New-York tribune., 1903-01-26
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
William Courtney and His Playful Pup
Waldorf as Setting for American Drama.

waldorf as setting for American Drama.
William Courtney, who is supporting Miss vir-
sinia Harmed in Iris" has been playing his part
under trying conditions for the last week, and that
is the tale Of a dog. Last Monday. the company
was on its way from Boston to Providence, where
last week spent. Courtney passed the tedium
of the railway trip by playing with bull pup he
acquired some time ago Some say It was a Boston
terrier, and resented leaving the city where his
breed is scarcest Others say that Courtney called
him Freddy Madonado." Be that 1t may. the
dog suddenly grew angry, sprang at the actors
face. and bit him severely the under lip so that
eight stitches had to be taken when Providence
was reached.
Rehearsals rushed the stage at once, and
four different tried out understudes.
but Courtney managed to play his part himself,
though it with great pain, and no makeup.
He able TO use makeup all the week and
the audiences have wondered at his CHASTITY pale
ness.
1t has been learned that Just before the accident
happened $3.50 was offered to Mr.. Courtney for the
dog by Miss Harmed. and he accepted the offer.
OF course this is not to be construed as an eH-
PLANTATION of the pups conduct
New-York dramatic critic and Newly ork
playwright, both Of whom shall be nameess, stood
just within the door of the Players the other even
ing. each waiting for the other to go out first
After you," said the critic,
You always are" said the playwright with
gallant bow.
It is n well known fact that when. the right.
ones elbow through window goes. Fate, on the
left, treRdinE ones toesi that just 30
sure as one magazine appears with The COMES
sons Of a Widow" another blooms the same month
with THE Condolences Of Young Girl'; that so
many Lives Of Napoleon or Of Cromwell appear SO
often, all. by prearranged signal at the same
time-in other words, that all the world is ike
Amsterdam. where every shower is a downpour.
Hence it was no surprise to hear that Leo Die
tichstein's new play which was produced IN
Washington last week, has act laid In the
Palm Room Of the Waldorf. On February 2 as
already announced in this column, new play by
Augustus Thomas will be seen at the Madison
Square Theatre. all three acts of which are lalo IN
the Waldorf progressing from the Turkish Room
through the Palm Room up to a private suite.
Thomas seems to have done more thorough Jop'
but he hardly maintain that he is the orlgl-
nal dramatizer of the Tenderloin The really sur
prisng part of the coincidence Is that there are
but two plays concerned in it.
This new play by Augustus Thomas called The
Earl of Pawtucket, will give Miss Elizabeth Iyree
an opportunity to appear IN a modern part-that of
American girl who has just returned from an
adventurous time in Europe. Miss Tyree INTENDS
however, to go back to "Gretna Green" when the
New-York Of the new play is over, and try
her Furniss drama the road.
The following paragraph is taken from article
in ''The Saturday Review entitled Mr.. Arthur
Collins as a Symbolist and dealing with the cur
rent Drury Lane extravaganza, Mother Goose
Last seasons Drury Lane extravaganza, Mr.. Blue
Beard" also by Arthur Collins is at present to be
seen at the knickerbocker Theatre, in this city.
presented by kIaw & Erlanger. Trusting the Eng
sh writer the truth Of his second sentence, the
excerpt may be presented without further comment:
You behold The Hall of Cold" wherein the sud sud-
TeIafives You have never beheid anything like it
outside Drury Lane, and inside Drury Lane you
o say that You behold It IS PERHAPS mislsading
Without smoked glasses you can but nIlnk at II
binding in that which, If I on the staff Of
s P beaGy MY hd %oTd In SSso Ry
hauled and gilded and prismat5ed to dooK hke
look fke2there you have the Drurian ideal of
e Reau say t6e Rs6 aGdence bnRs at it with eye
lids M IT Wfn G5oRs boW eb Fl must
have cost. Of by the way, these scenes were haII
been the sole Inmates of our national theatre. But
the public does not want Mr. Collins to ruin him. him
Mr.. Collins is running himself in its service: ana |
m Jarv q9m annd i b9
Collins thriving on it, cannot be Tssenfu Mt ss Need tsn
the audience is entranced by her sur surr6undings
stasy Of pride and happiness. gloryng in the envy
Of her friends.
An announcement that will bring Joy to the |
hearts Of a portion of New-York theatregoers is |
that Andrew Mack comes to the Fourteenth Street
Theatre on February J Tor an engagement OF TWO |
weeks opening in a four act drama by Theo- |
1ore Burt Sayre, called The Bold Soger Roy It |
will be the first production of this play here.
To-day's novelties at the theatres Mary |
Shaws production of Ghosts at the Manhattan |
this afternoon: the revival of 'If l We're King" at
The Garden. and the return TO New-York Of "Floro- |
dora" at the Academy.
Romeo and Juliet played in the manner of
800 will be tomorrow evening at Mrs. Os
DOrn's Playhouse.