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THE FRENCH CRISIS.
M. POINCARE TO TRY AGAIN.
London, July 22.
Francs opened at 209, and are now 213% to the pound sterling -Reuter,.
Meeting Current Obligations.
'Paris, July 22, The Senate adopted the Bill submitted by M. Demonzie, mon- tioned earlier. Parliament rose at 3.10 this morning, «
FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1926.
FIRST NIGHTS.
PEEP AT THEİR.
AUDIENCES.
[By Alan Bott.)
First night audiences differ from others because they are expected to play a part. Given the oppor turity, every man can be actor and spectator at the same
time. Which is why the French, who dramatise themselves more than mont people do, say "Tat ossiste a
"for" I was present at
The remainder of the Morgan loan; which the Finance Ministry will hand over to the Banque de France, amounts to thirty-three million dollars. It's now possible The first nighter is led by tradi- the Treasury will meet obligations tion into some such attitude as of the current month without ro- | this. The' Town has always at sort to inflation.
tended the first, performance of Press Comments.
new plays, whether by Murlowe, The majority of the papers Sheridan, Robertson or Maugham; favour the formation of a Minisand afterwards the Town has talk- try of National Union, or National fed of how the Town reacted.. We Safety, thereby endorsing the are the Town; let us fulfill our manifesto signed by 230 Deputies function, as play tasters for the and presented to M. Doumergue Town. yesterday, to the effect that suck a Government alone would save the country.
So his name goes on the, mana- gers' lists, and he receives the re- minder: It is asserted that M. Poincare troyd announces the production on "Mr. Hubert Murga- is endeavouring to enlist the wednesday next, at 8 o'clock Ministerial services of M. Msharp, of The Cocktail Cinderella, Briand, Sarraut and Paul Bon-with Owen Roselands and Tallulah turn if you require seats for the Screamer. Kindly write by re-
opening performance."
cour.
The Ere Nouvelle warns what ever Government might arise that with XM empty Treasury and rising public indignation, one false step will be fatal.
Populace in Ugly Mood, The temper of the crowd surging round the Chamber of Deputies lust night was indicated by the fact that when the downfall of the Herriot Government was known, shouts were raised of "To the shambles," "Off with their heads,” and other insulting eries. On the contrary, cheers were raised for M. M. Poincare, Maginot and Franklin Bouillon, while two Communist Deputies, on making their exit, were greeted with howls of exectalion, and one had his hat bashed in with a walking stick. Another storm occurred when a Charabaneful of tourists appeared. The visitors were greeted with boca and hisses. A ntan-leaped on the running board, and was only prevented from an apparent at tempt at violence by the police..
31. Herriot was hooted and greeted with cat-calls by a large party assembled in the neighbour hood of the Elysce as he motored thither to hand in his resignation to President Doumergue.-Renter.
Impatience.
Samplers of the Dramu.
These lists are valuable. Par- clined to magnify their praise of ticipators at first nights are ine whatever they admire, because they relish the role enacted by themselves. The table-talk of these samplers of the drama-the friends in front, the bachelor who uses the function to repay hos- fesses for past hospitality, the gallery experts, and 60 on-is worth many paragraphs to the manager,
Instinctively, first nighters create different atmospheres" in different theatres for different oc- casions. The atmosphere at the first night of a new phy by Mr. John Galsworthy, for instance, is to that of the first night of a musical comedy at Daly's as are a bishop's ruiters to a stock- broker's striped trousers. the watchers on the pavement out- side, whose présence is à different art of the ritual, sense the dif- ference.
Even
For the new Galsworthy, they gather before the main lobby. "Look-there goes Lady Dieyan- Washington, July 22.ner." At Daly's the stage door Sympathy of officials for is their province: "Look, Millic France's financial difficulties is here comes. Evelyn." Look: tempered with impatience over the she's saying good-bye to Sonnie int upsets in the Cabinet. There is their car." every indication that France will be informed that no loans will be To be in the picture at the in- forthcoming from America with troduction of the play with a Pur- Government sanction until the pose, you should be decorous and Cabinet has been voted confidence
fairly subdued. If you want to and the Franco-American debt be remarked, & quiet method is agreement has been fatified desirable, such as turning round- Reuters American Service.
to bow, to imaginary friends in Row L, For women, special or iginality in dress is out of order.
