New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-23
THEATRICAL INCIDENTS AND NEWS NOTES.
D." AUDREY THE NEW PRODUCTION FOR THE WEEK.-MRS.
FISHES DRAMA MUCH PRAISED FOR IT'S FINE
STAGING-A DOG PADDLE AFTER LOHENGRN

East Boston The Harvard men naturally
stituted themselves army, led by Marc Antony
and a bull pup and the toughs formed the oppos-
ton. There was a battle on the stage which
ceeded the widest ideal Of the Tealists.
But" said a SO man, you should have been
with night when 'suped in Walter Dam
rosch's German opera al the Boston Theatre. The
opera was 'LohengTin' and. led by Scrappy' Brain
tree, secured every super's position in the pro-
duction. We enjoyed it immensely at first, for the
sensation most or and II fun
hear the singers before the curtain sending
their voices up and down the scale. lmbering up
for action. But the opera dragged on long past
H. and We grew tired. Scrappy' especially became
restless for he had exam the next morning
and didn't know any too much about the subject.
So when the final curtain descended all made
a rush for dressing room. going off through the
wings all except 'Scrappy.
He thought he would time by jumping into
the river down which 'Lohengrn' had sailed. But
he wasn't quick enough, and when the curtain was
lifted for the encore. there were the head and
shoulders OF Braintree visible to the entire audi
ence apparently rising Of the water. Scrappy'
heard the litter He nobly TO the occasion.
He did not drop out Of sight lie did not rush TO
the wings. He struck out with both arms in a per
feet imitation OF a swimmer. and he slowly
vanished down stream, in pursuit of Iohengrin
he changed his stroke to dog paddle. The audi
ence forgot the singers, the stage hands forgot
the curtain. all eyes on 'Scrappy. and roar
Of applause went up. But 'Scrappy never got an
other chance that winter 'supe in grand opera"
In another week to see another produc-
ton which also promises high artistic merit in
costumes and settings as well in acting for on
December / MI Mansfield brings TO the Herald
Square his revival Of Julius CaesaT TOT Whlch
whose studies and paintings OF classic Rome are
world famous The sale OF seats begins to-horro"
morning
Philip Hale quotes with considerable glee criu-
cis,n Of the Rostonans which appeared in an
Atcbison papcr recently Mr.. Hale admres it, so
he SAYS because he finds in it both unconVention-
alty and the personal note That his admiration
may be shared by others We are glad TO reprint
the article:
ali worth mentioning. There was good many y, OF
them, than there were last sea- season I, MISS
and who failed register at that time IN conse-
had not caught up with the company as yet Don't
think that any OF the aggregation ever sd"
in,,fan made a very clever and effective curtain
spiel 6er1Ie ' of we'll Known artists who
weeks behind the main bunch eVidentiy ne dld ~ II
stand he should get the effect he does, as no one
scrents the box office offer. Another chambermaid
evidently joined at Topeka, and it was evidently
her first night in public song az he Tg, as 81 fro%
rank OF seasoned corypheees. VINO ~eaT as pT I
Fatfer Barnabee said that they had started e from
Boston with double set OF prihclPeS1 ~ @
as they had poor set here. Vale, Barnsbeei Can
again next season, and bring MISS an 9tuuuiIoiu
When Miss Viola Allen in Rome last summer
she visited all the places mentioned in Han
Gaines story The Eternal city. Miss Allen
spert for weeks in Rome and in that time closely
sao.ad the houses and other important places
which were to be represented on the stage The
home Of Baron Bonei is on the Piazza ST Peter
whore Rossi addressed the populace and attempted
to stop the procession OF the rope anu 70 appe'
- - nj, Father in person II is from the bal
conv 81 "Baron Leones glooWy palace that Bon
ell Roma and their friends oyernear Koss ane
- ,as,Its ~ the Baron and Donna roma IheIt
&c todav palace the piazza hallns me sd i's
green COURTYARD and receptdi' goid 81 the Middle
Aees This palace Of the baron was one ~ a
ri5eb Roman family. Roma g home ana stualo "eie