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How to Live to 107.

T

WASH IN BRANDY

BY ROBERT MUSEL

ODAY only: how to live to be 107 years

old, by a man who did it!

Every night before going to bed wash your- self all over with good brandy. Thon dress in an ordinary business suit and climb into bed.

J.

'The recipe is that of Charles one of the greatest character actors who ever lived. The memory from which it popped today is that of W. MacQueen Pope; historian of the British stage, whose family has been connected with London's Drury Lane Theatre in an 'unbroken line for two centuries.

Pope is an Incredible, pursuer of obscure facts and carries in his mind more theatrical lore than any known encyclopedia. For example,» when George Bernard Shaw, then a struggling playwright, minde a curtain speech at the opening. of his second show "Arms and the Man" in 1894 someone bosed from the audience.

"I quite agree with you, Sir," replied Shaw, "but who are we among so many?"

·

THAT remark has been quoted many times.

"Bot," said Pope somewhat testily, "no one seems to care that the man who booed was 'R. Golding_Bright,”"

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and the principal actor is not a lone star tut the principal time in Armament. It is impossible for the pubile and the critic not to be in Auenced by the higher standard set

before them.

"Bright?"

"Cerkinly," sald Pope, "He sat always on the end seat of the fourth row of the stalls. He always wom white gloves to keep from, biting his after the first act." nails. And he always slept soundly

fact about the theatre is concerned. Pope in indefatigable whero' a

It wasn't enough of him to know

"His name was Prince," culd Pope with well-modulated triumph, and he had the gall to buy the "fatal knife with money he borrowed from the victim himself on the plaint that he was broke."

One can enjoy Beethoven played that the greatest actor of his day, William Ternis, was stabbed to death by a local orchestra as long as one just outside dhe Adelphi Theatre by has never heard It rendered by a la disgruntled supernumerary-he Test orchestra under a great con- HAD to know where the slayer got ducior. The best is a ruthless the, knife. HERE is a momentary lull AM sorry to have to charge MISS ENA BURRILL, as the Cam-

tyrant that Imposes its writ from peramental actress, gives a fine which there is no appeal. Mr. Novello with the same performance, being one of those rare offence. He is gentle creature actresses who can more and speak who moves In a lilac-scented at the same time. garden. He is so in love with romance that he has never married, for the whole world is his sweetheart.

In return he has the adoration of women of all ages and sizes.

in the theatre, a welcome respite during which managements can contemplate new revivals and critics cán. brush up on their Hazlitt. The only play that I have seen in a week is Mr Novelo's "We Proudly Present,”

Personally I enjoy the middle aged rivalry of Mr Novello and Mr Coward with their ruids upon each other's territory. Determined to show that he could out-Novello Ivor, Mr Coward 'wrote "Pacific 1066" (or whatever the date was) und flooded Drury-lane with senti- mental nonchalance and gentle, melodious sighings in a setting. of sylphides and ADCs. The public wouldn't take it, and Mr Novello was leading-by-16, lovo, --

But Mr Novello did not take kindly to this attempt to singe his beard and decided to invade his rival's domain of straight comedy. If Noel could write "Present Laughter" and satirise himself before full houses, why could not Ivor also make fun of the theatre with equal profit and glory?

THEATRE

by BEVERLEY BAXTER. MP

Honour duc

.at Covent Garden and surround him

Our ever-gesen Phyllis plays the TF the London theatre had a proper I part of the Greek chorus and makes

fense of gratitude t-would-en- a cnustic running commentary straigh: from, the goodness of her Lage Mr Wollt for a season

The old Adelphi, now a dance- heart.

Ho richly deserves such an honour, with a galaxy of outstanding talent, hell, is one of Pope's favourites.

more than any for he has done living actor to carry Shakespeare to the people. His gifts for outstrip his limitations and he would hold his own in any company.

Miss Irene Hand! is terrific as the German opera singer who is of course Viennese. The gents had not much to do but they were right on the job.

And the score between Ivor and Noel? Fifteen all

.

He was angry.

"It was bullt," he said, "by a because his daughter wanted to be. colour, merchant named John Scott. an actress and it was the only way ko. could get her on the stage.

Нет debut cost him $40, but by cram- ming seats closer together than in any theatre on the island he pulled up his grosses to the point where he began to make a profit. When his daughter got tired of being a star he sold the threatre for $100,000. Mistakes in judgment are monopoly of stage folk but Sir Her- bem Beerbohm Tree--who admixed-

on "Chu Chin Chow," one of the

No one denies that the standard of his own productions is improving all WHEN Donald Wolft and I were the time, but they will never be he convines playing Toronto at the same worthy of him until Hime last January he told me that the least of his company that the his performance of Hamlet there success of the whole depends upon would be his last, Subsequently, his brief contribution. he played it in New York and has included it in his present repertory that these words are set down in

I hope that Mr Wolft wilt realishly made few-really pulled a beauty.

admiration and even in affection, for longest-running-musical-hits-of-all Now he has reaffirmed fils decision whose energetle masculinity is like

he is brave gusty, virile fellow time.

