The evening world. Newspaper, March 12, 1904, Page 7

rs Poor Plays and Wall Street Have Hit the Theatres Hard—Exploitation of “Shine” Stars Has Kept Managers from Producing Best Plays—Te), There's the Impossible Play-Reeder —fA Kiod Word for the Country Social Question: Town Short on Sweethearts?— Young Ladies, Please Write. zt , “Dog"— —st @ying season out of bed and subjecting it to an ante-mortem examination. ] » [ was a good deal like dragging the poor, sick, Ordinarily William H. Thompson 1s a gentle, kindly man, his acts and his acting tempered with MMs Friar, his Bishop— iyet now scorn curled his naturally curling lp and ‘mercy—witness his Cardinal, trony tinged his tongue. M \ @eason I do not recall. ‘follower of the imo terrors for him. Big voice tn managerial praise. Mr, Thompson was strange! AN rd to ee we we Ty that I have ever known,’ lighted. “Wall street and Dest play Neyest, when they read tt, for’a star they do not dare put {t on. ‘‘ay,@oatractor, as far it art a into ne calculation. + Virtual Ve Ad Soria ‘Thompson had gotten out of bed to utter the wmiadle fotion that he was glad to see us. ‘woped in a dressing gown, slippored, but not lean. How he happened to hurl himself upon the helpless But once he had lighted a , inister perfecto he was a virtual Vesuvius of views ‘and smoke, He spoke with the reckless freedom of a independents." The ‘syndicate Usually the actor who ts untor- ¢unate enough to be “interviewed” speaks guarded! He says beautiful things and diplomatically raises delinguent tn these re- spects—so much so that { wanted to ask him if he a vonees two reasons for the bad business of ‘this, the worst theatrical season in New York sald Mr, Thompson, when he had assured himself; that his cigar was oor plays account empty seats, Managers are afraid to produce the They are intelligent enough to know a good play, a play with strong scenes and Intense in- * but unless ft bas a part ‘the business has degenerated frém one in which there ‘wae at least a semblance of the artistic into mere, common, vulgar and sordid commercialism. ‘might fustas well be a blacksmith or a street rail- any {dea or appreciation agers have placed their business upon a plane “where circus methods of advertising employed we Dates mo€to medicine pr sawdust food proprietor are” oe 4 A Sa i aateats of this state of nffairs, man: AM aL ITIONY. SOF Views Is This actors, | fil parts, aN | that we He was haa sition. there ts pa upon Its wt a eMtle of for actor wl leld, word, and theatrical managers scem to think they’ must have an actor whose name ia equally, al- though perhaps not quite so favorably, known inj the big type on their play bills, before the public will 5 patronizo the play. In mg opinion this fa a very great mistake, I belleye the public doesn't care n snap of the finger for the personality or individuality of an actor, It 1s the personality and individuality shape T 2b »- <a as expressed by the character he plays on the stage that they care about. ‘This 1s wrong. is animated by a spark of gonlus sufficient to writh a play which can hold th miration of a critical audience for three hours is too | great a genius to pull the child of his and look it over to suit the personality or the tdeas or the vanity Managers are beginning, through the experiences of this season, Uclieve in a very short time actors will be chosen to anes ita Ki ‘ig ed | il Parts to-day are made to fit The playwright whose soul ttention, Interest nnd ad4 ‘ain apart of any actor on God's green earth. particularly, to realize this fact, and 1 not parts chosen to fit actors. w 2 ey wt wo reason for many of the asinine plays which have been produced in New York this winter by the greatest managers have {ts because they take the word of a | play-reader who fs absolutely unqualified for his po- T make the assertion boldly and fully, that not 1 man who reads plays for an Amert- jean manager to-day who is capable of anticipating the success or fi aman $ play ts wort are of a play. Why a manager should a week to tell him whether or not a ¥ of having $15,000, $20,000 or $50,000 spent production {s more than I can téll. “The professional play-reader {s an impossibility as the profession exists to-day. To be a competent the manuscript of a play a man must hav« a technical knowledge of stagecraft, must have at his fingers’ ends an infinite amount of stage business and detail, and must be possessed of the soul of an 0 can see the possibility of a scene before his mind's eye just as distinctly as though the stage were set with all {ts scenery, ‘props’ and people— and tharo is not such a man in the profession of play- theatrical reading to-day.” : regarded as legitimate adjuncts to the exploitation | Pd Cale a a a ‘A man|of an