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"TIRED BUSINESS MAN" FAILS TO ATTEND . .
"EVIL SHOWS" AND DRAMA HOLDS SWAY
Costly Musical Comedies Brinf New York Produce n No Money ThU Season. While "Legitimate" Productions Which Cost Par Less Are Drawing Crowds.
Many Eeal EUra Ar Doiif "Super" Work on Great White Way.
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tha .ir! shown' hr.t ranked anions
rk iuf ValU" may make a record,
but a i t lm taa Juat atartid. U la
too early to make anr prtilictiona at
the preaent time.
Every one of the real aucceaaes. from
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turn of Peter Grimm." naa been straight
drama, whether It was farcical or se
rious. No mualcal comedy, regardless
of the effort and expense Involved, has
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theater year.
Producers Are EHseonncvd.
A number of the producers are frank
ly discouraged with the conditions.
They say that there is no longer any
profit in comio operas, and to quote
we well-known man:
"Ten straight dramas can be put on
the boards for what It will cost to pro
duce one musical comedy. Also a suc
cessful drama when It Is a hit means
more real money than would be the
case with a musical show.
"The last two seasons It has been
ntterly Impossible to fuaga a musical
show. I have had two attractlona that
were praised by critics and audience at
the openlnir. and we sold out for three
weeks. Then bualneae dropped off with
a thud, and In two weeks more we
had to close np shop.
Veterans Stay by Music.
"It seems to be the rule now that a
musical comexiy failure is a show that
cloaes on the opening night, while a
success is one mat lasts iur wren
weeks, but does not give the producer
bis money back. In other words, you
are a triumphant success In musical
comedy nowadays If you break even."
All of which Is Interesting in view
of the fact that the Syndicate and the
Shuberts presented their Spring re
vivals this week. In each case the of
fering being a well-known musical
piece.
At the New Amsterdam Theater,
"Robin Hood" Is being produced by the
DeKoven opera- company, under the
management of Daniel V. Arthur. The
Shuberts are presenting that Gilbert
and Bullivan masterpiece. "Patience,"
at the Lyric. The indications are that
both will do pood business.
The "Robin Hood" cast Includes Wal
ter Hyde, leading tenor of Covent Gar
den London. In the title roie; Basil
Ruyadale as Will Scarlett; Carl Gant
voort. leading baritone of the Boston
opera company, as Little John; Edwin
Stevens as tho Sheriff, George Proth-
lngham as Friar Tuck, Bella Aiten as
Maid Marian, Florence wicanam as ai-
lun-a-Dale, and the one-time comio
opera star, Pauline iiau, as du.hxb uur-
den.
All-star Cast is ouerea.
The Shuberts and William A. Brady,
who Is associated with them in tne
nrnaantatlon of "Patience," have ar
ranged what Is practically an all-star
cast for that production, it mciuaea
DeWolf Hopper, Cyril iScott, Eugene
Cowles, George J. MacFarlane, Arthur
A Id rid Ke, Marie Doro, Eva Davenport,
r-hri.tlna Xlelaon. Viola Gillette ana
Alice Brady.
it mlirht be Interesting to here re
cord the fact that this Is Mr. Scott's
fifth appearance on Broadway mis sea
son, he having been starred, or fea
tured, in four plays, all of which failed.
Hnmo facta tending to prove that the
season Just closing has been particu
larly bad were picked up the other
night In a trip behind the scenes at
the KnlckerDocser neater. wnere
-triomot" la being presented. Many
niivrn of experience and standing are
appearing there In very small roles
and as extra people. Their real names
do not figurjon the programme, while
the coetumesAmd heavy Oriental make
up tend to disguise them from the peo
ple "in front." They are not called
upon to speak, so are quite safe from
identification.
A firpt-class stocK company, witn
names that would carry weight in any
clt In the country, could be formed
from among "Kismet 8' "extra peopie.
For example, one of the characters who
has 13 words to say Is a well-known
leading man; a woman wno, in tne oa
zar scene, sits on the stage in Oriental
fashion. Is a most competent leading
woman, while there are actresses of all
kinds In the "mob." many of whom con
fidently expect to step Into good po
sitions in Summer stock as soon as the
season at the Knickerbocker ends.
Kkiaaer Kicks Star.
They tell the story of a weU-known
Shakespearean actor, who, failing to
land a congenial berth, accepted a 1
place In the Kismet company, his prin
cipal work being to stand the kicks
and blows of Otis Bklnner. Recently
he was recalled to a prominent touring
company and gladly resigned the hu
miliation of being nightly kicked
around on Broadway.
Arthur Barry, the Justlce of the
Peace In Galsworthy's comedy, "The
Pigeon," at the Little Theater," has one
particular hobby. He is an amateur
photographer. Now Mr. Barry is ex
citing Interest along the Great White
Way by showing kodak pictures of
many of the members of his company,
taken In their dressing-rooms by nat
ural light.
