New-York tribune., 1903-03-30
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
The True Reason Why There Is No Third
Verse to the Cocktail" Song.

Verse to the Cocktail" Song.
The Sultan OF sulu" has pessed its one hun
dredth performance at waliack's Theatre. and
NouIan still Sings but two verses for his now IA
NOUS second act entrance song the song Of RE
MORSE There have been frequent promises
Of q third held out, and the numerous band
OF men Who have occasion to enter the theatre
nightly have been waiting expectantly for the addi-
uon. But it has never come. Wait until there
to be d,Lnut'on in the size Of the f.a audi
the piece up is the excuse Of the nanagernsnt
that George Ade At present has nothing more to
TIE after effects Of cocktails, , He & came 9 on
him and showed It TO Moulan-
ooRsdIs;a, ha$ snlsaed Es@aipf -. answ.r
SO do T.. said Ade, and tore the manuscript into
There is the horrible possibility that Mr. AIDE
viii have to to actual experience for further
material
Peter DaiIey's latest joke-he sprung it suddenly
6he other night Miss Russell, and nearly put
that andiabIe young woman out OF business for a
few mornents-s now going the rounds. Il is posi-
by the parting shot Of the Neherfeld battery be.
what is the difference" said he, between
what is the direrence7" asked Miss Russell,
scentng the unexpected and unfuriing her 1eWelleo
a man said DALEY. looking innocentIy At the
6GTniSs his feet"
James K Eackett has purchased from Winston
Churrhfn the dramatic rights of THE Celebrity
and next season Ar. Hackett win produce dram
3 s5ecial C eonpany Nj HaeEctt himself win not
appear IN the piece
Peggy from Psris" George AIDES second mu-
Eic4l comedy. which is now playing In Chicago,
Eil be put at the fremont Theatre for an all
summer late in May. 1t will come TO Wal
lacks Theatre il the fall. probably opening the
season of the house. John B. Schoefel manager
Of the fremont Theatre. has made a contract with
.E~S 49, fir1o
II that theatre for the next ten years Wallacks
Theatre has also entered into an agreement with
fst0 TeaS MI sava1e aIIaS the fremont On Theatre
from May 10 December II. using only three Of
There Is a curious coincidence in the fact that
James <. Hackett is now starring W. H. Thompson
IN The Bishops Move" and that the play was put
at the Manhattan Theatre. Eleven twelve
years ago MI Hackett anxious to obtain
place in of Charles Frohman's conpcnies, and
tried fer long time In vain 10 hsve q talk with
the manager. He wrote several letters and called
q number Of times on Mr.. Frohrnan, whose once
Eas then, oddly enough. the one which is now occu-
pied by ". n. Lawrence. Mr.. Hackett's New-York
representative On one excuse or another the young
actor was always put Of. Finally Mr.. Hacketts
persistence was rewarded with q Let him come
in When he entered the inner once young Hack
EFT found the manager pcrtng over some papers on
his desk. He did not look up when his visitor In
tToduced himself but said, sun working over niS
papers: 'I have nothing for you. All the people
need are engaged seven or eight years ahead Noth-
asoE sid he and oof Sos 1eUTs Sae K
look at the applicant then turned to MI RockToo1;
So tesf e5f,fs as s4 ms right hano man. ana 'S'0
MI Hackett was assigned to succeed ", H
called "The Femiiy Circle which was then at the
s!sSops NoSs vas sG produced a The part was on
same order es TIE bishop MT Hscke & %ss oeStasT ds8
he rsesived T word from Ausustin bsiy to go
sgt hsSy Ta'6s 70 : assS
S5 siGr L tHs 99s0a 8f n s and Gl for e n
The thsstrs for which hs was formerly @ 5o en-
ind in such condolences the starting point OF a
homilT.
During the first two weeks Of the engagement
Of Little Lord Faunteroy" at the Casino be-
ginning April ls. there is to be an inducenent
offered TO children to attend. apart from what
pleasure the play may give In fact Juvenile crit-
cism Is to be invited and rewarded with prizes.
No child over afteen will be allowed to compete.
bat Asgs u. no t s .Icesd @ the Ss ofsF In
length. and they VIII be Judged sotn as examples Rs
AZ e0 the sudees are not . Connected vt5 The
pF = h I. es. M a9s
pos even ehe children 70 be allowed an an sSteTaoon
TO yeung man cf tWenty-two-Roy s. ssnsa~
bsueh of Sc LoulS-hAs been awarded the prize
for the best play in George FGwcetts annual play
competition. The award announced yesterday
Queen" and IS 6uiEs Goo0t the utSt per1oru1-
Encs Of Romeo and Juliet" The leading part viii
be played BY Mies Percy Haswen wher the drama
court lady who comes In boys attre to play the
pa1 Of Juliet This supposed boy wins the &ueene
fAEcs and ozcttes the jealousy Of the Earl OF
Essex The story is further CONCERNED WITH ner
love for the actor who plays Romeo William
Shakespeare tR one Of the characters OF the play.
Ths annual nAtinee IN aid Of the Esw-York Ex-
ShAngs fer Womer's Work Will be given On Thufs-
&Ey. A2rE a at wsIIseks Theatre which Mrs
Theodors Moss has lent for the purpose
Tks seiIoW1ng paragraph b taken from the Paris
SDGtly Nn1senEeFr;
Ca Easter 1nas4ay VIII Be opened r Jean as
&&azkSs usW theatre In the RHe de h FatsenosFte
The great tenor has built the theatre from nts own
oestGnas rather ca the lines Of the F-4n1 HeeenS
GA4akrH Ia MuEiehs with . low prosceEiurr 9no the
audience sitting ea the 1eoF Of the house AZ the
0pe1tng performances sFtoFea1a, ~ aagoou ana
QkesEL WITH HanG1e eompoSS6 hX Amherst Weooer,
yw b rToduaed. Il Jean de Reszks win assure
Sae sneoess cs the drgt performance oy gne1nS toS
chef part ktmssH and 4. FpEege, y. Gafilerd, Gnd
S Ss - $500 ~ t tsSPRs ns h fse1 s9 S9
RAs ass@ Asfars eR9ssrsA aa anAezs though hSr