr. Rutland Barrington
—New Oxford.
WAY TO LIBERTY, THE, drama, by Leon
Kusainau. February C.
—Pavilion.
WEATHER BOUND, a new farce, by Lady
Bancroft. November 19.
—Pleasure Gardens, Folkestone.
WEEK-END, A, farce, in one act, by J. B.
Whittington. June 16.
Mr. Borkitt Mr. Weedoji Grossmith
Mrs. Borkitt Miss Daisy Thimm
Minnie Miss Shelley Calton
Jodrau Mr. Milroy Cooper
—London Coliseum.
WEEK'S ENGAGEMENT, A, farcical comedy,
in four acts, by John Hobbs. June 30-
Jamefl Fleetwood Mr. Em ill Wagner
\ie Squires Mr. Ernest Emblem
William Dawson Mr. Jack Evans
Mr. Edward Bocquet
Portia Fleetwood .... Miss Minnie Bhepley
Pearl Fleetwood Mies Violet Wieland
Bessie Miss Emily Gapp
. — Palace Pier, St. Leonards.
WESTERNER, THE, comedy dramatic eketch.
April 28.
Mary Thome Miss Dulcie Greatwich
Frank Howard Mr. Charles Thursby
der of tin- Posse Mr. H. C. Purser
Sam Houston Mr. James Carew
—London Pavilion.
WESTWARD HO! dramatisation of Kingsley's
novel, in twelve scenes, by Clifford Rean.
September 1.
Amyas Leigh Mr. F. B. Woulfe
Frank Leigh Mr. Ernest R. Allen
Don Guzman de Soto .. Mr. Terry Davies
William Cary Mr. Harry Parr
William Salterne Mr. Frank Pettingell
l;< v. .John Biinblecombe .. Mr. Fred Blukf
.Salvati<n Yeo Mr. Edgar C. Milton
Sir ' .:ke Mr. Frank Pettingeil
Admiral Sir John Hawkins
Mr. Hy. V
('apt. Jack Fleming Mr. A. Newman
Mrs. Leigh Miss May Irene Wrignt
Miss Marie Thome
Tin- \\lii'.- Witch Miss (Jl<iry Qnayle
Rose Salterne Miss Lillian Pierce
Ayacanora Miss Edith Loraine
— Queen's, Longton.
WESTWARD HO! romantic drama, in tli!'-'
a [irologiie, by J'«'KKy Webling.
(original English pi ' -hniary 1,
' February 24.
PROLOGUE.
Oxenham's Daughter .. Miss Mari«ne Dane
Pedro Mr. Donald R. Young
•iimul I.
iihuinV Wife Miss Marion Lind
John Oxenham Mr. Lewia Gilbert
Salvation Yeo Mr. Harry Ashford
Arayas Leigh Mr. MatheaoD Lang
Monks, Sailors. Spanish Soldiers, etc.
Scene laid in the garden of a house in La
Guayra, in the West Indies.
Dorcas Misa Marjory Carpenter
Bess MJee Betty Hutch
Snsaa Miss M. L. Einden
Frank Leigh Mr. Basil L. Sydney
Sir Richard Grenville Mr. R. Scrope-Quenttn
Hi ibin Miss Nona Wynne
Arthur St. Ledger ..Mr. Clarence Blakiston
Will Carey Mr. Sidney Vautier
Tom Coflin Mr. Arthur Seaton
Mr. Saltern Mr. Henry Stanhope
Rose Saltern Miss Dorothy Ripley
Mistress Leigh Miss Harriet Trench
Margaret Miss Ethel Harper
Widow Yeo Miss Ethel Gray
Jack Brimblecombe Mr. F. Percival Stevens
salvation Yeo Mr. Harry Ashford
Dick Hale Mr. C. Moyston
Robert Drew Mr. A. 81 Collard
Tom Tegg Mr. A. Field
Will Parracombe Mr. Charles Blythe
Hugh Holdfast Mr. 8. H. Eustace
Ainyas Leigh Mr. Matheson Lang
Vindex Brmblecombe .. Mr. James Plinge
Don Guzman de Sota Mr. Halliwell Hobbes
Fra Gerundio Mr. Edward O'Neill
First Apprentice Mr. Vallacott
Second Apprentice Mr. W. E. Gardiner
The Steward Mr. A. H. Steerman
W ill Fortescue Mr. Eric Algar
Ayacanora Miss Hutin Britton
Is'otary Mr. George Hammond
Fra Jerome Mr. A. W. Tyrer
Monks.— Messrs. Johnson, Howard, Davis,
Bailley, Anderson, and Dale.
—Palladium.
WHAT ABOTJT IT? musical trifle, words and
lyrics by St. John Hamund, numbers com-
posed by Guy Jones and Evelyn Baker.
March 23.
Julius Csesar Polydorus..Mr. John Doran
Marion Bright ..." Miss Cora Lingard
— Scala.
WHAT ABOUT IT? revue, produced by Percy
Honri. October 6.— Broadhead's Hippo-
drome, Manchester.
WHAT A I>AY! comedy
Messrs. Dooley and
Royal, Canterbury.
WHAT A GAME! "an
movements," by
March 31.
Mrs. Falls-Deane
Mr. Falls-Deane
Edith Baines
Harry Simmons
revue. (Produced by
Benn.) October 6- —
impromptu, In two
Michael Morton.
. . Miss Dollls Brooke
Mr. Graham Dawson
. . Miss Frances Hall
. Mr. Edmund Payne
—Palace.
WHAT A GAME, revue. Jn three scenes, by
Victor Newman, lyric* by C. H. Barry
and Dudley Powell, incidental music by
Dudley Powell and .1. II. Eiiigen. (Novem-
ber 17, Hippodrome, Devonport.) December
1. — Chelsea Palm -<\
WHAT HO! DAPHNE, "musical college rag,"
by Hartley Carrick, music by Frederic
Korton. July 14.
"Tlick Slielley Mr. J. Woodall-Birde
Frank Carlton Mr. C. S. Kemble
Harry Westlake Mr. .Tack Nellson
Londoun AvoiHimre .. Mr. J. E. Swlnburn
William Mr. Bert Edwardes
Tb. . Botolph'8. .Mr. Harry Dodd
Daphne Manners Mies Daisy Le Hay
-Tivoli.
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WHAT HO, RAGTIME ! travesty, invented by
Austen Hurgon. (March 31, Hippodrome,
Liverpool.) June 9.
Rasmus B. Washington .. Mr. Paul Barnes
Little Miss U.8.A Miss Daisy Yates
The White Hope -Mr. Sinclair
Mali/Ida ... Miss Phyllis Ruff ell
Johnton Miss Willie Robins
— Chiswick Empire.
WHAT NEXT? revuette. April 18.— Hippo-
drome, Dover.
WHAT'S IN A NAME? one-act comedy, by
" Q.L." May 21.
Sir Charles Courtenay, Bart.
Mr. H. A. P. Hatten
Digby Courtenay .. Mr. Charles Crawford
Hon. " Buzzie " Leicester Mr. Eric T. Cowley
Evan-, Mr. Alan Prentice
Ellen Mrs. F. W. Hodges
•jrjs Mrs. Joe Richardson
— Surbiton Assembly Rooms.
WHAT'S IN A NAME? sketch, in one scene,
by Wai Pink. January 13.— Kilburn
Empire.
WHAT WE SHALL COME TO: MISTER
WOMAN IN 2013 A.D., by Frank Kingsley
and E. C. Canter.— •OlyimpSa, i&horedtiteh.
January 27.
WHEN PARIS SLEEPS, melodrama, in four
acts, by Charles Darrell. December 29.
Baron Juan Brigarde
Mr. Clinton Baddeley
Armonde de Villeforte Mr. Charles Kean
Jerome Villette Mr. A. J. Murray
Toto Batildore Mr. A. G. Raymond
Pipi Lanalette .. Mr. T. Handiey Parker
Julis Bardot Mr. Harry Locksley
Henri Lesart Mr. Geo. Barlow
Hortense Grimond Miss Gipsy Sutherland
Marie Pourtante . . Miss Gwen Hawkins
Catharine Taussaud Miss Ada Fane
Monique Carabelle — Miss Kitty Dillon
Fantdne Villette Miss Annie Bell
—Royal, Darlington.
WHEN WOMEN RULE, Comedy sketch, by
Ned Joyce Heaney. July 21.— New Cross
Empire.
WHERE THE HEATHER GROWS, play, in four
acts, by John Davidson. August 11.
Dougal Sandeman .... Mr. John Davidson
Hugh Cecil Mr. Arnold Mussett
Joe Foote Mr. Paul Neville
Hardie Croak Mr. George Searle
Andrew High Mr. Cecil Ravenswood
WuUie Rabbit .... Mr. Leo Montgomery
P.C. Hunter Mr. Ohas. Townsend
Archie Wild Mr. Danny Paul
Jim Ritchie Mr. Herbert Vere
Maggie Sandeman Miss MeJrose Millett
Kirsty Sandeman Miss Laurie O'Neill
"Bess" Miss Bessie Thompson
—Royal, Liverpool.
WHERE THE RAINBOW ENDS, revival of
the fairy play, in four acts, by Clifford
Mills and John Ramsey, music by Roger
Quilter. (Savoy, December 21, 1911.)
Rosamund Carey Miss E®m6 Hersee
Cri-spian Carey .. Master Harold French
Jim Blunders Master Eric Rae
Betty Blunders .. Miss Elvira Henderson
Cubs Master Guido Chiarletti
William Master Robert Chapman
Matilda Flint Miss Nellie Bouverie
Joseph Flint Mr. Roland Pertwee
Schlapps Mr. Henry Morrell
Genie of the Carpet Mr. Norman MacOwan
St. George of England Mr. Reginald Owen
The Dragon King .... Mr. Clifton Alderson
Dunks .. Mr. Hugh Owen
The Sen Witch .... Miss Mona Harrison
Where the Rainbow End* (continued).
Captain Carey .. Mr. Norman MacOwau
Mrs. Carey Miss Ivy Williams
The Slacker Mr. Sydney Sherwood
The Slitherslime Mr. A. Charlwood
Dragon Sentry — Mr. F. Dallas Cairns
Spirit of the Lake .. Miss Grace Seppings
Will o' the Wisp Miss Mavis Yorke
Garrick.
WHILE YOU WAIT, Wild West revue. Octo-
ber 27.
Lasca Mies Saffo Arnew
Jake Mr. Leslie Edison
Joe Mr. George Ranee
Broncho Bill Mr. Ernest Ridgwell
Andie Mr. Harvey Clifton
The Kid Mr. Wai de Vier
Sam McGee Mr. Owen Sterling
Ephraim Mr. Walter Hume
Percy Peevish .... Mr. W. Ashley Sinclair
Daphne Deane Miss Midge Challoner
Baby Boy Miss Babs Roy
Leu Lassiter Mr. George Hataway
Maurice Mayne Mr. Franklyn Miles
Himself Mr. Charlie Carr
—Wood Green Empire.
WHIP HAND. THE, comedy, in four acts, l.y
Mabel Kitcat and Keighley Snowden.
December 5.
Elise Douillet Miss Doris Bate-man
Danny Mr. Roy Campbell
Mr. Ericson Mr. John Napper
Katherine Brayton .. Miss Irene Roo^-e
Mrs. Potter Winfrith Miss Barbara Hannay
Stuart Manners . .. Mr. Herbert Lomas
Hon. Tom l)ny Mr. J. N. Roberts
Mrs. Stuart Manners Miss Beatrice Smith
Jack Brayton Mr. Milton Rosmer
Huskisson Mr. Frank Macrae
—Royal, Leeds.
WHISPERING WELL, THE, Lancashire
Dream pla,y, in three acts, by Frank H.
Rose, music by J. H. Foulds. (March 22,
Gaiety, Manchester). May 15.
• Malkin Miss Sybil Thorndike
Mary o' Nebs Mass Lola Duncan
Diccon Mr. Tmnmy Nickson
Syssot Miss Florence Kennedy
[In act three, Miss Freda Warneford.]
Robin o' Turn's Mr. Jules Shaw
The Spirit of Desire.. Mr. Russell Thorndike
THe Owl Miss Marion Byron
Spite Mr. Eliot Makeham
Scutvter Miss Dorothy Hick
Squinge Mr. Brember Wills
Snurch Mr. Francis Hope
Flitter Miss Muriel Pratt
Boggarts, Servants, etc. : — Misses Gwen
Pratt, Marie Royter, Messrs* Leonard Chap-
man, M. Philbeach, etc.
—Court.
WHITE SHAME, THE. sketch, by Wilfred Ben-
eon and C. Douglas CarJile. May 19.—
Bedford.
WHITE SLAVE, A, play, in four acts, by
Edward Thane. (Originally produced Star,
Swansea, December 9, 1912.) March 3.
Victor Aston Mr. Joseph Millane
Sir Anthony Paget Mr. J. O. Stewart
Jim Gardener Mr. Edwin Maydew
Bernard Crawford .... Mr. Geo. Porteous
Billy Jarvis Mr. Oliver Seymour
Count Paul Zaloski .... Mr. W. Passmore
Giovanni Mr. Oswald Peters
P.C. Blake Mr. A. Williams
Pete Clarke Mr. Arthur Ross
Sam Kelly Mr. Frank Evans
Spike Fennell Mr. James Revill
David Thomas Mr. John Millar
George Morton Mr. Fred James
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Wliitf Slare, A (eo» tinned).
Barker Mr. Ernest Button
Wilson Mr. William Walsh
Jessie March Miss Olga Jefferson
Inez Morella Miss V. St. Lawrence
Keerle Fagot Miss Mabel Rose
— Lyric, Hammersmith.
WHITE SLAVE GIRL, THE, drama, in four
acts, by Joseph N. Whurnelifle. (Originally
produced Gaiety, Methil, December 12,
1912). February 17. —Royal, Stratford.
WHITE SLAVE OF THE STREETS, A, melo-
drama, in four acts and nine scenes, by
Kva EIwcs. May I-'.
John Strong, M.P. .. Mr. T. W. Dunscomhe
David Foster, K.C. .... Mr. Philip H. Ellis
Mark Beesley Mr. H. E. Holies
Joseph Mendel Mr. Edwin Avinal
Sam Thompson Mr. Tom Beasley
Farmer Manners Mr. John Ford
The Judge Mr. George Gormley
Billy Farrell ... Mr. Will Glaze
Sarah Clump Miss Kitty Melville
Mme. Katharine Miss Eva Elwes
Nell Manners Miss Roma Pendrons
Myra Fane Miss Violet Lytton
—Prince of Wales's, Salford.
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC, THE, drama, in
four acts, by A. Myddleton Myles. March
24.
Stella Vincent ....Miss E. Walton Hemming
Cara Marx Miss Theo Henries
Caprice Julien Miss Violet Beatrice
Juliet Baggs Miss Ada Franks
Marmaduke Breuster Mr. Alex Wills
William Bloak Mr. Fred Moul£
Rom'on Carlotta Mr. Walton Thornton
Hon. Fitzroy Clarenee Mr. E. Harvey White
Lord Arthur Buntingford
Mr. Fellows Bassett
Hassan Mr. Horace Lang
Jean D'arc Mr. Jack Francis
Swan Mr. Harry Seymour
Dick Puckridge Mr. Guy Forks
Walter Hartford .. Mr. Chas. H. Mortimer
—Sadler's Well*
WHO "EZ SO? comedy sketch, Wai Pink.
April 7. Rotherhithe Hippodrome.
WHO'S GOT IT? revue, by Isa Bowman and
Fred Flexraore. November 17. Grand,
Clapham.
WHO'S THE LADY? three-act farce, from the
French LA PRESIDENTS, by Maurice
Hennequin and Pierre Veber, adapted by
Josie" G. Levy (November 17, Devonshire
Park, Eastbourne). November 22.
Cyprien Gaudet Mr. Farren Soutar
M. Tricointe Mr. E. Dagnall
Marius Mr. Arthur Hatherton
Bienassis Mr. Frank Collins
Octave Rosamund Mr. Chas. Troode
Poche " Mr. Fred Eastman
Pinglet Mr. Max Leeds
Moulaine Mr. Ernest Hollway
Bouquet Mr. Herbert E. Maule
Dominique Mr. Geo. East
Frangois Mr. H. V. Surrey
Gobette Miss Jean Aylwin
Mme. Tricointe Miss Millie Hylton
Denise Miss Fay Compton
Sophie Miss Violet Gould
Angelina Miss Minnie Terry
Juliette Miss Phyllis Thatcher
— Garrick.
WHY MAN IS BAD, one-act comedietta, by
Gerard Fort Buckle. March 17. Palace
Pier, St. Leonards.
WHY NOT? play, in one act, by H. C. Har-
dinge. September 15.
The Hostess Miss Sheila O'Mor*
The Guest Mr. B. Golday
The Butler Mr. H. Watson
The Singer Mr. Ernest Leicester
— Albambra, Glasgow.
WHY THE WOMAN TOLU, dramatic «ketdi,
in one scene. December 8.
The Man .............. Mr. W. J. Miller
His Lawyer ...... Mr. Charles Firhlin-
His Stepbrother .... Air. Henry Nelson
His Sister .......... .Miss Kthel Stalman
His \Vii- ............ Miss Maud Linden
— Euston
WIDOW WOOS, THE, revival of the one-act
comedy, by M. E. Francis and Sydney
Valentine. (Originally produced January
i 9, 1904, Haymarket.) May 16.
The Rector of Thornleigh..Mr. Mark Paton
William Lupton ........ Mr. Charles Bibby
Barbara Cowell .......... Miss Clare Greet
lommy ................ Master W. Mollison
WIFE OR WOMAN, one-act pl
Noel. July 14.
Joseph Warner .......... Mr. Edgar L. Noel
'I he Friend .............. Mr. Tom Stanley
Harry Warner ........ Mr. Sydney Pettison
The Red-haired Girl.... Miss Edith Weaver
Mrs. Warner .......... Miss Barbara Gott
WIFE'S DEVOTION, A,
April 3.
Frank Gordon ...... Mr. Edward Swinton
Eustace Clive .......... Mr. Frank Irwin
Stephen Flint ...... Mr. Edward Aldworth
Peter Kelly .............. Mr. Dicky Bird
Charlie Price ............ Mr. Henry Wright
Gracie Gordon .......... Miss Doris Soarsby
Polly Joy ............ Miss Annie Mitchell
T t. m-, (Mrs- Wil1 Casey)
John Willie Nutt .......... Mr. Will Casey
£-C. Cole .............. Mr. William Fisher
Dr. Jones .......... . ...... Mr. Tom Wood
A Beggar ............ Mr. Walter Bedford
A Bargee ........ Mr. W. Tatt Stephens
Cora Hope ............ Miss Edith Tempest
Mary Gordon ........ Miss Florrie Kelsey
WIFE TAMER,
Sackville Martin. September 8.
William Broom .......... Mr. E W Tarver
Mrs. Broom .......... Miss Mabel Younge
Captain Taplin ............ Mr. Leslie Rea
£lorn« ................ Miss Gladys M&ude
Tom Hams .............. Mr. H. J. Gibson
—Apollo
WILD DUCK, THE. Mr. Granville Barker
commenced his repertory season on Decem-
ber 1 with a revival of Ibsen's play. —
St. James's.
WILL, THE, play, in one act, by J. M. Barrie.
September 14. Last performance (the
83rd) November 14.
Mr. Devizes, Senior ....Mr. 0. B. Clarence
Mr. Devizes, Junior ---- Mr. Frank Denton
Philip Ross ........ Mr. Sydney Valentine
Surtees ................ Mr. Lichfleld Owen
Sennet ................ Mr. Chafles Trevor
Creed .................... Miss Helen Kelt
Mrs. Ross ................ Miss Helen Hsye
—Duke of York's.
WILLIE'S MEDICINE, farce, in one act.
Willie Dobson ---- Master Archie McCaig
Digory Dobson ---- Mr. Herbert Williams
Effle Dobson ........ Miss Theresa -Osborae
"'Liza" .............. Miss VioJet Vivian
Josh Morecambe ...... Mr. Herbert Russell
— Camberwell Palace.
WIND 0' THE MOORS, one-act tragedy, by
L. du Garde Peach. September 1.
Anna .................. Miss Mary Fenner
Old GregsOQ .............. Mr. Jules Shaw
Michael ................ Mr. Douglas Vigors
—Gaiety, Manchester.
WISDOM TOOTH, THE, farcical comedy, by
Charles W. Dockwray and H. A. 3»;\vell.
March 20.— Lyric, Hammersmith.
WISE GUY, A, comic sketch, by Edmond
Hayes. (June 23, Hippodrome, Portsmouth,.}
June 30.— New Crosg Empire.
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THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
THE drama, in four acts, adapted
by John Masefield from the Norwegian of
If Wiers-Jennsen. (Originally produced
October 10, 1910, Royalty, Glasgow ; Janu-
ary 31, 1911, Court.) October 29. Last
performance of the regular run (the c
November 29. Subsequently included in
the three weeks' repertory season.
the repertory season. ^ ^ p Bey€ridge :
Martin .... Mr. Dennis Neilson-Terry
Jens Schelderup ...... Mr. Ralph Button,
Master Klaus ........ Mr. Nigel Playfair
M£ laurcntius .. Mr. Baliol Holloway
Hester Johannes ...... Mr. Arthur Whitby
Hester Jorgan..
Officer " ' .Mr. Herbert Hewetson
1st Guard": ......... Mr. Allan Jeayes
Herlofs Marte .. Miss Vera Tschaikowsky
Bente ........ Miss Clare Greet
Jorund ".'.'.'.'. ....... Miss Rosemary Craig
Merete Beyer ........ Mr. Janet Achurch
Anne Pedersdotter ..Miss Lillah McCarthy
— St. James s.
WITHIN THE LAW, play in four acts,
adapted, by Frederick Fenn and Arthur
Wimperis, from the American play by
Bayard Veiller. May 24.
Edward Gilder ........ Mr. Frederick Ross
Richard Gilder .......... Mr. J. V. Bryant
George Demarest .... Mr. E. Lyall Swete
Sarah .............. Miss Mabel Burnege
Thomas .............. Mr. Ernest Degges
Henry Cassidy ........ Mr. Leon M. Lion
Smithson .......... Mr. Francis Chamier
Margaret Taylor ____ Miss Edyth Goodall
Helen Morris ____ Miss Constance Bachner
Joe Garson ............ Mr. Eille Norwood
Gin»er ................ Mr. John Howells
Tom Dacey .............. Mr. Arthur Hare
Jim Wade ............ Mr. Charles Garry
Agnes Lynch ........ Miss Mabel Russell
William Irwin .......... Mr. Frank Ridley
Chief Inspector Burke .. Mr. James Berry
Sergeant Smith ____ Mr. Archibald Forbes
Constable Baker .. Mr. William Abingdon
Williams .............. Mr. Arthur Hare
Fanny ................ Miss Ethel Morrison
— Hay market.
WOMAN CONQUERS, THE, romantic play, in
four acts by G. Carlton Wallace. (Pre-
liminary performance March 19, Kenning-
ton.) August 4.
Jack Fraser ...... Mr. H. Bonhote Wilson
Charles Pelham ____ Mr. Arthur C. Russel)
Thomas Ormond ........ Mr. J. F. Vernon
Ramon Delgada ..Mr. D. Lewin Mannering
Hans Voordam . . Mr. Richard F. Symons
Josh Hellish . . Mr. Fred L. Connynghame
Simon Trentham Mr. Fred L. Connynghame
Abe Lazarus .......... Mr. Sam Springson
Max Lanyon ........ Mr. Richard James
Dick Filson .......... Mr. Henry Chalmers
Pedro .............. . . Mr. Charles Hayes
Quashie .................. Hr. Bert Hedger
Elaine Kingsley — Miss Evelyn Carleton
Betty Fraser .. Miss Hilda Attenborough
Florine ................ Miss" Enid Lorimer
Juno ................ Miss Maud Crossley
—Elephant and Castle.
WOMAN GOD GAVE HIM, THE, drama, by
Fred Granviile. December 1.
Frank Hilliard ...... Mr. Julien Mitchell
Gerald Crawford ...... Mr. Tom Squire
Ned Earnshaw — Mr. Leonard Marshall
Horatio P. Ranter ____ Mr. Fred Hodson
Hector Dalrymple .. Mr. Henry Weyinan
David Pellar ........ Mr. George Heath
Benjamin Little — Mr. R. C. T0hn0tone
P.C. Meekins ........ Mr. Sfd Malcolm
Inspector Sharpe .... Mr. Albert Conroy
Aunt Gertrude ........ Miss Hur Selfe
Woman God Gave Him, The (continued).
Melinda Little Miss Kitty Oswild
Dolly Dflaney Miss 1'
Olive Heathcote — Miss Bessie Osborne
Bella llave^tock .. Miss Madeline Hursl
—.Royal, Woolwich.
WOMAN IN THE CASE, THE, revival of
Clyde Fitch's play in four acts. (Origin-
ally produced June 2, 1909, Garrick.)
A scene from " Th* Woman in the Case "
was given at the London Coliseum on
March 10. March 24. Last performance
(the 30th) April ID.— Strand.
WOMANKIND, piny, in one act, by Wilfrid
Wilson Gibson. January C.
Ezra Barrasford Mr. Eliot Makehain
Eliza Barrasfonl 'Miss Helen Boucher
Jim Barrasford Mr. Patrick Curwen
Phoebe > Miss Muriel Reddall
Judith Miss Elaine Sleddall
— Alhambra, Glasgow.
WOMAN OF DEATH, THK. play, in six scenes,
by Joseph M. Wha^m-lilic. August 25.
Dr. Henry Stanford Mr. J. Scott-Leighton
James Stanford Mr. Geo. E. Butler
Amos Dubbin Mr. Frpnk Caffrey
Augustus Fitzgibbon Mr. Herbert Vere
Frank Oakburn Mr. Eflward Beecher
Geo. Fosbrook
Mr. Francis James
Arthur Brown )
Walter Stanford Miss Jessie Scott
Sundemun Mr. Clifford Marie
Nell Stanford Miss Josephine Colona
Martha Puffin Miss Beatrice Hudson
Tangama Miss Laurie O'Neil
Flame Desborough . . Miss Dulcie Laurence
—Rotunda, Liverpool.
W05HAN ON HER OWN (LA FEMME
SEULE). play, in three acts, by Eugene
Brieux. translated )>y Mrs. Bernard Shaw.
(The Woman's Theatre.) December 8.
TheYese Miss Lena Ashwell
Mme. Ou6ret Miss Di Forbes
Mme. Ne"risse Miss Nancy Price
Lucienne Miss Lilias Waldegrave
Mile, de Meuriot Miss Marie Linden
Mile. Gre'goire Mi>s Elizabeth Fagan
Caroline Legrainl .. Miss Suzanne Sheldon
Mme. Chanteuil Miss Sarah Brooke
Mile. Baron Miss Christine Silver
Mother Bougue Miss Cicely Hamilton
Berthe Miss Beatrice Wilson
Constance Miss Blanche Stanley
Maud Miss Doris Digby
Nadia Miss Vera Vallis
Antoinette Miss Shirley King
Ren6 Mr. Charles Kenyon
M. Feliat Mr. A. S. Homewood
M. Gueret Mr. Cyril Ashford
M. N6risse Mr. Norman V. Norman
M. Mafflou Mr. Fewlass Llewellyn
Delegate Mr. William Stack
Vincent Mr. Clarence Blakiston
Charpln Mr. Benedict Butler
Girard Mr. Leonard Calvert
Deschaume Mr. Arthur Bachner
Boy Jack Renshaw
— Coronet.
WOMAN SCORNED, A, dramatic sketch.
July 28.
—Empire, Middlesbrough.
WOMAN'S ONE WEAKNESS, farcical comedy
sketch, in one act, by Richard Birch.
June 2.
Veronica Mrs. F. R. Benson
Kitty Miss Marjorie Drew
The Burglar Mr. H. O. Nicholson
— CheUea Palace.
WOMAN'S INSTINCT, A. play, In one act,
by J. M. Harvey. (Produced by Ama-
ters.) December 12.
Mrs. Worger Miss Barne
Mr. Worger Mr. E. J. Jarvis
Mrs. Homiblow M|ss FarnelJ
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Mr. Humphreys Mr. J. B. Challen
i Lawrence Mrs. Snowden
Saffron's Rooms, Eastbourne.
YYOMVV, Till:, play in one act. July 7.—
Canilii r\\t 11 Kmpiri-.
WOMAN WHO '101. l>, THE, domestic problem
ilrarna, l>y Graham Hill. December 1.
! .Hand Mr. Harry Hargreaves
('live Armstrong .. Mr. Bernard Merefleld
Mabi'l Kdwards Miss May Elstob
Kvclyn Caivy .. .Miss Georgette do Serville
— Collins's.
WOMAN WITHOUT A SOUL. A, drama, in
two acts, by B. M. Fox. March 24.
Monte Grande Mr. Valentine Henry
Eli Eraine Mr. Edwards
Servoir Toto Mr. B. M. Fox
Niagra Heartstone Mr. B. Wilson
Arnold Runo Mrf Pat Branagan
Little Phil Master Bernard Fox
Madame La Runo .... Miss Chrissie Dunbar
Ruby Toto Miss Maisie Leigh
Maria Roumain Miss Rene Ray
Mother Toto Miss E. Revill
Vernon Petro Mr. W. H. Rex
Detective Rex Mr. George Gordon
—Lyric, Hammersmith.
WON' BY A LEG, comedy sketch. Septem-
ber 22.
—Palladium.
WONDER OF LIFE, THE, wordless play.
March 11. — Empress Rooms, Kensington.
WORST GIRL OF ALL, THE. society drama,
in four acts, by A. Myddkton-Myles.
November 24.
Diane de Courcelle ..Miss S. A. Bourchier
Lionel Craven Mr. Herbert Evelyn
MT Craven Mr. Clifford Marie
Sir Charles Dresden Mr. Frank Dennis
Lady Alice Dresden Miss Guinivere Shilton
Sylvia Dresden Miss Alice Bowes
Frank Merrivale Mr. Wingold Lawrence
Dido Miss Marie Macaulay
Polyphemus Voltaire Mr. Harvey White
Rufus Cherrybull Mr. Fred Lane
Mr. Hyam Whitty Mr. Joseph Loughden
Mr. Algernon Pyptis Mr. Arthur Braughing
Inspector Bradley Mr. George Fredericks
P.C. Francis Mr. Martin O'Necl
P.C. Hunter Mr. Philip Gaston
Father Friscari Mr. Hugh Carmichael
Mrs. Phyllis Wych .... Mrs. G. Shifton
Acnes Brittle Miss Gertrude Fyre
Marie du Bois .. Mile. Antoinette Hortense
Mrs. Bigg Miss Maisie Kent
Mrs. Pikf Miss Rose Essex
Thanet Tipton Mr. Sam Yatfc
— Elephant and Castle.
WRONG HOUSE, THE, comedy, in one scene,
by II. Gale. January 20. (The title of
the comedy was changed to ANYBODY
MIGHT.)
Paul Henrirk Mr. Yorke Stephens
Professor Price Mr. Frank H. McKee
John Gant Mr. Nixon Hold
Phyllis Merriton .... Miss Ruby Miller
— Tivoli.
YEARS OF DISCRETION, play, in three acts,
by Frederick Hatton and Fanny Locke
Hatton. September 8. (Last performance
(the thirty-first) October 4.)
Christopher Dallas Mr. Aubrey Smith
Michael Doyle Mr. Lionel Atwill
John Strong Mr. Philip Cunlngham
Amos Thomas — Mr. Gerald Lawrence
Farrell Howard, jun. Mr. Stafford Hflliard
Metz Mr. E. W. Garden
Mra. Margaret Brinton Mis* Sybil Carlisle
Anna Merkel Miss Dora Sevenlng
Lily Newton Miss Winifred Willli
Bessie Newton Ml«s Alice Rowrfter
M*id Miss Katie Yates
Mrs. FarrelJ Howard .... Miss Ethel Irving
— Globt.
YELLOW) JACKET, THE, a Chinese play
given in the Chinese manner, by Geo. C.
Hazclton and Htm, mo, music by Williams
Furst. March 27. l.a.-t ]» rfoi mam .
154th)
I' Mil I. Ari (INK.
Property -Man Mr. Holman Clark
Chorus Mr. Frederick Rosa
Wu Sin Yin .... Mr. E. Henry Ed-warda
Due Jung Fan Misa Dorothy Fane
Tso Misa Peggy Hylainl
Tai Fall Min Mr. Krnc.st, Hendrie
Chee Moo Miss Lena Burnleigh
I Mr. K. Reynolds
I :
Assistant Property J Mr. Arthur Vi-xin
Men *| .Mr. Alex. Brown
I .Mr. Holliday Attlay
Lee Sin Mr. Charlea Doran
Suey Sin Fah Miss Christine Silver
Ling Won Mr. Frederic d« Lara
PART II.— ACTS Two AND THREE.
Property Man Mr. Holman Clark
Chorus Mr. Frederick Roes
Suey Sin Fah Miss Christine Silver
Lee Sin Mr. Charles Doran
Wu Hoo Git .... Mr. F. Cowley Wright
Wu Fah Din Mr. George Relph
Yin Suey Gong Mr. Ernest Hendrie
See Quoe Fah Miss Dorothy Fane/
Mow Dan Fall — Misa Peggy Hyland
Yong Soo Kow Miss Christine Rayner
Chow Wan Miss Hilda Bailey
Moy Fah Loy Misa Sheila Hayes
See Noi Miss Evelyn Robson
Tai Char Shoong .. Mr. E. Henry Edwir«1s
The Widow Chin" Miss Loraa Leslie
Maid to Widow Chins
Miss Christine Rayner
Git Hok Gar Mr. Frederic de Lara
Loy Gong Mr. Charles Doran
Kom Lol Mr. C. W. Standing
Chee Moo Miss Lena Burnleigh
—Duke of York's.
YOU NEVER KNOW, " Royal revue revel," in
seven scenes, by Wai Pink and Herbert
Darnley. December 8.— Lewisham Hippo-
drome.
YOUNGER GENERATION, THE, was trans-
ferred from the Haymarket to the Duke
of York's on February 10, whan a triple
bill included " An Adventure of Aristide
Pujol " and " The Twelve-Pound Look."
YOURS, comedy, in three acts, by Wilfred T.
Coleby and Sydney Blow. May 31. Last
performance (the fifteenth), July 13.
Lady Worth Miss Lottie Venne
. Arthur Worth, M.P. ... Mr. Ronald Squire
Marjorie Grey Miss Jessie Winter
Frank Prescott Mr. Brian Egerton
Mullins Mr. Gordon Tomking
Charles Mr. T. A. Stevenson
Griffin Master Frank Beresford
Miss Grimloy Miss Lilian Mason
Jim Wilson Mr. C. M. Hallard
Dench Mr. William Rokeby
Jackson Mr. Douglas Munro
Guppy Mr. Edmund Gwenn
Jenny Gibson Miss Hilda Trevelyan
Vaudeville.
YVETTE'S DILEMMA (Le Monde), an episode
from Juliette Mylo's " Silhouettes Parisi-
ennes." March 7.
Yvette Mile. Juliette Mylo
Rosalie Mauswell Mile. Alice Derment
Pat Mauswell Mr. George Fitzgertld
John Mr. F. J. Carrwas
— Coemopolls.
A pew Biblical drama from the Book of Job.
arranged by Sybil Amhent, was performed
by the Norwich Players In the Egyptian
Hall of the Mansion House, E.G., oq
Thursday, April 17,
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AUTHORS OF THE YEAR.
AN ALPHABETICAL LIST OF AUTHORS AND COMPOSERS WHOSE PLAYS, OPERAS, ETC.
HAVE BEEN PRODUCED OR REVIVED DURING THE YEAR 1913, ALSO OP THOSE
WHOSE WORKS HAVE BEEN DRAWN UPON BY DRAMATISTS, INCLUDING AUTHORS
OF FOREIGN PLAYS FROM WHICH ENGLISH ADAPTATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE.
No references are included to the familiar operas.
ABEL, GEORGE.— " The Little Stowaway. "
ABELL, FRANCIS <M. G.— " Jones in Earnest."
ABERCROMBIE, LASCELLES.— " The Adder."
ADAMS EVE.—" A Daughter of Italy."
ADSBEAD, HILDA C.— " Ten Shillings."
" AITCH."— " iSimple 'Earted Bill."
ALLEN, INGLIS.— " If We Had Only Known."
ALLEN, KENNEDY.—" Anybody's Wife."
ALMA-TADEMA. LAURENCE.— " The Unseen
Helmsman."
AMBERST, SYBIL.— Unnamed Biblical Drama.
ANDERSON, ARTHUR.— " The Marriage Mar-
ket."
ANDERSON, G. F. ft.— " Washington."
ANDERSON, GRAHAM.—" The Maiden in
Mars."
ANNESLEY, FRANCIS.—" Between Our-
selves," " The Big Joss."
ANSLEY, (A. E. B.— " Visions ol a Night."
ANSTEY, F.— " A Fallen Idol."
ARCHER, WILLIAM.—" The Pretenders."
ARDAGH, WINIFRED M.— " As the Law
Stands."
ARKADEW, S.— " Destiny."
ARTHUR, FREDERIC.— " The Chaperon."
ARTHURS, GEORGE.—" Maison D6collet6,"
" An Arabian Night," " Hullo, Tango ! "
" How D'ye Do? " " Only Acting."
ARLISS, .GEORGE.—" It's Up to You."
ARNOLD, (LOUIS.— " The Garden of Wives."
ASHFORD, CYRIL.—" A Question of Duty."
ASHTON, KITTY.— "The Way Out."
ASHTON, HENRY ALLEN.— " Eileen's Santa
Claus."
ASQUITH, MARY.—" In the Gray of Dawn."
AUSTEN, PHYLLIS.— " The Thirteenth."
AYRTON F. RANDLE.— "The King's Min-
strel."
BADHAM, ALEC.— "Odd Numbers."
BAILEY, JUN., WILLIAM.— " The Passing
Show."
BAKER. ELIZABETH.—" The Price of Thomas
Scott."
BAKER, EVELYN.—" What About It? "
BAKER, ROBERT.— "The Scarlet Band."
BALDWIN, CHARLES.—" The Steam Laun-
dry," "(Bungle's Luck," "Flats."
BAMBERG, LILIAN.— " The Swing of the
Pendulum," 'iThe Onlooker."
BANCROFT, LADY.—" Weatherbound."
BARCLAY, GEORGE.—" I Should Say So ! "
BARKER, AMELIA M.— " Made Absolute."
BARKER, GRANVILLE. — " The Harlequin-
ade."
BARNARD, ALFRED.—" Darling Jack."
BARRETT, FRANK.-" Beg and the 'Pren-
"
BARRIE, J. M.— " The Will," "Rosalind."
" Quality Street," " Half an Hour," " The
Adored One," " Peter Pan."
BARROW, PERCY.—" Simple 'Earted Bill,"
" Cupid, Unlimited," " French Leave."
BARRY, C. H.— "What a Game!"
BARWELL, H. A.—" The Wisdom Tooth."
BATEMAN, MISS.—" Sister Helen."
BATHURST, EDITH M.—" Change for a
Sovereign."
BAUE, ALBERT.—" Oh ! I Say ! ! "
BAX, CLIFFORD.—" The Marriage of the
Soul.".
BAYNES, EUiSTAOE.—" Monte Carlo to
Tokio."
BAYNES, SYDNEY.—" Monte Carlo to Tokio."
BEACH, REX.— "The Barrier."
BEALE, ERICA KATHLEEN.— " Love Versus
Suffrage," " Just a Plodder."
BEBAN. GEORGE.—" The Sign of the Rose."
BEDFORD, HENRY.—" A Fairy Story."
BEERBOHM, MAX.—" A Social Success."
BELL, J. G.— " The Pie in the Oven."
BENIERE, LOUIS.—" In ,and Out."
BENNETT, ARNOLD.— "The Great Adven-
ture."
BENRIMO.— " The Yellow Jacket."
BENSON. WILFRED.—" The W.hite Shame."
BERESFORD, R. S.— " The Sheriff and the
Outlaw," "Out of the Depths."
BERMAN, L. E.— " Keep Smiling," " Paris
Frissons."
BERNARD, BAYLE.— " A Storm In a Teacup."
BERNAUER, RUDOLF.— " The Girl on the
Film."
BERNHARDT, M.— " La Mort de Cleopatra."
BERNSTEIN, HENRY.—" Le Secret," "The
Attack."
BERR, GEORGES.— " Oh ! Oh!! Delphine!!!"
BERTON, PIERRE.—" A Daughter of France."
BEST, W. VAUGHAN.— "A Visitor from
Venus."
BETHELL, JETHRO.— " Turandot."
BIRCH, RICHARD.—" Woman's One Weak-
ness."
BIRMINGHAM, GEORGE A.—" General John
Regan."
BJORKMAN, EDWIN.—" The Link."
BJORNSON, BJORNSTJERNE.— "The Newly
Married Couple," " The Gauntlet."
BLAKE, ARNOLD.—" The Manager's Dream."
BLAND, R. HENDERSON.— " Catherine the
Great."
BLAND, SYDNEY.— "The Gamester."
BLATCHFORD M. J.— " The Highwayman."
BLISS, ERNEST.—" Walk Up."
BLORE, ERIC.—" Alice Up-to-Date."
BLOSSOM, HENRY.—" Once a Thief."
BLOW, SYDNEY.-" This Way,
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" Voiirs," "Oh! 1 Say!!" "A Girl in
ry Port."
BLOXHA.M, WALTER.—" The Fairies' Cap
BOGGIS, PERCY.—" A Night with the Poets.'
BOHR, FRANCIS.—" A Dream of Love."
SALL, T.— " Millie's Little Deception."
BORRETT, NANCY.— " Midsummer Madness.'
ItiirciCAULT, DION.— " London Assurance."
BOULTON, MATTHEW.— " The Burglar and
the Girl," " A Dog's Chance."
BOV1LL. C, H.— "All the Winners," "The
Gay Lothario."
BOWYER, FRED.—" The Little Stowaway."
BOWMAN, ISA.— "Who's Got It?" "Little
Miss Ragtime."
BRACCO, ROBERTO.—" Three."
BRACCO, RICHARD.— "I Love You."
BRADFORD, MANSFIELD. — " The Steve-
dore."
BRADSHAW, MRS. A. S.— " The Experiment."
BRADSELL, FRANK.—" Splash Me."
BRAHAM, PHILIP.—" Alice Up-to-date."
BRAMMER, JULIUS.— " The Laughing Hus-
band."
BRANDON, DOROTHY.—" Venus on Earth."
BRANDON, J. G.— " In the Desert."
BRANDON, JOCELYN.— " The Chaperon"
BREDSCHNEIDE.R, WILLY.—" The Girl on
the Film."
!REIL, JOSEPH CARL.— " The Climax."
BRIEUX, EUGENE.—" Woman on Her Own "
B:RIGHOUSE, HAROLD.—" The Game."
BRIGHT, DORA.— "In Haarlem There
Dwe.lt," "Garrick."
BRINDEJ.ONT-OFFENBACH, J.— " Narkiss "
BRISTOWE. SYBIL.-" On the High Veldt."
BROADBENT, JOSEPH.-" The Highwayman."
BROADHURST, GEORGE.-" Bought and
Paid For."
BRODY, M.— " The Marriage Market "
BROUGHTON, F. W.-" Fool's Mate."
BROWMANN, F. M.— " An Indian Girl's Devo-
tion.
BROWNING, H.-" Julian Gets Respect-
able.
BRUNE, C. M.-"The Climax."
BUCKE G. F.-" Why Man is Bad."
BULMER, FRED.— " Deadwood Dick," "For
Auld Lang Syne."
5£™Hv>MRS- A- C— " The Japanese Curio."
BURCH2R.— " The Night Before."
^URNHAM. MARY.-" Mother's Bill."
BUSONI, FERRUCCIO.— " Turandot."
CADMAN, EDWARD.— " Walk Up."
CAIN, H.— " La Mort de Cleopatra "
CALDERON, GEORGE.-" The Maharanl of
Arakan," "Thompson," " Geminac."
CALTHROP, DION CLAYTON.—" A La Carte "
" Trapped.," " The Harlequinade."
CAMPBELL, J. A.— "The Quality of Mercy,"
" The Queen Mother."
CAMPBELL. ARTHUR.-" An Author's Pro-
duction."
cuirssi, EZIO.— "La du Barry."
CAN'NAN, GILBERT.-" A Short Way vith
Authors," "The Arbour of Refuge,"
" Three."
CARDIFF, MAX.—" Aha ! •"
CARLILE, C. DOUGLAS.— " The W,hite
Shame," " His Gal."
CARRICK, HARTLEY. — " Wliat Ho.'
Daphne! "
CAKKOLL, -SYDNEY WENTWORTH.-" The
Big Game."
CARSE, ROLAND.—" Only a Dream "
PAPV??' TE,v£T-"Whafc'We Sha11 Come To."
r A n vK" IX£N" Oh ! Oh ! !
CARYLL, ZQE.-"Walk Up."
•n\i,v " ore
CHAMPION, ADA.— "The Coward.
CHANTER, H. J. C.— " Alddes."
CU.U'L.N, HAROLD.— " It's the Poor thut
{Helpa the Poor! ", " EJaime."
CHARLEY.— " C'Est Chic," "J'Adore Ca."
CHARTERS, ALLAN YORK.—" In the Grip of
Fate."
CUKSTER, GEORGE RANDOLPH.— " Get-Rich-
Quick Wallinglord."
CHESTERTON, U. K.— " Magic."
CLARENCE, L. J.— "The Agency."
CLARK.—" The System."
CLARKE, C. A.—" Love and a Throne."
CLARKE, CUTHBERT. — " The Reaper's
Dream," " All the Winners."
CLARKE, H. SAVILE.— " Alice in Wonder-
land."
CLAY, CECIL.—" A Pantomime Rehearsal."
CLAYTON, HERBERT.— "A Cold Douche."
CLEMENCEAU, GEORGES.— " The Veil of
Happiness."
CLIFFORD, GORDON E. and H.— " Tantalis-
ing Terpsichore."
CLIFTON, CECIL.—" Those Suburbans."
CLIFTON, G. W.— " His Honeymoon."
CLIVE, HENRY.—" Hoo Ray."
0LOUSTQN, J. STOPPER.—" Ways and Means,"
"The Gilded Pall."
CLYDE, DENNIS.—" Slaves of Vice."
COCTEAU, JEAN.— "Le Dieu Bleu."
CODY, W. MAXWELL.-" The Duchess of
Beckley."
fl- M— " Get-Rich-Quick Walling-
i. -
ord, ' " Broadway Jones."
COLE, HENRY C.— " Thumbs Up!"
COLEBY, W. T.— "Their Point of View,"
" Yours," " The Headmaster."
COLLINS, SEWELL.— " The Scrub Lady," " It
Pays to Advertise," " Supposing," " Billy's
First Love."
COLUM, PADRAIC.— " The Betrayal."
CONNELL, M. CHRISTINE.— ' The Unsophis.
tioated OBoirglary," " The Deserted Hivals."
CONNOLLY, JOSEPH.—" The Mine Land "
CONNOR, JOHN J.—" Marked Money."
COOKE, STANLEY.— " Sunday Morning."
COOPER, WALTER SAVAGE.— " The Kin-'s
Blessing."
COPEAU, JACQUES.— " The Brothers Kara-
mazov."
COPPEE, FRANCOIS.— " The (Passer By."
COWEN, LAURENCE.—" The Joneses," " Honi
SoLt - " "Baaily Tale."
COWLEY, HANNAH.— "The Belle's Strata-
gem."
COX, CYRIL.— " Peter's Reputation."
COYNE, C. KING.—" Cats."
CRAVEN, ARTHUR SCOTT.— " The Sorocco."
•UAVEN, PRISCILLA.— " The Painted Nun."
'ROFT, WAL.— " The (Last Roll Call."
CROIX, CAMILLE DE SAINTE.— " Les Coco-
drilles."
CROMMELIN-BROWN, J. L.— " Cheer-Oh !
Cambridge."
JRONE, JEAN.—" The Brothers Karamazov."
CMMIN8, G. D.—" Broken Faith."
CUNNINGHAM, MARION.— " The Hour and
the Woman."
CU.RWEN, HENRY.—" The Holiday Revue."
CUTLER, John.—" A Narrow Escape."
D'ALBERT, ALAN.—" The Holiday Revue."
DALE, JAMES L.— " Honourable Women," " A
Conversation at the Styx."
DAMERELL and RUTLAND.— " Mr. Vander-
nyde is Out."
HANCKY, A. T.-"The Harvest of Hate,"
Master of Clive Chase."
DANIEL, FRANCIS.— " The Other Woman"
DARBEY,_ EDWARD.— "The Shadow of the
Guillotine."
DAREWSKI, MAX.— "Step This Way ! "
" Full Instdc."
DARK, STANLEY.—" Up In the Air."
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DUiNLEY, HERBERT. — " Say Nothing,"
" You Never Know."
DARNLEY. J. H.— " Captain Starlight, of the
Kelly Gang."
DARRELL, CHARLES.— " In a. Man's Grip,"
" When Paris Sleeps."
DAVENPORT, ARTHUR.—" I Should Worry.
DAVENTRY, GEORGE. — "The Indian
Mutiny."
DAVIDSON, A. W.— " The Toast."
DAVIDSON, JOHN.— "Where the Heather
Grows."
DAVIES, NAUNTON.— " The Village Wizard.
DAVIS, BERTRAND.— " Hullo, Cinderella."
DAY, S. R.— " Broken Faith."
DEARDEN, A. J.— " His Satanic Majesty."
DEARMER, MRS. PERCY.— " The Playmate."
DEBA, KING SRI HARSHA.— " Ratnavali."
DE CAILLAVET.— " L'Habit Vert.'
DE COURVILLE, A. P.—" Are You There?"
" Hullo, Tango ! "
DE FLERS.— " L'Habit Vert."
DEKKER, THOMAS.—" The Shoemaker's Holi-
day."
DELANNOY, BURFORD.— " The Silver Lining."
DELAVAL, FRANCIS.—" Iron Bars."
DELIBES, LEO.— "The Reaper's Dream."
DE iMADRAZO.— " Le Dieu Bleu."
DE MUSSET, ALFRED.—" Open or Shut."
D'ENEREAZ, JEANNE.—" The Fairy Idyll,'
The Gleaner's Dream."
DENNY, ERNEST.—" Vanity."
DENTON, JACK.— "The Man Who Married
Beneath Him."
DE RANCE, HAIDEE.— " Walk Up."
DE [ROTHSCHILD, H1EN1RI.— " Qrcesus."
DEVANT, DAVID.— "The Crystals."
DICKENS, CHARLES.—" Oliver Twist," " The
Only Way."
DICKIE, J. L.— " A Deal in Mayfair."
DINELLI, ADELINA. — " Th« Sculptor's
Strad."
DOBBS, MARGARET E.— " The Doctor and
Mrs. Macauley."
DOCKWRAY, CHAS. W.— " The Wisdom
Tooth."
DONIACH, A.—" Thorns."
DOSTOIEVSKI.— " The Brothers Karnmazov.'
DOUGHTY, G. HENRY.— " Oliver Twist."
DOUGLAS, JAMES A.—" The Duchess's Neck-
lace." ''The Outcome of Agitation."
DOUTHITT, WILFRED,— " A Jungle Ro-
mance."
DOW1N, MESLEY.— " The Blue Stockings."
DOWN, OLIPHANT.— " The Dream Child."
DOYLE, LYNN.— "Love and Land."
DRAKE, ANTHONY A. — " Yogi's Bones,"
" Tryphena and Co."
DUDLEY, MAUDSLEIGH.— " A False Pro-
phet."
DUDLEY, ROBERT.— "The Question."
DUNCAN, W. CARY.— "The Phantom Burg-
lar."
DUNN, GERALD.— " Fancy Dress."
DUNSANY, LORD.—" The Lost Silk Hat."
DUPKEE, FRANK.—" War in the Air."
DARRELL, LEONAHD.— " The Steam Laun-
dry," "In the Balkans," "Say When!"
" The Ambassador," " Millions."
EAGEN, ,T. H.— " What a Game ! "
ECKERSLEY, AUTHUR. — " Our Mutual
Wife."
EDMONDS, E. VIVIAN.— "The Maid of the
Mill."
EDONI, ENID.—" Victims of Vice."
EDRIDGE, JOAN.—" First Aid."
KDRIDGE, RICHARD.— " First Aid."
EDWARDS, JACK.— "The Disciple."
EDWARDES, T. ALLEN.— " A IUc« for
Honour.
EDWARDS. E. HENRY.—" His Son."
EDWARDS, WILLIAM GORDON. — "The
Handful."
EGERTON, GEORGE.—" The Attack.
ELLIS, DAVID.— " The Impulse of a Isight.
ELLIS EDWARD.— " The Phantom Burglar.'
ELSON, ROBERT.—" Alys the Fayre," " 18.
ELTON, GEORGE.—" The Other Lady.'
ELWES, EVA. — "Mary Latimer, Nun,
"Anybody's Wife," "A White Slave of
the Streets."
EMERSON, JOHN.—" The Scarlet Band.
ERARD, MAX.—" Shepherdland."
ERSKINE, MRS. STEUART,— " John Ander-
son's Chance."
ERVINE, ST. JOHN.—" The Orange Man,
" Jane Clegg," "The Magnanimous Lover,"
" The Critics."
ESMOND, H. V.—" Toe Dear Fool," " Eliza
Comee to Stay."
EVE, OSCAR.—" The Maid of Memphis.
EYSLER, EDMUND.—" The Laughing Hus-
band."
FAGAN, J. B.— " The Happy Island."
FALKLAND, ARTHUR.—" How D'ye Do? "
FARNSWORTH, HARRY.— " The Dream Prin-
cess."
FARREN, J. A.— "The Fairies' Captive."
FELIX, HUGO.— "The Pearl Girl."
FENN, FREDERICK.—" The Olive Branch,"
" Within the Law," " Love and Laughter."
FENWICK, P. C. C.— " Yogi's Bones."
FERNALD, C. B.— " The Pursuit of Pamela.
FERRABY, H. C.— " Uncle Dick," " The
Brothers."
FERRARI, (GUSTAVB.— " An Adventure of
Pierrot."
FERRIS, EDWARD.— "The Grand Seigneur,"
" The Reward."
FIELD, ARTHUR W.— " The Star Turn."
FIGGIS, DARRELL.—" Queen Tara."
FINCK, HERMAN.—" Monte Carlo to Tokio,
" A La Carte," " The Comforters," " Paris
Frissons."
FINNEY, MAY.— "Irish Stew."
FISHER, CECIL.—" The Great Day."
FISK, MAY ISABEL.— " Greater Love Than
This." " The Cormorant."
FITOH, CLYDE.—" The Woman in the Case,"
" Gads."
FITZGERALD, AUBREY.—" One of the Nuts.
FITZGERALD, PERCY.—" The Latchkey."
FITZMAURICE, GEORGE.—" The Country
Dressmaker," " The Magic Glasses."
FLEMING, GEORGE. — " The Light that
Failed."
FLETCHER, JOHN.— " The Elder Brother."
FLETCHER, RICHARD.—" The Goldfish."
FLETCHER, R. CAMPBELL.— " The Lost
Wager."
FLEXMORE, FRED.— " Who's Got It?"
FLOOD, ALEC.—" Wake Up, England."
FLOWERDEW, FRANK.—" Sanctuary."
FORD, PERCY.— " Turkish Delight."
FORSYTE, BERTRAM.—" The Shepherdess
Without a Heart."
FORSYTH, CECIL.—" Claude Abroad."
FORTESCUE, JACK.—" The Ruling Vice."
FORWOQD, GWEN.— " Iris of the Rainbow."
FOSS, KENELM.— "The Average Man."
FOSTER, A. E. MANNING.— " Catherine the
Great."
FOULDS, J. a.— "The Whispering Well."
FOX, B. M.— " A Woman Without a Soul."
FRANCIS, J. O.— "Change."
FRANCIS, M. IE.—" The Widow Woos."
FREDERICK, C. BROADBRIDGE.— " The
Doctor."
FRERE, MRS. A. HANBURY.— " Dame
Dumpty's Dilemma."
FREWIN. HARRISON.—" Pan and the Wood
Nyinph."
FRYERS, AUSTIN.—" The Jury Retire." " The
Man at the Works."
FULLER, HERBERT.—" Motherless."
FULLERTON, PERCY.—" In Purple Ink."
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I I KM - il \i:
i, \\ 11,1,1 A MS.— "The Yellow Jacket."
II. ll AM 1 1. 1 UN.— "The Borstal Boy."
II " The Wrong House-."
GALLON. TOM.--- Aurora's Captive," "All's
QALLSCHALT, K UK.— "The Little Devil
IIV. JOHN. — "The Figpon,"
<: \l:l.\ND. U.ISOV "The Better Half."
,:. '•The Poor Little Rich
QAY.J La Te.te de Canard."
GFoUGi:, FDWIN.— "At the Mercy of the
Mori
GIVCOMO. SAT.VATORE DL— "The Month of
Mary."
G1BP." "The Error of His Way."
CIHKS, l.l.ON Mill \. •' r.M-jlalld KvpectS."
GIBSON. \\II.VKID \V. "Womankind."
GlLCHKisT. MURRAY.— " The Climax," "The
Moor Gate."
ARTHUR S.— "The Dream Princess,"
" The Ladies of Bagdad."
GINNF.i;. RUBY.— "Love and the Dryad."
CI.F.NIMNMXG, JOHN.-" The Land ami the
Lady."
GLOVER, HOLCOTT.— " The Dingle."
GODAL. EDWARD.— " Regulating a Home."
CODBOI.D. K. H.— " A Political Pair."
ROI, .IOCKI.YV— "The Vultures."
GOLDMAN, LIONEL.—" Snore and You
Alone."
<;m.l\l AM. ENRiro.—" Giuliana."
i.OODAi.L. CECIL.- '• The Flour Girl."
i;ol;l»o\. FI;A\K. •" M.nne Carlo to Tokio."
I.-ORIION, LF.su l-:.—" Gold Dust."
GORDON, SAMUEL. " Disraeli."
GORI:, 1VAV PATRICK.— " Her One False
Step," " Black Passion." " L< s Mi.-cni
Gi; \ir\M, BERTHA N. -"The Blue Bat,"
" The Land of the Free."
GRAHAMF. \VM.— "Just in Time."
GRANT, NEIL F.~" Policy 1313."
GRANYILLE, FRED.— "The Woman God Gave
Him."
GRATTAN, HARRY.—" Mind Your Backs,"
" A (' Her Ladyship.'1
GRAY, EUSTACE.-" I Do Like Your Eyes."
GKFFNBAXK, PERCY. — " Simple 'Earted
." "The Girl fr«>jii Utah."
GREENE, ALICE (I. \YT(»N.— "For the Sake
liarity," "Citizen Morot."
GKFER. T. MrGREGOR.—" Cross Purposps."
GIJEGOIIY, LADY.— " The Marriage,' "Tim
Jackdaw," "The .Miser," " Darner's Gold."
GUKNYILI.E. TAYI.oi:. -"The System."
I;I;IM. ANTHONY. " The DeHven
iMMMM'S FAIRY TALES. "The Kins of the
ilen Mountains."
(.1:01, \\. \\ AI.IT:K i:. •• A cut oir ihc
.loint."
I.|;O>SMITH, Gl-uKGE. — " Eishlpenrc a
Mile."
GRUNWALD, ALFRED. — " The Laughing
Husband."
GUEST. MRS. HADENV-"Thp Proselyte."
QUILLEMAUD, MARCEL.— " Oh ! Oh!! Del-
phine ! ! ! "
OUIN \\. .KIIIV "The Curl.
GI-ITI;Y. 8ACHA. " i..i Prlw de
7x>om," " 'J'hc IIc.il Thing."
GI MUN. ]•.. T. • )i,,w He Lost His Train."
HU1N. RF.YNKLDO.— " Le Dicu ItUu."
IIAINFS. liri;p.i:i; I' " n,e P.arrel Organ."
IIAI.P.E. MAX.-" The lliver."
HALL, ATTE.— "Her Side of the II-
H ALTON, FANNY LOCKE.— " Yeans of Dis-
cretion."
HAJAMY. L.— "LolotU."
HA\li: MA Matti :
- I'hyl," " Lady Noggs."
HAMILTON HENRY.— "Sealed Orders."
HAMUND, ST. JOHN. -" \\hat, About It? "
ll \\KI.N, ST. .10 UN. —"Thompson."
IAN, «'ll \KLKK.— "The Lost Sheep,"
is Sic-h Kules."
IIAUCoils'I. I'MIIL.— "A Place in the Sun."
HAltlUNG, 1). C. F.— " idea."
I! VKIMMii:, II. <' " W
ll\Kl»Y. THOMAS -"Thi! Three Wayfarers'"
HAIIGIMCVVKS, III'GINAI.I). — "Readjust-
lllrllt."
ii M:I;KEAVES, WILLIAM.— "i DO Like Your
H\i:i:is, CLIFFORD.—"! Should Worry."
IIAUlilsoN. ADI-LINE.— "Bill'
HARRISON, DENHAM.— " A Gay Butterfly."
HAKT.MAN, HONVAPJ) M.- " Ta'u^o Revue."
HARVBY, F&ANKLIN.— " The Shepherdess
Without a Heart."
HARVEY, J. M.— " A Woman's Instinct."
HARWOOD, H. M.— " Interlopers."
HARWOOD, JOHN.—" The Black Torture."
IIASTLNGS. KATHLEEN.— " An Unknown
Quality."
HATTON, FREDERIC.—" Years of Discretion."
HATTON, JOSEPH.— " Under the Canopy."
HAYll.AND, ALEXANDER J.— " The Price of
Silence," " Acting Mad."
HAWLEY, ROSE.— "The Vigilance."
HAYES, EDMOND.— " A Wise Guy."
HAYLOCK, JOHN F.—" Economising."
HAYMAN, JOSEPH.— " Come Inside."
HAZELTON, GEO. C.— "The Yellow Jacket."
1 1 i '. \ N K Y , JO YOE .— ' ' Wh«n Woi i ?
HEARN, LEW.— "Hoo Ray."
HEMMERDE, B. G.— " A Cardinal's Ro-
mance.
UKADIME, EILNEST.— " Peg «jad the 'Pren-
tice.1 "
HENNEQUIN, MAURICE. — " Who's the
Lady?" "This Way, Madame."
HI- K BERT, H. H. - " The Ever Open Door."
HERCZEGH, FERENCZ. — "The 8even
Sisters."
HERON-MAXWELL, BEATRICE. — "The
Human Note."
HERTZ, H. A.— "Comtesse Mitsi."
HEWLETT, H. W.— " Jappy Chappy."
Hi;\\soN. J. JAMES.— " ruder the Canopy."
HIGGINBOTH AM. JLOBE KT.--" Clearly aixl
Concisely."
HIGGINS, DAVID.—" In the Gray ol Dawn."
HII. I. Gi; \H \M -"The Woman Who Told,"
" The Crook."
HIRiSCH. UM IS \. ••(..mo Over Here,"
" Hullo, Tango! "
HOARE, DOUGLAS.-" Oh ! 1 Say!" "This
Way, Madam," " A Girl in Every Port."
HOBAIID, GKOItGI'. V. •" llveryw nV."
HOBBS, JOHN.—" A Week's Engagement."
HODGI.S. IKtKACE.— " Grumpy."
HODGKINS, (Mis.-,) MARRIOTT.—" Snatched
from the (irave."
HOFFK, MOXCKTON.— " Panthca."
HUI'MANNSTHAL, HUGO VON.— " Der Jlo^n-
kavalier," " Ariadne in Naxos."
HOGG, CYRIL.—" Passports, Please."
HOOD, B\sil,.— "The Pearl Girl."
llol'i:, STANLEY.— " He Knew It All the
HOPWOOD, A VERY.— " Seven Days."
IKiIiAV JAMES.— " More Ways than One."
]loi;MM\N, HOY.— " Billy's Fortune."
lior Gil TON, STANLEY. — "The Perfect
Cure," " Trust the People," " Hindle
Waies," "Ginger."
HOISDKN, H. F.— " An Amazinp Marriage,"
" Captain Chris," " The Mormon and His
Wives."
HOWARD, FOSTER.—" Out of the Depth?."
HOWAKD, KF.Iil.i:. •••Dropping the Pilot."
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HOWARD-TURNER, CECIL.— " Adrienne Le-
couvreur."
HOWARD, WALTER.— "The Story of the
Rosary."
HOWARD, WILSON.—" To Right His People's
Wrongs."
HOWE, ENA HAY.—" The Magic Violin,
" The Minuet," " O'Flanagan," " Cousin
Deborah," " The Dream Woman."
HUBBARD, PHILLIP E.— " The Barrier," " A
Love Passage," "The Gentleman Who Was
Sorry."
HUDSON, ERIC.—" The Luck."
HUGO, VICTOR.—" Les Mise"rables."
HULBERT, JACK.—" Cheer-On ! Cambridge,"
'" Acting to Act."
HULTON, CONSTANCE.—" The Month of
Mary."
HUfiGON AUSTEN1.— " What Ho! Ragtime,"
" The Ragtime Revue," " And Very Nice,
Too."
HYDE, DOUGLAS.— " The Marriage."
IBSEN.—" Tho Pretenders," " The Wild
Duck."
INKSTER, LEONARD. — " Tlie Death of
Chopin."
IRELAND, McMEL.— " A Marriage of Mis-
fortune."
IRVING, LAURENCE.— " Typhoon."
IRWIN, EDWA.RD.— " His Son,"
ISRAELEIWITSOH, K.— " The Engagement."
IVIMBY, J. W.— " Oheer-Oh ! Cambridge."
IVORY, W. T.— " Lucky Miss Chance," " The
Revue Girl."
JACOB!, VICTOR.—" The Marriage Market."
JACOBS, W. W.— " In the Library," " A Love
JAMES, A. SHIRLEY.— " The Skyscrapers."
JAMES, BASH/.—" Victims."
JAMES, 'SYDNEY.—" The Strollers."
JEANS, DONiAiLD.— " A Man with a Maid."
JEANS, RONALD.— "The Gage."
JAMES, SPENCER T.— " The Death Trap."
JENNINGS, E. M.— " Scalped."
JENNi&EN'. H. WIEIRS— "The Witch."
JEPSON, EDGAR.—" Compromised."
JEPBSON, EDGAR.— "Lady Noggs."
JEROME, JEROME K.— " The Passing of the
Third Floor Back," " Robina in Search of
a Husband," " Esther Castways."
JOHNSON, BERNARD.—" A Petticoat
Prince."
JOHNSON, JOHN.—" Captain Chris."
JOHNSON, J. "ROSAMOND.—" Come Over
Here.
JONES, EDWARD.— "A Pantomime Rehear-
sal," " Marusa."
JONES, GRAHAME.— " Towsee Mongalaz."
JONES, GUY,— "Wlhat About It?"
JONES, HENRY ARTHUR.—" Mary Goes
First."
JONES, SYDNEY.—" The Girl from Utah."
KARAMZI'NE.— " Boris Godounow."
KAiRNO, FRED.— "The Steam Laundry,"
"Flats."
KENNEDY, MRS. BART.—" My Lord."
KENNEY. HORACE—" the Office Bov "
KEROUL, .HENRY.— "Oh! I Say!!"
KETELB1', A. W.— " The Dandy Band "
KILLBY, STANLEY.-" Mr. Perkins's Pen-
sion."
KILLINGWORTH, WARREN.— " The Mark of
Cain."
KIMBJBRLEY, MRS. F. G.-" That Parson
Trap," " Australian Nell," " The Bov De-
tective," "The Collier's Lass," "The
Prairie Outlaw,"
KING, WILL.-*" The Kalends of Mars."
^ NGSLEY, CHARLES.-" Westward Ho! "
MNGSLEY, FRANK.-" What We Shall Come
KINNISON, ANNA.—" Bethy Versus Dolly."
KIPLING, RUDYARD.— " The Light that
Failed," " The Harbour Watch."
KIRiBY, WILLIAM.—" Up in the Air."
KITGAT, MABEL.— "The Whip Hand."
KITCHEN, FRED.— " Bungle's Luck."
KNOBLAUCH, EDWARD. — " The Head-
master," " The Fa/un."
KNOX, DAVID.—" Giuliana."
KOLLO, WALTER.—" The Girl on the Film."
KREMER, THEODORE.—" For Her Children's
Sake."
KUSSMAN, LEON.—" The Way to Liberty."
KYASHT, LYDIA.— " Titaaia."
LAMB, EMILY F. E.— " For the King."
LAMBERT, AGNES H.— " Love and the
Dryad."
LAMBERT, LESLIE.—" The Invisible Man."
LANDA, GERTRUDE.^" Red 'Ria."
LANiDA, JACK.— " Red 'Ria."
LANiDO, BARNETT.— " One of Us."
LANGLOIS, H. A. AND DORA.— " The Kiss
of Judas."
LA RUBIA.^-" The Heart of an Actress."
LATCHiPORD, EDALE. — "The Broken
String."
LAWSON, JOHN.—" Disraeli."
LE BLANC, MAURICE.— "A Night with
Arsene Lupin."
LE CAUDEY, RAYMOND. — " Bacillus
Amoris."
1MB, BERT.— " After the Production," " Come
Inside."
LEOE, T. OBGEHiBEiRT.— " Ask Quesbury."
LEFTWTCH, CHARLES.— " Padlock Domes."
LEiGOUVE. — " Ad/rieiMie Lecouvreur."
LEIGHTON, F. CYRIL. — " A Mischievous
Missive."
iLEINGYEL, IMElLOHIOR.— " Typhoon," " The
Happy Island."
LENNOX, COSMO G.— " Keep Smiling."
LEONCAVALLO, R.— " Are You There?"
LERiBERGiHE, CHARLES BAN.— " The Vul-
tures."
LEVY, JOSE G.— " Snore and You Sleep
Alone," "Who's tine* Lady?", " Cupid,
Unlimited."
LION, KATHLEEN.—" The Eight to Die."
LION, LEON M.— "The Creole."
LINDO, FRANK.—" The Labour Leader."
LINFORD, A. HOWARD.—" Change for a
Sovereign."
LINTON, MARGARET.— " The Little Secret."
LOCK, EMIL.— " A China Orange," " In War
Time."
LOCKE, EDWARD.—" The Climax."
LONSDALE, HAROLD.—" The Night Before."
LORRAIN, J.— " Narkiss."
LOTINGA, ERNIE.—" Millions."
LOUNSBERG, C. CONSTANT.—" The Picture
of Dorian Gray."
LOVETT, W. J.—" Coin's on at Kitty's."
LOWTHER, HARRY.— "Left Luggage."
LOYSON, PAUL HYACINTHE. — " The
Apostle.*'
LYONS, NEIL.— "The Gentleman Who Was
Sorry."
LYTTLETON, HON. MRS.—" Dame Julian's
Window."
MACCULLOCH, CAMPBELL.—" The System of
the Third Degree."
MACLAGAN, BRIDGET.—" Collision."
MACLENNAN, R. J.— " Elder's Hours."
MACRAE, FRANK.—" Annette."
MACRAE, FRED.— " Merely Players."
MAGRAN, A. C.— " A Family Affair."
MAJOR, DAGNEY.— " Captain Chris."
MALCOLM, FRED.—" I Should Say So ! "
MALLESON, MILES.— " A Man of Ideas."
MANN, KATHERINE.— " The Panel Doctor."
MARCOVITCH, J.—" Mendel Beiliss."
MAUPASSANT, GUY DE. — " Mademoiselle
Fifi."
THE STAGE YF.AK HOOK.
227
\I\IM.I\ in Ml. -"£100 ami .V." "The
-•• Narkiss."
M vi: IMS, rii\v\i:D "Mum's the Word,"
.- l»:iinlv B:U1<!."
M\RTIN. in <iH " ruturlit LOTO."
MAKTIN, J. 8ACKVILLE. — " The Wife-
Tamer."
MMITOS. F.— " The Marriage Market.
M M:\IN .M \ s- . --" M.-\i<-.-in Hearts All
M \i:vi)N. M \i:Y. -" M'T.-ly Players."
M \si:ri!.l.r>. JOHN.— "The Tragedy of Nan,"
"The Witch."
MVSON, A. K. W.— " Open Windows."
M \Si)N. HERBERT.— "The Comforters."
MATTHEWS, B. 1'.— " The Grand Seigneur."
MATTHEWS, E. C.— " The Son of His
Father," " Bungle's Luck," " I've Bought
a Pub."
MATTHISON, ARTHUR.— " The Little Stow-
MAUD?7' CONSTANCE ELIZABETH. — " A
Daughter of France."
M \VC1T\M, W. SOMERSET.— " The Perfect
Gentleman."
MURTCE. RICHARD.— "The Lady Doctor,"
" The Oriein of Species."
M\X, COUNTESS.— " A Family Affair."
\l\YNE. RUTHERFORD.— " If ."
McCALLTTM. FRANCIS A'.—" At the Temple
of Aphrodite."
McCORMICK. LANGDON.— " Train 44."
McCREE.— " The System."
TCHEON, GEORGE.—" Brewster's Mil-
lion?."
McEVOY, CHARLES.—" The Situation at New-
bury."
McGEOCH, DAISY.—" Nobbv, V.C."
McHUGH. AUGUSTIN.— " Officer 666."
McKENZTE, ERSKINE.— "Our Kid."
McKEOWN, NQRMAN.— " Margery Marries."
MrKTBBIN, W. C.— " The Rill-nosed Baboon."
McLF.LLAN. C. M. 8.— "Oh! Oh!! Del-
phine ! ! ! "
McMANUS, J. E.— " Galatea."
McNAB. R. DUNCAN.—" My Lady's Garden."
MEILLHAC, H.— " Lolotte."
MELVILLE. WALTER.— "The Beggar Girl's
Wedding."
MENNION, W. P.— " Love and the Press
Gang," " The Bounder."
MERIVALE. BERNARD.— " The Night Hawk."
METENIER, OSCAR.—" Mademoiselle Fin."
MRYNELL. ROBERT.—" Defiance."
M'GHEE TOM.— " I Should Say So!"
MILL. C. WATSON.—" The Pirate Ship."
MILLER, DR.—" French Leave."
MILLS, CLIFFORD.—" Where the Rainbow
Ends."
MILLWARD, JESSIE.—" The Land and the
Lady."
MIST. WILLIAM F. R.— " Sweet Mignonette."
MITCHELL. GEORGES. — " This Way,
Madam ! "
MI/NER. WILSON.— "Come Over Here."
MOFFATT, GRAHAM.— " Bunty Pull the
Strings."
MOLIERE.— "The Blue Stockings," " Le
Mariage Force"." " The Marriage," " The
Perfect Gentleman'."
MONKHQUSE, ALLAN.—" Nothing Like
Leather."
MOORE, C. J.— " I Do Like Your Eyes."
MOOUE. GEORGE.—" Elizabeth Cooper."
MORGAN, SYDNEY.— " Maisoa De'collete',"
" The Garden of Wives."
MORLEY, BERT.— "The Passing Show."
MORRIS ALLAN.— "An Awkward Fix."
MORRISON. KENNETH. — "Lucky Miss
Chance," " The Revue Girl."
MORTON, MICHAEL.—" I Dine With My
Mother." "What a Game!"
MOUSSORGSKY. M. P.—" La Khovanohina."
MO/ \in . " The Magic Flute."
\ii i:i;\\. \l.\\ ihl Cambridge."
MURRAY, J). \,.— " llylas."
MURRAY, DOUGLAS.—" The New Duke."
MURRAY, T. C. -" SnvrrrijMi I
MVI.I.S, A. MVDDI.i;1!" \Vornt Girl
of All," " Hello, London," " The White
8'ive Trr
MYLO, JULIETTE.—" Le Jour de Mure Octave
Amedrp," " Madeline f'niiturat," " Yvette'a
Dilemma," " Amours d'Automne," " Le Bon
Cceur d'Olivette. '
NASH, GEORGE.—" Just in Time."
NEALE, W.— "Little Miss Ragtime," "Come
Inside."
NEEDHAM, ALICE ADELAIDE.—" Army and
Navy."
NEPOTZ, LUCIEN.-" The Olive Branch."
NEWBOULT, T. J.— " The Upstroke."
NEWMAN, VICTOR.— " What a (Jaine!"
NOBLE, SYBIL.—" The Surrender of Juan."
NOEL, E. L.— " Wife or Woman."
NOLAN, HUGH.—" Out of the Past."
NORMAN, E. B.— " Goggles."
NORMAN, Mrs. GEORGE.—" The Impulse of a
Night."
NORTON. FREDERIC.— " What Ho! Daphne."
NORWOOD, EILLE. — " Colonel Cleveland,
V.C."
NOUGTTES, JEAN.—" Narkiss."
NUGENT, J. C.— " The Unhappy Medium."
O'BRIEN, Seumas.— " Duty."
o<;i,K, RICHARD.— " The Maid of Memphis."
O'KELLY, SEUMAS.— " " The Bribe."
OLIPHANT, LANCELOT.—" Fantasy and
Flame."
O'NEIL. NORMAN.— "The Pretenders."
ONGLEY, BYRON.—" Brewster's Millions."
ORDONNEAU, MAURICE.—" La Poup<5e."
OUIDA.— " Under Two Flags."
OULD, HERMON. — " Between Sunset and
Dawn."
OWEN, GEORGE.—" A Question of Propriety."
OWEN, HAROLD.— "A Little Fowl Play,"
"Mr. Wu."
OWEN-LEWIS, A. F.—" Colonel Cleveland,
V.C."
PAIN, BARRY.—" The Interlude of the Char-
woman."
PARKER, JAMES.— "I Love You! "
PARKER, LOUIS N.— " Joseph and His Breth-
ren," " The Sacrament of Judas."
PARKER, MARGARET.— " The End of the
Season."
PARRY, BERNARD.— " Navy Blue."
"PASTON, GEORGE."— "In and Out," "The
Conynghams."
PASTURE, MRS. HENRY DE LA.— " Luigi's
Wife."
PATERNOSTER, G. SIDNEY.— " The Dean of
St. Patrick's."
PATTERSON, J. M.— " Dope."
PAUL. S. M.— "Come and See."
PAYNE, B. IDEN.— "The Elder Brother."
PEACH, L. DTJ GARDE.—" Wind o' the
Moors."
PEACOCK, WALTER.—" Victims."
PETLE. F. KINSEY.— " The Pink Nightgown."
1'EMBERTON, MAX. — " Hullo. Tango!"
"Come Over Here! ", " Garrick."
TENDER, CHARLES.—" The Ghost.'.'
PERCIVAL, T. WIGNEY.—" Grumpy."
I'ERTWEE. ROLAND.—" Seein' Reason."
PETHER, HENRY E.— " Wake Up, England."
PHILLIPS, ARTHUR K.— " A Love Episode."
PHILLIPS, B. MANDEVILLE. — " Doubtful
Engagements."
PHILLIPS. STEPHEN.—" lole."
PHILLPOTTS, EDEN.— "The Hiatus," "The
Point of View," " The Carrier Pigeon,"
" The Mother," " The Shadow."
PINCHBECK,. W. H.— " Lydia's Sacrifice."
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THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
PINERO ARTHUR W.— " The Schoolmistress,"
"The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," " Play-
Kainbow
PINKL.— " Enquire Wilton," " What's in
' a .Name?" "Say Nothing," "Who Sez
So? " " You Never Know."
POLLOCK, JOHN. — " Anna Karenina,
" Lolotte."
POST W. H.— " Never Say Die.
POTTER, FRANK E.— " The Password.
POUCHKINE.— " Boris Godounow."
POWELL, DUDLEY. — " Bungle s Luck,
" What a Game ! "
PROVO, ROBERT: — " From Portland to
Liberty."
PRYOR, HOWARD— " Walk Up."
PYM, iPATJL.— " The Golden Bell."
QUILTER, ROGER.—" Where the Rainbow
Ends."
RACINE.—" Phedre."
RAE, CONSTANCE.—" Snowdrifts.
RAE, NITA.— " Only an Artist's Model.
RALEIGH, CECIL.— " Sealed Orders."
RAMSAY, ALICE.—" Her Wedding Night.
RAMSEY, JOHtf.— " Where' the Rain
Ends."
RANKIN, P. M.— " The Apostle.
RASIMI, MME. B.— "Cachez Ca!';
RAY, R. J.— "The Gombeen Man.
REAN, CLIFFORD.—" A Race lor Honour,
" Westward Ho! "
REDSTONE, WILLIE.—" Eightpeuce a Mile.
REED, MARIELL.— " The Femmologist."
REED, PETER.—" The Garden of Wives.'
REES, ROSEMARY.—" Uncle Bill."
REINHARDT, MAX.—" Sumurun."
RENNISON, A. V.—" The Magic Spell.
REYNOLDS, JOHN.—" Pauline."
RICHARDSON, H. M.— " The Awakening
Woman."
RICHARDSON, HANS.—" The Virtues of Mrs.
McTodd."
RICHARDSON, IAN.—" The Absent Mr. John-
son," " A Legend of the Desert.
RICHE. D.— "Through the Post."
RICKETT,, COMPTON.— " The Charmer."
RIGBY, EDWARD.—" The Thirteenth."
RINEHART, MARY R.— " Seven Days."
ROBERTS, MORLEY.— "The Morning Post."
ROBERTSON, T. W.— " Caste."
ROBINS, GERTRUDE.—" The Home-Coming."
ROBINSON, HARRY J.— " The Little Stow-
away."
ROBINSON, LENNOX.—" The Clancy Name."
ROCHESTER, A.—" The Cradle."
ROLLS, ERNEST C.— " Full Inside," " Step
This Way."
ROWE, CARLOTTA.— " Bacillus Amoris."
ROSCOE, CEDA.— " Mother's Mistake."
ROSE, ARTHUR.— " Blue Blood."
ROSE, EDWARD E.— " The Rosary."
ROSE, E.— " Under the Red Robe."
ROSE, FRANK H.— "The Whispering Well,"
" The Second Mrs. Banko."
ROSS, ADRIAN.— " The Marriage Market,"
" The "Girl from U*aJh," " The Girl on the
Film."
ROSSETTI, DANTE GABRIEL.,— " Sister
Helen."
ROSTAND, EDMOND.— " La Samaritaine."
ROTTENBUHG, H.— " Cheer-Oh ! Cambridge."
ROY, WALTER.—" Six Weeks Hence."
ROZE, RAYMOND.—" Joan of Arc."
RUBENS, PAUL A.—" The Girl from Utah."
RULL, HERBERT.— "I Should 3ay So! "
RUNSKY-KORSAKOW.— " Ivan le Terrible,"
" La Khovanchina."
RUSKIN, SYBIL.—" The Painted Nun."
SADLER, DOROTHY. — " Miss Brown's
Broker."
SAMUELS MAURICE V, -" Greater Love
man itus; -
SANDEMAN, CHRISTOPHER.—" Midsummer
Madness," " Blind Fate," " The River. '
SARDOU.— " Diplomacy."
SARGENT, HERBERT C. " Desperado
Dabbs," "In thr library, " "Midnight."
SASOULIN, G. G.— " Paying the Penalty."
SVUNDERS, G. M^—" Diana Disappears."
SCHAUZER, RUDOLF.— "The Girl on the
Film."
SCHNITZLER, . ARTHUR. - " The Green
Cockatoo," "Cmntesse Mitzi."
SOOTT, AFFLECK.—" The (Stranger at the
loo."
SCOTT, CLEMENT.—" Diplomacy."
SCOTT-GATTY, SIR ALFRED.—" Claude
Abroad."
S€OTT - GATTY, CHARLES. — " Claud i>
Abroad."
SCOTT-GATTY, MURIEL.—" Claude Abroad."
SCOTT, NOEL.— " Desperation. "
SOOTT, ROBERT H.— " Let In."
SCOTT, Sl'll WlA'LTKi;. "l\anli<H>," "For tlvo
King.1'
SOHWARZ, YVMS.— " L'Ami <ir L\!;.
•• Amours d'Antoinne."
SCHRIEK, HENRIETTA. - " The Cracks-
womau."
SOR/IBE.— " Adrieirne iLeoauw* ui ."
SELB1T, P. T.— "His Last Night Out."
SELF, C. S.— " Visions of a Night."
SEILLNOOUKT, IIICltOK. ".Ninotte."
SEiLLON, LM. ST. J.— "The Kuuaways."
SENNETT, H. A.—" Pillars ol the State."
SETON, HENRY.— " The Absent-Minded Hus-
band," "The Blue Stockings," " The Morn-
ing Post."
SEYMOUR, HAMILTON.—" The Curate's
Dilemma."
SHAKESPEARE.—" Kimg John " (" The Little
Prince "), " Hamlet," Julius Cffisar,"
Twelfth Night."
SJEfARMAN, DEEXEL, H. B.— " The Bank of
Big Ideui."
SHARP, R. FARQUHARSON.— " iThe Newly
iMia/rned Couple," " A GteuaUet."
SHAW, MRS. BERNARD.—" Woman on Jler
Own."
SHAW, CAPTAIN F. H.— " All Square."
SHAW, G. B.— " Audrocles and the Lion,"
Csesar and Cleopatra," " Mrs. Warren's
Profession," " Tne Doctor's Dilemma,"
" The Dark Lady of the Sonnet," " The
Great Catherine."
SHEAIUM, J>ADE.— " The €haiUennge," " The
Dilemimas of Da|
SHEEN, W. P.— " The Luck."
SHELLEY, HERBERT.—" Dan, the Outlaw."
SHERIDAN, R. B.— " School for Scandal,"
" The Critic."
SHIRLEY, ARTHUR.—" Two Big Vagabonds."
SHOWER BEN.— " Style."
SHUTF,, E. L.— " Jappy Chappy."
SIDGWICK, B. T.— "Father.
SIDNEY, HERBERT.— " The King's Own."
SILVERSTONE, 0.—" The Ruin of a Coun-
tess."
SIMPSON, HAROLD.— " Sixty Miles an Hour,"
" I Do Like Your Eyes."
SIMS, GEORGE RJ— " The Ever Open Door."
SIRMAY, ALBERT.—" The Girl on the Film."
SISMONDI, ETTIE.— "A Gay Butterfly."
SLAUGHTER, WALTER.—" Alice in Wonder-
land."
SMEDLEY, CONSTANCE.— " The Eleventh
Hour."
SMITH, HAROLD.—" The March Hare."
SMITH, NORMAN.—" Hylas."
SMITH, WINCHELL.— " The Fortune Hunter."
SMYLY, C. F.— " Cheeir-Oh ! Cambridge."
SMYTH, WINCHELL.—" Brewster.'s Millions."
S.XOWDEN, KEIGHLEY.— " The Whip HandJ'
STAGEY, CAPTAIN.— "The Golden Bell"
" SIAO, W,"-" Avunculitis,"
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
229
\ -- The Litllo Devi!
Inferior Sex."
\viMi-'i:i
n."
CTYR. Miss D.
I AWKFNTi:.-" A Savage En-
couir
x II LLER.—" Millie's I.ittl.- I». .rption."
1 II. II " Hrrrption."
MAX.—" I.<>\.- in Albania."
'HENS, \\ll.ri:1 . :nv
nr," •' (in Tour,"
mday." " Tin- Sunlight
"lease,"
" Diploma
l> \M. -" \\an1 < <\. a So\ vivicn."
. A. K.— " It Pays to Adv.-r
W MIT. VTHOL.—" Through •
, HUBERT.-'* A < . htor."
I I'll UK. D.—" Solomon tin- I
l1.—" Come nn<i s
.iHi Laiijrhter."
8TRAU88, l.'ICIIAIin. " Aria. in, • in Naxos,"
" l>i r i:.tscnkavali<T."
<l KINM'.KKQ, AUGUST.— "The Link."
MiTiiri:, " i.a Poupee."
i:M\\\. HI'i;M\\X. "The L.-IM Visn."
[VAN, JOHV .1.— "The King of the
Fountains."
i\. Ton.— "The Fairy Idyll," "The
Gleaner's Dream "
aWINLEY, E. ION.— "The Aspirations of
Archibald."
l : \\IS._" The Comforters."
P. BIDDULPH.—" Keeper of the
Ktv
ill NUY.— "La Tete de Canard."
\ .— " The Stranee Boy." " The
Enchanted Garden," "• The Fairy Doll."
TAGORE, RABINDRA NATH.— " The Maharini
of Arakan." "The Post Office."
Ml. HOT, HOWARD.— "The Pearl Girl,"
" Simple 'Earted Bill," " A Narrow
Squeak."
. \\||.;s T.-"The Girl from I'tah."
"The Girl or the Film."
T\TK. .TAA1KS W.— "I Should Worry."
TAUT "PIS.— "Maison Derollete1."
Mary of England "
TERRY. 3. }•'.. HAROLD.-" The Knight of the
rtor."
TH\M:. I-DAV \i:n. "The ^rnn Who came
Bfl*ween," •• A White Slave." " QUCOTI of
thft Air."
THARP, M.— " Paris Prisons."
THOMAS. BRAM ,isa," " Cli
Aunt.."
TlIonT-sov. vi;i:n "Alice Up To Date"
'lite."
THI'l MITK.-" Always Tell
Your Wife." "The Gi h."
• i.t of
.Tudns."
Tri.MRD. IRE/Xr;.— " Passions in Little Pud.li-
romhe."
TTLLT-R, JOHX.-" Mont-e Carlo to Tokio "
TlTin-l?\l>CK. DION.- "Ttw Watch
\\ ifc."
TOLSTOY. LEO.-" Anna Kan-nina."
TOOMHS. .! milv."
v- r " - Smith'? Visit to
Situation."
>. FPA\K._"ThP Gav Lothario"
,,..!»
fffitL-
Tn:\i:u. JOHN HASTINGS.— " Havoc," " AC-
count
on."
TWYl-oiil. The Invisible Man."
i.-n Fruit."
l:. (iLADV^.—-1 Hi.- Marriage Market"
ml Hi jr."
URBAN, EKIC.— " Maison Decollete". "
VACANO. STEFAN'.-" She Pays the Penalty."
VALENTINE.—" Before."
VVI. i:\Tl\i;. SYDNEY The Widow Woos."
VAV Di;i; MI;I:I:, j-n.l BE. " in Jh.url.-m
There Dw,
\ V.NCE, B. '• Find the Man."
VANSITTART. JtOHKUT. "The Cap and
Bells."
VANTINI, MARIE.—" Uohrspicrr. "
.0 that Forgave".
VKIiKK. l-n-KKK.--" Who's tho Lady?"
\i:il,I.i:i;, l-,\V\i;i>- -Within the Law"
VKITOH, EDITH.-" 1'rosi-rpint-."
\i:iT('ll, NOKMAN K.—" Proserpine "
VEHXON'. HAIIIIY N.- "Saving Silver City "
" Mr. Wu," " Nevada."
VOLLMOELLER, KARL.—" Turandot."
\\ \Ki:i.lN(i, T. G.— "For Valour"
Tell? "
WALLACE, EDGAJl. — "The Manager's
Dream,;; "Hello, Exchange!" " Are You
WALLACE, G. CARLTON.— " The Woman
Conquers."
WALSH, SHEILA.-" The Pride o' the Mill"
WAlTORaHAirSflBN, H. W. VON.-" OberU
Cbabert."
WALTON, MISS G. H.-" The Ruin of a
Countess."
WARD, ERIC R.— " Let In "
WATERS, BAY.-" I <k> Like Your Eyes "
'1 AI'rul'M' -T1"- "'' "
u-'MV1 ''' - ''« Kv.nt.
WATSON. \V. Q. •• Kin.- l-Vath.-rs."
' PE<;(;V. -"W,-,tward Ho-"
S, H. G.-"The Invisible Man."
8> JA^.-"The OriRin of All."
MBfl. GEORGE CORNWALLIS.-" The
Bill.
WEST. PERCIVVL O.— "The Flour Girl "
WESTBROOK. H. W.-" Brother Alfred "
WEYMAN.( STANLEY. _-Sr the Red
WHARNCLIFFE, .T.SI;IM( M.-" The .
ConsTMracy." "The White Slave Girl."
Tlie Woman of Death."
WHARTON. A. P.-" 13, Simon Street " (see
wmSJv1*? Houso in Sim°n Street").
WHEELER, G. D.— "The Paasine Show "
w^Ki^Ti^s^e;
WHITTINGTO'N. j. B.--A w£I- S ••
\\ILDE. OSCAR.-" The Picture of Dorian
;ray, The Imix>rtance of Being
Earnest.
WILLHELM, C.— " Titania "
W.I!'H>MS- "MIKV. -,;>mo over Here."
UDE.— " The Saint and
}.— " After Good-night."
•""'"""8. — "Full
230
P. G.-l' Brother Alfred."
WORIRAiLL, MCHMEfRE. — " Other People a
Babies," "The Night Hawk," "Her Side
of the House."
WRIGHT, HUGH E.— " EigntpeTice a Mile,
" Keep Smilng."
YARDLEY, W.— " Passports, Please."
YOUNG, CHARLES L.—" Jim the Penman.
YOUNG RUTH.—" The Iron Law. '
MISCELLANEOUS EVENTS OF THE YEAR.
January 25.— Actors' Saturday.
February lO.-The Sheffield Repertory Society
was inaugurated at the Temperance Hall
rbeffield, wMh a performance of The
Importance of Being Earnest.
March 16.-0pening of the Magicians' Club
Mav 13 _The Drama League was inaugurated
at a meeting at Clavier Hall.
May l4.~Publication of the New Music Hall
Award.
Mav it; —The General Committee cf
^Shakespeare Memorial National Theatre
met at the Mansion House under the
chairmanship of the Lord Mayor ^Sir
David Burnett).
May 22.-International Kinematograph Exhi-
bition at Olympia opened by Sir A. K.
Rollit.
June 18.-" Tag Day" street collections in
aid of the variety charities.
