New-York tribune., 1903-02-09
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Henry E. Dixey's Idea of Right Farewell
Performance.

Miss Amelia Bingham and her company VINO
will present tonight at the Princess Theatre Clyde
Fitch's adaptation. The FrisRy Mrs. Johnson
Until week last Saturday continued to pre-
sent a Modern Magdalen. which they hrst pro-
duced last spring. The final performance was
given AZ the Chestnut Street Theatre. In Phlia-
deiphia and Henry T. Dixey. who rot only said
farewell to the play that night. but TO the CONF
pany also. resolved to make It A memorable even
ing AS his last appearance oH the stage IN A
Modern Ma gdalen'' comes some time before the
play IS over. he had ample opportunity to carry
out his long and secretly nursed plot Inc pay
had been running long that its machinery was
perfectly smooth and adjusted but the rest OF the
company say II looked that last night like DOW
legged buzz before DIxey done.
It viii be remembered that in the third act.
which takes place in Katinka's Cdiss Bingham -
sinfully gilded cage Lindsay Ioseph Holand) re-
oe!ves note brought in by 2 messenger hoy, tell
ing him his wife has discovered his iufatua-
ton for Katinka. that his defalcations from ms
employers have been discovered in short. that ne
is utterly ruined man. The business requires
Mr.. Holland 10 look up at the messenger, theh
bury his face in his hands. excaiming. Ny COG!
NY God. This is awfulr'
At this last performance the audience sasped
little when, instead of the usual youthful uni
formed messenger. there shambled across the stage
bringing the note an -unkempt. greasy. ragged ns-
ure in just such a makeup David Warheld de-
lighted in when he was OF the Weberhelds
Poor Holland looked UP this amazing ap-
his hands. as the stage directions ordered his
emotion appeared TO be even overwhelming
than the knowledge of his ruin demanded, but ne
finally recovered enough to remark that 1t was
very awful indeed. Wilton Lackaye as Brinker.
was entirely broken up. He went up stage as Tar
he could. turned his back to the audience. and
wrestled with his mirth for a full minute before
he got it under
But Mr.. Dixey's resources not exhausted
by this achievement. Later in the act when
TQflr nj
ing Katnka for her evil life thin, very bald old
man. with extremely red nose. thrust his head
in at the door and pped up in a wheezy voice:
Say. you folks, I wish you'd make less noise in
this fat we can't sleep a wink downstairs
This stroke of bun1or was even successful
than the first. Miss Bingham herself succumbed TO
the surprise and it extremely dernoralized
company for the rest OF the evening. for nobody
knew when Dixey would break out again.
Miss Mary Shaw and her supporting company.
who have presented Ibsen's Ghosts" at the Man
haitian Theatre for the last two weeks at several
Inatinees and who will repeat the play Tuesday
and Friday afternoons or this week will take the
drama TO Boston the week following Two and
perhaps three matinee performances will be given
at the Hollis Street Theatre. Miss Shaw is n
tive Of Boston and has in that city many admirers.
Professor David J. Maulsby Of the English de-
partment of Tufts College. and Professor Leo r,
Lewis, OF the department OF music. have arranged
give series Of lecture recitas of the songs Of
Shakespeare and his contemporaries IN connection
with the courses on Shakespeare at the college
These lecture recitals will be given. probably, in
March. and will be made a regular feature OF the
study Of Shakespeare.
Paul Potter, who dramatized ''TriIby" and
number Of other books, has now undertaken
stage version of "PendennIs." 1t is reported that
John Hare will assume the title role In the book
this would certainly the young Arthur. but
~
be the Major
AT Carnegie Lyceun tomorrow night Harry De
Windt viii give illustrated lecture his over
land Journey from Paris to New-York. which led
across the ice of Behring Strait and through the
entire length Of Alaska
Tonight Miss Bingham appears at the Princess
Theatre Miss Jessie Busey creates a part
written into 'NThe Girl with the Green Eyes at
the Savoy and the Circle Theatre reopens. this
time as a vaudeville house, under the management
of Percy Williams
He was a genuine Rube and had never been to
the opera He chose Saturday night to reform,
bought an admission soon as the doors were
open, and passed into the lobby. He wore a rusty
hat tilted over eye, a stubby chin beard,
much starched collar long brown overcoat and
was chewing gum Max Hirsh. the silver haired
treasurer Ted Marks calls him, noted the
stranger curiously and then turned TO otner lnlsS
The opera had been going some twenty min
utes and Mr Hirsh standing near the door,
when down the stairs the Rube still chewing
gum. He came up to the treasurer.
Say" he remarked, ''be you the manager?
Il wish I were.' said Mr.. Hirsh, thereby making
himself one Of the best of candidates, but can
sneak for the manager. What is it"
wall, I reckon I paid good money ter git into
this yere place. an, by gosh, want ter see the
stage. Don't I git q sight OF the stage?
Certainly you do" said Mr.. Hirsh.
wall. I bin wanderin' around these gol darn
horseshoe halls aclimbir' up and down stairs, well
nigh onto an hour but amt no stage yft'
Mr. Hirsh called an usher. "Show this gentleman
how to get into the house" said he.
The usher led the visitor through & door. Wall
amt 1t simple. though" the latter exclaimed. He
looked about the auditorium in open mouthed
arnazement by golIy"' he said ''hain't this place
a whopper.
Then he caught sight of the stage and settled
happily down 10 his gum chewing.
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