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o...r wilde. the high apostle Of the lily in
,.,der days OF Rstheticism, 10 the author
" ,hs Italian love tragedy which Lawrence
o.srs,. viii present at the broadway to- NOR
y. .icht as Guido FerrantL" A decade or
.o.eo .o wilde was ambitious OF distinction as q
s,..vueht Two works on tragic themes came
80, his pen In quick succession. One. Vera
.s. Whilst" will be recalled as Union
Mv ss,srs production. with Mario Prsscott In tho
.,.,. ,sla Tho second, originally christened
sThs Duchess Of Padua" is the play about
!. ~ made known BY Mr.. Barrett. who has
C..n 10 It q now name-that OF the woful
t.ro Of the tale. Wilde started the play In
g.saon and finished It In Paris in the spring
L,saa. and II has ever since awaited good
" '.. =, Ma merit. At Mr.. Barrstt's hands It 10
.'...nsst.ly assured OF intelligent. careful and
o.' Ns,ons treatment It has been thoroughly
sa..,sed, and, while II does not permit Of
rs.s,.sular stage accessories 1t still offers op-
ssu.,nniuss for effective scenery. or course
- vill be no sighting OF its possibilities In
~, ,sspect. The cast will bring forwardlMinna
= Gals as the Duchess.of Pddld. Barrett as her
m.s.tsd sdorer. Guido: John A. Lane as Count
~ morsn.one, Frederic Vroom IS the Duke,
.,d Lawrence Hanley a. Ascanio, with
=. others Of the Barrett company. There
!. . promise Of some new and appropriate
sn,,e Guido Ferrant is . love tragedy Of
p.dna IN the sixteenth century. Much Of the
..,t a Ia noo:hly flowing blank verse. which
wnds-vhose brilliant Intellectual power Is
-, 10 be denied-seems to write 1uelk7 and
-so.iully. Tho plot hinges on tho oath OF
,.neesnce sworn BY Guido against the un-
t,ovn murderer OF his father. The assassin
i. discovered to be the reiRninR Duke Of Pad,ia,
!, whose court service Guido enlists. the bet
-, 10 fulfil his vow. But the young Duchess
.ins his love, and their innocent pas
,on proves an obstacle In the work.
ins out Of vengeance. The tragic
.lsmsut reaches It's height whom the Duchess
mn,ders her husband for Guido's sake. Fer
ranii u accused tried. and. after an impressive
.ourt scene, in which tho Duchess Is tho COM
msndins figure. TIE young lover is condemned
70 death. Tho end is unrelieved gloom. Fer
ran,i kills himself while the Dlchess poisons
herself in his cell. In all the sombreness Of
this story tho love element Is most prominent.
has ana as VII hsvs
I'll and trying role In the Duchsss. There has
gnuI now been w1,a ne announcement Of the aH-
S mGs savs Ss
ss to shsa sss ns psSIsraa
:;n q IA oaF% FerrSn "a His WorE viii ;. re
r, \. ss sd I,.1 aHd o.t s:s k1d pad
9oen.
There will be novelties OF interest and i'm
portanee In city theatres this week. aside from
Guido Fsrrant." Two well-liked comedians
will como to town. each with now
plsy. At tho Bljou Nat q Goodwin will
Introduce Tho Nominee " to New York. The
origin OF this play has already been commend
ably confessed by tho adsptsrs. Leander P.
Richardson and William Yardley. They owe
their inspiration to LIE Depute do BombR-
mac " OF Alexandra Bisson, one Of the cleverest
admirably. va1dSbSl Sua In london The Candidate Of
H1sy y McsEhRN 1e% and YIS
RnS sy 5ays Amsrie anised tho British Version and
Goodwin. who delayed its test. is now enrap-
r'a Two with ar Il snd years. somfs III ts spDSs sSy
ssss seS.a his tss ssst. Ss and ssr
% ss Il hs will sInss %SRs
cspis a Congressional nomination to escape
rsSa ssEs Is
Sutherland. Marssrst ftsspstrisE Lin Hurst.
sa asaasn Il srSxns snS
Man" 2 curtain raiser BY that suddenly pro-
llnS writer 81 one ia act plsys Augustus Ih0mss:
night
James T. Powers. an agile young comedian.
whose efforts at tho Casino during several sea-
sons won for him large and still faithful fol-
lowing, will mako his first New York appear
ance - star tomorrow night at tho New
Park. whore heis under engagement to stay
SIX weeks. and longer II the public want him.
Powers's plav is "a Straight Tip.". and 1t is
%P'' and S'ffeE 1e H5s'ty sF; John 50eftRs Mos
Nally. who wrote, 1t to fit Powers. knew
1ls man well. and seems to have had no
dlfhculsy II taking big exact measure, Out Of
Tip" appear to have carried their audiences By
storm. The story is q sportive treatment Of
Powers Is tSe ator Sfne Of tho ecceniric a
young hero. and be is surrounded by players
IKE Pete Daley. who Is regarded as q coming
formerly in the Harrsan stock Richard Cor.
man; OF note In minstrelsy; Della Stacey. an
admirable singer not long ago prominent at
and others, The farce Is provided With music.
contributed by Stahl. Sousa. Sator. Smith and
SEoer popular composers. New scenery will be
Five performances for worthy charities arc
10 near prospect at city theatres. Augustin
DAYS contribution 10 the Actors Fund series
Will DO mado tomorrow afternoon at his thea
tfe and 1t will probably be q substantial offer
Ing. because the entertainment will range
from the brilliancy of" The School for Scan
oa'" BY Daly's players. to the boisterous iollity
q vMaeRis Cline. who will doubtless sing
unloT Him Down. McCloskeyv Besides.
rnaayy Trnnay = Pastor vii! sing and the frisky Miss
i Isi wii q vaudevlls note. will disport herself
~ WV H. % Al rare treat for DAILY audience At
w standard. week from tonight mis-
p'9yeSa q The burned Filth Avenue. Manager
4 ~ HiIi has devoted the lse Of his house and
nalry miner and Fanny Davenport will help
~ cash contributions. Annie RUsselrs
iat!he iMaat!hne has already been announced for Feb
II II ra!mer's and 1t will deserve support. A.
tcnIonn naeIonn manager for Harry Miner at tho
hSsary reople's Will have tonight the first
Uu, wetent ~, ha has accepted In five years. He Will
iujana III, ap long programme OF mus and recita-
sions, sns Inc seconh lecture In the series de-
s,iRInea iii @ 10 aId the Press Clubs building fund
6nnisf ofceHr Moat a. the Broadway tonight; whom
.bont nnougherty, the eloquent. will talk
iuo Madison Square possesses Q prosperous
occupant In Rosina Vokes. whose departure is
s'o'e ~ hand. and on Saturday night OF this
Nv. ."k sns Will play Tho Silver Shield" for the
" ,.'' ume, On the following Monday the COM
pany OF that theatre will return. not to leave
wNn again until early summer Their re-
thnlNAIHhco gains esDec al intcrest bscause