New-York tribune., 1905-11-27
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
american Drama and Medford,
Mass.-THe Peter Pan Habit.

american Drama and Medford,
Mass.-The Peter Pan Habit.
The annual dinner of the American Dramatists
Club will take place at Delmonico's on Sunday
evening next David WarfeId is 10 be the guest
of honor. The dinner is given, according to the
invitation 'in celebration OF he achievements,
past and present, of the American drama But
why is the future omitted? The American drama
reminds a bit of the town Of Medford. Mass
as described by a local correspondent on INC oc-
casion Of its Z50th anniversary Much OF me past
history Of Meoford ne wrote, lies IN the uiIi
future!'
FIavy & Erlanger whose production OF the ex-
travaganza The White Cat will be supplanted
at the New-Anlst terdam Theatre December II
by T. S. Willard, have about decided, 1t IS sala'
TO confne their productions in the future TO the
dramatic field. From their experience with the
Drury Lane extravaganzas with imported musical
comedies such as THE Duchess of Dantzic and
NAN, Han tbev arg1Ie that the public at present
has heen s1Irfeited with musical comedy, and that
the time has come when straight drama Is Sn IL
demand 1t will be their effort in future TO fur.
ntsh an sccsntab be variety of this straight
Undeniably the public has had more ] IIIsii
enough OF the common or garden variety VI ,ioI1s
comedy and will welcome each new ,, SCI ei2
always exist for such musical comedles as ny fpr
pyIand' or Babes in ToyandT&yes. yes ana an fdsr LOT
'Veronique'; and Mr.. Herbert need have no rear ear
that his ministrations as "a composer VIII not 0e
wanted in future. ,o bonds his
brain to devise new dramatic entertainment os q
worthy nature will meet with the plauol's o'
grateful, not to say hungry, puollc
In light Of the present political situation in thls
town. would revival not be fitting Of The county
Chairman?
Engelbrecht Humperdink, the German composer. composer
viii he the guest at a banquet OF the DeulS'''ei
Iiederkranz on Tuesday evening.
Have you acquired the Peter Pan" habit? 1t IS
an expensive habit. if you are not blessed VIZ.
the privilege of entering the Empire 1hea'ie q"
will but there are worse habits 10 have worse
places to frequent than Never, Never. Never Laiu'
worse folk TO chun with than fairies. II IS lle
one commendable form of repeating ChdIles
Frohman has the habit bad he has Peter FTI 44e
watches at least an act OF the play every lisi' IL
A theatrical reporter for a morning newspaP9r;
whose avoeation is the making OF 9 xVa1dv
whom he adores. He witnessed both perforInanlCss l
OF the play Saturday and he has not Ilssg niebt
Since sin the play began Several less fortunate beings
a0 mh0 in haHe t6e be box Once and to the orkeper They
too still believe II IalFes 5ces oF .Fiorodora'
has not been seen at the theatre since tae 4eng ing
morei
To give those Of his patrons who prefer to sit in
the orchestra of his Fffty-eighth Street Theatre.
where there is no smoking, an opportunity TO avaH
themselves of the new smoking balcony whlcn ne
has lust introduced evening performances r r
Proctor will change the arrangement of VaudeVlIe
bills in this popular amusement place by lntrooue-
ing an intermission of minutes in the nldoIe
of the performance THIS VIII heceSslIate an -
90 on The first part will close with the special
attraction and the second part Will nave iOI iIS
second number the headlner, and for its third the
added attraction rms o[ueI " MiiI f dt g-aefr ,at
the matinee on Saturday. at the close OF the per
6 hf 6Fr{ai 64 Rbcb Bi Santa Claus in flesh and
blood will emerge. pulling after him bag after bag
e6ee eb to come up on the stage from every part of
theatre and viii give to every boy IN the house
other souvenir of the coming holiday season. and
appropriate for the little women.
Thomas Dixon's play, THE Clansman,' which
has been playing in (and is tempted to say,
upon) the South. will come to s this city to the
Liberty Theatre on January g. lse1; Probably there
Henry B. Harris has engaged Miss Margaret
vcherly to create the leading feminine role Lydia
Carew. in Bernard Shaws "Cashe Byrons Pro
which has been arranged for the reos Siags
appearances in New-York were made IN Heats.s
the notice of Mr.. Harris
..T71e Boston Transcript has this 70 con-
cerning the appearance of Henry Clay Barnabee
in a new musical comedy called "Cloverden' III
South birmingham, Mass, last week
II is perhaps obvious to all except the producers
that production Of comic opera o. operetta what-
ever YOU choose call it. cannot be made on one
back drop which appears TO depict sandstorn torn
IN +ransif and a set of fOotlghts. It may nave
been that the theatre was poorly eqllpped OF Ina ma
the fault was somewhere else But the nght eIIetS
were abOminable and much OF the opIo55 'utly
illusion was lost. Perhaps. on second tLouSHt,
there would been less illusion undeF Stronger
srr1Itinv Frankly, the piece has not been nounIgd
SeH Inc costumes have been very economically
planned and there is general air OF alateuriSii-
Henry Clay Barnabee that venerable comedian,
who after series Of professloIlal ana bCIt4y Ll
fortunes has been reclaimed 70 the stage as star
was given cordial greeting, and his interpIet4uo
Of role Of the eminent secretary OF AZ
was marked by urbanity and artistry, as IS MS
erd7rfrg talent, To him Mr.. Richardson has gwen
most Of his most beloved epigraTns. and MI BarL-
voice is as sturdy ever, his enunciatlon as per
fsct hut one misses the charm which was ever
ffngharn. Of course, it would be sheer bTutahty
10 make Mr. BaTnabee do that sort Of thlng nova
days
Mrs Sarah CoweH I4eMoyne will devote her time
hereafter to teaching dramatic art. Mrs Ledoyne
viii also read Browning at various private func-
+ions and will appear on the stage occasionally for
e-ecaI enga geynents in New-York- Since the deaJh
- her husband William J. LeMoyne. she has de-
cfdeJ 10 forsake the hardsh4ps OF the road anu
e-urTo1, her tlrae with her pupils. her Browning
readings and the direction OF speclai peiI'iin-
ances.
pichard Harding Davis's comedy for Ray
r,a Hitchcock is called The Galloper. but II
- not drar1atiza1ion of John Gilpins Ride
IT,, 1oaorIe-s Institute has made arrangements
itb Fen Greet for extra week OF performances
. -. chakesnearean plays at Mendelssohn Hall,
+ which special rates are given TO Ihe Pli,s III t-
public schools ana ito 70 Peop1eg institute The in7
9+,7te is aiming further the rnoEeInsnt toward