New-York tribune., 1903-04-11
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
The Tale of a Dog, Comedy in Three Wags
Mrs. Mack To Be an Artist"

Last night two women appeared at the Casino
bought seats and started to enter the house. One
of the women had tiny dog hidden in her wrap.
so tiny that he bigger than the immortal
Pnky Panky Poo. and as she supposed FAR nearer
invisible. But the doorkeeper spotted him
You cannot come in he told her. barring The
way.
why not?'' she demanded Il have seat
But that dog under your wrap hasn't said the
doOrkeeper No 'barkers are allowed IN this house.
anyway"
his perspicacity his pun that she nearIy dropped
the animal. which gave angry yelp and exhibited
himself a mite of brown thing with big sharp
ears and a green flannel blanket
Check the beast and let Us get H." said coarse
mere man waiting behind her She adopted the
suggestion. and went back TO the cloak room
After much parIey. Ray for the dog was
named was accepted by Peter, the cloak room boy,
who gave the mistress a check The dog
tucked into the corresponding box compartments
built for hats and coats. and his leather Leading
strap tied to nail
Hardly was the performance above well unds=
way when Ray up barking ridiculoUsly dis
proportionate his size dog. and no effort oS
Peter could quiet him Accordingly Peter tooN
him out of the box and led him up and down the
sidewalk outside. which seemed 10 have a soothing
effect Finally. Peter told 10 go down TO the
Herald Square Theatre on an errand, 50 re led
Ray with him
While he was gone the first act closed. aad "a
dogs mistress came downstairs 70 see h4r per.
She looked once into the empty cloakrcon a-I
screamed Where's little Ray
ticket seller. Coming forth bushing.
L don't mean you; i mean my dog. said -
The ticket seller looked disagpqtnsed. .---
Just then Peter returned with RAJ I'm ton. ~,
R9ngRs RaTR ha1B sstf he pSd 5qf sssr go eTsf %
The woman did not stay for a second at nu.
%s9s OF the aSaa Gasino n'D''s'''S '00'' " ''
Miss Helena Frederick. the priTa donna Of Tbs
Emerald Isle" is in May in q new mUsical
comedy called The Wood Witch composed by
When James T Powers opened at the Criterion
in "The Jewel of Asia he required stout woman
help him in his song about the cook. He
picked Of the theatre cleaners. Mrs Mary
Mack. and she made such a hit in the part that
she was continued at every performance When
the musical comedy was moved 20 Days Mrs
Mack was taken along. Now the show goes on the
road and Powers still wants the cleaner for his
song As result of this the following CORE
spondence passed yesterday between Mr. Powers
and Wells Hawks. the manager of the Cri-erion-
DAYS Theatre.
Ny Dear, Mr. Hawks: If possible, I would Ike 70
Can you arrange to let her g9y sI,rs $50 PG,vERs
To which Mr. Hawks obHsing. replied:
Criterion Theatre
Ny Dear Mr. Powers: shall be pleased 20 let
tinne her artistic duties with you. This morning
rehearsed an understTdy for her W2rk aeTe- Ihis
Cleaning the ma rbe steps OF the balcony staircase
Mrs Mack is therefore loaned 10 you for your song.
but with this provision-we must have credit line
WELLS HAWKS
Mrs Mack will therefore Law aside her feather
duster for a while and follow Mr.. Powers and his
troupe to the CAV city Of Philadelphia
The Royal Hawaiian Band and Gilee club gave al
unusual entertainment for the benefit OF Miss a
bill and the Nancy Brown company ar the BJou
last night after the performance. In their native
costumes they sang and PLAYED some Of their na-
tive airs and then rendered "On the Congo and
Under the Bamboo Tree as they thought those
songs should go. None Of them ever heard Miss
CahiH or an American band render the selections
Though how they escaped the hurdy- -gurdieS is =
suffered island change tnro something new and
strange
The New-York Life Insurance and Trust COMPANY
has been appointed trustee Of The clara Morris
testimonial fund. The benefit performance. under
the auspices Of Miss Amelia Bingham. Will be given
at the Broadway Theatre TUESDAY COutrth'1-
tons viii be thankfully acknowledgsd by Mss
the Rev DR.. Underhill. OF Yonkers. y Y
The next matinee Of the Stanhope- -Wheatcroft
Dramatic School will he given Friday afternoon,
April Il at the Madison square Theatre. when the
following programme viii be presented by the stu
dents: An abridged version Of The Iron Master
BY ,t {5e3rses ohnst six CUPS ct SP9cGlstS a1
Edward Rose and a J. Garraway
SeIwyn & Co. firm of PLAY brokers'. Yesterday
rights of Pretty Peggy in the stock theatres Il
stipulated that these rights should not inter
tere with Mr.. Brady's production of the piece ard
that IT should not be PLAYED in cities Be visited
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