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"A Trip To Scarborough" Withdrawn.
London, September 22, Sir Barry Jackson's rovival, of the Vanbrugh-Sheridan comedy "A Trip to Scarborough" at the St. James's, has proved a failure, as I rather feared it would,
Presented on Monday of last week, it was swiftly and silently withdrawn on Saturday, after a run of only six days.
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When I saw the production at Malvern in August I wrote in The Daily Telegraph that, if played on a sufficiently high and consistent note of artificiality (which it was (not) it might possibly "get across," but that I doubted it, because thero is really nothing much in the play. On the other hand, Bulwer Lytton's "Money," which was vived at Malvern the following night, proved supremely delightful. After the performance, I implored Sir Barry to put it on at the St. James's, instead of the other.
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Jeanette Macdonald At Dominion,
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“DIE FLEDERMAUS” IN ENGLAND
Percy Fleming As The Governor.
London, September 22. No opera produced by the Covent Garden syndicate.has been more popular than "Die Fledermaus," either in German or in English, at Covent Garden or on tour.
London, September 22. Not since Maurice Chevalier ap- peared at the Dominion last year has it been used as a variety house. But now, with another star of the film world, Jeanette Macdonald, as, thà · chief · attraction, that huge In the theatre is again-temporarily, at any rates--given over to a variety entertainment, on the two-shows-a- night system.
An enormous audience came to the firat house last evening, evidently thrilled at the prospect of seeing Miss Macdonald in the flesh.
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provinces-whore, course, it was played in English- it was particularly well cast, and its gay tunes and frolicsome story pleased the pubile in many large towns. It was the one certain win- nor in the travelling repertory, appeared at the Royal Opera House I did not find the company which
last night quite up to the provincial standard of last year, though the personnel was largely the same. As the governor of the prison, Mr. Percy Heming, has a comic part after his own heart; in each of his scenes he is unfailing, and the funny business with the nowspaper in the last act goes well.
And what a reception they gave her when, after a floating appear- ance on 竊 balcony-a Juliet with what looked rather like a "principal boy" Romeo at her feet she stepped down to the centre of the stage, in an apple-green spangled dress, to sing her first number from "The Love Parade." In the part of Eisenstein there But, perhaps unfortunately for Supported in one or two of the ought to be an excellent foil, but themselves, impresarios do not items by a chorus of Paramount Mr. Ben Williams has not yet ac- often take advice from dramatic and Carlton Tiller girls in more or quired the right sort of ease, of eritics. All Sir Barry would con-less dazzling costumes, Miss Mac- savoir faire, to play the light- cede was that he might stage, donald, a pretty blonde with a very hearted intriguer, though he singsj "Money" in London as well. engaging smile, .contributed songa very well. On the other hand the also from "Monte Carlo" and other small but conspicuous part of films, and a rather feeble little Frusch in Act. III, was over-acted French song in addition.
and somewhat upset the balance of Her voice has nothing that could the comedy. Add to these defects be called striking about it. But it! a chorus that wanted marshalling, is clear, true, and pleasant-though and the virtues of the show as a somewhat "white" in quality-and, whole aro a little clouded. she wisely, never made the mistake Miss Norah Gruhn in her apright. of trying to force it to what she ly part of Adele showe Increasing might have thought to be the re-assurance, and Miss Gladys Parr quirements of such a vast audi-ns the Prince Orlofsky repeats a torium, or of stressing the sentit study that has character. Miss mental songs in her repertory.
I understand that its presenta- tion at the St. James's as successor to "A Trip to Searborough" has now been discussed, but that the Idea was abandoned because Sir GENTLEMEN'S AUTUMN HATS. Barry is off to Canada at the end
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It is a pity, because all the chief' members of the cast of "Money", have been appearing in "Trip to Scarborough" and are available, But the theatre, it appears, will re- main "dark" for the present- London Daily Telegraph.
D'ALBERT'S OPERAS.
Eugene D'Albert has recently completed his twenty-first opera. It is on the subject of "Mr. Wu," and will probably be produced in Berlin during the coming Winter.
D'Albert's "Tiefland" and Smetana's delightful "The Bartered Bride," which is now being given at Covent Garden, were both intro- duced to Britain 25 years ago. Al- though both operas were immense ly popular on the Continent, they failed
to to appeal
British audiences.
To-day "Tiefland" seems to have disappeared even from the Con- tinental repertory, but there seems no reason to suppose that Smetana's charming work will not take a por- manent place. in London.
Refreshingly 'Unaffected.
She avoided, too, anything like extravagance of gesture, Indeed, her manner was refreshingly un- affected. But I must confess to having caught very few of the words of her songs, either English or French.
Marjorie Parry might have smiled a little more in the part of Rosa- linda, but made up for her reticence in that aense by singing sweetly. As the egregious singing lover Mr. Parry Jones has a part he makes distinctly amusing.
Mr. Barbirolli conducted an OT- chestra that was not always beyond, The popular "March of the reproach in the matter of rhythm, Grenadierà”—with a chores of very and Miss Mimi Crawford danced to oddly-uniformed Grenadiers from "The Blue Danube" in Act II- "The Love Parade" made a spirited, H.B. in London Daily Telegraph. concluding number. Thereafter Miss Macdonald had to take several
curtain calls, and at last, yielding'amusing-sea lions (C. Olsen's) I to the audience's fervent insistence have ever seen. Their exploits are on a speech, Bald a few words of nothing short of marvellous. Fan thanks with a very pronounced in plenty is provided. by, among (but not aggressive) American ac- others, the O'Gormon Brothers, Val cent.
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