Show u LONDON NEWS I Special Correspondence ODO April 20 There Is a lit little I LONDON L tle le something of or Interest to 10 ha b written about Hall Hai Calno this week weel ami also a n comment or II two Iwo to 10 bo made regarding tho Seymour SeYoU Hicks and his latest latel musical play vla Possibly a n few remarks might bo In order or cl too IOu apropos of tho Iho rather O handling that Tree has been b 1 getting nt at tho hands of at the 1 tori I n critics hut but with these exceptions thero Is III practically no news IOS of or the Iho theatrical world WIld iere lorl that Is not nol connected In II some somo way W with Ameri Americans cans CS or 01 American interests London theatrical In III fact might ns well wel bo consistent ana frankly head their thell respective columns American Dramatic Notes Noles while to 10 the London correspondent it is II a n pleasing duty dut to 10 record I cold tho activities of oi the Iho Transatlantic tic to who aro literally It lal tho whole holo thing at al pi pl went ll on 01 tho London stage biago Of Or tho combination nothing or O ut at least little need l bo ho said They fh will wi havo hao conquered or failed to conquer lx fore these tho lines InC can cal bo bl printed Likewise 1 tho members of or orthe the Mrs VER ot or the Iho Cabbage company who mako their thel how bow at lt Terrys on 01 thu will wi hue have learned whether their stay Ilay In tho metropolis Is I to bo ho long Ion or short by h the tho disconcerting experience ence of ot The Tho Lion Ild tho iho company It Is doubtful If any un of or thorn have leased houses for more maIo than a month anyhow an how Following these appearances how ho thero Is to 10 bo ho nl no break in II th Ih American boom In London Almost llo t Immediately on 01 the contrary coni 11 wo WI aro un unto to havo hwo Millions nt lt tho thu Duko ot or Yorks with Gerald 1111 Du nul ler tho talented son SOl of o tho author ot or Trilby In the tho leading role roll nt tho the Ihl last night of Edna EdnaMay IIII May a In Nelly Nely Nell 01 will wil be he followed speedily by b Charles PI pro production of ot with Edeson E son as tho hero no doubt Mr 1 Frohman Is partly con consoled soled soll for Ol tho complete of Mrs play pia Tho ho Great Conspiracy COI hac which ho produced at tho Iho Duko ot or Yorks with wih lavish mountings n r literally all ni star tl cast by h tho Instant and prodigious success of lt Ills hi presenta presentation tion tol of I play pIn Tho Thu Truth with wih Mario Tempest In tho Following another hugely Iloe Transatlantic ll piece nt the Comedy it to 10 run equally as al long 1 I c OO nights or so At tho present writing much luCh In tor rut Rl been 1 11 by I tho thu original method adopted by II E I II H and ant Ml JUH 3 Marlowe to 10 get gt a hand Im Impression of or th and predilections of ut London Not 1 nl 01 HI Amer American IN hon ican Ila rs rK havo boon houn going round Incognito from to tn VI since Rile their arrival from Ol Now York 1111 In II order to the tho met mel metropolitan playgoer They Jhu did till thoroughly I loo for example thy viewed Tho 10 Pimpernel from flor tin Ih gallery The rh Hod HII Lamp from the tho pit for fl Women from Mm tho dress 1181 and so Hn on In They Ihl wiy I Unit I hit they Iho hn throughout and that they found thi study of or tho th London playgoers IIa who occupy In Ih part nf Ir the Ill holme Of or two other American In II England JJ Ihl IH I nUo Ilso much Ilch talk at prison Ot Hie Iho I II Mix IR Him HII hlll who In 18 to tl huva the Ihl honor of Ir two Iwo or 01 Ellen port 1111 nt II Trees JI during tho coming festival 11 who wil In Is W touring the tl with her hI 11 nn In II a I of Him has much comment mom of o it favorable 1011 COl 1 by h nn I 11 11 lon h 11 In Hie th of n Ii In III of o wo W huv huu soon Huel In II the tl of o the tho her hu part