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pipj , r talks very Tvell and shows her men-1 woman which she things can never talify in the way she handles the sub- be much use until xe change our jci.T. ui ueip lur uie juuit:ss,ina.if or euuuuimu. uuuuiuuu?. n o SOME DOPE FROM THE THEATRICAL WORLD, Types of beauty in the "lolanthe" chorus. New York, May 24. Seldom has a more pulchritudinous chorus graced a musical production than that which dances and sings through "lolanthe," the latest Gilbert and Sul livan revival at the Casino. With no desire whatever to "knock" Mr. Hop per or any of the other principals, it must be admitted that whoever se lected the young women that fill the back of the stage had a great deal to do with making "lolanthe" an at tractive summer show. ' L. One 6f the most interesting pro ductions promised for the coming season is Henning Berger's "The, Deluge," which will be offered by Ar thur Hopkins, and will probably open in Chicago. ' There is a curious reason why this play is to have its first American presentation in the "Windy City" in stead of 'New York. Henning Berger, who is a native of Sweden, came to America in 1863 and went direct to " Chicago. There he had a hard strug gle. He was a street car conductor, a draughtsman, a reporter. One day, out of work and out'of money, he stepped intothedOorway"of a"saloan- to get out of a shower. There, also seeking shelter, were several other persons whose conversation inter terested Berger, and they are now characters in "The'Deluge." Berger returned to Sweden several years ago, and "The Deluge" had its first production in Stockholm, where it scored a great success. Berger wants it to open in America in the city where he suffered and 'struggled, where its theme had its inception in his mind. It is one of the most un usual dramas ever written. - The theatrical season of 1312-13 comes to its close with a final musi cal offering, "My Little Friend," at the New Amsterdam. The music is by Oscar Straus, the libretto by Har ry B. and Robert B. Smith. The best thing in the piece is the singing of Leila Hughes, a young woman who possesses much magnetism and charm, in addition to a fine voice. The score is not" up to that of "The Chocolate Soldier." o o - "Can you lend ma -five dollars?" "No. But thanks for the compliment, Vairthe-Bame," v'utoJtgMx&gfc jlj'5gifefefeaiafe; tag n rtmm - - i in a ii Hiininf aaf1 -j ?t