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Show OF MOSELLE KNOTT TO-NIGHT fl tH (IH That committee appointed by Andrew An-drew Carnegie, tho Laird of Sklbo, not Sklddoo, mind you, should pin a hero medal on Roscllo Knott. Also, tho CommlttcoofOnonundred, which has charge of tho reserved seats In tho Academy of Immortals, founded by Helen Gould, should check off a nlcho for Rose L. True, sho never saved a life so far as tho record stands nor has sho written a treatise on tho occult oc-cult sclenco of baking biscuits w Ithout thoald of dough, clthcrof which would n able her to "get by'ltho hcrt-lnbc-foro mentioned committee, but she has succeeded In something Just as difficult. diffi-cult. She has hold your seats for a moment, the denouement Is about to burst she has the distinction of being a leading woman with Richard Mansfield Mans-field for three season. Every player In the country, as well as every show-wise show-shopper can appreclatothoslgnltlcTineeof the statement. state-ment. And Miss Knott holds tho championship long-dlstauc; record as a Mansfield leading woman. As a mle, a leading woman with Manslleld lasts about a month. In fact, the number of ex-MansUeldlan leading women In this country Is only exceeded by tho number of last survivors of the Noble Six Hundred, the youngest soldiers In tho Civil War and tho remaining body servants and nurses of tho late Father of Ills Country. No ono knows exactly what becomes of all tho crstwhllo leads of Rlchadr tho Irascible, any moro than people know what becomes of all the pins or tho breakfast foods that wero advertised adver-tised two years ago. They disappear from view. That's all, Mansfield's Actress String. Manslleld Is like a horscowncr who maintains a largo stable. Ho has constantly con-stantly on hand a long string of actresses, act-resses, any ono of whom may receive tho fatal summons to rcilcct Mans-licldianart Mans-licldianart for a small space of time. Bluebeard himself, either In the original origi-nal or the Chicago variety, never tired o'f his wives or "put them out of tho way" (as tho vlllayun hisses) mote rapidly than the erratic and eccentric actor, who Is unquestionably tho greatest great-est character man on tho American stage. As a rule, tho actress who can stand the strain for six months Is considered entitled to a crown of glory for having been a martyr. Consequently, Itosclle Knott's period of probation for thrco seasons has earned praise. Rose L, however, Is very modest about her tenure with tho excitable Richard. How sho succeeded suc-ceeded In holding tho fort which others had to evacuate, sho doesn't explain. ir Miss Knott will Just publish a booklet on "How to Bo a Leading Woman With Mansfield for a Year." giving diagrams and charts showing when and how his temperaturo rises, and when to seek tho cyclone cellar, sho can retire from the stage and have a monument erected In her honor In the mlddloof Broadway. Some Trying Times. Miss Knott admits that Mr. Mans-Hold Mans-Hold Is trying at times, hut that per-sonally per-sonally sho found him agrccablo. Possibly Pos-sibly It was this diplomatic streak in tho make-up of Rosollo that Is at tho bottom of the secret. As a lightning- 'I 7 change artist, Mansfield Is the candy '1 boy when leading women aro the sub- ll Jcct. Ono performance has let many or them out-out into the cold, cold - world. Miss Knott stolo a march on tJH Dick by leaving him to play In the ;H "Cherry Pickers " Then sho followed iH Amelia Bingham as Katlnka In "A ; Modern Magdalcno" and Blanche i Walsh In "More Than Queen." il bho appears tonight at tho head of jfl a strong company which will present ! "Alice Set By tho Fire." M |