New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-09

Sir Johnston Torbcs-hObertson. Who
,,-N Do seen tins trflt across The brdgc.
is about % c0Ncitde his ftrfe-ytGf ldf'-
freu tour G. tho Jnited State. The f'r
,or bsHg brought 10 conclusion. ana
particularly fte toHr Of the present ga
son. b. ia some respects unique ~ mo
rfyica{ anrQis THIS sfOrY. Iuftfn from
data .4Dpliod bu Folbss-RobcrtsOn's man
0gcr. undertatts ~ do no more mar -
freaf cj some of tic supcrtcidt detGhs
Of The seasons Jdpnt.
DROBABLY never before in the his
( tory Of the theatre has an actor
undertaken and carried through such
a tour as has Sir Johnston Forbes
Robertson this season. Since October
II he has travelled more than ls'o0V
miles, and has visited IFS cities, with
but single one-week stand TO break
the strain. lie has appeared IN every
state in the Union. with the exception
Of Nevada, Vermont, New Hampshire
and Maine. He has not missed d single
performance for any reason; mas hoI
lost . single date; has been ln but one
railroad wreck lie has STOOD 'he
strain Of this exceedingly arduous tour
in remarkable fashion, ana, regardless
of his sixty-throe years, ne is TO-DAY
in better health and physical condilon
than at the corresp Onding penod o.
any previous tour. lie has carried I.
repertoire Of three plays Hamlet,
Passing of the Third Floor Back ana
"The Light That Failed and mas KEEP,
his company intact, except lot piss
Gertrude Elliott Lady For0es-Kooert-
SOM.
Farewell. long farewell, 70 all my
c-reatncssi" might Forbes Robertson
saw. i has been real farewell Al
though IL has taken three years 10
cover America. ne has never appeared
more than once in each city. ms
last season he drew a fine net through
the country, drawing IN every city OF
anv importance that he had not pre-
viously farewelled.
With the single exception Of week
in New Orleans, his longest STANDS
were the three nighters, and these were
not frequent. IL was something OF an
art 70 book such a tour, 20 arrange j.
without the aid Of big cities 10 brea"
the strain Of travelling, 20 INCLUDE only
those smaller towns that were able 70
support such an attraction, ana yer
lose no dates IN travelling. Sir Johh
ston did not play on Sundays as ~
has been his lifelong custom not 10
do so.
In sone towns IL was found that
Forbes-RobertsOn was but little known
"Forbes and Robertson, are they a
song-and- dance team? p "For-Dees KIDD
ison. who's the star Of the SHOW
as passing OF the Third Floor Back
another one Of them Winter Garden
shows?" "How many girls do you
carry?" "Seems 20 me The Third
Apartment Rear doesn't sound Ike d
good show" 81 remember seeing stu
art Robson with Crane. A mighty
Good comedian. he was" 81 don't think
IA care 10 zee .The Light That Went
Ont" "Who wrote the darn thing (!
IS he ~ good an actor as EDDIE
FoyW Those were some OF the re-
marks en- route.
"Now. isn't Passing % the Third
Floor Back Just what you'd expect OF
that man Jerome after the way he con
Quoted the Thaw trial" exclaimed one
portly dame vino was the president Of
a local literary club IN Texas.
"They don't get ~ They don't get
IT, rs going over their heads"
vailed the manager % theatre in
Oklahoma, where & capacity house was
witnessing Passing Of the Third Floor
Back" Any BroadWayite who may
have imagined that the moral % the
play was TOO obvious OF the saintliness
Of Jerome's piece 100 gaccharine must
withdraw his accusation.
IN a Texas town an old man and his
wife remained seated in the theatre
after every one else Rad left Slowly
the realization that II Was all over
and the Passerby would not make hia
ascent la Ben-Hur dayned upon him
Turning 20 his wife, with utter dis
gust. he exclaimed: "Stungl By gosh
stungl"
The reputation % Forbes Robert
son's Hamlet had gone before him
even more 20 than that % his Pnsser
By, although the latter has beer
played over here more frequently.
vas the custom always % consult N,
local Managers ~ ~ the play 10 D.,
presented Generally 'hcy we're Oh
my 81 Shakespeare. The shnkespear,
Isrcentenary bad not yet taken root To-
The country. H. Was only after ih,
announcement that Forbes. KobeI tsof
Nss W appear IN n city that local f0ci
cites and prominent theatregocrs would
BEGIN asking for Hamlet" Then the