New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-06
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Rejane VII Play LA MOntGnsier
Here IN the Fall.

Liebler & Co. who are to bring Rejane here
next season. announce that she will open her
tour at the Lyric Theatre in November in the play
La Montansier." which she and Coquelin recently
produced in Paris without. according TO the first
dispatches much success But private letters In
form her American managers that the play, which
centres about the life of the famous eighteenth
century actress named in the title gives to Rejane
opportunities for the display Of her art that make
it advisable 10 employ ii on her tour She Will, OF
course. bring over her own production and sup
porting company.
Tho Wizard Of Or" is breaking all records at the
Majestic Theatre now. although it is playing re-
turn engagement. and return engagements are no
toriousy likely to be disappOintments, as every
manager knows 1.-THE Wizard of OF" opened at
the Majestic Theatre last season, and ran for thir-
ty-eight consecutive weeks, playing TO immense
houses But that was evidently not Ions enough.
for last Monday night nearly fourteen hundred peo-
pie were turned away unable to gain admission to
any part of the theatre. There has not been G
night since the present engagement began when the
gallery box Office his been open more than hve min
utes. The window Is pushed up at 7:SO o'clock ana
at 735 II is lowered again, for there are no seats
left. They talking of keeping the extravaganza
at the Circle all summer, II possible Notning luz
tner IS Heeoeo 10 prove t'1 st,,ffeS With
straw, for even "FlorOdora" could not snow sucE
G record on its return engagement
The value to an actor OF an early training as a
shoe clerk Is not parhaps apparent. but 1t was
proved at the broadway Theatre last night. Ray
mond Hitchcock was waiting in the wings for Miss
Eva Davenport to descend the iron stairs from
her dressing room that he might make his entrance
with her. when he heard scream and crash,
and rushing up to the landing the stairs, he
found Miss Davenport in a heap the flooring. She
had started to descend caught her heel in the car
pet on the top stair. and fallen 10 the landing. On
the stage Mr.. Hitchcock picks her up with appar-
ent He tried TO DC so at that moment, put
raised her too, too solid frame six Inches or less
he let her fall again and tumhled down himself.
covered that she had torn the heel completely on
one OF slippers. She sent her maid back to her
entrance cue was fast approaching. The maid
brought the shoes, but in her nervous haste she
could not get them DuItoned. Inc cue was geIung
nearer and nearer. There was not second to
ALLOW me-" said Mr. Hitchcock. suddenly kneel-
ing before her. II used to be n shoe clerk once
And calmy. and with great skill he quickly but
toEed the shoes. The cue was caught without a
break.
Arnold Daily gave dinner last night after the
performance Of Candida" the stage OF the
Vaudeville Theatre. In honor OF the birthday of
Winchen Smith. his manager Mr.. and Mrs. Dod-
son Mitchell. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Y. Donnelly,
Miss DOROTHY Donnelly Mr. and Mrs Herbert
Templeton and Ernest LawfOrd were among the
guests. Thursday afternoon Mr.. Daily has invited
many. clergymen 20 attend tho matinee Of Can
dida.'
A meeting Of the vaudeville managers and agents
was convened yesterday by Daniel Frohman. acting
president OF the Actors Fund. the Office of .. T.
Hennessy. I'm the St James Building, to organize
and 'headliners in the vaudeville profession
for an entertainment TO be held at the Metropolitan
Opera House Coy courtesy OF Heinrich Coaried on
Sunday evening, April -.