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A NEW USA. ACTRESS,
[By Sydney W. Carroll.] I am exercised critically by the a young présence amongst us. of French American actress. The young lady is called Claudette Colbert, A brunette of the blue- black order, large eyed, slim, modern and piquante, Claudetta is remarkable for her talent, her sincerity and natural charm. Her success reminds me once more of the allegation that we have few real actresses in England. Is It true that we are short of feminine theatrical talent? I wonder. Per haps the Public will answer me.
For simple realism, atropuque IN THE DOLDRUMS.
and passionate abandon the Ameri- can woman seems to hold the field. Miss Tallulah Bankhead as an ac treas has many faults, but at least she is an actress--one of those fine |first-rate atage animals whose an- tics are I always worth watching.. She is not half dead or dreaming. She is never a doll. Mr. St. John Ervine would never accuse her of being over "rofayned," either in speech or manner.
HOME DRAMA. AT A DISCOUNT.
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A DISMAL MONTH.
[By Sydney W. Carroll.]
In
London, May 24. When the carp died in the clear water of the fountains of Ver- sailles, Madame de Malatonon re- marked, "They are like me. They The Power of Youth,
regret their mud." The West-end Yes! There is nothing like theatre, managere have bean com- youth and energy. Give me the plaining bitterly lately of bad busi- girl on the stage who is great fun. nes. Many recent shows have love the actress with a comic had very short runs. The public, elde. Most of our young English it is said, is becoming increasing- women seem too intent on beingly difficult to please. young ladies first and actresses had too much mud, perhaps.
They have afterwards. The legitimate stage three weeks lately a dozen new is no place for the glorified manns-plays were produced, and hardly quin, or figurante. Some of our one of them can be looked upon as flappers wishful of sudden exaltaa big success. The marry month I have for my sins always beention to fame in a night put on of May has belied its name. Some susceptible to the attractions of the airs they doubtless consider sult- managers blame the authors. opposite sex, whatever the age or able for the occasion, but which They declare that no clever plays figure, the nationality, the colour effectually disqualify them from are being written. High rents are or the complexion. My recent "stardom." When she has nothing the causa of these frequent visit to the Playhouse makes me to say the average stage youngster failures, says another manager; mutely yearn to be vamped. I have appears to lose all interest and to £650 a week for rent would kill | eyes to wonder, but lack tongue to have no part in the place. With any legitimate drama. “A farce at praise. This in spite of the fact each cuu sho gives, her part in the the Vaudeville ran for four nights, that the present type of American performance ceases. Still-youth's a comedy at the Royalty for five, to the vision may be made perfect in the same theatre killing off an stage heroine confuses me point of blushing. Her past is so time.
other comedy in two. Even the It must, however, be admitted name of Avery Hopwood,.Ameri- confessedly lurid.
by their worst detractors that Eng-ca's most lucrative playwright, lish actresses, whether young or failed to prolong "Our Little Wife" making their central figures (as in old, strike usually a note of rare for more than a fortnight. That distinction and refinement. No
was a fortnight too long? "The Trial of Mary Dugan") pro- other actress in the world can play.
Rival Attractions. fessional companions for unhappily
Greyhound racing, daylight sav `married men or (as in "The Bark the grande dame so well. er" "little tarts." If "Gentlemen no other nationality can one expecting, the tennis court, the cheap Prefer Blondes" a prolonged joke such a first-class reproduction of hire-purchase motorcar, is made of the promiscuity and the novice or the ingenue. Virtue dances, broadcasting, the cinema, mercenary character of the gold- has never had an exponent so con dirt track racing, and ever so many vincing as the Englishwoman-more rival attractions have made digger around whom the scanty
“Daily Telegraph.” plot drapes Itself. Decidedly I must be no gentleman, for I prefer brunettes, at least, when on the atage-this one in particular. She
Wicked Heroines. These American authors are now
From
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the task of running theatres one of the most difficult and precarious -a bigger gamble than horse-rac- ing. Yet, in spite of all these
is so young, vital and swift. Her MUSIC AS CAREER. troubles, a London theatre has just
dark charm appeals to me more than that of all the flaxen-haired, thin-voiced Lorelais of my ac quaintance.
SIR THOMAS BEECHAM AND
OUR PLAYERS..
changed hands at the Bgure of $120,000, no theatres are closed, and the prospects of new theatres being built are spoken of right and left.. What is the sane man to make of the situation?-that la, if there are any sane men left in this world theatrical. But never forget and here I fall asleep amid the sound of harmonious music- that there will always be a public for the very successful play.
FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1928.
