New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-18
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
A Musical Comedy That Is ''Bird"-King
David the Youth Comes Soon to Broadway.

Henry W Savage will in the spring in addition
the musical comedy by Oliver Herford and
Henry Waller. which is called ''McAdam and Eve
produce in Boston a new musical fantasy by Pix
ley and Luders authors OF king Dodo" and THE
Prince Of Pilsen." Woodland" is the name OF
the piece. and not of the characters will
represent human being. The prina donna will
be a nightingale. the comedian jay, and on
through the list OF the bird kingdom The cos
tune plates doubtless. will be based Audubon
Mr.. Savage says there will be local illusions"
sometimes known gags" in this play but IT
will be as pertinent to Japan TO New-York Oar
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subject suggests. There will be no imitation Of
The cast will be printed on playbills
young actor named Wright Lormer is soon TO
advance. as David the shepherd boy. the Broad
way PhiIistines. and by the production of his new
play. THE Shepherd King at the New-York The
atre. slay at the giant Of indifference 10 the
great in art and put to rout the modern allies Of
chaos and the dark. Listen to his announcement
Goliath, and see what a pebble he has picked
up for your destruction:
Mr.. Lorimer has time and again reiterated his
firm conviction that what the public demands first
Of all is strong. virile play that presents in
tractive guise the basic emotions and passions of
humanity, and that when such play is interpreted
by thoroughly capable and sympathetic company
ton and patronage. This is not saying that he
does not fully appreciate the value of stage set
Invested The Shepherd King with five massive
will prove a revelation. even TO the most critical
observer"
Maciyn Arbuckle in his otherwise unemployed
intervals in his nightly performances in THE
County Chairman" At Wallacks his been ex-
perimenting with the pigments Of varicus oolors
used by actors in making up for the stage
These are known grease paints. The comedian
rubs the tip OF his index finger first in one color
and then in another. transferring them to card
board for the production OF his effects Mr. Ar
buckles dressing walls are covered with rict-
cattle and various other figures. all made with
arranged with lthographing Company to eep 5ias
duce series OF his 'forofnger sketches in port
OF detail
sequel to the Wizard Of or is being pre-
pared in book form. in which the Scarecrow and
the Tin Woodman the heroes Of more strange
extravaganza
When in doubt, play a opera. When you
cannot give performances in one theatre rehearse
in another. That is a sample OF the cheerful
creed by which the Bostonans have maintained
their hold on the public after season for
twenty-five years and wrested success from all
kinds OF adverse conditions and circumstances
McVckar's Theatre was ordered closed during the
successful Chicago run Of the Bostonians They
and iinal rehearsals OF one of their new operas
,I ne queen queen or Iaugllter under the direction Of
Max freeman, and in consequence they can pro-
duce IL earlier than they expected an Minnea nolis
tonight They win play it continuously over their
route through the Northwest and the Pacific
Coast, and will return New-Yorx with II for
run, in the spring
The special performance OF THE Triumph Of
Love- by Martha Morton Conheim. will take
place at the Criterion Theatre on Monday after
noon. February s. The drama will have as a cast
tyrone Power. Minna Gale Haynes Katherine
grey Tn,:oS Maelyn Arbnckie. Drina de Wolfe. NJ A.
henneos ~, Seorge Backus.i f. T. Mackay Robert
ra,oh ..ions, Grace Heyer, May Davenport Sew
1our augusta Close, Ann Archer Jeffreys Lewis
s Geien E t1a1 Douglas Wood. Edyth Rowan
/ o.aniey HAWKINS and w. McNees. The r1roceads
or thls special production will be given TO the
Miss Ada Rehan (who reappears NJ the Txr,c
Theatre to-niGhp was born in Limerick Ireland At