New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-04
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
"a Venetian Romance" Not So Interesting
as Browning Painted

The new musical comedy. "A Venetian Rom
nance now 10 be at the Knckerbocker The
atre. is 10 be quite honest very tame affair
That isn't traditional OF Venetian romances. but
it is true Something like its immediate predecessor
at this theatre. a Shepherd King the new piece
illustrates how much good scenery and how many
costly apparently costly properties can be vast
ed on a bad play The stage for each act is set with
care. good taste and scenic skill and the costumes
follow each other in dazzling br!lliancy hut the
story OF the play advances laboriously and duly
through a burdening waste OF meaningless songs
GOLDSMITH sang Of. remote unfriended. melan-
Ghoiy sioW. And an iheheGI,Se GaSt doGs nov
nbretto. had entertaining scheme in mind for
the work. without DOUBT, out only Few DTS OF
the most conventional brand OF humor ever crept
Colt Wight is of little assistance either. 1t is
neither technically commendabe nor popularity
tuueful. As one says of a certain type of man
that he is good hearted so can best say OF
For the benefit OF the Humane Education Com
mittee of this city actor named William Bar
emerged yesterday afternoon on the stage Of
the Hudson Theatre and essayed the part OF Ham
let. supported by u cast of players whose
are about familiar To the public his own
All the seats in the theatre had been sold before
the curtain rose it is said but the purchasers OF
most Of them evidently decided that absence was
the better part Of humane education. and the
audience would not have taxed the capacity of
the gallery OF the Vaudeville late Mrs Osborn's
handbook Those who did brave unknown Ham
let however. coming out Of the sweet May weather
into the dark playhouse. were amply rewarded for
probably the most remarkable Ghost ever seen on
the New-Y York stage walked the battlements. He
was armed from head TO foot my lord with Il
pink mosquito netting 1t dangled from his helmet
and waved werdly in the limelight, whenever the
manipulation OF the lImelight machine succeeded in
hitting him all. Some facetious soul suggested
that he had evidently just from the fly gall
lery, but Hamlet accepted him In all seriousness
and followed him without tremor, though he led
the way into absolute night. for the stage hands
had gone to sleep and there was no turn the
lights
Miss Marie Tempest has obtained the English
rights to when Knighthood Was In Flower" and
Miss Deronda Mayo, Il daughter of the late Frank
Mayo, will permanently retire from the stage a
week from next Saturday night when she will
leave the cast of Elizabeth Tyree's production Of
Tit for Tat at the Savoy to become the wife OF
John Green u mine owner. of Colorado Springs
Tho marriage Will take place at the home OF Miss
Mayo's sister Mrs. James EMERSON Eleanor Mayo)
In Philadelphia Miss Mayo Is the last member of
the Mayo family TO retire from the stage for pri
Nate life, and as the case with her sister
Eleanor she announces that she will never again |
be behind the footlights. She delayed her
marriage with Mr.. Green TO make her final stage |
appearance as a member OF Miss Tyrees company |
OF whom she has long been close personal friend