New-York tribune., 1903-01-12
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Oliver Herford Has Written Comic Opera
Carlo Rosaspina Ill-A Lloyd
Osbourne Play.

Not long ago The Tribune printed a suggestlon'
made at the Players, that Oliver Herford, author
of numerous bright and satirical lyrics and noted
among his friends wit. write a comic opera IL
now appears that the suggestion followed the deeo
for Herford has already completed comic opera
for which music has been composed Mr. Herford
, is at present in England but on his return II Is
likely that arrangements win be made for its pro-
duction. The opera written quietly that only
the intimate friends of the author knew about It.
Carlo Rosaspina, leading in Mime. Duses
italian company. who attracted much notice mere
when he played Giovanni in Francesca da Rir1ini
last fall is now confined TO his apartments. at NO
81 West Twenty-seventh-st, i'll that he cannot De
removed q hospital He was troubled with
Brghts disease when the company came to
America, but able to go out on the road, not
giving in to the disease until Philadelphia was
reached. His daughter. also member OF buses
company is with him Rosaspina's parts have BEEN
and will be for the rest Of the American engage
nent. taken by understudy.
Lloyd osbourne in collaboration with Austin
Strong, has written a four act romantic play
which has been accepted by Martin Harvey for
production in London next fall.
The strenuous life led by Clyde Fitch seems to
have it's effect others. according TO scripturaI
formula. He has just finished putting on The Girl
with the Green Eyes at the Savoy, and tonight
will guide the New-York opening Of his play The
Girl in the Cage" On February 9, Miss Amelia
Bingham and her company will produce at the
Princess his latest drama, THE Frisky Mrs. john
ston," which must be rehearsed at once. Accord
ingIy each morning this week Miss Bingham and
her entire company. who now playing IN Phta-
dephia. will rise at an unaccustomed hour and
Journey to New-York where Mr.. Fitch can super
the work In the late afternoon they will go
back to Philadelphia and spend the evening play
ing "a Modern Magdalen-" 1t looks like a case Of
Amelia coming to the mountain.
William G. Stewart. who is at present singing in
When Johnny Comes Marching Home" is hard
at work putting the last touches to comic opera
he has been writing for two years. The characters
in this opera said to be novel in comic opera,
being Beers But isn't that merely transposition
of the letter "e'? The opening scene shows Lady
smith during the siege Lord Roberts. De Wet and
the other leaders in the appear in the opera,
and the comedy is furnished by Dom Paul
Miss Susan Drake now playing Brenda Shallamar
in THE Silver Slipper" will retire from the cast
at the end Of the week to make tour of the
world. She is one of the army of girls who were
members of the original 'F1orodora" sextet, but
did not like the according to the statements
of her passionate press agent. try TO gather up
fortunes in Wall Street and the racetrack,' but
studied hard to advance herself in her profession.
She seems to regard the longest way round as the
shortest way to advancement She Will probably
be succeeded in ''The Silver Slipper next Monday
by Miss Bijou Fernandez, who is said to have de-
| signs comic opera
All day yesterday force of fifty were hard
at work in the Casino, ripping out the old stage
! and dressing rooms and building Both
stage and dressing rooms have been sadly in need
! of repair for some time and it was thought best
| not TO wait for summer. but to do the work at
| once The contract with the builder calls for a
! completed job at o'clock tonight
| In the Knickerbocker Theatre yesterday a more
| in
In the sounding board that slants up into the cell
| ing above the proscenium arch a hole two or three
feet square was cut up to the roof, to be used
! during the production of Mr.. Blue Beard next
! week The hole goes through the middle OF
! mural painting which must be restored to its
original condition when the of the play Is over
Inst what the hole Is for remains a secret Ger
| tain1y it leads in the wrong direction for Blue
| Beard.
.OTbe Girl in the Carriage Partisan comedy.
| is +o be produced at Hurtig & Seamon's at the
| Wednesday matinee this week, perhaps for that
time only in this city. before being taken to San
| Francisco The experiment Of trying on New
York audience new piece TO see If 1t viii Mt the
| Pacific cities is somewhat unusual The company
| is under the management Of Arthur Garnell' OF
| THE Darling Of the Gods company.
"F4eidelburg." now playing at the Princess Thea
ire will not 20 on the road after the close Of its
| e+av a+ that theatre as was originally planned
| Owing to the large attendance at the maunees the
| managers have deemed it advisable to take ad-
vantage OF the opportunity to give four matlnees
uaek at the Herald Square Theatre The days upor
which performances will be given are Mondays
| TUESDAYS Thursdays and Fridays. No other per
fornances will be given The cast, including Aubrey