New-York tribune., 1910-12-22
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In making this offer Mr. Ade was evi-
dently much impressed By the remarks Of
some Of those who had spoken before him
He explained thar The New Theatre had
brought q great JOY to him and that he
hoped he might now get before the public
some Of those compositions not wanted ny
the commercial managers.
II submitted TO one Of them very Wor-
derful composition, he said He was put
ting On The Sultan Of sulu' at the time
and he said he wanted an animal duet He
said that i would be sure fire, whatever
that means But 7 found that tbs ihreT-
fists had already used up tbs entire animal
kingdom So 7 wrote about tbs nicrohe,
and I submitted my composition TO Mr.
Savage, and he submitted it to the come
dian. and the comedian returned IT to Mr..
Savage and Ny Savage returned It 70 me
Ade Makes His Offer.
"Hs told me that the bacillus about which
v-ote was plant, anyway. Nov, though
it IS with some dihdence thai. come,
still venture to hope that my more serious
moods-L-I-ths recognition-in short, the
interests Of the drama But, gentlemen, !
may say that 7 will give this composition
freely 20 The New Theatre and the ad-
vanaement of the unconrercializsd drama
Ahemi
A lcvelorn naicrohe net by chance e.
Il may have been from the speech OF
Winthrop An2es, director CT tbs theatre, who
vas the first called On by Judge Gary, who
presided, that Ade drew his inspiration Mr-
Arnss invited all those present 70 help IN
the work OF the institution.
we have been called the million aires
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the fashionable theatre. I shall not reply
to those criticisms. But our purpose was
trulv altruistic, and see about me the
raen who can help Us 10 realize our ideals
representatives, Ct educational institutions,
magazines. authors and critics. as well as
the managers Of tlle commercial houses
Mr. Anles said that The New Theatre was
not anita gonistic to the commercial man
ayers, but welcomed tbs chance TO produce
2 play for any Of them that they thought
artistic but were afraid would not pay
We have set purpose he said TO
establish an institution 10 develop the
drama, but not dong foolish or faddish
lines We have launched our ship and
nailed cur flag TO the mast and the ship
will 90 en-
Norman Aspaocd Speaks.
t- A-nes spoke with muck emotion, rs
did Norman Eapgood. who was deeply
grateful for the work that was being done
and appreciated that il was the commercial
SUCCESS Of tbs great business men wac
made the advancement Of ar possible
Henry ". Taft spoke from the point cf
vtgr CT the business men, who, he said,
did not, perhaps. have q knowledge Of the
ane artistic points of the play but had
once receipts He said that he had turned
% The New Theatre with much thankful
ness otter many years experience with the
aires that presented the red hghC ana p9S--
ness that did not interest
Eu- The New Theatres greatest difficulty,
he continued, was in working in corpeti-
tion with the commercial playhouses- How
ever, the commercial managers should vel
cor,e The New Theatre, as IT would N time
enahls them and tbs authors to shake OF
rhe fetters forced upon them by necessary
coromerciaIisn
Judge Gary presided 81 the dinner in
place of william L Vanderbilt, president
OF the founders, while at the table Win
him were Professor George Pierce Baker,
OF Harvard, who spoke after Mr. Anes; J.
pierponr Morgan, Paul Morton, DR. Charles
c. Harrison, George + Baker and Dr.
LYMAN Abbott The tables were arranged
in tbs form Of the prongs OF gridiron, and
AT the heads OF the tables were Faul y
C-avath. Otto H Kahn, Clarence H Mac
Lay and Henry Rogers winthrop.
Scattered through tte room were many
rer known theatrical managers, play
wrights, authors and composers, among
vyhor1 were William = Brady. George NJ
Cohan, = L Erlsnger, Daniel Frohraa-1'
Harrison Grey F-ske, Clay NJ Greene, Ben
Greet, Henry B Harris, al" Haynan.
Rupert Hughes, Engelbert Humperdinck'
Henry Arthur Jones. Marc Klaw, John
Luther Long. Walter Danrosch, who paid
= tribute TO the work Of the New Theatre;
Claiming Pollock, Paul NJ Potter, Henry
" Savage and Lee Shubert.