New-York tribune., 1905-08-14
THE DRAMA.
Nezc-Yorhc Stage Afairs-Nay %
September.

a
tres were closed at least a month earlier IN the
year than has been usual The spring was signal
ized. according TO custom. BY various experimental
movements, without valuable result Miss Barry-
more. on May 1. appeared at the Lyceum Theatre
in Mr.. I0sens silly and tiresome play OF "a Dolls
House. and failed 20 attract any considerable
attention; her engagement closed May IL Mr.
Bernard. at the same time emerged the Herald
Square Theatre in a fabric OF frbble called a Rol-
licking Giri,"-revanpsd from "A Dangerous Maid
and this remained current tn July q when IL
temporarily succumbed % heat: IL has sfncs baAn
resuscitated- The Fawcett Stock Company s,or,
Baltimore, came 70 the American Theatre, Nav
and Shakespeare's tragedy OF Romeo and juliet.
was presented there. with Miss Percy Haswell
Cfrs. George Fawcetu Juliet. This Is a capable
company, and Miss HasweH-pleasantly reueu,-
bered by the survivors OF Aug1stn Daly's public
Is an actress Of talent and experience animated
by earnest. worthy purpose. and admirable FOR
good achievement. Mr.. David WardeId at tha
Bljou. on May !. gave the 25Oth consecutive per
fermance Of The Music Master"-one OF the reag
substantial successes OF last season and destined
TO still greater success in the season 10 come
On May performances occurred at the MstropoI-
ltan Opera House for the benefit OF Nine Mod
teska This was a testimonial projected By Pad
erewski 20 honor great actress. now at the gun
NIT OF her Tenown. and about 20 retire from tha
stage The season Of fs05-'Os viii witness her clos
ing performances and hnal withdrawal Miss Ada
Rehan. Mrs. Patrick Campbell and other players
q
and Modjeska herself acted in scenes from Shake
speare and responded to a congratulatory speech bv
the poet Stedman. On May an unfortunate and
painful accident Mrs. Carter.-who was hurt
by fall when stepping from her carriags.-cou-
PEELED the closing OF the Beasco Theatre where she
had been acting. and put end 70 the prosper
Gus run OF ''Adrea." which had been performed 1l5
times That play. by David BeIasco and John Luther
Long, Is OF rare imaginative quality and hne
constructive skill and Mrs Carter's tmpersOnation
in romantic tragedy On May Miss Jessie Mill
ward sailed for England. in order 10 make arrange
ments for the production OF a play IN London On
May Mr., John Drew was elected president OF the
Players Club. and Mr. William Bispham was elect
ed vice-president. On May s the hayseed drama o.
Quincy Adams Sawyer was brought to the Acad-
eny of Music the excellent comedian. Albert Che
Waller. appeared at the Brooklyn Oroheum; Mrs
lie Moyne. az the Harlem Opera House. repeated
"A Blot on the 'Scuteheon.'' with the veteran Theo-
do-e Hamilton in the cast. Tresham; the play OF
'"Trilby" revived at the Amsterdam
Theatre with Miss Harmed CIrs. Sothern). as
Triby. and Mr.. Wilton Lackaye SvengaIi: and
Mr.. James O'NeilI acted at Proct0rs 23d-st. Thea
tre in a condensed version OF ''VirginiUs. On the
same night Miss Haswen. at the American Theatre.
performed in the comedy OF The Lars by Henry
Arthur Jones next to ". s Gilbert the abIesr OF
living English dramatists); band OF Russian play
ers. singular than impressive. appeared az the
Murray Hill Theatre, in play called Tsar Feocor
and Miss Eugene Blair, a vigorous performer,
seemingly desrous Of permanent Identification with
the Iachryn1ose and tainted drama. forth. az
the West End Theatre, in the nasty play Of
"Sapho'-munihcently promising East Lynne,
Camille and Mrs Tanqueray-
On May coarse farce. called "A Tale OF a
Tub.''-the theme being bathtub-was shown AZ
the Madison Square Theatre. where II met with
merited failure performance OF Mr.. Iosens
ponderous play. The Master Builder occurred az
the same house, May II. in aid OF movement
to commemorate the late Mrs. G. H Gilbert. Mr.
William Hazeltine appeared. this melancholy
occasion and considerably augmented It's spPro-
pirate gloom. The honored and loved actress Mrs
Gilbert should be eommeRorated-thOUgh not with
a statue which would be absurd.-but. she par
ticularly dsliked the plays of Mr.. Iosen. and ali
other tainted plays whatsoever the performance OF
Ibsen play, in association with her name. vas
in wretchedly bad taste On May 1S Miss Alice
Fischer, acting in a remarkable hodge-podge Oc
prattle and millinery. called The School for Hus-
bands ended her season at WaIlacks Theatre;
Miss HasweI, the American Theatre Withdrew
The Liars; Miss Barrymore desisted from the
Ibsen folly; the odOriferoUs "Sapho" consigned
10 slunber. the West End Theatre. and The
college Widow, long popular. closed its career az
the Garden. Coi1cident with these closures The
season OF froth and froHc opened. az Consy Island
On May 15 the Alhambra was opened at the cor
ner OF 7th-ave. and 12sth-st. and Mr. ChevaIer Mr.
Henry Miller. and other agreeable performers ap-
peared there; this has proved popular resort.
Mr.. F.. s. Willard, OF the few great actors OF
the age, played az the Harlem Opera Hon from
May 10 10 May 20. winding up a long and prosper
Gus American tour On May "A Mr.. Willard sailed
for England. Mr. j. P. Adler came out at the
American Theatre, May IS. repeating MS prosy,
Photographic performance OF ShyIock IN The
Merchant Of Venice" and Miss Hasweu. cooper
attng with him. gave a sufficiently agreeable rep
resentation OF PorJia. on the same date Miss
Blair. at the West End. was duly hectic and maud
lin in the part of Camille. while Proctcr's Fifth
Avenue Theatre a creditabIs revival was effected
OF the fine comedy OF Caste Mr.. Henry Wood
run appearing as DAlroy and Miss Grace Rails as
Esther
A misfortune befeII the stage on May Is IN the
sudden death of that enterprisng. expeditions ard
prosperous theatrical manager 0Ir Kirke Ia
Shele- This sad event occurred az Bellport Long
Island Mr.. La Shelle was in the prime OF Nfs-O Ony
forty-ene years old An ambitious. Industrious use
fui career was thus permanently ended. Mss Ada
Rehan sailed for England May o. and presently
repaired 20 her cottage which Is near Drigs. on ths
seacoast OF Cumberland land neither in Ireland.
scotland. nor Wales, variously located by con
temporary newspape~s). Later IL was reported that
Miss Rehan seriously III with appendicitis
but. happily. her recovery was soon announced
About this time the Montauk Theatre Brooklyn
was marked for demolition Mr.. J. X HaeKe't
produced play called The House OF silence.
On May % Miss Adelaide Klein edited Harlem with
still another portrayal OF the tubercular
French Courtesan. Camille Harlem has been
rather profusely supplied with p-esentments OF
this diseased female. and il would be charitable
10 allow the suburban mind period OF rsiel
from Affections OF that kind. Mr. Franklin Fyies
brought forth on May y at ProCtors Fifth Avenus
Theatre. with Miss katherine Grey as the heroine
At the same time Miss Bertha KaIich. a Polish
actress, appeared at the American Theatre. speak