New-York tribune., 1902-08-21
NOTES or THE STAGE.
A DOUBLE CRISIS IN JAMES X. HACK
ETTS CAREER-MRS. CAMPBELL,
COMEDY AND PINKY PANKY POO

James X Hackett and his wife Miss Mary Man
nering, returned the Oceanic yesterday and
Mr.. Hackett announced change in his theatrical
plans. Instead of playing with Miss Isabel Irv-
ing, he will play The Crisis with less prominent
actress. and send out Miss Irving at the head of
her company In the same drama. She Will
open on September 10 He will open in Philadelphia
on the 22d. Besides these two Crisis companies
Mr. Hackett will send company through the West
in Don Caesars Return" Mr.. and Mrs Hackett
Paris invited TO take q spin in Charles l..
Fairs automobile. but declined. They We're greatly
shocked to hear of the tragedy The latest actor S
English play. the latter to be put out in November
names h6WeSer He denied that he ever boased
in Paris that the Independent Booking Agency. the
new alliance of Campbell, Fiske and Hackett, was
organized fight the syndicate. 1t is merely for
mutua! c4nvenience ne says IN IN ppfVate me Li
though ..o,
bsh Ms naa e w pEnn be ner ha
agement of Frank Mckee
Mrs Patrick Campbell also the Oceanic
in company with her canine. Pinky Panky Poo.
Pinky is smaller than ever, 1T seems He weighs
seventeen ounces, and his face is thin that there
is no room for his eyes-they merely attached
either corner Mrs. Campbell talked tall against
certain statements she read somewhere. that she
considered it her mission TO teach Americans how
to act. I've engaged John Blair for a leading man.
and also Vaughan Glazer. whom l saw in Detroit
last season: I've got Mrs Wharton 10 translate
play for me. and I've given New-York dress
maker the contract for my gowns. l should think
that ought to show my opinion of the American
stage" she said
Mrs Campbell will open the Garden Theatre on
September 15 with new comedy by E T. Benson,
author of ''Dodo.' called Aunt Jennie It's
smart society play she said. one of the epigram
tossing kind. and quite different to anything I've
Her second play will be translation made by
Mrs. Edith Wharton from Sudermann.s "Es Leoe
sudermann's own prompt book, with his cuts and
additions. which she prizes highly. She says rs
I,-hp .ph
as plum pudding is like eclair. Mrs Campbell
Is hoRevt et gong She 70 W vii give @ane
The Second Mrs. Tanqueray." "Magda and others
in her last seasons repertory, for the benent OF
those who relish such food 49,,
Pinky Panky Poo nearly came TO grief on the
way over. During bagppe solo at an evening con- con,
cert Mrs. Campbell suddenly remembered tha1 t1
dear was bearing 'i mp under the horrid nfiictio
fact, It was at this point that Ferdinand Gotto
to give PnEy sea bath out Behind the churnng
propellers. However" said Gottschalk. we are
all too much dodo birds to do 1T
Mrs. Gilbert who returned from London on Tues
day. Charles Frohman's office bright and
early yesterday to get her part in Mice and Men
The veteran actress was really disappointed to
hear that she would not have TO learn her new
Russell III ths fa in I sine Girl and the Judge
Tonight is Wagner night at Kaltenborns
certs, with John Cheshire, harpist. as the chief
solo player.
The opening of the Broadway Theatre with
Sally in Our Alley has been postponed from
Monday. August 25 10 Thursday August IS Mer-
lam Bruce who sang in Darcy OF the Guards,
has been engaged to take Harry FarIeighs place.
H w Frederick, for many years IN the musical
productions at Days will take Edwin steyenss
The press agent for Lewis Morrison sends out
word that Il is strange Mary MacLane travelled
East N search OF the devil. inasmuch as Morrison
played Faust in Butte last April Maybe
Mary wasn't home he adds. Probably Mary
wanted something more theatrical