New-York tribune., 1904-10-16
THEATRICAL INCIDENTS AND NEWS NOTES.
THE SOTHERN-MARLOVE COMBINATION IN "RONEO
AND JULIET" TO-lORROW NIGHT


part. Heinrich NARROW viii be the vogeIreuter;
HedWig Won Osternann Will play Trude: Fritz
hleinke is 10 appear as the Pastor. and Otto
Ottbert viii interpret the unstable lover. Georg
Won Hartwig. who is beloved by Trude and
AIarikke
r or Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday and Sat
urday evenings Mr.. Conried promises a new
play in four acts by Paul Lindau It is en-
titled So Ich Dir" which might be freely trans
lated as Eye :or Eye" As in Die Ehre" and
other faVorite dramas. the plot hinges on the
varying views of Germans on grave points Of
hohoT- Interest centres in the story of an
apparently respectable girl named Clara,
VINO rebels against the grayaess Of her home
environment. and allows herself to be led into
more joyous, but less virtuous, surround
lngs In the last act her betrothed avenges
hliasei ior the wrong that has been done him
by putting an irreparable affront on his rival
There Is plenty Of comedy TO relieve the strenu-
business Of the main plot and great care has
been taken. II is said, by Lindau in the por-
trayai OF his characters. Agnes Duhren will in
teTpret the part OF the wayward and misguided
cara Maria Reichardt that of a frivolous
singer; Hedwig Won Osteruann will have proni-
nence as Lola Lott. a dancer. who beguiIes
cara from her duty. otto Ottbert and August
Meyer-Eigen VIII appear as the vigorously con-
trasted rivals. Friedrich and GottIieb: and
Heinrich NARROW viii be seen in the role OF a
JoFlal, elderly retired officer whose rigid ideas
Of honor seem. according TO American standards
curioUsly au variance with his practice Tbs
scenes are laid il Berlin
Criel Acosta,' interpreted by Max Frelburg
Aargarete RuehUkOrft. Max Haenseler Rich
ard Schlaghamer. August AIever-E -Efgen Franz
hlersch1er and other we'll known members OF
Mr.. Conried's company, is chosen for the firsr
Friday evening classical performance OF the
a~s.aa s.F
Conried VIII give this and succeeding classical
Friday evening performances az half prices.
'Uriel Acosta" will be repeated az the Saturday
matinee.
The French players at the American Theatre
viii present on the evening Of October 10 Vic
tor Hugos poetic drama "Ruy Bias" This
piece often has been performed in America. and
its Leading role is identified with such famous
actors as Mortimer Murdoch. Charles Fechte-,
Edwin Booth and Alexander salvinL 'Fluy
Bias" which ranks among the best OF Victor
Hugo's dramas. was written N the brief space
OF four weeks. The first performance was given
In Paris n 1S3S. and the drama was AZ once
recognized as a masterpiece Prohibited by Ma
poleon II, II was revived IN 1872 and made an
enormous success at the Odeon-Sarah Bern
hardt, Lafontaine and Brolsat appearing IN the
cast Seven years later IL greeted with
even more enthusiasm at the Theatre Francais
where IL Is to-day q prominent feature OF the
repertory Nine. de Girardin wrote concerning
II IN ls3S:
The true idea Of the drama is this: The soul
Of lackey is noble that OF 4 hero. APP
peal 10 the better impulses II his nature and
he viii respond. An infatUatiou for A woman
far above him transforms this lackey into
great statesman. He performs the most noble
actions; carries out the most important enter
rr!ses. As minister h. VIII save Soaln. Sud
denly all his early life Is cruelty thrown IN his
face as a deadly insult. His heart filed with
bitterness, he retreats savagely into his past
self. he IS reprOached with IL a crime.
whereas he simply resorted 70 # as a weapon.
Born a gentleman, he would have avenged HIM
SER IKE cavalier: horn a domestic ne aVenges
himself like assassin. He does this murder
with q noble object, and his momentary weak
ness saves the honor OF a queen"
The part Of RUy Bias VIII be played at the
American Theatre by u. Charny that Of Don
Sailuste hy D. Raymond and that Of Don Cesar
by n. Dulac.
on Saturday night the French players win
present \ comedy entitled La BOule." one OF
ten IN collaboration by Henri Meilhac and Lu-
dovic Hakvy. This piece had a long run few
years ago At the Theatre du Palais Royal
The next production of an English musical
play at Days Theatre viii be The Cingalee."
or sunny Ceyon" (bool by James T. Tanner,
music by Lionel Monckton and Paul A Rubens)
the latest OF the George Edwardes series OF
which The Geisha." Runaway Girl" san
Toy" and THE Country Girl" are best known
10 the New-York public. Under the personal
direction OF J. c. Duff this work viii first be
played IN America a week from Monday at
DaIy's. and. judging from the reports received
Of its success at the London house OF the same
name It VIII be oae Of the most elaborate pro-
ductions offered here for some time. as the
scenery. costumes electric displays and stage
pictures are said 70 surpass those Of any Of MI
Edwardes's other pieces The company numbers
125 persons, and Mr. Dun viii have a strong
singing chorus Of sixty voices, an orchestra OF
thirty y-eight musicians, also dancers, jugglers,
acrObats etc, and in the cast. which includes
many favorIes from former DAILY productions.
viii be William Norris, Melville Stewart Hal
lyn Mostyu, Harold Wizard. George lie Soir.
Charles Gore, Lionel HOgarth, George Feather
stone William Earl. w. Haslanger and Miss
Martha Carine, Genevieve Finley, Blanche DeyO,
Julia Millard, May Hengler Kathleen Warren,
Noel Gordon Dorothy Bertrand, Flora Hengler,
Violet Kellogg. May Hopkins, Amy Fossland
and Myrtle McGrain.
The pretty play. THE Secret Of PolichineIe. g"
with W. H. Thompson still in the leading part
and supported by W ]. Ferguson. comes to the
Harlem Opera House this week. It may surprise
many to learn that Miss Drina De Wolf is now a
member OF this company.
Miss Florence Bindley. in The Street Singer. &"
win be at the West End Theatre tomorrow and
for the remainder Of the week
David Warheld. in The Music Master" has
filed every seat in the BeIasco Theatre since he
| began his engagement there. Ade's merry play.
'"rhe College Widow also has tested the capac-
ity OF the Garden at every performance. espe-
ciaIIy at the matinees when hundreds are turned
away. The wise ones who predicted the speedy
/ sinking from sight OF Henry W. Savage when he
shouldered the load Of the Garden Theatre man
agement have at present not word TO say.
Checkers" win be subjected to the critical
scrutiny OF turf experts the evening Of Octo-
/ her 19 That date has been DESIGNATED "Racine