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Show MRS. TEMPLE'S TELEGRAM. "Mrs. Temple's Telegram" is a farcical play in throe acts written by Frank Whyatt and "William "Wil-liam Morris. Its complications are brought about" through the efforts of Jack Temple to convince his wife that the night previous to the beginning 1 of the play ho had boon imprisoned in a lofty car on tho Ferris Wheel and compelled to remain there until morning. When she rofusod to believe be-lieve him ho determines that so .long as she expects ex-pects him to lie, Ho he will, and ho tolls her that in point of fact ho spent the night at tho home of a friend after they had missed the last car. When sho asks tho name" and address of tho friend, he manufactures both. The man's name is John Brown, dnd he lives in Plckleton-on-the-Thames. The wife thereupon wires John BrtfWn and asks him to call; husband discovors telegram, confides secret to best friend, who happens in and agrees to impersonate Brown. This arrangement progresses pro-gresses 7 satisfactorily Until the ronl Brown' ap- $ pears, and a real Mrs. Brown and'later'lt transpires that the lady who had booh looked in the Ferris Wheel car With Temple was none othar'than the wife of ud. The usual third act explan-atlong explan-atlong cleat the tanglo.' & & & Madame Johanna Gadski, who is to be heard at the Tabernacle under tho direction of Loudon Charlton and George D. Pypor, has become so closely identified with American life during her 1 nine years in opera and concert in this country, that many consider her a distinctively American i artist. Although tho distinguished singer values her associatlpns In this country and advisedly, for much of her income is derived from her 'American 'Amer-ican tours tho Fatherland has still a strong claim upon her. At the close of each season, she accompanies her husband, Hans Tausoher, to thoir beautiful Berlin home, on the Kurfuorston Damm. |