July 9.-Variety Artists' Benevolent Instrtii;
tion Fete and Gala at " Brmsworth,
Twickenham.
October 11.— "Good Samaritan" performance
at the London Coliseum.
October 81.-In aid of the Actors' Benevolent
Fund a theatrical skating party took place
at the Holland Park Hall Rink. . . ,
November 6.— Commencement of the musicians
November 7.-At the Haymarket, Princess
Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstem distn-
tuted the annual essiy and elocution
prizes and certificates to members of the
British Empire Shakespeare Society.
November 19.— Opening performance of the
" Big Circus " at the London Opera House.
November 21.— A tea party, dance, and grand
cotillon was held by the Theatrical Ladies
Guild at the Albert Hall.
November 28.— The annual licensing meeting
of the London County Council was held
at the County Hall, Spring Gardens, when
the Theatres and Music Halls Committee
submitted their report, which showed that
the applications numbered 598, of which
two had been withdrawn and eleven were
recommended for refusal. The renewals
numbered close upon 500.
December 3.— Annual matine"e of the Grand
Order of Water Rats at the Oxford.
December 20.— Lady Bancroft laid the foun-
dation-stone of the new students' theatre,
which is to be erected at the rear cf the
Academy of Dramatic Art in Gower
Street.
December 21.— At the Criterion Restaurant
the " Charley's Aunt " Club held its in-
augural meeting, with Mr. Brandon
Thomas in the chair.
December 22.— First performance of the second
season of the Palladium Minstrels at the
Palladium.
December 24.— Opening of the World's Fair.
December 26.— Opening of the Wonder Zoo and
Big Circus at Olympia.
DINNERS, BANQUETS, Etc., OF THE YEAR.
January 12.-The O.P. Club held a Dialect
Drama Dinner at the Hotel Cecil. Pro-
minent representatives of Irish, Scottish,
American, and Welsh drama were present,
under the chairmanship of the club's Presi-
dent, Lord Howard de Walden.
January 19.— Annual Dinner of the Touchstone
Club.
February 2.— The Music Hall Ladies' Guild's
second Fancy Dress Ball at the Trocadero
Restaurant.
February 7.— Actors' Association Annual
Supper and Ball, Hplborn Restaurant, Sir
Herbert Tree presiding.
February ra&. — The sixteenth Annual Dinner of
the Gallery Fight-Nighters' Club was held
at Frascati's Restaurant.
March 2.— Water Rats Annual Ball, Trocadero
Restaurant, King Rat Charles Austin in
the chair.
March 9.— The Annual Dinner and Dance of
the Music Hall Artists' Railway Associa-
tion was held at the Criterion Restaurant.
Mr. Joe Elvin, President, occupied the
chair.
March 16.— The O.P. Club's banquet to Mr.
Forbes-Robertson on his retirement.
April 6.— The first Annual Dinner of the newly
constituted Beneficent Order of Terriers
was held at Frascati's, with the President,
Mr. Ben Obo, in the chair.
April 13.— The twenty-ninth Annual Dinner of
the Playgoers' Club was held at the Hotel
Cecil.
May 18.— Annual Dinner of the Stage Society,
Criterion Restaurant.
September 7.— The last banquet of the Tar-
riers' Association was held at the Boulogne
Restaurant, with the President, Mr. Harry
Barnard, in the chair.
Till
231
-. \ i omplmi: ntary |u
Whitehall
;.i Mr. K. II. !'•>
tnada
and UK rmt.-il State* Sir Si.ln. •.
presided.
•;!.— At the Adelaide l!oom.«. King
Williae day, thf Theatrical
i luncheon in
• f their I' Mr. Cyril
Maude. DII tin- eve iif his departure l->r
Kecrhohm Tree nrai
in tin- rl.
\ li;iin|iii I \v;i- '_'i\eii :ii t be M.ii , 1
tenth aimiver.-ary of the opcnim,' of the
present (i
her 22. — At Frascati's the eighth annual
banquet of " The M ; w«* lii-ld,
with the President, .Mr. Ni-vil Maskelynr,
in the chair.
tlie <;raml Haininetini; Hall
of the Hotel Cecil tin- t weiit\ -t hird anni-
versary dinner of the Eccentric Cluli v, a-
held. Mr. H. J. HOIIHT prc.-ided. and Mi
James Welch was in the vice-chair.
rd annual dinner
H with UK
Fund was held at th.
I irtin Mar1.
t amounted to £1.200.
Itiifus Isaacs, K.C.V.O., the
Lord Chief Justice, occupied the chair at
the Annual Dinner of the Savage Club at
. ,'ht Rooms.
bet 7.— The second Annual Dinner of the
I'.i-iieviilent Fund am.
:itution was held at the Trooadero
lit, with Lord Lonsdale in the
ehair. Over €1,000 was subscribed.
\iinual Dinner of the
i;oom Club took place at the
Criterion. The chair was occupied by Mr.
Fred Terry.
K r It. sir Herbert Tree presided at the
ilot.el Cecil at the annual dinner of the
Actors' Association.
December 21. — There was a company of over
350 at the Playgoers' Club's Ladies' Christ-
\va-i Dinner at the Hotel Cecil. Mr. Mar-
ill Hall, K.C., M.P., the President of the
Club, occupied the chair.
NEW THEATRES, MUSIC HALLS, &c.
.Taniiar> IX New (iallery Kinenia.
Kebrnar.' :'.. —Hippodrome, Aldi.-rshot.
Kel rcary :!. -1'iet lire Hall, "A'ini,
Vebrnary in. Slc'llield l!i -pert m y Thi-atiT
(Ti mperance H
Febri ar\ 11. Kind's Pal.i •.'. I'rrstnn.
February 17.— Kmpire. Stnmd.
February 'JO. (,r.,\,' Picmre House. llkl'\.
March 7. Picture HOIIM . 1'ortobello.
March !.">. Nnrt i Oxldrd Kinenia.
March 28. Picture Palace, Matlock.
March L'X- - Xorinanton Picture Palace. Derby.
M.iy 5.— Globe Picture Hall, Durham.
Juno 8.- Ambassador's.
Jiiiu !».--Scala Picture Ibmse, Coventry.
.lime -2'2. -Kar.-,iiin. Task's Island.
July 3.— Kinenia Hall, Kendal.
July 7. Cdliseuni (late Kmpire), Portsmouth.
July 7. Sparrow's Nest Concert 1'aviliyn,
toft.
July 10. Kin« Edward VII. Memorial Han
Herne May
July 12.— Picture House. |i. •\v>hury.
July ll.-Alea/ar Kinenia and (hardens, l-.'d
montoii.
July 14.— Finsbiry Park Rink Kinem,.
\\ ill!' |
July 1C. -Picture Theatre. M. Austell.
July 111. • Kursral. Doiijlas.
July '..'I. Colisc nu. Do.
July L'l. Palace.
rnl> ittoo in-Ashnelil.
July 21. Publi.- Hall. I
July 31 Markhoii.,1' Cinema. I.eyton.
\umi-.t 2. s- .-m, i Rinema, Douglas.
dlteh.
Kino, South Shields.
August I. Hippodi uliani
August 18.— Alexander Pi.'tu
ford.
mber n. Plioto Plcyhnu-e. i:riint,nroh
September i:.. P:rture Hall. Diptnn
September 22.-Picture Hall, Wegt Auckland.
r 2. \VfKihvidi Arsenal Kincma.
Oetolier r,. Alexandra Palace, Derby.
olympia Kinema, Blackhill.
October (J.- Kinenia, Coatbridge.
i c. Cosy Corner Kinema, Lowestoft.
October 13. — Ward's End Picture House, Hali-
October Id. Picture Theatre, St. Austell.
October K',. Salon Photo Playhouse. Edinburgh.
Oetobi r IS.— Folehill Picture' Palace, Coventry.
October 21.— Picture House, Prince's Street,
Edinburgh.
; 25.— Kinjrs Hall, Waterford.
October 31. — Picture House, Port Brae, Kirk-
caldy.
\ovciiiber in. -Picture Palace. Brierley Hill.
\o\eiuber 17. — Central Picture Hall. Watford.
November '_".). ltu.,liey Repertory Theatre.
November 2'.). -Picture Hall, Wingate, Co. Dur-
ham.
her 1. (I'rainjfiT Picture Hall, Newcastle.
December 5. New 1'h ilha rmonic Hall (late ?t.
James's).
December s.- -Temple Pictorium, Manchester.
Di eember S. Cotswortb Palace, Gateshead.
i 9. l.a Scala. Dundee.
December l:(. -Queen's Kinema. Nelson.
ham.
December i:.. Oxford Picture Palace, Shef-
field.
December is. Piefuic Playlmuse (formerly Hip-
podrome), Hull.
Dceciiibi-r :'ii. Kiiiema. Newark.
DcienibiT 20. i;aicty Picture House. Hull.
December 22. Bniadway Kinema. Hammer-
smith.
December 22. old Town Kin. -ma. Eastbourne.
Picture House, \Vak---
licld.
n Hli'podrome.
IHU I'alaec (reconstructed).
Se I hurst.
Palladium, (ilon-
Edinburgh.
Picture H.. IL-.-. Derby.
December 29.— Picture Salop, Glasgow.
232
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
OBITUARY.
Maybrick). Aged
69. August 26.
Alberto, Paul. January 3. Aged 61.
Anderson, Mrs. Carl. July 2.
Aptommas, Mr. Aged 84. May.
Arrnitage, Sarah. November 15.
\ugarde, Adrienne. March 18.
Austin, Alfred. Aged 78 June 2.
Austin (Gates), Henry. December 11.
Averell, Robert. October 4.
Bage, Mary Ann. June 27.
Baker, Andrew dement. Aged 71. July 17.
Banks, Charles (Ervard Wilkes). June 29.
Barrett-Conlon, Marie. December 2.
Bartholomew, Bower. Aged 26. October 24.
Bass, Tom. November 24.
Bastow, Mrs. Jack (Maude Lowe). March 21.
Behan, James. January 28.
Bellamy, Annie M. May 29.
Bell, Percy. November 21.
Beverley, Arthur. October 23.
Bexfleld, William Stephen. Aged 58. October
24
Biekford, Melville C. T. March f-
Bieber, Arthur (Bi-Ber-Ti). Aged 33. March
Bigwood, G. B. Aged 84. February 11.
Bint, William Richard. Aged 62. October 24.
Birch, William Henry. August 17.
Boak, Eliza Brydone. Aged 76. September 19
Bodie, Margaret M. Aged 71. May 25.
Body, Ede Hague. Aged 29. March 4.
Bolam, Frederick William. August 14.
Bolton, Mrs. March 10.
Boucher, F. T. May 7.
Bouchiere, Valentine (Mrs. Harry Radford).
Aged 33. February 12
Boucicaiilt, Aubrey. July.
Bowes, George. May 4.
Boyde, Mrs. Edwin. February 16.
Brady, James Albert. (February 10.
Brand, Kate. October 19.
Brash, Frank Wilson. July 23.
Brennan, Margaret. Aged 74. January 7.
Briley, Daisy. Aged 20. May 3.
Brinckman, Rev. Arthur. January 28.
Brookfteld, Chas. H. E. Aged 56. October 20.
Brown. Mrs. Aged 58. June 30.
Budd, Herbert. Aged 51. February 4.
Kurkinshaw, John. December 25.
Calvort. Frank. February 18.
Campbell, Henry. Aged 78. September 22.
Carnegie, Douglas John. November 4.
Carrick, Tom (Alban Street). February 27.
Carson, Ivy (Mrs. James Deene). Aged 29.
August 31.
Carte, Mrs. D'Oyly. May 5.
Chapman, Charles Ernest. Aged 42. October 4.
Chat-er, R. D. (Professor Hercat). Aged* 77.
April 26.
Claretie, M. Jules. Aged 73. December 23.
Clarke, C. A. July 8.
Cody. S. F. August 7.
Cohen. Aimie. September 3.
('"Mings, Anthony January 23.
Collings, Antony. January 23.
Collings, Mary. March 14.
Collins, John. December 5. "
Tooke, Mrs. M. A. December 29.
Coombe, Joseph. Aged SO. November 7.
Corri, Montague. December 17.
Courtneidge, Mrs. Jane. Aged 84. March 26.
Courtney. Bessie Fedora. February 23.
Crawshaw, William James. Aged 43.
August 1.
Creasey, Herbert. May S.
Cromwell, Mrs. Cecil (Beatrice 1'ryee Hamer).
April 16.
Cross Margaret. July 9.
Cuthbert, Bella. Aged 75. March.
Dallas, Mrs. Jamie (Dorothy Varden). October
21.
Danby, Gus. Aged 49. October 19.
Darroch, Fleming. August 17.
Davenport, Charles. Aged 86. September 2
Da vies, Jessie Gordon. May 13.
Deene, Mrs. James (Ivy Carson). Aged 29.
August 31.
Detacher. George. March 8.
Dewhurst, Jonathan. Aged 70. Aijgust L.
Dobbs, Dr. George Henry R. Jim«-' 10.
Dolby, Henry Gray. Aged 00. May 20.
Dome, Arthur. October 29.
Dooley, Harry A. Aged 41. August 2!).
Doughty, .lames. Aged 94. March 1<
Dou«las, John Bertram. February 21.
Drew, Mrs. Edwin (Annie Parker). January :
Dryden, Peter. November 18.
Duffy, Anne. Aged 60. July 17.
Dunbar, Joan Pauline. November 13.
Uuval, Frederick. Aged 27. September }.
E.-irl, Laura (Edna). September 12
Edgesten, Edwin Henry Atharton. Feb
ruary 28.
Efflngham, Nigel. November 2f
Egerton, Edward. Aged 68. June 30.
Blear, Cecil (Cyril Hayward Owen). Novem-
ber 17.
Elliott, James. Aged 36.
Ellis, Tom. Aged 51. October 4.
Emden, Walter. Aged 66. December 2.
Engler, Alvina. January 10.
Epitaux, Fred. October 1.
Esmond, Wilfred. Aged 69. Man-li 4.
Fernie, Loring. Aged 47. December 29.
Fletcher, Clown Will (Wm. \\ales). Feb-
ruary 3.
Foulis. Georgina. Aged 77. October 19.
Fox, Fred. Aged 51. February 8.
Fragson, Harry. December 30.
Francis, George. Aged 56. July 19.
Franmore, Mrs. Charles. February 1.
French, Elizabeth. August 2.
Fyne, Mrs. Fred. April 11.
Gannon, Elizabeth. Aged 51. May 6.
Glinka, Millie. Aged 58. December 15.
Godwin, Wilt. April 25.
Good, Frederick Edward. February 2:
Greene, Mrs. Gene. February 27.
Greig, George Taffey. Aged 34. May 10.
Griffiths, Kate (Mrs. Tom). Aged 39. Novem-
ber 30.
Grimshaw, A. July.
Guyon, Albert. Aged 45. September 22.
Haggar, Fred. Aged 39. April 26.
Hale, G. J. June 26.
Hales, Thomas Gardiner. July 12.
Hamer, Beatrice Pryce (Mrs. Cecil Cromwell,
April 16.
Hamilton, John Angus. June 14.
Hanneford, Edward. Aged. 45. June 26.
Harding. Mrs. Florence. January.
Hardy, Neil (Hardingham Rushhrnnke Meliew).
September 16.
Harman, Wm. Hy. February ::.
Harrold, Jane. August 16.
Hayley, Mrs. W. B. (Maud Hohson). January fi.
Hayward. Horatio William. Aged 59. March 27
Hazel, Agnes (Agnes Ann Xolan). Aged 4;',.
May 8.
Hearn, James. Aged 40. November 10.
Heath, Mrs. Lily. April 16.
/'//A A/
ll.-lylil. Am>. .\l:ir,-!i 21.
Henry, i-:d«anl. i
•lessor (R. D. Chat IT). Age.l ' 77.
A p r L
'. Wilt. in. March Is
Himl. Ralph «;u, Hmdell). .\jj.-d 44.
'• \I;""I (Mi \\ M Hayley). January fi.
I1 - 'Mamie Stuart) De-
cember I'J.
I'"'!1""1- l: M Afed 86. Nnu-mber 24.
Holloway, llenn. Aged 71. March 27
Hollpway, \\ :i. April .;.
Hook. M; ( \\ \liiy o
•1'Tick Scarth). March
Moughton Stanl. hecemher 11
Howard. Frederick Stephen. Aged as. Janu-
•"try ,i.
Huxhes, Kddie r Happy"). August 12.
Hughes, Sarah. Ausrust 2.
Humphries, sid. April 24
Hurley, \lec. December 0
I>:«tt. Frank IVrcival. A2ed 7-.'. Deccm
Irish. lilanclie. Ag,>d -17
IrviiiR, Belle. May 31.
.limitary i!0.
I""' • v Hil. December -'
. ( harlotte. .March :d
James, Kate. AK<;\ .-,7. Xovrmlicr »
Jeffs, Emma Amelia. AK«I 64. F.-hruary "r,
•r'Mlkl" AB«-(1 72. July 10 "
JohnsoB, J. J). A«..(| 4«. October ] '
Jontuon, Jcis<.ph. June 23
.limes. William Carlos. Aged 71
JOMiun, Henry Appleby. November 4.
Kaye, Kr.-d. AKfd r,7. April 26
Keith Ojfjlvy (Keith fta.nsa.v). September Iti
Kernfcle-Barnett, Harry. March "S
Kiddie, Robert. October 10
Klug, Oscar. June J5.
Uii,-,.|,.y . lfc-iir.v C. \a,.,l 67. October 20
MDdOr, Kne .lames. Vu«'ii.st 18
Lander, Kri<- James. August is.'
"i)c;,^;.rK^l(K1"" — -'• ROT). Aged 26.
Law, \rfliur. A«eil »;<». April •>
BCe, Katie. October L'l
l-awtoM. Thomas Aged 42. .\|:,v 30
.ean.Hmth Mary. A«e,| 4*5. February 18
Leighton, llarrv. \..e,| .}•> \i.,. »-, '
LeWltOB Clara ,M,:. B Le^S) "October ]
,4 peb
. v,,rk!.
J.iston. Victor. Age.l 75. July j]
Maggie^ AR,.,, .,,. F,.,,n;.irv ,,4
LflWe, Mau.le (Mri. .lack U Mow). March •_>].
M.lckay. \. |{.
wil ||
M V "'•/;"'!''' '! At;"' 47 •'"""
M - tn,-r, (harl, r 27.
t.Tbe'r Is" Hllsannah Fra'"'i- H
s;;£.;vnir •&-3,A^I1:!(
Fe;,;,,an"7'MrS- Wl" Murra»: A*
Murray, Bkd*.' Aged 54. Februai;.
r. Mrs. Frederick Crai*. D.-renibrr !••
N '* (Mr;" ni;'r'"s W:"'-'- A-
Nolan, A
N,,,at| ,
['arki-r. Annie (Mrs. Kdwii, D.VXM Janu
I'arkcr. Charles ]|. .M;in.h .,,
|,':!™1>I\ ,A"'^ }»•* -4- October 23.
"' "' Ha-vu""(l- AJ-'''«1 '••<.
.rx "I
Sep
l';'l"'. Krne.t. Aged 48. January 25
Powell, John. October 1
Power, Jane. Ajj.-il as. November 7.
Prior, fred. Aged 41. May 1.
Halli, Kichard. June 27.
Kand'm KAnth (°TKi'Vy Keitll)'
Kanciall, Annie. January 10
Reeves, G. w. Aged 61.
"teSs'r^"' °We" (''°ssie Yatmall)-
Renouf. Henry. Aged 53. July -4
Richardson, liilly. July .M * '
(Mrs. William
Robbins. Hannah Louisa. November "7
Robinson, Riddell. April ffl
Bagera, K. w. Aged 49. February 21
;<">t,. Krnest .1. October 15.
;"-.-!. \\alter. Aged 78. December 10
"tl.md. H-nry. Aged 50. February 8. '
Sansbury. v.-rnmi J. March 10.
Baunden, Kd«ar,l (i.-or-e. May ]'»
N'aMlan. Join Cyril. Aaed »o W.»«,
25.
Oilman, Sophie. February -']
si '"'"'Wm "''• -Y'f'd 40' '
•'•'"• " lluam. Januai I
..
Short, \\illrcd. August 1
. Ann. Februaiv 1-
71
ll. \i,. i,|;, s.
i"iS:,M4 ..... *<""«.
"' ' T- »•
Maii.!i>l.. Marian. September 2
Mciiimet/. r,,M.ph B. P«bruai
-t;M^»"- V.,K,. (He,e,, ,,^, ..... ,
Btewart, Charte. Dudley, v,,,, 7,. Feb.,,,,,
BKTMTtt -te ,J1"
•SII'MSUH. .).,hi, V|,,,. ,| Klt(, . ...
'• VI'.MI. fTon, Carrick, K ,.,,,
• Hore,,;(Mr, Fred ,,ur,!,'-;,,
234
THE STAGE YEAR
Sutton-Vane, Frank. March 16.
Tate, Mrs. Maria. July 7.
Tavey, Frank. May 30.
Taylor, Christopher. June 6.
Tearle, Edmund. February 5. Aged 58.
Terry, Mrs. Warwick. August 8.
Thomas, John. March 19.
Thompson, Dorothy Frances. April 1.
Thorburn, Mrs. James. November 10.
Till, Louisa. July 15.
Towers, Lizzie (Lizzie Taylor). October 11.
Trevelyan, Claude. Aped 75. August 17.
Troughton, Charles. January 1.
Turner, J. \V. January 17.
Valentine, Mrs. Harry (Valentine Bouchiere).
Aued 33. February 12.
Van Biene, Auguste. A«ed 62. January 23.
Vane, Sutton. March 1C.
Varden, Dorothy (Mrs. Jaime Dallas). October
21
Vernou, John William. Aged 25. October 11.
Victor, Emma. December 14.
Vincent. H. H. (H. Vincent Barnett). October
20.
Wade, Tom.
Wales, William (Clown Will Fletcher). Jeb-
ruary :t.
Walker, Fanny. June '.».
Walkfs, W. U. February 2.
Walshe, John. February 3.
Ward, Lucy Jane. January 15.
Ware, Nettie. May 20.
Warner, Mary (Mrs. H. B. Warner). April 2
Watson, Margaret Sarah. May 27.
Watson) Tony. Aged 23. September 23.
Watts, Frederick James. April 7.
Watts, Mrs. Charles (Nellie Noble). Aged 33.
June 14.
Watt-Tanner, Mrs. Jenny. May 29.
Webb, John. February 21.
Webster, Thomas. Aged 80. February /.
Weiss, Mrs. Cecilia. Aged 74. July IB.
Wells, Frederick. November 27.
Wenbam, Amy. Aged 34. February '.'.
Wilford, Sam S. Aged 44. January 8.
Wilkes, Ewart (Charles Banks). June 29.
Williamson, John. Aged 52. February 12.
Williamson, J. C. Aged 67. July 6.
Wilson, Dot. May G.
Wilson, Herbert Bonhote. Aped 34. August 15.
Wilson, John Henry. February 15.
Windley, Mrs. John (Miss Kate Ross). Septem-
ber 20.
Wingard, Professor. December 28.
Wood. Charlie. Aged 49. March '.'7.
Wood, Fred W. May 7.
Wood, J. Hickory. Aged 54. August ',,.
Wood, Thomas. July 'J7.
Woodford, Margaretta. November 12.
Wright, John. May 1.
OMITTED FROM 1913 YEAR-BOOK.
(K'orge Rignold. Died December 16, 1912. Aged
74. In Australia.
NEW THEATRES OPENED IN AMERICA.
January 6.— Morasco Theatre, Los Angeles,
Drama.
January 13.— Lyceum, Canton, Ohio. \ aude-
January 20.— Westfield Theatre, Westfleld.
Vaudeville and pictures.
January 23.— Hamilton Theatre, New York.
Vaudeville.
January 25.— Jefferson Theatre, New York.
Vaudeville.
January 26. —Broadway Theatre, Detroit.
Vaudeville.
February 3.— Boylen's Theatre, Taunton. j
Vaudeville and pictures.
February 3.— Vaudeville Theatre, Newburgh,
New York.
February 7.— Robinson Theatre, Clarksburg,
Va. Drama
March 3.— The Little Playhouse, Philadelphia.
Drama.
March 6.— Murphy Theatre, Bath, X.Y.
March 23.— Empress Theatre, Danbury, Conn.
Vaudeville.
March 24.— Palace Theatre, New York. Drama.
April 7. Liberty Theatre, Pittsburgh. Vaude-
ville.
April 16.— Lawler Theatre, Greenfield, Ma>.<.
Drama
April 21. — Cecil Spooner Theatre, New York.
Drama.
April 28.— Broadway Theatre, Springfield, Mass.
Drama.
May !.-- (Jrand Theatre. Albany, New York.
Drama.
May TO.— Payton Theatre. Brooklyn. Drama.
May as.— Lyric Theatre, Buffalo, N.Y. Vaude-
ville.
Jum- 2.- Lyceum Theatre,' Chicago. Vaudeville
and pictures.
July 14.— Nixon Theatre, Atlantic City. Vaude-
ville.
July ic Theatre, Beading. Vaude-
ville.
August 30.— Bronx Opera House, New York,
Drama.
August 31.— Globe Theatre, Kansas City.
Vaudeville.
September 1.— Fox's Theatre, New Britain.
Conn. Vaudeville.
September 6.— Pitt Theatre, Pittsburgh.
Drama
September 8.— Royal Theatre, New York.
Drama
September 8.— Keith's Theatre, Washington.
Vaudeville
September 15. — Montclair Theatre, Montclair.
Vaudeville
September 29. — The Seneca, Seneca Falls.
September. — Fairmount Theatre, Philadelphia.
Vaudeville and pictures.
September. — The Imperial, Philadelphia.
Vaudeville and pictures.
September. — The Garg, Garg, Ind. Drama pud
vaudeville.
October 3.— Griffin's Hippodrome, Hamilton,
Can.
October 3.— Comedy, Chicago, formerly the old
Whitney Opera House.
October 6. — Orpheum, • Philadelphia. Vaude-
ville.
October 10. — Wick Opera House, New Kitta:i-
ning, Pa.
October 11.— Little Philadelphia. Drama.
October 16. — Gordon Hippo, Elizabeth, N..I.
October 18. — Playhouse, Wilmington, Del.
Drama.
October 18.— Orpheum, New York.
October 18.— Gaiety, San Francisco. Vaudeville.
October 20.— Sheridan Theatre, Pittsburgh.
Vaudeville.
October 20.— Seaver's Hippodrome, Peoria, HI.
October 21.— Grand Opera House, Berlin, Ont.
Drama.
October 26.— Gaiety, Cincinnati. Burlesque.
i November 8.— Dennam, Denver, Col. Drama,
T7fF STAGE YEAR BOOK
23C
THE AMERICAN STAGE.
PRINCIPAL PLAYS PRODUCED IN AMKKICA, AND IMPORTANT
KKVIVALS IN NF,\V YORK BETWEEN DECKMHKR 1, 1912. AND
NOVEMBER 30, 1913.
The casts </<>'''< <"''' **">»• of tin- X.-H- York product!,,!!* in catet where
linn- lirrn }n;'^cnt<d /m-vinuxly <<> j>n»lnction in .\,'ir
\D.\M l.M FUACK ("Adam Cp-to-Date "). a
lour-act Comedy, by Schonthan and Brandt.
—Irving 1'lace Theatre, New York, Decem-
ber "5." IHI'J.
ADELE. musical comedy, ill three acts, book
by J'aul Herve, music by .lean Briquet.
English version by Adolf Philipp and Ed-
ward A. I'aulton. Produced by New Era
Producing Co.. Inc. — Long Acre Theatre,
Vork, An an
Bur de Chantilly Hal Fordo
l:..bert Friebur Craufurd Kent
Henri Parmaeeiiu Will Danforth
Alfred Frit-bur Dallas Welford
.lacciues Harpy C. Bradley
Ixmis Papricot Michael Hint;
Gaston Ncuilly E. H. Barlah
Arniond Cartouche. Henry Ward
Francois Charles Frye
•re Edward Wooster
Adele Natalie Alt
Mine. Myrianne (!•• Neiiville. .Georgia Caine
Babiole Edith Bradford
Violette Jane Hall
niaine Betty Brewster
(iabrielle Grace Walton
Faustine lane Warrington
Therese Kstelle Richmond
I'anline Helen Ma.\
Henrietta Edna Doddsworth
Alice York
\l II.!: FIVE. :i i-oinedy. by William and
:1 l)e Mille. Presented Ity Wagenhals
and Kemper. Lyceum Theatre. Scrantoli,
October HI, Fulton Theatre. New York.
October -J'.i.
i Ewing Forest Winant
Oki David Burton
:ik Moon- loseph Yaniiei
liruno Schwartz lames Uradbury
Arnold Bloodied \lfre<l llicknian
Copp Jay WiNon
Dinah KUBBell lessie Ralph
N'orah Hildreth Ivy Troutman
A1.1HI HILL, an elemental play, in three act-.
by .loseph Hymn Tot ten.— Produced at
Weber's, New Vork. l)ec» mlu-r 31. 1912.
" .lack " Thonui.s Harold I;
" Dick " Eaton Frank Allworth
' Samuels J. H. Doyle
1 oiihr Carlton Lionel A.'
" Peggy " Thomas Winifred Voorhees
"BilP' Harrison Ralph Stuart
Anna Oreenu Eleanor Lawson
vis Millicent Evans
Theodore Davix Matt Snyder
Oyuru V. Ameiniya
Dunn . . . . <'elene Kirk
Ailti Hill teiiiitiiuii'ili.
".luck '• lloaaii Neil Pratt
"Bull" Donnelly Myron 1'aulson
Casl,v Richard Carlyle
Mr Lattlmer Pickering Brown
Captain Hargraves Bernard Crane)
•\LL VBOAKD, musical panorama, in two acts,
book by Mark Swan, lyrics by E. Kay Goet/.,
music by E. Ray Goetz and Mtilvin Frank-
lin.—Lew Fields'.s Forty-fourth Street Roof
Garden, New York, June 5.
Jan Van llaan Lew Fields
Nancy Lee George, \\ . Monroe
Captain of the Ship Lawrence D'Or.-ay
Ma rime Sinkavitch /oe Barnett
Dick Carter De Haven
Mary Flora Parker-De. Haven
Hook Nat Fields
Russell Will Philbrick
Alice Brown Veiiita Fit-zhugh
Tillie Whiteway Dolly Connelly
Mrs. Van llaan Marcia Harris
Mr. Smooth Stephen Maley
Mr. Hull Ralph Riggs
Purser luan Villasana
.Mr. Scoot Arthur Hartley
Jones I ames Grant
\ liriiK-groom Malcolm Grimlell
Fourth Mate Olin Howland
Carmen Natalie Holt
Marmot Kathryn Witchie
Nellie Nellie I).- (Jrasse
Nettie Emily Miles
Poor Little Rich Girl 1'attie Rose
ALL KtR THE LADIES, comedy, with music,
in three acts, book and lyrics In Henry
Blossom, music by Alfred Hobyn. Produced
by .Messrs. Sliuht-rt. Lyric Theatre.
Vork December .'<(>. 1!H-J.
Marie Louise Meyers
Alphon>e Clemeiite (ieorge A. Schiller
Gioryelti- Cltliallte Alice (Jentl-1
Ernest I'anturel Teddy Webb
Nancy I'auturel Vdele Ritchie
Charles Max ,-
llertor Reiiaiid Stewart Baird
Leo yon Laubenheinier Sam Bernard
Madam Su/ette Margi-ry Pears.ni
Tinette Lillie I
Blanche Marta Si
Augusta Ma\i.' MacDonald
Harouess d.-.- Il.-rb. ttes Amy Leicester
Marquise de Calvudos Fdna Carutheri
ral Vill.'l'rancho lerome t'hl
Qaston Le Blanc Arthur Webner
(irand Duche^ \le\ia of 1;
Letia Robinson
^•""'"i- Henry M. Holt
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THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
AM-V/OXS. THE, comedy, in three acts, by
Arthur Wing Pinero (revival), Charles H roll-
man, producer.— Empire, New York, April
i)Q
Harrington, Viscount Litterly.. Shelly Hull
Oalfrcd, Earl of Tweenwayes
Ferdinand Gottsehalk
Andre, Count de Grival Fritz Williams
The Rev. Roger Minchin Morton Sclten
Fitton Thomas Reynolds
Vouatt Arthur Fitzgerald
Orts .' Barrett Parker
Miriam, Marchioness of Castlejordan
Annie Esmond
Lady Noeline Belturbet .. Miriam Clements
Lady Wilhelmina Belturbet ..Dorothy Lane
Lady Thomasin Belturbet Billie Burke
"Sergeant" Shuter Lorena Atwood
AMERICA, entertainment, conceived and in-
vented by Arthur Voegtlin, drama written
by John P. Wilson, music and lyrics by
Manuel Klein.— Hippodrome, New York,
August 30.
Macklin Haywood Albert Froome
"Slippery Sam" Croker t. James Redman
Lieutenant Frank Forsythe William C. Reid
Captain Wilkes Harry L. Jackson
Vivian Phillips Maybelle McDonald
Jason Sellers Felix Haney
A Yokel Harry La Pearl
Sallie Perkins Nellie Doner
Lucy Mortimer Elsie Baird
Samantha Stubbs Irene Ward
John Strong John Foster
Detective Scalds Jack Warren
•T°hn E. Percy Parsons
Manager of Ponce De Leon Hotel
John Foster
Mrs. Beacon-Hill Martraret Crawford
Tram Caller Alexander Craig
; Cherokee Bill " Phelps . .E. Percy Parson*
(The Colonel" John Foster
Professor Strunz Harold A. Robe
AMERICAN MAID, THE, comic opera, in
Miree acts, <book by Leonard Liebling,
music by John Philip Sousa. Produced
by John Cort.— Broadway, New York,
March 3.
Jack Bartlett John Park
Duke of Branford Charles Brown
Silas Pompton Edward Wade
Stumpy Georgie Mack
Colonel Vandeveer George O'Donnell
Lefty McCarty John G. Sparks
Annabel Vandeveer Miss Gunning
UeraUline Pompton Dorothy Maynard
Mrs. Pompton Maud Turner Gordon
Mrs. Vandeveer Adele Archer
Rose Green Marguerite Farrell
Nellie Brown Mary Smith
Hans Hippel H. Hooper
Pietro Nii'ttino Pietro Canova
Gawkins j Kern
Gladys Katherine Stossel
7,e.len Julia Bruns
Atllce Amy Russell
Veronica Nellie Gould
Hazel Marie Elliott
Madge Marjorie Edwards
5?'™ Neomi Sumers
Mabel Marie Dolber
Beatrice irm!l Bertrand
i,rene Carrie Lauders
toot/man Albert Sachs
Jirst Glassblower James Yunen
becond Glassblower Ella Yunen
A Batchman George Wilson
Six Maids— Misses McKay, Barnban, Sulli-
van, Jordan, M. Sullivan, Brown.
AN UNFINISHED PLAY, the first act of an
unfinished play, by Walliam C. and Cecil B.
Hi Mille. Academy of Dramatic Art?
f.— Empire. New York, March 6
ANGEL WITHOUT WINGS, AN, comedy, in
three acts, by Laurence Eyre. William
A. Brady, producer. — Wilmington, Del.,
October 27.
Mrs. Hennaberry Florlne Arnold
Mr. Hennaberry .. U'.-orge Henry Trader
Dr. Stewart Marshall.. Charles A. Millward
Beulah Randolph Alice Brady
Dulcie Grace Dougherty
Abraham Wallace Krskin*?
Ingeborg Hilda Englund
Anna Ailceii Burns
Mrs. Egener Margaret Seddon
Mrs. O'Donovan Josephine Williams
Blanche O'Donovan Maxine E. Hicks
Mickey O'Donovan Charles Everett
Frau Bundefelder Louise Muldener
Signer Vanni Nick Long
Sdgnora Vanni Idalene Cotton
Elvira Vanni Edna W. Hopper
ANN* BOYD, a dramatisation, in fours acts.
by Lucille le Verne, of Will N. Harben':-
novel of the .same name. Shubert man-
agement.— Wallack's. New York, March 31.
Act one.— 1860.
Ann Boyd Nance O'Neil
Jane Hemmingway Lucijle le Verne
Nettie Freddie Reynolds
Joe Boyd Wilson Melrox-
Col. Chester Richard Gordon
Additional characters in acts two, three,
and four. — 1875.
Luke King C. H. O'Donnell
Langdon Chester Richard Gordon
Sam Hemniinaway Rapley Holmes
Will Masters De Witt Newins
Abe Longley William Wade Scott
(Jus Willard Philip Perry
Mr. Wilson Carle Stone
Mark Bruce John Dudgeon
Virginia Hemming way Grayce Scott
Mary Waycroft Fredi-rica Slemons
"Neighbor" Jones Harriet Bent
Saphira Mehitabel Jones ... Luella Wade
Aunt Maria Cora Trader
ANY NIGHT, one-act play, by Edward Ellis.
— Princess Theatre, New York. March 14.
A Policeman Holbrook Bliun
A Street Walker Willette Kershaw
A Young Man Mr. Ford
A Young Girl Miss Larrimore
A Hotel Clerk Mr. Musson
A Porter Vaughan Trevor
An Old Man Edward Ellis
A Fireman Mr. Stokes
ARE YOU A CROOK?, a farce in three acts.
by William J. Hurlhut and Frances
W.hitehouse. — Longaere Theatre, New
York, May 1.
Butler Harry Barefoot
Mrs. Finch Elita Proctor Otis
Bessie Livingston Elizabeth Nelson
William Chandler Scott Cooper
Julius Gildersleeve Joseph Kilgour
Amy Herrick Marguerite Clark-
Arthur Daly Forrest Winant
Fanny Fuller Ivy Troutman
Ray Archer Harry Stockbridge
'Mr. Conway George Fawcett
Mrs. McKey Marion Ballon
First Policeman Robert Taller
Second Police-nan .' Malcolm Lang
ARGYLE CASE, THE, play in four acts by
Harriett Ford and Harvey J. O. Higgins,
written in co-operation with Detective Wm.
J. Burns. Produced by Klaw and Erlanger.—
Criterion, New York, December 24, 1912.
Asche Kayton Robert Hilliard
Bruce Argyle Calvin Thomas
James T. Hurley Alphonz Ethier
Dr. Frederick Kreisler ..Bertram Marburgh
Simeon Gage John Beck
William Skidd Frank R. Russell
Till- ST.\C,F YFAK BOOK.
ombe
" Manning l..-eph Tnohy
• rt writ-lit William 11. Gilmore
I'll-' lo'.IIl .1. IV
Vincent Edward .1. BigbtOD
" .lim " Baynen Daniel Murray
Daniel Colt W. T. Clark
Kinley Bert Walker
I'opp James ('. Malaidy
Viiil.v Harry H. Hart
Mr-.' Martin Selene Johnson
\l.i!\ \Ia-uret Stella Archer
Mr-. \\.\att Viines Everett
Nancy Thornton Elizabeth Eyre
Mr-. Be.-mrcgard Amy Lee
Kitty Wanda Carlyle
Vl!l/o\\ irevival), play in four acts, by
Aunu-tiis Thomas. Produced hy the Messrs.
Shuhert, liraily, and Selwyri. — Lyric
•I'lit-atrr. New York, April •>*.
H.nr> Caiihy Kaplry Hobiic-
r,,ioncl Bonham William Farmnn
•VIM Wong John Herne
Mrs. Canhy J >nnie Dickerson
Estrella lionham Chrystal Herne
Lena Ivellar Alma Bradley
:.'Hani Dent on Dnstin Farnuin
Bonita Canhy Elsie Ferguson
Miss MaeCullagb Phyllis Young
l)r. Kenlon George O'Donnell
Ciptain Ilodgman Walter Hale
Tony Mostano Vincent Serrano
Lieutenant llalloek .T. W. Hartmann
jeant K<-llar Oliver Bond Byron
Lieutenant Young lolin Drury
Major Cochran Harry S. Hadfleld
1'rivate Quigley Frederick Kley
\S YOU LIKE IT. Shakespeare's comedy, pre-
.-enled by !•:. II. Si-th-rii and Julia Marlowv.
Manhattan Opera House. New York, Oc-
i 10.
AT HAY, a modern melodrama, in four acts,
hy (ieorge Scarborough.— Belasco, Washing-
tun, September 22; Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre, New York, October 7.
Ilattie Phyllis Young
Ion (Irahain George Howell
Aline Graham Chrystal Herne
('apt. Lawrence Holhrook Guy Standing
Father shannon Walter Horton
II ihert Deinpst Edwin Mordant
.iml-on Flagg Mario Majeroni
Tommy Gilbert S. E. Hine-
\lheit Jones Freeman Barnes
Mourn 11 Edward Lehay
ln>peetor Maelntyre Charles Mason
Joe Hunter Fred Hilton
Mernadino John Herne
Dr. Francis Elliott ........ .Harry Hadfleld
\l ( TIONKEK. THE (revival), a comedy in
thrve arts, by Lee Arthur and Charles
Ki MI. Prorliieed by |)avid Belasco. — Belasco.
New York. September .'ill.
Simon Levi David Warfleld
Mrs. Levi .Mrs. Jennie Moscow it/
Mrs. Eagan Marie Bates
Callahan Louis Hendrlcks
ivitt Harry Llewellyn
Mr IMeiia I'liilijis
Meyer C->hen Harry Rogers
Mrs. Cohen Marie Piciehardt
Mo Fininski Frank Nel.-on
l: '-hard EaL'an George I* I.
Minnie Charlotte Le-Ioy
luwkins Horace .1
Customer John A. Rice
Helgn Janet Dunbar
M^- Manning Frances Street
Crompton . { ^^^^
Mi-- rinch Ethel Marie Sa<sr
Mrs. Smith .. .. Gprahtine de Kohan
1'olici maii ' • . • Hi rlltifi
t nut Vendm i
( Irving Laudeiitsflu-i
J Frank L. Van
j Dol;.
( Wai
Man from He-tcr Street .. Michael I..
Newsboys j Vl
i Jess Kelly
Hi: Ml V AND 'I Hi: B\l:i;i; (revival). :
in three acts by W W. Jacob- and I
N. Parker.— Wallace's Theater, s
NOT«mber l.'i; the Liebler Company. Man
Captain James Barley Cyril Maude
Lieutenant Seton Ho\nc...Kd. Comber-men-
Herbert Manners T. Hunter Ne.-bitt
Major Smedley Montagu Love
Tom Codd Lennox Pawle
Aaguafcui Arthur Curtis
John Dibbs John Harwuod
(ieorge Porter David Hallam
Ted James Dale
Bill Stanley H. Groom «
•l(>'' Joseph SinniLs
Alf K. P. Young
•"'"'k Jack Hobbs
Mrs. Smedley Lena Halliday
Lucy Dallas Mary Morrall
Mrs. Porter Kub'y Hallier
Mrs. Baldwin Emma Chambers
Ethel Smedley Margery Maude
BEAUTY SHOP, THE. musical comedy, the
book and lyrics by Channing Pollock and
Rennold Wolf, the music by Charles J.
Gebest.— Detroit Opera House,' Detroit Sep-
tember 29.
BEETHOVEN, romantic play, by Harcourt
Farmer, in one act.— The Douglas Memorial
Hall. Montreal, April 5.
BEGGAR STUDENT, THE. comic opera, in
three acts and five, scenes, music b\ Carl
Milkjtoker, English versibi
Schwab. Management, Messrs. Shubert
and Brady.— Casino, New York. March •>•'
I'liffke Harry Smith
Piflke Parker Leonard
Enterich Arthur Cunningham
Alexis Leo Frankel
Olga Adelaide Robinson
Lieutenant Wanuerheim Paul Farnac
Major Scaweiriit/ Joseph P. Galton
Major Holzhoff Jack Evans
Captain Henrici Robert Millikin
Ensign Richtofen C. A. Hughes
Lieutenant Poppenburg Viola Gillette
General Ollendorf De Wolf Hopper
Synion Symonovicz (iiv>rge Macfarlane
Janitsky Arthur Aldridge
Mayor of Cracow David Heilbrunn
Countess Palmatica Kate Condon
Laura Blanche Dullield
Bronislava Anna Wlieatojj
Onouphrie Olin Howland
Sitzka Louis Dermau
Bogumil Charles W. Meyers
Eva Louise Barthel
Maid of Honour Nina Napier
BELIEVE ME. XANTIPPE. play, in three
acts, by Frederick Ballard. Originally pro-
duced Castle Square Theatre, Boston.
.January 20. Produced under the direction
of John Craig.— Thirty-ninth Street Theatre.
New York, August 10.
Tge Maefarland John Barrymore
Arthur Sole Alonzo Price
Thornton Brown Henry Hull
"Buck" Kamman Theodore Roberts
Simp Calloway Frank Cainpeau
" Wrenn " Rifle; \lbert Robirti-
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THE STAGE I' EAR BOOK.
Believe Me, Xantippe (continued).
William ................... M. Tello Webb
Martha .................... Alpha Beyers
Violet ........ Katherme Harris
Dolly Kamman ............. ;^ary .Yo,un§
BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT, THE revival oi
the comedy in three acts, by Arthur Wing
Pinero. Academy of Dramatic Arts.— km-
oire. New York, February 28.
John Allingham ............ Raymond Bramley
Alexander Fraser ...... Benton W. L. Groce
Sir Fletcher Portwood ...... Ledyard Blake
Claude Emptage .................. William 8«el
Rt. Rev. Anthony Cloys, D.D.I Raymond
DenzH Shafto .............. < W. Lockwood
Peter Elphick ..................... Langdon Gillet
... Giles Low
.......
Theophila Fraser .................. Mary Keener
Justina Emptage .................. Elinore Lilley
Olive Allingham ............... Virginia Norden
Mrs. Emptage .................. Maud I. HeiJner
Mrs. Cloys .................. M. Vryling Putnam
Mrs. Quinton Twelves ......... Carree Clarke
BIRD CAGE, THE, play, by Henry Austin
Adams.— Providence, R.I., September 29.
BIRTHDAY PRESENT, THE.— Keith's Union
Square, New York, March 31.
Gwendolyn ............. Cathrine Countiss
Natalie, a maid ................ Rene Noel
Billy, a messenger .......... James Hyde
Gerald Sturtevant ........ John W. Lott
Gerald, his son ........ . . Mac Macomber
BIRTHRIGHT, a play, in two acts, by T. C.
Murray, Irish Players. Originally produced
at the Maxine Elliott, New York, Novem-
ber 20, 1911; Wallack's, New York, Feb-
ruary 10.
Dan Hegarty ..................... J. A. O'Rourke
Maura Morrissey ............ Eileen O'Dolierty
Bat Morrissey ............... Sydney J. Morgan
Shane Morrissey .................. J. M. Kerrigan
Hugh Morrissey ............... Fred O'Donovan
BLACKBIRDS, comedy, in three acts, by Henry
James Smith. Produced by Henry Miller.—
Lyceum Theatre, New York, January 6.
Suzanne ................. Mathilde Cottrelly
Page Boy .................. Robert Young
Mrs. Edna Crocker ........ Ethel Winthrop
Arline Crocker ............ Jean Galbraith
Mr. Bechel .............. Sydney Valentine
Leonie Sobatsky ...... Laura Hope Crews
The Honourable Nevil Trask..H. B. Warner
Howard Crocker ........ James Bradbury
Barclay ...................... E. L. Duane
Grandma ....................... Ada Dwyer
BLACK CREPE AND DIAMONDS, a fantasy,
by George Baldwin. — Colonial, New York,
June 2.
Damosel .................. Valeska Suratt
Love ...................... George Baldwin
Woe .......................... Ada Dunbar
Dance ...................... Harry Weber
Light ....................... Ethel Wilson
Gaiety .................... Alfred Gerard
BLACK MASK, THE, tragedy of Northern
England, by T. Tennyson Jesse and H. M.
Harwood. — Princess Theatre, New York,
October 10.
James Glasson )
Willie Strick f .......... Holbrook Blum
Vasihti GJasson ................ Emilie Polini
BRIDAL PATH, THE, a comedy, in three acts,
by Thtmpson Buchanan.— Shubert Theatre,
Rochester, N.Y., February 6.
BRIDE, THE, a comedy, by William Hurlbut.
—Princess Theatre, New York, October 10.
Maurice d'Aubiac ............ Edward Ellis
GLwdoe d'Aubiac ............ Emilie Polini
Raoul Dufreyne ............ Lewis Edgard
Andre Despart .......... Vaughan Trevor
Alpho;isc d'Arville ........ Holbrook Blinn
Gendarme ................ Charles Mather
BROUGHT HOME, play, by Henry M. Blossom.
—Pittsburgh, October 6.
CJESAR AiND OLiEOPATRA (revival), A his-
tory, i" five acts, by George Bernard Shaw.
—Presented by Forbes-Robertson and com-
pany at the Shubert, New York, October 20.
CALL OF THE HEART, THE, a comedy, in
three acts, by Leta Vance.— Prospect, New
York, October 18.
Lord Everlow John Nicholson
Lady Everlow Paula Shay
Alfred C. B. Waters
Ejtel Clarence Bellair
Arthur Corwin. Luskmoor
Mrs. Quackenbusch Helen, Aubray
Vivian Ford Jane Randell
Doctor Paulson J. Gordon Kelly
Parker Walter Franklin
A Chauffeur William Hawley
"Comrade Jim" Wells Playter
CENSOR AND THE DRAMATISTS, THE, skit.
in one act, by James M. Barrie, presented
as an afterpiece to " The Doll Girl."
Charles Frohir.an. — Globe, New York,
October 14.
Joe Richard Carle
Censor Will West
Poet Charles McNaughton
Author Ralph Na/rn
Chairman Victor Le Roy
A Member Roger Davis
Gladys Hattie Williams
CHAINS, play, in four acts.— Criterion, New
York, December 16, 1912.
CHEER UP, a farce, in three acts, by Mary
Roberts Rinehart. — 1'roductd by Cecil B.
DeMille, Harris Theatre, New York,
December 30, 1912.
. Minnie Waters Frances Nordstrom
.Mike William Vaughn
Lina Pttra Falkman
Senator Biggs Billy Betts
Mr. Moody George Le Soir
The Bishop Vv illiam E ville
Jane Brooks Sybilla Pope
Mr. Brooks Eric Blind
Sam Van Alstyne Harold Salter
Billy French t . . . Alan Brooks
Robert Thoburn Sedley Brown, jun.
Alan Pierce Walter Hampden
Dickie Carter Effingham Pinto
Dorothy Carter Fayette Perry
Mrs. Biggs Amy Veness
Miss Cobb Selma Maynard
Julia Summers Lotta Linthicum
Dr. Barnes Royal Byron
Messenger Charles Buckley
CHILDREN OF TO-DAY, a four-act play, by
Clara Lipman and Samuel L. Shipman.
Produced by Cohen and Harris.— Ford's,
Baltimore, February 24.
Isabelle Wakefleld Isabel Garrison
Vincent Wakefield '. John Hines
Renee Dupree Carmen Nesville
Anita Wakefleld Millicent Evans
Robert Osborn George Probert
George Randolph James Bradbury
Acts one and two.— At the Wakeflelds*.
Acts three and four.— Vincent. Time.— The
present.
When presented in New York at tne
Harris Theatre on December 21 the piece
had the following cast: —
Jeanette Margaret Templeton
Vincent Wakefleld Lorin Raker
Reaiee Dupre Adorn Foviari
Robert Osborn Charles Balsar
Anita Wakefleld Emily Ann Wellman
George Raimund Louis Mann
Isabelle Wakefleld. .Maude Turner Gordon
Pierson Robert Strange
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CHILD. 'Ill Kli/a-
V, M.T.idd. n. .produced by H
Plymouth '111- air., Boston,
• George Pn.bert
uder Frank Currier
n Culver Roy <). Porter
B:.l.s Henry Hull
' I
Barbara Kent Paul.
M.-ta Culver Maiid>- Dnrand
ci.vi ill \ SMILES, comedy, by Anne Caldwell.
• my Park, N.J., \
in \ i - egory,
V v. Vo: k
!i :<.
C.iMK HKRK. one-acl playlet, by Ian Robert-
Square Theatre, New York,
;:;ary 27.
Frederick McVickor Ian I:
Tom lohn Dugali
Catherine Stant-on Theodora Dudley
COMMON 1,\\\. THK, a dramatisation, in
four acts, of Robi rt W. Chambers'* novel
of that name.— Prospect Theatre, New
York, Siptimber !;">.
lie Edward Foley
v.Mierida Walter F«nner
John Burleson Richard Enrle
Sam Ogilvy Robert W. Smiley
.Timmie, " Just the Janitor "
Charles Gay
Valerie West Alire Newell
Rita Tevis Margarette Chaff ee
Mrs. Neville Cecelia F. Griffith
roNPnrnr.Rl. a historical play, by Rudolf
Herzog.— Irving Place, New York, January
8.
CONSPIRACY, THK. drama, in three acts, by-
John Roberts.- -Garriek, New Y'ork, Decem-
ber 21, 1912.
co-RKS!>nM.KVr, THE. by Alice Leal Pollock
and Rita Weiman.— W. A. Brady, producer,
Pougl
I.angdon Van Keel 1 .. .Frank Compton
John Manning John Bowers
Stephenaon John Cromwell
Calvin Harry Sleigh
Judge Morell Raymond Walburn
Anne Grey Madge Kennedy-
Mrs. Van Kre.l Olive Harper Thome
Mrs. Spot swell Maude Turner Gordon
Ouchie Ralph Simone
v Douglass Joss
Herne Harry Davis
First Detective George Hopkins
Albert M,->, r,
COOPER HOYT. INC.. eoiiiedy. by Frank Lord
and Hugh For!.— A:I:n iril 21.
Cooper Hoyt Douglas Fairbanks
George Hall Mar
Jim Ryker Gardner Crane
Billy Havilaiid Pacie Ripple
Tubby Johnson Fohn Cumberland
Martin W. L. How.-
Jenkins Louis Le Bey
Inspector Del De Louis
Claude John Rm
Mildred Barnes Irene Fenwick
Grace Reals
Mrs. Krnmett Isabel Garrison
COUNTESS c \Tlll, KK\. THE, play, by W. B.
i-h Player-. Uallaek's, New [
York February 10.
COUNTERS JULIA, a plav. in one act. by
Auuust Strindherg.- Fortv-einhth t--
.ire. New York, April 2S.
Countess Julia Marcia Walther
Jean Frank Reicher
Kristin '.son
. MCHRK. -nil', (formerly
NOT FOR SALE), play, hr Roi' Cooper
V'yrnotith. Boston. Febnn-
< 'II III. VI M \ V, A, one-net j,!ay, by
nan. — Toy Theatre, lioeton,
January 6.
< ( PID AND i . a four-act play.
Toy Theatre, Boston, April.
DAMAGED GOODS (LES AVARIES), play, in
three acts, by I ieux. — Fultou,
New York, matinee Mareli 14.
M. Ge
Wilton La.
Hennette Grace Elliston
Madame Dujiont Amelia Gardner
Maid Roberta
Laura Purt
Meilieal Student John Varn«;r
Loches Dodson Mitchell
Woman Margaret Wyelierly
Man ClareiK'e Hain:
(Jirl Mable Morrison
'lie. — The Doctor's Consulting-room,
llarly afternoon. Act two.— A Room in M.
Dupont's lloii-e. l-:ight«en monthn Inter.
Afte>rnoon. Act three. — Same as act tvo.
Following day.
A later performance was given at the
Blackstone Theatre. Chicago, September 20,
untler the auspices of the American Federa-
tion of Sex Hygiene and the American
Vigilance Association.
I) AMHNW'AHL, comedy, in three acts, by
\ Liberrnann, Irving Place, New York,
December 5, 1912.
PAVER'S GOLD, a comedy, in two acts. by-
Lady Gregory.— Irish Players, Wallack's,
New York, February 17.
I*- Sara Allgood
ify Kirwan Sydney J. Morgan
Ralph Hessian I. M. Kerrigan
Patrick Kirwan Arthur Sinclair
Simon Niland U. Wright
DAWN, THE, poetic fantasy, in three scenes,
by Lucine Finch. — Academy of Dramatic
Arts matinee, Empire, New Y'ork. January
16.
DKItOIlAH. play, in three acts, by WilJ'am
rand Rowland.— Princess, Toronto,
Canada, May 20. The piece was prohibited
in that town. The author re-wrote it, and
it was produced under the title of " The
Smouldering Flame," in Philadelphia on
: ' inbt-r 15 and in New York on Pep-
•ber 23. Refer " The Smouldering
Flame."
DECOY, THE, melodrama, in four acts, by
Harry King Tootle, dramatised from the
novel, " The Daughter of David Kerr," bj
me author. — Cecil Spooner Theatre,
. Tk, November 3.
ia Kerr Cecil Spooner
Joe Wright Robert W. Frazer
David Kerr Howard Lang
Dr. Samuel Hayes Frederic Clayton
:i Kendall James J. Flanagan
Jim Winthrow Ed Strons
•I im Ryan Philip Leigh
•ink Dttwoe Albert Gardner
Buck Kelly A. O. Huhn
Judne Amos Gilbert (ieorge Davis
Williams Andrew Jack King
Mrs. <;ilbert Mary Ciibbs Spooner
Mrs. Rose Hayes Reta Villier*
Little Ella Violet Holliday
Kit Marquita Dwight
i'ly LoretU King
DEMI TASsi:. •mi:, one-act play, by R. H.
MeLaughlin. — Colonial. Cleveland, July 7.
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DIAMOND DINNER. THE, comedy, in on*
act, by Bayard Veiller.— Union Square, New
York, January 20.
Mattie ^n€Z Buck
Police Inspector Mason .. Mitchell Lewis
James Efic Matin
Isidore Einstein Philip White
Edward Wilson Frank Kirk
Frank Thomas Carson Pell
Joseph Harris Caryl Gillm
DIYORCONS, comedy, in three acts, by Vic-
torien Sardou and Emile de Najac, adapted
by Margaret Mayo. William A. Brady,
manager.— Playhouse, New York, April 1.
Joeepha Rae Selwyn
Hastien Frank Compton
Concierge Henry Dornton
M. Henri des Prunelles. .William Courtleigh
M. Clavignac Mario Majeroni
Oprienne, Mme. des Prunelle*
Grace George
M. Bafourdin George Winstanley
Mine, de Brionne Gail Kane
M. Adhemar de Gratignan
Howard Estabrook
Mile, de Lusignan Nina Lindsey
Mme. de Valfontaine. .Maude Turner Gordon
Joseph Frank Reicher
Jamarot Frank Peters
HOLLARS AND SENSE, play, by Porter Emer-
son Browne.— Court Square Theatre, in
Springfield, Mass., October 9.
DOLL GIRL, THE, comic opera, in three acts,
re-wrrUen by Harry B. Smith from <a
comedy by Caillavet and De Flers, music
by I .r'o Fall. Produced by Charles Froh-
maii. — Globe. New York, August 25.
Marquis De la Tourelle Richard Carle
Tiberius Robert Evett
Romeo Talmi Will West
Buffon Charles McNaughton
Daudalon Ralph Nairn
Marcel Carl C. Judd
Pierre Victor Le Roy
Rosalilla Hattie Williams
Mme. Prunier Cheridah Simpson
Yvette Dorothy Webb
Mile. Poche Emily Francis
Mme. Merlin Clara Eckstrom
Mme. Bichon Letha Walters
Mme. Laurent Marion Moby
Toto Veronique Banner
Heloise Veola Harty
Cora Florence Brodbelt
Belle Helen Dudley
Francine Barbara Bel Babas
Suzette Alice Palmer
Lily Lilian Leroy
Perinne Edith Hardlow
DOUBLE CROSS, THE, melodrama, by Wilson
Mizner and George Bronson Howard. —
Cort Theatre, Chicago, September 7.
Jean, of the Foilie> — Florence Rockwell
Hortense, of the Follies Maude Allen
MacAvoy, of Broadway Arnold Daly
Spider, of many places Emmet Corrigan
Bannister, of Wall Street. .Harold Vosburgh
An Expressman George Hay
V Waiter Frank Allen
A Detective Henrv Cullen
DOI'BLE DECEIVER, A, dramatised by Pro-
fessor Donald C. Stuart from 0. Henry's
story, Trenton, N.J., November.
DREAM MAIDEN. THE, book, by Harry
(iribbon and Allen Lowe, music by Bela
Laszky. — Syracuse, October 1.
DkOXE. THE, comedy, in three acts, by
Rutherford Mayne. Produced by Wm. A.
Bnidy, Limited. — Belasco, Washington,
D.C., December 16, 1912; Daly's, New York,
Hi-comber 30, 1912.
.l"!ui Murray Robert Forsyth
Drone, The (continued).
Daniel Murray Wititford Kane
Mary Murray Margaret Moffat
Andrew McMinn Joseph Campbell
Sarah McMinn Margaret O'Gorman
Donai Mackenzie Alec F. Thompson
Sam Brown Stanley Gn.-slev
Kate Nellie Wheeltr
Alick McCreedy John Campbell
EARL AND THE GIRLS, THE, musical come-
dietta, book by William Le Baron, lyrics
by Gene Buck, and music by Dave Stampey.
— Hammerstein's, New York, January 13.
ELDER BROTHER, THE, by Donald Mac-
Laren, based on De Maupassant's Piere et
Jean.— Little Theatre, Philadelphia, Octo-
ber 20.
ELIXIR OF YOUTH, THE, farce by Covington
and iSimonson.— Burbank, Los Angeles, Feb-
ruary 16.
EN DESHABILLE, a comedy, by Edward Good-
man.—Princess Theatre, New York, October
10.
Gregory Holbrook Blum
Claire Willette Rmhaw
ESCAPE, THE, a drama, in four acts, by Paul
Armstrong (originally produced in Los
Angeles, and then played at Cohan's Opera
House, Chicago, on March 2).— Lyric, New
York September 20.
May Joyce Catherine C ah eft
Mrs. Joyce Jessie Ralph
Jim Joyce James A. Marcus
jenny Anne MacDonald
Larry Harry Mestayir
Jerry McGee Charles Mylott
Dr. Von Eiden Jerome Patrick
Senator Gray George Farren
Rev. Dr. Yates Seth Smith
Marsac '.Crosby Little
Bronson Benjamin Pi; //a
Mills Frederic Block
EVA, a musical play, by Glen Macdriough.
based upon the original of Winner and
Bodansky, music by Fran/ Leh.-iix Produced
by Klaw and Erlangrr. \-\\ Amsterdam,
New York, December 30. 1912.
Larousse T. J. McGrane
Antoine Wallace MoCutcheon, Jr.
Voisin lohn Daly Murphy
Dagobert Millefleurs — Walter Lawrence
Pipsi Paquerette Alma Francis
Eva Sallie Fit her
Octave Flaubert Walter teicival
Ellie Marie Ashton
Lizette Marie Vernon
Freddie Alden MacClaskie
Edmond William T. Ford
Hortense Fawn Conway
'Matthew John Gibson
Maid Viola Cain
Yvonne Edna Broderiek
EVANGELINE, a play, in four acts, after
Longfellow, stage version by Thomas W.
Broadhurst, music by William Furst.— Pro-
duced by Arthur Hopkins, Park Theatre,
New York, October 4.
Spirit of Acadia Edith Yeager
Rene Le Blanc George Gaston
Baptiste Le Blanc Ralph Bunker
Father Felician Frank Andrews
Gabriel Lajeunesse Richard Buhler
Benedict Bellefontaine — John Harrington
Basil Lajeunesse David Torrenc-
Jean Clifford Devereux
Pierre Edmund Mortimer
Michael Charles Withers
Toinette Mabel Mortimer
Louise Suzanne Perry
Marie Margaret Howe
Sergeant William \V, Crimans
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:«'il I.
•in! John W inflow Robert For.syth
Allen Hcott
Guide lohn Hunter Booth
Lillian King.sbury
'I'll.' Quake! N Nell King
HI Aoidia) Gladys Bradley
in Louisiana) Uabel Henderson
M< I a.lia; Georgia Furrnan
In l>iiiisian.i) \rliiu- Dr -A • \
Kmiuet Hradley
Tin' Quaker Doctor Robert Forsyth
Kvaiigrlinc Edna Goodrich
i:\ Ki:VM \\. revival ->f tin- DM Morality play.
— Children's Theatre. New York. March 10.
Doctour Hen Grri-t
Del he Leopold Profeit
Everyman Kilitli Wynne Matthison
Charles Fi
KMi'lrele Until Vivian
Co.syii George Hare
Goodcs George Vivian
•' Dedex Wiiiifriil Eraser
Knolege Beverly Sitgreaves
Conlessyon he, . G Carroll
Bcante l.rlioiv CaulMeld
strcngthe Charles Francis
Dysenvion Klizabeth I'at'i-on
Pjrve-Wyttw Clarice Laurence
Aungell George \'iviali
FMi; PLAY, baseball play, written by
riiristi, Mathewson anil Uida Johnson
Vomit:.- • Vpollo Theatre, Atlantic.: (it\.
1 .iinliiT "2'2.
I'VMILV (TI'BOAKI). TIIK. a play, in four
acts, by Owen Davis. Producers. Win. A.
Urady. Limited. Playhouse, Xew York.
VilL'UM --'l.-'-Plainrield Opera HolIM', 1'laill-
\ .1.. May 1'J.
t'liarle- Nelson William Morris
Mrs. NeKon Olive Harper Tlioriie
Aliee NMxin Alice Bni.ly
Keiinetli N'elxin Forrest Winnaiit
Kitty May Irene Fenwick
Mr.s. CU meiit Harding Until Benson
Thomas Hardini; Itou^'Ins .1. Wood
Mary Burk, a social secretary-
Alice Lindahl
\l''- Lawrence Winthrop ..Irene Koinaine
Lawreiu.- Winthrop Harry Redding
l>ick Le Hoy Franklyn Ardell
.Mm Garrity Frank Hatch
I'otN-r Wallace Erskine
Telephone Operator Louise Aichel
Klevator Hoy Barney .lohnson
FAMILY FAILING. A. eoinedy in three acts
by William Hoyle. Irish Player-. Wallack's',
. "rk. February 19.
! \M V FREE, one-act play, by Stanley
HouRhton.— Princess Theatre. New York.
March 14.
!•'""'•>• Miss Willette Kersliaw
Deli" Miss ffarla
Kthebert Mr. Holbrook Blinn
VHrxl Mr. Trevor
Fi:\l;. one-ad play, by H. U. T,,norman<l
and Jean d' Augu/aii. - Prine. ss Tli.
New York, March 14.
H'v»''> Mr. Holbrook Blinn
Skipton Mr. Kdward Kills
||n'tl Mr. Stok<-
H°lhiir Mr. Yaiighan Trevor
Mr. Ford
Courier Mr Muvs,,!i
b'ania u id rnali H. cen .1 Pun
Lite, New Yolk. October 1(1
Po'linl
Comml Wayne \ie>
•' Charles MatheV
rt William .7. o'NVil
Jwqnei Vaughan Trevor
FIGIII. I Hi:, i play, in lour a.ts, by Bayard
Yeiller.— Broadway. Long lirarie!,
Auijust 25; Uudsf>n, New York, September
"•"tor |;.K.t Ftlix Knmb
Rdward Norris Malcolm Jliincuii
Mrs. Kdward N..rris Margaret Gordon
Mrs. Thoma \du
'1'orn Davis llaymond Van Sickl.
Helen Thomas Clara
Daisy Woodford Frances Stamford
Gertie Davis Margerie W«»«l
.lane Thomas Margaret Wyrh.
Watson Del Le Bar
\Ie-sengc-r Boy John Dugali
.liminy Callahan William McVii>
S.'nator Woodfonl Kdward K. Maw son
Cyrus .luilson William Holden
Kdward ThrockrnortoTi ....Hubert Kegenir-
Thomas (iainex Charles Sturgi-
May Laporte Olive Murra\
Factory Child Kva Ksniond
Piano Player •;. M. Klin-
Pearl Hastkell Cora Adam-
Politician Fred Moore
Gladys leaiiette Despres
Madeleine Sarah Whiteford
Pansy Kl/a Frederick
Lizette Mary On
Ivlward Keeler Charles Halton
KINK FEATHKRS. n play of to-day, in four
acts, by Kugenc Walter. Produced by
H. H. Frazee.— Astor Theatre, New York.
January 7.
Mrs. Collins Uose Coglilau
Mrs. Reynolds Lolita Uobertson
Bob Reynolds Robert Edeson
Dick Meade Max Fiprnan
John Brand Wilton Laekaye
Frieda \melia Summer-
Xurse Helen Hilton
KIUKFI.Y. THK. comedy opera in three acts,
by Otto Haiierbach and Rudolf Frinib.—
Lyric, New York, December !?, JUl'JI. '
F1UE LEGEND. THE. Indian play.— Carmel-
by-the-Sea. Cal.. July 26.
FIVE FRANKFORTERS, THE, comedy, in
three acts, by Basil Hood, adapted from
the German of Carl Rossler.— Pre.sented by
M.ssrs. Shnhert. Thirty-ninth Street
Theatre. New York, March 3.
Fran Gndula Mathilde Cottrelly
Anselm Edward Emery
Nathan John Sainpolis-
'inon Frank ].«*<•,•
furl Frank Goldsmith
•I a cob Pedro de Cordoba
Ho-e ixvis Francis Clark
Lizzie Evelyn Hill
Charlotte Alma Belwin
Boel Noel 1
Giistavus Edward Mackay
Prince Christopher Maurice
Walter Kingsford
The Prince of Klausthal-Agorda
Henry Stepheiison
fount Fehrenberg Henry Mortimer
Baron Seiilberp H. David Todd
Herr Van Yssel E. L. Walton
The Canon of Ronen E. F. Herheri
Servant Nicholas Jo>
The Princess of Klausthal-Agorda
Su/..inne Perrv
r:\elyn Eleanor Woodruff
Mine, de St. (ieorges Marjorie. Dore
FLITTING I.ADY. THK. plav by Carlton \\
Miles and John Colton.— Shubert Theatre,
Minneapolis, August n.
FOLLIES OF 1»1H. revue, in two acU, l.y <7<org<»
V. Hobart and Raymond Huhbell.
Amsterdam, Now York, Jun
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FOOD A TRAGEDY OF THE FUTURE, a
play, in one act, by William C. DeMille.—
Princess, New York, April 14.
Basil, a New Yorker Edward Ellis
Irene, his wife Fanny Hartz
Harold, an officer of the Food Trust,
John Stokes
FORBIDDEN CITY, THE ; or, THE BRIDE OF
BRAHMA, comic opera, in two acts, book
by Kenneth Webb, music by Roy Webb.
— Wallack's Theatre, New York, May 6.
FOR HER SOUL AND BODY, a melodrama, in
four acts, by Cecil Spooner.— Metropolis
Theatre, New York, March 31.
Hallet Morgan, Junr Rowden Hall
Bill Wall Howard Lang
Walter Siegel Frederic Clayton
Hallet Morgan, Senr Hal Clarendon
Edith Morgan Marquita Dwight
Airs. Siegel Reta Villiers
Margarette May Kelly
Florodora Marlowe Leisha Mowat
Cecil Spooner Kate Warner
FRAULEIN JOSETTK MEINE FRAU, farce
in four acts, by Paul Gavault and Robert
Charvay, German version by Max Schoe-
nau, direction, Heinrich Marlow.— Irving
Place, New York. April 7.
GEISHA, THE, libretto by Owen Hall, lyrics
by Harry Greenbank, .music by Sidney
•Tones. Revived under the direction of
Arthur Hammerstein by the Messrs. Shu-
bert and Arthur Hammerstein. — Weber and
Fields's, New York, March 27.
Wun Hi James T. Powers
Arthur Brownville Bert Young
Tommy Stanley Cecil Renard
Dick Cunningham ..'.... Charles King
Reginald Fairfax Carl Gantvoort
Nami Irene Cassini
Juliette Georgia Caine
Marquis Imari Edwin Stevens
Takemini George Williams
Ethel Hurst Florence Topham
Mabel Grant Jane Burdett
Marie Worthington Grace Bradford
Lady Constance Wynne — Pauline Hall
O Mimosa San Alice Zeppilli
Churia Eugene Roder
Captain Katana Frank Pollock
Molly Seamore Lina Abarbanell
Blossom Zetta Metchik
Golden Harp Olga Harting
Chrysanthemum Alice Baldwin
Little Violet Edith Thayer
Koko San Anna Ailion
Hanna San Amelia Rose
Reto San Susanne Douglas
Saki San Nellie Ford
GENERAL JOHN REGAN, comedy, in three
acts, by George A. Birmingham.— The Lieb-
ler Company, Apollo, Atlantic City, Octo-
ber 27. Hudson, New York, November 10.
Dr. Lucius O'Grady Arnold Daly
Timothy Doyle Harry Harwood
Major Kent A. G. Andrews
Thaddeus Golligher W. G. Fay
Horace P. Billing Frederick Burton
C- Gregg Frank Arundel
Sergeant Colgan, R.I.C. . . Richard Sullivan
Constable Moriarity, R.I.C.,
John M. O'Brien
Tom Kerrigan J. Rice Cassidy
Rev. Father McCormack
Oliver Doud Byron
Lord Alfred Blakeney ........ Lionel Pape
Mrs. De Courcy Alice O'Dea
Mrs. Gregg jessie Abott
lillen Maire O'Neill
GENTLEMAN FROM NO. 19, THE, a farce, in
three acts, by Andre Keroul and Albert
Barre, adapted and translated by Mark
Swan. — Tremont Theatre, Boston, May 19.
The Earl of Broughton Charles Brown
Joseph Tom Graves
Benjamin Richie Ling
Leontine Dorothea Sadlicr
Picavent Robert Payton Gibbs
Jacquinet Henry Stockbridge
Dubois E. D. Coe
Chaumet Walter Jones
Marguerite Nannette Comstock
Lieutenant Chabonnet Stephen Gillis
Valerie Florine Arnold
Dr. Brodard Henry Bergman
Araelie Millicent Evan*
Pepin Raymond Smith
GHOST BREAKER, THE, a melodramatic
farce in four acts, by Taul Dickey and
Charles W. Goddard. Produced by Maurice
Campbell. — Lyceum, New York, March 3.
Princess Maria Theresa of Aragon
Katharine Emmet
Warren Jarvis Mr. Warner
Nita Margaret Boland
House Detective Charles N. Greene
Rusty Snow William Sampson
( Joseph Robison
Detectlves •'• 1 Walter H. Long
Hotel Porter Frank Hilton
Steward Andrew M. Buckley
Carlos, Duke D'Alva .. Frank H. Westerton
Dolores Sara Biala
Vardos Walter Dean
Don Robledo Frank Campeau
Pedro James Anderson
Maximo Arthur Standish
Caspar Allen Prentice
Jose Martin Goodman
GHOST OF JERRY BUNDLE, THE, a drama,
in one act, by W. W. Jacobs and Charles
Rock. — Wallack's, New York, November 13.
Pen fold James Dale
Malcolm Montagu Love
Somers Edward Combermere
Dr. Leek T. Hunter Nesbitt
Beldon David Hallani
George Arthur Curtis
Hirst Cyril Maude
GIANNETTA'S TEARS, comedy, in three acts,
by Francesca Pastonchi.— Irving Place,
New York, January 31.
GIRL AND THE PENNANT, THE, a comedy,
in four acts, by Rida Johnson Young and
Christy Mathewson. — Lyric, New York,
October 23.
Copley Reeves William Courtenay
Punch Reeves Calvin Thomas;
Henry Welland Malcolm Williams
John Bohannan Tully Marshall
Skeets Marvin William Roselle
Pitman Wallace Owen
Chief Wayne Louis Morrell
Sam George W . Day
Al. Warren Ralph Morgan
A Coloured "Fan" .. Jack Johnson, .Tun.
Mona Fitzgerald Florence Rer.l
Alice Tilton Lola Fisher
Miss Squibs Marion Ballon
GLOOMY FANNY, play by Allan Davis.—
Duquesne Theatre, Pittsburg, Pa., Xoveiu-
ber 17.
GLORIANNA. musical comedy, book by Philip
Bartholomae, music by Silvio Hein, lyrics
by George V. Hobart.— Cort, Chicago.
October 12.
Billy Hopkin* Frederick Santley
Edward Huntley Eugene Bottler
Bailey Robert Kelly
George E. Harrison
Sally Swift Louise Drew
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Claypool Thomas Aikin
Mary I
Pinkie Laura Lair.l
• •! • . Arthur Aylsworth
Sa.li
'•ianna Huiilli-) Helen Lo,\ II
IliintU-y Miglton M'Gihcli.v
I'll, Hiitler ..' Charles Ashley
DC. liloriaiina llinitlcy's estate. Ait
Intern. r of the Iliintley's home. \.'!
three.- The same as act two.
<:uoli LITTLE m:\IL. A, fairy play, in three
.ulapteil from I'n Hon 1'etit Diable
ird and Maurice Rostand,
tiy Austin strong.— Produced by David
o, Philadelphia. December 12, 1912.
Republic Theatre. New York, January 8.
A Poet Ernest Lawford
Hi-tsy : Iva Merlin
Mr>. MacMiche William Norris
diaries .Marl.anee Ernest Truex
old Nick, Seiir Edward Connelly
old Nick. Junr Etienne Girardot
Juliet Mary Piekford
Marion Laura Grant
Queen Mab Wilda Bennett
Viviaiie Edna Griltln
:iiie Lillian Gish
Titani.i Claire Burke
•• bright Reggie Wallace
ight-from-Afar.. Georgia Mae Fursman
.lock Louis Esposit I
Wally Gerard Gardner
Adrian Morgan
Tarn. Jerome Fernandez
Edward Dolly
Allan Norman Taurog
Neil Harold Meyer
Jamit* Carlton Riggs
Davie David Ross
• t Roland Wallace
John Charles Castner
Angus Lauren Pullman
Huggermunk Pat Walshe
Muggerhunk Sam Goldstein
The Solicitor from London.. Dennis Cleugh
The Doctor from Inverary Joseph A. Wilkes
Lawyer from Oban Robert Vivian
Rab Arthur Hill
Lord Collington of Pilrig . . Henry Stanford
Lady Rosalind Jeanne Towler
The Hon. Percy Cusack Smith
R. J. Bloomer
Lord Howard de Mar Conway Shaffer
I. ady Nettie Cavendish. .Katharine Minahan
The Hon. Miss Letterblair. . Amy Fitzpatrick
Lady Ralstan Edna M. Holland
Molineux Augusta Anderson
GOVERNOR'S LADY, THE, a drama of Ameri-
can life, in three acts and an epilogue, by
Alice Bradley.— Powers' Theatre, Chicago,
111., September 14.
haiiiel S. Slade William K. Harcourt j
.tor Strickland William H. Tooker
Hoi.ert Hayes Eugene O'Brien
Wesley M.-rritt S. K. Walk, r
E\. Governor Hibbard John A. Dewcy
Jake John N. Wheeler
A Bookworm Robert J. Lance
hier George H. Shelton
Waiter No. 7 lames Gerson
Mary Slade Emma Dunn
Katiierine Strickland Gladys Hanson
Mrs. Wesley Merritt Diana Storm
<;i:i:\T ADVENTURE, THE, a play of fancy,
in four acts, by Arnold Bennett. — Provi-
dence Opera House. 1'rovidcncc, ELI., OctO
lu-r t). Booth Theatre, New York, Octo-
ber 1«.
Ham Carve Lyn Harding
Albert Shawn Edward Martyn
I 'r. Pascoe T. Wigney Percyval
ill-rut Ail r, H tin; , Tli< (.-.info.
Edward Horning Walter Maxwell
Janet Cannot ;
Cyru.-, Carve Frank Goldninith
Father I.OIH- Rupert Lumlev
Honoria Ix.oc
Peicr Horning Lionel li. i
Ebag Edgar Kent
A Waiter lean
A Page (lardner .laine.i
James Shawn Cyril Biddulpii
John Shawn Krksliolme dive
Mr-. Albert Shawn Jna Korkr
Lord Leonard Alcar .... Walter Creighton
Texi'l Edward Connelly
A Servant Lloyd Machan
GI.'EY HAWK. Till:, a drama, in four acts,
by Edward I:. I: ... Produced by Row-
land and Clifford. Grand Opera House,
II City, M.I., April 20.
1'aul Standish Albert Phillips
Baxter Wright H. F. Terry
J.an Savercll Walter Armin
Silas Horton Allan Leiter
John Lareher 0. T. Burke
Alice Wright Edna Roland
Mrs. Bemis Milford Leila Shaw
(Jlir.Ml'Y. a ,play, in four acts, by Horace
Hodges and T. Wigney 1'ercyval. — Wai-
lack's, New York, November 24.
Mr. Andrew Bullivant, Gruni]iy Cyril Maude
Mr. Ernest Heron Kdw. Combermere
Ruddock John Harwood
Mr. Jarvis Montagu Lov«
Mr. Isaac Wolfe -.. Lennox Pawld
Dr. Maclaren Hunter Ne.sbitt
Keble Arthur Curtis-
Merridew James Dale
Dawson Percival 'Young
\"irginia Bullivant Margery Maude
Mrs. Maclaren Lena Halliday
Susan Maud Andrew
Gl'JLTY CONSCIENCE, THE, play, in one
act, by Robert H. Davis. — Lyceum, New
York, April 15.
<;iTi; RUF, DER ("The Good Reputation"),
a four-act play, by Herman Sudermaim.
Irving Plac-, New York, October 8.
HALF AN HOUR, playlet, in three scenes, by
J. M Barrie. — Lvceum, New York, Septem-
ber 25.
Lillian Garson Grace George
-Mr. Garson H. E. Herbert
Hugh Paton Nigel Barry
Doctor Brodie Stanley Drewitt
W it hers s. Dudley
Mr. Redding Alfred R. Dight
Mrs. Redding Daisy Belmore
*n>ie Ruth Boyco
When iprtsented sit, Chicago in November
Lillian Garson was played by Martha Hed-
m an.
II \\ILFT. revival ot Shakespeare's play, open-
ing «if the New Shubert Theatre, in New-
York, and beginning of sir j. Forbes-
Robertson'.s season.— Shubert Theatre, Now
York, October 2.
Claudius Walter Ringham
Hamlet J. Forbes- Robertsoa
Horatio s. A. Cookson
Polonius Ian Robertson
Laertes Charles Graham
Ghost of Hamlet's Father . . Percy Rhodes
Fortinbras Grcndoti Bentley
Rosencrantz Montague Rutherford
Guildenstern E. A. Rosa
°,sr'c • George Hayes
Marcellus A. Roberts
Bernardo Richard Andean
First Player Robert Atkina
Second Player G. Richardson
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Hnmht (continued).
First Gravedigger H. At hoi Ford e
Second Gravedigger S^T Pearce
p-ipgf R. Montagu
Gertrude '.'.' .'.'.'.'.' , Adeline Bourne
Player Queen Maud Buchanan
Ophelia Gertrude Elliott
HAMLET, Shakespeare's play, presented by
E H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe.— Man-
hattan Opera House, New York, Septem-
IiE \RT OF A CHILD, THE, a dramatisation,
in lour acts, of the novel of the same title,
by Frank Danby.— Baker Theatre,
Rochester, April 28.
Johnny Doone William C. Momssey
Mrs. Doone Louise Crolius
Sally Snape Luella Arnold
iLady Dorothea Lytham .. Marjorie Smith
Mme. Violeta Rosalind Clay
Jx>rd Kidderminster .. George L. Kennedy
Toe Aarons Robert Graceland
Elfrida Mainwaring Myrtle Bigden |
Lord Fortive George Harris
HEART SPECIALIST, THE, by Virginia
Church.— Lyceum Theatre, San Diego, Sep-
tember 22.
HELP WANTED, drama, by Jack Lait.—
Burbank Theatre, Los Angeles, August 24.
HER FIRST DIVORCE, comedy, by C. W.
Bell.— Syracuse, April 18.
Jacobs Harry Lillford
Harry Willmott Julian L'Estrange
Delancey Rowe Allan Pollock
Ethel Willmott Laura Hope Crews
Clara Rowe Ruth Holt Boucicau't
Olga Adora Andrews
Broderick Harold Russell
Miss Cullen Crosby Little
HKR LITTLE HIGHNESS, a musical play, in
three acts, by Channing Pollock and Ren-
nold Wolf, with music by Reginald de
Koven, produced by Werba and Luescher.
—Liberty, New York, October 13.
Herzegovinians.
Anna Victoria Mizzi Hajos
Baron Cosaca Allan Pollock
General Myrza William Strunz
Herr Rumler William J. McCarthy
The Lord Chamberlain .. Francis J. Tyler
Captain of the Guard .. George Dunston
Princess Louise May Emory
J'rincess Marion May McCarthy
Princess Evelyn — Jane Elliott
Bosnians.
Stephen IV., King of Bosnia
Wilmuth Merkyl
Prince Niklas Holton Herr
The Duke of Ravanica — Francis Bolger
Americans.
Adolph Lauman Willard Louis
Elizabeth Lauman, his daughter
Louise Kelley
Robert Trainor Wallace McCutcheon
Madeline Schuyler Ethel May Davis
Eleanor Wanton Mae Murray
Nathaniel Quigg William J. McCarthy-
Mary Ann Anna Boyd
HER OWN MONEY, a play, in three acts, by
Mark E. Swan, produced by Wint-hrop
Airr-s. — Comedy, New York, September 1.
Lewis Alden Sydney Booth
Mary Alden Julia Dean
Mildred Carr Ellen Mortimer
Tommy Hazleton — Ernest Glendinning
Harvey Beecher George 'Hassel'
Clara Beeoher Beverly Sitgreaves
Rhoda Maude Durand
HIGH JINKS, musical comedy, produced by
.*rt;hur Hammerstein. — Syracuse, Octo-
29.
H.M.S. PINAFORE, revival.— Casino. New
York, May r>.
KINDLE WAKES, play in four acts, by Stan-
ley Houghton.— Maxine Elliott, New York,
December 9, 1912.
HIS WIFE BY HIS SIDE, an American
comedy, in three acts, by Ethelyn Emery
Kea.ys. National Federation of Theatre
Cliilbs.— Berkeley Theatre. New York,
December 30, ioi^.
Crystal Duncan Elsie Esmond
Edward, butler George Marsh
Robert Burroughs, M.D. Franklyn Ritchie
Gertrude Nanette Comstock
Sam Stackpool Robert Drone t
Gen. Bannister Haines Frank Weston
Dr. Duncan George W. Barnum
Delia, housemaid Leona Ball
HOLDING A HUSBAND, a triangular comedy,
by Arthur Hopkins. — Alhambra, New York,
February 24.
Carolyn Hall Helen Wilton
James Kendall Elwood Bostwick
Mary Kendall Mrs. Louis James
HOME SPUN, drama, by Lottie Blair Parker.
— Paterson, June 10.
HONEY BEE, THE, comedy, l>> lluti •lu-soii
Boyd and Rudolph Bututer. Harrison Grey
Fiske, producer. — Atlantic City, Novem-
ber 6.
HONEYMOON EXPRESS. THE. farce with
music, in two acts, book and lyrics by
Joseph W. Herbert and Harold Atteridge,
music by Jean Schwartz, produced by
Messrs. Shubert. — Winter Garden, New
York, February 6-
Henri Dubonet Ernest Glendinning
Pierre Harry Fox
Baudry Harry Pilce
Gardcnne Lou Ange
Gus Al Jolso
Doctor D'Zuvray .Melville Elli
Achille Frank Holme
Eduard Robert Hastings
Gautier Gerald McDonald
Constant lack Oarleton
Paul Henry Dyer
Guillaume Clint Russe'l
Felix Harry Wardell
Alfonse Harland Dixon ,
Gaston James Doyle
Maurice Owen Baxter //
Yvonne Gaby Deslys'/'
Mme. J)e BivsMr Ada Lewis /
Marguerite Yancsl Dolly
Marce'le Fanny Briee
Marcus Gilbert Wilson
Noelie M arjorie Lane
HOP 0' MY THUMB, a pantomime, by George
R. Sims, Frank Dix, and Arthur Collins.
Produced by the Drury Lane Company,
of America, Inc., at the Manhattan Opera
House, New York City, November 26.
King of Mnemonica De Wolf Hopper
Tango Ralph Austin
Trotter Walter S. Wills
The Kow Zebra. .Messrs. Si-hrode and Harris
Datas
Joseph Neal McNeal
Ogre Albert Hart
John Charles M. Hinton
Hilario Viola Gilette
Mirabelle Eva Fallon
Zaga Texas Guinan
Jenny
Marie , .Marie Clifford
Baroness Chicot Ross Snow
Hop o' My Thumb Iris Hawkins
Hop's Brothers-
John Henry Martb Ehrlich
Arthur Herbert Winnie Ritchie
George Frederick Leah de Piean
Richard Arthur Lillian Barry
Joseph James Caroline Duffy
Walter William Runie Farringtoii
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245
• M>i 'itiuinb (,;mtiniifil).
The Six I'rince Shields, Truppel,
M. l.ei>linian, A. Leishman, Roger, Crook.
.;i« Statues The De Serris
I Mill)"! :
Amber \Vitdi Flavio Acaro
Fairy Foruet-mi'-iHit Urrtlm Delmonte
Voice i'f tin' Nii;ht Edith Gordon
Fiiiry Love Edna Kentoil
1IO\V MICH IS V Ml 1. 1, ION? ;, farce.comedy,
in l'( in acts. rrodnccd liy the author,
('. II. Hopkins, ;tt the Fiiir Arts Theatre,
Chicago, .lime ."M
( alrl, Drinkuater ('. R. Hopkins
Timothy Fry Lionel Bclmore
Oliver Knowlcs Lionel Glenistcr
' Norton Walter Connolly
Henry Redding Calvin Thomas
.lotin Sanderson Herbert Belmore
•V Man with a Tiih-k .... .Robert Brandon
Georgia Knowle.s Mrs. Hopkin.-,
Virginia Search Miss Grace Griswold
e nuval Miss Dora Mavor
HUNDREDTH MAN. THK, drama, in three
nets by Hutcheson Boyd.— Wallack'.s Xew
N ork, February 8.
(Jershom Myric'k Kalph Stuirt
Joe Hinckley .... William K. Harcourt
Captain Peobody Frank Wcstoii
n«*8 Arthur Laceby
Simpson Royal Tracv
Lieutenant Verne?. Charles Dicksoh
piorpe William Fredericks
;VII:I • •••; Louise Randolph
Mrs Peahody Kate Mayhew
Ruth Peahody Ruth Melding
fNOUMBRANCE, THK, a comedy, in three
acts, by Inglis Allen.— Cleveland, August 25
INDEPENDENT MEANS, by Stanley Hough^
nn.- Fine Arts Theatre, Chicago, Novem-
lier '.'5.
.lohn Craven Forsyth Havilahd Burke
Mrs. I orsyth Louise Randolph
Edgar Forsyth I)an.is Anderson
^Im-y P orsyth Maude Leslie
sril""l(' , 1!ltrm<> Whitford Kane
Jane Gregory Frances Waring
INDIAN SCMMER, a drama, in four acts by
Augustus Thomas. Management, Charles
Frohman.— Buffalo, September 29; Criterion
I heat re. New Vork, October 2G
Frank Whitney John M.ISO11
Jim Swing Harry Leighton
{foni(> ••;• Mary Norton
lector Alllson Walter Hale
J11"18" •••••• Wright Kramer
Mrs. Mary Harvey Maud Hosford
Forrest Grahame ... Warner p. Richmond
Katherme Martha Hedm-in
Jane Boutel Amelia Gardner
.lark Boutell Creighton Hale
Sh?"5?u' Donald Clayton
ive Carroll Barry
'^DISCRETION OF TltrTH. THE, comedy-
•Irain i. m i,,,,,- art,, by .1. Hurt-ley Manners
Harris, New York. Ih-eembcr " 1919
IN FORTY-FOURTH ^TUKF.T, playlet,' ov
K'hvard Ellis, produced at the Lambs'
Gambol, January 26.
I VXEIl SHRINE, THE. a play in four acts,
by Chaantag Pollock. Produced by A. G
Delamater.— Lyceum, Rcranton, October 20.
Bronx Opera House. New York, November
'-''• Kv.l'tli Harrv P. W'lpK-
iane Eveloth. his wife ... Justina Wayne
Mrs. Naomi Eveleth Josephine Cam
>erek Pruyn Albort Andrusx
•ort.tlna 1'ruyii Hazel Harroun
v^'i Tron,,, <Y(.jie V(,,,!,I:HI~
James \an Tromp Edwin Dudley
Inner Shrine, The (eontinui'd).
The Marquis de Bienville
William 8. Phil:
Mrs. Clara Wappinger .. Millie ButterfW 1«1
Carli WappiiiRCT Frcderkk Bond, jun.
Marion Grimston Zola Telmzart
Harry Miller Roy K. llolliir-'shead
Comte d'Hautville Arthur Newberry
Rene Pasquier Charles Woods Marlow
.lules Jack Mi i
Annie Lelia Carton
Bernard I'. Widmatm
IN OLD DCHI.IN. uritt-u by Augustus I'ilou.
— Shelio.VL'ali, \Vis., August HI.
IOLANTHE (revival), comic opera, in two
acts, by Gilbert and Sullivan. Produced
by Messrs. Shubert and Brady. — Casino
Theatre, New York, May 11.
Strcphon George MacFarlane
The Earl of Mount Ararat
Arthur Cunningham
The Earl of Tolloller Arthur Aldridge
Private Willis John Hendricks
The Train-Bearer Henry Smith
The Lord Chancellor De Wolf Hopper
lolanthe ~ Viola unk-tt<-
The Fairy Queen Kate Condon
Celia Anna Wheaton
Leila Louise Barthel
Fleta Nina Napier
Phyllis Cecil Cunningham
[RON (DOOR, THE. play, by Allan Davis.
