New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-30
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Mansfield and "Don Carlos Bonn
IN Berlin.

Each season. while retaining in his repertoire the
widely diversified and striking representations which
have given him commanding position on our
stage Mr. Mansfield adds some new character OF
value. The Misanthrope, Ivan the Terrible Cari
Heinrich. have been his most recent adoltlohs 10
the stage portrait gallery, and IVAN at least Will
be retained this season; possibly Moheres coheuy
will be shown also. in cities where there seems 10
be demand for It, .
The new figure this year will be the Spanish
Prince the hunted son of Philip IL of Spain, who
walks in black Though the sombre acts OF Schiet
tragedy. through 15urt intrigues ana the eshte.ns
net to his final doom. Mr.. Mansneia is USING 'e
translation of r. D. Boylan, cut only SO ifuch DIS Is
necessary to bring the play within the oiie i'',..
of the modern theatre. Even so, 'nefe are IS. IS,
scnes and the drama lasts till well after III o ciocA
Fuller Mellsh plays King Philip ana MISS hoieA'e
Rockwell Elizabeth.
It was Mr. Mansfelds fear before 'he pay wac
publicly shown that it might fail to hold the a''e,
ton NJ an audience: that it's sombre gloom would
prove monotonous even repelent schiller es asa
after the lapse Of century d Eyng il speaking stage
and Don Carlos absolutely So lime ears Were
course. will decide if Mr.; tbsy did not prevent
his production of the tragedy ana ms as
his already long and on capos
embodiments in German literature OF pa'he''' ~
Mr. Mansfed's final rehearsal before he iens
NewYork disclosed tine is made known and
whetted the always lively curlosl.s 1coDied from
MS Of fn's pero) and his investttnrs
will be no small contributors to the interest u '''
play.
Frank Damrosch in common with some re" o'hei
n1ortals is forced occasionally TO use the eup",
The other dav he was able to get into the VestiDue
Of a car but no further. When the tram s'oPp
the next platform he stepped off to allow seNeiai
people to get out but when he himselI 'rieu - -
enter the car he found the door blocked by a man tb
more than ample proportions. Rather angry a. ~
indsposition of this individual to permit him to ge,
on the train again he maj eonose to let people
get and off this carr, eating unite as
Who ARE Y9 Sro ssia ths s oa
yes am, Mr. Damrosch repnsed w Iiies sa NC"
statement in this case more truthIui THAN eii
Ferdinand Bonn. the German actor who mas III
past seasons so much favor at the Irving Pace
Theatre in certain plays quite justly as III Las
Crosse Licht,' has become the director OF the per
liner Theatre in his native city. He opened MS
season with new poetic drama called "Andalosia'
Int according to the Berlin Tagblatt ne
achieved only a half way success 1t is CONCEDED
that he did all that could be done with the title
part the play is blamed
The story is that of Fortunatus and his sons.
Andalosia and Michel the Germanized sons are en-
lowed the one with the nexnaustibe purse doubt
less the same which Peter Schlemihl sold his
shadow for), the other with the wishing cap Una.
is deceived by the Kings daughter. whom he loves
% DelilahD and she gets the purse away IRON ON
magic cap. Andalosa finds way to win back ms
but ne end oo marry his
foster sister The play is condemned as paot VII
out climax. a legend without meaning anu
dramatic poem without poetry
1t would not be fair to tell who the manager or
where the theatre was, but this much can be told
The other day some asked certain manager
for two seats to his performance that night He
handed the pass and two dimes What are the
dimes for?' inquired the astonished 'deachead',
They're to pay the toll for the Actors FUND. re
piled the manager. Il m so glad TO get ahyoodS ia
to see this show!"
All the 25-cent seats for the Shakespearian per-
formances by Ben Greets players the East Side
have been. sold, but the 50-cent and 81 seats are
still to be he'd in numbers. which Is causing the
Educational Alliance to send an appeal to friends
of the movement for better plays In this section
of the town. President Butler of Columbia ha
written to the alliance: 81 cannot imagine any
form of dramatic representation more truly educa-
tional than these performances by Mr.. Greet's
company Of the great Shakespearian dramas. !
shond i0 be glad to cooperate to that by such
lie III my power
That noble band of workers in the cause Of Art
for Jbsens sake the Progressive Stage Society,
is going to give performances at the Berkeley
Lyceum Sunday and Monday. November u ana lS.
It will exhibit, for the first time In America.
w aT4 se called On the Road ds it pct-
ure of the actors hard lifeT. and THE Revolt by
Henry E. Dixey announces that he intends soon
70 give a special matinee performance of David
Garrick'
Louise Allen mrs Collier says that she Is go
ing to appear for short season in Rosina Vokess
repertory, probably in The Circus Rider Time
Win Tell and I'm Honor Bound"
Leo Ditrichstein has perpetrated new farce,
called "Refore and After" He himself. with Fritz
rr>,o rVilI shortly
in IT.
Miss blanche Ring has been engaged for the
leading part in a musical piece. now In Chicago.
called 1.-THE Pink Hussars
Al regular intervals throughout the at the
Castle Square Theatre. Boston. the Boston stage
Society will produce a series of shakespearlah
pIavs and one of the old English comedies. Ihe
series as now planned, Is as follows: week begin
ming october 80, Shakespeare's Much ADO About
Nothing: week beginning December H. Nolo-
smiths "she Stops to Conquer Tor Shakespeares
"Tba Tanning of the Shrew'): week beginning
January H. snaaespeare's The Merchant OF
venice; week beginning February 2s Shake
sneares Macbeth Tor Julius CaesarD; week be-
ginning April TO- Shakespeare's Romeo and Ju-
Winthrop Ames and Lorim F. Deland husband of
siscs COMPANY at the Castle square Theatre
Otis Skinner in the Fitch play. His Grace du
Crammont," will come TO the lLycsuHi 1Aeatie heie
at Christmas time. The play has been rewritten
since it's first production decade ago.
allowing Lady windermere's Fan which is to
be presented this afternoon and evening and
throughout the week at Proctors Fifth Avenue
Theatre Mr. Proctor will show his company in
Victorien Sardou's play Fedora" Miss Amelia
bingham who is said to bear striking resem-
banes to the late Fanny Davenport, will be seen in
the title role ON the stage on which Miss Dav-
enport made her success In this character. Charles
Rfchman will be the Loris Ipanon Frances Starr
I9Chart (,umungs lean apd