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New-York tribune., 1910-01-09
READING PLAYS
John Corbin Tells of His WorK
at The Ne1o Theatre.

The course Of q play from the time it In
accepted until il is produced was the sub
5ect Of an interview the other day with
John Corbin. literary director Of The New
Theatre- Incidentally MT. Corbin talked Of
specific pIays-how they had been secured
and how they had been received by the
public. He gave the first official announce
ment as To the success Of The New Thea
tre thus far.
Mr.. Corbin lighted cigarette, settled
hack in his chair and BEGAN:
The manuscript comes by mail, by eK-
press or by hand. and is sent up by the
stage doorkeeper to my Office. 1t is ac-
knOwledged by means Of a formal card.
and every few days take the accumulation
home in a large hand bag. The lot goes to
our reader Of plays-who IS really weeder
Of plays, II there is nothing especially
promising il a play. 1t Is returned with a
stereotyped form of rejection. II there is
anything that seems 70 our first reader 70
promise well ! give il my personal atten-
ton. dictate and sign a letter with regard
to IL. II the play has enough in it 70 raise
the question whether it would be worth
while to produce II. / take it before COM
rlittee of the staff. We read It. discuss it
and decide upon its rejection its pro-
duction After & pIay is accepted for pro-
duetfon Mr. Ar1es takes charge of it Or
ders the scenery and costumes through
Hamilton Bell. casts il and gives the pro-
duclion into the hands OF Louis Calvert or
George Foster PIatt.
How many plays have you received?" ne
was asked.
About two thousand '
And what percentage Of these plays has
como 10 you for personal consideration
Il. can only guess-but l should say about
u per cent
You have been receiving plays for how
lcngT'
Since October ls, 1873"
Of these 10 per cent that you have read,
how many have you accepted for produc-
tion2"
We have already produced two Amerf-
can plays. The Cottage in the Air and
The Niger We have a number Of other
American plays under consideration, but
We are not ready to make any announce
rnents with regard 10 them. In addition to
these plays by American authors get
plays from abroad, sometimes through the
London dramatic agencies. 1t was in that
way that We got Don Don came 10
Us before il was accepted by Herbert
Trench. Of the Haymarket Theatre. Mr..
Trench, however. produced il first and
made great success of it OF the remain
ing three OF our six productions thus far,
two are classics ard the third is Strife
Mr.. ATnes saw Strife in London in spe-
cial production, and secured the American
rights at once.
You have a reader of plays in London?"
Eve have London representative,
William Archer. He sees everything that
IS produced there OF course He also is in
communication with playwrigElts over there
A number Of our plays come through Mr.
Archer. In Paris James Hazen Hyde
very ably represents US. He is acquainted
with most of the artistic and theatrical
people in Paris. For Berlin take the Ber-
lin papers, and when we are interested in
new play We secure the manuscript
through a New York play broker who rep
Tesents German authors"
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

you receive is more or less complete as to
stage drections?"
NO play is complete as to stage direc-
tons. a man writes a play, gets out the
manuscript, and. having done that, he goes
over it, or, as the expression goes, he
stages it-that is. indicates the positions OF
the crosses. A manuscript with all the
crosses indicated makes very bad reading
DO you find that authors differ as 10 the
amount of stage directions put into plays?"
Yes; but not very greatly. No author
ever tries to indicate all the positions and
all the crosses"
But he does indicate to some extent?"
Enough so that you get general pict-
ure in your mind. All the exits and
frances are there. of course, and all other
actions are indicated which are essential to
an understanding OF the scene. But many
movements occur in every scene which are
not really essential to it, and these are not
indicated until the rehearsal
After the play is accepted, what hap
pens?"
Mr.. Ames selects the cast and puts the
production into the hands Of either Mr..
Calvert or Mr.. Platt. From that time Mr..
Calvert or Mr.. Platt has complete charge.
The costumes and scenery are put into
Mr.. Bells hands. The entire staff and
the author go 10 rehearsals. Every mem
ber Of the staff is head of a department.
and all work together, taking advantage
of every suggestion one can get. II Is
very thorough team work. No one hesi-
tates to make a suggestion outside of his
own department, and all are eager to re-
ceive such suggestions
DO you find that after rehearsals be-
10
made in either the lines, the setting or the
business?'
There is constant development, re-
arranging of the properties and the busi-
ness-sometimes recastng of the parts"
DO you believe that most of the plays
so far produced have been successes? ="
We have produced six plays. and the
season is only half over. Two of them
Strife and 'Don'-were generally ac-
knoWledged as successes from the start,
The Niger and The School for Scandal
We're adversely criticised, but have proved
great popular successes Antony and
Cleopatra" drew large houses while Soth-
ern and Marlowe were with US. No one
knows better than we do that a vast deal
remains to be accomplished But we know
that the public is with US and we have
reason to hope that in the course of years
The New Theatre will largely accomplish
its very complete and difficult undertake
ing"
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09
CHANGES IN PLAYS.

