New-York tribune., 1903-06-15
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Niss 1empleton's Casino appear
The Blonde IN Black"

nope to do elsewhere, will appear the star or
the revised version of The Runaways' at the
Casino tonight. When her Casino dressing room
was turned over to her yesterday Miss Templeton
found ft-thanks to her managers-an illustrated
epitome of ancient and modern stage history. On
the walls were photographs of previous occupants
Nicotine Miss Pauline Hall in Erminie, Miss Alice
Hopper as Lady HoisTood. Miss Adele Richie in
"A "A Chinese Honeymoon" Miss Earle in The CASINO
Hopper in wang Frank Daniels and Francis
Miss Dorothy Dorr. the latest occupant. in The
RunaWay No; No IN such & ctoset & OF Fame Miss
jockey.
For Miss Templeton WILL without fail, appear as
a jockey, costume and ALL at the end Of the first
act tonight. So another adage must be brought
up to date. Read now: Spare the horse and spoil
the show
1t does not require any great degree of per-
spicacity TO in '"The Blonde in Black" now
playing the Knickerbocker Theatre many
traces of French origin. or origins Indeed, there
are moments in the dialogue especially of the
ond act. when catches behind the harmless
words the wrath of a grinning Gallo jest, with
much the same curious sensation one experiences
at performance OF Suppes "Roccaccio.' Just
where Mr.. Smith found his libretto great
ly matter; that he endeavored tell story in
ever is quite ready IS to eone :" ar as he csn
bnt o MI; smiths library of French farces. plays
large covering the decades since the days OF Scribe,
hurry order for piece like The Blonde in Black;
through them till ] ind somethng that seems
a dozen, patching them together. l suspect that
vas vas the case with The Blonde in Black any
a musical comedy that would succeed on Broadway.
give an H., opportunity to Miss Ring TO star and
After struggling with that mixed problem, it is
himself oblivious of the origins of his work which
a he n
the second act vas, at least praiseworthy' , Ine
Beard are handy illustrations of how deadly dull
a musical piece can be without some sort of a
of The. Blonde in Black is Just what the
and watch the People While 0 the fe shows is in Prog
ress; While the story is getting itself told they
air, and wait more or less patiently for a song or
& When d tne song song or pr qaRee tnfy pTcE
does it make any difference whether the song is
ing song in the second act to be sure is a hit
but quite much more because the music is
grows Of the situation in the true French man
of the situation it would be just as well received,
Why we are holding rehearsals and cutting out
dances and speciaities every day We are In
The true trouble with "The Blonde in Black
probably is that It is 4 Gompr9mse 16t To some IA
art. like Character is not made by conpromise
Mr. Smith doubtless feels this, too for he is at
be produced just as ne writes il. with many play
In the cast who will have singing parts at
all but will be recognized comedy actors like
Arnold Daily, who will be called on to sustain
characters and create situations. You may call
the piece sort of French CONFERENCE.-The, If
piece Of fun much like .TreIawney of the Wells
interspersed with songs and occasional chorus,
q furnish musical entertainment and let down the
tension. [ already engaging players for the
production, which I hope to make next season"
If Mr. Smith will in very deed give US another
piece like Pineros. even Mr.. Kerkers music will
be forgiven.
Jameson Lee Finney and Miss May vokes will
both be seen again next season in "a Fool and
His Money"
Jacob Adler says that he intends to prepare him
self to play in English next season. He will be
seen in King Lear THE Merchant OF Venice
and the German tragedy. ''Uriel Acosta,' with
English speaking company, even II he does not
booker Girl" at the Herald Square. and LAS You
Like It" out of doors by lamp light, at South
Field Columbia University.
Miss Fanny Fields, the character sketch actress,
returned from London yesterday On the Cedric.
To her best friends she is known Happy Fanny
Fields. She went to England eleven months ago
on a short engagement at the Tivoi, in London.
but her comedy part of a Dutch girl' took
well that her engagement was extended to twenty
weeks Miss Fields home visit her
parents who live in this city. In August she is
booked for short engagement at San Francisco,
and in September she expects to return TO Engard.
She was happy the fact that the customs
officer who examined her baggage assessed her $50
his chagrin, bore the brand made in the United
States