Presented by John Cort'-s company.—
Chicago Opera House, Chicago, March 10.
Nathaniel Pierce Russ Whytal
Alice Winfleld Frances Slosson
Howard Carson Douglas J. Wood
Louis Rosenberg Leo Donnelly-
Patrick Dorgan Eugene O'Rourke
Edward Finn Wayne Campbell
The Hon. Archibald Stone.. Tom Burrough
The Hon. John Callahan Wison Day
James McGill Corliss G'les
Nora McGill Ann Bradley
Thomas Cummings William J. Gross
Mace Humphries Eugene Foxcroft
Foreman of the Jury George Spelvin
Mrs. Catherine Lanahan....Mary Masterson
Pete Flinders Gustav Griesbach
Pinky McCune P. J. Lewis
Rusty foe Meyers
"Sixes" Willie Roy Bell
Smoke Clarence George
The Duke Charles Smyth
Cap Mique Shannon
ISLE O' DREAMS, THE, play, in four acts.
by Rida Johnson Young, direction of Henry
Miller.— Grand Opera House, New York,
January 2*.
Lanty Madden M. Tello Wtbb
Mother Kelway Mrs. Jennie Lament
Phelim O'Flynn John Sheehai.
An Old Fisliennaii Robert Watt
Mona Agnes Heron Miller
Ivor Kelway Chauncey Olcott
Father John UHvd Moore
Colonel MfFarlan David Glassi'ord
Lieut. John Martin Walter Collican
Kathleen O'Doon Edith Browning
Robert O'Doon I. ('. Kin^
Old Phadrig Frederick Roliert>
Lieut, (irey ({eorge Abeam
Lieut. Forbes Thoina> K. sheer
Lieut. Elliott Oscar Lambert •
Lieut. Warren Maurice Handy
Sergeant Fennel lulian I
Pere Baret Everett Lansing
Major Ross Brian Darley
Captain Dawcs \rthur ('. I.aylin
Big Ilallam Wm. R Olea'.«on
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THE STAGE YEAK BOO A'.
JA.CK DAW, THE, a comedy, in one act, by
Lady Gregory. Irish Players.— Wallacks,
New York, February 10.
Joseph Nestor .......... Fred 0 Donovan
Michael Cooney ............ Arthur Sinclair
Mrs. Broderick ................ Sara Allgood
Timothy Nally ............ J- A. O'Rourke
Sibby Fahy .............. Eileen O'Doherty
Timothy Ward ............ J. M. Kerrigan
JEWELS OF THE MADONNA, THE, opera, in
three acts, by 'Wolf-Ferrari.— Century, New
York, October 14.
Gennaro .................. Gustaf Bergman
Carmela ................ Kathleen Howland
Maliella ................ Elizabeth Amsden
Rafaele .................... Louis Kreidler
Blaso .................... Francesco Daddi
Cicillo ........................ R. Hawksley
Stella .................. Otthelia Hoffman
Grazia .................... Albertina Rasch
Totonno .................. Vernon Dalhart
Rocco .......................... Jerome Uhl
A Macaroni Vendor .......... Philip Mauro
A Toy Balloon Vendor ...... Joseph Stein
A Water Vendor ........ Florence Schaick
Ice Cream Vendor ........ Benjamin Ovan
A Vendor of Fruits ........ Henry Morrow
First Monk ................ Benjamin Freid
Conductor .................... Mr. Szendrei
JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN, pageant play,
in four acts, by Louis N. Parker. Produced
by the Liebler Company at the Century
Theatre, New York, January 11.
CANAANIIES.
Jacob ........................ James O'Neill
Reuben .................... Harvey Braban
Simeon ...................... Howard Kyle
Levi ........................ Frank Woolfe
Judah ........................ Kmmet King
Dan .................... Charles Macdonald
Naphthali .............. James O'Neil, jun.
Gad ................... « ...... Leslie Palmer
Asher .................. Franklyn Pangborn
Isaachar ............... , ........ F. Wilmot
Zebulon .................. Edwin Cushman
Joseph .................... Brandon Tynan
Benjamin ................ Sidney D. Carlyle
1st. s'ave ............. = ...... Harry Melick
2^ Slave .................... Harold Rowe
3rd Slave . ................ Malcolm Morley
b Camel Driver .......... Ernest Milton
Olive Oliver
Madeline Traverse
r, Captain of Pharaoh's Army
Imhotep, Chief Butler to PhaJS* ^^
Serseru, Chief Baker to PharJh™* W°°'f
Pedro de Cordoba
Jas. K. Whitmore
W. T. Carleton
A"s... the Chief Magician^68
M. the Chief .8ooth*yXT T'w'ilS
SoKtVV. ............... CharlesHerman
A Soldier .. .................. rnSSS? J^™
Zuleika .......... •••• Harold Rowe
'
Joseph and His Brethren (continued).
Wakara, Tiring-woman to Zuleika
Jane Ferrell
Tamai, Chief Maid-in-Waiting to Zuleika
Dorothy Parker
\Iehtu •. Edith Creel Spoffard
Anset Patricia O'Connor
Arilenn'u' '.' Imia Lerna
Taherer Miriam Collins
Nesta Frances Wright
Shepset Madeline Traverse
Khenen Harriet Ross
A Dancer Violet Romer
KASERNENLUFT, drama, in four acts, by Her-
mann Martin Stein and Ernst Soehngen.-
Irving Place Theatre, New York, October
15.
KICK IN, one-act play, by Williard Mack.—
Proctor's Fifth Avenue, New York, March
10.
Chick Hewes Williard Mack-
Nelly Miss Rambeau
Boston Be.ssie Lillian Rambeau
"Whip" Fogarty Roy Walling
KIDNAPPER, THE, playlet, by John Redhead
Froome, jun.— Marshfield Theatre, Chicago,
November 10.
KIMONO, THE, farce-comedy, by M. Felix Ten-
lord. — Alhambra, Stamford, Connecticut,
July 7.
KINGDOM OF DESTINY, THE.— Colonial, New
York, February 10.
Love Miss Jule Power
Fate Win. H. Turner
Evil Frank Burbeck
Power Edwards Davis
Lust Madeline Harrison
Art Adele Rea
KISS ME QUICK, farce, by Philip Bartholomae.
—Shubert Theatre, Boston, August 11 ;
Forty-eighth Street Theatre, New York,
August 26.
IN THE PROLOGUE.
Gladiola Huntley Helen Lowell
The Gardener J. J. Sambrook
Billy Hopkins Frederic Santley
Edward Huntley Richard Taber
Bailey Robert Kelly
The Butler Charles Ashley
Mane Huntley Emily Callaway
IN THE PLAY.
Gladiola Huntley Helen Lowell
The Gardener J. J. Sambrook
Billy Hopkins Frederic Santley
Edward Huntley Richard Taber
The Butler Charles Ashley
Marie Huntley Emily Callaway
Bailey Hubert Kelly
Sally Swift Louise Drew
P'nk'e , Laura Laird
Claypoole Edward Kummerou
Clara Mary Hastings
Lottie Bnscoe Mignon McGibeny
^eorge •• Eugene Bottler
i?e £anda" Arthur Aylesworth
Ola Primrose Sadie Harris
KITTY MACKAY, a comedy, in three acts, by
Catherine Chisholm Gushing.— The Shubert
-Rochester, N.Y., November 24.
?andy MacNab Ernest Stallard
Mrs., MacNab Carrie Lee Stoyle
Lill MacNab Eleanor Scott-L'Estelle
i--J Durncan Margaret Nybloc
Kitty MacKay Molly Mclntyre
Lieutenant David Graham
Malcolm Duncan
llnlip Grayson Alexander Calvert
Mrs Grayson Rate Wingfleld
Lord Inglehart Henry Stephenson
Tf10"™8 Roland Rushton
p'Per John Thompson
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I VDV ri;uM OKLAMOM \. Tin;, comedy, by
Elizabeth Jordan. Chicago,
March 9.
Uuth Herrick Label O'Madlgan
Freddy Belden ii",**1"^
• rim ,* \\ alter Renlort
Mrs. 'Herbert Gordon
Kathryn Browne Decker
Senator Joel Dixon .... William llarcourt
Birdie Smith Theresa Michilena
Mrs. Kutherford Dean .... Helen Orr Dal>
Miss Carrie Jones Maude Earle
Kobert Pierce Edward Da\is
Senator Kirby Henry Harmon
Miss Conway Mary Scott
Mrs. Henry Jenkins .. Victoria MacFarlane
Mis, Virginia Jefferson Alice Lindahl
Clarice Mulholland Maud Gilbert
Arthur Belden Walter Hitchcock
Mrs. Joel Dixon Jessie Bonstelle
LADY OF LUZON, THE, musical piece, in two
acts, hook by Alfred W. Birdsall, music by
Zoel J. Parentean, and lyrics by Marcus
C. Connelly.— Alvin, Pittsburgh, June 2.
LADY OF THE SLIPPER, THE, a musical
comedy, book by Anne Caldwell and Law-
rence McCarty, lyrics by James O'Dea,
music by Victor Herbert. Produced by
Charles Dillingham.— Illinois Theatre, Chi-
cago, September 1.
Crown Prince Maximilian. .Doug. Stevenson |
Prince Ulrich Eugene Revere j
Baron Von Nix Robert Rogers
Atzel Edgar Lee Hay
Mouser, the cat David Abrahams
Punks David C. Montgomery
Spooks Fred A. Stone
Don, the dog David Abrahams
Cinderella Elsie Janis
Dollhabia Louise Mclntosh
Freakette Violet Zell
Romnyea Allene Crater
Fairy Godmother lone Bright
Valerie Edna Bates
Premiere Danseuse Marjorie Bentley
Act one. — Scene one, Kitchen in the Castle
of Baron Von Nix; scene two, On the Way
to the Palace. Act two.— Ballroom in tin-
Palace of Prince Maximilian. Act three.—
Scene one, The Baron's Kitchen ; scene two,
Throne Room of the Prince's Palace.
LADY'S MAN, THE, musical play.— Hudson
Theatre, Union Hill, October 20.
LAST SCENE OF THE PLAY, THE, playlet,
by Mrs. W. K. Clifford.— Keith's, Philadel-
phia, October 23.
LAVENDER AND OLD LACE, dramatisation
of the novel by the late Myrtle Reed.—
National Theatre, Chicago, June 9.
LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT, playlet, in one act,
by Jack Lait. — Hammerstein's Victoria,
New York, February 10.
Slippery Jim Malcolm Williams
Jennie Bowen Beatrice Maude
Kansas City Slim Jack Kingsberry
Corporal Stewart Hal Wilson
Officer Dougherty William J. Kenney
LESSER SIN, THE", play, in three acts, by
Macgregor Bond.— Opera House, Paterson,
N..1.
Nathan Stone Wilbert Chambers
Richard Lexington Louis Leon Hall
Dan Reardon Joseph Stanhope
MacLaughlin Neil Barrett
Justice Lexington Arthur Ritchie
Professor Norton Harlan P. Briggs
Roddy v lames A. Young
Murray T Joseph lielaney
Davis Frank Armstrong
Nolan James Watkins
Holland John L. MeGrath
Miriam Dale Hcnrictte Browne
Florence Lougec Florence Burroughs
Mrs. Peron Caroline Morrison
Marie Laura Stone
LlliKUi V HAi.i, (reviyal), a com Ay, b;
•mian.
Mr. Owen lohii A!
nclic Cliilworth Martha II. C<
•<>rlh
lion, (n raid Tan
Julian I.
William Todman I.. :mu\ J':
J. Bn^msluuv Wiifixd Dray
Mr. IVdi-iek W ;. val
Mr. Hiek.soii Sidney Hurbcri.
Miss Hickson hmily Dodd
Robert Blinks lolm Dugai:
Crater Ada Dw\.r
Luscombe Willis Martin
LIEBEH AUGL'STIN, an operetta, with music.
bj..L«o Fall. Engh>h vu-Mon by Edgar
Smith, from the German of Welisc.li and
Bernauer. Produced by th sim-
bert. — Casino, New York, March :is.
Jasoinir Olin Howla'id
-Nikola Jack Evan.i
Au^ustiu Dan Bryant
Gjuro Leo Fj-allkc!
Colonel Burko David Heilbruuu
Captain Mirko Charles Hughes
Ensign i'hipps Parker Leonard
ijigilon' Teddy hteili
Rudolph Leslie Clay
Bursotf L. Mack
Ulrich Harry Hose
Gretchen Mildred Jackson
Ursula Ella Evans
Lisbeth Cecile Mayo
Margareta Millie Dupree
Countess Brach Betty Marshall
Countess Graeli Gladys Mucdonald
Countess Grosse Marion Earle
Princess Helen Louisa Barthel
Anna Anna Wheaton
Bogumil Charles Meyers
LIGHT THAT FAILED, THE (revival), p)ay,
in prologue and three acts, adapted l.y
George Fleming from Rudyard Kipling s
novel. Presented by Forbes-Robertson and
company at the Shubert, -New lork, Octo-
ber 9.
LIGHT, THE, a three-act society play, In
the Maiquis of Queensberry. Shuberin;,;
and Lamb. -Lvric, Allentown, Pa., Decem-
ber 31, ian.
LITTLE CAFE, THE, musical comedy, in
three acts, book and lyrics by C. M. S.
MeLellan, music by Ivan Caryll. Founded «
on the French farce," " Le Petit Caf6," by
Tristran Bernard. Klaw and Erlanger. —
Forrest, Philadelphia, October 13; New
Amsterdam, Ni \v York, November 10.
Yeaiicheiiu loseph Moncham
Celeate Marjorie Gatesoa
I'hilibert Harold Vizard
on H. P. Woodley
Yvonne Alma Francis
Albert Lorilian John E. Vounjz
Kal/iolinka Grace Leigh
lisa Eleanor St. Clair
Alma Ei
Louka Trixie \\hiteford
Zora Lillian
Thyrza Aly, B
Oola Lorayne Leslie
Isabel Charlotte Carter
Bkredon Tom Graves
l'<>>t man Maurice
Adolphe liar:
Anato! Albert" Stuart
John H. i
e Maurice Cass
Dnrand William Doyle
Edmund H. K. Woodley
Uai.y <;.ni];ette Hazel Dawn
Loulon Milletleurs Marie Empress
THE STAGE YEAR HOOK.
Little C,,ft,Tke (continue*).
Leonce ..... • •• ....... Fred Graham
Baron Tombola .............. hn Deveren
Prince Max .............. -• gtanton Heck
Colonel Klmk ......... Joseph Monahan
Godinaro .............. " Marjorte Gateson
Nina ................. 'charlotte Carter
1 Chicago, June 8.
A. J- regiei.— *"-r-— '>
u.uy.LEI.-Jefferson Theatre, Portland, Me,
May 19.
m GAME, THE, comedy, jn^Sted
A. Adorer ana a. -w« poremus.
TDnSaSr-AV matinee.-
York, January 16.
'-"^^"^t^'RicS^n'^Mm^
Theatre, New York, 0 »er ^-^ ^.^
Vera Knapp Elliott Dexter
- The<>dore Knapp .....•••••• de Granger
Mrs. De Witt Knai>p •• gtephenson
Bruce Walton Albert F. Howson
Carl Hassler •••••• Anne Meredith
Mrs. Leila Lawford A"n Richards
Mrs. Anson Smith Bernard Fairfax
Paul King Harry Stevens
Norton •'".'Lawrence C. Kna.pp
'"n,',v by Paul Armstrong.-
"at?e Los Angeles, January
THE, new drama
George g«-
re, New York,
August 14. Lucia Moore
Martini
Serrano
The Mother ............... Mortimer
The Doctor ........ ....... Vincent
The Special Agent ....... v ^
The Girl ........................ Susanne Willis
The Maid ................... Edwin Holt
The Politician ................. Dorothy Dorr
The Madam .................. Vimrce Probert
Ttu- Cadet ..... ............ y I!-Lola May
Tin- Other Girl ................
Xe\v York, October 9.
George Giddens
<V"l'I"i»s Duncan McRae
.V 'Oliver Ramsdell
L-eraux Millard Saunders
>e Berton Mmna Gombel
Ueuise — • Pattie Browne
AngWe tiahpaux ^toe Foster
" Fannie Ward
"''
. R
Fran» w< j_ Ferguson
Warius Georce Brennan
Belle 'Daube
ptaTExpre^flian V.'. . Clarence Weyroouth
MADCAP DUCHESS, THK, come opera, in
two acts. Book and lyrics by David
Stevens and Justin Huntly McCarthy;
music by Victor Herbert. — Globe Theatre,
New York, November 11. Staged by Fred
G. Latham.
Renaud Glenn Hall
Vklame de Bethune Knssell Powell
M. de Secherat Gilbert Claytoi
Master Hardi Harry Macdouougl
Louis XV Master Percy Helto)
Philip of Orleans, tho Regent
Francis K. Lift
Watteau David Andrad
Due de Pont sable Kdmund Muloahv
Canillac Henry Vincent
Panache Herman Holland
Stephanie Josephine Whittal!
Gillette Peggy Wood
Reraphina Ann Swinburne
Spavento Mario Rofi'iti
Tartaglia Alexander
Coralino Virginia Carewe-Carwl
Zerbine Virginia Allen
Watteau shepherdesses and shepherd*.
Kathleen Breen, Billie Williamson. Glen
Elli<!, Minna Martrit, Morris A very, .1.
Elliott, Sven Brick, H. B. Foster.
MAGGIE PEPPER, play, by Charlrs Kle'ii.—
Black-stone Theatre, Chicago, September lf>.
Hattie Murphy Ruth D<imn>ll\
Imogene Kelly Josephine ISrrnanl
Klevator Boy Edward Finch
Jake Rothschild Max K<>.\ -nold-
Mr>. Thatcher \dele Adams
John Hargen Harry Maitland
lithel Hargen Helen Dahl
Murchison Warn I'rnn
Joe Holbrook John S. Robertson
Maggie Pepper Roso Stalil
Ada Darkin Eleanor Blanchard
Zaza Lillian Claire
Johnson James P. Corr
.lames Darkin IVn-ival T. Moore
Johajina,n Ann Carlton
Expressman Albert Goldberg
Detective Bailey Frank Hand
Act one.— Stockroom, Holbrook and Co.'s
Department Store, New York City. Aft
two.— Maggie Pepper's Office. One year
later. Act three.— Scene one, M<aRgle Pep-
per's Home. Six liours later. Scene two,
same. Ten days have elapsed.
M UrNANlMQUS LOVER. THE. a play, in one
act, 'by St. .Total G. Ervine.--Ii-Mi Play<-r-.
Wallack's, New York, February Hi.
Samuel Hinde 3- A. O'Rourke
Mrs. Catlicr M.ona O'Bedrfle
William Gather Sydney J. Moi'-rin
Henry Hinde J. M. Kerrigan
Maggie Gather Sara Allgood
MAID IN GERMANY. musie.al comedy, in two
acts, by Messrs. Barrel 1 II. Smith. Edwin
M. Savino, and Charles Gilpin. Presented
by the Mask and Wis Club of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania.— Wallack's. New York.
April 26.
MAN AND SUPERMAN, comedy, by George
Bernard Shaw.— Powers' Theatre. Chicago.
April 14.
Roebuck Ramsden Louis \la>seii
Parlour Maid Grace Moore
Octaviufi Robinson Alfred Ifickinan
John Tanner Robert Loraine
Miss Ann Whitefield Emily Stevens
M-rs. Whitefleld .. Maggie Holloway Fisher
Miss Susan Ramsden M>ay Seton
Miss Violet Robinson — Marguerite Unett
Henry Straker A. P. Kaye
Hector Malone. jun Rockliffe Fellows
Hector M:i!nin-. sen Charles Harbnry
STAGE YEAR JtOOfC.
\l \N'S Kill KM). A. |.i;iv. l.y Ernest Poole.—
Chestnut Street Opera House, Philadelphia,
March.
MAN INSIDE, THE, play, by Roland B. Moli-
neaux, staged by David Bolaseo.— Euclid
Avenue Opera Hou«e, Cleveland, 0., Octo-
ber l!S ; Criterion, New York, November 11.
Mr. Trainer A. Byron Beasley
.lames 1'iiiir Charles Daltoii
Richard Gordon Milton Sills
"Red" Mike A. K. Anson
"Big" Frank Edward II. Robins
"Pop" Ohis John Cope
•h Haynes J. E. Miltern
Lary, "The Kid " .. Joseph Byron Totten
" Whispering " Riley Lawrence Woods
Cafferty Erroll Dunbar
Clusky Jerome Kennedy
Wang Lee J. Chaillee
Chong Fong H. H. McCollum
"The Major" Herbert Jones
Murphy Karl Patter
Raleigh Chas. B. Givan
"Frisco" George Joseph Barker
"Monk" Verdi 1. A. Esposito
Annie Helen Freeman
Maggie Clare Weldon
Lizzie Gertrude Davis
\1AV IN THE DARK. THE. play, in one act,
by William J. Hurlbart.— Union Square,
Now York, July 14.
M\N WITH THREE WIVES, THE, operetta,
in three acts, by Agnes Bangs Morgan,
Paul Potter, and Harold Altridge, music by
Franz Lehar. Produced by the Schuberts.
—Weber and Fields'* Music Hall, New
York, January 23.
First Clerk . ." Jack McCoy
Second Clerk Robert Ranier
Third Clerk Walter Smith
Franz Robert G. Pitkin
Rosa Dorothy Webb
Baron Pickford Leslie 'Kenyon
Captain Adtaemar Stewart Baird
Lieutenant Loriot Arthur Geary
Marie Katheryn Sainpolis
Etix Harold A. Robe
Blix James Billings
Anna Marah Vivian
Hans Zifler Cecil Lean
Lori Alice Yorke
Sidonie Charlotte Greenwood
Wende'.in Sydney Grant
Colette Sophye Barnard
Blanche • Marguerite La Pierie
Suzette Ida Jeanne
"livia Dolly Castles
Alice Cleo Mayfield
Cabby Frank Hart
MAI! I A ROSA, Spanish play, translated by
Marburg and Gillpatrick.— Toy Theatre,
Huston, February 10.
MARRIAGE GAME, THE, a comedy, by Anne
Crawford Flexner. Produced by John
Cort. — Parson's Theatre, Hartford, Conn.,
October 20; Comedy, New York, October
•-'!».
.1 enks Frederick Mosley
Assistant Steward Walter Grey
Sailor Robert Graves
Nevil Ingraham Orrin Johnson
Tom Updegraff Charles Trobridge
Charlie Frost William Sampson
Mrs. Frost Josephine Lovett
Racie TJpdegraff Vivian Martin
Mrs. Packard Allison Skipworth
Jim Packard George W. Howard
Mrs. Oliver Alexandra Carlisle
MARRIAGE- MARKET, THE. musical comedy,
three acts, adapted by Gladys linger from
the German of M. Brody and F. Martos,
music hv Victor Jaeobj. additional Ivrics
M'lrrmjr M 13
by Adrian Ross and Arthur Anderson. Pro-
duced by Charles Frohman.— Knickerbocker
Theatre, New York, September 22.
.lack Flcetwood Donald Brian
• nator Abe K. Gilroy Gi"
Bald-Faced Sandy Guy Nichol.-,
Mexican Bill G. Vand
•Shorty \Vin>hip Fink
Tobasco Ned Arthur Dauchi-
Cheyenne Harry \rtliur Metcalf
Hi-Ti Kdwin Burch
Captain on the " Mariposa ". .Frank Adair
Lord Hurlingham IVivival Knight
Blinker Arthur Reynolds
Mariposa Gilroy Venita Fitzhugh
A Middy Cissie Sewell
Emma Mova Mannering
Dolly Irene Hopping
Pansy Elizabeth Wood
Peach Viola Cain
Dora Gean Cole
Dolores Marie Annis
Kitty Kent Carroll McComa<
MASTER MIND, THK, a play, in four acts, by
Daniel D. Carter. — Produced by Werba and
Luescher, at the Harris, New York, Febru-
ary 17.
Parker Harry Neville
Walter Blount Morgan Coman
Andrew Edmund Breese
John Blount William Riley Hatch
Mrs. Blount Dorothy Rossmore
Lucene Blount Katharine La Sal'e
Courtland Wainwright Elliott Dexter
Professor Forbes Walter Allen
Freeman Archie J. Curtis
Jim Creegan Sidney Gushing
Mr. Marshall Edward Gillespic
MASTER OF THE HOUSE, THE, by Stanley
Houghton. — Fine Arts Theatre, Chicago,
November 11.
Mr. Ovens Howard Plinsje
Mrs. Ovens Louise Randolph
Edie Maude Leslie
Fred Ovens Whitford Ka'ie
Mr. Skrimshire Dallas Anderson
Dr. Jellicoe Haviland Burke
MAURICE HARTE, play, iu two acts, by T.
C. Murray.— Irush Players, Wallack's, .New-
York, February 13.
Mrs. Connor Eileen O'Dohertv
Ellen Harte Sara Allgoi *!
Maurice Harte Fred O'Donovan
Father Miuigan Sydney J. Morgan
Michael ffarte Arthur Sinclair
Owen Harte J. A. O'Rourkc
Peter Mangan U. Wright
MERCHANT OF VENICE, THE. presented by
E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe.— Man
hattan Opera House. New York, Octol
MERCHANT OF VENICE, THE, Shakesp. • IIT
play, presented by Forbes-Robertson and
company. — Shubert Theatre, Xew York.
November :'!.
MKRTIY MARTYR, THE, musical comedy, an
adaptation by Glen MacDonoujrh of a
comedy. The Fool's Dance, music by Hugn
Riesenfeld.— Colonial, Boston, Septem-
ber 8.
MK\!CA\. THE. play, in three acts, by Mil-
d'-rii Champagne.— Plymont Theatn-, Bog
ton, June 1C.
MICE AND MEN (revival), a comedy, in four
I, by Madeleine Lueette Ryley. l'i.
sented by Forbes-Robertson and his com-
pany «t the Shubert, New York, October
3.
MIDNIGHT GIRL, THE. by Paul Herve and
.lean Biquet. adapted by Adolf Philipp.—
Adolf Philip]) Theatre. New York. Septem-
ber 1.
2GO
THE STAGE YE AT? BOOK.
MIKADO, THE, revival, comic opera, by Gil-
bert and Sullivan. — Casino, New York,
April 21.
Tin,- .Mikado George MacFarlane
Nanki-Poo Arthur Aldridge
Ko-Ko De Wolf Hopper
Pooh-Bah Arthur Cunningham
Pish-Tush William G. Stewart
Yum-Yura Gladys Caldwell
Piti-Sing Anna Wheaton
Peep-Vo Louise BartheJ
Kati&ha Kate Condon
MISLEADING LADY, THE, a play, in three
acts, by Charles Goddard and Paul Dickey.
—Produced at the Apollo, Atlantic City,
November 17; Fulton Theatre, New York
City, November 25.
.lurk CraK'en Lewis S. Stone
John W. Canell William H. Sams
Henry Tracey Robert Cain
Sidney Parker Albert Sackett
Stephen Weatherbee John Cumberland
Keen Fitzpatrick Everett Butterfleld
Bpney Frank Sylvester
Tim McMahon Albert Sackett
Bill Pagan Henry Thompson
"Babe" Merrill George Abbott
"Chesty" Sanborn Robert Francs, jun.
Helen Steele Inez Buck
Mrs. John W. Cannell Alice Wilson
Jane Wentworth Gladys Wilson
Amy Foster Jane Quinn
Grace Buchanan Frances Savage
MISS CAPRICE, operetta, in three acts, the
" American version," lyrics by Edgar B.
Smith, music by Leo Fall, with interpolated
numbers by Jerome Kern.— Studebaker,
Chicago, November 2.
Jasomir Arthur Cunningham
Sigilori Jack Kvan-i
Anna May Allison
Marguerita Muroff Allo
Gretchen Peggy Caudrey
Ursula Mona Sartoris
Lisbeth May Pickard
Juro Frank Farrinaton
Bogumil De Wolf Hopper
Augustin Hofer George Macfarlane
Princess Helen May De Sousa
Captain Pips Edith Hollar
Prince Nikola Fred Leslie
Clementine Roszika Dolly
Mattaeus Joseph Galton
MISS CIVILIZATION, playlet, by Richard
Harding Davis.— Palace Theatre, New
York, April 28.
Alice Gardner Ethel Barrymore
Joseph Hatch David Torrence
"Brick" Mcakin William Horan
Hay«s Frank McCoy
Captain Lucas Frank Palmer
MISS PHCENIX, farce, in three acts, by Albert
Lee. Producers, Messrs. Shubert.— Harris
New York, November 3.
H any Townsend Robert Mackay
Tomi T. Tamamoto
Tolcofct w. L. Romaine
Laura Leslie Maud Knowlton
'i A. B. HanJey
Gertrude Ann Murdock
Dr. Sterling Henry Mortimer
*W* Grey Conway Tearle
Colonel Krausby Ben Hendricks
Nellie Leonore Phelps
'"''Mil* Jane Morrow
Timothy Pitkin Ivan Simpson
Penelope Wiggins Pauline Rona
PRINCESS, American operetta, in two
acts, book by Frank Mandel, lyrics by Will
B. Johnstone, and music by Alexander
Mil* Princess (continued).
Johnstone. Produced by John Cort.— Park
Theatre, New York, December 23, 1912.
Senator Caldwell Charles P. Morrison
Baron Gustav von Vette>r. .Ben Hendricks
Baroness von Vetter .. Isabel C. I'Vancis
Hypatia Caldwell Margaret Farrell
Prince Alexis Henri Leon
Countess Matilda Louise Fosti r
Fran Kattrina De Creusi
J.i.M'i.liiiif Whittell
Lincoln T. Oreery John H. Prati.
Princess Polonia Una Abarbanell
Capt. Morton Raleigh .. Robert Warwick
Sergeant Tim McGraw Felix H alley
Corporal Stephens Donald Buchanan
Private Ryan Albert Boirneman
MISTRESS MARY, pastoral opera, by Iftar-
garet R. Martin.— Huntingdon, L.I., July 9.
MLLE. MODISTE, comic opera, in two acts
and three scenes, book by llenrj^ Blossom,
music by Victor Herbert. — Globe' Tlu ;
New York, May 2ti.
Nanette Maxic McDonald
Fanchette Peggy Wood
Bebe Inez Bauer
General Le Marquis De \'il!efraliche
Gilbert Clayton .
Mrs. Hiram Bent Bertha Holly
Mme. Cecile Mine, (iaillard
Francois Henry Holt
Capt. Eticnne De liouvray
C. Morton Home
Lieut. Rene La Motte Karl Stall
Marie L,ouise De Bouvray. .Florence Martin
Henri De Bouvray Henry Leone
Fifl Fritzi Scheff
Hiram Bent Claude Gillingwater
Gaston Leo White
MODE UN IDEA, THE. play, by Ruth C. Camp-
bell.—Harmanus Bleeekei Hall, Albany,
N.Y., November 10.
MRS. MAT PLUMMER, play, by James Forbe*.
— London, Ont., September 8.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, revival of
Shakespeare's comedy. — Produced l>>
Charles Frohrnan, Empire, New York, Sep-
tember 1.
Don Pedro Frank Kemble Cooper
Don John Frank Elliott
Claudio Fred Eric
Benedick John Drew
Leonato Henry Stephenson
Antonio Sidney Herbert
Balthazar Nigel Barry
Conrade Edward Longman
Borachio Edward Longman
Friar Francis Bertram Marburgh
Dogberry Hubert Druce
Verges Malcolm Bradley
A Sexton Walter Soderling
Oatcake Rexford Kendrick
Seacole Murray Ross
A Boy Annie Francis
Hero Mary Boland
Beatrice Laura Hope Crews
Margaret Florence Harrison
Ursula Alice John
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, revival of
Shakespeare's comedy. — Sothern and Mar-
lowe, Manhattan Opera House, New York.
September 22.
Don Pedro Frederick Lewis
'Don John Sidney Mather
Claudio John S. O'Brien
Benedick Mr. Sothern
Leonato Lark Taylor
Antonio William Harris
Balthazar .Maurice Robinson
Messenger p. J. Kelly
Borachio J. Sayre Crawley
Till-. STAGE YE \
251
tied).
•rail.' .................. \
[ton .............. Mayan
...........
..................... Thomas Loudrn
Kriar Fraud- .............. Frank Bertram!
A lloy ...................... Eleanor Fralick
Hero .................. Eli/abeth Val'-ntiiif
.................... \l; \larlo\ve
- ' uaret ...................... Helen Singer
iila ................ Millieent Mcl.aiighlin
MfCII AIH) M'.'ll I \(ITIIIN(;. Shake-j
OOmedy.— -First appearance in An
ks' tour of Centra) Canada
;!ie Stral t'ord-on-Avon Players, Black-
stone Theat re. ('liicaii:>, November 3.
Don IVdr-> .............. I'. Itamllc Ayrton
"•n John ........... .. Charles Warbiutrii
•nilio ................ Murray Carr'"
•k .................... K. ];.
I oato .............. Edward Warburton
• .................. William Calvprt
H'ilt,!ri7,ar ................ Frank Cochr.me
lo .................... Alfred Harri.>
C .................. George Mamhip
y ..................... Hem-
...................... John Maclean
J-'rr ........ Rupert L. Conriek
A Sexton ................ Leonard Pa
\ I'" >.v .................... Rnssie St. John
..................... Ethel McDowall
.................. Dorothy Green
.................. Mari<>n Foreman
t .................. In-rid Mulk-r
Ml Tin; LAND8TRA88E, drama, in three
Bets, by Wilhelm Schmidbonn.— Irving
Place Theatre, New York. March 21.
MY riMKM) FROM KENTUCKY, musical
comedy, in three acts, book, music, and
lyrics by .1. Leuirie Hill.— Lafayette Thtatre,
New York. November 3.
.................. Sam Gaines
Juliette Le< ................ Edna Movt MM
Lee ................... \d-K- Johnson
Sophiner T/-e ................ Flossie Brown
Emmaliner Le,- .............. Dai-ey Brown
Ctematiner ................ Lillian Bradford
Jimmy Moon ...................... Tiny Rav
Jim Jackson Lee ............ Julius Clcrin
Mandy l.-e ................ J. Lcubrie Hill
Bill Simmons .................. Will Brown
............ leiniie Sell, -par
Lncinda Laugtr-v .......... Hvon Robinson
Lillian l.aii'.'free ............. \liee Kam-av
K'lt"1 Kivw .................. Fflie Hollman
Old Man Brown .......... Hnmi!«on Brown
Carrie V,ti,,n Prown ...... Kl!i..l Williams
Hannah Belmonf Jack on ...... Katie Waui
Rhauffeur ..................... lohnnie Veter?
' e\vis .............. Tu<;ene T,. PerkitK
Vr. Moore ................ Theo. L. Pankey
Jones .................. Billy Moore
..... x ........... -lohnson
Rhine ........................ r- . , ••
" Sam ............... !•'. i,)i,.
•" .............. r
C'lb Ilri\,r '-•rnith .......... Wjl| 'I'
H'-ad W-iiti-r Th inn^on . . . \rtlnn
••nd Waiter ............... TohnTiie P
MV FlUKvn TI;T)|>V. comedy, in three acts.
l»v A nd iv itivoM-,' -m,i Luoian Besnnrd.-
IrvInR I'l •(••,.. \ew V(irK. January 17.
MV i riTi.r viin-vn. comic opera, in
nets, hook hv Willner and Bi
9,sgnr' jfni'j-'- .Aineriean adaptntfon bv
Hnrrv BTSmitll. Ivri"^ bv I?,)),, r( ",
—Produced bv F. P. Whitney. Kew Ann-
" Theatr-v Xew York. Mnv If. .
• Artois .......... Fred Walton
on ................ William Pruette
Mme, BarbnNson .......... Edith Sinclair
Mil Little l-r'nnd (r,,ntinntil,.
...................... Maude Gray
........................ i
....................... I..-
oin .................... Charlp-
M''in-h<)li ................ Harrv \IaedonoUKh
Dr. La Fleur .............. Lionel II
i ...................... Matti.
l'ip<'i-lin .......... Harry Macdonough, Jr.
(;;iby ........................ Marcia Law-son
I'aulette ................ Hall
Dr. Calineau .......... Ki<-hard M. Si
Mrne. Calineau .............. Grace Bishop
M.I vor of Mironville .......... Maurice Cass
Polichard .................... Harry X
Mine. ,|e Polichard .......... Cora Wil
Baron Du Bois .......... Harold Merrimati
Baroness Du Bois .......... Helen (.Mlni'.re
Mme. De Bergerac .......... Vi-.let. McKay
Colonel J)e Bergerac .......... Harry LanK
Fortune .................... V.;<:
The MUw t Fortune -' . 'n'"-
i Herrlet De Kormn
Landlord ..., ................ Byron 1!
f Bettie Martin
^ Delia Hunt
la Gatsson
General Duele.- .............. Elmer Layton
M. Dupont ................ Eusene pa-
Mme. Dupont ................ Blanche Rice
NAN. a traufdy, in three acts, by John Ma>e
field.— Produced by the Stage Soclel
New York at the Hudson, New Fork,
January 13.
Jenny Pargetter .............. Mary Barton
Mrs. Paraetter ................ Alice o'Dea
William Pargetter ..Walter Leonard How,-
Nan Hardwick ............ Constant
"iek Gurvil .................. A. E. Anson
Artie Pearce ................ William Fazan
Gaffer Pearce ................ Ivan Simpson
Tommy Arker .............. Sidney Porter
Bllen ............................ Silvia 7an
Susan ........................ Miry .Murilln
Tin- l!«v. Mr. Drew ...... Frederick Powell
Captain Dixon .......... Henry Stephenson
Coii-tahle ................ Hugh Trebay
His Daughters
L\Vvr. THE, play, by Charles
Snmm T.— Shubert Theatre. Minneapolis.
Minn.. November 30.
Ni: \l:i,Y MAURrKD. a fare.-, in three a
Edgar Selwya.— Produced by Cohan and
Harris, Apollo Theatre, Atlanta City, .lune
10: Gaietv, New York. Siv,:
H-i.ttie King .............. Virginia Pearson
Hotel Page .................. Harry Loraine
Maid at the Hotel .......... Mabel Acker
Betty Lindsay .................. Jane •
Gertrude Robinson .......... Ruth Shep'.ey
Tom Robinson ................ Mark Smith
ifer ................ William Phinney
H'irry Litulsay .............. Br
"iek Giffon .................. John W,
Prince Banjaboulle ........ Sehuyler Ladd
Norah .................. (ieorgia Lawrence
r Dmilin ................ Robert I
\ <1!iaiifreiir .............. William Ph/
Hi ............ O"l:nar E Clark
Jack Brooks ............... 'inry T.ir.iine
3SARY EVIL, Till:, play, by Charles
I1 UUl N, nnedy. Fine Arts, Ch , go, M.M
John Heron ........ Charles Rann Kennedy
Nellie, his daughter ...... Wini'
Frank, his son .. .............. L. G. Carroll
A Woman ........ Edith Wynne Ma;-
NF.CKP.X. THE, poetic drama, in two act*, by
Elizabeth G. Crane.— Lyceum Theatre, N«w
York, April 15.
252
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
NKVKR SAY D1K, comedy, in three acts, by
W. H. Post and William Collier.— Princess,
Chicago, April 7.
Hon Mrs. Stevenson Emily Fitzroy
Violet Stevenson Paula Marr
Hector Walters John Junior
A Servant John Adam
Sir John Galesby, M.D. ..Charles Dow Clark
Griggs Grant Stewart
Dionysius Woodbury William Collier
Verchesi Nicholas Judels,
"Buster" William Collier, Jun.
La Cigak: Miss Leigh Wyant
Mr. (;ibb> Thomas McGrath
Expressman James Sheeran
Ni;\V HENiKlETTA, THE, modernised version
of the old comedy, in four acts, by Win-
chell Smith and Victor M ape®.— Star,
Buffalo. November 24; Knickerbocker, New
York, December 22.
Nicholas Van Ailstyne .. William H. Crane
Bertie Douglas Fairbanks
Mark Turner Lyster. Chambers
Rev. Murray Hilton H. W. Brown
Watson Flint Edward Poland
Dr. L. George Wainwright. .Arthur S. Hull
Musgnave Malcolm Bradley
Hutchins -T- H- Huntley
Kdward Bud Woodthorpe
Mrs. Cornelia Oixlyke .. Amelia Bingharn
Ro*e Turner Eileen Errol
V'Tips Gates Patrice Coliinge
iVattfe .'... Zeffle Tilbury
M \V SECRETARY, THE, comedy, in three
acts by Francis De Croisset, adapted from
the French by Cosmo Gordon Lennox. Pro-
duced by Charles Frohman.— Lyceum, New
York, January 23.
Robert Levaltier Charles Cherry
Baron Gamier Frank Kemble-Cooper
Paraineaux Ferdinand Gottschalk
Kaloize Claude Gillingwater
Miran-Charville Wilson Hummel
Bourgeot A. G. Andrews
Marquis de Sauveterre Harry Redding
Vicomte de Drossais Robert W. Smiley
Ducray Conrad Cantzen
Helene Miran-Charville Marie Doro
Mme. Flory Mrs. Thomas Whiffen
Mine. Miran-Charville Annie Esmonde
Trma Kitty Brown
Julie Edith Wyckoff
NOI'.VH, comedy, in one act, by Rachel
('rothers. Academy of Dramatic Arts. —
Enij)ire, New York, March 6.
MIT DE NOEL SOUS LA TERREUR, UN, one-
net play, by Maurice Bernhardt and Henri
Cain. - Palace Theatre, New York, May 5.
Marion La Vivandiere .... Sarah Bernhardt
Le Comte de Kersant Lou Tellegen
Commandant Renaud M. Denenbourg
s>-rt_vnt la Balafre M. Favieres
Malee M. Terestri
Comtesse de Kersant Mile. Seylor
Yolette Mme. Boulanger
M'.WIIER 37, drama, in four acts, by Richard
Vos>, adapted from the German by M
Schorr.— West End Theatre, New York
March 10.
Ml; KIX TRAl.'M .("Only a Dream"), three-
act comedy, by Lothar Schmidt'.— Irving
Place, New York, October 29.
TIMPUS. revival of Sophocles' tragedy —Gar-
den, New York, February 3
(Kdipus, KiiiLi -of Thebes. .John E. Kellerd
'•'>. his wife Amelia Gardner
Antigone Anne Welch
Jessie Murdock
Priest of Zeus ,. . Elwyn Eaton
Eric Blind
.eslas Ernst Rowan
Harry Walsh
(Edipus (continued).
A Messenger from Corinth ..Gordon Burby
A Messenger Roydon Erlynne
A Shepherd Charles Howson
\ Senator Nicholas Joy
Another Senator Henry Fearing
A Handmaiden Mabel Jennings
First Chorus Isobel Merson
Second Chorus Edith Chase
0. FEE, play, by Hayden Talbot.— Burhaiik
Theatre, Los Angeles, April 20.
OH! OH! DELPHINE (revival), by C. M.
S. McLe'Ean and .J,vani Cary'.l, founded
on the French farce, Villn Primrose, by
Georges Berr and Marcel Guillemaud. Pro-
ducers, Messrs. Klaw and Erlangur.— Illinois
Theatre, Chicago, October 2« ; Knicker-
bocker, New York. September 15.
Colonel Pomponnet Frank Doane
Blum G. Clement Glass
Victor Jolibeau Scott Welsh
MODELS.
Louis Gigoux George Stuart Christie
Alphonse Uouehotte Frank Mclntyrc
Delphine Grace Edmond
Finette Dolly Alwin
Bimboula Octavia Broske
Uncle Noel Jolibeau George A. Beam
Pluchard Alfred Fisher
Simone Stella Hoban
Madam Bax Helen Raymond
Louise Marion Dale
oil. 1 SAY, farce, with music by Keroul and
Barre, adapted by Sidney Blow and Douglas
Hoare, music by Jerome D. Kern. Produced
by The, Shuberts.— Harmanas Bleecker Hall,
Albany, September '_'" : Casino, New York,
October 30.
Baptiste Dick Temple
Count Buzot Joseph W. Herbert
.lulie ; Lois Josephine
(iabrielle Nellie King
Madam Portal Jeffreys Lewis
Jules Portal Walter Jones
Marcel Durant Charles Meakins
Suzette Alice Yorke
Henri Joseph Phillips
Langley Ray Dodge
Sidonie de Mornay Cecil Cunningham
Hugo Wellington Cross
Waiter James Notos
Madeline Olga Hempstone
Fifl Marjory Lane
Mimi Marion George
Elsie Anna Berg
Claudine Clara Palmer
Madam Pigache Elizabeth Ariians
Joseph Tyler Brooke
Jacques Laverdo Dick Temple
OLD FIRM, THE, a whimsical comedy, in three
acts, by Harry and Edward Paulton.—
Harris, New York, February 3.
Lucy Upton Georgie Olp
Rosalie Maud Eburne
Herbert Wardley Edgar Nelson
Jabez Vennamy Frederick Montague
Judith Hake Alison Skipworth
Lila Hake Ethel Wright
Harrison A. Moreno
William Hake William Hawtrey
Harry Nicolet Paul PilkMigton
Mayrick George Kepple
Deffner c. R. Williams
Fay Lofty Gladys Mon.tague
OKE WOMAN'S LIFE, a play of Western ':te.
—The Grand, Kansas City, November 10.
ON THE BORDER, modern military drama, In
four r,cts, by Edwin B. Pitts, jun.— Opera
House, Wolcott, N.Y., February 22.
Lieutenant Donald Hamilton,. Ernest Br'ggs
General Richard Wilson Clarence Ud-xJ
THk ST . A' HOOK.
On tin- I- nufilt.
M. O'llara .... Wellington
coral Philip Maxwell .... Kdwin Pitt-.
'-. \Vh;irt«ni la ra!,cl;iTi .. U- uben Ward
Ik, .M iialt'-breeiii . . I.-
H. •!..<•! Walker (Wilson's n
Bertha Reid
Lucy Norton i Wilson'* sister)
France-. Wolwn
\lnrrav (Ha/el's inai<|). . Laura Borden
\\'liitc Fawn (an Indian girl)
Lynda Cahoon
I'liij) (Wharton's adopted datight cri
K.lna Pitts
i>( i:si:i.\ KS, play, in four acts, by Rachel
.'her-. -I'rodncrd b\ tin- Shu'.
, New Vork. Ni>v«-ml>er 13.
Florence .................... Dorothy Ta>l<>:
Harri.'tte ........................... Silvia /an
1 aivw .......... .' ........ Matt <<• K i < •<•
Heat rice Itarriii'.'ton ..... lebvna llowlaiiil
Sadie ..................... Estelte Thfbaild
la ........................... Caroline '
:i ......................... Loui.-v Colenian
MalH ..................... Blanche Natall*
Rosic .............................. Louise Conii
Kilty ........................ Alice Hastings
Ix'i /a ...................... Catherine Aldcn
Clara ........................ Marjorie Marr
.................. Blanche Lawrence
Molly ........................ Grac" F.]li-ten
Mary ........................... Grace Gardner
r.arriimtoii .......... Selene Johnson
Wilson ................. Gertrude Le Brant
.IT ..................... Geoffrey C. Stein
.loM-ph ............................ Craig Miner
<'o!lin Ford .................... Stanley Dark
Hi.li P,arrin<:toii ............ Thurlow 1:
PAINTED WOMAN. THK. a romantic ,,lay, by
ic \rnold Rummer.— Produced by
William A. Brady at the 1'layhoiise. New
V<u-k. March 5.
"Bull" Onniston ...... Robert WaruicK
Portuguese Joe ........ Malcolm Williams
.................... Anthony Andre
............. Eugene Powers
DC Kochcville .......... Aupustus i
<;<-'V>s ...................... Charles Fislier
John Barton ............ Charles Waklron
Samuel Willoughby ........ Harry Knstlisli
Cotton .............. Fraiik Peters
Ramona .................. Floren-v 1:^.1
Ann Devereaux .......... Joiiyna llowland
Sns.'.nnali .............. Carlotta Man n/n
''lix .................. Miss Amy Johnson
.................... Miss Anii;i EU>se
|jUCJa ................ iijRS jxiuise K verts
1 ' llr< ................... Mr. Geoffrey Stein
I'UI! OF W1IITK (jr.OYK*. A, a drama, l.v
in- dc Ix>nle and Pierre Chaine — Prin-
Theatre, New York. October ]0
;••• ........... Willette Kersham
'..He,.,! Grcgoff .......... ffolbrook Blinn
v"" ........................ f).il!-i< 'IM, r
Maitre d'lfotel .......... Yauahan Trevor
waiter .................... !,,.„,•. Kdyani
OF MKX. play, in pr
by Walter Ci-.rk H.I
li. -inber
PA UTAH. i. lay. bv Au-nst St rindle •! •<• Fortv-
' hi ;itre, NVw York. Mar, b 18
PUiTY OF Till: SMCOM) PAliT Till' ,
bl Edv.ard i
i. X.Y , July 14
Ow-reyxettlrton .......... Em.
T. BoRgs Johns ........ Tlionn- \'
•• ................ Emtnctt C. Kin-
-'""', I'v'ker ............ i,,:i
r. T VanderhoM .......... K-U-IC Browns
>;"n I IppK'gatc ......... \ntoiiiu ^^.,v!^l
I'niiii
\nne M
Miss Florcneo Cole o/.i \\'aldro]i
Coddle Maud I.
P\SM\(, (IF I Hi; IDI.K IIICII. Till;. .Iran,;.,
in four n. |. -
Garden Theatre, New York, May 1.
Katheiine Lvinan .\.irtb
.laek Wolcott !•.. !.. Feniaiifle/
Mr.-. Livingston Jones Mai
LiviiiL'-ton .loin -. . l-;i IM ! \'aleii':ne
C. L. Livingston Jones w. II. n
Jack Livingston Jones t.i
Mr. SherwxMxl liutherl'ord .. Lewi \\o,,.|
Mi'.s CeorLiiiia Oats I'xlna Man>n
Miss Cornelia Stuyvesant . . Miua Harrington
Willie T'oxhall P.ateman .. Mo •
lleminiiiKway ]>ald\\in ... Matin
Caroline Pell Mary MuriUo
Lura Dunne Gladys To«l>-
George l.yrnaii ]{. Kemble Travel-
Mrs. Jinimie Spencer .... Margaret Mor-..
Captain lloraec Kimbal'.
\Ia\<ir Ponsoinly \le\alider 1/ol'tii-
Dnke of Oxford Harry Kemble
Nanittc Yio!ct O-miind
Henry Gaitos Hoy ]I. Pructte
Tover , fach Murray
Foreman Frank Blxbj
PASSING OF THK THIRD FI.'HH! HACK.
THK. revival, hy Forbes-Robertson and
ccmiiany. — Shuhert, New York, No\<-mber
3.
PATRIOTS, a play, in three acts, by Lennox
Robinson.— Irish Players. Produced at
Wallack's. New York, February 11.
James O'Mahoiiey Sydney ,1. Morgan
Ann Xugent Sara
Rose Nugent Kathleen Drajro
*\lr<. Sullivan Mona O'l'.i
Bob Xrl-hw Sinclair
Harry J. A. O'Rourk<
Willie Sullivan H. E. Hntchilisoii
James Nugent Fred O'Donovati
Father Kearney ,T. >[. Kerrigan
Jim Powell Mr. Kerrigan
Dan Sullivan J. Dolan
A Young Man Mr. Wright
Another M. J. Dolan
PKG O' MY HEART, comedy, in three acts,
by J. Hartley Manners.— Cort Theatre. New
York. December 20, 1912.
PETER PAN (revival), a play in five a
J. M. Barrie. — Empire, New York, Dei-cm -
her 23, 1912. .
Peter Pan Maude Adams
Mr. Darling Robert Peyton Carter
Mrs. Darliii1.' Marion Abbott
Wendy Moria Angela Darling
Dorothy Dunn
John Napoleon Darling ... Kdwin Wil.-oti
Michael Nicolas Darling
Audrey Rii!
Nana ByroTi Silver-
Tinker Bell Jane V
Tootles Lola Clifton
Nibs Dorothy fhesinan
htly William Sheafe. inn.
Curley Margaret Gordon
First Twin Dorothy Tureak
>nd Twin Anna R
.lames llcvik R. P. Carter
H Fred i
Starkey Walla
•o William
Mullins
•
Jukes
C.xik^on \ii::ust K!
Bl.aekmnn Stvtlord W
Great Hi.' -her .. All
Ti'.'.T Lily
](• ' n Ml'
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THE STAGE YEAR BOOK
I'HIPPS. by Stanley Houghton.— Fine Arts
Theatre, Chicago, November 11.
Lady Fanny Louise Randolph
,sjr "(Ji-rald Dallas Anderson
I'hipps Haviland Burke
PIN \FORE (revival), by Gilbprt and Sullivmi.
i. Shubert, and William A. Brady,
.-ITS.— Casino Theatre, New York,
Sir Joseph Porter Richard W. Temple
(•;ii>t:iin Corcoran ..George J. MacFarlane
Italph Itackstnr.y Arthur Aldridge
DieK Deadeye De Wolf Hopper
Bill Bobstay Arthur Cunningham
Josephine Josephine Dunfee
Little Buttercup Viola- Gillette
Hebe Louise Barthel
PLEASURE-SEEKERS, THE, in two .acts, book
by Edgar Smith, music and lyrics by H.
i:'.-i v Qoetz.— Winter Garden, New York
< 'it v. November 3.
1 .-M.-tc Googenhcimer Hugh Cameron
Isidore Eisenstein Harry Cooper
Ma \ Rosenberg Bobby North
Mile. Marcelle Dorothy Jardon
Hinrich Brobschloff Max Rogers
Heinle Brobschloff.. William Montgomery
Limousine Panhard Virginia Evans
Jack Hemingway George White
George BlifFkins Hugh Cameron
Marii Bliffkins Sally Only
Violet Bliffkins Florence Moore
Mar cell toe Myrtle Gilbert
Vera Flo May
I'OLICE. play, by Charles Bradley and Edward
Paullcn.— Morosco, Los Angeles, October 13.
POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL, THE, a play of
fact and fancy, by Eleanor Gates. Arthur
Hopkins, producer. — Hudson, New York.
January 21.
Dancing Master Alan Hale
German Teacher Gene Pollard
French Teacher Natalie Perry
Music Teacher Helen Davidge
Butler Frank Andrews
Governess Grace Griswold
Nurso .ladys Fairbanks
Gwendolyn Viola Dana
First Footman Harry Cowley
Plumber William S. Lyons
Orgac-gHnder Frank Currer
Mother Laura Nelson Hall
Father Boyd Nolan
Doctor Howard Hall
First Society Woman Ameria Mayborn
Second SocJety Woman Helen King
Third Society Woman Augusta Scott
First Society Man Melville Rosenow
Second Society Man James Bryson
1 Footman. .Van Rensselaer Townsend
ro.ke" Theodore Marston
Policeman Joseph Bingham
Puffy Bear Al Grady
King's English 'A. Alphonse
POTASH AND PERLMUTTER, comedy, in
three acts, from material in the stories
of Montague Glass. Produced by A H
Woods.— Apollo, Atlantic City, August 4;
George M. Cohan's Theatre, New York
t 16.
Miiwnis Perlmutter Alexander Carr
,,e,Po™as}| Barney Bernard
Marks Pasinsky Lee Kohlmar
Henry D. teldman Joseph Kilgour
Boria Andrieff Albert Parker
:t Rabiner Leo Donnelly
Henry Steuerman Stanley Jessup
Senator Sullivan Edward Giilespie
"°,ok A?ent Arthur J. Pickens
Sidney, Office Boy Russell Pincus
Expressman Dore Rogers
U.S. Deputy Marshal James Cherry
• puty Marshal Melville Hecht
Pot«*li «nd Perlmutter (continued).
Felix Schoen Edward Mortimer
Ruth Snyder Louise Dresser
Mrs. Potash Elita Proctor Otis
Miss Cohen Gertrude Millington
Irma Potash Marguerite Anderson
Miss Levine Grace Fielding
Miss O'Brien Doris Easton
Miss Potchley Dorothy Landers
Miss Nelson Marie Baker
PRIMROSE, adaptation from the French of
Caillevet and De Flers, by Cosmo Gordon
/Lennox. — Grand Opera House, Cincinnati,
December 30, 1912.
PRUNELLA, a fantasy, in three acts, by Lau-
rence Housman and Granville Barker,
music by Joseph Moorat. — Little, New
York. October 28.
Prunella Marguerite Clark
Prim Marie Hudfipetb
Prude Cecilia Radclyffe
Privacy Winifred Fraser
Queer Ada St. Cla.ir
Quaint Mrs. Kate de Becker
Head Gardener Luke Martin
Second Gardener Edwin Cushman
Third Gardener William Eyille
Garden Boy Master Albert James
Pierrot Ernest Glendinning
Scaramel Reginald Barlow
Hawk Griffith Lusky
Kennel Raymond Lockwood
Callow Paul Gordon
Mouth Theodor Von El<tz
Doll Lorraine Huling
Romp Becky Gardiner
Tawdry Nennelle Foster
Coquette Kathleen Comegys
Tenor George Odell
Love, a Statue Leslie Palmer
PURPLE LADY, THE, one-act musical
comedy, written by Frank Kennedy. —
Colonial, New York, May 12.
Algy Slowman Ralph Lynn
De Witt Wricht Denny Dugmore
Violet Waters Adelle Barker
Carrie Story Estelle Francesca
Rose Bush Adelaide Murray
May Knott Anita. Francesca
Ida Hoe Catherine Gavin
Lotta Gold Bertha Fawn
Ivy Green Grace Whitney
Vera Vane Mercedes Lorenze
PURPLE ROAD, THE, operatic romance, m
two acts and an epilogue, music by Hein-
rich Reinhardt and William Frederick
Peters, book and lyrics by Fred de Gresac
and William Gary Duncan. Produced by
Joseph M. Gaites.— Liberty, New York,
April 7.
Characters in act one. Year, 1608.
Napoleon Harrison Brockbank
Colonel Stappe Edward Martindel
Major Horace J. Hain
Captain John Ward
Lieutenant John Maddern
Pappi Harold H. Forde
Bisco Clifton Webb
Franz Frank Groom
The Mameluke Robert Smith
4 Soldier B. Brennan
Wanda Valli Valli
Frau Stimmer Elita Proctor Otis
Kathi Eva Fallen
Lori Anna Wilkes
Ophelia Mabel Parmalee
Paula Annabelle Dennison
Theresa Elsa Lynn
Bertha Evelyn Grannie
Mitzi Elsie Braun
Stephanie , , Winnie Brandoq
A/// STACF. YEAR B<
I'ur^i.
Character* in act two. Year, 1808.
Napoleon Harrison lu-
rand >nl M:inindel
Fouohe William J. I
Murat John Mmldcrn
John \\ani
Pappi Harold 11. l'<>r,|.
illt. valet to Napuli >.ii. ... II. ,1. Ham
VcstrN, daliciliu Nia.-ter Clifton Webb
Empress Jo-rphine Jaiu-1
Princess Lugano Klita Proctor Otis
Duchess of Dantzic Uarriet Burl
Wanda Valli Valli
Kathi Kva Fallon
:<) Hie Empress \iina Wilkcs
Anita Carina Emilie Le-i
Characters in Epilogue. Vear, 1821.
Richard Jerome Van Norden
Sidney Edward Martindel
Wanda Valli Valli
gl'ESTION, THE. play, in four acts, by Slier-
man Dix.— Daly's, New York, December 1!>,
1912.
KVCHEL, produced in Providence, R.I., ly
Fred C. Whitney, November 'JO, Knicker-
bocker Theatre, New York, December 1.
Rachel Mine. Kalich
Madame Felix Ferike Boros
Sarah Ina lirooks
Duchess of Orleans Ida Darling
George Sand Edna Archer Crawford
Counteu Delonne Natalie Howe
Maid to Rachel Lillian Kalirh
Maurice Pelletier Sydney Booth
Saint Aulaire George Has.se! I
-agnac Edward Fosberg
Felix Walter Armin
Frit/. Keiinett Southard
Alfred de Mussel ileorge Graham
Frederic Chopin Albert Lalscha
Marquis de la Sommoniere
•ge Graham
Boileau li, ii s. Mcar-
Sergeant Stanley Rignol,'
'ii Hugh Stangt
W. H. Lownian
Call Hoy Frank Gerbrach
A Student <;. F. Thomas
RACKI.ITV I'ACKETTY HOUSE, THE, play,
in three acts, by Frances Hodgson Banieti
—Children's, New York, December 23, 1912.
RED CANARY, THE, musical play, music by
Harold Orlob, book by Alexander John-
stone and Wm. Le Baron, lyrics by Will 1!.
Johnstone.— Ford's, Baltimore, September
29.
•Marie Millicent Ruddy
k Walter Le Grand
Loi* Mina /uc. a
Archibald Speed Charles Me\.i
Mrs. Kirk Josie Crawford
Gustavc Donnet John Hendricks
.lane Lin a Abarbanell
Joe Speed David I
Frizzette Nit a Allen
Hunter rpjohu T. Roy Barnes
Phillippe George Romain
RE-MAKING OF THE RALKIGIIS, comedy, b\
AlfoliM) I'c/et.— Columbia Theatre, Uash
ington, D.C., April 18.
ROAD TO HAPPINESS, THE, play, in (our
acts, by Lawrence Whitman. Producer.
Lee Shubert. — Oarrick Theatre, Chicago.
September 1.
Jim Whitman William Hodge
Benjamin Hardi-astli- Scott Cooper
Walter Hardca.stle Adin }i. Wilson
.lami'-s Porter George B. Lund
William Acki-rman H(jward Morgan
iknii Taylor Carroll
Phil Hunt A. L. I
.Ill I 'II I'lY.II
a Wiiilhi-.; lilt/
.Mrs. Whitman Ida V eni'jii
Mr-, llardi-astle h liakei
Martha Hardca.--tle
ROMANCE:, play, in iirnlo^ue, three ac '
epilogue, by I'Muaid Sin Id,, n. Prodii'-
Me-,.~r.-. Bbubert. Maxine Elliott,
York, February 10.
IN illK I'KIII.III.I i: \MI I rii
liishop Ai-m.-trong William C'ourtenav
Harry William Raymond
Suzettt; ' riiour
THK CIIAIUCTKUS is mi. -
Thomas . \nii.M naii; William Courtenay
Cornelius Van 'I uyl \. E. Alison
an Van 'I uyl Gladys, \\ynnt)
Mi 9 \iiii.t; -ML; Grace Helidt-rion
Mrs. Rutheriord Mrs. i Raj
Mrs. Krothingham K<lith Hinkle
Miss Frothinxliani rlaiburiic I
Mrs. Gray Dora Manor
Mi>s Siiy.ler Mary Forbes
.Mr. Fred LiviiiL'-loia- Paul G<
Mr. Harry Putnam Gi/orgc Le Soir
Signora X'anucci Gilda \
M. Baptiste Paul Gordon
Louis Herman Nagel
Francois Yorke. I'.r.-kine
Adolph Hermann Gerold
Eugene Alexander Herbert
Servant at Mr. Van Tuyl's M. Morton
Butler at the Rectory .. Harry Gcorgnette
Mine. Margerita Cavallini Dun.- Kcane
ROMANCE OF THE UNDERWORLD, A, by
Paul Arm.-iroim.- Produced Tr. uion, N.Y.,
March -2u. i:M" N^M York, Octo-
ber 6, 1913.
Tom MciKTinott Gordon Hamilton
Doris Elliott Josephine Worth
Dick Elliott Halworth Stark
Mike O'l.eary Dave M. Henderson
Martin Leonard D. Hollister
Jacob Lusk William Morrisey
Dago Anne Donna Lee
Judge Dortli Laurence Atkinson
Cummings Orren Burke
i ih Noiman Phillips
Durrell Mark Elliston
O'JIara C. Kempton
George Bronson Al. E. Gertiser
Mary Smith Hazel Brooks
Kcrwin .lones Win. Ptt'ar
Herman Holland Win. Morrisey
Nixon Sidney C. Plutt
Podesta William C. Plfar
l-e Vita Georgia Eduards
M<'Guire Win. Morrisey
Harvey ('has. Garvey
bb .Maurice •
Merrill Chas. Pohl
•dson I.. I. Miller
hevou- Tom Delalii-y
ll!L'4ins John A!
Wiliiur Wm. Clifton
Keniieiy Frank Gibbona
Master.s Harry Pt cl
Joyce Ed. Walton
ROMEO AND JULIET. peVlval
play. E. H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe.—
Manhattan Opera House, New York, 0
ber 2.
Chorus William Harris
ilas Lark Taylor
Paris Walter Connolly
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THE STAGE YEAR BOO A".
continued).
Montague Thomas Louden
it J- Sayre Crawley
Uomco Mr. Sothern
Mercutio Frederick Lewis
Benvolio John S. O'Brien
Tybalt Sidney Mather
Friar Lawrence Frank Bertram!
Kalthasar Joseph Latham
ivter James P. Hagan
An Apothecary George W. Wilson
J>ady \loutaaue Millicent McLaughlin
\Mt\\ Capulet Helen Singer
j uijet Miss Marlowe
X ui'M! Ina Goldsmith
UOMILDA, opera, in one act, book by Douglas
K. Donaldson, music by Salv.atore Cardillo.
—Carnegie Lyceum, New York, October 4.
ROSKDALE, a comedy drama, in live acts, by
Lester Wallack.— Revived by William A.
Brady, Ltd., Lyric, New York, April 8.
Klliott Grey Charles Cherry
Matthew Leigh Frank Gillmore
Col. Cavendish May Tohn Glendiiming
Miles McKcnna Robert Warwick
Arthur May Stephen Davis
liunberry Kobb Leslie Kenyon
Farmer Green George Williams
Corporal Daw Harry Hadfleld
Docksey J. W. Hartman
Robert George Wolfe
Romany Rob Earle Mitchell
Rosa Leigh Elsie Ferguson
Lady Florence May Jobyna Howland
Ta I. it ha Stork Alice Fischer
Sarah Sykes Delia Fox
Mot her Mix Edith Warren
Mi>s 1'rimrose Paula Ludlum
ROSE OF TEHERAN, THE, libretto and scenic
effects by Ludwig Seel, music .arranged and
selected from original oriental melodies, by
William Corner. — New York Theatre, New
York, May 18. •
The sheik Ludwig Seel
Nureddin, a young Persian
Frederick Harten
Tli. old Silk Merchant James Fox
Garvan, his daughter, the Rose of
Teheran Mile. Sato
The Silk Merchant's Servant. .Jack Marcus
The Epileptic Policeman
George Bahnmueller
'I hf Chief Eunuch Nathan Smosser
RUTHERFORD AND SON, a drama, in three
acts, by Githa Sowerby. Produced by
Winthroji Ames.— Little Theatre, New
York, December 23, 193 2.
John Rutherford Norman McKinnel
John J. V. Bryant
Richard L. G. Carroll
Janet Edyth Olive
Ann Agnes Thomas
Mary Thyrza Norman
Martin j. Cooke Beresford
Mi>. Henderson Marie Ault
9ACB \MKNT OF JUDAS, THE, a play, in one
act, by Louis Tiercelin. Done into English
b.\ Louis N. Parker. First time in New
York.— Shubert Theatre, New York, No-
vember 3.
Jaciii.es Bernez....Sir J. Forbes-Robertson
Tlir Count of Kerverh ..Alex. Scott-Gatty
Chapin (Representative of the People)
Grendon Bentlev
Jean Guillou H. Athol Forde
JrlTiK Oouillou Gertrude Elliott
SEAL OF SILENCR, THE, playlet, by F. A.
Crippen.— Keith's Union Square, New York,
. I ;i nuary 13.
r Egan Walter Law
leen Esan Ina Brooks
Charles Elliott Edwin Caldwell
•lant Connolly James Motta
SECOND IN COMMAND, .THE (revival),
comedy, in three acts, by Robert Marshall.
— Wallack's, New York, November 3.
Lieut. -Col. Miles Anstruther, D.S.O.
Montagu Lo\<-
Major Christopher Bingham ..Cyril Maud.'
Lieut. Walter Mannering
Kdward Comberaert
Lieutenant Peter Barker Jack Hobbs
Medenham John Harwnnd
Hartopp R. P. Young
Sergeant David Hallam
Corporal Stanley Jl. Groom.
Orderly Xrthur Henton
Mr. Fenwick Hunter Nesbitt
The Hon. Ilildi brand Carstair.s
Arthur Curtis
The Duke of Hull lames Dale
Lady Harburgh Lena Hall'day
Noriih Vining Mary Merrall
Muriel Mannering Margery Maude
SI-X'OND MRS. TANO. I'KKAY, THE. a play, in
four acts, by Arthur Wing Pinero (revival).
' Produced by John Cort. — Thirty-unit li
Street Theatre, New Vmk, February 3.
Paula Mrs. Leslie Carter
Aubrey Tanqueray Brandon Hur.st
Cayley Drummle Norman Tharp
Captain Hugh Ardale Albert Per; >
Sir George Orreyed. Bart... Hamilton Moit
Gordon Jayne. M.D 1-e.m Brovn
Frank Misquith, K.C.. M.P...U. G. Thorn ,,-
Morse John A. Rice
Ellean M;.ude llanai'ord
Mrs. Cortelyou Cor;ih Adams
Lady Orreyed Mabel Arehdall
SEPARATI'ON, THK. piny, in one act, by
Valentine- cle Saint-Poinet. adapted by Mor-
timer Delano, Academy of Dramatic Aits
matinee.— Empire, New York, January Id.
SEPTEMBER MORN, play, in four acts, by
Alice E. Ives. — Cecil Spoon'T Theatre, Nev.
York City, October c,.
Eben. Holt Robert W. Fra/er
Prof. Zachariah Gates Howard L- ng
Jason Belcher Frederick Clayton •
Ned Burlingham William Sullivan
Uriah Stubbs Phili)i Le'gh
Hackman Tames J. Flanagan
Butler Albert Gardner
Hesbia Peckham l!eta Villiers
Mrs. purlingham Maniuita Dwiglii
Consuela Vanderbilt McGinn is
Violet Holliday
Mrs. Vandewater Loretta King
Doris Tod Kdna May Spooner
Drusilla Tod Mary Gibbs S|iooner
Hallie Everett .Cecil Spoon. T
SKVKXTH CHORD, TI1K. play, )iy Ashh-v
Miller, with musical setting by Joseph Cf.rl
Breil (George W. Leder T'S eompany).--
Illinois, Chicago, March 30.
Miss Love Ma ry Shaw
Marie Dora I)e Phillippe
Zelda Selby A'era Michelena
Bert Chester Lewis J. Cody
First Violin Francesco Lambert!
Second Violin Morris Veder
Viola John Romere
'Cello H. C. Oberlander
English Horn H. Rosenblum
SEVEN KEYS TO 'BALDPATE, a mystery
farce, in two acts, 'by George M. Cohan.
Founded on the story of that name by
Earl Derr Biggero.- Astor. New York, Sep-
tember ?2.
William Hallowell Magee. .Wallace Eddinecr
CHARACTERS HE MEETS AT BAI.DPATE.
Elijah Quimby Edgar Halstead
Mrs. Quimby Jessie Graham
CHARACTERS HE SEF.S WHILE AT WORK.
John Bland Purnell B. Platt
Mary Norton Margaret Greene
Mrs. Rhodes .. Lorcna At wood
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257
Joseph \ih-n
MVIM Tli..rii!ul1 Gail Kane
' ' .. Roy Kairchilds
.Inn Carnaii Martin I
'I'll "inas H.ndan Claude Brooke
Kennedy Carleton Ma< \
'.Mli-r nl' Baldpate lolin ('. KiliK
•^11 VDOWED. Miclnilraiiui, in I'mir acts, li.v Dion
Clayton Calthroji ami < o-nio (innlcin I.ell-
IIK\. Produced by .lame- Forbes iln
Hud-on, New York. Septemb.
Mew an Waldron V. 1.. Granulle
Jarnr* Kildarc '.\ illiam Conklin
Caleb .1. Ed. n Ivan S. Simpson
l.onl HIIJMI WaMton Henry Warwick
K.itt\ Dale .Olive .May
Richard Trent Frank Monroe
John Kami Wil-on \i
Gerald Ka-id char
Sarah \Vi-sti>:i Kva MacDonaid
.Mrs. Jenkins Kate Mayhew
TimiiKMis Emmet Bhacktoford
SIIAMEEN Hill. play, li.v Kida .li.hns.in
Young.— Olympic, Cliira^.. October pi.
I'l-U^y O'D.a Con.-tallce MolineaiiN
Shicla Farrcll Beth Kraiiklyn
tABty Uobert Watt
Norali Maribel Sc.wnom-
Met.-y Bowers Jennie I,.iii(.nt
Andy Bovvers Tohn G. Sparks
Martin McGlca.-h David Glas.-ford
Dare O'DoiiiK-11 Mr. Olcott
Kduard O'lh-a Artlnir Maitland
''''i" John Sht'fliaii
'•'1>'"| Walter Col]i«an
Waters Kredt-rick liobcrts
M.-i'lialrr Maurice Drew
SII.VKK WKDDIM,. TIIK. (..incdy. in three
act.-, by Kd«ard Locke. I'mduccd liv H.
II. Kra/ec.- Sliubert Theatre, St. Lnui.s
Mo.. February :i : Loin-acre Theatre. ,\,-u
York. An>;ii.-.t 11.
Ludwiy kodilei Thomas A. W i>e
Ottomar Mot/ Frank McCorniack
Juan Jacinto Uuinio Socola
Karl Kehl.ciii Carl llcmnialni
Tge Kckhart Calvin Thcina-
lleinie Schmidt David Ross
llan> Weiuhart (Ji-rliardt Jaspcrson
Flan Kochler Alice (iale
Martha Koehl.-r Cecile l!:t-t<>n
l.ucy Kehbcin Kdna Ti injilc
Margaret Kehbein Violet M.mrc
Frieda Haehrarlt Lillian l!o>.-
>\inl'l.l)KKl.\(; FI.AMK. TIIK. play, in three
act*, by William Li-grand Jlovvland. ()rif,-in-
entitled ' ' i!l<l produced at
the I'rinces-. Toronto, Canada, on May I'll.
The piece v\as prohibited in that town.
Adelphi. Philadelphia, September l.j;
Fofty-ei^-litli Street 'I heat re, .\i-\\ York
City. September li.'i.
Mary McCranc Maud S:!iclair
Hannah McC'rane Marie Day
l>r. Stiles Km <
Matilda Thomas Fernanda Fli.-cii
l'-clt.\ St.il.-., Helen Milliiitfton
Mrs. Smithiirs Amy I'i'e
Fd th McCrane Fthel (.1
Uridx'et [osephine William-
Harry llourne Comvay ''.carl.
Ci-rtrnde MiHiimtoii
Charlie Xorris Millinpton
XIMI WHKIM: FI.SF. miiM<-al fantasy, book
and lyrics by A \.-ry Uopwood, mu^ic by
. I.uder-. Produced by Henry W.
-.— Lyric, I'hiladelphin, January la;
Uroadway. N.-\v York, January 'M.
\l.ir\ VII., ^iici'ii ni' Somewhere Else
Cecil Cunnins-hani
Sinn 'ii-lf
Villainiis Will I'hi:
('bio.
Hill
Ftocky Kixon . 1 rium
llep/:bah D
Cheerful i:\c.-utioiccr. .D-.nald Ch ll
lcdd\ Wood i ..ihali
Deputy Chid Uoy Scout,-.. Marion \\ i.
The Messenger ..f Da-.ui Fdith Thayer
A Lad Named Cupid .... \ lolet J»u 1.
SON W1NDTHND. farce-comedy,
. b\ Curl Kr.iat/ and Arthur Hoili
lixin- I'!... . , New York
•u'r: \KI.NI; TU i \ i'in:i:. playlet, i>> '•
\de.— l.'nioii Square Theatre, N.
February 3.
Septimus Pickerinc Milton PoMock
Caroline I'ickcrin;-- Dorothy Hope
Kdward W. Swiniier Charlc.-. W-iltoii
l'1-.'ifc.s.-.or liliss Chde '1 :••
SIMKITI'ALIST, Till-:, com.'dy, in
by Francis WiNon. Pri-.-nted by John <
—Forty-eighth str.-.-t Thcatn. v \v York,
March 24.
;heii Atwell Franci- \\llsoli
liustav Schumacher 'olm Blair
Dr. John Anthony Wright Kramer
Halton «-... Holaiid Knshton
Cray,- F. S. Peck
Kleanor Koywell Edna JJruns
Mi- Mai-L-ant Prince
Harriet otis Dellenbaogh
Annie Lola Fisher
The Nurse Dorothy (iwylin
SPY, THE, drama, in three acts, by Henry
Kistemaecki r-. Produced by Charles Froh-
man. -Empire. New York, January i:!.
Lieutenant-Colonel Felt ....Cyril Kci-;htlcy
Marcel Ueaucourt Julieii J/Estranne
Bertrand de Mauret Ed^-nr Norton
Julius (}|'>K:>U Cliarles Wells
Monsiesneur Jus.sey Ernest Stallard
Ha ron Stettin Douglas (ierrard
ll.-nri Cartcllc Charl.-- K. (ierrard
Paul Kudiet Isidore I\!arcil
.! ustin James Furley
Thd Mayor (ieorjje Barr
Dr. Dutot Thomas Tumour
order to M. lindiet C. 10. llarri-
Ordcrly lohn .lc\
Country Policeman Hubert Bratt
Moiiii|ue Felt Edith Wynne Matthi.-on
Yvonne Stettin ' Es-c\ Dam-
Theresc Dcniaii Vcra Finlay
Annette Jane Ma>
STOP THIEF, a farce, in three acts, by Carlylc
Moore. Produced by Cohan and Harris.
Gaiety. New York. December ~2i>, HH-J.
Joan Carr Vivian Martin
Mrs. Carr Uuth Che-tci
Caroline Can Elizabeth Laiu
M idL'c Carr Louise V.
Nell Mary Hyan
William Carr Frank Bacon
James Cluiley PMC> Vim-
Mr. Jamison 'Koli. rt Cumi:
Doctor Willoughby William Boyd
l-'ev. Mr. Spelain ' Harry C. Bradlej
Jack Uoonan Kiehard Bennett
Joe Thornp-on lam.-s C. Marlowe
••ant ..! Police Thomas Findlay
Police Ollicc (I'Malley Ian
Polic,. (lllicer Clanc> lanu- Mc(iuir.
Police Omcer Casey William Graham
Police 'Mliccr O'Brien Melvin \\
A chautfi-ur Vlb.-rt Dunn
STRANGE WOMAN. THE. comedy, in three
act*, by William Hurlbut. Academy,
BaltfaQCW, (K-tober K!; I York.
November 17. Klav, un<i Krlanfter,
managers.
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Mrange Worn a. n. The (continued).
Ate Master,
nmle^be ........ Hugh DilLman
K^^^i':^&frjsss
STRONGER, THE, play, by August Strindberg.
-Forty-Eighth Street Theatre, New York,
}|!ir'VS- .. Mabel Moore
§•*' v ' Hedwig Reicher
A Waitress' '.'.'.'.'.'• - . . . Marjorie Edmondson
si (II IS LIFE, comedy, by Leo Ditrichstein.—
San Francisco, July 7.
Stenhen Blake Leo Ditrichstein
Vernon Neil .! . Kernan Cripps
Babcock ^Roland EL Bennison
Howard Locke • John Enrcott
Billie Shepherd John A. Butler
Carnngton Macliss ^Bur^SS
s^a^:^':::::::::-char^^£c
T>^-,y S. A. Burton
Roy Fanshaw V.V.V.'.'.V Edni°nd Low?
Charles Emery Cliff Stewart
Edna Gibson Alice Patek
Eleanor Warren Ethyl McFarland
Maud TPeg,?yuPafV
Lena Leah Hatch
Delphine" Blake Isabel Irving
.\l;ma Tamburri Madge West
Fanny Lament Cora Witherspoon
Teresa Anne Livingston
SI'NSHINE GIRL, THE, musical comedy, in
two acts, by Paul Rubens and Cecil
Raleigh, music by Paul Rubens. Produced
by Chas. Frohman. — Knickerbocker, New
York, February 3.
Lord Bicester Vernon Castle
Vernon Blundell Alan Mudie
Schiump Joseph Cawthorn
Daly Tom Lewis
Hudson E. Soldene Powell
Ste|pnyak J. J. Horwitz
Whitney Ed. C. Yeager
l»e\er Joseph Tullar
W ua rs Edwin Stone
Dora Dale Julia Sanderson
Lady Rosabelle Merrydew ..Eileen Kearney
Mrs. Blacker Eva Davenport
Marie Silv.iine Flossie Hope
Kate Flossie Deshon
A lice Eleanor Rasmussen
Sybil Irene Hopping
Violet Constance Hunt
l-'l.v Dorothy Berry
Hobby McLeod Robert Hickey
Sir Walter Raeburn James O'Neill
Lady Mary l>,,th Thorpe
Raymond Sabater
Dickson Elliot
wilKaws Russell Griswold
Sw;1.11 Harry Law
nen..Lew Leroy and William Francis
Flunkeys. .Charles L. McGee and Owen Jones
sri'KRIOR MISS PELLENDER, THE, comedy
:n tliree acts, by Sydney Bonchett. Aca-
demy of Dramatic Arts' matinto.— Empire
New York, Jan. 16.
-I KVIVORS, THE, play, by Henry Kolker
v aughan Pettit.— Morosco Theatre
ngetes, Cal.. October la
SWEETHEARTS, an operetta, in two act.-,
music by Victor Herbert, book by Harry
B. Smith and Fred de Gresac,. lyrics by
Robert B. Smith. Produced by Werba
and Luescher.T-Academy, Baltimore,
March 24; New Amsterdam, New York,
September 8.
Sylvia Christie MacDonald
Dame Paula Ethel Du Fre Houston
Lizette Nellie McCoy
Clairette Cecilia Hoffman
Babette Edith Allen
Jeanette Gertrude Rudd
Toinette '. Gene Peltier
Nanette Gretchen Hartman
Mikel Mikeloviz Tom McNaughton
Franz Thomas Conkey
Lieutenant Karl Edwin Wilson
Hon. Percy Algernon Sling&by
Lionel Walsh
Petrus Van Tromp ....... Frank Belcher
Aristide Caniche Robert O'Connor
Liane Hazel Kirke
Captain Lourent Brijigs French
First Footman Edward Crawford
Second Footman William Wilder
SWITCHBOARD, THE, one-act play, by Edgar
Wallace.— Princess Theatre, New York,
March 14.
The Operator Miss O'Kainiey
Voices on the Wires The Company
TALKER, THE, a play, by Marion Fairfax.—
Presented at the Studebaker, Chicago,
April 8.
Harry Lenox Tully Marshall
Kate Lenox, his wife Eva MacDonald
Ruth Lenox, his sister Marion Phillips
Leonidas Whinston Charles Oompton
Jessie Smith Vida Croly-Sidney
Mr. Fells Thomas Louden
Maude Fells Jean Newton
Ned Hollister H;irry West
Elizabeth Clara Dalton
John Warren Munsoll
TAMING OF THE SHREW. Presented by
E. H. Sothern :i'id Julia Marlowr
hattan Opera House, New York, Septem-
ber 29.
TANTE, a comedy, in four acts, by C. Had-
don Chambers. Producer, Charles Froh-
man.—Empire, New York City, October 28.
Mme. Okraska (Tante) ... Ethel Barry-more
Gregory Jardine Charles Cherry
Franz Lippheim William Ingersoll
Claude Drew E. Henry Edwards
Karen Woodruff Eileen Van Biene
Mrs. Talcott Lizzie Hudson Collier
Mrs. Forrester Mabel Archdall
Miss Scrotton Haidee Wright
Vickers Frank McCoy-
Maid Frances Landy
TEMPERAMENTAL JOURNEY, THE, a play.
in three acts. Produced by David Belascp.
— Lyceum Theatre, Rochester, N.Y.,
August 28.
Stephen Blake Leo Ditrichstein
Prof. Batocock Roland Henry Bergman
Vernon Neil wrank Conior
Billy Shepherd Richie Ling
Dorval Edouard Durand
Howard Locke Julian Little
Carrington McLiss, a reporter. .Lee Millar
Tamburri Daniel Senates
Professor Roland's pupils :
Roy Edwin R. Wolfe
Max Earle W. Grant
Edna Carree Clarke
Eleanor Anna McNaughton
Marjorie Dorothy Ellis
Lina Annette Tyler
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ni \T ritiv 111: m i m 1.1. B, dramal
II. ir.>l, I II II \\ri-ht and I-. \V. Ki-ynold-
i'i llif no\, I li\ tlii- I'linii'T. N;it ional.
Kni;le\v.>od. Air.:'.
THKII: M \I:KI:T \ \I.IK. i-ome.h. in four
Willard Mark. Ctali 'I'll. 'at rr,
Sail s.-pt. mher •!].
.1 -!n: I, -in - \Villanl M.n-k
hard Klli- l.n inn-tone. . Arthur ,T. Price
•iklvn Ahhutt Kmiald Bradbur)
'I In !;.->. Kdward \\'<i<ilr<it
William Chapman
Burin.' Ahhntt Walter Gilbert
'I'lir Butl-T Harmon Weight
Marjorir I'amln-au
l.ii. \ Milliiian Reglna c.pniii-lli
Mr-. }|u .1,111 J'hillirirk J.ilian Hambeau
I II IKK nil; \ NKiHT. \. :, |,l.,y. hy John
'!e!<m ami (;. \\ . WodehiHi-,'. William
Uraily management. MeVirker's,
Cliieailo. Marrii
pli Sutton Freeman Barms
William Willet.- Kdward M'K.n
•illtT Kdward Wonn
Clan i
Sir Spi'lu-rr Mri-i \ r \it Inr
l-ar Williiiiahliy Pitt
Jolin Barrymore
"Spike" Miillins Klincr Bnnth
I. aily Blunt KatliiTinc Winu'liflil
Sir Thomas Blunt \'incriif •
'1'in Aliiv Braily
Philiji (Jn-i-ilon Frank Sheridan
•i A. T. Hendon
.loin; Col, man Cliarlrs Ilartmaii
II. rmaii Scliult/. I/oiii
TFIirr1 <'K KKSTINY. TI1K, ;t |,l:ly, i
•Cnllo, h. Acaili'in>
of Dran \. u York.
llriir.x William Stii-f
Mrs. II. •!!!•> Sroii C.,i,-w ..K. Kliaiior Vlii't
The (,'irl Kicra
N. w York.
TO-DAY, a play, in I'ou < P.rnail-
lmr>t ainl Aliral .-in -r. .Manu-
I'f I'nulurinir C'.ni].aiiy. Co!liiiL'\\oo,l
opi-ra Hon.-.,'. Poughkeepsie, \.v., o.-ioii.-r
'^. I t Thratrr, Nru York,
Kr.-ilrn.-k \\aL-iuT Kdwin Arrlrn
Heinrich Wa«ncr (Jus W.-inhuri;
Butler Charl. - Pit:
l.ily Wami.T i:mil\
'I .. Thi'fi >a .\fa\u.-ll Coiiov. r
Kmma \\auntT \
Mrs. KarriiiRilon Marii- WainwriRht
^I'i.l Maruarrt Robinson
TONG1 r- IM MI \. i HI-. ..lay, in thr..
iiy K.lward Child- Carpenter.— Enjtliah'B
rk, N.i\cini).T in.
':• \. I' -i- Frank "Jillmore
Jullivan
Ifiriiial <;:ad\- All \anilri:i
Dr. l.yn Kanshau .... Fn-dcrirk 'I
Loughran Homer (JranvilK-
^'H'V \lli.-vt .
Mrs. K ... D
Thomas >,.rald Hidgooil
Mm.-. Stirn1
H. • man '• i •
Si'|.ulvi'da M
.lulir
Kapharl
TO S\\T: ONi: i;ll;l.. pliyh-t, l,y Tau; Arm
Musi.- Mall, C'hi.-a;o, .Iipi.-
B.
Ti I: \ s i H i i
in tlir.' i) Karl V'«l!ni<ii'llcr.
, l.y . I. thro I'.ithrtl. i
l>y Krrru.-rio liu-oiii. I'r.Klu.v r-, \l
siniln rt.- llypirioii. \,» llaviri, h
IM r :;|, 1912.
T\VKI,FTII NKiiiT. presented h> i: n. •
l.irlov e. Manhattan Op.-ra
II"!' |."(.
T\ i: \\N V OK Ti: MIS. Till!. OO!B«iy, in four
. li.v ( '. lladilon ( 'hamli.Ts, 1 < vival.
Produrcr, Cliarli-s Krohmaii. Kinjiirc.
York. Si'iiti'inlnT :'!'.
Mr. I'arl.ury John I
(irdrcc (Jiinninj; Inlian I
•in-l Annit-ai/f Hi ;
Kvans Walter Sodi-rlin.'
ll\:i,'inth Woodvard Mary }5<>land
Mrs. I'arhury I, aura I!
I M'l.i; /KB. coinrily, \\rittiii hy Rupert
Kughe8. Savoy, Fall Ki\er. Srjit. mher •_".'.
Suminerlin Jessie Cromette
Aunt Pansy Li da. Kane
June Summerlin Carolyn Klliert,-
" Unc-le /eh'" Willis P. Sweatnam
P. ml Griswold Marian P. Brills
: Taxter Julian Ni.a
Joe Yaruiy Norman Wriidell
K ate Yarmy Zelie Davenport
MaeXah Lynn Osborn
Bell Boy Charles Ord\va\
Mr . I.' • TaMer M
Porter Knmiet W. Reed
r.VWUlTTKV LAW, T1IK. melodrama, in
t'uree acts, hy K<l\vin .Milton Roylc. Pro-
diiei'd hy II. II. Fia/ee. — Fulton, N> •«
k, Fe'hrnary 7.
John Wilson ;irren
. Wilson May Buekley
Su ' 1 1 an M. reel
Dan Tommy Tobin
Fred Morley John St
Larry MeCarthy Frank Sheridan
:ie Cirace (ioodall
•or Mahler Frederiok Burton
Sadie Mr.-. K. K. Fr.
.Ht\ Jury . . Ci-oi'L-e (.'anirrou
MrCuire lo^, -j.h l{.,i
Mullen Walter Fat-on
Smith Kd. Feldt
Marion Ballon
Stenographer Kthol ]>
\ \l,l !•! i:i:i KIYKD. play, in four aei
i-tus Mrllimli. —Hathaway'-, Xiw H«.l
Il.rhert Hostage Rollo Lloyd
Anna Lajni:
Amy Eovtagc Kvn Condon
Kohert Jenkins Carl Buchert
Mr-. Hahvorth II- :-Iers
\. I'.. Maynard Henry M. Hicks
Y1CIIM. Till'. j.Iay !.• irborough.
iMi-id hy M. --r-. shuhert.— Van Curler
:ady, Auj.-i:
I icia Moore
The Doctor Mortimer Martini
The Special \i; nt \'ineint Serrano
Th- C.irl :
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Victim, The (continued).
.Susanne Willis
.Edwin Holt
...
The Madame .............. .Dorothy Dorr
The Cadet ................ GTOrgeT J7°M« v
The Other Girl .................. Lola Ma>
VICTORIA, play, in three acts by Laura
Wynne.—Toy Theatre, Boston, January 6.
WARNING, THE, play, by William Anthony
McGuire and Mabel Kneaghtly.—
Washington, November 25.
i; w \SHINGTON SQUARE, comedy, in three
acts, by Winchell Smith and Victor Mapes.
—Parson's Theatre, Hartford, May 15.
John Livingstone .......... •:T?y,1°^ Holme,i
S. K. Davis ............ Frederick Truesdell
Dick Manning .............. Sam B. Hardy
Mi Hillhouse .............. George Barnum
Billy Finch .............. Herbert Hey wood
Hoean ................ Tom Gillen
Crawford . .......... Chauncey Causland
Itso ............ George Barber
Peter'g' ........ George Spel vin
Tommy ".'.'.'.'.'. ..... .. .......... Harry Merritt
Plainclothes Man .......... Tom McCluney
First Policeman .............. Edwin Barry
Second Policeman ........ Frank F. Mullen
Mabel Mortimer ........ . ... .Lily Cahill
Senora Delporta ............ Harriet Davis
Miss Wortley . . . > .......... -Nan Frances
Marie .......... Cecile Breton
Clarisse ".'.'.... ........ . ........ Grace Martin
Isabelle .................... Lorraine Huling
WEAKER VESSEL, THE, a sketch, by Keith
Wakeman.— Plaza Hotel, New York, De-
cember 23, 1912.
The Man .................. James Kirkwood
The Wife .'. ................ Keith Wakeman
The Woman .................. Elsa Berold
\VE, THE PEOPLE, play in four acts, by John
Frederick Ballard and Ewin Carty Rauck.—
Castle Square, New York, November 3.
Phil Durban .......... William P. Carleton
Mike Healy .................. Donald Meek
Mat Rummel ............ Frederic Ormonde
]>T Richards .......... J . Morrill Morrison
John Townley ................ George Ernst
Joe Weinsk-m ............ Carney Christie
William Maitland .............. Al. Roberts
Dan Horton ................ Edward A. Fox
Madden .................... Alfred R. Berg
Bill ............................ Alfred Lunt
Jean Townley ................ Doris Olsson
Mrs. Durgan ................ Mabel Colcord
WHAT HAPPENED TO MARY, play, in four
acts, by Owen Davis. — Produced by the
Lee Morrison Producing Co., Fulton, New
Vork, March 24.
