New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-29
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
New Belssco Production, Written by Joseph
Arthur-"Prince Of Pilsen" Farewell


David Belasco has accepted for presentation next
season a drama by Joseph Arthur. author OF Blue
Jeans Lost River" and other plays which is
planned on a large pictorial scale and which will
give scope, Mr.. Beasco says, for greater scenic
effects than he has vet attempted 'Seirine'
IS the name OF the play. and the scene is laid
IN India IN the early seventeenth century. IN ana
around the golden doTned ancient city Of Agra. IN
the reign Of the Mogul emperor JehanguiTe. The
Christian schools founded by the missionary Corse
IN Agra play important part in the drama, which
finds a motive IN tho clash between the Christian
sect and the old faith Of the land. Nj Arthur mas
submitted his play 20 other managers and at least
one firm enthusiastically declared Its intention
pro5es BSa 9nS reason no an OF
fact surely since it has been planned as a scenic
stgf 10 india at once by Mr. Beasco to gather ma
,orsal Co.. The Costnnins and train his for the
r-o .a etrnosphere The play was three years in
the making.
Last night at Days Theatre Tho Prince OF
Psen" was played for the last time before It's oe
parture Tor England and the audience was treateo
10 a curious spectacle in the second act "i.-Lin "
snsce Of fifteen minutes Macklyn Arbuckle' WINS
| p Sveatnarn and Raymond Hitchcock all In their
costumes and makeup they appear IN Inc
/ County Chairman and The Yankee consul
/ came out unexpectedly on the stage, ana 10 Ihe
! ss+onisbrnent and delight Of the audience shook
hands with the Prince OF Pilsen and wished MIN
1Dclk in London each in characteristic fashion
| NJ Ransom was equal TO the occasion he too
rbuce that he was Known even 1 q. m and he
| made Hitchcock take drink The Prince Oh III
| SEN company sails on SATURDAY
Miss Virginia Harmed viii appear in Camille AT
| +be Carrick Theatre beginning Monday, May ;
/ She will be supported by tho same company whlch
was with her recently IN Harlem, ana VIII keep
| the play on Broadway long as Broadway chooses
! TO come TO see.
The cast for .~yvette" which Charles Frohman
/ IN ,,-osen+ for the first time on the American
stage Tor the annual benefit OF the Actors Fund.
n me Fufclxerbocker Theatre. Friday, May y has
| been completed. It viii include Tyrone Power
| Bruce NcRae Harry Davenport, Arthur hliott'
/ Ralph Delmore, Morton Selten. John barrymore
Robert aIcWade tr., Ernest Lambart- Paul Decker,
Dorothy Dorr. Margaret Ellington Hattie Williams
! Jeffrcvs Lewis. Kate Pattison Selten. Maude
Granger Rosalind CoEhlan, Claire Kulp and others
Rehearsals are now IN progress under the d5eCti0n
| The author OF "Zaza- The sale OF seats viii open
! Thursday at the KnickeTbocker Theatre
Commissioner AfcAdoo said yesterday afternoon
that so far very few requests have been made by
the theatre managers for renewal Of their licenses
for the year beginning May l. He said that out OF
the few received he had granted only three and
had refused two or three; the names Of these.
however, he refused TO state The Commissioner
declared he would not grant any license unless the
houses were unqualiledly Endorsed by the Buildings
/ Department: tho theatres must comply IN every
particular with the Buildings Department rules
Buildings Superintendent Hopper was asked about
the Dewey and the Gotham. which are said TO v1o-
late the building laws Mr. Hopper said Of the
Dewey that there was nothing more the matter
with that theatre than with any other theatre in
the city The Gotham. Mr.. Hopper said, has had a
/ number OF violations placed on II, and men are
I working hard 10 remove them. The Gotham. how
ever continues TO give performances daily as II
I las since the opening about months Both
lease Of Sullivan & Kraus. Mr.. Sullivan is Con-
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