COSTLY RECTORY.
LIFE IN MANSION ON A
COTTAGE SALARY.
A wealthy clergyman, with a big private income, is wanted to vol. unteer to become rector of King's Cliffe, near Peterborough.
No pook man need apply; he would be ruined by the effort to keep up a rambling old rectory with 17 rooms and extensive grounds on a salary fit only for
a cottage.
Your entr' acte gossip should be intelligent, mildly witty, and a trifle sociological.
Chocolates and Fluff-Girl. At Daly's however, you can be hearty and facetious and much. in evidence. You can munch chocolates in the open, whereas for Galeworthy it is better to deal with them softly and in the dark.
Your role can be that of a 'luff- girl, of whom light prattle is ex- The restory was enlarged 60 for a cigarette between the acts. pected when you are escorted out years ago by a sporting parson, If you yourself be a musical come who used to entertain the squires dy star, Subjunctive. Present or of the neighbourhood. Now that Past Pluperfect, you can legitim the "living" is vacant about aately wait for a clear moment be- dozen clergymen have refused it for making the entrance into the since last October, and still the stalls that should bring hand parish is without a restor.
ridors of Daly's are suitable for claps from the pit. And, the cor- discussing Sandown form and
scot chances.
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The Bishop of Peterborough, in desperation, is seeking the advice of the House of Bishops on how to surmount; legal difficulties which at present prevent the sale of this Another contrast is that be- unnecessary and exponsive bulld-tween first nights of the Russian ing.
Ballet and of the latest drama of cooks and horrifics.
The former rector, the Rev. J. | W. Marsh, resigned last year, after
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quarters for meter trips during the expense of his official home, capacity for emotion,, a tinkle-
Sheiks and Crooks.
Papers, reduce the Impostors to During his residence there, he tinkle acquaintance' with 'modern' The mustard of gentle mockery Snabling Impostors, and prove the next three weeks, David Kirk- stated, he spent a considerable poetry, a tolerance, of Oxford is also useful if the strong eat that Honesty is the Best Policy, patrick Bruce and his bride (the. portion of his private means, as effeminacy and of boyish dowas ben Henry Ainley sheik. Ren after all.
daughter of the U. S. statesman, out of the Income of £270 attached gers-these-belong to the formulu, sheiks, you recall from your visit For revue, be wayward and er- Mr. Mellon known as the to the "living," he had to allow in dress and conversation, for the to Biskra, seldom, shave and do rant. Clap the fantastic dances $2,000,000 bride) gave no inkling the previous incumbent a pension Russian Ballet.
not mind fleas. Meanwhile, Harry and 'the' cynical little sketches the sta Ainley has a thrilling diction, has much as you will, but go easy over
of their honeymoon plans when
of £70. Other outgoings brought For the crook drama, detected the net value of the living to £150. flippancy is the rule. To this ho not? That, you suggest, is the balinds of hackneyed sent they arrived at Cherbourg on the The draft of a bill, called the should be added amused analysis why there are five women to every ment. These will have more than US. liner President Harding. Parsonage Measure, is now be of your shivers when the withered | mun in the audience.
sufficient applause from the They left Cherbourg for a leisurely fore the Church Assembly. Should claw comes through the panel Or, supposing that the villainy friends in front the dozen stars trip through Normandy, Mr. Bruce it become law there is, provision above the girl's bed, or when the concerns a diplomatic plot, offer and atarlets, the half-dozen at the wheel of a two-seater car, for a bishop, during the vacancy, hunchback in the black cloak is light hearted comments on how authors and melodists and most of which they brought with them on of a benefice, with the consent of silhouetted against the blind an authentic Cabinet Minister the beauty chorus all have their the ship. The bride's travelling Queen Anne's Bounty, to sell the And you may bet a box of cigars Sir Jix, let us say would deal adherents in the stalls, who ap dress included a groy fur coat residence or pull it down and dis-against a pair of silk stockings with a vampire who tried to black plaud good, bad and indifferent with a silver fox scarf and small pose of the site.
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