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18 T l^ e O i l l board SEPTEMBER 3, 1910. London Season Forecast By F. ASLETT WRAY. In estlmatlog the prospects of tbe aatnmn fleason In. LondoQ this year one finds oneself Id a cnrlons position. As a rule, at this time of year- practically all tbe theatres have been dosed for seyeral Tveeks, and with slisolatelr nothing ddlng'one begins to ifeel keen on what U going to happen in the fntnre.^ Bat this year ereiything is different. Bad weather: baa glren theatres another season, and the conse-' qnence Is- tfaat evprythlnif seems to J lure lieenj'going on mncfa tthe same■-■-.■.-.i. as nsnal» and one's costomary: expect- ancy to a large extent absent StIU :allr;. the -same-valgus of :tremendous - . setivlty are going on all aromia-as, and It Is timpossible to refrain from setting a little excited at the bnsy times In -prospect during the: next ' -'i;; few weekli. Where alL- the contem- flatcd plays are going to be staged ^' hardly know at present; bat all in- dications point to the fact that: there will veiT -soon be a theatre, famine In Ijraidon. i . -If one were . to .be :asked:.:Offband- :. what wa^ to be tlie main character-, - Istlc of the coming season the answer • woidd. of coarse be, "Grand : Opera-V : The great Beeeham -season at Dmry' Xane. starting <m October 1, will;- of coarse, edip8fr..eveiTthing else for the ' time being. .'- :NeTee. before has snch an achievement, as.-thts will be been attempted'anywbertvv-bQt as ■ I snvc:^. v jnra pretty tDlIj 'paztienlarsi of- this - ■topoidoas: ondertakiiig ,<inly rti^ or >v . -three weeks - ■gDk- >I:r donH. - Intend, toi^ : go--orer - the :groond-'.asaIn.::^-:jUl .-T - need add'ls that In addition to the : operas then- named, it bas also been decided to - perform Straoss* ..operatic experiments complete—Gantranw S^Ur. - eisnot, Electra and Salome, .aItbongh < the Sancton of the .Ijord .Chane^or : for the last named has not yet been : given. :-iFor these-operas the services . of Miss Bdyth Walker and Fran Anna : Bahrrlindeiiboarg have been specially engaged..''. : - -After: >thls three months*: season, only a cnnple of months will elapse and we will be plunged at once into a period of operatic. activity that has no parallel In the annals of Ijondon's musical history. Covent Garden will resnme Its own pecnllar functions and -will doubtless pat. forward a great spurt to compete with the lavish ef- fort of the Beechams at Drary liane; and apart from this, another season of opera comlque, ran-by an ex- ceedingly wealthy syndicate, will be pat on concnrrently—at -His; Majes- ty's. It available—and -will'offer the pnblfc some striking nov^ties^: Added to this, Beeeham- has expressed'an Intention of giving another- Mezart season in the early months-of' the year. Altogether- it loofcs as: tliongb we are to na^e:-something more - than . onr fill of grand-opera. -Coming to-oidlnary business. Sir Berliert Tree's: irreat prodoctioa of Henry VIII., at His Mt^esty's. takes precedence of eveiytbtng else. Be- hearsals commence .on: September 1, but already theatregoers' appetites arc being whetted by lovely' poster pictifires of King Henry VIII., the scheming Cardinal Wolsey; and the handsome Qneen Katharine of Ara- gau. By Charles Bnshel. after H<d- .1ielii, the7 are: probably tlie Onest set of posli er a that the Xondon hoardings have ever seen. In the production, Arthur -Boacfaier is to play Henry— and has grown a b»ard specially for the