New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-05
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
a Delightful Performance by Nine. Wiehe
of "CoIumbine" at the Vaudeville.

a partial change Of programme was made last
night at the Vaudeville Theatre, and Nine. Char
Iotte Wiehe performed Il one-act drama, called
CoIumbine," adapted into French by Thorel from
the original Of NJ z Korn. IN place OF the miIno-
Crane she has been presenting. In the new play,
Nine Wiehe. ably assisted by Max Charlier, for
haf an hour held the audience in her grasp, dis
playing a versatility in the art OF coqustry, a
coauetry in the art Of acting and power 10 por-
tray the grief OF childish. petted. pretty
which made the play treat to behold. The little
drama Itself has something Of the French colte
about it, something OF that swift drectness OF
style which bites like etching and presents a
Tragedy In half hour without sense OF EFFORT
and with emotional appeal none the less real
though on minor scale. The tragedy Of "Colum-
eine' is not found in the suicide OF the injured
husband. however, though NJ Charter succeeded
in making much OF that part II is the tragedy Of
temperament. loving luxury and adrift In q
world Of neral responsibilities too great Cor It
Nine Wiehe by her magnetically vivacious CO.
quetry and pouting. by the very appeal Of her
daintily exposed person, by her whins and yield
ings to the lure OF money made clear what this
temperament was. And wheu per enrsgeda nus nus
band discovered something Of what she had zone n
nursed the red marks OF his myers VIII ~ ~, s
sobs and for the moment that was the WnoLe OF
became the real tragedy OF the little drama:
Colum oiRe may be small thlng 10 90. pu ,,II
repay visit 70 the vaudeville. 49, ..a,-
Tic Tao vaudeville was the s ot9 9e e1i n
ton 70 the programme It Is a trlHe 70 ~ n u
time. One pantonine and farce are retained
from the previous programme.
Homer Lind announces that, owing 20 an IN
looked for delay in forwarding from Stuttgart the
orchestral parts OF Mendelssohn's Return OF me
Roamer," the opening matinee Of his "Liedersplel
Corapany" at the Manhattan Theatre, has been
postpoued one week. 1t will take place on AuSs-
day afternoon. November Il
vesta Tilley has lost trunk containing twenty
seven fancy waistcoats-her manager calls them
''vests-twenty-seven nsckties and nineteen scarf
pins. The only article in the trunk 70 IdentIy the
contents as feminine pair OF black SIX STOCK
iags But her name was the outside TIE
trunk was lest stolen sOnAWners between, LlIC
Pennsylvania station and the Savoy As MISS
Tfley appears at the Murray Hill Theatre to-nISnL
she Is in much agony Of mind over her ra1rnehC-
Weber & Fields have advertised at their west
End Theatre next week a play called The sign
Of the Four" but more prominently in the adver-
tisements it is stated that Sherlock Holmes Is the
chief character Of the play. Charles Frohnan mas
given them notice that he VIII bring SUIT puI IneS
hope to settle the difficulty out OF court
Miss Edith Baker has been engaged FOR Miss Ahce
Fishers company. which viii present the new
Ditrichstein farce, What's the Matter with
susan7' Miss Baker was last seen as Leading
woman for Andrew Mack az the Fourteenth street
Theatre this fall.