New-York tribune., 1913-11-23

rug, throws her into his motor car and
Adirondacks. Members of the house
party begin immediate pursuit, and the
manner in which he eludes them and
manages to tame the misleading lady
provides the rest Of the plot The cast
for The Misleading Lady" includes
Lewis Stone, Inez Buck. Frank Sylvester,
William II. Sans, Robert Cain, Albert
Sackett, John Cumberland, William
Foran, Henry Thompson, George Abbott.
Robert Graves, jr., Alice Wilson. Gladys
Wilson, Jane Quinn and Frances Savage.
, After eight weeks OF rehearsals and
preparation, the spectacular musical ex-
travaganza Hop o. My Thumb" from
the Drury Lane Theatre, London, will be
given its first presentation in this country
at the Manhattan Opera House on
Wednesday evening. Featured in this
production will be De Wolf Hopper, who
Joined the company last week and will
create the role of the King of Mnemonica,
played in the London production by
George Graves. The presentation will
follow closely the fairy story of Hop O.
My Thumb" known wherever the Eng
lish language is spoken. The story opens
in the woodcutter's home as the father is
leaving with his seven children to lose
them in the forest. BY dropping bread
crumbs along the way Hop leads his
brothers part of the way back home, but
the trail is finally lost because the birds
eat the crumbs OF bread. Climbing a
tree, Hop sees building in the distance
which he thinks is church, but which
is, in fact, the ogre's castle. They arrive
at the door and crave shelter, and are
taken in by the ogre's housekeeper, who
pities the children. knowing that the ogre
eats all strangers who come to the castle.
Concealing the brothers by putting on
their heads the crowns of the six prin-
cesses, daughters of the ogre. the house
keeper eventually arranges their escape
into the Garden of Statues. where the
ogre keeps all the women and children
until they are frozen into statues. Hop,
with the aid of his fairy book, discovers
that in the garden there Is fountain
containing magic water, which when
sprinkled on the statues brings them back
to life. Releasing the statues. Hop es-
capes with his brothers to the mountains,
pursued by the ogre wearing the magic
seven-league boots. The children hide
until the ogre falls asleep, when Hop
takes the boots off the ogre, puts them
on and escapes with his brothers, leaving
the ogre powerless. They flee TO the
kings palace. where Hop endears him
self TO the king by ioaning him the seven
league boots. by which the king is ena-
bled to reach the Land of Lost. Memories.
where he regains his memory. and in re-
turn for Hops kindness the king makes
him knight and gives his brothers and
parents home in the palace. Among the
scenes to be shown in the production will
be "The Woodcutter's Home" "The For
est" Exterior and Interior of Castle
Grim" Secret. Passage from the Dun
geon," Garden of Living Statues. Pal
ace of the King Fairy Forget-Me-
Not's Bower" The Land Of Lost Mem
ory," Terrace Of the Kings Palace" and
a series OF scenes showing Hop and his
brothers entering fairyland. the final cur
tain falling on transformation. Good
VIII to Men" Associated with Mr.. Hop
per in the cast will be Iris Hawkins. the
sixty-pound English actress; Al Hart.
Eva Fallon, Viola Gillette. Texas Guinan,
Flavia Arcaro, Smith and Austin. Ross
Snow, Charles NJ. Hinton, Bertha Del