By this
change, even if a little of the wit and spirit evaporate, a certain force
is gained, a powerful epidermic part for Miss LILY BRAYTON as _Mrs.
Candour_ (the new heroine of the comedy) being not only possible but
natural. Mr. ASCHE himself will play _Charles Surface_, with the accent on
the surface, since he turns out to be a devotee of sun-baths and the simple
life.
In reply to a cablegram to America, Sir HERBERT BEERBOHM TREE sends the
following message:--"Am busy rehearsing _He Stoops to Cinema; or, The
Mistakes of a Knight_."
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[Illustration: UNPLEASANT NIGHTMARE OF HANS, THE EX-CINEMA ATTENDANT, AFTER
LEARNING OF THE AMERICAN DECLARATION OF WAR.]
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FOOD CONTROL.
There is no truth in the rumour that there is to be a "sauceless" day for
our Post-Office employees.
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"The Craven Stakes of 500 sobs."--_Evening News_ (_Portsmouth_).
Horse-racing in war-time _is_ rather a sorry business.
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"A lady giving up her electromobile, on account of the war, which is in
good running order.
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