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holm in April by Albert Rant.
Miss Maxine Elliott. after having wit
messed a successful opening at her own
theater IN New York, sailed for London
last week. She has gone abroad to play a
season as %co-star with Lewis Waller, the
romantic actor who has been called "the
James K. Hackett of the English stage"
Miss Elliott and Mr.. Waller will make
their first appearance together in a new
drama entitled 1901"
Louise CLOSER Hale. shortly TO be seen
in THE Sins of Society" has written a
clever and charming love story. which
has just been published and bears the title
plea for the domestic life, and the plot
takes the heroine to London as a member
of an American cast engaged to present an
American play in the English metropolis,
Scenes behind the footlights and Incidents
connected with stage life are reproduced
with Photographic reality. Mrs. Hale
writes whereof she knows. for she played
Mis- HAY during the year of more that.
Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch ran in
London, AS Louise Closer she will be
remembered for her inimitable Prossy, the
"typist" in Candida
One of Charles Frohman's early produce
tons in London will be an adaptation Of
MN. de Flers and Cailavet's Lane du
Buridan" C'Buridan's Donkey'). The piece
lie said to be one Of the most laughable
comedies presented on the Partisan stage
IA q ANAa1 NAAAAN Lht 0OAAAG VI AlAb AlllA
is the elder Buridan's son. a young man,
who constantly finds himself in distressing
predicaments.
Plans are being arranged to star Ger
trude Hoffman. the dancer, next season
in a musical comedy. The details have not
yet been given out, but the music will be
written by Max Hoffman. the dancers
husband.
The Lambs club is arranging another big
minstrel show similar to the one given by
this organization ten years ago. One
performance Is TO be given I'm the big cities
from New York to Chicago, the tour to
last one week. DeWolf Hopper is to be
interlocutor, and in order to qualify for
the first row the actor must have attained
the dignity of stardom.
The whirlpool" is the latest addition
70 the twenty series Of plays.
Written by Macmillan Foster, II was sub
mitted to the producing firm Of Wagenhals
q Kemper a week ago last Monday. MIR.
Wagenhals read It that evening and Mr..
Kemper gave II his attention on Tuesday.
On Wednesday they went over IL together
and by Thursday had begun to organize
at the Columbia theater, Washington,
April 26. The direct opposite OF THE
Easiest Way the theme OF The Whirl-
pool is BE good and you'll be lonely"
beautiful department store saleswoman,
who resIsts manifold temptations, fights
the good fight, and keeps the faith Only
to find herself without money. friends and
position when the final curtain falls.
Again, virtue is its own reward.
One of the recent new plays brought out
at the Odeon, in Paris, under the direction
of M. Antoine, Is founded on the life and
strife of Beethoven, the famous composer.
II Is written In verse by Rene Fauchois. a
rising young author, VINO was at one time
a member Of Sarah Bernhardt's company.
The scenes are laid In Vienna. after the
siege OF that city by the French.
Catherine Grey has signed with Wagon
halls & kCmper for their new production by
Max Foster, THE Whirlpool" She vii De
the leading woman u the piece and will
take the part of Hilda, the heroine Of the
play.
The title OF the new Paul Armstrong
Rex Beach comedy. to be produced at the
Belasco theater pa April u, is to be, Mr.,
speed" The cast will include Lawrence
Wheat, Oza Waldrop, Muriel starr, Laura
Lemmers. Mark Smith. George Leach,