actor or a play, Consequently one name !s 2 Mr, Thompson changed from cigars to boomed. Tho name of a curp for colic is a louse- Clgnrettes, and then tossed this bone to the provinclal “dog:” ‘The most successful plays now in New York, or which have been here during the current season, are those which first ‘had an out-of-town hearing. were put on the road and hammered at and touchod up and slashed until they were finally whipped’ into to receive the approval of the eritics of the middle-sized towns throug! ‘They wdife and the West. i heard tn New York, ve had in gome time. Story, which is lata in dtalis of t! be Rupportine company which hman has provided are oY, Mrs) Felix Morris, H, | Kath ( 4 with social life nd advances the theor hypnotic "control as A means down moral character, ‘Amohg whe will’ support are Orrin Johnson, a Eugene Jepson. Dorothy have a small part. an i Russell'n daughter, bit : Ag Rr ) Sydney Rosenfeld’ 8 Tone heralded Cen- ¢ury Playérs will appear on Monday Their steel Ado About preceded by a short allegory. ward will be the Beatrice, ES, Rodkwell tial Hero, ‘William Haton the ening at the Beincess. ll be tested on ‘Much eth Benedic: by: Boyd ‘Putnam, ‘Theodore W. Albuugi, George £. lartin Alsop, J. ‘Tupper, oe Id, at the Ne important revivals, and French next week offers @ prospect more interesting than we! nry Miller will como forward at the Hudson Theatre on Monday evening fn ‘Man Proposes,” a comedy by Br- ne@st Denry, a young English dramatist. London. sacrifices of an elder broth- @8 for a younger brother left to his care at the deatn of their mother. In Charles Dorothy mond, Alison Skipworth, Helen Haastrd Walter Allen, and Morton Selton, * * @ Kennedy, a young woman who believes sho has the germ of genius tm her soul, will make her debut at the | bively Week in Store at the Broadway Theatres. W's: ‘with two new plays, several) opera by « company never mainder of th ek, including Sat- urday matinee, . u Brummel.”” of Pi i ehinolle,” jarden: whore Ben Greet's Bliza- wane te The ‘Tender. The Kaufmann troupe of cyclists will he the principal attraction at the Cir- rhere will also bi ada, ate, Se ie for 3 wang. Chute conn, and Lat js and company loward and Herbert. Liovd, than Players, chief of whom Js Edith |tan;, “The County | Chair nd Latin in rari culture girl! " roid Dal ynne Mathison, will present "As You! Vitievnier Henrietia, “Crosman... in| will be fue. Gerard, with bh Lie 40" every bvening and Saturday | Sweet Kitty Heliaine’ Botqecnia the: | two Arabian hore afternoon, and the impressive morality | atre; Forbes Robertgon and Gertrude play, “Everyman,” on Tuesday, Thurs- | Eliott in “Hamlet,” Knickerbocker, Orpheus Co day’ and Friday afternoons. | W Handsome ‘souvenire will, be given [tn i 1 ‘Ainutes of Riots Owen har been specially eneaw \away at the fonday. night, | Hickman, Brothers, in “Who toned pire | non “Phe Other Girl” ite one hundredth performance the part of Adam in the Shakesp: comedy. : &) ee Columbia University students will | Wi give their annual show at Carnegic Hall every evening and Siturday after- | fivorites, including Montgomery Nook? Stone Anna Laughin, Bessie Hoon this’ week. Cais tlie it 1s called | ind Latin, fratiats anil fagain ty coe their familar role “The Medal and the Maid," with Ruth FRENCH GRAND OPERA. Vincent, James T. Powers and Emma Carus, will be at the Grand Opera House. Viola Allen will jsard of Ox" jentic for a limited engagement. New Orleans, will open engagement at the Casin resume acting In| evening with Halevy’s Rachel, Tuesday ‘Carmen,”* with e W. Jionrge, coonmpay nied by in the title role, ‘Honeymoon "will revive: “gy Aunt Bridget” at the Fourteenth Street Theatre, “Al on Agcount of Eliza’ will be the offering at the Murray ath book ett in “Arrab-i yas e110," Mme! Bri ‘Mignon will be éung, Dartes in the name part. Leonore in 1! Trovatare." gvening,a spectacular fairy opera, lerella."’ will be the offering, yin yell Mirae. Dupe: will ven. ‘Cinderela’ will ‘afternoon, I bring, Fietns eight Street Theatr Rol Ny Conness will a) ir in “Robert “Queen of tar, ‘End ‘Theatre will haye Jo- ing. Me? aad Carre De Mar in “roxy Beturda: Orn) will be ofterea | MEHt wi ms ney te Clever equestrienne Mme. Capelic, 1 be with ‘Phoroughbrea Burles:;formance, | Amons ay A ET ‘det be} Montfort. Veranda ont arenyend ‘Wood's Ble Show will VAUDEVILLE han's Prayer’ Mikael. and Mon’ Am- Hirneatte, Will be seen in “Old ‘continuing “engawements at. PL a ian ay ers, Henry Lee, impersonal Eleanor Robson {n. Criteriogt Kk cet, Corhett, with stories of bla’ ex ara ail celebrate eek from Monday, when "Babes in Toviand” will have taken leave, ‘The, will return to the Mn- n Wynn | W iW. the Mu aoe in| Gooltnans, und Pat ‘Touney, 1 The French Grand Opera Company, of a three week on Monday ‘La Juive, will b eat the Grand Opera} which will Introduce Mme. Guinchan a ning’s bill will ba ler-Gianoll ind Mme Packbiers as Micaela. At the Wednesday matinee with Mile, Wednesday attraction at Proctor’s| night Mme. euiechan will be heard as Thuradsy “Le ro hea. “Les Huguenots.” with @ east including the prinolpal singers. A large ballet will an seg om every pas Taunay, teladr, ATTRACTIONG. ; James J, riences: Cc fete the Ferry Boat?” and Nora Bayes, Bil oe made Wursburger famous. annou ‘amor others, aa Hayes uid company. 