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well-known manager, said to Miss Neither
sole, after watching her conduct in one of
the rehearsals: When you get tired of
acting. come to me and l will give you
good position to produce plays for me-"
EDMUND BREEsE - Edmund Breese,
who has made himself a pronounced IA
vorite with the New York theatergoing
public through his characterization Of
Ready Money" Ryder in THE Lion and
the Mouse" began his career as a men,
Der of the Castle Square Stock Company
In Boston, with which organization he rose
from a minor position until he became one
OF its principal members.
He first came to the notice Of Henry B.
Harris through the latter's star, Robert
Edeson, who witnessed his performance of
a principal role in THE Sacrament of Ju-
das'' then being presented by James
O'Neill in conjunction with Monte Cristo."
Mr.. Edeson was so impressed with the act
ing of Mr.. Breese that he asked Mr.. Harris
to begin negotiations for his appearance
In his company. Before these could be
completed Wright Lorimer, who had also
witnessed THE Sacrament of Judas" had
secured Mr.. Breese for his production of
The Shepherd King" After it's New York
engagement Mr.. Breese Joined Mr. Blossoms
company, tnen playing RanSOn'S FOLLY -
When Mr.. Harris received the manuscript
Of Strong Heart" he Immediately fixed
upon Mr.. Breese as the most desirable man
for the part of the coach. He hesitated to
offer 1t to the actor, as 1t was really a bit
in one act. Mr.. Breese. realizing the OPP
portunities 1t afforded, accepted it, and
when the actor originally engaged to play
Black Eagle, the Indian messenger In the
last act of the play failed to carry out the
authors intention, Mr. Breese stepped for
ward into the breach, with the result that
his two widely varying characterization be-
came highly admired feature Of the pro-
gram.
AN HISTORIC FIRST NIGHT-On the
night when "She Stops to Conquer was
first produced in London the knel Of the
so long had held the English stage was
sounded. A breeze of pure air rushed In
upon the mind of the public and swept
away all tolerance Of the silly love pieces
of Kelly and Cumberland and the faction
of word-mongers and smirkers their works
represented. Nothing could Withstand the
heartiness and the naturalness of Gold
smiths types and his dialogue. However
farccal his plot was. there was reality and
charm in his characters Well might crit
icism unite, as 1t did, in the following YER
dict on the larger and the permanent effect
that night wrought in public taste: Cold
smith banished triumphantly those mawk-
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Coming Attractions.
Columbia.

Few announcements made this season
have held forth more promise of artistic
entertainment than the one OF the revival
Of Goldsmith's comedy. "She Stops to
Conquer" which is to be given at the Co.
lumbia Theater tomorrow night. In bring
ing about the revival the formation Of two
sets of combination was necessary-that Of
Charles Frohman and Lebler & Co. and
that of William H. Crane and the English
actress Miss Ellis Jeffreys. When the sea-
son began these combinations seemed i'm
possible. Mr.. Frohman had secured play
by Alfred Sutro called 1.-THE Price Of
Money" for Mr.. Crane, and Lebler & Co.
had brought Miss Jeffreys to this country
to be seen in 1.-The Dear Unfair Sex Both
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The Foreign Stage.
pecial Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
LONDON, March %, 1907.
Alfred Sutro's new play, John Giayde's
Honor" may not make as much money as
THE Walls of Jericho" which brought the
dramatist into sudden fame after long wait
ing but 1t is spoken of as a stronger adler
and more convincing drama.
Sutro's trea tment of his millionaire hero,
although a small point in itself, is signif-
cant OF his defiant attitude in this play
toward other dramatic conventions. The
traditional American millionaire of the
British stage is an ill-mannered, self-as-
sertiye INSCRIPTIONS and loud-voced per-
SON. and signs have not been wanting that
Geoge Alexander Is considered by some or
his critics to have been inefficient In pre-
senting John Glayde as a quiet gentleman,
without accent or any other supposedly
American characteristic Time was when
an American audience would have scored
any other portrayal of an Englishman than
the conventional dense, stubborn individuaI
in a fore-and-aft cap, single eyeglass ana
loud-checked suit, but that day has gone
by In all of the larger American cities
wherein We are ahead OF the BRITISH cousin
who still insists as rule that the stage
American shall say 'W-a-a-P' frequently
and shall be quite unaccustomed to social
usages
Another stage tradition fouted by Mr..
Sutro is that the audience must never be
deceived Yet two of the strongest incl
dents In this play arise from the deception
of the audience. And the end is so sub
versive of stage custom that If Mr.. sutro
had been unknown one ventures TO say he
never would have got an acceptance for
John Glayde's Honor In its present form.
The first half hour Of the play is its
worst The curtain rises on little din
ner party In Mrs. Glaydes Paris fiat The
coffee and cigarette stage has been reached
and we have to CLEAN as best We may from
the elaborate scintillations of the guests
that the charming young Mrs. Glayde has
scarcely seen her husband for two years.
He has been too busy In America manipu-
Iatng trusts and smashing competitors to
paw any attention to her of late, although
they married for love. But they have had
no children, and she has been amusing her
self in Paris. She has been having flirta-
ton with Trevor Lerode. the decent-look-
ing young artist who has been painting her
portrait. Suddenly, Glayde himself turns
up without warning Some one has cabled
him domestic tip.
With Glayde's appearance there 10 .
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"The Lion and the Mouse. +"

