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

On the 18th day OF last September there
laneed in this city an English actor who de-
clared before he had left the dock for his hotel
that he was homesick. He was Jerrold Robert
shaw, and came over TO play the Cardinal In
Miss Marlowes production OF Queen Flannel
Ia" Besides his inconsistencies, Mr.. Robertshaw
was distinguished for the tremendously high
cellars that he wore and his unfailing British
attitude toward joke Now that Queen Fla
meta" has come 70 sudden end, he is in New
York with the rest OF Miss Marlowe's support
ing company. rapidly becoming less honesick'
so they say. and more used &c jesting. though
his collars are still marvellous thing 70 see-
At rehearsals he plays down into them. slowly
disappearing from view as the dramatic inten-
sity increases.
Queen Fiametta" was rehearsed in the Cri-
terIon Theatre in this city. and Mr.. Robert
shaw soon learned 10 speak Of the house as 1.-The
cri" Just before the production left for Bos-
ton and the public performance, he approached
his manager and said: Look here, what am
70 c. about my mail? have had ii addressed
70 the cri so far. but I shall be all over the
country soon, don't you know. How am to get
it, your country is so big?"
Well" said the manager solemnly "you had
best continue 10 have it addressed here. That
is the usual custom. The boy in The ticket Office
will open il all for you. and II there is anything
important he viii let you know"
See here" cried the Englishman, that will
never DO in the world. you know. I can't have
that boy opening my mail You must get it to
me unopened"
The manager thought a moment, and then
said that he would make an exception in MI
Aobertshaws case. ordering his mail to be for
warded unopened and entire The Englishnnan
marked him graciously.
And YET they say English actors have nothing
70 learn from US!
Robert Blossoms production Of Soldiers Of
Fortune" (Which play. by the way. is to be at
the Harlem Opera House the coming week., is
linguist OF no mean ability. and has been in
valuable 20 the company he now plays with.
When rehearsals OF Soldiers OF Fortune" began
every single member OF the cast pronounced
every single Spanish name in q different fash
Ion. as II there had been sudden descent from
Babel Tower TO the stage. There was Span
lard in the cast, Ravenelle. but he was born in
america. and cannot speak word Of his mother
tongue. Dorothy Donnelly. who had 70 use the
most pronounced Spanish accent. is Irish. What
was 70 be done? Mr.. Hards was called on as In
s'ructor. tor he speaks Spanish huently. So the
american who plays the part OF an Irish captain
taught the Irish girl who plays the part OF a
op2nlsh woman % speak with an Iberian accent
which has been pronounced excellent; he taught
me real Spaniard TO speak his own language,
ana al the rest OF the cast he drilled patiently
ttler rehearsals TIL they all talked alike. Then
ne Sat down TO acquire an Irish accent for HIM
~ II was Mr. Hards who put on Secret Ser
wee" In Paris few years ago. When the book
~ the play reached him there he found that IL
ssA untransated into French. and all the stage
ss.lecuons had been omitted There was so
atIe time before the opening date that he
.orceo TO make the translation for himself, and
''oucs al the business OF the play from mem