New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-28
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
"'Tap Bibber at the Play"-Ne1o
Programmes NeTt Year.

Not long ago Richard Harding Davis his brother.
Charles Belmont Davis. and Franklin Fyles' j.,
in Philadelphia one Saturday evening anu
seeing a sign "GaIIops'' in front OF the Garrlch
Theatre dropped in for the last act. because they
knew Mr. Gray. the author. They saw servants III
elaborate livery the stage, and one OF them re-
marked that Gray ought TO know better than to
dress his lackeys better than his ladies', me me
author of Van Bibber watched The stage awhile
musngy II saw the first act OF tSi sS 6ssnq Sew
like the end OF what saw beginning. The three
consulted an usher Nona@ be sd s piar
is The Girl Patsy"
The age of miracles is not yet passed. Next
son the theatre programmes in this town TO be
printed glazed paper, with stiff covers bearing
Autographs in many cOors. some OF them, at least
not at all Unattractve The will still be buried
in wilderness of corset advertisements and guile
less souls win still be lured into reading the orig
TOO much can hardly be expected all at once. For
the glazed paper and the covers let thanks be
Miss Marie CahiI will reopen Days Theatre on
August q. in new musical comedy. Miss Cahill
began her career at this theatre under the instruc-
ton OF the who gave it its distinguished name
Mrs Fiske. accompanied by her cousin Miss
Emily Stevens. has left New York for California
and will spend her vacation the mountain regions
of that state. For several years up TO last sum
rer, Mrs. Fiske passed her interseason periods in
the Adirondacks or in Europe, but she has become
y
now thinks there is no place in the world so de-
sirable for rest and alton While in California
Mrs. FlSke viii devote herself 10 the study OF
part in Langdon MitchellS comedy, The
Manhattan company in the autumn She will re-
main the Pacific Coast until the latter part OF
August, when she Will return to New York for
hearsals OF the new play. Her season will begin
in the West in October.
Henry Miller and Miss Margaret Anglin believe
in trying OUT plays before deciding finally on
casting the fortunes of on Recently
Miss Angln gave a few trial performances OF
William Vaughn Moody's "A Sabine Woman in
Chicago, and this week in Boston she and Mr..
Mile VIII produce tentatively Evelyn Greenleaf
Sutherland's The Conversion of Carrtck-" An
other play of Mrs Sutherlands they considering
is "A Midsumner's Idea which Mr. Miller caused
10 be presented by Guy Standing and a stock COM
pany in Baltimore three weeks ago. Before decid-
ing Miss Anglin1 vehi lie for next year one or
pens OF vel! known authors Will be staged. II is
than likely that Miss Anglin will present
several plays during her five months engagement
at the Princess Theatre. New York next season. il
a number OF equal merit are found
The Shuberts Saturday made one Of the most
important contracts that has yet marked their pol
icy OF expansion. This was the signing OF Miss
Lena Ashweu and her entire London company. now
presenting the highly successful drama The Shu-
larnite" The deal made by J. J.. Shu5err who
company will come to America in October. and
after 4 run in New York in THE Shulanite'' will
90 with that play the independent circuit.
Miss Lena Ashwell IS OF the most talented OF
nous roles are Mrs Dane in Mrs Danes Defence
and the title role Of Leah klesChna