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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1799, 11 July 1913, Page 5

Of "Ariadno in Nnxos," producwl by fin Herbert Tree and Mr. Thomas Bccclinm tut His Majesty's, London, last month,-with an adaptation of Moliero's eoniedy, J.« Bourgeois Gentilhomme, tho , standard says that the performance will always bot remembered ap one of the most remark* üblo of theatrical cariosities, flic comcdy part is an adaptation from Moliere b>" Mr Fomersot Maugham, and is called '"Eho r«rfoct Gentleman." Mr. Maugham has evidently takon a fair -amount ol liberty with tlio original, hut Ins wandering's from tlio narrow path aro but tinnd. cssavs compared with the wido excursions •of 'Sir Herbert. Tree. As tho immortal Monsieur .Tourdain, who so tardily dis-' covered that ho had been speaking .prose all '.his life, Sir Herbert was a. bizarrs figure plucltcd straight from roaring farca. There woro movements wlion tho pantomimic exhibition on the stage reduced one to a condition of helpless laughter, M. .Tourdain, surrounded by his dancingy his singing, his fencing, philosophical, antl other master?, indulging in comic 6ivordplay, bending his still' knees in elegant posturing, calling up his mnnerour footmen, and behaving in other extraordinary wavs, was a sight to move a graven, image. A few there were in Ilia audience wlio frowned,. who said that Moliero did not intend this and thnt| but tlio majority roared and roared again, and enjove<l M'. Jourdain just as much as did tho servants. Straniss's music ir tlio opera is written of ill glowing terms The honours, it. is announced, went to Mis s Eva von dor Oston, Miss Boselti, Iho orchestra, and Mr. Beechom (who conducted). Mt. Bcccham's instrumentalist* —[17 in number—represented tlio flower of London's orchestras, and to hear tlio orciieslxa nlono is «aid to bo worth a visit to His Majesty's. *■ ;

About 1000 servants aro attached to tho! Royal household of Great BritaiU,