New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-09
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Passion for Finding Sources for
Nezc PIays Eremphfed.

NeJC Plays EL6mphB6d.
A correspondent has written to ask Il it Is not
quite possible even probable, that Mr. SUtro got
his idea for The Walls Of Jericho from L Ad-
versaire' by Capus AMI Arene. Z great success IN
Paris season before last. is quite true that the
dramatst moves in : mysterious way MS wonders
TO perform that the laws of suggestion work no
less subtly in his brain than in any other But 10
inquire point blank OF Mr.. sutro II he got his IN
spiraton from the Partisan play might strike some
people, including Mr.. Sutro, trife impairment
and without such personal inquiry It is hard TO
see how the question of possibility can De an
swe-ed.
Anything is sometimes possible The two plays
themselves, however. make it easy TO answer tnit
the thing is highly improbable The husband OF the
French pIav was bore to his wife not because
he would not dance and play bridge, but because
ne would take the brilliant place in heT "orid
which she wished him to take. because ne folr
lowed his ambitions in literature inslet4 -.
her ambitions another way. In both plays there
is the domestic triangle but Heaven saw VI N
ark, MIR. Sutro did not need 10 go 10 l. Al
versaire" for that.
& dawn not the e Tefaeh Pig the rhe dma1 Of
The play was tragic. not sentimental 30 nltCH
they were still further apart, and intention, puT-
purpose Is beyond a doubt TO blow the ram
authors purpose was to furnish setting for
As mater Of fact, the placing Of man who
values the real things Of life in household where
Lis wife and her friends set store by the oPposIe
is far from new IN either Play IL Is c Su1S The
domestic triangle Is rucn more eHectlVe on = nv
frictions. which result wher two people look at
life from different points OF view even II tney
love each other That 1t Is more true to life is Is
another question but 1t seems TO be inevitable IN
/ dramas like these under discussion
If this passion for finding play parents for each
new drama is to be ind Ilged. why does not SOME
one call attention TO the similarity between The
NJ Sri+rO O1 II
American drama { rough miner had married
girl Of social proclfvities dominated by foohsh
and rather unpraiseworthy parent. VINO desired
the match for the wealth II brought AGAIN mere
was the domestic triangle precipitatlng the sep
aration Again the child figured in the recon
ciiation though in The Heir to the Hooran
there could be no question Of the husband re-
moving the infant from its mother!
IN both rlsvs the rough diamond man asserted
himself in passionate harangue. to the manifest
gIaa of the audience In both plays. it might be
/ added the audience could never doubt the maj
outcome If the wife should never repent II s i3
should decide that after All nf h Iona and hJs
and II she should ultimately prefer M NAY 70
Queensland NewYOrk to a Western mining camp amp
/ there would be sort Of novelty. Ana the play
The real parent Of Mr. Armstrong; play IS the
pubiics long established fondness for ne sTl1 a
OF the rough diamond over an aii1Ie for
the success OF Mr.. sutros play than any genera
interest in the reformation Of English soc.e'y
/ KnowIedge OF this fondness: not kno"leose 5 oi
SPECIFIC plays Of h. ot s5 f Of the the d4sas Of Mr.
/ 81 tro. Mr.. Armstrong AMI the French-ien-
Ex-Presdent Cleveland for so many years the
friend and neighbor OF Joseph Jefferson will occupy
a wallack.s Theatre on WEDNESDAY = 9l s y
70 see Thomas Jefferson in his fathers role OF KIP
Van Wrinkle
Writing for The Chicago Evening Post some
suffering member OF the chain gang Of that city
remarks of Miss Cahins new musical comedy;
Miss Marie CahfH ard ''Aioonshine' are to Pc
co JfslIv Commended TO the local musical COMEDY
n1i1oritv when does not think a sla2-stick me
Quintessence Of humor loud song me :, vorirs
comedian. the funniest man that ever eo5IiPTo +b ms
hummer. Miss CHhill is presenting n er urhicb
nIav nj the Illinois for the next fortnight
wil fba Is artists pentS that Is bright and
dainty aud nothing that sayors o. se bn 1onev
heres bouts is dialect monarch rev ,n coT7.
ana aa gTT E EoTethirg that viii Light up.
So Chicago Is Ike the rest OF the country. after
/ all,
Dur,nc his vacation in Europe HorasO Parker.
nroressor Of the theory Of music al Yale UNIVERSITY
/ completed the musical score OF the Frlnce OF
| Tr1ia Iosepb l. C. Clarke's drama tization OF tne
late General Lew Weace,s novel oT yer t% 80 49,
crate production which will be presented to the
New-York public carly in the new year
Harry. = Dixev has arranged to open new
| school of expression. founded Upon unique lines
| and devoted exclusively 70 instructins The young
/ IN tho art OF acting and expression The school
vii he started Immediately at the Madison Square
/ ,rboatre where MI Dtxey is appearing II The
/ osor on the Box" MI Dixey viii lie assisted by
coups tent Instructors
This viii he a school of acting for children. whe
! iii he taken as young "a eight and oh as A.
/ -, ,-eo-s Mr. Dtxey believes the Stage Will be
,-en,iv benefited in years come by the graduates
F-on, his school in whom he Will retain an Interest
,-T.ilfg coInpensat ton for the time ana LABOR CO
,-otad TO their instruction from their earnings FOR
| ueriod OF years after graduation
I The graatest actors on the American stage
/ n.,st and present. with but few exceptions. begnr
! ne rbldrenr said Mr. Dxey They were brought
Uiitb some Of the greatest actors OF their time
I F,dwin booth reEan stage work when a child. u:
| did Mrs Fiske jefferson. Bernhard Crane. Good
| win Julia Msrlowe and many others l could name
IT Ia starting the children right, moulding thei
/ minds n the right way. teaching them vocal, men
1oi nhvsicaI ard facial expression. that will brn;
I ont ali there IS In them. I shall instruct Onl.
those children whom / think have temperance
for the work
on the 18th of this month George Edvardes vii
( sail for America on the steamship Baltic. 10 b
/ al the opening performance Of his production Q
/ ..Verouique" at the Broadway Theatre, October >
/ MT Edwardes will be accompanied ny andre Mes
sager the composer OF ''NeToniQue' ara Qerecto
OF grand opera al Covent Garden.