Show SUCCESSFUL PLAYS LAID ON THE SHELF CHARLES FROHMAN In a recent CHARLES v interview tells what becomes of successful plays after his stars have havu played them out He says Time The star alar system has simply meant for mo me that Clint when one of my stars fin finishes finIshes with a II play plu that play pia goes per por permanently permanently on en the tho shelf helt no one ever over hop hopIng hopIn Ing In to muster together an ami audience for it without the original actor or actress In the star part That is the ery very popularity of Maude Adams in Peter Pan makes it impossible to send the tine play out with anybody elso except Maude Adams In the pait part of Peter John Drews success In The Duke of ot made mado it Impossible for anybody to t Cm follow Mr Mm h Drew In the time same Nuno part Every Eel piny acted acte by Ethel Ethul Barrymore line has ha been locked locke jp aim perma penna permanently neatly In our cabinet of ot plays as soon ns as Miss Barrymore has finished with it and It Is spoken of ns as one of the time Bar plays TIme The same annie Is la true of Loc Having seen 1 Dillie Billie I Burke Burko in that lint no one mine cares to see any anyone an anone anyone one the time play pia Is practically killed the time slime same Is true trot too of the time I Gillette plays Sherlock Holmes for 1 example am I 1 expressed the time Idea to Mr Mn 11 Barrio Barrie I once by 11 saying that e Adams mail hall killed Peter Petel Pan and at al his look of astonishment explained that I was not I lout out of my m mind but that I meant that unless She Mio played It there was no one the public would receive In that charm charming lag ing piece Tho The rumor Ill mOl that lint Mr Ir will willlIe hii live lIe In London at no very cr distant period he me answers by saying sain sainI I am anxious to settle there to operate my mily m Repertoire theater nt lit tho Duke of hut but I have contracted to do 10 so much hero that I am held back I shall probably sail later this year before ear than thamm I have hae ever mae made tho tine trip I |