rs it often necessary to make radical
changes in the construction of play which
impresses you favorablv?"
1--WE have received several plays which
required such changes TO make them effec-
tive. and the authors have attempted to
make them But as yet no play has been
successfully rewritten. On the other hand
scarcely a play is produced that is not
greatly changed in minor matters, such as
rephrasing, cutting, etc Sometimes this
has been done in the manuscript and some
times in the process OF rehearsing"
Are these changes made by the author
at your suggestion OF are they done here?"
Both ways; always by mutual consent
Conditions here are precisely the same as
in any other theatre. The best playwrights
are most willing TO make changes in the
course Of rehearsal. Fitch and Boucicault
rewrote whole scenes during rehearsal
do you find that the average play which
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09
STAGE NOTES,

The committee of the Coincide Francaise
held a meeting under the presidency OF NJ
Jules Claretie recently and elected five new
societaires-M. Dessonnes and NJ. Brunot,
and Mines. Geniat, Louise Silvain, and
Delvair. NJ. Huguenet. who is at present
a pensionnaire, had asked TO be appointed
societaire with rights TO an entire share.
but he stipulated in addition that he
should be assured at least an annual salary
of $4,000. The committee rejected this de-
mand, but decided TO offer NJ. Huguenet a
salary of 5000 He has not yet stated
whether he will accept this proposal. The
public at all events, would greatly regret
the departure of this actor from the
Conedie F'rancaise, where during the last
year he has won the reputation of being
one of the best dramatic artists, if not the
best, of his sex on the French stage
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09
ROYALTIES.

-On what basis do you pay royaluesy
We pay a liberal royalty on every per-
formance. In addition to that, our sue
cessful new plays viii be put out on the
road with separate companies under condi-
tions precisely similar TO the tours OF
mercial managers. In this way we expect
that an author WILL in the end, receive
royalties from play produced in The New
Theatre equal, if not superior, 20 those
which he would receive from the ordinary
commercial production. In fact, we be-
lieve that New Theatre production will
prove On the whole more profitable to the
author. We believe that, as a rule, a stock
company such as ours is better able to
bring out the true values of a play than
star production. Our company is trained
70 play a wide variety Of parts, and TO
work together as team so as TO realize
fully the intention Of the author. Not only
each character in q play, but each scene
and the play, as whole. is produced with
the utmost possible attention to artistic
effect. We believe that many plays which
on Broadway might not create the effect
the author intends, and so prove unsuc-
cessful, will here be seen at their best pos
sible advantage. In the course of time we
hope that the fact Of a New Theatre pro-
duction viii be distinct asset to the au-
thor. and will gain for his piece at least
as favorable a hearing when it goes on the
road as the best production OF any other
theatre"
VIII you dispose Of the rights to your
plays 10 other managers
That is a matter about which there has
been some nisconception. 1t has been
thought that Mr.. Shubert had monopoly
Of the road rights OF New Theatre pro-
ductions. But we especially stipulated that
the play should be put on the road in a
way most satisfactory TO US and partic-
ulariy TO the author. II is only necessary
that the manager shall have the actors and
other resources best adapted TO the play in
question. As a matter OF fact, none Of
our plays has yet been put on the road
but there is no reason why any manager
should not put ene Of our productions on
the road II he can satisfy US and the
author that he is the best man TO do so'
What sort Of plays do you consider noos,
fsyc~ably?"
Tye shall De glad 10 get any play Of any
recognized kind which is excellent OF its
kind, and the more kinds of plays we get
the better We are pleased. For instance
we shall be glad 10 get a first rate farce,
OF a first rate melodTama."
'HoW do you classify The Niger?
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

