New-York tribune., 1905-01-02
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Drama and the Peoples Institute-A New
Actress in German.

II VIII he recalled by readers Of this column
that last May Ben Greet and his company gave
performances of Shakespeare al Cooper Union
Hail. for the benefit of the Peoples Institute and
shat these performances were SO well attended
ITO TAX the capacity Of the hall. A single high
school. IN fact, purchased hundred seats.
The institute. thus encouraged hoped this year
10 give other dramatic performances both for the
lechool children and for its adult following. But
Cooper Union has refused 10 allow any further
representations OF the drama in its hall. the
institute once more driven back on mere recta-
tons. Last Monday Shakespearian recital packed
vii be giyeq MAJ Marshall DsrraGh is the reader reader
The Merchant of Venice is scheduled The IN
actual dramatic performances 10 its people these
eais sng 70 keep alive an Interest 9t in 6 The
time as funds can he raised 10 hire, occasionally
Symphony concerts have done for musical edu-
cation Of the masses and how literally these con
Carnegie HalD. Il seems little enough 10 hope that
of dramatic taste and little enough 10 ask that
eimiar support be given the effort
The average rnatines girl is not given TO the
making Of epigrsms. is she overstocked with
q OF hunor. which is not Pathological state
ment, as any knows who has lived with
epigram coiner gone 20 Harvard. But after the
matinee st the Lyric Theatre last Wednesday
beautiful bunch Of furs. pink cheeks and mystert-
has never had part TO 1T him Yet He should
play the part Of a college halfback at house
TINS vas spoken With h, depth Of feeling that
There Sc 20 be a actress here this week.
Agathe Barsescu, who VIII appear for the first
time IN America at the Irving Place Theatre
Friday. Medea. IN GTillparzer's tragedy Of the
same name She is q discovery Of Carmen
sylvia; she was born in Bucharest and educated
IN the Royal Palace. Her father, officer des-
tined her TO become a nun. When she was quite
child. however, the beauty Of her voice attracted
amateur OF music. and the attention Of Queen
Elizabeth, Carmen SYLVIA" directed to her
talent Encouraged by this royal interest. Agathe
Barsescu went 10 Vienna, where she studied music
and German. until the dramatio-and more par
tlcularly the tragic-qualities in her became so
evident that she abandoned operate career
and took 10 acting. While on the way to Berlin,
20 make her debut at the Deutsches Theater sns
was offered an engagement by tho management
OF the Vienna HOfburgtheater, which she accepted.
Her debut IN the 'Raiserstadt' made as
hero IN Grillparzer's 'Des Meeres und der Liebe
WeIen. which has remained one Of her favorite
parts. So great WAS her success that she became
fsvor1te Of the kiennese and stayed with them
seven years At the end of that time she
ihesfer which she left to return TO the DANUBE
where sns PLAYED MaSda , a hundred tines at the
2aures. After fitting from city TO city she settled
became not only the idol OF the public. but also
the fayorite OF the Queen she appeared as the
SILVA entitled. respectively, Unbranda," Mari
restless. Agathe Barsescu took TO travelling again
.She visited Russia, Germany. Holland and other
But tn now. she had never seen America. The
.s6ea Of appearing IN NeV-Yorlk had long been IN
her mind, and some weeks ago yielding to her
impulse she sailed fer the New World. after sign
ing FIVE years engagement Ito begin next au-
.1umal with the management OF the Berliner
tTheater. On her arrival in New-York, Mr.. Con-
r1ed at engaged Agathe Barsescu for a brief
season Should she prove successful at the Irving
Place Theatre she may tour the United StateS
before returning TO Europe.
'Bhadovs the Hearth" TO have caught
the fancy OF Eighth-ave. for # begins another
week there with matinee to-day. In the melo-
drama OF NeW-Jersey, Solomon's judgment is ap-
piled through the novel agency OF a teakettla Of
boiling water, though without deVelopinR the true
mother, which is a variation in Scripture that
makes for another act James NJ. Brophy PLAYS
the leading part