New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

Is SO IN LA l.. - y Ii l. 1O- 1DN
| NOTES OF THE STAGE.
THE Chinese Honeymoon stin draws good
| crowds at the Casino.
At the Herald Square THE Defender" continues
! TO end in rain of paper rockets.
THE Chaperons, preceded by vaudeville. con-
esf to Rf Rbe4e fe @ R 8e a she TS9T Ot
| The eighth Sunday night concert by Duss and
/ his band will be given tonight at the ST Nicholas
Gardens. and tomorrow night the bandmaster will
/ start the seventh week OF his al-summer season:
For this evenings concert DuSs will render Tor
! The Floating Roof Garden on the steamer Grand
Republic grows in popularity. In addition TO
delightful sail as far as Rockaway Beach vaude-
evening but Friday.
''Fatinitza" with most Of Franz Won suppe's
melodies. will the bill in the coming week at
Terrace Garden, in East Fffty-eiqnth-st. where
cool weather With musical accompaniment is
night.
The Mikado" will he sung this week on the
japanese stage of the Madison Square Roof Gar
uen as the theatrical feature of Japan by NlehL
their eccentric comedy sketch. entitled AN Es-
capped Lunatic'; John and Bertha Gleeson in
dancing speciality; Mr.. and Mrs. Swckard. comedy
and singing act; Mr.. and Mrs Browning. in their
Palmer and Harvey. singers and comedians; Edith
Vassa Boy e5ey neM n es feeF of Te%s on the
American vitagraph and Others,
New groups have been placed on exhibition
at the Eden Musee. The afternoon and evening
concerts will have special programmes of popu-
lar sHoy and r6ia classical music nus Moying pictures will be
VIII be kept as cool as a roof garden.
Comedy and straight vaudeville are both well rep
resented the bill that is the Keith offering for
the ensuing week Heading the programme are Ed
mond Hayes and company. in his act
edy. "A Wise Guy" Stella Mayhem, The Girl
from Dixie is good singer of the old fashioned
negro melodies. Mile BaHeIinL trapeze per-
former. is not known in NewYork. but She comes
with well esta bished European reputation o. X
Sato, the comedy juggler; Balernis troupe of per-
forming dogs, the Six Backbirds, a half dozen
Donough in their sketch; Berry and Hughes musi-
6ans HIf6 ana GGnS ana N2rIn sdewaih come
Union Square attraction
Hammerstein's Paradise Roof Garden has been
crowded every night and every matinee. The latter
which began a in roof garden entertain
ments, seems destined TO become a fixture. women
and children having far formed the greater part
OF the audience and the popular prices charged at
these maunees proving extra inducements. Mr.
programme of eXcellency and merit The Sunday
night concerts still continue in popularity
The Proctor Stock Company will make a special
production Of the popular comedy Jane" at the
Fifth Avenue. Emily Lytton has been specially en-
gaged to play the title part The curtain piece will
York journalist.
At the Twenty-third Street another entertaining
bill of Ideal Summer Vaudeville is promised
IAN Arabian Night" will he the comedy bill at
the One-hundred- -and-twenty-f Street Theatre.
At Newark the Proctor vaudeville bill will be pre-
sented usual and at all houses viii be the usual
Sunday concerts.
At the Circle Auditorium KaItenborn is playing
more Strauss waltzes than usual. in Difference 10
popular request
Henry ". Savage announces the cast for George
AIDES Sultan OF sulu' as follows; Ki Ram. the
Sultan. Frank Moulin; Hadji his secretary Fred
erck Frear; Lieutenant Hardy T. S. A, Templar
SAKE; Colonel Budd, L. s V, Robert Lett Hen
rietta Budd. his daughter Maud Lillian Berri
Chi0uita. favorite wife of the Sultan. Gertrude
Quinan; Pamela Jackson. Judge Advocate Blanche
tan William Brown and James Forgaty. .-e "1he
sgltan Of @ sgln VII open its regular season in
brief tour of the country, playing the impor-
tant cities only. will come on Broadway for an ex-
tended run.
Bernard G. Richards. the young leader Of the
Boston Ghetto. writes in The Boston Transcript"
The Exile of the Earnest" making his charac-
ter Kedansky solemnly advocate shipping what
few serious dramatists he thinks we have in
America to Europe
There the Germans" he declares who love
Schopenhauer and beer, and usually drink the two
together. They feel intensely. reve in realism and
have the keenest enjoyment OF tragedy. Nothing
is too sad. sombre or too stirring for their stage
All the unanswered questions that have valnly
troubled the ages raised in their dramatic and
literary works. What uncomfortable prospect
that is, They always have men who write PLAYS
that will never die. They have no shame. these
Germans. They feel strongly. and openly show it.
Altogether they have a passion for the thoughtful
and give the modern playwright with tendencies a
splendid opportunity. Yes safely send them
(the serious American dramatistsD TO Germany. or
else Russia. 1t would be hard for an American
20 learn that language, but Russia is the land
where they say the most daring, the bOldest things
in the most candid manner. without any manner
all l don't know why il is, unless il is because
free speech is forbidden in that country There the
play the novel palpltates with life and vbrates
with heart throbs. All the evil and oppression and
ruin of the country cries out through its literature
and drama and the people worship such art. Life
Itself is the Russian stage. This is where
should send earnest writer's True. there is
censorhip in Russia but the radical utterances of
American author will easily pass the Russian
censor.
Even In England they are beginning to write
such plays, and an American can easily learn the
James prefers to live in England only we ought TO
put tariff on his PSyeeholoscai es stories We need
as places Of exile for our earnest authors.
But hold on, I've nearly forgotten. Perhaps the
expenses OF sehdlnB THESE people 10 europe can be
the Jewish theatres OF the New-York Ghetto ali
sorts of serious. sombre. lfelike problematic and
powerful plays are produced
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