The sun., 1915-10-31
OLD FASHIONED THRILLS
IN THE WARE CASE
New London Melodrama Will Present Riches Murder
and Sucide-News and Gossip of the
New York Stage

'rhe Ware Ease" IN which Lou
Tellegen 10 to be seen when the Shuberts
produce the play next month. has been
the sensation Of London ever since II
was acted there in September. 1t is an
out and out melodranr,. which George
fleydcll, IN reality George Bancroft,
made from his novel of the same name
Tire hero ~ q "rotter" OF rather COM
pletc character. since he is ralthless to
his wife. owes money on all sides for
his dissipattons and is about to spend
the last cent OF. his wife's fortune.
Her brother, who 10 young has just in
horited the large fortune which would
have gone To his sister had she not
married against her fathers wishes.
One day the young man goes BATH
ing in the lake in front of the home OF
his sister and her husband and word is
soon brought in that ne has been
drowned after some sort Of q struggle
N the water. His sister inherits his
fortune. pays the debts OF her worthless
husband and says theS riust part. The
jury has brought in ~ verdict Of MUIR
der by some person unki own. Hut the
ease Will not down. nj soon the
brother-in-law. who bene tied 50 much
by the boys death. Is under arrest on
suspicion OF having caused H. lie IL
tried and on the testimony OF a broken
down "bookis. to whom I've had been
kind. is acquitted. In the last act he
~ seen at home with his wifh. Tn. ver-
dict is y popular one and there ~ cheer
ing from the crowd outside. come to
show is sympathy with % sportsman.
. Il. N my .f Vi..,t Lott n
rives. II is from the rookie and says
that, always having been good sport
1T the post, the hero should he IN" same
al such "A juncjure. Swallowing in a
glass of champagne tho poison con-
tained in the letter. he calls TO his wife
II did it'" and dies.
Here the audience sees The conceal
ment of the truth which was effec-
lively managed by Il. &. Megrue IN
"rnder Cover" until the last minutes
OF tn" play. bus there II another novelty
IN the trial scene, which made a pro-
found impression on the London public
The jury is placed aGains. the sup
possd fourth wair' of he Stage and
the lmpassloned appeals Of the attor-
ncys are made to the audience. Ger
aid du Maurier had the role in Lon-
don which will fall here to VI. Tellegen.
Arnold EoIfi, who is the leading actor
OF the Irving Place Theatre this season,
will soon be seen IN an English speaking
theatre here. Mr.. KoIft is a native of
New Orleans. He holds a high position
IN Austria and - the only American who
ever belonged to the company II the Hof-
burg. tn. foremost subsidized theatre Of
Vienna
Only question OF term. has inter-
f.red with the engagement Of the dist!r-
gulshcd actor so far. He il in receipt
OF a salary of so. .0o" year at the Hof-
burg. with the privilege ~ acting for
four months in so-cslled GosfspiciS. Cor
which he receives the equivalent Of sl0o
a night. So the actor il not prepared to
appear for less than such amounts as he
has been receiving abroad. although il il
probable that the date OF his American
debut will he announced within few
days.
This is the story OF means 20 beauty
which has already had a tragic result In
one case and threatens TO end "a unhap-
pily for two more Of the women who
sought this way of Kidding themselves of
their too. TOO solid flesh. one famous
Art - took the rencdv and it, eit.C; vas
4non apparent. She looked a. slim ard
"outhrul as she had ten years before.
But the enjoyment OF this beauty did not
last long. \ slight Illness proved too
much for system weakened by the
treatment and the woman died suddenly.
Rut She had already inspired in the
miid of innthef who saw he classic
pul"hr!tud- threatened by increase Of
hesh the desire 10 emulate her. 50 sn.
took the SAM. treatment ana w1s before
many weeks had pas .ed a. slim - she
Htt heen At any time IN her life Hut
~. has already abandoned her profess
sion through .llness in spite Of wears