New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-12
THEATRICAL INCIDENTS AND NEWS NOTES
MISS MANNERLNG IN NEW PLAY-ANOTHER VISITOR
FROM ENGLAND-THE HOLLAND BENEFIT.

able to act, the theatrical profession united in
rendering him this testimonial.
Some idea of the universal interest taken in
the performance may be given by the state
ment that the committee of stars at work on
the testimonial include Nat c. Goodwin. John
Drew, William Gillette, William H Crane. De
Wolf Hopper, Chauncey Olcott, David Warheld,
jefferson De Angels, Robert B. ManteIl Frank
Daniels. Francis Wilson. Andrew Mack. Lew
Fields, Raymond Hitchcock. Arnold DAILY.
Henry E. Dixey. Peter F. Daley. Joseph Coyne,
Richard earle. Robert Edeson, William Collier.
LaWrance d'Orsay, Dustin Farnun, Wilton
Lackaye Edward ]. Morgan. Henry Miller and
Nat III. Wills. There is also a committee of
thors, including Augustus Thomas, Glen Mac
Donough, Clay N. Greene. Edward E. Kidder.
George H Broadhurst George " Hobart.
George AIDE, Eugene W. Presley, f. Milton
Royle, Charles T. Darcy. Frank PixIey Rupert
Hughes. Harry B. Smith, Edgar Smith. Frederic
Aanken. Richard Harding Davis Cecil B. De
Mile Franklin Fyles. Victor Mapes. Lloyd Os-
bourne, Edward A Paulton. Arson P Bond,
Edward E. Rose. Stanislaus STANCE Edward
W. Townsend, Henry NJ. Blossom. jr. Booth
Harrington. Hugh Ford. Frank B. Hatch and
Thomas A Wise
The auction sale of seats takes place at 4:30
p M next Thursday at the Herald Square Thea
ire. invitations to attend this affair have been
sent TO most or the prominent actresses in town.
The auction will be conducted by James P.
the Lambs.
David Belasco is now at work arranging a
programme for the performance from the long
list OF acts volunteered The testimonial will
begin at 1:30 p. M, and will last until 6, but
even four hours and half is scarcely enough
for a list of artists numbering nearly forty.
Two special features being prepared. For
the first time the general public will have an
opportunity Of seeing of those Lambs
behind closed doors. The frolic on this occa-
sion VIII be a burlesQue of The Music Master
Wrltten, acted ana staged py me LAMPS. ms
promises to be screamingly funny AFFAIR. A
one-act farce entitled "The Entertainment
Agency" will a vehicle for the ap-
pearance OF more than a dozen of the best
known stars IN New-York. The first meeting
Of the vassar and Harvard football elevens,
with the gridiron heroes of each college repre-
scented by celebrated actresses and actors, also
Is supposed to furnish great deal Of humor.
Portions Of the entertainments being given
by these artists at various theatres on Broad
way win be reproduced by Mrs. Leslie Carter
and the Misses FRITZ ScheR. Blanche Walsh,
Ethel Barrymore, Blanche Bates. Marie Dressler,
Grace George, Hattie Williams and Evie Green,
and Robert Edeson. Arnold Daily, William Gil
lette. Frank Daniels. David Warheld. Francis
Wilson, Digby Bell, Lew Fields. Joseph Weber,
Wilton Lackaye. Henry e. Dixey Jefferson De
Angels, Robert Mantell, Miss Clara Bloodgood,
Sam Bernard, Miss Maxine Elliott, Miss Viola
Allen. Henry Miller, W. II. Thompson and Miss
Phoebe Davies. In case Mr.. Belasco finds 1t
impossible to arrange time for acts from the
them will appear IN sketches which they have
presented before with success Mr.: De An
of "Fantana-" It is not improbable that Mr..
Weefeld will give portions of his old monologue.
The full arrangement for this programme, how
ever cannot be announced until next Sunday
The bill of the play to be given away at the
testimonial Will be remarkable thing Of its
kind II will contain original sketches by
William Metcalfe Frederic Remington Edward
Kemble, Henry Mayer, hubert Vos, Robert Reid
and others. Show girls from the various must
cal comedies In town will sell these programmes
for whatever sum they can get.
Frank keenan, will put on another one-act
piece at the Berkeley Lyceum tomorrow, called
1.-THE Lady Across the Hall" Tt is a comedy Of
merIy dramatic editor OF 1.-The Evening Mail"
Miss Grace FTIkins will be the lady. The three
PLAYS already on the bill Will all be retained.
The most important feature Of Mr.. Mansfeld's
list OF plays to be shown in his coming engage
ment at the New Amsterdam Theatre is the re-
vival Of play by Moliere. 1.-THE Misanthrope"
has been chosen with fine sense Of fitness, for
Mr.. Mansfield should be able to realize this
character with humor and power. 1t has been a
long time since Moliere passed over the foot
| lights of a Broadway Theatre through the
medium Of the English tongue, and the present
revival cannot fail Of warm appreciation in
atre prevail. Mr. MansfeId's repertory does not
| seem TO include Charles Henry Meltzer's play.
"Rodin, the Scholar" which the actor has had in
preparation all this season.
Miss Bates broke all records at the Academy
Of Music for Monday night when she opened