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Ever since the days of Ada
"I have become for the moment Rehan, American actresses old or young have had a fascination for not only the spokesman but also the me. Even when they send them champion of British music," said over here, strangely old, monoton-Sir Thomas Beecham, responding to oue, 'nasal or vulgar, they, as the toast of "British Music" at a rule, are so sincere, se energetic, dinner of the Musicians' Club, Lon- so full of vitality, that they always don, at the Wharncliffe Rooms, make me sit up and take notice. All over the world, he said he The vogue of the moment, the They are not in the business as found an entire disbelief in the sensation of the season, will never beauty specialists. They never loll musical potentialities of the coun- have to complain of empty seats. or pose or drape themselves ex-try. In Paris there was no news Money may not be so plentiful, ex- and no pit. This business of mak quisitely over the back of settees. paper that knew the British had cept with the favoured few, but it ing theatregoing so expensive is They furnish the stage but exhibit great orchestras and great choirs, is always forthcoming If the quality suicidal. It may succeed tempor no acute sensibility about the pre- Yet there were 4,000 choral 80 of the entertainment he of the arily, but sooner or later It will I am, drive theatreland to bankruptcy? | sence of the audience when doing cieties in Britain-more than in the highest popular standard.
Because.I have always loved se- so. Culturally and temperamental-whole of Europe and the United very interested to see one manager ly they always seem to appreciate States put together.. Britain was ascribing the apparent lack of pre- tors and acting. I am constantly en- the demand of a part or a play continually turning out excellent sent-day interest in the theatre to deavouring to raise the standard of and seem driven by the drama in-
What became of them? the prevalent craze for "small acting in this country and to Im- panting" on the Stock Exchange, prove the level of criticism, so far stead of attempting to lead it
In Germany they would go into es- The petty gambler who logos all as it affects the actor but the tablished orchestras and establish-his money or locks it up in specula-great actors of the past were made Fed opera houses. In Britain tion, it is contended, cannot spare by the pit. In the days when the they went to cafes, restaurants, the cash to take his fiancee and pit 'rose" at the actor reputations cinemas, and bands on the pler.
her relations, or it may be his wife were made of a lasting kind. “The Such was the lot of hundreds of and her relations, to theatre Pit, the Pit!" must be our battle.
Young England.
players.
Half-Salary Plan
Let us take a look over our Lon- don programmes. Here is the most wonderful of young English comedy actresses Miss Evelyn Laye. What is she doing? A musical piece at the Piccadilly. At the Old Vic, very sensibly learning her business, is the most promising of ! our romantic young actresses-
Miss Jean Forbes-Robertson.
At the Kingsway, still acting in sweet, old-fashioned "Marigold," is little Angela Baddeley, a girl with a strange tragic gift, always lovage was just as gifted and had bot a week or two. The prices of seats able--always highly intelligent. ter musical brains than his con- cannot be lowered because of At the Savoy is beautiful Frances frere abroad, but he was in nothing rental arrangements and the con- Doble, with much to learn but a bat blind alley. The goal, of ditions of the leases, but undoubt- more than promising artist. At English students had to be the pler edly they are far too high for the nature of some of the entertain- the New you will find one of the rat Brighton or Margate. most popular, clever, and earnest The salvation of British music ments offered. of English youngsters--Edus Best. lay in combining and organising. Wasting her talent in American His scheme for the saving of Bri- theatre proprietors have done a the theatre by farce is graceful Cicely Byrne. tish opera comprised the accumula-lasting injury to You will find at the Comedy Jeanne tión of small forces. That club was doing away with so many pits and de Casalls, and you can run your fully capable of putting leaven into
galleries. The popular parts of
the names of lump of British indifference.
of theatre-goers. They should be Marjorie Mars, Norah Swinburne,
"My scheme will be through" made, as in cinemas, as comfort- It is the most Cicely Courtneidge,
Lable as possible. Bir. Thomas declared. "It will go shortsighted of policies to view Dickson, Winifred Shotter, Joan through after a fight, and it is a with contempt the cheaper parts Barry, Kate O'Regan,
Grizelda Hervey, Ursula Jeans, Gracie fight in which I invite you to be on merely because they do not repre
the side of the angels. There is sent a big total in money when Fields, Olga Lindo, Gwen Ffrangcon in this country an inferiority com- full. The pit and gallery provide plex. For goodness' sake let us enthusiasm, that quality without which no enterprise can greatly get it out of ourselves."
Sir Landon Ronald, who presided, succeed. announced that there were now The Piccadilly Theatre, London's over 1,000 members of the club.latest playhouse, has no gallery
magnificent students turned out by parties. There may be something cry, their most excellent musical aca-in this. One cannot even die for demies. What future provision nothing in London. did they make for these won
We hear of companies being paid derful young people? None at all They were left to go as fast as they half salaries to keep going. This The young is a dubious plan. It seldom does could to the devil. British singer of twenty years of more than prolong the agony for
I think that managers and
eyes with Interest in other pro the almost immovable indigestible the playhouse provide the backbone
grammes
over
Dorothy
Davies, and ever so many more. But you will search in vain for any terrific and passionate force in the actress, capable of electrifying and thrilling an audience almost out of its reason.
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