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Show la-aptta -of , tha- aaaouaoamawt . that Marl raaalH In "Tlllla a Ntahtmara would open Monday at tha HaraTd Square thaatre, the company haa baan dlabandd for the remainder of tha prase nt aaaaniH aaya Variety. Mlaa Draaalr laft for her farm at Wlndaor. Vt , notlfylnc Law Flelde. ler manajier, that aha would not play the arhariulM eummer engacatnent at the Herald Bnuare. Tha company knew not hlna" of har datarmlnatkm and mat at th theatre Tuaaday for re-hraraal. re-hraraal. Eforte ware mada to tnduaa her to chance her mind and tha mem-here mem-here of thv caat wera told to report acaln Wedneedey. By Tuaaday nlfht Mr. Field knew that at laraumenta were of no avail and wired aa many of the pao pie that he eould reach. a gave out an Interview to tha press. In which she claimed that Morrison threatened threat-ened to break up her show, and Indignantly Indig-nantly denied that ahe bad thrown a sandwich at Actor Dean. The trouble eeema to have bean caused by disputes over ealarv and changes In the personnel of the company. William Victor Royal, who played the part of the author In the sketch, was discharged for falling to appear ap-pear at the theatre, and this necessitated several changes In the caat. Mlaa Ward also triad to discharge Morrison, but he refused to accept her dictum In tha matter mat-ter and appealed to the courta-a courta-a a e Mrs, Ieelle Tartar won tha first round of her legal fight ajrainst John H. Chad-wlrk. Chad-wlrk. proprietor of the Hotel Stratford. Strat-ford. New York, when h succeeded, throurh her attorneva. House. Oroaeman aV Vorhaue. In ha vine: the hotel proprietor enjoined from selling her personal property prop-erty and erfecte. left there two vear ago. to settle an alleged bill. Tha Injunction la temporary and will hold pending the trial of the ault. see 1 Montgomery and fttone will next sea-eon sea-eon play a muta comprised almost entirely en-tirely of the big one-nlrht etands of tha Vnlled fttatee. principally In the weat. A route has been laid out in the cltlee where "The Home Town" haa never plaved. but where their reputation baa preceded them. m m (W. Somerset Maugham, the author of the comedy In which Mlaa BHUe Burke wlH appear at the Salt I-aha theatre the latter half of the week, beginning Thursday Thurs-day night. May 21. la noted for his witty dialogue). . The Ideal of a womaa who takes any palna about her frock la to look a like an abandoned husey aa she possibly can, eaa Pavtowa's continued exhibition of professional pro-fessional )elousy of Mlkall Mordkln are very wearing, aaya tha New York Review. Re-view. Females rive auch "limited" ex-htbtttone ex-htbtttone la the Ueiehght every now and then! Of coura the superb Mlkall Is "tha aft" tf the plain unvarnished truth be told -fad the Intelligent thing for Fav-lowa Fav-lowa to do would be to accept that fart wit h are, tousnes or pretend she doe not be 1 lev it. But to sob before royalty, peevishly refuse bowe and dance farewell fare-well pa-formancea with Inferior partner 1 very short sighted of her. Mordkln is what Is moat expressively desert bsd a a 'male peach." while Pa v Iowa la an extremely ex-tremely good dancer a trifle less worn than other good dancers. Her art la eu- ?reme. but Mordkln a art will also atand he X-rey, and tha applause at any matinee mat-inee showed that hie success waa die tlnrtly the. greater. Read that Pa v low a cast aside a dog for an alligator. That enough! Anyone who would ever cast aside a dog anyhow! Humph f Ha 14 he thought the reptile waa a better mascot and that aha ha great faith In mascot. Mordkin waa tha peat aaaecat she ever bad., ... For her eummer vacation Blanche Rata will make an automobile trip from Naw York to Frisco. a e e That new title eel acted by Frasee and tderer for Jefferson Le Angeit' place, originally called "The Jelly Tar," la to o "The Lady Lion.'' e a Joseph M. Oaltaa. well known producing produc-ing manager, haa arrangement for aend-ilng aend-ilng aix companies on a tour of the country coun-try that will practically reach every city of any Importance In the entire United Mates. Mr. Oaltea will eend two attraction attrac-tion to the Perl He coast, "Bright Eyes," Two thousand pounds a year! It's not lov In a eottaae It not lov In a