New-York tribune., 1903-02-16
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
George ode Puts an a Week at The
Sultan of 4Suiu''-"Dante. =

Sultan OF Sun - LAME.
George Ade came on from Chicago a week or
more ago. and at once began witnessing the per
formances of THE Sultan Of Sulu" at Waliaek
Theatre which he declares is pretty good rnuslcI
comedy. when anybody asks him, but no better
than Peggy from Paris Mr. AIDE has been TO
other theatres: he the opening OF Ihe Ear
of Pawtucket" and night he was found at Inc
Silver Slipper but for the most part ne mas COT
tented himself with the comedy at Wallacks Inc
other night man who sat just in front OF
him seemed particularly amused at everything
that was said and done the stage by FRANK
MouIan and his companions and az every JOKE NJ
laughed and often cIspped his palms together
When the performance over Ade toucned MN
on the shoulder and then extended his hand
What's this for? I don't know you," said the
7 am aware of that" said AIDE. but want to
shake hands with you neyertnfieSs tc n1asses % me
greatly as 1 am the author .x.,
You are? said the man sHgrliy ana 10 'l Fl
wouldn't have cracked smile
They shook hands. notwithstanding
Work seems to be E. H Sothern's recreation HIS
latest form of amusement is the writing OF poetry
which he INDUCES in each night on the drive nome
from the theatre. He has had little storage pat
terry light plant installed in his carriage anu
measures out the iambics all the way from tlo
Garden Theatre 10 his house, in west SlXtS-hIi.il III
st Several o. these poems have been accepted py
different periodicals. and Mr.. Sothern is conteHi-
plating publishing volume Of verse dedlcateo -
his carriage lamp He has, as announced o.
ranged to collaborats with Mr.. Mccarthy on d me
of VilIon and he has just finished one play ana Is
engaged In ulanning another Just at present
also he is rehearsing his company nearly every al
ternoon in a poetic drama by Percy MacA1s,
son Of the actor called THE Canterbury Pilgrims
in whfeh Mr.. Sothern win play the part OF Chaucsi
This play will be given at one performance olils'
in March for the benefit Of the Actors Fund
These things however. do not occupy al ne
time. Almost every night after the TesuiaI Pc
foru1ance he keeps the principals OF II were
King" at the theatre for hour or more 10 re-
bearse snme hit of business that he thinks might
be improved and Cor some weeks ne mas pee 4
spending both time and money trying 70 pelieoe
a mechanical ghost devised for him py hell9L' " -
,,sa in the first act Of Hamlet" All his enorts %
on this ghost however have been IN VAIN @ LOT
apparton insisted on making us 70 fade into
mist according to the best traditions Mr Ig4
month ag fiS1 10 make his Voice flexible Some DAY
he says he is going to take lest TeS pe te him that
some day he viii have to-
To renresentatfve Of the new Gil Bias NJ Sar-
DO, hos oI,tlir,ad his and NJ Moreau's play Dante
which Sir Henry Irving will produce IN TINS CITY
next fall The political side of Dantes lie Is NOT
touched by the dramatists. who nave mace oL 'i'e
Doet a symbolic person, generous and liberal Whc
denounces everything Infamous and scourges tue
haseness and corruption of the Middle ages Inc
cause for his descent into hell which is the sIedI
show scene of the play, and which the prooucEts ~
will strive TO stage even more eaborately than the
similar scene was staged in MI Trees "ouI'i0'
of Ulysses" NJ Sardou thus explains:
On a night in spring the poet contemplates with with
sadness from the cemetery of San MinIato ina tnae
F1orence which he could only enter disguised
His heart is broken his hopes are dead He WeePs
on the tomb of Beatrice in ms u4sLLs - lis ID vs.
by his own hand He falls asleep on the marble
saT95bv sorrow" she SAYS; injustice and baseness
have stricken your courage: put % tbose @ @SovyerfuI
PeFsonaggSs tS cvncaI impunity know you not that
e91iation? BY the side Of the blessed and happy
a SHADES RT6mt Ar5e On the threshold Of this
terrible world will find Guide q WGr1ny & 05 yG1d ysnd
your soul shall be satisfied"
TIE closing scene of the drama is between Dante
and Pope Clement V. The Pontif is reproached ny
TscoiIes Molay the Grand Tenplar. who mas oeen
seen in hell by the great FIorentlne 70 "1or rn ne
Pope dies slowly in the presence of the poet and
thus the play ends
Nine Eugenia Mantenn is to introduce into
vaudeville one act comic opera by Arturo Bazzi-
Peccia called "Pagnita' In the three-quarters OF
changes of costume. twice appearing as boy II
will be staged in the spring
David BeIasco is at Atlantic City. where he will
rest for several weeks
Tonight Miss Marie Cahln Will appear at the
Bijou in Nancy Brown" and James T. Powers viii
come to the Criterion in The Jewel or Asia
NJ Alvarez will sing for the first time this
son, the part of Rhadanes. in Aida, at the Opera
House tonight
A performance of Mary Of Magdala' viii be
given at the Manhattan Theatre next Wednesday
afternoon for the benefit OF the Regina Angelorun1
an institution at Nos 116 and us East hundred
and Sixth-st where young girls out of employment
NAV find a home under the protection and care OF
80 sisters of Mercy Mr.. and Mrs Fiske have
given the use of the theatre and the company rec
IF charge The benefit is to be given under the
auspices of Archbishop Farley and committee