New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-26
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Charming Pollock Not Allowed to See His
Own Play-Belasco at THE Ajax"

Claiming Pollock. who made the decentralization OF
The Pit" which is now being shown at the Lyric
Theatre and who IS also representative TOT Mt.
Brady the manager of The Pit. came 10 this city
The other day for the first time in several months
az no has been managing the tour Of Miss Grace
George Naturally he desired to see his own play
so last evening. accompanied by a friend he en-
tered the lobby Of the Lyric Theatre. He started 10
v,alk b, the doorkeeper with his friend when that
official put out detainins hand y GU can 90 jill
here without a ticket ne said., ,..,u,,,t ,,io,-
but I'm Mr.. Pollock said the as'oh'sheu pay
rBonockq Pollock? I never heard Of you" said
q, Sorlsaper you'll have 20 see the manager
Mr. Polocks friend displayed evident Signs OF
amusement much 10 he the author OF the play
said Mr. Pollock. but perhaps you will admit me
Even this did not convince the doorkeeper, who
been at his post only Few |esSS anu tn b 9
vent OF the manager from his once vas necessLy
Pit PITT ~
,ons Of the most interested spectators in Clinton
Hall Thursday night. at the first performance here
~ ..Tba Ajax" was David Belasco who alone of
broadway managers went down TO the East Side
for the performance. Il had been waiting for THIS
evening with anticipation for a long time, MT
F2elascO said after the performance, 'and / was
not disapponted. II Is indeed surprising that 50
many men can be found in the Greek colony in
this city who can go the stage. most OF them
probably for the first time in their lives and give
tragedy that one would expect to too
well done skilled actors. And was glad TO see
the play, too quite apart from any scholarly in
not without their lesson to the modern playwright
and manager.
In this Journal yesterday, by the way. injus-
tice was unwittingly done to Miss BarrOws, who
staged The Ajax" Because the reviewers seat
was on the left and at the rear of the auditorium.
which Is not raised the seats recede. and
very ample woman with lofty crown OF hair sat
iust in front OF him. the tent Of Ajax at the stage
right was lost view completely and the reviewer
could that IL was removed to indicate
change in It may be said, however, since
the production made attempt to reproduce the
stage set OF a Greek theatre, that a more thor
OuRhgolng change OF would have been far
more effective and almost as easy to accomplish.
The suit brought by Miss Alice Riley in Chicago
against Mitchell & Hamlin. in which Miss Riley
claimed that The Babes in Toyland" was taken
from the scenario OF a play of hers, called The
Toy Shop" has resulted in q complete vtndication
OF Mitchell Hamlin.
Miss May Robson will. Il is announced play In
sudermann's comedy THE Battle OF the Butter
flies" at the Princess Theatre next Thursday when
the Century Players present the drama.
Wilton Lackaye has changed his mind about his
Ibsen offering which is to be made at the Lyric
Theatre on the afternoon Of Easter Thursday In
stead OF An Enemy Of the People" he will give
The Pillars OF Society" Last night eighty veg
etarans Mr.. Lackaye play The Pit He en-
dured OF their dinners the other night. possibly
they thought they should show equal devotion.
ANIMAL DRUG FACTORIES.