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MUSIC DRAMA FILMS.

“LUMBER LOVE”

ROUND THEATRES.

EMPIRE PLAY TO BE STAGED.

"Lumber Love," the most dis- cussed musical comedy written for years, is to be produced at last. A contract was signed by Mr. John Southern, the manager, Mr. Em mett Adama and Mrs. Mahon, his alater, the composers, and Mr. Leslie Stiles tho author.

The play will be produced in' a few weeks, with a cast drawn from all parts of the British Empire. Its author is English, its composers are Australians, and the scene is

ald in Canada.

"Lumber Love," for more than four years, has neatly been pro- duced, time after time. Its music has been heard by probably twenty

WHY PEOPLE RUSH TO FIRST NIGHTS.

SOME THRILLS.

Why do people crowd to first nights? It was said that there were a thousand applicants, for stalls for "Home Chat," the new Noel Coward play, Would no other zight have done?

OPERA LOVERS.

SIR THOMAS REECHAM'S 2,000 LETTERS A DAY.

London, Nov. 17.. Sir Thomas Beecham informed a "Daily Express" representative yesterday that he is receiving about 2,000 letters a day in response to his appeal for 150,000 opera lovers to subscr'be 108. a year for five years, so that an efficient English opera, scheme can be carried out.

"Seventy-five per cent of these letters," he said, "contain cheques, 1 being the popular subscription covering two years, and promises of 105. a year for the ensuing thres

years.

"One envelope contained

Personally, I cannot understand people going to the theatre except on first nights, when once they get used to them, writes Hannen Swaffer in the "Daily Express." 1 cannot appreciate why, when they know what a play is about people cheque for $1,000. If they still want to see it. To my mind, keep it up like this the success of finding out the plot gradually is the plan is assured." half the fun. Still there are people Subscribers to the Imperial all of whom who always read the end of a novel League of Opera, 161, New Bond- have praised it and two of whom, before they start it. They like to Street, are entitled to seats at a Lee Ephraim and Charles Gulliver, read the part about how "they lived choice of seats. Allotment will go reduced price and will have the nearly staged it. Mr. Gulliver happily ever after" before they start by priority of subscription. once went so far as to build the on the prelude of agony. I like the scenery and fit it to the stage of mystery best, His Majesty's.

different managers,

Chief Comedian. Billy Merson was once to have been chief comedian and put up £2,000 of his own money to pay for the production. W. H. Berry once had the part re-written to suit him. Alfred Lestor once had extensive alterations made so that it would suit his personality.

Once the production was stopped by Mr. Gulliver's illness, Mr. Ephraim produced "Rose Marle"

instead.

When you are accustomed to first nights and their surprise; every other night seems dull. It would take columns for me to enumerate the first-night thrills that I have known.

I remember, for instance, an ac- tor going round to the pit door to fight some people who were pre- sent, and another threatening to leave the stage and "kick them."

"The first letter opened," said Sir Thomas, "was from an old lady in Bournemouth, eighty years of age,

"If this scheme is not wanted, then, speaking from an experienci of twenty years, no opera is want- ed, and we shall have buried the subject of grand opera.

"I want to see it either alive or dead. I don't want to hear this nonsense talked from year to year as to whether we are musical or not musical, whether we want opera,or not.

Then on the first night of "The will be no good talking about musie "In two or three years' time. It Dancers," there was great curiosity at all, because there won't be any. over the Identity of "Hubert Par-There will be gramophones and Evelyn Laye and Phyllis Dare sons" which, according to the pro- wireless. have heard the score. Winnie Mel-gramme, was the author's name. ville knows it almost by heart. Derek Oldham and Sidney Pointer have sung the men's songs nearly a score of times. Foster Richard son has sung it. Pitt Chatham knew it by heart, but he died.

Sir Charles Hawtrey was so im- pressed by the music that he said he, would produce it for nothing. James White heard It, and then said he had no time to rewrite the book, although he had not read the original one.

Last year it was played to Lee Shubert, who thought it wonder- ful, and it was sung to William Foss. Andre Charlot has heard it, and Jack Buchanan, and Percy.Hut- | chison, and William J. Wilson, the producer.

All came to nothing until a fort- night ago Jamieson Dodds heard the score. He took it to John Southern, who in a few days raised the money from friends, drew up the contract, and signed it.

QUEEN OF SONG.

ESSENTIAL POINTS FOR MUSIC TEACHERS,

When Sir Gerald du. Maurier came on the stage at the end, and. explained that his second name, was Hubert and that Viola Tree's married name was Parsons it settl ed a lot of doubt.

I remember after the first act, a well-known critic turning to me and saying. "Who wrote this play ?”

ad.

"Viola Tree, I believe," I hazard-

“It's very good, for her," he re- plied.

...

Music "In Its Coffin."

If this scheme fails, that you can put the body of English music back into its coffin, instead of trying to extract it, half putrescent, and it will remain there for five hundred years."

Sir Thomas explained that his an- tipathy to gramophones was not so intense as towards wireless

"Wireless transmission is unfor- tunately complicated,” he said. "You have five or six processes to: go through. You go through brick walls and atmospheric disturbances and metamorphoses, and by the time yon reach the other end the performance hasn't the smallest re- lation to the original. Wireless has no resemblance to a musical sound. You might just as well do it in the 200,"

"Mystery" Authors. These first night authorship mys- teries are common. On the first night of "Loose Ends" at the Duke of York'a Dion Titheredge who was playing the leading part apologised for the absence from the house of "Geoffray Warren, the nominal ́au- thor. Really, he was the author himself, but he wanted all the Titheradge applause to be for I asked the author's wife' after the Titheradge the actor. Indeed, he second act.. deserved it.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1927.

