New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-01

Mr.. Belssco at the Belasco Theatre, presented
Adrea," tragic drama, by himself and Mr.. John
Luther Long. This brought out January =,
and MIS- Carter. as the heroine. made a brilliant
success, in tragedy.-showing deep emotion and
extraordinary power. January Is. Mss Ida Con-
quest acted st the Savoy. in farcical play called
The Money Makers which failed Mr.. L ,
willard came TO the Knickerbocker January
p. and filed brief engagement, acting in Lucky
Durham" very stupid play; The Brighter Side
ola Chatelaine') estuable but coorLess fabric;
The Auddlenan." and Tho Professors Love
Story" Mr.. Robert Edeson. az the Hudson. jan
uary so. made a popular hit Strongheart. IN a
play, bearing that name, relative to love and foot
ball; and on the same night Miss Blanche Walsh
acted. az the Herald Square, IN play called
The Woman the Case" dealing very crudely
with jealousy. murder prison life legal tricks, etc.
and involving revolving scene OF inebrety. actual
and simulated. between q devoted wife and cour-
tesan. 4 disgusting play called La Frtquet" was
produced 81 the Savoy. January 81, and trivial
young actress named Marie Doro made a conspicu-
failure n Il Mr.. ". y. Lawrence, assuming
management OF the Madison Square Theatre opened
It OF February z with q capital farce called Mrs
Temples Telegram" which was cleVerly acted
and was cordially welcomed. Mr.. Frank Worth
ing and Mr.. William Morris were particularly
drou in this play-the former by reason Of
his comic perplexity; the latter because OF
his bland ana genial mendacity and candid assur-
Miss Ada Rehan came to the Liberty The
atre February g. and delighted great audience
by her acting Of Katherine in The Tanning OF the
shrew." Later she was seen as Lady TeazIe. In
teresuug performances were given by MI Forbes
Robertson and his company, at the Knickerbocker,
beginning, February %. with Mr.. H. V. Esmond's
new play called Love and the Man" and ending
with Hamlet Miss CrOsman came back to the
city, February s. at the Academy Of Music, with
Sweet Kitty Bellairs," and Mr.. Wright Lormer
reappeared. February 20, at the New-Iork Theatre,
n The Shepherd King Mr.. Thomass farce,
The Education Of AIr, Ppp."-founded on Mr.. c.
D. G!bson's Pipp pictures.-was produced, Febru-
airy 90 at the Liberty Theatre, and Mr.. Digby Bell
made A favorable impression by acting Ppp, On
February = Miss Grace George came forward at
the Savoy Theatre in play called Abigail" by
Mr. keIlet Chalmers, which contains character. in
Yention. and interest Of story, and in which Miss
George gained suspicious success On Febru-
airy q Mr.. Frank keenan, opened the Berkeley Ly-
ceuul, procaluing that II would be devoted TO
short plays HIS season was short and his pro-
ceedings were not important. Good taste and good
feeling were offended by his presentusnt Of & sktt
about insane people based on Poe's crazy sketch
OF DR.. Tarr and Professor Fetner. That piece had
some success: the laughter Of the audience, the
first night. was general and occasionally bolster
II IS strange order OF intelligence that
ind anything comical IN the pitaoie inlrnnltes
OF Iunacy. The brilliant Miss Blanche Bates came
n the Academy Of Music on March 8. in The
Darling Of the Gods" and she continued TO act
there 10 fine audiences, till April 3. Ny Gillette
returned 10 the city and acted at the Empire, March
6 II Sherlock Holmes finding his popularity IN
ebated and pleasing his many admirers with keen
and bright iupersonation Of the famous detective
OF Conan Doyle's fiction. \ handsome and accom-
plished English actress, Miss Ellis Jetreys. ap
peared al the New Amsterdam Theatre. the
same night, in q fancifu. sentimental satirical
cor1edv ADAPTED from the French, by Messrs. ".
Boosey and c. c. Lennox, called The Prince Con
sort" The aim of this piece is TO satirize the ex-
cessive etiquette OF little foreign courts and 10 IL
lustrate in what way love levels all ranks. Miss
Jerreys pleased by refinement OF personality. ex-
ouisite deLcacy OF taste and feeling and rare ele
gance OF manner. Miss Amelia Bingham occupied
the WaLack stage for a brief season, beginning
March g. with Mile. Marni, tumble OF incidents.
illustrative OF antagonism betwixt licentious old
uoblernan and his natural daughter, whom ne has
discarded. IN childhood, and who, as a woman, is
a clever actress and q successful speculator in
stocks. Mr.. Forbes Robertson acted Hamlet March
g at the Knickerbocker, and closed his engagement
On March IS The popular Miss Mary Mannerng
reappeared on March Is. at the Criterion present
ing Nancy Stair foolish. badly constructed.
Hretchedly written play on novel OF that name:
but Miss Mannerlng gave charming per
Torrance OF an earnest, bithe. gentle, charm
ing young woman-who should have been Scotch but
was generally English Mr. Ibsen's nightmare play.
when We Dead Awaken tried II a couple
Of matinee performances at the Knickerbocker.
and subsequently given for few nights at the
Princess Theatre. under the sapient guidance Of
Mr. Maurice Campbell Mr.. Murray Carson a
good actor appeared that house. the nth in
play called The Triher." which did good.
The next Iuornentous event of the season the
! coming Of Richard Mansfield. who appeared the
! New Amsterdam Theatre on March % and acted
! there for three weeks In round OF the notable
parts with which his has long been brilliantly
! Identified. and closing with a superb revival OF
lfolieres comedy Of The Misanthrope," in which
/ he acted Alceste and gave decisive denOtement of
! the same genius TO form original ideal and the
! cousurrrnate art TO express il Mr.. Mansfield was
| seen as Beau Brummen Richard III, Ivan the
! Terrible Jekyll and Hyde, Shylock Baron Chew
nal and AIcese. The prosperity OF his engagement
/ was prodigious. Various experimental perform
ances occurred mostly IN the secusion OF the fur
| tive matinee. An institution calling itself The
Progressive Stage Society brought out M Tbsen
I Enemy Of the People" and also Mr. Bjorpson' 8
| Beyond Human Power" part second. The Nearne
| Sisters acted IN a composition. by OF them,
| made OF Ibsen and water. Miss Margaret
/ Wycherey disported at the Hudson Theatre.
| In some Of the attenuated faocid. inverte-
maintains that Yeats is the great prophet of
! the drama and Henry Irving its great enemy On
/ March q Miss Virginia Harmed appeared at the
J Hudson Theatre. in d drama the old theme
OF Jane Shore. but the story cIumsiIy told the
| incidents were preposterous and ridiculous and
| Miss Harned's performance weak that IL
soon expired OF hamilton Mr.. Robert Lorraine dis
tinguished himself by d thoroughly good perform
ancs Of the stalwart and fiery PlantASenet. Edwar
". 4 revival Of London Assurance with ''star
caste" was accomplished at the Knickerbocker on
April g. and a revival Of She Stops % Conquer
| was accomplished al the New-Amsterdam. on April
I7,-also with caste OF stars; but neither OF
these productions proved impressive. IN London
| Assurance Miss Jefrreys acted Lady Gay SPEAKER
| and Mr.. Eben Plympton acted Sir Harcourt
Courtly. The most effective performance was tina
OF Dolly Spanker" by Mr. Joseph WheeIock. jr
! In "She Stops 10 Conquer the best Performance
was that OF Mrs. Neville. by Isabel irving Miss