The sun., 1916-12-31

~
the act and put In q refrigerator-to
he taken out by the real cool before
the next performance and used as the
basis Of the succeeding meal. There
In another angle TO this dinner which
has actually to be eaten by Bruce Nc
Rae. Harry Mestayer. Walter Con-
molly and W. II. Sans. the four actors
who grace tho festive board. Because
the authors lines specifically refer to
every item In the menu II has q
found impossible to vary It. And thus
far these four gentlemen have eaten
no fewer than sixty-six Of these iden-
ticai meals. Prayerfui protests have
bccn made to A. r. Thomas. author Of
tho play, to rewrite the dinner scene
no substitutions Of the deadly monoto-
nous diet may he made.
The Liebler Corporation. "A producing
company now In the process Of forma-
tion. built around several members OF
the famous old Liebier company or
ganization. has begun active prepara-
tons for the production Of a new play
Of the theatre. tentatively entitled
1.-THE Chute" and written by Theodore
A. Liebler, Jr.. In collaboration with
Adeline NJ. Leitzbach. A we'll known
man star will he secured for the plays
leading role. and the first performance
is scheduled shortly after h holidays.
The active officers Of the new cor
poration will be Theodore A. Liebler.
Sr. and Jr.. father and son. and Fred
erick ~Stanhope. for many years stage
director for the old Liebler Company.
and prior to that with the NcY Thea
tire organization. Following Tho
Chute" a new play Of novel character.
also conceived and written by MI.
Licbler. Jr.. and featuring n player Of
International celebrity. will be pro-
duccd. and a third star will beaded to
the forces Of the new concern.
In being made a big motion picture
star by Mcclure Pictures. Shirley
tage as a member OF tho f1ugrath
family. Miss Mason has two sisters,
both motion picture stars. Miss Mason
10 the youngest. The oldest sister.
Edna Flugrath. recently leading wom-
an for tho London Film Company of
London. England. now IL touring
South Africa. starring in productions
on the speaking stage. The next
youngest In Viola Dana. II film star Of
the first magnitude. Shirley Mason.
employed by Edison for several years
under her right anne. Leonie Flu
grath. is the youngest. She is only
Is years old. yet she Is already right
up with the top notchers and featured
IN Nhn vnxy Nr(I,tr. aariag ssGaxsap
Deadly Sins right along with Ann
Murdoch. Holbrook Blinn. Nance
O'Neil. II. b. Warner. George Lc Guere
and Charlotte Walker.
Miss Mason has had n long stage
career. beginning at the g Of
years. She was n great success In
THE Poor Little Rich Girl" playing
in the West the part that her sister,
Viola Dana. created.
Margaret Wycheriy. who plays tho
leading role in The Thirteenth Chair
tho mystery melodrsma by Bayard
WELLER. Mt the Fo~rty-eighth Street
Theatre. Is seriously thinking 81 ask
ing William Harris. Jr.. who produced
the play. 10 carry "a line OF the pro-
grammc calling attention to the cor
rect pronunciation OF her name and
Iemphnsizing over again h zeal title
OF the play.
amy time you are connected with
something you would be only too anx-
ious to forget or TO hav" forgotten.
you can rest assured the public will
always pronounce your mann correct
ly," said Miss Wycherly. but now
that we have something Of which We