The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-04
THEATRICAL SMALL TALK,
w,,u REFLECTIONS on THE PAST
on MURRAY HILL.
HAN Marlove Died; was II Plague Or Dag.
s,r:-star That saw Sister star Rise
"Resurrection' In LondOn-"Btlly"
Tboupson Come Unto His Own

.sra-star That saw . sister star misc
"aesurrection' In Iondon-"Billy"
THOMPSON Come Unto His Own
r,, ,ld beau stood in Madison avenue
D.. ,ro Murray Hill section. Sunshine,
n,,yo and cheering. gave the hour an in
',.sc,ihshly spring-like feeling. The old
roar stood and listened. A barrel-organ
.onnded. Il was Of a type long ago dis
1arded for the noisy machine with trum-
"a, and drums and the whirring OF gongs,
RI, despite its timid, wheezy music there
,sre the remains Of pleasing fimbre In its
,o,o. II drawed out OIL 20 languishingiy,
Ro,oHo's entrance air in la Scnnam-
,r,l, v Rdrriso. it sang, and the solitary
auditor saw New York, HE New York; the
,uno evoked a vision Of Badiali, most mel
low of hai ytones; he saw Amino. slender
!, virginia. white. essay to tread the peri
inns bridge 1t seemed like yesterday to
tho old beau as this melancholy-sweet
music vas ground out by poverty-stricken
and nnclean Italian; yet his memory nestled
IN the 5os when there were singers, so
no said to himself. and no Wagner to fill
the earth with noise, 40 he thought.
He is tall, the old beau. still straight
and 10 wears tho famboyant mustaches
81 vn reuJ sabreur; his hair is white. luxu-
me stood listening to Bellinis sugary music
devil wagon came hooting down Madison
avenue carving a merry lot OF new-rich
10 the Waldorf Astoria for a millions dollar
luncheon. Swinging his cane lightly the
gallant spparition from the past moved
sir As ! view now those sc-e-n-e-s 40
charming
H" wrote THE SUN last Sunday. regard
ins Marlowe's death and other things. Per-
haps Marlowe did die OF the plague: he was
at Deptford for the purpose Of avoiding IT,
But John Addington Symonds. whose
Shakespeare in the English Drama. and
his editorial work in conjunction with
Havclock Ellis and Arthur Symons in the
Mermaid -Marlowe" give him authority.
laws Marlowe was stabbed in q squabble
over women. Sidney Lee declares for the
plague theory. What's the difference? We
prefer Symonds to Lee. The former is
dute a. accurate and a thousand times
more Illuminating. Lees life OF Shakes
peare is handy. dry little book Of facts care
fully garnered; but of interpretative vision!
As Marlowe lived, Marlowe died-vio-
entity. We like TO think of him az dying
unrepentant, passionate man. great
lover, a fierce hater. The dagger thrust
fits the legend better than the plague story.
We could never fancy Marlowe, like Greene.
writing A Groat's Worth OF Wit" or The
Repentance OF Robert Greene" or exhort-
ing. a. did the latter In 1892. his boon COM
panions to mend their evil ways. No, Mar
lowe died an unregenerate genius.
We must plead not guilty to the actress
Interpolation. for, like the snakes Of Iceland
as set forth by the worthy Bishop OF Pontip-
a. -. all 10
We mentioned ladies with the scarlet letter
they came out actresses in the types.
Bwins the bet. Honi soft, &c.l This re-
fers to bet about forthcoming Rosatind.
In one OF the boxes at the Manhattan
Theatre on Monday night sat a matronly
woman with a youthful, pretty face. 1t
was Mrs. James Elverson, once Eleanor
Ma yo, daughter Of Frank Mayo. Mrs.
Elverson. who is the wife of Col. Elverson,
editor and owner OF the Philadelphia In
3ufrer, came over TO zee her sister Deronda
Mayo In The Bishops Move 1t was
nearly ten years ago that as Eleanor Mayo
King Renee's Daughter, one
~ the composers early but most ambitious
The statement that Edouard de Reszke
has never appeared publicly in concert Ia
an error. The big basso. whose heart Ia
even bigger than his voice. sang several
numbers on the stage OF the Metropolitan
Opera House a decade ago. The affair
was mixed opera and concert, a benefit
arranged by Mrs Thurber for a French
We cannot recall all that NJ. de
RAszke sang, but remember his dramatic
Of Tschaikowsky's Don Juan
>erenade,' with Victor Harris at the piano.
When Beerbohm Tree was rehearring
The Eternal City In London Mr.. Hall
Game oh jected TO the mildness Of the actors
struggle with the Roma, Miss Collier.
Mr. Tree said the Rabbi Of Man. II
once Witnessed an Italian actor hurl q
Fading lady across the stage.
That H. nothing remarkable retorted
bs fiery Tree, when l was In France ths
as' time, ! saw an actor grab woman by
The feet and dust the stage with her. But
il was a Punch and Judy show
Mr. Game wilted
The March Theatre contains many good
things Mr.. A. 4. Lancaster reviews the
managerial career Of Albert NJ. Palmer.
II II illustrated The Confessions Of q
Dramatic Critic will set some guessing
Interesting, too. IL the picture OF Betty
Hennlngs who Originated Nora in a
Dole HOUSE IL IL twenty-three years
since the premiere Of the Ibsen play a.
he ROYAL Danish Theatre, Copenhagen.
julius Moritzen tells the story OF that
memorable event Sardou's new play,
DAME" j. discussed and the National
Theatre project holds an important place
W. Nniheru IL interviewed and there are
h" usnai abundance Of portrai's capital
numi~f
~" R.~ufiec,ion' ~ill not lest long In
London Mr. Tree is already preparing .
!e'l'sI = a revival Ia take the place u this
hpss.au l'Iglous revival!
he general verde, on upper Broadway
yesterday sas -bllly' Thompson hes oons
w." hi' p~n' A. James ford very tsrssly
p4I ID II hls name had l,-en moro romantic
Ihomls-on ~ould have bssn famous year.
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a. ouh AID li,.n sosDs VI the Ratio Idols
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