Turk Wintergreen .......... Edgar Nelson
Joe Bird .................... Harry Levian
l,i/a Peart .................... Kate Jepson
Billy Peart ................ John D. O'Hara
Mary ...................... Olive Wyndham
Captain JogitVr ............ Ed. M. Kimball
Richard Craig .............. Joseph Manning
Henry Craig ................ Morris Foster
John Willis .......... Franklyn Underwood
Mrs. Winthrop .............. Almn Kruger
Tom Little .................. Jay C. Yorke
Mrs. Gibbs .............. Margaret Maclyn
\mn> Welch ................ Jessie Arnold
\VHI;N CLAUDIA SMILES. a farce by Leo
Dltrtehstein, with incidental songs bv Wil-
liam Jerome and J> -m s>hwartz —Illinois
Theatre. Chicago. April 13
Frederick W. Walker .......... n:im- r<m<>,-
r y. Parnham ...... Arthur Stanford
Charles D. Farnham . .Charles J. Winninger
Vlgernoa Winthrop .......Bernard Fairfax
BpKHslas Pollak .......... William Carter
Monsieur Verdler ........ Edonard De fine
When Claudia Smiles (continued).
" Johnny " Rogers Charles Wellesley
Albert, a Head Waiter O. J. Vanasse
Dunn, Valet Albion Pryde
Jingle Bells, a Bell Boy Jack Young
Claudia Rogers Blanche Ring
Alice Farnham Gertrude Dallas
Kate Walker Nan Campbell
Alme. Verdier Emma Janvier
€ynthia Mrs. Charles G. Craig
Louise, Waitress Constance Hyatt
Carrie, Housemaid Cleo Le Moyne
WHEN" DREAMS COME TRUE, a musical
comedy, in three acts, by Philip Bartholo-
mae, with music by Silvio Hein.— Garrick.
Chicago, April C: Lyric, New York, August
18.
A Sailor Thomas Aiken
Hermann Otto Shrader
Saranoff Sarauoll
Mrs. Hopkins-Davis-Story Um Mooney
Hercules -Strong Edward Garvir
Kean Hedges Joseph Santley
Beth Marie Flynn
Mrs. William Smith ..Amelia Summerville
Margaret Smith Anna Wheaton
Griggs Clyde Hunnewell
Jerome K. Hedges Fra/.er Coulter
r>enny Donald MaoDonald
Matilda May Vokes
WHEN LOVE' IS YOUNG, a musical comedy
book, by Rida Johnson, lyrics by William
Cary Duncan, music by William Schroeder.
— Cort, Chicago, October 28.
Tony Allen John Hyams
Holbrook Allen Harry Hanlon
Arthur Stabler Edgar Norton
Colonel McLane George Shields
Jim McLane Sam Hyams
"Chick" Sewell Billy Lynn
"Babe" Carruthers Jack Winthrop
George Bright John Madden
Mike McNabb Frank Brownie*
Guard Harrold Mclntyro
Private Walker Harry Humphreys
Mrs. McLane Helen Hanlon
Florence Henderson Emsy Alton
Madge Blake Sylvia De Krankie
Eileen McLane Leila Mclntyre
WHERE IGNORANCE IS \ BLISS, comedy by
Ferenz Moluar, English version by Philip
Littell. — (Produced by Harrison Grey Fiske,
Lyceum, i New York, September 3.
The Actor William Courtleigh
The Actress Rita Jollivet
The Critic Frederic de Belleville
The Mama Florine Arnold
The Maid Marion Pullar
The Bill Collector Kevitt Manton
The Ouvreuse May Greville
WHIRLPOOL, THE, a jilay. in three. «cts. by
Washington Irving Dodge.— The Majestic,
Buffalo, October 18.
WHITE ROSE', THE. an emotional drama, in
five acts, by Myron C. Fagan. Produced by
the Gleason Players at the College Theatre,
Chicago, December 16, 1912.
WHO'S WHO, a three-act farce, by Richard
Harding Davis.— Produced by' Charles
Frohman at Criterion. New Vork Citv.
September 11.
Lester Ford William Collier
Cliff Cooper William Frederic
• Stumps" Bert ». Melville
Bucky Bates Nicholas Judels
Judge Holt <;r.,,it Stewart
Graham Fiske Edward Lester
hqmre Cobb Charles Dow Clark,-
Dan Quince jonil. Adam
Pop Perry Nicholas Burnhan,
Detective-Serge mt Fallon Frederick Conklin
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i,l " Ford \\ illiam Collier, .iu'i.
-, udder Coliwa) Shall'er
r;iul:i M.HI
Sarali r.M.|MT Grace GriSWOld
I'olh Perry I.citfh W \aiit
i limy Dor
\\Il)o\v l:v N;o\v \, fardcal comedy, in
Hi,, Catherine Ghiftholm CiumUng.
Col, ; k. Fehruar> L'4.
WILL, THi:. :i pla\. bj •'. M. Harrie. l'r<»-
<lucer, Charle> Frohman. Empire, New
York, September -'.».
Mi. Deriies, >MI. .. Frank Kembk Cooper
Mr. Devizes, inn Fred. Eric
i'ln. lolm Drew
.Surtees Sidney Herbert
Sennet Waller Sodd-lini:
. ,1 Murnn
Mr-. Ross Mary Bolaiul
\\ INNIM. or i; \itii \ it \ woirni. THE. a
dramatisation of tin- Harold Hell \Vri»ht
n.iM'l, liy Edward Milton Royle, in pro-
•id tlirn acts.- Apollo. Atlantic
i < mber 4.
The Mother Kditli Lyle
Tin- Fattier Kdwin Bra'xlt
•I'lie Child Myrtle Smith
.lelfer-oii Worth Claude (JillinKwater
Henry Hunt (Jroru-e Thompson
Teraa lialph Theodore
I'at K. .1. Blunkhall
l.urk I aines ('. Edwards
Alon/o Smith Arthur Davis
Slavinski Mr. Davis
.rev,- ^IcClellaii Albert Andrus
Wheeler Joseph Robinson
I'ietro Cordova Koberto Deshon
Harlu.ra- Worth Kdith Lvle
Willard Holmes lliehard Gordon
.lames Greenfield Frazer Coulter
Mrs. Slavinski Mary Downs
Kia IMaziek Alice Ashe
- itriano Dorothy Tureak
Manuel Edwin Brandt
\\rr\Kss FOI; THK DI •:FI:NCK. THK, play.
by A. K. W. Mason Charles Frohman
management. — Hlackstoni', Chicago,
March 31.
Henry Thresk Frank Keml)le-Cooper
er Italian* ym (iaston Mervale
il.irold Ha/.le\vood Ernest Stallard
l!iehar<l Ifazlewood Frank Klliott
llobi ]•( I'ettit'er Arthur Lewis
Hnbbard . . l-'ri'derick Poweli
ii ';/».•»* / or Hi? I '
A Servant .
Ha.' w. S. Phillip-
... Hlalleli
Mr-. Pettiler , uringtoil
WOMAN [NTfiRVEmSS, THE. a play, in M,
by J. Hartley Manner
Fifth Avenue Theatre. \, •,•. York, jieeem
Paul Winthrope Charle.s Wyj
Colonel liient .............. ||;l||,
Th, \\omari .............. Florei:
WOMAN OF IT, TIIK. farce, by Frederick
l-nn-dalc. William A. Hrady, inanaL'
I'lainlield Theatre, J'lainlield, ' N..I ., January
10.
\\OM\\ I'ltOI'OSKS, comedy, by 1'aiil Ar:n-
I'liion Siiuare. Nev. Vork, Septirn-
V FA Its OF DJSCItFTIO.N, comedy, in three
acts, by Frederic llatton and Fanny i
Hatton. Produced by Da\id Belasco.— Em-
pire, Syracuse, November 4, l'jl^; I;,
New York. J)ecember 25, 1912.
Christopher Dallas ............ Lyn Harding
Michael Doyle ................ Bruce Mcltae
John Strong ............... lie.!,
Amos Thomas ......... IJobert .MeWade. jun.
Farrell Howard, jun ....... Grant Mitchell
Met/, ........................ !•;. M. Holland
Mrs. Farrell Howard ...... Elite Shannon
Mrs. Margaret Brinton ...... Alice Putnam
Anna Merkel ................ Mabel Bunyea
Lilly Newton .................. Ethel Pettit
Hessie Xewton ............ Grace Edmonston
VOCNGKU <;EXEI:ATION. THE. a comedy, in
three acts, by Stanley Hoiinhton.— Lyceum,
New York, September •_'.">.
James Henry Kennison ---- Stanley Drewitt
Mrs. Kennison .............. Itose Heaudet
MaKu'ie ....................... Kitty Brown
l.'eirjiie Kennion ............ Clinton Preston
Grace Kennion ---- Kalherine JfacPherson
Thomas Kennion .......... Ernest Lawfo,-d
Afr. Leadbitter ........ Itobert S. Entwistlc
Mr. Fowle ................... \lfred ]{. Diaht
Arthur Kennion ............ Itex McDon^al
Mrs. Hannah Kennion ...... Ida Waterman
Clifford Rawson .............. Nigel Barry
VOFNG WISDOM, play, by Itachel CroU
Apollo, Atlantic Citv. Neu York, October
16.
FIRES IN AMERICAN THEATRES.
.human ,. Memorial Opera lloii -<•. Ea.-tp-trt.
Estimated loss, S-II.IIIHI.
January 9.— Mobile Theatie, Mobile, Ala.
January 21. <irand Opera Hoii~e, Mexico. !•, I,
MHO
l'ebruar\ .".. DiivirU.m opera Hoii.-e. St. Cloud.
Minn. Loss, s-r,.i)iiu.
February I'.'. Family Theatre. Woree-tiv.
Ma- 'MUD.
March l.'i. Klmira Theatie. New York
000.
March i!l. Itoyal Tbealle. Pritie, ! ,v n, \\ , \ .:.
Mam,,
March 29.- Baldwin'.- Theatre. Well,
N.Y.
April L.— Game's Witch Theatre. Salem
F.o.-s, SlOO.IMHi.
April 1. Opera lloii^e. Minataw. Neb.
April 1.- -Lyceum Theatre. Wii'hita. Kan.
June ]:i. -Liberty Theatre. l,ibert\. New York.
.Inly I. Gaiety Theatre. Albany, l.ov.. ;lboin
July 1M. Opera II ( id,
mated at s.|ii,niili.
0,'tobcr n. Haiei Theatre, Mali
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THE STAGE YEAR BOOK
AMERICAN OBITUARY.
FROM DECEMBER 1, 1912, TO THE END OF NOVEMBER, 1913.
Vbmi H. A., magician. Chicago, (May 29.
Ulen, James, <>ne time concert singer. Aged
50 vears. Paterson, N.J., November 29.
\lucis, "John A., formerly a vaudeville actor.
Aged 54 years. Brooklyn, March 21.
Andrews, Harry J. Aged 41 years. New York,
September 12.
\nn,t.rong, Verne, actor. Aged 42 years. New
York, September 15.
Attwood, Mrs. Lillian, actress. Oakland, Oal.,
Vvery, Bailey, theatrical press representative.
N»w York, .November 16.
Vr.lin®ton, Billy, one-time minstrel. Aged 78
years. Los Angeles. .May 25-
Hailev, Frederick A. (several years with
Barnum and Badley). Aged 71. Providence,
K.I., April 16.
Bailey Frank, comedian. Aged 27 years.
Kansas City, Mo., July 6-
Baldwin, Frank B., actor. Aged 51 years.
San Antonio Tex., May 4.
Baldwin, Harry P., advance agent. Kirksville,
Mo., September 4.
Barbee, Orilla (Mrs. Arthur Hill), actress.
Cleveland, 0., November 12.
Harrington, Sidney, actor. Aged 43 years.
New York, January 11.
Barrow, Maude (Mrs. Yockney), actress.
liulialo, N.Y., February 26.
Batch' Ili'i-. George H., old-time circus man.
S6 years. Providence, R.I., Novem-
ber 19.
Hattin, Franklin P., actor. Aged 61 years.
New York, .November 1.
Baumfirtd, Mr. Maurice, theatrical manager.
Aged 48 years. New York, March 4.
-, John J., orchestra leader. Aged 61
:•-. Jersey Citv April 18.
Bellman, Al., vaudeville performer. New
York, June 27.
Ht-miett, Seth Chamberlain, vocal instructor.
68 years. Long Branch, N..T.,
April 14.
i in, Daniel J. Aged 62 years. New
York, April 22.
Hiinbeni, Morris, musklian. Arverne, N.J.,
July 5.
••-. \\ 'ashington Henry, one-time theatrical
•-vr. Aged 80 years. Easton, Pa.,
Ma)
Boardanam, l>;uiiel !\V., bandmaster. Aged 82
Ho-ton, Sfptrinber 22.
In.-. <'a|it.ain A. H., circus artist. Aged
80 years. Springfield, 111., March 23.
• . it'k, Alice Qsborne, actress. Aged 51
S<|uantiini, Mass., April 14.
.)., actor. Mercer, Pa., November
:'ise.T. Aged 30 years. Spring-
field, • h 19.
artist. Aged 56 years.
:o, July 19.
jirigham, Archie, manager. Aged 43 years.
Carthage, Mo.., October 20.
Brown, Henry €., musician. Aged 74 year.-.
New York, December 7, 1912.
Bos'tock, (Mrs. Lilian F. Aged 25 years. Reno,
July 18.
Buckley, Mrs. Mary Agnes. Brockton, April
30.
Buckley, Wade, musician. Aged 55 years.
.New York, July 21.
Hurk.-tttff. J. A. 'Lincoln, Neb.. April 12-
Buckwortti, iLenden, vaudeville .artist. Frem-h
Lick Springs, Ind,, February 24.
Budd, 'Herbert, actor. Aged 51 years.
February 3.
Buechel, Robert, flute player. Aged 63 years.
St. . Louis, April 20.
Burba.nk, Charles L., wire walker. Aged 37
years. Baith, iMe., January 21.
Burrtdge, Walter, scertic artist. Albuquerque,
N. Mex., June 24.
Busiby, Ool. William, theatrical /propraetor.
McA tester, Okla., 'September 23.
Calm, 'Mrs. Adelaide, wife of Julius Calm,
theatrical manager. Aged 37 years.
Greenwich, Conn., (November 10.
Oafine, AJioe, danaer. Ciharfleston, B.C.,
October 14.
Callan, James, vaiudeyille artist!. Aged 62
years. Michigan. Oity, Ind., June 1.9.
Ca.nfle.ld, Gertrude, actress. Chicago, March 6.
Oataugh, Cliff, tre"asu.rer. Hamilton,, August
22.
Oarleton, Arthur, aotor. Bensonihurst, L.I.,
August 26.
Carter, Billy, banjo ipliayer. Aged 78 years.
Brooklyn, December 27, 1912.
Carter, Daniel D., playwright. Aged 41 'years.
Brooklyn, N.Y., November (13.
Carter, Thomas, comedian. Aged 58 years.
New York, May 3.
Chambers. William Paris, cornet plajer. Car-
lisle. Pa.. November 1.
Olark, J. P. E., manager. Binghampton, N.Y.,
May 7.
Clarke, Burt. G., actor. Aged 66 years. Balti-
more, November 19.
Clarke, George W., owner of Newell Park.
Los Angeles, Cal., March 20.
Clauder, Joseph, musadian. Aged 60 year.-.
'Halt Springs, Ark., March 17.
Craig, Charles G., one-time actor. Aged 61
years. Toronto, Can., September 8.
Clermonto, Pnank, vaudeville artist. Aged 43
years. New York, March 21.
Cobb, Willie, (press agent. Aged 72 years.
Cleveland, November 19.
Oo'lb.v, Charles E., actor. San Francisco,
October 31.
Cole, Jessie, actress. Omaha, December 21,
19.12.
Colemian, Thomas L., old^ime actor. Aged
56 years. Washington D.C., March 21.
Colllins, Minnie, vaudeville actress. Elkhart,
Ind., May 24.
Collins, Walter A. Lanigan, comiposer, Queen's
Borough, N.Y., 'March 27,
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263
\i., actor. Aged 54 years.
Amity wile. L.I., August 24.
. George WAahtaoton, actor. Aged 56
H York, May 10.
d 51 years,
pterober 5-
Carl W., actor. Aged 38 years.
Ubuqueniue, V Me*., August 20.
Cox, Willia.ui We.-t, one-tdme minstrel man.
V'jed 76 years, M-atvn Island. April 2.
Cumi'son, John J:.. actor. Aged 45 years.
Bullalo. N.Y., March 15.
!. Mary (Mrs. Kdwsird N. McDowell),
.Ik City, April 5.
Ki'a. violinist. Bo>U>n. Mass., July 18.
Dal t«m. James, comedian. Aged 52 years.
igo, October 19.
Daly, ^Lizzie GDertons (Mrs. Sam Tuck), circus
artist. Chicago, November 23.
nob, Louis, tenor. Portland, Ore.,
February 16-
by, Fred. J., actor. Aged 40 year.-.
Columbia, S.C., NorvanHbei 15.
Dayton, George W., theatre proprietor. St.
'Paul. Minn., March 24.
Mean. William J., stage director. Kew
Gardens, L.I., October 9.
De Bolo, J., aotor. Aged 23 years. San
Iti.-uo, Cal.. June 11.
Do Gray, iMaWred Howard, dancer. North
Minneapolis, February 6.
De Witt, William C., vaudeville performer.
Aged 41 years. Cincinnati, 0., August 26.
Delavan, Jennie (Mrs. T. H. Delavan), actress.
Cleveland, 0. 'May 26.
Delcher, James B., theatrical manager. Aged
46 years. New York, January 12.
De Nicblesco, Mme. lEmma Wizj-ak, operatic
artist. New York, February 22.
Dessauer, Sam, theatrical manager. New
York, Aipril 23.
Dickson, Ada, actress. New York City,
July 11.
Dickcrson, Charles, actor. Chicago, February
20.
Dietz, Frank H., theatrical manager. Aged
60 years. Pleasant Valley, N.Y., March 15.
Dillon, John, one-time comedian. Aged 81
years. Chicago, April 21.
Dittmar, Philip J., musician. Aged 83 years.
Jersey City. March 2.
Dc.fI'M', Edward, circus artist. Bloomington,
III.. July 16.
Doerge, MJina (Mrs. J. E. Dunn), actress.
Aged i33 years. New York, December 22,
1912.
Dolan, John Francis, theatrical manager.
Aged 43 years. Dover, N.H., November 9.
Dunhap, Al., singer. Fort Worth, Tex.,
July 19.
Earle. Harry, aotor. Brooklyn, New York,
March 17.
Ebert, Joseph, muakian. Aged 72 years.
Baltimore, April 7.
Ktlwardes, George B. Cleveland, O., October
IS.
Edwards. Mazie (Mrs. Frank Bailey), dancer.
Aged 25 years. Kansas City, Mo., July 6.
Eichler, €arl H., musician. Aged 86 years.
Salem, August 8.
ELson. John Arthur, musician. Aged 27 years.
Ft. Wayne, Ind., January 12.
Biting, Salome, singer. Cardillac, Mich.,
February 24.
Emery, Harry B., theatrical manager. Aged
59 years. Benton Harbor, Mich., July 13.
Ernst, Henry, vaudeville artist. Aged 52
years. May 15.
Evans, Mrs. Arthur R., actress. New York,
February 13.
Evans, Mrs. Bessie Simon, actress. Baltimore,
September 11.
Evans, Man anager. Aged 44
years. New York, May 13.
ulotUi \V., actress. Aged 54 years.
Manr.hest-er, N.M.. Knbruary 22.
Kwinj?, Horace, old actor. Antwerp, O.,
13.
Kwm, Koy Kelleye, acitor. Agud 33 years.
Chdcago, III., August 27.
Farrell, Emma (Emma Moore of the Moore
Sisters). Brooklyn, April 27.
(•'ay. Mrs. Dada, actress. New York, April 27.
oger. Ag«d3By«e». Peoria,
111., June 20.
Fenton, Ukfaael J., one time vaudeville per
iner and manager. A«ed 51 yeans.
Philadelphia, October 14.
Ferguson, Robert V., actor. New York. April
21.
Fielding, Maggie, actress. Aged 65 years.
\. A fork rity, July 15.
Fischw, Joha P., musician. Aged 56 years.
Newark, N.J., October 24.
Fisht-11, Dan 8., theatrical manager. Aged
45 year.'i. St. iLotis, .November 13.
Fisher, 'George iS'borns, comedian. Aged 33
years. [November 8.
Fitzgerald, Bert H., veteran circus man.
Cleveland, O., November 1.
Foley, William J., <muisiciiaji. Aged 26 years.
Wdlliamsburg, March 18.
Fox, Delia, actress. New York, June 16.
French, Jeffrey, actor. Dayton, 0., Marcn
28.
Froyo, B. W. (William Scott), of the Froyo
Trio. Minneapolis, Minn, March 23.
Gainer, Joseph, theatrical manager. Aged 31
years. Phoenix. Ariz., February 4.
Gale, Ruth, actress. Aged 26 years. Harvard,
III., April 25.
Glaser, Louis A., father of Lulu Giaser.
Aged 75 years. ,Svi>t.enii>er 13.
Graham, Mrs. Ben (Fanny Mclotyre). New
York, May 2
Grayhell, Joseph, actor. New York, August 3.
Gibbons, Francis, iactor. New York, Feb'
ruary 27.
Gilden, Mack. Pittsburg. Pa., September 2.
Gordon, Clifford, vaudeville aotor. Aged 38
years. Chicago, April 21.
Grant, Robert A., .formerly theatrical ma'
Boirley, Idaho, March 2?.
Greenwall, Henry W., theatrical manager.
Aged 81 years. New Orleans, November 2?.
Grinnell, Ada, onetime actress. Aged 84 year.'.
Brooklyn, November 11.
Groves, Lyle Waldron, formerly in vaudeville.
Little Rock, Ark., April 10.
Grove, Oharles L., illusionist. Aged 44 ;
Chambersburg, Pa., July 4.
Gurgen, John G., stage manager. La Salle,
111.. March 16.
Gwynette, Harry, aotor. Aged 76 years. New-
York, September 24.
Hageman, Maurice, actor. St. Louis, Mo.,
March 3.
Hale, Frank, vaudeville artist. Denver, Col.,
September 12.
Hamilton, Angus, lecturer. New York, June 14.
llanilley, John, stage manager. Aged 33 years.
New York, January 27.
Hansell, Fred. E., entertainer. A^ed 54 years.
Brockton, Mass., April 22.
Harris, Charley, vaudeville artist. Aged 6ft
years. Boston. September 14.
Harris, Nat. W., manager. Aged 30 years.
NV\v York, April 29.
Harris, William, aotor. Aged 45 years. New
York, May 28.
Harrison, James, actor. Aged 79 years. Louis-
ville, Ky., February 22.
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THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
Harrison, E. J.% cornet player. St. John, N.B.,
Can., March 24.
Harrisoiii, William, vaudeville .artist. St.
Louis, Mo., June 4-
Hart, May (Mrs. May C. Brooke), actress.
Aged 69 years. Worth Adams, Mass.,
March 25.
Uarnett, 'Mary, .actress. Aged 20 years. New
York, July 11.
Hart, Jo'hn C., comedian. Buffalo, N.Y.,
January 17.
Baskell, S. Everett, musician. Aged 39 years.
Lynn, Mass., February 21.
Hatch, Margaret. actress. Aged 40 years.
Stamford, Conn., December 24, 1912.
Hatter, William H., aotpr. Aged 54 years.
Floral Park, L.I., April 6.
Hawkins, Ethel, actress. Aged 18 years. New
York City, March 24.
Heam, Thomas A., actor. Aged 42 years.
New York, July 17.
Heindmann, -George, scenic artist. Aged 54
years. Hoboken, N.J., October 26.
Heinze, Mrs. F. A., actress. Aged 29 years.
New York, April 2.
Helpers, William, musician. Aged 27 years.
Covington, Ky., February 23.
Herman, Leopold, father of A. H. Woods
(Albert Herman) and Martin Herman.
Aged 69 years. New York, January 15.
Higbee, Dolly (Mrs. William Geppert), writer.
Aged 57 years. Scarborough-on-Hudson,
February 17.
Hill, -Nellie, actress. Atlantic City, January 18.
Hogan, John £., old-time minstrel. Aged 66
years. 'New York, May 2.
Holland, Edmund Milton, actor. Cleveland,
November 24.
Hollis, Lilian, actress. New York, February 3.
Hooper, Frank, former theatrical manager.
Sherman, Tex., Jiune 12.
Howard, May (Mrs. Victoria Sutherland),
actress. Aged 72 years. Shelbyvillle, Ind.,
January 20.
Home, Kitty, actress. San Bernardino, Cal.,
June 7.
Hudson, Lillian, actress. March 29.
Hulette, Mrs. Francis J., one-time opera
singer. Brooklyn, N.Y., April 1.
Humphrey, 'Mrs. Leslie Padimer. Wife of H. E.
Humphrey. Brooklyn, May 3.
Hurd, J. K., musician. Sioux Oity, Iowa.
February 25.
Hyde, Kichard, of the Hyde and Behman
Amusement Co. Aged 64 years. Tucson,
Arizona, December 14, 1912.
Irving, Bob., actor. . Chicago, February 20.
Irving, Mrs. Lucy, vaudeville actress. Oak-
land, Cal., July 20.
Jack, John, tragedian. Aged 77 years.
llohnesiburg, September 16.
James, Ellen, opera singer. Aged 35 years
Newark, N.J., August 5.
"tto, Alfredo, musician. San Francisco
April 11.
J. mike, Edgar, musician. New York, May 31
Jennings, J. E., actor. Aged 40 years. April
26
Johns, Stanley, actor. Portland, Ore., March 6
Johnson, Jacob, stage manager. Aged 55
years. Washington, May 7.
Kennedy Ben., actor. Aged 52 years. Ward's
lalaad, May 23.
Kfim.-dy, Louise, vaudeville artist. Chicago
111., January 11.
Cilfoil, Lucy A. Los Angeles, Cal., February 6
Kjt.imm, Fitsuri, acrobat. Aged 61 years
West Moboken. X.J., May 16
Knonp, Henry, musician. Aged 89 years
Bronse, New York, June 27
**!"' connected with Canadian
amusf.Tnunts. Montreal. June 29.
Laird, Major, vaudeville artist. Atlantic
Oity, S.J., October 24.
<Lamib, Harriet E., actress. Philadelphia, Pa.,
Aipril 21.
L:uirran, Mary OMrs. (Harry C. Jewell), actress.
Aged 26 years. Brooklyn, N.Y., September 3.
Lashley, William, vaudeville artist. Colorado
Springs, Colo., July 21.
La Moyno, W. D., niusdcian. Aged 42 years.
Vancouver, Can., November 3.
Laurence, Jack, vaudeville artist. Chicago,
September 18.
Leach, John H., musician. Plainfield, Conn.,
January 25.
Lappingwell, .Myron, actor and playwright.
Aged 50 years. Chicago, September 10.
Leigh, Alice, actress. 'Boston, May 1.
Leigh, Clifford, comedian. Aged 45 years.
New York, April 13.
Lee, (Mrs. Mary, vaudeville actress. Aged 25
years. New York, October 25.
Lennon, Nestor, actor. Aged 50 years. New
York, October 12.
Lennox, Walter Scott, actor. Aged 55 years.
December 14, 1912.
Leslie, Edward, vaudeville artist. Aged 46
years. Annityville, L.I., October 11.
Litt, Sol., theatrical manager. Aged 41 years.
Chicago, October 24.
Litdhfield, Neil, entertainer. Aged 57 years.
(Newark, N.J., December 8, 1912.
Looper, Guy Arthur, actor. Aged 26 years.
Kansas City, Mo., April 2.
Lothrop, Win. H., treasurer. Boston, May 2.
Lowither, William C., stage manager. Aged 38
years. October 2.
Luders, Gustav Carl, composer. Aged 48
yeans. New York, January 24.
Lusk, Bert, actor. Brazil. Ind., November lv
Lynch, David W., one-tame stage manager.
New York, August 10.
McDonald, Charles, actor and manager. Aged
67 years. Cincinnati, June 12.
McCloskey, James J., dramatist. Aged 87
years. Brooklyn, July 28.
McCullough, E. J., one time actor. Aged 52
years, Pittsburgh, Pa., September 9.
McLaughJin, William, opera singer, New York,
August 21.
McMurray, William, one time actor. Aged 60
years. Cincinnati, 0., September 21.
McHugto, Morris, actor. Aged 45 years.
Detroit, August 5.
McCormack, Loudon actor. Aged 65 years.
Empire Hotel, New York, Apnil 23.
McLaughlin, Adrian. F., one time actor (profes-
sionally known as Frank McLean). Glou-
cester City, N.J., March 2.
McSorley, Frank, one-time actor. Portland,
Ore.. April 8.
McWade, [Robert, jun., actor. Aged 78 years.
New York, March 5.
Mack, May Oebhardt, actress. New York,
April 7.
Malison, William, musician. Pittsburgh, Pa.,
November ,17.
Malchow, William F., musician. Aged 52
years. Red Bank, N.J., December 9, 1912.
Matoney, Joseph. Biloxi. Miss.. September 11.
Martin, Blanch, actress. Newark, April 26.
Martin, Mary H.. actress. Aged 70 years.
Belair 'Road, Md., July 8.
Markwitlh, John, musician. Aged 74 years,
Orange, >N.J., February 27.
Mason, Charles H., advance agent. Spring
Oity, Tenn., October 12.
Matus, Pistn K.. composer. Aged 57 years.
Brooklyn, October 1.
Maxwell, Cora, actress. Aged 18 years.
Chelsea, Mass., October 28.
Maynard, Clinton, oi.e-time tenor. Aged 47
yeans. El Paxo, Tex., March 17.
Melmoth, John P., composer. Vged 60 years.
Jersey City, November 15.
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. Ulint C.. actor. Aged 22 ye*rs.
.March 6. ,0
Aged 58
:aiikuu, Pu.. September 15.
Moore, Lot': -\-'J !ii years. oau
iry 21.
Mullaly, Tliom:is \V., thvatik-.a manager. Los
.1., April 7.
Mulligan, \\illiain .M , musician. St. Paul,
21.
Murray, Mrs. Joe, vaudeville artist. Dallas,
Tex., September 28.
Murray, Wailiam, old time circus ]>erformer.
,1 64 years. Carthage, Mo., Feb-
ruary 13.
John 11., minstrel. Aged 77 years.
Philadelphia, January 23.
Nathiiii. Joseph, one tame actor. San
• ember 13, 1912.
Neary, Thomas F., advance agent.
town. I'a . No\emlicr 6.
NVI.-ou, John, acrobat. Hot Springs,
January 25.
NcNvhall. Ira E., manager. SaJem,
M.ty 4.
Newton, Gone W., violinist. Aged 20
\V joining, 111., May 6.
Nodine, Robert 8., vaudeville artist.
51 -years. Everett, Ma-.-.. May 15.
ium, Mrs. Maliu, Yiddish actress.
York, March 12.
Fnan-
Johns-
Ark.,
Mass.,
years.
Aged
New
, 'Esther, actress. Aged 16 years.
aimah, Ga., March 15-
Ort-h, Lazette Emma (Mrs. John Orth), com-
• r. Aged 55 years. Dover, Mass.,
September 15.
ivan, William tr. '(William F. Bully),
vaudeville actor. Moaticello, N.Y., April
13.
Paclu-co, iMr-. Roinualdo, writer. Aged 71
years. San Francisco, November 5.
Parry, Mary A. (Mr.-. Harry IF. Uordon),
actress. Brooklyn, N.Y., January 25-
Pearl, Tony, harpUt. Aged 39 ' years. New
York, May 27. v
Pet tie, Edgar Cory, father of Edna May.
Aged 66 years. New York, May 6.
Pfeifftr, Mrs. Christine, actress. Aged 87 years.
San Francisco, January 1.
I'hijips, Alta, actress. New York April 22.
Pierce, Frances, actress. iLos Angeles, Novem-
ber 25.
Pike, Montague J. Newark, N.J.. April 22-
. Mrs. Minnie Louise, vaudeville actress.
Aged 46 years. July 25.
v, Lucy B., opera singer. New York
City. April 3.
Pryce, David, actor. San Francisco, Cal.,
January 24.
Rummage, Mrs. Dona Lombard, one-time
actress. Aged 67 years. Toman, 'Wi-..
March US.
Uarkrtt. \V. !>.. musician. Vancouver, B.C.,
.November 4.
Randall, Erda, violinist. Aged 19 years; San
Francisco, January 1.
Raymond, Arthur W.. actor. Aged 18 years.
York, April 12.
York, August 23.
••th, Jeannette, actre-ss. Aged 65 years.
A)bany, N.Y.. February 15.
Reynolds, Mrs. Wilson (Nellie Mark). Aged 38
Scbeneotadv, N.Y., December 21,
19112.
Reynolds, Henry Dexter, vaudeville actor.
I'.OM. \pril.
- idf\111c artist. New York,
•T 30-
Uiohard.-, Frank 11., manager. Aged 60 jean.
Waahiugton, D.C., May 21.
" Rio," ftcroba.1. llauiilton, Conn., February
12.
Kobc-rte, Austin II. ("Mack ";, Irish comedian.
.New York •City, November 9.
Rotxiuaon, David L., manager.
Aged 45 year.-. .Now York, January 24.
llodi-/, Miulaiu.', 1'nnia Donna. Aged 54
years. Prince- town, 111., December 13, 1912.
, Raymond, min^tivl. Aged 19 year*.
Rauson'« IMill, Nr. Murfrecsboro', Tenn.,
October 8.
Ryan, John F., actor. Aged 65 years. New
York City, April 6.
Salley, Edward, manager. Drowned In Moun-
tain Lake, Nr. Gloversville, N.Y., June 28.
Saii<lor, Ungar, cabaret singer. New York,
October 27.
Santord, Fred. (Alfred Sanford Samuels),
actor. Aged 47 yeairs. Philadelphia,
No\-e(mber 15.
Scanlon, Jack, vaudeville artist. Aged 46
years. September 16.
Schertel, Anton, stage manager. Aged 58
years. New York, March 13.
Schoneld, George, vaudeville artist. Aged 21
. years. New York, August 10.
Seatorooke, T. Q., actor. Aged 53 years.
Chicago, April 3.
Seagren, Charles Leonard, aotor. Los Angeles,
Cal., June 17.
Sefton, Ernest Fx«d., booking agent. Aged
45 years. Jackson, Mich., June 30.
Seager, Richard Watson, coraposer. Aged 82
years. Los Angeles, January 8.
Sells, J(bhn IG., agent. Wfe^t Wynndiota,
Kan., October 6.
Shepard, Frank H., musician. Aged 49 years.
Orange, N.J., February 15.
Sheldon, Mrs. Harry (Hazel Harrison).
Chicago, December 30, 1912.
Sherwood, William H., theatrical manager.
Lawton, Mich., June 13.
Shields, Lorenz, song writer. Aged 45 years
Massapequa, L.I., October i'('..
Shields, Ren., eong writer. Aged 45 years,
tyhuecker, iHeinricti, harpist. Aged 43 years
Boston, April 17.
Siegel, Mrs. Hannah, musician. New Y'ork.
June 24.
Sinclair, Lucille (Mrs. (XI. S. Bentham), actress.
New York, September 28.
Slater, Harry Preston, theatrical manager.
Pottsville, Pa., December 24, 1912.
Smith, William Weston, actor. Aged 22 years.
St. Louis, Mo., September 10.
Snecd, John Belton, aotor. Aged 47 years.
St. Louis, Mo., September 7.
Snow Harry G., press agent. Aged 54 years.
Maiden, Mass., January 14.
Scrangter, Seth. B., actor. Collinsville, Okla.,
March 24.
Staats, Phil., vaudeville artist. Baltimore
May 11.
Stanley, Jack, actor. Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.,
July 15.
Stark, Bertha, nxusdcian. Aged 40 years.
South Bend, Ind., May 10.
Steel, Mns. Sophia, former actress. Aged 54
years. Phildeliphia, May 29.
Steele, Harry J., circus agent. Aged 51
years. Philadelphia, January 23.
Steely, Guy., playwright : Aged 41 years.
Cleveland. O., April 20.
Stein, Frank C., actor. Aged 57 years. Donna,
Kan., August 21.
Stephenson, Frederick Rupert, advance agent.
Aged 36 years. Brooklyn. November
. Syrvan iR. Aced 48 years. Port
\Va-liin-ton. I.. I.. May 28-
njamin, manager. Aged 52 years.
York, October 22.
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SUllwell. Al., manager. Aged 63 years. Oak-
laud, CaL, January 17.
Stoeckert, Otto, musician. Aged 51.
Harr.o-ni actor and .
Ased 69 years. Paterson, N.J., March 3.
Stone Harry, comedian, A«ed 42 years. Port
Wadttngtoo, November 3. T,M1,.._inWa
Stotl, airs? William, singer. Philadelphia,
Warren, actress. Gloucester,
'
tUa^mber6 of^ ^theatrical profession. Spring-
manager.
tih*» flpw York
livan William \uwmf, •-"• "uv ,
' Hippodrome staff. New York, May 1-
Summerville, Russell, actor. Aged 23 years.
New York, September 2.
Taylor, (May (Mrs. Mary A. Taylor), actress.
Aced 68 years. Philadelphia, July 30. .
Thatcher, George, actor and one-time min-
strel. Aged 67 years. East Orange, N.J.,
Tenney Ernest, vaudeville actor. Aged 45
years El Paso. Tex., June 10.
Terry, Fred. E., actor. Aged 57 years.
Aurora, III., March 29.
Tiemon, Theodore, circus performer. Aged
23 years. Oklahoma City, November 19-
Tierney, John T., Irish comedian. Aged 40
years Baltimore, December 15, 1912.
Theibus, Otto, aotor. Aged 52 years. Belle-
ville, III., November 7.
Thurson, John A., vaudeville actor. Cincin-
nati, O., June 2.
Till Mrs. 'Louisa Olive, marionette mampu-
'lator. Aged 60 years. Maiden, Mass.,
Tobtn Frank, actor. Omaha, Neb., July 22.
Toomey, Mrs. Gertrude Sansouci, composer.
Aged 39. January 18.
Von Osten, Bob, comedian. Red Bank, New
Jersey, May 8.
Voce, Tom, ventriloquist. Hot Springs, Ark.,
March 7.
Waite, James R., actor. New York, Novem-
ber 8.
Wandell, Frederick, manager. Aged 47 years.
Bayonne, N.J., January 18.
Ward, Harry, antostirel. Laurence, Kan.,
October 13.
Warner, Mrs. H B. (wife of H. B. Warner,
actor), Merrick Road, near Seaford, L.I.,
April 20.
Watson, Mrs. Regdna, .musdciaai. Aged 60
years. Chicago, July 31.
Watson, Lizzie, comedienne. Aged 63 years.
ORiichimond, Ind., February 17.
Webb Walter F., musical director. Aged
50* years. Long Island, N.Y., June 24.
Weimann, John, playwright. Aged 64 years.
New York, December 25, 1912.
Wells, Arthur. December 27, 1912.
Wells, Charles A., actor. Aged 57 years.
Philadelphia, July 30.
Wells, Arthur Sherman, aotor. Detroit, Mien.,
January 2.
Weimar, flda, actress. Rutiherf|>rd, N.J.,
January 20.
Weston, Sam S., vaudeville artist. Aged 63
years. Montreal, Can., October 29-
Whalley, Willis, trombonist. Atlanta, Ga.,
March 11.
Wheeler, W. S., -actor. Aged 57 years. Ft.
Worth, March 14.
Whitmer, (Louis J. (" Dutch "). stage manager.
Aged 37. Lima 0., June 30.
Whyland, Sarah Plank, owner of Whyland
Opera house. Ag«d 62 years. St. Johns-
ville, N.Y., 'March 31.
Wickham, H. A., theatrical manager. Akron,
N.Y.. July 7.
Wilder, Albert, stage manager. Aged 40
years. New York, November 16.
Wiley, Clifford, singer. Aged 45 years.
New York, March 2.
Williams, Dan, actor. New York, November
19.
Williams, Mrs. Myrtle (Virginia Warrington),
vaudeville actress. Washington, D.C.,
March 17.
Williams, Victor W.. business manager. Aged
35 years. New York, June 2.
Wilson, George X. (Walter 0. Dawkins), vaude-
ville artist. Aged 42 years. Brooklyn,
N.Y., September 7.
Wohlrad, Joseph, actor. Aged 19 years.
Paterson, N.J., November.
Wolff, Erich, pianist. New York, March 19.
World, John W., vaudeville actor. Aged 48
years. Paso Rohles, Hot Springs, January
7.
Wood, James, vaudeville artist. Wildwood,
N.J., May 30.
Wylie, 'Mrs. Clara Pembertoii <Bate San-
ford), actress. Aged 55 years. MiUord,
Mass., December 15, 1912.
Wymme, John, old time actor. Aged 68 years.
New York City, April 6.
Zames, Signa Jacob, vaudeville artist. Aged
42 years. Muskoyce, Okla., September 28.
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PRINCIPAL PLAYS AND REVIVALS OP THE YEAR 1913.
* Means revival.
AFFAIRE ZEZETTE, L', a drama, in one act,
b\ MM. A. Vi'ly and L. Miral. — Grand-
Guiu'iiol. June 19.
•AIGLON, L', a drama, in four acts, by Ed-
iii'ind Rostand.— Sarah-Bernhardt Theatre,
August 28.
A LA VAGNETTE ! a revue, in thirty tableaux,
M. Bonnaud Dies and G. Arnould. —
Citrale, May 1J7.
ALSACE, a drama, in three acts, by MM.
Gaston Leroux and Lucien Camille. — Rejane
Theatre, January 10.
AMOUR A QUINZE ANS, L', comedy, in one
act, by M. Clappe.— Theatre Michel, June
19.
"AMOUR LA MANOEUVRES, L', a comedy-
vaudeville, in three acts, by MM. Paul
uilt and "MouezyEon. — Vaudeville,
July 1.
•AMOUREUSE, L', a comedy, in three acts, by
Georges de Porto-Riche. — Porte-Saint-Mar-
tin, October 10.
ANGES GARDIENS, LES, a drama, in four
adapted from the novel of Marcel
Pr4vost by MM. Jose1 Frappa and Dupuy-
Mazuel.— Come'die-Marigny, October 30.
•APHRODITE, a musical drama, in six
tableaux, adapted by Louis de Gramont
from a novel by Pierre Louys. Music by
Caraille Erlanger. — Opgra-Comique, Sep-
tember 26.
A PLKINES GORGES, revue, in two acts, by
MM. Carpentier and Max Aghion, with
music by M. Sauvaget, the second act
consisting of a " conference sur la chan-
son " by MM. Rip and Bosquet.— Theatre-
Impe'rial, September 21.
ARCADIENS, LES, a spectacular operette,
adapted from the English production of the
same name by JIM. Quinel and Max Dearly.
— Olympia, April 4.
AVARE, L', a comedy, in four acts and six
tableaux, by an unknown Chinese author,
adapted for the French stage by Mmc.
Judith Gautier.— Od£on, May 15.
BACCHANALES, LES, Greek comedy, in three
by Koume'gous, with music by ]•'« r-
luind le Barne. — Produced at the open-air
theatre at 1're-Catalari, August 7.
HAISKK 'DANS LA MIT, LA, drama, in two
acts, by Maurice Level. — Grand-Guignol,
July 31.
i:\I.\IHN DU MONDE OCCIDENTAL, a play,
in three acts, adapted by Maurice Bour-
geois from a play by J. M. Synge, pro-
duced under the auspices of the Theatre
de 1'CEuvre at Antoine Theatre, December
13.
BAPTF-MT, LE. a comedy, in three acts, h\
MM A!fn-<i Savoir and Noziere.— Theatre-
'if. Juno 6.
HF.AP Hi:<;lMI AT, LI-, drama, in two nets.
bij
Septenrbfir 7.
BELLE AVENTURE, LA, a comedy, in three
acts, by MM. Robert de Flers, A. de Cail-
lavet, and Etiemne Key.— Vaudeville, De-
cumber 22.
BENVENUTO CELLINI, an opera, in three
•acts, by Leon de AVaally and August* Bar-
bier, with music 'by Berlioz. — Theatre des
Cbamps-Elysees, April 3.
*BERCEUSJiS, LES, a comedy, in three acts,
by MM. Pierre Vefoer and Michel Provins. —
Theatre-Michel, Maj 11.
BLANCHE CALINE, a comedy, in three acts,
by M. Pierre Frondaie.— Theatre-Michel,
April C.
BONHiE/TJR, LE, a comedy, in one act, by
Pierre Veber. — Grand-Guignol, March 11.
*BONHEUR, iMES'DAMES! LE, a comedy, in
three acts, by Francis de Croisset.— Vani-
e'te's, September 1.
BONNES-RELATIONS, LES. a comedy, in two
acts, oy MM. Pierre V-eber and Claude
Roland.— Th6atre-Miche!, Janoiary 3.
•BORIS GODOUNOW, a IJTIC dranra. in seven
tajbieia-ux, by Moussor'gski.— Theatre dea
rhamps-Elysees, May 23.
*BOSSU, O^E, a drama, in four acts, by MM.
Paul Fe>al and Anicet Bourgeois.— Sarah-
is. nihardt Theatre, April 30.
BOURGEON, LE, a comedy, in three acts, by
Georges Feydeau.— Ath^nee, May 30.
BRETIS EGAREB, LA, a drama, in three acts,
by Francis Jammes, given under the aus-
pices of the Theatre de 1'ffiuvre.— Mala-
koff Theatre, April 10.
BUCHEUR, UN, drama, in one act, by MM.
Miraude and Geronle. — Theatre-Imperial,
March 11.
BIVETTE, LA, comedy, in one act, by P.
Montrel.— Grand-Guignol, June 19.
CAGNOTTEN, LA, a comedy, in three acts, by
Labiche and Delacour. — Palais-Royal, Sep-
tember 1.
C A I! AH IS TOUILLES .DU FA;NTAPSIN GAS-
PARD, LES, a Belgian military farce, in
three- acts, by Wicheler.— Cluny Theatre,
December 28.
CARILLONNEUR. LE, a lyric drama, in seven
tableaux, by Jean Richepin, %i(f music by
Xavier Lerout.— Opdra-Comique, March 20.
CARMOSINS, a comic opera, in four acts, by
MM. Henri Cain and Louis Payen, with
music by Henry Fe\rier.— Gaite, February
CELESTE, a lyric drama, in four acts and five
from
a nnvi'l by Gustave Guichos, music a.lso by
Krnile Tr6pard.— Op6ra Cbmique, December
CE QUI'L NE FAUT PAS TAIRE, a revu«, in
one act, by Jean Bastia.— Coin«?die-Royale,
.l.-mtiary 3.
I 01' ' a revue, in thw acts, by Robtn
Dieudonnfi.— ComWit-Royale, April J.
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CHAMBRE A COTE, LA, comedy, in one act
by Robert Dieudonn6.-Grand-GuignoI, July
O1
CHAMBRE D'AMI, comedy, in one act, by
MM. Louis Sonolet and Pergy.— Theatre-
Michel, April 6.
CHAMP LIBRE, LE, comedy, m one act, by
Jean Jullien.— Theatre-Antoine.— June 6.
CHAMPION DE L'AIR, LE, a comedy, in four
acts, by M. Emile Codey, with music by
M Marius Baggers.— Chatelet, February 14.
CHASTE SUZANNE, LA, an operette, in three
acts, by MM. Antony Mars and Maurice
Desvallieres, with music by Jean Gilbert.—
Apollo, March 29.
CHEVALIER ATI MASQUE, LE, a drama, in
five acts and six tableaux, by MM. Paul
Araiont and Jean Manoussi. — Antoine
Theatre, April 8.
CHEVREFEUILDE.LE, a drama, in three acts,
by Gabriele d'Annunzio.— Porte-St. -Martin,
December 13.
CHIENNE DU ROI, LA, comedy, in one act,
by Henri Lavedan. — Sarah • Bernhardt
Theatre, February 7.
CHIQUENAUDE, LA, comedy, in two acts, by
Henry de Forge and Henry Falk. — Pre
Catalan, July 26.
COCORICO, on operetite. in flhree acts, libretto
by (MM. Geopges IDuml, Maurice Souli£
and Jailly. with nniMc by M. (Louis Gaiine.
— Apolto, iNowmiber 29.
COCOTTE BLEUE, LA, a vaudeville, in four
acts, by Emile Herbel, with music by A.
Bosc. — Cluny, January 31.
C(EUR EN PANNE, LE, comedy, in three
acts, by Pierre Bossuet and Georges
L<$Hlise. — The&tre-des-Arts, October 31.
CONTKS DE PERRAULT, LES, lyric comedy.
in four acts, by MM. Arthur Bernede and
Paul de 'Chomlenis, with music 'by Felix
Fourdrain.— Gaite-Lyrique, December 26.
COMBAT, LE, a drama, in five acts, in verse,
by Georges Duhamel. — Theatre-des-Arts,
March 11.
COUP DOUBLE, a comedy, in one act in
verse by MM. Jean Renouard and Leon
.™™™erc;~Cercle des Escholiers, June 6.
"COUVEE, LA, a comedy, in three acts by
Eusrene Brieux.— Theatre-Grevin, July 12
CROISSANT NOIR. LE, drama, in one act, by
;-
,
revue, by M. Robert Mureaux.— Theatre-
Irapenal, March 31.
•CYRANO DE BERGERAC. a comedy, in five
acts, by Edmond Rostand.— Porte-St
Martin, December 26.
•CYRANO DE BERGERAC, a drama, in five
acts m verse, by Edmond Rostand.-Porte-
ht. -Martin, March 14.
•DAME DE CHEZmxiM. LA, a comedy, in
three acts, by Georges Feydeau.- Varies,
Januarys '
DANS LA POUTH KINSKAIA, drama
T &' n r" *<**' °V
Lorde and Eugene Morel
DEMOISELLE DE MAOA8IW. LA, a comedy
£, „ ,? -SrC-t8^ ,by MM" Franz Fons°n arid
F»rnand WicJ»«l«r.-GymnaM. F«brnjtry 18
DEMON, LE, comedy, in one act, by Ed-
mond Fleg.— Theatre-Michel, June 19.
DEPUIS SIX MOIS, comedy, in one act, by
Max Maurez.— Grand Guignol, July 31.
DEUX CANARDS, LES, comedy, in three acts,
by MM Tristan Bernard and Alfred Athds.
—Palais-Royal, December 3.
DEUX RISQUES, LES, comedy, in one act, by
Claude Gevel and Fe"lix Gandera.— Theatre-
Imperial, March 11.
DEUX VERSANTS, LES, a comedy, m three
acts by M. Vaughan-Moody, with adapta-
tion by M. and Mme. Cazamian.— ThiSatre-
des-Arts, April 11.
DIABLE GALANT, LE, a comic opera, by
Ludovic Fortolis, with music by Paul
Pierne.— Trianon-Lyrique, March 19.
•DIVORCE DE MLLE. BEULEMANS, IE, a
comedy, in three acts, by MM. Tricot and
Wappers.— Scala, August 1.
DOCTEUR MIRACLE, a drama, in five acts
and eight tableaux, by MM. Pierre Sale^
and Jean Mazel. -ThCatre-Moliere. Feb-
DROIT DE' MORT, LE, a drama, in two acts,
by MM. Johannes Gravier and A. Lebert. —
The"atre-des-Arts. October 31.
DOUBLE RENCONTRE, LA. a comedy in
three acts, by M. -Henri Chei-vet— Fr<§-
Catalan, Julj 26.
ECLAIREUSES/LES, a comedy, in four acts,
by Maurice Donnay.— Com6die-Marigny,
Januarj 25.
ECOLE DE LA MEDI8ANCE, L', a play, m
four acts, adapted by MM. Henri Oudme
and Georges Bazilc from Sheridan's famous
comedy, The School for Scandal.— Ode"on,
April 23.
EDUCATION MANQUEE, UNE, on operette, In
one act, by MM. Vanloo and Letellier, with
music by Emmanuel Chabrier.— Theatre-
des-Arts, January 9.
EH ! EH ! a revue, in two acts, by MM. Rip
and Bousquet.— FiSmdna Theatre, April 5.
EMBUSCADE, L', a comedy, in four acts, by
Henry Kistemaeckers.--Com6die-Francaise,
February 8.
EiN AVANT MARS! a revue-fderie, by MM.
Bataille-Henri and Lucien Bo>er.— Folies-
Beirgere. March 6.
*ENCHANTEMENT, L', a comedy, in four acts,
.<y Henry Bataille.— Renaissance, J-anuary
29.
*ENFANT PRODIGUE, L', a pantomime, in
three acts, by Michel CarnS, with music by
Andre Wormser. — Varietes, August 2.
ENTRAINEUSiE, L , a drama, in four acts, by
Charles Esquler. — Antoine Theatre, Ma.v 1.
EPATE, L', a comedy, in three acts, by MM.
Andre Picard and Alfred Savoir.— Femina
Theatre, January 26.
EPRE'UVE D'AMOUR, L', comedy, in one act,
by Henri Gravitz.— Cercle des Escholiers,
June <i.
ERNESTINE ESTENRAGGE, a comedy, in one
act, by MM. Andre de Lorde and Georges
Montagniie.— Theatre Imperial, February 6.
ET PATATI ET PATATA ! a revue, in two
acts, by M. Georges Nanteuil. — Theatre-
des-Capucines, March 29.
EUGENIE GRANDET, a drama, in four acts,
by M. A. Arrault.— The atre-des- Arts,
December S>.
EXHALE, L', a drama, in four acts, by Henry
Kistemaeckers. — Comedie-des-Champs-Ely-
sees, April 5.
FEMME DE PIERROT, LA, comedy, in one
act, by Georges Bregaud.— Comedie-Royale,
February 20.
FICELLES, LES, dram*, by G. Oiacosa,
adapted by Paul Geraldy and Milt. J. Dar-
seune.— Grand Guignol, March 11.
*FIL A LA PATTE, UN, a comedy, in three
acts, by 6»«rge« F«yd«au. — R«jui*sance,
July 17,
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269
!>• \Mi:i:H,>! -ly. in four
Marcel Ger-
r 30.
•FIllU'STI! comedy, In three acu,
;.in. -Thc.'it' 'dure
July in.
\. a comedy, in three
nard. — Renaissance,
.lummy M.
rn:i:i. I.E. a comedy. In three acts, by H.
\r. . iimliT the auspices of the
iveau Thi'-fitrc d'Art at the Palais
';, June 7.
GARDE DU CORPS, I.K. a comedy, in three
. hy the Hungarian dramatist Franz
ii:xr," with French adaptation by MM.
rre Veper and Maurice Re'mon. —
('Mtm'-die-Rnvalc. February 20.
QARDIBNS I'T rilAUi:. drama. In one act,
I':. u! Anticr and Paul Claquemin.—
ml (inignol, July 31.
f.LOIUK AMBri.ANCIERE, LA, a comedy, in
act, by Tristan Bernard.— Comtfdie-des-
Champs-Elysecs.
GIRL DE Hois. LA. Franco-English sketch, by
M. .T. TJrindejont-Otrenhach.— Theatre-Im-
perial, March 11.
IIMUT DTN T. \QTTATS, I/, a comedy, in two
. by MM. Hip and Bousquet. — Capu-
eines. October 4.
It \MLIT, a tragedy, in four acts and four-
i tableaux, hy Shakespeare, with adap-
L-CS Duval. Music by M. Le
Bonchet.— Antoine Theatre, October 1.
Hi'.hF.NK ARDOUR, a comedy, in four acts, by
Mfr.'d Ca|)iis.- Vaudeville. March 13.
HISTOIRE BE MANTON LESC U'T. I/, a
drama, in five a<-ts and >'>ven tableaux, in
Didier Oold.-Odeon, October IS.
HdMMi; \r CHAPEAT GUIS. T/. comedy, in
one act, by Paul Cazeres.— Comedie-Royale,
February 20.
HONNETK FILLE. I/, comedy, In two act?,
bv Gahriclle Nicrond.— Palais-Royal, June 7.
iioNM'.rns DE LA OTTER RE, T.ES. a comedy,
in three acts, hy M. Maurice Hennequin.—
Vaudeville, April 18.
1NFIDKI.K. L', comedy, in one act. by
li.orges de Porto-Riche.— Porte-St. -Martin,
''IT 10.
INGEMEVX PIIETEXTE. T.', e<-.m,<ly. in one
by MM. Missotfe and Saint Armould.—
iitrc-Michel, May 11.
ISAI'.l'.LI.A, a comedy, in three acts, by
('amille. de Sainte-Croix, produced at a
Matinee in the open air theatre in the
Park of Saint-Cloud, July 27.
IL-Y-A PEINTURi: i:T Pl.TNTURE, a comedy,
in one act, by MM. Gondoin and Paul
Ancoc. — Theatre-Imperial, March 11.
.H:\N\1'. DOKI:. a ilram:i. ill Ih'1 BCCta ami
••ibtoaux, by Tri.-taii lU-rnard.
Sarah Hi riihanit Thra: •• T 16.
JEUNE IIOMMK Ql'I SI: M I'.. I'N. a play in
four acts, toy GeorRts lu-rr. suciCtairr of
'th« i
U' . rinber 18.
Ji:i\i:ssi: DOKKI:. I.\, an operette, in three
acts, by MM. llriiri \ rm. and Gabriel
Faure, with music by Marcel Lattes. —
Apollo, Mj»y 29.
JnU-(;.\l:ni\. LE, comedy, in one act, by
Mvrho.- Grand Guignol, March 11.
jiiY\r\ in: i. A MADOM;. 1.1 s. a lyric
. in tlinv acts, poem and music by
M. \Volff-Ferrarl, the French adaptation
\\& Lara.— Grand Opera, September 11.
JI'I.IDV a lyric \«*> m, in f.nir acts and eieht
Kll<(\' \\< II I i II : ' popular i,
drama, in thn-i- acts and funr tabli-aux, by
M. Moussorgsky. - Thr.'itn- .,;
:ne 6.
LKTTRE, l.\, pantoinime. in one act. by Wil-
•ial, February 8.
Li: i 11:1: nr sol ; ly, in one a- •
in Mars.— Thdutre-Michel, June 1'J.
LITTLI-; JAP, Jap:iii"--c npprttte, in on<
by MM. Paul Franck and Edouard M .
T 21.
l.oi I's \(ti i:s. i ar play, In
five acts and ci«ht tableaux, by MM. Le
and Erm-st Pont.— Cluny, June 4.
MADAM i: CAVI II \UII)K, a prand
fanta-y, in • i_
J.i-niarrliaiiil ami IVr :iii<l liouvray. witli
ie liy lia;. tto, and ballets
arraritred by M. Bnconrt.— Monita-Bonge,
August 9.
'MADAME I, A MAKErMALE. a drama, in four
acts, by MM. Alphonse IxMnoniuer and P6ri-
eaud.— Aiiibicru. July 26.
•MADAME SAXS-CI X'R, a comedy, in four
acts, by MM. Victorian Sardou and Emilo
M<iri-au.-- K i-r 10.
MAIN MY8TEBIEU8E, J.A, a drama, in three
acts, by MM. Fred Amy and Je-an Mu
— Atht-nee. January 9.
MAIS N'TE PROMf.Xi: IM)NO PAS TOUTE
NUE ! comedy, in one act, by (iior^rs Ft-y-
deau. — Renaissance, Julj 17.
*MAIbON DE POUPEiE, LA, a comedy, in three
acts, translated by Count Proznr from
Ibsen's Doll's House. — Antoine Theatre,
May 26.
MAI8ON DIVISEE, LA. a play, in three acts,
by Andre Fernet. — OdeV>n. February 15.
MALADUKSSE, LA, comedy, in one act, in
verse, by Georges Docrjuois and Henri Du-
vernois. — Theatre Imperial, February C.
•MAM'ZELLE KITOUCHE, an operette, in
three acte and four tableaux, by Henri
Meiihac and Albert Millaud. — Trianon-
Lyrique, January 14.
MANETTE. an operette, in three acts, by MM.
Fernaml Beissier and Louis Le Bel, with
music by Andre Fdjan.— Triainon-Lyrique,
February 22.
MARIE MA-GDELEINE, a drama, in three acte,
by 'Maurice Maeterlinck.— Cliatelet, May 2^.
MABTHE (ET MARIE, a dramatic legend, in
five 'acts, by Edouard Dnjurdin, given under
i-he auspices of the Theatre de I'CEuvre.—
Antoine Theatre, May 31.
'MASCOTTE, LA, an operetta, in three acts,
by MM. Alfred Dara .and Henri Chivot.—
Apollo Theatre, October 4.
MASTER, T<»,M. a comedy, in one act, by MM.
Pierre rhnine and Jose de Bcrys. — Grand
Gui^nol, July 31.
MLLE. 'FLOUIM:. MOIUSTK, a comedy, in
three acts, by MM. Willy and Guy d'Xt.zac.
— Nouveau Theatre. February 1.
MEDECIN, LE, a comedy, in four acts, in
prose, by .Mine, la Manpiise de la Hous-
saye. — Rejane Theatre, Julv n.
M KNAISIER, LES, comedy, 'in one act, by
Theodore Henry.— Vaudeville. September 5.
MEKi'I D'i;Ti;i: \i:\\i:. a c,.medy, in one
act, by M. R. Dorgeles. Theatre-Imperial,
September 21.
•MILLION, LFj. a comedy, in five acts, by MM
Georges Berr and Maurice Guillemand.—
Palais-Rovale. June 21.
MINARET. LE. a comedy, in three a
verse, by Jacques Rii-hi'|>m. with incidental
music by Tiarko Rii 'hcpin. - Renaissance,
March 20.
• Mli.Ti: TIT IT SA M dy, in thr.-e
bv MM. de FI.TS ami dc faill;.-
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
BRUNE, a drama, in five acts,
MOISE, a tragedy, in verse ^ in five acts, b;
Chateaubriand.-OdcSon, May 2J
MON AMI L'ASSASSIN, a drama, in five acts,
fey MM. Serge Basset and Antome Yven.-
AmbiRu. May 14.
MON BEBE, a eomedy, to three acts adapted
bv Maur ce Hemequln from " Baby Mine
by Margaret Mayo.-Bouffes-Panstfns,
December 12.
•MONSIEUR DE LA PALISSE, an operette, in
' three acts, by MM. Robert de Flers and G.
de Caillavet, with music, by Claude ler-
rasse.— Apollo, January 23. .
MONSIEUR LE JUOE, a vaudeville, m four
acts, by MM. Nancey and Jean Rioux.—
Cluny Theatre, October 10.
MONTMARTRE. a ballet, by Willette, with
music by A. Bosc.— Fplies-Bergere, Septem-
*MOhUSQUETAIRES AU COUVENT LES an
operette, in three acts, by MM. Paul Ter-
rier and Jules Prevel, with music by Louis
Varney.— Gaite", August 13.
NUIT FLORENTINE, LE, a comedy, in four
acts, in verse, by Emile Bergerat, adapted
from Machiavello's " Mandragore."— Ode'on,
February 22.
OMBRES, LES, a play, in one act, in verse, by
Maurice Alon.— Come'die-Franc.aise, June
20.
ON NE PEUT JAMAIS DIRE, a comedy, in
four acts, adapted by M. Augustin and
Mme. Harnon. from Bernard Shaw's play,
. "You Never Can Tell."— The"atre-des-Arts,
January 28.
PAN ! DANS L'ffilL, revue, in two acts, by
MM. Rip and Bousquet.— Capucines, Octo-
ber 4.
PANTJRGE, a musical farce, adapted from
Rabelais, by MM. Georges Spitzmuller and
Maurice Boukay, with music by Jules Mas-
senet.— Ope>a-Comique, April 21.
PARTENAIRE, SILENCIEUX, LE, comedy, in
one act, by MM. Yves Miraude and Henri
G^route.— Theatre-Imperial, September 21.
PAYS, LE, a musical drama, in three acts and
four tableaux, by C. Le Gofflc, with music
by Guy Roparty.— Opera-Comique, April 15.
PENELOPE, lyric drama, in three acts, by
M. R6n^ Fauchois, with music by Gabriel
Fuiire. — Theatre des Champs-Elyse'es, May 9.
PERSANERIE, a comedy, in one act, in verse,
by G. Pascal.— Theatre Dore", December 12.
PETIT BABOUIN, LE, comedy, in one act, by
Andrfi Mycho. — Grand-Guignol, Septem-
ber 7.
PETITE DAME EN BLANC. LA, comedy, in
one act, by Paul Giafferi.— Grand-Guignol,
June 19.
PETITE FILLE, LA, drama, in one act, by
Pierre Chaine and Andre" de Lorde.— Grand-
<;ni:_nol, September 7.
PETITE REINE DES ROSES, LA. an Italian
operette, in three acts, by Leoncavallo,
with French adaptation by MM. Claude
Berton and Charles Marcel. — Rejane
Theatre, May 9.
l'i: TITS r.KEVKS. LES, a (spectacular operette
in two acts and four tableaux, bv MM
Kip and Bosquet, with music by Willy Red-
Capucines Theatre, December 23
HIM. KM'. LE. a drama, in four acts by
BataUle.- Vaudeville, October 22.
PISANiELWJ, OTJ LA. MORT PARFUMEE, LA.
a drama, in a prologue and three acts, by
Gabriele d'Annunzio, with incidental music
by Ildebrando da Parma.— Chatelet, June
13.
POIRE EN DEUX, LA, a comedy, In one act,
by Alfred Edwards.— Grand-Guignol, Sep-
tember 7.
POUR UNE TACHE, comedy, in one act by
MM. Dieudonne" and Quillardet.— Theatre-
des-Capucines, March 29.
PREMIEBE IDEE, LA, comedy, in one act, by
MM. Yves Mirande and Seroule.— Theatre
Dore\ December 12.
•PRESIDENTS, LA, a comedy, in three acts,
by MM. Maurice Hennequin and Pierre
Veber.— Palais-Royal, October 1.
PROCUREUR HALLERS, LE, a play, in four
acts, by MM. Henry de Gorsse and Louis
Forest, adapted from the German of Paul
Lindau.— Antoine-Theatre, October 15.
REINE S'AMUSE, LA, an operette, in six
tableaux, by M. Andre" Barde, with music
by Charles Cuvillier.— Olympia, February 9.
REQUINS, LES, a drama, in three acts, by
M. Dario Niccode'mi.— Gymnase, October 8.
REUSSIR. a comedy, in three acts, by M.
Paul Zabori.— Odeon. May 17.
REVUE ME-ttVEIlLILEUSE, LE, a revue, in
three acts and fifty-two tableaux, by MM.
Quinel and Morel.— Olympia, May 17.
*RIQUET A LA HOUPPE, a drama, in four
acts, by Theodore de Banville.— Come'die-
Francaise, April 24.
ROI COTHON, LE, an operette. in three acte.
by J. Servanges, with music by Edouard
Mathe\— The"atre-des-Arts, Dec-ember 23.
ROI DE L'ETAIN, LE, comedy, in two acts,
by J. Joseph Renaud.— Grand-Guignol, July
31.
ROSES ROUGES, LES, a comedy, in three
acts, by Romain Coolus.— Renaissance, Sep-
tember 30.
RUE DU SENTIER, LA, a comedy, in four
acts, by MM. Pierre Decourcelle and Andre"
Maurel.— Ode'on, April 15.
SAIGNEE, LA, a drama, in five acts and seven
tableaux, by MM. Lucien Descaves and
Noziere.— Am'bigu, October 2.
•SALT1MBANQUES, LES, an operetta, in three
acts, by Maurice Ordonneau, with music by
Louis Ganiie. — Gaite", July 26.
SAMEiDIS DE MONSIEUR, 'LES, & comedy, In
two acts, by M/M. Sylvane and Mou^zy-
Eon.--Com6d'ie-Royale, January 3.
SAUVETEURS, LES, comedy, in one act, bj
Claude Gevel.— Theatre-Michel, June 19.
SECIR'ET, LE, a comedy, in three acts, by
Henry Bernstein.— Bouffes-Parislens, March
23. Revived October 18.
SBMA1NE FQLLE, LA, a comedy, in four acts,
by Abel Hermaint.— Athtaee, March 30.
SiERVIR, a drama, in two acts, by Henri
Lavedan.— Sarah -Bernhardt Theatre, Feb.
ruarj 7.
SI J'OSE WEiXPRIMEK A.INSI, revue, in two
a«ts, toy Jean Bastin. — Theatre Dore,
December 12.
*SONGE D'UN SOIR D'AMOUR, 1LE, a comedy,
in three acts, by Henri Batadlle.— Comedie-.
Francaise, June 18.
SON PREMIER VOYAGE, comedy, in two acts,,
by L6on Xanrof aind Gaston Guerin.— .
Varie'te's, August 2.
SOPHONISBE, >a tragedy, in four acte, by M..
Alfred Poizat.^Comedie-Francaise, October-
SORTILEGE, an opera, in three acts and six
tableaux, the poem by M. Magre and score
bj Andre" Gailhard.— Grand-Opera, January
29.
SOYONS PARISIENS, comedy-vaudeville, in,
two .acts, by Maurice Desvalliieres -and Gas-
ton Derys.^Th^atre-lmperial, February 6
Til I [R
271
na, in t VM> .; • i rich MulU'i
and -Maun 'iipiol, March
,, in four B
-
llemin. -OdtSon. January 25.
T \ Xi. • -fly, in four act-, li.v M. ami
\l.i
lAJiGl i IAM.O: TAN: I-AN: I.A -i \M;I IN
. a icvuc, in two aet-s aii.l
tableaux, by M. Uardel-Herve".— Scala, Sep.
T\KTAKI\ STU LES ALPES, a drama, In
five acts, by Leo Marches, adapt •
the novel of Alphonse Daudet.— Porte-Bt.-
Martin, June 25.
Ti:i;i;i:s CIIMUKS, comedy, in two acts, by
M. l.cnorinaud.— Grand-Quignol, June 19.
Ti:i:i:i: yi'l cil\vn:. LA, comedy, in verse,
l>v Jacques He'bertot.— Produced at the
n-air theatre at Pre"-Catalan, August 7.
I i:\YAUX D'HERCULK, LES, an opera-
iioiiffe, in three acts, by MM. Q. A. de
Caillavet and Robert de Flers, with music
by Claude Terrasse.— The'atre-Fe'mina, Oc-
tober 3.
TnrKNANT, LE, comedy, in one act, by
Lionel Nastorg. — Cercle des Escholiers,
June 6.
TOUT POUR L'ENFANT, a comedy, in three
a.t-. liv Kraclie Ste>ian.— Antoine-Theatre,
June. 30.
TRIOMPHE DE BACCHUS, LE, a ballet, by
Marcel Nadaud, with music by L^o Pouge-t.
— -Marigny Theatre, August 7.
•TRIPLEPATTE, a comedy, in five acts, by
MM. Tristan Bernard and Andr6 Godfer-
naux. — Athe'ne'e, September 24.
TK<iri:|,i: PETE, 1. 1., < omi .ly, in Urn-,
by Kdrnond r
s, May 11.
\'l-:xisi., cnini-iiy, in one act, by MM. de Flers
and i|t- CaillaM-t. - Colnnlii .
A].ril 24.
\ [CIKDSE NA! a revue, in two acts and thirty
talilruiix, hy MM. Ftirnaud Rouvray and
I >iiis I.cmarchand. — Moulin-Rouge, May 9.
VIUI, lli:il)i:LHi:Kf;, J.i:, a drama, .in five
acts, adapted from the German of MM
Uemon and Bauer by M. Wilhelm
!«'-on, October 28.
\ III I'AUISIKN'NK, LA, a spectacular opera-
liDiiirc, liy Jacque Offenbach, with libretto
by Moilhac and Hal^vy, and costumes of
the Second Empire period. — Varie'tee, Oc-
tober 6.
VIVANTE IMAGE, LA, a drama, in four acts
and five tableaux, by Jean-Joseph Renaiid,
adapted from a novel by E. Orezy. —
Theatre Sarah-Bernhardt, October 27.
•VEUVE JOYEUSE, LA. an open-tie, in three
acts, adapted by MM. de Flers and de
Caillavet from the Viennese operette by
Franz Lehar. — Cluny, April 21.
VOULOIR, a comedy, in four acts, in prose, by
Gustave Quiches.— Come'die-Franc.aise, May
19.
VRATE LOT, LA, comedy, in two acts, by
Re'ne' Carraire. — Cercle des Escholiers,
June 6.
YVOXIC, a drama, in three acts, in verse, by
Paul Ferrier. — Come"die-Francai3e, August
19.
*4 FOIS 7-28, a three-act comedy, by Romain
Coolus. ori pin.al.ly proditiced at the Ohmy.—
Grevin Theatre, May 23.
THE KING AND THE THEATRE.
ii-> 8.— The Kins and Queen were present
a performance of in >: ROBKNKAVAIJKB at
Cuvciit (liirdeii.
Februai-.v 18.— The. Kin« and Queen visitcil tin-
Apollo to witness (",i\i:i:M. .loiix HKUAN.
iry 22.— The KiiiK and Queen visited the
[o and witii- ' 'iuL is THK TAXI.
i
March 1.— The Kin;,' and Queen visited the I
A.lrlphi to witness Tin, DANCINC; MISTHKSS.
M;u 5. Tin- Kin^' and Queen with l'i
i'V visited the Albert Hall to sec the kine-
• ntation of Q\ o V.u>is '.'
12. - The King and Queen went to the
June 23.— The Kinj,' and Queen were present at
a performance of L\ BOIH'MK at CoVelit
Harden.
June 27.— The King and Queen visited the St.
.}*,, • -eiiil pevfonnancc
M i: for the benefit of the
Mild.
July 7. Special -
. Ijord Derby at
Kilo
July 21.— The Kinfj and Queen were present tit
a performance of Boms (loiiorxov at Drury
Lane,
July 22.— The KiiiK and Queen were present at
a performance, of ROMKO ET Ji i,n:rn at
Covent Harden.
September 13. --Command jHTformance ol
HKMIMASII K at Balmoral. The cast was as
(olio*
Rev. Cuthbert Sanctuary. .Mr. Cyril Maude
Portia Sanctuary Miss Margery Mandi-
Antigone Sanctuary. .. .Miss Kathleen
Jack Strahan Mr. Kdward t
Munton Mr. John Harwood
Hun. Manford Wilton Mr. Jame-
Hon. Cornelia Grantlcy. .Miss Lena Halliday
Palisser Grantley Mr. Arthur Curtis
Hiehard Major Mr. Jack Hobbs
Jim Stuart Master Roy R-
Bill F,theridf,'e Master Keudrick Huxliam
October 11. -The Kinx and <,)iiet-n •.
i Samaritan " cbarit
•lie bond. in Coliseum.
November 4. — The Kin;,' and Queen \\itn.
Iterfonnance of MAI:\ Goi • tlie
Playhouse.
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THE STAGE YEAR S'JJK.
GERMAN PLAYS.
LIST OF PRINCIPAL GERMAN PLAYS PRODUCED FOE THE FIRST TIME IN
GERMANY AND AUSTRIA FROM DECEMBER 1, 1912,
TO NOVEMBER 30, 1913.
\D.\M IM FRACK (Adam in Evening Dress), a
comedy in four acts by Job. Paul von Schon-
than and Rolf Brandt, Neues Schauspielhaus,
Kiiiiigsberg (Agents, Anstalt fiir Auffuhrungs-
recbt, Charlottenburg-Berlin), March 5.
AFFEN (Apes), a human comedy in three acts by
Gmelin-Malen and Anton Menzinger, Schau-
spii'lhaus, Stuttgart, March 14.
ALESSANDRO UNO DER ABT (Allessandro
and the Abbot), a comedy by M. Goldstein,
Hoftheater, Darmstadt (Agents, Vertriebs-
stelle des Verbandes deutscher Biihnen-
schriftsteller, Berlin), May 21.
ANDREAS HOFER, a drama in five acts by
Walter Lutz, Hoftheater, Stuttgart (Agents,
S. Fischer, Berlin), January 15.
ANGST VOR DER EHE, DIE (Scared at Mar
. an operetta by E. von Reznicek, book
by Erich Urban and Louis Taufstein, Stadt-
theater, Frankfurt a/Oder, November 28.
AUBACES UND PANTHEA, a play in five acts
by U>o Greiner, Schauspielhaus, Frankfurt
a/Main, November 25.
ARME MILLIONAR; DER (The Poor Million-
aire), an operetta in three acts by P. Otten-
heimer, book by Julius Bauer, Johann
Strauss Theater, Vienna, October 17.
AKMSELIGEN BESENBINDER, DIE (The
Poor Broom Binders), a story in five acts by
Carl Hauptmann, Hoftheater, Dresden
(Agents, Oesterheld and Co., Berlin), October
17.
ANSTANDSVISITE, DIE (The Party Call), a
i •iiiiicdy in three acts by Robert Saudek,
Stadttheater, Kiinigsberg (Agents, Ver-
triebsstelle), March 17.
ASTUID, a drama in four acts by Ed. Stucken,
Deutsehes Theater, Berlin, January 24.
TAUSCHLEUTNANT, DER (The Ex-
rhaiiK'e, Lieutenant), a comedy in four acts by
Kichiml \Vilde and C. G. v. Negelein, Hof-
theater, Berlin, December 31.
XG, DIE (The Liberation), a play in
;uid prose in three'acts by Emil Kaiser
and George Kiesau, Schauspielhaus, Cologne,
oh 15.
MKIDKN HUSAREN, DIE (The Two Hussars),
in three acts by Leon Jessel, book
liy \V. Jaroby and Rud. Scfianzer, Theater
I'lin, February 6.
1IMTKN, DIE (Celebrities), a play in three
KV Lmhvig Hatvany, Kiinstlertheater,
Mmiic-h, .June 13.
H \VKRDEBUCH, DAS (The Complaint
.1 coiiHMly in three acts by Karl
. olkstheater, Munich (Agents,
';ig, Munich), September 13.
BIEDERMEIER (The Good Old Times), a comedy
in three acts by Leo Walther Stein, Hof-
theater, Hannover, April 16.
BLAUE KROKODIL, Das (The Blue Crocodile), a
farce by Armin Friedmann and Paul Frank,
Lustspielhaus, Vienna, October 28.
BRETTLDIVA, DIE (The Prima Donna of the
Cabaret), an operetta by Josef Snaga, book
by Rud. Lothar and Alex. Engel, Stadt-
theater, Magdeburg, February 21.
BURGER SCHIPPEL (Bourgeois Schippel), a
comedy in five acts by Karl Sternheim,
Kammerspiele, Berlin, March 5.
BURG WEIBERTREU (Castle Faithful), a
historical comedy in five acts by A. Friedrich
Bartels, Residenz theater, Munich, May 30.
CASANOVA, an operetta by Paul Lincke, book
by Jacques Gliick and W. Steinberg, Stadt-
tbeater, Chemnitz, November 5.
DAMON, DER (The Demon), a play in live acts
by Artur Dinter, Stadttheater, Eisenach,
January 17.
DAMENWAHL (Ladies Choose!) a comedy in
three acts by Felix Dormann, Stadttheater,
Altona, December 25.
DAS HABEN DIE MADCHEN SO GERNE
(What the Girls Like), a vaudeville by Ernst
Wolf, Raimund Theater, Vienna, March 22.
DIE IM SCHATTEN LEBEN (Life in the
Shadow), a drama in four acts by Emil
Rosenow, Residenztheater, Dresden, July 24.
DIE VON WILDTBERG (The von Wildtbergs),
a tragedy in four acts by Fr. Briesen, Schiller-
theater, Altona (Agents, Vertriebsstelle),
November 5.
DONATELLO, a farce by D. G. Jennings, Resi-
denzbiihne, Vienna (Agents, Drei-Masken-
Verlag, Munich), February 29.
DREI BRUDER VON DAMASKUS, DIE (The
Three Brothers of Damascus), a comedy in
three acts by Alexander Zinn, Hoftheater,
Berlin (Agents, Vertriebsstelle), October 4.
EISERNE KREUZ, DAS (The Iron Cross), a
play for the people in five acts by Artur
Dinter, Hoftheater, Oldenburg (Agents,
Vertriebsstelle), November 6.
EHEKUNSTLER, DER (The Marriage Artist),
a comedy in three acts by Paul Felner,
Hoftheater, Darmstadt, January 21.
EHEQUARTETT (The Marriage Quartette), a
comedy in three acts by Rich. Wilde and
Rich. Wurmfeld, Kurtheater, Baden-Baden,
May 2.
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273
Kill I nil-lough), :i
\V. V.HI Borkendoi i, Kiirtli.
him. I.
KiN.'hsi'F \I:I;K, I'll: rrii,- i
Hay in four aoW by Anton ohorn, II ->\
the i! -I' 13.
play in tin. '. alter
itcr, Munich (Agents,
i imiary 12.
\H \l,. a tragedj in four BOta by Hcllinnt
..cnfcld, Stadttheater, ('.ittlnis, January
18.
B MUSE, 1>IK I'l'lir Kl.-vt-iitli Mils.' I, :m
ri'ttn bfc,,Jp«.n (iilbert. book I
Okonki.ASKS . Opcrettentheater, Hamburg,
• •iiihri- 23.
KUoBF.IiKR, DKU (The ('oiuiiiemr!, a play in
!i\e actB b> He'tmer II. Saruet/ki, 81
theater, iiios.-iiiori (Agents, VertriebsBtelle),
March 12.
Kli/lKHt'NC, 7.ri; K1KBK ( I -earning How
to Love), a play in four acts by Hans
iianspielhaus, Bremen lAgcnts and
I'nlilisliers, S. Fischer, Berlin), November 28.
Hi; KON/.KKT, DAS t'l'lir Concert
pe), a liurht comedy by Dr. Max
Booaen, Kaninicrsiiiele, Munich (Ai
Anstalt fiir AntTnhrun^sri.rlit.Charlottenlnir^-
Berliiii, November 14.
K \\"I(1K ANdST iTbe Internal Fear), a comedy
by Keo Keld, l>eutsches Kamlestheater, Prag,
April 26.
KXTKA/r<; NACH NIZZA (The Express to
• •', a vaudeville in three aets by Karl
. Imok by A. Kippschiitz and Max
Sehiinau, Theater am Nollemlorfplatx, Berlin
uts, Drei - Masken -Verlag, Munich),
March 7.
K\CKI.!,KN/, MAX (His Excellency Max), a
lii;bt, comedy in four acts by Julius
bitaky, SohauspielhauB. Bremen (Agents,
Vertriebsstelle, Berlin), January 24.
FAHMKMM'vDCHKN, DAS (The Farm Girl), an
n three acts by Georg Janio, book
by (Jnorn Okonkowsky, tbeuter (iross-Berlin,
lierli.! rtriebsstellei, March 22.
Fl-;sTSPIKh IN DKUTSCHKN RKIMKN (Festi-
val Play in German Verse), by Gerhart
Hauptinann, Jahrlinn.lcrthalle, Breslau,
•h31.
I'll iKKN/A .a historical play by Thomas Mann,
Kammerspiele, Berlin (Agents and Pub-
lishers, S. Fischer, Berlin).
I'l.oKAIU'.KKA. an operetta by Ch. Cnvillier,
book )>> Kelix Durmann, Oiirtnerplatztheater,
Municii, Septembers.
1'KAi in, a play in four acts by F.
in, Tbaliatbeater, Hamburg
nruary 10.
KU ATI, KIN DIKKKTOK iThe Lady Director), a
i four aets by Paul l-'r. Kvers and
otto MetterhaoBen, stniittheater, Kiibeok
Deutsehe Verlansanstalt, Berlin),
il 8.
I.KIN 'I'll ALL ALA (Miss Trallala), a
vaudeville in three acts by Jean Gilbert, book
Okonkowsky, Menls Luiseniheater,
KiiniHsbi •>•(,', Novenilii-r 15.
PBAU VON n MAIIIIKN. 1)1 K lA Woman of
. a play in three arts by (i. Sil Vani,
ner Biibn... • il 4.
III.INC,, DKU (The Ilas.Mli, an 0]
. book by
..inn and llein/ Keiehert, Wiener
Biirtjertheater, Vienna, Uecumber 21.
KHKIMKIT (Liberty), a i ••-•nr 1812 in
three acts by M:i-. h
M ... ,-uid Piibli^ber.s A. Km
September 27.
KIM, MDI, IN<;. 1): lantjer), a..'
play by A. Geiger, Hoftheater, Karlsruhe,
April 24.
1 111 rilJOl'1, a jilay in l>y August
Hinriehs, llar/.-r Ber^t heater, Thale, July 13.
Fit I "lISTI C.K HKIM MINISTKH, DAS(l,unch
•IK; Mini.ster'.M, a led) in three acts by
T. lleinrieh. Sta.ltthealer, Barmen (A-.
N'ertriebsstelle), April 6.
Fl'HST Yl'SlLON' (Prince Y.), a v.iu.U-ville in
three acts by Frie.lrich Herinaim, book
(founded on a ptaj by Somerset Maugham) by
.n, Bobaabnrg, Hannover,
March 15.
OKKAHHUCHK IJKBK (Dangerous Love), a
play in five acts by W. von ScboU, Hoftheater,
Stuttgart (Agents, Drei - Masken • Verlag),
April 18.
mill KIM MITTKh, DAS (The Patent Medicine),
a one-act play by H. Eulenberg, Lobetheater,
Bn slau, May 10.
GELDZAUBER (the Magic of Gold), a comedy
in three acts by Otto Soyka, Deutsches Volks-
theater, Vienna (Agents and Publishers, A.
Langen, Munich), October 25.
GELOBTE LAND, DAS (The Land of Promise)'
a farce in four acts by Dr. Arthur Mayer;
Brandus, Deutsches Schauspielhaus, Berlin
March 18.
( ; K.N KRALPROBE, DIE (The Dress Rehearsal),
a comedy by Harry Vossberg, Sohauburg,
Hannover (Agents, Anstalt fiir Aufliihrungs,
recht), August9.
GERTRUD, a tragedy in three acts by Paul
Apel, Schauspielhaus, Munich (Agents and
Publishers, OesterheJd & Co., Berlin),
November 3.
GESCHWISTER (Brother and Sister), a one-act
play by H. Eulenberg, Schauspielhaus,
../.iff, February 22.
GESINNUNG (Convictions), a cycle of three one-
act plays by Dr. Hans Miiller, Deutsches
Volkstheater, Vienna, October 19.
GOLDENE LOCKE, DIE (The Golden Curl), a
comedy in three acts by Kurt Kiichler,
Stadttheater, Bremen, September 16.
GROSSE LIEBE, DIE (The Great Love), a play
in three acts by lleinrieh Mann, Lessing
Theater, Berlin, February 9.
OKl'NK TKRN (Green Kastern), a play in
live acts by Heinrieh Lee, Schauspielhaus,
Cologne (Agents, Yertriebsstelle Berlin),
January 11.
: RUF, DER (Good Reputation), a play in
four acts by Hermann Sudermann, Deutscbes
Schauspielhaus, Berlin (Agents, Vertriebs-
stelle i, January 7.
(JUTK V(Kli:K, DER (The Beloved Bird), a
comedy in four acts by Max Bernstein, Stadt-
tlieatcr, Bonn, March 22.
HACF.NBACH'S KXDK 1 1 lagenbach's End), a
historical play in live ;i<;ts by Ma\ Diettrich,
i, June 4.
IUK 1(].;IKIC.K (The Saint), a tragedy in three
aets by Jacob ScbalTner, Kiin.-tiertli.
Munich, June 3.
HKIU<;K ANTOMTS, m:i: >st. Anthony), a
)>urlesi|iie operetta b\ Sieu'lried Nicklass-
Keiupner, book by Dr. B. Decker and Rob.
Pohl, Monti's Opcretten Theater, Berlin,
January 11.
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TtiE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
HKIMKKHK DES ODYSSEUS (The Home-
coming of Odysseus), a burlesque operetta by
Leopold Schmidt, book by Karl Ettlinger and
Erich Motz, Opernhaus, Frankfurt a/Mam
(Agents, Drei-Masken-Verlag), April 22.
MEIMLICHE KRONE, DIE (The Invisible
Crown), a tragedy in five acts by E. von
Bodman, Hoftheater, Karlsruhe, December 2.
HEITERE RESIDENZ, DIE (The Gay Capital),
a comedy in three acts by G. Engel, Deutsches
Volkstheater, Vienna (Agents.Vertriebsstelle),
December 21.
HELLE NACHT DIE (Light in the Night), a
dramatic poem by Paul Zifferer, Stadttheater,
Hamburg-Altona (Agents, Vertriebsstelle),
November 20.
HERR GRAF (The Count), a comedy in three
acts by Felix Heilbut, Deutsches Theater,
Hannover, March 13.
HEXE, DIE (The Witch), a drama in five acts by
Martha Vogt, Neues Volkstheater, Berlin,
March 7.
HIRTENLIED, DAS (The Shepherd's Song), a
fragment by Gerhart Hauptmann, Deutsches
Theater, Cologne, January 31.
HOCHGEBOREN (High Birth), a comedy in
three acts by Kurt Kraatz, Kurtheater, Salz-
schlirf (Agents, Vertriebsstelle), August 5.
HOCHHERRSCHAFTLICHE WOHNUNGEN
(High Class Flats), a farce in four acts by
Toni Irapekoven, with music by Willy
Bretschneider, Komodienhaus, Berlin, Aprils.
HOCHZEIT DES MOZART, DIE (Mozart's
Marriage), a comedy in three acts by Ingo
Krauss and Otto Schwartz, Schauspielhaus,
Frankfurt a/Main .(Agents, Vertriebsstelle),
December 29.
HOHEIT— DER FRANZ (His Highness Franz),
a musical farce in three acts by Robert
Winterberg, book by A. Landsberger and
W. Wolff, Wilhelmtheater, Magdeburg,
September 27.
IETTCHEN GEBERT, a play in five acts by
Georg Hermann, Schauspielhaus, Frankfurt
a/Main (Agents, Drei-Masken-Verlag), May
10.
IDEALE GATTIN, DIE (The Ideal Wife), an
operetta in three acts by Franz Lehar, book
by Brammer and Griinwald, Theater an der
\Vien, Vienna, October 10.
IKARUS UND DADALUS, a dramatic oratorio
by H. Eulenberg, Schauspielhaus, Diisseldorf,
September 8.
IM GRUNEN ROCK (In Hunting Coat), a light
comedy jn three acts by G. Kaelburg and R.
Skowronnek, Lustspielhaus, Berlin, Novem-
ber 7.
IM TURM (In the Tower), a play in three acts
by Robert Walter, Stadttheater, Frankfurt
a/Oder (Agents, Vertriebsstelle), January 24.
IN EWIGKEIT AMEN (For Ever and Ever,
Amen), a one-act play by Anton Wildgans,
Freie Volksbuhne, Vienna (Agents, Ver-
triebsstelle), May 24.
1RREN 1ST MENSCHLICH(ToErrisHuman),
a cycle of four one-act plays by Dr. Max
Epstein, Stadttheater, Eisenach, March 6.
JUGENDPILLE, DIE (The Pill of Youth), a
picture of the future in three acts by R. von
Kulma, Kurtheater, Friedrichroda, August 5.
KAISER UND KANZLER (Emperor and Chan-
cellor!, a tragedy by Samuel Lublinski, Stadt-
ttieatcr, Heidelberg, February 12.
KAMMERDIENER, DER (The Valet), a comedy
by U. Walter, Neue Freie Biihne, Berlin,
December 14.
KAMMERMUSIK (Chamber Music), acomedy in
three acts byH.Ilgenstein, Neues Schauspiel-
haus, Konigsberg, December 1.
KATHARINA VON MEDICI, a historical play
in five acts by H. Fuchs, Stadttheater,
Eisenach, May 13.
KERKYRA, a festival play in two acts by Jo s
Lauff, music by Jos. Schlar, Kgl. Opernhaus.
Berlin, January 27.
KINDERSTUBE, DIE (The Nursery), a farce in
three acts by Robert Misch, Neues Schau-
spielhaus, Konigsberg, November 13.
KLAUS VON BISMARCK, a tragedy in five acts
by Walter Flex, Hoftheater, Coburg (Agents,
Anstalt fiir Auffiihrungsrecht), November 28.
KLEINE HOHEIT, DIE (The Little Highness),
a comedy by Dora Duncker and Hans Gaus,
Stadttheater, Magdeburg, December 14.
KLEIN EISEN (Ironmongery), a drama in three
acts by Eugen Albu, Schausxrielhaus, Munich,
January 8.
KLEINE KONIG, DER (The Little King), an
operetta in three actsj^y, Emmerich KahnAn,
book by Karl von Hakonyi and Franz Matos,
Operettentheater, Hamburg, February.
KLINGENDE SCHELLE, DIE (The Tinkling
Bell), a play in three acts by Ludwig Rohmann,
Stadttheater, Erfurt, April 9.
KONIG LUSTIG (King " Lustic "), a historical
comedy in five acts by W. Schirmer, Stadt-
theater, Erfurt, February 23.
KOMET, DER (The Comet), a farce in three acts
by Oskar Friedmann and Fritz Lunzor,
Schauspielhaus, Stuttgart, July 9.
KULTURPALAST (Homes of Culture), a satirica
play by Alfons Fedor Conn, Freie Volksbuhne,
•Berlin (Agents, Vertriebsstelle), March 2.
KUMMELBLATTCHEN (The Knave of Spades),
a comedy in three acts by Robert Overweg,
Deutsehes Theater, Hannover (Agents,
Vertriebsstelle), February 25.
LACHELNDE FRAU, DIE (The Lady of the
Smile), a comedy in three acts by Maxim
Hauschild, Stadttheater, Bromberg, Nov-
ember 7.
LACHENDE DREIBUND, DER (The Laughing
Triple Alliance), an operetta in three acts by,
Ralph Benatzkj, book by L. Jacobson, Theater
am Nollendorfplatz, Berlin (Agents*, Drei-
Masken-Verlag), October 30.
LACHENDE EHEMANN, DER (The Laughing
Husband), an operetta in three acts by Edm.
Eysler, book by Brammer and Griinwald,
Biirgertheater, Vienna, March 19.