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"Oh, no," she replied calmly. George Pickett, part author of "He's used to that sort of thing." "The Silent House," had a Chinese Meanwhile the author was act- acting name when he first appearing somewhere else, indifferent tolm, "The Luck of the Navy, pro ed in his own play at the Comedy. | the result, not knowing in fact that The idea was that people who lik-"The Fanatics" which was orl ed the play should not know he was ginally put on for only a month, on the stage as an actor. The was destined to be one of the re- story, however, leaked out, and cord money-makers of the year. Pickett took the call.

Just now,

when the parental mind is being happily exercised about music and thoughts of the Then, when "The Rat was first best thing to do for son or daugh- produced few people knew that ter revealing glimpses of fondness "David L'Estrange," the name on for the art, it may be useful to give the programme, came

from Ivor the views of one of the queens of

David Novello and Constance song-Marchesi. In her very de-

Collier lightful work, "Singer's Pilgrim-

L'Estrange, who. had age," Marchesi avows that there is written it together. only one way to train the voice, Few people knew that "Edward just as there is only one way of Wilbraham”, „. was the Earl of | looking out of one's eyes. The en- Lathom until I printed the fact..

tire problem is, how to teach the The modesty of the author of teachers, and how to find the Life Goes. On" will always cling teachers who are worth training. In my memory. He had a first Marchesi lays down fourteen essen-night telegram sent to the Duke of tial points in a teacher. Let, me choose some of them at random. York's from Arundel when, all the To possess knowledge of the world's time, unknown to the audience, he ancient and modern music; to be was managing another: West end able to impart all branches of the theatre. Even now he is not cer- art of singing-opera, oratorio, tain whether or not I know his church music, songs, part-singing, name. Not fifty people do.” &c.; to possess knowledge of the I remember one poor author who world's most important literature; stood in the wings and then, hear to know at least the four principal ing shouts took a bow that no one languages; to possess pathological, physiological, and psychological in called for. He thought they were stinct; to have energy necessary to calling: "Author Author!" where guide mortals; and to have as the actual words were "Awfull patience. If one were to insist on Awful!”.

The present-day cheering of 50 called stars when they arrive in the stalls at first nights has become a nuisance.

London, Nov. 16. Mísa Evelyn Laye, whose first

duced under Graham-Wilcox ́-aus- pices, has just been completed, yes. terday signed a twelve months' con- tract with the New Art Company; to 'ster" in two or more films, va contract, while she is working, will Miss Laye's salary under this be at the rate of nearly £500 a week

The New Art Company, which re-

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A few years ago only people like cently produced "The Fake and VIENNA'S TRIBUTE. Marion Terry and Julla Nelson "The Further Adventures of a Flag were applauded. Now all sorts of Lieutenant," two costly and sUC« minor nobodies. receive as much cessful British films, will be ab applause as though Sarah Bern-sorbed by a larger concern called the Imperial Pictures Corporation, hardt. had come back to Hie.

Ltd. The owner of a large West

Vienna, Nov. 6. End restaurant is associated with English music had an unexam- these film ventures.

ned triumph at the famous Vienna. Miss Laye's... · screen contract Philharmonic Orchestra's concert which definitely-prevents her from this morning. The performance accepting American engagements, was musical Vienna's graceful. I know of one leading man in will not interfere with her stage "Thank you for the exhibition of pictures entitled "Three Centuries musical comedy who has walked work in this country.

of Engifah Master which closes along the queue before a first night

| to-day, and given gallery seats away in the hope of obtaining a good reception.

Some actors pay for this ap plause in the sense that they send signed photographs to gallery girls, and even give them silk stockings, in order to win their favour.

know of another musical comedy man whose · family have formed themselves into a regular letter factory, and circularise every

FILM STAR SUED.

REGINALD DENNY ACCUSED

OF NEGLECTE

The concert was under the pa-- tronage of Viscount Chilston, the British Minister, Austrian Cabinet Ministers, and a committee of the most famous names of the old Haps- Mr. Reginald Denny, the English The programme included works

Los Angeles, Nov. 8. - burg nobility neargas vi girl who has ever written to him. Dim star, is being sued for divorce by Elgar, whose Land of Hope and He drives along the queue waving, by his wife, Irene Halsman Denny Glory was wildly applauded, and like a fim star, sends picture post-She alleges that the higher he the singing of seventeenth century cards out by the thousand, and gen- rose in his profession the more he English madrigalis was enthusias- applying Marchesi's standard to. The excitements of “The fana- | erally works up popularity that neglected her, until he entirely diss tically received. Bixteen, boys soff teachers of singing, how many tica" will long remain in my mind. |'would be wonderful--if it were regarded her opinions or feelings, - the historic Imperial Choir from the would pass the examination? One Unknown to the audience, Fascista genuine.

Mr. Reginald Deppy is one of the Hapsburgs private chapel in the best known of British film stars, his Hobburg took part light comedy roles having made him Dr. Hainisch, the President of the particularly popular with the Bri- Republle; prezented Viscount Chil- fish cinema publiciston with a algned & photograph,

of the most memorable quotations had threatened to burn down the Second nights are dull things given by Marchesi Is that which theatre If the play was produced; Third uights well, people then | compares two great masters, who

were asked what is wanted to make at least they called themselves Fas- merely go to see the play. The last a singer. Rossint said: Firstly, cists. They had read one of the nights they are the tragic ones. voice; second, voice; third, voice, author's anti-war plays and were There is another reason for Garcia said: First, character; angry.

bind people rushing to first – nights, second, character; third character, “Isn't_|_Miles" worried about it?". They may be the last nights also.

- He was born at Richmond, Sur- and thanked him and the viscoun- rev, being the son of a theatrical tess for the success, which cement- family, and went to Amarica ined and extended the traditional 1912.

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