He went to see it at his theatre, to leave the Dane to others. This a gale that overwhelms the pals His Majesty's, waited a few minutes, stern resolution proves that Mr Wolft is not only an actor of great lies which archly offer themselves rose and left muttering: gifts, but that he does possess the

quality of self-criticism.,

-Reviews-and-comments--at the Savoy...

on the London theatre by this well-known critic, who enjoys a wide re putation for his incisive writing, will be published from time to time in the Hongkong Telegraph by special arrangement.

It is true that in this new play he does his best to draw

Mr Wolfit was angry with me when I suggested that his supporting company was not good enough for New York, and one must admire his tenacious loyalty to those who serve' under his banner.

The Canadian audiences had ac-

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Loyalty

for our delight.

"Scented hogwash,United Press.

BY THE WAY

by Beachcomber

'Disgusted'

egg

"No

the

£12,000+ ideals

he said, one character, a famous but claimed him as the greatest shakes has been computed hy te Lynette "You're looking very

spokesmen that Suet's four- beautiful this afternoon," So now "We Proudly Present" fading actress, as anything but bearean actor since Irving, and in

their enthusiasm

ployed when talking. to barmaids. they saw tle way multiple registration, if it not to use the tone na em- is at the Duke of York's a nice person. In fact, he fault in the minor parts. Miss Iden worked smoothly, would save Lynette received his compliment as In the orchestra bit a planist actually makes Miss Montonan was, specially, and rightly, acclaimed 17,346 man-hours per week.

though It had been a rotten thrust under regales early arrivals with gems refer to her in that awful un arose with pehits of fine intelli-But it is not working smoothly towards her, and tried to take her her nose. "He advanced. from The Dancing Years" and printable word which designates

Nobody seems to understand that hand. "Pleasel" she sold. "Perchance to Dream" just to the female of the dog species. out at Mr Wolft's

The New York critics had a night "back and forth" cannot achieve offenc

offence, Altile lelele," retorted remind us that in the current But She is really not a female even mocked his Lear, which was Too many applicants are keeping all with me tonight? We'd love to," expense, and anything without up and down." embarrassed sultor. "Will you dine theatre Ivor is leading his rival dog at all. She wasn't even a stupid of them. They were pant four papers, Inriad of sending back said Lady Stadpole, wito would have by three productions to one.

female bull-for why should cularly caustic about the company the two first received after sending dined with anybody to avoid the

In general.

themin. -English fastidiousness only tem

HAR

The department cannot edging-house fare. return what it has not got, and the brace the canine?

applicant cannot receive what is not issued. That, in brief, is the dead- There was one of the nicest own defenseTM, Mr

Woint lock and bottleneck visualised in audiences I have ever seen at argues that he plays in London Suet's statement of May 11 to the the theatre, an audienco with and New York with the same actors Registration Committee, when he such good manners that, al- as in Newcastle, Wimbledon or Mon called for a greater integration of

Now whispers feebly, and, by all though smoking is permitted, treat, and he asks if he should shed potential facilities. they waited until the interval them when he invades Broadway or Starlight and Slime

London

forsaken, This doca credit to his I oven dared to hope that we before they attacked their 3s. strong sense of loyalty, but he must

Writer peevish Letters to the S Staunton Farragoe entered the should at last hear what actors 4d. packages.

dally Press! In the A lhatg expect

production

Fordid parlour Lady Stadpole Metropolis can be judged, only by assumed her most ingratiating smile Tail-piece shy about critics.

There was much: clean laugh- Metropolitan standards.

and Lynette her most frigid look. Ill But half-way through I was ter at the nice clean jokes, and Working under Ideal conditions at casc in such company, the AN American, access told a writer reminded of the Negro way at the end of the play the au, bo Old Vic Company has brought bounder tried to carry it off with noto charming story of her last down South who, when he came dience signified in the usual new approach to old, masterpieces. assurance he did net teel. "Hiya, holiday abroad, in the Breton village out of guol, explained to his manner that, they had enjoyed when actors like Sir Lewis Casson, my lady," he cried, as he handed of Etretat. My Italles. Anyhow, friends that he had been con- themselves and would have Nicholas Hannen play comparatively 7a. 6d. an ounce). Lady Stadpole, she was in, even if Brittany deemed Sir Ralph Richardson and Mr her a small carton of fole gras (£42 che evidently knew what country victed of fragrancy.

liked more.

small parts, the whole level is rnised, tried not to wlace. Then he turned to have shifted a bit.

The theme of two ex-officers starting up in theatre manage ment with nothing but £12,000, a lot of ideals, and Phyllis Monkman as a secretary, offers the prospect of much malicious fun, and wo are eager for the. tale to unfold.

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