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New York Herald dispatch from Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago reads Charles Frohman will have his little joke When the New York manager first gave to a newspaper man In London the first news that his American production lf f the famous play by Edmond Edmond Ed Ed- mond Rostand will be made with Miss Maude Adams at the head of the cast he did not go Into details With malice aforethought no doubt he lie left the public to the natural natura conclusion that the actress would play the part of the Hen Pheasant the part originated with great success by Mme SImone This conclusion was duly drawn and one can Imagine Mr Frohman sitting in his Landon London Long Lon Lan don office and laughing laughin In s sleeve I ICor for g he had ag quite a different role fea In mind for Cor Miss Adams It has since been learned what his plans really are A member of Mr Frohman's Frohman's Frohman's Froh- Froh mans man's executive execute staff arrived here from New York York especially especially to break the news to Miss Adams herself Instead of pla playIng playing play play- Ing the Hen Pheasant she has been cast for the title role of himself or the part originated In Paris The news came as a big surprise to Miss Adams who Is here playing in What EVE Every Woman Knows The messenger met Miss Adams In the lobby of the Congress notel today as sho she was going for an automobile ride and handed her a package sent to her all the way from Paris by Mr Frohman She stepped into a waiting room tore off the cover and found that the gift girt was Mons Mans Edmond Elmona Rostand's own copy of his fa famous famous Ia- Ia pla play Inside the manuscript was a aletter aletter aletter letter from Mr Frohman telling her that she Is the authors author's choice to act In English English English Eng Eng- lish the title role in his Miss Adams' Adams e eyes es filled with tears and her first comment was was This This is simply simply- grand Then she turned to Mr Frohman's let let- ter It announced the production of with Miss Adams not as the pheasant but as supported by an entirely American company with the costumes and scenery In exact copy of the Paris production John W. W Alexander has been commissioned commissioned com corn to superintend the making of the costumes The Tho play pla will be done Into English by hy Mr Louis N. N Parker Parler who translated LAIglon also for Cor Miss Adams' Adams use The Tho automobile ride was abandoned and the rest of the day consumed In i a Ii minute study of pf the text as well as the scene models and costume plates which arrived by the same messen messenger erThe er The length of Miss Adams' Adams tour In In Woman Knows will What Every Ever prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent her from seeing acted In In Paris but she has already formulated the character In her own mind After her performance at Powers theatre theotre last night she declared that aside from the success of the play In France she look looked d forward to an ap even finer reception In America Just how Mr Frohman came camEl to select Miss 1 Adams for a male role of this kind kindIs Is a secret which he only knows And who he will s select lect for the Important part of the pheasant is another mystery And Mr Frohman loves his Ibis little m mystery The stage directors of motion picture companies are arc the highest salaried stage directors in existence sa says s 's Davis Pavia lu iu S i Mum lne Ther TherA lr er four In this country who rec salaries salaries sal sal- salaries aries of from to to a year and commissions on every evory foot of exposed ex ex exposed exposed posed film tum turned out These men direct di direct dr- dr the work of the actors through meg meg- They do not suggest words or lines JInes to their people but suggest the business which is just about to come always keeping in mind that a photographIc photographic photographic photo photo- graphic result is the only thing to be gained The actors do not make up up as they would to withstand the glare of the footlights but Instead accentuate the eyes to an alarming degree because White so much Is n never depends used on n in their costuming expression rs save e eIn In the mens men's evening dress It does not photograph properly therefore some more decisive color such as gray or cream must be worn Every picture Is made twice to be sure of a satisfactory product product product pro pro- duct and never more than seven or eight rehearsals are held before the film Is exposed By Bya a working agreement between between between be be- tween the manufacturing companies the releasing of films is limited so that only two pictures of 1000 feet each are sent out weekly by each factory This means that thirty reels are released weekly by American producers and about the same number by European makers The rental price of these pictures depends upon their importance and their new new- ness The first film of the Wright Brothers during aviation week at Rheims brought 1000 for the week The next week one hundred duplicates were re released released released re- re leased at greatly reduced rentals and two months later any manager could se secure secure secure se- se cure the film for fifty dollars William Collier has a scheme under underway underway underway way to raise for the building fund of the actors' actors fund fair fall before the bazar We have urged then them to the foremost stars in America to give professional l matinees at which the stage folk will be charged the same price for seats as the public There are at least one hundred companies companies companies com com- playing in the larger cities that can draw 1000 houses for professional matinees said Mr Collier at athe the he Hudson Hudson Hudson Hud Hud- son theatre We have urged them to give these performances within the next three months and Judging from the en enthusiastic enthusiastic en- en tic responses that I am