New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-14
NOTES OF THE STIGE.
Mr. SaCage and the Garden Theatre
-PSychOIOgy and "CrichtOn."

/ Tie announcement OF Henry ". Savage's acqui-
sition OF the Garden Theatre. which he viii make
the scene Of his productions Of American musical
comedies and other attractions which he may de-
eide 10 put on the stage, has caused a good deal
OF discussion II Broadway, FOR. although IIr. Saw
/ age IS known 20 be astUte manager. the Garden
Theatre is looked upon 'hoOdoO house" Il
IS. Of course. out Of the line OF theatres and now
thar the Madison Square Theatre has closed for
it viii have 10 attract the entire bulk OF theat-
rical traffic IN that section OF the town The
march northward has left Il IN practical isolation
But the old LyceUm Theatre was hardly less out Of
the crowd. and it may be Mr.. Savage thinks that
the methods Of Mr. Frohnan I'm managing the Gar
was known TO be the house where ne least sue.
cessful attractions were almost always put-a last
tation for one kind Of amusement well presented.
NJ SaEsge countess hopes 70 put the GARDEN INTO
one Of the best equipped in the city the auditorium
is easy 10 get TO- especially for tho carriage
trade" on which New-York managers figure 50
have always done quite well al the Garden as
elsewhere, pr. s3Faee qlsclalms any intention q
theatre Tor another season at least; but there
production will open the house next September.
Miss Mstthison viii appear IN As You Like It.
az Days tonight on a stage equipped with mod
ern scenery. Mr.. Greet IS evidently willing 70
try 20 please all factions While Twelfth Night
was being presented without scenery last week,
Herr Fuchs. the Wasnerian stage director for Mt.
Conried. attended performance, and was greatly
pleased. He said that about the Same sort ot
stage setting frequently used in Shakespearian
productions in Germany. where it was generally
approved; but with difference. When the scene
hack 81 the stage was uncovered. and a piece OF
scenery inserted representing an exterior view.
lie also objected the two figures which guarded
either side 81 the stage. silently. throughout tho
comm Ie said they distracted the Interest,
and In Germany their presence had been done away
with after a few trials.
Mention OF these two figures recalls the remark
Of a in the lobby % the ew-Amsterdam Thea
tire the other night With his companion, he was
attempting 20 study out the bass-relief decoration
Neither could make the carving tally with his
sr55eri, -,iT ne ,ort al men me mrs.,
panel. exclaimed All II IS not Faust all. II IS
Even '"rhe Admirable Crichton" IS produced
in Budapes. under the Budapestlferous title Of
Equality 0he pun is Mr.. Corhin's) its fidelity
10 human nature hardly he shattered. One
discovers new hdelities fecities. at almost
every rehearing. Even the remark Of poor Tweeny.
that all the while the shin was being wrecked she
praying the dear Lord 20 land her in place
where u was natural 20 be vulgar" has been
found by recent witness Of tho play To be
ccllent Illustration for chapter in James's
'Psychology'! Tweeny tried 50 hard 70 live mp
10 Cultured self And Professor James re
marks IN the chapter alluded There Is strange
IEnfneSS
I'M a particular line is once accepted in good faith
Many Bostonians crede exIerto tand in
happier women and men today n they could once
for an abandon the notion OF keeping a Musical
Self. and without shame let people hear them call
a symphony a nuisance"
And thus would Tweenv's remark Indicate that
after ali the play might he presented with pront
IN Boston. the profit not all going 20 the manager!
To-day at his Lee Avenue Theatre in brooklyn.
Corse Payton produces his dramatic version OF
Parsifal II viii be interesting TO see how much
curiosity this encouragement will excite among Mr.
FaNtons admirers. There viii probably he other
interesting features 10 the production also
Sir Henry Irving viii make his last appearances
In New-Torl this season at tho Harlem Opera
House during the week beginning Monday, March
q He VIII be in a repertory OF his old plays.
and the programme he has prepared FOR his nnd
week in America will be an attractive ore. This
Merchant OF Venice" wil he the bill on Monday
evening. and VIII be repeated at The "Wednesday
matinee and on Friday evening. Waterloo" and
THE Bells viii b. the o0eriyy on Tuesday ard
Thursday evenings. and Louis NJ vii have one
performance On "Wednesday evening Slr f1elIS
Irving viii e0d his engagement on Friday evening
and he viii sail for England with All the members
81 his company on the following day on the
Mesaha-
Babes in Toyland" remains az the Majestic only
for this week. then the production moves 70 the
Tsroa du-av a new theatre IN Williamsburg. The
Wizard OF or comes into the Majestic on March
q 10 ulav SIX weeks. Miss Lulu CHASER. in Dolly
N-fzarl." and in turn VIII be followed by the
proc uction The Nan from China.
A. the students. matinee TO be given by the
stanhope- Yheatcroft Dramatic School next Thurs
dnv afternoon al the Manhattan Theatre the fol-
lowing plays viii he presented a Fools Paradise
by sidney Grundy: The FLYING Wedge" by Grace
Liringston Fumes. The Cape Mall - Clement