New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-10
NOTES OF THE STAGE.

Tbera was a benefit performance given in the
Hudson Theatre yesterday afternoon. for the
Kindergarten Association OF this city. and the
house was allied with audience Of women who
contribute literally the cause OF free education
The programme was furnished by the Longy Club.
OF Boston. and by Arnold DAILY, who produced on
this occasion for the first time In this CITY, o. t.
Shaw's play 1.-THE Man Of Destiny" The Longy
Club which IL composed Of wind instrument play
ers from tho Boston Symphony Orchestra. tnclud-
ing q. Lougy and \. Maquarre, the we'll known
flute player. began their part OF the programme
with Haydn's octet for wood wind ana hornS'
pIayed Saint-saens's "FeuilIet dAIbum." and ended
vim three light fancies by Gouvy. The audience
seemed unfamiliar with This sort of music and
inS. perhaps. that Mr.. Daly would have something
more obvious TO- 6aeT ap of Bsitn II appa re
doubtful If the obvious had teen attained Near
tie back OF the house we're two matroniy women.
and they watched with puzzled interest the course
OF the play The strange LADY drew her chalr
IL no supposed Csesar's wife would be above sus-
nTopping ms chin in his hands and looking hard
into her eyes. answered, while the hght OUTSIDE
me c:Ttain fell What sweet and pretty end
XII thew had done their share for the kinder
Mr. DAILY In The Man OF Destiny. as in
Candida" showed intelligence and skill The
Napoleon Of Mr. shaw 5 sketch toF II lis Is only a
c"Dcepiion the opposite OF Heine's worshIpped
seSv sbowing the banUITs soul beneath a OF
hypocrisy and cant shoEs; %Ish f msste df,
s lIp al rose All OF these traits Mr.. Daily sus-
gesed and esPfattS an fd hs fh Command Of exc
cited speech that was quite UNDERSTANDING to the
cbar1oinE enough in appearances. but neither hex-
ihe enough in her acting nor keen enSusIs IN tHe
able and tenuous sketch through with fun effect.
Ernest Dawford made the hleu'SIis more S aA e.,
Regime Edward W. Morrison was the innkeeper
VIM PIG candida' at the Carnegie Lyceum this az
ternoon and every afternoon following
Charles T K Miller, general representative for
the sbube-t Brothers and manager of the Casino,
escaped suffocation yesterday morning at
mis- apartment at No. II West Twenty-sixth-st. He
was awakened just in time BY the hremen VINO
came into the house in response to an alarm OF
are The fire started on The sround noor, ana me
scious that no was unable 70 raise hIhsen IRON
bed to escape
Miss Julia Marowe will revive February . !
..yyhen Knighthood Was in Flower" and lingo |
mar" and will present these plays under Charles /
May Gt.'''''''
Miss Mary Mannering and her company. who are /
playins this week at the Harlem Opera House. will i
witness the performance of Mr.. Hackett's play 4
THE Proud Prince at the West End Theatre this /
had ana o6porunty 70 see her husband
perform on the stage
A woman. Miss Margaret II. Donovan. has be-
come manager OF the Empire Theatre. In Cleve-
land Miss Donovan started as a stenographer.
Ii is not always easy to foresee the end from the
be ginning.
The baby lion which was rescued from the burn
ing Joy Line steamer last Sunday has been taken
up to the Casino. where 1t is fatheTed and moth
cred by the two lions used in AN English Daisk"
Last night Charles Bigelcw mustered up his
courage, and carried the little fellow In his arms
out on the stage. where Ii blnked seepily. Later
however Mr. Bigeow learned that Il has teeth
Tonight THE Pit with Wilton LAckays as the
star will be shown at the Lyric Theatre. and
numerous mob Of people Will assist in the wheat
pit scsle