son. Others are Marguerite Haney, IN
THE Leading Lady; Tom Edwards. the
English ventrilo4uist, and Stuart Barnes
the popular comedian
AMERICAN-''Ma Gosse,'' French real
ism up TO date. will be enacted here oy
Nile. Edna MoIlon, CASTOR Silvestre and
a company Of French and English players.
The Empire City Quartet and Cameron and
GAYLORD are also on the bill
COLUMBIA THEATRE-The new play
house In upper Broadway. The Ma
iestics" including Gus Fay, Joe Hoiiander.
Billy Smythe. Roy Cummings. Florence
Bennett Marie Hartman and Edith Hol-
lander, with a large chorus and ballet,
will entertain here next week while the
spectators smoke
EDEN MUSEE Sunday afternoon con-
certs by the Hungarian orchestra The
Berman-Struck novelty company IN magic
HASrMERSTENs King, the
English male impersoEator. will be here
DIR. Herman viii do seven new wonders
Of the world in electricity Mile Nina
AIfnar and a company OF twenty will ap-
pear in the latest Partisan dancing novel
~ called Paris by Night" Belle Blanche
will irnpersonate we'll known stage folk
Sunday concerts
HUPPODROMECIear house for
amusement seekers-old and young Every
body goes TO the HippOdrOme first, then
decides where else 10 go. The circus. IN
side the Earth a Trip 70 Japan" and
the Ballet of Jewels are eour perform
ances in one.
KEITH & PROCTOR'S FIFTH AVE-
NJ-LNat NJ Wills in chara cteristic songs
and talk. Laddie Cliff. the English 1uve-
nile comedian and grotesQue dancer. Will
entertain Also. Louis Simon and Grace
Gardner in The New Coachman the
six musical Noses, in singing. dancing
and instrumental music. and Barry and
Wolford in 1t Happened on Monday
PLAZA-R A Roberts, the EngllsnInan,
will be seen here in Dick Turpin. which
was written by himself. He will play seven
characters, two OF which are women
wilfred Clarke and company will be seen
in What VIII Happen Next? Sophie
Tucker has some new 'ragtime' songs
". e Whit5Ie, vantrilOquist, has unique
act.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09
THE COMING WEEK
NEW PRODUCTIONS.

Monday Night, Jan. 1o-At the New
Amsterdam Theatre, THE Barrier"
dramatized from Rex Beach's novel,
with Theodore Roberts as John Gale.
Monday Night, Jan. 10-At the Globe
Theatre, Montgomery and Stone in
"The Old Town"
Monday Night, Jan. 1o-At Days
Theatre, Marguerite Clark and Will
lam Morris in THE King of cadonia,"
an English musical comedy.
Thursday Night, Jan. 13-At the
Hackett Theatre, Andrew Mack in
"The Prince of Bohemia"
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09
BURTON HOLINESS LECTURES.

Burton Holmes will begin his annual
course of lectures in Carnegie Hall at $3.50
o'clock on Sunday evening, January 49, He
will give parallel courses in the Lyceum
Theatre OH Monday and Tuesday after
moons at o'clock. beginning January II
and Is. The subjects of his lectures will be
Ceylon. Egypt Sicily, Italy and Norway.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

DALY'S-More musical comedy-it makes
ones ears ring. This time it is Marguerite
Clark and William Norris in The King Of
Cadonia," an English importation from the
Prince of Wales Theatre. The play is one
of Frederick Lonsdale's. with lyrics by
Adrian Ross and music by Sydney Jones.
II has been "Americanzed'-l US hope it
has not been vulgarized.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

CASINO-'"The Chocolate Soldier" still
delights the ear and eye and tickles the
funny bone Oscar Strausss music is tune
full and catchy.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

BROADWAY-"Th jolly Bachelors,
successor to The Midnight Sons" have
inherited the popularity of their prede-
cessors Miss Nora Bayes has the leading
singing part in it, Miss Stella Mayhew is
funny as "colored chorus lady.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

SAVOY - The Commanding Ofhcer'
Theodore Burt Sayre's play begins IL
third week tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09


