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have been al litigation in regard to the
rights of this piece have settled their
diferences, and VIII have a Joint inter-
est In the management Of the show
this summer,
As Salt Lake thelter goers know
Mage Carr Cook IL the mother OF Miss
Eleanor Robson, and Is the creator
OF the title role I'm Mrs. Wigs OF the
Cabbage Patch" Mrs Cook was told
by Joseph Jefferson, who saw her per.
formance at the savoy theater In New
York, that she would have TO remain
Mrs Wigs for the rest OF her life,
Just as he had been sentenced for life
to the role OF Rim Van Wrinkle.
George AIDE IS to write a new comedy.
II Will contain n part In which Mr..
AIDE sees great possibilities for Joseph
Wheelock, Jr, who was last seen
AS the callow bridegroom In Brother
jacques" Mr. Wheelock will be made
the star OF the production. The piece
VIII depict both New York and country
lie, and VIII require the services OF 30
people. Mr.. AIDE VIII finish the play In
time for product'6n next October.
Pierre Lott IL working on a play for
Nine, Sara Bernhard and saws OF il.
The subject IL Chinese because she so
desired IT, Whom she was at Constanu-
nople recently we spoke about the
scenes and tho subject, The play will
not be ready before next winter / ara
not without some misgiyings, The ira.
gedlenne, as Is we'll known, has her
tastes and caprices, and / am very
much afraid that when II comes 10 the
necessity Of wearing a black wig she
Chine"
The San Francisco critics are not on
tirely satisfied with the new religious
drama, "Mi2pah, recently brought out
there by q local stock company. Ella
Wheeler Wilcox and Luscombe Searlle
are responsible for this drama, and one
reviewer says that IN It they have cree
ated a far better play than either ben
llur' or MARY " Magdala." II Ia OBJ
uously too long and needs re-editlng
according to their verdict. which. how
ever recognizes I'm II the germ Of
splendid drama II VIII likely find It's
way east IN the near future under more
favorable circumstance,
News reached this country last week
of the death ut his home I'm London OF
Edward Rose the dramatlst. who viii
be best remembered here for his work
IN dramatizing THE Prisoner Of Zen
da" and Stanley Weymaus novel, I'm
der the Red Robe" Both plays were
successful I'm this country and England.
and brought tho author into promi-
hence MS a playwright Mr. Rose was
most successful ms an adapter OF novels,
few Of his original plays winning any
success, The deceased WAS about 80
years Old, and leaves a wife and two
children,
George MldNetons new play. "A
Wife's strategy" was produced I'm AL
bany Jan, l6 by Frank J.. PerIey, with
Margaret Anglin in the tItle-rolc. Il is
a political play IN that lt Us built about
q wife who, 10 save her husband from
being returned 20 Congress by a dis
honorable deal with his opponents.
brings about HIS defeat and I'm face OF
his Wild denunciatiOns OF hl1 betrayer.
confesses what she has done. The plot
is rather gloomy and is said by the
local critics to lack action and comedy.
II was mlrrcd hy being hastily recast
INTO three ucts at the last moment i'm
an attempt TO save It's unpleasant
theme,
Rejane began IN Boston recently the
frst week OF her final fortnight I'm
this country which has been mana
gerlal strain that looks Ike the record
for the season Tt was a good. big
contract that Rejane signed before she
left Paris to venture into American
theatrical circles Her terms called for
$1,000 a performance. not counting tho
other expenses OF the tour. IL looks
now as IL the American tour has been