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w. II. Crane is to appear in a dramatic
version Of Letters of a Self Made Mer-
chant TO His Son" next season. The play
is to be called 'Old Grogan Graham"
Ethel Barrymore is once more in New
York, and was seen at several theaters
last week. She left the hospital at Bos-
for appendicitis.
Maude Adams is to have a private car
next season which will combine living
apartments with theater equipped for re-
hearsal, according to report 1t is to be
known as the Tinker Bell"
Robert Drouet, who recently recovered
from severe attack of pneumonia at
Lakewood, N. J., is now at Atlantic City,
and will spend the summer in the noun
tains, not entertaining any professional
work until fall.
Miss Marlowe will be seen before long in
q translation, by Henry ST. Ives, of THE
Daughter of Jerio" of Gabrielle d Annunzio.
This emotional playwright Is now engaged
upon two new pieces, "Piu che Amore"
and Il Difendenu"
Joseph Wheelock, jr., is a patient in
recovering from an operation caused by
growth upon his neck. Young Wheelock
was the star Of the George AIDE comedy,
Just Out of College," and had but recently
closed his season in that piece.
Arnold Days company now playing IN
New York seems admirably suited to
Arms and Man." the Shaw play they are
now presenting. In the cast are Mr.. DAILY,
Aubrey Boucicault, John Findley, Dodson
Mitchell, p. T. Moore, Chrystal Herne,
Biiou Fernandez, and Isabelle Uruuhart
Sam Bernard will go back to his former
part Of Hoggensheimer next season, when
he will produce a new musical comedy un-
sheimer." Edgar Smith will write the book
Of the new melange. The composer for the
music has not yet been determined upon.
A memorial to the late Mrs. c. H. Gilbert
given at the Knickerbocker theater New
York, recently, brought out crowd of adj
mirers Of the old actress and added the sum
window to be placed in Bloomingdaie Re.
formed church, of which she was mem
Der.
Nine schumann-Heink believes in Amer
tea. She has brought her three sons to this
country and announces her intention of
making good Americans of them She will
opera season next fall, and after the sea-
son will make an extended tour Of the
country
An EFFORT was made by the combined col
ored preachers of Philadelphia to prevent
further performances of ''The Clansman"
in that city, but after hearing both sides of
the case Mayor Weaver decided that there
was nothing In the play that called for
official action, and on this account refused
to interfere.
''The Prince Of India" the big stage rep
closed the last week in Baltimore. In
the cities visited SO far IL has not been
the phenomenal success that was ex-
pected. 1t is said that the play will likely
be revived next fall and nut on for a run
In New York
Marc FIlaw of the syndicate firm of Klaw
& Erlanger left for London. The big
firm is preparing to establish itself firmly
in the English capital, where strangely
enough, 1t has thus far only maintained
a branch office. The London headquarters
are also to become the center for the ex-
tension to the continent.
1t developed in a law suit Instituted
by Margaret Anglin that the actress had
met with an accident during the last sum-
mer vacation which had never been made
public. This is an oddly, sure However,
Miss Anglin is now suing the New Haven
& Hartford road for $50 600 damages sus-
tanned In an accident that nearly cost her
her life.
THE Three Graces" has reached its
fourth week at the Chicago opera house.
and apparently is to duplicate the runs
Of it's predecessors. Harry b. Smith has
been here adding some new material to
the book. TriXie Friganza has introduced
burlesque on Marie Dressler, and in
other ways the piece is being modelled
into permanent shape.