New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-28
SIAK ESPEARE HOME
SOTHERNFORESEES 1T
Demand for Plays COnyiHccs
Him Theatre Would Pau.

F That there l. = demand Tor II Is the firm
conviction II Edward II. Sothern. And his
arguments i'm favor Of IL are worthy Of
consideration.
While smoking a Romeo and Juliet cigar
IN his apartment in Madison avenue the
other day. Mr.. Sothera discussed this most
interesting project. L. response To the
question Es 10 Whistler there was de
msnd for such a theatre Mr.. Sothern said:
Il am convinced Of il During our recent
months engagement al tho Academy 81
Music We played 10 $1,000 a week. We
went 10 Philadelphia and. even during tte
strike. We played 10 Sl.o10 the first week
and Sli,,|0 the second week. Then We Gid a
hazardous thinC-we broke our run and
came hack 10 New York during Holy Week
and played 70 81 60. our receipts for this
coming week indicate a probable sale or
Sl6.e2. am certain that We could play al
the Academy "a whole season and make the
engagement great success financially.
Il have always thought IL foolish to talk
Of playing down 20 the public. There is
public for every kind 81 play But the
public l. eager 10 see tie best play II II
ras confidence in the Interpretation. II
has been my experience 10 ind the public
ever responsive 10 the Shakespeare plays
And Miss Nsrlove ami 7 have about con-
. .-'hf'- A'f f-h'tf HtiA tAilIf 10 NNtf -'tdhH-
speare PLAYS entirely Naturally. We would
prefer 10 play them. and IL is our fortune 70
find that they draw as much "a and even
more money than any other PLAYS We have
done. This is not only true iu New York
but elsewhere. Ia Boston. WASHINGTON.
TittshUrs Philadelphia, Cniclso and IN
one-ni2ht stands everywhere We find that
the people arc very much interested in
Shakespeare plays and that they All our
theatres
iust Be Peoples Theatre.
''Nsxt SEA son We shall rot he able ~ play
a. the Academy, because n is 70 be given
over 10 moving pictures. but We shall come
hack on June 10 give q special matinee 81
T Romeo and Juliet 10 mark the passing -
the drama az this historic house. The re-
ccipts of this performance Nil be given 10
The Actors Fund.
Next season We shall play for SIX weeks
Al The L,fic Theatre beginning I'm FebrI-
eTv. This house is not large enough for
rs, bur it is the largest that NC can get II
wc ever have our own theatre il viii proba-
p, Ice built in tire uptown district Ne "a
qCire q house that viii seat about thirty
two hundred persons. and E; would have 10
n a peoples theatre. with SEATS priced a-
81 and 8 So. We would not wish it hui
ana endowed 10y rich men. Charles Trol.-
man has talked OF huiidug 2 reople'- thea
tro cu tie East side. 81 the thing o. in the
ali. several of Wr friends have spoken 80
me- about such a theatre Rut 7 have no
desire 10 hurry tie proposition II vii
come IN time Perhaps Miss NarloVs and
I may build - ourselves. But We should
have To rely upon tine middle class % make
tie venture = success. AT classes come 20
IL
the majority ~ oUr supporters are the edu-
Gated PEOPLE - the middle class Rich
folk are too much occupied with society 70
81 20 the theatre 10 Sc PLAYS Of Shake
,rearo. They like lighter form Of amuse-
usrr Mann have the mistaken notion that
there is little comedy i'm SHakcsrear res
PLAYS That il not true, they are fun II H.
II tho people Who come 70 soc uS rov
would subscribe I.y Tho sea m our invest
m@nt would be secured. T. costs us $4,000
~ 3 600 week ~ pay the expenses Of orr
company. and besides that Of course. we
would have =" meet tire RAINING expense
n the theatre.
Repertory 20 Fill Season.
one mE 81 saw Would II NOT 20 din
cult ~ yet Srakeerea-. ropertorv that
would Re adequate for = whole sss-ou,.
N-t - all We have c.gh- Shakeepoarlsn
u,avs ia our ~eperfor~ nov Next wear We
purpose n add tao others Macbeth aud
King Leer.' AMI NJ shall revive Much Ado
About Nothing There avr tlirtv ~
Shatesp'sr''s PLAYS that are suitable ror
production Giving t0o nr three r-,, rlavs
each year would enable as 10 dU oul each
~eason SrccessfuIlv. Ard besides r-e c1uII
Si,e OCCASIONAL productions 81 other cIa,-
=s,1l plays, ike Don 2uiNpte.' which