palaceit's pal-aceit's Just matrimony In the auburb. see Tf people waited to know one another before thev married, the world wouldn't be aa vroeely evarpopulatad aa It I now. ; J he has that comfortable stupidity j which tbe average Fngltahman rears rds i aa the bit best recommendation for a ! wife. with Cecil Lean and Florence Hoi brook In the parte they created, and "The Olri of My rreame.'' with John Hyama and I -el la Mclntyre. Ralph Hers. Mr. Ualte' newest tar. will visit the principal, clllea of the country la "Doctor Da Luxe." "Katlo Did.'' the musical version of "My Friend From India," and two "Three Twin' companies will finish tha list a It atand at preeent. e De Witt O. Jennlnas has Been ra-ea-taeed by tha Author' Producing company com-pany for the rol of Otlea Raymond In 'The Gambler.' Raymond la the character char-acter cnenmonly remembered a "the fellow fel-low with tha cigar In hi mouth, the same being a little trick In the acting game that served to make this small pari atand out as owe of the brilliant feat urea la tha performance- , Mrs. Leslie Carter has changed the plene for her summer vacation. Instead of sailing for Europe at the cloee of bar season tn 'Two Women." the tempera , men t el ac trees will flret spend a roup. of week at her eummer home. "Blen-ventda." "Blen-ventda." Dear New Boc hells. K. T., and then will start on an automobile trip , down eaet aa far aa Gotland flprtng, ale. Returning h will motor through the White mount sine and Berkshire hi lie. and will aall for aturope about the middle of June. 1 e e e John Cort le endeavoring to sac u re from 1 Measr. Llebler aV Co. tha aarvleee of Vlniat Iteming for the lee ding female role In "The Foa " when th pley le hrought Into New Tnrk next Seyvtemner. 1 Miss Hemlng. who waa tha original Re-1 heev In "Reberta of gunnybrnok Farm.' and 1. Ineidenlslly. tha youngest lesrllng aoman nf prominence on the A merit an stage, waa leaaed to Cort by iJepler dt Cn tor tbe Chicago run of "The r onl,. . m It la now definitely decided that Harry I B. Smith will not write the book of thle year'e "Fell lee" for Floreas Zetgfeld. aay Variety. A W Hemes hee e risen between th manager and author that I net likely to be patched up. F.lagfeld' complaint waa to th effect that fcnilih had no right to remain la Philadelphia after tha first performance of Valeeka fturatt'a place, -The Red Roae. of which dmlth t the author. He inalated that Rmlth return immediately te. New Tork and begin work on the book of th "Fellies' and wrote what the author conaldere an Impertinent letter, whereupon he withdrew entirely from any participation In the SlegfeM production scheduled for the New Tork ruof In June. Smith haa now determined to Wring ault against Slegfeld for ten weeks' royalties allee to hay due on "Mis Innocence," tha piece la whleh Anna Held otarred 'ee.'ie. Thl arraar-1 age of mvalty paymenta to alleged to! hav erounl at a time when "Mlaa In-aocenre" In-aocenre" waa 4a-tng to racalpta avsrlag between U.ma and llt.aoo a week. a a ' Jeffereoa de Angel la tmder tha dtrec-! Uon af rraaea 4b Leeds rer. will open his sessoti taahor day at tha Pllnols theatre, Chicago. HI vehicle "Th Jelly Tar" (written by rva Angel'a will be renamed. Mr. Mar Fat-tan will be the baritone of the onraniaatlon and the principal wo-wen enaaged thus far ar Wla O'Hatt and Flore era Martin. W. T. Francta, muatcal director for Charles Frohman'e muelraJ attnetteeta, la writing new music for the enow. eaa A midnight production mar be shortly r resented t the Folle Flerger (New Torkl In eonnerttoa with tha Caharat per formance. Jesse U Leaky, ana of tbe Fntte directors and a prod uce rhu an We, he thinks will sborthr work out Into the form of a forty-minute act. taking In the aiHe of th revuea, with a come-dtan come-dtan or ao. saw Vartetr. Th aleca will tart at midnight. Closing the Caheret ahow. of which the reel will be reaTuiar auderlile tnrna. eaa Fannie Ward waa eu4 In Omaha be C H. Morrtsoa. a member of her oomnanr oJsyln the Omheum circuit, for breach of contract, and waa accniaed by J W. reaa. another member of the organisation, organisa-tion, ef hlttina him la the era with a -utrken aaitdvtch. The fair actresa lm-ne'e'sHv lm-ne'e'sHv ajfred the store of her troubles ta Mare KUaw. bar former aaaaaawr. aemt |