Remembrance will be awakened in the minds of readers who knew their London before the Great War by the news that the Tivoli in the Strand is going to be changed into, a variety theatre before long. The present building, is not the Tivoli which Marie Lloyd sang about where she sat, or Little Rich indulged In ditties about his being the gas collector, or Chirgwin presented his act as the One-eyed Kaffir. That went the way of old buildings some time ago, and on its site the present fine cinema was erected. The existing edifice does pot have 9. stage suitable for a variety show, but ie is stated that there is space available upon which one can be built. The building which was erected in 1922 at a cost of £370,000 was one of the earliest of London's super-cinemas and is controlled by the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation of which the Gen-feral Theatre Corporation, controlling the London Palladium and the Holborn Empire is a subsidiary. Now that the Palladium is given lover to large-scale shows of the revue type, the Holborn Empire is the only theatre in central London offering a music-hall pro gramme with changes of programmes each week. "It has been felt that there is ample scope for another large variety theatre in the west end of London; hence the new development. Mr. George Black, it is reported, will take over the administration of the Tivoli.in its new guise and it will be run somewhat on the same lines as the Holborn Empire. But it will never be quite the same to those who knew [the old Tivoli. There will not be the same James blazoned on the front of the house as there used to be. The programmes will be different, led by names not so well known as those of the people who made variety history the beginning of the present cen= tury. But there will probably be modern successors to the inimitable Dan Leno, or Her~ bert Campbell, A new Albert Chevalier will hand down the traditional cockney, while amongst the lovers of variety there will be idlodness that the Strand is recovering its soul again, 2
M. Daladier's Success The achievement of M, Daladier, not only. forming the new French Cabinet, but of obtaining the support of both houses of the legislature, augurs well for the fulure, for he has succeeded {in securing what amounts to two voles of confidence the second being found in the passage of his Finance Bill which confers plenary powers fon the Government 16 deal with outstanding financial "and social problems until July 31. What was denied to Mf Blum has been conceded to M. Daladier, who obviously based his pro-
"Inspiration of the former. So for more than the next three months M. Daladier will have the opportunity of straightening out France's financial problems, and of adjusting social matters not the least' of which concerns the present labour disputes, Tt is a fortunate solution of a very serious and anxious' impasse, for it gives all the parties involved a chance to ook around and assess their respective positions in the light of the difficulties which beset France.
ever a French Cabinet with some certainty of tenure of office were necessary it is in times such as these, and it cannot be gain said that Feeent French governmental crises have not only contributed to financial uneasiness but have given rise to the gravest political anxiety. What will happen to M. Daladier when his plenary powers expire by flux of time it would be imprudent to attempt to forecast, but it is quite clear that the formation of a national Coalition ig the one thing which will prevent matters in France going from bad to worse, That may still prove dificult of realization, for it 1s. Rot easy t0 satisfy the aspirations of all the part fes which would have to be included in such a coalition, parties actuated by such widely differ ing political views that reconciliation seems to be well nigh impossible. There Is the chance, however, that now they have been given a breathing period in which to consider where they stand, that some of them will sink their Gitferences'in the best interests of the country, and that a stable government will result, More Pump-priming Americans who do not see eye to eye, polit-cally with Presideot Roorevelt will mayed by the reports of his intention again to" being prosperity to the United Staten by fRoott to the old poley of pumpeprimin Proposes a lending sad epending. progrimane Smunting' 10° USS$4S19000000, and & potential treat expansion" plan amounting. to no los than U's90.000000000, "The "President gens tref objective is to increase. the: nalonsl tome from the prevent 8960000000 40"
Scala a year, he experience of the past fea team when' the outlay of huge sums of money' brought'a degree of prospaity bk 10 the Gaited State, shows that very ith pore manent impreventent tas effected' in the fortunes ofthe, countess for He as, shown tha Siretuy he' dow of money for schemes" und the" vations New 'Den! pions" stopped, 1 wan out b'short while before signs of depression Were' tobe seen There, won't belle that a stion could spend its woy to. property, but the Ins few years ave amply" proved" that Buch an iden ie fllny, and that up to. the prevent no mew remedie have been discovered Porat "eshfoned'seonomie is, ¥rom the Presidente atements fs 10 be deduced that fevenpects ar highly, concentrated. period of ependtar, leat for not more' than @ year mae a hale tobe sufMelent ta puno country tion the rend to prowperiy again.
Meath he wit prove to be corgeer in his *SReme at the" atuation, "but if eps Snything ta. fo bye all hat he can Wope. lain temporary elle fromthe resent colon which ly ofleting the United Staten: Britih experiences of nich economleroubles fan proved to the: Brith peopl that the' only Tea method of defeating, depression is to face ported of series, wih bells Ughtened inn Role te two" anil ome' effective balance has Tenn "acoved between" income" and expend Primrose Day Primrose Day, the anniversary of the death of that great political figure Benjamin Disractt, the Earl of Beaconsfield, Tt is a faseina~ ting piece of reading to watch how the maker fof probably the most inept maiden speech. in {the House of Commons. wound up by. telling his hearers shat, though they would not then listen. to him, a! time would come when they would, procected through a long career to prove These words, and become one of the finest statesmen Britain has ever had. He was reputed to, be inordinately fond of the primrose, a. somewhat singular taste in aman of such amboyant paris, The authority for the statement rests Upon a letter sent by Princess Christian accom~ auging a box of primroses which she sent Dis aeli on behalf of Queen Victori Mama desires me to send you the accompany fog flowers inher tame for. Mit. Disraeli She hoard him say, one day that he. was, so fund. of May and' of all those lovely apting owers that She tas ventured to send" him these, as they li make his rooms ook bright And again. if memory serves right the Queen's wreath of primroses sent to his. funeral bore the lagena itis favourite flower." Tt is now fty-seven years ago since Disraeli died, Sutficient time has passed fo permit of an estimate being. made' of the effect. of, the career of the "Hebrew mountebank." for that {x what he was once called. at fits, comnience= ment, had upon the development of the British Empire. There is now no doubt that his wideconception of a British Empire did much to impress Uupon the British people a proper understanding their greatness, His Idea of empire has under tone some modification, for it now consists of a {widely flung commonwealth of nations combined linder the. acceptance of a common. loyalty. Disracti did not achieve all this himself. though it is undeniable that he set British feet upon the lit path, along Which others Jed the nation himself and in his policies he showed what Jeould be done in a cold hostile universe by a ong youthfulness of heart.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.