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It is an open secret that last week's backstage glimpses of Jobyna that play has earned for them about $900 Howland constituted an intrusion into weekly ($900 apiece, that is) since it what is sometimes laughably described as opened at the Plymouth six months ago. private life, it might be pointed out that But that is the merest beginning. Stall- Arthur Springer began it. ings, for example, has gone to the Coast In the last number of Hearst's Interna- to work on a film version of his novel, tional, before it was sopped up by the "Plumes." For that labor he will be paid Cosmopolitan, Mr. Springer, with a cloth- $500 a week for the six weeks of prepa- ing score dummy's instincts of privacy, ration, and then, if the results be satis- described at some length his emotions on factory, a lukewarm $25,000 will be his. being placed next Miss Howland at din- Strictly spcaking, this is not to be in- ner. It seems he was married to her for cluded under the rewards of playwriting, many years, they having sushed off to- but there is no doubt that the success of gether to the Little Church Around the his play quadrupled the price that is being Corner at a time when she, to quote his paid for his novel. very words, was just "a crazy-hearted It will be next scason, however, that child of impulse." Now, if hostesses the Messrs. Anderson and Stallings will throw them together, she still calls him reap the really big rewards. There will “Lil Artie" but he does not go on to say be three companies of "What Price whether he gets even by saluting her with Glory?" and these should bring a conser- the name that the elder Howlands be- vative $2,000 weekly to each of the play- stowed on her at birth. For she was not wrights. christened Jobyna. Her name is Lulu. Their second play, "The Buccaneer," will be produced next season, and there will certainly be a third and perhaps a The harried expression recently worn fourth. The ways of the theatre are un- by William A. Brady, Jr., can be traced certain, of course, and success has a habit directly to a new Broadway custom of sa- of tapping one lightly on the shoulder luting that innocent bystander with some and then skipping on to pastures new. such phrase as: "Good bad afternoon to But, even at a modest estimate, Anderson you, sir."-Dr. Winkle A Charming Gift-Packed in a Tin Mail order and check at once to: THE CAN-DLE-LUXE SHOP (CANDLES OF QUALITY 619-N MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK Also currled by such smart shopee Lord & Taylor New York Alfred Dunhill, Ltd. New York B. Aftmen & Co. New York The Ritz-Carlton Hotel New York Kaufman & BACT Pitesburg Gimbel Broe. New York Hall's Chicago James B. Russell New York Sake & Co. New York Daniel Low & Co. Salem S. S. Pierce Corapany Boston M. T. 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