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LONDON STAGE NEWS.

Special Correspondence.
7 ONDON, April 20.--There IS a lit
tie something of interest to be
written about Hail Caine this
week, and also a comment or two
to be made regarding the Vivacious
Seymour Hicks and his latest musical
play. Possibly a few remarks might
be in order too, apropos of the rather
severe handling that Beerbohm Tree
has been getting at the hands of the
Berlin dramatic critics; but with these
exceptions there is practically no news
of the theatrical world hcre that is not
connected in some way with Ameri-
cans or American interests. London
theatrical paragraphists. I'm fact, might
as well be consistent ana frankly head
their respective columns American
Dramatic Notes." while to the London
correspondent 1t is a pleasing duty to
record the activities of the Transatlan-
tic player-folk who are literally the
whole thing at present on the London
stage.
OF the Sothern- Marlowe combination,
I nothing--or at least little-need he
said. They will have conquered or
failed to conquer before these lines can
be printed. Likewise the members OF
the Mrs. Wigs Of the Cabbage
Patch" company, who make their bow
at Terry's on the 25th, will have
learned whether their stay in the
metropolis ia to be long or short.
Warned by the disconcerting expert
ence of "The Lion and the Mouse"
company, IT is doubtful If any Of them
have leased London houses-for more
than a month, anyhow,
Following these appearances. how
ever. there is to be no break in the
American boom IN London Almost
Immediately, on the contrary we are
10 have "Brewster's Millions" at the
Duke of Works., with Gerald Du Maur-
Ter, the talented son OF the author of
''Trilby" In the leading role, while at
the Aldwych the last night of Edna
May i'm "Nelly Neil" will be followed
speedily by Charles FTohman's pro-
duction of "Strongheart" with Robert
Edeson as the Indian hero. Meanwhile
no doubt Mr.. Frohman is partly con-
soled for the complete failure of Mrs
Ryley's play, The Great Conspiracy
which he produced at the Duke OF
York's with lavish mountings and a
literally "all star" cast by the instant
and prodigious success Of his presenta-
ton OF clyde Fitch's play The Truth
with Marie Tempest in the title part
Following another hugely successful
Transatlantic piece, "Rafles' at the
long, !. e., 400 nights or so,
AZ the present writing much inter-
est has been aroused by the original
method adopted by L. II, Sotheru and
|, Miss Marlowe to get first hand inn
preston OF the characteristics and
predictions of London audiences. Not
unlike haroun al Raschid these Amer
lean players have been going round
incognito from theater 10 thenter
every night since their arrival from
New York in order 10 study the met
ropolitan playgocrs They did this
thoroughly, too; for example they
viewed Tho Scarlet Plmpornel.' from
the gallery. Tho Red Lamp from
the pit. Votes for Women" from the
dress circle ana so on, They say that
they have boon immensely edited
throughout and that they found the
study Of the London playEocr7 who
occupy seats in the upper part of
the house particularly profitable
or two other American players IN
England thorH H. also much idlk an
present. or these the chief Is MIS-
Russ Whytal who Us about tn have
the honor OF playing Two or .nire
Ellen Terry parts at Bocrbohm Irre5
theateT during the coming Shale-
speare festival week. and who Is noW
touring She provinces with her uMh
eompuny IN a series ~ Shakcspo1r'dn
productions, She has occa1l1u.h
much comment, most of II favorable,
by an interesting innovation which sho
Las made In tho conduct Of the irlal
scene in THE Merchant Of Venice
Hitherto we almost inNoriahlN nave
seen Poula IN the guse Of the doctor
ln-law taking her part In the iIlnl as
an advocate Mrs. Russ WhNluh
however. m representing Portia as ne
Judge, sitting Immediately below tho
duke. This change 1t seems was
mado BIZ The American actress az me
suggestion Of r. q. Carton. the drnm-
aiist. on the authority Of the late SIR
Francis Jeune who WAS an ckpri On
nice as the head Of the state presided
over the Venetian court Of Justice hut
was. II seems, Invariably merely me
rrrrohend ana not the Judge. W mp