GLOBE-This is New York's newest the
atre. 1t is located at 18th street and
Broadway. Charles Dillingham; is the man
ager. He will present tomorrow night the
old favorites, Montgomery and Stone. in
new musical play, The Old Town" He
promises US as funny play as these clever
comedians have ever appeared in.
HACKETT-Lew Fields. through the me-
dunn of Andrew Mack, will produce
another production This time it is
The Prince of Bohemia musical play
in two acts. and 1t will be given its first
representation next Thursday evening. Mr..
]. Hartley Manners is responsible for the
book of this play and a, Baldwin Sloane
wrote the music.
HERALD SQUARE-Lew Fields. per-
sonally. in "Old Dutch" working out his
board bill at hotel in the Tyrol. Done
TO the tune of Victor Herbert music.
KNICKERBOCkER-H is musical
comedy worth while II does not offend
Neither does IL enlighten-that is not the
function of a musical comedy But 1t
pleases the fancy. wherever that is bred
"or in tho heart or In the head"
NEW YORk-Raymond Hitchcock stIn
barking good naturedly in THE Man Who
Owns Broadway" Nineteen hundred peo-
pie (this is the capacity of the theatrel
are at his heels every night.
WEBER S-Edward Abeles and Miss May
De Sousa in musical play called The
Goddess of Liberty
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

BELASCO-Last three weeks OF Leo
Ditrichstein's merry farce. rs Matrimony
a Failure?' After that. Charlotte Walker
in Eugene Walters new comedy. Just a
Wife"
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

COMEDY-LaUrence Irving and Mabel
Hackney. in Mr. Irving's interesting YER
sion Of Eugene BrieuXs Les Hannetons,"
which he calls The Affinity" Mr.. Irving
acts the part of a professor who lives with
out the formanty of marriage. His por-
trayal is gentle. humorous and sympa-
thetic. The suppression of his personality
in the part is most extraordinary. Miss
Mabel Hackney, as Charlotte, the af7n-
ity,' is convincing al all times. The play
is an intellectual feast which can well be
digested with laughter II tears do not in
terVene.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

COLONIAL-Fannie Ward will appear
here this week In condensed version OF
ivan Aliens Wife" by Lee Arthur and
Forrest Halseys She will be supported by
the original cast. including John Dean.
Henry Duggan' Margaret Fuller. William
Ii. Doyd, Jeanette Slater and Frank Jack
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09
COMEDY AND DRAMA.

ACADEMY-Miss May Robson. in her
delightful play. The Regeneration OF Aunt
Mary" This is the second year of her
tour
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09
MUSICAL PLAYS.

Man" q genuinely funny farce. well worth
seeing.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

sTUYVESANT-"TheL Lily" Mr.. Belasco's
new play from the French. Universal IN
theme although French in presentation.
Admirably well acted. Miss Nance O'Neirs
uyork ts nothing short OF a triumph.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

ASTOR-Third month OF Seven Days
the best farce Of the winter.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

WALLACKS-Mis Ida Conquest Vim
cent Serrano and Hilda Spong, in Joseph
MediH Patterson and Harriet Ford's com
edy. "A Little Brother OF the Rich"
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

realised when he refused 20 dispose OF it
until he knew who was TO play The
Passerby. Mr.. Forbes Robertson suited
Mr.. Jerome. He suits all New York. and
so do the members of his company.
LYRIC-Clyde Fitch's last play, The
City" American in construction and New
York in spirit. Wonderfully strong IN spots
and, for the most part. well acted. Mr.
TulIy Marshall outdoes himself.
NEW AMSTERDAM-Ffrs presentation
tomorrow night OF Eugene Presbrey's
adaptation of Rex Beachs novel, The
Barrier" Theodore Roberts will have the
part Of John Gale. Florence Rockwell
plays Necia. and James 3. Durkin plays
the part Of Lieutenant Burren. The play
follows the book closely, if one may Judge
by the advance notices.
NEW THEATRE-Miss Annie Russell
will enact for the first time the role Of
Lady Teazle in The School for Scandal,
which has been played by Miss Grace
George. Her friends await her interpreta-
ton with much interest. The repertory for
the week is as follows: Monday and Sat
urday evenings and Saturday afternoon,
The School for Scandal; Tuesday even
ing and Wednesday afternoon. lyric opera:
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, Don. "
and Thursday afternoon and Friday even
ing, The Niger
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09
VARIETY HOUSES.

