New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-04


part in THE Bonnie Brier Bush" seems to be
favorite in the Dominion He has already crossed
me border into o ss SAX es d1 1s soo Mr.
Stoddart, however is not the familiar figure in
Halifax that he is in the St Lawrence and Lake
cities. He has not appeared there since 1896; a
fact which emphasizes afresh the length OF his
honorable career on the stage
Kirke La sheIIe is reported have said that he
would pay down 5000, cash. advance royalties
to the man who cPaa gEs him 2 %h g4od ana Pl2y
wouldn't. if the equality were proved?
Henry r Harris and his wife sail for Europe
next Wednesday Mr.. Harris is remarkable man
ager He announces with hrmness that he is not
going to buy new plays he is not going TO- sign
foreign Plsywrights But will he then. have
good time?
At dinner IN Baltimore last Thursday, follow
ing the opening production Of the new musical ex-
travaganza THE Runaways." which will come to
the Casino next Monday certain eloquent and
enthusiastic Baltimorean. rising, glass in hand,
proposed a toast ITO that Napoleon of the the
atrical business. Sam S Shubert.' When the
toast had been drunk by all 1t occurred to the
proposer that he had shown Partially. so he pro-
africal business. his brother. Lee shuoert" This
once felt to be necessary, and one was proposed
loo This was Drunk with an especial good viii.
and the future welfare q the new Lyric Lheatre Is
Butcher. anyway
The shubert brothers-Napoleon and Wellington.
by the way-have announced a philanthropy. Dur
ing the remainder Of the season at the Princess
Theatre the orchestra will play selections that
contributed by young or otherwise unrecognized
SUFFICIENT merit to warrant being played, even as
an accompa niment for conversation between acts.
Contributions should be addressed TO the Princess
Theatre.
There has come TO hand q further announcement
Of Miss Kathryn Osternan's starring tour next
season. in dramatization of a novel made by e
Bosten gspager he an Be Oe2s
certainly would!
There are no "Johnnies" about the stage door of
the Majestic Theatre, in spite OF the fact that
Julian Mitchell selected the chorus Their place
has been usurped by the small boys. who fore
gather to greet the appearance Of Stone and Mont
eomery the Scsrecrow and the Tin Woodman.
Every day Stone. especially, is greeted with shouts
and faIr s tugs aI t he's fee5 ana banfu Of
coppers- Hero worship is not quite dead yet,
A., onportunIty to hear THE Gesha" again, per
formed bv a Arst class company. will be afforded
Ar the irving Place Theatre this week, the last
week OF the season at that house. The Ferenczy
Operetta Company will make Die Geisha' Its
farewell bill.
ARRANGEMENTS for the open air performance OF
LAS Ycu Like It. be given at South Field. Co
lurnbia University, May "a, are rapidly laklhs
shane The presentation is under the management
OF Mrs James Speyer, and the proceeds will go to
the University Settlement kindergarten The com
pany will be entirely professional and viii be under
the direction of Ben Greet. who for number OF
years has staged the out-of-door ShakespeaTlan
performances given In London. Miss Mynne-
Mat1hsOr appearing at the tzafdeI NEAR
as FIveryran will play the part of Rosai1nd ttob-
ertI viii be the Orlando. Mr. Greet VIII be
the Jacques, and the other parts Will De l4ktn
by the members Of the "Everyman company Inns Inns
an he the same organization of players who hrst
appeared in ''Everynan'' when Il was done out OF
doors at University College. oxford -
Field lends itself well 70 an open ar PEI
sarmance The seats Will be arranged an SIN SCI
lions the boxes on either side. Nature VIII IuI
nIsn the scenery and the stage cloth Will De real
che prosceniun arches being formed by Ite
Nearly ali of the boxes have been taken, anu Tn
Fohrnar has taken interest in the preseTta OF
and IN is through his courtesy ana thaI o. ne
TIza het1an Stage Society OF LONDON lEat LIS
members of the ''Everyman" company appear
Tonight Miss Cecil Spooner will don trousers
st DAYS in My Lady Peggy Goes to Town al
the Garrick a new comedy skipper & Co.. wan
s+raat Will be produced. Al the Victoria DaVld
yvarheld will again be seen In The Aucuoheef'
Az the Savoy Ezra Kendall viii appear as ora
- tin Star in 1.-The Vinegar Buyer AT lIe iI0i
iarn ODara House Joseph Jefferson Will pe6IL 9
90 xeeks' engagement in his fanllaf IeYeL Mi
a. she west End Theatre Miss lsaDel IFEins ~" 80
be seen as the in The Crisis, A NC al g., oi
p-rav TTiI Creston Clarke win play lago, "a q
revival of "Othello." The season. 1iiHeSN $780,
itself for the final sprint.