Show A PLAY WITHOUT A MANUSCRIPT Charles Charle 3 Frohman has fixed upon tho latter litter part art of ot April as IS tho the date dato for tor the tho London appearance of ot William Collier In The Tho Patriot Mr Collier and amid nearly nearl all nil of or tho the American company compan companaro aro arc In London Lowden ready rendy to appear in Iho thu witty willy little three act farce Carco written by b bythe the Iho comedian In collaboration with Hartley Manners without changing an anIf anIC anIf If IC and or but of o tho manuscript In deference to lo British sensibility or understanding Mr unexpectedly sudden decision to Jump Mr lIr Collier from Crom New NewYork NewYork ew York to London JAndon at one ono move no as neatly ia IVI one moves motes a pawn on a n chessboard has his brought out tho the surprising fact tact that thai Tho Patriot has hns been running all nil season consort In New York without ever cor being put Into manuscript form orm Mr Frohman cabled Mr rr Collier asking for tor forthe the tho manuscript by the next boat and anti tho the comedian had lead to reply There Ther never has been a manuscript Will Till write It on tho the way The fact Is 19 that Mr Collier and Mr r Manners anners In tho the beginning talked over tho the plot of oC Tho The Patriot and agreed upon a certain lino line of ot action Mr r Man Ian Manners Manners ners sketched some scenes which Mr Collier speedily filled in with dialogue written on tho the backs of ot envelopes old letters lotters and wrapping paper Tho rest of ot the play was made mado In tho process of ot rehearsal Mr Collier as stage atago director saying sij Ing to an actor When I say eay j BO no and ind so 8 you jou say such and such Per Pcr Perhaps hips haps that accounts for Cor t tho e naturalness and likeliness of ot everything that Is said RaId In The Patriot although It Is called a farce farco At any rate rato It Is probably the Iho only play pin that ever ran an entire season In Now York without a 11 manuscript |