New-York tribune., 1903-06-01
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
John Kendrick Bangs to Write for the Stage
Now Three Ring Show.

rohn Eendricl, Bangs. it is said will for the
present at least devote his time almost entirely to
writing for the stage. working chiefly on musical
comedies Not long ago accident turned MI Bangss
attention directly to the stage. and caused him 10
give Il close attention. and now ii has won his IN
terest so that he has already nearly hnished one
musical comedy. collaborating with r. Z Fehne4o'
and is ct work on two more-one an extravaganza
Intended 70 outdo Mr. Blue Beard in 1t spectacles.
Mr. Bangs has severed his connection with The
New Metropolitan Magazine" Of which he was re-
Gently made the editor in order TO have more u1ne
for his work
The rousica1 comedy which he and MI Fenheld
have nearly completed is al adaptation OF The
School for Scandal" and it has already been pur-
chased by Miss Mabelle Gilman, who VIII play the
part Of Lady Teazle- The music is being composed
bv 4 Baldwin Sloan There will be about twenty
songs in the piece. all the work Of Mr. Bangs; and
yet II is said the original play will not be changed
dernaTcatioT between Bangs and Sheridan viii be
concealed as carefully as ma may be hs hsae af his his
proclamation of classic. but that ne VII not ais-
chose his defence III MISS GsR = prHoqGeS % ngsnara
ton" not adaptations. but original iorettos Al
Mr. Bangs ara giving serious attention 70 musical
comedy writing 1t has been too long N tne nanos
Of cosurners stage gers egotlstcai comedians
and Cole and johnson.
This incoherent and brainless method OF fashion
ing musical comedies is illustrated with peculiar
felicity by a plan that is present under the dis
tingushed consideration Of the heads CT the
tricaI syndicate. It is proposed to make three
ring musical comedy by taking the first act Of THE
Liberty Bellies. the second act Of THE Billionaire
and adding third act inspired by these other Two
The result will be taken TO London for exhibition
Harry B. Smith will doubtless be called on TO carry
this plan out. But who Will carry Mr. Smith outZ
The Westchester shore Of the Sound will be as
popular as ever among actors for summer homes.
Frank Daniels VIII spend his summer at Rye as in
the past Miss Blanche Bates will live at her cot
tage at Quaker Ridge, back Of Mamaroneck, where
she has 2 garden and a stable Miss Adele Fitchie
will also have cottage near Mamaroneck Miss
Ritchie is particularly fond Of picking cherries
possibly because they high. J. H Gilmour,
Miss Minnie Dupree and Miss Bijou Fernandez viii
spend the summer at Larchmont- Raymond Hitch
cock win pass the months forgetting KING
Both Francis Wilson and, Augustus Thomas, the
playwright, however. will be absent from New
Rochelle this They will both be IN Europe
AS usual too the south shore Of Nantucket VIII be
2 resort for theatrical people The colony there
promises to be full
The impression seems still to prevail that Martin
Harvey will appear in America next season in The
Exile" the drama of the last days Of Napoleon
which he is now presenting in London. Such is not
the case The play he will bring here next year is
vet to be produced. II deals with Cromwell and the
Roundheads.
Tonight the roof garden Hammerstein's Vic
toris Theatre and the St. Nicholas summer garden,
in sixty-sixth-st-, will be opened for the season