Charles Ilein's play. The Lion and the
Mouse" will be presented at the New Ma
tional Theater on Monday evening, April s,
remaining for one week. This play has to
its credit a record of more than coo con-
secutive performances at the Lyceum Thea
ter, New York. The story of The Lion
and the Mouse concerns the efforts of
Shirley Rossmore to free from disgrace the
name Of her father, Judge Rossmore, who,
because Of a ruling adverse to certain finan-
cial interests of which John Burkett Ryder
is the head. Is removed from office. A
theme so very close to current interest
could not fail to have a very wide appeal
The same company that presented the
play at the Lyceum Theater, New York,
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New Lyceum.

At the New Lyceum this week. commence
ing with the usual matinee, the "Rialto
FOUNDERS" will present two big burlesques
and an olio of novelties that cannot be sur
passed. The opening, entitled "a Day at
Niagara Falls" shows the various adven-
lures that befell Sam Howe in the char
acter of Prof. Bunk" in an attempt to
go over the falls in a barrel The bill in
cludes a series of living pictures. The
closing burlesque, "a Day at Sheepshead
Bay" enlists the services of the entire
company and three horses.
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the latter played Diggory. while his father
played Stingo, the landlord Of the Three
Pigeons" Stuart Robson also played Lump
kin many times Mr.. George Giddens who
plays Lumpkin in the present revival. is the
best character comedian that has ever
come from the other side, and is a star OF
nigh standing in London.
The Young NARROW of the revival Is play
ed by Walter Hale, a prominent leading
man: the Sir Charles NARROW is in the hands
Harry Lillford That fine old actress. Fanny
Addison Pitt is the Mrs Hardcastle; Her
bert Sleath is the Hastings, and Miss Mar
garet Dale. who will be remembered as
John Drew's leading woman, is the Miss
Neville.
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pirating of plays penal offense.
F'ritzi Scheff has safely passed the crisis
of her illness in New York. but 1t will be
several months before she will entirely re-
gain her strength.
The benefit performance in Boston last
Tuesday afternoon for the benefit of Henry
Clay Barnabee netted about 81, 800 and
something like $4,000 was raised by sub
scription.
A report from New York says that Irene
Bentley has dropped out of THE Belle of
Mayfair" Annabelle Whitford having taken
her place as Lady Violet Gussop last We'd
nesday night.
Harold Blake and Vivian Brewster, two
weIl-known singers, are to be members of
the cast presenting light opera at the New
National Theater this summer. The en-
gagement win open with robin Hood"
Monday night, May 20. The company will
number over sixty singers.
When the advance agent of 'The Lion
and the Mouse" reached Scranton one day
last month he asked the house manager
how business had been. "Oh, pretty good"
was the reply. But you people had better
bring what you advertise. Howard Hall
had a real Hon here with his show. but
unless you people produce the Hon and the
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A VERSATILE WOMAN.--Oiga Neither
sole. the distinguished English artistic, not
only produces al her own plays. but re-
hearses tie company even to the minutest
detail. designs the coiors for scenes. Sc
iects her own stage furniture and altogether
Is the busiest person in the organization
While in Paris last summer she made
study for the costuming and setting OF her
own version OF Scribo's play, "Adrienne
Lecouvereum." In New York, Just pre-
vious TO the opening OF the present season,
while rehearslng on the stage OF the l.y-
ceum Theater, Mr.. Daniel Frohman, the
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Local Entertainments at the Belasco
Theater

