New-York tribune., 1906-04-30
NOTES OF THE ST4GE.
Recruiting from the IrUing Place
Theatre.

The recent announcement made by Henry w.
Savage that he has engaged Gustav seyrer-
titz of the Irving Place Theatre company. TO play
a leading part In "The Student King" has caused
little comment. This elongated comedian and
character actor has for many seasons been a tre-
rnendous favorite at the German theatre, where he
has played every kind Of part. from screaming
farce to the secretary in "Es lebe das Ieben," or
the bent, half-crazed tragic old IN The
Tunnel" He has appeared in operetta one night
and Schiller the next Yet. though he speaks Eng
lsh easily, managers have. it would SEEM been
afraid lat his popular charm would evaporate II
he played in alien tongue. Mr.. Savage. how
ever. thinks differently. and intends to put him
forward in other and perhaps more serious plays
than THE Student King which is a De Koven
operetta, though OF more less dignifed proper
tions- II would surprise nobody to hear that Mr.
Savage has engaged other German players who
speak English, one Of them possibly soubrette.
who can really sing
The role. OF lisa, the central feminine figure in
TheIma Fair Miss Fair has appeared in Nat
Do in .SIT VT ~ WicbsI a9Is Ids
CONES Marching Home" and The Rollicking Girl"
But before any of these players appear Mr. Saw
age will produce in Providence tonight Jesse
Lynch wilIiarns's dramatization Of his tale THE
Stolen Story a romance of newspaper life. Jane
son Lee Finney will play the leading part. that of
Billy Woods, "The Star reporter; Miss Dorothy
Tenant is TO be the heroine r. Peyton Carter
VIII play General Cunningham, and Edwin Holt,
will have the picturesque part Of Mr. Stone the
city editor with the laconic vocabulary and the
black pipe.
A few weeks ago, in this column was recorded
the publication by the New York Public library OF
a classified list of the prompt books IN that insti-
tuition. Now. in the library bulletin for April is
published a photography OF the Oriental drama so
far as the library contains the works Only the
Hebrew drama is omitted, 10 follow in q special
list. Native sanscrit. Turkish, Persian. Arabic
Chinese. japanese. Burmese, Hndoo and Bengalesa
dramas are included, as well as translations and
related works. 1t is the intention OF the library
to follow this list with others until all the plays
and works and articles relating 10 the drama in It's
collection have been listed. thus picking out in
require the labor of weeks of the unassisted
searcher The Astor library especially is constantly
adding TO It's collection of plays in all languages
The Green Room Book" published in New York
by Frederick Warne & Co.. is ready for dis
tribution. 1t is a who's Who on the English
Stage" but does not contain the names of more
than a dozen OF strictly American PLAYERS
and for that reason does not I'LL the want here oP
a biographical index of the people of the theatre
Who on the Stage'' con+afnfnp rlsta -a,ar5I11
American PLAYERS managers playwrights and the
"A Square DEAL with Otis B Thayer as the star
and company OF one hundred. under the manag ge-
rnent OF Victor H Schafer. will open tonight at
the Fourteenth Street Theatre for a limited run
The piece is by Edward F. Rose. author of Janice
Meredith" The Pride of Jenico" The Way 10
Kenmare." etc. II has been played Connecticut
stages for three nights. and was well received
Atlantic city, April 2s.-wnliar L. I.ykens.
connected with the booking Office of William
Morrison Of New York, and for many years a
theatrical manager. will use a part Of the fortune
recently left him by his grandmother in promoting
a company OF alI-star vaudeville performers. He
will make a six weeks venture, opening az the
Providence Or. - Opera House with Miss Lillian
Russell as his leading attraction His collection
of stars will also include Chevalier de Loris. the
revolver and rifle shot: Rice and Provost in their
''Bumpty- Bumps; Ed Blondeu and company,
with his latest sketch. THE Lost Boy Miss Edna
Luby. Josephine COhan and others They are be-
ing booked in Klaw Erlanser's legitimate
houses After showing a week at Providence this
attraction will go TO Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington and Boston, and wind up al the Colon
ial and Alhambra. in New York City
Miss Russell and Miss Luby are the only two
in the company who viii make the entire tour Of
six weeks The rest OF the attractions will be
changed with every week