New-York tribune., 1903-03-20
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
A Deep, Dark, Ecclesiastical Problem Play
Miss Mathews Stsgestruck.

new problem play, so-caned by Its author Is
now in the hands of the shubeTt Brothers, those
two small managers who chew gum build theatres
and DFoduce plays with such ttreless energy. Its
+i+IA ts .'IdIe Women: its author, La Fayette
Parks, the author Of Don't Worry" the comedy
Willie Collier IS star III next season; Its theme
divorce and scandal mongertng in an upper west
Side church.
The nIav fs IN 1--WE acts all Of which are laid in
ar about a certain church not mile from
Eishtieth-st and Riverside Drive The third act
indeed is laid in the church itself A regular
fston T Is snnonnoed at Is 80 people VIII needed Tor
sad sns ist BEEN 15 g"
is eata aGG Sis Ts s band
of women scandal mengeEs @ as act d denonnres
the entire congregation. ,o., 49,. elf
The drama is announced Tor prooocuon next lai-
Miss Frances Ayrnar Mathews. OF Brooklyn late
novelist and now playwright is going on the stage
She announced her intention to William a Brady
who is producing her recent play, Pretty Peggy'
and asked him for par. She has quite made up
her mind to devote all her energy to playwrtting
IN the future so she wished practical ex-
perience with stage requirements. Mr. Brady Is
going to produce new play OF hers as yet un-
named, next fall, and in this She VIII make her
dsnu ,or Miss shs MA nus have the rare privilege Of
writing her own part to suit hereel1. IN IAct t1S
You see" she explains. 81 was never any good
IeemberIng lines 50 have made for myseb m hs tbe
Wife Of a man named Tommy and shall follow him
sb: aSoUs ons EorG O@my SGs but
frequent intervals. With various innecuons, 70 e1
}FHss shsll 'aEp iaTe to Tsme1nber viii De my
This should. indeed: furnish MISS Matne"S Will
a rare amount OF experience
Adelina Patti will sing on her tour of America
next fall. 1t is said, a new American baIlad oy
charles X Harris. of Milwaukee, Wis. bearing
arYtNI ORia
r,areureu" Mr. Harris seems to be in some doubt
wby he was chosen by Mr.. Grau to compose the
words and music OF this American ballad. nut sos-
meets that 1t was because of his song I'm wear
ing my heart away for you' sung this season IN
vaudeville by Mime. Manteh
The new song is best described by Mr.. Harris
himself When the order came to him to write H.
one learns from the Milwaukee papers, he was
lying sick in bed. but he Immediately set about
to compose the words and music" That was only
two weeks ago. Last Monday all was done. and
Mr.. Harris made the following declaration:
feel satisfied that THE Last Farewell" win be
The Dsc,.s gsts i IN DeiEfg fSs ea:e of Of
i ss- % s:rs WR:sn aPa e i:
tor tor general sale il vn De adorned With photo
ssRh srss sea q oas ssneffqsss 81 her q
az the ssTsoa tfat l. she T : Satss With
Pafe%eii. p have doubt but that vi be able
ss essv go one TO sing and has q catchy air.
Ana will IL BE- the song that made MiIws uhes
more HAmouaf
utss Annis Russell did not appear last night. in
.,Ita az the announcements She Will not at
.eu.nt to resume her Part in Mice and Men" tIi
Wondax, To-day and Saturday. therefore. the
GarTick viii be dark
par TnaI has ssened with Weber q Fields as
tbetr general stage director for nvs years.
at, x,.-o,,1h. ,rf,i appear for cha rity ct the
waldorf on March q. under the auspices Of IN"
Tzaetrnan TJEl Church Ia q sceae fEOEa 'Isshs the
Fossahsn." she VIII also FSaa fTe@ Christina
RossetG