The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-09-27
STAGE NOTES.

Daniel Ryan will close a successful en-
sagement at the Academy today with
the presentation this afternoon of Ills
Life for Hers and "OBrien the Con-
tractor" tonight.
Persons who have failed to hear Orth
and Fern at DiXie's theater this week,
have missed opportunity of listening to
the best coon song singers on the road.
The programme at the theater this week
has been the most entertaining yet pre-
sented. and no doubt the attendance at
the closing performances today will be
even larger than at any time during the
week. Next week, beginning with the
Monday matinee an entirely new bill will
be presented, headed by Dolan &. Len
bar.
The contract recently signed between
Klaw d Erlanger and Frank PiXley. the
lihrettist and Gustav Luders. the compo-
ser, by the terms of which this firm OBJ
tains The exclusive control of all their
work for the term of five years, Is one
of the most important agreements be-
tween managers and authors made in
several years. Messers PiXley and Luders
have sprung into great prominence in a
comparatively short time through the
very pronounced success of three musical
productions of their authorship-"King
Dodo," "The Burgomaster'' and 1.-THE
Prince Of Pllsen"-each In turn evincing
marked ability in book. lyrics and music
foretelling of conspicuous future develop
ment on the part of these writer's. Mr..
Pixley was formerly a newspaper man in
Chicago.
Managers wagenhals andlKemper are
now able to announce that the new play
which Stanilaus STANCE has written for
Blanche Walsh will be called "The
Daughter of Hamilcar." The fundamen-
tai theme Of the play is that of physical
affinity. The most dramatic situation in
Mr.. Stange's tragedy Is almost identical
with the great scene in Maeterlinck's s
'Monna Wanna" the performance of
which was prohibited by the play censor
In London. There is hardly "a doubt but
that Maeterlinck found his inspiration
for "Monna Wanna" in Faluberts "Sa-
lambo," as did Mr.. STANCE for his
Daughter of Hamilcar," the themes be-
ing so similar that the successful pro-
duction of the latter would more than
likely preclude that of the former in this
country Maeterlinck, however, has
given his story II comparatively modern
setting, while Mr.. STANCE has retained
the original locale of ancient Carthage.
Miss Walsh's play will therefore permit
Of the greater spectacular treatment, and
IL the ideas of the author are followed by
the managers, the production, 1t Is said,
will recall in it's ensemble Sardou's "Cleo-
patfa, or mtner CnarleS keanS pro-
duction CT "Sardinapalus," The "Daugh-
ter of Hamilcar' will have it's first pro-
duction at McVicker's theater. Chicago.
The story of "Old Limerick Town"
Chauncey Olcott's newest and most sue
cessful play, is laid in the county Of
Glare. Ireland, on the banks of the River
Shannon (called the "King of Island
RiversO near Limerick, in 1896. AS the
River Shannon nears Limerick the hills
are covered with villas. Castle Connell Is
unrivaled in Ireland for natural beauties.
Immediately below 1t are the "Falls Of
Doonas," where the river rushes over
high rocks, affording a passage which
only the most daring venture through.
for the channel of barely boats length
rushes along with frightful rapidity and
the deviation of a few inches would be
destruction. These falls are succeeded
by several smaller ones. between Castle
Connel and Limerick. The boatmen are
so skillful that they pilot their boats
through these rapids with absolute safe
ty. The boats are called cots" and the
boatment use a paddle similar to those
used by the North American Indians in
their canoes In the first act of the play,
the River Shannon and rapids are shown
at the back; In the second act, an exact
painting of the Fails of Doonas" is
shown.