New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-09
THEATRICAL INCIDENTS AND NEWS NOTES.
CARROT CUTTING, OR WHAT ONE MANAGER AND 4 FEW Az
DEENCES CAN DO TO AN AUTHORS TEXT-DUSE AS
FRANCESCA, HRS LIE MOYNE AT THE GARDEN
AND MABELLE GILMAN CONC OPERA.

taken By Ethel Winthrop. But since Miss Win
throp came into the cast many in the audience
have refused 10 believe She not Miss Spong
until they consulted their programme. The re-
on the stage is very striking. and even off the
Theatre. in fact. was himself deceived for mo
Miss Winthrop by her predecessors name.
Harry Davenport. who plays the Duke OF ST.
Kits IN "A Country Mouse" started for the stage
the other afternoon. clad in immaculate trousers,
a frock coat and silk hat but with tan shoe
foot and black boot the other. A stage
hand called his attention To the combination
he dove back to his dressing room. and tho sound
Of shoe l1 flung angrily was heard through the
Miss Eleanor Robson. who is rehearslng the part
OF Audrey for the coming production at the Madi-
son Square Theatre OF dramatized version Of tho
novel of that name is the daughter of Madge
Carr Cook. but she will make ner stellar bow
without her mothers encouraging face in any
box. Although her mother has been able to
tend a few Of the rehearsals. she obliged to
leave the city with her own company the other
day and viii not be where she can witness her
daughters performance for many months Al
though actors hardened to such situations.
iss th ,isII nj tbe nnTtne If the Two at
the last rehearsal Mrs. Cook attended.
James mes =. Wilson, formerly leading. man Proc
tors Fifth lie Tu a JEALOUS see3 5e
where he gives a cue by hitting Fred Perry he
the iatters scarfpin and incidentally ruined the
Excuse me- said he.
Certainly" said Perry.
And the rehearsal proceeded.
The last five performances by Duse at the Vic
toria Theatre this week will begin on Tuesday
night and will all be OF D'Annunzo's latest trag-
edv Francesca da Rimini." The play was first
produced at Rome last winter. where il was greet
ed with anything but appreciation. Later. much
cut il was received rather warmly in the
smaller Italian cities, well as in Berlin and
Vienna At any rate. ii stirred up TO a greater
degree than usual the controversies which are al
Wavs waged about a version of the old story
told by Dante with immortal brevity. The play IS
in verse blank varied into half lyric measure
something as Arnold varied "EmpedOces on Etna'
and is said by those who familiar through
long residence with Italian speech to possess much
rnetrical charm. Certainly il is often characters
ficallv overripe with imagery. The play Is In nVe
acts with elaborate settings and a long east
The play OF course ends with the slaughter OF the
guiltv lovers PaolO being dragged up by the hair
through A trap dOor-as in the historical story.
t,,,t ,hk cident of the book and kiss occurs in act
three .The intervening act Is largely taken up with
,be screams of a tortured victim OF Malatestino,
a Younger brother Of Paolo and Francescas nus
hand who hopes ny the sound TO terr1Iy MS SIS
ter-In-Iay into granting him the fulhlment OF his
,a,rs,I pass,on- lie has guessed her secret love
Cor Paolo and is In a sense the Sir Modred OF the
play raised such a poTe O. Foeneas a. sa.
II snnunzio wouIc portray. Indeed II IS SAID
,brouob the desire picture the real state or
Italian society OF the period the whole play Is
oIIod o,,i,e as much with blood and battle with
$50 ,nd torture as IL is with the loves OF the
pt ,,sss nair Stage servants are kept busy mop
ming NJ the Redeemed ncors. men enter VIII $50"
that stream blood nr the stage directions are 10 "1
bslteycd). aud q Blood head Is one OF 'ne pi0p''