Show II Plays and I Little Litte wonder that our American composers turn a a. deaf deat car ear to tIme the re resonant resonant to- to sonant call 01 for Ute the grand opera stage for n new w tragic music when the they hear that in royalties has Imas boon been paid paul for tor the first nine months of ot Lohar's Lohar's LolIar's Lo- Lo hars har's The Merry Widow in America Merr Maurice Maurico B. B Kirby who wIle ha has b been en actIng act act- Ing as os general pre press 8 representative for Henry AV V Savage during Frank C. C Paynes Payne's strenuous tour ahead of ot Madame Butterfly and playful perl- perl abroad has been boon cn engaged aged as business s for the Boston Merry I Widow company compan while Pa Payne no once more mora takes a a Nelson half Nelson hal hold on the desk In tho the New ew York Herr Karl Kal Schmidt's grand and op opera ra raThe The Time Lady of the Lake based on Sir Waiter Scotts Scott's romance Is now under consideration by tho tile directors of or the he cO Burlin nO Royal RI Opera Opera for an aim early production production pro pro- in ill the German capital Herr ducton Schmidt has IMS been engaged re-engaged re as Kap- Kap and wl will also aiM act as asa a di director director director di- di rector of or tho Garden GardEn Theater r Orchestra Orches- Orches tra In Iii Now ow York during tho time coming season on Miss Gertrude Quinlan th time 3 fore fore- ole ole- most young character of this country countr will 1 arrive In tim New York Lloyd Llod linor on oil the North German Cecile next Tuesday Miss MIC H Quinlan has haR been making an ex extended cx- cx tended I tour of oC Europe following h nor her r great cat personal success la last t In Inthe Inthe the London production of or The Collego Col- Col lego Miss i s Quinlan h has haz not made her plans for next season though she sho has hns had hal a number of or tempting offers Silo She SheI I is considering from rom tho the Palace Music hall hal in London an offer which fol- fol Flora Wig AVIs Wiggins her big success as Flor gins Ins in iii the English production of ot Widow Cone The he College o It never rains but it I pours Franz Molnar I was a struggling and unknown Hungarian newspaper writer In Budapest Buda Buda- pest until hIs play of Tho Tilo Devil took tool Vienna b by storm The Tho piece Is now scheduled for separate productions In four twenty cities for the tile coming season Mason and managers are aro bidding hidding hid bid hll- hll ding In as many different tongues for tho timo rights to his next effort rort James Rabb negro janitor of or an an apartment house in Brooklyn n wa lWi wo at attacked attacked at- at tacked b by a physician t ho whistled The Merry Widow aJ wait When hen the doctor was lale haled to court eurt ho defended himself b by stating that tho the negro was ns whistling the delicious melody In ragtime which was bo beyond ond endurance Tho The defense e was waR good Time The physician phy phy- was dismissed cd When hen Mr Henry AV W. Savage age Sa recently recent recent- l ly prod produced TIme The 0 Devil 1 In n Hartford Comma Conn Conn under tinder the title tule tte of or The Cloven Foot Miss Mis Murian n Lore Lorro a a member I of ot the stock company from which Mi like piece picco was as c cast st st. made marl such a n II impression In tb tile role 1010 of Mimi that Mr Mm Savage Sewage engaged a ed her hr for tor this the metropolitan met iSlet ll e production which ho hc w wilt will make malie at the tho Garden theater New NewYork NewYork e i York early carl during the forthcoming season n. n I caon I I Gertrude Geltrudo Quinlan is back from Paris lars wearing ono one of or those now hats with a stuck In tho the band and tho the tip Up waving in iii the he nearly three feet above e abo the tho crown rown Miss I QuInlan QuillIan Quill QuIn- lan Ian doesn't seem a n bit stuck up b by tho thin English praises raises sho for Cor or her lien Flora Flola Wiggins success success- In iii JI the London production of or The Time College Widow Theres There's a n chance chalice that time the States hold her much I bo be able to may not 1101 hoJe 11 Jong longer I She Sho has ha only olly to mal make e a scratch of or her pen on oh of ot two i blank contracts ts brought b back Ck In iii her 68 gold old to 10 have h e starring a production venture I read ready for a tempting in London i L. L M |