The sun., 1903-12-17
THE STAGE AT CHRISTMASTIDE
THEATRICAL DOINGS TALKED or
UERE AND ABROAD.

"Monna Wanna this evening for the
first time in New York at the Irving Place
Theatrel Manager Conried promises an
ADEQUATE pictorial setting for Maeter-
lipck's poetic drama. What the prcsenta-
tion will be on the histrionic side we are
not prepared to predict. Bertha Rocco
and Ale Wander TO, mann are announced
for the respective roles nl wanna ana
ptinECrrW.
# is n singular fact noted by dwelcrs
in tbeatrrland that both Henry W. Savage
and George AIDE came int field for which
they had 10 previous training and quickly
worked their way to the very top Mr..
Savage was Eoston builder and regarded
az the most expert real estate developer
in New England. He began his heat rlchl
operat ions by building the Castle square
Theatre in Boston and, doubt less Inred
bv the fascinations OF he foot llgh's' began
producing opera off his own bat.
After all the vain attempts and signal
wreckage of those who tried to populariZe
opera in English MIR. Savage has made
il a paving ins; itutio Nor has he rea,,
son for complaint in his purely theat rical
ventures from he start up to "Ihe County
Chairman one Of the few successes OF
this season.
George Ade had no knowledge Of stage
uaal, ,eonn,eS WI wn' he " has On loved three con-
sni,mo,,s victories in The Sultan of Sulu,"
~Peggy From Paris, which is record break
ing on the road. and the COMEDY now aI
Wallack's. all of which proves that the
managerial experience theory and the long
course of tcchnica! training in -piaywriting
ara 10Th po,lilar decisions. Mr.. Savage
is a successful manager, Mr. Ade a sue
cessful playwright, and on broadway.
as in no other section of the globe nothing
a A-,tf
succeeds like (boS ohice) SUCCESS
,-, .. a,,.,o,oa
frooaoN no t'"ee at,..,,a', iaut, "o a,'d ;,,i-
30 h'uc'' a'.en,'on, a,,i, ;,' .Tha M.rriaae
tatlon as ala,ie leh'i"'7' ~ g., ', re
OF h'ty' "''en' ~ tn ns o,,,;oaI
ihoesci''ap'e eot''''!,''''o' !, ' W H.,
ohuct'e "''r 'o,".,s' ,,tie Mouth the
ton issues from hel pe'. n''ie roar n,''' The h
audience Is 700 : aanS' MAJ aIWavs !" ea With new
orchestration by the composer, herself
her hearers hold their sides. Inc thlro
time she cuts off the waste-valve abruptly
and the chuckle ends IN a tiny screen: ss;l.
Tempest does not orerwork it. those mo ,a'a1 VINO
know her in private life say that the iaugh
is quite her own, usually being employed
or something. SO laughter preedlhe Is IL
~ the pay Snao ,s n,is' ,,;aht scbed,ia i in
ne anno,,ncements thus: AT s:45 Marie
Ta,,,,, cost e,n;ts Ier first laugh At 9:3O her
secnnd outburst NAV be expected unless
o,,arta.e an bv hoarseness Miss Tempest
Iii ~ ohmok,n oniv once in the last act of
III MI NJ, NJ ~ E;ttv,r Anronos the
HnGson Is nacked nightly, and next week,
~ ,r,,,,h faared Christ mas week. shows
tne m imuen - tfa, ~ ee' VI d,,anns, hnokincs
no faiing OF IN aoValce oooh'''s''
.,,..,;a :; 1ao .r,h.
The recent produclioii IN Lo''.'on ny '''o
Stage Society OF Maxim 'rorky s 1our act
plav 1.-THE Lower Depths"-too lit erary
.. anu NI pai,a1 . .ne W ~ nso,ast Readers ~
.ne usuai aiiioun. y. tn -, -. ,h;s
The Sun need not be tod much ABOUT inns
extraordinary piece, and its mixture of
..Tnlatoyism, ensrchpNic 'e-oh, it's into-
of hnmanitv detailed descripti ion of
the Berlin Little Theatre performance
appeared in these columns last summer.
Despite the mlmetic cleVerness OF some
English actors II Is doupt1ui II the !ypes
drawn by Gorky could be artlStlcally
reproduced on Lond on stage. Inc mys.
terious qualities we can atmospheTe,
and reality OF CHARACTERIZATION, are prime
requisites for happy Interpretation OF
this most unhappy piece.
Despite the favorable notices accorded
m tha English actors and actresses we
4 H., nrls tba IN nf
nave nave oul rnnoa Soo In "a er,in he com.
,i1er r, .s pe a sina,,ar rlv strone one in charao-
paiy Has a 1 ms, ;,iorj', IT. 10 nxnns;tjon
Yer scelhg; aia, TS ~ man rl'o ybnp ulaved
ol eSoiG ;,; ay,ILI ayLI1Isi Iaoa rnd Iron was pamed
p,u pnre upndi "a anythinp more horTibie than his
o..na,.ai ~ n rlG,en brain and rirketv
Pd,, Po,rayni y,i,d u ha rlv bs. ma 9ined II threw
ooy uy 80 Soit ~ 4, az. no ra1t mimic horie.
qule nv p;nS,rI IN 1.@ .goretinid -. ", Hn1c
,idii Wal y, ,, a' amaraon ciararter actor wishes
MneM m, M raaSis;yn eTil minded Villain
10 10 eNi1ioI ,s,,oIi, !" scpwIs and cro,,ches Herr
Dc Dc ,vhG ;s sunnosed 70 he quite imbecile
into the audit orium an impressionistic
picture Of gifted mans downian, with
the sinister noe never absent IN 'he general
dissonance.
Max Beerbohm, in the Saturday Reueu,
who is seldom impressed by tragedy unless
:, -, ~ tha rI,otor;,.aI and decorated order.
~ -, ue ,,sra ", .r,s on tba Corlv exneriment Ger,
;s un ~ot tae ,,lov nor Vet is il ser
rann ras Max. howerer. does saw one good
,b;nc in his article about the we'll made
play-that lmposslbie monster Oh ,ei1eSc- &c
lon always f''1o"n @ aiI ~ U,S wr;tes ' Nav 4rn @
Hcautli.t t,;r,hs of f', r,o,isrn droma Tbe
relahins I,ee,,a .nJ ea 10 ,nn t;,bt IN nnv onimo
nocerr IT,, d;finnItv 81 % wr;tinn a tenhncar,v
'.n,5 'o,,5 ,,lay H. anch that the hest men nrefer