receiving receiving reedy reedy- ing lag dally daily I am sure they all will This project alone will bring In to the fair The new idea was inaugurated inaugurated rated by Mr Collier himself with a specia special special cial cia matinee of A Lucky Star at the Hudson theatre on March 1 This was the first paid professional performance ever held The entire proceeds 1000 were turned over to the directors of th the th actors' actors fund fair lair A theatre with a different star appealing appearing appearing ap ap- ap- ap pealing In a different play every hour from one in the afternoon until midnight will be a feature of the coming actors actors' fund fair fall There will be an even greater aggregation aggregation aggregation gation of stars and variety of performances performances performances perform perform- ances than at the Lambs' Lambs Gambol said Charles Burnham general manager of the fair fall Not only all the leading actors actors act act- ors ore but practically every actress of prominence who will be in the city will take a role in a new one act play written written writ writ- ten for the occasion The idea originated with Thomas A A. Wise chairman of the actors' actors committee commit commit- tee and he has even persuaded some of the actors to write their own plays Augustus Thomas Thom s Charles Klein George Ade George Hobart and many other prominent playwrights have been requested to furnish pieces for the others The appearance of Miss Ethel Barr Barrymore Barrymore Barry Barry- more in a Barrie play and of Miss Maude Adams and Billie Burke in others has already been announced by Charles Frohman The managers for the various stars will act as barkers There will be a anew anew anew new play every hour on the hour said Mr Wise but at the end of each play the house will be cleared and the audience audience audience au au- au- au asked to pay again If they want to see the next star That Is just a sample of the sins that are committed In the name of charity he laughed Harry B. B McCarthy made his American Ameri Amen can debut at Burtons Burton's Chambers ChamberS' Street theatre in n 1854 He was born in England England England Eng Eng- land in 1834 and came to America In 1849 A favorite in the south he joined his fortunes with those of the cause of the confederacy and lent both his voice and pen to its aid ald He was the author of the famous song The Bonnie Blue Fla Flag 4 The first revival in America of the classic tragedy Antigone was given at Falmo's Falmos opera house New York 1847 by George and his daughter I Charlotte I S The first production in America of a dramatic version of Harriet Beecher I Stowe's novel Uncle tincle Toms Tom's Cabin oc occurred occurred occurred oc- oc August 23 1852 Its author was Charles Western Taylor and it ran only eleven nights George L. L Aikens Aiken's version version ver ver- sion w was first acted at t the museum e Troy N. N p Y September e i be 27 21 1852 It ran n nights and was then taken to Al Albany Albany Albany Al- Al bany N. N Y Y In November 1852 a version yen ver eral ero sion called al Slave Life b by Mark i t Lemon o and Torn Tom Taylor was acted at atthe atthe the Adelphi theatre London England H. H J. J Conway's version was produced for forthe forthe forthe the first time at the Museum Boston Mass 1 November 15 1852 and was entitled entitled entitled en en- titled Uncle Toms Tom's Cabin or Life Among the Lowly Lowy William Winter Winter the veteran dramatic critic contributes an arraignment of the theatrical syndicate to the Issue of Harpers Harper's Harter's Har Har- per's pers Weekly for April 2 Writing under the title Theatrical Mismanagement he says the syndicate composed of shrewd speculators has in the course of years ears succeeded by its crafty policy its command of money much of that money accumulated by means of tlc tices s which whatever they may be as asto asto asto to legality are extortionate and by its various Insidious or tyrannical methods In obtaining control of the first class' class theatres in the United States States and and having hav- hav jag ing accomplished h t that object object incident incidentally rc enli ally incurring the e condemnation d of all persons per ons who have the welfare of the drama drama drama dra dra- ma at heart heart it it now evidently sees the need of persuading the public that its alms aims have been been- good its motives righteous righteous righteous right right- Its influence beneficial and its achievement grand May de Sousa the prima donna in A Skylark Henry Benn B. B Harris' Harris initial mu- mu production which open opened New York theatre N NSw New w day April 4 has an who each week sends h her hen r son some pets The latest gift arrived Yorki Henry B. B Harris offices recently person of a live possum Mist Miss sa who was as singing ln nS in Washing notified by wire of his receipt ply was The possum is you with it what you want A full grown possum in a pleasant mood Is not just th one would select for a pet and and B. B Harris' Harris entire office forceps forced to work guessing what was Hh fth thing to do with the undesirable At last it was wag decided by a rial that the Central park menage Just the place so Bill BUI l caretaker and animal I l 1 Wa Waon on the phone and said he would too glad to accept the gift KM Who may I inquire s said ld making this present gd May de Sousa the actress 1 es ca reply M What Do you mean it ft Snyder Is la she sending another here up fM What Yes what's the t came from the other end of th No trouble at all replied It is a pleasure I was just ing lag from whom she receives all animals We have already a litter of white mice two yo youn keys a rattlesnake a ant a parrot two canary birds red fox It is very nice of herr hea them all aU up here but we are crowded and and- andI I will have to sue sag this admirer of her ber sticks sUcks out oui enough we will have to get an ei ex from the board of Yes Yes' es for funds to make mak the I |