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The "mummified body of John Wilkes Booth," assassin of Abraham Lincoln, is advertised in a professional theatrical publication as being " for lease." The man who wants to let it is named Bates, and his address is No. 1234 Harbert Avenue, Memphis, Tenn. Startled by the threatened conflict between the Producing Managers' Association and Equity on the " closed shop" controversy, and fearing that should the clash come next fall, no matter what the result, the playwrights would be the grist between the theatrical millstones, the Dramatists' Guild of the Authors' League of America is trying to reconcile little brother manager and little sister Equity. Should the efforts of the dramatists prove unavailing, they propose to organize as a labor union and join the A. F. of L. Then, if either actor or manager should try to start anything with them--well, just let them try it! Another worm lias turned--a managerial one. Among the pieces which Oliver Morosco intends to try out on the Coast this summer is one called Schemers by William Irving Sirovich--a satire upon New York theatrical critics. The chief characters are Alan Gale, A. Wood Brown, James Corbett and Alex Olcott, and ah, what a rapping they get! Now can any clever little boy or girl tell just what New York critics, Mr. Sirovich has in mind? Thank you--the next puzzle competition will consist in guessing the missing letters in Philadelpia. Henry E. Dixey and Wilton Lackaye had been on the road together in The Circle for the last eight months not without--ahem--some differences of opinion. So " Let's fight it out--10 rounds to a decision " said Mr. Dixey (64) to Mr. Lackaye (61) when the last performance came. But the shade of the Marquis of Queensbury or somebody interrupted the threatened fisticuffs and now Mr. Lackaye says he is just going to keep on ignoring Mr. Dixey. " Or if I don't," said Mr. Lackaye, " It is my right, as the challenged party to choose the weapons and I shall fight Mr. Dixey with books at 20 yards, I to be armed with the deadlier weapon--Dixey's Reminiscences of 40 Tears on the Stage." In the Theatre Guild's revival of The Devil's Disciple, the heroine faints for nine hours. G. B. S. says he meant nine minutes. But the Guild has the manuscript on its side.