This week will be devoted to local enter
tainments at the Belasco Theater and a
series Of very interesting performances is
announced. For the first three nights Of
the week well-known people will present q
musical offering entitled I'VE Are In So
ciety" for the benefit of the National Ju-
nior Republic. On Thursday night Mr..
George A. Bentley and his clever asso-
ciates will present a varied program, which
will include travesty on David Warfield's
1.-THE Music Master" On Saturday night
the Paint and Powder Club will give its
annual entertainment in aid Of the Christ
Child Society.
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National.

Tomorrow night at the New National
Theater George M. Cohan will begin an en-
gagement of one week in his musical COM
edy. George Washington, Jr." With the
exception of the last week Of the current
season, which will usher in the engagement
of Harry Bulger in his new play, "Noah's
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"Ou Parole"

Tho attraction at the Belasco Theater
next week will be ION Parole" a military
play by Louis Evan Shipman. under the
direction Of Henry Miller, who has added
this production to his list of presentations
The cast will be practically the same as
when seen here earlier in the season, in
Guiding Charlotte Walker, Vincent Serrano
Robert Cummings, Frank E. Aiken, Fay
Wheeler, Alethea Luce and Francis. x.
Conlon.
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"Little Johnny Jones'"

Though musical comedies come and go,
but few of them obtain the vogue Of Little
Johnny JONES'" now in the third year Of Its
highly successful career. The piece comes
to the Columbia Theater for the week be-
ginning Monday evening, April s. The seat
sale begins at the box office of the Column
bia Theater on Thursday. Matinees will be
given on Thursday and Saturday.
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Qhase'a.

Chase's Easter polite vaudeville bill this
week will disclose George Evans ('The
Honey Boy'O, Harry L. Tighe's Collegians.
the Four Bards, Donohue & Nichols, Fiske
& McDonough, Johnson & Harry, Rein
Brothers and 1.-THE Country Schoolmaster''
comic motion pictures. Mr.. Evans ranks as
vaudeville's best blackface comedian. He is
the composer of '"Thc Honey Boy" and
1.-THE Good Old Summertime" Until re-
Gently he starred In . musical comedy. He
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Symonds Concert Tonight.

The usual Symonds' concert will be
given at the Belasco Theater tonight. One
Of the special features will be a Hungarian
orchestra. Mr.. Spencer will render sew
eral new illustrated songs and special
views have been secured for the popular
motion pictures.
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Concert at Majestic Tonight.

The concert at the Majestic this evening
will be diversified by an entirely new series
of life motion pictures. Three vaudeville
acts will appear.
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Vaudeville Next Week.

Eight sterling polite vaudeville features
will come to Chase's next week, the list in
GLIDING Emma Carus, Paul Spadoni. the
juggling Hercules, Pat Rooney and Marion
Bent, in 1.-The Busy Bell Boy" and others
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has the distinction Of appearing five con-
secutive weeks in each of the big continu-
Gus theaters in New York and Boston.
Mr.. Tighe's college aggregation will offer
Those Happy College Days"
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"Woman AGAINST Woman. -

