New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-02

orv. He seems TO be a most useful man 20 have
about the house.
Mr.. Hards may have rival linguist soon in
the person Of young Lionel Barrymore. who has
made so much OF his part OF the Italian organ
grinder in The Mummy and the Humming
Bird" this year. To play the part effectively
il was necessary for him 10 learn the correct
Italian pronunciation OF several proper names.
as well as several Italian words and exclama-
ttons Besides he had TO flavor his attempts at
English with a plausible Italian accent In
studying to do this Barrymore became much
interested in the language for its own Sake ne
got an Italian textbook, and has been reaoln6
Italian literature in the original OF late. Be
tween the necessities OF travel which SO many
actors impose on themselves during the sum-
mer and the exigencies of their parts. the OPP
portunity and NEGATIVE for actors or intelH-
gence 70 acquire at least one very important
branch OF a liberal education greater than
might at first be supposed
Not long ago a friend Of James ONeil was
visiting at the actors home. and. being an old
and trusted friend. rurnmaged at will through
the mass OF old programmes. pictures. letters
and the like which had accumulated in the
house for years. quite unsorted. and often quite
forgotten He unearthed one letter Of more
than usual interest. II was addressed to ONeill
from a newspaper man in San Francisco many
years ago. The writer said that he had just
been having an interview with Adelaide Nell
son, and in the course OF the interview had
that had ever played to her Juliet And she
answered" the letter went on, ." a little irish
man in Chicago. named Jimmie O'Neill
In going over the manuscript of her new
play with the author the other day, Miss Clara
Lipman noticed that the business called for a
canary in a cage which was to be swung vio-
lentIy The actress observed that the bird
vo1ld Of course be a stuffed one
mot at ALL" said the author: that would
spoil the effect. The bird must really flap its
wings violently"
Nevertheless. when give the play IT will be
a stuffed canary.
.syVe'u see about thatT' cried the author, who
IS a stic1ler for realism at any price.
A compromise finally effected by agree
ing that the bird should be alive on the open
ing night and stuffed thereafter. Possibly the
biT5 ,sed the first night will be kind enough 70
furnish the skin and feathers for the dummy
We could tell again that story OF Marcel Schwoo
about the performance OF Ford's sombre play
tn Paris, but We Will refrain
The event OF the rather busy week ahead
which will doubtless attract the most attention
Is the coming Of Duse 70 the Victoria Theatre
She will open a two weeks engagement at that
bouse next Tuesday night with a performance
~ D,Annunzio's tragedy. Ia Gioconda." This
will he played on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings and also on Saturday evening On
Friday evening and az the only matinee. satur-
day. ia Citta Morta," by the same author.
will be presented Francesca da Rinnini' will
he given all the second week A translation OF
.cioconda" by Arthur Synnons IS available TO
American readers. and also one OF Francesca"
bv the same hand. la Citta Morta" has been
translated by Professor G. Mantellni
In .'Gioconda' Duse plays the part OF Silvia
settala. wife OF the sculptor Lucio settala The