is busy rehearsing Henry Arthur Jones's new play. The author has changed its title to The Liars: not as good as The rites, his first name-selection. There is something very hard about the new name. While it is a good old Bible word, we do not like to say "liar," in polite society. It is calling "a spade, a spade," with a vengeance. However, it matters little what the name is, Mr. Wyndham will make a success, if there is one to be made. The theatre is being done up and refurnished, and we shall all welcome our favourite next week with most generous hands of applause. Among the audience we shall, of course, see Mr. Wyndham's old friends, Mr. and Mrs. BL. Farjeon. The former is writing a story for the London Daily Mail, which is the most successful "continued" tale they have ever published. It is entitled Miriam Rozella, and shows the struggles of a young girl who tries hard to do right, but is driven by poverty, hunger and the illness of those she loves to seek or rather to accept a life of shame and sin. The story has been running for several weeks. This is, so far, the
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