In III Iho HH IH nn ni advocate al Mr I lul 1101 Is II Portia n H tin Ih Judge jUd 1 1111 t II lul Ihl it 11 81 H 1111 by IW tin the s nt It tho nf It U 4 DIP th 1111 I f of the Iho lute Sir t on nn t lit ll I who an nn on Old law Tin Ihl of f f fI oll UH Hi hend nf f the I or IN II conn 1011 of l Ju tic but won II I ems Invariably merely 11 the th WIN 11 not the Indue II e was not a mel advocate t for rw to hr hI is as Oh wise young judge and Oh learned and when naked A el by ly to I give Portia WhY hj thus it I is yon 01 must e your 11 bos bosom om m for Ol tho knife That Thal it I would seem jl the tho of ot a 1 not of on al advocate ns al IB il In Instruction 11 to Shylock to prepare to tOll en otT the th In tho of at Portia by the II way Mi h Is 11 drawing U comments fron the lending critics Toe TO Coyne who ho will 11 be lie free flee nex week eel when Nolly cly Noll Kol comes to tt nn An end is I at present tho of omal main I rumor IU 1 1 It I is most likely 1 1 h OW I that he will 1 sign with George Ed 1 ards who 10 ints him for fol the come con 1 dlan lall part jart In 11 The Gay an Widow which be he is 1 getting ready to put on QI nt at Dalys DIH Should C lyno do tin so n ami follow ui up his S at t the th hH hil fate Will wi bo sf Ho 10 will wil be h a 1 hero before ho knows It I thus thul follow following ing In tho footsteps of or Eugune l ton Paul Pall Arthur Arthul H G Knowles Frank I Mills Walter all Hampden and ald nil Ill tho other clew clever American actors not to 1 net who over originally to In piny Ill short olg c ments have hae now settled down dowl hero hIo for ful good alli all Meanwhile we wc arc about lo 10 have hayo Fa I a aDavis Davis Divis bark hUIk again In III partnership with wih her hel husband Gerald Lawrence Ju She has liR not lIol been seen 1 1 here herl since her successful appearance nIP lallo as Iris HUlko too will wH out oll as S a comedienne at t thu alf lib 11 early In May Ia while lle at the tho music lusic hulls hll the Influence Is nisi iso t It I I At thu tho Palace there Is Fred and 1111 at Iho lh Standard Madge Les to 10 name 11 I I only the tho thai 1 to 10 mind mindIn In II beginning be thin letter mention was made lude of I those two old acquaintances Hal Cah and nal Seymour Hicks limn of oJ them may be assumed lo 10 be hL more or 01 orless less In the lit dumps at t present the Manx Manxman man Ills his Ir as asa lS a popular dramatist t his hs one 11 or 01 two Lo miner serious of Ir late lale A few fl weeks ago 1 mentioned tin collapse of o tho Hull Jul Calne Calli season nt n I hH I A fI hl and 11 nov In comes nt which says little I I h for rol the Iw 1018 of ot the Manxman us al u I T J years ago Mr II nine was WIS l I elut us lS the future tut purveyor of melodrama to t Drury alI two of by h him were muc thoro The Son SOi and ld The Perhaps they thc w ei o as al big hlA 01 the lw sul HUM 1 Hut But In 1 the Drury Dury Lane Iu dramatist t Is II nut to tn be b Mr Ir Hull CRIllI hut but Veil NI uthO of r The and Tho Ort aront Hub whom the lly ly JJ Air 1 nines point of ot view Ic It II only olly have hl bon been woma If Ir his hi greatest had to supply tin Ii the ut ul tw tho Manxman will 11 MI ec nt lt to take on nil a coll Ilek hal found in II a I I slop at It In II liln hi Mine All Al hv ty hIJ lr though with alfo from li l ii Ie Thu ho Karl und tho aind li ld II I ia 11 a I HH I lu II wont It alone i The Ih of If Hi Ih Town 1011 but bUI ilir 11 UH III II Ho 1 to 10 help him with h Ph Ih ly t of o iiii ni thin linn Ile ib 11 II worn hupp hi l M hi of HIP tl IH pIe d 11 At AtMil t Mil Mi 1 II t h t did not ril I iKUi 1 1 ance in 1 un UI li dy In II Hi Ih Idu of It his hil Intent pl 1 My h M II to t for tOI client Ihl kH at al the t inn U out of ot I n i 10 ly In II i use IH two Iwu hi hII id H Hul m to tobe t tb be b IIII one II JI V I |