New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-25

a shower of beans; but this cannot be confirmed.
What is Art? Saturday afternoon little Charlie
Barricale. who plays the child's part IN The So
cret OF PoUchineIle.' al the Madison Square The
atre. became bored during the nrst act. IN which
he does not appear. and wandered out INTO I"eh-
ty-fourth-st. There lie heard the seductive strains
of a barrel organ and on inspection discovered that
the outfit was made complete by tho now all too
rare presence OF n monkey. Forgetting play ana
audience and duty. he followed the piper and his
monkey down the street, across SiNth-aVe.' ana
on toward the far West Side. His mother finally
BY the aid Of several policemen, re was run down.
far across Seventh ave still foowing Obvious to
everything else the PiPer can and the , m nor key
ond act began seven minutes late.
Henry Weaver jr will play the part OF Helmer
at the Manhattan Theatre on February .. when
Miss France Hamilton will give n matinee per
man. who played the part with Mrs. Fiske,
Eaged but he W %ber r 6es 10 TR Achr a
that text.
Tonight in addition TO the revival at the Lyric
by Miss Rehan and Otis Skinner OF The School
for Scandal" Miss Harmed win be seen at the
Criterion in a new play by z. II. Sothern, called
THE Lgnt That Lies in Womans Eyes" land lies
and lies and les) and at the Savoy Robert billiard
row night at the GaTricR. Miss Annie Russell and
%TserI TI tb DE oTnbo,I HT Bro0iIp tbis
afternoon, Miss Bergere will produce a new ono
Japanese Wife"
Augustus Thomass successful comedy. THE
Other Girl" viii to-day from the Cri-
terion Theatre TO the New Empire where Il viii
continue its popular This change is made
necessary by the previous booking of Virginia
Harmed at the Criterion, where she is 10 produce
on January % +. H. Sothern's play. THE
Light That Lies in Womans Eyes" The Barrie
comedy Little Mary" which Is displaced Ga sad
afiictlOn) Empire 10
conclusion Of its Boston run Little Mary" will
again return to this city, to one Of Mr.. Frohman's
smaller houses
Henry Ainley has been selected to play tho part
Of Lancelot in Israel ZangwiTs Merely Mary
Ann" when Miss Eleanor Robson appears In that
play in London next September. Mr.. Ainley sup
ported Miss Maqde Adams this season in Tho
son In the title role. that the play will appeal TO
English audiences even more strongly than 1t has
to American.
Otis Skinner recalled. in amusing fashion
yesterday at the Holland House. his first meet
ing with the late Augustin DAILY for many years
his manager rs well as Miss Ada Rehan's
Il had been working in a stock company on tho
road" said Mr.. Skinner. land had gone to New
York 20 try TO get a better engag cement. I was
quite unknown and engagements were not plenti-
full haunted the agents offices. and one dav
OF them said: Here. young man. 90 I'D and
see Daily; he wants some actors" He wrote a
note and with another young fellow I went 10
make my first professional call on the great man.
aver.
Mr.. DAILY was then building what is now known
Days Theatre at Thirteth-st. and Broad
way. 1t had been museum. and he was making
it We found him IN the midst Of beams and
Tafters directing the workmcn with his coat off
like boss carpenter. We gave him the note and
he looked i Will write the agent was
his only remark. and left.
The next day went around TO see the agent
you sent won't do That was all
-Four years later. when l had made a little
reputation Mr. Daily engaged me at probably ten
times what he would have paid me when I first
went to him / often wanted to recall that first
meeting to him, but never mustered the necessary
courage"