The Washington times., 1904-01-10

(k@ RILBY" on Broadway again.
Mr.. Proctor produced it at his
i Fifth Avenue house as a holt
day entertainment for his pa
irons. and although 1 visited the theater
for another purpose. expecting to remain
only a short time. the play. old-fash-
toned as it appears now. in some re-
spects. was so well done that it held
me for three acts.
There was one error on the Proctor
program. which stated that "Trilby"
was originally acted at Palmer's. now
waIlack's. Theater. where it ran an en-
tire season. As a matter of fact. the
piece was first brought out late in the
winter of 1895. in Boston. and came TO
New York in March. to the Garden
Theater. where il remained throughout
the summer.
In that original cast the Trilby was
Virginia Harmed. now appearing in her
husbands. Mr.. sotherns, play. Tho
Light That Lies in Womans Eyes"
Wilton Lackaye. now starring in The
Pit" won his big reputation for Sven
gall; Burr Mcintosh. now managing a
big Photographic studio and the Burr
Mcintosh Magazine" was the Tany;
John Glendinning. AT present with An
ME Russell. was the Laird; Alfred Hiclz-
man. now with Marie CahiIl IN Nancy
Brown" was the Little Billee. and Leo
Ditrichstein, author Of -'Vivian's Pa
pas Are You a Mason What's thl
Matter With Susan and Mary Man
nerings new play. "Harriet's Honey
MOON" won his spurs with Zou zou.
The story goes that "Trilby'' came L,
be dramatized by accident Paul Potte
was play reader and adspter for A. NJ
Palmer. who at that time managed
Wallack's and the Garden theaters. Mr.
Palmer had accepted Belasco's Hear
of Maryland" and the company for i
was all engaged. when Mr.. Belasco sud
denly awoke TO the fact that his piec
was going to be brought out in Lent
He protested so strongly that Nj
Palmer finally gave UP his plan and hi
option on the play along with Il.
L
Then came the question what to d
with the actors and the theater in tn
meantime. Mr.. Potter CHANGED to hav
just read "Trilby." He suggested TO hi
chief that a stage version of the move
ought to take and after the necessaT
permission had been obtained fror
Harper Brothers. the publishers. and b
cable from Du Maurier. the author, Nj
Potter set to work at high pressure an
had the thing completed in two weeks
doing most Of the writing In the reac
ing room Of either the Astor or tn
Mercantile library.
Later work of Mr. Potter was n
adaptation Of Under Two Flags" f.
Blanche Bates, the much discusse
"Conquerors" for the Empire stool
and .The Red Fdoof," the Boer dram
which proved too serious TO be populs
with the Louis Mann and Clara Lipma
audiences.
But 10 mention the object with whic
took in Proctor's. It seems that son
twelve years ago ] wrote artic
interest awakened by the maryelo
voice OF a boy from Michigan. Startii
as a church choir singer in Detroit. /
fame spread until he toured the count
and then the world In concert. His nal
was cyril Tyler. and he was born
Naples. Of parents both of whom we
opera singers.
Just before he started for Austral
he had the distinction Of being the sc
ond artist 10 be starred in vaudevill
campanini being the first both of the
at Proctor's Twenty-third Street The
ter. where Cyril received $500 for
weeks work
Now. after some years Of retiremer
he has come back as a tenor. Usual
II is said. these boy singers never atte
ward amount TO anything in the music
line and certainly I am free to say tn
young Tyler did not do anything exit