The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-04
MACKAYE'S MASQUE
BUSILY REHEARSED
New stand at the Stadium Will
Provide 10000 Addi-
tiOnal Seats.
GOSSIP OF THE STAGE

N'''' ~ u "
care NJ In the prcscn, permanent struc-
ture.
The three stages upon which the
masaue Itself IL to he acted are COM
pleted. Outdoor rchearsals of various IN
tcrludes In the masque will
dances, which AZ. to he given on the
green. are being held In the foyer of the
Metropolitan opera House. the use Of
which has been given by Nj Kahn. Rich
ard ordynski is directing the prepara-
tons for tn. stage performances. the In
terludes are under the care Of Garnet
ffolfnes and the dances are being re-
hearsed by Mrs. Robert Alexander.
Joseph Urban has contributed a new
system of lighting effects. some OF Witch
are described as extraordinary. lie Is
heinz assisted by Robert Edmond Jone.
When "ta!iban by the yellow sands
ia hnally performed New Workers may
look forward to a most imposing ex-
hibition.
Victor Herbert has written the score
FOR a new moving picture hv Thomas
Dixon called THE Fail of a Nation"
IL was from Mr.. Dixor's book The
Clansman' hat The Birth 81 u Ma
ton the incompatible achievement of
the cinema enterprise of this country.
was taken. Hitherto the scores for these
elaborate pictures have been selected
from the music of various coinposcrs.
But there will he /, full s%yuphontr
score Tor the new picture. which is 10
he shown AT one Of the leading Nca
York theatres next month. The new
pictur, Is n twelve reel picture play
dealing with the early history az mis-
This will he the FIRST lime Mr. uor.
bert said Yesterday. ",h,t - ,ic,ure MAY
has been ilIuytrated b> oripin,l uusi,
While listening to music tina, IL ann.
posed 10 ACCOMPANY "A nivh, NJ c,v.I,y
the hearer Will no; say TO himself con-
YES. that ia the Ride ~ the Nolkyriesr
and when there IL the rrea,es, dra uatir
storm and sres. i, win ma. he In tho
Hail of the Mountain King ,rou, IN.
Peer Gynt' suite tina, tho music ia
will not he "A mosaic sel.c,ej from tho
works of all sorts and conditions, q, ,o,.
nosers with , MA. nj, % p,.,noyn,
Grier. Scluman mn. N.pde,ssobr no,no.i
Verdi. List. Berlioz or any o,her com.
poser.
The composi,iop ia er,i,oi, ,.u .,a
sdap,,d 70 tho sentiment, ~ 49,, s.a,o
Many of my friends have romniainea
tina, their enjoyment Of Inc pic,ure NAV
il JIs,u,bed hy IN, ch.rar,., 81 H.
'ou'ces' Hu'npe,dinck wrote II fine
sore '"F sister bea'rl'e' hut as a rule
.ntre mas "eeh no orleintl cinema music
J. was tn' ~eNa'hpie OF HuWperdInck ana
w "s'ir"'"n vi M ''NoHS Suhj"'t
"W'h zen III" w uIhe''"N' IN" compost
twn ,.r an entlr, \m"h"h'c score TO-
me ran "' " NATION.
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