1 Rose, Hebrew Ola Healy and Ella and ; Armetrong and bh tee piper. roctor's theutrea: ‘The stock com- pany at the Fifth Avenue Theatre rl nt ho District-Attorney, The vaudeville section will be led by d+ Royer ‘West and Ada Van Siclen in a novel Me Musteal comedy, Baily ‘in Our Alley with Dan Avoy in his old part, will fie be ‘the main patractior khird Btreet. ts will igbto) ie will ay the Phere be be Jot of petooegh and lurtig & 8 embrace, where Wey burns nese: Levy und the ni Dumonts, toethor with Hailey dison, Hocy and Leo, Hacker and Lester, and and Mrs, Harry Thorne in “A Harlem. Plats f the massing of Japanes ment cine: w re seven will be at Huber's Museum, wid 20.49" in “Thi ‘gill be ut he auons Pow And let that the critics of theatrical productions, us i) uM me-Fackbiers Casino: y right here that any one who thinks le in the country at large are not keen and that any one m ee who thinks that a big name either of actor or author or manager, geptin, very mu a play out of town to called, and or all three, !s golng to gull them into g something which has not ch mistaken, Years ago a manager produced ‘try It on the dog,’ as it Is rought It into New York whipy sRape, just as has been done with this year's big- gest suc to regard New York as the however, But some managers nowadays seem dog. I don't imagine, they have grown devotedly attached to th cesses. animal,” Rather grim humor, still tt had the virtue of caus- | ing Mr. ‘Thompson to smile, and mainder of the visit lis countenance was constantly | changing—like the face of a New York thermometer. | a a a a a cd wt to Wall street's share of the blame Mr, hompson figured it out in this fashion: ‘Thousands of New York people to-day are, real merit, tn) during the re-| through depression In stocks, through losses In one| speculation or anothor—and there ts hardly a| form of raon | way or thelr st in New York, from a walter or a barber to a I street millionaire, who has not speculated tn one another fn the past year—mentally sick at omachs, and they go to the theatre to be amused, or to be carried by the Intensity of the scenes | before them out of the atmosphere and thought in| j Which they hnve been enveloped. Now, not sum pointed, Goolman's dogs) ! wildfire, “Then, ‘tong’ ot het of girls who hi or more travaganzas, {f the play ts clently interesting to do this, they are disap- the news spreads from one to another Ike | and another fallure has been recorded. too, the town Is ‘short’ on sweethearts and! m stuge-st! ‘e been employed in the score of musical comedies, comle operas and es the big salaries they have received. ond tho attentions that have been showered upon You ki ni gee The gives itthe lustre andsilkiness of youth, ‘When, ¢ BRINGS BACK THE It prevents Dandruff and haf falling and keeps the scalp clean and healthy. ——— ~~ 3 HUBER’S “s8t* MAJESTIC Bry PASTOR'S Battle £35, CSM ‘A COUPON IN E EVERY PACKAGE. YOU needs @ biecult, but because you like a biscult. ‘actured fri the purest and beat materials obtainable, baked | 7 ani ze in attractive alr-tight cartons, which preserve eal everyone ts saying New York. 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The tremendous num-| tiem, have turned the heads of half the girls in “ HUS! ; Ble Continuous ayaa DOIN-SL ARO. ORES, eitthen DSI SS GK Thea. Biway ai Bsth 4 ROBERTSON —LLOTT HAMLET Engagement, mitea_to_four_we BELASCO ira. Lo} e Meh tH , LAA CROSMAN feet Atlantic ‘Sneene a mm ee Ey, & end THE M Matinee To- ‘AW. Martin's Uncle Tom’ stabin | Nxt.w'k, Robert Emmet. Souventre Mon, N'a’t KEITH Sit BESTSHOW ni x pa, | UAE a A: i | if an i! i Hn ih Bi Nice-lo GATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1904. young ladies wifling to go to the them by help out the drama and the deso- late young men are requested to kindly send in their write and ali will be forgiven. CHARLES DARNTON. Wena Souventen, Augunug Thomas’ THE ‘mi GIRL HERALD 80. "2: Both Ti arch } aie : FROM KAY'S with SAM BERNARD. | IDALYIS Brosiway se at oi. Matinoos Wednesday & TWELFTH NIGHT. | Kieanor Robson Jiith\,/ 101at Time Mareh 28—Souy SAVOY CHeATRE Bw To | “U-LIKA BL STATES. 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