New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-25
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
earl of Pawtucket" at Home-Hardy on
Dramas Future-Beans.

Not since a delegation from Sag Harbor went to
the Park Theatre, in Boston, prepared to do vaTi-
and sundry dire things the late James
a. Herne and remained 10 praise him. has there
been theatrical performance with quite the local
flavor which attached TO the performance Of The
Earl Of Pawtuckot" in Providence last Wednes-
day night As Mayor Higgins Of Pawtucket so
admirably put IT, standing in tho sight Of all in a
lower right hand box: For months past We have
seen our city become famous and its name her
aided throughout the country by virtue of its con-
necton with the prettiest and cleanest cut Ameri-
comedy that has been produced in years" This
may be a trihe too modest; Pawtucket has long
been known. at least as 4 suburb OF Providence
But It contains much truth. the less and
shows that Mayor Higgins, his aldermen and the
people OF Pawtucket. whose viii they do. duly
The Mayor. his aldermen and many Of the afore-
said citizens. as well as Zenas "; Bliss, Of Grams
the wilds Of Pawtucket and North Providence to
see the play in a body. Delegations went even
corted to the very door OF the theatre by Company
II Of the LIST Regiment; in fun uniform. and they
found the auditorium decorated with the flags OF
the United States ard Of Rhode Island. After the
which he gracefully referred TO tho place of his
stage birth, and the leading citizens thereof not
providence has at last been good 10 me-" he
saids IT has enabled me 70 appear on my native
heath. Things have changed around here since
vas boy don't cher know The Cove has dis
from the gaIlery) Now you have beautiful new
hohor of being shown about bit up , there this this
morning By Mr. Speaker Burngame, my brother
sett and-ah haw-the Chief Justice OF Cranston."
After this speech the entire company went out
the stage and Mayor Higgins presented the star
with a silver loving cup q foot high gift from
the citizens of P&wtucket After the last act
there was a reception the stage
But nobody seemed TO remember TO thank Gus
Thomas for his share IN the play that made
Pawtuckct famous.
In his latest book. THE Dynasts." which is the
beginning OF q so-caIed drama" Thomas Hardy
makes few characteristic remarks IN tho preface
regarding the stage. which many people will
doubtless find OF interest, coming from so great
writer. Whether mental performance alone may
not eventually be the fate of all drama other than
that of contemporary frivolous life he writes
is question not without interest. The
lenic and EliZabcthan theatre in exhibiting scenes
laid far IN the Unapparent' and asks WHY they
should not be repeated. But the meditative world
IS older, more tnVidiOus. more nervous, more quiz
zcal, than il once was. and being unhappily per
picked By
Riddles OF Death Thebes never knew
may be less ready and less able than Hellas and
old England were 10 look through the insistent
nifed. 's ''s
"A practicable compromise may concelvablv re-
suit, taking the shape OF a monotone delivery OF
speeches, with dreamy conventional gestures some
thing in the manner additionally maintained nv
the old Christmas mummers. the curiousIy
hypnollzlngs tfnpressiVeneSs of whose automatfc
style-that of persons who spoke by no will of
their own1will be remembered by all who ever ex-
perlenceo, II GAUGES or screens 70 blur outlines
might sull further shut off the actual"
Little Mary" has gone to Boston, as Mr. Froh-
man says. TO IL beans will prove salubrious
There IS q story going the rounds that when
mans stage director ordered that the rai1storn on
; the tent. usually produced BY THROWING handouts