New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-26

There have been many unconscious compli-
ments For acting since Tom Jones took Mrs.
Miller and Partridge to the play. century and
a half ago, all with a similar charm Of naIvet6
which makes them always both an old story
and a fresh incident The latest to be recorded
was paid the other day TO Charles Hawtrey.
who is playing his second American season in
a Message from Mars" 1t paid by a Bos-
ton woman. too. and in the Boston Museum
that is to say. in the city where only culture is.
a rule naive. and in a theatre where once
there existed about as complete an understand
ing between audience and actors as one could
desire
The play was over. and as the audience came
forth woman was heard 10 remark: Well.
you may call that good acting If you like. but
don't think II Was acting at all Why. II my
husoand should 90 up on the stage and talk 10
me as he does az home. he would do Just as we'll
in the part as Hawtrey did. and. goodness
knows, John is no actor"
Pleasure at this compliment, II must be ad-
mtted. is unfortunately saddened by the pict-
ure of domestic infelicity II reveals The woman
should advertise for Marian In The Tran
script"
Doubtless there viii be many stories told Of
Arnold Dolmetsch. the English collector OF
mediaval musical instruments who is to lecture
on archaic music in America this winter uudcs
the management Of w. y. Lawrence: but few
OF them will have the peculiar appeal Of this
one which connects Dolmetsch with the last
days of William Morris's life The musician was
a close friend both OF Morris and Burne-Jones
though Rossetti he never knew. When Norris
was confined TO his bed with his last illness
and was wearied with seepless nights and
painful days, he asked that Dolmetsch be sent
for. The musician dropped the work he was
doing. took his lutte and VOL damore. and went
at once 10 the poet-printer's side.
The author of The Water Of the Wondrous
Isles whose own House of Life he had builded
in dreams Of time long dead. lay quiet and
soothed, while Dolmetsch played to him for
more than an hour music of the yesterdays OF
the world. When he had gone Morris traced
in a trembling hand inscription in HIS latest
book and sent the volume to his friend. Dol
metsch likes TO think that inscription the last
words ever written by the poet.
Gus" Luders composer Of King Dodo." was
to sail for Europe last week In company with
George AIDE and Mr. Savage. their manager
| but he didn't His baggage did. but he followed
! in a later steamer. That the call boys
fault. The night before the three We're booked
to sail Luders decided 10 go over 10 Paterson
to see the second "Dodo' company play. faith
fully promising 10 get up al q O'Clock I'm the
morning and catch the steamer. AS guaran-
tee or his appearance, he sent all his baggage
aboard ship. After the performance in Paterson
a little supper was given 10 Luders by the com
pany. so Chat il Was after 3 O'Clock when he
reached the hotel. He left orders 70 be called
at o. and turned in for a couple OF hours sleep.
When he woke up the steamer. AIDE, Savage and
his clothes were out off Cane Cod somewhere,
a fine hbretto loose on the hotel clerk. and pos
seFsed his soul in what patience he could till the
next steamer sailed.
The Tribune has received, through the kind
ness of Lebler & Co. an excellent and faithful
reprint Of Victor Mapes's "Duse and the
French" which was published in limited edi-
ton OF two hundred and sixty copies for the
Dunlap Society In 1898. This work gives a
graphic and interesting account of Buses then
recent appearance In Paris. of her fears to face
the Partisan critics and the inevitable compari-
son with Barnhardt. OF the latter's patronage of
her. and of her first comparative failure and her
final triumph Last Tuesday evening, in Bos-
ton, Duse opened her present American tour