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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1933.

Art and Drama

REAL MEANING

OF "STRIFE"

Mr. Galsworthy's Explanation.

REVIVAL IN LONDON

To avoid clashing with the first night of "The Late Christopher Bean," Miss Nancy Price recently arranged to present the revival of "Strife" on another date.--

Miss Price stated that It was always Mr. Galsworthy's wish that the People's Theatre should stage

Foreign Actresses In London

International Art On English Stage

DISTINGUISHED VISITORS

(By Sydney W. Carroll)‹

The English atage has never, jexponent of preposterous sincerity. thank God, at any time in its his- Effervescence, cajolery, vivacity, vi-

THE CHINA MAIL

TREASURES OF MR.

L. HIRSCH

Under The Hammer

This Month

CHIPPENDALE AND MAROT

THE PRINCE AT

THE R.C.M.

Evening Of Ballet. And Opera.

The Prince of Wales, as President of the Royal College of Music, dined

Consequent upon the death of Mr. recently with the Council and the Board of Professors, and after- Leopold Hirsch, his varied art trea-wards attended a performance in the sures will be offered for sale at Parry Opera Theatre. Christie's.

The Royal College under the re- Definite arrangements have now gime of its present director, Sir been fixed for the dispersal on May domain of opera, has

Hugh Allen, besides annexing he also shown 16-18 of the very remarkable array that it considers the art of the of English and French furniture, ballet to come within its sphere of

influence. Chinese porcelain, and English min-

The former was represented by an the play, and Mrs. Galsworthy is tory been exclusively and intolerant-tality, all those qualities associated jiatures, and the mediaeval bronzes, operatic setting of Maurice Baring's taking a personal interest in the ly English. The foreigner has only for ever with the true French-woman objects of art, and tapestries.

amusing little jeu d'esprit to exhibit a reasonable degree of are hers in abundance. Again the

Mr. The exceptionally fine Chippendale "Catherine Parr."

Anthony production, in which Mr. J. Fisher talent in this country to be at once principal asset of the artist must be

Collins, the composer, has treated White is apearing in his original welcomed by us with open arms. declared as unlimited presence of furniture in the collection causes the

this with a light touch, and it scored At the present moment two of mind, belief in her own powers, and recollection of the presence of Mr. deserved success. part of David Roberts, the men's

the greatest London successes are a riotous zest in their exercise. Hirsch, accompanied by his agent, The dance, however, in its various leader, and Mr. Franklin Dyall is

headed by Continental artists of Madeleine Lambert, at the Shafte- playing John Anthony, the chair-distinction, one of them having 30 sbary, has had very little opportuni Isaacs, at the Sir Edward Dean Paul forms dominated an evening's diver- sion which everyone thoroughly en- This endeared herself to us by her charm ty of practising her art in English. Bale thirty-seven years ago.

joyed, from the Royal president, to Play on Fanaticism.

to make herself a permanent It is a language she has only recent astute pair then picked up. Simon the most humble members of the Shortly before he died Mr. Gals- feature of English theatrical society. ly taken up, but her high spirits are Pure specimens at paltry sums, and staff. There were balets of all worthy wrote to Miss Price about No fewer than four foreign a joy to watch.

their provision was many days "be- kinds. the proposed production as fo- actresses are playing leads with I should perhaps refer in this lower

credit to themselves and profit to article to the wonderful work of fore the fair." "It has always bein the fashion the playa in which they appear. Madame Pitoeff, at the Arts Thea- Indeed, it was not until 1909 in to suppose that it (Strife') is a

Broken English.

tre, but this actress playa in French, the H. P. Dean sale that the max-

man of the company. .

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play on the subject of Capital and Every one of them speaks English and I am for the moment only con-ket advance in the appreciation of Labour. But, as a matter of fact, deliciously broken by an accent. A cerning myself with artists who the strike which forms the stapte fifth, an American, is as clever as come from abroad and pay us the Chippendale examples really began. material of the play was unty heart could wish. The reputations compliment of playing to us in our But in 1896 Mr. Hirsch had a field

a convenient of Alice Delysia, Yvonne Arnaud, Jown language.

day at Christie's and gaily snapped vehicle to earry the play's realMadeleine Lambert, Mary Ellis, in! A Spectacular Player. up sets of chairs at old-song prices. Commencing Sunday, 25th June. theme, which is that of "hubris,' or their respective spheres, are as high Miss Ahlers, the central European,

A Chippendale Prize. violence; Strite is, indeed a play in our estimations as that of any was by virtue of her exotic and emo-

English comedienne- on extremism or fanaticism.

we can thinkitional nature, her ebullient and tur-

Many such were shown in the "Strikes nowadays, no doubt, are of, with the possible solitary ex-bulent display, the most spectacular Sassoon loan exhibition in 1931, in- less isolated affairs than the strike ception of Marie Tempest. And and disturbing player on the musical cluding that very rare contraption, of this play; and there may be! this good opinion is based ura comedy stage. Red haired, fama amall bedside cupboard, which bad otlier suriace differences, but the sound judgment and good taste, and boyant, alluring, ber characteristics

cost him only 20gs in the Dean Paul human nature behind is the same.js not inspired by an insular pre-call for an article to themselves. the types are the same, and the judice for foreign products.