purpose; Tree will be Cardinal Wolsey. and Henry Ainley, the Duke of Bucklngtiam. Miss Irene Vanbragb wHlvpIay Katharine. .An Interesting annoancement -with regard to the new prodnctkm is tliat Tree is golns to .:adopt- the olden time arrangement of the :,^fainen stage." This means that-tbe stage vOI project about nine feet into tlie audito- rium—something less that that ntlUzed for the .Elizabethan productions cfnrlng the recent Shakespeare imidactioiis. This, .while enlarglnK the accommodation ■ of the stage and giving more room for. the: pageant side. : will In cer- tain parts bring ... the players In. closer touch with the aadlenee. : In a: small theatre this wonid be sapetOnons. bnt.'His Majesty's Is a big place, .and it is not: always easy to bear some^ oC; .our:: leading actors and ' actresses on this, aloe.' Tkee'S' -nrdon 'ls'arTanged In three acta, with the enstomary prologue. The scenes wm be as follows: • ■ ' ACT I.—Scene I—The -doisteta.: Scene 2— The Council Chamber. Scene 3—-Tlie Banquet- ing Hall. W<flsey*s Palace. -. : - .- ACT JI.—Scene 1—The River Gate. : Scene 2-^The Gallery. Scene 3—^The Pleasaunce, Wind- ' sor. Scene 4—^Westminst^ Hall.'' ACT lU.—Scene 1—ltevPlea- satmce. Scene 2—Ante-room to the :^CtaapeL Seraie wS^West-i minster lAlibey. ^ [Scraie:4^>^KlDi-^ bolton; : Scene ^-rThe^i Galleqr. : Scene 6—^Palace;;yard^ A6reen-j wich..- The pIay-$ lends'V Itself: in wonderfm fasnton:to.|iageant-: rr, and in thbf^dlrectloni^in which he Is regwM as-a past- .Oiaster—Tree ia^attemptlxig to eclipse his own Ir records. The . banquet scene an^the coronation spectacle promise to be more OrientaI:In their magnificence. than anything yet : seen, on the English stage, while those of ^tae Westminster HaU: and'-Westminster Abbey, not. to speak of the banqueting chamber, ate to be doae on a pcale which Is calculated to make playgoers gasp Zonls Parker, the stage manager of all the great pageants held in-England in- recent years, is col- laboratliig: With Xree in this department Betty Barnett . i, -.. .; .. .. -.. Faye Cuslck lAcInda'i.: .. .. .. Miss Xaoa SavlUe Tbe Girl from Kalamasoo . Miss Lillian Westner Mrs. Daisy UuUens: ^. .. JiiasslAttie Blake Maid ..; .. .. v.. i.u . .. .. Ml» ^ose-Fantusx Aunt Marr Watidns:.'. ; Mlw May Bobson Xhe: pIay,.ls .-:belng:)!wdL1ia«ned> at tbe -oies- ent time, .and.-aa -Miss BobBOQ- Is exceedingly popolar here. It' will be Its own fanit It It falls to make good. In any- ease, tbe start It wni have on Its'rivals ought to be-of immense assistance. Charles Frohman's : plans tor tbe Dnke of York's and the Comedy are already fixed. The latter will , he the scene of : the presentation of A Woman's Way, by Thompson Buchanan, < whl«4i .'.Is- already under rehearsaL The play has been sightly modified for Eng- lish supporters by Cosmo Hamilton, and the leading role will be sustsined by :that brilliant young: actress. Marie l.ohr. She.t will be sup- ported by sncb well-known people as Mugnerite Iieslle. Helen Rous. Nina Sevenlng, Chas. Quar-. termaloe—^who made such a hit as the hero in Don. last year^Eva Maturin and Arthur Piay- _Uit. When this: play ends .its place will be /ATTRACTIONS ^ his wife. Mlsie. -^3<Telr time fid^?' I Tree -has been assuring earnest students of Shakespeare that no liberties are to be taken with the text, although the play will be com- Ipressed. within three acts. 9^ls is his Idea of Wolsey: 'ri see him stout of girth, Uvicg well; very comnlex.