The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-11
THEMES OF The THEATRES.
ONE SHOWING HOW ACrORs DON'T
CARE WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.


UnNe Observation-Disclosures Managers
SAsuld Remedy-Mrs. Langtry Coming
Agsln-The Music st the Irving Place.
On Tuesday afternoon eight days ago
all Rverside Drive Witnessed the extraor-
binary spectacle Of a small newsboy fran
tically running away from a tall. heavily
built. smooth-faced man. who with diffi-
Guilty kept his eyeglasses upon the bridge Of
his histrionic nose. This man was speeding
mildly. but the boy bettered him and never
for moment relaxed the hold on his bundle
Of newspapers.
mounted Policeman followed the pair,
more in curiosity than from an excess Of
ofhcisl zeal. Finally. with q whoop Of
triumph. the boy lodged into the little park
in the railroad cutting below. The police
man overlook the man with the smooth
shaven face and, recognising him. touched
his hat. The other smiled grizzly.
wanted to buy an evening paper Of
the little rascal. but he refused me and
ran after him merely for the exercise"
The explanation sufficed and the Incl
dent was closed. With Osrold in a Dolls
SUN, mother: l must have THE sun to see
what II says OF my playacting!"
let actors never read the newspapers.
II looks as il Julius Cesar" would COIN.
mand the same patronage it did in the
West. Mr. Mansfield has made his Brutus
clearer. though In nowise altering his CEN
trial conception. But 1t IL still quite de-
cadent.
The enti'acte nuisance menaces the
peace of theatregoers. When a produce
ton Is big one condones the dreary stretch
OF twenty, thirty minutes. But If the
scene settings are ordinary must audi
cnces be bored by mediocre fddling and
The barting Of an ambitious cornetist2
At The Darling of the Gods the wait.
were interminable the first night: Julius
cesar was no better. These production
were so-oalled heavy" ones. Now THE
Cavalier Is not as elaborate; yet the in
.erInissicns ware too long, II is not to
that this paragraph Is written your aver
age theatrical manager Ia such a sensitive.
thtn-skinned bird OF prayer, such a sticker
for the prophecies OF speech! 1T is merely
TAP on the Dell to attract attention. merely
another bang on the gong for the indifer-
ent gentlemen who expect a column in
print the morning after one Of their mid
night productions. We know full we'll
hat We are outcasts and inky assassins,
but we. too. have our rights Where are
,hose private dress rehearsals. Msssieurs
lee din cteurs?
"a
lot Of men who have no sense Of humorp
These syndicate and anti-syndicate indi-
viduals fancy that the whole world is inter-
ested In their petty mana gerial squabbles.
New York is too big to bother it's corporate
head about the doings or msdoings of this
or that theatrical firm. Who cares, any
how' All we want is good drama ar d
dress rehearsals for critical PURPOSES
The mana gers only cut of their noses-
and what nasal organs,-to spite their faces
in refusing this privilege TO newspaper
men. The fact is. and let II be Numbered
in Gath, New York is the most provincial
centre OF creation in things theatrical We
dare any one to challenge this assertion.
The proofs might he damnably unpleasant
reading for some residents OF upper
Broadway.
With the regilding of the lily by royal
patronage Mrs. Iangtry sails for America,
banners triumphantly unfirei. THE Cross
ways four-act play by the Jersey Lily
and j. II. Manners, IL to follow The
Stubbonness Of Geraldine at the Garrick,
Dec; %. This does not mean that Mr..
Ftch's clever play is falling on on the
contrary. II means that there Ia no put
ting asunder tho dates actress and ma ma ger
have Joined together.
There are few persons in the audiences
that fill Mrs. Osborn's Playhouse who do
not ask: W hich one is Miss Margaret
Hubbard Ayer,' Everybody wishes to
rec the daughter Of Harriet Hubbard
Aver, whose name evokes memories of a cos-
nical recipe for personal beauty. Miss Aver
is the tall. slender distinguS young woman
who sings Lady Dope in Fad and Folly"
Coached vocally by Nine. Ashforth she
sings with taste, intelligence and chic.
And she gowns herself stunningly
We wonder what the average theatre
audience would say TO such excellent music
AZ is provided by Manager Conried at the
Irving Place Theatre. The band is very
small. and grand piano builds up its tonal
masses; at least. the selections are in good
taste e,a and Tdiols rag,ime is barred. For
played lies Papilons,- by Pepper. for
violoncello colo brilliantly. Now, how
many local theatre orchestras can boast
such solo performer!
GeorGine NeuendorfY, who plays the
part of Frau Caroline Lemke in Won Moser's
farce comedy Der Bureaukrat," at the
Irving Place Theatre. IL not only the widow
of the once well-k nown conductor of that
name, but also an opera sin ger of wide
reputation. To see her enact the spo,lss
Of the philistne Lemke with such humors
and technical skill IL to set us wondering al
who a decade ago made the cables hum
after her performance Of Isolde at the ROYAL
Opera House in Vienna.
The marvel in how Creston Clarke il able
10 play two performances Of Hamlet"
considering the absolute ease Of his work
at matinee Yesterday afternoon he en-
acted the role Of the melancholy prince
with scholarly shrewdness and genuine
spirit, The one point apart from all con-
alterations Of his Interpretation wherein
he may he adversely criticised is the quality
Of his voice. 1t In the voice Of man fatigued
beyond his powers; it sounded hollow in
climaxes. Mr. Clarke is to be commended
for hts delicate irony in the episodes with
POlonius and with ROsencrdntx and Guilden-
siern-we wonder II Shakespeare realized
the song -and-dance team quality Of these
namee7 The scene In the Queens closet
gave fair scope for the finished, il some
what CONSTRUCTED. art Of Mr.. Clarke. What
he most lacks Ia temperamental swing;
and to talk Of this when man must play
HamLt twice every twenty-four hours IL
to indulge In mere critical impertincnce
Mr.. Clarke's company is competent
enough. It's performance throughout on a
iiGnif1ed plane-indeed, M smooth IL Il that
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