LANGE JULE, DIE (Long Julia), a tragedy by
Carl Hauptmann, Deutsches Schauspielhaus,
Hamburg (Agents, Oesterheld & Co.),
November 20.
LATARE, a play in three acts by Ernst Legal,
Schauspielhaus, Bremen (Agents and Pub-
lishers, Oesterheld & Co.), September 5.
LIEBESLEHRLING (The Apprentice of Love),
an operetta in three acts by Franz Gotze,
book by Pordes-Milo and Georg Runsky, Kur-
theater, Bad Schoningen, July 9. %
LIEBESSANATORIUM, DAS (Love Sanatorium),
a burlesque operetta in three acts by Rudolf
Braun, Zentraltheater, Dresden, April 19.
LUTZ LOWENHAUPT, a play in four acts by
Hans Schmidt Kcstner, Kurtheater, Fried-
richroda (Agents, Vertriebsstello), August 5.
MAJOLIKA, a comedy in three acts by Leo
Walther Stein and L. Heller, Lustspielhaus,
Berlin, January 7.
THE STAC.f-. YF.\R ROOK.
275
JTEN, i'i:i
Man in tlu- Prompter's Mox>, :i comedy in four
!tner, Residenzblihnej
Vienna, September 12.
MARTHA'S Lr.IDKNsWKii (Martha's I'atli of
SunVringi, a tr;i-ed> by Jakob Scl
Theater in dcr .lo-,eptist;ult, Vienna. Dec-
ember 13.
MARV'S UROSSKS HER/ (M ilearti,
a comedy in three acts h> Kuril/, llnlni, Ncues
Theater, Frankfurt a Main lAu-cnts and
Publishers, A. Langeii, Mmiicln, .January 5.
MEISTER GOTTFRIED, a drama in tin.
hy Karl von Lcvct/ow, Hoftheater, Darmstadt,
inber 21.
MES \Llil \NCK, a comedy in three acts hy
Rudolf Strauss, Stadtthcatcr, Troppau,
April 9.
MILLIONKNBRAUT, DIK (The Girl with the
Millions, an operetta in three uet.s by !
Johannes l)oeliler, hook hy Kurt Kraatz,
.ie;m Krcii and Alfred Scho'nfcld, Wilhelin-
tlieater, Magdeburg, February 17.
MOniSTiN, IHK (The Milliner), a comedy in
tliree acts hy Kugen Holtui, l''reii- Volkshiiime,
Vienna, March 19.
MI LLF.RS (Tin- Midler Family!, a farce by F.
Friediiiiinn-Fredoru'h, Kurtheater, Freien-
walde u. d. O., June 29.
Ml: TTKR MARIA i Mother Mary),a tragedy in five
bv l.ily Hraun, Schaiispielhaus, Bremen
ente, Anstalt fiir Auff tthrungsreclit ;
Publishers, A. Langen, Munich), Novembers.
MUTTKRSOHN, KIN iHis Mother's Son), a play
in three acts by Siegfried Trebitsch, Hofburg-
Hieater, Vienna, April 10.
NEUE WEIB, DAS (The New Woman),
retta in three acts by .Jos. Wolf, book by
A. I'.mil 'i;au and Karl Noort,
Operettentheater, Wiesbaden, March 16.
NINA, a play in four acts hy Leopold Kampf,
Nenes Theater, Frankfurt a/Main (Agents,
S. Fischer, Berlin), February 11,
•N MAIK'HKN 1ST ANd KKOMMKN (A Girl has
Arrived), vaudeville in three acts by Karl
r, music- hy Gust. Meyer, Neues
Theater, Hamburg, October 9.
NORDSKKKHAHHK, DIE (The North Sea
Madcapi, an operetta by Wanda, hook by Dr.
Decker, Hellevue Theater, Stettin (Agents,
VurtriebsKtelle), October 13.
PAAR NACH DKK MODE, DAS (Marriage iX la
Model, a comedy in three acts by Kaoul
Auernheimer, Hofburgtheater, Vienna
nts, S. I'iscliei'l, Felirmiry 8.
PETEIICII KN'S MO\ 1 )FAH l;T i Peter's Journey
to the Moon), a rhristmas play by Cenlt von
..it/, stadttheati'r, l,eip/ix, December?.
PKTI.I1 I'M) ALF.XKI, a historical tragedy in
tsbj H. Heiscler, Stadttlieater, Luipxig,
February 26.
PFAKUKK HKMiMKND iTIir Hev. Hellmnndl,
a play in five acts by l-'rit.x I'hiliiipi. I lentsclies
Tlieat.-r. Cologne (Agents, Vertrir1
November 9.
PHANTAST, DKI! iThe Phantust ickl, a tragedy
in five acts by Felix Montanus, Hheinis<-)i-
\Vestf:ilisehi'S Volt . Hilary 7.
1'1( < \D1M-VM ADI'M,, DAS (The Pieeadilly
Uirl), a musical comed> ill three
Ted,l> Grflnberf, book by Erich Urban and
Jacques Hm-g, Stadttheater, Kid. November
22.
POLENHI,UT (Polish Pride), an operetta by
Oskar Nedlial, book by Leo Stein, Carl
Theater, Vienna, October 25.
I'KIN/.KN.JACD, DIE (The Prince Jlnnti, an
.•dmaiin, l>ook by (iriinbaiim
and lieichurt, Hcsidenst!
April 4.
I'KIN/.KSSIN (lltiri'I, il'rin •>, an
operetta by Heinrich Keinhardt. book hy
A. M. \Villner and (1. HodaiiHky, Tliuuter an
der \Vien, Vienna, January 31.
Pl'PPCJIEN (The Little Dolli, a farce with
oei and iiiiiHif; by Kurt Kraatx and Jcun
Kren, music hy.Juan (lilbe-rt, Thalin Theater,
Berlin, Decemhor 19.
PI-PPKNKLINIK (The Doll's Hospital), a
comedy by F. von Sehonthail ami K. !')>
LutitHpielhaus, Berlin, October 11.
UACKEUCHEN (The Little RaBcali.a farce with
music by HolK'ii-Baeckerg and Th. Blunier,
Neues Luisimtlu-ater, K6'nig«berg (Agents,
Aim and Simrock), February 15.
RASKOLNIKOW, a tragedy in three acts by Deo
Birinski, Hoftheater, Gera (Agents, Drei-
Masken-Verlag), April 9.
RASTAQUAER, DER, a comedy in three acts by
R. John von Gorslehen, Deutsches Theater,
Cologne, October 29.
RAUBRITTER, DER (The Robber Knight), a
comedy by Ludwig Biro, Kammerspiele,
Munich, December 23.
REIZENDE, ADRIAN DER (Adrian tho
Charmer), a comedy in tliree acts, Deutsches
Volkstheater, Vienna, November 22.
RETTER IN DER NOT, DER (A Friend in
Need), a comedy in three acts by Franz von
Schonthan and Rudolf Presber, Volkstheater,
Munich, December 4.
RICHMOND1S VON ADUCHT, a miracle play
hy Einil Kaiser, Deutsches Theater, Cologne.
March 24.
ROBERT ANSTEY, a one-act play by Max
Meyerfeld, Neues Theater, Frankfurt a/Main,
December 16.
SAUGLINGSHEIM (Infants' Home), a one-act
play by Ludwig Thoma, Kiunmerspiele,
Munich (Agents and Publishers, A. Langen),
March 13.
SCHIRIN UNO GERTRAUDE, a light comedy
in four acts by Ernst Hardt, Dent-
Theater, Hamburg (Agents, Vertriebsstelle),
October 25.
scilNEIDDER WIBBEL (Wibbel the Tailor),
a comedy in rive acts by Hans Miiller
Schlosser. Schauspielhaus, Diisseldorf (Agents,
Vertriebsstelle), July 16.
SCH(iNMEFrssALON, DER (The Beauty
Institute), a farce in three acts hy \V. Jacoby
and A. Lippschitx, Konn'idienhaus, Berlin,
March 4.
scilWERT UND SPINDEL (The Sword and th«
Spindle), a one-act, play by Paul Wertheiim-r,
Residenxbiihiie, Vienna, March 14.
SEIFENBLASE, DIE (The Soap Bubble), a
comedy in three acts by W. Herthold and K.
Kuskop, Hoftheater, April 6.
777:10, a turf farce in three starts by Otto
Si'hwartx and Karl Mathern, Neiu-s Th.
Frankfurt a/Main \nstalt fiir
AutTiUirungsrechti, February 4.
SlPl'l') (Dear Keiatinnsi, a play in tliree acts by
Ludwig Thoma, Kleines 'Theater, Berlin
November 29.
SKLUIN Al'S UIIODrs. DIK .The Slave from
IJhodns), a comedy ill three acts by Koda
M and <;. Mcyrink, with music by Eugen
d'Albert, Schanspielhaus, Municli, Deoonbei
21.
276
THE STAGE YE AT? BOOK.
ROENKE ERICHSEN, a drama in three acts by
i: Frcnssen, Thklia Theater, Hamburg
(Agents, Drei-Masken-Verlag), January 21.
SONNENFINSTERNIS (The Sun's Eclipse), a
tragedy in five acts by Arno Holz, yiana
Thrater, Hamburg (Agents, Vertriebsstelle),
September 16.
SPANISCHE FLIEGE, DIE (The Spanish Fly),
a farce in three acts by Franz Arnold and
E. Bach, Viktoriatheater, Magdeburg (Agents,
Ahn & Simrock), May 28.
STUDENTENGRAFIN, DIE (The Students'
Countess;, a pastoral play by Georg Fuchs and
Viktor Leon, with music by Leo Fall, Theater
am Nollendorfplatz, Berlin, January 18.
SUMPF (Mire), a comedy of manners by
Richard Leiner, Thalia Theater, Bremen,
December 12.
T \NGOPRINZESSIN (The Tango Princess), a
i:ucc with dances and music in three acts by
Jean Kren and Curt Kraatz,,. music by Jean
Gilbert, Thalia Theatre, Berlin (Agents,
'Vertriebstelle, Berlin), October 4.
TRAUTE BIEDERLEUTE (Dear Souls), a
comedy by Robert Walter, Schiller Theater,
Altona, October 10.
TURBINE (The Turbine), a tragedy in three acts
by Miiller Eberhardt, Stadttheater, Graudenz,
November 14.
UEBERWINDER (The Master Power), a drama
in four acts by Georg Hirschfeld, Stadttheater,
Niirnberg, November 5.
UND HATTE DER LIEBE NICHT (And Hath
not Love), a play in four acts by Ernst
Ritterfeld, Luisentheater, Berlin, January 26.
UNGETREUE ECKEHART, DER (Unfaithful
Eckehart), a farce in three acts by Hans
Sturm, Neues Schauspielhaus, Konigsberg
(Agents, Vertriebsstelle), October 22.
TTRTEIL DES SALOMO, DAS (The Judgment of
Solomon), a play in four acts by Else Torge,
!MC-.V.,S Volkstheater, Berlin, December 8.
VERLORENE K, \RADIES, DAS (The Lost
Paradise), a ara-, in iour acts by Lu<Jwjg
Heilbronn, StadttlK ,,at Bremen, November
24.
VERa^endNin SSoS^* <The *«****»»•
VIELGELIEBTE, DER (The , VT Beloved) a
comedy by Leo Feld, &tadtth> Danzig,
October 22. -
WEISSE GEFAHR, DIE (The White Peril), an
operetta by Max J. Milian, book by Oscar
Friedmann and Ludwig Herzer, Kgl.
Wilhelma Theater, Stuttgart, July 1.
WEISSE WESTE, DIE (The White Waistcoat),
a farce in three acts by Fritz Friedmann-
Frederich, Schauspielhaus, Frankfurt a/Main
(Agents, Berliner Theater verlag), October 7.
WELT HERR, DER (The Lord of This World),
an historical play in four acts by Walther
Nithack-Stahn, Stadttheater, Gorlitz, March
10.
WELT WILL BETROGEN WERDEN, DIE
(The World Wants to be Deceived), a one-act
play by H. Eulenberg, Schauspielhaus,
Leipzig, February 22.
WENN FRAUEN LIEBEN (When Women
Love), an operetta in three acts by Karl List,
book by Ludw. Johannes and Fritz Lunzer
Operettentheater, Vienna, May 1.
WENN MAN IM DUNKLEN. KUSST (A Kiss
in the Dark), an operetta in three acts by
Albert Mattausch, book by Georg Adolf,
Stadttheater, Magdeburg, January 18.
WENN MANNER SCHWINDELN (When Men
Tell Fibs), a vaudeville by W. W. Goetze,
book by F. Friedmann-Frederich, Stadt-
theater, Halberstadt (Agents, Berliner
Theaterverlag), November 2.
WIE EINST IM MAI (As Once in May), a faive
with dances and music by R. Bernauer and
R. Schanzer, music by W. Bredschneider and
W. Kollo, Berliner Theater, Berlin, October 4.
WILL UND WIEBKE, a comedy in four acts
by F. von Zobeltitz, Hoftheater, Oldenburg
(Agents, Vertriebsstelle), September 25.
WINKELZUG (a Trick), a farce in three acts by
Fritz Wald and Josef Jurinek, Stadttheater,
Barmen, December 12.
WOLKENBUMMLER (Idlers in the Clouds), a
vaudeville by Karl Kriiger, book by Her-
mann Stern, Hoftheater, Oldenburg (Agents,
Vertriebsstelle), January 1.
WOZZEK, a tragedy (fragment), by Georg
BUchner, Hoftheater, Munich, November 8.
WUNDERMADCHEN VON BERLIN, DAS (The
Miracle Girl of Berlin), a drama in four acts,
by Hanns Heinz Ewers, Stadttheater, Frei-
burg im Breisgau (Agents, Vertriebsstelle ;
Publishers, Georg Mtiller, Munich), April 30.
ZEITWENDE (The Turning of the Tide), a play
in four acts by H. Eulenberg, Schauspielhaus,
Bremen, October 9.
ZWISCHEN ZWOLF UND BINS (Between
Twelve and One), an operetta in three acts
by Walter W. Goetze, book by Georg Okon-
kowsky, Max Neal, and Max Ferner, Neues
Operettentheater, Leipzig, February 1.
FIRES
™ THEATRES.
February 4.-Fire at the Royal, Blackburn
February 27.-Fire at th« Pavilion, Morley.
June lO.-Assenibly Rooms, Withernsea, d-
Btroyed by fire.
August 19. — The stage portion of the Chiswick
Empire destroyed by fire.
September 19. — Royal, Wolverhampton, de-
stroyed by fire.
December 20.— Fire in operating box at the
Queen's Cinema, Walthamstow.
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INDEX TO LEGAL CASES.
ntifl.
Defendant.
Date.
Nature of (
atote
July 14
The fortnight's notice custom
Hanimerstfiii
March 3
Alleged breach of contract. Closing
Abbott
Russell
December 11
of the London Opera House
C'arbrcy Bros
.Inn. IS
Hn-ach of contract
Atkins
(Iranvilli'
Mandcville and
March 4
.} uly 3
Salary in lieu of notice
Libel
Barti
others
London Opera House
July 10
Injunction to restrain adv
Hedford Estate Trus-
Leeds Corporation. .
July 9
name
\Voodliouse Feast
tees
Birtlos
Smith
Forder
December 12
February 13
Breach of contract
Breach of contract
Mosseno Theatre
May 20
Claim for balance of shg terms
Co., Ltd.
Hyman
Aprils...
Claim for salary
"John Bull"
July 21
Libel
Clark
Arizona
May 22
Claim for salary
London The
April 9
Claim for directors' fees
Corelli
Varieties
Gray
May 20 and Novem-
Infringement of copyright
La Tortajada .... '
ber 21
May 8
Breach of contract
Corlass ....
Bandman
February 13
Breach of contract. A Calcutta case
Street
March 6
Alleged wrongful dismissal
Heaton Electric
May 22
Claim for salary
Theatre
Joseph
June 24
Cotton
Cautlej
Moss Empires
Willoughby
November 10
November 27.
Breach of contract and libel
Theatrical etiquette
Cutter
December 6
Claim for salary
Premier Picture
November 11. ..
Breach of contract
Dallimore .
Hull, Birtley
Williams u n d
June 17
Conspiracy
another
Faraday ....
April 12
Recessing an artist
Denby
(1 r i in shy Gaiety
January 14. . . .
Claim for wages
Denarber . .
Cinema Co.
Empire Palu<
April 29 . .
Indecent performance
De Vries . .
Coventry Hippo
May 7 . . . •.
Claim for balance of salary
drome, Ltd.
Waldron
January 22. .
Breach of contract
Kd wards
London Theatre o!
6
Damages for injuries. Hurrying a
Eberhardt
Varieties
Collins
April 10 . .
departing audience
Negligence of agent
Kills ..
Hardman
July 24
Claim for return of money paid for a
Ford
Gaiety Theatre,
November 12
song
Workmen's Compensation Act
French .
Ltd.
Fritz's Agency
October 31
Split commissions
Gerald . .
New Theatre, Man-
October 13
Publicity agent's claim
Gilbert
chester
Bliss
April 16
Breach of contract
Granville Theatre of
Varieties
••US
Hughes
October 8
Breach of contract
Green
Royal, Birmingham,
February 6
Damages for injury
Ginnett
Ltd.
Variety Theatres
December 8
Confirmation of contracts
Griffen
ilidated and
others
Maitland ....
•June 12
Libel
Gane
Hammerstein
Reetz
Keith, Prowse & Co.
November 10
May 8
Claim for salary
Claim on a guaranteed sale of seats
Hardacre . .
Gude .
January 29.
Hardacre
Waldon
January 29
at Maidenhead
East Li/nne copyright
Hawtrey
Krard
July 26
To recover salary
Heale
Mayne and Hamilton
October 25
Home
Williams
May 5
Houghton
Burns
May5
Alleged breach of contract
278
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INDEX TO LEGAL CASES— Continued.
Plaintiff.
Defendant.
Date.
Nature of Case.
Holman and Gerrard.
Ralland and Russell
Halford and another
Willows
Rolls
Levaine
Gulliver
London County
Council
Lawson
Ganthony
Maxwell
PatheFreres
Kemp
Maude
Denville
Moss Empires, Ltd..
Moss Empires, Ltd..
November 1
Breach of contract
Claim for damages. Sequel to a
"Dr.. " Bodie electric shock
Payment for music composed
Claim for salary
Breach of agreement.
Illegality of queues
Licensing of agents
Ownership of the Camberwell Empire
Breach of contract
Agent's commission
Question of royalties on gramophone
records
Injunction re "The Concealed Bed "
Author's rights in selecting company
To recover salary
Alleged breach of contract
Breach of contract
Injunction
To recover commission
The Miracle
Injuncting an oboe player
Breach of contract
Claim for salary
Alleged libel
Alleged breach of contract. " Pelis-
sier's Punchinellos "
Breach of contract
Assault. Dealing with the question
of the right to hiss
Split commissions
Breach of contract. A booking
manager's action
Question of copyright
Alleged breach of contract
Theatre curtain contracts
Breach of contract
Claim for commission
Breach of contract. Question of
house closing
Salary in lieu of notice
Breach of contract
Breach of contract
Damages for an accident
Breach of agreement
Breach of contract
" That Ragtime Suffragette '•
Rival Musicians' Unions
Wrongful dismissal
Alleged breach of contract
Breach of contract
July 30
Jones
Keys
March 6
March 14
Lind
Lyons
May 27
April 9 and Novem-
ber 12
November 11
Lawson
Marriott
Meyer
December 1
July 24 ,
June 19
October 28 . .
Moffat
Moffat
Morgan
June 14
August 18
August 1
April 10
Musical Plays, Ltd.. .
M'Lone
September 10
Karno
July 23
December 2
O'Mara
Herrick
May8
January 13
O'Connell
Padevewski
Reetz
Russell
Palace Theatre, Ltd
December 3
October 28
March 12
Phillips
November 25
Pratt
Taylor
July 16
Fritz's Agency
London Theatre o
Varieties, Ltd.
October 31
Reed
April 21
September 24 . .
Rex and Ford
Rhyl Palace
Rose and Wold
Sales and another .
Saraski and another.
Sage
Redfern
Kirwan
North Seaton Hippo
July 2
October 24
April 14
April 26
Crispi
Moorley
Heat on Electric
Palace
Sofiano
Palace, Runcorn
Ltd.
London Theatre o
Varieties
Petrova
Josephs
Feldman
Edison and others .
Monks
Rolls
January 13
October 21 ..
Sadler's Wells Syndi
cate . .
December 9
July 3 ..
Selbit
Uphill
Walham Green Thea
tre of Varieties . ..
Williams and Co. . . .
Williams and others.
Williams and anothe
Wragg
Wray
October 20
May 27
October 17
November 11
November 19
July 7
Zamco
Hatnmerstein
January 17
PROSECUTIONS.
Name.
Date.
Nature of Case.
Anderson
May 17
False pretences
Cruelty to a dancing pupil
Employment of children
Kineoaatograph Act
Kinematograph in a hospital
The Gaming Act
Plays performed in unlicensed premises
English girls abroad
False pretences
Theatre bars and the Shops Acts
Canzi
Calverly '
Grace* ....
March 3
October 1
May 1
Hamilton
Morton ...
October 10
October 21
National Sporting Club . .
Nolan's Theatrical
Agency
June 20
November 21
Lucas
May 17
December 22
JAN.
Tin- STAC; /• >OK.
279
LEGAL CASES OF THE YEAR,
JANUARY.
••-KI \M> K1KK v. MOOKl.KY.
BUI.ACIl OF Ki\ II; \( I.
At Man.-lield County Court. Frank Saraski
and Anctta Kirk sued Frederick 1'
13 Mooriey, proprietor of the New I1
Shirebrook, for Uie aura of £17, damage,
sustained f"r aliened breach «.! contract.
For the plaintiff -Mr. K. A. Young said the
turn was performed by Saraski's two young
daughters, and they travelled with them a
huge tank tilled with water, which had
adant employed the turn to
appear at the New Palace, Shirebrook. for tin-
week commencing November 25, 1912. '' '"
contract between the parties was made <>n
October 17, and about the time the contract
should have been performed defendant sent a
iin to the agent, which was as follow* :
" Cancel all artists booked Shirebrook N<>-
r 25; hall closing to complete alterations.
Moorley." The plaintiffs were out of work
f«r that week. The defendant suggested that
the plaintiffs should go on to Helper, but that
was impossible for two reasons. Firstly, it
would have entailed considerable extra ex-
in removing the tank, and Mr. Moorley
did not seem willing to pay any of this ex-
pense. Then again the train service was such
that they could not have got to Belper in time
for the show, for the tank and water occupied
hours in preparation.
Mr. Uietrichsen said that as the plaintiff
would not accept the offer made to him to
ir at Belper, the result of this unn
able conduct did not minimise his damages.
Honour: Do you mean that he should
minimise the damage by accepting an un-
reasonable offer?
Mr. Dietrichsen : If he had gone, to Belper
all the damage he would have Buffered would
liave been the extra railway expenses and the
extra night's lodging in Shirebrook.
Mr. Young submitted that the offer was not
His Honour found that the offer was an un-
Mable one, and one which the plaintiffs
could not have been ready to accept. He-
gave judgment for the plaintiffs for £17.
OWEN v. MOORLEY.— BREACH OF
CONTRACT.
At M.,n.-lield County Court, Mr. William
Mr. V. i'. Moorley for damans
•J3 in respect of a contract stated to have
I n mad.- for the opciiin
new hall ut Helper.
Mr. Young, for the plaintiff, said Mr
had an r!i-;U' nient, at Shirebrook in Ma\.
1912. and heariiin that, the deft ndant was
HU' a new hall at Helper, ho asked for an
engagement at £«. Defendant demurred at
this sum. but £7 was agreed upon, and he put
his initials in a book to the date of the open
ing of the hull. Some time afterwards de-
fendant denied any tMiefigemcnt hail
m-id.-. and . on>c.|uently the. plaintiff was out
of work for a week.
Mr. Owen bore out this statement in evi-
Mr. Moorley, in his defence, said that he did
not know the preci.-e date on which the hall
at helper would be opened. November 11 was
su'.'gc.itcd, but he told Owen that he could not
finitely whether that would be the day.
, As to the £7, he said he would talk it over
with his brother, and let the plaintiff know.
He put hi.s initials in the book referred to for
November 11, so that plaintiff could remember
the probable date, but no sum was a
upon. When he wrote his initials the line in
the book was blank. Plaintiff could have come
for the opening date had he agreed for £5.
His Honour found for the plaintiff for £7.
DENBY v. GRIMSBY GAIETY CINEMA CO.—
A PIANIST'S CLAIM.
At the Grimsby County Court, befoi
Honour Sir G. Sherston Baker. Miss
14 Elizabeth Ellen Denby, pianist, sued the
Cairty CiiK-nui Company, \Vintn
Road, for £3 5s.. one week's wages and a
week's wages in lieu of notice.
Mr. ,T. Barker was for plaintiff, and Mr. L.
II. U'ooll'e iVr defendants.
Plaintiff's case was that she applied for the
position of pianist at the. Gaiety, ^fter
an advertisement in THE STAGE in which 32s.
a week was offered as saUiry. Alter soni.
Inn nary negotiations she saw Mr. Woolfe, sen.,
ember 6. and he a.>k<-d her if S!K W'-r.
willing to go on trial on the Thursday follow-
ing. She agreed, and on the Thursday she
attended a rehearsal. Mr. Stacey, the band-
master, said she was quite satisfactory, and he
would ring up Mr. Woolfe and tell him so. In
the afternoon Stacey told her that Mr. Woolfe
said she was to start work on the following
Monday, and she told him she would accept
:;o>. a v, eek, as .-lie was at home. Stacey told
her she was worth .'ii^s. On two days after
this Stagey brought music to her house, and
she played to him. On the Monday she
attended rehearsal for over an hour, and was
told to be back at I',, in. In the evening she
went down past the staff to the orchestra and
found aunt her pianist engaged. She saw1 Mr.
Staeey, who said she could not play loudly
enough. She then saw Mr. Woolfe, who said
he \va> sorry. He did not know another pianist
had been ennagtd.
For defendants, Mr. Fred Stacey, formerly
conductor of the orchestra, said he nave plain-
tiff a trial on the piano while he played the
violin. After the trial he informed her that he
thought the weak spot in her playing was the
time. He. however, --aid he would pass her if
she would practice the pieces fur Monda
Mi-s Deiihy was rather nerunis he fi
hardly fair to judge on one trial. He com-
municated with Mr. Woulfe. thronu'h M-
lingwodd. the manager, and said lie thought
she wiuild lie able to manage. Collin.-
later on, told him to tell Miss Denby that she.
could start on Monday. At the rehearsal on
that day plaintiff could not adapt her playing
280
r «"<• Mr.ea
written as it was intended to be piayea. J
THE STAGE 7 EAR BOOK.
JAN.
n »,d no one ^ an,
ritv to engage artists but mmseii.
ms Honour fo°und that plaintiff was engaged
bv Mr. Stacey, and gave judgment for her
for the full amount, with ^sosts.
Z\MOT v. HAMMERSTEIN .-NEW TRIAL
ORDERED.
In the Divisional Court before Mr Justice
Ridley and Mr. Justice Lush, Mr. Oscar
17 Hammerstein appealed against a judg-
ment given by Judge Woodfall, at W«rt-
minsU? CoiLty <*urt, *?. f a™" °U^ sufd
M Serge Zamco, operatic artist, who sued
Mr. Hammerstein for damages for breach of
oul tor appellant wu Mr. Frank Dodd
(instructed by Messrs. Langton and Pass-
more)- and Mr. Norman Craig, K.C., and Mr. J.
O'Connor (instructed by Messrs. Clifford Turner
and Hopton) represented respondent.
Mr Dodd said according to his contentio
the contract was one between master and ser-
vant, but according to the learned judge it
was a contract between contractor and con
tractee, between whom the relation of em-
ployment was not concerned. In addition w
the question of the construction of the con-
tract there was the question as to whetl
plaintiff had not, by accepting the engagement,
made an imiplied warranty that he was capable
and fit to perform the contract. There was
also the questions as to whether Mr. Hammer-
stein gave him a proper opportunity of per-
forming, and whether, even if the learned
judge was right in holding there had been an
unjustifiable breach by defendant, plaintiff
was entitled to what the judge called damages
ultra.
The contract -was made in March, 1912, at
Paris. Plaintiff was engaged to sing at £20 a
night. He agreed to travel to London on April
27, 1912, to rehearse and give four perform-
ances, or more if required. He rehearsed in a
private room with a piano, and no fault was
found with him. Then came the final xe-
hearsal. Mr. Hammerstein refused to allow
nlm to perform. The County Count judge
found for plaintiff for £40, to addition to the
£40 paid, with £2 damages ultra, and costs.
Mr. Norman Craig explained that the £2
was awarded because plaintiff was " billed "
to perform and another stager took his place
without any explanation being given.
Mr. Dodd read the judgment now appealed
againrt, In which it -was stated defendant did
not allow plaintiff to give a performance, and
that it was in the opinion of the learned
judf« by a performance and not by a re-
hearsal that plaintiff's skill and competence
must be judged. Counsel said the question
was whether a rehearsal was a sufficient test.
Singtog with a piano was a different thing
from singing and acting at an operatic per-
formance.
The case was adjourned until January 21.
Mr. Craig, on behalf of the respondent, sub-
mitted that the decision of the county court
jud^e was right. The plaintiff's contract was
not subject to any reservation as to efficiency
or competence on his part, because he was
already an artist known in his profession.
There was a warranty on his part that o*
would give a reasonably competent perform-
ance when he appeared before the public,
but there was no warranty to rehearsals.
It was notorious that rehearsals were not for
the purpose of testing the voice of the per-
formers, but to connect up the different units
which went to make up the opera. It was
never suggested that the plaintiff w,as not a
competent singer, but it was said that at the
rehearsal, owing to domestic worries, he was
unable to give a satisfactory performance.
The view taken by the judge was that the
defendant was not entitled because of the
unsatisfactory character of the rehearsal to
prevent the 'plaintiff from performing in the
opera. Counsel submitted that he was right
in so holding, and that his decision should be
affirmed.
Mr. Justice Ridley said the court was of
opinion that there must be a new trial, as the
judge below did not properly decide the case.
It was an implied term of Zamco's contract
that he should be competent to perform the
duties he undertook, but when the rehearsal
took place it was admitted that his perform-
ance was a bad one. Though it was not
suggested that Zamco's voice was gone, he
was nervous and troubled.
Bis Lordship thought the appellant had a
rlghit to act Mi a reasonable way, and the
question which the judge had not decided was
whether Mr. Hammerstein had properly exer-
cised that right.
Mr. Justice Lush concurred.
The appeal, therefore, was allowed, and a
new trial ordered.
[For report of original case see " STAGE
Year Book," 1913, p. 274.]
EDWARDES v. WALDRON.— BREACH OF
CONTRACT.
At Derby County Court, Mr. Allan Edwanles.
proprietor, Derby Grand ai'd other
2 2 theatres, brought an action against Mr.
Joe. Waldron for £50, liquidated
damages, for breach of contract. Defendant,
who did not appear, entered into an agree-
ment with plaintiff to produce the sketch,
SUly Burglar, at the Gaiety, Birmingham, and
the Hippo, Nottingham, for a week each in
April, 1912, at a salary of £26 per week. The
engagements were not fulfilled. Judgment
was given for the plaintiff for the amoi'nt
claimed, with costs.
HARDACRE v. WALDON.— " EAST LYNNE "
LITIGATION.
At Edinburgh the First Division Judges of
the Court of Session disposed of an
2 8 action by John Pitt Hardacre against
Richard Waldon, Royal Princess's,
Glasgow, to have the respondent inter-
dicted from producing a version of East Lynne,
known as the " Bullock " version, on the
ground that the complainer was the proprietor
of the copyright of the drama.
The defendant pleaded that in no fair sense
was his drama a copy or a colourable imita-
tion of that of the complainer, and that he
had_ no Intention of encroaching upon the com-
plainer's rights or of adopting anything from
his special form of the drama.
JAN. FEB.
THE STA \R BOOK.
231
for defe. dallt, .1
'I'll. held pla ;
failed even before th< y reached Lord lin'
jiidgn. :u Ho
\vlii. h tlH'y could tleoi'!-
; \l;u K. !!/.:.• ,-ta!rd tllilt ill this Ui
rt >]K>ndeiit had iluiu- what had mil. IH-CII i om-
:. ot thr ; brought h\
Mr. Hardaere in connect ion with th>' copyiiiihi
in the HulliM-k ver.Mon of Kn"t Lyitnc. II
respondent, maintained that the plaintiff li;id
n«>t pr,.\, I \\li.i-. ih, play \\ as that was per-
il al l»onea>tiT in iM'rfi (the Chaff pro
din-Uon. Which i-amc to he known as the linl-
•xT-ioni, and had therefore nut shown
what it was 1 ha id by the !
i ion protection.
HAKDACRE v. GUDE.
FLOODS AT MAIDENHEAD.
In the King's Bench Division, before Mr.
Justi- aid a jury, Mr. J. Pitt
29 Hardaore claimed damages against Mr.
George Gude, of the New an'1. Opera
House, Maidenhead, alleging breach of con-
tract.
The defendant denied any breach, and
pleaded that in the special circumstances he
was excused from performing the agreement.
Mr. J. B. Matthews (for the plaintiff) said
the agreement between Mr. Hardacre and the
defendant was for the presentation of East
Lynne at the New, Maidenhead, on January
25, 26, ,and 27, 1912. The plaintiff was to have
CO per cent, of the receipts and the defendant
40 per cent. Counsel enumerated various fea-
tures of the agreement, and said it provided
that the plaintiff should provide an efficient
company, and the defendant undertook to pro-
vide limelight, band, and so forth, and satis-
factory access to the place. When Mr. Hard-
acre arrived from Canterbury, on the 25th, h«
found that there had been a river flood.
Mr. Bardacre found <thiat the flood hiad to
some extent cut off access to the place where
Liinne was to be performed, and tin-
only provision the de/fandiant had made,
counsel stated, was two .planks stretching over
• nee of about 80 ft. Nobody
hut an a<T<.'l»ait would have ventured to "walk
the plank." An adjoining picture palace had
made mne.h better accommodation for iUs
patrons. The defendiaiut assured him that it
would be "all right" before night, but no
better accommodation was provided.
Tttie result- was. counsel continued, th>a<t only
a comparatively few people came, and the
bakrrwBs for the th-ree iwgbts were £4 13s.,
£3 Ids. «d.. and £10 Os. 9d., and this pa-toon-
age was secured only by persons he in:: in
•d to shout, for the public information.
'.va~ nn "extra" means of :
•>i the " }',• adjoining. The
plimitiff also complained that proper lime-
light w-as not provided, and the features of
: not be adequately seen by
the nuil
Mr idence in support
of his claim.
Counsel submitted figures relative to oth, r
performances in the h<>n^>, including Littl,'
Jack Homer, which lie stated took a little
over £20 in four night*. He suggested that
they indicated that East Lynne was appre-
ciated by the pnbllc there.
Mr. J. Rowland «aid he played the part of
P.O. Knllock in / B ae, h«
«aid, wai in dar!,' for the limelight,
and a* there wa>< no limelight he had to play
1" **" He could not. from
the sfcflflt, see the psople in the audience.
For tho dffener, Mr. i;. -,
warranted the closing of the theatre, in
ovent everybody concerned would hav
I'-- '•>"' inry to say that
There
were, in fact, three planks, ai. , abso-
lute safety. It was extraordinary that such
an action should have been brought by tho
plaintiff against a man who, in diflicult cir-
cum-st. '/, gave t,he
plaintilf's pocket as well as his own.
Mr. Gude said that the flood came up on the
previous evening, and on the morning after
he got some builders to erect a gangway across
the water. It was made of bricks in boxes,
upon which were laid two nine-inch planks,
with additional planka at intervals to pro-
vide passing places. The way was lighted by
a special arc lamp of at least 600-candle power,
in addition to the street lamps. While the
plaintiff and his company were in Maidenhead
he heard no complaint of the accommodation
being insufficient.
Mr. Christopher Milton, the borough
electrical engineer, said that at the defendant's
theatre there was an electric lantern" for pro-
ducing limelight effects, and he prohibited its
being used, in view of the flood, as he could
not supply the required power.
Evidence was called to prove that the ap-
proach was safe.
The hearing was continued on the following
day when the jury found a verdict for the
iff. and that the question as to the
limelight was the only breach of the contract;
damages £5.
The judge directed that judgment should be
entered for the plaintiff for £5, and made no
order as to the plaintiff's costs. He ordered
that the defendant should have the costs of
the action subsequent to the date of the pay-
ment into court, and that the sum of £5 paid
into court by the defendant be paid out to
the defendant on account of Ms costs.
FEBRUARY.
GREEN v. ROYAL, BIRMINGHAM,
LIMITED.
In the Birmingham County Court, before
his Honour Judge Amplilett, K.C., judg-
6 ment was entered in the action in which
Mrs. Kathleen Annie Green, Bratt
Street, West Bromwich, sought to recover £50
damages from the Royal, Birmingham,
Limited, for allowing, as she alleged, a
defective covering to remain upon the floor,
in consequence of which she had a fall, caus-
ing personal injuries. Mr. Kiley Pearson (in-
structed by Messrs. Sharpe and Darby) was
for the plaintiff, and Mr. A. Ward (instructed
by Mr. T. H. Duffell) represented the defen-
dants. It was alleged by the plaintiff that
as she was going up the stairs leading to the
gallery she caught her foot in a tear in the
linoleum and fell, causing injuries, as the
result of which she was confined to her bed
for some time. The hearing was completed
on Wednesday. February 5. nnd during the
afternoon the jury visited the theatre and in-
.1 the gallery. They found that the
linoleum was in such a defective condition as
to be dangerous to members of the public
using the theatre, that such defective con-
dition waa not due to want of reasonable care
on tha part of defendants, and that the in-
jury to the plaintiff was caused by such de-
fective condition.
Hi» Honour, on the following day. Thursday,
entered Judgment for the defendants, with
costs.
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THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
FEB. MAR.
MOFFAT v. KEMP.-AN INJUNCTION.
In the Paisley Sheriff Court, Mr. Graham
Moffat applied to . Sheriff P. J. Blair
12 for an injunction against Mr. u. a.
Kemp, of the Pavilion, Johnstone.
Mr Jeffrey Hunter, who appeared for Mr.
Moffat, explained that the case was raised
by Mr! Moffat against George H Kemp, the
Pavilion Johnstone, whom Mr. Moffat asked to
be injuncted from producing or allowing to be
produced in his theatre or elsewhere a play
or playlet advertised by defender under the
name The Hole in the Wall, which was really
a play called The Concealed Bed (the property
of the pursuer), or a colourable imitation
thereof. The playlet was produced in John-
stone on January 20, and had also, he under-
stood, been produced in Saltcoats and other
places. Mr. Kemp, however, had called on him
and expressed his regret that through an in-
advertence the company engaged at his theatre
had produced the playlet, and had apologised
to Mr. Moffat, and undertaken that the in-
fringement would not be repeated.
Defender, who was in court, admitted the
statement made by Mr. Hunter.
Sheriff Blair then granted a perpetual ir-
junction, with expenses.
BRENTWOOD v. FORDER.
At the Westminster County Court, before
Deputy Judge Lush, Mr. Paul Brent-
13 wood, vocalist, claimed £50 damages t<y
breach of contract from Mr. Walter
Forder, theatrical manager, described as of
Churchill Road, Great Yarmouth.
The defendant did not appear, nor was he
legally represented.
Mr. R. H. Chapman, solicitor, of Manchester,
who appeared for the plaintiff, said his client
entered into a contract with the defendant in
June, 1912, to appear from July 1 to Septem-
ber 14 with the Follie Jesters at the Coliseum,
Porthcawl, South Wales. He was to receive
£2 a week salary and the third share of a
benefit performance, in addition to receiving
payments in respect of Sunday entertainments.
The plaintiff appeared on July 1, and con-
tinued until July 27, when he was dismissed
without notice, with the result that he lost
his salary for the remainder of the season.
The plaintiff gave evidence an support of
this statement, and said that in addition to
his loss of salary he estimated that his third
of the receipts of the promised benefit per-
formance would have amounted to over £5.
His Honour gave judgment for the plaintiff
for £20 and costs.
A CALCUTTA CASE.— CORLASS v.
BANDMANN.
In Calcutta High Court, uefore Mr. Justice
Chaudhuri, was begun the hearing of an
1 3 action brought by Miss Georgie Corlass
i M is. Warwick Major) against Mr.
Maurice E. Bandmann, proprietor of the Band-
mann Opera Company. Miss Corlass claimed
Rs.18,000 odd as damages for alleged wrongful
dismissal.
's case, as set out by her counsel,
Mr. Norton, was that Miss Corlass entered into
an agreement with Mr. Bandmann, by which
< neasred as principal soubrette. That
arrangement was entered into at Colombo on
March 30, 1912, and continued until December
ill?, when she said she was wrongly "dis-
The terms of the contract shortly
it s-he was to receive £20 a week while
she was actually acting and first-class hotel
accommodation and first-class railway fare
The contract was for a period of nineteen
months. According to the custom of this
company no payment was made while they
were" not actually playing, while the period
they were actually travelling was also sub-
tracted, and during that period these artists
lived on their reputation. The contract was
carried out by Miss Corlass until December,
1912, when for the first time a piece called
The Night Birds was put into the repertory.
Night Birds was not really musical comedy
at all. The quality of the music never was
intended to be within the range, the voice,
and the abilities of a soubrette. The music
of the Night Birds was really opera music.
It required a specially trained technique and
vocalisation, and it was childish to suggest
that any member of Mr. Bandmaiin's company
was competent to render that music, either as
it was rendered in London or at all. Has point
was that the music of the Night Birds of the
part for which Miss Corlass was cast — the part
of Ilka— was not soubrette music. It was far
too difficult. Miss Corlass took the stand thai
the music was outside her contract and was
dismissed. The case occupied several days in
the hearing and eventually, on March 3, judg-
ment was entered lor the plaintiff with
Rs.7,500 (£500) as damages.
MARCH.
ALLEGED CRUELTY TO DANCING PUPIL.—
—LEONORA CANZI BOUND OVER.
Mr. Garrett concluded the hearing, at the
West London Police Court, of the alh-ga-
3 tions brought against Leonora Canzi, a
teacher of dancing, of Oxberry Avenue,
Fulham, of ill-treating Doris yubbin, HL'< d
eleven years, who was a pupil of the de-
fendant's.
Mr. Garrett observed that the prosecution
had very properly been brought, because there
was no doubt that the child had been sub-
jected to a certain amount of ill-usage. He
was struck with one fact in the evidence— viz.,
that defendant only practised that ill-usage
while she was giving instruction in dancing,
and that, apart from the lessons, she treated
the child with kindness and care. In the ex-
periene'e of most people the worst way to treat
a timid or ibaekwiaird child was to use severity ;
and he was sure that no one connected with
the stage would say that was the best way to
train a child for the stage. This case differed
entirely from cases of cruelty to children which
were usually brought before him— cases where
there was evidence of malice or neglect — and
he felt quite justified in dealing with it in a
certain way ; 'bout at itihe same time he felt that
it was a good thing that such a case should
have been made public in order to show others
that this was not the right way to give a
child instruction in preparation for the stage.
He accepted ttoe defemdiamt's recognisances in
£20 for her appearance if called up for judg-
ment within twelve months.
ANOMUVEiAU v. HAMMlERSTEIN.
In the King's Bench Division, before Mr.
Justice Hckford and a special jury,
3 Mme. Andriveau, professionally known as
Mme. Vallandri, an operatic singer, sued
Mr. Oscar Harnmersteini for damages for
alleged breach of contract.
Mr. A. M. Latter and Mr. F. D. Livingstone
(instructed by Messrs. Boyce and Evans) ap-
peared for iplaMiff : and Mr. Com)ieton. K.C..
Mr. MciOaxdiie, and (Mr. St. John Field (in-
srtffuoted by Messrs. Langton and >? a senior e)
were for defendant.
lib was stated by Mr. Latter Wiiat plain-tiff
waa en/gaged by defendant on a contract for
MARCH
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
283
iiu-nt. -nlier l:(, an--
. ui.' t'li.ii. .
ph .-niy <laiiNC of furct
ma/«ur«, or Iniufflciency of receipts, the salary
cease Inn*- • . and
resumed. M- wa«* <«k 'that clause that
. find about
Pert in i .
eerviee there, she o'U-*irv-ed a notice in the
'.<'d f<>r a.rtis>t<5 at the Opera I
Ilir. theatre
NUMllller sea.sOJl.
lief.-: i; ;]„• would cancel her enr
if he paid her £100, and whether
mid coneeii: ain i,n April. Mie
ml when- (Ac returned home she
- from defendant which sot up a
1 'to terminate t.h<- <-<>jit.ra<-t because he
. '"Hit ito close the theatre OWJUL' to
of receipts. The letter said the
• would clOM' OH Marc.h 1!. and re-open
•il 22, when, /her eoga-gemewt would con/-
tinue for the un -in of t'he
me.nt. Defendant had nmv withdrawn the
claim oaillintg upon 'plaintiff to continue for
the five months. Coumeel mentioned that the
•• was opened on Sunday, March 3. for
a concert, at wiNch ihis client d!id not sing,
and -throughout ithe period up to April 22
•louse was steadily used for rehearsals.
The iinii, t for itihe jury would be, Was the
Opera. Hou.se closed, 'and were the receipts, in
iiisufliciemt?
I'l. -i iii-tiff reaid she did not know the re
were not sufficient to meet expenses. l>e-
fetiilant lind an option to engage her on the
same conditions In (May, June, and Jnh. '
tho necessary notice was not given on Feb-
ruary 1.
Mr. fompston, opening the case for tlhe
defendant, comtend-ed "that his client had a
>se the Opera House in Wie event
of the receipts tiei'iis Insafflcdecnt. An ac-
iii't wouild t*Il itihe jury t-hn-t the loss
on the season amounted to £19,000.
Mr. R. -Le Butt, .Rencral manager for de-
'it- at 'the Lomlon- Opera House, stated
<hat the season -t.!i.>re was a preat financial
failure. T%" loss was over £1,000 a week.
Innt diisciissed th-e posrition with the
lu'adrt of •:- . ,nnd cons-lude<l that
without outside aeeistance he could Tiot con'
tiriue. They knew !ie ha<:l hce-u losine money
very fast. Defendant decided to close Mie
place at the end of February. A notice in
h w>as put up to the effwt th>at tlhe
run of the season would etid on Saturday.
M:i.r'h 2. The second season was worse than
the first. A concert was held there on Sun-
day, March 3. The artiste pave a c
Sunday n/ijrht, bpt there were no -'>er-
atio, performoncee imit.il Aipril 22.
M-. Litter: You h;". £200.000 to
ca,j>W«.l accou:nt. AV~h.it- is the rijrht amouwt?
i. "00 on building and over £70,000 on
production.
total capi-tal account appears i»
(WO. )>ut £129,000?— Thiat -is the builder^'
cont:
Your estimate w a pir 'i does
'iipcar in the books? — Certainly £151.000
appears in the hooks.
.Id in; of the second season, wi'tne.^ <=nlil
•- a.s jiaJd for hy the -
man
n .1 it unoaat to £2f>.ooo
paid for the eost of prcvi
and of CS.nno was srivcm, whilst
a fir • was adrano .1 on e
mortgage. Tlie whale lot was r.ot called up.
\h
ant, il-
i-1]. of . H <li<l not meet
way. 11 1 e eecotui scasoa he deecritoed as
: (ills.
\lr \\illi.-ini li-!i:v li'im . chartered account-
anil, II •;, said h.
:nid lo>w at the Opera i
for sdxtoen ::. 1912. Jt
showed tihn !).>\-oHir,. j,-,-, ;j,t,i \\i^, ju:i],896,
&uto«5riipitionfi £1,048, making a total of
£33,514. Against that -t5i<: total item of ex-
•lire was £46,65-1. interest on
capital, raitea, laud tax, etc. 80 that apart
from ithc-se iJtems tlhey liad a loss of over
£13,000.
His Ix>rdrih'ip deci<li-vt that he did not think
th<> cla.ii-i.' \\hi'-li providtNl that if the con-
tract waa annulled five months' salary should
be .paid to jila-initiif had any application to
the 'present case.
The jury considered their verdict without
Lordship eri'tej-od ju<! •.
for dofeaidianit, wiUh co»te.
ATKINS f. GRAXVILLE.— TERMINATION
OF CONTRACT.
At Preston (Lancashire) County Court Minnie
Aitken, professionally known as Ali-^
4 Tommy Atkins, claimed £12, one week's
wage, in li-eu of notice, from Fned Gran-
ville's Productions, Limited.
Plaintiff entered into a contract with the
defendants for the appearance of herself and
her twin children, known as Tiny and Mite,
in the pantomime The Babes in the Wood,
starting at Huddersfleld. Owing to a differ-
ence of opinion, she gave a fortnight's notice
on December 28. During the following week
Tiny suffered from laryngitis, brought on
(plaintiff stated) by the hard work of the re-
hearsals and the strain of playing twice
nijihtly. Upon Mr. Granville'e pressure, how-
ever, plaintiff allowed the child to continue.
At midnight on Saturday, January 4, when
plaintiff had packed up and arranged lodiriniK
for the following week in South Shields, she
was dismissed by a letter, in whiich defendant
wrote :—
" Kindly note that your engagement, also
that of Tiny and Mite, in The Babes in the
Wood pantomime will terminate to-n.ight. I
am sorry you are unable to work out (the two
weeks' notice you gave me on Saturday last,
but, dn view of the doctor's certificate stating
that Lily is unable to follow heir employment,
this is, of course, 'impossible."
It was stated that the contract included a
clause under which an artist could be dis-
missed if, through illness, his or her work had
to be curtailed. Plaintiff staged, her
that in this case the show was not curtailed.
Mr. Fred Granville stated that the reason
plaintiff advanced for givina notice was tiiat
he had made her look small at rehearsal by
cutting out her song. When he received the
medical certificate as to one of the children
he was willing that the other should go on
Plaintiff declined this, statin:: ihat the
children had "never worked sinzly. He under-
\tkins wanted to terminate
tin- contract as soon as substitutes could be
found.
His Honour (Judge Source's) found that
there was no definite agreement that plaint.. IT
wa« to withdraw from the contract, and
defendant had m> ri'jht t-> terminate it as he
<l,l. II.- gave nidgiiii'iit- f<>r plain-tiff for the
amount claimed, with costs.
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JONES v. WILLOWS.
At the Westminster County Court, before
Deputy Judge Sinclair, Mr. Edward
6 Jones, musical composer, residing at
Kylett Road, Shepherd's Bush, claimed
£25 from Mr. J. B. Willows for composing and
arranging music for a sketch.
Mr. H. W. Rowsell was counsel for the
plaintiff, and Mr. C. J. Dwyer represented the
defendant.
Mr. Rowsell said the wife of the defendant
was a lady who had written sketches and other
theatrical productions, .and in 1909 light,
catchy music was required for a sketch called
The Gay Pierrot. The plaintiff was approached
by Mr. H. Cottesmore, who at that time was
acting as manager for the defendant. Mr.
Cottesmore and the plaintiff met at the
Savage Club, and terms being discussed, Mr.
Jones consented to supply the musiic for £50,
£25 to be paid down and £25 on the produc-
tion of the sketch. A cheque for £25 was for-
warded to Mr. Jones on the receipt of the
music, but that was all he had received, and
the present action was for the balance.
His Honour: Has the sketch been produced?
Counsel : No, but four years have elapsed,
and I submit that the sketch should have
been produced by the defendant within a
reasonable time. In one of his letters the
plaintiff said : " Mrs. Willows has the music,
and I do not think I have been unusually per-
tinacious in applying for the balance. I have
only received £25, and that was two years
ago. I Wiish you would suggest some sort of
settlement." Counsel added that he did not
wish to say anything unpleasant with regard
to Mr. Willows, but he was instructed that
there were serious disagreements between the
defendant and his wife in connection with
theatrical matters, and that this was the
reason that the sketch The Gay Pierrot was
not produced.
Mr. Herbert Cottesmore, 'stage manager and
producer, gave evidence tin support of coun-
sel's statement, and said his experience was
when a man agreed to pay a sum ojf money
on the production of a sketch he meant to
produce it. So far as witness knew, however,
the defendant made no effort to produce The
Gay Pierrot up (to the time that witness left
him in 1910.
Mr. Edward Jones, the plaintiff, gave evi-
dence as to the agreement entered into to
receive £25 down and £25 when the sketch
The Gay Pierrot was produced.
Counsel: Does payment on production mean
at a time very distant?
Plaintiff: No, production in the immediate
future; otherwise I should not have agreed to
such an arrangement.
Counsel: Has Mr. Willows ever said any-
thing about his producing it, or why he did
not produce it?— Never.
Has he said anything about giving up pro-
ducing sketches or plays?— No.
In cross-examination plaintiff said it was
true that the production of sketches was pre-
mous, but he maintained that when a com-
poser was promised a sum of money on the
production of a sketch he expected it to be
produced within a reasonable time
Mr. Willows (the defendant) said he had
made every effort to produce the sketch. Mrs.
Hlows had not given up writing sketches and
producing them. It was his desire to have the
ketch fhe Gay Pierrot produced, and he had
made every endeavour to that end. A certain
amount of money had, of course, to be paid
out, and he was responsible. He was speaking
for his wife.
Mr. Dwyer submitted that the terms of the
agreement were clear, and that the plaintiff
had no case. He admitted that it should be
shown that reasonable efforts were made to
get the sketch produced. If, for instance,
Mr. Willows acted in spite and purposely
made no effort to get the sketch produced,
then the plaintiff would have a cause of
action ; but in this case it was not so. Mr.
Willows was a man of considerable means,
and the production of sketches w<as a hobby
of his wife. Mr. Willows had made attempts
to get the sketch produced, but had failed.
There was a pierrot boom about 1910 or 1911,
but it was done to death, and this fact pro-
bably had an influence in not being able to
get The Gay Pierrot accepted. No doubt
both parties to the agreement thought ait the
time it was made that there would be an
early production. But they had been disap-
pointed through no fault, he submitted, of the
defendant. Mr. Willows was £25 out of
pocket, for he had received no return on the
sketch, which he had found it impossible to
get produced. It was still hoped that the
sketch would be accepted at some future date.
His Honour gave judgment for the defend-
ant with costs.
COYNE v. STREET.
Before His Honour Judge Wightman Wood,
at the Ashby-de-Ia-Zoucih County Court,
6 Edgar John Coyne, actor, -and Margaret
Coyne, his wife, of Leicester, sued Geo.
Alfred Street, for £5 5s. salaries, alleged to
be due, viz., £1 15s. (balance of week's salary
due on January 18), and £3 10s. for a week's
salary due on January 25; also lor £7 for
alleged •wrongful dismissal.
Mr. C. E. Crane (Coalville) appeared for the
plaintiffs, and Mr. Nixon (Sheffield) was for
the defendant.
Plaintiff deposed to being employed by the
defendant in The Cattle Thief company, which
recently visdted Ashby and Coalville. At the
beginning of .the week he was told at Tarn-
worth that they were going to Ashby for the
latter three days of the following week, and
that they were trying to get engagements to
fill in the first part of the week. When he
was paid for the three days he signed the
. wages book on account. He went with the
company to Coalville, and wired to Street
that he declined to go on unless paid for the
three nights out at Ashby. He also told Mr.
Moss, the manager. The latter said he could
do "without him, but gave him a written
guarantee that he would be paid for the three
days off at Ashby. The next day Moss told
him that his place had been filled up. He
received a fortnight's notice on the llth of a
week "out," but not to terminate his en-
gagement.
Mr. Crane submitted that the custom of the
profession prevailed, but the judge observed
that tthe agreement was so complicated that
he could not make head nor tail of it.
Mr. Nixon said the defence was that thto
was a strolling company, and one of the con-
ditions attaching to the engagements was that
they were from time to time subjected to fort-
nightly notices owing to the engagements
being precarious, and there was also a com-
plete understanding among them ; and where
there was no play there was no pay. Plaintiff
refused to play on the Tuesday night at Coal-
ville, and therefore discharged himself.
Geo. Alfred Street (the defendant) said there
were fourteen artists in this company, includ-
ing the defendants. It was the custom that
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!'To was no pay.
Id, lint tli:it was beeai:
hall h iinl In- li:ul a claim for
t from t'n1 pr.it,
nation from
•: -tout in his thirty-five years' the;
Hie company, ex-
•
[hta. When In1 reeeived the plain-
tiff.-' • mill
.istiik-d in netting the
i to play. the company could
'lav, eund he (de-
fendant) v to a claim
fur 'i-va.-h <>f i.'ontrart with the proprietor of
the the at re at Coalville.
Ky Mr. CHUM: II.1 was an American, and
.•ars in this country.
His Honour said tiny .li.l not waTl/t to
know the custom in America. When defendant
iin ho had had thirty-five years' experi-
ence he (the judge) thought he meant in this
; ry.
M'. •.<r<',ssary t-o
i ce of off-weeks if the
"i was " no play, no pay."
Defendant said it was the custom to give
fortnightly notices.
\Vrii. Eric Moss, manager of the company,
said ho had been seventeen years in the pro-
". in England and Australia — twelve
in England. It w:is the custom " no
play, no pay," and a fortnight's notice was
•>f off- weeks.
lly. Leslie, a memher of the company, also
paid it was the custom not to receive payment
if they did not play. He never expected it.
is surprised when he was paid at Lich-
The .Tiid'.'e =:n:il that usually In matters of
this kind there were written contracts, and
: could not arise. In the ci-r-
•'iir said he
.-i mid see no ground for the pla;ntiffs expect-
ing payment for the three nights off at Ashby.
had had notice that the whole of that
would t>e "off," hut they pot three
at Ashhy as an extra, it was most
-onable for the plaintiff— in fact, it was
monstrous— to have wired to the defendant
only a little over an hour before the com-
mencement of the performance. But, to get
him to play, the manager promised to pay
him 35s., and so plaintiff was entitled to that.
Hia dismissal, however. W.RS justified.
Judgment for plaintiff for 35s., without
costs.
EDWARDS v. I.OXDOX THEATRE OF
VARIETIES, LIMITED.
HURRYING A DHPARTING AUDIENCE.
At the Clorkenwojl County Court, an
''•roupht by Si-lirui Kd\\:<
11 ' tin- \.< nilon
: united, of Charing
I, for £30 as damages for personal
injuries
Mr. Moysoa remarked that the are.ident to
plaintiff happened at an historic hall in !
. Islington. It was the building for-
used by the Mohawk Minstrels. It after-
hall, and was now a
picture in.::
:titr said sh,> attended the seven o'clock
nt at the b. i ion on the
ID leaving the hall after
- her little
•
The atten.i hurrying people down
from the top Landing, I Hurry
up . 1'a.v, out., \>\
I,, hin I to erowd upon her and her t<o\ .
and in trying to save
She suf-
injury to her forehead, and her
.unl thumb wen- sprained. As a result
of the injury she had since been unable to
follow her occupation, arid was s>till attending
a hospital as an out-patient.
For the d. 1'Liiee. an attendant who was
ntf at the top of the stairs, said that
the people wen- | his atten-
tion was drawn to the plaintiff, who was at
the bottom of the .small stain av:. lit; asked
h,T what was the matter. She replied that
someone had knocked her purse from her
hand, or she had lost it.
Plaintiff said that in falling she lost her
purse. She did not attempt to stoop to pick
it up, as the crowd behind her was too
great. She reported the accident to defen-
dant's manager, and afterwards went to the
'.-ity College Hospital.
The Judge, addressing the jury, said it was
not a question whether it was improper to
call out "Hurry up, please!" but, having
regard to the condition of affairs, as the
people were leaving whether the attendants
called out to an unnecessary extent. If the
crowding resulted from the calling out of
" Hurry up, please! " by the attendants, then
defendants would be liable for the accident to
plaintiff.
The jury found in favour of plaintiff, and
awarded £20 damages.
Judgment was entered on the jury's verdict
with costs.
(For report of case in the Divisional Court
see May 6.)
PELISSIER v. PALACE THKATJtE, LIMITED
—ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT.
In the King's Bench Division, before Mr.
Justin- J)ar/ing and a special jury.
12 -Mr. H. G. IVIissier sued the Palaoe
Theatre, Limited, claiming £200 salary
in respect of his troop, " Pe~lissier's Punchi-
nellos," under two agreements.
The defendants admitted having made the
agreements, and said they weo-e induced to
enter into them by certain repreeenitaitions
and alleged warranties which, they alleged,
were not complied with. In reply, Mr.
P6 Ussier denied that the representations and
warranties alleged were made.
Mr. Marshall Ball, K.C., Mr. Theo Mathew,
and Mr. Hugh Brodie were for the plaintiff;
Mr. F. E. Smith, K.C., and Mr. Gilbert Beyfus
representing the defendants.
Mr. Marshall Hall said the dispute n
nominally to £70, the defendants contending
that Mr. Pelissder in any event was not en-
titled to more tha,n £130; but it had
agreed between _the parties that the result
of thin action should cover a contract covering
eight weeks at the rate fixed.
Mr. :i the autumn of 1911, and
Mr. Butt disciKse.d the production of a show
.vr's Punchinellos. The de-
sirability of using real cast bells for the
opening ohorua was mentioned, and :;
agreed that the company should include Mr.
Hugh Wright, the comedian. Contracts were
•"I Mr. IVIi-r^ir got ready f • •
show. Mr. Hugh Wright was to have £15 a
and 5 per cent, commission, and another
Mr. Herbert Oliver.
C8 a week and comnii
At h' d Mr. Hall, a contract wa*
f<>r five weeks, and it was now sug-
:. he understood, that Mr. Pe Ussier had
represented that the play would cost about
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£1000, and it was on the faith of this that
defendants entered into the contract.
When the piece was produced, Mr. Ernest
Poland a director of the Palace, saw it at the
Kinsburv Park Empire, and, according to the
paintif! subsequently saw Mr. Pussier and
said he liked the show very much, but the
soprano voice of one of the ladies was not
"tron« enough. The plaintiff engaged another
vocalfst Afterwards, at Mr. WV**"Vg$L
the piece was " cut," and- after that Mr. Butt
complained that there were no bells, as sug-
gested. The plaintiff's manager denied having
agreed to provide real bells, costing about £30
elch Later on Mr. Butt wrote, " Candidly, the
stow wafnot at all as represented to him, and no
better than the Vaudeville Follies » (the .No.
" Folly" Company). Mr. Butt added that his
directors could not see their way to pay more
than £130 a week, which, he said, was the
sum originally fixed. Mr. Pflissier took the
Divine evidence! Mr! Pelissier denied having
guaranteed to provide the bells. He men-
tioned the idea to Mr. Butt and said he
thought it would be a good thing to have
the bells hung from the flies and rung by the
performers on the stage in the opening chorus.
Asked about the Follies, the plaintiff said
he was paid £100 a week in London and £120
in the country on tour for the Vaudeville
Follies. The production of the piece at the
Palace was postponed from the date originally
fixed, and was shown meanwhile at suburban
halls.
The plaintiff stated that he hoped to make
a proftt of about £450 on the eight weeks
conltTiaot.
Mr. Peliasier, in Grose-examination by Mr.
F. E. Smith, dented (that he said the setting
of the piece alone would startle all London,.
He dlid say he was going (to do the thing well,
and spend a lange sum on it. The bells used
•were of papier-mache, and the orchestra pro-
vid.'d miiisic to suit the occasion.
Tihe plaintiff was asked iff £1,000 would be
imuch to spend on a production at the Pailace,
aiRl he elaid it all depended.
Ilifi Lordship: How many songs did you
write in the piece?— Mr. Pe Ussier : About ten
songs and quartettes.
Mr. M,ainshiall Hall (re-ex amiiniiin'g) : And there
author's fees, etc., which mounded up
the espouse?— The Plaimtiff: Yes.
Mr. Demarche (the plaintiff's manager) a!eo
gave evidence.
Mr. IhiL'li Wr.iuht stated that Mr. Butt said
he liked the show, and tihait the burlesques
reminded him of the days of Fred Leslie.
Mr. Bull, scenic artist, also gave evidence,
arid <w.id he estimated for the bells, and had
jta.ifi'ted scenery for the Palace. The witness
:uld<vl that if the plaintiff had insisted upon
ri :il hells he could have provided them.
The case was continued on March 13. when
Mr. Alfred Butt, the managing director of
!';i!uee Theatre, Limited, was examined
!»y Mr. F. E. Smith. Witness described an
interview lie had with Mr. Pelissier in October,
1911, with regard to the Punchinellos. Mr.
sier «aid he had an idea for a new form
of entertainment. He told Mr. Pe'lissier that
the new production would have to be some-
thin'; much finer and more novel than
the Vaudeville Follies, and with this the
• 1. Ultimately witness agreed
t<> I'.'iy £1M a week, and Raid that he
could not nive a run for more than four
i '.hut .if the product/ion proved
no reason why it should
for four mmnitibs or longer. That
was a pcrfivUv <1 <iuite one, amd
't for still wni veil t dtri-io.n
the piece should be pro-
duced 0m, November 20 or 21 Mr. D-emamcbe,
Mr. pefeier's agent,, came to see him (witness),
and sltialted thait Uiey had gone into th«
fi,gures, and ttoait it would be impossible to
do the entertainment under £200 per week
Witness wiae amazed, and said he h,ad newr
heard of anyone paying £200 for on unknown
troupe of this descriptkm. Mr. Deinanche eaad
that the scenery alone was going to cost £400,
thait the salaries oi fhe artiste would be high,
and the costumes expenei-ve. With regard to
the Sdeia about tlhe bells, Mir. Deroanche eaid
that thev would have to be specially made,
and they -would cost from £15 to £20 each.
Next, dav Mr. Pelteieir called, and said it
was ' absolutely impossible to do the enter -
taiinimenit under £200 B. week. Defendants had
a board meeting, and the conclusion reached
was to assent, to th.e oointoact for £200 a weeJ
Later on, to con&id elation of the run BtmrUmg
on Fetoruary 19 linstead of January 28, iit was
agineed to extend the run to eight weete.
Mr. Smith: Did you see the performance on
tihe opeming night and ofteai afterwards? — I
did not see it more often thian 1 was obliged.
Mr. Simiith: Wh,at aibouit tlhe artists?— With
the exception of Mir. Hugh Wnighft, whom I
htid etiilpulaited for, and who is a most excel-
lent comedian., the artiatts were of a. vary
mediocre quality, and (totally unsuitable for
a first-class production such as 1 anticipated
geittinig, and weje recewing salaxiee *uch as
were Uisoiially paid to people in the chorus.
I do mot pay my ftrst or second turn such
salaries.
Hiaviug regard to the aoale of salaries at
the Palace, were (the salaries paid to these
airtiiats on itihe scale usuially paid in West
Enid houses?— They were salaries for w1hiic,h
I am perfectly certain you oanmoit reasonably
expect to geit really comipetent performera.
What aboult the scenery?— The scenery of
its bind wias quite all right, but it was not
very costly ; it was veny ordimiary scenery.
There wae oathjn^ aittnaotiTe about it.
Were the Punchir.ellpe fain attraction at all
at the Palace?— Ceirtaiinily not.
Has Lordship: How can you tell?
Witness: It is very difficult to say how you
can tell, but jou can see by the feeling of
the audience, and you cam tell by the general
opinion. Certainly the business at the Palace
dunkig the whole of the period t/ha/t the
PunchdneJlos were there wias worse than usual.
Duriims ithiree weeks out of the eight I actually
lost money.
Continuing, Mr. Buitt said he was jwsitirve
he did not discuss the piece with Mr. De-
mianchie on the first night. He thought it
oniy fiaiir that he should fi-rat see iit again .
The seciond time he saw it rather confirmed
the opinion he had already formed with regard
to it. He told Mr. Demonchce thiat he con-
sidered it la perfectly disgraceful performamce.
Mir. Demanche as.ked whiait was wrong with
iit. Witneiss replied tbait everythinig was wron.fr :
that tihe whole thing was comimoniplace, and
thiat he could pick up a troupe like that for
£65 a week any day.
On February 22 witness wrote Mr. P<51is&ier,
who wiae ithen in Cardiff, complainitog bitterly
about the Puinchiinellos, and saying th.ait under
the oiroumsitiamces his directors could not see
their way to paying more than the original '
sum of £130 per week. This sum was accord-
iimgly offered ait the end of the first week, but
refused.
Mr. Marshall Hall (cross-ex'amintag) : Do you
suggest that Mr. Pe'Iiesier and Mr. Demanche
have defrauded you?— I say that tihey mis-
represenited the nuatter, and i'f that -is legal
f.riaud, yes.
Why, if you a.t.tac,hed so much imiportiamcc
to the belte, did not you insert a clause
in the conitract to the effect that tliev should
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; I had V> put that, in. why
Do :Jd was a bad prodtictdon ? —
I il<> iiot say it was a. bad proiln
i iiot be so stupid as to aay thM. I
i.v it waa a commonplace, ordinary pro-
ud not suitable for the I
n an ordinary troup* .
as you could get for £00 or £70 per week.
Mr. M.-i:r-.hall Hall called attention to the
m hod spoken in
ins of the Punchinellos.
••plied that there was no i
why the PuiK'lr.'iiellos should not Iwi/ve an
ordiruury good notice. Troupes for whom he
M) or £70 per week pot an ordinary
notice. Ho simply said that this was
'. costly production, unique in dbaracter,
been, led to expect it would be.
-M Mr. Hugh Wright that it was an
show w it.h the exception of his
•\ceediingly good.
Counsel also called attention to clause 16 of
the couitract as follows: — " Any misreipresen.ta-
>u the part of the artist, or his or her
salary, or other-
wise, shall render this engagement null and
void, should the company or management so
determine, and of such determination duly
notify the artist in writing." Why did witness
not act on this clause and determine the
engagement?
Witness replied that he might have done so
and perhajxs ought to have done so.
.Mr. John Haymaji, booking representative at
the Palace, said he saw the Punchinellos at
the Klnsbury Empire. The performance was
all rigtht iait a price, but mat the price the
Palace were paying.
Cross-examined : The show was worth £75
a week.
Mr. Thorn ae Ernest Polden, chairman of the
Palace Theatre. Limited, deposed that the per-
formance at the Finsbury Empire was ]>oor
(except Mr. Hugh Wright's .part), and it
struck him as being worth about £80 a week
Mr. PcIHsier adniiitrted that the ladles were
poor and " off," and said he would chance
th-pim and get better voices. The Palace per-
formance, however, w.as practically the saoue.
although >t here weire two new chorus luiies.
Mr. J. A. <E. Malone said that tJhe Pun-
llo show was very indifferent. When a
•M.'mt £1.000 upon a fortnight's «n-
•ii'Ot he did cot expect his money back
it time, but the future success, if they
wc.re successes, corapesosaited him. The least
salary that chorus ladies got was £2, and
they rose to £4, iaccordiug to the time they
were at the theatre.
Cross-examined : The chorus ladies were
civrri the same payment on tour.
-w said he would be fxwry to have
given £100 a week for the Punchinello show.
Mr. .Julian Wylie, thetatntoal a.crent. said that
the performance was \a. very ordinary one. It
wa.s worth from £70 to £80 a week.
Mr. II:!-TY Makers, dTatnartiic agent, gave
evidence.
Mr. Justice Darlkiig: How do you account
for the writers in> trie news^vapere expressing
such differew* optimkxns to your*?
Witness: Different people have diifferenit
'Halls.
Mr. I'.crt Howeli ."five evidence that '>e
! the performance at not more than £100
a week for the Palace.
iurv. without leaving the box, found
'!••. T«Mi<MOT wae entitled to receive £200
a we*-k for tUie rum of the Punchtoelkw at
JudgmeDl
KI;\S v. EOLL8. <"i-.vi\i \':v.
At the \\ County Court, before
Judge Woodt'all, Mt. N- l*>n Keys claimed
14 £25 in >uLary from
Mr. Krnest C. llolls.
Mr. Tindal Davis was counsel for the plain-
till, and Mr. ((shorn (((shorn and Osborn, soli-
citors) appcan d for the dct'ondant.
Mr. Tindal Davis said the plaintiff was en-
gaged by Mr. .llolls in July, 1912, to appear
for four weeks in a sketch. Oft, Molly, which
was to be produced in London. The salary
was £25 per week, and there was an option
oa his subsequent services, provided nine
weeks were guaranteed. The defendant, how-
ever, did not exercise this option. A contract
was drawn up which contained a stipulation,
" No play, no pay," but the plaintiff abso-
lutely refused to sign this, and a second con-
tract was then drawn up from which the words
" No play, no pay " were eliminated. It was
on this contract that the plaintiff was suing.
The plaintiff played in the sketch both in
London and the provinces, b,ut on November
9 he received a letter from the defendant, who
wrote, " I shall not require your services after
the 23rd inst., so your engagement ceases on
that date." The first of these two weeks'
salary was paid to the plaintiff, but he had
received nothing for the week ending Novem-
ber 23.
The plaintiff, in evidence, bore out his
counsel's statements. He said he commenced
playing in the sketch on September 2, and
after five weeks went on tour with it in the
provinces. On November 9 he received the
letter giving him the notice which had been
read.
In cross-examination by Mr. Osborn, the
plaintiff admitted that on two occasions when
in the provinces there was a week when the
sketch was not played, and that on those
occasions he received no salary.
Mr. Osborn : Was that not " No play, no
pay " ?
Plaintiff: That was a voluntary act of friend-
ship on my part, after Mr. Rolls had spoken
to me on the subject.
Mr. Osborn : Do you suggest that there was
ever an agreement that either of you should
give a fortnight's notice — Yes, I think so,
if the option was not taken up.
You may think so, but don't you know
that apart from special agreements, music-
hall contracts are always by the week?— I
don't know so much about that.
Mr. Osborn, for the defence, contended that
the plaintiff in the two particular weeks men-
tioned was working under the generally ac-
cepted music-hall condition of " No play, no
pay," and that therefore he was not entitled
to succeed in his action. The plaintiff ad-
mitted that on the two weeks that the sketch
was not played in Manchester and elsewhere
he received no pay. Now he wanted to say
that he" considerately presented Mr. Rolls with
£50 — representing two weeks' salary— but was
it customary for music-hall artists to make
presents of £50 under such circumstances?
Mr. Rolls in evidence said the custom in
the music-hall profession was " No play, no
pay." If he had to pay all his artists at
times when his sketches were not performed,
he would be tremendously out of pocket.
Cross-examined, the defendant said he had
had eight years' experience as the proprietor
of sketches.
Counsel : If such a custom as you allege
exists, will you tell his Honour why in the
document of July 29 you did not mention
" No play, no pay "?
Defendant: The plaintiff said it was not
iv. as tli'1 custom was so well known.
\\ In did von put the v.ords in one contract
and not in i
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Defendant : Because one of them was
drawn up by myself, and I do not profess to
be a lawyer. «
Miss Marie Maxwell, Miss Maud Shelton,
and Mr. Gerald Williams, all sketch artists,
were called with a view to prove the existence
of the custom " No play, no pay " in the
music-hall world.
His Honour said he thought the plaintiff was
entitled to judgment. He did not think it
was a question of custom at all, because
they had evidence— and there was nothing to
contradict it— that whether " No play, no
pay " was or was not customary in the music-
hall profession, the plaintiff refused to work
on such an understanding. He said, "I am
not going on on those terms," and it was clear
that that was part of the contract. There
would be judgment for the plaintiff for the
£25 claimed, and costs.
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BRUCE v. HYMAN.— CINEMA MANAGER'S
ACTION.
At the Clerkenwell County Court, an action
was brought by (Harry Bruce, cinema
8 theatre manager, of Holloway fioad,
Islington, against 'Walter Hyman, cinema
theatre managing director, for £S 15s. as the
balance of four weeks' salary.
Plaintiff said he was originally engaged by
defendant for the managership of a new pic-
ture theatre that wias to be opened in Oxford
Street. That engagement was in September
1912. In (November, whilst the Oxford Street
theatre was still in the course of construction,
defendant asked him to take on the manager-
ship of the Majestic Picturedrome in Totten-
ham Court Road. An arrangement was come
to that he should, be manager of both houses
and that an assistant should be appointed
for each place. He went to the Majestic
and continued there until February 1, when
he was dismissed. He claimed one month's
salary in lieu of notice. He was paid one
week, £2 15s., less 4d. deducted for insurance.
The claim was now for the remaining three
weeks.
For the defence it was stated th.at plaintiff
had received secret commission from a firm of
printers. >
This plaintiff denied. The firm of printers
in question, ho said, sent him a cheque for
10s. In explaining this, plaintiff said that on
going to the Majestic he had some cards
printed at a cost of 8s. 6d. Then he went on
several occasions to the printers to arrange
for a programme. The printers said they did
not want him to pay for the cards, and they
also desired to pay him his fares to and
from their place in respect of the programme.
So they sent him <a cheque for 10s.
Cross-examined by Mr. Kingsbury (counsel
for the defence) plaintiff contended that it
was not commission. It was the return of
money he had paid.
Defendant said that when plaintiff went to
the Majestic he was told that he would be
•i'd for that house only at a salary of
£2 15s. per week. Defendant added that he
told plaintiff the Majestic had nothing :o do
with the Oxford Street house. Plaintiff wns
perfectly satisfied. Fe discharged pl.ViiMlf
in January on hearing of his receiving com-
mission.
Keplving to counsel, defendant said plain-
iff informed him of having received 10s. from
hr printers. That was the first defendant
heard of any secret commission. Ife
IPlt justified in discharging plaintiff. On
the question of custom, defendant contended
that picture theatre managers were weekly
servants. The custom throughout the tiade
was a week's notice.
Plaintiff submitted that he was entitled to
a month's notice.
His Honour "held that the custom of the
theatrical profession was not applicable to
picture theatres, and upheld trie defence in
their contention that 'plaintiff was a weekly
servant. Regarding the question of secret
commission, His Honour remarked that the
printers had not been called, and he was not
satisfied that there 'had been any misconduct
on plaintiff's part by receiving the 10s. He
desired to say that for plaintiff's satisfaction.
On ,the weekly servant .point, however, defen-
dant was 'entitled to succeed.
Plaintiff s counsel pointed out that 4d. had
been deducted from tile week's money paid to
plain tiff for 'insurance. The insurance card
(produced)" -showed that it had not .been
stamped by the employer for that week.
Plaintiff was entitled to judgment for the 4d.
Mr. Kingsbury: The not stamping was, of
course, an oversight.
His Honour : There must be judgment for
plaintiff for 4d., without costs. On the ease
itself there must be judgment for defendant,
with costs.
QUEUES ILLEGAL.— IMPORTANT RULING
IN LYONS, SONS, AND CO. v. GULLIVER.
Mr. Justice Joyce, In the Chancery Division,
gave 'his considered judgment in an action
9 by Messrs. Lyons, Sons, and Co., Argyll
Street, W., for an injunction, damages,
and costs against the access to their premises
by allowing queues to assemble.
The defendants denied obstruction, and con-
tended that as the queues were controlled by
the police they were not liable.
Mr. Hughes, K.C., Mr. Farwell, and Mr. S.
Green (instructed by Messrs. Chamberlain,
Johnson, and Levy) were for plaintiffs ; and
Mr. Cunliffe, .K.C., and Mr. Dighton Pollock
(instructed by Messrs. Beaumont}, Son, and
Rigden) were for defendants.
JUDGMENT.
Mr. Justice Joyce : This is an action by the
lessees of the ground floor and basement of
No. 3, Argyll Street, near what is called
Oxford Circus, against the proprietors of the
Palladium Theatre, for an injunction to
restrain them from carrying on their business
so as to cause a nuisance to the plaintiffs by
obstructing the access to or egress from the
plaintiffs' premises, or causing any noisy or
other interference with the beneficial occupa-
tion and enjoyment by the plaintiffs by reason
of the assembly of crowds or otherwise, and
damages and costs. Upon the subj^ef, of
annoyance by noise I have not heard any-
thing at the trial. The door of the theatre
admitting to the upper circle, the cheapest
part of the house, and which I understood
was large enough to accommodate something
under 1,000 persons— 700 or 800, or something
like that — is on the south side of the
theatre, the side nearest to the plaintiffs, an<l
a sihort distance from the entrance to the pre-
mises of the plaintiffs— I cannot at the moment
say exactly how many yards it is, but there
are three or four doors between. There are
three performances daily— namely, at 2.30, 6.20.
and 9.10. Before the action, the persons who
desired to have seats in the upper circle were
not admitted until a very short time before
the commencement of the performance, the
natural and necessary consequence being that
there gathered outside a crowd of persons,
larger when the performance was more thnn
usually popular, waiting for the door to be
opened. These persons, in ordpr t*0 prevent
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;ir to
> tin' ixtlico (some of
'.y the
queue so as to form really
"ii the pavement
ne in front of the
:iany as five
:i long way past
i'-t. down to the
'i (lid of Argyll Street. Con-
nom or to the
plaintiir.s' pri misi-;, had at the time when
there, to make their way
h \.\\t crowd forming the queue or go
r< niiid by the end .-<> as t<> ;_•• •( in.-iclc the queue,
,iinl veliicles wen- prevented, anil necessarily
ted, or hindered, from access to the side
ii;itely in front of the
;i.s' prenii-c~. Hi.' plaintiffs are only
i'-d with the queue on the south side of
at the door of the upper circle.
luiri been, and still is, I think, from
time i ijuene on the north In
•me other door, but that does
not interfere with the plaint ill's in any way.
Not only has there been this stationary crowd,
•• a sma'l extent. .Direct musicians and
'.s have been attracted by the crowd,
.; further to obstruct the passage. Upon
tlu- motion for an injunction it was arranged
that the doors should l>e opened earlier than
"•fore, and the nuisance, or
I nuisance, has in that way to some ex-
;uitiguted. As to what has been
pending the trial, there is no evidence
that this has occasioned any additional ex-
pense or inconvenience to the defendants that
'Ising -about. As I said bei'
y with thi.! upper circle and the entrance
thereto, not with :>ny other part of tin
that the piuintitl's in this action are con erned.
Apart from any question of law, the prac-
tical question appears to be whether the door
or doors admitting to the upper circle shall
•uened so long before the p< ri'onnaiicc
begins as to prevent the formation of a wait-
ing crowd, or whether the plaintiffs shall be
subjected- to the inconvenience and annoyance,
whether great or small, of having a queue
down the street in front of their premises at
two periods of the day (the la>t one at night
does not appear to be of importance) of per-
il as the doors are
opened. It has been sa'd that no one has
been actually pr. \etiti d from entering or
leaving the plaintiffs PMIIIIM-S, that tie
always push or elbow their way through the
queue which is tin re, or a.-k to have a way
made for thvm; and there are police there,
it is .ind make a pas
na in the n to move. This
may < .to my mind, an
anno.
0 enter or leave the plaintiffs'
pieiniM ~. (iii tin- evidence I come to the
conelll.-iotl that the crowd .I! the
• •f the entrance to the upp. \
iry queue ha\
• m the plaintiffs'
premises: and, further, that .-ui h ob.M
iieeil calculated to deter, and has, i<
red, 'to a very slight extent at all
if ii" :ting to the
plaintiffs' as they miyht ot.herwi-e have done.
On behalf of the defendants, it is also in-
!. and it no doubt is the fact, that
r streets in
ed and
cycles from the
: premises in that street. In
my opinion. U>: furnish any valid
<it, in truth, makes
jt all the more necessary that the obstruction,
If any, caused by these other things, should
not be Increased. It has been also a
the queue, and any consequent annoyance or
damage to the plaint. Us, is no concern of the
'ants, and if anyone be responsib:
it they say it is the police. This i/> an
ment which I do not appreciate; in f.
do noft understand or follow it at all. A;
the usual and recognised nuisances < n a high-
way, which you find enumerated in almost any
text bo.k, are these: "It i iee to
se cr take part in a procession or i
ing which naturally results in an obsin
and » an unre-asonable user of the highway;
to use premises situate near a highway for
exhibitions, entertainments, or other purposes
of such a character that crowds of persons
naturally collect and obstruct the highway,
not by the mere act of coining and going, btlt
by remaining on it awaiting admission W or
watching the spectacle or endeavouring t
obtain Information as to what is going on out
of their sight."
As to wh;. - <>n on tho plaintiffs
premises, I n 'hat what the. defend-
ants have done involves an umreasomiable- use
and abstnuwtion of the highway, and indderot
thereto such obstruction and annoyance as
to amount in low bo a public m
•
ularly injuirkwly affectied,
inig of the usual in
in- no way stop or interfere with the
Mig on of the Vbeaaas or the employment
of tin- considerable iiiiinber of person^
nedt*d with tihe PalL'ul'.nm. H m
ta.te a little more cswe amd increase very
on tilve con-
cern at present a very prosperous one.
other words, it might very slightly dm
tihe very consul --ra.hlf profits Which
l"i>oii th'e whole, I COITM- to the conclusion that
•it for.
. ami the c<
hut 1 •!» n >t coiih.id--.r it neoeaeairy U>
any injunction at present, because ultin
from
me, tne defendan 'i.'-ed to umdeirtake
to open tne doors ad ii]>iie.r
:vn hour before the c 'it, or
of the afternoon perfonnance, and thirty-five
minutes before t.n* flrsit of tihe eveain« per-
form;!!
that as soom as the doors are
I all persons w^i.
1 to tilie uppe.r ciwle are. to ]>•
to eoiiter — I do not mean witli-nit pAySofi, but
.ire to be at liberty to en.ter, Mid are
not" to be kept back so as to form a
in itihe street. Than, in addition. HKTO must
be liberty to aip.jily. 01
iti not observed. I do rot think 1
. 1 think it
will be effectual if it i ''."hat di.-
of the aotJon.
(For report of judgment in Appeal Court
••inher 12.)
CII A\ IKI'.V \\l) \\OTIIKK v LONDON
'I'll K \TJM-: OK V \IMKTir.S \CT1ON FOR
DIttBCTOl
Mr. .Tu-tice I'hillimore, Mttim; without a jury,
bewail the henrin 'on Ch:intrey
9 nnd another v. the London Theatre of
Varieties Limited, in which the plaintiffs.
ns tin under
ii'limeiit dated .(UUP 29. 1012, sued tho
iiiy to recover certain money alleged to
be due to Mr. Cibbons as directors' fees. The
i nits said that the money claimed was
Ii'.t no\\ due. |, MI V. ., - pa) :ibl.- in e«-l tain
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Mr. Sankey, K.C., in opening the case, said
plaintiffs were the assignees of Mr. Gibbons,
who was well known in the music hall world,
and the notice of the assignment to the de-
fendants was dated July 6, 1912. There was
no issue raised here about that, and the court
could treat the real plaintiff as Mr. Gibbons.
The assignment (said counsel) was, he believed,
under a marriage settlement. The action was
to recover £886 13s. 4d., representing directors'
1 fees, but there had been an agreement between
tlw parties by which certain sums had been
accepted as against that, and the amount
now owing was £286 13s. 4d. There was no
contest that Mr. 'Gibbons was entitled to the
money ; the sole controversy was as to whether
he was entitled to it immediately or whether
he had got to take it by instalments of £20
per week.
The case occupied three days. Mr. Justice
Plu'IIimore gave judgment in favour of the
plaintiffs for the amount claimed with costs.
A stay of execution was granted to the
defendants upon the terms of the money being
paid into Court.
MURRAY v. MOSS EMPIRES, LTD.—
BREACH OF CONTRACT.
In the King's Bench Division, before Mr. Jus-
tice Horridge and a common jury, Miss
1 0 Beatrice Murray, professionally known as
Eva Compton, sued Moss Empires, Ltd.,
for £45 damages for alleged breach of contract.
Mr. Goodman appeared for the plaintiff, and
Mr. R. Davis represented the defendants.
Mr. Goodman explained that his client in
1909 entered into contracts with the defend-
ants to appear at various halls in 1911, 1912,
and 1913. The 1911 contract was performed.
On Monday, August 19, 1912, she was due
to perform at the Empire Music Hall, Leeds,
where there were two performances nightly,
one at 6.50 p.m. and the second at 9 o'clock,
with an interval of 20 minutes between them.
Plaintiff's turn was number 6 and would be-
f.'in at 7.30. She wore silk tights and long
boots, and after the first performance she
took them off, and putting on a dressing-gown,
went into the wings to watch the other per-
formers. The stage manager was standing
there and said nothing to her.
After the first house at 8.45 the plaintiff
went to her dressing-room, her turn being at
9.40. The stage manager sent for her and
told her her turn would be No. 1 for the
next house. It was four minutes to nine, and
she pointed out that she could not dress in
time. She went to her dressing-room again
and began to dress, which took a quarter of
an hour or twenty minutes. She could not
Ret ready by nine o'clock, and she was then
told her turn was struck out. The next
ni«ht the manager told her that he had
orders from London that sihe was not to
appear again.
As a matter of fact (went on counsel), the
manager wrote to the London office that the
plaintiff was a very weak turn, and that for
e second house he gave instructions for her
turn to be changed with that of Miss Ruth
!>avr,iport. He added that she refused to
«o on. When the manager had told her that
her turn was struck out she had told him
-In- was willing to go on No. 1, but that
she had not been uiven reasonable time. The
defendants wrote to her cancelling her con-
tract. Her salary was £5 to £6 per week
Plaintiff gave evidence.
The witness said it took her twenty-five
minutes to take off her clothes and put on
'«o things.
Tli.- hrarinu' wns adjourned.
On April 11 the hearing was concluded.
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Mr. Justice Horridge said that the real
question was whether the plaintiff was given
time to comply with the request or order ol
the manager.
Mr. David Denis said his case was that
bhe lady was ready when asked to go on as
No. 1, but that she wilfully refused to obey.
Mr. Percy Rome, acting manager of the
Empire, Leeds, said he had pojver to alter
the order of the items on the programme.
He gave instructions to the stage manager
in regard to the second house. When he
saw the plaintiff later in the evening she
said that she was not given time to dress.
That statement she afterwards withdrew.
Mr. Henry Bussell, the stage manager, said
that at 8.48 he told the plaintiff an altera-
tion had been made, and that she was to go
on first turn at the second house. She was then
wearing a dressing gown over her stage cos-
tume. She said, " No, I won't go on first
turn."
Mrs. Alice Jennings said the plaintiff came
into the dressing-room, saying, " I am not
going on this turn. It's not fair. I am
not going to play. I have done without
Moss before, and I'll do without him again."
She was wearing her stage costume with the
exception of her coat and hat, and she had
her stage boots on. •
In cross-examination it was suggested to
witness that Mr. Bussell said she might have
had shoes on.
" Gentlemen do not take so much notice ol
these things as ladies do," said witness.
Mr. Frederick Kitchen, comedian and pro-
ducer of sketches, who also appeared at the
hall, said he saw the plaintiff on the stairs,
and said, " What's the matter, little
woman?" She replied, "I am a bit upset;
they have altered my turn, and I am not
godng on."
Cross-examined : He had said the same thing
himself dozens of times, but he had never
had his contract cancelled except once in
Italy, and then he deserved it. " Somebody
must be first," said witness, " but it is jolly
hard to be first."
A verddct was returned for the plaintiff
for £45, the amount claim <•<!.
Judgment was given accordingly.
EKERHARDT v. COLLINS— AGENT'S
NEGLIGENCE.
Before Mr. Justice Darling, in the King's
Bench Division, William Lionel Ebi-r-
1 O hardt, professionally known as " Ewr-
hart," sued Mr. Will Collins, agent, for
damages lor negligence.
Mr. Holman Gregory, K.C., said the plain-
tiff was the proprietor of two acts known as
" Everhart " and " Minola Hurst." The de-
fendant acted for the plaintiff as music hall
agent, and obtained from the plaintiff a con-
tract for the two acts with Mr. Oswald Stoll
for engagement at the Empire, Chatham, for
the -week commencing November 13, 1911, and
at the Hippodrome, Bristol, for the week com-
mencing November 6, 1911. By a clause in the
contract two months' notice had to be given
by the management of the theatres to the
plaintiff that the said theatres would not be
open at the time for which the contract was
made out, whereupon the obligations under the
contract would be discharged" On August 14,
1911, said counsel, defendant was given (by Mr.
Stoll a two months' notice that the hall at
Bristol -would not be opened at the date the
plaintiff was to perform there, and during
August was similarly notified that the Empire,
Chatham, would not be open In time for the
plaintiff's performance. Now it was the cjijty
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ni tii
•mi-el, omitted to inform til.'
plaintiff in ai-eonlaliee with UK
ii of whu-li ih. plaintiff had suffered
not IM-III;: in a position to v-
• .'K in
':ii-r<! sjilar.v.
•' nt, and Ii-
IMT cent, coiiiiin -alary
; lit- duty <>f the agent in tin;
onv«-y to the artist anything
iliin his knowledge or notice which
in any way Interfered with the enuagement
made b-twei-n tin- par
I'laint ill's evidence, taken on commission in
d lie agreed
i . fonimi.ssion on
rmaneiit address at the time
•ri i|ii«'-tiiiri \\as duly stated.
Mr. Will Oliver gave evidence on the points
"i duty of the agent towards the artist. The
•i <>f tin- busine.-s that was generally
• members of the profession was
On receipt of a communication from a
-er or proprietor to the effect that an
-Inneiit would not lie open, the Rgent
notified tin artist of that fact. That was. of
fours? . said witness, when the agent could find
the artist. He did not look upon it as a legal
obligation, hut it was done as a matter of
•<y and for the mutual benefit of all
parties.
Mr. W. TI. Clemart, chairman of the Variety
Federation, gave evidence. He said in
where the management notified the
3 that a hall would not be open it was
undoubtedly the agent's duty to notify the
fact to the client. This is what the 10 per
cent, was paid for. In his opinion it was a
leva right for the scent to do so. The corn-
not paid to him merely for get-
ting the engagement, hut for keeping the
'informed of all Information he got in
connection with that engagement.