ALHAMBRA-A bill of ''headiners." in
Guiding Valeska Suratt in The Belle of
the Boulevards"; Clayton White and Marie
Stuart In a delightful little comedy called
"Cherie" and Camille Ober the French
singer,
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

CRITERION-Francis Wilson is here
with Master Davis. who plays the title part
in The Bachelors Baby" Mr.. Wilson
wrote the play, staged it, and plays proud
ly and successfully the leading part in it.
ENPIRE-Iast week OF hero worship for
lovers Of Maude Adams in What Every
Woman Knows" Then Sir Charles Wynd-
ham and Miss Mary Moore. in repertory,
beginning with The Mollusc." on Monday
evening, January II.
GAIETY-Handsome John Barrymore
still sells soda to pretty young girls in
The Fortune Hunter" He can stay on
here for years if he wants 10. The matinee
girls all love him and the men like him.
GARRICk-Otis Skinner is here in Your
Humble Servant" another of the Tarking-
ton-Wlson sentimental plays that these
authors turn out while the manager waits
HCDSON-Charles Kleins play, The
Next Of Kin" with Miss Grace Eliston in
the leading womans part.
IRVING PLACE Cthe German THEATRE
Die Forester Christ'r' ("Christ'l the For
ester's Daughter, a new comic opera by
Bernhard Buchbinder with music by Georg
Jarno, will be sung on Thursday evening
for the first time in this country Miss
Lucie Engelke. q soubrette from the Met
ropole Theatre, in Berlin, will have the
title part. Theodor Burgarth will play the
character of Emperor Josef III of Austria
| On Monday and Tuesday evenings and Sat
urdays matinee Hermann Sudermann's
one-act drama "Frtzchen" and SupD.,s
two-act operetta "Flotte Bursche" will he
performed. Der Zgeunerbaron" f"Tha
Gypsy Baron'0 will be sung for the last
time on Wednesday evening.
LIBERTY-Last week OF Sir Ar,b,,r
Conan Doyles ''The Fires of Fate" Newt
Monday The Arcadians." a musical id,,,
viii be sung for the first time in Na1,
York
LYCEUM-l.ast two weeks of Marie Tenn
pest in Somerset Maugham's delirbtfr,
play of English life. Penelope" Than
comes Miss Billie Burke in another of NJ.
Maugham's comedies. Mrs Dot.
MAXINE ELLIOTT S-Mr. Forhes-
ertson and his London company. in Mr.
| Jeromes The Passing OF the Third E,nar
| Back" a play that depends altopa,har
! upon the player. as Mr.. Jerome himasI,
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

WEST END-Dustin Farnum in Cameo
Kirby" a play of Louisiana in the IS
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

Continued on seventh page.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

son Others are Marguerite Haney, IN
The Leading Lady; Tom Edwards. the
English ventrloquist. and Stuart Barnes,
the popular comedian.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

AMERICAN-"Ma Gosse.'' French real
ism up TO date. viii be enacted here by
Mile. Edna MoIlon, CASTOR Silvestre and
a company of French and English players
The Empire City Quartet and Cameron and
GayIord are also on the bill.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

MAXINE ELLIOTTS-Mr. Forbes-
ertson and his London company IN NJ
Jerome's The Passing of the ,rhird t,I~l'.
Back" play that depends aItoga,ha.
upon the player. as Mr. Jerome bin.aI,
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

EDEN MUSEESunday afternoon con-
certs by the Hungarian orchestra Inc
Berman-Struck novelty company IN magic
New-York tribune., 1910-01-09

LYCEuM-Iast two weeks of Marie Tenn.
pest in Somerset Maugham's delightfu,
play of English life, Penelope" Then
comes Miss Billie Burke in another of Mr.
Maugham's comedies. Mrs. Dot f"
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ALL CLASSES ITS DEvoTEES
Bridge" as a Topic Of Conversation
Seems 10 Be Without
Rival

Some amusing anecdotes are told
hy Arthur Lorlng irucc, IN hts book
The Hridgo Flord" Two hundred
years ago Lady Mary Wortloy Mon
tagu wrote TO friend: u am bored
TO death. hear nothing but the etcr
nal question; what's trumpsT and
Who's to plNy?" What would Lady
Mary say now To illustrate the
widespread Infection Mir Bruce re
lates the following nnecdote; 4 Chi
cago woman went into a dry goods
shop aud was vninly trying to secure
the attention OF two glorious beings
In black princess costumes, sur
mounted by gigantic and plentifully
MARCHED pompadours Thor voices
were as sharp as the proyerblal tack
Their heads were as close together as
their pompadours would permit and
their conversation was evidently fer
yid and engrossing After the lady
aad waited patiently for some minutes
FOR the discussion 10 cease. so that
she might modeslly inquire as to the
price OF Copenhagen blue amazon
plumes. she was surprised to oyerhear
the following pregnant remark: mo
deary, positively you are wrong; from
King. Jack. ten. you always want &c
lead the Jack"