New-York tribune., 1902-10-23
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
PROTECTED - MISS MARLOWE'S Diff
CULTY-'MACBETH" AT THE EMPIRE.

| AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION OF STARS
! Projected MISS MARLOwE's DIFFI-
| CtLTY-"MACBETH" AT THE EMPIRE.
one Of the interesting combinations OF stars
FOR staging seriously artistic play that has been
/ planned for some time is being talked of. and
| will probably be- least in part. brought about.
/ Mrs. lie Moyne and Miss Julia Marlowe expect 10
| appear together next spring in poetic play. Rob
ert Brownings drama a Blot the scutcheon"
being present the choice. though definite de-
cison has been reached II is also their hope 70
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son. This play win be produced by Mrs. Le Moyne
| engagement there in Among Those Present" The
hope that these three meet and meet again Will be
| shared by many
And the mention of three who meet again brings
one, with kindly sofening of the jar of transition.
| to mention of the coming production of Mac
beth" by the Empire Theatre Stock Company. Not
TO be outdone by the Murray Hill Theatre by
Kyrle Bellew, Mr.. Frohman announces that his
Empire Theatre this season will he the scene of
several Shakespearian reviyals, beginning when
revivais will be ''Mscbetb and Warraret AnTIin
will play at the part Of Lady Macbeth. Miss Elita
production
Miss Julia Marlowe. who opened her season two
weeks ago Monday in Boston with an adaptation
of Catulle MendAs's play. La Refine Ftammetta."
played through two weeks at the Hollis Street
Theatre under difficulties that should never have
moved before she comes to New-York. Laughter
from the audience during a scene that was
10 impress. arising not only at the first night but
TWO weeks after the show had been running is
rather a sorry handicap TO put on Miss Marlowe.
Just what has she done. asks, to deserve II OF
her managers? Whatever one may think of her
reformed tthe term should be taken at its derived
meaning) version of the Parnassiens play
would like To see II presented at it's best.
The mrth provoking scene represents Queen
flammettas palace garden at Bologna. and is de-
signed To picture maGnihcence. Statues stand about
ana the busts and heads of women support vases
OF howers. marble prototypes of the familiar fig
ures on our own East Side. But Italian
In New-Hork ever contrived to keep a basket
her mead at an angle of - degrees. and statues
not even the kings the Notre Dame Cathedral.
were ever so long drawn out several Of those
In Queen Fiammettas garden
lhe audience is moved to laughter, however.
"heh a dance begins. at the Queens mperious
command. intended to illustrate her love for pomp
moment of the act, This dance is done by eight
and ioaT men and four girls; all are crowned
gir,s tI sor1 Fan played, nascent harmonicas. The
pink footed and graceful. But the men! The men
az supposed to be clad only in heavy lOin cloths
Sbs SSsr thsT entire body WhethsT the fault q
is is, !pdicfous lOoseness OF skin. which together
heavy very apparent fact that The tights are OF
SSt 6 OF ne neck creates in the audience ANYTHING
derwear shegId he May "a al wGo union 9n
a. Bo nfteenth century fete the climate
from somebodS and Miss Al MsrIowes manasers aSs
for It. - '''NNN ~ W S'90 S'i"H'O ''o "e0N
BY the bye. Miss Marlowes noble hatred of rag
heard from the orchestra that PLAYS With "S Queen
rlammetta' so far this
second company TO play "A Chinese Honey
moon Is being made up. and will be sent
through the country opening I'm Baltimore De-
cemoer l. The scenery and costumes of the Casino
nrAduction will be faithfully reproduced and the