New-York tribune., 1903-02-24
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
'The Smart Set at the Fourteenth Street
Theatre-Mrs. Mack Goes on Strike.

Notwithstanding the dictum of the famous song
the colored comedians OF The Smart Set com
pany, which appeared at the Fourteenth Street
Theatre yesterday. DO not look like Williams and
Walker the colored comedians at present disoens-
irg laughter on both sides of the color line at the
New-York The Smart Set comedians rejoice in
the names OF Ernest Hogan and Billy McClain,
names which they have borne the vaudeville
stage for some time. too. and did not assume for
the special engagement at the Fourteenth Street
Theatre. Nor do they attempt TO initiate Williams
and Walker. Their limitations range from Weber
and Fields TO Dan McAvOy, the latter being the
more successful from the point Of view of attain
1nent. and seemed to please the audience quite as
much This need not be construed to mean that
NcAvoy himself would be more at home nearer the
southern boundary Of the Tenderloin but If any
one does SO construe il he would DO discredit 10
his persricacity Hogan and McClain and their
colored company kept their audiences in a merry
mood yesterday and the songs they sang-some Of
them not badly sung-won favor The seven scenes
Of The piece were an alo IN ne ha"alan IslSlos
most OF them unoer the 1eTIl5te ihgello1hg COON
Of volcanic eruption. depicted in glowing colors
has rnerrily survived many food and fire, how
ever. ana also the songs Of Chauncey Olcott 1t
viii CoubtIess pull through this with an increased
bank account
Mrs Mary Mack the scrubwoman OF the Criterion
Theatre, who was pushed on the stage at the open
ing performances Of The Jewel of Asia to do
uantonnrnic act with James T. Powers in one Of
his songs and who made such hit that she has
yesterday
.Shure" she announced TO Mr.. Hawkes., the
manager Of the house, ''OFve been with Mr.. Froh-
man sivin years as scrubwomal. an IT'S too
much you be for askin'- Oiu play me two per
foTmances day, but Oh quits at three. Oi scrubs
the stoop in the mornin', Oi plays me part in the
afternoon. and Oi plays me part in the evenin.
Ms Mack gets 8 q performance besides her
regular wages but as she is sixty-two years old
on matinee days another woman WI! oe oolalIed
Tor the morning performance on the stoop.
Miss Edna walace-Hopper, who has long been
known as the last woman in her company to give
in to Illness yesterday afternoon tainted the
stage Of the Broadway. and had to be carried to
the wings. She recovered enough to go on with
her part committing several songs and appeared
last night
Frederick A Stanley, who made the English
production OF The Little Princess" has reached
this city TO arrange with Mrs. Burnett for
production in Australia
There VIII be matinee at Weber & Fields
this afternoon the stage needed for rehearsals
which viii be shown on Thursday.
At the Irving Palace Theatre tonight the popular
commedian, Won Seyffertitz, who has been sick
for many months will reappear in the farce COM
edy The Dragons"
Mrs osborn's Play House was again dark last
night
Yesterday capacity crowds at all the the
At the Bijou the record OF the house was
broken, il said at the box office, and the
same true WaIacks. ticket sDeculator
was arrested in front OF the Garden Theatre for
refusing to refund the money for ticket pur-
chased Of him. and refused at the door, and at
EWauack's there als3 trouble with the specu-
'iatoTs Al the latter house ten seats were mailed
10 a purchaser in Jersey City last week and never
reached their destination The purchaser brought
his party 10 the theatre and received these seats.
while the door was carefully guarded. The lost
tickets were presented, and the speculator who
sold them made TO refund the money. He declared
That ne bought them Of boy. The postal author
Iues have traced the original envelope as far as
Station z in Manhattan. and cannot find that It
went further. The case has been put into their
hands, for other similar have recently oc-
Cured. Meanwhile more liberal construction is
10 be put upon the term entrance" by the police.
and greater efforts made 20 free the theatre from
these pests