New-York tribune., 1903-04-07
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Concerning the Proposition That the Chest
nut Tree Flourisheth I'm Spotless Town"

At only one theatre outside the m5ination
houses was there change of bill last night AT
the Fourteenth Street Theatre new version Of a
musical piece called In Spotless Town was shown
in all its spetlessness. After three acts Of this
new version shudders think what the old
was like. In tie new version even, not a song
is sung but has been heard these many
months. years heard but not alas! forgotten.
The "prima donna" only sang the little gypsy
maid song from THE Wild Rose but she also
poured forth "violets. that fearful concoction of
badly translated Hene and chocolate earsmels.
The comedians rolled about the stage in black
clothes that gave the lie to the title of the
could cheered BY the reflection that ii might have
been worse-McAvoy might have been in the cast
George H. Tyler OF Liebler G. Co. sat in his office
all day yesterday waiting in hushed expectancy for
answer from Professor Oscar L. Triggs, of the
English department of the University of Chicago
TO whom Mr.. Tyler offered the position of advance
agent of his spring production of Romeo and
Juliet" The professor will not. if he accepts the
offer, be just ordinary advance agent: he will
not post bills look after the newspaper ad-
vertising. He will simply go into hall or theatre
hired for him. and deliver a free lecture Romeo
and Juliet" Mr. Tyler thinks the professor has
already made himself well enough known to at
tract large audiences at this scale of admission
and so largely spread the glad tdings OF the forth
coming dramatic company. As Professor Trggs is
away from Chicago just now, Mr.. Tyler has no
definite answer, but Mrs. Triggs writes that her
husband will give the offer his earnest considera-
tion regarding it as seductive for other than Pc
cuniary reasons. AS the proffered salary is SIO0
week. the pecunary reasons may nave some
weight 1t Is rumored that & some fs colege M er PIER
taking big chances? What If Professor Irigg
a bad play, not worth seeing?
Edmund Russell the man who is to essay matinee
performances of Hamlet at Wallacks Theatre
later in the month and who said that he would
diffuse such a literary atmosphere about MS
production that much scenery would be unneces-
sary has asked Miss Drina De Wolfe, OF The
Tanning of Helen company, to be his Ophela. IhIs
Is aby. 4 h's' whit OF literary atmosphere
George H Broadhurst has been engaged by James
X Hackett TO make the dramatization of Winston
Churchins first novel, THE Celebrity, for which
Mr.. Hackett obtained the stage rights some Gays
ago.
The Four Cohans produced a new musical piece
called Running for Office at Utica last night II
tells the story of political campaign in Vermont
and torchlght procession is featuFe never
the Green Mountain State
The shuberts have completed the list of prin-
cpals who Will appear in their new Casino snow
The Runaways." After two weeks out OF town
il will take the place which "A Chinese Honey
moon has held for more than year at the
Casino. Among the principals are Miss Dorothy
Dorr Miss Amelia Stone and Miss Helen LORD
Two other principals will be the Henger sisters
craate e The nart of Robert Gray and the more i'm
portant comedy roles in the hands OF AleXanqer
Clark, William Gould, Arthur DChh' Al fIelu'
and William Wolf
At the Academy last night the plot Of the
Suburban was thrown all askew by the action OF
two of the jockeys. Boots" Jones and Cruger' IN
the great race scene. Hurricane must win the race
or the play cannot out as it should; vice VIII
not fall virtue will not triumph Hurricane IS
ridden bv joe the homes. stable boy. but Joe. the
honest stable boy In actual life, had made himself
llnpopular with these other Jockeys and last
night they took their revenge They whipped up
their steeds and dashed under the wire ahead or
him: Hurricane to the dismay of the stage man
ager and the horror of the audience, was deteaJed
The two Jockeys were dscharged on the sREo ooi
the poor play went crippled to Its now Hlogical
conclusion.
Miss Hattie Russell. at present playing in
Resurrection at the Victoria. is talking OIL ap-
nearing next season as star in the old comedies
which her sister, Miss Ada Rehah' useu W p4aS
with such success
At the Harlem Opera House yesterday "A Coun-
try Girl" with William Norris and MISS minnie
Ashley was warmly welcomed for its last PERFORM
ance in this city.
.oThe Fatal Wedding" produced yesterday al
the West End Theatre.
.sDeviTs Island" play based on incidents of the
Dreyfls captivity by interested audiences
at the American Theatre
At Proctor's Fifth Avenue the play which in the
German was an argument for Socialism ana IN
the English adoption under the name A Mooerh
Cr,1soe" was the last farce Roland Reed appeareu
in was revived for the week