New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-19
NOTES OF THE STAGE
A. NJ Palmer's Portraits, Playbills and En-
cravings To Be Sold This Week.

The rest Of the literary and art effects Of A. NJ
Falmer. part Of which sold recently at
the Merwin-Cayton rooms. No. 20 East 10Th street,
VIII be disposed Of on Wednesday and Thursday
afternoons OF this week at the same place. Tho
sale this week will include 56S lots, composed Of
engravings, framed mezzO tnts. dramatic portraits
dncluding some OF the penny plain portraits).
autograph letters and photographs and playblls,
both English and American.
The second item which comes up viii be lot OF
III sheets. laid down all relating 10 the Actors
Fund' with which Mr. Palmer intimately con-
nected This lot includes playbflls portraits and
autograph letters Following come four auto
graph letters from Lawrence Barrett and an equal
number from Edwin Booth. There is also an auto
graph note by Henry Clay. and letter from George
Du Maurier TO Mr.. Palmer in reference to ''Tril-
by" Letters from Augustn DAILY. Miss Fanny
Davenport and many more are also included.
Among the numerous etchings, engravings etc,
are two Appan and two Lippman etchings, several
engravings by Willie and some by William Sharp.
Some Of these dramatic subjects. Barta-
lozzi's famous engraving, after Romney, Of Mrs.
Jordan the Country Girl. but most OF them
are general subjects There IS even an original
proof etching by Meissonier, The Sergeant Re
By Tb6mas Hass e saE Is ec T2Sh Home Ward
showing portraits Of p. S. Willard, Henry lrylns'
John Bun and Uncle sam. - a.,
When the photograph portraits are reached the
coIIecuon becomes dramatic again Many OF Jnesse
Nine, Bernhard. Henry Arthur Jones, Augustln
Tery fFTRs aunt louisa EIdrdg and many
more. They complete the list for the Wednesday
on Thursday the sale opens with numerous Por;;
y AT eigraVlnEs, several py W. me, IoIr eUiTLgu
Then follow many lots OF dramatic photographs
scenes from, ,.-s E-ort 0ie5sg' and Der Frei9
schultz" and most of them are rare. The sale ends
with numerous lots OF playbius, going back INTO
the eighteenth century in England and almost one
trates afresh the versatility and lveness Of Mr..
Palmers tastes
Nine Rejane appears to have actually founded
her school Of acting in Paris. which provides for
only eight pupils-four men and four girls-each
year. TO be selected by special committee. Lon
don hears that she IS contemplating founding a
branch there. Hopeful London! New York heard.
when she was here last season, that we were 10
have the SCHOOL,
Henry B. Harris has arranged an East Indian
matinee for the afternoon Of Thursday, March %,
when he viii present Miss Ruth St Denis in n
series Of HndoO dances, including 'Flahda- the
Spirit OF the Incense" and THE Cobra" 4 spe-
Loomiss East Indian Symphony by Theodore
Bendix and his orchestra.
Tim Murphy, the comedian who was feature
Of "A Texas Steer" has closed a contract by
which he obtains original comedy in three acts.
entitled Rufus Rugg," by Paul Wilstach Mr..
Nansheld's representative. Mr.. Murphy will finish
his winter season at the end of this week and re
turn at once 70 New York TO organize the cast LOT
weeks on tour this spring and produce n Eew
York visits have been i9freouent Of late
Miss Ellen Terry who is to celebrate her fftieth
stage anniversary soon in London by appearing at
Mr. Trees Theatre as HermiOne. with Mr. Trees
daughter as Perdita- made her first stage appear
auce in The Winters Tale" April IS, 1856 at
the Princesss Theatre, under the management OF
Charles Kean. THE Winters Tale" had long
and prosperous run. The debut Of Miss Terry on
ia MI la f1N
years old. and the nervousness naturally attending
such performance was probably largely increased
by the fact that the evening OF her first ap-
pearance the audience comprised Queen Victoria
the Prince Consort and the Princess Royal As I'm
these days, first night performances were often
finished at a late hour, the Queen and her party
Ellen TerTy PLAYED the small part Of the boy Ma
mgs the young Prince Of Stella and ss the aTf{
Are t6ou nv bow? TO which the lad replies 'Ay
nv good Lord Her elder sister Miss Kate Terry,
appeared as the servant 20 the ola shepheTd; Har-
ley distinguished himself as Ambiguous and the
cast was Of all-round excellence. Mrs. kean was
the HerInlone ana lle loE , VIZ - if 81 TI+
Cafrerward Mrs Wilson BarTetD and the late Car
lotta LsceTcg while me I5[ 6o s9h4 FyqeT eP
pesFgu as y tI,raTt and rna1v o+La- Of The
revival
The National Arts Club 10 raise money TO found
a library for the special OF art students, will
give performances Of "PvEmalion and Galatea" at
the Carnegie I.yceum on April %, a and % The
Gilbert drama will be proceeded by original
curtain piece. Mrs Charles de Kay and Edward
Fales Coward are 10 play the title parts IN the
Iangdon Geer and r. p. Shepherd are other anna
teur actors who will appear.
4 problem confronted Mr.. Proctor last week when
II became necessary TO arrange the advance an
rounCements electric signs and advertising for this
week at his Twenty-third Street Theatre. where
four "headliners' are the bill. They Miss
Grace Van Studdiford, Miss Josephine COhan,
James j. Corbett and Fred Nlbo, and he was
anxious 10 avoid any 81 feeling among them from
the order or their billing He therefore sent each
gestIons Miss Van Studdiford promptly answered
that she is entirely uniformed regarding usages
and customs I'm vaudeville matters, and left it
rtrely the diplomatic manager Miss Conan
answered that. il is Miss Van StuddifOrd's debut
in this field Of eudeavOr. she would consider Il
right to place her name first. and the sister of
George Washington. lT..' underneath II. James
J. Corbett teIegraphed his reply. ladies first
NihlJ said. please do not place
name over MI Corbett's If 7 have 10 play on the
same bill for seven days" So the following order
is found i'm the advertising matter Of Proctors
23d street house. Grace Van StuddifCrd, Josephine
Conan and Company, James j. Corbett and Com
pauy and Fred Niblo
NJ Coqueun. the elder. has refused the red ribbon
OF the Legion Of Honor. 1t offered to him q
few weeks ago. but the actor refused IT. You
have waited too long" was mis- answer to NJ. Du-
iardiu Beaumetz NJ. CoqueLn, cadet OF the
Coincide Fraucaise was decorated several years
ago. not $ actor. but is a public fuuCriOuaTv.