I must conclude by reiterating my sale. The late Sir Edward Dean passious, the heroisms (if they can Madame Rachel Berendt, the thankfulness that dramatic art in Paul, referred to, used to live at be so called) and the bitter suffer-grand-daughter of Tom Robertson England is international, and by Cambridge House, Twickenham, and ing and the waste which fanaticism and wife of M. Louis Vernieul, thelapologising to the many distinguish-when his pictures were sold, on June (however heroic) always brings.. prolific and popular French played actresses in our midst hailing 27, 1896, the volatile Martin Col- "Anthony Rod Roberts are cer-wright, has been confiding to the from America and the Continent nagki danced with joy after winning tainly the only characters in the British public her views as to the whose names I have been unable to at 1,170gs a Van de Neer frozen- play who can be called heroes, or difference between English and include.

river scene. can move us to admiration; they!French actresses. According to her. ure also. by reason of their ex-with the French actress there is al- tremism, the villains of the piece.Įways clarity. Decision is the key- There is an irony in that which, inote of all French work. All the 311 bound Lo Bay, has always mind and body are focussed прод afforded me a certain satisfaction,ine things to be said and done. New Standard Contract

"I remember that after a produc-! In her opinion, the English ac- tion of Strife' at Nottingham stress lacks that intense concentra- certain capitalist came to me andition of her Continental sister, Often said: 'By jove, sir, I did enjoy her hands and arms are doing no- actresses held at the Ambassadors Hirsch collection, as regards furni that speech you gave Lo old An- thing, and especially her eyes are Theatre on April 3 under the austure, is paramount in its Chippen- thony-that's the

of the Stage Guild, Mr. J. stuff to give following their own

sweet will pices them, or words to that effect. He With some splendid exceptions, the Norman Berlin, the secretary, sent was a genial soot, and I trust that Englishwoman fails comparatively to the British Actors' Equity Asso- did not vie with his brother Henry. the expression on my face did not in expressing passions and emotions, clation a copy of the following re-

solutions that were carried:

whose well-chosen collection was sold

"I remember that same

"That this meeting is of the at Christie's in 1931, yet he possess year, With these criticisms I am not; after a production of Strife' at inclined wholly to disagree. Where opinion that unity in our professioned two very good K'ang Hsi figures

of the goddess Kuan Yin in ter dual} Oxford, a Labour 'fan' came to me I find the Continental artist excel is essential to its well-being.” on the platform as i was going ling is in her appreciation of tech-1 "That this meeting approves of role of mercy and maternity. back to town and said: 'Oh, that nique and general sense of the thea- the formation of a joint committee! speech of Roberts was great; it got tre. Take the method of a woman Equity to agree on a new standard of the Stage Guild and British the blighters plumb centre,' words to that effect. He was an is drawing London in crowds to the contract."

shatter his illusion.

Supreme Confidence.

or such as Delysia, whose personality

STAGE GUILD AND EQUITY.

The late collector was very proud-

***Rome Express' is a grand pro- of his set of twelve high-backed Wil-duction, and I am glad of it, because liam III. chairs, characteristic of we need pictures of this super the fine craft of Daniel Marot. Two quality to give the British film beautiful Sheraton commodes, with industry new incentive all round.”—

plu mounts, challenge the designs The Daily Mail.

of French maitres-ebenistes, and a After the meeting of actors and the first rank, but, on the whole, this jboldly carved Adam side table is of

At the same time he informed Mr.

[dale excellencies.

In Chinese porcelain Mr. Hirsch

EARLIEST BRITISH

COINS.

engaging enthusiast, and again 1 Gaiety. Where can be found a su-Alfred M. Wall, the hon, secretary trust that the look in my eye did perior mastery of the stage, a great of the association, that the Stage The Macedonian Model

Gulid executive pointed.

at any time ap-

Dr. G. C. Brooke, Deputy-Keeper

not destroy his faith,

er consciousness of the power to en- "People who go to 'Strife' extertain and amuse. pecting either Capital or Labour to This supreme confidence bewit- get a hoist are in for a disappoint- ches by itself. The audacity of the In his reply sent yesterday to the of Coins and Medals in the British meat. And people who go to creature! Was ever such radiance, Stage Guild Mr. Wall points out Museum, described recently before Strife to see a photographic re-such style, such buoyancy, housed in that his executive has made con- the Royal Numismatic Society the production of an industrial strug-a myriad of glittering sequins or of a standard contract. The letter liest types of ancient British coins. siderable progress in the negotiation advances made in tracing the ear. gie of to-day will come away say-dazzling neglige? The amile 18 ing that this, that or the other de- broad, infectious, genial. The eyes

The native coinage of Gaul and Bri- "The executive committee. feels tain tail is not true to life.

brim over with roguishness and sug-that under the circumstances any roughly a century later than the were, he said, to be placed "But I suggest that people gestiveness. should not go to "Strife' to see any

Gallie Sparkle,

joint meeting to consider the con-dates formerly given them.

They such things." They should go to The Gallic sparkle of her moods,tract would unduly delay its foal all derived from the gold staters of Strife' to see human nature in the her metallic cynicism, her friendly

ratification.

Philip of Macedon, which had be- thick of the fight, the heroism of melting coquetry, her dynamic per-

"The committee appreciates the come the gold coinage of Rome ear-

continues:

die-hardism and the Nemesis which sqniality all merge into one gorgeous spirit in which your letter was writ-ly in the second century,

your co-operation in the mainten-of Sciple Asiaticus in 188 B, C., ance of the Equity Shop in London and after the victory of Ahenobar

does it. That is what the author bit of bravura as brazen as it is de: the explanation glyen we may secure of these were carried in the triumph ten and trusts that as a result of One hundred and forty thousand meant them to see in 'Strife' when licate, as piquant and jolly as it is! he wrote it, and what he believes full of style and authority. they will resin 1932 as clearly as In quite a different vein and on; in 1911, if they don't go with their another plane must be placed the as a means to the enforcement of bus over the Arvernians in 121 B.C., mind made up to see

something pure comedic art of exquisite Yvon-an agreed standard contract." else."

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