New-York tribune., 1905-02-06
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
ycotball and Stage Realism, or Who Kicked
the Goale

vootball and Stage Realism, or Who Kicked
the Goals
rage so that three Broadway theatres are at
| present making a mountain out of mole skins. than
he football enthusiasts begin to kick
What is the matter with the author OF strong
| heart'?" writes one of them to this department.
| He has put football scene on the stage. ana
put it on with considerable SKILL and more realism
! than Mr.. Ade-up to a certain point But 10 miss
! that point is fatal His team spend the space OF
almost an entire act in their locker room, between
halves: and then they go out and finish the game
| in five minutes. That alone would be bad enough: @
But after they make ths nsX s o0ne
In behalf of all lovers Of the Game (notc the cap
if1R EeRed gBoa BrGtsSt against the n'quS OF '0@' O
80 hot my little sir?" Some things have to be
tween halves is too long; and his second half @ too
PiiGy play Nevertheess New it was careless of him to
get to kick that goal! The old folks wont worry
play play for the Young folks In consideration for
his his error. Mr. Ade kicked the goal in 'Tha Col
oea eg9 10 PTs t GIVE p9ns ABOUT
Since their first performance last the players
| in ''Girohe-Groha" at the Broadway Theatre have
! greatly improved in their work Possibly. nervous
ness and, possibly inadequate rehearsal were in
part blame for their failure the opening night
| to get into the swing of the merry. bouyant oper
| eta. Vocally inadequate the cast whole, OF
| course. remains; it is hard to see. indeed how
vocally adequate cast is 10 be assembled for such
| work at the present time for the past decade OF
slapstick musical farce has trained singers for
& re tg{ trs H9g fPe m
] escape from the pirates for example is now as
Eyep Miss schef is dispiayl8s more 6oTgetfu9ess
ono block down the road And. finally it is pleas
ant TO record that many of tho interpolated mod
! the libretto once more something it came from
| the of its author
| Henry B. Harris who has been seriously Ill from
malarial fever at his home. No. West ssth-st will
sail to-day for the Bermudas where he will re-
| main durpg his convalescence
| Master" Gabriel. who plays the title part in
Buster Brown" is said have accepted an offer
appear Cedric in big revival Of Little Lord
c This Is + raS sad nsTs If tue o bS te OPe % has has
| nothing but painful.
Edward Terry has decided TO make another
| change of bill in the two weeks remaining to him
at the Princess Theatre He will accordingly pre-
Friday evening He also Begins tonight to give
| Maurice Campbell has decided to place Frederick
Lewis in his production of Ibsen's latest play.
| When We Dead Awaken Mr.. Lewis will play
seen es D n NewYoPS as the oTiando to MISS cros
mans Rosalind and his first success here was as
of the dramatiza ton of Poe's Raven in which
mate word: ''''''''-'' ms 0'''-
! The 5O0th performance of the Victor Herbert and
| Glen MacDonough musical play, Babes in Toy
| land" will be given at the Chestnut Street Opera
| House Philadelphia, tonight Elaborate prepara-
| tions being made for this interesting occur
and will eoGd n % o2 y mas
clans. When Mr.; Herbert conducts his music
ife and adj lDhf will laorv
what charming and muscianly score really domi-
| mates this extravaganza. dwarhng the elabo-
| rate stage pictures
| Lord Chumley," which H c. De Mile and David
| Beasco wrote for E H. Sothern is to be produced.
| with Cecil De Mile as Chumey. supported by Miss
| Constance Adams. Mrs De Mile is TO make the
production. and thus the son: managed by his
Mr. sotherp has given his M production % 70 the young
| put on
Is this an old friend with new face? 1t Is
| clipped from the dispersed works OF passionate
| press agent:
! They were seated at table at the Lambs-Lew
Fields, Joseph Herbert; of the 1T Happened in
| The latter has made a success on the road in a
e~ he ces hSd bee ndGg O with his
TqFk The leading man Tos complaining
| these New-York fellows roast chap. On the road
m soc coa WmereG as veil beT aver as
did elsewhere, bYt III not get the credit for it.
| There you 90. Billy" interrupted Mr.. Fields
| You're Just like lot of other actors-thinl the
| Lord only reads the New-York papers
Miss Ellis Jetfreys. for three years leading lady
| of the Haymarket Theatre. London. supported by
! her London company, to which have been
! added ". r. Thompson Henry z. Dxey and other
American players. will begin starring contract
| with LAebler & Co at the New-Amsterdam Theatre
on Monday, March 6. presenting the William Boosey-
! Cosmo Gordon Lennox adaptation from the French
| Of Xenrof and Chancels La Prince Consort." Miss
! Jeffreys has played with Sir Charles Wyndham and
| John Hare. She the original Cousin Kate and
| Lady Flirt and almost her entire career has been
identified with conspicuous roles in plays by Pinero
Henry Arthur Jones. Sidney Grundy. Captain Rob
ert Marshall, Hubert Henry Davies and other play
wriehts of that rank. The production here will be
most elaborate one and the cast will include Ben
! Webster and Miss Kate Phillips. La Prince Cen
sort will be staged by Arnold DAILY, whose achieve
ments in the staging of Candida You Never Can
| Tell and other of the Bernard Shaw plays have
been conspicuous.
! Mr.. Conred announces the following cast for IN,
gala performance and the four regular performances
OF Johann strauss's comic opera Die Fledermaus
| for which the public sale of seats begins TO-DAY.
Rosalinde Mus sar,hr,.S
Prince OrofsKy Mise Walker
Adeiee Miss Bella