New-York tribune., 1906-10-15
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Forbes Robertson Sheds New Light on Mr..
Shaw-Another Lemon Story.

Forbes Robertson and his wife. Gertrude Elliott
who have come TO this country 10 produce c. B.
Shaws Cesar and Cleopatra are convinced that
the Irish author is a modest man According TO
Mr.. Robertson. the right hand of Mr.. Shaw. which
pens such iconocastic ana cynical prefaces, has
been divorced from his left one which delights in
ell manner OF good works and almsgiving.
It have rehearsed with many authors. from
Charles Reade down." said Mr.. Robertson the other
day. but never with another who had Mr.. Shaw's
unfailing gentleness and tact. especially with the
humber members Of the cast. He is patient and
kind. knows what he wants and, of course is quick
witted. so that he might be expected 70 be i'm
patient OF dulness He is man deeply in earnest,
sincere ana MODEST ohIy II IS ms laShlon (oI MS
fate) TO look at everything with a laughing face.
ways way ne ready to take every 2eTnarE Seriously
Mr.. Robertson. in common with several other
ure in Engiand to the fact that it was not adapted
70 the au3iences Mr. Tree for instance or Mr..
Wyndhanl" he said, would have known just what
hensible 10 our audiences. and could have altered
them. turning the playing. truly believe into al
York OF the English plays which are to be shown
sooner or !a5e, IN Of 5 ara OF s9Ae
dramatizaton by William J. Locke
Out OF town openings tonight include the first
production IL English OF PucCinfs Madame But
terfy' in Washington and the first performance
on any stage Of Jeanne dare drama by
Percy AIackaye. by Sothern and NARROW, in Phila-
delphIa. Mr.. Mackaye-a OF Steele Mackaye-
has written several plays IN prose and verse but
Marowe, Of course, will take the part of the Maid
OF Dornremy: Mr. Sothern will be seen Jean,
Duke d'Alencon. cousin Of King Charles f s
has composed special music FOR the play,
Another opening will occur tonight at Cleve-
Clyde F1tch's latest play. The Truth"
There is nothing new under the sun-even that
remark! Now they declare that the latest slang.
based on the transfer OF lemon from one person
TO another is at Least dozen & yeaTs ] oid AGG9Fd
member Of the team OF Bryant and Hoey, cornet-
!sts at Pastors and similar houses, was playing
ar g benefit performance at the Academy. he was
cred his oornet licked his lips looked helpless.
and left the stage. The stage manager asked the
sea6nd rove Pie eaggh y attention and then
handed me a lemon" said the helpless musician,
yeEy Wj'G nose S5 eogidn s1if blow blow another % note
The phrase Is said TO have become current IN
vaudeville from that night.
The new Lincoln Square Theatre. at 66th street
and Broadway, is scheduled to open on October 30
The management, however, will not repeat the ex-
perience OF the Astor Theatre. Their pump IS al
ready installed
The first appearance in the New York Hippo
dro.ne Of the Navassar Ladies Band will occur
next Sunday evening This band IS under the man
eT sgeeH az u sv5teeatic work on his part Many Of
the members have been under Mr. Dials training
organzation was a juvenile band. composed of
thirty boys ana twenty girls, whom he gathered
Tho arrival Of Clay Clement and his company OF
moro than fifty people in a special train from
Omaha late this afternoon will end one OF the
longest jumps ever made by a road company il is
said. To get the company here in time for a dress
Theatre which opens on Tuesday evening a spe-
oIaI train OF hvc coaches and three baggage cars
was provided by the Lehigh Valley Railroad com
pany The start was made from Omaha at a
O'Clock yesterday morning II is said that the dis
tance of nearly fourteen hundred miles will be Gov
cred IN thrty-sx hours.