Mr. Wai Pink, of the V.A.F.. corroborated
the evidence of the previous witness. He ~ave
It as <iis opinion that it would he a breach of
contract if the agent did not send the notice
to the artist.
Mr. John Lawson said he agreed there was
i custom as mentioned, and in his opinion
it was always acted upon.
For the defence. Mr. Clavell Ralter, K.C.,
= aid the case raised a very important question
'"ill profession, a question
her there rested upon agents in these
duties outside the duty of proeurin"
'n' nts. H.- submitted that thorn was no
evidence given of custom which would impose
on the defendant a legal duty to endeavour
« the rnos=,iw on. He submitted that
the liability of the agent was to obtain the en-
nt nnd then he was free of all liability.
There was no negligence at all on the part of
the defendant.
Mr. Will Collins, the defendant, said
MM duty of the agent was to secure
the engagement between the manaecr and
the artist: to get the artist's signature:
to deliver this signature to the manage-
ment and get the management's con-
firmation, and then hand this confirmation to
th- artist. At the time the artist signed the
manager's contract he signed a commission
note— which was called " office copy " — to pay
If) per rent, to the agent for securing the
eneagement.
Counsel: No further duty rents upon the
agent after securing the contract?— No.
Counsel: la tic -orn in the trade
by which ti
inimical ion- • :ie employer und CIM-
1 hliould Mini the
matter of courtesy if I kn»;w
\\ it in1-.?, said lie mint
i tii in <>f 1
prnnaiKjiit i u-rhart, which was the
Music Hall Revieir. That wa.-. the only a
he hud.
Cross-examined by Mr. Holinan Gregory,
K.C. : If lie was Jooking after an
solely he would con>ider it his duty 1>.
along the mewages; but he was not acting for
Everhart as sole a
The jury found that the defendant, after
receiving the letter of Mr. Stoll, did not en-
deavour to find thu plaintiff's adii
found also that there was a custom i
ferred to, and that the defendant was guilty
of negligence.
Mr. Justice Barling on the following day en-
tered judgment for plaintiff.
DAVENPORT v. FARADAY— " RECESSING "
AN ARTIST.
la the Court of Appeal, before Lords Justices
Vaughan Williams and Hamilton and
1 2 Mr- Justice Bray, was an appeal brought
by the defendant asking for judgment
or new trial in the action of " Davenport
v. Faraday," in which the plaintiff, Mrs. Muriel
Winifred Davenport, professionally known as
Miss Muriel George, had recovered £180
damages for an alleged breach of a theatrical
contract in dismissing her during the run of a
play. The defendant, Mr. Philip Michael Fara-
day, theatrical manager, denied that there had
been a breach o! the contract, and pleaded
that he had only exercised his right under the
contract to " retire " the plaintiff, and that he
had not dismissed her.
Counsel for the defendant were Mr. Lewis
Thomas, K.C., and Mr. Percival Clarke, and
for the plaintiff Mr. F. Dodd.
The facts, as stated by Mr. Lewis Thomas in
his opening, were that in 1911 the defendant
proposed to produce at the Lyric Night Birds.
The plaintiff had for some years been a mem-
ber of Mr. Pelissier's The Follies, and in Octo-
ber, 1911, she was asked by the defendant if
she would play the parlourmaid's part in a new
production. She agreed, and the defendant en-
tered into a contract engaging her for the run
of the piece at £20 a week. The piece was
produced on December 30, and the plaintiff,
who had attended rehearsals for some five
weeks, played the part of Adele. The perform-
ance was a success, and the defendant ex-
pressed himself delighted with her performance.
On February 16 the plaintiff received a letter
from the defendant in which he said : — " I am
very sorry indeed to have to write this letter,
but, unfortunately, sentiment cannot enter into
business. Believe me, I am not acting only on
my own initiative, but am compelled, because
of the taste of the patrons of my theatre, to
make a change with regard to your part. I
have arranged with Miss Margaret Paton to
play at the matinte to-morrow and thereafter.
Although I am entitled, under Clause 8 of the
contract, to make an eight weeks' recess, I do
not propose to put that into operation imme-
diately, so that you shall suffer no financial
loss. I do not know whether you would care to
go on tour in The Chocolate Soldier, as I
might possibly be able to arrange something
for you."
The plaintiff was paid her salary to March 1.
The piece ran till May 4. The contract was
dated October 25, 1911, and provided, so far as
material, as follows:—
Clause 1.— The manager engages the profes-
sional services of the said arti«t to play f -
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part of Adele (in the original Fliedermaus), to
perform at the Lyric or other West End
theatre ... at such times as the said manager
may require.
Clause 8.— The manager stall have the ri£ht
to make eight weeks' recess, either together or
separately, during the period of this engage-
ment, and the manager reserves th'e right to
retire the said artist temporarily for the pur-
pose of exercising his right to such recess,
cither wholly or from time to time.
The jury found for the plaintiff for £180, the
amount claimed, and Mr. Justice Bankes en-
tered judgment accordingly, holding that the
word " recess " in the contract was used in
the wider s'ense, such as a holiday for all the
artists or the closing of the theatre, and there-
fore, in the present circumstances, the manage-
ment had hot the right claimed under the con-
tract to retire the plaintiff for eight weeks.
The hearing was continued on April 24.
Mr. Lewis Thomas submitted that the plain-
tiff had not been dismissed by the letter of
February 16. She was merely asked to stand
down from acting that particular part. After
that she had received two cheques for £20
each, being her salary for two weeks under
the contract, which showed that she was still
on the pay list. He submitted that, although
the plaintiff claimed to have been dismissed by
the letter of February 16, the jury had been
wrongly asked by the learned Judge to find
that the dismissal had taken place at the
interview with Mr. Giffard, which was subse-
quent to that date, and that that amounted
to a misdirection.
Mr. F. Dodd submitted, on behalf of the
plaintiff, that the jury were entitled to and
did in fact believe the plaintiff's story that she
had been dismissed, and that that was corro-
borated by Mr. Giffard. There was evidence
that Mr. Giffard, as general manager, had
authority to interpret the letter of February
16 and to dismiss the plaintiff, and it was
always assumed in the Court below that he
had such authority. But the main contest was
as to the defendant's right to retire the plain-
tiff, and on that the learned Judge held tha't
the defendant had no such right. He sub-
mitted that Clause 8 was no answer to the
plaintiff's claim for salary.
The Court interrupted Mr. Lewie Thomas In
his reply for the appellants with the intimi-
taon that they thought there sihould be a new
trial. The judgment of itJhe Court was as
follows :—
LORD JUSTICE VAUGHAN WILLIAMS.
We think there ought to be a new trial in
this case. One of the grounds of appeal was
that there was no evidence to go to the jury
in the matters that are dealt with, but as we
do not agree with this view, and, under the
circumstances, judgment will mot be entered
for the defendants, but there must be a new
trial— a new trial on the ground of mis-
direction as to the authority. Mr. Justice
Bankes says in his summing-up, " Well, this
lady comes in and says she is discharged I
will accept that position and see if we cannot
come to some understanding on the footing
that ehe is discharged. Of course, Mr. Gifford
had full authority to act for Mr. Faraday and
the quesion, it seems to me, and the only ques-
tion for you, is what took place at that in-
ti«er °Vd ,what took place at that inter-
view amount to a dismissal by Mr. Gifford of
the lady? If it did. she is entitled to your
verdict •• Now, that was a misdirection, be-
here was no evidence whatsoever of
a^ritv°rify °f Mr" Gi^rd to dismiss- His
uthonty, it was a specific authority, was a
much more limited one, and a very different
one. and WAS merely authority to make a
friendly settlement, and nothing mors Under
vliose circumstances, as there is to be a new
trial, it is not convenient — it might interfere
with the proper trial hereafter— if I were to
make any further observations on the case,
but there ia one matter that I still have to
mention, which is that Mr. Thomas's client
has here really succeeded upon a ground which
was not mentioned in his notice of appeal —
this ground of want of authority— and under
those circumstances we shall in respect of the
costs simply say there are to be no costs on
either side, and on those conditions there will
be a new trial.
LORD JUSTICE HAMILTON :
I am oif the same opinion. The amendment
of the notice of appeal which is now allowed
has been mentioned. This is an appeal
which raises a specific ground of misdirection —
the learned judge's statement to the jury
that Mr. Giffard had full authority to act
for Mr. Faraday and, besides that, full
authority to dismiss at the interview, if dis-
miss he did. Other grounds of masdirection
were alleged in the notice of appeal, and it
seems to me they fail. They are groundis
limited to what took place during the eum-
ming-up, when attention was drawn formally
to the fact that the plaimbiff had carefully
pleaded one case, and carefully proved
another, without, as far as I can make out,
objection by anyone. It is enough to say as
to that that the learned judige thought-Hand
in my view quite rightly thought — that the
case bad been so conducted on both sides as
thiat it bad bean in substance a case to fight
the issue on a cause of action in damages
due to what passed at the dnterview -with
Mr. Giffard; he thereupon said the pleadings
might be amended. It would have been
better, no doubt, that the amendment sihould
have been put in writing, but at euch an in-
opportune intervention it was no doubt diffi-
cult, if not impossible, for the learned judge
to attend to a point Mke that. He gave no
directions as ito costs on the amendment, and
the matter did not fall within hia powers,
and certainly does not within ours.
As regards the ground that the varduct was
against the weight of evidence — that there
was no evidence to go to the jury of autho-
rity to diismdes, I refrain from discussing the
facts, and I wliil say merely both upon tl
question of the authority of Mr. Giffard and
on the question of what it was Mr. Giffard
conveyed at the interview, if the jury accepted
the evidence of the plaintiff (and it was for
them to accept it or not as they thought
night) . if they accepted 'that evidence, and if
they took a certain view (which was, again,
within their province) as to the inferences to
be drawn from that evidence that Mr. Giffard
was manager, and his principal was absent,
there was then matemal upon which they
could find a verdiict. It is taiipoesiible, there-
fore, to say that on the evidence as it stands
here there was no case to go to the jury. I
think, also, it is impossible to say that the
conclusion of the jury can be interfered with
as being against the weight of evidence.
express no opinion as to the relative chances,
or merits, of the two cases.
Now, then, the ground upon which the
appeal succeeds being the ground that there
was a misdirection, the point is raised that
under Order 39, Rule 6, we ought to say
that there was no subsequent wrong or mis-
carriage, and therefore refuse to order a new
trial; but the fact is that in consequence of
a misdirection, it may be, a verdict was found
one way upon an issue which might have been
found the other way, that being the only issue
that was tried, and the sucge.«.tion is made, it
the plaintiff began another action and raised
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1 then
tuniing ui ton thu
il will
ratancj
Hit: end of the judg-
.nd paid on
•hc-itor'o llliiti •Miikil.u, and 1 Ulidet-
:ml lo
, l>.i)inent on ac-
•ho .solicitors will rufur
• • tliat mutters may lie
; kf |> tin
i h*r, but abide by an order of
.inied judge who trios tlie i:a*e, after it
MR. JUSTICE BRAY.
liould be a now trial on the
ground of nn.Mlirco.tioH, a. misdirection con-
of the passage in the t'lmuiiug-up
which luus a 1 1. I wish to say
•re about the merits ol the case ; as to
wlu-thiT t.'.eie wu> authority or not, I desire
P.. I only desire
to -Mr. Dodd that I think he ought
• taken these pleadings as having
! have taken
tlio proper course to get them amended in
the usual way.
Mr. Lewis Thomas: Then the appeal will be
allowed on the terms your lordships have in-
timated ?
Lord Justice Vaughan Williams : Yes. Now
that we have "delivered our judgments, might
I surest having regard to the friendly
relations that existed, at all events, at one
time, between the plaintiff and the defendant,
and the pleasant tone in which the matter
. ith bv Mr. Giffard, that if these
parties are wise they will not either of them
incur the anxiety and worry of a new trial,
but settle it somehow. I know that it requires
a good deal of moral courage for a man after
there has been a fight of this sort to discon-
tinue the fighting, but it would be very much
better if they could try and see if they
run not settle this matter between themselves.
I say nothing about the terms, or anything
of the sort; I only say it would be a good
thing for both sides if they approached each
other in a friendly spirit.
Mr. Lewis Thomas: Your lordship's intima-
tion shall be conveyed to my clients, and I
am sure it will have the greatest weight with
them.
Mr. Dodd : I wish to say for my client that
what your lordship says shall be given every
consideration.
(For rojiort of original case see STAGE YEAR
BOOK, 1913, p. 288.)
RUSK AM) WOLD v. NORTH SEATON
HI1TOHKOM1-:— lUM'.ACH OF CONTRACT.
At -Morpeth County Court his Honour
Judge Grcvnwcll gave judgment in a case
1 4 wh.-ie Rose and v. rietor
Hippodrome for
: o claim was a .
ndatit counterclaimcd, and
d that the plaint ill's had covenanted not
ny place of entertainment
within a radius of five miles for twelve in
prior to their el , further alleging
that he had had to engage another nr
the pl.-i'v <>f the plaintiffs. Before th«
however, the defendant withdrew
Mr. I'. II >.'.'. -hwoll, who appeared for the
plant!' '•' d <>ii February
-fendaiit, Mr. 'William
lnanagel They ••
ing I •
•on with ;
:"i ehild, a]
told him >
' had
broken
"i>ly to this he had no
had he. n broki n. II :n the
t all the week ready to perform ji
The contract w :L-< produced, and the " liar-
ring J
iiall not, without wrn:
• i the management, ap;
within a rai
months prior to h,
t exhibit, in a town which has a popula-
tion of more than TO.nim inhabits
ing <<> flic London A. B.C. Railway (Jui,).
i> situated beyond a radius of five mil'
Mi. Satchwell submitted that, this
I a doubt referred to the future,
r of fact, the plaintiff hail ..
Ashfngton, about half a mile away, in >
her of the previous year, but that" hjid nothing
to d<> with a contract made on Fehrn,.
His Honour was of opinion that the con-
by the previous engage-
ment. This clause, he 'said, was a piece of
I'f-ctive legislation. According to it the
was not to api«-ar within a radius
of MVP miles. The words : " The artist
not, without the written consent of
the management, appear at any place," etc.,
i-l y subsequent to
tli. date of the contract. Judgment \va
for plaintiff, with costs.
GILBERT v. BLISS.
BREACH OF CONTRACT.
In the King's Bench Division, before Mr.
Justice B&nkes and a common jury, Mr.
1 6 Alexander Gilbert, music-hall artist.
who.-!- stage name is Alexander, brought
an action for alleged breach of contract
against Air. David Bliss, agent.
Mr. Norman Craig, K.C., and Mr. Tyfield
(instructed by Messrs. Judge and Priestley)
appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Francis
\Vil'iams. K.C., and Lord Tiverton (instructed
by Messrs, Syrett and Sons), for the defendant.
Mr. Norman Craiir, for the plaintiff, said that
an agn eim-nt b, Uvieii the parties providid
that the defendant was to be the sole booking
agent for the plaintiff for a year from May
•T.. lull ; tlie defendant guaranteed forty
employment during the year, and was to re-
of plaintiff's salary by way
of commission. The plaintiff complained that
when over sixteen weeks had elapsed from the
commencement of the contract the defendant
had only procured him contracts for two
weeks, and thus rendered performance of the
contract impossible. The plaintiff wrote to the
defendant setting out this fact, and in reply
the defendant denied that he had any con-
tract with the plaintiff at all. The defendant
later promised to do his best to get further
. engagements for the plaintiff, and it was
agreed that the plaintiff should also be at
liberty to get other bookings for himself. In
November the defendant wrote to the plaintiff
that he had procured for him contracts to ap-
pear for a week at a time at Greenock, Olas-
KOW, Darlington, Bishop Auckland, Derby, and
Birmingham. The plaintiff on his arrival at
>ek to fulfil the first of these • r
meats was informed by the manager of the
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music-hall that there had been no such agree-
ment in;i(l>'. At Glasgow the plaintiff had th3
same experience, and on writing to the man-
:i"er of the music-halls at Darlington and
Bishop Auckland he learnt that not only was
no agreement made, but no negotiations be-
•. 11 the manager and the defendant had
ever taken place. Subsequently the defendant
wrote to the plaintiff saying that the book-
ings at Derby and Birmingham were cancelled.
As ;i final result the defendant had procured
seven weeks' employment for the plaintiff dur-
ing the year, and even these bookings were
at a lower figure than the plaintiff usually ob-
tained.
The plaintiff bore out the statements made
by his counsel in his opening speech.
In cross-examination the plaintiff admitted
that in May, 1911, he was only just commenc-
ing on the music-hall stage; that when he ap-
peared at Eilmarnock the audience disliked
his performance.
Mr. Williams, K.C., for the defence, said
that the contract was broken by the plaintiff,
who repudiated it on October 4 at a time
whea the defendant was not in any way at
fault. The defendant contended that an en-
gagement at Bexhill which the plaintiff ob-
tained lasted ten weeks, and not only three
weeks as the plaintiff contended. If this were
so there was still time on October 4 for the
defendant to get the plaintiff employment for
forty weeks.
Mr. Justice Bankes, in his summing up,
said that to deny the existence of a contract
might be held by a jury in itself to constitute
a breach of the contract. In this case it was
now admitted that there was a contract. The
defendant had not been able to call evidence
to rebut the plaintiff's statement that by
October 4 it was impossible for the defendant
to carry out his contract.
The jury found a verdict lor the plaintiff for
£150.
On April 19 application was made before
Mr. Justice Bankes for a new trial, on the
ground that the case came into the list with-
out warning to the defendant, who in conse-
quence was not present to give evidence.
Mr. Justice Bankes said he had refused to
adjourn the case at the trial on this ground,
as there was no point upon which the defend-
ant could give any evidence without contra-
dicting his own witnesses. He would not do
anything to encourage a man to throw good
money after bad. If he would set out in an
affidavit what ho was prepared to swear, he
would consider the application on April 21,
but, of course, defendant would have to pay
the costs thrown away.
No application was made on April 21.
HEED v. LONDON.
THEATRE OP VAJRJJE'TIES BREACH OP
CONTRACT.
In the King's Bench Division, before Mr. Jus-
tice Coleridge and a special jury, Mr.
21 Charles P. Reed, of Brixton Hill, claimed
damages for alleged breach of contract,
or, alternatively, for alleged wrongful dismissal,
from the London Theatre of Varieties. Mr.
Marshall Hall, K.C., appeared for the plaintiff,
and Mr. Shearman, K.C., for the defendants.
Mr. Marshall Hall, in opening the case, said
that plaintiff was engaged as booking manager
for the company In January, 1911. He had an
agreement for five years, and his salary was
£700, to be increased to £750 after the first
six months. At the end of the five years his
engagement was to be subject to six months'
notice. He was engaged by Mr. Walter Gib-
bons, who was then managing director of the
company, but wno had since resigned. Plain-
tiff was summarily dismissed on September 28
of last year. The defendants contended that
Mr. Gibbons had no right to make the con-
tract, and further alleged that the plaintiff had
exacted secret commission from artists whom
he had engaged. In the course of his state-
ment, Mr. Marshall Hall stated that plaintiff
received notice from Mr. Gulliver, director of
the company, while lunching at the Motor
Club, to which they both belonged. From that
day plaintiff's connection with the company
ceased to exist, and it was for the balance of
over three years' salary that he was seeking.
Defendants had, counsel continued, pleaded a
series of the most serious allegations. They
had accused Mr. Reed of what amounted to a
criminal offence. They stated that he was In
the habit of taking secret commissions from the
artists that he selected to perform; and they
therefore considered they were perfectly jus-
tified in dismissing him. Therefore Mr. Reed
was practically on his trial in regard to that
allegation, and it would be for the jury to
decide whether he was guilty of any charge of
that kind.
A further suggestion was that Mr. Reed had
induced managers of suburban halls at which
his wife appeared to report that she was worth
£20 a week.
The plaintiff said in 1906 he met Mr.
Walter Gibbons, who was then the proprietor
of a number of music halls, and was engaged
as assisting booking manager at a salary of £4
a week, rising to £6, and ultimately to £8. In
1908 Mr. Gibbons sold his music halls ^o the
London Theatre of Varieties, and he (witness)
retained his position at the same salary, which
was increased to £10 the following year. Down
to the end of 1910 the property consisted
almost entirely of suburban halls, and then the
company opened the Palladium. About that
time he became somewhat dissatisfied, and as
his wife was going to Australia he thought of
going there as well. Early in 1911 he had an
interview with Mr. Gibbons, who was then
managing director of the company, and, to cut
a long story short, Mr. Gibbons persuaded him
to give up the idea of going to Australia, and
promised him a five years' contract, at £700
a year, to be increased to £750 after the first
six months. Witness emphatically denied
the allegations that he had demanded or re-
ceived money from artists or their representa-
tives as a consideration for their appearing In
the defendant company's halls. He had never,
he said, taken a penny in his life. With regard
to the statements as to his connection with
Pearl, the witness said that Mr. Gulliver told
him that there did not seem to be a particle
of truth in the matter, and that Pearl would
not trouble him any more. The witness also
denied that he received any, money from Mr.
Henderson, or that he induced Mr. Cockerell,
of the Grand Theatre, Clapham, and Mr. Hart,
of the Holborn Empire, to make fraudulent
reports as to the value of his wife's services.
He also said that It was quite untrue that as
a consideration for Mr. Wentworth Croke en-
gaging his wife as principal boy in a pantomime
at Hammersmith he agreed to get Mr. Croke's
sketch on the defendant company's halls. As to
an allegation that Mr. Lyon gave him a bogus
contract in order to make it appear that his
wife was receiving more than she actually did
get, the witness explained that in June, 1909,
his wife was under contract at the Tivoli at
Manchester. Lyon came to him and said he
could do a good thing for her at the Palace.
Witness pointed out that it was absolutely Im-
possible for her to appear at the Palace, but
bhat Lyon could make an offer in order to show
his wife that he (witness) was looking after
her. When he came back from lunch he
round the contract stamped with the name of
Jack de Frece on his table. He regarded it as
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further dciii. (1 that bted certain
' iaxton, David Hart, >
, .lini IMVIII-II, and Jack <ic l-'i'ccc. !!>•
MI .March, I'JIO, In
Mr. Harry Thnrston for .L'ln < ration
for ti i Miss Millie Payne. As
Mr. Millions had given orders
Miked.
In cross-examination witness said he did not
understand that although the contract he
i at Mr. i. use was made in
:y. 1:111, Mr. (iulliver knew nothing about
it until he mentioned it. He did not agree that
Mr. Gulliver said he could not admit the con-
.:iowledi.'e it. He did not rer
memorandum from Mr. Gulliver to this effect.
10 further questions, the witness
admitted ih:,t Mr. Gibbons was supporting
him in that action, and that they were still
liv friendly. Mr. Gibbons had not ex-
d to him his intention of ousting Mr.
(Julliver and going back to his old place.
Mr. shearman next questione^ the witness
the allegations made against him. Mr.
I:. • d denied that Mr. Henderson paid him £7
lor permission for Miss Beresford to appear
at the Bedford, or that for a similar permis-
sion in January, 1912, he paid him £5 10e.;
or that for leave for Miss Beresford to have
an understudy at Rotherhithe, so that she
could appear at the Scala he was paid
08.; or that he was paid £3 commission
for engaging her at Croydon for Christmas
neck. 1911; or that he was paid £5 for en-
•••.• her at Poplar in January, 1912, or
''is. for engaging her at Islington in
February, 1!M2; or a further £5 for leave to
employ an understudy at Willesden in March,
!!>!•?: or that he was paid other sums of
t:i 10s.. IT,, on March 4, £5 on March 15,
and another £5 in August, 1912. He also
denied instructing his solicitor to see Mr.
Henderson and try and get him to sign a
paper which would make his evidence look
very foolish at that court — viz., to the effect
that it was untrue that he (Mr. Henderson)
paid witness or that he demanded
money.
With reference to the loan of £2 to Pearl,
Mr. shearman suggested that it was an odd
coincidence that the sums said to be repay-
ments should be exactly 10 per cent, of the
money that the London Theatre of Varieties
paid Pearl for four engagements.
The witness replied that it struck him as
honest for the man to pay back as soon as he
got work. He emphatically denied the allega-
tion that he asked £10 from Mr. Harry
Thurston.
With regard to the contract at Manchester,
Mr. Shearman, in reply to the judge, said his
.'as that a bogus contract was entered
into, purporting to employ plaintiff's wife at
mbe at £40 a week in order to show
that she was a greater pecuniary draw than
she was in fact.
Witness said he told Mr. Lyon that there
i harm in making the offer, as it might
his wife. She could not have been em-
ployed at the Palace, Manchester— he denied
that it was at Boscombe— had she been
d £100 a week. He also denied the sug-
n that he tried to induce Messrs.
( ockerell and Hart to report that his wife
vorth more than she was getting. He
said he told them not to be automatic, but
to have the courage of their convictions and
put down on their reports what they thought
each turn was worth. He further denied that
lie boycotted any agents.
The case was continued on April 22, when
Mr. Walter Gibbons gave evidence as to
n<j into the contract.
Plaintiff's wife was next called. She said
her stage name was Flora Cromer. She de-
i'eurl paid to her bouse, and
I him two guineas for a song en-
titled " If you haven't got twopence 111 tin;
world." On another occasion he wanted to
give her ' rights of a song ami,
»liare the publication money, but she did not
accept his oiler. Ho also said that his wife
and children were at home in want of food,
and a.-lu d In r husband to lend him Jt'J. He
said lie could not allord it. " I suppose I was
a fool," went on witne.-s, " to do it, but I did
loan him £2." Pearl said he could pay her
back, and, would not have to do that sort of
thing if her husband would give him some
work. He said that he would pay her back
when he could, and she replied, " Oh, that's
quite all right." Later on, at intervals, he
returned the money to her husband, and he
handed her the postal orders. In August, 1912,
under new contracts, she was getting anything
from £20 up to £80.
Mr. Shearman contended that there was no
•'•inent by the board of directors of the
plaintiff. It was a limited company, and a
limited company could only enter into a con-
tract of any magnitude by a properly autho-
rised resolution of the board. Of course, if a
proper resolution of the board gave authority
to any named individual the latter was law-
fully authorised. The document before them
authorised Mr. Gibbons to have complete con-
trol with regard to the performances, but there
was expressly reserved to the company the
control of the financial and administrative
arrangements. He submitted that there was
nothing in the agreement between the com-
pany and Mr. Gibbons to authorise the latter
to engage a manager of the booking depart-
ment for a period of five years without the
sanction of the board, and that Mr. Gibbons
knew it.
Addressing the jury, counsel said the seri-
ous question they had got to decide was
whether plaintiff had had his palms greased.
Samuel Henry Henderson was then called.
He described himself as a West Indian mer-
chant. His wife, he said, was a music-hall
artist, owning a number of sketches of her
own under the name of Evelyn Beresford.
From time to time she held contracts with
the defendants, and he acted as her agent in
making contracts. Some of the contracts were
made with Masters and the rest afterwards
with Reed. On October 24, 1910, he made a
contract with Masters. It was an exclusive
contract, and by its terms his wife was barred
from appearing in any other ball in London until
after May, 1912, without the permission of
the defendants. The salary under the contract
was £35 a week.
Counsel : Sometimes do people legitimately
have to pay a sum of money for breaking a
contract?— Yes. Very often we have to pay
them. He entered in his diary, continued
witness, any sums he had had to pay as fines
on behalf of his wife. On November 20, 1911,
his wife had to appear, under her contract,
at one of the London Theatre of Varieties
halls. About five or six weeks before that he
had booked the Scala, and he applied to Mr.
Reed for permission to play the Scala. Mr.
Reed said Miss Beresford was barred, but if
he (the witness) would pay a fine she would
be permitted to play the Scala.
Counsel: What did you pay?— £5.
Were you paying that for Mr. Reed or the
company he represented? — To the company as
a fine. We have been fined by other com-
panies. Reed told him, he added, that if he
would increase the payment from £3 10s. to £5
he would permit his wife to play an under-
study at Rotherhithe. He also paid 10
per cent, on the £35 booking at Kllbnrn. When
he applied for permission to play the Scala
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the second week Reed said he would only give
permission provided he paid the 10 per cent.
fine on the Kilburn date. On December 4 for
permission to play the Bedford and the Poplar
Hippodrome he paid a fine of £7. Reed told
him that unless he paid the contract would
be cancelled. On December 25 he paid £3 on
a £30 booking at the Empire, Croydon. His
wife had a vacant date, and on his going to
Rrod the latter said he would put her in if
witness paid the usual 10 per cent, commission.
On January 22, 1912, he paid £3 10s. for per-
mission to play the Bedford. That was 10 ner
cent, on the £35 that his wife was booked with
the London Theatre of Varieties. On January
29 he paid £3 10s. in respect of the Bedford ;
£5 on February 5 on a new contract at the
Poplar Hippodrome; £3 10s. on February 26
in respect of a new booking for £35 at the
Islington Empire; £5 on March 11 in respect
of Willesden, for permission to play an under-
study ; £5 for permission to play an understudy
at Ilford Hippodrome on March 25 ; and £3 10s.
on June 3, 1912, for a new booking at the
Croydon Empire. In August, 1912, he made
an application to cancel a date in September
at Hartlepool. Reed said he would have to
pay, but witness did not accept his offer, which
was for the usual 10 per cent, on the booking.
On April 23 Mr. Arthur Pearl gave evidence.
He said he recollected- seeing Mr. and Mrs. Reed
at their house in March, 1910, in reference to a
song. He submitted the song, and asked them
to accept it as a wedding present. It was un-
truft tliat th°y paid him any money for it.
At the time he had no engagements with the
London Theatre of Varieties. As he was
leaving Mr. Reed invited him to call at the
office. He did so, and Mr. Reed then gave
him an engagement at Willesden. The follow-
ing week he played at the Hippodrome, Cam-
den Town. In the beginning of April he was
again without engagements, and called on
plaintiff with reference to another song. Miss
Cromer had expressed a liking for floral songs,
and he had written one called " Rosy-Rosy."
He thought that was floral enough. (Laughter.)
Reed tol.l him on this occasion that his wife
was ill, and the question of the song would
have to stand over for some time. He then
said: "You are booking direct?" Witness
replied that he was. Reed said: "It is usual
to pay commission." Witness said, " Yes, when
you book by an agent." Reed said: "Oh,
nonsense! " and witness asked him if he were
the agent in the case? Reed replied: "Sen.
along as a present." On the following Mon-
day week he went to Ilford, and subsequently
posted Resd 10s. He also sent other amounts
8s. and £1, in accordance with plaintiff's
instructions. It was untrue that these sums
were repayments of a loan. He had never
borrowed anything from them.
Mr. Harry Thurston, who said he acted as
baking agent for Miss Millie Payne, said in
March ,1910, he was trying to get engage-
r±JOIUher r\h the London Theatre of
\.uietie=,the only tour on which she had not
!B?KeiJS!!«?«2»S»*» were obtained eventu-
1
slightly elevated.
(Laughter
"
. n
asked him why Millie Pay wasnot'ookld
after her success at Poplar and Camberwell
started by saying that the reports were
"
an agent. Come -
be so stingy. You book Mil1i«
direct with Moss's and the Syndicate, and you
can do the same with me. Don't be so stincy
with a £10 note." Witness said. " It has lu'wr
been needed to pay any palm oil to book Millie
Payne before, and it is not going to be neces-
sary in this case." Reed replied, " If you are
going to lie so stingy, Millie Payne will never
play on the London Theatre of Varieties while
I am there." And he kept his word.
In cross-examination, witness said Miss Payne
had now about fifty weeks booked with the
London Theatre of Varieties.
Counsel asked if it was not a fact that Mr.
Gibbons barred Miss Millie Payne's songs.
Witness replied in the negative.
Counsel passed up a card on which were
written some words, and asked if these did
not appear in one of her songs.
The witness said they were part of the
soag, but asked that the whole soag should
be produced for the judige and jury to see.
The Judige: If the words aine indecent no
accompanying decency will make them decent.
The witness said it was not fair for only
these words to be shown to tine judge and
jury.
Hawing read them, the judge said that no
song containing these words, whatever the
rest of the song was, could be otherwise than
filthy.
Mr. John Michael Hart, manager of the
Hollxxnn Empire, said that plaintiff in M;irch
spoke to him about hiie wife's performances.
She wias then getting £15 per week. Plaintiff
said to him, " When you make out your re-
port sheet for ttoe week put Flora down as
£2.5. She is getting it elsewhere." Witness
sai:d, " No, I can't do titoat, because I don't
think she is worth it; but I will compromise
and cut her down from £20 to £25."
Asked why he did so, witness replied that
Reed could m>ake things very uncomfortable-
far ham and the rest of the managers vt tlhey
did not fall in with Ms wishes.
Mr. Frederick Charles Cockerell, manager of
the Grand Palace, Olajpham, also said that
Mir. Reed spoke to him iabout Miss Cromer's
performances at the hall. He told witneiss
tihiait she was worth £25 of anybody's money,
and saiid, " You put hietr down, as £25." Wit-
ness did so, and told Mr. Gulliver what he
had done. He put the figure down because
Mr. Reed was in a position to make it very
unpleasant for him if he didn't. Miss Cromer
was worth £20 for Clopham.
Mr. David Hart, a variety agent, carrying
on business in Charing Cross Road, spoke to
the difficulty he encountered in seeing the
plaintiff. He also said that he found that
turns booked through him in the first instance
were booked subsequently through other
agents.
Mr. George Foster, a variety agent,
said at one time he used to do a
considerabl? amount of business with.
Mr. Walter Gibbons, and later with the de
fendants up to about 1910. He noticed a
change in the attitude of the defendants, and
tried to approach Reed. He noticed that
turns were booked through other agents, not-
withstanding the fact that he had exclusive
contracts.
Mr. Jack French, a variety agent, carrying
on business an Charing Cross Road, said ho
called on Mr. Reed to try to get engagements
for an artist for whom he was sole and exclu-
sive booking agent. He could not see Mr.
Reed, nor could he obtain any reply to his let-
ters. The artist in question terminated his
agreement with witness, and was subsequently
engaged by the London Theatre of Varieties
through another agent.
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• on business at
II.- :il-- 1 i" in. I that turns
i at tie hini-
'i the Lon-
h ho bad
lxx>k artist-
d with by
iTldlUll
effect tli.i
• -•nise. He was
I both
y di<*cu.sst.M them after -
1 that he
gave Mr. Kctd instructions not to hold any
•tM>ne.
In cro^-oxamiiiation the witness denied that
ho w. i or I hat he h.-id
all he could to get Mr. (i
off the •
Counsel : Why did you dismiss Mr. Reed in
• ay you did?— Because I found that I
could not trust him.
The hearing was concluded on April 24.
lining up, said plaintiff
«,• to such damages as
i fit having regard i
e hud forfeited those rights
by his own misconduct. The preliminary :acts>
le.idiii!; up to the controversy seemed to oe,
y speaking, these: That Mr. Gibboaa,
: rful position, who owned 3
number of music halls, had plaintiff engaged
with him in a subordinate capacity to wort.
for him in and about these music halls, Mso,
later on there came on the scene Mr. M
ami there were Gibbous, Masters, and the
ipacities, Gibbons tnd
plaintiff gradually improving their position as
went on. In 1908 Gibbons en
I as manager of his booking depart-
ment l that
lasted until March, lull. In the meantime, in
1908, Gibbons sold his interests in these music
halls to flie defendants, and they !>eeame the
•if Varieties, Limited, •
rs' contract and api>ointi]i'-
n tract
which gave him i -e un-
t that time Mr. Gibbons was a
number of strings, and
_'h it could not be said that Gibbons
inpany, yet practically there were
i one. So m
I in tho end of 1909 the Palladium was
1 not quite know
ri3 was some
ite or surxn hut. at any
ane people who owned the Palla-
dium were practically • defen-
U-d to a large increase
.'ladinm lieing opened about
'u-r arran-j
••t think he
not willing to u
he had done before,
.ration of work was made. The
arne about thus: Masters became
manager of the Palladium and of
all the exclusive contracts, and the plaintiff
: -that
•-nit in fact
.u duplicate
tin- plaintiff .Mi*d in that action. 'Mr
it, to make that
. uinpany a:.
u'lii this ayrtement." He could
it without oonlin ho <lid in
and ti. :it,rovorsy as to wl.
contract was known to th>
pany. Though he was entitled by the
under whi' b d with the defendant
my to make a contract of this kind
without reeouixj to the company for sat
) did not think that ! •
the right to bind a man like the plaintiff for
any time" he thought fit. For Instance, 't
would be manifestly beyond the powe.
d to him if he had appointed plaintiff for
life. That would have been an unreas-
itment. A person could not be a good
-.'••r when he. became decrepit. And .«o
of the plaintiff mu
able, and ! in to say, admit-
ting Gibbons had power to appoint, was the
appointment for a term that was reasonable?
That was one of the questions that he
ask them to answer. With regard to that,
let him say that Gibbons1 original appoint-
was for ten years. He was a vtry ex-
ceptional man, no doubt. Masters' appoint-
ment was for thn e years— he was in a
similar capacity with the plaintiff, and during
the tenancy of Masters' appointment and
before the three years had elapsed, the r,-
eame before the board, and they did
:.s' appointment for another three years;
it Masters had a right if he wish
the company under those two
tracts for a total period of six years. Those
were the two contracts they had got to follow,
and upon which, having regard to all the
ustances of the case, he should ask then)
to say whether the appointment of five years
under the circumstances a reas. •'
I. If it was too long they were entitled
to gay that they thought it ought to be re-
to thr.e or four years. He (the judge-)
could not assist them; it was a ij •
under the circumstances of what they th
fit. No doubt plaintiff was a man w
good judgment as to the merits of various
::iers and their approximate valu.
m:d<iubtedly wiien he was appointed he was
very familiar with and on very good
with GibbOM, and undoubtedly at the time
h • was apiKjinted it was of more <•;
to the company that whoever worked with
mid work harmoniously with him.
Therefore, it might or might not have
Me term und< r
Masters was obviously diss;;
:ne head of the :
dhim and hi.s contract was running at J
: for his salary to bo don
and n request had been acoed
then the company would certainly ha\.
and under the circumstances it might
M — he did not know whether the
so — that if one appointed a i>er-
:n it might
: the period of his services. Perlup."
£1,000 for three years was not moro valuable
than £750 for five. The jury must take aA
matters into consideration.
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Hi- was JH>\V K"i"!,' to ;isk tlu'in whether
the defendants knew and approved of the con-
tract, because if they did they need not
trouble about its being a reasonable contract.
The copy which Gibbons had was undoubtedly
placed in a safe. It did not seem to have
ucen placed in a safe with other contracts so
far as he gathered, but was sealed up with
the name of Reed outside with nothing to
indicate what it was. No one would open
it unless they were searching for a similar
document. Then it was pointed out that
ome reason or other it did not appear
1/i have come before the board. At least, he
said that in spite of Mr. Gibbons' evidence,
lurause really to his mind— and probably to
tho jury's mind— Mr. Gibbons was a little
uncertain at the back of his mind.
Mr. Gibbons said, "1 think it must
have been— probably I did." But he
could not recollect distinctly do.ng so.
And they did know that a similar contract with
Masters came before the board for a revised
salary— the terms and everything were dis-
cussed and it was the subject of a minute
which appeared on the books. If the con-
tract had been brought before the board they
would expect some sort of a similar minute or
note, or something, to show that had been
done. He certainly did not take any pains
to bring it forward, and while it was said by
Mr. Marshall Hall that Gulliver admitted that
there were rumours in the office that there
was a contract, he (the Judge) presumed that
it was quite likely, because people did not
work like that at a settled salary which was
raised without some contract. Other officers
in a similar position had contracts, and he
(tho Judge) thought it would be assumed that
there was some contract, probably in writing,
in the office between the plaintiff and the
defendants. But that was very different from
tho defendants knowing and approving of the
contract as it existed. So far as that was
concerned, he would only call their attention
to the evidence and ask them to draw their
inferences. He confessed it seemed to his
mind a little doubtful whether', in fact, the
company had the contract brought before them
in any way in which they could consider the
terms, although their approval was not neces-
sary. What he should ask the jury as a
matter of fact, was whether the defendants
knew and approved of the contract. If they
knew and approved of the contract, then the
other question became unnecessary. If they
did not know ,and approve, then he should ask
them whether the appointment for five years
was a reasonable one. If they thought it
was, they need not answer the other question.
If they thought five years was not a reason-
able time, then he should ask them to say
what they considered was a usual time and
ask them to award their damages on the foot-
ing of their finding. Thus, if they knew that
tho defendants knew and approved of the con-
tract, the contract in all its terms stood.
Damages would flow on 'this measure. The
dismissal was on September 23, 1912. Hie con-
tract was to run for two years and four
months from that time. Therefore, it would
be at the rate of £760 a year for two years
ami four months. They were bound to mini-
their damages in regard to the plaintiff's
capacity to get employment.
If the charges alleged, or any of them, were
true, went on his lordship, if plaintiff took
missions for engaging artists, if he per-
mitted artists to break contracts by payments
to him, or if he took money for enabling them
lovide understudies, or if he permitted or
uraged managers who were under him to
uncial value of his wife's ser-
or if he declined to engage artists
through agents who did not pay him commis-
sion—if he did any of these things nobody in
that court had got up to suggest that he
would not be violating his duty towards the
company. He had formed an opinion — which
he should conceal from the jury— as to the
nature of the letters Pearl wrote. He had
no doubt that if Pearl had stood alone in
the accusations against the plaintiff, they
would never have heard of Pearl. But other
accusations were made which seemed to come
with greater weight, and naturally inclined
people to think that there was more in Pearl's
case than they thought. He did not know
that he quite sympathised with the attack
made upon Mr. Henderson's financial position.
Many men went bankrupt not through dis-
honesty but through misfortune, and many
things that might be qualified the character
of bankruptcy. But so far as an honest man
could recover himself, Mr. Henderson had.
He paid 20s. in the £, and five per cent, in-
terest. What honest man could do more he
could not imagine. He did not think they
would think worse of Mr. Henderson because
of that. The payments said to have been
made might or might not be legitimate pay-
ments. It was not contested that if any of
these moneys were paid, not a farthing reached
the defendant's pockets. If they were paid
at all, they were paid under circumstances of
gross misconduct on the part of the plaintiff.
That went without saying. The question was
whether they were paid at all, or
whether these statements were dishonest. It
was not disputed that Miss Evelyn Beresford
did break her contracts. The company were
permitting one of their artists who was en-
gaged by them to break her contract without
payment. If plaintiff was correct, he must
have allowed her to do this without payment.
Referring to the suggestions made with refer-
ence to Mr. Bernstein, his lordship said he saw
no harm himself in a solicitor going down to
Mr. Henderson to see if he was giving this
information, and if he was going to repeat it.
Therefore, the primary object of the visit of
Mr. Bernstein did not seem at all reprehen-
sible. Of course, if Henderson was right when
he said : " I told Mr. Bernstein that I had
given a proof to the other side, and have a
subpoena," and then Mr. Bernstein went round
and tried to get him to sign a statement,
that would be very reprehensible conduct. It
would be trying to get a witness to say some-
thing that was false.
His lordship went on to say that a man
like Reed would, one would have thought,
have felt in a very delicate position, being
the booking manager of his wife. It was not
in any man to put a just criterion on his
wife's performances. He should have thought
that any man of delicacy having persons more
or less und^r him reporting on his wife's per-
formances would be very careful to have no
connection, to make no suggestion, and have
nothing to do so far as anything he said, with
their unbiassed report on his wife's perform-
ances. By all accounte he did not pursue
that course. He dud make comments to them.
Ke said : " I told them not to be too much
like an automaton," by which he (the judge)
suggested that he did not convey they should
put the wife's salary down; the inference was,
he should think, to put it up. He would not
siay anything about ATr. TihuTston or Millie
Payne. The less said the better. No one
would say that Gibbons was not entitled to
refuse to let her sing at any of their halls.
All he could say was that he hoped that any-
one hearing the song once would not want to
hear it again.
No doubt if any of these acts of misconduct
had been proved to the jury, concluded hla
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wholesome thing had been
!,-:ing of t'.. cause
than the existence of
li.mlly he imagined. H
tliaed thoi and those who
hiture liail
THE VBRDICT.
tl>e following questions to
era are appended: —
(l) v 'ty of misconduct
ili.sinissal? — No.
plaint ill wa.s nut guilty of mkcon-
::ts know and approve
contract with Gibbons of
Januai
y did not know, was the appoint-
reasonable period as an
not a reasonable period
what was a rea ice to which the
utitled? — Not necessary to
C750.
imgly entered for plain-
;-lied for. and the
<i. >ncy must be brought into
court witliiui a fortnight, with the usual
security as to costs.
- AM) ANOTHER v. CRISPI.— COM-
MISSION ON ENGAGEMENTS.
In the King's liciich Division. l>efore Mr.
J\\-\ |i
26 all(1 ' :».sse (formerly in part-
^ under the
title <• Co.) sued .Teannie
dancer, professionally
known as Ida Crispi, for commission in ri
of Empire and Tivoli contracts alleged to have
1 >t. -lined for her.
Mr. Druequer appeared for tlir plaintiffs and
.Mr. Harney represented the defendant.
The ili fence was that the partnership had
heeii dissolved, and that in conscience the de-
fendant had no longer the services of Mr.
Mr. Harney said the question was whether
the commission was payable upon the bookings
ss Crispi or whether it was for business
management.
Mr. Drucquer, for the plaintiffs, said the
claim was upon two commission notes — £01
6s. 2d. in respect of an Empire engagement
and £2 9s. lOd. in respect of a Tivoli engage-
Mr. .Toll n Rowland Sales, oneof the plaintiffs,
said that Miss Crispi entered into a contract
to pay his linn 10 per cent, on all salaried
work undertaken by her and to refer all offers
i >f engagements to them. This was for five
lined by Mr. narney, the v
!iat a business manager had to put in
urtists. Sometimes they arranged
I ting little "pulling pars" in the
5. It was usual to write asking m;n
me to see an artist performing with a
view to oti: In the case of
wdl-known artists, they were sought after
than they sought after engagements,
•hen they required a manager. He was
t 10 per cent, on the defendant's earn-
ings for five years for finding her engagements.
When the defendant came to this country she
was entirely unknown.
In re-exarnination the witness said that when
Mr. liusse left (I- |p he was willing
to act for Miss Crispi, but she would not le,t
him.
nee. She Raid tl. .
ntf to Engl.-r
earning £'75 or .<
Mr. liosse was a frlen.l
Tanglu " ilanei: wa-s in
That ei|._M-( merit came to an end wh<
i/body't Doing It
. and sin- obtained thai • t her-
self. She had to sin^' arid act in that and
'tors and actresses. She w:i
Ip.v any means unknown in this country when
• I into. Five
is playing lead un the Stoll
tour. r agents t<>
her interest.': in the usual way — to bill her.
out her photograph*, etc.
Mr. Dnieqner (cross-examining): Your d
would not allow you to continue the " Y;
Tangle " dance?
Witness: Not while I was ill.
Wiitness said she sang six or seven numbers
in the revue.
Mr. Fred Farren said he acted with the de-
fendant in Everybody's Doing It at the Em-
pire. That was a revue and not a ballet.
Mr. Justice Horridge said he was of opinion
that the agreement with {Tie Empire was on-
for the run of the ballet, and so far as tin-
defendant was concerned that came to an end
when, in September, 1912, she went into a piece
of a different character, the revue Everybody':!
Doing It. He did not think the position
any way the same engagement as the one
made by agreement by the plaintiffs. The
defendant negotiated it herself, and she had
not the assistance of the plaintiff's firm in
carrying out the arrangements, and he did not
think that the plaintiffs were entitled to com-
n on that at all. The Tivoli engagement
stood in practically the same position. l>.
th dates did not fit, and the defendant had
to rnaka a new engagement for fixing the tim,
at which she had to perform. The defendant -
•empnt with the plaintiffs came to an fid
it the dissolution of the partnership, and all
work in respect of which commission
claimed in this case was done by the de-
fendant.
Judgment was given for the defendant, with
.
DENARBER v. EMPIRE PALACE, LTD.
In the King's Bench Division, before Mr.
Justice Phillimore and a special jury.
2 9 Mile. Janetto Denarber, comedierjne arid
quick chance artist, sued the Empire
Palace, Limited, for damages for alleged breach
of a contract under which she was to pe-
at the Empire for eight weeks from February
12, 1912, at a salary of £37 10s. a week,
fondants, who admitted the contract, plead* it
that they terminated it as the performance
was vulgar and indecent.
For the plaintiff Mr. Giveen said Mile.
Denarber appeared at the Empire on the even-
ing of February 12. She sang several songs,
and between the songs she changed her attire
behind a screen which enabled the audience
to see her shadow. On the following day her
agent r to the effect t!
fondants could not allow her to appear.
lYndants relied on a condition in t
to the, effect that if the performance .
artist should in the opinion of any of the
tors bo dangerous, hazardous, or "objectionable,
they might forthwith ditermine the en
ment by giving notice to the art!
maintained that the power of determining an
merit must he exercised on «'
judgment of a director who him.;
IK-nfonnaiK-*-.. Mr. Dickson, the ma:
r, who pi... pinion
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THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
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that what occurred was objectionable, never
saw the performance at all.
Plaintiff, whose evidence had to be inter-
preted, said neither she nor her sister, who
acted as her dresser, was guilty of any in-
decency in the course of the performance.
The first complaint was received by her the
following afternoon, and when she went to
the Empire at night she was told that she
was not to play.
Mr. Dickens said the action had been de-
scribed as of very great importance to plain-
tiff, but it was of infinitely greater importance,
not only to the Empire Theatre, but to the
public at large. One of defendants' rules pro-
vided that an artist who gave expression to
vulgarity or did an indecent gesture when on
the stage, woild be liable to be dismissed in-
stantly, .and defendants considered that plain-
tiff's performance was most objectionable, and
that therefore they were justified in doing
what they did.
Mr. Arthur Aldin, manager of the Empire,
stated that when plaintiff had changed her
costume the second time he telephoned to the
stage manager, and told him to ring down
the curtain if there were to be any other
changes. The stage manager informed him
that plaintiff was singing her last song, and
that there wou'id be no more changes.
Why did vou do that? — I considered the act
was objectionable to the house.
Witness said that at the end of the second
change he heard expressions of dissatisf action.
He heard people say " Oh."
Cross-examined by Mr. Giveen, witness said
there was a shadowgraph in Everybody's
Doing It, but no objection could be taken to
the way in which the two artists there had
changed their clothes.
Mr. Walter Dickson. managing director of
the Empire, said he did not see the perform-
ance, but he aoted on what he was told by the
manager of the theatre and the stage mana-
ge.
Mr. S. Barrie, the stage manager, and Mr.
Vernon Watson, actor, having given evidence,
The jury announced that they did not wish
to hear further evidence, and that they found
for defendants.
Jlis lordship entered judgment for defend-
ants, with costs.
MAY.
TMK KINKMVTQGRAPH ACT.— MR. ALFRED
GRACE.
At West London Police Court, Alfred
drace, of the Nook, Tootina Bee Com-
1 inoii. appeared before Mr Fordham to
answer twenty-four adjourned summonses,
lasned by the London County Council, in re-
sist of alleged breaches of a license for the
production of kinematog'raph shows at Lad-
broke -Hall, of which he was the lessee.
It was stated that Sunday performances for
the benefit of the Balaclava Heroes Fund had
born trivrn at the theatre without the permis-
sion of ihe Council, that intoxicating liquors
nad been sold at the bar in a. corridor adjoin-
ing the hall, and that on one occasion the
ranjrways in the theatre had been allowed to
•>ie congested. For the defence it was
nrsed that the former lessee of the hall was
piven permission by the Council to hold Sun-
flay performances in aid of the Balaclava
Heroes Fund, and the defendant considered he
wa« entitled to continue them
Mr Fordham observed that it must be dis-
tinctly understood that It was not open to
•itahle fund to go to the proprietor of
kincmaViiiranh theatre and offer the loan
of the name of the charity with the result that
ihe theatre could open on Sundays so long
as a certain amount of money was handed
over to the charity. That was turning the
back on the County Council altogether, ana
could not be tolerated. It seemed to him that
>he defendant had really carried on this kine-
matograph theatre without paying any regard
to the conditions of his license; and he (the
magistrate) regarded the overcrowding of
?angwa,ys as a particularly serious offence.
Dn the summonses for selling intoxicating
liquor without a license there would be penal-
ties amounting to £20 with 4s. costs; on those
relating to Sunday opening penalties of £15
with 6s. costs; and on the overcrowding sum-
mons a fine of £15 with five guineas costs—
£55 15s. in all.
HORNE v. WILLIAMS— SEQUEL TO A
MOTOR-CAR ACCIDENT.
In the King's Bench Division, before Mr.
Justice Bankes and a common, jury, the
5 Brothers Home, of Kelvin Lodge. Hayter
Road, Brixton, sued Mr. William Williams,
of Brixton Hill, for damages, alleging that one
of their number, Mr. William Home, was
knocked down and injured by defendant's
motor-oar on June 8, in consequence of which
they ,all three sustained loss.
Mr. J. Lort-Williams and Mr. Clifford Penny
(instructed by Messrs. Kingsbury and Turner)
were for the plaintiffs and Mr. Lewis Thomas,
K.C., and Mr. David White were for the de-
fendant.
Mr. Lort-Williams stated that the claim was
for £100, which the plaintiffs said they had
lost in consequence of Mr. William Horne
being incapacitated for three weeks. As Wil-
liam Horne received all the hard knock* in tint
boxing match which was the principal feature
of their sketch, it was very difficult to provide
a satisfactory substitute, counsel explained,
and the sketch could not 'be given.
Christopher Horne, a brother and partner of
the plaintiff, said the profits of the sketch
were divided between the three brothers after
payment of expenses. The sketch was a humor-
ous one, and was writ-ten, round a boxing
match.
Mr. Lort-Williams: Do you ever engage an
understudy for either of your brothers, James
or William, who do the boxing?— Never.
Is it possible to find anybody who can with-
stand the hits of Mr. William Home?— It's
absolutely impossible.
And if one of your brothers is absent from
any cause the sketch has to come to rtn end
for. the time being?— Yes, until he is well
again.
His Lordship : Have none of you ever been
away during the twenty-seven years you say
you 'have been playing? — Never.
Witness stated that in consequence of his
brother being incapacitated they refused a
week's contract at the Finsbury Park 'Empire
and a week on the Gibbon's circuit. They
were offered a week at Hull at £40 a week,
and this was also refused.
Mr. Lort-Williams submitted that the case
could be brought under that of Lumley and
Gye, and contended that the brothers could
recover, because the law presumed that Wil-
liams should have known the full consequences
to the plaintiffs of running down Mr. William
Horne.
His Lordship : But he didn't see him, and
didn't know he was Horne. Your own case is
that the defendant did not see him. Unless
you can show me some authority I am quite
clear about it. If the brothers are entitled to
recover their share, their share would be two-
thirds of the loss of their encasements,
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'i each side agreed to this.
Lordship : I suggest th'-n that I ask
ry to assess the value at one-tliinl <>f the
hirh Is agreed, and, if somebody thinks
I am wron B TICW trial
iiinls. That,
ay.
Mr. \Vhit Mr. Lori-Williams made
• to argue the point, Imt liis
ivniark, " 1 n. nl
:t. I t.hink 1 knov :»>int."
t'o'.nnl fur
'led him £10 for d
to clothes.
to. 8d. for k <<\ £25
ring, a total of £51 10s. 8d.,
iior with eo
Mis lordship entered judgment accordingly.
At the request of Mr. White he gave judg-
ment for defendant against tlie brothers Chris-
llorne, but refused to grant
them.
v. 111'K.NS. -ALLEGED UlU'Vrll
OF COXTH VCT.
An action waa heard by Deputy Judge Lush,
in th -ier County Court, when
5 ' Houghton, .actress, claimed
ten guineas from Mr. Harry Burns, pan-
liicer, being balance of salary which
!aintiff alleged was due to her under a
nine weeks' agreement.
Mr. (',. W. H. Jones, counsel for the plaintiff,
:. T was a married woman, the wife
i Army pensioner, and for a number of
years— since, in fact, she was nine years of age —
she had been connected with the theatrical
-ion. In September last she was engaged
rulant for n nine weeks' pantomime
i at 50s. a. week to appear in the chorus
,'on. Included in the terms
the following stipulations:—
list shall as and when required by
proprietor jjcrfonn to the best of her
skill and ability as cast chorus, or as cast
mi tour, or any other theatre in the United
Kingdom, or anywhere the proprietor may
direct;
The artist shall find all special dresses, in-
cluding tights, wigs, shoes, or modem ward-
The manager, should he so desire, shall
Die option of sub-letting the rcrvices of
irtist to any other manager;
•'lary of 30s. to be inclusive of a'l
niies at which the (irtist is requested to
Mist to give two weeks' clear
iv!:.
Mr. Jones said there were also rules under
must have their modern
- "as near the fashion as possible." The
puiintilf sk'i ntract on November 12,
.»'ing in poor circumstances, she asked
and obtained her
' lie understanding
that she should n pay it 5s. weekly out of her
>alar.\. .n with only 3s. in her
t. but managed to get an advance at
i-'arse for a
/lit without payment, in aerordrui-
if then went to
• istle, and at in the pantomime
0 Edinburgh. She
1 in Dick Whittington there on the
lay, December 30 and 31, and
11)1 to that time no complaint was made
. On Xi w Year's Day th-T>
matfnte, in which the plaintiff took part. She
at 5.20. went to her apart-
! to the theatre nt
6.25. and in •.••ning
in the
first six, but was absent from the s.
•kvt of In ;
•i! next scene, but the •;
I- ft been on in on
service. required. I
it to the gr>
was unable for a time to p
and ultiniati-ly got bark ;
• y in her posses
The plaintiff gave evidence in support of
with
her husband in IVnt-m I'lac-*', Kent'
hail been connected with the stage durii>
-. nity l<y Jem, and this was tli
< omplamt had been made against her.
The plaintiff admitted that she borrowed
•n moneys from the management, which
had not been refunded, but said thai
he found herself stranded, fine denied
that she said to the manager, " God bless you
for not stopping the money." She also in-
dignantly denied that she was ever intoxicated
i at the theatre.
Counsel : Would it surprise you to be told
that during the time when you ought to have
been on the stage you were seen sitting on
the doorkeeper's knee?
Plaintiff : Nothing of the kind. I never did
such a thing in my life.
Re-examined, plaintiff said that after her
railway ticket bad been paid for she had only
half-a-'crown in her possession when she got
back to London.
Annie Schultz, a widow, living in Edinburgh,
said the plaintiff had apartments in her house,
and witness never saw her the worse for
drink.
Another witness gave evidence to the same
effect.
For the defence, Mr. Charles Seymour, pan-
tomime manager for the defendant, said he
had to complain of the plaintiff being late in
arriving at the theatre when in Newcastle,
and he also told her she had been drinking.
The plaintiff was absent from the matinfe on
New Year's Day in Edinburgh, and besides not
appearing in one scene in the evening witness
found her in her Palace dress for the last
scene. He then instructed the wardrobe mis-
tress to take her clothes away and turn her
out of the theatre. The plaintiff, witness de-
clared, had been drinking.
Major Bathurst, acting-manager for Mr.
Burns, said he sanctioned the plaintiff's dis-
missal and paid her. He also paid the bill
for her apartments.
Cross-examined by Mr. Jones : witness was
quite sure that the plaintiff had been drink-
ing when he saw her on New Year's Day;
but he would not describe her as drunk.
At this stage the Deputy Judge a<ktd Mr.
Jones how he got over the existence of a
receipt bearing the plaintiff's signature, in
which she accepted 30s. " in full disch
Mr. Jones replied that the receipt was ;
at a tame when the plaintiff was labouring
under great excitement and was almost with
out money. It was Inconceivable that she
knew that the receipt meant in full disc!:
His Honour: I can't imagine that th.
cedpt waa signed in blank, as the plaintii
it was.
Mr. Jones : She signed under the gr
possible pressure.
His Honour : Under pressure of circum-
stances, but not by the defendant.
.Mr. Jones submitted that the receipt was
not a binding agreement.
II U Honour said he was prepared to .'
the case on that point alone, without con-
ng any of the oti.
Judgment was then entered for the
'ant.
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. LONDON THEATRE
COUNTY COURT DECISION DISMISSED.
Mr. Justice Channel! and Mr. Justice Cole-
ridge, sitting as a Divisional Court, Ha
6 before them the appeal of the defendants
in the case of Edwards v. the London
Theatre of Varieties, from a decision given by
Judge Howland Roberts at Clerkenwell County
Court on March 20.
Mr. Coutte-Trottex appeared for the appel-
lants, and Mr. Watson Moyses represented the
^M^Coutts-Trotter said the appeal was from
a verdict which the jury at Clerkenweill County
Court returned in favour of Mrs. beJmi
Edwards of Liverpool Road, Islington, the
plaintiff, for £20. It was an appeal, first 01
all, against the refusal of the judge to enter
judgment for the defendants, and alternatively
an appeal against his refusal to grant a new
trial. The action was one for personal injuries,
and was brought by Mrs. 'Edwards against the
London Theatre of Varieties, who owned pic-
ture palaces in London. There were two
houses every night, and the plaintiffs
alleged that owing to the negligence of the
defendants' (servants in superintending the
exit of people at the end of the first per-
formance at the Islington Picture Palace,
Upper Street, she was knocked against by
people coming out and injured. The way in
which the case was opened was that the ser-
vants of the defendants standing at the exit
of the gallery, at the top ol the stairs,
shouted, " Pass out, please ; hurry up," and
that in consequence of that the people hurried
up too much, and, as plaintiff said in her
evidence, "he (an attendant) set them upon
her," and she was knocked down and injured.
That was the way the case was opened, and tihe
way in which the plaintiff herself put the
case. As the Count now held it, on the
learned judge's note, there was a statement
made by a little boy, aged twelve, who was
called.
Mr. Justice Channel!: Was the witness on
the one side or on the other.
Counsel: Plaintiff's witness, Reuben Hayn.an.
Mr. Justice Channel!: Aged twelve and not
sworn. Was that by agreement?
Counsel: Yes. I took no point about that.
There was a difficulty in making the child
understand the oath. He said, " I was at the
picture palace at the time she was hurt. I
was near her, in front. I do not know liow
she was hurt. The attendants were going like
this, ' Pass along, please.' I saw the attend-
ants push tihe people, and Mrs. Edwards fell."
" All I desire to eay about it," added Mr.
Coutts-Trotter, "is this: I think it was in
everybody's mind who heard the evidence that
wharf) was intended to be conveyed by the
little boy was exactly the same as that in-
tended to be conveyed by tflie plaintiff. The
way the plaintiff puts it is this: I had to
corne downstairs. I began to come out I
had hold of the handrail, and I held my skirt
m the other hand. The attendants were at
the top, on the landing, at the top of a
Bight of stone steps. The attendants said
Hurry out, please, and they set the people
behind on me! Your lordship sees, according to
her account, and she was some distance away
from the attendante, and that she was some
way down the stairs. But the attendant who
wS'«H5U^ Up> P'ease'" was at the top.
The little boy says he was near the plaintiff
and In front of her, so it is quite obvious he
was not anywhere where he could see anv
physical pushing of the people by the at-
t nciunts.
Mr. Justice Coleridge : He was on the same
step with her?
Counsel : Yes.
Mr. Justice Channell : Do you say the ver-
dict was conceded because the attendants
PUMr? Coutts-Trotter : If you look at this note
you may say so. The whole course of the case
negatived that idea. If that were so I could
not argue the case any further. Mr. Coutts-
Trotter proceeded to quote the county court
judge's note of the summing-up, in which the
following questions were put to the jury :-
" Was the plaintiff's fall caused by any negli-
gence of the defendants' servants? "—Answer:
" Yes " Question : " Was the staircase reason-
ably safe for the purpose? "—Answer: "No.
Question : " Was the fall caused wholly or
partly by the defective staircase? —Answer:.
" Partly." The last-named point, said counsel,
was abandoned toy plaintiff's counsel. Mr.
Coutts-Trotter said he applied to the county
court judge for judgment, as there was no
evidence of negligence. In his note the
county court judge said, " I refused to enter
judgment for defendants or to grant a new
trial because the verdict was not against the
weight of evidence or one which a jury could
not reasonably find upon the first question sub-
mitted. In particular, I considered it was
open to any jury to find that the method em-
ployed to clear the gangway was unreasonable,
having regard to the fact that the majority of
the audience were children. I was of opinion,
however, that there was no evidence to support
the finding of the jury in answer to the second
Mr. Moyses reminded Mr. Coutts-Trotter that
on his own cross-examination of the plaintiff
she said, " I say one of the attendants pushed
people on to me."
Mr. Justice Coleridge : That was not pushing
people downstairs, but towards the stairs.
Mr. Moyses: Gradual pressure, which was
transmitted a little lower down.
A little later Mr. Justice Channell said ! If
you have got a lot of attendants at the other
end of the crowd, and the attendants call out
to the people in front to hurry out, that, of
course, would be all right. Suppose you do it
at the back, and the front, and the front
people do not hear and the back people do
and go on shoving?
Mr. Coutts-Trotter : Surely it is not addressed
to the people in the front or the people at
the back. It is merely a general admonition
to the people in the theatre to get out with
reasonable speed. If the back people happen
to press, and the front people dawdle, that
may be a difficulty, and what can an attendant
with a position like that do except to ask
people to hurry up? If that was evidence of
negligence it would render it impossible to
carry on a theatre of this kind at all, because
everybody knows people coming out of a
theatre are always very slow.
Mr. Justice Coleridge : It is to your advan-
tage to clear them out in ten minutes, as
there is another performance.
Mr. Coutts-Trotter : The evidence is that the
next performance was not until half an hour
later. There was ample time. It was merely
for the convenience of the people at the back
that those in front should be asked not to
dawdle, especially as a large portion of the
audience were children. The judge relied upon
that as negligence. I submit it is a mere case
of accident for which nobody is responsible.
Mr. Justice Coleridge : I do not know. To
hurry up little children down a staircase who
are not able to take care of themselves — why,
they are more likely to obey orders than
grown-up people.
Counsel : If you hurried them up unreason-
ably.
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mn, -II :\\ hell,, r
linillt. or w h, Mi
kind on i h,
talcing
I do not think an.
'A.IS made beypnd that
•in. and that wa- alia:;
a par
titular admonition •'> the attendant- to hurry
"P - ' -usinc stain'
pi-diimv I sU|,mlt it is not , noiiL'h :
\ou must -i. ; uas
likeh kiml, and
that if anything of the kind happened it was
eollsci|Ucnee of the act.
n-li i-\ id, nee. Of course'. 1 am
ill a diflicu!t> ah., ut the physical piishii
I coiitYs- that iiireasonahl,. . It
was all t ilicoiiechalde.
Mr. I'"!-' : I d.i imt think it
•it all unre.isonahlc. if \,,u a-k me. Not that
the\ pushed her downstairs, hut pressed the
d at tin- top of the stairs to J.M down as
Coii' • >our lordsliip mean l.y
••\ contact1.'
Mr. Justice Coleridi.-!' : Ves. I do not mean
nee.
Kinalh. Mr. Coutts-Trotter said that in \i.'\v
at. appeand mi the County Court indie's
note he would not cam the Vase farther..
Without callinu upon counsel i.,r Mix.
Bd wards,
Mr. ! , .niiell said that that
i injury in which the jury wen- entitled
•:in their own opinion, and they had
formed it.
Mr- i appeal is di.-mis-ed with
'ited.
.-e in the Conn:
March n.)
I»K vi; IKS v. covi;vn;v HIPPO-
IHIOMI; co.. i.i\iiTi.i>. " si KMAU.VI:
K i " IN coi I;T.
\t th.- Coventry C..imt\ Court, he).,-
Honour .lud-e \Vii;litiiian \Vixid and a
7 Jury, Air. Henri de Vries >u«l the i
trj Hii,]«ii]roiMe Co.. Limited, claimini;
£50 as balance <t money dii< to plaintiff upon
* Ilicll he ,-!•' '.M'ek'.S
IMM-forn: ski-t<-li. Xtiiitiutrhir FT.
In openin- the case Mr. TyJield stated that
OtCl i d lilt. i lietWeell the Jtar-
the production <>f this sketch
at the for a WI.,.K
nri de
'.as to proMde e\i -ryt Inu.L.' D
prodll ;U',| Ju
. th. same form as wlim it WJLB geen l).v
Mr. N, v,.-,i.., [of thi .mpaiiy^ in
Birmingham. Mr. Mil,., iiodyson. wl
i in the principal r<'>lr at Mirminuham.
was uiiaiile to attend at (',,\,ntiv on account
"f illiies-. Tli, dii.Mdaiits did not teniiin.ile
the contj'act on account of Mr. l|.
ahility to appear, hut on Saturday iiijilil the
m inaizeiiunt only paid t:;o instead of i-n a -
agreed upon. The sulistitution of allot!
tor. a Mr. Hn-nnaii, for Mr. llodL'soii. did not
make any diU'cn-lice to the receipts. \Vliile not
desint more li^ures than were ah-
solutely nee, --.IM. h,- would point oin that,
wmpariiiR tins week with the ,,,. T, ^'<,j\<\inK
week of Kill', then- was an increase of In
: he pr.,duet con of Sub\
lid.
illidavit was produced from a London
' hat Ho, I i, rii,,.
•I Ilill.
Mi
utiil II,- stated th,.'
il the purpose of witn
the p! ,i. and on :
of the Co\eiilr> performance he •
pi r Week.
mall
h. was very much struck I,N
"t Ho'lL'-.on when he- saw t h. -k, tell ..'
ininisli mi. This actor had .
alit> . and his strong voice doininai,
not infoniK d of t h,
iMl jllst liefore tli
performance. Mn-nnan had i-> in- promptnl
h.aisals. which was an unlr .- in a
I'.ini of thi -. had paid
-am price for a top turn, \\iih Hodgson the
sketch would have he; :
was. it: was only moderate.
II Honour : You did well with t
\\ i i r
wi'Ii siidi a turn.
niry found for plaint iff for t-lo. in addi-
tion to the- C.'iO paid at the time of tli
forroance.
K. AN
CA«
In the Kind's iMeiieh Division.
.liisticf U'arriniitoii, the O'Mar::
8 Company clainii'd an
strain 5Ir. Chark-s . \umistin,
player in their orchestra, fro
in.i; in any theatre, or any private- IH.I
any place of pnhlic worship, other than the
at wliivli tlio jp'.aintitl's for tin
'i-' a pt-rfornianee. u
written permission, in hn-aeh •
meat.
Air. H. Terrell. K.C.. and M
appeared for the plaintitl's, and Mr. tiall.raith
for the defendant.
Mr. 'IVrrell said
Qtraci ilaled S, ptemhef -Ji;. I
season h,-uinnin^ in Sei.teinhi r and tennilia;
in.' in May. with a Christmas recesp. II
w nt with the i-ompaiiy and finish
irp to tip- eolnmi'lieeni, l!( of t !i,
at Urailford. He and otlu-r im-inher-
eompaliy let urn. ,1 to :
III Io
-tinned with tin- company
until April, when in- left, havhu L.'<>t aliot'lie-
to play with c [trey's
hand in Hyde Park.
It u ,-jly important to the- plain-
tills. contiM . should !>e
ahout to ei
diirinu tin- last few weeks, U-caiis<- tha'
•s were l.h.l
mi nis. and they n.
' their old ' '
and if .'..nil. I
he left in the lurch, and nii
liabilities with the- theatre-;. The <>nl>
silcle answer to the motion was that the run
•if tli : May 17.
.Mr. (Jalhraith said that the defendant
olfiTrd a deputy, hut M
him : and in add I
deputy, who was iii «.\,-ry way ,
•', ndant let'-
plaintiff company at least t1
applied for his position. 'I
-aid roundel, in which, if th
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wrong, the plaintiffs' remedy was one oi
damages. If he was restrained he would lose
an engagement to perform for twenty-one
weeks. He submitted that as the plaintiffs
had now found a performer in the defendants
plan- th.-y had suffered no hardship.
Lordship said that the defendant had
chosen to break the contract he entered into
without, as far as his lordship could see,
the least possible excuse. He had made an
express bargain, and the plaintiffs were el
titled to the injunction asked for. His Lord-
ship then granted an injunction restraining
the defendant over May 17 from performing m
h of his engagement.
HAMMERSTEIN v. KEITH PROWSE, AND
CO.
In the King's Bench Division, before Mr.
Justice Bray, the hearing was resumed
8 of the action by 'Mr. Oscar Hammerstein
against Messrs. Keith iProwse, and Co.,
concert agents, for £519, the balance alleged to
be due in respect of the sale of seats at the
London Opera House, Kingsway, defendants
having guaranteed the sale of £2,250 (gross)
worth of ticke.ts for the twelve weeks' season
commencing on April 22, 1912.
Mr. Scott Fox, K.C.. and Mr. Raymond E.
Negus were for plaintiff, and Mr. Holman
Gregory, K.C., and Mr. W. A. Jo-witt repre-
sented defendants.
Mr. Jowitt. in opening defendants' case, said
that the points on which he relied were that
plaintiff produced only a proportion of the
operas that appeared in the subscription
prospectus shown to defendants; particularly
that he failed to produce The Merry Wives of
Windsor; that he failed to give matinees; and
that there was repetition of the operas which
was unreasonable.
Judgment was delivered by Mr. Justice Bray
on May 9.
Mr. Justice Bray said it seemed to him that
there was no promise bv the plaintiff that the
prospectus issued by him would be carried out,
and. therefore, he doubted whether it could be
regarded as qvart of the contract. He could
not find that the number of operas was re-
duced by the plaintiff to save his own pocket.
The plaintiff's attitude was " I will not pro-
mise anything. You must trust to my discre-
tion." Therefore, his lordship held that there
was no contract to perform twenty-eight
operas. The defendants had made a point of
the non-production of The Merry Wives of
Wirulsor, but his lordship thought that there
was no contract to do so. Even if there were
itract, and a breach of it, he had
no evidence upon which he could assess the
damages. He did not know whether The Merry
Fires of Windsor would be successful or uri-
-sful. There would be judgment for the
plaintiff for ,£515 15s. 2<1. and oosfs.
CORK OPERA IHHM: v. LA TORTAJAJ>A.
In the London Sh*-nn"s Court, La Tortaj.'tda
otherwise Mine. Consnela Tortajada, the
8 dancer, was MI,.,I i,cfore Urider-Sheriff
Bnfcbell i,> -th,, Cork Opera ffouse
wted, and damages were HaMiied for
Air. R I. Siimo.y, represent ins the plaintiffs,
November, 1900. *he defendant entered
a contract wtvtih the company to at mean-
tog ,„„ April'18, 1»10, at
a salary of £125
c carat root provided that the necessary
mid be in the hands of
<>w days before April 18
«S2 'w* "•""ved Jtt the first ^eek in
•>te to Spain, but tK> their cxxn-
Da'tioni ramd suirprise they received on
8 la telegram saying that shie w/as not going
to come, givnnig as heir exiplanation thait it
had bean perfectly well understood at the
time she made the amnanigemieinit in November
that umitees she eucceedied iai< getting other
csnigiaigemeeite, either in Ireland oc the South
of England, the contract would not be ful-
filled.
Thait was not true (said counsel), -and was
promptly diemied by the plaintiffs, and then
tihe defendant set uip the defence that slit
was itoo ill to .aippear, but art. was asoertarned
thiait at the time she should have atppeaired
in Cork she was advertised to appear ii
Vienna. Oine oould ondy assume tiha/t the
Viemma engagement wiaa moire lucrative. To
take her pllatee itilve pLatinitiiffs had to an,giaige
Bransby Williiiams amd John Humphireyis ait a
combined aalairy of £160. Owing to tte dis
appointment caused by the non-appearance
of La Tovtajiaidia, couin»eH conehided, the tak-
ioigs rait tltoe Oipera House thait week amounited
only to £185.
Cauias&l's stiaiteanemts were borne out by Mr.
John Mah'oniey, mamagi'nig diirectoir of ttoe Cork
Opera House, who said tihe hoaise would take
£784 M full. He belaeived, jiwlging by the de-
femdanit's reipuitaitjon, ttot he would have
taken £550 if she toad fulfilled the emigage-
rnenit diuirin.g the week of her visit.
Witness eaid they had engaged La Torta-
jiada in order to wdnd up a sipeoila'l three
weeks' seiason in Cork.
The jury awarded tUie pladntri&e £300
damages and
BOGUS THEATR.ICAJL MANAGERS.— HARRY
ANDERSOJf AND VICTOR PIERCY.
At Stamford Petty ^Sessions, Harry Ander-
son, «=lias Hampson, alias Clarke, was
1 7 charged with stealing a bag, and Victor
Piercy was charged with aiding ami
abetting him. It appeared that, through an
advertisement, Charles Romano, aged sixteen,
got into communication with the men and was
engaged in a supposed theatrical company at
15s. a week, " all found," he to provide 25s. for
his costumes. On arrival at Peterborough, he
had only 2s., and this 'he gave to Anderson.
They moved to Stamford, and all three lodged
at the same house. Next day Anderson anil
Piercy left the house, the former having bor-
rowed Romano's hand'bag, ostensibly to bring
some things back from a theatrical hamper at
the railway station. The bag was not returned,
however, Anderson saying he had left it at a
butcher's shop in the town, and it transpired
later that Piercy had pawned it for 5s. On
May 10, Anderson sent the boy to the station
to inquire the trains for Newark, where he
said the " company " were to commence per-
forming the following Tuesday, and he
(Anderson) «nd Piercy left the town, the boy
remaining at Stamford.
The Mayor said the Bench regarded Ander-
son's conduct as heartless, and he would be
committed for three months' hard labour.
Piercy, perhaps, was not so bad, and would
go for two months' hard labour.
CORREiLLI v. GRAY.— INFRINGEMENT OF
COPYRIGHT.
In the Chancery Division, before Mr. Justice
Sargent, the tearing -was begun of an
2O action .brought by Miss Marie Corelli
against Mr. George Gray and George
Gray .and Co., Limited.
Miss Corelli asked for an injunction restrain-
ing the defendants from performing a sketch
or play called The People's King, or any other
sketch or play based upon or containing
MAY
T11L YEAR BOOK.
305
. il " temporal i
,o infringing her copyright in the
<~nt, and de-
vsritt
i Mi. M'l.illnr.
|>lui!ititt, ami M < .', Mr.
•i<l Mr. KinL'ham
-Mi'- i that, in ,lanu;i:
ailed tO tllC
i.-mt company, and
•iimcd to bo the author of the
in tin- performance.
ml "lie
of tin.- prodiiet long, u \ r.uiscript \\
the mat •! into, with the
111 tll.S
acti'.- not denied that tho
f>laint:ll was entitled to t!: in in r
. l>ut the di : hat the sketch was
•:ion of :i play called In the
Kilty's Snnif, \\hieh Mr. Gray .said lie wrote in
before the novel was
i '^l that he pub-
! the play or that it \\as ever produced
until 11)12. When they rame to look into the
book and the play they were so much alike,
counsel said, that he was going to ask the
I'ourt to say that it was impossible for the play
ve been written without reference to the
book.
! 'that the book itself was
•. . to a eotisiderali'e extent, a reproduc-
iiamatic ideas, ami, .so
. - not, original, th
it.
Mr. Homer said that the (Vipjrijjhf. \<t,
:rticulars to be given if the
copyright v.
•yright in a
particular scene — for example, where a young
man falls in love with a young woman.
Mr. K.VHKT, continuiiiL ;i, said that
M not one of taking one incident
hut taking many. It was necessary to corn-
par,- the hook and the play, and he hoi"
; P would read : j. Iain-
tiff, with Ir ,-,.,! jiartiru-
a in parallel columns the idea
v, and their points ol
•nisei then read the particn:
Counsel then read extracts from the novel
and from the play. He said that the book
<.y were so .similar that he sorne-
whieh he was reading from.
•>f the play itirely
ling of the book. In
ued. but in the
r variety entertainments all ,
ta he had '
he said , the I
-t. be mistaken in
.'.rote the play in 1894. j
• May 26. Mr. i
plain-
exact
'»k, or pip:
t Mr. Gray
• nd the plot and
LS w-ae
counsel c<'
::ar •_•<>< I Mr
•ance of the
•hoctband
'try 4 he had a
lywar* Road, and
• 1 1 ippodrotne,
a-nd to .etch.
i hilid le-
would stop
. vcred
•n June 4
ilad r« -
entirely founded • .,r similan-
ial I'ower "
and the di tVndant's, sketch, The I''
King. These coincidences might be dn
any one of four hypotheses : (1) mere chance,
•tch and novel being taken from a
common source, (3; the novel being taken
from the sketch, and (4) the sketch being
from the novel. Neither of the first
Mould result in the success of the plain-
tilt. It was the fourth hypothesis alone that
would entitle t.er to succeed. The defendant
had not put forward any definite defence with
regard to the second hypothesis, otherwise
than the general stock of general ideas; nor
had he put forward in his pleadings that the
plaintiff's novel was derived from his sketch
or a previous play of bis. There was thus
simply the alternative between the first hypo-
on the one hand and the copying by
the defendant, as alleged by the plaintiff, on
the other. The issue he had to decide was
clearly one of fact. It was fairly clear, and
-umed in favour of the defendant, that
under the new Act no absolute monopoly was
given to authors; that was to say, that if it
could bo shown as a matter of fact that pre-
cisely similar works were in fact produced
wholly independently of one another, then
In; did not think the author of the one pub-
lirst was. entitled to restrain the pub-
lication of the other author.
i in question contained some six
main episodes, and each, as a rule, though not
invariably, was developed in a separate scene
in the sketch. His Lordship went- ol
be these episodes in the sketch, and to
compare them with the novel. With regard
to the first episode, he said so far there was
i! similarity bet wen the sketch and
the novel, but the similarity in the lannuac<»
of the two made nothing, in his opinion, to
justify the charge of appropriation or to
>i to any n irded
• was
'v most remarkable, and it ae<
hardly possible that two minds working inde-
•ily could arrive at so similar a result.
But if it h there he would have
found it difficult to decide that the plaintiff's
work had been appropriated. The real test
of the plaintiff's case seemed to be the accu-
nts in the third, fourth nnd
. In the course of the develop-
tliird and fourth episodes ;
Rarity between the novel and
the sketch than had previously been the case.
With the fourth episode in the
Dg one in the novel
:»-d with extraordinary Mini!..
there waa an extraordinary similarity in inci-
it nation, development, and
In tFio fifth episode the resem-
• , but the <••
• ". but in those r : the
in they v.
ite of the
similar-
tin' it wa.s quit" -hut they
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
MAY
I,,. ,| .,. chance a. id .^incidence, and
process of copying <>r oi ap-
pnjpriatioti in.,,, the plaintiti-s. novel \>>
i IK- defendant."
was urged that the novel comprised a
in the .sketch, and that he
fhoiild )<*>k at flu' dissimilarities between the
two <is well as the similarities. The obvioii"
that was that the scope of the
much more limited. And as re-
garded the latter of the arguments, the argu-
«>r the dissimilarities, they were nothing
he .-Mine variety as the similarities, unless
•i>k tlic view that the methods of develop-
i dramatic idea were extremely limited.
•, iow like this, rather more narrow and
M'lit. was presented by the literary wit-
, for the defendant. Their view appeared
that all the situations were old stock
i ions. From that point of view he wis
.i .short account of an unprinted play,
i:<>i/«l Hfiirt. but as far as he could judge
Miiiarities between the two sketches were
t rifling and not like the similarities be-
tu'etii the sketch and the novel. Certain
famous cases of alleged literary plagiarism
were mentioned, but he was not aware that
the.-e were ever brought to the final touch-
. and determined whether they were aoci-
! I or not, and in any event it was im-
possible in till.-; particular case by a process of
comparison wit!) others. That there wus
nothing striking or original in. the novel or
sketch ho accepted, but the combination of
ordinary materials might nevertheless
be original, and when a combination was ar-
rived at and a certain degree of perfection
-Mined, it was impossible that it should have
tieeii arrived at by another individual. In.
his judgment the similarities and coincidences in
Uii.s aetion were such as, when taken in oora-
'• :on, to be entirely impossible as the re.-ult
of mere chance and coincidence.
Defendant said he produced a play known as
/;.' flic Kinr/'s Name while touriiig in 1894.
and it w;vs finished in the early part of 1895.
On his return to England in May. 1905, he sub-
mitted it to a dramatic author. Mr. Charles
rs, and in turn to Mr. F. Rothsay. 8ub-
"t'.v lie agreed to lend the title of the
to Mr. Rogers. Defendant said also that
•rtly after the death of Mr. Charles
. he got Mrs. Rogers, as executrix, to
L-TI him the copyright of In the Kimfx
••'•• Subsequently it was offered to more
one theatrical manager without result.
Meanwhile other manuscripts were carried
•' by the defendant during his various
matte tours, and they were then placed in
);n rcoin.- in connection with the Green-
Theatre. In 1912 he gave the matiii-
to a typist to copy. In support of this
•idant called, in addition to his
own evidence, no tVwer than three witnesses.
He called Mr. Rothsay, to whom the play bad
d. and he identified it, though
'•'- satisfactorily, as being in use
I Miss Mason, the typist
the manuscript was actually
•i nd also the secretary of the
"any. who stated the circum-
imder uhich the manuscripts were
•!i Theatre. He believed
'•'•liable, and it established
'idaiit had written a play
ing with some sort of subject matter as
h and having M.IHC general
to it. But he did nut think it
i any near resemblance between it
!i or any sii ,ieen the
'd the plaint. Ifs novel.
hi v. it nesses ot : ie of the
vague, and
identified the play which they
with the (! , or a
.suiopsis of it, he (the Judge) thought this
'ration was uttle or nothing more "I*11
an identification of some little subject matter
or incident, assisted by the identification of
the author as the presumed author. He ac-
cepted Miss Mason's evidence that she typed
the copy, but he was by no means satisfied
that the' manuscripts from which the copy
was produced were manuscripts which were
written in or about 1894.
The evidence as to the destruction of these
particular manuscripts was .not particularly
ctory. The manuscripts were amongst
other manuscripts of plays written by the
defendant, and he (the Jml'-'iU understood the
drt'ei'i'aiit to say, after some hesitation and
contradiction, that all the manuscript* copied
in typewriting were subsequently destroyed.
And vet when at the end of the case
Mason went to search for such as were not
destroved they were able to. and did, produce
some. ' The evidence of the defendant also
struck him as unsatisfactory. He did not t
the evidence of the circumstances under
which the manuscripts were lost. ine n
time it was defects in the sheeting covering
tin' lorry; then there was the bursting ot a
water pipe at the Greenwich Theatre, and
finally the secretary spoke of water coming
h the roof. So many causes for one
were not convincing. The existence of
.iid copy of In the King's Name, which
defendant said he lost in a Fleet Street
hostelry, was never previously disclosed to his
advisers. Altogether the incident impressed
him unfavourably.
Speaking generally, the demeanour oi the
defendant, did not appear 1o him to lie candid.
On several occasions— though lie did not wish
to attribute too much force to his impres-
sions—when asked of matters about which
there should have been no difficulty, it his
Story were true, he seemed to be searching
for tlie safest and most non-committal answer
to ^ivt*.
The defendant's story, in his opinion, fell
short of a clear explanation, and he was con-
vinced that the defendant's sketch had not
been written independently of the plamtifl
rovel. What was the exact way in which it
was produced it was not Qi > con-
sider But it was not at all improbable,
having written a play in 1S94 on the same
subject, his attention was naturally attracted
by the novel, and he might have proceeded
to incorporate some of the more dramatic
episodes with his play. If that were so, the
manuscript of 1912 might have been a manu-
very largely altered in 1902-4 rather than
in 1894-5. Not only did that explain the date
l!t!«, when defendant secured from Mrs. Rogers
the Assignment of the play, but there were one
or two of the ideas which suggested the latter
date - such as " the dumping of manufac-
tures " and " a' war tax in time of peace.
lie he.ld that plaintiff had made out her
case, and defendant must, of course. pa> the
costs.
A stay of execution was granted on the
usual terms. (For report of case heard in the
Court of Appeal see November 21.)
BROWXSOX AND ANOTHER v. MO.SiSE.ND
THEATRE CO., LIMITED.
Sheriff -Lee, in the Airdrie Small Debt Court,
heard an argument in an action at the
2O instance of J. Brownson and Co., musical
artists, Argyie Street, Glasgow, against
Mossend Pavilion, Limited, lor £8 5s. lid.,
being balance of their proportion of drawings
at that theatre. Plaintiff.- .alleged that the>
were engaged to perform two sketches each
\\erk for two weeks commencing April 7. 19-3,
MAY
'
Mr. McKirdy -;,i,i the i-.^itj,,,, w.,"< fi.it ti
&£f3£S33?S£
ra:,hf"a»EJiS"*
paring the terms and not under safari
inly aceomited for ';,n,'i „ , ,'i
lo.tn'- Ms""' gently they wel
? "" ad th,'. sum
»P nce£v,oh"s^«rwlr^
«.Vffi,i£-j ;;r«,;;;i
H^"ni^allSraHS
STOarSrtfar^H
V ;: 'J1," 1':;k'"lr °* ""• counterclaJm.
uvri(: Tllat ^ »• m3 '•'"•'|: '"" we
,Vn thrrr '" perform and ansisf t,, nlease
''•'"•"''''•. ","•",
' V""l Bdventur«w. "'"' the tern
;'olllr,;' ped for,,, in tl,r
He contended that the
nt not only
al whirl, praintiffa acted.
l"it wrr,. inrlMsiv,. of :,|| thr takinu-
MH- Sln-rifT: SuppoMnK tl : ,!,,
dayatIfte?n^°UtM mee<>lng °n ^ ^
Mr M,'Kin!\ : \ political meeting wuni.l not
.i11" t wnul.l have lM,-n in
thp crn>x drawin
yr- " But th.> i.lniiitiiv-; were th.T.-
only t.
n: Hut if
;. plctu
'i at all. Tt w:,< ,,ri!v :. Berii - of n
Children. Plaint itr. wVri
ir, :.n,i we thev
;4I1 ^Ur.-tioi. ,,f k.
M [irfMiured
TheSht-rifl
"' (l,r;'«r|"- .u,,,.!,
tl"- plaintni, actually performed
vM,r .1 the
cvidei
pon
trft
fintlHr .1 ,, ,,„.
' I;| ;T dat<> «"
«.. 1,1.1 n,,,
ading of tl
|'|-\I:K r. MM/ON \.
\' Cli rk< ftwell Ooual
00' Ufred Cfau*
22 . ., Windsor
ffiTb£
:;;^ L,
^r^rS,^
:;7";ir,,
6:^?7P'-'-^
.. . BDJ *«eks h« \\as to !n\.
^;S
?ysrt
"',: l'"l,";!"
»ere iiiitru" '•
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THE STAGE I' EAR BOOK.
MAY-JUNE
Hi* Honour, the only evidence that Pja'ntlfl
,ad fcUIed to get bookings was that he had
„ to Mr. Broadhead and no answer
,1!l(, arrived »I> to the time when PWnttfl
wis dismissed. There was not the slightest
:vle co U, show that if plaintiff had been
given the opportunity of travelling the
provinces he would not have succeeded-by
reason of his acquaintance with managers, by
reason of the fact that he was a presentable
prison, with pleasant manners, and a knack
ol representing defendant's performance as
acceptable to the public— there was no
evidence to show that he would not have suc-
,veded in getting bookings. He must
hold that there had been no breach of
contract by the plaintiff. Plaintiff was en-
iitl,-d to recover, added His Honour, but in-
asmuch as he was not actually travelling he
was only entitled to the £2 basis.
Judgment was entered for plaintiff for £4
and costs.
COYNE
BEATON ELECTRIC PALACE-
CLAIM FOR SALARY.
Before his Honour Judge Greenwell at New-
castleon-Tyne County Court, Maisie
2 2 Coyne brought an action for a week s
salary (against the Beaton Electric
I'alaci- Company, Newcastle. Plaintiff's claim
hat they agreed to pay her a certain sum
week's' salary, or, in the alternative,
damages for breach of contract.
Mr. Syni. who appeared for plaintiff, on
behalf of the Variety Artists' Federation,
• I that on Monday, March 17, the pro-
prietors of the Beaton Electric Palace were
disappointed in the artist they had engaged
to appear for the week, and they telephoned
to a local firm of agents1 asking them to supply
them with another artist. The agents recom-
mended the plaintiff, Miss Coyne, a comedi-
enne and coon delineator. Accordingly, on the
Monday afternoon she went to Heaton Elec-
I'alace and rehearsed three songs before
the manager. There were two performances
nightly, and at the end of the first perform-
ance on the Monday night Miss Coyne was
told by the manager that he could not let her
appear again. She asked the reason why, but
the manager would give her no explanation.
He simply told her she was not to appear
again. and he offered her one night's salary.
She told him she was entitled to a week's
salary. Miss Coyne went ! Mk to the agents.
through whom she had been engaged, and
placed the matter in their hands. They
advised her to attend the theatre again the
iu\t evening, but when she did so the man-
ager ordered her to take away her luggage at
once. The only defence set up was contained
In a letter sent by defendants, signed by the
ii'anagor, and addressed to the Variety Artists'
Federation, who wrote asking for an explana-
tion of the sudden termination of Miss Coyne's
engagement. The manager, in his letter
stated that it was true Miss Coyne had been
engaged to appear as deputy for a week, but
fir had been compelled to terminate the en-
nicTit afti-r the first performance owing
ne being hooted off the stage.
Plaintiff denied that she was hooted off the
•d-d that no experience of s
n kind had ever occurred to her.
Honour said defendants had called
no witnesses to prove that the lady was hooted
off the stage, whereas she had "called three
people to speak to her popularity and ability
is an artist. Judgment was then given for the
plaintiff for the amount claimed, with expenses
ftom Scotland. a« the i>l;ii"tiff was then
appearing at Perth'
LILLIE WILLIAMS AND CO. v. JOSEPHS.
