New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-26
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Clyde Fitch Returns to Put on His Four
New PIays-Mr. Mansfeld's Plans.

Clyde Fitch returned TO this city yesterday from
Europe He looks better than he has for a long
time, and says that he never felt better In his
life He will have four new plays this season.
three dramas. and one musical play for MISS
TempIeton.
Il begin work on mounting and rehearsing Her
own Way in which Miss Maxine Elliott is to ap-
pear at the Garrick September IS tomorrow
morning" Mr.. Fitch said yesterday I have al
ready rehearsed Miss Elliott in her part In Eng
land Her own Way is a comedy drama. In
October I shall put on The Infant Prodigy my
musical play for Miss TemPleton. IN Noven-
Der I snail produce Major Andre with Arthur
Byron in the title part. the Savoy The fourth
and last OF the plays shall put on this season will
be done about January. II is straight comedy
called Glad Of It. and Miss Jessie Busley will
play the leading part, though she will not be
starred. This comedy and Her Own Way are the
only ones that quite brought the
manuscript with me, in fact. That is all I shall
attempt DO this winter In the spring l shall
begin writing again, however. on new play for
Mrs. Bloodgood. And. by the way. The Girl with
the Green Eyes Will be produced in Germany this
winter the first of my plays TO be seen there"
Mr.. Fitch this summer not only rehearsed an
American play in England, but while he was in
Paris rehearsed the English company which is TO
put on The Climbers" in London next month
lie couldnt go 10 London so the London company
came 10 IIL 9ut ~ tU5h ms Ht9Lc4tte 9s $3.50
from Mr.. Tree TO 90 70 Dublin and put on The
reached him while he was in the high Alps. three
rooms took stage. and made the rough stage
trip When he got 10 the RAILROAD ne found another
consequent abandonmeat Of the production. When
he got back to The hotel his rooms had 0esn EN- rented
/ Fitch says that the plan Of producing The Last
leading part has not been abandoned, and the play
will be done either this year or rI neXt, - 75r
Irving IS always interesting the play is superoly
1 91I ana I D more cam you was his
! only criticism. He also saw the, Gorky play OF
] eIrr-o hat BE
gloomy terrible. caPtaIy cast and acted and pro-
! do for America You can't introduce cakewalk
Il In Paris Mr. Fitch saw Les Araires sort les At
| flares" in company with Miss Adams He says
! ports that Miss Adams is in the best of health
/ and sure TO play this season
ni MT E wbafe Is he go Viii i've 1--WE tin 9meF is oven He
| but has never seen it yet.
Richard Mansfield has sent word that he will be
! in town to-day 10 begin active work the pro-
auctions of Tolstoy's Ivan the Terrible" and the
! charming German comedy, Alt Heidelberg with
| which Mr. Mansfield viii dedicate the new Lyric
! Theatre in West Forty-second-st in October. Mr..
Mansfield sailed out Of the Thames from his Con-
] necticut home ten days ago on his yacht. alone
/ save for the crew to study his parts. Apparently
/ they are learned. In the Tolstoy drama, which is
tragedy. there are sXty-four speaking parts ana
! German comedy has already won its way into the
hearts of the German population of this city. by
! tbe excellent production at Mr. Conrieds theatre
! last winter The English version that Aubrey
not "Ait Heideiberg'' at all but Nj IansfeId viii
/ probably have 10 I've it down, none the less.
Miss Adele Aus der ohe the pianist, arrived
! here yesterday the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse returning TO this country after an absence
! Of three years She viii appear with the Phade-
phia Orchestra concerts October So and g. later
! iPfilharmouic the Chicago Pittsburg Clncilna Il
giving reS145 a IN here 1iS for tie Tsf time her news
7-v,1 a-f4 VII
/ Eighty insurance agents o. New-York State. out
/ side Of greater New-York. were in attendance at
! The Earl OF PaWtGcket," at the Manhattan Thea
/ Insurance Company The Earl should be safe
/ policy.
| one Of the passengers on the steamship Kaiser
! Wilhelm der Crosse which arrived yesterday. was
/ Miss Jean Lane Brooks. young American dra-
/ matte soprano, who comes 10 this country TO join
/ Henry W Savace's English Grand Opera Company
she IS me a. - T-T;+af s+s+Ns srT9y "a vii
rake her debut az the Academy Of Music in Brook
/ iyn next month with Nr. SaTage's organization.
The news Of the elo2ernent OF Miss Solomon
/ daughter Of Lillian Russell on August :. and her
,,err54rA 10 Young A L Efnsten, IS said 70 have
oarsad Miss Russell pain. though both she and M
/ E,frsran ST. have forgiven blessed and endowed
rage will nip pr.-.4ar sl nv 81 The coT57n1rftv
cessor to herself IS public calamity TO be
/ mourned by generations YET unborn
PAINS CARNIVAL AT MANHATTAN.
tn gr.,t event Of the year at Manhattan Beach
rsir.e carnival Of Fire. VIII take place in the
/ fireworks arlphitheatre tomorrow evening There
! viii be set piece so feet long, the largest ever
atternpted in an inClosETe- Festival Hall Of the
oo,-t-y WORLDS Fair at ST. Louis, viii be repro
I dueed Three beautiful peacocks VIII show colors
ia cHangeable effects and there viii be mechanical.