New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-13

trait of Miss FRITZ schefr by the brilliant portrait
artist Franz Stuck This portrait was recently sold
at public auction in Cologne. when the collection
Of the Bourgeois Brothers was disposed of, Miss
soheff herself had lost trace Of the portrait and
not aware or the sale t!l 1t had already taken
place. She would be glad of any information Of the
present owner and whereabouts Of the picture
Algernon Boyesen, son of the late Hjalmar Hjorth
Boyesen who resides in this city has in his turn
become a playwright. Frank Keenan, will on
called THE Passion in the Suburbs" Whether the
suburb chosen is Brooklyn or The Bronx remains
somebody has detected a passion in the suburbs
either for fiction or drama remains quite untitled.
Suburbanty we have not-consciously, at least.
According to "SilTs Stage Gossip" Oscar Ham
merstein authorizes the announcement that he IS
not the author CT the novel jerome. Poor Man"
1.-The Lady Shore" the romantic costume
drama" as the advance agent calls it, in which
Virginia Harmed is to make her first appearance in
New-York this season at the Hudson on March o.
Lena r. Smith around the character of Jane shore
Jane, who vas the beautiful wife of London jewel
has been the inspiration for many players and play
there is reliable record were dramas by Haywood
oias Rohme, who fashioned poetic tragedy OH the
saTd ms si9d6ns W Mhs 1sSa I Mss nance Old
in the early SOS by Miss Clara Morris In 1876
by Miss Genevieve Ward and Miss Ada CavendfsH.
Since the Wills piece no play has been written, or
new version Its authors say they have treated
mating anything that one might dislike in her and
making her wholly symp3athetie figure. Robert
part of Richsrd Duke of Gloucester.
Miss Ellis Jenreys. it seems, started out to be
violin virtuoso but kindly teacher smote her so
severely the wrist when she failed to plav to
suit him that he broke her violn-her wrist does
no She 10 never @aT b9@FS Re PuP
she studied singing and began her stage career in
from the operate stage, she said recently Il had
sung In in The ,, Yeomen Of the Guard The Sentry
by appearing in The Praneng Girl at the Prince of
Wales's Theatre. This was a burlesque on The
Dancing Girl. and Sir Charles happened to see me
ion belonged on the dramatic stage and offered
! was summoned elsewhere
The shuberts have signed contract with Miss
Katie Barry providing for her appearance one year
more in "Fantana." at the end of which time thew
are TO star her in musical comedy by Robert G.
Smith and Raymond Hubbel. Miss Barry has been
making hits under their management in "A Chinese
keep Miss Barry in America for at least six years
II is probable that she VIII apply for naturalization
| land except on brief professional visits.
widow of Patrolman Ira D. Kline. of the 18th pre-
cinct who accidentally shot and killed in pistol
| practice at the 9th Regiment Armory. January l6
l on next Tuesday, March IL at the Windsor and
| Third Avenue theatres Many we'll known actors
| will appear. All the proceeds will be given the
! widow and children. Tickets may be had at the
! theatres mentioned above for 81, and are accepted
! at both theatres.
The sale next Friday afternoon and evening, at
J Andersons. of the library belonging to L. Clarke
Davis, OF Philadelphia, is already attracting the
| Of pia we'll of Of roI-
! lectors of dramatic literature aud rlaybus. The
scarce first edition of Colley Cibber's COLLECTED
! Plays" London, l72D. and two copies Of the orig
inal edition of Jeremy Golfers Short View OF the
! immortality and Profaneness OF the English
| Stage well a copy of the first edition
! of The Good Natured Man among the Eng
| lish books listed There also n few bits of
| Cruikshankia~ to be had. intersDersed in the
| dramatic collection OF the Americana lot 100.
hfty-two volumes OF early American plays. many
of them frsts, is perhaps the most interest
ing Many OF the plays Wall Street,
or Ten Minutes Before Three a fR.:1e New-York
l..9. is OF the interesting titles There is also
| collection. in thirteen lots Of the works of
William Dunlap including the first COTTON of Lei
| cester' IN. y, 1900, which play performed in
1894. and is said to be the first American tragedy
produced the stage. For music collectors is tho
fifth edition OF Gays BeFgaTS Opera n742), with
] the overture ard score The p!ay5ills Amer