New-York tribune., 1902-12-24
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
"Sein Trick at the Irving Place-Illness
and Death at Weber & Fields's.


At the Irving Place Theatre. last night, "seip
| Trick" farce comedy by Benno Jacobson, was
produced for the first time in America, before a
| numerous and highly amused audience. The play
| tells the story of Nine. Lepenchlos. who. before
| the action begins has been struck dumb by sud
den surprise. At the end of the first act in which
! all the characters of the play assembled in
comcal relationships, that she hears concern
ing the goings on of her husband and others near
to her restores by homeopathic formula. her lost
faculty. She in the next act to do a little
investigation and ends up in the third and last act
by taking homeopathic dose too many and
losing more her vocal powers, to the delight
of the rest of the characters and the glee of the
audience Wty Frey and Hedwig Osterman
the leading members of Herr Conried's COM
pany take part in this production Tomorrow
afternoon a musical comedy for children, based on
Max and Moritz,'' will be produced by this YER
satile company.
Charles A Bigelow had a good part in the
Weber-Fields show yesterday. both at the matinee
and evering performances-he took Lew Fields s
place Fields is suffering from painful cold
and though he to the theatre in the after
noon, the doctor would not allow MIN to go on
Bigeow had thirty minutes to prepare for the part
but he knew the book after fashion from con-
stantly hearing it, and managed to get through the
day most creditaby. What he couldn't remember
he improvised somewhat to the CONSERVATION OF
Weber, but to his and the audiences delight
Estelle Meyer one of the dancing girls in
''Twirly- -Whirly,' Weber and Fields's died yes
terday after a short illness. at her home. In this
city. The of death was what Is commonly
known as athletic heart" an enlargement OF that
vital organ due to the exercise of dancing. Miss
Meyer, with her younger sister, Gertrude LED the
dances in many of the musical numbers at Weber
and Felds's and prior to their engagement at that
house were known on the vaudeville stage Inc
comparatively sudden death of Estelle was great
shock to her associates in the company. with
which she had been connected for three seasons
Miss Mary Shaw. supported by of George
Fawcetts stock companies from Baltimore will.
it is announced soon give production of 1bsens
Ghosts at a Broadway theatre.
Miss Ring was back, so Fad and Folly" was
seen again last night at Mrs. Osborn's playhouse
The latest rumor concerning the future career Of
Miss Ring declares that she will go on the road
with Fad and Folly" supported by the Earl OF
Rossyn. Rumor 4-11-4i. Is 1t not?
Miss Mai de Viliers the Venus of The Silver
Slipper tainted last night she was descending
from her dressing room in her planetary garp
and the curtain delayed with the hope of re-
viving her But though Miss Edna Wallace Hop
per. in her eagerness, applied the smelling salts
to the PROSTATE womans eye, an understudy Tor
the part had to be found.
tor and manager of the fremont Theatre, Boston
will return to the stage next season Charles
Frohman through his representative In Boston
has secured Mrs Booths signature to contract
for her appearance in the drama THE Best OF
Friends" which will he produced at the Academy
of Music about the middle of next October. Mrs.
Booth will have the leading female part in this
drama the part played in the London production
OF the piece by Mrs John Wood. Mrs. Booth VIII
also appear in Boston. The latest play in which
Mrs Booth was seen was THE Sporting Duchess.
the title role of which created in this country
Mr. and Mrs Tony Pastor yesterday celebrated
tho twenty-fifth anniversary OF their wedding, and
they were busy all day long reading letters and
kilograms OF congratulation. 1t almost this
morning when guests began TO arrive at the Pastor
home at Elmhurst, Long Island, for the joliifca-
ton which had been arranged for professional
friends of the oldtine manager and his wife Among
those who travelled out on Long Island after the
Broadway theatre curtains had fallen for the last
time last night were Lillian Russell, who made her
first appearance at Tony Pastors theatre in-well,
never mind; Joseph Weber. Nat Goodwin, Maxine
Elliott Mr and Mrs. John T. Kelly, Edgar Smith
and Peter Daley. There informal recep-
ton and then barn dance" with plenty OF gas
tronomic and fluid comforts. Tony Pastor Is sixty
seven years old. and until recently appeared daily
at Tony Pastors Theatre, in East Fourteenth-st
Though he appears in the programme no longer he
is still in complete control OF the management of
the theatre that bears his name. The veteran has
been connected with the theatre since 1Si7, and
horn in this city in 1885, his first appearance
entertainer being as a member of a minstrel show
Mr. Pastor was married December %. 1871 to |
Miss Josephine Foley, OF Hartford. Conn.