- sabtle and brusque; a very-prince of the ..Church;: imbued with ;the ultramontane I Italian spirit.- Suggesting the pleblsn. he had a tonch: of Bismarck,: Gladstone and Disraeli. He was'nttetly nnscnipnlons In serving the AI- mlghty." * ■ But the llrst play to get going in the au- tumn season ^wIU be The Rejuvenation of Annt Mary.'which ;UI8B May Bobson Is to put on at Terry's Theatre, .on, Angnst 22. Tbe cast has been solected aa-follows: .' John Watkini, ^r. IfltcheU .. .. .. Roltert Bamett .. Clover .. Joshua .. ^ , James .. ..■ .. \. Mr. Stebblna ..' .. Messenger Boy- .. Jack' Storey .. Paul Decker Arthur Deerlnjs; John McMahon < .. C. C. Owyne- .. Geo. F. Hall- Iiester Wallace Hairy Jones taken by a new-piece by Sir Arthur-Finero. At Ute-Dnke Of York's, MIis Irene Vanbragb Is to go Into managership :on: her own account with a three-act comedy .act, A Bolt from the Bine. In her company will be.Incladed Edmlnd Owenn, Dennis Eadle. Mlsa: Frances Dillon and Arthur: .Wontner. .'Oerald;.:.l>ni-«3fanrler, also about to set ont on the itormy^nsess of actor, managership, will prodnce a: new play by Geo. Paston, entitled: Nobody's :Dangbter, at Wynd- ham's, on September: :3.':-:: The: cast will Include Sydney Valentine, ;t Lilian: :-Brathwaite, Marsh Allen. Henrietta :e Watson, >Leon Qnartermalne and the handsome Bosslte iToIIer. Across the street, at the iPrlnce of: WaIes;ivFrank: Corson Is stsging Inconstant Oeoixei^whlefa fass already been mnrh talked abont over herni v John Drew's part will be played by Cbarles Hawtrey. No one Is oulte sure as yet whether we ahsll see tbe new Dreadnanght drama at Drnry Lane this side of the New Tear, hot If It should ap- pear I am informed that Mrs. Laagtiy (Lady de Bathe) hag been engaged by Arthur Collins for tlie leading part. But as The Whip, after a mn of ten months, is still iMOked up for tin' next six weeks to come. I fancy m shall have . to wait a considerable time for the new eSoct. I ,A similar sltnaUon prevails at the Pityhodae, where Cyril Maude is playing to such big honaes with Tantalizing Tommy that he basn't tbe re- motest notion when he will be able to nrodnce Hnbert Henry DsTiesr new comedy, A Slngi* Man. .,:.:■■. :;:.-,..:..■:•.'-.■.,.■..:-:•..:.- , . . At ine Baymarket-r^htciitwas'^to bave becD'a.' "real repertory theatre"—FrlsciUa Bans Away t Is playing to sach big bnalness that it looks like stopping until Christmas at least. So exeep- tional has been the demand that Herbert; Trench, fiodlDg It impoaalble to shot the the* ' atre for the ordinary summer vacation, haa arrange to discontinue the:Saturday night per-, formance In order , to give the company the op-*■ portunity of securing a> little week-end- telas- ation -and a relief from the strain of-playtns' eight times weekly. The Crisis has been chosen : by Miss.; Bvalya v Millard for the title of : the adaptation'kiy 'Ra- ^: dolt Besler of Pierre Berton's play,'Lk Beneon-i tre. which is tq be produced, at the-Mew The- atre on Wednesdsy, August;: 31. Bnpportlnc Miss Wlllard In tbe caat will ° be HilS^^Sarah Brooke. Lennox Pawle. Atbol Stewart'; Donglas Imbert- and Norman McKime]* :: who" 'Win prodnce the play. - If i:Baaa Mil- lard meets with aa -mnch'anrcess in ' this play -as she did with her ilrst u attempt at^^uanagement: In Id61s,-^ahe : - .will be sneeessful;: indeed:-';>XI>e most admired and-.certainly tbte most lietn- tifnl actress on the Engllab stage.' she has a wonderfnl followlag'amou :- the playgolng.pnbltc. Uf * " • - . • Of Mr. Edwin Ttrry.jfe'shall see little during the coming, seaaon. For A- - .the next few months, If-he plays at all—I nnderstand that bis dntlea as one of the honorable board of Bag- land's unpaid magistrates take up much of his time—It.