The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-02

iDioShiO DdWs WiO h6 III lllC oll5 nal tales, is an even more important figure in the play. Blackie also feels the regenerative influence of a good woman and both he and Walingford find them selves wealthy and respected men of fam fly in the town of Battleburg, which they had invaded to loot.
 The engagement of Miss Hulette, a girl of 15, to play the part of Tytyl In "The Blue Bird, replacing diminutive actress over 25, is a good thing for the New theatres production. The spirit of youth must convince in this play; 1t is not comic opera where a falsetto answers for a child's voice. Miss Hulette may possess crudeties, the Illusion that the author has striven to create will not suffer.
 Viola Allen, now touring in F. Marion Crawford's last play, "The White Sister, '' silver cup. which she intends to present annually to the best lady rider and horse shown at the Greenbriar County Horse Show at White Sulphur Springs, Va. George Ade, humorist and playwright was in town a few days ago. He an nounced that he would have to change the name of his new play and had picked out the title, "U. S. Minister Bedlow' He explained the reason thusly:
 About a month ago I delivered MT Frohman a new play for William H Crane called U. s. Minister Jackson. The scenes are laid in the Cuban repub- lie and MT Crane was to have been Minister Jackson. But the newspapers no sooner printed the fact than a real United States Minister Jackson sprang into existence; he is minister to Cuba, and I have his letter requesting me to kindly leave him in Cuba and not put him on the stage, at least, without con- sulting his parents. From what I have heard of Jackson he has been exploit ing my business instead of my stealing his. I think 1t was very careless of him to go into ministerial business until I get through playwrighting. However. there is nothing to do sbut to let the govern ment have it's way
 Isabelle Sim -Hecht, formerly owner and manager of the old Montauk the atre. Brooklyn, is back in business again after a stay of several weeks on her farm in the Berkshires. The once well known theatrical woman has opened a restaurant. Mrs. Mecht is daughter of the late Col. William E. Sim.
 Employees of Henry l.. Savage are to become sharers In the profits of his enterprises. His scheme is profit sharing arrangement whereby the ex- ecutive and production forces in his em- ploy will become participants in the benefits. Opportunity will be given to employees of this permanent class to become holders of stock in addition to sharing directly in each seasons profits.
 Charles Frohman is now an advocate of Sunday theatrical amusements along lines that he was careful to define. He said that he would endeavor to obtain modification of the state law that now prohibits dramatic productions on Sunday. Heretofore MT. Frohman has been one of the chief opponents of Sunday arnusements.
 'I have always considered Sunday a day of rest" said MT. Charles Froh- man, "the day which the churches shouh have to themselves. But re- gently I have had conferences with several leading philanthropists and they impressed upon me the growing inability of the churches to reach those who have the most need of their in- fluence. "They have asked me wheth- CT it would not be possible to produce plays that would drive home some vital lesson and at thessame time entertain Sunday audience. The time was never more propitious for the experi- ment as some of our best dramatists are now writing plays that teach les sons, but unfortunately the blue laws will not allow such an experiment."