—BREACH OF AGREEMENT.
\t Edinburgh, before 'Lord Hunter proof
was led in an action in which Lilln
2 7 Williams and Company, King s, KiLmar-
nock, sued Harry Joseph for £200 damages
for breach of contract to present Cinderella
during the week starting December 2, 1!
at the King's, Kilmarnock.
Lord Hunter gave the plaintiff decree for
£80 and expenses. His Lordship said he was
satisfied that the ground upon which the de-
fendant refused to go on with the contract
was not because of any discrepancy m the
copy of the agreement that was sent to him,
but because he had made an arrangement
which, in his opinion, was likely to turn out
more profitable to him than the arrangement
which he had made with the plaintiff.
LIND v. LEVAINE.— BREACH OF AG'REE-
AGREEMENT.
At Ilkeston County Court his Honour Judge
Macpherson had before him a claim for
2 7 £10 damages by Roberto Lind against
Gus Levaine, lessee of the Hippodrome,
Ilkeisrton. Mr. F. G. Robertson was for
plaintiff, and Mr. J. A. Hopkins yfor defen-
dant.
Plaintiff, it was ebated, entered into an
agreement to take his stock company to the
Hippodrome in December, 1912. Defendant
undertook to provide the usual printing, post-
ing, local advertising, stock scenery, etc., and
plaintiff was to receive 50 per cent, of the
takings.
In the course of his evidence, plaintiff made
complaints as to the manner in which defen-
dant carried out his part of the contract to
the detriment of the takings, alleging that his
stock scenery was deficient and defective, and
one of the scenes fell down twice in one night.
Defendant was to provide a pianist, but one
night they were without one, and the next
night a little girl was sent and played " There
is a Happy Land " as an overture. Owing to
lack of scenery, plaintiff and his assistant
had, on a Sunday night, to paint a snow
street for the opening night.
Defendant contended that he had carried
out everything that was usual.
His Honour, Judge Macpherson, found for
the plaintiff for the amount claimed.
JUNE.
MAITLAND
LIBEL.
In the King's tBeoch Division, before Air.
Justice Horridge, and a special jury,
1 2 Mr. Ernest Griffin, actor, residing at
West Street, Croydon, brought an action
to recover damages for alleged defamation
from Mr Lauderdale Maitland.
Mr. Ivor Bowen, K.C., and Mr. Samuel Dun-
can were for the plaintiff; Mr. Montague R.
Emanuel for the defendant.
The statement complained of was contained
in the Evening News, headed, " Duelling with
a Difference," written by " The Matinee Girl,"
subsequent to an interview with Mr. Maitland.
Mr. Bowen said that the plaintiff, a young
actor, who had been on the stage since 1902,
had since 1909 met with an undercurrent of
opposition which he could not focus until
1912, when he found that the ill-natured gos-
sip which the defendant had set about became
crystallised in the interview with the defend-
ant in the Evening News. The action arose
from the fact that the plaintiff took the part
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,:-t "l
,i of, win.
'"," ".'
; Mr. Lauderdale Maltland,
• i was oi
txxnn
•in. .n. it i
ducing
llaml- ••'-•""i. I '" V'"'
Mr. l.aii'j:
. .111.1 reached tn<
,,i considerable Hurry.
dialogue !<•
,.pOIle!lto, lh
,-, and then with a '•'•urane
i,,,ni of despair he lost his head entirely, an«J
rnakinu a violent swipe at me caught me on
it... hip \viih the Mat side of the rapier with
nek. which blow, taim
- of a silk trunk ho
Qgulflb that l
.: yell and turned my back to
idu-nce, to dix'over the rot of the oom-
pan.\ helple.-vs with laughter and tin- house in
my hack."
.;,!,] counsel, imputed that the plain
litr was incompetent and Inexperienced. \lo-t
at tit- were utterly untrue. Early
plaintiff rejoined a company at the
im and tin- defendant was playing the
leadm- part. During the run of the
ih,- defendant showed his dislike of the plain-
tiff The defence, counsel said, was that the
poke or published the words,
'amatively did not admit that the words
n in relation to the plaintiff s call-
in" as an actor. The defendant admitted
speaking the following words:— " Understudy
who was very nervous, contrived to scrape all
ide of my nose. ... Cut me on the hip
with the flat side of the rapier, which blow
filling on silk tiahts hurt, so missed dialogue.
Amy Lilian Jones, giving eviden
subpoena, said she wrote for the 'm**?,*""
under the name i • °"
., r 9, 1912, she interviewed the defendant.
and tho article appeared in the journal that
dav He told her the story, and she wrote it
from memory in the afternoon. The facts
i\ were correct.
bo admitted in cross-examina-
tion that certain phrawi in the Interview
her ,,wn. -aid >he did not remember
whether the defendant said "The understudy
reached the last act In a state of considerable
flurry " or " helpless with laughter." It was
her usual practice to send a proof to people
hut she did not do so on this
the defendant was appearing
at the first performance of a play at the
Prince's, and would not have time to read it.
l,(! ii.it you would not mention
^?—Yes, he asked me not to mention
The only name he mentioned was Matheson
Lane! the witness said, and she did not know
v..ii think the defendant was a<"
wit!, -:iinst the plaintiff
be in the Int
Mr r.rifnn Kftve evidence. He
interview, hut admitted that
',nt "on the hip certainly
•''true that he cried out? N«. he w^nt
nn actor, replylnz, A
touch, a toiieh, I do confe^,1' ITop. rly told,
it was not funny hut mal
When In- fc5e
lye, mil in ;
,:ig related ndant.
.-ne.i i.y Mr. Emanaei : Bo fj
he knew, he ami ML
in. ndly ten "**•
unkind.
Further cross-examined, -» said 11
ent that he was in a
ulile tlurry. H
,ili the rapier was pr
it ed.
The witne.-s, further questioned, said h.
nervous on the night, but not unduly. All
good actors were more or less nervou:-
>lid not remember having .-craped the <!•
ant's face. It was quite possible that he might
i, hut he heard nothing
i:\idei-ce was given by various membei
the company that the article, in their opinion,
referred to 'the plaint ill, and that then
nothing t > , ;m-e merriment.
Mr. Kmanuel, for the defence, submitted that
his elient should not he held reaponaibl
nj.vspaper flourishes. The case was re'
after th > plaii tiff's evidence to the qu>
whether the defendant was struck on the hip.
which made him call out and cause amuse
me it. The words in no way reflected on the
credit or reputation of the plaintiff.
Mr. M-iil'aiul gave evidence. Instead of the
plaintiff making a lunge and touching the
witness with the rapier, he brought it round
with a swish, striking the witness on the hip.
Mr. Matheson Lang always touched him on the
shoulder. The witness said he exclaimed
"Oh! " when the plaintiff made his first ap-
peal. " One." Witness under the circumstance s
should have cried " No," and Osrie's line.-.
" A hit. a \ery palpable hit," caused laughter.
The actors turned their faces away and were
"shaking." He had told the story two or
three times. Th-i article he regarded as highly
colo.ired. There were < \pre.-sioiis in it that
he would not have used'. Witness would not
h.ive tak- n notice of a similar statement if
made about himself. He had always teurirde'i
>ry as funny, and telling more again-t
I imself than plaintiff.
Tho jury awarded the plaintiff £37 10s.
dalll:-
Judgment, with eo-ts. A stay of execution
w \£ LT
MOFFAT v. MAT'DK. --AfTHOR'S RIGHTS IN-
SELECTING COMPANY.
In the Court of Appeal, before Lord Ju-tie,
Yaughati Williams. Lord Justice Buck-
14 ley, and Lord .Tu-tiee Hamilton, the-
an application ex parte for Ic <
i from the refusal of >Ir. Justice Ch
at Chambers the same day to grant an interim
injunction restraining Mr. Cyril Maude from
reviving Bunty Pulls tht Strings at the
house on June 16 ttith four artists In the com-
pany of whom Mr. Moffat did not approve.
ng entitled to select the company.
The Court granted the application.
Mr. E. Tindal Atkinson. K.C., and Mr. DaWy
(instructed by Amery, Parkes, and Co.'
for appellant; and respondent was represented
by Mr. Norman Craig. K.C., and Mr. Wil
loughby Jerome (Instruct-ed by Johnson,
Weatherall, and Sturt).
It was stated by Mr. Tind:il Atkinson thai
Mr. Moffat claamed under an agreement con-
tained in a letter of July 10, 1911, addressed
310
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JUNE
to Mr. Maude's representative, which was iu
the follow in- terms:-" lee our recent^ conver-
i, I wir-h it to be understood that the
rights of U'utt>/ I'nll* the Strinys for Great
in iuul irelawl belong to Mr. Cyril Maude
ree year.-- my royalties to be as per our
other contract and the companies to be
; I'd by me." Amongst the artists selected
'by Mr. Mamie was Mr. M. K. Morand. who
iii.Mcared in the Haymarket production, to
whom Mr. Hoflat objected, his preference >emg
for Mr. Koy. Apparently Mr. Maude took up
the position that so long as the srtiete be
selected were in lii.s own opinion the best, -Mr.
Molf.it had no reason to complain.
,1 Justice Hamilton: Dow he not go far-
than that and say Mr. Morand pleased
Mv Moil'at and the public so well that he
plaved at the Haymarket for 000 mights?
not" the whole question whether Mr. Moffat is
not entitled under the agreement
rctee an absolute veto?
Mr. Atkinson: I agree that it is. _
Mr. Justice Buckley: The question is whether
he can so use his right as to render the pro-
duction valueless. That would be unreason-
able, would it not?
Mr. Atkinson: I agree that the whole thing
is to be worked out reasonably. If there is a
difficulty which can fairly exist as to the selec-
tion of the best person, I submit that I am en-
titled to the controlling 'word.
Lord Justice Buckley : What is your remedy
if your wishes are not obeyed?
Mr. Atkin.-on: That is extremely difficult to
There might not only be a falling oft in
receipts, but if you put hi the east a i>erson
who dots not fairly represent what the author
intends, the author might suffer in reputation.
<! Justice Vaughan Williams: It seems
imreaMMiahli" to reject the employment of an
artNt who played the principal part with such
Mr. Atkinson: It may not necessarily be Mr.
Mor.-tnd's playing th.at effected the success.
Justice Buckley: But you do not say
th.it it was in spite of it.
Lord Ju-tice Vaughan Williams: One might
he did not 'interfere with the sue-
Mr. Atkinson: The fact that the play was on
'hole successful is not a suggestion that
i'.s part was played as well as it
might have been.
i Justice Hamilton: Is there much in
If Mr. Morand damaged the play he
: have been got rid of at cheap damages,
but you suffer him to play out the run of the
Mr. Atkinson: Damages would have been a
us matter in a successful piece like
thiis.
Lord Justice Hamilton: So that rather than
pay damages it would be better to tolerate
whatever harm he WK.S doing?
Mr. Atkinson: It is a question of who is to
•n, and you can only decide that by the
-lent.
i Justice Hamilton: It is a serious ques-
h< -ther Mr. Moit'at has not already fully
hts, because he selected Mr.
Morand originally.
Mr. Atkinson: But that company were dis-
•id there is no continuity of life in
this matter. The retention of one* or another
not show continuity.
Hamilton: There might be a
liether it is such a continuity of
crfoimaiieo as ni;ikcs the selection applicable
,the J)r' ft seems to me that in
to grant this injunction everything
;u favour of Mr. M<.||'at
Mr. Atkinson : I contend that as author xf
the play Mr. Moffat ought to have effect given
to his rights.
Lord Justice Vaughan Williams: The veto?
Mr. Atkinson: llhe comt rolling voice.
Lord Justice Vaughan Williams: Suppose
there had been <a quarrel between Mr. Moll'at
and Mr. Morand, would that have entitled Mr.
Moffat to object to Mr. Morand?
Mr. Atkinson: I think it would. But this is
a .perfectly bona-flde objection, and m>t a mere
arbitrary t-laim. Mr. iMoralid was vngaged by
Mr. Maude on June 2 or June 3, before the
letter contain ing the agreement was written,
and I submit that that is an untenable posi-
tion. Is it for your lordship or Mr. Cyril
Maude to say whether Mr. Morand is good
eiwuu'li or not? Mr. MolUu .>ay>>Mr. Koy U
the better man. Mr. Maude's view is that we
must accetpt his selection because he has
entered into a contract which he cannot gut
out of. An author has a .right to have tin-
reputation of his piece supported in the best
possible way.
Lord Justice Buckley: What is your los.s?
Mr. Norman Craig: There is no claim for
damages.
•Mr. Atkinson: It is not a question so much
of dama •.'<•>. as of n-.-i i '\iiig a. right for which
he has given good consideration.
Mr. Norman Craig: lie gets 5 per cent, on
the flrst £1,000 and 8 per cent, on the gross
receipts over £1,000.
The Court did not call upon counsel for re-
spondent.
Lord Justice Vaughan Williams said that they
could not interfere with the discretion properly
exeix-iscd by the learned Judge .at Chambers in
refusing an interim injunction. If the repre-
sentation of the play as arranged by Mr. Maude
at the Playhouse caused .any damage to the
plaintiff in the amount of the takings, or it
the plaintiff as author suffered any other dam-
age, he had his remedy in damages. The appeal
therefore failed, and mu$t be dismissed.
Lord Justice Buckley said he agreed. There
were many reasons for refusing the injunction.
The contract in question was contained in the
letter of July 10, 1911, and the plaintiff had a
pecuniary interest in the play. The result of
the stipulations contained in the agreement
was that if the company selected diminished
the takings for the play the plaintiff could then
sue for damages. That was his view of the
contract. It was a contract which reserved to
the plaintiff certain rights, for breach of which
he might be entitled to damages, and an in-
junction would not lie. In the next place, the
persons objected to were understudies, but
there was no present threat or intention to
employ them. It was all in the future. An
injunction was, therefore, impossible on that
ground. And, with regard to Mr. Morand, what
was contemplated was a revival of the play,
and it might be held that as Mr. Morand was
resuming his part he must be taken as having
been selected by the plaintiff. If there wa,s a
breach of the contract, the consequences would
result merely in money to the plaintiff. He
thought that Mr. Justice Channel! had exer-
• -i- -d his discretion rightly and tlnat this
appeal failed.
Lord Justice Hamilton agreed.
DALLIMORE v. WILLIAMS AND JESSON.
In the King's Bench Division, before Mr
Justice Darling and a special jury, Mr.
17 -Dallimore, a bandmaster, sued Mr: Joseph
Williams a.nd Mr. Charles Jesson,
L.C.C., officials of the Amalgamated
Musicians' Union, for alleged conspiracy. The
defendants denied the allegations, and rellert
JUNE
/ III:
ill
>H ha.s
•
Sir V. Low. K.I '., .mil Mi. Harr\ Hoi, I. ;i|i
the |il.iin!ill' ; and .\l'
Mhl Mi. M'tJanhc rcj"-csf nUd tb
.Mr F. Low .-aid in S, ; :. Mr. Kali)
nude arrair-iemciit.s with musician.-,
lor ,i National Snndas 1,< acne OOQI
Vlhambra on o, •!..)„ r I. His musicians had
ll pel lormaliei . ; 1 1 ion of the
union ill,' rate !<>r such a |n Norman.
'ialit.- Is-licd
that tlir liraiu'li com;
ha<l con.-idered tin- report that Mr. Dallimore
wa.- pa\m-_for tin Alhamhra COOCert less Hull
the recognised minimum rale. On behalf, of
the n- said t In- rati' was I1
Counsel said that a I, ohltloli of tin- iiliii'ii ua-
p.is.-ed on Si'pti'iiilii-i J> ID tins cllt
no t ratio cli.spir
me. \\ hat. tunk iihif was a iilit-ii|i joh
'".v Mr. Da'limon . liu tin: Sumla)
look place the Alhamhra \\a-
picketed, anil Mr. Dallmioi r was compelled, in
order to hold tin 0 pay more tl an
llh' inntrart ratc.s. In Ma\. I!M_, a
lion was passed liy thr union expressing its
"'iteiiiplihle action nl' those
members ot' MIC union who assisted Mr. l».il!i
MI 1lu> action iu the law rourts. .S"\era!
WLtlii'ssl> Wt'Iit r.ll.>lir]lllrll I'll!' ^ixillji CVlll
Mr. HaHimorf , in thi nl lie
ii.M'd to In a iiu-iiiliiT nt the union, anil n-
use lie canif into i-oiitlk-t svith thr
t.wo ih iCinlaiit -. He paid the Inchest ral
niu.-.ici;iiis ,,ntside tin- 1'not t.iuirds. On the
-•I the i-oiM','rt .-.oiiic oi hit. men said
would stick to tin' eonl raet; others a>ked lor
08, iltl., i-xplaiiiinj; that they a-^keil tnnler
eonipiilsioii. Some of tile men Jiaitl buek ti.e
snins wliieli were paid to them.
Mr. Justice Darling inquired what the posi-
tion would lie if a member of the union made
a coir i;d. a performance' for n yojr
and the union altered the rate to 10s. rd.
\\oulil the member have to break hi.- con-
Mr. I.anirdon: Y. •-.
Mr. Jn.-tior Darliiw: What i.-, t''e :
my ruling an\ thini,' .' What ; • f this
Court :'
.Mr. l.ani;don : Parliament stand hinher
than the Court.
Mr. Justice Darling: Siipjiosiiic die union
imi'i to break hi-, contract, anil lit: broke
' and the balidn '1 him.
what answer wh:it -.. ,e\, r \\ould he have by
\et or an> vlunj; » Lse'.'
Mr. I.. in-doii : 1 thi':
"Mid be a complete allsWlT, becall-e tlC
'•'•i akimr his contract infurther'ance of a
trade di.-|-
Mr. Justice Darling: Then :i'\ the (mi ie who
form them,
into unions. (] If a man
.ill lie would h.i
••tij; to the horse copers'
trade U : >von't pa\."
\l'Canlie. openinv th.
femlants. denied that they had a«t,d with
taken
up on the instillation of a hand-man, who
the plaintiff was not pa.Mi:^
the minimum
mi June 18, w hen
Mr. .
' ill-will b.
.
1011
found '
.imum
•he plaintii
tin- eonimit t, i- iliil u;.
up the price.- which had e\i>ted :
Mr.
The he.irinc was adjon
On .' iimmc
if a per on iiidm
A ith a t hinl |« r~on t h .1, had
I'), to ItXKj that h:.';
r.ilxxl.'. . but
imllieenn-li! '
lli-pllle the per.-ojl injUIed Collll! |
That wa.< the law; it wa- his duty '
then: t he law . hut .dmire
or praise the law, or i^ jiretentl bo
'
t" hi : maiiii'd morally ( I
ami i*> imluee a man to break hi.-
not beeonie more rijrht or honour.'
it , Id be done with intpm
(ion is <,f the CamiiiL' Act, 1K4.-), a man win.
had i-
one would man who
Act. \va,s- an honest man. There v
and it ,| thai a. trade ,j
hiHl Jit-en made out, and th
indii'-ed the lireach of contract in eontemida-
tion or fiirMieran'v < .f the dispute, t.'ie>
lint! for the defendant
"n to refer to an • - Di>-
Plltcs Aej 8
on the S'atute l',<K,k. T!:: proM'-
.-ion •
" \l\ act don.- by any third p ntcin-
plation or furtln r
not be actionable <>n the '.'round only •
indue"- ot.her per-on> •
employment or is an iute:: , the
or employment of
person- <>r -.,me other
to di-po.-c of his capital or his labour .
will."
"Did you ever hear sueh a provision . '
said his lordship. "There i.s the athni--
HM riclit. of a man to
or his lalvour a.s In- wills. i
man to take his la.bour i: ••
where he could sell it. as he liked. |-
to b
maxim: ' \\ , rj,;j,t. tin-
must be altereil t<t " Wher-
ri tm d\ .' "
His lonKhip ueiit on to
of t!h
<lispute or not. and ;ain :l
Miry, who fouiKi (n Th;.
• ith the ;
'U(,S (lid not So art \,:
Judgment
!onl-hi;i uranteil an iniuneti'.n restrain-
in'-' dftfendanta from repeatiii',- th
1 of.
he pro-
. i 2
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
JUNE
ASHTON AND MITCHELL v. CARBREY
BROTHERS.
In the King's Bench Division before Mr.
Justice Bankes and a common jury,
1 8 Messrs. Ashton and Mitchell, agents,
sued the Carbrey Brothers, music-hall
artists, for damages for alleged breach of
contract. The defendants denied liability. ,
Mr Patrick Hastings, for the plaintiffs, said
they alleged breach of an agreement entered
into by the defendants to employ them as their
sole agents for theatrical engagements for a
year from May 6, 1912.
' The defendants admitted the agreement, but
denied that it was of the kind contended by
the plaintiffs, and said it was an implied term
that plaintiffs should be in a position to get
them engagements. They said plaintiffs did
not "et them engagements, and the plaintiffs
answer to this was that they did not do so
because Carbrey Brothers, in breach of the
agreement, had employed an agent named
After evidence for the plaintiffs, Mr. Rose
Innes, K.C., for the defence, said the de-
fendants did not deny that the agent Burns
was employed. The plaintiffs, it was alleged,
failed to perform by not getting the engage-
After evidence for the defence, it was ulti-
mately agreed that the jury should assess the
damages in the event of their deciding for the
plaintiffs, and the jury returned a verdict for
the plaintiffs, awarding £200 damages.
Judgment was entered accordingly, with
costs.
MKYKK v. MAXWELL.— AGENT'S COMMIS-
SION.
Miss Marjorie Maxwell was sued in the
Westminster County Court by Mr. Ernest
1 9 Meyer, theatrical agent, of Dewar House,
H&ymarket, who claimed £28 15s. al-
leced to be due to him as commission In
respect of " all professional earnings " ob-
tained by the defendant.
Mr. G. C. Rankin was counsel for the plain-
tiff, and Mr. Samuel Duncan represented the
defendant.
The plaintiff's case was that when Miss
Maxwell was playing at the Coliseum at the
i •nd of 1911 Mr. Meyer got into communica-
tion with her, and she signed a contract for
him to act as her sole and exclusive business
representative throughout the world, the
plaintiff to receive 10 per cent, of her earnings
per week in consideration of his securing her
professional engagements and advancing her
r as an artist for a period of five years.
The plaintiff had seen Miss Maxwell in Darby
and Joan at the Coliseum, and regarded her
as a very competent actress. He secured
her a part in Daring of Diane at the Tivoli,
and she then signed the agreement. Plaintiff
then obtained her an engagement in Oh, Molly!
at the London Pavilion, and subsequently
Miss Maxwell was engaged in the Alhamhra
revue, the plaintiff claiming that he was also
entitled to commission under this engagement.
Miss Maxwell said it was true that she had
receive,! considerable assistance from Mr.
Mryer in the past, and she was willing to pay
him anything that she thought was reason-
ably owing by her, but she maintained that
nothing was due on account of the Alhambra
engagement, which, she said, she herself
secured from the management direct.
Judge Woodfall gave judgment for the
plaintiff with costs. His Honour added that
in ease it should be sought to upset his de-
rtislpn, he might say that he found on the
'.acts that the plaintiff 4id obtain the Oh
Molly! engagement, but not the Alhambra
engagement; therefore the plaintiff would not
have been able to recover on the latter but
for the clause in the agreement signed by the
defendant having reference to " all professional
earnings."
KING'S HALL.— UNLICENSED PREMISES.
The National 'Sporting Club, Limited, were
summoned before Mr. Graham Campbell
2O a* Bow Street for having kept the King's
Hall Theatre, at their premises in Kiii^'
Street, Covent Garden, for the performance of
stage plays on three specific dates without-
having a certificate that the theatre vns i"
accordance with the regulations made by the
London County Council in respect of protec-
tion from fire.
It was stated on behalf of the defendants
that the performances in question were givn
by the Morality Play Society, the Guildhall
School of Music, and the Students' Benefit Fund.
In each instance the contract stipulated that
the hall must be used for a private entertain-
ment only, and that no charge must be made
for admission. In spite of that provision, 'the
societies, unknown to the defendants, appeared
to have sold some tickets to the public in the
belief that they might do so as the perform-
ances were for charitable purposes.
The magistrate imposed a fine of 10s. en each
of the two summonses.
CARLTON v. JOSEPH— CONCERT COMPANY
CONTRACT.
In the Grimsby County Court, Henry Carl-
ton, theatrical agent, formerly of
2 4 Grimsby, sued Harry Joseph, of the
Kursaal, Littlehampton, for £20 damages
for alleged breach of agreement.
There wag a counter claim for a like sum.
Mr. A. E. Davies said the plaintiff made
a contract with the defendant to supply
a concert party for a week's performances.
One clause was that fourteen days before the
date of the performance bill matter should
be supplied, and- ten days before particulars
of the programme should be furnished. These
details were forwarded to an address given
by the defendant's manager. Unfortunately
that address was inaccurate, and the letters
came back, but before the matter could be
set right the defendant repudiated the con-
tract and cancelled the engagement.
Defendant, called by Mr. Davies, said the
contract was made on November 21, 1912. He
admitted that his manager made an error in
the address, but he denied that was the
reason he cancelled the contract. Plaintiff,
he said, contracted to supply six artists, all
of whom were well known, and as it was Hie
opening of a new ha'l It made a strong pro-
gramme, but as a fact, plaintiff did not
supply these artists, but forwarded Instead
the names of n.uch less known performers.
Witness thereupon cancelled the fixture.
Answering Mr. West, who appeared for him
on the counter claim, Mr. Joseph s-aid that he
had at the last minute to engage a " scratch "
company. The artists were not well known,
and instead of doing the big holiday-week
business which had been anticipated he had
lost £27 10s.
Summing up, his Honour said Mr. Carlton
having failed to carry out his contract was
not entitled to recover. The defendant had
suffered some loss through having to provide
a "scratch" company at short notice, and
lie should, award, fiiffl £JO on. the counter
JULY.
\M> r
JULY
r, i
In tlii- llr.idlord County i
lloM.Hir .1 'i k ('.. Mr. Marry
2 li--\ -ui<t M ; "nd, proffs -••
•I'd Mr. Joe
Brad
. claiming .£50.
Mr. Harold Newell (in-t rueted liy Mr. •
M appeared for the defendant, and Mi
! Watson (instructed by Messrs. Judge
and Priestley) for the plaintiffs.
Mr. i. his clients insert
advertisement in THE STAGE, and described
themselves as " good, all-round alfresco per-
formers." Mr. Rcdfern replied to the adver-
nt on notepaper headed " Undercliffe
Pavilion, Bradford. Open from Easter to Oc-
tober." He offered them an engagement for
»n g season, to rehearse the week com-
mencing April 28, to open May 5, at six nights
and two matintcs, at a salary of £4 5s. per
week jointly." The expression " long season "
meant from Easter to the end of September.
Plaintiffs replied that they would be pleased
to accept a contract for £4 10s., and Mr. Red-
fern answered : " Thanks for yours. Right re
terms £4 10s. a week joint." On May 28 his
clients came to Bradford, but very little took
place on the Monday. Next day there was some
kind of rehearsal in the presence of Mrs. Red-
fern. Later they were notified by the de-
fendant (who never saw the rehearsal) that
their performance was unsuitable, and that
they could not be engaged. As to their com-
petency he did not think he would have much
difficulty in proving that. Of course, one could
not set a Beerbohm Tree or Squire Bancroft
for £2 5s.
Mr. Rex, in the box, said he had been In the
-ion for over twenty years. In cross-
examination he said that they had a four
hours' rehearsal, and when one man (neither
of the plaintiffs) forgot a line in a concerted
item the performance was disbanded. Mr. Red-
fern said he could not open with any of them,
and blamed the lot. He offered them 30s..
but they refused it.
In answer to Mr. Watson witness said an
alfresco performer had to make hinigelf gener-
ally useful.
Mr. Newell : You had four hours' steady per-
formance on Tuesday? — Yes.
i of it was in trying concerted items?—
Did you say to Mr. Redfern, " I can't do
Hisinoss, but 1 am all right in my own
turn? "—No.
Hid Mr. Redfern say, " You can't call your-
self all-round alfresco performers unless you
can take part in concerted numbers? "
Witness : We were not allowed to open before
tin.' public.
\Vould it have been prudent to let you spoil
the show?— If we were amateurs, yes; as pro-
fessionals, no.
Hid he ask you to sign a contract ?— No.
He dismissed you before he put anything like
this before you?— Yes, we had no chance of
going before the audience.
The plaintiff Ford corroborated.
A theatrical agent named Wm. Temple, of
Cromwell Street, Nottingham, said h<
known the plaintiffs some yearsi They were
•_'ood alfresco performers ; bettor thai some,
:-e they could do ventriloquism and con-
jurinz as well. They could take part, in con-
it-ems quite well.
Mr<. lledfern -aid it was obvious from flic
performance of the plaintiffs tiiat they were
"inpetent in concerted movements. They
admitted they could not do what they were
asked, but said they were all right In their
own business.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
J13
MI-. w. i nrood, rt»i
Pavilion, said he tri.d on W'e.im dav i>"
and ' h plaintiffs wen- un-
trained in thh Mirt of thing.
His I I that on Hi
he could not help coming to tin
that (lie plaintflfs were ineorm •
:id fi,r the defeii-
11 \\Ml.i: \ M \\M.\ 11,1,1. AND (•') i
— APOLM) v. THK LOMHIX MAIL.
In i • Mr. William
Hank; .strong
3 man," I'pur.'ht an action
Mr. \. M. M.-nideville, the Loiunai! Syndi-
Limited, and other-. The article in
question w ,vs Of
Apollo," which appeared in the London .Vail
on January 18 last. Defendant-, in their
defence, denied that the words complained of
referred to plaintiff.
On the case being called, Mr. Jlolman
(in-gory, K.C.. who appeared for plaintiff,
Raid his lordship and the jury would not be
troubled with the case. His client was a
gentleman who for a number of years had
been obtaining an honourable livelihood as an
entertainer on the music hall stage and else-
where, under the name of Apollo. Jn 1000
he started a school for physical culture, and
published a magazine, and did a considerable
business. The article of which Mr. Bankii-r
complained ran : —
Attention should be drawn to the following
peculiar advertisement, which appeal
an eminently respectable London daily :
" Gentleman exponent of physical culture
receives ladies at private houses for lessons.
Very quiet and select. Highest references.
— Apply, Apollo."
This is a most outrageous advertisement
and never ought to have been allowed to
appear. I could give the inner meaning of
it, as it sheds a lurid light on the neurotic
age in which we are living. The advertiser
is a man who was kicked out of Berlin a
few years ago, and who systematically prey*
upon women. He is handsome and well-
formed, and many ladies— some of them not
unknown to society — are willing to pay
heavily for interviews.
Of course, the pretended instruction is all
nonsense, and if indiscretion occur then a
wretched chapter of blackmail opens for the
unfortunate victim.
I understand that the police have their
eye upon this scoundrel, whose residence i>
in the neighbourhood of Bayswater.
Coun-el added that the libel was a very
one, as when plaintiff asked defendants
to specify in what paper the advertisement
referred to appeared they were quite unable
to do so.
Mr. Justice Darling : That was a most extra-
ordinary state of things.
Continuing, counsel said his friend would
admit on behalf of defendants that there was
no ground whatever for the statements made,
and would consent to judgment for plaintiff
for a handsome sum and costs.
Mr. Saunderson. K.C., for defendants, said
he was Instructed to say in tlie most un-
qualified way that there was no Implication
upon plaintiff's character in any shape or
form. Defendants wished to --ay that plaintiff
<\as not the person referred to in the libel.
Apparently some people thought it referred
to plaintiff, and under these eirciimstan.
would be entitled to .judgment against defend-
ants. It was only right to say that defend-
ants received the information from a person
whom they thought to be absolutely reliable,
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JULY
though it <Ii'l not refer to plaintiff, but to
another man. With regard to the pubhca-
. i tin' advertisement, the editor assumed
that such an advertisement had appeared be-
cause In- got the information from a person
whom In- thought reliable. Defendants only
desired to say tliat they made no reflection
mum plaintiff's character in any shape or
form, and had consented to judgment being
i-nt, red against them for a substantial sum.
Mr Justice Darling observed that it ap-
•d that the whole thing was founded
upon an invention, as no such advertisement
as was commented upon ever appeared. He
ilid not know what the sum was which plaintiff
had a arced to accept, but no doubt had the
case gone to the jury they would have marked
their M'use of the matter in no uncertain way.
Judgment was accordingly entered for
plaintiff for the sum agreed upon and costs.
siaBIT v. PALACE, RUNCORN (LIMITED)—
••Till; \VKKSTL1\G CHEESE."— BREACH OF
CONTRACT.
Kefoie Judge Woodfall and a jury, in the
\Ve-l minster County Court, Mr. Percy T.
Selbit, proprietor of music hall sketches
3 ami other entertainments, claimed £55
from the Palace (Kuncornj), Limited,
for alleged breach of contract. The -de-
fendants connterclaimed for £40 damages,
suffered, as they alleged, through a breach
of contract.
Mr. ('. Doughty and Mr. Ray T. Mcnier Wil-
i;:]in- were coun.-el for the plaintiff, and Mr.
Frank New bolt and Mr. Sutcliffe represented
the defendants.
Mr. Doughty said the case was a somewhat
niiiLsual one. The jury would he asked to ex-
pre.s-i an opinion as to the quality of a cheese
— not an ordinary cheese, but a " Wrestling
I"M, ;se." This was one of the mysteries which
t'ie plaintiff sent to various music halls in
different parts of the country. Another of his
1 ainments was called "Spirit Pictures."
were two separate acts. The " Spirit
I'rtures" appeared against a black screen or i
board, and appeared before the audience with-
out the aid of any human agency. This illu-
sion required three' men to work it, bait the
" wrestling cheese " was a scientific marvel,
which was worked on the principle of the gyro-
scope. It was easily worked, being simply in-
troduced to the audience by someone on the
>tage, and two or three supers being engaged
to wa.lk up from the auditorium— as iff they
formed a portion of the audience— and start the
" wrestling." so as to encourage others to take
part. Early in this year the two shows made
a tour of the North of England and Scotland,
and at a time when the plaintiff was in
Amepea his agent entered into a contract for
them to he given at the Palace, Runcorn, for
a wet-!., commencing April 28. Immediately
previous to this the entertainment had been
. but a dispute arose amongst
members of the company, who refused to go
to Runcorn unless they were engaged for nine
•in. nt weeks. This, suggested counsel,
lone with a view to " squeeze " the plain -
f.'lt's agents. Their terms, however, were re-
L, and other men were engaged, with the
1 that the company got together for Run-
corn were quite etlieient. Oil the Monday night
the entertainment was given it went
admirably, hut unfortunately the Bioscope pic-
. which formed more than half the show,
! failure. Some of them oame
on up-i.ie ,|(.w-n (laughter)— and others were
•ing. On the Tuesday night
«as ouly a MM:'.", audience, with the re-
sult that tlic "wrestling cheese" fell flat, its
success largely depending on the temper of the
audience. The result of this was that the
manager of the Palace stopped the " wrestling
cheese" altogether: though the spirit paint-
ings were given with every success during the
remainder of the week. When, however, the
plaintiff's manager visited the treasury on
Saturday and claimed a week's money it waa
refused on the ground that the show had
proved unsatisfactory and had not been pre-
sented by the same company as appeared in
Glasgow.
The ease was continued on July 4.
The judge, in summing up, said the case
was of importance to both parties. The hi -t
thing the jury had to consider was whether
this performance was according to contract.
The contract was one very ordinarily used in
the music hall profession. They would see
that a space was left so that when a contract
was made, it was open to the parties contract-
ing to say, " You shall have the same per-
formance." In this case, the space was n<>i
filled in, therefore the plaintiff was not under
contract to produce the " wrestling cheese "
and the " spirit paintings " with the same
performers as at Glasgow. What the jury
had, therefore, to decide was, was this a com-
petent performance. If, in consequence of the
dispute at Glasgow, the plaintiff could not
give a competent performance, so much the
worse for the plaintiff. The evidence of some
of the witnesses was that the performance
was it competent one, and that the audience
laughed and applauded. On the other hand,
the witnesses for the defence described the
" wrestling cheese' " as a frost, and " rotten."
He thought some members of the audience
might have been called to express their
opinions on the matter, but no such evidence
had been forthcoming. As to whether the en-
tertainment was so unsatisfactory as to
a serious falling off in the receipts, nis Honour
remarked that nothing was more fallacious than
to assume that because the takings at such
a place of entertainment were more on one
night than another, that this was necessarily
the result of the unsatisfactory nature of the
performance. Then the jury had to consider
whether, if the " wrestling cheese " was not
considered a success the plaintiff was not
entitled to recover something in respect of tin:
presentation of the " spirit paintings," which
were given for the whole week. Again, if the
plaintiff's entertainment came after the bio-
scope pictures, for which some apology had
been made — and he had not heard this con-
tradicted — he could understand that the
audience were not in the best of tempers when
the " wrestling cheese " was introduced. It
was an essential part of this performance that
members of the audience should go upon the
stage, but at Runcorn, whether the supers
were competent or not, no member of the
audience could ^ be induced to go upon the
stage. The main point for the jury was
whether the performance was a competent
performance, and, if not, whether, and to
what extent, the defendants suffered pecu-
niary loss in consequence.
The jury, after a brief consultation, found
for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed.
Judgment was entered accordingly, with
costs.
ALGHEiR v. STOTE.— DECISION* IN* REGARD
TO CUSTOM O<F A POCRITNIGHT'S NOTICE.
In the Bow County Court, before his Honour
Judge Smvlv. K.C., George Alger, of 92.
4- Colwortti Road, Leytonstone, a niusdciam,
was Hi,- plaintiff in an action against
Ferdinand Stote, of the Pavilion, Mile End, to
recover £3, being two weeks' wages in lieu of
JULY
work
with
Hi
l>ai<l
• e de-
I'laintill
n if a
H-llt'iS
bll.sj.
and miisi,. hall>.
iri <m!y a
I'la.' "iild call W'i
lit.
Mr. \ and
inee n. IH>\.
fortni <r!it's
• 'I tin- judu'e ;ic
for him.
,now all a: isUxm
H: I knew
with n i. -i n v
incut, for tilt- amount, aliil
, ROLLS. LLLEGED Ui:K\CII OK
covn; v
it. in tiu> Weatn I
Count \ Court, Mi-, Florence \Vr:iy, an
7 actress, claimed .£75. repre-entiM:.' live
we-ks' salary from Mr. Knie-l C. Kolls,
iiul impressario, for
• ract.
Mr. Maeoun u for the ]ihiintifT
and \; .Hied
I ant.
! into in writ in1-' with the dcfen-
h of
" ' Mull;/ at a salar\ of £15 I" :
• • lord.
alu' at < amdeii
told her that there \v<-re 7i<> futurr dates lixcd,
and stopped IKT ,<alai
In cr';.-s-e\aniinat :on jdaintitf adniittrd that
U ill till'
• r it had '
• urn tli<- di iVnd.mt'- copj In h in
until >lu- dtvid< d t<i t.ik«- pro
\1'. ItolU kiii-w of tin-
' i"ii-.
Th. dfiiii-d that In- ant!.-
tin' ..
udant. witli
Till: \\HOI. MOI E
In < i
3
• inidaini-d of t!i.
inn from roiindalioutu, switchl
j. >\ \\
• I lioun.' 'h.pv. -. all of whir),
provid iiuni-,
whistles, milter lionis. nie^ii trniTi-
pet-. They also complained • • and
noxious fiimes fi'-iin the (laraflin I
M^r. Muckrtiastfi-, for tin- d : that
the plain'
I. Ill the inti
majorltj of tlie inhabitants the corporation
ontinii]»' the feast, and
anxious not t-o cause any annoyance to any-
body.
The Pliief Con>table of Leeds stated that
during the la.>t iiv.
seventeen convictions h .11 with the
feast, and of these eight were ice-cream
vendors charged with obstruction. NO <
intimidation of witnesses in connection with
this rase had been reported to him.
The In ariti'-' was adjourned.
I'.AKTI V. LONDON Ol'KKA IK'
In the Chances \Var-
riimton ha<l before him a motion on
•JO behalf of Mi-s I'erlc I'.arti, formerly .1
member of the cast in the ivuii
iii-cr //</(, auain-t tin1 London Opera House,
Limited.
Mr. Ca\e. U.C., M.I'.. ,,n behalf of tin-
plaint ill, asked for an injunction to restrain
defendants from advertisi7i« her as appcariim
in the revue when, in fact, her eliita^eiiieiit
had been determined. The plaintilf had been
iy eon.-iderablc salary, and
pea red and t<M>k a leailinn part in the
Some dill, about
r. and two
<lays later t.hc defeiidair I her to take
plaint ill' objected, and the
m,iliai;eiiieiu thcreu)ion purported t-o end her
incut on June -24. without any D
and prevented her from goili- • atre.
Her name, however, continued to appear in
uertisemeiits for some, days, and in the-
meaiitimc her jilaee was heini; taken by :i
lady of the chorus, and plaintilf contended
, as injurious to her.
Mr. Karnai'd Lailey, for The defendant
it W&B an o\ersii:ht that the (ilaititilt's name
•itiuued on Hie programmes,
.riliim to the allida\it oi Mr. >
:iia'4er of the Opera II
li the habit of "the malia L'emciit durilii;
the run of i ehaliL'e the artists fre-
iiuciitly. Instructions had been uixen to re-
the plaintiif's name, but unfortunately
i t ioiis were not. fully cjirrii .
'ordshiji said th. : I !icalion for
•jilting the e\ Jiarte injunction, l,ut he
,tistied that the defendant -
'. intended to put the pl.i,
name ill the ad\erti.-eiiielit~, and he in-.
• he motion. The cost, would
the a
PRATT ?. i \vi.oi:. TIII: I:H.IIT TO HISS.
Glamorgan
16 Channel bv Mr. M'nd C. Pratt
employ of u tirm of publish,
daina . I to ha\.
com mi
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THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
JULY
by Mr. Herbert J. Taylor, the manager of the
house, against both Mr. Taylor and Moss'
Kimiires, Limited, his employers.
ilr. Llewelyn Williams, K.C., M.P., and Mr.
Austin Jones (instructed by Messrs. Dunden-
dale, Dehn, aaid Co.) appeared lor the plaintiff ;
Mr. B. Francis-Williams, K.C., and Mr. St.
John Francis-Williams for Mr. Taylor; and Mr.
Roland Vaughan Williams for Moss' Empires,
Limited, Mrs.-rs. Vachell and Co. instructing
for the defence.
Mr. Llewelyn Williams said the plaintiff was
the son of a prominent journalist on the
editorial staff of the Times, and himself occu-
pied a good position with a leading London
publishing company at a salary of £250 a year.
He visited Cardiff in January last, and one
evening went to the Empire and paid Is. 6d.
for a seat in the grand circle. All went well
till Xo 9 on the programme, which was that
of Miss Millie Payne, who was billed as " The
Low Comedy Queen." Mr. Pratt took excep-
tion to the songs sung by Miss Payne, and, as
other members of the audience were applaud-
ing, he considered he was quite justified in
showing his disapproval of the vulgar and silly
doggerel of the songs.
Mr Llewelyn Williams quoted two of the
songs. The first was called " You don't lov-e
me now," and described the start of a honey-
moon trip, the chorus finishing thus —
I gave the porter half-a-crown to lock the
carriage door,
So you cannot say 1 do not love you now.
Mr. Pratt hissed at the end of each song,
and an attendant came to 'him and requested
him to leave the auditorium and come to the
manager. Mr. Taylor requested him to leave
the house. Plaintiff demanded that iiis money
should first be returned to him, and Mr.
Taylor then lost all control of, himself. Plain-
tiff was " run " down the stairs, and on the
way the manager struck him several times on
the back, and also hit him when he was lying
o-i the floor of the foyer.
Dr. Cecil Rowntree, Brook Street, London,
said plaintiff had injuries to the face, including
u cut about three-quarters of an inch in length,
which had been sewn up. The face was very
disfigured, and the injury was a severe one.
The plaintiff, who said he had acted as a
scientific editor for Messrs. E. Arnold find Co.,
evidence as to his visit to the Empire,
and quoted some of the songs which 'ie <n>n-
sidered objectionable, including the lines sung
iiy Miss Payne : —
They splashed my little pinney with tte
gravy,
But they haven't broken the basin up to
now.
•I'ini; the assault, he said that the defen-
dant Taylor commenced punching him severely
je back. He missed several steps on being
AV£tled, downstairs, and was badly shaken
When he got on to the level both Taylor and
rttendant were holding him. Witness then
to struggle, whereupon Taylor
. him a violent blow in the face. Whilst
he Wlls falling Taylor hit him again. When
he was down in a semi-recumbent position on
the floo r lay lor struck him three or four times
Witness was half stunnned, and put his
jinn over his face to protect it, and Taylor
-««ed to hit him. He then'tried to gel
I-. ami was assisted by the attendants, and
I into his overcoat, which had been
d from his seat. He wiped a good deal
22? 5'.ff,hjarT(ace Wlt-h Ms own and another
handkerchief. He r.ewr attempted to strike
•ml, with the exception of hifsing!
' ir • • ,v. TV/! wl»tev«r to provoke him
told the attendant finally to show
d he left but stayed outside de-
ling the name of the manager. A girl
attendant fetched him a programme, from
which he ascertained his name. Having washed
his face in a public lavatory he walked back to
tb.3 Royal Hotel, and at once wrote a letter
to Messrs. Moss, in which he described every-
thing that had occurred. Afterwards he began
to feel very bad, and drove to Dr. Skyrme's
in a cab, and had some stitches put in the
wound, which had been caused by a ring
which Mr. Taylor wore at the time. H«
subsequently saw his solicitor, who wrote on
his behalf complaining otf the "outrageous
assault " and demanding compensation.
Cross-examined by Mr. Francis-Williams as
to the programme on this evening, he said the
turns preceding this one were clapped worthily,
but the one in question was slightly suggestive.
Mr. Francis-Williams: I suggest to you you
had been hissing other turns before this one,
and it was greatly disturbing to the audience?
— I aay it is absolutely false.
In further reply to Mr. Francis-Williams,
witness said that the audience seemed to like
.the double meaning in the song about the
"pudding basin," and it was when they
applauded that he hissed.
Mr. Francis-Williams read the words of the
song, and asked what could possibly be
objected to by a clean-minded person?
To an absolutely clean-minded person what
bad meaning does it convey?— A perfectly
clean-minded person could see both meanings.
You preferred to see the bad meaning?—]
did not prefer 'to see the bad meaning or 1
should have applauded it. I saw both mean-
ings and hissed the bad one.
Counsel, quoting :—
Freddy cainc and touched it with his
finger,
Jimmy came and jabbed it with his
thumb.
Do you see anything wrong about that?—
Yes, I do.
Counsel quoted further lines, and asked: Do
you say there is a bad meaning about that?
It is sung attired as a little girl. — Yes, I do.
Will you kindly explain it?— Before I do so
1 would suggest that the ladies be asked to
leave the court.
You are too modest to explain it. Is it so
very bad?— It is extremely filthy, and being
a man of ordinary common-sense I —
Counsel (interrupting) : Yes, we have heard
all about your common -sense.
Mr. Francis-Williams : I put it to you you
were disturbing the audience long before
this? — I absolutely deny it.
The case was resumed on July 17, whem
evidence was given by Mr. Trevor Snackell,
a solicitor, of Cardiff. He said he was at
the Empire with his wife on the night in
question. During the singing of the second
song by Miss Millie Payne he heard hissing anil
saw the attendant speak to the plaintiff.
Plaintiff, after conversation with the attendant,
went out in quite an orderly manner.
Mr. W. G. Tanner, a representative of a
typewriter company, said plaintiff was sitting
on his right. He seemed to be enjoying him-
self during the first part of the performance,
and did not hiss before Miss Payne came on.
During her first song he did not hiss and did
not applaud. In the second song after the first
verse and during the chorus some of the audi-
ence applauded and plaintiff hissed. He hissed
after each verse of the second and third songs,
while other people clapped. At the end of
the turn an attendant came up and said to the
plaintiff, " I have been asked by the manager
to tell you to come out." Questioned as to
the applause, witness said his experience was
that a music hall crowd was like a flock of
sheep. " When one starts applauding, others
JULY
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
ail ill.sUI';:-
mtiir.
• \\ r don't
• Plaint HI
.imcd that it was di-v":
! tell."
able meaning in '
OB, who said »u tin- night in
engaged a> all attendant,
- ejectment, lie was '
the gentle-
\\ hi-ll plaint ill got U!
Taylor pun. In d him on (li.
• him with his left arm and punching
him with his right. Mr. Taylor struck plaintiff
down on the stairs aft'
t.erwards plaintiff
• his fret and taken into a
iood on his face.
Mr. I ring with a large
' till' time.
Kvidcnce Inarm:: out plaintiff's stor\
Paine, who was selling
.mines on the night in question at the
Cardiff Kmpirv. ,md others.
Mr. Prank Qaskell, a barrister of the South
fin-nit, said he and his wife wen: at, tin:
: in' night, in <|iiestion. He ami Mr.-.
il.ied a IPIIX jil-t. o\ i-r W In '
Iff sat. While i iiment wa.s
ling lie heard so hissing. It began
I'aynr came on. Three turns be-
Payne'B turn there was n certain
t of distiii bance. and he, consequently,
to the door "f hi.- tio\ to make a coin-
plaint. Plaintiff hissed all three songs of Mi —
Payne's. He did not hiss at th.- end <>:
verse, but durine the singing of her song, and
i which caused the dist urban
He and others looked round the circle with
the object of complaining, and ultimately, as
^ult of a con mlalit,
plaintiff went out of the circle to where Mr.
After they had pa-sed through
the swing doors he heard one loud \
and that was not Mr. Taylor's.
Asked if there was anything in Miss Payne's
k him as being improper, he
i. " Not in the least." He supposed if
any dirty-minded person \\i ,-e in-
• could find it. lie saw
nothiii'j at all objectionable, and he had .Mi
i witji him.
Mr. Herbert John Taylor said that having
heard hissin<_' lie went to find out where it
'nun. He found it was done by
plain1 - her .second
• that.
The hissintr being continued, he sent Laho, the
eomii. plaintiff to kindu
•iid speak to him. d tin \
of the circle gangway, and
witness asked him what he meant by di^t urbiiiu1
He -aid In !I;H| a I
I, and. raising hi-
19 my disapproval in any
d him not t
his voice and further disturb the an
but to walk outside. Witne-,s opened th<
•lush-room, and plaintiff
went • -..How in.'. Outside
PS up to the foyer,
which plaint ill went up of his own accord. He
lit to disap-
• the programme," and
(lien attcii'
the blow, but his .silk hat was knocked .e;r. and
full to the floor Laho i:
loulder to :
both )
with In- I.
the mat. Witie
r part, and ^ out
H.- ai ••< r toui
he had, and thai he
'y untrue.
•..•ill that he hail on liU right ''•
diamond riuii, he had
uly ring he ever wore was the <>:
wore on the little linger of his left hand,
•ipletdy upset the performance, and
the audieuc. loudly cheered on his removal,
lined, he never went !
not uear pi .
he fell. It was his duty to see that the
ones.
:\n Williams: Do you know
Miiii been stopped by Uibb'
It is • live Jieard of it.
Did you read tin: c.isu of iteed v. the London
1'hi-atre of N'arieties?- -No.
Do j :; papers?—! read
them occasionally. 1 generally read repo:
mv own theatre.
Vou do not know that as lately as hist April
this case was tried in London?— I do not know
anything at all about it.
The case was tried by Mr. Justice Coleridge?
— 1 don't know anything at all about it.
You never heard about the case resp.
Milic1 Payne— the woman his>ed at the Kmpiiv
r heard about Mr. Uibbon :
iier in his hou-e, m that her uan;
,ient in a case on April 2(5 last, and that
Mi. Justice Coleridge described the song as
filthy? -Do you mean to say you never heard
anything about that?— It is the first I have
heard of the case.
Do you engage artists? — No, sir.
Who does? — The booking committee at the
head office.
t your business carefully to watch the
first performance, the arrangements and the
working of the programme to see there is iin
coarseness or vulgarity?— That
And if you find it, it i.s your business t-
all coarseness in the second performance? —
Immediately.
Did you hear her song on Monday iii-
|)o }oll II
or vulgarity in any of these songs?— Absolutely
none.
You still say there was nothing to object to?
—Absolutely nothing.
I congratulate you on your innocence.
Mr. Taylor: These songs are submit!
our booking committee before the
allowed to sing them
Further crosx-examiiied, witne.-s said that the
whole thing had been brought up by the
plaintiff and the man K\an>. whom !,
irgcd for misconduct by taking beer into
the theatre twelve months ago.
Witness had said that after the accident he
wiped his hat with a silk handkerchief. Mr.
Llewelyn Williams put to him a silk handker-
chief stained with blood, and asked if that was
Witness looked at it, and said he did not
think his was so large.
The Judge: Did your handkerchief di--ap
pear that night? — Yes, immediately 1 brushed
my I.
William John Laho gave 61 (o in-
viting plaintiff outside, and corroborated Mr.
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THE STAGE YEAR -BOOK.
JULY
Taylor's evidence as tn what occurred. When
halfway down the stairs plaintiff canght hold
of tin- rail, they got their feet mixed somehow,
and both Ml. lie got up and assisted plaintiff
up. Subsequently he noticed plaintiff's face
.ieeding. The only way he could account
for it was that it may have resulted from the
fall and contact with the door. Taylor never
. i-ver the stairs, and never touched or
-truck plaintiff, and it was not till plaintiff
made a liiii'.'t; at Taylor as though to hit him
mi cither the chest or face, that witness caught
hold <>f him.
In summing up, the Judge said the good and
substantial question in this case was whose
side the jury believed. Plaintiff, he said, was
accepted as one of the audience, and while
bound to behave himself had a perfect right to
express disapproval of a performance just as
the audience were not only entitled but ex-
1 to express approval. The management
invited criticism of « performance, and, there-
fore, it was not a thing that would justify
turning a man out of a music hall that he
simply disapproved. On the other hand, if a
person expressed disapproval in such a way
as to interfere with the enjoyment of other
people, then he misconducted himself. The
management had contracted to have him there
and had taken his money, but if he made him-
self objectionable he had no doubt there was
a right to request him to go, and if he would
not go to put him out with such force as was
necessary, but no more. The substantial ques-
tion was: Did complainant suffer his injury
by a fall, or was he struck several times when
sitting on the stairs? If he was so struck,
that would be a monstrous thing and excessive
violence.
Tin- jury returned a verdict for plaintiff,
and assessed the damage^ against the two
idanta at £50 jointly.
lil'liNS v. "JOHN" BULL." — ALLEGED
LIliKL.— QUESTION OF CHORUS GIRL'S
CONTRACT.
In the King's Bench Division, an action for
libel was brought by Mr. Harry Burns
21 a variety agent, of Walter House, Strand
and Welburn .House, Hartlepool. against
"John Bull," Limited, and Odham's, Limited
its printers.
Mr. .Montagu Shearman, K.C., and Mr
Harold Simmons represented the plaintiff, and
Mr. llemmerde, K.C., Mr. G. W. H. Jones,
and Mr. Charles Zeffertt the defendants. The
act K m was heard before Mr. Justice Pickford
and a special jury.
The alleged libel was contained in an issue
''m Hull of January 25 of this year, and
concerned a contract entered into by a chorus
irl and the plaintiff. The defendants pleaded
i hat the words complained of did not admit
Hie alleged meaning, that there was no libel,
and that they wrre fair comments on matters
OI_ public interest. They also pleaded justifi-
Mr .Shearman, in opening, said the action
had been brought to clear the character of his
'"•HI. I'or a pantomime which 5Ir. Burns
riiiiiniiu'. his agents etigaued a number
•' chorus girls. His client, carried on his
' Hartlepool. The pantomim
ing one. and went on to New-
imle and Edinburgh. A company was
1 and brought together and trained
lartlepool, and a number of chorus girls
engaged at a salary of 30s. a week, in-
• lady of the name of Houghton It
. obvious that this lady, after she
is dismissed from the company, laid her
t'nevances before the paper. This was the
article : —
Till: FLARE OF THK FOOTLIGHTS,
llow TMI: WINGS of STACK FAIRIES ARE
SCORCHED.
A married woman, at the beginning of
December, signed a contract with Mr.
Harry Burns, of. Welburn House, . Hartle-
pool, to appear in a touring pantomime.
A weekly salary, inclusive of matin&ea,
was fixed at 30s., in return for which she
undertook to attend two weeks of re-
hearsals free of charge and to perform to
the best of her ability in either the chorus,
or as cast, that is, to take any part, at
any theatre in the United Kingdom or
anywhere the proprietor may direct. It
will be seen that under this clause an
artist might even have been compelled to
appear at some unspeakable place of
" entertainment " in South America.
Another clause read, she was to find all
suitable dresses, including tights, wigs,
shoes, and modern wardrobe. Other in-
equitable stipulations were epidemic, fire,
Royal demise, or other public calamity to
put an end to this engagement on the
manager's side at his option ; and the
manager, should he so desire, to have the
option of sub-letting the services of the
artist to any other manager. The rules
and regulations printed on the back are
also almost incredibly one-sided, as they
provide for all artists to have their
modern dress as near the fashion as pos-
sible; the proprietor has the right to
object to any dress lie thinks unsuitable,
in which case the performer shall provide
another to the manager's satisfaction. All
artists shall attend all rehearsals the pro-
prietor shall think necessary during the
engagement, but shall not receive any pay-
ment for such attendances. All artists
absolve the proprietor from any liability
he may be subjected to through any in-
jury caused by the artists' performance or
any part or appliance in connection with
their performance to the injury of the
audience or theatre staff, and accept all
such liabilities themselves.
Although one of the rules says: All
engagements subject to one month's notice
on either side, unless specially specified in
agreement; there is the following over-
riding clause : Any artist going on or off
the stage contrary to the situation settled
at the rehearsals, or making unnecessary
noise behind the scenes, to forfeit one
night's salary or receive a week's notice
at the option of the manager. The expe-
rience of the poor woman who signed this
arbitrary and unfair document is that,
after rehearsing for a fortnight without
salary, she was dismissed the next week
under the powers of the last-quoted clause
—she having, she informs us, unavoidably
been absent from the stage for a short
period. After settling up with her land-
lady she had left Us. 5d. wherewith to pay
a railway fare to London of about double
that amount and start afresh. Stage
aspirants beware.
The whole of that story, said counsel, was a
lie from beginning to end. The history of the
story was this : The lady was engaged to go
down to rehearsals at Stockton. She ws
gaged at 30s. a week, and had to wear certain
dresses on the stage and walk off. She was
not asked to provide her dress. Every sera])
that she had to wear, including the ordinary
flesh tights which these people wore,, was pro-
vided by Mr. Burns himself. She presented
herself and said she had not got her fare.
Under the contract she had to pay her fare to
Stockton. She was given money for her fare.
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319
fore sho borrowed
.-• rncnt
IHT time i!
to In r .-HI extra tin shillings on
'nmime opi
• he days .- '
I iij. par
drunk. II v from
• 1. Althoir
••illy pcrfoi ;
• r full week's salary, and, finding
: Mid her landlady's bill, some-
'mid and paid it. all hut the items
los and beer. She was given 30s.
off.
D July 22.
t he plaintiff
•I upon him in two
r and in til
•inn that he mad«» a contract
'id a woman to an im-
: that tlutv- an irn-
:md secondly if it
did not mi-ail that, that he had opp;-.
ami enforced an inequitable oon-
and had dismissed this woman
under circumstances which could not he
• d, and left her stranded. \\
really CO)
l>y 'll a matter for the
jury. of them was a serious thing
if Hi uere conveyed. :
Mr. r.iiins criLM-cd these iriils
uu' tliriu to a place for im-
was the most serious
that could lie brought against a man. lie iliil
nach importance to his
•iied to him a very
leh'-d ineanin,' to attach to the first parit
"f <h. mutation that the plain-
tiir had made an Inequitable and opi
nd, after dismissing a woman under
circumstances wliieh were, perhaps, technical,
1'-'"1 mded— if it were an irnputa-
not so serious as the other, but it
ion anainst Mr. Burns A
newspaper had a perfect right to comment
fairly, but if they did not comment fairly
• i true, then they
them to be true, because they
could not comment upon iaots which were not
Hd'ore they commented at all they
ure that the facts wore true. It
that plaintiff :mproperly got
rid -if this v.oman and left her bt"
under a stringent clause in a contract, in a
strange place, then the defendants must prove
"• '!• • iiirnent: it
and they must prove it if they wanted to
The jury had cot to say what was
the mcanm- of this article, and if it did mean
either of the things he had mentioned, they
I proved the
to be true, \vjtn re-rard to the poster,
Ms Lordship said a placard like that was
likely to sell the paper more in Hartlepool
the name of the town was not men-
is Loidship then read the a'
'i. he said, was comment. They
1 J1"''. •''*,, f:"' , garbled ,,r
•*'•'! the conditions of (he contract.
hey bad .-MO.,,! the fact, uhid, he should
that
a
' intended to apply to
week, but. still they
f the facts.
'I in rnmm.-ntinc
.'. 'V.s" ommented fairly.
ined about was
VIM)
' wa»
»*'d • Liutitr was
that lie »as :i i
jury were not bound I
, would have t[,nuglit i
col. ur to i!
that if ili.
'••now • at nil ]jk,|.
m tin
•itry, won!,1
'and. lha! only thing ;
to le" to him
an ov<
was not comment, it was a stat
nt of fact that the plaintiff
inequitable agreement, had
advantage of it.
the jury '
the defendant* b that
oman.
ni simply because she
!'" '"''I1 ,'.'• condi-
<1; fence that, not only was that true; but
that,,, order to show that it was untrue
a" ,tll(' Wl" in conspiracy to tell
what was not true. Tt was for the jury to
say whether these people dismissed her becnus?
^,M^A°l w'h£thcr ifc wa-9 P^"'« that
f«f™ fd,!SIlllf'lsed ,her h/canse fihe was absent
from the stage for a few minutes because she
had to go to the lavatory, and then trumped
wlnf K>lsf ^ ^nured story. The article
went a bit further, and said that the plaintiff
J»+ ^fM1"811^-,.1*, was °bvious what that
&£ ^K mig!lt ^a<3 to wh«n thev were
dealing with a company of chorus cirl= It
was not pretended that it was true now. If
the article meant anything, it meant that the
woman was left with 11s. 5d. and no more, and
wi f *£ Ila,d not <:|<'"-'1 ^ Pay her fare.
],inf^ ti y tW now v™ that- whether re-
luctantly or not, and whether taking it in full
r- not, they did first cive her 80s
?hW) n' her,f;ll:c u London, and
that, -whether reluctantly or not, or whether
it was an advance, 18s. 7d. was given to pay
her landlady's bill. Whether it was done T«
£r«2 tS \ l0^- «h« was not left there unable
to get back to her home. The statement in
the article was not strictly ,,,t if
the jury thought It was substantially true they
not pay attention to reailv a small in-
accuracy If they thought that the eecon-i
tPhaIt h », IT K^ 6 dldl imputHe to Mr- Bllrlls
that he had harshly and oppressively taken ad-
vantage of an improper and ineniiitable con-
tract to dismiss the girl when he had no right
40 do so, and then left her stranded without
sufficient money, that was a sorious imputa-
HU*M i Jfc W^ not true> then thc P-aintiir
entitled to damages, because that was not
comment, it was stating fact. The defendant*
might have I .<tory, but that would
not do. It was very usefu! ,ews-
'jould take up •
! if they thought
and it was very useful that I
>up matters of public interest nt on
them fairly and f ,.noBO
to take up •
oppressed, ar.d take up their ,,U|,.
J'sn !t: ' • rwards that it was a libel-
lous story, and not true, tin .
consequences. If the jury tl
defendants were wrons; in th< i
< should not be
•uld bo su!
'mputntion of false and pi-rjti-
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THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
JULY
Judst was entere
costs. __
M'LONE (CLIQUOT) V. KARNO.-CLAIM FOR
A COMMISSION.
Before Judge Mellor, K.C., at Salford County
Court Frederick M'Lone, professionally
23 toown as Chevalier Cliquot, of 9, Monton
Street Denmark Road, Moss
Manchcstet'sued Fred Karno, of 28A, Vaughan
"ft STSS, K Mercer said that it
that the action was undefended.
claim wae for commission at the rate of 5 per
^HainSff'statKat'he knew that the salary
was paid It was usual for ageota to claim
To pe? cent, on salaries for engagements which
I^PV secured but witness had .a special ar-
ran'ement with Mr. Earno for a rate of pay-
m!?r Merc'efintoated that he had two wit-
nesses in readiness to give evidence.
His Honour, however, considered that their
evidence was not necessary, and found f<
the plaintiff. _
MARRIOTT v. GANTHONY.
ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT.
H the West Ixxndon County Court, befote
His Honour Judge Bray, William Mar-
OJ. niott, professionally known as Dr. Wil-
mar an illusionist, of Rushwood Road,
Kew, sued Robert Ganthony, an actor, and
author of Evelyn Mansions, Queen s Club
Gardens, for £95 4s. 4d. damages for breach
of contract. _
Mr. Tyfleld was for plaintiff, and Mr. a.
Dodd for defendant.
Giving evidence, plaintiff said he had known
defendant since the beginning of the year.
Witness had produced some of his illusions
at St. George's Hall, and defendant said he
had a sketch he would like to lay before
him. He left the script for witness at St.
(forge's Hall. At a meeting between witness.
Mr. Ganthony, it was settled that Mr.
C:inthony was to provide the sketch and the
production meaning that he would rehearse
himself, or any other actors, until they were
perfect and the sketch was booked. Witness
was to invent the illusion, and the money was
to be provided either jointly or by one of
them. If provided jointly, the profits were
to be divided equally. If provided by one, it
was to be refunded before any profits were
'led. The matter as to whether the
financing was to be done jointly or by one
left open. It was provided that defendant
to play the leading rSle, provided he was
ible for it, and if it was found best in
flu! interests of both parties that someone
should take the part, it was agreed that
• >ne else should be engaged.
Witness went to see the complete oast, and
the piece was read through. The commence-
nient of rehearsals was arranged for as soon
the hall could be got. Nothing was dis-
to the payment of salary. Re-
hearsals then took place at Clavier Hall, where
a trial show took place in May. Mr. Julian
, variety agent, was present and said
he liked the illusion very much. He thought
the sketch would be all right on the halls,
provided a proper man was got to take the
leading role. Mr. Ganthony was then taking
the leading role— Blick— who was a plumber.
That part required a man to be snappy, crisp,
and to have plenty of vim. Afterwards Mr.
Ganthony suggested that it would be better
if he gave up the part, and another man
were obtained. Witness agreed to that. After
that defendant wrote referring to a " fiasco.
" He was very much hurt at not making the
success he anticipated," said witness, and he
attributed the cause of his failure to the
various reasons which he put in a letter-
that he was forced to play in a room that
was not suitable." Witness went on to say
that he was not suggesting that Mr.
Ganthony was not an actor of some repute.
He was not suitable for that particular part.
All actors and actresses suffered from the same
thing — thev had parts in which they shone and
others in which they could do absolutely
nothing. Eventually Mr. Willis was engaged
to play Blick at a salary for the first week of
£10 8s., and thereafter £12 10s. Ganthony
was present on the stage of the West London
Theatre when Willis was engaged. On one
occasion, Miss Stanley, one of the ladies in
the company, left the stage, and declined to
have anything more to do with the sketch.
There was an argument between witness and
Mr. Ganthony ; eventually, matters straight-
ened out, Mr. Ganthony finally retiring
from the part as an actor. Then Mr. Willis
took the part, and he was succeeded by
Mr. Aubrey, who, after rehearsing for two
days, telegraphed to say he had accepted
another engagement. Mr. Norton was next
engaged for the part, and Mr. Ganthony said
he had not the slightest intention of rehearsing
anyone else in the part. He said he was quite
capable of playing the part himself, and in-
tended to play it. Witness pointed out that
that was a breach of their contract, and de-
fendant became very abusive. He said the
thing was all finished. Witness had incurred
expenses, and produced the vouchers. The
sketch would have worked for two or three
weeks at £30 a week, and subsequently any-
thing up to £50. On the £30 income there
would have been a profit of £10 a week, and
on the £50 there would have been £30 profit.
Witness believed that it would have run for at
least a year on the large salary, and for a
couple of years on the smaller salary.
Mr. Ganthony said he was not going to
take the part of Blick. It was not in his line
of business. He did not say he intended to
play the part. There was no agreement :
there were discussions on the question of
finance which plaintiff did not adhere" to. It
was not true that Willis was dismissed partly
because he (defendant) wished to have the
part. Witness never really attempted to play
the part of Blick.
Mr. Wylie also gave evidence.
His Honour reserved judgment until July
29, when he gave it in favour of plaintiff
for £42 and costs.
ELLIS V. HARDMAN.
Before Judge Woodfall, in the Westminster
County Court, Mrs. Annetta Ellis claimed
2 4- the return of 5 guineas from Mr.
Howard Hard man, of the Empire Variety
Agency, Charing Cross Road, in respect of a
song written by and supplied to her by the
defendant.
Mr. Gray was counsel for the plaintiff. The
defendant conducted his own case.
Mr. Gray said the plaintiff was the mother
of two daughters who were professionally
"ULY
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321
iricty stag* as Cerise and
fendant m-
: him be had a
go to Bor h was ad-
ndant
' was prepa ~hts of the
•on a for 5
• would mak<' a hit and I"
., the
:..lant and asked
• could not
.-d that tli
On October 9 the plaintiff :
mi Iho 5 gxn
• he song with
ing at
e? of amu after
at the management ga
be cut out of the pro-
•i applied to the defen-
a of the 5 guineas, but this
and the present proceedings were
,xluced a copy of the, song, which
'lonour, in giving judgment
der to »ay that a man
, write a song should guar-
nblic would take to it ano
of it. 1: ning the plaintiff
: the money without having
all, but by Octou, r :M she
u h knowledge of it as could be
ith a pianoforte
ind she expressed herseM as
..iid accepted the assignment
- rights. He did not mean t<
alK>ut the performance of
med to him that the two
bo performed it were quite
but for some reason it did not
to catch on. The song h,?dK,,bt""
by one witness as piffle, but ui
) opinion it was not more
than many other songs that wer<
sung on the stage. There would be judgment
tor the defendant, with costs.
H \\VTKKV
. KU.VUD. Dl « N"
PLAY. NO PAY.
U i.:Mi,iM>th County Court Reginald Hu\v-
15, Park Uoad. l-m.-luirY
og ; -lit an action against Max
Efra-rd k Hlll«
-.0, four weck.s' salary. .
,if Appeared for plaintiff, and
Mr. (Joodwiu for defeiui
Mr. M.'b'alf said plaintiff was engaged to
music-hall sketch, The Silver H ed-
,ento him of the various
< d on the tour. He wa
£2 10s. a week until the company
• here they stayed three
they did not play, and
; no salary: the second week they
ilf was paid; and the
third '•'» ho was
were to api<
2. but v, ••.
d a further
ry in lieu of notice.
'•ore out counsel's statement, odd-
i it when the company reached D<>
.•i fortnight's
ry to rcceiv.
• ly on Stttur-
Judge Parry thought plaintiff could not tub-
stantiate hia claim for a week's salary .
Mr. (Juiidwin drew plaintiff's attention t
• hU salary wa«
to bo paid -ing."
ry: Are you going to set u;
• that If a company rents a week
K»US tour the artists should n<
Coodwin: ^
f..r " I
Defendant
at Suri'i. <
Judw J'arry: If you could not get ttie Sun-
derland date confirmed it was your dtr
up or jwty the artists.
Defendant said an engagement for April 14
He nv , nient himself for
Thero was a custom in th>
•hat if they did not play th-
ceived no pay.
Judge Parry: But here the plaintiff was en-
for a tour, and a list of towns where
the company was to appear was given to him.
with this as an ordinal
company on tour. You put it plainly in yotir
• •ontracts that If there is no play there will
be no pay. and eee what class of actor
will gei. " You are not entitled to play ducks
and drakes with a company like that.
Mr. Goodwin: I understand that it is
cognised thing on tour that there shall be no
la no play.
judge Parry: How are they to live if that
: "it is a new idea to me wh-
• n a continuous tour, and this
was to be a continuous tour.
His Honour gave judgment for plaintiff for
£7 10s. and costs.
ISAACS V. HALFORD AND ANOTHER.—
SEQUEL TO A DR. HODIE ELECTRIC
SHOCK.
• ourt. an
Brought by Three
3O '
hill, CO m Of Collin- - MilMi; Hall.
.ton Green, for •
Mr. Pocock was counsel for plaintiff, and
Mr. Pitman for tin: defendants.
The action, n -marked Mr. Pocock, arose out
of u performance by Walford Bodi
Collins's in May la^t.
Plaintiff, in evidence, said that, in response
to Dr. Bodie's invitation, he went o;.
I'.-ith a friend. Plaintiff sat in th;
chair for a considerable time, but did
not feel any effect. Dr. Bodie suggested that
he should take his overcoat off. He did so,
and sat in the electrical chair again. Beyond
that he shook a bit, the current seemed to
have no effect upon him. The lady who was
Dr. Bodie then tipped the chair on one
side and he fell off.
Mr. Pocock: Was any warning given to you
as to the strength of the current or of any
danger?— No.
Plaintiff added that Dr. Bodie after.
remarked, " You have done very well," adding
•rer man had remained in the
chair as long as he (plaintiff) had, and that
man was a seaman from Portsmouth.
: , friend," continued plaintiff, " noticed
that there had been some smouldering at the
back of my 'id he put it
,111 rang down at : ion of
Dr. I'.nilJ. "f mt'll
on the stage began pushing the plaintiff about.
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JULY AUGUST
His Honour: Who were these men?— The
crowd that had been on the stage previously.
Do you say you and your friend were the
only members of the audience who went on the
StpUi?ntiffesaid he told the men he could not
understand why they were pushing him. One
of the men said: "If you ar e looking for
trouble, put 'em up." (Laughter.) The man,
who told him he was the stage manager,
struck him in the face,
Mr Pocock : Were the crowd of men Dr.
Bodie's assistants ?-They must have been.
Thev were not other members of the audience.
PHintiff afterwards found that there were
ktwo (holes in the back part of his taouwlrts.
Regarding his personal injury there was a
burn on each leg, for which he was medically
treated. For some time his legs seemed to
be drawn up and he could not sit on a chair.
He suffered considerable pain. For quite two
lu he felt the effects.
His Honour: Are you marked there 7
Plaintiff : Yee, the marks will never go away.
He added that he was unable to attend to
his work for a time, and could only walk with
difficulty.
His Honour said there wias no evidence to
show that Dr. Bodie's performance was
dangerous or that the chair was
dangerous. To succeed plaintiff must
show that someone other than Dr.
Bodie was responsible— that some orders were
<riven by that person, or that the general rela-
tionship of '.hat person to the music-hall pro-
prietors was such that the latter had control
over the man/Her in wftiich the work was carried
out. The case for plaintiff was that having
sat in the chair for some time without the
current taking effect, Dr. Bodie turned on an
excessive amount of current. Dr. Bod'ie was
not the servant of the music-hall proprietors,
and there was oo principle by which they
could be held responsible for the injury sus-
tained by the plaintiff. So that part of the
case must fail.
Mr. Pitman said that woth regard to the
i-d assault, the defence was that after
the curtain was lowered, plaintiff remained,
and was requested toy Dr. Bodie's stage
manager to leave. Subsequently there was a
scrimmage in which a person who was not in
defendant's employ, but who was one of
Dr. Bodie's men, did strike a blow at plain-
tiff. Defendant's stage manager never touched
or interfered with the plaintiff in any way.
Counsel called James T. Caddell, manager of
Collins's. Witness said that plaintiff came to
Mrn afterwards and asked for the name of
the stage manager. Witness supplied it.
Mr. Pitman : Are there in Dr. Bodie's show a
number of people who go on the stage who
are really in his employ? — Yes.
You have nothing to do with employing
them?— No.
Defendants' stage manager, Mr. Bowdell.
said that after the curtain went down and
the hand had played the National Anthem
(Dr. Bodie's turn was the last in the pro-
gramme) plaintiff was disputing about the
hypnotism. Witness saw one of Dr. Bodie's
men take off his coat. Approaching plain-
tiff, the man said: "If you want to fight, I
will tu'ht yon." or something to that effect.
Witness saw the man hit at plaintiff, but
<l not say whether he struck him.
<>t)i. nave evidence.
]\i< Honour said lie accepted the evidence
for the defence that plaintiff, after the per-
formance was over, lingered there, arguing.
There was no question that, plaintiff was
struck, but he must hold that the person
who struck him was not one of the defendants'
employees. The Judgment must be for defen-
dant"
AUGUST.
MUDGE v. MOSS' EMPIRES, LIMITED.—
ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT.
Before Judge Woodfal}, in the Westminster
County Court, Miss Margaret Mudge,
1 variety artist, claimed £100 damages
from Moss' .Empires, Limited, for alleged
breach of contract.
Mr. F. Pliillipe, counsel for the pkuntifi,
said that Miiee Mudge a few months ago oanie
to tihis country from the United States to
fulfil an engagement alt the London. Opera
House. She was there paid £20 a week, and
towards the emd of her ezugiafgetnien/t in May
she consulted her theatrical agent, Mr. E.
WolUheiim, with a view to obtain another
emgiaigememt in* London. Hearing thiat a lady
was leaving the Hippodrome, where she was
playing in (the revue, Hullo! Ragtime, Mr.
Wollheiin got hiito communication, with Mr.
de Courville, the boofctaig manager to Moss
Empires, and Mies Mudge went to the Hippo-
drome, and at a rehearsal eanig three »
one being " The wedding glide " and an-
" Who are you with to-nrglhit? " The plain-
tiff's case was that Mr. A. de Courville con-
sented to engaging Miss Mud'ge at a salary
of £30 a week, Mr. Wolllhedm being assured
ttoiait the contract was being drawn uip ; b"*
ait the last moment the defendants denied
that any contnaiot was entered into, and, as
a matte of fact, another lady was engaged
to play the part in tlhe revue.
Counsel pointed out that in> consequence
Mies Mudige was thrown out of an engage-
ment, iamd, finding d.t impossible to obtain at
once anything suitable at tlhe London halls,
nhe returned to the United States, so that
her evidence was taken on commission. When
the plaintiff oame to England from America
slbe was accompanied by a lady companion,
and the expenses of the couple were paid by
the maflaigement of the London. Opera House,
whereas on her return (Miss Mudge had herself
to pay (Pares, which cost her £35, witlh an
odtdiitional £12 for incidental expenses.
Mr. H. Vaughan Williams, counsel for the
defendants, called Mr. A. de Courville, ar;-
siBbant to the managing director and booking
manager to defendants, and Mr. Leon Pollock.
Ms secretary, who botlh denied the existence
of a contPaat. It was true ttat plaintiff at-
tended at tihe Hiipipodrome and sang, and her
agent aiSiked for a contract, but Mr. de Cour-
ville did not engage her, and he was the
only person; with authority to do so.
Judge WoodJfall said jit was a hopeless case
eo tar aa plaintiff was concerned. Theire was
no proof of a contr-aictt. He entered jud>gment
for the defendants, with costs.
MORGAN v. DENVILLE.— CLAIM FOR
SALARY.
At Lambeth County Court William Morgan,
stage carpenter, and .Toun Morgan, his
1 8 wife, wardrobe mistress, of 10. Prima
Road, Brixton. brought <an action against
Alfred Denville, whose play, The Miracle, was
staged at the KennSngton on August Bank
Holiday, for the recovery of £3 10s., a joint
week's salary.
Mr. Morgan stated that, in answer to an ad-
vertisement, he and his wife were engaged at
a joint salary of £3 10e., witness as stage car-
penter and his wife as wardrobe mistress. He
was also to take small walking parts in the
chorus. On the Monday previous to the first
production they rehearsed from ten o'clock in
the morning until half-past seven at night,
and during the week they did not finish until
four o'clock in the afternoon. Hie tools were
not brought to the theatre till the Thursday.
AUGUST OCT.
OOR.
323
play?
I li:ul to go <i!l, but not Ni .-I leak.
Why dul
>"ii would not
•.ad :i cont '
• it I said it was usual to have
ry : If you wore going on tour, he
! ract.
. engaged to take
in the chorus, but he did no
ter. a- hu <iid Jiot lii-in^ his tools
tre until tin; Thursday. His wife,
• I :w wardrobe mistress, did not touch
•,;in stated that ehe saw the ward-
day.
n.lruit replied that that was incorrect,
that time tin; wardrobe was .in store.
him and said he would not
unless he had a contract,
s told him to go. He hati
IDS. into court.
Judge Parry said that plaintiff was quite
within his rights in asking for a contract.
ve judgment for plaintiffs for the full
t claimed, less 10s. paid into court, with
A U'. \.VNH Kll 1NNHS MILM-: SKVIKXCED.
\t West London Polioe Court Alexander
limes Miln need to six ID
18 hard i i Staining money hj
pretences. Milne obtained small amounts
i infill.- by representing that he
Him for ;i linoleum linn- Tie
; lies in tlw fact that Milne
\ionsly strand.'. 1 a company
hen In- was exposed in the columns
Of 'I i, rrixmvr liail previously bcrn
ing in
, management.
SEPTEMBER.
MUSICAL PLAYS, LIMITED v. CATLIN.
In the Vacation Court the proprietors of
\delphi Theatre (the Musical Plays,
1O Limited), co-owners of the copyright
in the plays The Quaker Girl and
The Dancing Mistress, asked for an injunction
against a Mr. Catlin, proprietor of a troupe of
Pierrots at Scarborough, restraining him from
infringing their musical and dramatic rights in
those plays.
The defendant had agreed to pay £25 costs
and £10 nominal damages.
i In- plaintiffs would give the £10 to chari-
ties, counsel said.
KKKS v. MELVILLK— "THE BEGGAR
GIRL'S WEDDING."
An application w.as madi- in the Vacation
Court hrfore Mr. Justice Ballhache,
24 °" behalf of Mis- !!<>.-' m:ir\ ftees against
Mr. Walter Melville for an interlo-
to restrain further perform-
play Tin' I'.i'iiii/ir Girl's Wedding,
performed at the Lyceum.
: .plication was that the
11 i|ii<-siioii was in plot, structure, and
an infringement of a play
•iaintin", produced under the
name of ,1 Desperate Marriage, which was
I Beggar Bride.
H. my Terrell, K.C., for the defendant,
• he plaintiff saw the play a month before
M! voluminous allidaM
del'eiidaiil
'•11 Id make
endeav.
!in> H
been |.
Mr. li.-uikin, for tii.' plaintill, asked l'.,r an
:. The j.laintitl's play, or a
liart, of it, had.
d into Ille id lendalit's l>l:iV, arid lie
plaintill1 thought her own play \voiild\nlirr.
His lordship .-aid it oerta d that
the only way to .
'd both plays, lie could not do it. in
might man
eMiiing. It. was a very serious matter
i> a play from running, and he certainly
should do nothing that day. Jfe shouid
thought the olt'er of the defendant as 1<>
accounts would have satisfied the plain-
tiff.
In the result t,he case stood over on the
d> I'endant's undertaking to keep an account of
the profits and to apply for a speedy trial.
OCTOBER.
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN.-QUESTION
OF " FOR PROFIT."
Fred Calverly, licensee and chairman of the
Miinsbridgo Picture Palace Co., who own
1 the1 TJppermill Picturedr-ome, Upperrnjll.
was summoned at 'the Saddleworth
Police-court, for causing two children to sing
on premises licensed for entertainment. Arthur
E. Bray, of Milnsbridge, was summoned for
allowing his child to sing. The summons's
were in respect of a singing competition at the
boose.
Mr. G. P. Fripp (for the defence) raised the
point that the words " for profit " had been
omitted from the summons.
The .Magistrates' Clerk (Mr. liottomley)
ruled that the words did not apply to si'iiL-inn.
" Stone's " was not quite correct in the print-
ing of the section of the Act. A comma hail
been missed out in the printing. The i
said " for the purpose of singing, playing, per-
forming, or being exhibited for profit." "What
had happened was that " Stone's " had
missed out the comma after the word " per-
forming," so connecting the whole, whereas the
offence was for singing, playing, or exhihr
Mr. Fripp contended that " for profit " need
uot be repeated in all cases which were men-
tioned in the section. The words " for the
purpose of singing, playing, perform!)!
being exhibited for profit " may be all
gathered together and considered in one
gory, especially when those words were not
used as applicable to what followed: th.
•• of the offering of anything for
How could the framer of the Act have done
otherwise than he had clone? Was it suu-
that the framer should have put is
" for the purpose of singing for profit, playing
for profit, or performing for profit, of
exhibited for profit"? U was monstr, ;
absurd, In its present form the
right in a grammatical sense. In the circum-
stanei sted the withdrawal of the
summons on payment of costs.
The magistrates imposed a fine of a shilling
and cost*.
324
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
OCT.
,VIU.E THEATRE OF VARIETIES v.
!!I<,!110S.- ALLEGED BREACH OF CON-
TKACT.
Miss Annie Hughes was the defendant in a
case heard by Judge Woodfall m th«
8 Westminster City Court. She was sued
by the management of the GwwiwlJe
•re of Varieties. Fulham, who claimed
£30 (kan ages for alleged breach of contract.
Mr Storry Deans was counsel for the plain-
tiffs, and Mr. Cyril Broxholm, solicitor, repre-
sented the defendant.
\lr Storry Deans, opening the case, said
Miss Hughes, on November 20, 1911, entered
into a contract to appear at the Granville for
two separate weeks, one on July 15, 1912, and
the other on March 31, 1913, at £30 a week. One
of the clauses provided for liquidated damages
in the event of the artist not appearing. The
agreement was that Miss Hughes should ap-
pear the first week in a sketch called Napo-
leon's Washerwoman, and the second week
either in the same sketch or one called
Matilda's New flat. The lady performed the
first week, but as her bill matter was not to
hand twenty-one days before the second week
of the agreement (as stipulated in the con-
tract) Miss Hughes' agent was applied to, and
he then said that the defendant could not
appear as she had gone to America to fulfil an
engagement there.
Mr. Anedjah, manager-director of the plain-
tiff theatre, gave evidence, and said he was in-
formed on the telephone by Miss Hughes' agent
that the lady could not fulfil the second week's
engagement as she had an engagement to ful-
fil in America. Miss Hughes' engagement at a
suburban theatre was regarded as of consider-
able importance, and the loss was considerable
on that account.
Miss Hughes said she appeared the first week
at the Granville, and she afterwards went to
America to join her husband, and having had
an offer to play with Mr. Waller, on Decem-
ber 23, she wrote to Mr. Hentschel asking him
to get her released from the contract for the
second week at the Granville, but she got no
reply. Had she received a reply to the effect
that she was not released from her contract
she would immediately have returned to this
country.
The hearing was adjourned until October
14, when
s Hughes again went into the witness-
box. She said according to the agree-
ment she was to play in Napoleon's Washer-
woman the first week of her engagement, and
either that sketch or Matilda's New Hat the
second week at the discretion of the manage-
ment. She was not told which sketch she was
to appear in the second week, although the
cast required for each of the two sketches was
entirely different. It was as the result of her
agent, Mr. Hentschell, that she signed the
agreement. She wrote saying that she had
had an offer to play with Mr. Waller, and
dered that she had been relieved of the
til week's engagement to play at the
(Jranville.
Cross-examined, Miss Hughes said she recog-
1 that it would be a kindly action to
relieve her from the second week's engagement,
but sho thought it quite natural that this
should be done.
Counsel : All you did was to write to Mr.
i.'hell asking him to try and relieve you
from the engagement. Is not that all you
: it'.'— That is all.
In reply to the Judge, Miss Hughes said
i opinion that if she did not appear
only her chare of the salary paid would be
deducted.
Mr. John Hentschell, variety agent, who
acted for Miss Hughes, said that in the first
place one of the directors of the Granville ex-
pressed the opinion that Miss Hughes should
appear at their house, and he accordingly
approached the lady and made the contract
for her in the usual way. He was paid hi*
commission for the first week's engagement,
receiving a cheque from Miss Hughes for
£2 5s.
Witness in December received a letter from
Miss Hughes with regard to cancelling her
second week's engagement at the Granville,
but unfortunately the letter was lost. Hie
offices had been cleared out, and the letters
from one shelf had disappeared. The gist of
the letter, however, was that Miss Husln •.-
would like him to transfer her engagement at
the Granville. On receipt of that letter ho
wrote to the management of the Granville,
giving them the particulars.
The Judge: Did you get any reply to that
letter?— No.
Then when you got no reply did you do
nothing else? — No.
The Judge : You let the matter slide.
Mr. Broxholm: Did you ask the man
ment to put you on for another date? — Yea.
What was the reply?— He said he would.
Is it customary to transfer dates?— Quite
customary.
The Judge : There seems to be only one
point in the case; that is, whether it is one
of liquidated damages. The breach of con-
tract can't be denied.
In cross-examination, witness said it was
obvious that the engagement was cancelled or
transferred by Miss Hughes not playing it.
Replying to Mr. Broxholm, witness said he
had no interest one way or the other in attend-
ing the court, and was there on subpoena.
Mr. Broxholm submitted that the case was
not one of liquidated damages, but of penalty,
and that under any circumstances the plain-
tiffs could not have suffered anything like the
damages they claimed. The plaintiffs knew :i
fortnight before the date of the second en-
gagement that Miss Hughes would not appear,
and she was not, therefore, advertised, and the
public were not disappointed.
Mr. Storry Deans submitted that it was a
c*ase of liquidated damages, and that tho
plaintiffs were fully entitled to the amount
they claimed.
His Honour, in summing up, said then:
could be no doubt that there had been a
breach of contract. There had been some
attempt, to show that her agent, Mr. Hent-
schell, had also acted in some way as agent
for the plaintiffs, but in this opinion this had
failed. He was Miss Hughes's agent, and ir
by his negligence (and on that he expn
no opinion) the defendant was placed in a
position of having to pay damages, then that
must be a matter for other people's considera-
tion. The difficulty he had to decide was with
respect to Clause 9 of the Agreement, and it-
raised the question of whether this case in-
volved a penalty or liquidated damages. It
seemed to him that Clause 9 was originally
framed to deal with an artist who was paid
so much per night. It might not be so, but to
him it seemed to have no other application.
The clause said : " In case the artist shall fail
to perform at any performance, he shall pay
to the management the sum he should have
received for such performance." What did
that mean? In the present case the leading
artist was to be paid a lump sum of
weekly, the management knowing that out of
that the defendant would have to pay the
OCT.
THE ST.\ K BOOK.
325
What
'I to tlio conclusion t:
••-. Illrli till' pi. nut ills Saul Miry Miflnvil
!'• ap-
' irular date. Hail Mir brrii
•mill havo proM'd a
not advertised. Tak-
n-i(h ra'ion.
.'..mlil in- nirt by his
the plaintiffs tun guinea., 'lama^s anil
costs.
lu reply to Mr. Storry Deans, his Honour
•;iink iu any case more than
l;images could have been awarded, ami,
ho could not give c<>
^eale.
KIM'MATOGKAI'H IN A HOSPITAL.
Ait How Stiv.t, before ,Mr. Graham Camp-
\ H, Hamilton, secretary
1O °f the National Hospital for the
'.pi'Ieptic, Queen's Square,
• iied for allowing the premises
in contravention of the regulations
-reretary of State under the
apli Act, 1909.
Mr. Dimes, who supported the summonses on
behalf of the London County Council, ex-
plained that the Act provided that where
premises in which it was proposed to give a
(cinematograph exhibition were only occasion-
ally used for such purposes it was not neces-
sity to obtain a license if notice was given to
Mir County Council and the police and the
regulations of the Secretary of State were
complied with. It appeared that a lecture-
hall attached to the National Hospital was
ior a kincmatograph display in connec-
with the recent medical congress, and
; to breaches of the regulations there was
considerable danger, in consequence of which,
although it was a hospital, the County Council
'impelled to bring the matter before the
Court.
Charles Warren, an inspector of the flre
brigade section of the County Council, d>
that hr was present at a klnematograph per-
formance at the hospital on August 8. The
regulations were not complied with in three
icte.
the defence, Mr. Sidney Henry Taylor,
nit in the pathological department of
the hospital, stated that every possible pre-
caution was taken against fire. The hospital's
own tire brigade was in attendance, and wit-
' onsidered there was no risk whatever.
Hr admitted that the regulations as to indi-
• the exits and enclosing the apparatus
not complied with, but disagreed with
<>r's evidence that the films were
not kept in metal boxes.
•ndant pointed out that the Act did not
apply to an exhibition given in a private house
to which the public were not admitted, and
*aid he claimed that a hospital came within
that exception, and that, therefore, the
-. Council had no jurisdiction. If, how-
the magistrate held otherwise, he pleaded
in mitigation the precautions that were
admittedly taken.
Mr. Graham Campbell said he did not think
a hospital was a private dwelling-house. He
convicted the defendant on two of the sum-
. and ordered him to pay flnes and
amounting to £8 3s.
l.l.MUl.l;. AIM.
A p
13' ' ;ourt .
Mr. i. re th«'
pe, Limited, for
Mr. Graham was c<
Mr. Gerald claimed for damages for breach
of agreement. He .stated in evidence that an
nut, partly written and partly vrrbal,
was arranged between defendants and In
under which he was appointed for a period o:'
at least twelve months, with a minimum of
from forty to forty-seven weeks' salary at £'.'>
a week. His duties were those of publicity
agent. He was dismissed at the end of twenty-
six weeks on the ground that the directors of
the theatre were desirous of cutting down ex-
penses. During the following six weeks he
was entirely without employment, but then
got another engagement at £4 10s. a ween.
