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BoBBY 1rE1v1LnD UP TO DATE
Sketch of Miss Pardee's New Play to be
 Produced at the Hyperion.


 Sketch of Miss Pardee's New Play to be
 Produced at the Hyperion.
 Bobby Melville of London" that is to be produced at the Hyperion Friday and Saturday nights, with a special matinee on Saturday, Is a four act conn., edy drawn by Jean Pardee, author of 'The Yale Man Up to Date."
 After witnessing a. rehearsal yester- day one is bound to confess that the play has'merit, and it,only remains for fine New Haven audiences to place the amount of credit this aspiring actor author deserves
 The plot of the play is very ingenious. The first act is at Sir John Hargraves London house, where a quarrel scene between Sir John Hargrave, Tileston Bryce and Lady Hargrave-Jean Par dee-owing to her intention to take a trip on the yacht of a MT. Trenton, fast American, of whom Sir John liar grave strongly disapproves. She final- ly decides to go, despite his wishes, or those of anybody else. After her final decision Sir John decides to take a trip to Baron Burgh's Lodge for lite tferShooting. Lady Hargrave comes 1n-' to possession of the letter containing. the invitation, and becomes insanely' jealous, owing to his having been in love at one time with Baron Burgh's' daughter. So, with the assistance of the butler, Hammond, Thomas Gram vile, she decides to follow him, she4 disguises in boys costume, and Hammond becomes Q French valet.
 The second act takes place at Baron BurgI1's Lodge, where Lady Hargrave as Bobby Melville falls in love with Mazie Burgh, who returns his affectionsl much to the disgust of Sir John.
 The third act is still at the Lodge, and Sir John discovers that Bobby Mel vile is woman, but does not know who she Is. There is a charming com edy scene in this act where Sir John makes Bobby Melville smoke every thing, from rolled cigarette to briara wood pipe.
 The fourth act is again at Sir Johns, house where the clever little story was travelled, and the complications that at different times have appeared, are cleared away under the skillful pen of Miss Pardee.
 pier Lothian, jr., who is directing the Yale college piece to be produced next week, has been very careful and severe in his work, and has trained the peo- pie only as one can do who has had years of professional training.
 MT. Tileston Bryce, who plays Sir John Hargrave, is so we'll know socially in New Haven that 1t only remains for his friends to see just what his abilities are He has fine presence, a good 5I nf eta technique, which can only come from being under the best stage managers on the professional stage.
 Miss Mary Dudley Burke, who plays l Mrs. Heaton, Lady Hargrave's mother, Us a. young woman, of whose ability | New Haven has had several opportuni- | ties of judging, and it need only be said l that she will probably even surpass 1 her previous efforts.
 Miss Frances Ross as Mazie Burgh | is piquant blonde, who is new to New | Haven amateurs, but her beauty and | grace in her dance with Miss Pardee | will undoubtedly score a success. Prof. Bristol, formerly of New Haven, but now of New York, has a son In the cast, who is doing excellent work as Baron Burgh.
 Probably the star of the cast is that | of the butler, Hammond, MT. Thomas Granville, the lines being all bright and new. MT. Granville's conception of the part is good, and his topical song in the second act very funny. With care ful rehearsal and good company, FBobby Melville'' should receive a warm welcome on It's initial perform ance on Friday night.
 The dance has been especially ar- ranged for Miss Pardee and Miss Ross by MT. George Walters, who has taken