New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-07
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Kubetk Acquires Fire Escape Warranted to
Support Press Agent.

Jan KubeIfk has discarded his rnufr and acquired
a fire escape. He still keeps his press agent, how
ever. According TO this Woodworking individual he
acquired the fire escape in Minneapolis. where the
West Hotel recently had disastrous fire. Hearing
that this the house at which he would stop he
ged rooms only two flights up and ordered q
personal fire escape. 1t is not the ordinary rope
with q hook end, such Is found in many
hotels Sliding down such a device would Of course,
blister the vioIinists highly insured hands IT IS
in the form OF a ladder made OF aluminium rounds
and asbestos rope. 1t is 80 feet long and rolled to-
gether makes a bundle two feet IN diameter and
twelve pounds in weight 1t Is said that the fire
escape was tested in Minneapolis yesterday. Jan
did not come down the ladder himself. He merely
stood In the street looking on Kubelik weighs l2O
pounds. But he has big. burly, bewhiskered
private secretary. Karl Junkermann. who tips the
scales at go pounds. Kubelik decided that IL the
escape would successfully sustain Herr Junker-
mann it was fit for all emergencies.
t a9S n 19ato OF in Knbeis Too fh ladder was
dropped TO the ground and the pondsrous secretary
gingerly descended: The descent was not speedy.
from the crowd standing below in zero temperature
''KubeIik stood there without his muff" says the
passionate press agent. He has discarded that
Anaerica. The newspapers have made 50 much
sport with 1T and the cartOonists have drawn such
funny pictures Of IL the virtuOSo feels that his dig
nifty has been outraged" Alas, how little care
for art In Americal
A professional matinee took place yesterday at
the Manhattan Theatre, where most OF the promI-
nent stars now twtnkllng IN the local theatrical
armament assembled to express their apprecia-
ton OF Leo Ditrichsten's farce, Before and
After Many players famous generation ago
including Lolita. were present. while the gather
ing OF present fayortes included FRITZ ScheF.
Ellis Jeffreys. Elsie Janis. Alice Fischer, Ethel
Barrymore, lula Dean, Dorothy Donnelly, Grace
Ellston Mrs Carter. Blanche Bates. Mary Man
nering J. H Hackett. William Faversham. Robert
Lorraine Raymond Hitchcock, Joe Weber Edmund
BreeSe, Henry de Nries and Caruso. Such was the
demand for seats that the crowd in front OF the
Manhattan Theatre tnterfered with the customary
traffic and extra police service was required to
preserve order.
The Cornell Alumni Club with the cooperation
of the alumni OF New-York and Brooklyn. will take
entire possession OF the Manhattan Theatre Fri
day evening, February ls. having bought the
house" for a single performance OF Before and
After" A committee arrangements, OF which
DR.. N Gilbert Seymour. 81 OF No. 124 East 16th-st
proving the field in Cascadilla Gorge aside bv
the Sports and Pastimes Association. Any sur
plus over the necessary amount (which Is estI-
mated at $500 viii be used IN the purchase OF q
bell for the library chimes. this 10 be a gift from
the alumni OF greater New-Yorl- Seats win be
orered 10 the general public the Manhattan
Theatre box office after February Is.