The Washington herald., 1907-02-10

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has been distinguished by so much STA
biity in theatrical circles as the present
one, and the only exceptional interest
has been caused by the rumors Of fric-
/ ton between Mrs. Garter and dramatist
Edwin Milton Royle. who enjoined her
from mutilating his play Of Cleo The
matter is still pending. Manager Dilling-
/ ham having apparently failed to come 10
an understanding with the author con-
corning the changes in the text which
he suggested.
Royle being a stickler for his rights.
! the manager announced that he was con-
sidering another adaptation of Article
A." which he would produce in the event
that Mr.. Hoyle proved refractory
/ Whether this viii bring the author Of
Cleo" 10 the mat remains to be seen;
but in the meantime Mrs. Carter's open
ing has been indefinitely postponed, and
1.-THE Hyp0crites. which she was to re-
/ place at the Hudson on February II. has
! been given a new lease Of life.
Dillingham; and the company are openly
| espousing the cause Of Mrs. Carter, and
her leading man, Charles Stevenson, has
threatened to punch Mr.. Royle's head at
sight for something the author said in
an uncomplimentary vein.
All this Is good advertising for the
iTiuan-haired tragedienne, and when she
does make her temperance. seats will
be at a premium. and the spectators
VIII reap a harvest
n rtr.1a "a
/ fight between the Metropolitan and the
Manhattan opera houses, under Conried
and Hammerstein, respectively, are fur
nishiDz the diversion Of the day Mr..
I Hammerstein has introduced some excel
( lent singers 20 New York, number Of
whom have never been heard on this
I side Of the Atlantic before. while Conried
meets the opposition of his rival by Of
fering the public all the novelties Of the
season.
A cOuntermOve was made by Hammer
stein by inaUguraung a season Of popu-
I lar Saturday night performances when
( the prices are reduced and you can hear
/ II TrovatOre" at rates ranging from -
/ cents TO s.. with Mines Russ, Zaccaria,
[ and Cisner0s, and Mm. Dalmores, Seveill-
/ hac Mugnoz. and Teccm. with Cam
pauini in the conductors chair
/ OF course, the first performance Of "Sa-
lone could not pass without one Of
f those periodical outbUrsts of Puritauical
I fervor. which breaks out like the mea-
/ sizes and made great disturbance at the
time Mrs. Warren's Profession" was at
tempted. Back Of these outbursts Of
indignant protest is usually some hidden
reason which the public is not allowed
10 suspect.
In this case il appears 90 be the resent
ment felt By the stockholders that Mr.
C0nried should have chosen ~Sal0me" for
/ his benefit. The receipts reached a fabu-
/ lous figure The stockholders felt they
had been bunCOed by the shrewd director,
and that the first receipts from ''Sal0me"
should have gone into their str0ngbox
So they sent word that the music drama
must not be repeated because OF its i'm
moral tone" They are strongly sup
ported by the clergy. who. of course,
know nothing about it,. and support the
theater neither directly nor indirectly
But other novelties are forthcoming.
and tomorrow evening-that is. Mon
day-PUcciufs Madam Butterfly" viii
be offered for the first time in Italian,
with Farrar Homer CaruSo, Scott.
Reiss, Paroii. Muhlmann, and Rossi in
/ the cast On Friday evening cast con-
sisting Of Gadski. Schumann-Heink, Bur
riau, Van Rooy, Blass. Muhlmann. and
Reiss Will sing Tristan ind Isolde"
Wilton Lackaye has closed his engage
ment at the Manhattan Theater, where
I he appeared in Law and the Man" for
a number Of weeks with marked success
His dramatizati0u Of Les NIiserables~
makes melodrama Of intense interest
Ii is wholesome melodrama, like The
Silver King and 1.-The Lights Of Lon
don" school that has been neglected
/ for some years, yet never fails Of max
ing a hearty appeal.
one Is naturally surprised 10 find how
well Lackaye has condensed the vast
scope Of Victor Hugos novel into a sue
cinct and vital play and how admirably
I he has preserved the identity Of Jean
Vatican I'm person and spirit. The Incl
dent Of the silver candlestiCks which
Vatican attempts to steal from the good
bishop has been worked up into an ef-
/ fective climax for the first act and the
/ escaped convict Is subsequently shown
as the good mayor NJ. Madeline and
/ carried through the well-known series Of
adventures. marking his suffcrings and
eNpiation, with much skill and consistent
1 treatment. Javart, Cosette and all the
familiar personages in the story are in
/ troduced and have a consistent part in
the action.
An interesting rumor in connection with
LaCkaye is that he will not be under the
management of William A. Brady after
this season.
Sothem and Marlowe are fiilinz the Ly-
RE every night this week in Hauptmann' ;
THE Sunken Bell" OF which they are
making a production superior to the one
in which Sothern originally created in
English the person Of the unfortunate
beli-founder. The performance begins at
S and ends at twenty minutes after H.
/ ] can we'll understand why this play Is
hailed as the most important dramatic
product Of modern literature. for IL sur
passes in fancy anything since "A Mid
summer Nights Dream" and equals in
serious thought and in allegOrical charm
many Of the greatest plays Of any age
and country.
But here where the imbeciIe prince OF
musical comedy scores his greatest
triUmphs, this exalted effort must not
depend upon the fashionable playgoers
ana late diners. but upon the mass s.
Toward the close Of the performance It
is no uncommon spectacle to see richly
dressed parties in various parts of the
| house gather up their fur coats and
wraps pass out of the theater. and head
for the nearest restaurant to drown their
/ Impressions Of the play in libations OF
wine and epicUrean pleasures. And these
are the audiences that are supposed to
set the fashion in plays, What they ap-
prove is supposed TO he the standard for
Washington and Boston.
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