New-York tribune., 1903-07-27
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Strenuous Features at Some Houses
Not Made Easier by the Hot Spell.

Strenuous features characterized many of the per-
formances at local amusement resorts last week
At nearly every house there a turn two
that required staying power that must have taxed
the performers to the limit. And the temperature
did not help them either For instance. at the
Majestic the violent work of Montgomery and
Stone in The Wizard of o. is too well known to
require description. They say that if the present
dances in 'Tbe Rup3 49,, .9 r f ~ t
keep the performers in a state refreshing cool
ness At the Crystal Gardens the Pony Ballet"
has to work like horses The only attraction that
Pawtucket. which proceeded in its own quiet,
Sir Thomas Upton will have the pleasure of see
ing himself caricatured upon the stage tonight
when he, with a party attends the initial per-
formance of Lifting the Cup the Yachting ira
vcsty which is to be put on by George ". Lederer
this evening at the Crystal Gardens, atop of the
New-York Theatre.
This will be the first time that the Irish knight
has broken away from his intention to decline all
invitations previous TO the completion of the races
George Y. Hobart has written this latest skit.
In accepting the Invitation Sir Thomas was not
a nttle curious TO know whether not he was
made 70 win the coveted trophy. This knowledge
ne will not gain until after he has seen the per-
formance and even then there may be a doubt left
piece that in certain respects it resembles The
In honor of Sir Thomass visit few sinnIe
decorations of International character will be pre-
pared. James Fury VIII he the imitation Sir
Thomas
After her sojourn in Luze-ne. Switzerland. Mrs
Fiske spent some time in Venice and Nice. She
is now in Paris. She will sail arrive in New
York early in August, when she will at once take
up the Manhattan Theatre the work Of We
hearsal in preparation for her long season.
on account of the improvements being made at
St. Nicholas Garden, the opening has been put off
until Saturday evening. August / It was the in
tention of the management to try get the garden
ready for the opening tomorrow evening but at
the last moment 1t was decided to put il off a week
giving the carpenters and decorators plenty Of
time. The attraction for the opening week will
consist OF a huge vaudeville bill. headed by The
Great Lafayette St. Nicholas Garden will be
open we'll into the fall.
Miss Blanche Towle. Duss's soloist for the com
Ing week, is from Boston. She is "A friend Of
Mrs. Jack" Gardner. and has sung with the BOs-
ton Symphony Orchestra and other musical or
ganizations Miss Tcwle a bit nervous about
the large auditorium but after rehearsal said she
and Russian music will uradouinata in ,he mo
gramme this week.
J. NJ Colville who played the tall Prussian in
THE Countess Valeska' with Julia Marlowe: :
Henrietta Vaders, experienced interpreter OF
comic characters and Robert Kelley. who made A
hit in last autumns run OF Quincy Adams Saw
yer in the Academy of Music have been en-
gagged for the support OF Valerie PerPare in II
w Dams new play THE Red Mouse"
Manager Johnston of the Duss forces says that
about s5 per cent Of his Tuesday night audierces
ere from out of town. and 30 per cent of them
IAN up the stairs in entering the Garden This ne
they begin TO look up 10 what is made to reSenn ~
bic the blue Venetian sky and do not look where
they are going.