New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-12
HEATRICAL NOTES.

Monday evening. Mav 8 is the date
settled upon for the opening performance
Of Robin Hood by the De Koven Opor4
Company, az the New Amsterdam Theatre
/ The nous" will be closed for two weeks
previous 10 the revival for reboarsals and
: the Installation Of the elaborate production
built especially for the New Amsterdam.
The students Of he witt Clinton High
School viii present Gilbert and Sulivan's
comic opera. "Pinafore." at the Carnegie
Lyceum on Friday and SATURDAY evenings.
April T. and t. AZ 3 o'clock. I'm the cast
viii be about a hundred students Unlike
similar performances 10y boys the girls q"
parts Will De sung hv rcal sopranos and
altos. as they were composed 20 be- sung
instead OF having tonors render these parts.
The De Witt Clinton Orchestra. under tho
direction Of Joseph p. Donnelly. will play
the Instrumental accompaniment
The "Tc>3, Tommy dancers viii appeqr
before Now York audience this oyeuir.
81 the Winter Garden These dancer.
who are introducing tho latest capcr m
rsGtlme dancing, have never bocu so n
east Of Texas
William \. Brady returned 20 New York
Yesterday from a trip To- Chicago aud
Buffalo. IN both Of which cities he has
recently made now productions Iu chi
cago last SATURDAY ne presented within
the Law the crime problem drama hy
Bayard WELLER, and on Monday IN Buffalo.
he started the starring tour Of cyril Scott
in THE Best People. a comedy ln three
acts. from Wyndham's Theatre London.
Mr.. Scott goes Immediately 10 the Lyric
Theatre. Chicago
J. G. Underhil, formerly an Instructor at
Columbia University. has been appointed
by the Society OF Spanish Authors in
Madrid as their sole agent in this country.
Elisabeth Marbury, who has been for many
years associated with the French Society
Of Authors, will cooperate with Mr.. Under
Hill in this new undertaking. She will
take charge Of all business connected with
the placing Of Spanish plays IN the United
States Of America and Canada. In latter
years the Spanish dramatists have dis
played great activity, and their practical
output has so increased that an agency
such as that now connded to Mr.. Under
hill and Miss Marbury should be productive
Of interesting results.
The Messrs. Shubert announce that the
engagement OF Baron Trcnck' at the
Casino, under the management Of Fred.
To- Whitney will be concluded this Satur-
day night. April 70, and that the following
attraction which will open on Monday
evening, April %. will b. James T. Powers
I'm 1.-TWO Little Brides" The music Of
1.-TWO Little Brides" is by Gustave Kerker.
The book and lyrics are by Arthur Ander-
son and Mr. Powers himself The original
German book was by Wilmer and Wilhelm.
Mrs Curtis Burnley will appear this after
noon at the Belasco Theatre in a recital OF
her own character songs and impressions. her
success In such work having won the high
eat commentator in London, Newport Bar
! Harbor, Asheville and In this city. where
she has already been heard in four recltals
I OF her own work this season. The chief
characters In her impressions are the
Southern negro, the New York shop girl
and the children Caryl Bensel soprano,
will assist Mrs. Burnley by singing a group
ot songs by Mrs Burnley and other com
posers, including Frank Lafarge.
Edgar J. MacGregor will 90 to Boston as
| Daniel Frohman's representative to arrange
| the details for the benefit performance to
bA given in that city on April Is for the
| Actors' Fund OF America. The new plaYlet
written by Edward Peple entitled THE Girl
and Detective Keen" will be the feature
of the programme
vinie DAILY will sing the prima donna role
IN go Falls operetta The Eternal Waltz"
vbon Martin Beck produces it at the Palace
Tbeatre early next season Miss DAILY is at
p,esen+ I'm London. Two years ago she
vent abroad TO study for grand opera.
Five hundred members Of the In-er-Seal
| Aesociation will see this evenings per-
| tornance Of "Ollver Twist" at the Empire
Theatre. IT Is the twelfth anniversary OF
the organization OF the association.
| On Sunday evening the Mecca Shrine
Rand will give concert at the Hippo
drome. This will be the occasion OF their
FIRST appearance before the New York pub
Tic Beside the band many artists appear
ING I'm various New York theatres viii take
mart I'm the concert, and the feature acts
now appearing In the mammoth Duioar
cl,cus at the Hippodrome Nill also appear