Show Love Among the Lions Is Produced by Frohman Charles Frohman formally opened his I present theatrical I season by the production production pro pro- of a L new comedy b by Winched Winchell I Smith Love Anton Among Amons the l Lions at ut athe atthe t the he Garrick theatre A 1 August S. S U Love Lo JLove Among the Lions is 19 a n dramatization of tho the well Imo known n novel Do of that name written bv In Frank Franl tho Ruth author or of The rhe Brass Bottle II and a member of the staff of the the- London Punch The pla pia play is n romantic comedy come with Card farei- farcical cal al aJ i in inclinations s and like the rest of Mr Smiths Smith's s work is iC brimful of humorous dialo dialogue and farcical situations Mr l Frohman really realty had hall the thc production of ofU U Love Amon Among the Lions in readiness last season but not until this season ca on wits was he able to secure the cast he desired de der sired for it jt Ho lie inns has now engaged ell forthe for forthe forthe the role of Theodore Sanders one of the hest best known knon of London's young com coin comedians A. A E. E Matthews a youthful Charles Hawtrey This is is Mr Matthews Matthews' Mat throws throws' first first- appearance on the American Ameri Amen can stage e. e Mr Frohman has tho tiro principal female roles to Miss Jano Jane Oak Oaken or and Miss l l I May Blaney BInney Phs Mrs A A. A E. E Matthews l I In lu outline the story ston of Love Lovo Amon Among I the Lions is is as al follows foUd Youn Young Theodore Sanders has Ion long I loved t tine tho o dashing clashin Lorana dc do Castro though he ho never ne quite made mal up his bis mind I to declare his love for her One Ono d day y I Theodore summoning all his cour courage e calls at nt tho homo home of Lorana's stepfather stepfather step step- father a teacher of elocution and decides de rie- to take a courso in the tho professors professor's wonderful system of elocution 11 While bile he ho is is waiting for tho the professor i young Theodore is surprised by the enI entrance en- en 1 trance of Lor Lorana His courage e returns I an amid aud he t seizes cizes the tho opportunity to tellI tell her of his passion Much to his sur sur- I I pr 80 Lorana accepts but demands that I their wedding ceremony take place in a aI I cage cn e of lions Two friends of hors hor have already been married that way and amid she shoo chafing in u a humdrum life yearns for similar fame Came lien Her one idea of ha happi happiness ness Hess is ill to havo hato people from one en end of i ithe the tine country to t the 10 other talk about her hor herfor herfor for some startling exploit Theodore is at first dazed by br her request yet et he heis heis is ii so enraptured at the thought of Lorana's Lo Io ranas rana's becoming his ifo that ho he agrees that they shall be made man and wite wife as she wishes When he is out of the tho presence of of the during daring Lorana how however er he bc begins With ins to see ace the tho d danger nger of her plan glen With deJ delightful ingenuity he lri tries s to circumvent circumvent circum circum- vent her only y to be lie defeated at every point bv by the unsuspecting Lorana Finally the day of tho tine wedding ar rives tho The announcement of tho the unique ceremony has brought largo larso crowds to witness the spectacle The lions are arc in infine infine fine fino fettle aud and Lorana hears with glee o that they arc are more than ordinarily peevish and aud irritable Theodore tries to screw up courage for the awful or or- deal As he starts for the cage he ho is totally unnerved as he hears the tho roars of tho the infuriated beasts maddened by bythe bytho bytho tho the prodding of their keeper But ho he hohas hohas has tho the courage of the ancient martyr and he bravely bravel starts for them thorn As A the crowds hail bait tho the bride bridegroom room Theodore suddenly faints A ceremony takes place and it looks as if Lorana had become become be he- come como the bri bride e of the tho ul vulgar tamer tanner of tho the lions Both Lorano and Theo Theodore oro are arc plunged in misery miser and andy anxiety How the tho unhappy Theodore and I Lorano are arc finally extricated y from front their predicament as ms by br no means the least amusing and clever bit of tho the on en farce |