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Show Costly Foreign Stars. I Theatrical managers, whoso Judgment I when it Is confined to affairs in their owii 1 country, is unfailingly wise, seem to bo at sea in tho matter of estimating thc valuo of foreign players. Since tho davs E when Abboy. Schoelleld & Grau Introduced I Mm-Ae,rnha,rdt l0, Boston. a good round 51.00j.000 has been dropped on tho Amerl- i can tours of European actresses, slngors I and virtuosos. Rojane, Gullbort. Sonncn- B thai, Aimee. tho younger Salvlnl. all havo 1 lessoned tho bank accounts of tho enter- I prising Impresarios who brought them 1 over. On tho other hand. Charles Haw- 1 troy had been considered one of tho great- C est comedians In England a dozen years B before any one approached him concern- K Ing a visit to Now York. Mr. Hawtrey H Piayed,J'A. Message From Mars" more I than -100 times on' Broadway and cleared M up an even $50.00) for Charles Frohman. I Edward Terry; who Is now presenting 1 Sweet Lavender" at tho Princess theater. I In New; lork, under direction of tho Shu- 1 nad appeared In that piece nearly 1 -.000 times in London and clsowhoro before i any arrangement was made for his debut S In America. Mr. Terry's success when he H did como over wns instantaneous, and thc 1 Shuber s will put a neat balance on tho I right sldo of their ledger as a result of I his twenty. weeks In this country. U |