New-York tribune., 1903-03-28
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Stuart Robson Hears His New Plsy by
Augustus Thomas and C. D. Gibson.

Yesterday afternoon Charles Dana Gibson. Au-
Eustus Thomas. Daniel V Arthur and stuart ROO
son met fn the actors house in West End-aVe- ana
heard Mr.. Thomas read the scenario and part OF
The first act OF ? new play he is writing for MI
Robson based on the series of Gibson drawings
known The Education Of Mr.. Pipp. The play
will bear the title 1t was decided that IN Ihe
play MT. Pipp should have six daughters. 1nstesd8
Of two and that Mr.. Gibson should himself PICK
fse Is wsv ;bev should walk design their gowns ana
il general look after their figuTes ana ISat
the Gibson girl Is really possible type OF human
81 MI FaTI IF PawTuckct' but will be comedy
drama with no little serious interest MI @ Inon&s
When the psthos Of Nj PiPps position should DON IN
mate the story EhTh @ T m F9dyceS % rext fail and
the rehearsals Will be held this summer at MT
Robsons seaside home.
Miss Katie Barry. the amusing Fl Fl Of the chi
rese Honeymoon company, has DECIDED IDEAS OF
her own about the obserN ance OF the ChTisuan
Sabbafb and because of them the Shubert brothers
during the coming year Will have 20 expend about
81 dfn When the company leaves the Casino 10
nren fnr q summer season In Chicago IN May
Sunday performances vii be given, and that VIII
continue 10 he the through the bulk OF the
n@xt season for the company will remain in the
Hi Goes me duty said Miss Barry. HI plays
ne mart as well as HI can-six days in the week.
But Hi brought hup Christian the seyentn ras1
. Tasn ike oIher folks. Hi won't play sundays
# down. as seabrooke would say. she stands on it
The shuberts have engaged Miss Georgia ot Bryton
IoT year TO play the part OF RI ri on 0uloa!S'
a weekly salary of sl2S
William A Brady has not been able TO decide
which Of the numerous supers who shout from the
audience during the riot in Pretty Peggy
shouts the lcudest and with the most artistic er-
feet" snd he cannot award the prize he onereo
last week Accordingly. he has obtained as JUDGES
Ben Teal Sam" Shubert and Aubrey Boucicault
AMI next Monday afternoon all the supers will read
before this august board a passage from Shake
spearc The best readern the op1tfGSn 9I ne one
3udges-wiIl get the prize so ana posluon IN one
cT Mr. Brady's companies next year
Miss Amelia Stone tainted last night just before
fhe performance Of a Chinese Honeymoon at the
-aeiro and il was learned with horror that all
three OF her understudes were absent. One had
eore face one had sick mother and one had
headache Fortunately second honeymoon
cor,uany if now being rehesrsed at the Casino
daily. and Miss EsteHe Wentworth OF thls SECOND
company, who lives close TO the casino, Was sem
for and stepped herocally into the breach
Another Hebrew theatre is to be built. according
80 q report This one will stand on plot 80 by
30 feet the northwest corner OF Sixty-seVentn-
81 and Lezington-ave. NJ S kaufman bought the
1,ronerty about week ago from L&ssberger &
JACOBS.
Daniel Frohman announces. in behalf Of the
Actors Fund that arrangements have oeen cop1-
Teted for vaudeville benefit in AID or the Ac'orS
Home on Staten Island. TO take place at the Metro
poIitaR Opers House on Sunday evening, April Is.
The benefit will given under the auspices OF the
Vaudeville managers and agents OF this city and
general committee has been organized consisting
of the following: Tony Pastor, chairman; B. r.
keith. weber & Fields F. F. Proctor. Robert Grau.
l.. F. Hennessy Hyde Behman. Ted D. Marks
Percy G: Williams Hurtg seamon = a EynsS s7natb
Wilson q PIlmrrsr, James r. Armstrong and Gott-
schslk Alruente.