Kathryn Purnell and her company will
return to the Majestic Theater April to
remain for the rest Of the season. Miss Pur-
nell Is described as possessing rare emo
tional ability. Woman Against Woman"
is announced for the opening week.
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Miles from Boston, his new musical play
that opens there this week.
Cecil Spooner is to tour in repertory I'M
der the management Of Charles E. Blaney
Thomas @. Seabrooke has succeeded Henry
e. Dixey as the star in THE Man on the
Box"
Mrs. Patrick Campbell has naturally
scored a fine success with "Hedda Gabler'
in London.
Elsie Janis is to play for several weeks in
vaudeville after the close of the four of
THE Vanderbilt Cup"
On May 8. in Denver. Valerie Bergere will
produce new play by Willis Steel entitled
The Morning After
1t is rurnored in England that Pauline
Chase Is to appear in q new comedy by ].
M. Barrie next fall.
The one hundredth performance Of Will
liam Golfers play. Caught in the RAIN"
is to take place this week.
Charles B. Hanford reports the most
prosperous season he has known in his long
career as star
1.-THE Honeymooners has been selected
as the title of George NJ. Cohan's new mu-
steal comedy.
Paul Armstrong and Rex Beach have
been commissioned to write western plays
for Charles Frohman.
Louis Evan Shipman, the author of ION
Parole" has under consideration a new
play for Henry Miller.
Werner Charges now with Arnold Daily
has supported nearly every star of note
during the last twenty-five years.
the Clyde Fitch comedy which failed in
New York in London on Easter Monday.
1t has been decided that Montgomery and
Stone in The Red Mill will remain at
the Knickerbocker Theater all summer.
Edna Fassett, who was formerly with
FRITZ Schef's company. has replaced Sallie
Fisher in the support of Frank Daniels.
Belascos play, THE Girl of the Golden
West.s may be adapted for the operate
stage by Puccini, the composer Of Madam
Butterfly"
William Norris has been engaged to play
his original role with Ethel Barrymore in
the revival Of His EXcellency the Gov
ernor.'
1t is said that Charles A. Stevenson, who
for some seasons has been Mrs. Leslie
Carriers leading man, has resigned from
Eugene Presbrey has completed the stage
version of Gilbert Parker's novel The
Right of Way" The play will be one OF
next seasons offerings
Joseph E. Howard and Mabel Barrison
are to be starred next season by Harry
Askn in a new musical play entitled THE
Flower of the Ranch"
f'Ben-Hur" Is to be one of the principal
attractions at the jamestown exposition.
It will be produced there under the direc
ton of Messrs. Klaw and Erlanger.
Lima Abarbanell. the German light opera
singer, has left the cast of 1.-The White
Chrysanthemum," the new lyric comedy,
which had its premiere last week.
title OF the new military play by Anthony
stock company at the Bijou Theater in
Brooklyn.
H. Reeves Smith will produce THE Red
skim under the title of THE Last of His
Race" at the Shakespeare Theater, Liver
pool England. on April 15 The play was
q failure In America last spring.
Charles Klein, author Of "The Lion and
the Mouse" THE Music Master and many
former successes, is active member of
the American Dramatists' Club. 1t was
also Mr.. Klein who was delegated to speak
before the United States Senate TO obtain
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hiss 1t was the death gasp Of excessive
sentimentalism in English comedy.
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H. Reeves Smith will produce THE Red
skin under the title of The Last of His
Race" at the Shakespeare Theater, Liver
pool, England. on April Is. The play was
a failure In America last spring.
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General Faulkner's Daughter is the
title OF the new military play by Anthony
E. Willis. The play is to be tried by the
stock company at the Bijou Theater il
Brooklyn.
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George M. Conan will make a flying trip
from Washington to Springfield Thursday
night of this week to witness a special
Friday afternoon performance Of Fifty
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At the conclusion OF the regular season
in the East Mrs. Fiske and the Manhattan
company will make tour of the far west
in THE New York Idea" Her tour will
last about two months and will extend as
far as San Francisco
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Lima Abarbanell, the German light opera
singer, has left the cast of 1.-The White
Chrysanthemum," the new lyric comedy,
which had its premiere last week.
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In THE Great Conspiracy" adapted by
Madeline Lucette Ryley from Pierre Ber-
toms La Belle Marseillaise." John Hare,
at the Duke Of York's Theater, London,
plays the part Of Napoleon.
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Thomas @. Seabrooke has succeeded Henry
e. Dixey as the star in The Man on the
Box
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"Ben-Hur'' Is to be one of the principal
attractions at the jamestown exposition
It will be produced there under the direc-
ton of Messrs. Klaw and Erlanger.
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Miles from Boston, his new musical play
that opens there this week.
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Cecil Spooner is to tour in repertory I'M
der the management Of Charles E. Blaney
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Charles Klein, author Of 1.-THE Lion and
the Mouse" THE Music Master" and many
former successes, is an active member of
the American Dramatists' Club. 1t was
also Mr. Klein who was delegated to speak
before the United States Senate TO obtain
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Katherine Grey. who is now playing at
the Berkeley Lyceum Theater, New York,
In Arthur Schnitzler's THE Reckoning"
will tour the country next season with that
play, and as the star Of another play now
being written.
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Mrs. Patrick Campbell has naturally
in London.
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April will mark the 2,OO0th performance
OF Rose Stahl in THE Chorus Lady" This
record at the Hackett Theater is obtained
by counting Miss Stahrs appearances both
In the vaudeville sketch here and abroad
and also in the present comedy.
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A special from London says that Charles
F'rohman has arranged for Maude Adams
a translation of Miguel Zamacais' Les
Bouffons' as soon as she finishes her season
in Peter Pan" The translation was made
by John Raphael, and the part which Miss
Adams will assume is one played by Sarah
Bernhardt with great success In Paris,
where It was one of the most popular roles.
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revival Of when Knghthood Was in
Flower, with Grace Merritt in the role
created by Julia Marlowe, is being ar
ranged by Ernest Shipmsn. The play is to
be presented In New York the latter part OF
April.
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Joseph E. Howard and Mabel Barrison
are to be starred next season by Harry
Askin in new musical play entitled THE
Flower Of the Ranch"
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Richard Mansfield. by order Of his physi-
clans, has cancelled all engagements for the
remainder OF the season and will take a
complete rest.
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mouse you're talking about you won't do
business at this house"
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Gus Kammerlee, alone OF all OF the orig
inal members of 1.-The Old Homestead
cast is still playing the role which he
created IN that fine old New England
drama. Mr.. Kammerlee is a Bostonian and
was at one time member of the Boston
Ideal Opera Company. AS far back as De-
cember H. 1892, he played the part of SEN
tinel in "Tolanthe' at the old BiJou Thea
ter in that city.
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Elsie Janis is to play for several weeks in
vaudeville after the close of the four of
1.-The Vanderbilt Cup"
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Playhouse Paragraphs.

