New-York tribune., 1903-06-08
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Richard Harding DaUis, PLayzcr1ght,
Returns s-Hamnerstein s Ducks.

Richard Harding Davis. who recently went abroad
to look over the field Of trouble in Southeastern
Europe. returned yesterday on the st. Paul Mr.
Davis. speaking OF his playwrgbtng labors. which
will in the future. he has declared. take up
most of his time said that ne had translated for
Charles Frohman one-act French play by Andre
du Lord, under the title of THE System Of Dr.
Goodrun' He said further that he should go at
once to Marion to work on new play OF military
life that he is writing. also for Charles trohr1an
This play has not yet been named When an. Mr; II
TO baIk," Ezra
In that half humorous, half pathetic little gar
dem the roof of the Belasco Theatre. raised
bit from the level of the Victoria roof where the
seats and tables are, dwell Oscar HeInInerStelh
five ducks. A tiny pond there IS for them to swim
in, letting into a foot wide canal. which curves
around TO the mill wheels, which never turn
Above them. In her stable. is the COW. But they
far interesting. they are more ap-
parent, than the In fact. tc the phiosopnlc
observer OF summer places OF amusement within
Manhattan they share with Duss's cuffs the place
of honor. At night, when the entertainment mas
begun the lights are turned on. the spectators are
moving about, the walters busting here ana theTe'
It is seldom one can see them swim with woe
open. solemn eyes. they squattily stand in row on
the edge OF their pond, blinking when the
orchestra blares, one throws a not Cigar
stub sputtering into the water at their feet Il
may be by day that they swim and dive fulfilling
their destiny in their dirty pool 1t may be that
they rejoice that. they are TO 1t, because
of the facade their roof front they cannot see
the great ugliness of the New-Amsterdam Theatre
across the way. 1t may be when the noon sun
bakes down the roof they regret the hour when
they were brought TO lend comicaliy inadequate
ar OF rqscify to this spot III the 81
have all departed and the stars alone one 5o9k or 14Wn
to the stage and there give limitations OF MacAVoy
But in the evening when they are beholden Of
men, they DO none of these things but squat IKE
souls Of Buddhists pondering on ON. The effect Of
rusticity they supposed to convey is quite lost
They looked on PRaraoh's daughter when she
W6 Ws4 6o by 3P tRe g5 5g5h9 @ the as f8s Of
they watched in stony calm the purple dye spread
over the arena The orchestra plays. the horses
and men and girls do their round after Founo o, OF
about them applauding the Performers nightly at
the same point. aimlessly searching to be amused
city is announced rom the stage they open their
grave. Egyptian faces and emit solemn quack.
The second company playing "A Chinese Honey
moon will continue its season at Boston for two
weeks, though It was expected TO close there last
Saturday. After these two weeks it will go at
TO Atlantic City and play till fall when 1t will
start on a Of the West. Thus the players will
get no vacation until year has elapsed The first
company whlcn pIayeo Tor ge4r @ M t d is
booked solidly for al next season ms ms Seens 70
At the performance of The Merchant of venice"
at the Academy Saturday night Old Gobho
dropped property present out Of his basket. which
divided into three parts like Gau and lay widely
separated on the stage Before Old Gobbo left the
stage and after he had given a convincing exhibit
ton of his blindness, he walked with unhesitattng
directneSS each Of the three divisions, picked
them I'D and restored them TO his basket Oddly
enough the Punch picture popped into the MINDS
of several the audience on the instant and one
could hear a little murmur, The absent minded
beggar!'
Remi Msrsano, the barytone, who recently arrived
in this country. is to a member OF Mr.. Savage s
English Grand Opera Company next season NJ
Marsano is a native Of Vienna He studied Italian
opera under Creci and Bussoni. and German opera
under Fr. Wagner and Kneise at Bayreuth. It
is said that he has 165 parts more or less at his
command including the leading barytone parts in
singer" and Don JuanF He is the first Of Mr..
savage's new singers just engaged in Europe to
report for rehearsal
Miss Blanche Ring. in The Blonde in Black, ="
will appear at the Knickerbocker Theatre tonight.
Miss Mabelle Gilman. who has been starring in
The Mocking Bird" the Bijou and Sire Bros,
| over the payment of salary which she alleges is
due her and until it is paid she declares she will
not play:
IF it is paid Miss Gilman will go on tonight -
said a friend Of hers yesterday IF it isn't there
will be no show. 1t IS thought that the little maj
ter will be adjusted. None of the Sires would talk
| yesterday. Miss Gilman booked to stay at the
Rifou till June 29 after which she was to appear
| at Atlantic City and Manhattan Beach