The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-18

thai The Merry Wives OF Windsor"
would be the first comedy OF Shakespeare
to be given by them. or course Mac
BETH which Is now In rehearsal, will
be given first In this play he and Miss
Allen will make their first appearance AZ
co-stars in Shakespeare 10 provide the
kind OF performances which were for
so nan years provided by F.. II.
Sothern and Julia Morlowe.
In THE Merry Wives of Windsor Mr..
Hackeit will play Fdlstdr. with which
the memory Of his father was for so
many years connected. The elder Mr..
Iiarkett was indeed the most famous OF
American interpreters OF that part. Mr..
Hackett hesitatcd for a long time before
attempting this role, hut mas at last de-
cided to essay the part. Miss Allen will
play Mrs. Ford and another prominent
star will act Mrs. Page.
"Othello" will he the next OF the traG-
edies which the W actors Will revive.
Richard ordyusld and Joseph Urban will
hc Associated with Mr. Hackctt IN the
production Of Macbeth which - row
II rehearsal
A letter written TO Hattie Williams.
who - NOW a,'.ng under the manage
meut Of oliver Murosco i'm Los Angeles.
brought to this country the frs, partic-
ulars a. to the death Of James Blakeley.
who was acting In London the same
part he played here in "To-night's the
Night or the night Of one of the Pep
pelin raids the Gaiety Theatre suffered
special damage. The call boy Of the
theatre had just called the last "fftcen
minutes" when a terrific explosion shook
the building Mr., Blakeley was talking
with the boy. who was mancled beyond
all possible recognition. The actor was
so overwhelmed by the shock and the
sight OF the hoy after the explosion that
he was taken home and died within two
weeks az a result Of the shock. Mr..
Blakeley was "A young man and when
here last year was In good health.
Geraldine Farrar * going TO act in
something on the flms which may be
even more exciting that her achieve
ments in carmen" She is going 10
play in a picture drama founded on her
own experiences as a young singer
abroad.
But Miss Farrar is not to he the only
opera singer on the film Emma calve
Is going to act with her husband in a
patriotic French play. Then Andres de
Segurola will shortly put before the
public a picture play OF his own COM
position. II is called The Sin OF Ma
p%oleon."
Mrs. Langtry is COINS to make her
first appearance as a film actress in a
play written for her by Tom Terriss.
Lillian Russell has done much TO
keep the figures and the compilations OF
the rest of womankind. 1t rarely hap
pens that Il slim young leading mar
tells his colleagues how to keep their
waist line from spreading. Blu Hamil-
ton Revelle. who plays with so much
distinction a small part In Fair and
Warmer has just published this method
of keeping slim enough for IA leading
man at all times. He says sip hot
water. with lemon. in morning. Break
fast, 9:i5 to 9 80, One or two cups of
tea or coffee sweetened with saxin or
saccharin. No milk or cream. As a
change one ounce of dry toast may be
taken four to six ounces OF lean beef
steak, chop or kidneys, or of chicken or
game or lean cold Tongue. or OF grilled
or boiled sole. place. cod, turbot. brill,
haddock, or whiting. Condiments an
chovy sauce, ketchup, pepper. mustard,
salt, vinegar. walnut pickles. horserad-
ish.
Lunch, 9 y. M.-Three or four ounces
OF lean beef. mutton or lamb. or chicken,
or game or rabbit hot or cold roast
ROAST or Uolltu NEldNN W nc NlcdTeU VI
fat), three TO four ounces of green yege-
tables and n baked apple. one biscuit, a
glass of wine. claret or Moselle, AS liked.
Afternoon-Cup of tea. with lemon.
Dinner. q i. M.-Clear soup -four
ounces OF any fish, as at breakfast, and
four to six ounces OF nay meat, &c. as
suggested for lunch Must be plain
without any bread. sauce OF crumhs nc
fat in any form. FOUR to six ounces OF
vegetable as before. and two to three
ounces of stewed fruit, free from sugar
Saxin or ~saccharin for sweetening. One
or two biscuits. Water and wine as
already suggested. A cup of black cot
fee with saxin.
a cup of beef tea may be taken al
any time.
Salads and Observation-Disclosures
radishes. lettuce, cucumbers, mustar I'd
and cress. spinach, asparagus. celery
Brussels sprouts, cabbage OF any kind
caulifower, broccoli, a~rtichokes. sea call
vegetable marrow, green beans, toma.
toes, endive sorge, satisfy.
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