New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-28
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
40" Weber Is Going into the High Hills to
Think It All Over

Joseph Weber who will conduct the famous Music
Hall alone next season. while Fields appears the
star in a new Mitchell and Hamlin extravaganza
(which by the way. will he produced IN Boston
IN August at the Boston Theatre and not In CHI
cago and for which Victor Herbert will sgain-write
the music). has idea vet what shape his enter
prise will take. what sort Of entertainment he will
give Weber & Fields are at present playing at
the Globe Theatre I'm Boston, a new and spacious
house which they themselves built last year. but
bava already been compelled TO reInquish through
the failure OF their various enterprises this winter
and the other evening, sitting In his dressing room
and commenting tho lack OF laughter In a Bos-
ron audience Mr.. Weber incidentally conhded the
melancholy fact that he was at a loss as yet what
10 plan for next season
AS soon as this present season. my last with
Mr. Fields IS over" he said, II am going up into
the mountains with my wife. and think IT all out
1t may be that radical change viii have to he
made I'm the style of entertainment furnished at the
Music Hall and the musical part OF the entertain
nent may have to he put on a different basis and
into different hands. But l am decided on nothing
vet: I have not even considered whom 10 engage
Miss Russell. when asked what she intended to
90 sGxt MIS- PTsseii il might be- noted is not
nppearing in trousers In Boston She reserved that
donned the garments since the company went on
the road The company at present seems strangely
dpmoralized by the coming separation OF the TWO
leaders and are playing without q trace Of the old
thaR theirs in Boston last Tuesday night would be
hard TO find
This afternoon at the Irving Place Theatre, there
will be a revival by Mr. Conrieds German COM
panv Of their great success of last season. since
made familiar To the English speaking stage OF
this country by Mr.. Mansfield, Alt Heidelberg"
The matinee is for the benefit of Nassar College.
The work OF the German company in this play is
admirably adjusted to create the atmosphere Of the
university life, and the prince OF John Festel IL a
sweet and lovely character picture
Richard earle Is sick and out of the cast or
THE Tenderfoot." James E. Sullivan has also been
forced out Of Red Feather" FOR a day or two by
Illness
''Fhe Prince of Pilsen" will close tie engagement
at Days Theatre this evening. and the company
will sail on Saturday the Etruria for England.
opening at the shaTtesbury Theatre. London. on
MAY IA As this is the first of the Savage organi-
cations to cross the water elaborate preparations
have been made by friends of the members of the
company to give them rOusng farewell night at
Days Just what the nature of this "send-off''
will be can better be determined by visiting the
theatre Members of Mr.. Savage's companies now
in the city have obtained seats for the closing
formance and have decided their own plan OF
wishing their fellow workers good luck in Eng
land. Incidentally. this is the first American mu-
steal comedy invade London In the last six years
G. S. Wilson OF the National City Bank OF New
York entertained party OF associate bankers last
evening at the Broadway Theatre, they enjoying
the performance OF The Yankee Consul"