New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-07
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Something about Miss Anglin's
Ne1o Play.


Will occur tonight She will be seen IN translation
made by Austin Page of the German fantastic
comedy by Robert Misch, called Inc ETERNAL
Feminine" The scene of this play is laid in
mythical island in the AGgean Sea- and the time Is
supposed 10 be about 400 B. c. Antiope. beau
tifu Amazon. is queen OF the island and men are
there pfIing detail But enter one day Lysander
Greek. at the head of a band in search OF con-
quest and the somewhat Gi4bertian theme of the
comedy begins the conquest and tanning of the
warriors which ends at last, of course, in the
overthrow of the the deus ex machina being
in this other than the son or venus
cut by incidental music composed by Horatio
Parker. of Yale and for the numerous dances a:ld
music This is a field OF composition in which Pro
lessor Parker has not before entered ana one e Si
Percy. for securing bis scholarly taIents II i MI
Interpret this music are up to the mark he will
have done public service me seems ieasureS OF
Next Thursday at 2:aO p. m. the Actors Church
Alliance is TO give a Soiree Varie in the college
room Of the Hotel Aston. The feature of the pro-
gremme will be an illustrated lecture THE Isle
of Man by Nine Aher-C hesey: the opening ad-
dress will be delivered by the Rev. Thomas R
slicer; there will also be vocal music by Mime Won
Holly Miss Susanna Westford SISTER of Miss Lillian
RUSSELL and Miss Maud Lambert Mrs. Minnie
will doubt contribute her share Of the enter
nonnced his ntention to attend but if he cannot
find it possible, bishop Greer will represent him.
Wilton Lackaye may appear In play by
Zangwn, called The Jew" The play is unwritten.
but the Hebrew author is willing to undertake it,
because of Mr.. Lackaye's portrayal of the Rabbi
in The Children OF the Ghetto"
Richard Mansfield began his season last Monday
In Buffalo, presenting there for the first time his
production of Ivan the Terrible" This play will
be most conspicuous in Mr.. Mansfeld's appearances
this season but he has prepared repertoire be-
sides Besides Ivan the Terrible" Mr. Mansfield
will be seen as King Richard in revival of King
Richard H. which is in every detail the counter
part Of his production of this play at the Globe
Theatre, London Shylock in THE Merchant of
Venice as Beau Brummel,' Baron Chevrial
in "A Partisan Romance and in Or. JelIyll and
Mr.. Hyde" In Philadelphia Mr. Mansfield Will in
December appear as Rodion Won Eldelfeldt for the
first time in a production of a play of
musical life in Leipsic called Rodion the Musician.
For all these productions Mr.. Mansfield will carry
company o 81 Plched artists ISIS ana scene equip
Phila delphia. Christmas week will be played in
January and part Of February in Chicago He viii
go from ShlcaEo girect 70 HeW-OTeans Lor carnlxaI
seven appearances and thence to New-York City
for his annual engagement.
Hamlin, Mitchell and Fields yesterday decided
upon name for the musical play by Glen Mac
Donoueh and Victor Herbert with which the
Lew Fields Theatre will be opened late this month.
land The play is in two acts and a prologue and
is placed in the mythical kingdom Of Ncrdland.
George Edwardes's company from the Lyric The
atre London will present a romantic Light
opera in three acts called The Duchess of Dant-
Zic' at Days Theatre. following THE Ctngalee."
This opera, q musical version of Nine. Sans
Gene is presented by arrangement with Sar-
dou. The book is by Henry Hamilton and the music
by Ivan Caryl. The cast will include COurt!ce
9eTerai years Ho6rooE Blu Miss Adrenne Az
guarde4nd Miss Elvie Green
The first Yiddish theatre of Harlem will open on
Election Day. This is important news to the Jewish
residents of Harlem who within the last few years
have been forming a large Hebrew settlement in
the upper part of the city The new playhouse
is called the New Orpheum Theatre. II is in East
Observation-Disclosures hfth-st., between Park
and Lexington In West One-hundred-and-
twenty-t hird-st. is the Jewish Theological Semi
nary, and near bT many other Jewish tnstitu-
tons The performances at the theatre will
be given every evening, and the management prom
ises to produce all the standard Yiddish comedies.
operettas and dramas. At the head Of the new
venture are Louis l. Gottleb. formerly manager
OF the Grand Theatre, Grand-st.; Elias Rothstein,
formerly leading Of the Grand Theatre COM
plays for the Yi1dish stage. The New Orpheum
Theatre was formerly a Vaudeville house but has
been renodeled and renovated for its present pyr-
poses A company which is to appear regularly
and Nine. Regina Prayer. a well-knOwn singer
OF the Iiddlsh stage among other mem9ers OF the
Shapiro, Miss Annie Tomashefsky a sister of Bo-
Bertha schrage, Charles Nathanson William Con
rad Isador Iiansky, Bernard Schrage. Samuel
Schor and many others. The play to be given on
the opening night is "Bluhrnele," a successful
musical drama by Joseph Lateiner. On the follow
ing Wednesday and Thursday evenings "David's
VIOLIN also by Joseph Iateiner, will be produced.
favorite role ''schuIamitt'' a Yiddsh opera b.
Abraham Goldfadden: Among the attractionS of
the theatre the ella borate grottoes and the
large rathskeller that has been built in connection
with it.
a special corps of eighty-four men Will be re-
Quired to work under the stage in the performance
OF "Humpty Dumpty" at the New-Anlsterdam
Theatre. operating traps and trick mechanical
effects. Men competent to work traps rare
in these DAYS as for many years no productions
requisite numoer of skilled Klaw & Erlanger
have had TO scour every theatre in the city.
George Fawcett has been engaged by wagenhals
&; Kemper for the role of Raphael Friedlander in
The Kreutzer Sonata" which Blanche Walsh is to
present shortly in Chicago.
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