Mr. Derbyshire, in plaintiff's behalf, con-
1 that the loss of salary during the six
mentioned should be the measure of
damage. Were it to be decided otherwise it
would mean that employers would get the
benefit of their breach of agreement, and that
the employee would be penalised for the harder
work he had to do elsewhere for a higher
wage, which in this case meant also greater
expenses.
Mr. Graham, for the defence, submitted that
if it were decided that there had been such an
agreement as the plaintiff stated, the damages
should be the difference between what the
plaintiff would have received if the contract
had not been ended and the money he had re-
ceived. In this event the plaintiff could not
recover, because the amount plaintiff had
earned within the period of the alleged a-ree-
ment had exceeded what he would have re-
ceived if he had been employed for the whole
period with the defendants.
Judge Mellor remarked that he had no know-
ledge of any case which decided the point here
at issue. Usually in similar claims the em-
ployee accepted new engagements at less
wages, and, as a rule, he would think the
measure of damage should be the difference be-
tween such wages and those he would have re-
ceived under the contract. Consideration must
e given to all the circumstances, and it was
obvious that a man might get a higher salary
after an agreement had been ended by his em-
ployers, but to some extent that was dis-
counted when, as in this case, the man, in-
stead of remaining in one town, had to travel
and was therefore under greater expense'
SEffir1*^ t°,a11 the facts- he awarded toe
plaintiff 112 as damages.
WILLIAMS AND OTHERS V. FELDM\\
"THAT KAGTIMK SUFFRAGETTE."
In the Chancery Division, before Mr. J.
Sargant, Harry William*, Nat J).
17 anil Moss Empires, Limited, asked- for an
interlocutor; injunction to r,
Messrs. B. FeMnian, their oflicers, a
sinjrinn. pro
performing, or giving permission to oth«
Suffragette*" "^ CaIIed '"*** *"'
Mr. Alf.vaiKl.-r Grant, K.C., ami Mr I
Lionel Beaton were for the plain tills, un<] Mr'
Mark Jtomer, K.C., and Mr. Macgillivray for
the defendants.
326
THE STAGE VEAR BOOK.
OCT.
"Vt l
,, ,.,a,r «,,iy "
i,,, i,,yalt.v was payable by the s ng er ;, ana
that the Ictttr was silent as to this because
Ts allowance of public singing was a well-
/iS custom. But there was no evidence
.'hu custom, the only authority given to
the defendants being as agents ^publish and
sell. The dramatic copyright was Bested m
the nhuatift-s or some of them, and there musu
be an interlocutory injunction to restraua ] the
defendants from performing the song in public
or authorising others so to do.
\V\LII\M GREEN THEATRE OF VARIETIES
v I'KTUOVA.-BREACH OF AGREEMENT.
U the Ma-rylebone County Court Judge
Mr W Selfe heard an action to recover
2O £15 >as liquidated damages under an
u'Tccment to perform, the plaintiffs
; the proprietors of the Theatre of
Varieties, Walhum Green, and the defendant
ol«;i 1'etrova, described as an impressionist,
whose address was not stated.
Mr K utter, solicitor for the plaintiffs, said
that the defendant was not present, and as
far as he knew the action was undefended.
Ho would, therefore, only call the manager
•it- theatre to prove the contract.
Mr. S. Anidjah then produced the agreement
signed by the defendant, who undertook >x>
••;ir at the theatre for a week commencing
July 13, 1913. Under clause 21 she had
to send on bill matter, but she failed to do so,
and the management were in a difficult posi-
tion, because her agents had ceased business.
. had short notice to fill up the gap, and
;i<Hl the sketch, Saints and Sinners, for
which they had to pay £26. The defendant's
.iry was to have been £15.
Mr" Rutter read the correspondence that had
I'd between the management and the de-
lant. On August 8 she wrote regretting
she had not been able to perform as agreed.
-1 to play a week in September. She
'1 that she had .been married recently, and
!u-r husband objected to her coming to England
unless he accompanied her. That letter was
not satisfactory, because his clients could not
. eniently give her a date in that month.
The Judge remarked that the lady wrote a
r dated July 23.
Mr. Rutter said that referred to an engage-
ment in the previous year, when she could not
nd they arranged another date for
The solicitor read another letter written
in A u mist wherein the defendant said she
was unable to comply -with the request for
compensation. She had no personal property,
and her husband. Dr. Stuart, refused to pay
half. She regretted they could not
arrive at an amicable settlement. In a fur-
- letter she repeated her offer to give
another week In lieu of the one when she was
to play.
His Honour gare Judgment for £10 and costs.
STAFFO v. SCOTT.-BREACH OF CON-
TRACT.
\t the Newcastle County Court. Horace
William Birtley (known in the music-hall
on profession as StaKo, the juggling
butcher boy) sued the proprietor ol
Scott's Halls for £6 10s. in respect to a con-
tract which, his solicitor (Mr. Syms) contended,
had been unwarrantably broken.
The contract was dated July 5, and plai
tiff stated that under it he had to appeal
at the Dunston Hall. To suit the conveni-
ence of Mr. Scott, however, he agreed to go
to the Raby Hall (Byker) instead. There he
was "starred" at £6 10s. per week, and i
was agreed that his assistant, Miss Rente,
should appear with him. He performed at the
Byker hall the first and second house on the
opening night (Monday), with what he con-
sidered considerable success. Subsequently he
was informed by the manager of the hall that
he must not go on again, because his turn
did not suit the audience.
The defence was that the plaintiff had
secured the engagement on the false repre-
sentation that he had a return engagement
at Heaton, and that his turn was amateurish
and incomplete.
Judgment was given for the plaintiff for
the amount claimed.
MR. SAM PAUL'S CADETS.
At Middlesbrough County Court, fon-
of the Hani Paul ' OaiU'ts. who
2O were cii'-Murd during the season at
Redcar, sued their emi>l<>>er .Mr.
Sam Paul, for one week's wages in
lieu ol notice, th total claims amounting
to £12 5s. Mr. A. E. Forbes, solicitor for the
plaintiffs, said they were engaged as comedians
by Mr. Paul at Redcar. On August 20, a
notice was posted in the dressing-room stating
that the season was to end on September 6.
On September 1, plaintiffs appeared to per-
form, but were told by Mr. Paul that they
were finished. The agreements produced
showed that a week's notice was due on either
side. Mr. Bevan, for the defence, said that
the performances were stopped by a storm
which broke up the stage properties. Surely
that, he remarked, was an " act of God."
His Honour, Judge Templer: You must ex-
pect acts of God on the sea shore. I should
think the case is unanswerable. Judgment for
the plaintiffs in all the claims.
SAGE v. HEATON ELECTRIC PALACE.
At the Newcastle County Court, Mr. William
Sage and his wife, known as the
21 Sages, brought an action against
proprietors of the Etlectric Picture
Palace, Heaton, claiming £6 as a week's
salary.
The Sages, it was stated for the plaintiff,
fulfilled an engagement at this hall during the
week commencing November 6 of last year at a
salary of £6, and the manager offered them
two return engagements, one at High Shields
and the other at Heaton. The former con-
tract was carried out, and as the time ap-
proached for the return visit to Heaton a copy
of the bill matter was sent to the manager by
the plaintiffs, who were very much surprised
to receive a reply to the effect that as they
had not a fireproof curtain at this hall, the
performance could not be given.
Mr. Sinton said his defence was based upon
the by-law which was now incorporated in all
the contracts with music hall artists. The
contract, Mr. Sinton added, was entered into
on November 24, and in the January following
OCT.
:
327
'.it ion pro-
,1-11 of the I
i less a fireproof curtain wa- fl
-..) thf claim V " asked (
Mr. another d
< -Hation of the en.
. ililie authority object to the j
perform
. diil not take objection to this,"
i'>nour reph< M not indecent."
It wn-i quite true. In- continued, that the
proprietors" could not let a dancing turn ap-
•' > the claim.
i of Uod, but an act of tlic
il.ion.
Honour, in giving judgment for the
is of picture halls
i-liould iiielmle in MU-IL- contract.- in the future
trouble of this
RHYL PALACE v. KIRWAN.
Till VTIlK CURTAIN CONTRACTS.
•!w> Uliyl County Court, before his
Moss, the Rhyl l1
24 i Hotel Co., Limited, sued
Mr. M. I!. Kirwa.n, advertising contrac-
'••r, 16, Acker- Street, Manchester, for the
:y of £20. being the balance of rent
urtain rented by the defendant :>t
lUiyl. There was a counterclaim
.-• defendant) of £37 for alleged breach
• •tract through the plaintiffs not having
u accordance with the
• inent.
Mr. Jordan (instructed by Messrs. Doughty
•11, d Kraser, solicitors, Manchester) appeared
e plaintiffs, and Mr. Jallard (instructed
March, 1'earMin, and Arkenhead,
•ors>, Manchester) represented the de-
::int.
Mr. Jordan stated that the defendant agreed
v the sum of £40 for the use of the cur-
tain at the Grand, Rhyl, the contract to run
from May 27, 1012, to May 10, 1913. The Bum
of £20 was paid on the curtain being hung,
and the remainder became due later, but when
• ,y it the defendant contended that
1 not carried out one of the
which was to the effect that the
curtain should be shown continuously until the
end of September, and then as often as the
theatre was open during the remainder of the
period. It was true that from June 10 the
: o was closed for three weeks owing to
companies disappointing them, and to carry
out the requirements of the County Council as
The plaintiffs met the
Minting: the curtain continu-
and for 21
•d in the following May.
Mr. Jallard eaid the defendant's customers
leclined to pay him what was due because
the theatre was closed.
Mr. Jordan said it was a case where the
whole contract had to be read. It was not a
Lion precedent that the curtain should be
•ed each night. The defendant had to
prove that he had suffered dama-'e.- In fore he
could recover anything against the plaintiffs.
.1 not think it could be held that if the
down for a certain period that
ild get out of the rent for the
twelve months.
The Judno said he would give judgment for
the plaintilfs on the < nig that the
period mentioned during which the curtain was
not down was but a very small one. It tin
lant had suffered any damage he must
wring a counterclaim .tfcd prove it. They had
proceeded v
and Mr. Jallard said lie would contend
tii; plaint ills were bound to keep tho curtain
down during June, and it could ii-
that if tho curtain was down during O1-
it was siillidcnt recompense, as if the th>
was open then th«j plaintiffs were bound 1..
contra/co to expose the Fur-
ther, it could not be said that the month of
May in Rhyl was equal t<» tho busy month of
took, v. i 10 pay when they found out
that the theatre was, not open. They were
each promised a pass for the theatre once in
June, but during three weeks they had not the
opportunity of visiting the theatre, ats it was
closed. The defendant booked £142 12s. on
the curtain, and ho had been paid £98 10s. 6d.,
and ho allowed £7 Is. 6d. for bad debt
that there was £37 which he had to get in,
and which represented what the advertisers
would not pay owing to the theatre being
D. II. Williams, watchmaker, Queen Street,
Ilhjl, said he did not pay because he knew
the theatre was closed for three weeks, and
so he considered the contract was broken.
The Judge : You consider that a payment of
suflicient for a debt of £2 10s. because
the theatre was closed for three weeks, and
your advertisement was there for twelve
months?— I consider myself at liberty to
break the contract.
You consider yourself at liberty to have the
benefit of the advertisement for twelve
months because the place was closed for
three weeks? — The advertisement lost its
value in my eyes. They could have let the
space to someone else if they had liked.
If I send you my watch to be repaired and
yo« promise it on- Monday, then if I do not
get it until Wednesday I am not to pay
you according to your theory? (Laughter.)
Mr. Jallard: That ia rather a personal
matter. (Laughter.)
Robert Davies, greengrocer, Wellington
Road, said he did not pay because the
theatre was closed.
In cross-examination he safd he had also
to complain that he could not see the
advertisement because of a plant on tho
stage. . He also did not pay as be under-
stood It was at Is. per week for thirteen
weeks, and not for the year.
In reply to the Judge, the witness said he
signed the paper saying he would not pay
because the theatre was closed as fie was
told that if he did so he would not have to
pay the balance.
The Judge said he had given judgment for
the £20 as in Jus opinion B could not get
out of his eontraet witli A because C re-
fused to pay. He considered also that the
defendant had tailed to show that he had
suffered damages because of the theatre
. in June, and that he did not receive
as much l^netit by what was done to make
.up for the lost time. Everybody knew what
was in Rhyl. It was clear that
;• ndant had got the document prepared
which the advertisers signed, and he was
hound to say he was not impressed with what
I lie witnesses for tho defence said.
Mr. Jallard said the plaintiffs' action In
dosing the theatre had queered the pitch lor
the defendant for the future.
M:-. .Ionian said the plaintiffs had done all
that wits pos.Mlile to help the defendant. They
had even sent round to the advertisers ask-
ini; them to p;iy the defendant, but the excuse
tiny made \\;i.i that the defendant had
charged Ihew too much, or bad not given them
16
328
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
OCT.
what they expected on the curtain. The de-
iiit was a business man, and was familiar
with business disputes in law courts. He con-
tended he had failed to establish his counter-
claim.
The Judge said he did not hold that because
the defendant had to pay the plaintiffs that
the advertisers could get out of their agree-
in. nt s. JOach case would have to be dealt
wit h on its merits. The period of three weeks
was a very trilling matter, and defendant could
not claim the £37 as a counterclaim to his
rent. They had also to remember that the
curtain had been exhibited for a much longer
period than was agreed for. It certainly
seemed late in the day for the defendant when
art ion was brought to send his representatives
with a document to the advertisers and to
get them to sign that they would not pay
because the theatre had been closed. It was
but human nature for a man to sign such a
paper if he thought he could get out of pay-
ing the balance defendant was asking for. He
had nothing before him to show what amount
of damage the defendant had sufl'cml, and ihe
could only hold that there had been a technical
breach of the agreement, and that being the
case, he would award nominal damages, giving
defendant Is. on the counterclaim, without
costs. There would be judgment for the
plaintiffs for £20, with costs, and for the
defendant on the counterclaim for Is., without
costs.
HEAL v. MAYNE AND HAMILTON— AD-
VANCED MONEY.
At the 'Westminster County Court, before
Judge Woodfall, Miss Dorothy Heal, tin
25 actress, professionally known as Miss
Margaret Dolamore, residing at Hanover
House, iN'wnt's Vnrk, claimed £100 from Mr.
Nicholas Thorpe Mayne ajid Miss Beryl Hamil-
ton, theatric..! managers, both of Regent
• t, for breach of contract.
Mr. Dwyer was counsel for the plaintiff and
Mr. C. W. Kent represented the defendants
Mr. Dwyer said in October, 1912, Mr. Mayne
approached the plaintiff with a view to her ad-
vancing money towards a provincial tour of
Improper Peter. A sum of £200 was first sug-
gested, but the plaintiff declined to advance
that amount. Later, however, it was sug-
gested that she should advance £100, and that
a small piece called The Dance of Death should
In addition to Improper Peter be produced in
Thlch Miss Dolamore could play a part and
introduce dancing, in which she excelled Miss
Dolamore advanced the £100 and an agreement
was drawn up by which she was to be paid £5
ek, ,i.'i being salary and £2 weekly in re-
payment of the £100 loan.
t A promise had been given the plaintiff that
The Dance of Death would be put on by a
well-known producer, but she failed to get It
properly rehearsed. Ultimately the company
appeared at Bognor, where Improper Peter was
played for three nights and The Dance of
I>rnth for three nights as a sketch in a miscel-
>iis performance. Later the company
to Brighton, and from thence thev Ind
: to Norwich. Having some business
engagements to attend to in London. Miss
Dolamore asked the manager of the companv's
permission to travel to that town on the Mon-
day—instead, as was customary, on the Sunday
—and permission was given her to do this
'ii limited to the plaintiff that her
TCCM were no longer required. Towards the
.100 advanced , said counsel. Miss Dolamore
received £18 in repayment at £2 a week,
»nd she now claimed for the balance of «82
together with balance of salary, certain money*
advanced towards dresses, etc.
The plaintiff said she did her best to fulfil
her part and was quite ready at any time to
be coached. When Mr. Mayne expressed a wish
that she should leave the company she replied,
" I am quite agreeable to that directly the
balance of my money is returned."
Cross-examined, the plaintiff denied that she
was unpiinctual at rehearsals. It was untniu
that she was continually late, and it WM
untrue to say that she wearly always !•
her cue.
She remembered missing one, and for this
she apologised. On one occasion .she was re-
sponsible for ih,. curtain not going up to time,
bub this was an accident, as she was behind
.some scenery and did not hear her name calh d.
Mr. Kent: Were there constant complaints
that your lines could not, be heard and tli.it
there were .shunts from the front of the liou^e
to "Speak, up" — No. Witness tried to play
her part in Improper Peter to the best of her
ability, and for her playing of the part of
Stella in The Dance of Death she was con-
gratulated by members of the company ami
others. It was true that she had played at
the- llayiiiarket. She did not refuse point blank
to play the part of Stella as it was written,
but she asked permission to introduce a few
lines of her own.
For the defence, Mr. Thos. Barry, producer
and stage manager during the tour, said h.
came to the conclusion that the plai«tiff ha<!
no experience as an actress. He gave li<
best, idea he could, but she did Hot seem M
iirasp it She was an utter failure as Stella;
she did not know her lines owing, in a
to nervousness.
Mr. Nicholas Mayne, one of the defendants,
said when he first met the pla.intilf lie h:ul
not seen her act, tout liv had the impression
that she was & capable actre--. Later,
ever, he found that she was quite iiieomp
The Judge: Do you say she was incom-
petent as an actress or only incompetent to
plaj these particular parts?— Incompct. ,
an actress. At first the plaint iff appealed t-.
enter into tier pare, tout later she seemed not
to care. She was very unpunetnal e
hearsals, and with one exception always kept
the company waiting.
Miss Beryl Hamilton, the second defendant,
g>aye similar evidence, ami expressed the
opinion that the plaintiff did not adequately
fulfil the parts she had contracted to play.
Mr. Kent submitted that the plaintiff un.-
incompetent, and that it as impossible for the
defendants to retain her in the.ir company,
and consequently that they had not violated
the conditions of their contract. He urge<l
that the defendants were entitled to succeed
on a counter-claim for damages.
Mr. Dwyer maintained that there had be< :•»
a blench of contract, and that if no part of
the £100 advanced had .been repaid Miss DoTa-
more would have been entitled to the whole
of that amount, inasmuch as she would not
have iput iher money into the concern had she
not had the promise of ,f.ri a week being paid
her; £3 weekly as salary for her services.
His Honour, in giving judgment, said he
must hold that the contract with regard to the
plaintiff's engagement was quite independent
of the agreement as to the loan. He thought
the plaintiff was engaged by the defendants,
like any other artist, upon the ordinary form
of theatrical contract, and unquestionably, to
his mind, there was a warranty on her part
that she possessed all the reasonable skill in
her profession which the law was entitled t<»
enforce under such an agreement. There-
fore, what he had to decide was whether the
plaintiff was an actress competent to play the
parts for which she was engaged. It was »
OCT.
i'-!i in
rehi-
hoWeM-r,
'i Unit,
iniiiil, though wh.thcr that
•. lie'her tile
! with uoni]
.skill, in re-
'lid mi t ha'
. with
Hut. the: .'.inch
• i was enth
•lith tli'- p: or. It
> court
• .jiiil::iin-nt
111.' plaints:
would
I.T favour for that amount,
• . •niriii.
•:der the a to pay
£2 ;i «<
A>KI v. i;i S8BLL. \
LIB'
In • !:• n.'h lin ktoo, In-fore Mr.
iiaunrll, .Mr. ji .in [gnace
28 ' il"1 piani-t. s-oujiht d.i
I , lor aliened libel.
K.I'., mid .Mr.
until!';
1 Mr. >Ier)in
Mr. Kdmund J-'it/.m-raM; lor
•iail lieell Hi: i .\lr.
p anlst. Plaintiff took <-x-
ement
• ihj ' '/'.•/< i/i-inih Of
). 1913, conl
3415
the world," ainl as
' I'a-derew.-ki."
Oil' , ,,n.
• the
tO that
: up under
:mii-nal for
n in Mr. 1'adcrcw-ki'
ted \\ith
it Mr
• him
ill, it iliil i
idlDR
would think thai M'
•h to perform at
the H
.Mr. Petri.
Hi- I onl ' ll point i- wh.it I
WollM ll.- IIIHlel -1 ..... 1 I'.V pllt '
ill lar:
•I with I'a
0, libel to I'ailereu-ki that h-
with 1'etri. That, iniylit inlln.
w ho mi-lit, iinder-tanil thai
Wa- 1,'oillL' to th
Mr. McCail -aid that an.\oiie n
whii'h wi i
a distane.-. ha\e their
t\VO ]l,:
The •oiitiinu-d oil the fc>!
day.
Mr.
id that the po-
•ioii which had been raised
namely, delamation ].: ! iui-
:id what ha<l b(
" .HI action on tin- case,'" which in
.-.peeial dam ; '.lintilf cau
what • tly defame . lie
siihniitted that, tin- plaintiff had not
out his <•,'!><• on any of these ground-.
idalit, uivill'^ ev, •'
. which apjieare;! relat ill--'
lag. Jii one the writer >aid: " \I.
1'otri j- one of tin! Lireate-t ]i!aver- in the
his technique probably licin_r in ;ul-
' !. Padercwski him . If." !!•
u.-ed '
and he ivc<:ived no complaints m-itlK-r di<l he
of anyone beinu <lecoivod. When lu>
li'X'll teill Hall concert flOU! tllU JtliXJllt ilV'.S
lie fejilied to it re-.M'etti)
id rn-.-urred, an<l promisinu
ve .M. I'aderew ski's name withdrawn
from His.
with on.' exception,
when, quite by an over-i-jht . •
nieiit on February 21 if
llew>pap'T. lie alflO bad slip- pa-ted on the
jtroura' • delete the plaintitl"s
His T/nrd-hip: You do low, nor <tid
and unfair.
•• thi-s remark, ill
the re-u!t of which wa- that Mr. "v^
K.C. (for the plainiiH'i. -aid that
not, be further troubled with th<
The 'I 1 to an in.i
I'laintilT <lid not ask for Co
HI- lord&bip »aM 0
tory <>ndin,L'. In his opii nonld
dillicuHy in in •
le'.'al jn this i- i
IQie tim<- he wi-lied to -a\ thai
advertisement- ounht never i- n puli-
ii who
miuhr :.hti-d. and did n«'it trouble
i'l print. DC been
d by the name of I'm!.
in lars • print. Anyone wnuM think
••in nt
• ith M. P. i-1
intentional, an<l it
M«i\ r \TIII: Ki;i:i;r.s r\Tin:-
rildNi:. I.IMITI.D.
In the Court, of Ap|",il. In-fore Lords
•liisti. u \ViHi.-uus, Uuokley.
28 ''ll|d Kennedv. an ;ii
hroujiht by Mr
of Mr. .lu-t.v VJiillinmro. There-
soticc of appeal
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
OCT,
Mr. Shearman, K.C., and Mr. Henn Collins
(instructed by Stanley, Woodhouse, and Hed-
derwick) were for appellant; and Mr. Sankey
KG, Mr. H. O. McCarlie, and Mr. Field (in-
structed by Whitelock and Stoor) appeared for
respondents.
It was stated by Mr. Shearman that Mr.
Monckton claimed royalties from respondents
in respect of his composition, " The Mousing
Waltz," which they had reproduced on gramo-
phone records. Prior to the passing of the
Copyright Act, 1911, it was held by the Courts
that the music of the composer could be
adapted to " mechanical contrivances " without
payment of loyalties, but Section 19 (2) of that
Act conferred certain rights upon composers
and imposed royalties. The Act was intro-
duced on July 1, 1910, passed on December 16,
1911, and came into force on July 1, 1912. When
it was introduced makers of records knew that
their rights might be limited in respect of any
records they made after that date if it passed
into law. The music of " The Mousing Waltz "
was composed by Mr. Monckton after the Act
was introduced, and on July 15, 1912, a fort-
night after it came into force, respondents were
selling the records in question in this country
(although they had been made in Belgium),
and were not paying royalties. Counsel sub-
mitted that, by the Act, anybody who sold
these records in England after it was passed,
no matter when or where they were made,
provided they were made after the measure was
introduced, was liable to pay royalties. Mr.
Justice Phillimore held that respondents were
not liable to pay in respect of records made
prior to July 1, 1912, but were liable in respect
of any made after that date.
Mr. Santey, K.C., supported this judgment.
At the conclusion of the arguments, Lord
Justice Vaughan Williams said that he thought
' ?.urt,Jw?re agr/3ed as to what their deci-
sion should be, but, as the provisions of the
Act were somewhat complicated, it seemed to
be desirable that they should take the oppoi-
tunity of putting their reasons into writing
Judgment was given on November 24, when
apptai •%
JUDGMENT.
h Jus^ice 7aughan Williams said he had
had the advantage of reading the judgments
of tUhtetro,Ve£Vered hl the othV mSr
them thK>?6 s° entirely concurred with
Jt necessary to give
delivered the Allowing
There are here three points of time which it
is necessary to bear in mind F™st a d«tP
m^^WM Ju'y * in Section" 9
(7) (6) of the Copyright Act, 1911, and as July
Lts Trt °n*2L (1) (6)' Wllv this vari^e
I do not know. Secondly, the date of
911 ^W a?16 fAKct- na°>ely, December 16,
and thirdly the date of the commence-
ment of the Act, namely, July i 1919 /sw>
»U Tbat'i. ?6 Plai»Vff is a Person who0^
diteT ™V hf sav' after the first of these
tes. and before the second-composed a
certain musical work. The defendants are
persons who after the second and before the
third ,,f th.-sp d.l(ps d t, e ine
fully entitle,! (o make, records of the plIfntifTs
nuisi,,,] work. beins what the Act^include
;;r,, ""' ^Pression » mechanical contriv-
Iliey made these in Belgium They
'•"P..rtr,l them into ibis country" at a date
hin'r rn 7\ assiinuid to be hefore the
i these dates. The question is whether
•Tnf nfTJ ts ;lre ^°W after the commence-
the Act entitled to sell them in this
country without paying royalty
On July 1, 1912, when the Act came into
force, the plaintiff was a person entitled to
the musical copyright in his musical work, and
he then became, by virtue of Section 24 (1) and
the first schedule to the Act, entitled to copy-
right in his work " as defined by the Ace."
Such copyright included by virtue of Section 1
(2) the right to reproduce the work >n nay
material form (including therefore such a
record as is here in question), and included the-
sole right to make any such record. Section 1
(2) (d). It will he noticed that making and not
sale is the thing to which by virtue of that
section the sole right is so far given to the
plaintiff. This right the defendant has not
infringed. But further, under Section 1 (2>
copyright includes the sole right to authorise-
the performance of the work. The seller of a
record authorises, I conceive, the use of the
record, and such user will be a performance
of the musical work. This consideration seem*
to show that Section 2 itself is not confined to
making, but extends to sale. These rights in
the plaintiff were qualified by Section 24 (1)
(b) and Section 19 (2). But, inasmuch as the
musical work in .question was one published"
before the commencement of the Act, the pro-
visions of Section 19 (2) are qualified by the
provisions of Section 19 (7) (a), (b), and (if it
be applicable) by the provisions of Section 1»
(7) (d). It will be noticed that in the section
to which I have last referred sale as distin-
guished from making is mentioned in Section 19
(2) (b) and (3), and also in Section 19 (7) (d),
and importation is mentioned In Section 11 (1)
(b).
From these difficult and complicated pro-
visions I evolve the following :— Section 19 (2)
applies to any musical work, whether composed'
before or after the commencement of the Act,
but the provisions of that clause are in the
case of the work with which I have to do
modified and controlled by Section 19 (7), which
relates to musical works published before the
commencement of the Act. The result so far
is that to this musical work the provision in
Section 19 (2) (a) and the first proviso in that
section do not apply, but the provisions in (b)
do apply. There is an exception in (7) (b)—
namely, that royalties are not to be payable in
a certain case. The case is that in which con-
trivances reproducing- the work have been law-
fully made or placed on sale before July 1,
1910. If this has been done by anyone, then no
one is to pay royalties for such contrivances if
he se'ls them before July 1, 1913. It seems to-
me to follow that if that condition is not satis-
fled then royalties are to be payable, and such1
royalties will commence from the commence-
ment of the Act. There are but two alterna-
tives in the case, and they are these — either
that royalties are payable as from the com-
mencement of the Act. or that no royalty is
payable for all time. If the latter alternative
be accepted, there is created in the special case
of making or sale before July 1, 1910, a limited
right to sell free of royalties, but in the case
not covered by the contingency an unqualified
right to sell free of royalties. This is not prob-
able. Further light is thrown upon the ques-
tion by Sub-section (7) (d). That is a sub-sec-
tion which proceeds upon the footing that to
justify a sale of contrivances, whether made
before or after the passing of the Act, an
authority is necessary. It is a sub-section ap-
plicable to the case of a musical work pub-
lished before the commencement of the Act.
It infers that in such a case there must be
something in the Act which forbids the sale of
contrivances made before the passing of the
Act in the absence of an authorisation so to do.
The particular saving mentioned in Sub-sec-
tion (7) (d) is, I think, that referred to in Sec-
tion 24 (1) (b). The case there contemplated i*
OCT.
THE STA GE YEA .
. I'.PlD, Illrli.
(h), but ai
that in tha'
hull rrlain
• mi, i.-, c<incerii--d,
! :.t that date, unless he
i ion. Such 'ei'on-
•ml niakr anil sell un illccted by tlie
.v copyright owner
him for bring deprived of tin1
Jo. Infcrrntially, therefore, ,
not taken sm-li action before that
n upon the footing that his
'I he r. -pond, -n) have- argued that at the
date of the Act they
which were their property
lly made, that they could sell them, and
was nothing to take away their
right to -ell tlictn. 'I'lu- contention is, I think,
.'11 founded. Subject to the exceptions
proviil. • (7) (h), or by B
24 (1) (b), it seems to me tliat the Act has
given to the owner of the new and extended
copyright as delii Vet the sole right
to authorise anyone to produce the musical
work— e.g., by the n--er of the record (Section
1 (2) )— and has wade it an Infringement of
hi* rights that a person should sell a record
•which to the knowledge of the seller infringes
le right of the composer to produce the
•work hy the use of the record— Section 2 (2).
defendants in the present case are not
v.ithin the exceptions which I have mentioned,
and as from the commencement of the Act
any sale by (hem was, in my judgment, (A)
an Infringement, and (B) a case in which
royalties became payable.
The- r most difficult question, and
that is that by virtue of Section 19 (1) the
have a copyright in
their rceords as if such contrivances were
musical works with a term of copyright differ-
ent from that of the composer, and being
fifty years from the making of the original
plate. In respect of this copyright it would
that they have the exclusive rights cf
•n 1 (2). The par er, have* de-
clined to argue this question as having any
bearing upon the present case, and I, there-
fore, it it.
Upon the cross-appeal the Question turns
upon the meaning of the word " securing "
la Section 19 (6). It is a section by which
the Board of Trade may make regulations
"requiring payment in advance or otherwise
securing the payment of royalties." If that
word " securing " means doing some act by
which B shall become a
•1 as distinguished from an unsecured
debt, the cross-appellants are right : but if it
iring or rendering certain, then
ire wrong. The Hoard of Trade have
regulations whereby, unless otherwise
are to be payable by means
of adhesive labels purchased from the owner
of the copyright and affixed to the gdods.
If the copyright owner will not provide the
the manufacturer of the records may
proceed without affixing them ; but, in default
•:oement to the contrary, the manufac-
must, if the copyright owner provides
the labels, buy them and affix them. T>'~
defendants contend, and I agree, tha>t regu-
In this respect an; not. within the
of the payment of royal-
Payment is one act, supplying labels Is
':d. and affixing them is a third. Neither
of the last two is any part of the mode of
the first. But are regulations as to
this matter regulations for securing the pay-
ment of royalties? I think that they are,
•if "securing" means "ensuring." The royal-
ties here in question arc of very small amount*
paid upon, it may be, a vai-t number of
goods. There IB obviously great difficulty in
•",' that the cli-b! iT'-.itcd by the sale
of a record shall become known to, and its
pa\ merit ensured to, the copyright owner.
In these circumstances I think that the fair
meaning of the word " securing " in this con-
text includes the meaning of ensuring or
rendering certain the payment of ro>
If this be so, as I think it is, the regulations
which tin; Board of Trade have made are not
ultra vires, and this is my opinion.
It results that the appeal succeeds and the
cross-appeal fails.
Lord Justice Kennedy gave judgment to
like effect.
POSTAL oi;i>i;i;< I;I\I;N \\v\v i"
CUTION AT NEWCASTLE.
Mr. T. Elder HearnV method of advertising
his <(i-t. had a. seqin 1 a
28 Mr. Tom 0 era Id Morton, 1:
of 1i Hippodrome-, was
ited under i,f 1802 and
the I... n, •! v Act of 1823.
•iiirported to give
away his salary each night to the members of
the audience. At the Newcastle Hippodrome,
after his stage performance, a number of com-
missionaires walked about different parts of
the house, bawling out at Mr. Hearn's direc-
tion postal orders varying in value from Is.
to £1, to individuals in the audience.
So far as the members of the audience were
concerned, it was contended that it wa~ an
absolute element of chance, and in law a
lottery.
The facts were admitted, and Mr. Morton
pleaded guilty to a technical offence.
Ib- '.rave an undertaking that the offence
would not be repeated, and the cu-o was di~-
inissed on payment of costs.
FT T, NTH \\ Fi:riV> \ :- 1. NX •*'— SPLIT COM-
MISSIONS.
Before Judge Woodfall in the Westminster
County Court, Mr. Jack French, carrying
31 on business as French's Variety Agency.
Char: • lainied a sum of
money by way of split commission from Frit/.'s
Variety Agency, Limited, Cranbourne Mansions,
Leicester Square, in respect of engagements ob-
tained for the plaintiff's daughter, Miss Lilian
French, a music hall artist, and Mr. Aubrey
Fitzgerald.
Mr. B. Ewart White, solicitor, appeared for
the plaintiff, and Lord Tiverton and Mr. Meyer
represented the defend..
The plaintiff's case was that he had known
Mr. Leopold Fritz, the managing director of
the defendant company, for many vears, and
iu November, 1911, was asked by him if he
would allow him to book engagements for plain-
tiff's daughter. >. nuance he had
admired. Plaint ill' consented, and it was under-
stood that there should be a split commission,
bo receive an <i|iial amount of the commis-
sion paid on enga. - defendant com-
pany booked several turns in the provinces for
Mtes French, but whin the plaintiff claimed his
share of the commission, it was denied that he
was entitled to any share of it.
Lilian French said, as a music hall
hi r bu-mess was c..ndiieted by her
father. While engaged at Collins's music hall,
Mr. Frit/ asked her father that her ei.
ments should be linked through him, ami her
father consented, on the understanding that he
ehoulil "split" commission.
Cross-examined, witness said she paid her
father as she would pay any other manager.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
OCT — NOV.
Hi \\;i- lint lier father in business, and she
I '.-lid liim 10 per cent, on her engagements.
Mr. Leopold Fritz, in his evidence for the
defence, denied that there had been any arrange-
in, nt with the plaintiff for a split commission.
With regard to a sum of 25s. which formed
part of the claim, that was a sum lent to an
official of the defendant company who had no
authority to borrow it.
In cross-examination, Mr. Fritz denied that
he had known the plaintiff for a considerable
number of years. It was true that his real
name was not Fritz.
His Honour said he had not to decide what
was tin- en-torn of the profession, but simply
whether the parties specifically agreed to
divide the commission. An account had been
produced which was forwarded from the de-
fcndant company's offices, and written by
their secretary. Miss Lilian Knight, which
practically admitted certain of the claims, and
there would be judgment for the plaintiff, the
defendant to pay half of the commission he
had received, with a reference to see what he
had received. As to the small sum of 25s.
which was claimed for, he did not think the
plaintiff was entitled to that as he could not
prove that the person to whom he lent the
money was authorised by the defendant com-
pany to receive it. •
NOVEMBER.
HOLMAN AND GERARD v. RALLAND
AND RUSSELL— BREACH OF CONTRACT.
In the Westminster County Court Mr. Charles
Holman pianist, and Mr. Victor Gerard,
1 comedian, sued Messrs. Rallamd and
Riu-sell for breach of contract.
They stated that in May last they were en-
1 by the defendants for an eleven weeks'
engagement at Yarmouth at £3 a week each
i-ith The Eccentrics, after satisfying Mr. Percy
Watson, the manager, as to their ability.
There were rehearsals, for which they were not
paid, and they consented to go with a party
t.i Folkestone for a week for £2 10s. each
before the Yarmouth engagement became due
JJor some reason cr other the performances
1 olkestone fell flat, and Mr. D Wardle
(counsel for plaintiffs) suggested that this was
due to Mr. Watson himself, because
listed upon utroducing so many of his
own compositions into the performance. Anv-
how, this week was not a success, said coun-
> . and two or three days after receiving their
'es the plaintiffs -vere informed that their
Soffit ^ I0nge- r^utired- Mr. Holman
s told that he was inefficient, and the com-
• against Mr. Gerard was that he was
•; lacking in eny kind of voice "
lintlffa gave their account of the
I-'"' \ - experience at Folkestone.
"'ined by Mr. Lever, who suggested
Papers .-.Iways wrote favourablv of
Minments, the Witneaa slfrt h^h.J
ggSJSsr-B
u. week, f..nd a pianist at £2 10s. Gerard
was <uucouth, and had no style and 110 in-
dividuality.
Mr. Bay Russell (the last witness's partner)
complained that Holman asked for something
easier when be was given a song, " My dear
soul," to play, because it was in five flats.
(Laughter.)
Mr. Clayton, manager of the Leas Pavilion,
Folkestone, said he wrote complaining of the
whole show, Lecause the audience were laugh-
ing in ridicule at it.
Mr. Watson, the uianager of the party, also
gave evidence.
The jury found lor the plaintiffs, and
awarded them as damages the amount of their
salary if they had pone with the party to
Yarmouth for eleven weeks — £33 each.
UPHILL v. LONDON THEATRE OF
VARIETIES.— DAMAGES FOR AN
ACCIDENT.
At Marylebone County Court Sir Wm. Self fl-
an d a jury heard aii action to recover
4 £50 oo<mipen>sation for personal injuries,
the plaintiff being Mrs. Harriett Uphill,
of 10, Chippenham Mews, Harrow Road, and
the defend ants the London Theatre of
Varieties, Limited, owners of the Wil'esden
Hippodrome.
Mr. Harold Benjamin (instructed by Messrs.
Berry, Tompkins -and Co.) was for the plaintiff,
and Mr. Stuart Sevan (instructed by Worsen,
Son and Roon) for the defendants.
The plaintiff stated that on July 8 she and
her husband went to the Willeadem Hippo-
drome, reaching it at 9.15 p.m. They had
paid threepence each to go in the gallery.
The performance was in progress. From the
top of tihe gallery she proceeded to go down
the centre gangway and passed down four
steps, but at the fifth she .-lipped. She put
her hand out to save herself, but there was
no mail. She fell and her left hand went
underneath her hip. An attendant came to-
ner and she was able to put the arm under
a tap near the refreshment room. Alter,
she saw the manager, who said he was very
sorry the accident occurred, .and she could
come there any time and hare the best seats.
She went home, but did not «?nd for a doc-
tor, .and the next day went to St. 31.
Hospital, where she was treated. She was
an out-patient at the hospital for six weeks,
bhe was unable to do her housework and em-
ployed a woman at 5s. a week and paid 2s. 6d.
ft week lor her washing. In cross-examina-
tion plaintiff said she was only ten minutes
HI the theatre altogether. There were lights
at the hack of the gallery and she could see
clearly before her before she started to go
down the steps. Her complaint of negligence-
was that ,a handrail was not provided.
Medical evidence was given that there bad-
been ,a fracture of the left wrist.
The jury found for the plaintiff for £10.
HIS Honour allowed costs on 'Scale A.
GANE v. ROXBURGHE REELY.-AN
ABANDONED TOUR.
At Clerkenwell County Court a claim wa =
made by WMMa/m Gane, actor, a-
10 i J- Roxburghe Reely. Alwyne Road.
iCanonbury. for £6 11s. 9d. in "respect or
salary and railway fare.
Plaintiff said he was engaged by defendant
£,= *« m a pl?ce as humorist, "The salary
was £6 per week. Dates were given him up
iin tfi? «mbfr I5' He P'3^1 and *™ Paitf
"P till September 7. Then the tour was,
cancelled. Plaintiff claimed for one
NOV.
STAGE
333
Ion.
Ill-Fit.
for -,'lniFitiiri: If unable
defendant couid ha'.
plaintiff for
int. Tlii- agreement \v as in
nil-- as in tile ]•
••nth.
in ht-r favour for the
• claimed.
Ml'IIM.s, LTD.
In t before Mr.
1O Ad. laid. Mary Cotton (Mis- Ada B
i'-h <>f contract mill !
•••tract, hut
: having libelled the plaintiff, atnl
• I breach of
her.
he plaintiff. Mr. F. E. Smith,
and Mr. i. :..lants,
an, K.I'., anil Mr. Yaughan \Vil-
Mr. F. i: Smith. !:.('.: One of the principal
the circum>tance iim'vr
•pted tn transfer
' le-OJI-
arraiigemenN made
and tlicni. \ias
- -iith Africa at the time that Mr.
\\lio then was managing director of the
. from Man-h 14. l!H)'.». at a salary of
I he perform > coin-
Inn llippoil
. clause that tlic artist might
iiii the hall at any part of
to any
•••. neil or controlled by the
;i the consent <>f the artist.
unreasonably withheld.
!.riividcd that the plaintiff's
•ace or
in all ad\< i-siied during the
OH the advertisement draft
Ultimately
nf the first
rank, and on the understanding that \vln-n the.
hared her uame should
n March 14. commenced her
\pril -1. paid
•Mg OUt
. Mr.
• 1 \im.-. Rejane, and Miss
.sharing r
• iinliir.'
:.i'st in
,iun?el) was
ater pn>miiienee t han :
riolis t-o the
nothing
•.mplaint to
i,.. r. |>lied that under
f r.;ns-
fer I: • cast If
re|ilie(l that the
nld be sent
'.Mote that it Mi
would lie liroiinlii d that, in
at the Lmnlon liippodroinr diinnx tie
two v
Tin- meaniiiir of that letter.
that M ':' out n! London
• • she indited upon her eoni raetioiial
rights. Although she announced her intention
of not Roint; to Newcastle, Mr. Stoll had printed
dills circulated in that city advertising that
would appear at the company's
Hippodnuno there.
It did irreparable harm to an artist, f •
said, to hill her a and then for her
not to appear. Mr. StolT I. new well th.v
had no intention of going to
This ii' ut up at the box-
office : —
" Tho management rr-crets that Ada i
is iinalde to appear. The Indian wrestlers will
deputise her."
What that notice meant, said Mr. Smith,
was that this lady was tho kind of artist who
if she diil not turn up it did not much matter,
because there were always others to appear.
The defendants' intention was to insult the
lady, whom they had already treated abomin-
ably.
Miss Ada Reeve was about to give evidence
when a consultation of leading counsel took
place, and Mr. Smith afterwards announced
that the case had been settled, the defendants
;i;,' to pay the plaintiff £500 and costs.
Mr. Shearman said his clients held the highest
possible view of the plaintiff and her position
in the theatrical world. He only desired to
add that the arrival of so distinguished a
foreign artist as Mine. Itejane had placed the
defendants in a dlfnculfy. :>ut they had not
:. in " billinc her," to dispute the un-
doubted talents of Miss Ada Reeve.
LICENSING OF
APPEAL BY LLOYDS' VARIETY AI;I:NCY, LIMITED.
Ab How Strict. I'olic.- I'ourt. before Mr.
Hopkins Llo\iK \ \^rency,
1 "I Limited, Cranbm: -raled
i, the refusal of the London County
Council to grant them a license to carry on
the bii.-iness of an employment atrency.
Lord Tiverton appeal. lants:
Mr. A. II. Bodkin r< i be County
called
is actually gone into in order
Mr. l;. i. iid he had known Mr,
Samuel I.loyd. the appellant, for about four-
fouml him to !>.•
ity. who knew th-
•naii. Mr.
Know I.
,'. itii him in his man •
i noes Mr.
had pai<! him his salary.
;hat durir.-
had know-:
i and a man of p "ity.
had ap]
land under contract with t! in hi-»
t good
•nan. and did not know who pei<l
; -t. In other in-
;ppellant had securod contra-
her with managers. Ho was her agent now.
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
NOV.
— Have you ever entered into any
,tmc'ith Mr. LloVd in which he perso^y
gwnuteed to you the payment of your
.-alary'.'
The Witness.— I suppose not quite. I sup-
pose every agent, in a. way, is responsible, is
toot he? (Laughter.) I have always obtained
my salary.
Mr Bodkin submitted that this was not the
proper way to appeal against the council s de-
cision, but the magistrate overruled the con-
tention.
Mr Samuel Lloyd, the managing director of
Lloyds' Variety Agency, Limited, said be had
arranged bookings lor music-hall artists repre-
senting salaries amounting to £8,000, in re-
spect of which a commission of £800 would
become due to his company. The artists were
among the best-known people in the music-hall
profession. He considered that his knowledge
of the music-hall business was sufficient to
enable him to carry on this agency. It was
true that he had had an unfortunate experience
in a Scottish theatrical venture.
The hearing was adjourned until J>eoember 1,
when Mr. Bodkin said *hat the matter which
chiefly influenced the Council in refusing the
licence was the action of Lloyd in engaging
the Royal Hungarian Midgets for a week at the
New, Aberdare, and not paying them their full
salary, after giving them a personal guarantee
to do so.
Zachariah Andrews, until recently secretary
and general manager of the New, Aberdare,
said that an agreement was entered into by
which Samuel Lloyd was to provide a full
company for that theatre for the week com-
mencing November 2f>, 1911, in consideration of
which he was to receive a percentage of the
gross takings. The theatre was not very well
patronised during that week, and the artists
>vere only paid 8s. Id. in the pound on the
amount of their salaries.
Mr. Bodkin said that the Royal Hungarian
Midgets, who were among the artists engageu
for the week, received from Lloyd a telegram
in which he said, " I personally guarantee you
;i salary of £25."
Cross-examined, the witness said that the
gross receipts of the theatre averaged about
6200 a week. The sum taken on this par-
ticular week was only about £50 or £60. The
falling off was probably due to the fact that
;i fair was held in the same week.
W. H. Clemart, Chairman of the Variety Ar-
tists' Federation, said that he interviewed Lloyd
on the position of artists who had been thrown
i nit of engagements as the result of the failure
<if four theatres in Scotland with which no
was connected. Lloyd excused himself by say-
ing that he had been misled by the other
directors.
Mr. Hopkins said that lie did not fee] called
•ipon to interfere with the judicial discretion
exercised by the Council, and dismissed the
'1, with £10 10s. costs.
WILLIAMS AND ANOTHER v. EDISON
AND OTHERS.
RIVAL MUSICIANS' UNIONS.
In the King's Bench Division, before Mr.
Mikes ami ;i. ~)iecial jury, Mr.
11 J. 11. Williams, s, cr,-tary of the Amal-
gamated Musicians' Union and Mr. C.
• v of the London branch, sought
i 'libel iapa:m«t Messrs,
n F. Gomez, and H. Hainton,
of the National Federation of Pro-
Hu-ickms, and Messrs. Christopher
Hogget* (secretary), Arthur Gray, and Harold
B Dickason (members of the Press Com-
mittee), and Mr. Alfred Shoenthal, a member
of the federation, who presided over the
executive committee.
The words complained of appeared in the
Chronicle and Monthly Report of the National
Federation. Some of the defendants denied
publication, others denied publishing the
words complained of, or said, in the alterna-
tive, that the words were not capable of
bearing the meaning put upon them. 'J
defendants also pleaded privilege and put in
a plea of justification. Mr. Gomez put in no
defence. All the defendants pleaded that the
matters complained of were done in further-
ance of a trade dispute, and. therefore, that
thev had a complete statutory defence.
Counsel:— For the plaintiffs, Mr. Langdon,
K.C., Mr. 6. P. J. Merlin, and Mr. Graham;
for the defendants, Mr. T. Hollis Walker, K.C.,
and Mr. G. D. Roberts.
In opening the case Mr. Langdon said
Messrs Williams and Jesson were chargeu
with being blind to the interests of
their union, and having no object 'in
life except to fill their own pockets. In order
to substantiate their charges the defendants
said the plaintiffs were dishonest in the pre-
sentation of their accounts ami actually appro-
priated the moneys of the union. Counsel
referred in particular to a sum of £600 which
Mr. Williams was charged with having taken.
Both plaintiffs were **a.id to be shareholders in
a private company which ran concerts, and tL«
losses of which were alleged to have been
made good out of the union funds. Not
fled with those libels (continued counsel) the
defendants invented a fictitious sum of £100.
which they said was paid to the concert «>m
pany for , music stands, and they said that/
Mr. Williams got the union to pay his own
rent and gas bills, and that after that he put
in an extra gas stove. These were small -pricks
made without a vestige of foundation, and
made intentionally. One portion of the alleged
libels ran: — "We believe the Amalgamated
Musicians' Union officials to be a curse
to our profession, and that there will be no
peace or solidarity in the profession until their
methods and practices are exposed." Conclud-
ing, counsel said that the plaintiffs asked for
damages and were entitled to damages, not-
withstanding that the defendants would not
be likely to be able to pay them.
Mr. Williams, giving evidence as to the mode-
rn which he had kept the union accounts, said
sums of money bad been transferred from the
London branch to the headquarters of the
Amalgamated Musicians' Union in Manchester.
There was no foundation for the statement
that he had taken steps to have that sum of
£600 transferred from the union for his own
benefit. There was not a word of truth in the
allegations and imputations made by the de-
fendants. It was untrue to say that he had
got the union to take a house in Manchester
for his accommodation, or that he lived rent
free in his house.
. The hearing was continued on the 1.
His Lordship suggested that an injunction
hould be granted restraining the defendants
from saying or writing anything reflecting
upon the persona)! character or con-
duct of Williams and Jesson in relation to
the management of the plaintiff union, or
upon the honesty of the union concerning the
management of its funds.
On Mr. Walker's application, his Lordship,
with the consent of Mr. Langdon, agreed that
the injunction should refer only to those who
should be found by the jury 'to have taken
part in the publication.
NOV.
STAGE YEAR BOOK.
335
Mr. v n the que*-
tin- dcfon-
k' having taken part in the j. ••
id that he was prepnivd to
on had not taken part
jury found tliat all the defendants.
Kason, had been
lisiblo for the publication.
At this point Mr. (ioinrz appeared for tin-
first time, and consulted with Mr. Langdon,
informed the Court that the plaintiffs
bad aeevptod Mr. Gomez's regret th-
articles had been published nnd withdrew the
dust him.
His Ix.rd-.hip granted an Injunction against
«11 the defendant* except Gomez and Die-ka-
li o had suggr.-.ted. The in-
}»"<•< : ami Hainton was
•gainet them individually, and not as ti
of the federation.
Mr. Walker apologised for the libels and
•aid he withdrew them.
PRKMIKR 1'lCTVItK HALL
BIRTLEY— BREACH OF CONTK.UT.
At Gatoshead County Court, before his
Honour Judge (Jreemvell, a rlaim was
11 heard for salary alleged to bo due to
Mr. Curt.K who \ to appear
Hall, Birtley, in August.
nits to the action were the Pre-
Company.
'hat after the contract
billing matter to d« -
fondants on July i'M. bul fl reply from
•;g that th.' jiieturn ball had
:•! been
Ued.
Honour cave judgment for plaintiff for
the amount claimed.
FORD v. TlIK G.UKTY THKATRE-DAM \C. I <
l'»i: TlIK LOSS OF A FATHKU.
>rd v. the Gaiety Theatre— was de-
by Judge Woodfall in th.
12 irrty Court. It was an action
th«- Workmen's Compensation Act
Edward Ford, an attendant at the Banst^ad
aiming on behalf of |
members of the family damages for the
of their father.
Mr. Warren was counsel for the applicant
Jr. Kills Hill appeared on behalf of the
\Varren Paid the deceased man Ford was
ter at the Gaiety, and on February
;-raged in moving M-, -nery. he
ran a splinter into one of II..
uli his work, hut mentioned what
rurred 1o a fellow workman, u'
'act the splinter. The man's
hand, however, got worse, blood poisoning
and the man died on M-irch D.
Three of his childr, n were partly dependent
upon him. one a girl of seventeen who wns in
indifferent health and could not
• nd a youth of B|
who was only earning
on their behalf that the present, action was
ht. Tlie deceased man had been em-
I'or upwards of three
per week regularly and
i.cr we, k by other work. Before his
death Mr. Sheldon, the master carpenter at
the Gaiety, was told tl,. iilcring from
I, .'ind
'Ifinoiir ft •
man I oi, I ill. .1 at tli.
•.n of injury
linger, and that tin- injury arose •
and in
belli thai t be n ^[loli, I- •
and adi i|iiati not |CI "I t h.- man ba
hi., in.iiirv. He awarded tin
who was in bad health. .L7H,
iid another daughter. Leah, v
1 in all. am:
on Sea!
Hi Honour grant.. I the respond-
Iea\, to
'I I IK \'l 111
In the Appeal Court, before the Ma>t«r of
the Kolls and Lords Justices Swinf -n
1 2 Eady and Phillirnore, the defendants in
the case of Lyons, Son, and Co.
against Gulliver and the Capital Syndicate,
Limited, appealed from a decision of Mr. Jus-
tice Joyce, in the Chancery Division, in an
action brought against them by the plaintiffs.
The plaintiffs' complaint was that the queue
of people waiting to get into the upper circle
of the Palladium prevented customers from
getting proper access to their premises, and
Mr. Justice Joyce field that a wrongful obstruc-
tion was, in fact, caused by the queues. His
, Lordship gave judgment for Messrs. Lyons for
i 20s. damages and costs, and, as an alternative
to granting an injunction, put the defendants
under an undertaking to open the doors of the
theatre at an earlier hour for the two day
performances.
At the conclusion of the arguments the
Master of the Rolls, in giving judgment, said
he should abstain from saying or holding that
a queue formed in front of a theatre in all
circumstances and in all conditions must be an
obstruction and a legal nuisance. The only
question they had to consider in the present
case was whether the queues at the Palladium
occasioned .a special nuisance to the plaintiffs.
He thought the .finding of Mr. Justice
was absolutely right on the point. It w.i
tended by counsel for the appellants that the
defendants were not responsible for the queues
forming, and that it was the duty of the
i to see to that, but it was not the law.
iw was that even though a man was
Mig on his business properly, if he in doing
d crowds to assemble opposite his
premises in such a way as to amount to a
legal nuisance, he was liable to an indictment
or to an action by any person injiK
affected. He thought the appeal failed,
should be dismissed with costs.
Lord Justice Swinfen Eady agreed with the
r of the Rolls that the appeal failed.
Lord Justice Phillimore dissented. He said
ad power to move on people who
'he highway. Instead of riiming
them on the police probably in most
Oie reasonable course of forming
into queues. The people who forme, 1 the
were not invited by the defenda;
i.) the theatre before the door-
op, n. and he thought, therefore, that
'liable nuisance at all, and th
ought not to have been \
a MY undertaking or made to p;iy t
He thought the appeal shou
allowed.
I'.y a majority of the Court the appeal was
dismiv.eil with CO
(For fie original case see April 9.)
336
THE STAGE YEAR BOOK.
NOV
\\ k\<;i; v. MONKS— WRONGFUL DIS-
M ISSAL.
\t -In: Manchester County Court, before
Judge Mellor, -Miss Victoria Monks was
1Q sued by her late manager, Mr. Ernest
•_'<; AVragg, for damages for alleged
wrongful dismissal.
Mr. M'CIeary appeared for the plaintiff, and
•Icson for the defendant.
Hi> Honour held that the plaintiff had been
wrongfully dismissed, and1 gave a verdict in
i your for £95. with co>t>.
CORELLI v. GRAY.
The Court of Appeal, consisting of the
Master of the Rolls and1 lords Justices
2 0 Swinfen Eady and Phillimore. heard ,the
appeal of Mr. George Gray and George
Gray and Co., Limited, from a judgment
of Mr. Justice Sargant in the Chancery
Division in favour of the plaintiff, Miss Marie
Corelli, who alleged that the defendant had
infringed, by performance of a dramatic sketch
tailed The People's King, her copyright in
her novel entitled " Temporal Power," pub-
lished in 1902.
Mr. George Gray was the author of the sketch
in question and acted the principal part, and
the other defendants, George Gray and Co.,
are the assignees from Mr. George Gray of
his rights in the sketch. Both Mr. George
Gray ,«nd the defendant company denied the
allied infringement, and maintained that the
Ji was a condensed version of a play
i In the King's Name, written by Mr.
Gray in 1894. Mr. Justice Sargant came to
the conclusion that the sketch in question had
not been written independently of the novel,
and granted Miss Corelli the" injunction she
claimed, with costs.
Mr. C'lauson, K.C., and Mr. L. Hope Ceiueno
appeared for the appellants, and Mr. Romer,
K.C:, and Mr. MacGillivray for the espondent,
Miss Corelli.
After hearing Mr. Clauson the Court dis-
missed the appeal, with costs, without calling
upon Mr. Romer to argue for respondent.
The Master of the Rolls, after pointing out
the changes in copyright law brought about
by the Act of 1911, said he accepted as unan-
ble Mr. Justice Sargant's finding that a
combination of incidents might be original,
and that when it arrived at a certain degree
of complexity it became practically impossible
mother independent person to arrive at
: l.v the same combination. If they found,
'•nse, not merely four or five stock
nts, but a combination of stock inci-
. every one taken in substance from the
it would be narrowing the law too far to
Merc was no protection given against iuch
infringement. There might be an injunction,
although there was not one identical senuence.
But he did not accept the contention that all
the circumstances mentioned were stock cir-
Some of them were, bit ?rme
in his opinion, reafly original. Whe.i he
found in five out of the six scenes ol this
ketcn a situation found in the novel, and
found i:. combination nowhere else, he thought
of the novel was entitled to protec-
tion.
d Justice Swinfen Eady was satisfied
had been a dramatisation of the
i the novel.
Lord Justice Phillimore said that even com-
non phrases might be so arranged as to give
iit of protection, but here there was
thing more— there was a use of a con-
timber of stock incidents with some
which were rare, and one which possibly was
•'•'w, and a use of language which
Miss Corelli was entitled to say was her own'
literary language, and was not therefore 1
copied.
(For report of original case see May 20.)
ENGLISH GIRLS IN GERMANY.-VARIETY
AGENT SUMMONED.
At Bow Street 1'olice Court, Sir John Dickin-
son heard two summonses against Percy
91 O'Malley, proprietor of Nolan's Theatri-
cal Agency. Whitcom'b Court, Leice^te
Square, for contravening Bye-laws 7 and 15 of
the L.C.C. with respect to employment
agencies. Bye-law 7 requires that agencie
arranging for the employment abroad ot a
female person shall obtain from a. responsible
person or .society or other trustworthy source
testimony to the .satisfactory nature of (the,
proposed employment. Bye-law lo provid
that the person employed shall Jx> supplied
with a copy of the contract or commission
"MF" J Hawkins Pawlyn appeared for the
County Council, and Mr. Giveen defended.
Mr Pawlyn, in opening, said the summonses
were 'taken out in respect of the employment
of two young girls, aged 18 and 19 They wer
employed by a Mr. Front, and by the contract
they were engaged as singers and dancers for
one year to go anywhere in the world that
they 'might be asked. Nolan's knew that the
girls were being taken abroad, and he thought
he would prove that no inquiries were made
as to whether the employment was satisfactory
or not Apart from an idea that the girls were
goin" to Germany, they had no idea where they
were to be taken. When the two girls went
abroad they had a most unpleasant time. They
went from Tilbury to Rotterdam with another
young girl in charge of a young man of 2J
Mr. T. F. Johnson, an inspector of employ-
ment agencies, said he visited the agency on
July 21 and saw Miss Nolan, who told him she
was in charge of the agency.
Mr. Pawlyn: Did you have any conversation
with her with regard to Miss Townsend?— Yes.
Did you question Miss Nolan as to what in-
quiries were made?— She said no inquiries had
been made.
Did you ask her if she knew where they were
going?— She only mentioned the Jardin de Paris
and Buda Pesth.
Cross-examined, he denied that Miss Nolan
told him she knew all about the person to
whom they were going.
Nellie Townsend, 18, who gave an address in
Islington, said that in February last she went
to Nolan's Agency and saw Miss Nolan about
an engagement. Miss Nolan said she knew
somebody who wanted girls to go abroad. She
knew she was going to Germany for a few-
weeks. On March 7 she went with two other
girls.
Mr. Pawlyn : Did you cross from Tilbury to-
Rotterdam ? — Yes.
Did you all three girls and the young man
sleep in the same cabin? — Yes.
Mr. Giveen objected to the evidence, and tin-
magistrate upheld the objection on the ground
that the defendant could not be held respon-
sible for the act of another person's servant.
The witness also stated that she did not get
a copy of the commission note.
Defendant was then called. He said he did
not know Mr. Pront, but he knew about him.
Mr. Pront had run a troupe for twenty years,
and his last performance here was at the Pavi-
lion. Witness had never had any complaint
before this. He was particularly careful about
the engagements he got girls to accept. A copy
of the commission note was prepared for Miss
Townsend. and it was not his fault if she did
not have it.
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337
t drls
had been
lan and girls
• .ml."
in ri 'l li<- would
1 H he had known what the VUIIIIL'
• > do. Hi- wrote anil .1
ct that
-tuliv. tin- young man
take thrin intci hi> cabin.
in, till- IMaL'M r.it-
:iducted in an r\
had information
• hich inii-fht be eoiiMilered as
itii tlii- b.M-law.s. anil the summons
would In' dismissed. On th.
. ietion. Alt hough
it was a, technical uiattcr, it
luplt! of thr lax anil can-le
i h Mr. O'Mailry iliil busim-.-. II, • would
on the first sum-
i-diict, hut 1 think then- is just
iiiin tin.- bum-lit «i thr doubt.
PHILLIPS v. BEECH A.M.
l>i\i>ion. a settlement
-
25' Hi l>roimht by Mr. ]l. It.
I'hili Mi. Thomas ilecehum,
100 without cost^ < ouiiM'l
•li< plaintiff w;:
Oovent Garden
his T>rury J.anu .-.cason,
at 1'aris.
i K V r. WILLOUGHBY.— THEATRICAL
INTKUIOSTING POINT
IV COUNTY COrilT.
tutley,
27 r, claimed £52
\Villouuhby Kirby and .Mr.
11
ii of conn.'
i- counsel for the plain-
:-d Tiverton represented the defen-
Jones said the plaintiff had been general
which
-ing run on tour by the defendants, and
'if what oceunvd
the company was playing in Lam -a
of the tour, which was to last until
1 on July 21, wli,
if had a conversation with Mr. \\'il
0 was the principal partner in the
Unt firm, concerning a lady named Air,-.
in-Iaw, and who at the time was away on her
Mr. Willoughby
nie piece— when the returned
. Mr*. Tlii'- d tin
but when the plaintiff
! t" \'}:\y 1 h
irious town?, and u!'
in from Mr. Willoiichby
1 by >fr. Uyan, the sta
I
i'' part of I/oni-e." Mr
.mi to Mr. Caiitlev. who
throudi In
.iidinal. . aa Mi
; \vlii«:li was thai mte6«d.
with :• fortnight tin- gropnd that
lieell ^llilt .
>rt Ot .
conn-, ut, and said h-
man. i- 'ii\ in April
la-,t. At first the ..greement with Mr. Wil-
by was a verbal one, but when the second..
tour was fixed to COIIUIK i
July Ul a written axieemeiit was drawn up
Mr. WUlOUgbb; handed him thu
cunt ract, and witness .struck out two words in
a clause by which he would have been subject
to a fortnight's notice. Another clau&e in the
"lent -stipulated that anyone guilty of
laid himself open to dismissal.
Mr. Kyiin \\as .stage manager for the company,
and was in a ,-utxirdinate position to witness,
who was general manager. It would, therefore,
have been a breach of theatrical etiquette had
ho taken instructions from Mr. Ryan. This
was what ho objected to when Mr. Ryan
sh<»wcd him the telegram he had received from
Mr. Willoughby, and in consequence he wired to
Mr. Willoughby, saying that he refused to
take instructions from Mr. Ryan. The. various
artists for the company had been engaged
before Mr. Ryan commenced his duties, and
witness engaged Miss Founds to play the part
<>t Louise during the absence of Mrs. Thomp-
son.
Mr. .T. Hamilton Ryan gave evidence in
support of the plaintiff's case, and said when
Mr. Cautley was dismissed he resigned hi»
position as stage manager, as the plaintiff re-
s.-nttsl instructions not being given to him
direct, and witness agreed with him. Xot to
do this was a distinct breach of professional
etiquette.
Lord Tiverton submitted that there was no
case to answer. It was clear, he maintained,
that the plaintiff had been guilty of dis-
obedience to employers, and by the terms of
the contract the defendants were -entitled to
dismiss him.
The Judge : But was the order a reasonable
or unreasonable o
Lord Tiverton: That does not matter. It
was. I say, disobedience of authority, and came
within the scope of his employment, and there-
fore I say the plaintiff cannot succeed. Yon
ife to a master as to how he is to
conduct his business, yet the message sent by
the- plaintiff to Mr. Willoughby practically says
that.
Judge : But was It reasonable to have
an order transmit ted through the stage man-
ager in this way?
T.ord Tiverton : Yes, from the plaintiff's own
ce. He says ho took it as an order, yetr
he refused to comply with it. He says it was-
"bii i tionable to receive an order in that way.
The Judge: But might it not injure his
reputation as manager and producer?
Lord Tiverton : A reasonable order has only
in ord'T within the scope of his. employ-
ment. \ ma.-fer may use any agent he p'
re his orders. Tt would bo a terrible
thing if a master could not give an or:
a servant < I not through an-
agent. Tt has been said that the order sent
by Mr. "Willoughby was objected to because it
was against etiquette.
: chauffeur lias a cod-- of honour, and if.
-lit took him a message from
,dn thing, the chauffeur
unlit to rei: the order on the
ground that it was against his idea of etiquette.
If in this case the order had'
t'or the plaintiff to do something that
was outride the ncope of his employment 'fr
would have been different. But the order was.
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given to a. man to do a thing for which lie
was engaged and paid.
Mr Artemus Jones contended that the plain-
tiff had not been guilty of disobedience to Mr. ,
Willoughby. He simply objected to instruc-
tions being given through a subordinate instead
of directly to himself.
The Judge: Do you suggest that by a rule
of the profession Mr. Cautley had a right to
expect instructions to be sent to him direct?
Mr. Jones : Certainly. If it were recognised
that Instructions might be given through an- ,
other person than the manager it might have
a most serious and demoralising effect upon
the company.
The Judge asked Lord Tiverton if he pro
posed to call any witnesses.
Lord Tiverton replied in the negative.
His Honour said an important and interesting
point had been raised, and he would give it
consideration. In the meantime judgment
would be deferred.
His Honour delivered judgment on December
He said it appeared that an tine |
• •iirly part of the year the plaintiff was i
id by the defendants as acting-
ananager. The tour having come to an end
in July, preparations were made for a second
tour, and the plaintiff was again engaged and
signed a written agreement -after deleting two
sentences under which he would have been sub-
ject to a fortnight's notice. Mr. Ryan was en-
gaged as stage manager, and in the early part
-of the tour a small part, Louise, in The Lady
Slavey was played by Miss Thompson, the
mother-in-law of Mr. Willoughby. That lady,
however, gave up the part for a time and went
on a holiday, and the character was played by
t Miss Founds. In July the defendant, Mr.
Willoughby, who was then in London, sent a
telegram to Burnley, where the company was
playing, which read : " Miss Thompson to play
the part of Louise to-night. If any trouble, a
week's notice." This telegram was sent to Mr.
"Ryan, who showed it to the plaintiff, and he in
turn objected to instructions not * coming
direct to him, and maintained that this was
;i gainst the terms of his contract. In his (the
judge's) opinion the plaintiff was justified in
•waiting for more explicit instructions from his
employers, the more so as he knew that the de-
fendants' interests, of which he had charge,
would not suffer from Miss Thompson not play-
ing the part of Louise for the one night (Mon-
day) on which the telegram was received by Mr.
Ryan. He also thought that the plaintiff, in
refusing to take his instructions from Mr.
Ryan, was acting within his rights. Under the
contract fourteen days' notice was not a reason-
able notice, for the defendants never objected
to the deletion of the two sentences to which
attention had been drawn. His Honour held,
therefore, that the plaintiff was entitled to re-
cover damages, though not as he claimed, in
respect of the whole tour. He awarded the
plaintiff £32 damages, for which he gave judg-
ment with costs.
by Messrs. Strong, Buckmaster, and Bolden).
Mr. Peterson, in opening the case, said that
the music hall in question was taken in Mrs.
Lawson's name, and Mr. Lawson was asking
for a declaration that his wife merely acquired
it on trust for him. Mrs. Lawson had made an
affidavit in which she said that the music hall
was acquired by her out of her own moneys,
which she derived from the performances of
a sketch called The Devil's Sunday, which
she said she played on her own account and
for her own benefit. This was disputed by Mr.
Lawson, who had said that on his departure for
America in 1910 he gave Mrs. Lawson a docu-
ment, which had since been lost, 'for the pur-
pose of protecting his rights in the sketch
while he was away. Mrs. Lawson's contention
was that the sketch was assigned to her for
£50, but Mr. Lawson's story was that no
money passed, and that, as a matter of fact,
this and other sketches were played by hie
companies, in which Mrs. Lawson was one of
the principal figures. It was the profits made
out of these companies which were now in
DECEMBER.
LAWSON v. LAWSOX.— THE 'OWNERSHIP
<>l THE CAMBERWELL EMPIRE.
In Division, before Mr. Justice
!o, the hearing was begun of the
i<m brought by Mr. John Lawson
bis wife. Miss Cissie Louie
"ii. in rr-gard to the ownership of the
• rrwi'll Kiniiire.
Mr. Peterson, K.C.. and Mr. Tyfield (in-
itructed by Messrs. Judge and Priestly) ap-
peared for the plaintiff, and defendant was
represented by Mr. 0. C. Rankin (instructed
the profits from any of the other sketches.
Mr. Lawson, in his evidence, denied that
his wife ever paid him £50 or any other sum
in respect of The Devil's Sunday.
The case was ended 011 'December 4.
Mr. Justice Neville, giving judgment, said it
was purely a quest-ion of fact, and in hi*
opinion Mrs. Lawson acquired the Gamberwell
Empire as trustee for her husband. He was
satisfied, having heard the evidence, that Mrs.
Lawson was wrong in her 'contention. He
wished to say that he disbelieved the evidence
of the witness Newman, and accepted the story
told by plaintiff and his witnesses with regard
to the assignment of The Devil's Sunday. He
\va« quite satisfied that no consideration
passed, and he was equally satisfied that it
was never intended that the property in the
play should pass from Mr. Lawson, but that
Mrs. Lawson was merely a trustee. Thf-
declaration asked for would accordingly be
granted.
MENCHEN v. DENVILLE.-" THE
MIRACLE." >
In the Court of Appeal, before Lords Ju
Vaughan Williams, Buckley, and Kennedy,
2 Mr. Menchen, the assignee of the rk'ht
to reproduce ftofessor Reintoardt's
play The Miracle as a film, appealed from
a refusal by Mr. Justice Bucknill in chambers
to injunct Mr. Arthur Denville from calling
a play he is producing, with actors and
actresses, as " The Miracle, as performed at
Olympia," and from using words in his ad-
vertisements disparaging plaintitf's reproduc-
tion.
Mr. Schiller described the action as one
for passing off, and argued that when a per-
son represented that if the public resorted
to his premises they would see the repro-
duction of a play which plaintiff was also
reproducing on the kinematograph, he was
making a fraudulent representation, and was
probably taking customers away from plain-
tiff's premises, to his injury.
The play which defendant announced as
" lately done at Olympia " was not done at
Olympia. He was trying to say he was in
direct descent from Professor Reinhardt's per-
formance, whereas it was plaintiff who was
in direct descent as sole assignee.
The Court dismissed the appeal without
calling upon Mr. Holman Gregory, K.C., for
respondent.
Lord Justice Vaughan Williams said it wa?
perfectly clear that appellant .had no right-
whatever to ask that respondent might be re-
strained from using the name The Miracle.
DEC.
f the pl;iy '
i>WI|er III '
.•.right
11 the form
i of tin- announcement
iit be thai 'ight owner
i right to r indent, but
<iach upon
.;>|iellatit liH'l acquired. Until
e tiliu -appellant bad
lit to an injunction.
: nklry agreed. There waa
no ini ; 's copyright, and
still mo- ait to say that
uaa passing otf. Uow could it bo said
a person who invited the public to go
.• a play by actors and actresses was
• go to see a kinematograph
If there was a slander of title appellant
ed, but to ask for an injunction
:i rival from saying his perform-
he preferred to that of somebody
.iit.
Lord Ju-; iy also agreed.
\KI.r, v. UKKI.V.-CONfl'IlT PARTY
MAN.UiKU AM) HIS ARTISTS.
May
:. d Mi. I.. .1. Roxburgh
3 for :',<•• -ui'i cl <-t
a tlie
Comedies Concert Party.
Mr. Drury, for the plaintiff, said the claim
was made up of thr> namely, £1
I, being 11"' balance of a Bum due for
•rformaiice given on behalf of the
.i. a balance of salary due on Sep-
,!i(l a further sovereign in respect
to sew '1 at four Sunday concerts.
11 question,
nil behalf of plaintiff and Miss
A., of which
i<4 30 per cent., went
•tainments Association of the cor-
' naming To per cent., £19 Cs.,
was h te deft -infant on the under-
.-•tanding that he, as proprietor m the com-
nany, would retain ivt per cent, and divide 40
' iinnell and Miss
Daint'- (f would be entitled to -£5
10s. 4d. On applying for the money [ilaintitf
A-as !i nit. A solicitor
friend of h'-rs saw the defendant, who said
iporation took a
;• eventually came before the
tee, and tlie defendant agreed fo divide
•,he 40 per cent, between the two artists,
.if the other benetrfs. !!;•
not 40 per cent.
on the gross taking*, but on the 7n per cent.,
md handed t-n plaint if! i" 17s. 'J.I., extract-
. I'laintitf claimed the
balance of £1 13s. '_'d. \Vitb regard to the
plaint ilf was engaged at a
weekly salary of £3. Defendant shut down
the concert party on September 25, and paid .
•ily £2 for that portion of the week,
!;ly salary, plain-
i that she was entitled to the full
Mr. < 'ted that there was an abso-
i.-niiil i if liability »n the part of defen-
il. There was no
Mr. Drury pointed out that no benefit could
be ci'. MM- con-rut of the Entertain-
Mr. ; ion should
SUP. and not in:, this young lady up to it.
Mr. Ururv i!v point of
diffic " • v.het her the
40 per cent, -.hoiild r. ' TOSS takings
or to the 'i iiare.
in of tho claim in re
Kurd to salary, it appeared that an agre>
in writing did e.u^t between tho parties, but i'
was unstamped.
indue pointed out that In view of
fact tin; av id not be produced ir
Court, and therefore evidence on it could not
be pi.
Mr. Kohiiroii : f'an't we agree that it is lost?
Mr. Drury, following conferring with the
plaintiff, agreed to abandon the claim for &\
salary.
In cross-examination plaintiff stated that the
for £3 17s. 2d. (produced) bore her
signature. It stated that it was in " full settle-
ment " of her benefit, but witness signed it
under protest. There were several present at
the time, and she took the money up after the
document was signed.
Councillor A. W. Larkin stated that he was a
memlier of the sub committee of the Entertain-
ments Committee last season. The consent of
the Entertainments Committee was given to
• .'iject to certain percentages.
The terms were proposed by the manager, and
the Association consented to them. An agree-
I ment in writing existed between the Commit-
tee and the defendant. The Association would
I never have given their consent to benefits had
I they not understood that the artists would re-
| ceive an adequate percentage.
His Honour : It is hinted that the Associa-
tion has no power to impose conditions.
Mr. Kobiiibon : I plainly stated it. My case
1 shortly is that there is no contract, and that
, no one has a right to interfere between us and
our artists.
His Honour said that he had no doubt that
the Corporation had power to prevent any-
thing in the nature of Impropriety, DU«
whether they were empowered to interfere in
the matter of the division of proceeds waa a
difficult thing to say.
Councillor Larkin said that a committee
meeting was held in reference to the matter,
a strong feeling against the artists
receiving such a small percentage. It waa oven
suggested that a subscription should be
initiated on Miss O'Connell's behalf rather
than that she should lose the amount. Finally,
the defendant agreed to pay the plaintiff on
the same basis as the other artists — iX) per
cent, of the gross takings.
For the defence, Mr. Robinson submitted
that there was no case to answer, as his friend
had proved no contract and no custom. In
fuct, he had proved nothing.
The Judge suggested that the defendant
should not refuse to pay, as the amount wa»
so small and it was plaintiff's first tour
Mr. Robinson stated that it was a question
of principle with the defendant.
* iudBmeDt ror
CUTTER v. REELY.-CONCERT ARTISTS-
CLAIM.
At Clerkenwell County Court, Robert Ireland
:• and Adrit-nne Cutter, his v,
6 Matoaa lload, Br<x.-kKy, s.i:.. a
.1. Kozburghe K-eely, of Alwyne lUxul.
Caiionbury, Islington, for salary.
Mr. Tyfleld, counsel for plaintiffs, said the,
defendant did not appear to be pn
Judge Roberts: A telegram has been received
from defendant by the Registrar. It
inager, or any representative what-
soever unable to attend, as fulfilling an eu-
ieiit at Margate. I have heard late last
evening that the solicitor representing me i.*
d.ad. No time to instruct another. So ask for
adjournment till next week or any other :
Mr. Tyfleld opposed an adjournment. His-
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DEC.
client, Mr. Cutter, had come up from Chatham,
and w.us prepared to go on with the case.
His Honour decided that he could not grant
an adjournment.
Mr. Tyfield said that Mr. and Mrs. Cutter
were well-known concert, artists. Negotiations
commenced between the parties in February
last for fixing up a seaside concert tour, and
these culminated in a contract being entered
into on February 24 for a period from June 2
till the end of September. The tour went on,
but on September 8 defendant terminated the
engagement. Plaintiffs, submitted counsel, were
entitled to three weeks' joint salary at £7 per
week from the date of their dismissal till the
end of September.
Evidence in support of the claim was given
by Mr. Cutter.
His Honour gave judgment for plaintiffs for
£21 and costs.
GINNETT v. VARIETIES THEATRES CON-
SOLIDATED—CONFIRMATION QF CON-
TRACTS—JDRY DISAGREE.
In the King's Bench Division, before Mr.
Justice Pickford and a special jury, Mr.
8 Fred Ginnett sued the Variety Theatres
Consolidated, the United Varieties Syndi-
• oate, and the Metropolitan Theatre of Varie-
ties, iLtd., to recover damages for alleged
breach of a certain agreement whereby plain-
tiff was engaged to perform at defendants'
variety theatres. DrtViidants denied any breach
•of agreement, .pleaded that it wab entered into
subject to certain customs, and that it was
only entered into subject to the trial perform-
ance being a success.
Mr. Clavel Salter, K.C., M.P., and Mr.
Liversidge appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr.
L Sanderson, K.C., M.P., and Mr. Stuart
Bevan represented the defendants.
Mr. Salter, in opening plaintiff's case, said
Mr. Fred Ginnett ran a show called Wild Aus-
tralia. In October, 1912, the company were
performing at Manchester, and were seen by
Mr. Davis, the managing director of the three
companies who were sued here. Mr. Davis
asked Mr. Ginnett to call on him with a view
10 business, and .plaintiff did so. Mr. Ginnett
• 'lied that his No. 1 company which Mr.
Davis had seen at Manchester was fully
booked up. but he offered, if Mr. Davis could
<give him a sufficient number of engagements
to got together a No. 2 company equal to
No. 1 company. Mr. Davis said he would try
company for a week, but Mr. Ginnett
pointed out that w.as utterly unreasonable
ise of the great trouble and expense of
'!-' Mich a company together. Davis
i what was the smallest number of weeks
ne would agree to, and Mr. Ginnett said six
'.en. Thereupon it was arranged that he
should have a seven weeks' engagement at
la to ho selected and aureed. No 1
my was getting £140 a week in the pro-
. and plaintiff asked £130 for No. 2 com-
Imately they agreed to £100 a week
ks were settled and agreed and the
bpoked. Plaintiff set to work, and it
:tmi ,t:>7;. in cash for dresses scenery
without taking into account the
had. A big mat that -was required
eso or £90 alone. The engagements were
"nmence at East Ham on November 11
rh',i T°?*tin',le at Brixton- Walthamstow!
"ii. South London, and at the
n. They were not consecutive
The first week's performance, from
M to in. was at East Ham. and
oe item out of fourteen
dvertfaed, but it did not go at
,all badly. Plaintiff was duly paid for it on
the usual pay-day. His nev. ill wa.-:
from November 25 to 30 at Brixton. and in
the intervening week he called in Mr
in connection with advertising the show. Mr.
Davis complained what a bad week they had
at East Ham, and of the loss the hall had
made. Plaintiff pointed put that his p,h<..-.
only one. item out of fourteen, and that it-
was badly advertised. As lie wanted to
on friendly terms with defendants he <
Mr. Davis £20 back, which Davis accepted.
Next week they had an exceedingly good show,
but on the first night at Brixton he va
that he would not be allowed to perform
the rest of his contract at the other
.halls. He was actually asked to forfei-
weeks at £100 a week. The defendair
up two defences, said Mr. Salter. They said
that they were entitled to prevent him play-
ing on the ground that first it wa
contrac.t that if the first week of the eni
invent — the one at East Ham— did not -
them, they were not bound to employ him any-
more. The other point of the defenc
this. They said they were entitled to
ti employ him, notwithstanding the 1.
that had been made, unless they sent him a
written confirmation of the contract,
defendants said there was a custom of the
profession.
Mr. Srtlter submitted that- no recognised
custom existed in the profession at all on the
point.
Mr. Fred Ginnett gave evidence in support
of counsel's statements. The show was •
out at Brixton, and there they I ml ver>
houses. He was now aware that defen-
eaid the contracts ought to hav
firmed. The defendants did not give bin
confirmation of his contracts before Ii>
formed at East Ham and Brixton. In the
ordinary way an artist got confinnatio)!
sometimes he started work without i:
them. When he started the tour he wa- then
without any confirmation. He only g<.;
confirmation on the Thursday after he n
the tour. He had done two month
Moss and Stoll halls without any confirm
On December 9 Mr. Ginnett was
examined by Mr. Sanderson.
Was it not open to the artist to withdraw
from the engagement until the employer had
signed the confirmatory contract?
Certainly not. That is the main obj.
this action. It has been altered since.
Was not the document which the arti-t
signed looked upon as an offer for twentv-one
days only?
At one time you were bound for ever, but
now you are only bound for twenty-one d;.
I suggest that it was the other way about.
ihe artist was not bound until the confirma-
tory document was signed by the emplcn-
That is entirely wrong; the artist was •,
•bound directly he put his name on the j
inat js the grievance we are fighting.
Is your position that the artist was bound
as soon as his name was on the paper?
But the employer was not?— That wa
position they took up. I think he was bound
by it.
Was it not always the practice that the
employer .gave a confirmatory contract?—
% do occasionally, but we sometimes work-
without them.
Evidence was also Riven by Mr. Harry Tate.
For the defence Mr. Joseph Davis said he
never gave plaintiff a definite firm contract for
wrth" ^"*?i uHe did not c'onfirm contracts
with plaintiff because East Ham was so un
satisfactory. That was a trial performance,
•DEC.
11 L STAUll 1
341
»HII« 1|J, til till- '
In, .ilnl lie knew nothiii
' them. Hi- ilitl ii..t want tin pia:ntill'-
Who ha, I .:
plaintiff a
I'laiiniir told him he \\uii!. i
r. Jlr had
B company
"T further engage-
, wa.> pim-U a gamble on The p-i-t
Tin \\ht.l- W&U a
was t-tintiliiu-tl mi 1lu- followi'it;
iip. in .summinj.' \i]>. said The ipics-
t ; there wa
• iploy the plaintiff and his troupe
halls controlled l>\ The
•:<-lVlidant.- in the
:!d he coii-
iu lit w as oi
•ade by one ^,-nt leinail aetiiiL' for The
"lies, hut he was WTOl
d id. a wag tha
delinite until confirmation
Mich as in
• bookings, arid where
•nilirmed hy telephone me-
froni managers artist., often played
•niation in those cases, and occa-
llt rar.-ly. in tho case of .
id. That was the evidence of ,he
s witnesses as to the custom of the
the Ask with Award in the
It came to this, th.-u.
have a verbal agreement for a
Mi the terms of the contract was
binding, and there was no confirmation hy
ie employer, but that it wn« very rare in the
nt< for performances some
' '•' re was n con-
nt, and thai
lin-iry way. Defendants
nl but
nl for a tr
'hat it was provt-d hv plaintiff's
• at the almost invariable custom
a contract
was binding, and there was I10 confirmation
[1 wa; corroboratlon of tneir
re \va= no binding COT
That was the way in which it was used by
fendants. As to the damages, the jury
1 lintifT anything for any of
the weeks in regard to whicli he said he could
nave secured other <-n -.•
"•y WTP mi e as to whether
there was a contract or not.
n;- ' • "Try as It would
to considerable expen
n.i.v<> t!ie action retried.
The jury wen- then discharged.
KITS WELLS SYNDICATE, LIMITED, v.
SOFIANO.
In t.)»- Kin '_•'.•> Bench Division before Mr.
Justin- Rowlatt and a common jury the
9 ' ought
I. reach
Tom Mr. Constantino Soriano, of
Defendant counter-
l*ging lireach of contract and
:-ery. etc.
Counsel cnpaced were y\r. Tolam. K.C.. and
Mr. F. n. Baher (instructed by Mr V ,T
Moulder) for plaintiffs ; Mr. • r fin-
. Wedlake, Letts, and Birds)
for defendant.
The case for the plaintiffs RS set out by
1 was that defendant agreed to present
pantomime
concluding on the evenii
iidunt should
bad ii
the pantomime. <,n the .satu
performance defendan:
was put before bim, \\iti, i
'.mi objected t,. the deduction, and re-
He tn<
pped, and dii
UP with •• Cod save the Kin-.". The result of
• ot, the poiicu having '
ir to clear the building.
Mr. Frederick Baugh gave evidence. JI
•
,'"', ,'",'";•',• '"• -'•''"' '" cross-examination,
would hold about £55.
Mr. ]
defendant complained of was that «h.
a.-ked ior the receipts in respecl of th.
which was said to be due to th
company they were not forthcomin
cordingly declined to accept the £22 offered to
him by way of balance. With regard to the
SiShS17*! '* *>as 'i,ot until late on the Sunday
«SJ*A« i r- 1! ""•'' to ifc bein?
removed, and in consequence Mr. Soflano was
inable to op&n with h r>ar-
tt^^/l le follmvin« d»y. His client denied
tha* ^ell,w;is, ;!Vy "!","ar, in thr theatre, or
> p'ay th>
id that, though he gave instrue-
the performance to be .-topped be did
Anthem" thC °rchestra to PIa>" the National
In cross-examination, he declared that it was
HT« , ?M *J*y t5at '"' Ila(1 not 'iaki )11S artists.
wbi hi U'm £i>^ *]n tht' s"n''-'y with monev
which he borrowed from his mother.
Uis lordship, in .-.ummin... „ ollow-
ing day. s.-nd tliat he thought the pl-iin-
' T^er.e r'8nt in saving the contract had
broken. It was a serious thing to stop a
performance m the middle of its pi
audience knew nothing of the dispul
the management and the defendant, and. hav-
ing paid their money, the perform-
ance to go on to the end. The evidence of
ptention of scenery was very v.iirue and
shadowy.
The jury found for the plaintiff* on the
claim, and assessed the damages at £50. Thev
dismissed the counter-claim, and foun-i
£45 77s. 5d. was due to the defendant on the
Balance of accounts.
Judgment was entered accordingly.
ABBOTT v. RUSSELL.— A DANCIXG TROUPE
IN PARIS.
At Lambeth County Court, before Juclce
I'arry, William Vemon Abbott and
11 wife, .Maml Abbott, cf 4, I'nu-
Bedford Row, W.C., h-
an action on behalf of their
Dorothy Abbott, to recover the sum of
for breach of contract, from Sydney T. Rus-
sell, proprietor of troupes of lady dancers, of
185, Brixton Road. Brixton. Defendant had
paid .CIO into court.
Mr. Saunderson reprepented plaintiff, and
Mr. Martin O'Connor defendant.
Mr. Baunderson ^aid that in August Do-
Abbott went to defendant's house in Hr
Road, and rehearsed dancing for a fortnight.
[e told her that he was sending a troupe of
girls to Paris for a six months' engagement,
342
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DEC
and a contract was entered into for Dorothy
to go to Paris at a salary of 60 francs a
month, defendant to pay all travelling ex-
penses and board and lodging. Plaintiffs
bought special clothing for their daughter
owing to the length of the engagement, cost-
ing £1. There was no specified time stated
in the contract as to how long Dorothy was
to be engaged. There seemed to be fifteen or
sixteen girls rehearsing at defendant's house.
They were photographed in a group, and tho
photograph sent to the manager of La Cigale
Theatre, Paris, where they were to appear.
He selected four, amongst them "being Dorothy
Abbott. She journeyed to Paris with her three
companions, but on being seen by the manager
of La Cigale Theatre she was rejected, as he
said she was too thin. Mrs. Russell was in
Paris at the time, and tried to get Dorothy
another engagement with other troupes, but
failed, and she returned to England. The
three other girls were engaged.
Sydney Thomas Russell, the defendant, said
his engagement with the manager of La
Cigale, Paris, was only for the month of Sep-
tember. No specified time was mentioned to
Mrs. Abbott or her daughter. When Dorothy
came back from Paris he w.as prepared to
place her in another troupe to tour the Eng-
lish provinces on the same terms as the Paris
engagement, but Mrs. Abbott would not allow
her daughter to go on tour.
Judge Parry, in giving judgment, said the
contract did not stipulate for an engagement
for any length of time in Paris. Mr. Russell
had a contract at La Cigale for one month,
and that appeared to be the only time men-
tioned throughout the case. The contract did
state that the girl was to have an engagement
in Paris, and that part of it had not been
carried out. Defendant had paid £10 into
court, and that, he thought, was a generous
way of meeting the claim. He gave judgment
for plaintiff for that amount — £10— and made
no order as to costs.
BIRTLES (" STAFFO ") v. SMITH.— BROKEN
CONTRACT.
At the Gateshead County Court, Horace
William Birtles, known as " i&taffo," sued
1 2 J- H. Smith, manager of the Imperial
Music Hall, Felling, for £6 10s., due
to him on a contract entered into between the
parties whereby the applicant had to appear
in a comedy juggling act at the respondent's
hall during the week beginning November 27.
Mr. Syms, instructed by the Variety Artists'
Federation, appeared for the plaintiff.
He explained to the judge that after the
Contract had been entered into Smith's agent
wrote to the applicant stating that the con-
tract should be cancelled, as the act was not
what it had been made out to be. Smith was
then sworn. Asked by his Honour what was
his, defence, he replied that it was mi-
eentation.
" What is the misrepresentation ? " the judge
asked.
" He got the contract from me on the state-
ment that he had appeared at the Heaton Elec-
tric Hall, and had a return date," respondent
explained, and he added that Staffo had not
this return date.
Hia Honour, recalling • another case at the
Newcastle court, said that the applicant had
every reason to believe that he had this return
contract.
Smith, when told that he could question the
applicant, said he was in a very difficult posi-
tion, as his solicitor, who had been present at
the court that morning, had not returned.
His Honour remarked that he could not say
there was any misrepresentation, but if re-
spondent desired it he would adjourn the case.
He would, however, have to pay the expensed
of Mr. Syms and the plaintiff for their attend-
ance that day. His Honour observed that it
would be cheaper to pay than have an adjourn-
ment.
" Well, I suppose I must bow to your de-
cision, your Honour," said Smith; "but how
will I go on about my solicitor not coming to
represent me? "
" That I am not inclined to advise you on,"
replied Judge Greenwell. " You will have to
consult another solicitor if you want to bring-
an action for damages."
P
THEATRE BAR NOT A -SHOP— MR. B.
LUCAS SUMMONED.
Ait Marylebone, Benjamin Pearce Lucaa, of
the 'Bedford Arms public-house, AjrMittgton
2 2 Road, Oamden Town, was summoned by
ttoe [London iGoutruty Council under the
Shops Act for employing a female assistant
in iCOintnaiventaoii of tlhe Act.
Mr. Newman supported the summons.
It appeared that the young woman was em-
ployed at the public-house as a relief hand
from 10 o'clock a.m. until 5.30 p.m., except on
one day of the week, when she left at 1 p.m.
On every day of the week, however, after
leaving the public-house ehe went to the B<?d-
ford Music Hall, In which it was said the
defendant was also interested, and served at
the bar until 11 or 11.30 p.m.
Mr. Newman contended that the young-
woman was practically employed from 10 a.m.
to 11.30 p.m. under the same management
without having a half-holiday, and that, he
said, was what the Act was intended to-
prevent.
Mr. O'Connor, counsel for the defence, con
tended that the public-house and the theatre-
were two separate businesses, and +-hat the-
bar of the theatre was not a shop within t
meaning of the Act.
The magistrate agreed, and, In dismissing
the proceedings, he offered to state a case o»
the point.
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