New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-22

dearest I have been-what are the words? ali.
;hanks-'Yes dearest'-and so on. You see?'
In this way the action and the Interpretation OF
the dialogue are fashioned and determined. MI
Gilbert has an eye and an ear and an opinion LOT
everything He knows precisely what he wants and
IA our advertisers at times beseech us to done sees
that Re gets It, His manner has been described as
military: certainly there IL an air OF military de'
cision about him. but ii is n decision which COM
mands the approval well as the respect OF those
whom It guides II is the private and probapy
the well founded opinion Of the members OF the
company that Mr.. Gilbert formulates In his nina
the whole course OF scene or Of any particular
part of II before he comes down to the theatre
and models the actual performance on mat IN
flexible ideal.
After the duet a trio Sir Arthur Sullivan sits
down at the piano plays lively prelude lasn-
Joining the way in which the voice must wander
and the voices. after one break away, slip gnoiy
into the run of the tune. " Time has played ms
little Joke" sings Mr.. Darlington. partly to MIR.
Gilbert who sits solemny facing him at dis
lance OF some three feet. Comes at last the
final stroke!-little pause after strok@' en-
Comes at last the final stroke-you know there's
somebody buzzlng there at the back
"Ladies ladies." interjects MT harris' d "'"e
less noise II you please
"corsa at last the final strokev at last the
trio Is finished to satisfaction. and Sir Arthur re-
signs his seat The sharpest contrast IL OBVIOUS
between the two collaborators at rehearsal MI
Gilbert with his anxious appreciation and an oo-
servation as sensitive as Photographic plate; and
Sir Arthur Sullivan with his appearance OF having
come prepared to be pleased with everything
The last notes of the trio. gone over Tor the last
time ,,nk,o into silence when suddenly. as Mr..
Pider Uaggard would say strange thing nap
pens The theatre suddenly lights up. ana the
electric lights OF the auditorium. tier ABOVE uer'
begin to glow brightly. sky cloths begin 10 de-
scend magically from the flies. palace walls are
pushed forward with mysterious rapidty; ana al
the back OF the stage a MOON which hther'o mas
occupied position OF decent obscurty ehters 0,
a new phase Mr.. Harris may be heard aduress rh
the shfters in the language 81 Wishes TO
see how 1t would look from the stalls VINE" Inv
II think. Sir. Harris that we will dispense with
those Green lights" he observes. "Spolls the Ell
Mr. Harris appears l.. T. f. little flushed after
his cxcrtons. ~. ri,,or,o"
be Asks IN" !or are they to make themselves up?
Well" responds Ar Gbert Ia think u we R Rsd
tell them to restrain themselves with tne puim,
cork: not to make but'onholes oil 'he" e'''' '''
There f. therefore an interval Of ten m,nutes s,
which the ladies' Of the chorus devote TO cailng u,
1 Ar 10 to tne his h' fri in the boxes Doyy
Carte returns to his stag.Sox ana 10 ms and
writes at the same time lie suffers many inter
rup9ns and The rrG,nn,H S 81 as least sa'''' "''
II can talk and write we'll. If you don't mind
he says but really. you ought not 10 putstloh M
i'm, Mrs carte She's the business woman ana
she really can do two things at a time-slA: oe-
leve She will be down here In moiiehr, o,
The scratch OF the pen accompanies MT. DoyN
Cartes remarks ..oors,,, rou,
We're getting the end Of the renearsais row,
YOU see 1t * not TIL this week that ihey re 10
complete You we haven't the pand yet. an
tho rchearsals go 10 the piano. the banh IL pihc-
tised separately at St Andrews Hall: On tuesaaS
and Wednesday the voices are tired win the panu
= attn at St Andrews Hail. and for the music ohy.
an Tb,rs,iav and Friday we have full dress re-
hesrsals on Saturday
Comes at last the final stroke
4 knock AT the door and nterruption-a vel
come one for Il is Mrs. DOyly Carte. Mrs
Carte pursues Mr.. Carte. will tell you all ABOUT
the early rehearsals 1850, 3, ~ NJ,
They're very dncrcnt from these" says MIS-;
Carte "because IL f. only at this stage tnat an
the component parts come tosether Th s Degn
@niy The music is learned by heart nrst and SIR
Ar,hur rehearses the band by Itself Then MI.
- 0crt reads the play to the company. and the
n,rts are given out. II isn't until the NTH week
OF rchearsals that dialogue and songs begin 10 80