The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-27
The STAGE HERE AND ABROAD
CHANCE FOR THE STAGE IN THE
BUFFALO TRAGEDY,

THO Propnecy'-Marie LOTUS and
the Cabby-Herr Conried, Autoist.
No doubt the Buffalo tragedy will he nut
on the boards. Murder, suicide, int rieue
with black mystery are ingredients too
abundant In this case to waste. And
Lizzie Romance-what name for a melo-
drama!
SAr Peladan, son OF the mystic Rosi-
crucians and writer of picturesque prose.
Is the lat est to take up the critical cudgels
against Sarah Bernhard. In q French
review he tells her that she has been dead,
a vasMsn5 fod year., but BY Racine still
should be prevented by sumpt uary legisla-
ton. For a dead 'un, Sarah is 1t III able
10 kick W. lively rows
one Of the scenes In -Wert her. Pa risian
critic asserts, cont aims a dance Of he cake
walk variety. The French stage has been
conquered by this exotic form.
The echoes Of the Jones' W alkeley aEaire
are heard at the remote edges Of the mighty
British Empire. so important seems any
infringement upon an Englishman's per-
sonal liberty. We should not be surprised
TO hear presently Walkeley and Dreyfus
compared. English theatrical publications
are printing stories Of past feuds in
TIC WORTH Oh tnedtTe ana dramatic criticism.
The late Charles Reade was a hard hitter
AZ the luckless tribe. He sued abused
libeled and had personal encounters with
the newspaper men who failed to praise his
work. one OF his pleas was that no pay-
wright he allowed ito oritcise his pals
and HIS rivals without signing his name
and very sensible plea it is. The very
gentlemen who abuse critical writer's for
not seeing matters from the drama fist 3
angle would. II permitted, 60 in and butcher
their rivals Tor their frendsD incontinently.
II Is the question Who is the more dis
intereeted-the dramatst or the mere man
from the newspaper office? Take IL by
and large the latter may be counted upon
with all his electromagnetic unbiased
judgment
Tho fact that Henry Arthur Jones and
4. b. Walkeley went across the Channel to
France led TO rumors of projected duel
Nothing split so far except ink.
II doesn't need much TO stir I'D a
metropolis like London after all In New
York such an occurrence would be dismissed
With z mere mention. Il mentioned at all.
And II has occurred! But we don't take
dramatic authors or managers-or critics
% seriously.
The best summing up Of tn situation
may be made by quoting the remark OF
David Garrick's widow. Some actor COM
planned OF newspaper abuse to her: you (
should write your own criticisms. David /.
II actor and author have grievances to /
air are there not always the weekly journals? |
To criticise the daily critics is their function |
The only remedy the latter have is to start
monthly attacking the weeklies. And |
20 the merry war will become cyclic.
What striking names men bear in London
There are Mark Ambient and Sewyn Image
both gentlemen belonging to the dra-
matic profession. At frst blush they
appear to be pen names, but they are not.
Paul Potters -The School Girl" is billed
to follow Three Little Maids at the Prince
Of Wales, London. Paul Arthur began
his season At the Criterion with THE Altar
OF Frfsndship.' which he hopes to keep on
for the spring and summer.
Rosemary has been revived by Charles
Wyndham at his new theatre
Dick GanthoLy IS new play, The Proph-
ecy.' first produced at Fulham last De-
cember. has met with favor at the Avenue
Theatre In London Constance Collier
heads the cast. The piece is romantic and
tells the story Of twin brothers loving the
same woman. Mr.. Ganthony has written
z new version, making tragedy at the close
The solar eclipse scene IL omitted. though !
relerenoe u made TO II in the text. That
The Prophecy will ever rival A Message
From Mars In popularity is doubtful, !
though IL 10 said TO contain some strong
stuations and q plot OF peculiar interest. !
The twins battle for the love Of a woman
the action takes place in Swedsn-but the
duel H. stopped by the suicide Of their loved
one In the first presentation IL was the
eclipse that ended the fratricidal struggle
All this wears an operate mask
Bertram, the English playwright, tells q
q story Of his recent play, says the Era.
he was telephoning TO his collaboration :
about the change Of title when the fol- (
loving mistake occurred: lis that you, |
holfnes' I'm going 10 call the piece The
Storv Of Winifred. instead Of When Woman
sirays'-what do you ssyg You have no
stray women Who are your The Sal 4
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Marie LOTUS was invited 20 q reception
and dinner al the Grand Hotel one NIGHT
recently. She took a cab from Brston !,
telling The calmly" 10 drive a. quickly "
A. possible To the Grand Hall an hour n
later she found herself m front Of the Grand, d
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