The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-21
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New york, Nov 19.--<Specfai. 1.-The
few York Theatre, capitalized album
dainty by the same niliionaires who
sustain In New York the best opera
on earth. has not vat reached success
or failure positively. Nor has 1t en-
airs OF wealth. or grandilcauent prom
Uses Of artistic superiority. Its tick :
cts cost no more than those OF every
other playhouse of the first grades so
Il doesn't have TO afford more Hatisrar-
ton than the old theatres IN order, 10
give a moneys worth. some foiks ex-'
pect It to beIittie by wondrous achieve
ments the best that Is done BY the COM
mercial managers: and such optimists
viii have TO wait awhile for that. II It
ever comes. Meanwhile. the scheme OF
Installing a numerous selection OF ar
lists. and establishing a repertory
with which to change the play several
times each week, haapnot been oper-
ated long enough to be judged concius-
lively.
ana Cleopatra" was disappointing IN
its principals. Edward H. Sothern ana
Juiia Marlowe. They get, no OUTSIDER
Knows. what munificient salaries Tor
heir~ unstarred members OF STOCK
comnany- but It Is said they nave ASK
Id to be released az soon as possible
suppose they have had all they can
stand Of belittiemerit yenormous ar
chitecturai surrounainss, ~ w
awarding of Sothern. .hongh. isn't done
Nv the mammoth auditorium. he 10
ahort man. and In making up his own
companies he won't hire anyone taiier
shsn himself: but as the noble Roman
hsioved OF the beauteous Egyptian. ne
has companions OF a stature 70 make
him look ike runt And instead OF
furniture and other constructions SCAT
"a down to give an Illusion OF Size 10
81. the palace of Cleopatra suggests
Giants with O pigmy for guest ~ ~
wonder 10 me that an actor OF som
49, shrawdness and great prosperity
s,shiected, himself TO this ordeal
Repetitions OF ANTONY ana cieopa-
ira" have been expedited ntuei on,
sn,harn ana Marlowe still cling to tncir
1870 as though enchanted by their
,ssta,,s voices, and OF course. the
ne. ~ the players slow down to the
Eest ..mno. And Julia Masi0we, whom
e.sna the abiest actress IN America
g. classic roles. dies so lingeringly
~, the bitings asp might lose It's
sting from old age-.[or insect IKE ~
as vou know--and die of seniie DE
80 the poisoned queen gets through
S go bsr ramut of gasps and groans,
49,. rs ana means, to finally decide or
1ow howl--iike the poems
sann;shsa wolf on oouoiaska's shore
80 hsr last expression OF mortal an
guish.
Five weeks ago, I guessed that an
anonymous play performed by
Tsrooixlyn stock company, was being
testsd for the New Theatre "A Royal
Hnnsway." had been made from
novel "Prisciila's Fortnight" and as
tha FIRST comedy ct the millionaires'
risvhouse It is named THE Cottage
- me Air" The large quantity Of
ta,ent unier pay here Is shown by the
Sast that of the twenty-five players
T. the Shakespeare tragedy. only four
are among the nineteen in the Knob
laueh comedy; yet both casts provide
eTceIient and exactly suitable ability
down TO the smallest roles. High
aaIaries for a whole season In New
Tork with promises OF bigger roles
jnter. have induced actors of some
celebrity to take small assignments at
first. Thus we have Rose Coghlan.
Ferdinand Gottschalk. Henry Stan
ford. Howard Kyle. Mrs. Sol Smith