Behind The Footlights

A new play is being wrltten for E. S. Wlllard by Henry Arthur Jones. Mr. Wlllard wül appear as a hypnotist. On the Pacific coast a mormon cholr is travellng, consisting of two daughters, one son-in-law and aeveral grandchildren of Brlgham Young. Altogether there are 175 slngers. Zola's "Messidor," the opera libretto for whlch Bruneau has composed the muslo, Ís original and ñot, as has been 8tated, taken from any of hla novéis. It has nothing Ín comraon wlth "La Terre." Salvini the younger, though hls father was a noted actor, dld not adopt the stage as a profession when he flrst atarted out. He was ortginally In business in Baltlmore and flrst appeared Ín sinall parta wlth Clara Morris.