Show NEWS OF THE LONDON STAGE STAG Special Correspondence Jan Jai ID Is I LONDON about us lS Cleaned a I IUlg woman as I London contains at present After a u run of or rather bad luck both bolh In the United 1 States und her own country sho has his scored u a big bl hit hll ns ls Peter Poter In 11 revived rhe Peter Pun Pan and 1111 what whal In Is more has his Just had hada Iula a personal letter letor of oC and ull thanks for her work ork from Mr Ir Hurrle himself el In II appearing ni the boy ho who grow grow up at the Duke of or York 1 8 Loftus rather se severely verely handicapped by hy tint tact fact that Nina l who IB 18 one of 0 the most admired and of or created thu part last winter made a n sUI In It I And An 1 j t pome Fome of o tho London critics seemed to j think that Ie le work au al the Juven juen lie lt boo her wan WIL a I let delicate than that of 0 her but It I b I quite evident that the crowded audi audiences to 10 which Ieter Petel Pan In II now Playing twice dully do not shur this view Nor does Iloe Mr Ir In II the spontaneous I letter leHer which he h sent loeU a day dl or two IWo ago aI wrote t I Peer Inu Inn IH II the dUl cult part i iI i iJ I J havo ha ever asked a n lady In to II play but i iOu you Ou strike exactly exalt the right nut note and I If It you rou do til not appear la II any more 1101 of ot oty my y plays It will 1 be your Oll own oln fault lole r Mr Ir ought to 10 be he In good soot and disposed to lav lavish la laIsh ish wherever r It I 1st h deserved for tor Peter Pan nil la Is now fOW an International success g Bell being elved In II Lon London London don with even el more s than at I first and 11 played by b Maude In Inthe I the tho United State to exceptional busi business ness this Ihl fairy play of ot Mr 11 Barrie just been played from the thu critical The fhe of or this success was WUK thi th municipal theater th at nt according to 10 yesterdays telegrams th thI I t night enthusiasm was almost be bc l tier In J H I would Im hI Interesting to know what the authors royalties from America and amI event erent eventually amount to toAs toI I As s for tOI Cissy Loftus lotu her contract with lh Charles Krohman ends end with run rim of or Ieter Petel Pan when true to 10 i I for Cor the heights i Jl ii Bays t ho HUe 1 to In try tr a I Hp part for tO choice holce In II she declares Is glud lul to tobe be he back In England remarks lurl they Ih arc 11 err ery loyal to their players They do 10 not forget what on has hia done In III America you Ol must your our battle hatle anew wih each new leI part pur William May In an ni I 1 t with ot hot bot coun countries countries tries have made a n similar observation tion ton to the writer Kor l or some ole reason or 1 other Mrs Lang Langtry try seems unable to tu find a I u es ul ulI I I JI with which to td replace Th 11 That hat IB Is why shu Khu has hl just on u II lengthy tour tou tourIn In South Houth Africa Instead 11 Iao ur trying con COI elusions again In either this country ot or ortho tho States Since she scored so lo greatly In the 1 Sydney play pi tho Jersey JI r Lily has haf produced half a II dozen ne piece one on Mario llo Antoinette by h the author I of or 11 I zu 21 but hit one Olt and 11 all have been failures As s for rol Tiie Til Degenerates tho Iho net real Jias worn wor It I threadbare In both bolh land America and Int the Antipodes ami fco 10 audiences at the tho nipe lule aru given GIn a 1 c tin nee to 10 see it I Mrs Lang Langtry try arrived ut II Durban u I few days aH ago 10 and was WIB received by h the mayor 1101 and red by hI a I large lare crowd The he next night The Degenerates was 11 played to u packed house which 1 L Illch applauded actress and It I IkI that the famous beauty Mill J rn 11 IK l with Ith her coffers nails f 1 Alfred Sutro has yet et to 10 write another Wall Wal ot Jericho A good 1001 many un peo people pie thought ht ho had hul done one this In II Thu Lover In II which Lewis hus been appealing but thin piece Iloco la 11 now nol l oll withdrawn aCer U I run of or lightly over o nights ami early curlY In January Waller Is 11 to 10 Tho ho hoI I Harlequin King 1 of or which much Is ex This Is an I adaptation from Crom the and ald Is II on 01 the lines of If I I Vero Waw King lUllS the hero being n II vho ho having killed thu tho heir to the throne In II a n fair fight Is II com compelled 1 led by hy circumstances to take Ills 11 The Tho original play which Is by h Herr lerr Lothar IS banned In II Germany as nH an al overt attack on the kaiser the monarchy alid thanks to tl this ml no 10 doubt haft hal ben been played oWr In II the fatherland It I Is however described le as IL a I rousing play and Ild may In give ge Waller the chance ha h ban ha been heen looking l for ever since London got tiled IlcI after numberless revivals of nr his hil great trump tU 1 I 1 card the Am e en n leur IJ J Until k com 1 VJ row fow persons even een la In France 1 nce vere aware that n I daughter aughter of or Victor Hugo lugo was still living but ut then thon tho of Paul who vaa this ImUs attention to tn the fuel Adele Hugo HUo U I now ii went weak In her mind and ant lives leR In u I small smal country honse not ut far fit n Paris under tho Iho it I nf or two nurses nUles Thanks to tn the ther r iii h nn 01 her hC fathers work Miss of or Hugo HIgo Is Immensely wealthy but Iut she has hns no 0 Idea al mil works hard hardat at lt plays which she sho Imagines art Ire produced In II Paris Palls and 1111 the Iho pro province 1111 vince Incel Now ow and tjien sho Is brought Into Pulls 1111 nd taken to a 1 e o at atone lt one ole of or the theaters th ller and 1 there she Fhe sits In a II corner corel of ot the stage box believing that the piece she hf Is I watching Is 11 ono of C her hor own and bowing when the audi audience ence applauds Occasionally she fhe ponds round lound little notes 10 asking the actor tn II nIter alter this or that I hit rendering and all as ashe she he leaves tho theater she Rhe Invariably If I only my 1 strength st re 11 h would won I Ilot lot let me mE attend rehearsals They he acted well wel enough hut but It was WIK easy to see 10 that the authoress final touch was 1 II S wanting Ule having finally developed Into a IL success Puccini ni nl Is about to 10 tart start work on nn a n new which will 1 deal wih the of o Marie Antoinette The Tho coni oser ra 1 his now lew work will wi follow ho Iho queens life Ir from the tho days Ia of or her hel youth lu Ii Venire enl I to h r death on nn the and adds that he h wanted has haK long 1011 to II e an open on Oil this them themo JIOW |