NEAR THE GARDEN OF ALLAH (" PRINCE FAZIL," ADAPTED FROM
THE FRENCH OF PIERRE FRONDALE. NEW THEATRE.] On, that garden ! And (with- respect) oh, Allah •! This is what the magazines call a powerful Sheik story "—and at least it is something that it was not written by an Englishman ! Fora is a preposterous piece, without even themerit -of excite- ment. To see an actor of -genius like• Mr. Ainley wasting his- powers on such nonsense filled me with a deep 'melancholy. It is only fair, however, to add that a full house appeared to enjoy it all immensely. In a very candid interview, Miss Titheradge (who is also tortured by the proceedings) is reported. to have said, :" If the . public don't want us fir Shakespeare, • we've got to give them Sheiks." I suggest that Miss Tither- adge underrates the intelligence of -the average theatregoer, who, if not without blind spots, is becoming inereasingly sensitive to the things that matter. E. s.
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