New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-18
CENTURY STOCK PLAYERS.
Dir. RosenfeId Announces Them
To Omen on February 22.

Among the plays TO be produced at matinees by
the Century Theatre company will be certain
Of those by Ibsen and George Bernard Shaw. Ar
thur Forrest will be tantamount 10 Sydney Rosen-
fields leading
The opening day is announced February o.
The more complete stock company, as announced
by Mr.. Rosenfeld at the Savoy Theatre last night,
who declared these members had been definitely
engaged comprises the following:
Miss Jessie MiIlward Miss Lizzie Hudson Collier.
Miss Edith Ellis Baker. Miss Florence Kahn Miss
Carlotta Nillson Miss Florence Rockwell Miss Ann
Warrington, Miss Grace Gayler Clark, Miss
Elouina Oldcaste, Miss Louise Macintosh, Miss
Teresa Maxwell. Miss Cora Williams, Miss Ina
Brooks, Miss Mildred Morris. Miss May Davenport
Seymour, Miss Augusta Gardner. Miss Fanny
Yantis Miss Marjorie Smith, Miss Harriet Broad
hurst Miss Clara Morris (when called on). Arthur
Forrest, Boyd Putnam, ]. W. Albaugh. jr., Frank
Hatch. Martin I. Alsop, Rogers Lytton. Barton
Hill George c. Bonface William Herbert Henry
Stockbridge. Robert Rogers Clifford Leigh, Ed
ward NJ Ellis Fred Eric. Thomas Hadaway W. d.
Stedman, Johnson Briscoe. c. A Chandos. Otis
Scherden and Thomas Sidney.
Mr. Rosenfeld will be assisted in the stage direc-
ton by Barton Hill. Frank Hatch and Thomas
Sidney and In the business direction by r. l..
Giffen and Clark Quarter. Other probable mem
pers it is understood include Tyrone Power.
Charles Kent and Robert Patton Gibbs. AS an
nounced in last Mondays Tribune. the company Is
10 occupy its opening playhouse the Savoy Thea
tire. overhauled and protected against fire.
For next fall IL is Mr.. Rosenfeld's intention to
build n new theatre, the Century the perma-
nent home of the company. The company opens
with Much Ado About Nothing" with Jessie Mill
ward as Beatrice and Mr.. Forrest Benedick.
Mr.. Rosenfeld lectured at the Savoy last night
on THE Playhouse" Other speakers were Frank
Fuller Miss Edith Ellis Baker. Richard Purdy and
Dr. Leipziger supervisor Of lectures for the Board
Of Education Scarcely hint given of the
controversy between the Century Company ana the
National Art Theatre Company Mr. Rosenfeld TOOK
occasion. however. to define the Century Company
as the offshoOt of the Art Society
In his address Air. ROSenfeld invited the coop
the ticket Spectator by Augustus Days system
of issuing merely numbered coupons He relter-
ated that play would run for longer than TOUR
five weeks. and declared, 10 reassure otheF
playwrights that play of his own would be
produced in the first season.
Fitting against the strictly commercial man
'go back making bricks and buttons rather
than deal with the nerves and sensibilities or
actors"
Mr. Rosenfeld declared he had that morning re-
ceived an anonymous letter. advising him not to
talk much about himself
well read lines and good acting over lavish
scenery" which he deplored He hoped that Mr.
Rosenfeld in his stock company. would prove 10 be
Mr. Fuller emphasized the necessity of the
might safely and with profit bring his wife and
daughters 10 see. He suggested plays based on
Biblical scenes. and warmly commended the anti
Miss Baker advocated the patrons of the new
theatre criticising the performance of plays and
writing their suggestions TO the manager, so that
he might be more thoroughly in touch with his au-
dence. She believed the new company would help
TO deal deathblow TO the weekly rum and "one
DR.. Leipzger spoke of the educational possbili-
ties Of such Il theatre.