Edith wynne Matthewsen has revived
''Everyman'' In London. Il
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Ramsay Morris latest play. THE Girl
in White" will be produced by James *.
Hackett in Rochester next Monday night
with Pauline Frederick in the title role.
Mr.. Morris has also contracted to supply
melodrama to James d. Barton. The latter
is to be entitled Under Suspicion.
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THE Lily of France is to be the title Of
Louis n. Parker's new play relating to
Joan of Arc, which Beerbohm Tree will
produce at His Majestys Theatre. London.
on his return from Berlin. The character Of
the heroine will be sustained by Viola
Tree.
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The opening night of the engagement of
THE Lion and the Mouse" at the New Ma
tional Theater will witness the benefit for
the visiting nurse fund of the Pennington
Society. The ladies of the committee re-
port splendid progress in the sale OF res
served seats
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With Glayde's appearances there 10 .
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Next season Sarah Truax Is to star in a
play called "The Alaskan"
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But playgOers have their own ideas as to
what amuses them, and in this free, uncen-
sored land. a perfect right to follow them.
Sad but true. a great many Of tnem
frankly prefer Houdini TO Hugo.
PHILANDER c. JOHNSON.
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Eugene Presbrey has completed the stage
version of Gilbert Parker's novel The
Right of Way" The play will be one Of
next seasons offerings
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Robert Edeson is to close his third year
in "Strongheart'' about the middle OF May.
and Will start for Europe Immediately
after. He is unusually fortunate in a.
plentiful supply of authors, for his man
ager announces that he will consider for
his use next season plays by William G.
De Mile, George Broadhurst, Gilbert Par
ker and Martha Morton.
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1t is said that Charles A. Stevenson. who
for some seasons has been Mrs. Leslie
Carter's leading man, has resigned from
her company.