New-York tribune., 1903-02-03
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Bonn at the Irving Piace-stage Children
Visit "The Little Princess"

The engagement of Ferdinand Bonn. the versa
tile young from Germany, is nearing its close
at the Irving Place Theatre. Last night gooo
audience was attracted to the theatre by the an
uouncerent that the first part of Goethes Faust
the so-called ''Faust-Trago god:e.' would he given
Herr Bonn Of course played MephistopheIes. Otto
Reirrann was the Erd-est. part in which his
splendid dction counted rurh. Alexander Rott-
mann as Faust won favor lT.rr Bonn brought TO
the leading part the characteristics one has learned
to expect from hm-trained Skill force, imasina-
ton and sometimes almost oveT-sccentuatsd CHAR
acterization. He. too. last night joined with the
rest Of the cast in rendering in fun the sonorous
music Of the poem.
On Friday evening the second n the four parts
OF Faust the "Gretchen-Trag6die. Will ne pre-
ee-ted with Fraufein Bertha Rocco as Margareths
and John FeisteI. one Of the best actors in MI
Conreids conpahE- :.--, sT S-tr T;r ~ The slreyr
Bonn viii appear n r ne Ia[lii51s 97oo 96 % Wsines
day night The Violin Maker err, % - cren9na reno T ao
dsv night Herr Bonn will repeat his stirring per
formance in the new play as , crosse .5 @ Lc' @ >f @
week ends his engagement
7, addition 70 the two natinees Of Ghosts at
the Manhattan this week. II has been decided by
Miss Shaw and her manager 70 put on another
Tbsen play either next week or in the near future.
zTsrc "a is the date announced for the closing Of
the run Of The Silver Slipper Al the Broadway
Theatre John e. Fischer. the owner. who enjoys
the unique distinction among Broadway managers
Of not having built new theatre even even on paper, paper
this winter. sailed for Europe yesterday 10 Duy d
few more English musical pieces
George Y Hobart has obtained a voice TO
train in his immediate family-for the present a
soprano He became the father yesterday of ten
pound SON
Miss Marie Doro Of The Billionaire' company.
win sing at musical reception ct be given to Miss
FRITZ schen by Heath Gregory next Friday after
noon She will sing OF her own compost
ton As Miss Schef, Mr. Gregory, Journet ana
eiEs are the etaar singers Miss Doro will soon be
Demanding, perhaps, dressing room ali 10 heTseil-
Misc Beatrice Herford gave the first IF a series OF
Monday afternoon recitaIs at the Madison square
Theatre yesterday before large audience As
Usual she delivered group Of her own mono
iogues which are. in their way unique
At the West End last night The Volunteer Or
ganist.' was produced.
At the Harlem Opera House Miss Mary Man
nering was warmly welcomed in The Stubborn
ness Of Geraldine
..,5ev.aa' was produced last night to the delight
Of a large audience at the American
Al the Murray Hill Moths put on yester-
day fer the current week
Among the Messengers on the St. Paul yester-
sav was Miss Loie Fuller. the dancer. She said
when she came ashore that she had recently
danced before the Shah OF Persia She described
MIN a an Oriental ruler ~ grace and polish
as;ss Fuller win exhibit number Of new dances in
This country before she sails again for Europe IN
May she intends to MAKE 'oaf OF So"'ii
America later
Yesterday afternoon more than TWO hundred little
stage children piled The galleries Of the Cri-
,srtnu Theatre 10 see Miss Mile James and her
cornnanv Of children and adults play The Little
princess In the boxes were several actresses and
one artor who formerly played the part OF Little
Tord Fauntleroy. while Mrs Burnett MI and Mrs
Tony Pastor and Mrs. Fernandez zod1not1er 81
eli stage children acted hosts Miss Annie
FurseT her mother and two sisters ana her
brother former Faunteroys were present, ana
81 vrer. Miss Biiou Fernandez and Miss Gertie
t4oroaps the latter bringing with her her little
5auphtar making so Mrs. Fernandez said two
uenerarions Of Fauntieroys
rhe stage child is certainly father 10 the stage
s-oyVu,,u Little Harry Wright was a prominent
sg4,re IN ali parts of -tae theatre What did he
,biuk Of Master Donald Gallaher's wcrk in the
playg fIo GaIlaher amt much. You see" he eX-
ni.is-~ they onsrAd that mart. but souldn (