-.twUl 'be In the : provinces, and smafemeBts - lUT* - been made for blm^'toropen on'-yonr side early in the ^nev - yeu;: S: Ik*:: great comedian . Is no- stnilger to .vou and I expect when lie'does av : rive he will weet with a welcome that be deserves/ Hlsinamesake, Fred Terry, has one'or*two new plays In h^Dd.Mind 1 ^nnderstsnd tbat-be.and - ^le^eIlaoni>flnS::: . , - —jeafsapi^n-JmaetT.';.; /;^g-tbs demand for-fne-Bcailet Pimp-' : •ff-nel—thp most snccessfnl Toman'He drama. I suppose, ever staged la England. And. taking about this form o' entertainment. I must mention that the other leading flgnra-lherela, Louis Waller, is: thinking .:ot going b«ek to Shakesneare. Many - people -who remember how^a-.iised..to com- pletely oversbadoiC'.^tf chief wlwa he was with Tree'^at Bis Msjesty's hxvc often regretted tliat'he; ever :: left the Shakespearean'::atmo80here, but, at any rate, he is ratnmiag to it to play The-Taming of the!:Shrew, in which he will play Petrdoiio,: and of all the people In the world. Ma- belle oilman Is retunlng' to the stage to play Katharine. It Is good newa to heal" that the old Princess TheattK^ la ;<: to be opened aoaln this y#Hf :mtter..]WTinK.: been closed for 0Ter>:8eTCa?years.: All this time It. haa sbcea:' In.--tlie^' poesesrtlun of B. G.- Keith,':: bot^-nn-' avoidable delays itt; COOneetiOttiiritll- the rebuilding hava- prersntedKlilm.: doing anything with c iL ' NOW, -how- ever, all these have been surmoantad : and Mr. Keith is expected in Lon-' don in a few days from now for the' purpose of supervising the recon- structlou. Situated : right In the midille of Oxford street, in the besrt of the Weat.vZnd ahOBpliiB:.dlsttlet.'.: It Is one of the flnesr^UieSltie^sItfa: In London, and wliea< tbe^ielMiIMIag Is complete snd the ptomtoed psts- tlnl variety boose bas arisen In place of tbe old drama'faonse, there ought to be some fine business done... The last plece played at- the Princeaa, it I remember rightly, ,waa The Man\ from Arliona. and a great, sneeeis It was. - I was.abont. in tlils: eoiUlsetiOB. tO: Bo^onto other :TandSTUlssBSWS.::bnt - — I find ^1 hare omitted. aU-mention of' .nn^,.. T Hall Catoe'a, lateat eflTorts, which I; suppose I ought to Include. At Hm . Qsr- rick, on ^Angust 27th, wiU be piodneed The SSS:! 9,»2;«»°-fonnded upon- tfie tSS?. The ^?' i"j''P'' 0«ln«. Uio plsy, 1 under- SSS£"' , "5. more or less topical. The ; Eternal Question, according to Ball Calne. Is 1E£ SJS'm'"' o'-wonien's rights; a qneatlon of "■'«Ms. and reBponalhllltles of the' sexes In the eyes of Ood sad man, upon which.-: as the autlior_says. depends the whole dlfflculty : of divorce; Tbe_ three chief eharaeten in the ; Sl.7 n"d?^''.^!£"° BooelH- "her ptoteetor.'* snd David, Rossi, the revolutionary, . who hriags . the compllcatlona of love, into Roma's esncr. The problem is.hers-^hather. though there is leaving Bonelli for the OtbeT: man: ' TbAb we have tbe_ point or view of Bossi: who, SS s Bo- rlnllst, \f for the eanslltr «r: the sezn in these matters. And, to balance matters, there Is the hsrd,. matter.or-fact aommiag*UD of the question by BonplII,^ the cynical statesman and - man of the world—that a consideration of things as they are mnat allow to the man. latltad* (Cmtiaoed OB pace 72,t ? •