New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-23
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
The Nearness of Percy Mackaye-
Will BeLasc0 Build IN Boston?

| Percy Mackaye son or steele Mackaye seems
| to have had strange fate as a d'amatist so far
| in his career His first published play, quaint
and appealing blend of poetry and farce, with
| Chaucer and the Wife Of Bath the leading char
acters. put into rehearsal by E. II. Sothern,
! but never reached representation by that actor.
Later Miss Bingham took option on the work.
but she grew fanthearted ard forfeited $1,000 rather
| than put it on the stage. docs any one now
! remember the name of the play she did put on
| Unsteady Another play by Mr.. Mackaye Ihe
! Scarecrow," based Hawthornes story. "Feath-
| ertop" accepted last summer by James K
| Hackett but no word has since been heard Of
any plans for it's production. Feathertop Ghe
| Scarecrow) Is. any can guess VINO has read
/ the story wild fantastic. grotesquey humorous
and yet poignantly pathetic and significant char
acter. difficult to play and totally dInere9I from ron
s. fad ,SiT5 ne s1inernatIrai vet those who
have read tb VIM anscTpt viii not rest contented
' I'll they have the drama on the stage, ana
| they wait with Impotence V ord from MI
Hackett telling when he intends to put it there. If
at all -, . oa,,r
one OF Mr.. NIackayes plays this time again by Mr:
s0theTn That actor who is g Sansres his inten
ton Of producing "Fenrs, the VOL IN ~. ans
Gates, with Morse mythology. 1t IS Available in
book form and well repays reading Tnoe sara 1t
crow It was written for Mr.. sotneF Isnt o+ ii.
failure as Vet to gel hearing on the stage in spite
of the manifest high literary quality OF ms w3A
| Is hard at labor up In Cornish W. Oh aiio'n'
play, which is nearly completed
Mr.. Belasco is, 1t is open secret searching for
q suitable site for theatre in Boston. Rumors 10
this effect have been floating about for some Time
now there can be no doubt of their truth. Boston
is known of the best show towns outsioe
of New-York and Chicago, and both Mr. Belasco
and Mrs. Ffske favorites there In recent Yeas
it has been increasingly difficult, however TOT
them to get a theatre in the Hub. Boston mas iot
yet seen Leah Klesehna." for instance me Dos
the Independents. and it is huge barn Of place
of those monuments to- the sty he % academy
of Music in this city Boston Wouldnt ~ ~ tbs sun
ply this year but Mr.. Beasco does not tear me
same fate for his attractions lie is g oag there
with his plans, and may soon have a theaue IHelo
bearing his name
Fred Thompson. now his elephants are plunglng
to his satisfaction and New-York is admiring the
real beauty Of those two stage pictures IN winch
is enacted THE Romance OF the Hindoo Princess
is turning his busy brain TO devise his next sensa
ton at the Hippodrome. He has been reading
Roman and Asiatlc history in an effort to combine
Babylonic and Latin spendors in one set which
shall yet have some Of historic fidelity In the
the Ro M ms device Of locking Shields during
tack, and the idea for new sensation came 70 nit
1t is hs present scheme to turn nG4o e Oh wa'e5
loose high up in the stage SO that 1t fais IN a
This water will submerge an army. who will be
saved from actual injury by ~ Gekpg their shields
They may get wet" said Mr. Thompson but
Somebody suggested he might picture the exodus
through the Red Sea, and the fate OF the pursuing
Egyptians. The Hippodrome supers have not yet
been told of his plan. it might be added. When
they strike is feared,
William A. Brady. who is now manager for Rob
Mantell, will himself appear the stage during
the performances of Richard IIT' at the Garden to-
night He will be disguised a super in order to
manage effectively the big battle in the
last act Nj. Brady used to appear similarly in the
pit" scene Of THE Pit
The letter from Mary Anderson to Nine.
Modjeska. wishing her on her farewell tour,
recently made public. but Nine. Modjeskas
reply Needless to say, the reply was
equally felictous and former Countrywoman is
open 10 fluctuations from hel sex just 1t
also not without added interest OF comment
YOU would find conditions here far different now
from hat you knew you would be disappointed
and sad. Perhaps you wise in remaining in
England. vel as in fnrsaking the stage. And
yet she added gracefully l cannot but feel that
shoIld you come to again you would triumph
to-day you did of old
AT Proctors Fifth Avenue next week Lady
Windermeres Fan" will be revived, with Miss
Frances Starr in the title part and Charles Rich
man Lord Windermere. This brilliant comedy
has not been here for long time with any
thing Ike capable cast so that the present re-
vivai Should inG favor