Notes

La GarQonne, the novel by Victor Margueritte which occasioned his expulsion from the Legion of Honor, is first to be picturized and then dramatized. The alleged indecency of the book is the chief topic of the day in French literary circles. The Mountebank, a dramatization of Locke's novel, is soon to appear in Manhattan, with Norman Trevor in the leading role. If Winter Comes, a dramatization of A. S. M. Hutchinson's recent best seller, is to open on April 2. Cyril Maude, who will be recalled in Grumpy, is to appear' as the much misunderstood Mark Sabre. David Belasco's production of The Merchant of Venice, with David Warfield as Shylock, is to be produced ii-- London. The Music Box Revue is also about to be offered to the London public. The San Francisco Theatre Guild has disagreed amongst itself and disbanded. In the course of its existence it produced six plays: Miss Lulu Bett, The Truth About Blayds, Heartbreak House, S. S. Tenacity, Enter Madame, A Doll's House. Seventy performances in all were given. One of the recent personal triumphs of this season is that of Dwight Frye. He appeared in Six Characters in Search of an Author as the legitimate son; then in Rita Coventry as the piano tuner, who also was a musician. The latter was his most conspicuous success. He is at present receiving much praise for his work in a .small part in The Love Habit. The Poincare Government has, decided to do something about the morals of the Paris stage. "Foreign disparagement of French ethics must be stopped." Its first move is to oppose the display of women in the nude. It does not insist that women shall not appear unclothed, but if they do they must do no more than appear. They are not to be allowed to move around. They must be stationary and must be employed only as part of the beauty of the scenic picture. Partly in answer to the urging of Jane Cowl, Ethel Barrymore, David Belasco and others of prominence, Anathema, Andrevev's powerful drama now at the Yiddish Art Theatre, is to be translated and brought uptown.