The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-01
PLANS UNDER WAY
FOR STOCK THEATRE
John Craig Conducting Nego-
tiatiOns for Lease Of the
Lexington.
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP

John Craig, who has long conducted
the Herald Square Theatre in Boston
with success. is now negotiating for the
lease OF the Lexington Theatre. He
rans. of course. to install there a stock
company similar to the organisation
which he has maintained In Boston. Mr..
Craig. who used to be a member OF
Augustin Days company before ne be-
came an actor-manager. has been uni
formly successful In Boston. He be-
lieves that IA stock ompany might be
successfully conducted here In spite of
recent indications to the contrary.
John Cort added the Lexington Thea
tire to his list OF n~eighoorhood play
houses headed by the Standard. which
was such a success that Mr.. Cort &C
quired the York Theatre. formerly a
moving picture house. in West listh
street and the Lexington. He soon
dropped both and now the Standard
Theatre is the only survivor OF the three.
Recent experiments with stock theatres
have not been successful here. Jessie
Bonstelle and the Shuberts last tried the
experiment with the West End Theatre.
but could not interest the public.
Mr. Craig presents an entirely different
repertoire from the average stock pro-
Queer. He produces the plays of Shake
speare as well as new works which seem
to have promise. 1t is In his theatre
that the so-called Harvard prize plays
see the light Of the footiights. Mr..
Craig Is expected to close his lease on
Monday.
81 never feel satisfied after the irst
production of a novelty Mr.. GATH
Casazza said at the Metropolitan Opera
House yesterday afternoon. because the
expenditure Of time and money really
produces so little satisfaction. Were I
merely Giulio Gatti-Casazza here md
not the administrator of the wealthy
gentlemen who make the Metropolitan
Opera House possible I should never
give "A rev work. l would give the pub
lie the operas II loves und alternate II
Trova,ore' with 'Tosca,' 'Pigliacci' with
Aida, and so on through the list OF
operas which the public loves to e
for their own sake.
II should continue to give these works
until the critics protested and then I
should call their attention to the support
OF novelties. 1t is true that L'Amore de
Ire Re- for instance. met with success,
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