New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-01
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
French Plays for Charity-"LondOn Assur-
ance" Alumni Matinee.

At Carnegie I.yceum last night land the perform
ance will be repeated twice to-day two plays were
given in French for the benefit of Greenwich House,
No 26 Jones-st. Greenwich House is not French
institution any than it is Italian or German
or Russian. but IL happens that there is large
colony of French in the quarter the little known
West Side which this institution ministers to. and
by this dramatic performance IT was hoped both
TO raise money for the general work and secure
the interest Of the French population The audience
was not so large as might have been desired last
evening but great many French people were
there. and they enjoy able entertainment,
for though the company was in the main amateur.
Ernest Perrin, who was seen here this winter at
the American Theatre with French company. took
the leading part in both plays.
NJ Perrin IS capable actor and a natural
comedian. The first play. in act. lie Bon
homme Jads." by Henri Murger, is a piece written
for the exploitation Of the single character part,
and with this play NJ. Perrin kept the house in
merry mood, and in mellow mood. too. for his
Jads is a most lovable old matchmaker. His per-
Torrance of the part is well worth seeing The
second play. in five acts, called lie Hulau," is
preachment against war. 1t is the work Of lola
Dorian, a Russian. who married Frenchman, and
has since lived in Paris. 1t she who from
Hugo the statement that she was the only woman
who knows how TO write French verse" She trans
lated THE Cenci" into French and was one of the
first TO come the aid Of Antoine when he started
his theatre. She also wrote plays for him. The
during the Prussan Danish war and the lovers.
about whom the story revolves. belong to the Op-
posing nati0naIities. Marie the girl. has imbibed
the Tolstoian doctrines. there is much talk In
the play. NJ. Perrin. however. gave an admirable
performance, in spite OF the play and the support
Eugene Blair will begin a hve-week stock en-
gagement at the West End Theatre on Monday
May s. In this engagement she will give a few
performances OF Charlotte CoTday' and also of
version BY Fernando EIiscu of The Fires Of ST
John" Miss Blalrs season will open with oliver
Twist
Liebler & Co. have arranged a professional
matinee of London Assurance for Wednesday.
April y. at the Kniekerbocker Theatre, which Will
be unique There will be invited guests more
than three hundred players who have in times gone
by been identified with London Assurance" to-
gether with the twenty-four guests OF the Actors
Home. on Staten Island OF the latter. sixteen
have participated in productions OF
the comedy The performance is not a general
professional matinee. only those who can show a
diploma of graduation from London Assurance
being admitted card. Liebler & Co. already
have list of 326 surviving alumni. and they are
still searching through old programmes in quest
Of others The two front viii be set aside
for the visitors from the Actors Home the super
intendent and the matron Four Lady Gay Spank
Of the past-Ada Rehan. Blanche Bates, Rose
Coghlan and Ida NeTnon-wtn occupy boxes
Percy Williams, proprietor Of the Circle Theatre
in Manhattan. and the Orpheum. in Brooklyn. an
nounced last night that he had leased the theatre
at Manhattan Beach for the coming season. He
will enlarge the orchestra and present the better
class Of vaudeville acts. Formerly musical COM
edy has been the staple diet at the Manhattan
Beach Theatre in the summer The theatre viii
open June 10.