New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-27
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Miss Bergere in Observation-Disclosures
and the Endowed Theatre.


more or less adequate are appearing this week at
the Orpheum, in Brooklyn. in act play
by Miss Grace Grswold, which was produced for
the first time Monday afternoon. The play is
called His Japanese Wife," and the leading char
acter IS 2 little Japanese woman who has been
married In Japan to American, and when the
scene opens is living with him in Washington as
because she has never been married TO him in
church. as she sees the American women around
that she must leave him and go back to japan.
in order TO he respectable" There follows a
husband and Of course the little play ends happily
Of the pIav Is deIightfuiIy fresh and natural and
this Miss BnrFere brings out effectively even il
she misses many finer shades OF pathos that lurk
Darling Of the Gods and "A japanese Nightin-
gale and can probably claim only Madame But
appeared with success And the real or supposed
T OF ot the e of shadg PRIZE
play and Interpretation But even as s Il Is me me
quote the vaudeville managers own word-for hav;
profitable.
Miss Julia sanderson, the sixteen-year-old PhIls-
delphia girl. who night recently at the Casino
took Miss Paula Edwardes's part in "Winsome
Winnie. has been engaged TO play the part OF
via he seen at The Grand and AT the Academy OF
Music for several weeks to come Miss Sander
to a fattering figure. rather moro week than tho
ordinary child's allowance of pin money
musician OF repute in this town attended last
Sunday evening the meeting OF the National Art
Theatre movement, at the Majestic Theatre. He
came out before the meeting was over with look
OF comical disgust his face.
What is the natter" asked him.
WELL he said. II managed TO stand IL while one
speaker referred 10 the dramas OF 'Gertie. But
when another speaker got up and began to talk
about the musical festivals at 'Bayroot fed I'm
interested in endowed theatre, too. But there
are limits
Members Of the Mystic Shrine Will compose
large part of the audience at Walacks next Mon
day night TO witness The County Chairman"
Only the fact that this play always has heavy
advance sale prevented the sale OF the entire audi
forum 10 the Shriners.
Sydney Rosenfeld has not yet decided the
theatre for his venture into the successorshp 10
Lester Wallack, although 1t announced that
the Savoy had been chosen. Yesterday Mr. Proc
tor refused an offer lease the Fifth Avenue The
atre to Resented. and house is being adver-
tised as home of the venture Mr.. Rosenfeld
saws that ne has several houses in mind, including
the Savoy, and has not yet chosen because OF the
a house as the Savoy. which the Fire and Building
commissions might order substantially altered
Rumors Of various engagements OF Miss Fay Tenn
pleton the most insstent being that she was 10
appear again with Weber & Fields their tour,
were set at rest by Miss Templeton herself last
Wednesday when she quietly packed her trunks and
set out for st. Augustine, Fla. where she is now
and where she says she Will remain Tor some weeks
Fitchs musical comedy, THE Infant Prodigy" Will
be this season, after all. We must walt
in that play in the fall either. The suspense is
something terrible.