New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-30
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Duss's Metamorphoses of Madison
Square Garden.

The Madison Square Garden was opened last
night for the inspection Of chosen few. prepara-
tory TO the initial concert of the Duss season on
Sunday night The chosen few, to the number of two
hundred or three hundred, responded to the call
and saw the Venice where Nordica and De Reszke
will sing while the audience floats around the
Grand Canal in gondoas, sits at little tables III
the galleries. sips the island or pronenades
up and down. the mood takes it.
Indeed, the big Garden has been quite trans
formed and if Duss can contrfve keep it COOL
not easy task, even in winter-it will be one OF
the most novel summer resorts in the city IN the
first place the rafters and ceiling have been draped
with blue bunting, in which blush lights twinkle,
suggesting the poetic soul sky and starlight
Then. the entire floor space has been raised four
FIVE feet. that canal could be installed. run
ming completely around the arena. some twenty
feet from the edge of the balcony Over this canal
colored lanterns swing. and in it gondolas ply
their way. The island within is reached by a
bridge. q representation of the Rialto Bridge III
Venice. and on the island will be tables for re
freshments AT the opposite end is the raised nand-
stand, where Duss will conduct the Metropolitan
Opera House Orchestra.
The far end of the hall has been covered with an
immense back drop representing Venetian scene
and the light is the light of the moon. Last even
ing in the sky Of this drop hreflies flashed out
with the regularity Of ragtime. but whether or not
this feature of the Venetian will be retained
when the concerts begin depends on the effects OF
the syncopaton on the orchestra The hrst ter
&C seats has been done away with, level pat
form with hundreds of little tables taking us
place The front of this platform Of course. IS
several feet higher than the promenade between
II and the canal. and the face has been painted
to represent a solid wall Of masonry The fronts
Of the two upper tiers have been treated in the
same way Venetian vases and columns and stone
lions stand about and american electric fans ply
their busy trade from all points OF the compass
markable spot, . conservative Luna Park in the
heart Of Manhattan.
The Sultan of suIu' will end its long and sue
cessful run at WaIack's Theatre two weeks from
tonight. The musical comedy will then go to
Manhattan Beach, and Wallack's will at once be
torn ND for extensive repairs. The house will be
redecorated and recarpeted, and new chairs will be
put in. The stage viii be remodelled and an en-
tirely new set Of dressing rooms provided a
building one door east, in Twenty ninth-st.. will
be used for the dressing rooms, thus giving them
daylight and fresh air. and behind the stage
building will be erected for greenroom. an insti-
tuition that has practically passed away from Amer
theatres. and is fttingly revived at Wallack
with George AIDES musical comedy, Peggy
from Paris, Before the Sultan goes, however,
hea f The and ufough + classes Sona West
Burnham will decorate in their honor
Kirke La shelle has signed a contract with Law
renee D'Orsay whereby the English actor will star
under his mana cement for the next ten years. He
will use The Earl of Pawtucket'' for two three
years more. Then he will appear in another play
which Augustus Thomas will write. Mr.. D'Orsay
is also writing q play himself which he hopes to
offer sooner or later.
Miss Eleanor Gallagher, daughter of Colonel Gal
lagher. of San Francisco the divorced wife Of Ed
mund 2. Dole, of Honolulu, cousin OF Governor
Sanford 3. Dole and time the Attorney
General Of the Hawaiian Islands, has decided that
she was destined for the stage. She will accord
ingly fulfil her destiny Monday night at the
Casino where she will make her initial bow in the
chorus Of The Runa ways" Her former husband
who is also q brother Of the Rev. Charles F. Dole
we'll known in Boston, and of Nathan Haskell Dole
first met her at Honolulu when she was or tour
around the world with her father and sister
1t is said that when she got back to san FRAN
cisco seven months after the meeting she found
one hundred letters awaiting her from Mr.: Dole
time with her husband in Governor Dole's Homo
iIIIu residence. She secured her divorce on the
ground Of iacompatibility of temper, stating that
her husband caused her TO fall on her knees with
him and pray for lengthy periods at frequent IN
tervals no matter where they might be frooaply
no one will compel her TO do this IN the chorus OF
The Runaway
The Blonde in Black has been decided on as the
new name for the musical comedy in whlch
Miss Blanche Ring will appear week after next
The change from the former title. The Gibson
Girl" was made Mr.. Lederer says. out OF con
sideraton for the feelings or CharleS Lana CIoSoi
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