New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-05
AND OUT OF THE THEATRE
AN INNOVATION PLANNED-AMUSEMEN
PAST AND TO COME.


sion OF more or less mild Jokes dealing with the DIM
culties encountered in viewing a play through the
medium of the fashionable high hats dear to tne
feminine mind. As To the inconvenience atehu@n'
on the high hat those who don't wear 1t, all men
and some women are agreed, but far the humorous
method Of treatment alone has been employed On"
without avail True It is that in some instance
some noble minded women have earned the graututo
of other vomen's husbands and brothers Dy quleuS
removing the hats during performance ana hoiuiiE
them in their laps. But these only sOateu c''s1s
which when observed have attracted notice and ne
served praise Next week however. New YORKER
will sec at well known theatre step in the ngh'
direction taken Daniel Frohman IL the bold man
who is going to insert the thin edge OF the "euEo
which when driven home shall separate from iein
mime theatre Coers Of their dearest prlNlcEo'
that namely Of preventing those who SIT behihd 'no
at the theatre from catching glimpse OF the stag
save at the risk OF the vertebrae and muscles CT e
neck zone OF the few English customs" said MT
Frobman Yesterday. (Which ! wished as soon d i
noticed il TO see introduced here, was that when
leads both men and women to attend the theatre III
evening dress. In the first place it MAKES hou9.
look so much more cheerful and bright as compare"
with our theatres and audiences Of men in business
suits and their companions in walking costumes III
the second. it renders a full view Of the -tage pos
shle TO every one and in the third am sure u II
much more comfortable for those composing the aml
ences themselves Now Of course so radical chaheo
in the manners and customs Of the theatre gong pup
lie cannot be introduced suddenly. still less can one
manager do much toward bringing the revolution
about ] am going though 10 try what can do ID d
tentative way and If my action is followed up you
will sec no moro tan hat paragraphs in the funny
paners Miss Dauvray's forthcoming engagement
arorls a opportunity which shall take adVah
tage Of I shall give notice that those ladies' VINO
wish to remove their hats bonnets will find pre-
pared for them a largo cloak room with civil ana
ohsing Attendants charge OF course this service
will be rendered entirely gratu tously and nope
many Of my patrons VIII take the hint. uiih
that when people few OF those arOuhi
them sitting comfort without high bonnet or ha1
on shut ng out the view Of those behind them ules
will be apt TO 90 and do likewise Gradually 1t VIII
get to DO the prurer thing. and then our tack Is
easy II my brother managers will help me OUT Oh
this. I think one fruitful cause OF complaint rom
masculine play -goers Will disappear forever Mr.
Trohman subsequently showed his Wis tor the ample
provision he has made for those Of the audience de
sirous Of availng themselves Of his offer.
There were more uncomfortable refugees from the
cutting wind Of Friday ght than the cosy htte cen
ornamental with photographs OF people well known
IN AL Professions wh ch Nat Goodwin occupies at the
Biiou Opera House when he l. not making the audi
cnce or his fellow actors laugh the stage over
head lie was making up" n that apparently un-
concerned but artishcally rapid and certain style
acquired by good he philosophical on things
in general and bis own hard lot IN part cular. u
think" said be be pa nted In ferocous pair o.
eyebrows that comedians have a good deal r.
contend with We have rule to be both authors
and actors. and 10 be successful both - IN I'm
Possibility. so different Is the quail ty Of mind re
quired what II this: that we cannot speak
our author as a rule. for II ve did We should be Ia
viung failure That is where the English actor has
an advantage over Us. lie has authors who kno"
exactk how a piece should be written. as the actor
no should be acted. There play -Vruuk
s profession: here it is a pastme at hest Side
l~sue Of a engaged in other literary work hcrc
Mr. Goodwin added the stimulation OF the cross Oh
black court plaster which adorns Jonathan WHO'S
cheek 81 am blamed. be went on, "by my friends
for being ndoleutly glad to make money by playing
nonsense and leaving artistic work alone Now
don't th nix any one work. much harder than DO at
my profession. have produced In the last ave
wears a long list OF plays some OF which were very
good and some very bad. ! am now rehearsnG every
day from 10 O'Clock until half past and acting IN
he evening Not much chance for Incidence. there
Well 10 change the subject I think shall have
success In turned Up II is brisk. lively. farcical
comedy OF rather higher orier than usual My own
rart Il not a particularly prominent one. and rely
chiefly on the ability Of the company. We shall put
on Those Bells in better manner than 1t has yet
oeen done ] have had new topical song written
for me- which ! think viii prove great success IT,
title is It's Original With Me and hatier myself
! can get good dea Of fun out Of it,
Miss Rosina vokes's restoration to health has
uroved source OF gratfcOtiOn not only to her many
personal fr ends. but to those Who view IL from
business point If view also. Truth to tell, the re-
reipts drawn by the company without the star nave
ieen such az to make strong man weep Cecil
CLAW her husband. who Is always amusingly frank
about receipts and has not yet reached that point Of
manager al experience where cxaggeratOn becomes
-econd nature was asked the other day how matters
we're going "Wen." said he last week after de-
Quoting from the receipts rent for the theatre.
which by our contract with Mr. DUFF Is paid hrt'
{ found | had Just SIT my share with which to
nav nv expenses The company. ! am glad TO say.
have behaved famously. They voluntarily offered to
accept reduced salaries. but that Of course could
not listen 70 for moment ! IA led 10 see Why they
-houd work harder than for less money. because
my wife happened to fall H. They really playing
very well indeed though tn nix they miss my wiies
stage nagement a little. That Is one Of her strong
ponts she always how TO place the people on
the stage so as form constant success on OF plct
ures That reminds me Of a funny rehearsal l at
tended once Of Money By the BancrOfts in London.
bancroft is q careful and indeed rather hnicky
stage manager. He paid particular attention to the
club scene. which was an exact reproduction OF
London club A dozen men we're seated about who
bad not a word 70 say. Now an ord nary manager
would simply have told these supers 10 pretend
he chatting to each other Bancroft. however, TO
my amusement. t0ot them each turn and told them
what ~ pretend 70 say. You, be said TO one. ask
your compan on where he Is going for the summer.
You to the other, reply that you going on
Tom Braseey's yacht for months cruise. You to
another group. say you have to 20 TO Margate and
complain Of the nuisance it IL >; and with them
all Thus for two hundred nights these wretched
fellows pretended 70 talk Of trips on steam yachts
until they must have shuddered at the name Of a
yacht or Margate." Mr.. Clay then turned the con
versatOn into a more personal channel. He said that
The schOolmstress" would prove Instant success
unless he much mistaken The part taken by his
" fe, though eminenty fitted 70 her methods, by no
means Overshadowed the others. "Grossmith in par
tlcular" said Mr. Clay, "has part that might have
been written for him. 1t originally played by
Arthur Cecil"
The cold snap OF Thursday served as a touchstone
TO the business Of the theatres Only those at which
the strongest attractions playing able TO
compete with the attractions Of warm fre.ldes.