The House of Temperley at the Adelphi (review 23 february 1910)
"The House of Temperley" at the Adelphi is an article published in The Bystander on 23 february 1910.
Arthur Conan Doyle's play The House of Temperley with Ben Webster as Charles Temperley, was performed from 28 december 1909 to 30 may 1910 at the Adelphi Theatre (London, UK).
"The House of Temperley" at the Adelphi
ADELPHI THEATRE
The House of Temperley has now, as schoolboys would say, got its second wind, and gives every sign of being a "stayer." Although it is really less of a play than a series of well-arranged boxing matches, The House of Temperley appears to have caught the public taste very successfully. If I were writing for a merely comic paper I should undoubtedly commit the indiscretion of saying that one expects a play about boxing to make a hit; but such flippancy would not suit the nice dignity of my present surroundings, and, therefore, it is certain that I shall say nothing of the kind. It has been alleged in some quarters that this "drama of the Ring" has already done much to revive the public taste for boxing matches; but sometimes I think perhaps not. It is very probable, however, that many quite ordinary people, who do not know a straight slog from an uppercut, will be attracted by the really effective reconstitution of "Tom Cribb's Parlour," which has an interest of its own outside the violent uses to which it was put. The scene on Crawley Downs, too, has been placed on the stage with quite unusual fidelity and skill, and it possesses an artistic attraction above and beyond the mere display of fisticuffs.
JINGLE.
"The House of Temperley" at the Adelphi Theatre is still drawing good audiences. Last Friday week the Territorials witnessed the play, and many notabilities were present, including Lord Esher, Mr. Haldane, Lord Lucas, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Illustrations by Norman Morrow.