"These dressing-rooms at the Lit
tle Theater," Barry said the other day,
"are the only ones I have ever been in
which admitted enough daylight to
take photographs by. Any one of the
dressing-rooms would make almost
perfect studios, for the light Is Just
right. A four-second exposure gives a
very clear negative."
All the dressing-rooms in the Little
Theater have windows admitting the
natural light. This has greatly aston
ished many actors of experience, who
have grown accustomed to dressing In
subcellars, but It is a. fact nevertheless.
Belaaeo Has New Success.
"The Governor's Lady," Belasco's
fourth and last production of the sea
son, had its premiere at Philadelphia,
and from all accounts was a sensation
al success. It tells the life story of a
simple. Illiterate woman, who was un
able to keep up with her husband when
he entered on his ambitious "career."
The play will be presented at the
Public Theater here next September.
Emma Dunn, as the little Western
woman who "couldn't keep up," has a
role as emotional and as human as
anything Belasco ever devised for
either Mrs. Leslie Carter or David
Warfield. .emmet Corrigan, as her
husband the Governor, also scored a
great personal success, it is said. Rob
ert Mc Wade, Jr., Miss Gladys Hanson
and Milton Sills are also in the company.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT'S
CAREER START SMALL
Though Trained for Priesthood, Founder of New York Herald Gave Up
Idea After He Had Bead Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography.
J
BY MADISON C. PETERS.
of the New Tork Herald, was born
in Scotland. September, 1795. Ho
was trained for the priesthood. In 1817,
coming into the possession of a copy of
Benjamin Franklin's autobiography.
which had Just been published In Scot
land, Its perusal changed the course of
his whole life.
Abandoning all thoughts . of the
priesthood, he emigrated to th United
States in 1819, landing in Halifax, Nova
Scotia when about 24 years of age, with
less than $5 in his purse, with no
friends on this side of the ocean, know
ing no trade save that of a bookkeeper.
Ho secured a few pupils in Halifax
and gave lessons in bookkeeping, but
his profits were so small that he de
termined to go to the United States.
He made his way along the coast to
Portland, Me., where ho took passage
for Boston In a small schooner. He
found It difficult to find employment
In Boston. For two days he was with
out food, but on the third day he found
a shilling on the Common. He ob
tained a salesman's place In Wells &
Lilly's bookstore. He was soon trans
ferred to their printing office as proof
reader. After two years' service the
firm failed and he was again out of em
ployment. New Tort Seen In 1822.
In 1822 he went to New York, where
he acted as casual reporter and writer
in connection - With several journals.
He accepted the position of translator
from the Spanish and general assistant
to the proprietor of the Charleston
Courier. He studied the subjects
Franklin had studied and lectured on
political economy and philosophy. He
taught school while he studied the
modern languages, with the idea that
he might, like Franklin, some day rep
resent this country abroad.
After a few months he returned to
New Tork and. after being employed
on several newspapers, by living very
cheaply he managed to save a little
money. He was temperate, economical
and Industrious, but he was driven from
one thing to another.
On May 6, 1833, wnen ne was u years
old. with the 300 He had saved, he
started a newspaper of his own in a
Wall street cellar, and called the little
sheet, no larger than a page of fools
cap, the Morning Herald. He was print
er, publisher, owner, office boy, news
hov. clerk, editor, proof-reader, washer
woman and printer's devil. His desk
was made of boards laid upon two flour
barrels standing apart from each other I
about four feet, with a single plank
covering both.
When a Herald was wanted Bennett
pointed with his pen to the pile, and
the buyer laid down his copper penny
and helped himself. Often after a hard
week's toll of 18 hours a day there
would not be a quarter of a dollar left
over for Saturday night.
Bennett's Views Outlined.
In his salutatory as editor of the 1
Herald, Bennett declared: "Our only
guide shall be good, sound and prac
tical common sense applicable to the
business and bosoms of men engaged
In everyday life. We shall support no
party, be the organ of no faction or
coterie and care nothing for ajiy elec
tion of any candidate from President
down to Constable. We shall endeavor
to record facts on every -public and
proper subject stripped of verbiage and
coloring, with comments when suitable,
just. Independent, fearless and good
tempered."
Bennett's personality had now come
to the front, and the refreshing freedom
and asserted individuality In the paper
attracted public attention. He had long
enough been a chromo of the dead Ben
jamin Franklin. He finished copying
and became original. Bennett amount
ed to something Just as soon as he
stood for something. He furnished his
subscribers with the information they
wanted, but he did It In his own way.
All the world pays tribute to James
Gordon Bennett.
The man who gave Bennett his first .
great help In a large advertisement
was Brandreth, of pill fame, who was
drawn to Bennett because of his ad
miration of the edtor's brave orginality.
Bennett's paper was the first to publish
the stock lists and a daily money arti
cle. It is hard to believe that this
great Journal and valuable property
was born in a cellar and began as an
obscure little sheet. Yet such was the
beginning of the New York Herald. Its
founder died June 1. 1872.
All Tilings to AIL
Harper's Weekly.
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